Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 60: Celestial Eagle Sword Heart?

"Ye Tianling? That Sword Enlightenment Order of yours—you stole it from our genius junior sister, Xiao Ningqing. If you know what’s good for you, hand it over."

Zhao Mu’s expression was grim, but he didn’t attack immediately.

He had thought Ye Tianling was trash whose cultivation had been completely destroyed. He’d expected a sickly weakling, old, decrepit, and exceptionally ugly.

But when he saw Ye Tianling clad in the spiritual Wind Spirit Dust-Resistant Armor, his hands clasped behind his back; when he saw his calm and imposing figure and his stern, handsome, and extraordinary face, he suddenly felt that things might not be so simple.

So, as he spoke, he held back a little.

However, even so, after sensing that Ye Tianling was only at the Sword Essence Third Heaven Realm, the last bit of worry in his heart vanished completely.

The Sword Essence Realm and the Sword Heart Realm might seem only a step apart, but on the Sword Dao, possessing a Sword Heart is the core criterion for a true expert.

Many Sword Dao Cultivators are stuck at the Sword Heart Realm for their entire lives. Unable to form a Sword Heart, they can never become truly peerless experts.

"Why are you being so polite with this little bastard? You little bastard, you dare steal my junior sister’s Sword Enlightenment Order? Get on your knees, kowtow, hand over the Order, and break your own arms. Then, Grandpa here will spare your worthless life!"

Zhao Sikong’s voice was utterly vicious.

"You mutt, did it feel good having your soul shattered by Emperor Cangqian? Thought you found a powerful backer, but you ended up demoted to the Nine Swords Sect, didn’t you? Hand over the Sword Enlightenment Order, or this time, I’ll make you wish you were dead!"

A blazing greed seeped from Guan Xiaoyan’s eyes. It was a look that craved ’bloodline,’ just like the gazes of Ye Liyuan and Ye Wannian when they had once inspected Ye Tianling’s bloodline.

"A pack of mongrels. You dare speak to me like that? You’re all courting death!"

Ye Tianling frowned but showed no fear. Instead, he sneered and cursed them right back.

Ye Tianling’s vicious retort stunned Zhao Sikong, Zhao Mu, and Guan Xiaoyan.

They looked as if they had just witnessed the most ridiculous thing, their disbelief palpable.

With their status in the Nine Swords Sect, not even the genius disciples would dare to disrespect them so brazenly!

Was this Ye Tianling truly that arrogant, or was he just a reckless fool who didn’t know the meaning of death?

"Hahaha, this is the first time anyone has ever spoken to me, Zhao Mu, like that!"

After a brief moment of shock, Zhao Mu burst out laughing.

The contempt in his eyes was now on full display.

It wasn’t just Zhao Mu; Zhao Sikong and Guan Xiaoyan were also laughing, their faces filled with mockery.

"Little bastard, do you really think you can oppose us with your mere Sword Essence Third Heaven Realm? With your shattered soul that’s barely recovered? What a frog in a well!"

"You mutt, do you think the Sword Essence Third Heaven Realm is strong? In our Nine Swords Sect, anyone who hasn’t comprehended the Sword Heart Intent Realm is only fit to be an Outer Disciple! The three of us have all reached the Sword Heart Third Heaven Realm, comprehended the Third Layer Sword Heart Realm, and achieved Sword Heart Perfection! With a Sword Heart, your Sword Qi and Sword Intent are useless against us. Understand?

Heh, you lowly native, you ant. Even if I explain it, you’d never understand!"

Guan Xiaoyan’s eyes still glinted with the cold light of a vicious wolf. His hatred for Ye Tianling was surprisingly intense.

Ye Tianling observed him for a moment, a thoughtful look crossing his mind.

’I get it now. This Guan Xiaoyan must have some connection to Ye Cangqian, or he possesses a cultivation technique similar to the Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique. Otherwise, his reaction wouldn’t be so obvious.’

"Mad dogs always bark the loudest before they die. So, are you done with your last words?"

