I Have A Sword-Chapter 1288: The Entire Clan Is Here to Fight

The lady was staring at him.

Ye Guan smiled. "Third Sister."

The lady walked over and tapped Ye Guan's glabella.

"This seal is strong. My power cannot even shake it."

Ye Guan's expression grew serious. "Even Second Brother can't handle it?"

"He can try, but this seal is inside you. If he breaks it, your body won't be able to withstand it."

Ye Guan's face darkened.

The lady suddenly suggested, "Why not break it yourself?"

Ye Guan shook his head. "I tried, but I can't resist it. At most, I can rely on sheer willpower to suppress it for a short time. Breaking it is impossible, unless I've reforged my sword. But to do that, I need my cultivation base."

The lady asked again, "Why not break it yourself?"

Ye Guan was taken aback. "Please guide me, Third Sister."

The lady pointed at Ye Guan's glabella.

Boom!

A white light engulfed Ye Guan, and he found himself standing in an unfamiliar face with the lady.

Looking around, he saw countless bookshelves filled to the brim with scrolls.

Ye Guan turned to the lady.

"To defeat your opponent, you must first understand them," she said.

Ye Guan asked, "Are you telling me to understand evil?"

The lady's eyes glimmered with appreciation. She nodded slightly. "Do you know what evil is?"

Ye Guan solemnly replied, "Arson, robbery, murder, assault—"

"Too simplistic." The lady shook her head gently. "You know far too little about the evils of this world."

Ye Guan bowed respectfully. "Please guide me, Third Sister."

The lady opened her palm, and a scroll appeared in her hand. She handed it to Ye Guan, who looked puzzled.

"This scroll contains a record of a crime in the secular world. Take a look," the lady said calmly.

Ye Guan opened the scroll. Halfway through reading it, he became furious. "A beast! He deserves to die!"

The scroll described a father abusing his child.

The lady opened her palm again, summoning another scroll.

Ye Guan read it, and his face turned pale with rage. The scroll described a father pushing his two children off a tall building to please his new girlfriend.

The lady handed him another scroll.

Ye Guan trembled violently after reading it. The scroll described a lady and her lover torturing her three-year-old son to death.

The lady swept her gaze across the bookshelves. "The scrolls around you contain records about the evils of mankind. Only by truly confronting the darkest aspects of humanity can you understand how vile humans can be.

"There's a saying that some people are worse than beasts, and that is true—animals are sometimes far kinder than some humans."

Ye Guan remained silent, but his expression was grim.

The lady looked at him. She summoned another scroll and said, "This scroll contains the details of a crime involving a twelve-year-old boy who tortured and killed a classmate over a trivial matter.

"What do you think? Does he deserve to die?"

Ye Guan didn't hesitate. "Yes."

"He deserves to die," the lady agreed. "But have you heard of his backstory? His father was a gambler, and his mother abandoned him. His father taught him to take pride in evil.

"Whenever he disobeyed his father, he would be beaten brutally."

Ye Guan was stunned.

The lady asked, "Whose fault is it now?"

After a pause, Ye Guan replied, "It's the father's fault."

The lady spoke softly, "The influence of one's family is crucial. Some children are born into good families. Their parents will pave the way for them and teach them right from wrong.

"However, some children are born into chaotic, terrifying homes. They must rely entirely on themselves. Their parents will also drag them down instead of helping them."

The lady sighed and added, "Some children would manage to escape their circumstances and become decent people, but most of them veer off course. Those who become wrongdoers deserve punishment, but the root issue lies—"

"In their true nature," Ye Guan interrupted.

The lady was stunned, and then she smiled. "Exactly."

The lady seemed pleasantly surprised by her new younger brother's insight.

"Third Sister, what were you doing before all this?"

The lady smiled faintly and replied, "I was a lawyer."

Ye Guan was astonished.

"I've traveled the vast expanse, stumbling upon countless cases that allowed me to witness the depths of human depravity." The lady stared at Ye Guan. "Do you know why that seal between your eyebrows is so strong?"

Ye Guan replied softly, "Because evil is boundless."

The lady nodded. "Good and evil are like yin and yang. Where there is light, there is shadow. Neither can truly vanish. Without one, the world is incomplete."

Ye Guan suddenly realized, "You're saying that I shouldn't reject evil. I must learn to accept the darker side of the world—to coexist with the seal!"

The lady's eyes glimmered with admiration. She patted his shoulder. "You're outstandingly perceptive. Your parents must be proud of you."

"Third Sister, your words today are more enlightening than ten years of study."

"We're family. No need for formalities."

"Alright." Ye Guan glanced around. "Can I read the books here?"

"No," the lady said, shaking her head. "You can't read them all. There are billions of cases here."

Ye Guan suggested, "Let's move them somewhere else."

He transported all the scrolls into the tiny pagoda and invited his third sister inside it.

The lady was surprised. She examined the spacetime inside the pagoda, and her face grew solemn.

"The spacetime here..."

"My aunt created it," Ye Guan replied.

The lady nodded in genuine admiration. "Your aunt is remarkable."

"I'll go read those cases. Feel free to look around in the meantime," Ye Guan said and left.

"That kid..." the lady muttered. Then, she looked around and said, "There's always a higher mountain."

With that, she vanished from the tiny pagoda.

Ye Guan moved the scrolls to a clearing. Then, he sat down and began scanning them with his divine sense. Given his current strength and mental prowess, his way of reading was naturally different from that of ordinary people.

Ye Guan's expression grew grim. After a long while, he closed a scroll and sighed. "Master Pagoda, I still know too little about this world."

"You're still young. Your status has kept you insulated from the darker aspects of society. You haven't had the chance to witness true evil. Your grandfather, however, has seen it all. Back in the day..." Little Pagoda trailed off and sighed deeply.

"Back then, your grandfather and I rose from the very bottom. We encountered countless evils and monsters. Although your grandfather was a radical individual, his temperament was what allowed him to survive those days."

Ye Guan nodded. "Indeed. A figure like my grandfather... is simply irreplaceable. He's worth more than an entire Tier Ten Civilization."

Little Pagoda fell silent for a moment before saying, "Your grandfather isn't here, so you don't need to flatter him."

"Pwahahaha!" Ye Guan laughed heartily and returned to reading the scrolls.

Meanwhile, more and more experts were gathering outside the Heavenly Tomb World. The earlier brutal death of the burly man made the newcomers feel wary.

Soon, even experts from Tier Ten Civilizations made their way to the scene.

The Ancestral Dao's promise was simply too enticing. Especially for ancient beings nearing the end of their lifespan, the offer was basically a chance for rebirth...

Roaaar!

Just then, a deafening roar echoed. Moments later, a massive spacetime rift manifested, and a colossal beast emerged from it. The beast was a dragon with nine heads. Its mere presence distorted the spacetime around it.

"The Ancient Desolate Imperial Clan!" someone in the crowd gasped and exclaimed, "The entire clan is here to fight!"