Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 185: Life, Lonely as Snow

"Brother, I believe you now. If you had been born into our Jade Water Cyan Dragon Lineage, you would definitely, definitely be the most powerful Divine Child, surrounded by endless, brilliant divine light. Not like now, where people see you as a good-for-nothing, a native with an impure bloodline, and an unpardonable Great Demon."

Long Tianmo was moved, and tears began to well up in her beautiful, crescent-moon-like eyes.

Thinking of Ye Tianling’s past, her sympathy overflowed, and tears streamed down her face.

Seeing her cry, Ye Tianling felt as if his heart had been pierced by a sharp sword.

Aside from Long Tianyu, this was the only other girl who had ever cried for him.

And she was his own sister.

This feeling... this feeling of being cared for... it was really... really nice.

Ye Tianling’s eyes began to sting, but he held back the tears.

"Well, I’m not exactly a good person either, Brother. I’m just good to the people I care about. Alright now, don’t cry. You’ll get ugly if you keep it up."

Ye Tianling walked over to Long Tianmo, gave her a gentle hug, and lightly patted her back.

"Mhm."

Long Tianmo replied, choking back a sob.

"Are there any more of those Dao Sounds? Tell me more, Brother. The way you speak is more beautiful than singing. Mhm, I really like it."

As she said this, Long Tianmo rubbed her head against Ye Tianling’s clothes, wiping her tears dry. She then pulled away from his embrace and said with a look of eager anticipation,

"Uh, why’d you wipe your tears on my clothes? What is... what is this? Is it snot...? Oh, gross..."

Ye Tianling was dumbfounded.

"Hee hee, that’s ’Dragon’s Saliva Fragrance’! It’s your fault for making Momo cry, you stinky brother. It’s a real treasure. If you eat it, Brother, it’ll be a great supplement for your cultivation."

Long Tianmo blushed slightly but still spoke with a serious expression.

"Eat it? You want me to eat it? A ’great supplement’? This is clearly snot! You... you... you—BLECH—"

Ye Tianling almost threw up. The look on his face was priceless.

"Are you disgusted with me, Brother?"

Long Tianmo’s expression changed in an instant.

Sure enough, a girl’s mood changes faster than flipping through a book.

Ye Tianling didn’t bother explaining. He just picked his nose, stuck his finger in front of Long Tianmo, and said, "Here, eat up. It’s a great supplement. This is Dragon’s Saliva Fragrance, and from a Divine Child, no less!"

"Ugh—"

Hearing this, Long Tianmo’s pretty face stiffened, and she was left completely stunned.

As for Wan Xuegui and Que Xinyan, they nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

’Sure enough, the Great Demon was still the Great Demon.’

...

"Brother, one of your ’small goals’ has been achieved. I’ve already called you ’Brother’ so sweetly. So, what’s your next small goal?"

"My next small goal... let’s say, I’ll first raise my cultivation by about ten Great Realms. My cultivation speed is still too slow."

Ten or so Great Realms...

Cultivation speed is too slow...

When Wan Xuegui and Que Xinyan heard this answer, they felt like dropping to their knees in disbelief.

Even the expression on Long Tianmo’s pretty face became priceless.

She complained internally, ’Would it kill you not to brag? Reaching your current realm in just half a year is already heaven-defying, you know? And you’re complaining that it’s too slow? Setting a ’small goal’ to advance ten or so Great Realms? From your current Half-step Sword Spirit Realm, one Great Realm up is the Void Realm. Two more Great Realms after that are the Tribulation Realm and the Ancestral Realm! And you want to advance *more than ten* Great Realms?’

Long Tianmo couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

"Master, well... uh... Actually, the Celestial Dao dictates that ’the weak do not enter the Void.’ This means that weaklings can’t even step into the Void Realm. But anyone who *can* enter the Void Realm undergoes a fundamental transformation of their battle power and a Sword Spirit Void Transformation. It’s a massive chasm, and it’s extremely difficult to cross."

