Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 74: I Don’t Think Much of You

Chen Fengyan waved his hand. "Stand down. None of you are to give him trouble. Just let him fend for himself! He’s a mad dog! A rabid wolf. As Sect Master, I could kill him, but for one, I can’t bully someone so much younger, and for another, this is an order from the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land. It cannot be defied. For now, we can only let this mad dog run wild! Fortunately, the Great Prohibition Talisman has pulled this mad dog’s fangs!"

After speaking, Chen Fengyan turned and flew away. He had lost all face and was utterly humiliated.

To salvage his dignity, he had invoked the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land—after all, the "sanctions" were their orders. If Ye Tianling was killed before the sanctions were complete, it would be a show of disrespect toward the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land.

And the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land was home to truly peerless, Ancient Ancestor Level experts. No one dared to offend them.

Chen Fengyan, Qin Shuzong, and the other Elders left in a huff. Despite their immense power, they were utterly helpless against Ye Tianling.

Guan Cangyun, who had attacked once before, desperately wanted to strike again. But he worried that Ye Tianling might use some powerful Sword Soul impact to shatter the Great Prohibition Talisman. Fuming, he had no choice but to back down.

’Enjoy your last few days, you little bastard,’ Guan Cangyun cursed inwardly.

"Guan Cangyun, you old dog, I’ll let you live a few more days. Once I condense my Sword Soul, I’ll beat you so hard you’ll be spewing shit from that mouth of yours!"

Ye Tianling’s retorts were just as vulgar. Having sensed Guan Cangyun’s vicious thoughts, he shot back without a shred of courtesy.

Guan Cangyun was startled and suspicious, but he didn’t believe Ye Tianling could actually know his thoughts. After all, an ability like sensing another person’s mind was unheard of in the Sword Dao World. He would never have considered such a possibility.

He simply assumed that Ye Tianling’s response was born from a deep-seated hatred for his earlier display of killing intent.

Guan Cangyun snorted in anger, and with a flick of his sleeves, he too turned into a streak of Flowing Light and departed.

The Elders left, and many of the disciples scattered as well.

"Hmph, you little bastard. Let’s see how long your arrogance lasts!"

A disciple from the Zhao Family, a cultivator at the Sword Essence Second Heaven Realm, stood seven hundred meters away. He sneered and hurled the insult.

"Oh? You want to test me?"

Ye Tianling’s gaze snapped toward him.

"Heh, my name is Zhao Zhijing, and I’m not afraid of anything!"

The youth named Zhao Zhijing had a sinister look on his face.

Zhao Mu and Zhao Sikong were his cousins. He had gotten word and rushed over, witnessing Ye Tianling’s blatant arrogance for himself.

However, relying on his bloodline Sensing Ability and the Talent of his Celestial Eagle Sword Body, he felt that Ye Tianling didn’t pose much of a threat.

"Heh, good. Very good."

Ye Tianling’s gaze hardened. His Sword Essence Power might be gone, but the True Qi he had cultivated from Unparalleled Martial Arts like the North Nether Divine Skill was still present.

Moreover, his North Nether Divine Skill could devour Energy at all times!

This True Qi was chaotic and unrefined, but using it to execute a Cultivation Technique was not difficult.

Kunpeng Free-roaming Body Technique!

Nine Swords of Dugu!

WHOOSH—

With an eruption of True Qi, Ye Tianling’s figure shot forward like a cannonball.

He instantly snatched the sword that had been circling him.

SPURT—

A flash of crimson light!

In the wake of the light, a fountain of blood suddenly erupted from Zhao Zhijing’s neck.

GURGLE—

As blood gushed from the wound, Ye Tianling’s figure reappeared back where he had started.

A round trip of seven hundred meters, completed in less than the time it takes to breathe.

Such speed was like a phantom!

Such a terrifying Body Technique was like a phantom!

And such physical explosive power was even more phantasmal!

As for how Ye Tianling had drawn his sword, even geniuses like Ye Shuiyan, Wang Yufei, and Qin Tianzhao were left dumbfounded, their eyes filled with extreme dread.

They hadn’t seen it.

That’s right. They hadn’t seen how Ye Tianling drew his sword at all!

’Even while suppressed by the Great Prohibition Talisman, Ye Tianling still possesses such Battle Power?’

