Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 169: The Name of the Great Demon

"Have you seen it now? Killing Long Tianxiao was one of my trump cards. I used a Blood Sacrifice on many treasures to amass Battle Power and killed him with the help of Long Tianyu! But the fight with Xia Xinyan was a battle of true Battle Power, which is why it was even more difficult! Since I’ve agreed to take you as my disciples, no matter what you’re thinking, I will teach you well from now on."

Ye Tianling said seriously.

Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with utter shock and astonishment.

Although they still might not believe that Ye Tianling could kill Long Tianxiao, the Battle Power of that one sword strike was enough to prove that his strength was absolutely comparable to the Sword Void First Transformation Realm.

With that single strike, Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui knew clearly that they were no match for Ye Tianling!

"Master, I was wrong."

Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui immediately and obediently admitted their mistake.

They realized that even if Ye Tianling was lying, it was very likely that he had truly fought against Long Tianxiao and Xia Xinyan.

And to be able to fight these two Unparalleled Saint Sons and Saintess and escape was, in itself, a supreme honor and a display of supreme ability!

Besides, how long had Ye Tianling even been in Cultivation?

Not even half a year!

In less than half a year, he had already grown so astonishingly. His future prospects were obvious!

"You are not the ones at fault. Rather, it is I, your Master, whose strength is insufficient. If I were peerlessly invincible, I wouldn’t need to say a word, let alone act. You would trust me implicitly, not harbor doubts in your hearts. Also, Wan Xuegui, regarding the Sword Dao insights I gave you before—while some of it was nonsense, most of it was true.

In fact, after contemplating it carefully, I discovered that this way of thinking is a perfect match for your Cultivation of the Ten Thousand Thoughts in One Heart Sword Technique. Otherwise, how could you have broken through?

You were able to break through. Compared to those treasures of yours, did you really get the short end of the stick?

Besides, given the situation back then, if I hadn’t schemed against you, you definitely would have been schemed against by Fang Qingxue, and you would have ended up with no treasures or benefits at all."

Ye Tianling added seriously.

"Yes, Master. I am dull-witted and foolish. I am ashamed."

Wan Xuegui was enlightened by these words and suddenly understood.

Therefore, he immediately bowed deeply to express his apology.

"As long as you understand, that’s enough. I can’t usually be bothered with such things. Take my fight with Xia Xinyan, for example. I actually could have killed her, but I never used my trump cards. I told her not to go too far, but she wouldn’t listen. In the end, one of my sword strikes nearly cleaved her in two, and her Talent was severely damaged.

Without Spirit Medicine and one or two months of Hard Cultivation, I’m afraid she won’t be able to recover!

And that was only because she had a powerful Guardian trump card to avoid that fate. Otherwise, she would have been hacked to death by that one sword strike."

Ye Tianling sighed with some emotion.

’Am I a Great Demon?’

Ye Tianling was truly unwilling to accept this ’title’ in his heart.

Most of the time, he was the one warning his enemies not to make another move, or they would die!

But his enemies often wouldn’t listen. He gave them a chance, but they failed to take it, so he acted.

’And as a result, *I’m* the Demon?’

’Could it be just because I used the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod a few times?’

Thinking of the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod, Ye Tianling couldn’t help but chuckle.

He recalled the terrified looks in the eyes of Xu Hanyan, Tang Siyu, and the others back in the Medicinal Garden, and it all felt a little strange to him now.

As these thoughts crossed his mind, Ye Tianling subconsciously took out the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod.

Nearly all of his treasures had been consumed, but this Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod alone had been preserved.

"AHH—Master, I was wrong!"

The moment Que Xinyan saw the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod, his hefty body trembled and all his fat quivered. His butthole clenched tight as he cried out, his face a mask of terror.

Seeing Que Xinyan’s reaction and then the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod, Wan Xuegui couldn’t help but recall the bewitchingly beautiful appearance of Ye Tianling disguised as ’Fang Qingxue’, and he too shuddered all over.

"Master, I was wrong! Master, don’t, don’t use that Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod to... poke... me!"

Wan Xuegui couldn’t help but say with a trembling voice.

"PFFT—"

"Poke you? My ass!"

Ye Tianling snapped out of it, almost spitting blood.

’These two disciples, are they sick in the head? What kind of messed-up things are they thinking?!’

"I was just looking at this Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod, that’s all. What are you two thinking about? Are you perverts?"

Ye Tianling put away the Profound Ice Cold Iron Rod and scolded them.

"But Master, your smile was just too... too..."

Wan Xuegui said cautiously.

"Exactly! Your smile was too creepy and perverted!"

Que Xinyan immediately chimed in.

Only after he finished speaking did he realize that he had gotten carried away and spoken out of turn.

Cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.

"I’ve recently come up with a kind of Hundred Sons Diagram. How about you two try to solve it?"

Ye Tianling said.

"Er, no thanks. I’m naturally dull and stupid. I can’t solve it. Master, you should find someone more capable."

Que Xinyan shivered and immediately replied.

Wan Xuegui looked completely baffled. "What’s a Hundred Sons Diagram?"

Ye Tianling explained some of the concepts behind things like the Nine Sons Diagram to Wan Xuegui. Wan Xuegui immediately fell for it, exclaiming how marvelous and indescribably wonderful it was.

Then, Que Xinyan looked at Wan Xuegui with a gaze of utter pity—this chuunibyou kid was finished.

...

「Thousand Tribulations Sword Peak.」

More than ten days passed.

Ye Cangqian let out a breath of turbid air. He had finally cultivated his Sword Spirit First Heaven Realm to the Perfection Realm.

However, his mood was not good.

’Blood Killing Heaven rescinded the kill order? They’re no longer trying to assassinate Ye Tianling? Has Ye Tianling been killed?’

Ye Cangqian pondered for a long time before finally taking out the blood-red, square Token again.

On the Token, a more vivid golden Flame burned atop an engraved, blood-drenched skull.

Ye Cangqian tapped a finger to the spot between his eyebrows and, with the power of his blood, activated the golden Flame.

From within the Flame, the skull let out a horrifying laugh. Amidst the laughter, the skull’s cranium split open, pulling apart to reveal an ancient gate.

From within the gate, a blood-red figure suddenly manifested, hovering in the void.

It was the same blood-red figure as last time—as bloody, tyrannical, savage, and terrifying as ever.

Ye Cangqian bowed slightly before asking, "Lord Blood Killing Envoy, fourteen days have passed. Has the mission been completed?"

The blood-red figure solidified somewhat, its facial contours gradually becoming visible.

His face looked exceptionally cold. "The mission has been canceled. I imagine you already know."

Ye Cangqian’s whole body trembled. "Why?"

The blood-red figure said, "The price you paid was not enough, and the price required to kill him is too great."

A look of utter disbelief appeared in Ye Cangqian’s eyes. "How is that possible?! Didn’t you say before that Ye Tianling would surely die, even if he were at the Sword Tribulation Ninth Refining Realm? Was that price—the Celestial Dragon Ancestral Tree Broken Branch—not enough?"

On the figure’s ghastly, blood-colored face, its blurry eyes suddenly grew more focused, and yet also more terrifying.

In that moment, it was as if two bolts of Thunder Power gathered and shot toward Ye Cangqian’s eyes. "You don’t believe me?"