Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 59: Courting Death

Ye Tianling examined the Sword Enlightenment Order and the Celestial Sea Sword Peak residence Jade Token in his hand, a hint of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

Chen Fengyan left in a hurry, but Ye Tianling didn’t rush to leave. Instead, he watched Chen Fengyan’s retreating figure, his expression turning quite grave.

’This Chen Fengyan actually resents me? My Soul Talent Sensing is never wrong. How did I offend him? Or... could he be connected to some of my enemies, leading to this collateral hatred?’

’But... whether you hate or envy me, what can you do to me right now?’

’Chen Fengyan is in the Nine Transformations of Sword Void Realm. A Realm like that is the stuff of legends to me. If he really decided to strike, I would be completely powerless to resist. I’m still too weak. I have to get stronger!’

’Sect Master Wan Jianyun is showing me too much favor, and Chen Fengyan is clearly extremely jealous of him! Just as Die Xiyue said, that jealousy has been transferred onto me. If not for the appearance of the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb, I’m afraid I would have found it impossible to get by in the Nine Swords Sect. I might not have been openly killed, but I certainly wouldn’t have received any preferential treatment!’

Ye Tianling mused to himself while Sensing a strange disturbance from the Ninety-Ninth Layer Dragon Blood Treasure Tower Celestial Ladder between his brows. A powerful urge to infiltrate the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb welled up inside him.

It was as if the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb had only appeared because he had comprehended the Dragon Soul Sword Heart.

He pondered this, then carefully Sensed the information on the residence Jade Token and located his new dwelling.

After setting things up, Ye Tianling didn’t linger. He took his Sword Enlightenment Order and headed directly for the Nine Swords Sect’s Sword Enlightenment Platform, intending to first see what kind of opportunity this so-called "Sword Enlightenment Platform" offered.

...

「Celestial Cloud Sword Peak, a secluded courtyard, a forbidden chamber.」

Upon hearing Chen Fengyan’s message, the expression on Xiao Ningqing’s beautiful face turned icy and forbidding.

’That Ye Tianling actually recovered? How has someone so arrogant and insolent managed to live this long? How could he win the favor of the Myriad Swords Sect’s Sect Master? How dare he steal my Enlightenment Dao opportunity?!’

’The right to the Enlightenment Dao was clearly mine. He just stole it away without a word, without so much as an apology? On what grounds?’

’This Ye Tianling is certainly famous. Rumor has it his Battle Power is heaven-defying, and he’s arrogant and domineering... a pity his Realm is too low. His Soul was destroyed; he’ll never be able to step into the Sword Soul Realm in his entire life. What use is the Sword Enlightenment Platform to him? If he knows what’s good for him, he’d better hand over the right to use the Sword Enlightenment Platform, or else...’

Xiao Ningqing stewed in her thoughts, then immediately walked out of her Cultivation chamber and into the courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, her three suitors had arrived once again.

When she saw them, Xiao Ningqing’s beautiful eyes lit up, and a vicious glint flashed through her pupils.

"Junior Sister Ningqing, you’ve come out of seclusion? Have you comprehended your Sword Spirit yet?"

"Since Junior Sister Ningqing has emerged, she must have already comprehended it. Even if not fully, she must have at least grasped the first inkling of it."

"How could wastes like us possibly understand Junior Sister Ningqing’s Talent? It’s not that she can’t comprehend a Sword Spirit; she’s merely solidifying her foundation and honing her Battle Power, which is why she has delayed it."

The three men spoke at nearly the same time, their voices dripping with flattery.

"Senior Brother Zhao Mu, Senior Brother Zhao Sikong, Senior Brother Guan Xiaoyan, thank you for your concern. My comprehension of the Unrivaled Sword Spirit is indeed a matter of course now. I just need one more session of insight to reach Great Success. I had originally planned to use the Sword Enlightenment Platform for it, but I never expected... someone would steal that privilege from me. The Sect Master is being far too biased, giving my spot away just like that."

