Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

The dark Star River stretched into the endless, pitch-black distance.

Deep within the Star River, Ji Kun and Ji Shang had not gone far; they had stopped and remained there.

"Who the hell does he think he is, acting so brazenly? He’s courting death!"

Ji Kun’s voice was suppressed, but his rage was utterly explosive.

"You’re still so quick to anger. It seems your Cultivation of Emotions has had a significant impact on you."

Ji Shang’s tone was indifferent.

"You don’t understand. If it were a being on our level provoking me, I wouldn’t be like this. It’s just... that ant from the Sword Burial Divine Domain... from the Soul Burial Starry Sky Area, is truly detestable. And of all things, after the Patroller took notice, I can’t just crush him."

Ji Kun’s tone was grim and cold.

To be provoked and insulted by an ant, in his eyes, was a monumental humiliation.

As a high and mighty Venerable, how could he not be furious?

"For us, the Ninth Layer Celestial Palace is the most important matter. Everything else is meaningless. Why are you getting so worked up? If you’re not satisfied, just send a projection down and kill him."

Ji Shang gave a mocking smile, his tone casual.

Ji Kun shot Ji Shang a cold glance and said, "I can’t send a projection. That Star Domain’s rule Level has been raised, and it’s been blessed with the Profound Meaning of the Celestial Palace. Beings at the Ancestral Realm can’t even get in from outside the Star Domain. I’ve already tried."

Hearing this, Ji Shang’s expression suddenly turned grave. "Really?"

Ji Kun sneered. "Would I lie about something like this? You can try it yourself if you don’t believe me. However, my previous attempt already displeased the Patroller. If you try to send a projection again, you might meet an unfortunate end. Don’t say I didn’t warn you."

Ji Shang scoffed. "She won’t be jumping around for much longer either. Once things with the Ninth Layer Celestial Palace are settled, everything will be easy to handle. As for trying it myself, since you’ve said it, I’ll naturally take your word for it. In that case, let’s just use the seed’s Mark to tag him. Haven’t the Hidden Dragon Shackles also undergone a change? Doesn’t that Demon Soul still possess a heart for slaughter? We can activate these things, support a few Puppets, and set up a plan to intercept and kill him. That should be feasible, right?"

Ji Kun said in a low voice, "That kid has the guts to make an enemy of me, and he even has a sliver of a chance at Transcendence. Ordinary Void Realm cultivators probably wouldn’t be a match for him. And the Tribulation Realm introduces some variables; it’s a Realm that hasn’t even been defined over in the Soul Burial Starry Sky yet."

"Right now, we can only use Ancestral Realm experts to intercept him, but if we do that..."

Hearing this, Ji Shang actually laughed.

"You’re taking this ant way too seriously. What ’sliver of a chance’? There’s clearly no chance at all, okay? Besides, his seed is already gradually maturing and will soon need to be harvested. If we don’t harvest it, other harvesters will. In such a short amount of time, he’ll have the Ability to achieve Transcendence? Wouldn’t that make him even more heaven-defying than us?"

"Besides, an ant is just an ant. The fact that it can jump around a bit doesn’t change the fact that it’s still an ant. To deal with this kind of ant, just give some opportunities to the other ants, let them grow stronger, and that will be enough to kill him. You’re too close to the situation to see clearly. Do you really think those ants can have our kind of Battle Power, courage, and status? Do you think they’re as hard to deal with as we Venerables are?"

Ji Shang’s tone was thick with mockery.

Hearing this, Ji Kun had a moment of realization.

’He’s right. An ant is just an ant, after all. I was so shaken by that Patroller that my thinking became completely irrational.’

Ji Kun said, "Then should we use Void Realm seed candidates to deal with him directly? Manipulating them would be much easier."

Ji Shang said, "That’s more than enough. We can set a rule. Can’t we influence the Demon Souls? We can embed a rule-based plan into the Demon Souls to kill this ant—make all Demon Souls develop an instinct that killing this ant will earn them a reward of Celestial Dao Rule Origin. After that, do we even need to pay attention to whether this ant lives or dies?"

Ji Kun’s eyes lit up at his words, and a savage look appeared in them.

At the same time, Ji Kun began to release a special Power of Venerable Soul, letting it spread out continuously.

...

「Soul Burial Starry Sky, Sword Burial Divine Domain Area.」

Wisps of blood-red Demon Soul aura seeped in.

The Patroller, the woman with white wings, noticed it immediately.

However, she only used her Sensing for a moment before paying it no more mind, allowing the blood-red Soul Energy to spread and descend.

Because this action did not violate the rules.

And also because the Patroller, too, did not wish for the being who dared to provoke a Venerable to survive.

...

Ye Tianling watched Kong Lindao leave, his heart calm.

After what had just happened, besides Kong Lindao, a number of other Cultivators also chose to leave.

They returned from the small pocket of Space, retreating along the path they had come.

Although the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave was incomparably dangerous, as long as one wanted to leave, retreating along the original path—while still fraught with peril, just as it was on the way in—offered a chance of getting out alive.

But for those who didn’t leave and continued forward, everyone knew the dangers would only grow more intense.

"Tianling, are... are you alright?"

The Tianqing Goddess walked over. She was actually very worried about Ye Tianling.

But in that situation, suppressed by a terrifying might, she couldn’t even speak, let alone show her concern.

Later, Ye Tianling’s conversation with Kong Lindao had been too earth-shattering.

It was only after Kong Lindao left that she came over, her face full of worry.

Beside the Tianqing Goddess were three fellow members of the Holy Heaven Ancestral Land: Celestial Seal, Celestial Praise, and Tianyi.

The three of them looked a bit disheveled. They had previously been harmed by poisonous gas, and although they hadn’t died, their injuries were not light.

"I’m fine. I suggest you all retreat. I’ve looked at your Life Charts, and they are all dim."

’For them to still care about me at a time like this...’ Ye Tianling was somewhat moved.

He activated his Eye of Celestial Secret and looked at the Life Charts of Celestial Seal, Celestial Praise, Tianyi, and Tianqing—the two men and two women—before speaking up to warn them.

"We know. But even if we escape this time, what about the next? So, we’ve already decided. We won’t retreat this time."

The Tianyi Goddess responded in a soft voice.

She also deeply respected and admired Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling nodded. "We shouldn’t stay here any longer. It’s time to go."

As he spoke, Ye Tianling glanced at another group not far away, the one from the Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage: Kong Yunqi, Kong Yunyi, Kong Yunzhao, and Kong Yunsu.

The faces of all four were still pale; they hadn’t yet recovered from the shock.

They only snapped out of it when Ye Tianling’s gaze fell upon them.

"We won’t retreat either."

Kong Yunqi sighed, his expression changing from vacant to determined.

"Then... let’s go. From here on, this Desolate Mountain becomes a truly dangerous area. I can only barely protect myself. You all will have to rely on yourselves."

Ye Tianling said.

Everyone present fell somewhat silent.

The atmosphere was not good.

To have made it this far, every single one of them was a genius.

But this place, judging by the current situation, seemed more like a reaping ground.

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