Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 109: The Death of Lin Qingyu

The instant Lin Qingyu released her killing intent, Ye Tianling was already in motion.

WHOOSH—

Using the Kunpeng Carefree Travel Body Technique, Ye Tianling appeared directly in front of Lin Qingxi.

He didn’t even try to block. The Defense Power of his black Wind Spirit Dust-Resistant Armor wasn’t activated as Lin Qingyu’s green Longsword stabbed toward him.

The strike, infused with Sword Soul Power, landed on Ye Tianling’s chest.

"Senior Brother Long!"

Lin Qingxi froze. By the time she snapped out of it, it was too late. She cried out in alarm and immediately lunged at Lin Qingyu.

CLANG—

But at that moment, the sword struck Ye Tianling’s body as if hitting an Unparalleled Defense Battle Armor, failing to leave even the faintest mark.

Blocked by the immense Defense Power, Lin Qingyu’s Longsword bent before the force rebounded.

VMMMM—

The powerful rebound sent a tremor through Lin Qingyu’s body, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.

SWISH—

Suddenly, a stream of light flowed like water from the distance. A green gleam pierced the sky as a figure traversed the void to arrive.

A beautiful woman in a bluish-green Spiritual Gauze Skirt descended from the void.

"Master."

Lin Qingxi immediately fell to her knees and kowtowed.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyu’s face paled, and she quickly knelt and kowtowed as well.

The newcomer was none other than Lin Qingxi’s Master, Xiao Qingzhu.

Xiao Qingzhu waved her hand, and both Lin Qingxi and Lin Qingyu were gently lifted to their feet, unable to complete their bow.

However, she didn’t look at Lin Qingyu or Lin Qingxi first. Instead, with a flash of red light in her hand, an Earth Tier Top Grade Creation Pill appeared.

"Take this and recover. You’re this depleted?"

Xiao Qingzhu said in a gentle voice.

She walked over, using her Sword Soul Power to send the Creation Pill floating toward him.

"Me?"

Ye Tianling was a little dazed. ’Could it be because I’m too handsome? Has this beauty taken a fancy to me?’ 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Ye Tianling tried to use his Soul Talent, but unfortunately, he couldn’t activate it.

The previous sword strike that killed Guan Tianya had been too costly. Aside from a bit of power remaining in his Innate True Essence and the lingering effects of the Returning Butterfly Cocoon Technique, he was completely drained in every other respect.

At this point, even if Ouyang Ruoxue stripped naked and begged him to take her, he wouldn’t have been able to perform.

The sheer extent of his exhaustion pained Ye Tianling greatly.

"Yes, you. Ye Tianling."

Xiao Qingzhu said quietly.

Ye Tianling didn’t hesitate, taking the Earth Tier Top Grade Creation Pill and swallowing it down.

The Creation Pill was truly a Top Grade item. For an ordinary person, no matter how depleted, it could instantly restore more than half of their drained Origin.

But for Ye Tianling, it was practically useless.

Compared to the sheer scale of his ’squandered’ reserves, a single Earth Tier Top Grade Creation Pill was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.

"You... It seems you really are... Try to look on the bright side. It’s alright if you can’t practice Cultivation or form a Sword Soul. Life can still be wonderful."

Xiao Qingzhu sighed, her voice still gentle.

Her gaze was as soft as water, seemingly full of affection, which actually made Ye Tianling a little embarrassed.

As for what she’d said—she had clearly misunderstood him.

But Ye Tianling couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Lin Qingxi was dumbfounded.

Lin Qingyu, on the other hand, felt the urge to roll her eyes.

’Unable to practice Cultivation?’

’Unable to form a Sword Soul?’

Lin Qingyu was going frantic. ’If that’s what you call being unable to cultivate, then I, Lin Qingyu, want to be unable to cultivate too!’

"What happened here? What exactly went on?"

Xiao Qingzhu sighed softly before asking with a serious expression.

Lin Qingxi’s emotions were still a tangled mess, and for a moment, she didn’t know how to answer her Master’s question.

"Lin Qingyu, you tell me."

Xiao Qingzhu said coolly, her brow furrowed slightly.

As for Ouyang Ruoxue, she recognized her but didn’t greet her at all.

Ouyang Ruoxue, likewise, exchanged no words with her, simply ignoring her presence.

"Sword Master Elder, this incident began with Ye Tianling colluding with Guan Tianya... Guan Tianya refined Senior Brother Yang Qingyun, Senior Brother Zhou Qinghao, and Junior Brother Xu Qingchen to absorb their Essence, Qi, and Soul, all to help Ye Tianling recover his Talent. In exchange, Ye Tianling taught Guan Tianya the core Cultivation secrets of the Fiery Sun Sword."