Xiao Ningqing sighed, her eyes looking exceptionally ’dim,’ as if she were deeply disappointed and heartbroken.

Her act immediately caused the expressions on the three men’s faces to turn grim and volatile.

The three of them, of course, already knew about this. They had been extremely displeased the moment they found out.

Now, seeing the woman they adored looking so dejected and sad, the three were instantly filled with righteous indignation, wishing they could beat the person who stole the spot to death.

"Wasn’t Ye Tianling’s Soul crushed? Even if a waste like him occupies the Sword Enlightenment Platform’s resources, can he even form a Sword Soul?"

"That’s right! His Soul was crushed, his bones were pulverized! Emperor Cangqian himself judged that Ye Tianling has no future. What is he even doing here at the Nine Swords Sect?"

"The Sect Master of the Myriad Swords Sect only said he’d take him as a True Disciple as a favor to that dead rat’s Master, given their relationship with the Myriad Swords Sect. He obviously doesn’t genuinely care about him. Sending him to the Nine Swords Sect is just a way to let him fend for himself and avoid controversy. Can’t you see that?"

Zhao Mu, Zhao Sikong, and Guan Xiaoyan discussed amongst themselves.

After their discussion, they exchanged a look, their gazes filled with shared, firm resolve.

"Junior Sister Ningqing, leave this to us. He’s just a waste with a crushed Soul. We’ll make him obediently hand that spot over to you personally and kowtow in apology!"

Zhao Mu said with a sinister sneer.

"That’s right, Sister Ningqing! This Ye Tianling is nothing but a little bastard. Who knows what bitch Ye Fengyang rutted with in the wild to produce such a lowlife whelp. He dares compete with you for the Sword Enlightenment Platform’s qualification? The audacity! He’s courting death!"

Zhao Sikong immediately added.

"He thinks just because he became Sect Master Wan Jianyun’s True Disciple, he’s the real deal? The Sect Master couldn’t even stand the sight of him and dumped this mutt in the Nine Swords Sect to get him out of sight, out of mind! And they call him ’exceptionally talented’ and ’brilliantly gifted’? Ptooey! If he’s a genius, then doesn’t that make me, Guan Xiaoyan, a thousand times more talented than Emperor Cangqian?"

Guan Xiaoyan said sarcastically.

"Senior Brothers, it wouldn’t be right to involve you in this... After all, this was the Sect Master’s decision. If something goes wrong and the Sect Master holds it against you, I would feel terribly guilty for getting you implicated."

Xiao Ningqing said pitifully, her beautiful eyes seeming to brim with tears. Her gaze flickered, and she looked at the three of them with such sincerity.

That look was enough to steal their very souls. They were completely and utterly bewitched, so infatuated that they wished they could die for Xiao Ningqing on the spot.

"Junior Sister Ningqing, you just wait! In half an hour, at most, we’ll make that little bastard come and apologize obediently, offering up the Sword Enlightenment Order for the Sword Enlightenment Platform!"

The three men spoke similar words at almost the same time.

"Then... I’ll have to trouble you three Senior Brothers! You are all so good to me. I, Ningqing, am endlessly grateful."

Xiao Ningqing’s voice was exceptionally gentle, like a soft lament that stirred their hearts to their very core.

...

The Sword Enlightenment Platform was an isolated Sword Peak.

The Sword Peak was massive, at least three thousand meters tall, with flights of stairs ascending endlessly upwards.

After 9,999 steps, there was a massive Ancient Stone Stele.

The stele was inscribed with countless strange Runes and symbols.

Ye Tianling didn’t recognize a single one of them.

As Ye Tianling approached, however, he saw three young men standing beside the stele. Their expressions were cold and sinister, their faces dark.

Ye Tianling used his Soul Talent Sensing on them and instantly learned their names, ages, and Realms.

The three were none other than Zhao Mu, Zhao Sikong, and Guan Xiaoyan.

Their Realms were all at the Sword Heart Third Heaven Realm.

Killing intent boiled off their bodies, and their auras were as vicious as venomous snakes and ferocious beasts!