Ye Tianling’s expression didn’t change much. These people were arrogant, but they certainly had the capital to be.

But Ye Tianling’s current strength had undergone a transformation; he was no longer a simple Sword Essence Third Heaven cultivator.

"It seems you really won’t learn until you’re staring death in the face!"

Zhao Mu’s face darkened. With a thought, a golden longsword appeared in his hand.

The longsword’s power coalesced, forming a massive, sparrow-shaped Void Body of his Sword Realm.

The giant sparrow looked ferocious, but it was a far cry from being lifelike.

"Celestial Eagle Sword Heart, kill!"

Zhao Mu gathered his Celestial Eagle Sword Heart and sent it crushing down toward Ye Tianling.

He restrained his killing intent, planning only to heavily injure Ye Tianling, not kill him. After all, Ye Tianling was, on paper, a True Disciple of the Myriad Swords Sect’s Sect Master.

"A celestial eagle? That’s just a little bug, isn’t it? And you call it a celestial eagle..."

Ye Tianling glanced at it, his expression priceless.

’So this is Zhao Mu’s Sword Heart?’

’The Celestial Eagle Sword Heart?’

’Are you f*cking kidding me?’

’It looks no different from a little sparrow drawn by a child!’

’If this is what passes for a Sword Heart...’

Ye Tianling didn’t feel like saying anything more.

Zhao Mu’s Celestial Eagle Sword Heart was imposing, ferocious, and ruthless as it shot violently toward Ye Tianling.

HUM—

The very air in the void began to stir.

But Ye Tianling made no move to defend himself. When the Celestial Eagle Sword Heart struck his mind and soul, he felt no attack at all.

It was like a warm ray of light washing over his body, causing only the slightest tremor.

Other than that, he felt nothing.

"This little sparrow has no power at all. I thought you guys were supposed to be tough. With this pathetic level of skill, you dare to provoke your grandpa?"

Ye Tianling said with contemptuous mockery.

"Little bastard, you’re courting death!"

Hearing this, Zhao Sikong’s face fell. With a flash of his sword, he unleashed a supreme Sword Intent—the Heaven-Burning Sword Intent.

As the Sword Intent emerged, it created the impression of a single sword incinerating the heavens, carrying with it an incredibly powerful Sword Qi from the Sword Heart Realm as it slashed fiercely toward Ye Tianling.

The blazing flame Sword Qi shot violently toward Ye Tianling.

In a single breath, Ye Tianling directly activated the Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique, and in that instant, the North Nether Divine Skill engaged.

"In the North Nether there is a fish, and its name is the Kun..."

HUM—

After the incredibly fiery aura struck him, Ye Tianling’s body swelled for a moment before instantly returning to its original state.

And just like that, Zhao Sikong’s attack completely dissipated, having no effect whatsoever.

Zhao Sikong couldn’t help but stare, his eyes wide with disbelief and a new sense of gravity as he looked at Ye Tianling.

Only now did he vaguely realize that Ye Tianling—a man who had survived an execution attempt by the peerless Emperor Cangqian and was then accepted as a True Disciple by the Myriad Swords Sect’s Sect Master—was probably not so simple.

"You have a few tricks up your sleeve. I don’t know what strange methods you’re using, but no matter what you do, you will die in the face of absolute power!"

Unlike Zhao Mu and Zhao Sikong, Guan Xiaoyan’s killing intent was not only blazing and his murderous aura thick, but his hatred was just as intense as ever.

"You hate me a lot, don’t you? I’m curious. How have I, Ye Tianling, offended you?"

Ye Tianling’s expression was indifferent.

In his eyes, these three were already dead men.

The only reason he hadn’t acted yet was because he needed to understand a few things.

At the same time, he also needed to use these three to hone his own battle power and test just how strong a Sword Dao Cultivator at Sword Heart Third Heaven was.

He had now tested two of them, and their strength was far weaker than he had imagined.

This left Ye Tianling rather disappointed.