Lin Qingyu said immediately.

"I was controlled by his vicious poison and forced to plot against Yang Qingyue, all in an attempt to escape and pass along information, but Ouyang Ruoxue captured me and brought me back..."

"Junior Sister Qingxi has been defiled by Ye Tianling and is no longer pure. She’s completely biased in favor of this peerless Demon..."

Lin Qingyu deliberately twisted the facts, framing Ye Tianling and shifting the blame. She pieced everything together, mixing truths and falsehoods in a way that sounded frighteningly convincing.

Xiao Qingzhu’s expression was complicated. She glanced at the bloodstain on Lin Qingxi’s lower abdomen and asked, "Is what she says true?"

Lin Qingxi shook her head. "Master, she’s lying. Master, I’m still pure. It was Senior Sister Qingyu who colluded with Guan Tianya to frame us. Senior Brother Long... I mean, Senior Brother Tianling is the victim. He’s innocent! He was the Puppet Senior Sister Qingyu captured for Guan Tianya to refine to death and drain of his Essence, Qi, and Soul. Senior Brother Qingyun and the others were refined to death by Guan Tianya as Human Pills."

Lin Qingxi didn’t say more, keeping her explanation brief and to the point.

Xiao Qingzhu looked closely at Lin Qingxi while simultaneously using her Sword Soul Power to probe deeper.

After a moment, she said, "Alright, I understand now. Lin Qingyu, do you have anything else to say?"

Lin Qingyu was stunned. She immediately dropped to her knees. "Sword Master, spare me! Colluding with Guan Tianya was a complete fabrication! The six of us were working together on this. I, Lin Qingyu, am willing to swear a poison oath on it!"

As she spoke, Lin Qingyu no longer dared to hide anything. After making her poison oath, she recounted the entire sequence of events in detail, even explaining how Ye Tianling had first used the alias ’Dugu Tian’ and later assumed the identity of Long Tianshu to deceive Guan Tianya.

A peculiar light flashed repeatedly in Xiao Qingzhu’s beautiful eyes.

Her gaze toward Ye Tianling was now clearly filled with immense interest.

"The Nine Swords Sect doesn’t value you. Why not come with me to the Celestial Sword Sect? We don’t need to have a formal master-disciple relationship. What do you say? I’ll give you the best resources."

Xiao Qingzhu gazed at Ye Tianling, the emotion in her eyes clearly profound.

Being stared at like that made Ye Tianling a little nervous. ’This woman looks young, but who knows if she’s actually hundreds, or even thousands, of years old?’

’Older women are often like tigresses, each one as voracious as dozens of younger ones. My body is completely spent right now; I don’t have the ’stamina’ for that.’

"You should find a professional Male Cultivator for dual cultivation. I’ll pass,"

Ye Tianling said bashfully.

"Pfft— What are you thinking, little one? I’m Xiao Qingzhu. I was once a good friend of your father, Ye Fengyang, which is why I have a soft spot for you. What on earth are you imagining? So young, yet your mind is already full of such filthy thoughts!"

Xiao Qingzhu broke into a smile as she chided him.

"Xiao Qingzhu, you should go now. My Master is coming. If you don’t leave, you won’t get another chance."

Ouyang Ruoxue suddenly interjected, her tone icy.

"Hm? Granny Qinglian is here?"

Xiao Qingzhu’s pretty face turned grim. "Qingyu," she said, her voice heavy and cold, "when you get back, you will go to Soul-locking Cliff to temper yourself for one year."

"Yes... Sword Master Elder."

Lin Qingyu lowered her head and kowtowed three more times, a chilling hatred buried deep within her eyes.

Ouyang Ruoxue said nothing more.

Xiao Qingzhu gave Ye Tianling another look, but he just shrugged, indicating he wouldn’t be going with her.

Resigned, Xiao Qingzhu turned, taking Lin Qingxi with her as she flew into the sky on her sword.

At that moment, Lin Qingyu also rose into the air on her sword.

But in that very instant, Ye Tianling snatched up the Fiery Sun Sword.

"Nine Swords of Dugu!"

He unleashed the Nine Swords of Dugu with his Innate True Essence. Ye Tianling’s figure shot forward as he delivered a vicious, deadly strike.

PCHT—

The sword pierced through the back of Lin Qingyu’s head, splitting her entire body in two.