Hearing the voice, the man realized that this was not a dream at all!
It was reality!
A bloody reality!
What he had gambled everything on was so fragile.
"Ha! Hahaha..."
For some reason, the man suddenly burst into laughter.
But his laughter was tinged with sorrow.
Clang!
The sword in his hand slipped from his palm and fell to the ground. He stumbled out unsteadily.
He shuffled his feet at times, stumbled at others, as if he had lost his soul.
The long sword was left lying alone on the ground.
Ye Ming merely shook his head at the sight, saying nothing more.
He picked up the sword from the ground, gently brushed its blade with his hand, and examined it.
The sword looked somewhat old, with even a few tiny cracks. There was a small chip on the hilt.
Yet, even so, the man had not abandoned it.
But now, he had given up on the sword.
Did this mean that his fearless sword heart had also been extinguished?
"Young Master! What will happen to that person?"
Duo Lisha looked at the desolate back that had disappeared, and couldn't help but sigh.
Who would have thought that in such a short period, a Martial Emperor expert with the fearless sword intent would fall into such despair.
"Actually, he's already very good!"
Ye Ming looked at the sword in his hand and sighed, "After my first move, it's remarkable that he could still maintain his sword heart. It's just a pity..."
A pity that he hadn't experienced a second impact.
"Then why did you force him, Young Master?"
Duo Lisha couldn't understand Ye Ming's purpose.
But Ye Ming's answer surprised her greatly.
"I wasn't forcing him, I was trying to help him!" Ye Ming said regretfully, "Perhaps my methods were too extreme, and I overlooked the essence of the matter."
To shatter someone's lifelong learning with a single finger was clearly not something an ordinary person could accept.
Ye Ming handed the sword to Duo Lisha and said, "Keep it safe! Perhaps he'll come back for it."
Though the hope was slim!
Ye Ming still held onto a sliver of fantasy.
But who could have imagined that everything Ye Ming was doing now would later lead to the birth of a sword immortal!
And that included himself.
...
Back at the villa, Ye Ming explained his theory that the Ancient Martial Arts Association had dispatched seven star supervisors to arrest them.
"It was only a matter of time before the Ancient Martial Arts Association noticed us," Ye Ming analyzed. "I just didn't expect them to come so soon!"
Given the current status of Ye Ming and Nangong Qianyu, it would be strange if the Ancient Martial Arts Association didn't notice them openly teaching ancient martial arts.
"Then what should we do?"
Nangong Qianyu propped her head with her hand, looking worried. "If the Ancient Martial Arts Association pressures us, will they just shut down our livestream room?"
This was the biggest problem at the moment.
If the livestream room was shut down, Ye Ming's plan would not be able to proceed smoothly.
"Sister Jun Xue, I'd like to hear your opinion!"
At this moment, Ye Ming asked Fang Jun Xue.
After all, if anyone in the room had a business mind, it was undoubtedly Fang Jun Xue.
Maintaining the normal operation of the livestream room, in a sense, also belonged to the business sector.
It was important to remember that the value brought by Nangong Qianyu's livestream room was immeasurable.
There were two leading groups behind her alone.
Yi Wang Group!
Qishi Pharmaceutical Group!
With these two behemoths backing them, it wouldn't be easy to shut down Nangong Qianyu's livestream room.
However, on the other hand.
The livestream room was currently teaching ancient martial arts, which was no trivial matter.
If the Ancient Martial Arts Association pressured them with excuses like "spreading evil arts and causing chaos among the populace," it was uncertain whether the livestream room could continue to operate normally.
After all, the Ancient Martial Arts Association was a nationally recognized ancient martial arts organization, and its authority was quite convincing.
As long as they insisted that the techniques Ye Ming was spreading were "evil arts" and exerted pressure through various channels, it was not impossible to shut down the livestream room.
Seeing Ye Ming ask for her opinion, Fang Jun Xue also fell into deep thought.
The others did not disturb her.
Ten minutes later.
A spark of brilliance flashed in Fang Jun Xue's eyes, and the corners of her lips curved upwards.
It seemed she had come up with a good solution.
The others, seeing this, cast curious glances.
"Sister Jun Xue! Hurry, tell us!"
Nangong Qianyu was already impatient.
"Actually, solving this problem is very simple! No! It should be said that for Ye Ming, as an immortal cultivator, it's very simple!"
Fang Jun Xue said with a smile.
However, those with limited intelligence did not immediately understand her meaning.
"What we're worried about is that the Ancient Martial Arts Association will tarnish the livestream room with methods like 'evil arts' and then shut it down! But the reason they can do this is because the authority regarding ancient martial arts rests with them!" At this point, Fang Jun Xue pursed her lips and smiled, "If the Ancient Martial Arts Association loses its authority, who will believe them?"
Huh?
This remark instantly exploded in everyone's minds.
That's right!
The reason the Ancient Martial Arts Association held its current position was because people subconsciously believed that the Ancient Martial Arts Association was an authoritative ancient martial arts institution.
Their words naturally resonated with people.
But what if one day they discovered that the Ancient Martial Arts Association was not as powerful as they imagined?
Clearly, people would choose a more authoritative ancient martial arts institution themselves, thus replacing the Ancient Martial Arts Association.
And if that more powerful ancient martial arts institution were created by Ye Ming, would there be any need to worry about the livestream room being shut down?
Understanding this, the way everyone looked at Fang Jun Xue clearly carried admiration.
"Sister Jun Xue, is that why you said that Ye Ming, as an immortal cultivator, could achieve this so easily?"
Nangong Qianyu's eyes sparkled, and she was utterly impressed by Fang Jun Xue.
"Mhm!"
Fang Jun Xue nodded. "The gap between immortal cultivation techniques and ancient martial arts techniques is not small." Looking at Ye Ming, she revealed her other intention: "By doing this, we can not only hold the authority of ancient martial arts in our own hands but also spread more immortal cultivation knowledge. In this way..."
In this way, would the era of universal immortal cultivation be far away?
Fang Jun Xue's plan, while seemingly addressing the hidden danger of the livestream room being shut down, was actually helping Ye Ming accelerate the arrival of the era of universal immortal cultivation.
From this, one could see Fang Jun Xue's good intentions.
Ye Ming naturally saw this as well, so his gaze towards Fang Jun Xue was filled with emotion.
To have such a virtuous woman by his side was indeed a blessing.
But the others didn't know that Fang Jun Xue hadn't finished speaking yet.
What was even more shocking to them was yet to come.
At the same time, it allowed them to witness the true demeanor of the "business queen."