’Is it the strength of his physical body?’

’Or is it the terrifying Battle Power of his Fiery Sun Sword?’

At that moment, every Cultivator’s gaze fell upon Ye Tianling’s blood-red longsword, and a mad glint of greed appeared in their eyes.

"You... you... you—"

Zhao Zhijing clutched his neck, his eyes bulging.

He had no Sword Soul Guardian, no Defensive Battle Armor, and was only at the paltry Sword Essence Second Heaven Realm. With such a low Realm and feeble strength, how could he possibly withstand the Kunpeng Carefree Travel Body Technique, which had evolved from the Wave-Riding Light Step and Divine Hundred Transformations? How could he possibly block an attack from Ye Tianling—an Emperor’s Qi Sword Body who had already achieved Sword Heart Clarity and comprehended Lonely Sword Intent? And how could he possibly resist the might of an unparalleled killing Sword Dao like the Nine Swords of Dugu?

"Me what? Feels good to die, doesn’t it? I didn’t beat you until you were spewing shit or make you eat your own junk. Count yourself lucky I gave you a quick end!"

Ye Tianling said arrogantly.

He took a few steps forward as he spoke.

At his approach, the many disciples of the Nine Swords Sect all fell back, quickly scattering in small groups. No one dared to confront Ye Tianling.

The Cultivators who had been speaking so arrogantly just moments before were now pale-faced, their eyes filled with terror.

As Ye Tianling walked, his North Nether Divine Skill suddenly went into disarray.

After that sudden release of his reserves, the injuries that had been suppressed by the Great Prohibition Talisman—and had only just begun to heal—finally erupted.

SPUTTER—

He lost control. Blood began to stream from his seven orifices, and he started to tremble violently. The backlash from forcefully using his Sword Soul Power, the Tree Cutting Technique, his Lonely Sword Intent, and other abilities had finally arrived.

His physical body was too weak and his Sword Soul too strong; his body was starting to break down again.

Ye Tianling felt the illusion of his Soul once again undergoing Ascension, on the verge of Soul Emergence.

But he knew he couldn’t let it happen.

"He’s at his limit!"

A strange glint appeared in the eyes of a few Cultivators.

But this had happened multiple times before.

Besides, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Even a peerless figure like Ye Cangqian, the Emperor Cangqian, had failed to kill him. Back then, Ye Tianling’s Soul had been shattered and his bones broken, yet he still hadn’t died...

His current injuries were obviously far less severe than they had been then.

So, even though Ye Tianling looked to be in a wretched state, no one dared to make a move. At the very least, no one wanted to be the first.

Both Qin Tianzhao and Xiao Zhengnan were tempted to act, but ultimately decided against it.

Suppressing their anger, the two of them eventually fell back.

Ye Shuiyan and Ye Fengze, however, walked over and supported Ye Tianling.

Neither of them showed any killing intent.

"You want me to be your Dao companion? Do you like me?"

Ye Shuiyan suddenly asked in a soft voice, a peculiar look in her beautiful, clear eyes.

Her voice had softened somewhat.

"I don’t like you. I just think you’re pure, lovely, Spiritual, and beautiful, with a kind of sacred aura. So—I just want to achieve Yin Yang Harmony with you, that’s all."

Ye Tianling said matter-of-factly. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

At these words, a muscle in Ye Fengze’s cold face twitched uncontrollably.

"Stay alive, and cultivate a body of Vast Righteous Qi. If you do, I’ll consider it."

Ye Shuiyan said suddenly.

"Hm?"

Ye Tianling was a little surprised.

Wang Yufei also said calmly, "Stay alive. Don’t you dare die so easily. Otherwise, how will I ever get my revenge?"

Ye Tianling sneered. "Why don’t you just shut up? I have no interest in you, nor do I want to pursue Harmonization Dao with you."

Blushing with fury, Wang Yufei sputtered, "You—"

Ye Tianling said, "You can come kill me right now. This is when I’m at my weakest."

Wang Yufei sneered back, "You’re as cunning as a fox. What trick are you trying to pull now? Besides, I bet that Fiery Sun Sword of yours only gets more vicious the more people it kills. Do you think I’m stupid enough to fall for your trap?"

Ye Tianling let out a sarcastic laugh. "Hahahaha! How utterly ridiculous!"

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