Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 310: Ye Cangqian Must Die

Ji Tianxie fell silent, not speaking for a long moment.

"I need Battle Power! At the very least, enough Battle Power to resolve this hidden danger!"

Ye Tianling took a deep breath, his tone exceptionally firm.

Ji Tianxie sighed. "I know. But have you considered what kind of place the Forgotten Dust World is? And what kind of existence I am?"

Ye Tianling was quiet for a moment before saying, "From the changes in you, it’s not hard for me to deduce that you paid a heavy price to help me—to allow my Talent, Divine Body, and Bloodline Power to fully recover, and to escape the Life Chart of ’Transcendence,’ that ’Great Demon.’ Your current state is the result.

You were in a hurry to send me away because you hoped I wouldn’t find out about your sacrifice.

And now that I’ve entered this place, the Little Dragon Girl can’t contact me, which proves you don’t want her to see any of this."

Ye Tianling laid it all bare.

He didn’t like to play mind games or engage in scheming.

But that didn’t mean he didn’t understand.

Ji Tianxie nodded. "The Sword Ancestor Star holds extremely deep secrets. As a Guardian for the Master of Rules, I have a duty to protect it. The Taotie Divine Beast has now discovered this, and he has sent a Divine Dao expert to the Lower Realm. This expert has come to the Sword Ancestor Star, disguised as someone in the Nine Source of the Sword Saint Realm, to gather intelligence.

This is indeed a hidden danger. But because that expert has not yet stepped into the Divine Level, even though I can wield a portion of the Rules, I cannot interfere with him.

If you want Battle Power, you must kill this person. Can you do it?"

Ye Tianling said, "As long as I have the Battle Power for about a hundred breaths’ time, I can do it."

Ji Tianxie said, "This is just a private request from me, not part of the exchange. You wanting to possess Battle Power is your own affair; you’re the one who proposed it.

The last time I helped you was, for one, because there was some karma between us. That karma, along with some of my own losses, served as the price to create an opportunity to help you without violating the Rules.

But now, you truly must offer something in exchange for Battle Power."

Ye Tianling looked thoughtful. "My will? My Strong Heart? Or... something else?"

Ji Tianxie shook his head. "The Laws on the Sword Ancestor Star are now even harsher and stricter. Under the Celestial Dao, all changes are trending toward complete equilibrium.

This means if you want to obtain the Battle Power to kill a Nine Source Sword Saint, then after he’s dead, his Essence, Qi, and Soul, along with all his treasures, will be your reward. So, while your will and your Strong Heart are incredibly precious, that’s only in the eyes of Cultivators like us.

To the Celestial Dao Rules, they aren’t worth much."

Ye Tianling fell silent.

"This river is called the ’Wangchuan River.’ And both the Forgotten Dust World and the Wangchuan River have one very obvious thing in common."

Ji Tianxie said faintly, his tone a little desolate.

"’Forget!’"

Ye Tianling’s heart trembled as a terrible feeling washed over him.

"Correct. Forget. What is forgetting? It is the death of the heart. If the heart dies, one will naturally forget. ’If the heavens had feelings, they too would grow old.’ The Celestial Dao is unfeeling and thus heartless. A dead heart leads to forgetting. Therefore, the Forgotten Dust World is for leaving worldly matters behind, and the Wangchuan River is for leaving Space-Time behind."

Ji Tianxie explained.

Ye Tianling took a deep breath. "Forget... forget what? My Emotions?"

Ji Tianxie nodded. "Your Emotions."

Ye Tianling asked, "For all my lives to come, or...?"

Ji Tianxie said, "If you can break a certain shackle of the Celestial Dao, you can naturally break free, and your Emotions will return on their own. But if you cannot, then it will be for all your lives to come."

Ye Tianling’s gaze hardened, and he was about to make his decision.

Ji Tianxie stopped him. "You need to think this through. After the trade, you will be stripped of them! It will be a complete state, like Demonization, like being emotionless! At that point, your will and so on won’t make you any better! Also, the last time I helped you, you were indeed able to recover. But this time... there’s no way. You have to be clear about this!

If you decide to go through with this, the Little Dragon Girl might be forced to find a new Inheritor. As for you, you might not die, but you will become truly ordinary."

Ye Tianling pondered for a long time before saying, "So, in the clash of fates between myself and Ye Cangqian, have I lost?"

Ji Tianxie neither confirmed nor denied it.

In other words, he hadn’t won, but he hadn’t lost either.

Ye Tianling said, "If breaking the shackles of the Celestial Dao will let me return to normal, then I’ll just break the shackles of heaven and earth! I, Ye Tianling, will never yield to fate! As for the Little Dragon Girl, I will never let her leave, and she will never leave!"

Ji Tianxie shook his head. "If you lose your Emotions, she will lose hers as well. Without Emotions, if you are no longer qualified, she will definitely leave!"

Ye Tianling froze, his eyes dimming slightly. "Then... what else is of value?"

Ji Tianxie shook his head. "Nothing else has value. Or rather, for now, I don’t know what else of value you possess."

Ye Tianling asked, "What about the Demon Heart Sword Body? Can I still get that kind of Demon Heart Sword Body?"

Ji Tianxie replied, "The Sword Bodies exist, but they are scattered throughout the Secret Realms of the Sword Ancestor Star. Currently, only three are still intact; the rest are damaged and useless. If you can find any of these three, you will still need to fill it with Energy to unleash its true power.

However, once you are Entering Demon and your Energy exceeds the Divine Level, you will be mercilessly obliterated by the Celestial Dao Rule Power."

Ye Tianling understood Ji Tianxie’s meaning. "You don’t want me to interfere in this matter?"

Ji Tianxie didn’t answer directly. "What you should be doing is getting stronger by any means necessary! Ye Cangqian killing a few people has little to do with you. Ouyang Ruoxue and her group are in the Celestial Secret Divine Land, so they won’t be in any danger for now. Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo are no longer with the Dragon Race, so they are also fine.

For the most part, you don’t need to worry about the others. If they die, they die. What does it have to do with you? You’re not some savior."

Ye Tianling pondered, then said, "I’m not concerned with whether those people live or die. My concern is Ye Cangqian! He must die! If he doesn’t, then whether it’s Mei’Er, Ruoxue, or anyone else, they might be fine now, but what about the future?

Based on my understanding of Ye Cangqian, he will definitely find a way to track them down and kill them one by one!

There’s no doubt about it!

Yes, I can ignore whatever happens to the people of the Ye Race. I can ignore the disciples and even the Sect Masters of the Nine Swords Sect or the Myriad Swords Sect being slaughtered! But whether it’s Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui, or Que De and Wan Jimie, or Ye Yuemei, and all the others who have genuinely helped me—they will all face his revenge.

When I was sinking into the Dark Abyss, I suddenly awoke and realized the source of my unease.

That’s why I came back!

My Emotions?

Let’s do it. I am willing to make the exchange. I will trade them for the Battle Power to completely eliminate this future threat!"

Ye Tianling’s tone was resolute.

"Fine, let’s make the trade! After this, you will have ten minutes of Battle Power. For the duration of that Battle Power, your Emotions will still exist.

When the Battle Power disappears, your Emotions will also be stripped away by the Celestial Dao. What you will be like then, no one knows. So, before that happens, you must properly handle your affairs."

Ji Tianxie’s tone was grave.

His eyes held a deep look of loneliness and sorrow.