Que Xinyan immediately added, "That’s right, Master. That’s why there are basically no weaklings beyond the Void Realm. Moreover, after the Void Realm, each Great Realm isn’t just divided into a Third Heaven, but into a Ninth Layer Celestial Ladder. For example, you have the Sword Void Nine Transformations, the Sword Tribulation Ninth Refining, and the Sword Ancestor Nine Paths. Every single small realm within those is incredibly difficult to advance through..."

Hearing this, Ye Tianling said, "Alright, then let’s set a new small goal."

Long Tianmo breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s more like it," she said. "Whether you’re a human... or a dragon, you need to be practical. You have to be down-to-earth and not aim for the impossible."

Ye Tianling nodded. "Then I’ll just break through to the Sword Tribulation Realm within half a year, and then reach the Sword Ancestor Nine Paths Realm within three years. The mere Sword Ancestor Realm isn’t that difficult. As for that Sword Ancestor Granny Qinglian and Sword Ancestor Wan Jimie... their strength seems just so-so to me."

The moment he said this, the scene fell deathly silent.

"Uh, why has everyone stopped talking?"

Ye Tianling asked, confused.

"Break through to the Sword Tribulation Realm in half a year? Reach the Sword Ancestor Nine Paths Realm in three years? A Sword Ancestor’s strength is ’just so-so’? Are you *sure* this is your ’small goal,’ Brother?"

Long Tianmo demanded, completely exasperated.

"Yes, I am," Ye Tianling said innocently. "What’s the matter? Is there something wrong with that?"

Long Tianmo nearly choked. "There’s nothing wrong," she said. "Except that talking to you makes me want to die, and it *also* makes me want to strangle you."

"..."

Ye Tianling was left speechless.

’But those are my real thoughts, you know?’

’Doesn’t anyone in this world believe the truth when they hear it?’

"Life... is truly as lonely as snow. No one understands me. No one even believes me when I tell the truth."

Ye Tianling sighed, looking utterly desolate.

’Master is a true professional bullshitter. Compared to him, I, Lord Que, feel like I’ve wasted my entire life.’

’I have to admit, I’m no match for him. Even if I were arrogant for another hundred years, I couldn’t compare to the tip of his iceberg. He’s just too good at bragging.’

’Yeah. I bet if that old geezer Que De were here, he’d kowtow to Master, scared stiff by his ’small goals’.’

’The Sword Ancestor Realm is easy to break into?’

’You’re asking me? I felt like dying just trying to break through to the Void Realm.’

’Me too. If it weren’t for Master, I’d still be stuck in the Sword Spirit Second Heaven Realm...’

Que Xinyan and Wan Xuegui conversed with their thoughts, unaware that Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent was so powerful that he heard everything.

’I’m bragging? Damn it, none of them believe me!’

Ye Tianling didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

...

「Deep within the Forbidden Land of the Jade Water Cyan Dragon Clan.」

A cyan Ice Sword Dragon roared into the void, repeatedly attempting Transformation Dao, but its body was bound by blood-red Order Chains.

The blood-red chains flickered with a sinister and violent electric light. Each shackle was sunk deep into the Ice Sword Dragon’s flesh, carving terrifying, bloody gullies into its body.

The wounds were a shocking, gruesome sight.

"ROAR—"

The Ice Sword Dragon roared and struggled, which only brought it more pain. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

It struggled ceaselessly, constantly trying to break free, but only became more deeply ensnared.

Finally, too weak to struggle any longer, its cyan Ice Sword Dragon form reverted to that of a scar-covered, middle-aged man.

The man fell from the void, crashing to the ground. He was unable to move for a long time.

After another moment, the bloody marks all over the man’s body vanished. He seemed to have returned to his most perfect state, brimming with life force, his aura profoundly deep.

"Failed again... Is that clone causing trouble again? Ye Fengyang, since you are so heartless, don’t blame me—your original self—for being ruthless!"

The man who was the Ice Sword Dragon muttered to himself, his voice incomparably sinister.