The river of time flowed, and it was a hundred billion years.
"My Lord, do we need to send someone to eliminate him?" a man knelt below Hu Zuo and asked.
Hu Zuo pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly. "Since he is heading straight for our headquarters against the current, let him come. However, whether he can reach here alive depends on his own strength."
"Notify them that no one from headquarters is to intervene. However, those who have received the wanted order, go and inform them of the whereabouts of this chosen one. If he can still reach headquarters after this, then he will indeed have the qualifications to challenge my 'Against Heaven' organization."
"Yes!" The man rose and answered, then turned and quickly departed.
As the man left, Hu Zuo frowned and looked up at the three seats arranged in a triangular formation, murmuring, "So much time has passed, yet there is still no news from the three leaders. Even communication attempts have yielded nothing..."
The river of time flowed, and it was ten billion years.
Li Xuan's figure halted, his gaze sharpening as he looked ahead.
He saw a man in scholarly robes standing there, with a curved saber on his back that gleamed with black light. As Li Xuan's gaze shifted, the scholarly man lowered the wine pot in his hand and looked at Li Xuan.
"Allow me to introduce myself, the fifteenth on the 'Against Heaven' organization's assassin list, Sheng Qian." The scholarly man smiled faintly at Li Xuan, which somehow made Li Xuan feel an inexplicable unease.
Though seemingly gentle and refined, the massive curved saber on his back and the terrifying killing intent emanating from him clearly indicated he was not to be trifled with.
"To be honest, I am somewhat curious. With your strength as a Great Emperor of Time, you are actually qualified to have a 'Red' wanted order upgraded from 'Orange'. While you have managed to reach this place, your journey ends here." Seeing Li Xuan remain silent, Sheng Qian slowly drew his curved saber.
As Sheng Qian gripped the saber, a terrifying blade intent erupted instantly.
Li Xuan's eyebrows twitched. This was a master of the saber. The moment he held the weapon, he had entered the state of oneness between man and saber.
"I hope your strength is as formidable as your confidence." Li Xuan's 'Master Sword' trembled slightly, and its sword intent instantly blocked Sheng Qian's blade intent.
"As you wish!" Sheng Qian's indifferent voice fell, and the next moment, he charged towards Li Xuan with his curved saber.
"Meteor Chasing Moon, Slash!"
Seeing Sheng Qian attack, Li Xuan moved, and his 'Master Sword' thrust out instantly.
Blade light and sword shadows clashed, and terrifying shockwaves spread in all directions.
*Crack!*
The next instant, a crisp sound suddenly echoed.
"How is this possible?!" Sheng Qian's expression changed. The curved saber in his hand had cracked!
"So, the Great Emperor of Time is nothing more than this." Li Xuan shook his head slightly. Then, with a thought, his 'Master Sword' unleashed a terrifying sword intent, shattering Sheng Qian's curved saber and piercing his chest.
"I... was careless..." Sheng Qian looked down at the 'Master Sword' in his chest with disbelief, then let out a tragic smile as his body turned into a shower of spiritual light and vanished.
"He was quite wealthy." Li Xuan caught Sheng Qian's storage ring and took a look. It contained as much as five hundred million source crystals. Furthermore, there were countless heavenly treasures.
"Young master, you must proceed with caution from now on." At this moment, the 'Heavenly Dao Brush' spoke in Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan nodded slightly. Since his wanted order had been upgraded, more powerful opponents were bound to appear.
Moreover, the assassin list mentioned by Sheng Qian was likely just a minor faction within the 'Against Heaven' organization. Furthermore, with Sheng Qian, a Great Emperor of Time, ranking only fifteenth, those above him must be even more formidable.
"However, young master, you need not worry too much. In this river of time, not only is your strength increasing, but the seals on your 'Master Sword' are also being broken. Although the 'Master Sword' contributed to killing Sheng Qian just now, it also requires you to have sufficient strength to wield it."
The 'Heavenly Dao Brush' paused and continued, "Your opponents will inevitably become stronger. If you cannot defeat them, have you considered a fallback plan?"
Li Xuan smiled and replied, "I said it before, at most I will die."
The 'Heavenly Dao Brush' muttered speechlessly, "If you truly die, what value would this world have in existing? Moreover, young master, you can actually call for help."
Li Xuan did not hear the 'Heavenly Dao Brush' clearly, but he caught the words "call for help."
"Little Brush, you said I can call for help. Who can I call?" Li Xuan asked with some curiosity.
The 'Heavenly Dao Brush' smiled bitterly and replied, "Young master, you have a great figure behind you."
Li Xuan's expression immediately became complex. In the academy, Li Xuan had learned of his past life. Some suspicions had already formed in Li Xuan's heart. However, he had deliberately ignored them. Now, the words of the 'Heavenly Dao Brush' left him somewhat bewildered.
Could the master of his current life be the younger brother Lin Chu from back then...
"I will walk my own path, relying on myself." Li Xuan quickly composed himself, then with a thought, he continued to flow against the current.