Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Ultimately, Ye Tianling was Ji Yueqi’s master—the master of the Little Dragon Girl!

That was why Ye Tianling would not hesitate for a second to save the Little Dragon Girl!

Because in the end, no matter who lost, it would never be him, Ye Tianling. The Little Dragon Girl was bound to him as her master. Plus, with the Dragon Soul Divine Blood, the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower, and the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, as long as his will remained, he could not die!

So what was the point of all their schemes?

"You don’t need to worry about that. It’s just like with Ancient Fairy. She probably doesn’t even remember you now, and she’s doing just fine. After you awaken the Goddess, someone will naturally come and take her away.

Also, you shouldn’t blame your parents. We helped them a great deal. In fact, that they survived and that you were born at all was something we orchestrated. If they hadn’t agreed to the request back then, with your Innate Deficiency, you would never have survived in the Buried Soul Star Domain and the Ziwei Star Domain.

Furthermore, when Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo were facing mortal danger before, we were the ones who saved them.

These are all debts of gratitude.

And the karmic act of repaying these debts is what you need to do this time.

I originally hadn’t planned to have you do the awakening so soon. But when you had your epiphany, my sister, Feng Caiyi, told me about your situation. I knew then that you were ready.

And you know everything that happened after that."

Feng Cailuo said lightly.

She didn’t mind laying everything out, clear as day.

"So that’s how it is," Ye Tianling said after a moment of silence, getting straight to the point. "In that case, Feng Caiyi is actually Long Qingyue, isn’t she? Or rather, Long Qingyue is one of Feng Caiyi’s Dao Bodies over in the Soul Burial Starry Sky?"

Feng Cailuo’s delicate body trembled slightly. Her lips moved as if she wanted to deny it, but in the end, she said nothing.

"Fine. Lead the way. I’ll go to the Thousand Shadows Pool. But first, I want to ask about the Life Soul Poison and all that. How are those seeds doing now? Tell me the real answer, so I have no regrets and can put my whole heart into this."

Ye Tianling stared at Feng Cailuo.

Feng Cailuo was very beautiful.

But Ye Tianling’s gaze was now completely devoid of emotion, without even a hint of jest.

It wasn’t indifference, but an immense clarity.

Like the Supreme Virtue is Like Water, like the Supreme Forgetting Emotions, it was utterly placid.

"You’re talking about Ouyang Ruoxue and the others, right? Don’t worry, they’re doing fine. The Buried Soul Star Domain has undergone some changes, after all. Many things are different since you left. And for your sake, Ouyang Ruoxue and Ji Yuemei have both become very powerful. Ancient Fairy has also fully risen and is likely even stronger than you now.

After all, the Soul Burial Starry Sky has just passed through its most prosperous decade.

Soon, once the Taiyin Ancient Tomb opens, the Heaven-Reaching Tower of the Soul Burial Starry Sky will completely synchronize with the one in the outside world. Time, Space, and Planes will merge into a single whole, and then our world will have truly reached Perfection.

At that time, you’ll still have a chance to see them again."

Feng Cailuo also stared at Ye Tianling, her tone light but equally serious.

But amidst that seriousness, Ye Tianling detected a trace of guilt.

How could he see it?

It was because Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent was currently coursing with the Divine and Demonic Power from the Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow.

And what was the Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow? It was an item that Long Qingwan had once wielded on the Sword Ancestor Star. It was the Dragon Race’s Clan’s Sacred Artifact!

Although, back then, that bow had been slightly different; it wasn’t even the same one Ye Tianling now held.

So, if Ye Tianling, having now thoroughly refined and bonded with a Baiyu Demon God Radiant Bow, could sense a flicker of Feng Cailuo’s emotions... what did that imply?

If Long Qingyue was Feng Caiyi...

...then could Long Qingwan be Feng Cailuo?

Ye Tianling gave Feng Cailuo a long, searching look, then acted as if he knew nothing.

He already knew in his heart that this was all probably just a fabrication.

He feared he would eventually end up opposing Feng Cailuo.

But no one knew—and no one could possibly know—that Ji Yueqi’s true identity was the Little Dragon Girl, the Spiritual Wisdom of the Mechanical Heart, and his, Ye Tianling’s, personal Maid!

