Chapter 423: Sword, Come!
Li Yuan frowned upon realizing that Ao Qianqian still hadn't chased after him, even though he had already counted to two. However, he remained confident, believing that there was no way Ao Qianqian would turn down such a tempting offer. nove(l)bi(n.)com
They were talking about the Milky Way Clan here, after all!
The Milky Way Clan was located in the stars beyond, and people there were in a whole new league. One could learn everything from the Milky Way Clan—from techniques to moving mountains and seas to becoming practically immortal—the Milky Way Clan could do everything.
In other words, it was a temptation that not many people could resist.
Three! Li Yuan came to a halt and waited, but he heard no one approaching him. He frowned and turned around to look to find that Ao Qianqian and Ye Guan were nowhere to be found.
Li Yuan was instantly gloomy. He didn't think that they would leave just like that.
Li Yuan felt like he had become a complete clown. In fact, the crowd was staring at Li Yuan with strange expressions, which stoked the fires of fury in Li Yuan. He felt completely and utterly humiliated.
Li Yuan turned to where Ao Qianqian had disappeared before turning around and leaving without saying anything.
Meanwhile, everyone started gossiping about what had just happened. However, no one was talking about Li Yuan. Everyone was talking about Ye Guan, and they were curious about his origins as well as how he stole Ao Qianqian’s heart.
The classroom was jam-packed with students, and it wasn't a strange sight at all, as Ao Qianqian's classes had always been jam-packed.
The students stared wide-eyed at Ye Guan and Ao Qianqian.
Ao Qianqian started blushing, and her affectionate gaze landed on Ye Guan.
The faces of a few male students in her class turned ashen.
It's over!
Ye Guan leaned forward and gave her a peck on the forehead. "Go on."
Ao Qianqian flushed furiously upon getting a forehead kiss right in front of her students. Afraid that he would do something even more intimate, Ao Qianqian hurriedly pushed him away and said, "Go, go, go! Stay outside for a while!"
Ye Guan chuckled and left.
The entire class erupted into an uproar. Ao Qianqian walked toward the podium amidst the din, and she slammed her hand on the podium.
Bam!
The podium was shattered, silencing everything.
"Where did we leave off in our previous class?" she asked.
The students had no idea what to say.
Meanwhile, Ye Guan was walking out of the school building. It was still early morning, so the world outside still wasn't as hot as it would be once high noon arrived. Ye Guan closed his eyes to feel the warmth of the sunlight all over him.
Ye Guan felt extremely comfortable and at ease.
The matter regarding Qianqian had been weighing on his mind for a long time. Instead of facing the problem, he had been constantly avoiding it. Ye Guan believed that he truly hadn't acted like a man by avoiding the matter for such a long time.
To make matters worse, Ye Guan was a swordsman, and a swordsman needed a stable mind. Fortunately, Ye Guan had finally gained the courage to face the women, who were related to him in more ways than one and confront his deep-seated feelings toward them. At the same time, Ye Guan was reflecting on himself as well.
Ye Guan knew that he had been pretty indecisive until now, and it was all because of his naivety. He believed that he had never intentionally flirted with any women; in fact, he actually had no idea that he had been flirting with them.
Ye Guan had discovered that his relationships with women tended to evolve into something more ambiguous, which wasn't great at all. Ye Guan finally realized that he couldn't be indecisive when it came to matters of the heart, and he had decided to avoid getting involved for too long with people he had no feelings for at all.
If the feelings were mutual, however, Ye Guan decided not to let it go to waste.
Having made up his mind, Ye Guan suddenly realized that his mind had cleared up.
Rumble!
A powerful sword intent abruptly burst out of Ye Guan. His aura even started surging crazily, as this was the first time he had confronted his own feelings and reflected on himself.
A person afraid to face their deep-seated feelings definitely had a flawed heart. What was the point of avoiding one's feelings if one believed that confronting them would do more good than harm?
Ye Guan had just decided never to run away from his feelings from now on!
His sword intent suddenly found itself unfettered and unbound. It burst out of him, ready to undergo a qualitative change that would bring Ye Guan's sword cultivation realm to the next level.
Shuang Shuang shook her head. "I don’t know."
Ye Guan thought for a while before saying, "The spiritual energy here is very thin. I can teach you sword techniques, but you'll find it hard-pressed to execute them here, so I’ll just impart some knowledge in battle and sword intent to the three of you."
Shuang Shuang asked, "Sword intent?"
Ye Guan nodded. "Yes."
Shuang Shuang shook her head. "That’s too hard. Comprehending sword intent means becoming a master."
"It really is too difficult," Mu Yun said with a shake of his head, "We don't even have any idea what sword intent is like."
Xuanyuan Ling was smiling, but she didn't say anything. After all, she had seen Ye Guan’s sword intent, and It had left a deep impression on her.
"I'll let you see it, then," Ye Guan said, smiling.
Mu Yun was shocked. "Are you a Master, Teacher?"
Ye Guan nodded and sat down cross-legged before saying, "What is sword intent? Intent refers to your subjective consciousness, such as your mental state and determination. However, sword intent specifically refers to a swordsman’s understanding of his own sword.
"In other words, one’s sword intent is also one’s Dao, so if you want to comprehend sword intent, you have to first ask yourself: why do you want to learn the sword?"
The three fell silent; evidently, they had never pondered over Ye Guan's question until now. Ye Guan swept his gaze across the three before asking, "Why do you want to learn the sword?"
Shuang Shuang replied in a low voice, "Because I want to learn Sword Travel..."
Ye Guan laughed. "That’s all?"
Shuang Shuang hesitated before nodding.
Ye Guan went silent. He finally understood why there were so few swordsmen here.
The Guanxuan Universe had more swordsmen than here, as swordsmanship was closely linked to one's survival. Of course, the Guanxuan Universe had a myriad of sword dao inheritances, but the majority of swordsmen became swordsmen to survive.
However, the students here never really had to worry about their survival, which meant they could live without becoming swordsmen. Furthermore, the spiritual energy of the planet was extremely scarce, and there were no sword dao inheritances here.
In other words, it wasn't strange that the planet's level of martial arts and cultivation was extremely low.
Ye Guan quickly made up his mind. He decided to show them what it meant to become a true swordsman; he wanted them to establish a goal for themselves.
"Would you guys like to see what a sword intent is like?" Ye Guan asked.
Mu Yun hurriedly nodded and exclaimed, "Yes!"
Shuang Shuang looked at Ye Guan and did not say anything, but her eyes were filled with anticipation. Of course, Xuanyuan Ling was staring at Ye Guan with the same gleaming eyes.
"I can't show you guys my sword intent for an extended period of time due to a special reason, so please pay attention," Ye Guan said.
The three students nodded frantically as if they were chicken pecking rice.
Ye Guan smiled and closed his eyes.
Father, let me show off a little; please don’t spoil this moment for me, okay?
He received no reply.
Just this once!
Again, he received no reply.
Ye Guan waited for a while before making up his mind. He would show off despite receiving no response from Ye Xuan.
Your agreement doesn't matter, as I've made up my mind! I’m going to show off today!
Ye Guan's eyes shot wide open, and he spread his arms wide, exclaiming, "Sword, come!"
Hum!
The swords around them let out resonant hums at the same time before flying toward Ye Guan, leaving behind a trail of cold light. Even the swords sticking out of the department grounds flew toward Ye Guan and started orbiting his head.
The three students froze and were completely flabbergasted.