Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

The moment he saw the man, Ye Tianling’s heart pounded in his chest, and he was deeply shaken, even in his blood-colored phantom state.

"Ye Cangqian!"

’It’s actually Ye Cangqian?! How is that possible!’

Ye Tianling saw that Ye Cangqian—the man he had devoured and killed—had appeared inside the Starry Gate.

"Lin’Er, the seed has ripened. After you consume it, you can transform into that Ye Tianling, take Ye Yuemei’s chastity, and help her break her curse. Ouyang Ruoxue and Ancient Fairy can also become your Tripod Cauldrons for you to use in your cultivation," the man said in a deep voice.

The man called ’Lin’Er’—Ye Cangqian—shook his head. "Father, I am a core Divine Child of the Jiang Family, one of the Dominators of the plan for this world. I once existed as a Child of Celestial Mandate, yet I still failed. That is already my greatest regret. If I must still act as a pawn to seize the Curse Power from those wretched maids, what honor would I have? What honor would our Jiang Family have?

When the time comes, even if I succeed, wouldn’t the Ji Family mock me all the more?

Father, this time, I will return with my true identity and grow anew. I, Jiang Lin, am the future master of this starry sky! How could I allow the descendants of the Ji Family and the Phoenix Family to gain the upper hand? When that day comes, I will make every Heaven-Reaching Tower in this world bear the name ’Jiang’!"

Jiang Lin, formerly ’Ye Cangqian’, spoke with an indifferent tone.

His figure descended, absorbing the Venerable Soul Curse that Ye Tianling had gathered through the Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique. He instantly became incomparably radiant.

The Nine-Orifice Exquisite Heart and various Destruction Talents instantly fused within him, achieving a state of perfect harmony.

’Destruction Sword Body? Celestial Sword Divine Body? Devouring Law? Interesting... very interesting. I never thought Ye Cangqian’s death would actually result in a net gain!’

Jiang Lin carefully sensed the changes within himself and, after a long moment, grew extremely satisfied.

Just then, the Mysterious Man’s figure manifested more clearly. It was only then that Ye Tianling could ’see’ that this person’s face was almost identical to that of Duan Qianji, the man he had slain.

"Lin’Er, since you have such lofty ambitions, how could your father disagree? Very well, this world is now yours to handle. However, Feng Chaoge of the Phoenix Family and Ji Kun of the Ji Family have already made their moves, as has the Lord of Immortal Phoenix Peacock. The New World will completely synchronize with the outside world in five years at most.

At that point, everyone’s abilities will be set in stone.

You must all break through to the Sword Tribulation Realm as quickly as possible within this timeframe. Don’t let the changes in the Heavenly Dao Laws cause your cultivation to regress—you won’t be able to maintain your Realm!" the Mysterious Man instructed gravely.

"Rest assured, Father," Jiang Lin said confidently.

He then looked into the distance and saw Ouyang Ruoxue and her companions. A hint of lust entered his eyes. "None of those wretched maids will escape. I’ll establish a grand Immortal Palace and make them all my slaves."

The Mysterious Man said, "There’s no need to keep those with lowly bloodlines. As for those who are no longer chaste, you can just use them for Refinement."

Jiang Lin nodded. "Rest assured, Father. Aside from those at the Divine Maiden Level, which of these other wretched maids is even worthy of my favor?"

After finishing his harvest and incinerating and absorbing the numerous desiccated corpses, Jiang Lin sat down cross-legged in utter satisfaction.

VMMMM—

Just then, another phantom appeared in the void.

It was Ji Kun of the Ji Family, the peerless expert Ye Tianling had met before.

"Jiang Wanji, you dare make a move ahead of schedule? You’ve gone too far!"

Ji Kun’s expression was grim. He gave Jiang Lin a deep look, and his face grew even more complicated upon seeing the changes in him.

"This was the seed my Lin’Er sowed in the first place!"

The mysterious man, Jiang Wanji, sneered, clearly paying no mind to Ji Kun’s rebuke.

"You—! Fine. Out of respect for the Lord of Peacocks, I’ll let this matter slide. But you will not interfere with the remaining Venerable Soul Curses!" Ji Kun said gravely.

"And what do you propose?"

Jiang Wanji’s expression turned cold.

"What do I propose? My Ji Family’s Child of Celestial Mandate—the current Goddess of the Radiant Divine Land, Yao Meng’Er—has yet to make her harvest. Do you think you can monopolize all the benefits?" Ji Kun’s tone was dangerously low.

"Monopolize? And you didn’t harvest Ye Tianxi?"

Jiang Wanji sneered again.

"You—! The harvest from Ye Tianxi was incomplete! Besides, she seems to have grasped a sliver of the General Rules, which has a huge impact! That one doesn’t count. At the very least, I must harvest another core seed, someone like Ye Yuemei or Ouyang Ruoxue!"

Ji Kun’s tone was resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

"There are only a few seeds, and you want to take the best two? You’ll have to ask the Lord of Peacocks if she agrees to that."

...

Ji Kun, Jiang Wanji, and the peerless experts who appeared after them—the Lord of Peacocks, Ji Shang, Jiang Wandao, and Feng Chaoge—began to argue over the distribution of the seeds.

In the end, they reached an agreement and divided up the series of seeds.

Over ninety percent of these ’seeds’ had an inseparable connection to Ye Tianling.

Not only was Ouyang Ruoxue one, but even Fang Qingxue, Wan Xuegui, Que Xinyan, and the others were as well!

The thirty-six seeds were ultimately divided among four factions, with each receiving nine slots.

Among them, Feng Chaoge’s faction was clearly the weakest. The best person they were allotted was Ouyang Ruoxue, and the worst was Que Zhishang.

Feng Chaoge chose mostly those who were closest to Ye Tianling. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, he failed to secure Ye Yuemei.

Ye Yuemei, meanwhile, was assigned to Ji Kun’s faction.

Ancient Fairy was assigned to Jiang Wandao’s faction.

Meanwhile, the Illusory Mist Divine Beast Xu Hanyan, Mu Yuxi, Fang Qingxue, and others were given to the Lord of Peacocks—the woman with twelve pairs of wings whose appearance was strikingly similar to the Little Dragon Girl.

Ye Tianling watched this all unfold, and the killing intent in his heart raged to an absolute peak.

But for now, all he could do was watch, powerless to stop it.

’You treat my people like seeds to be harvested at will? In the future, when I return, it will be your doom!’

Among the four factions, Ye Tianling only sensed any goodwill from Feng Chaoge.

The rest, even the Lord of Peacocks, were completely indifferent, looking down on all life as if it were ants. They were like peerless Divine Spirits, impossibly aloof.

’The Lord of Peacocks belongs to the Immortal Phoenix Lineage’s faction. She has some connection to my bloodline and Mei’Er’s—of course, that only applies to my reincarnated self, not the Mechanical Heart.’

The Little Dragon Girl’s voice manifested in Ye Tianling’s consciousness.

Ye Tianling understood that the Little Dragon Girl was drawing a clear line between herself and the Lord of Peacocks.

’I understand,’ Ye Tianling replied.

At a time like this, how could he possibly misunderstand the Little Dragon Girl?

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