Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Chapter 432: Lacking a Fateful Opportunity

"Xia Qiuhe himself is nothing. But his Master is not to be underestimated. Divine Lady Xinyan, you don’t need to get involved. Just tell Xia Qiuhe’s Master that I, Ye Tianling, have killed his disciple. I’ll be waiting in the Heaven-Reaching Tower for him to avenge his disciple—if he can even get in."

Ye Tianling glanced at Xia Xinyan again, his tone casual.

Xia Xinyan was beautiful—the kind of beauty that was breathtaking.

And her aura was even more striking than in the past.

The Daoist aura around her didn’t ripple in the slightest, revealing her exceptionally powerful control over the Laws.

Her face was like ancient, ten-thousand-year-old ice; apart from indifference, there was only more indifference.

It was as if she were incapable of any other expression.

It seemed nothing in this world could ever alter that cold expression.

"Do you really want his Master to come for revenge?"

Xia Xinyan met Ye Tianling’s scrutinizing gaze and asked.

"Yes. The more that come, the better. I’ll kill them all at once and settle this for good."

Ye Tianling’s reply brought a strange look to Xia Xinyue’s beautiful face.

However, neither Xia Xinyue nor Xia Xinyan showed any hint of ridicule.

Anyone who dared to say such things was either supremely confident or a complete madman.

Ye Tianling was the former, but also the latter.

"The Great Xia Royal Family is not exactly at peace these days, so you needn’t worry about this. In an era where Venerables have reemerged, prodigies appear in droves and geniuses clash. Life and death are common occurrences. The Laws of the New World also have their corresponding safeguards and taboos."

Xia Xinyan offered a word of comfort, trying to quell Ye Tianling’s murderous intent.

She felt that Ye Tianling was even more of a Slaughterer than she was, more like one who possessed the bloodline of the Blood Killing Celestial God.

"If that’s the case, then things are a lot less interesting."

’What a shame.’ He truly had hoped that Xia Qiuhe’s Master would charge into the Heaven-Reaching Tower. Then, he could gain further enlightenment on the inheritance from the Blood Secret Realm between his brows. ’If I could find a Demon Heart Sword Body, I could rise to even greater heights.’

Kong Lindao’s talent had already given Ye Tianling a sense of crisis.

And those Young Venerables that Kong Lindao spoke of made Ye Tianling understand even more clearly that among the younger generation, he was not the strongest!

’My power is still not enough.’

"You’ve truly battled yourself into a frenzy. Of course an Ancestor Dao Cultivator can’t enter the Heaven-Reaching Tower. In fact, it’s nearly impossible for someone at the Sword Tribulation Realm to get in, let alone the Sword Ancestor Realm! How long will you need for your Cultivation in the Tower? Remember to send me a message when you get out. We’ll go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave together."

Xia Xinyan looked helpless, a wry smile touching her lips.

"Alright. I’ll message you then."

Ye Tianling replied nonchalantly.

Even though any display of emotion from Xia Xinyan made her seem exceptionally captivating.

Yet, Ye Tianling didn’t treat her as just a woman—because any Cultivator who treated her as such would surely suffer at her hands.

Xia Xinyan said no more. With things as they were and the matter concluded, she left with Xia Xinyue.

The remaining Divine Sons and Divine Ladies, as well as the Saint Sons and Saintesses, also bid Ye Tianling farewell. Some headed for the thirty-seventh layer of the Heaven-Reaching Tower.

Others simply left the area.

Yao Ling and Yao Lun, Gleyun, and the others only approached at this time.

"Tianling Divine Son."

Yao Ling’s beautiful eyes brimmed with affection, her gaze as gentle as flowing water as she looked at Ye Tianling. She was one step away from throwing herself into his arms.

"What’s this? Is Little Sparrow in heat?"

Ye Tianling gave a teasing half-smile. Although Yao Ling blushed at his words, she didn’t back down, instead moving even closer on her own accord.

"Mhm, Tianling Divine Son, you’re really, really, really amazing!"

Yao Ling didn’t mind Ye Tianling’s teasing. In fact, being teased by him made her heart pound, and she felt an even greater fire ignite within her.

"Alright, even if I wanted to engage in Yin Yang Harmony with you and explore the wonderful journey of life, this is hardly the right place for it. Once we get out of here, I’ll be sure to ’communicate’ with you properly."

Hearing this, Yao Ling’s heart was filled with a mix of apprehension and anticipation, along with an ineffable shyness.

She lowered her head and stole a glance at Ye Tianling, her heart fluttering wildly.

"Divine Child, if anything changes, please don’t... start ignoring me. No matter what those old diehards from the Golden-winged Roc Lineage do, my heart will always be on your side."

Yao Ling seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of worry suddenly appeared on her beautiful face, her voice laced with unease.

"Don’t worry. You are you, and they are them. I can still tell the difference. Now, I need to continue seizing Dao Fire and climbing the tower, so I can’t take you with me. You can either stay here or leave.

Also, remember to reflect on and digest the insights you gained from watching my battle with Kong Lindao—especially his words. That is truly a great opportunity for you all."

Ye Tianling instructed.

Yao Lun and Yao Ling of course took these words to heart.

After the two of them left, Gleyun, Hu Teng, and their group also came to say their goodbyes.

After bidding farewell to each of these people, and finally shooing away Wu Yunxiao, who was clinging to him like a piece of taffy, Ye Tianling flew off alone on his sword toward the deeper, more desolate reaches of the Flame Purgatory Land.

’What I need to do now isn’t complicated. After devouring so much Dao Fire, my Samadhi True Fire and Karmic Fire are already showing signs of further evolution. I have a feeling that on this layer, the Samadhi True Fire and Karmic Fire can fuse into an even more powerful, heaven-defying Flame. This process requires even more Dao Fire, so my objective here is to seize the remaining Mutated Dao Fires in this land. As for how many layers of the Heaven-Reaching Tower I clear, that’s not important—at least, not right now.’

...

After the better part of a day, Ye Tianling arrived at a place resembling a sea of blood.

The flames were the color of blood, burning fiercely, and nothing could be seen within them.

But upon arriving here, Ye Tianling deeply felt a most primitive stirring within his bloodline.

’The Fourth Layer of the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique is about to break through. I’ve already figured out how to evolve the Samadhi True Fire and the Karmic Fire: the Samadhi True Fire will transform within the Karmic Fire to become Samadhi Celestial Fire. But to do that, I need to feed it a Dao Fire with an even more powerful foundation.’

’I’ve already searched nearly half of this Thirty-Sixth Layer of Flame Purgatory. A place like this sea of blood-red flame is my only chance.’

’My current strength is at the Late Stage of the Sword Void Second Transformation Realm. Once this series of transformations is complete and I step into the Realm of Sword Void Three Transformations, I’ll surely be able to unlock the first layer of connection between the Heaven-Reaching Tower and the Blood Secret Realm. Then, the Dragon Blood on the twenty-eighth layer of the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower can definitely be accessed... For all these transformations to happen, I’m just missing that one crucial opportunity.’