He was the master with the highest authority over the Mechanical Heart!

So in all of this, who would get the last laugh?

The answer was self-evident.

HUFF—

Ye Tianling exhaled slowly, his gaze growing even more calm and languid.

Then he withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Rest assured. I swear on my Soul to do everything in my power to awaken Ji Yueqi."

Feng Cailuo glanced at Ye Tianling in silence and said, "Mm. When the time comes, obtaining the Ancestor Dao inheritance will be slightly perilous. You must endure it."

Ye Tianling just smiled and said no more.

Soon, he followed Feng Cailuo to the Thousand Shadows Pool.

The Thousand Shadows Pool was just as Ye Tianling had expected, very similar to the Cold Pool at Forbidden Moon Cliff.

A solitary, shadowed Cold Pool, its chilling air sharp and desolate. Wild cranes danced in the air as a Blood Moon began to rise...

The scene truly made it seem as if everything had come full circle.

The trajectory of everything seemed to be undergoing a cycle of Reincarnation.

He had risen here, obtaining the legacy of the Mechanical Heart, and now he was to ’give up’ the Mechanical Heart here to awaken the Little Dragon Girl, Ji Yueqi.

But it was worth it.

As for losing the Four Divine Bodies and so on, making a sacrifice for the Little Dragon Girl was also worth it—because the Little Dragon Girl was the ultimate Intelligence of the Mechanical Heart. If the Little Dragon Girl was strong, the Mechanical Heart was strong. And if the Mechanical Heart was strong, he, Ye Tianling, was strong.

Saving the Little Dragon Girl was, in reality, saving himself. It was merely passing the Four Divine Bodies from his left hand to his right.

Why would he be unwilling to do it?

Especially when his enemies believed they had succeeded, yet had no idea they were actually doomed to fail.

Wasn’t that a delightfully satisfying thought?

Ye Tianling walked toward the Cold Pool and, following the method Feng Cailuo had described, began the Blood Sacrifice of the Four Divine Bodies: Emperor’s Sword, Destruction, Demon Heart, and Thunder Flame.

At the same time, he began the Blood Sacrifice of the Mechanical Heart, using his supreme Bloodline Power—the power of the Dragon Blood from his original body—to awaken Ji Yueqi.

It was called an ’awakening’, but in reality, it was a process of nurturing her with his Divine Body and bloodline. Or, to put it another way, it was a self-harvest to bring Ji Yueqi to completion.

...

Outside the Thousand Shadows Pool, the figure of Feng Caiyi appeared beside Feng Cailuo.

"Is it right to deceive him like this? If he dies, how will we explain it to Qingzhuo?"

Feng Caiyi couldn’t bear it and sighed inexplicably.

"Isn’t this the moment we’ve been waiting for? To restart the Forgotten Dust World and establish the Divine Hall of Life with new rules, the Goddess cannot be compromised. Ye Tianling is the single most talented existence to have achieved Transcendence from the Soul Burial Starry Sky. There is no other. Only by harvesting him does this have any meaning. Besides, he absolutely cannot be allowed to live.

The Yueqi Goddess is the noblest of Goddesses; she is destined to become a true Empress in the future.

Ye Tianling? Is he even worthy?"

Feng Cailuo’s tone was dismissive.

"The forces behind Ye Fengyang are not to be underestimated," Feng Caiyi said pensively.

"Long Fengyang and Ye Cangqian have also returned, so there’s no need to worry about certain things. Besides, Long Qingzhuo probably has a vague idea of the outcome, yet she still let Ye Tianling come here. What do you think is on her mind?"

Feng Cailuo’s expression was a cold, mocking smile, and her tone was biting.

Feng Caiyi’s face paled, a look of dismay crossing her features.

"Don’t overthink it. Many things aren’t as simple as you believe, and we haven’t done anything wrong. They used an entire Star Domain for their breeding ground; we’re just targeting a single race. Experimenting on the Dragon Race was Long Fengyang’s idea anyway. Now, just wait. Once the Goddess awakens, Ye Tianling will be useless. Let’s hope that strand of Ancestral Dao Killing Intent can completely obliterate him."

Feng Cailuo’s tone grew even colder.

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