Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 200: Granny Qinglian Kneels

A thought struck Ye Cangqian, and he immediately knelt before Long Fengyang. He spoke with reverence and humility, "This junior has long admired the Dragon Emperor Saint Master’s unparalleled majesty and invincible bearing. To be able to see the Dragon Emperor in person is a fortune of three lifetimes.

Dragon Emperor Saint Master, if you would not find it beneath you, this junior is more than willing to help you make up for this regret."

Upon hearing the phrase ’To have a son, he should be like Ye Cangqian,’ Ye Cangqian had already formulated a plan.

Coupled with Long Fengyang’s undisguised admiration and protectiveness, Ye Cangqian immediately cast aside all his prejudices and began to fawn over him.

’This is an opportunity, a truly heaven-defying opportunity! If I seize it, I can have two peerless Half-Saints, Duan Jiutian and Long Fengyang, investing their all in training me. I could save myself decades, even centuries, of struggle!’

Thus, even though he originally hated Ye Tianling—and by extension, Ye Fengyang and Long Fengyang—he was now bowing and scraping, his shamelessness on full display.

"Flexible and adaptable, able to grasp an opportunity in an instant! Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"

Duan Jiutian frowned again, his heart filled with displeasure. He despised such sly and villainous behavior.

But as it happened, Long Fengyang completely bought into it, immediately giving his approval.

Duan Jiutian was about to speak up and stop it, but just then, Ye Cangqian had already begun to kowtow.

THUD, THUD, THUD—

After three direct and solid kowtows, Ye Cangqian said with the utmost respect, "Honored Father, please accept this child, Ye Cangqian... no, Long Cangqian’s ritual of three bows and nine kowtows."

Three bows and nine kowtows—this was the most devout of all rituals.

It was a ceremony reserved only for worshipping the heavens or a supreme sovereign, yet Ye Cangqian performed it right then and there.

Not only that, but he had also changed his surname on the spot, pledging himself to Long Fengyang.

"Mm, a teachable child! I was once like a brother to your grandmaster. From now on, I, your adoptive father, and your Master Jiutian will teach you together! For now, you will cultivate here in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Abyss.

Afterward, I will first capture Ye Yueling and Lin Yuchan. Once your cultivation reaches Perfection, I will bring them to you so you can complete the Yin Yang Harmony transformation.

Next, I will convene a meeting of the four great clans of the Dragon Race and consider having Long Yunfan yield the position of First Saint Son to you! When that time comes, the quota for a Void Body, which belongs to Long Qianying and originated from my former daughters, Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo, will also be given to you for Refinement. You will transform it into a Void Body with Celestial Forbidden Talent.

At that point, you will truly begin your supreme ascent. Once you step into the Sword Tribulation Realm, you will be powerful enough to break the Nine Forbidden and contend directly with the Sword Ancestor!"

After Ye Cangqian changed his name to ’Long Cangqian,’ the last wisp of Long Fengyang’s regret vanished. He immediately made a promise of abundant resources.

Duan Jiutian quietly watched Long Fengyang lay out his meticulous plan and couldn’t help but sigh.

"Honored Master, please accept this disciple, Long Cangqian’s, three bows."

Ye Cangqian was extremely dissatisfied with Duan Jiutian for repeatedly trying to ’obstruct’ his good fortune, but he didn’t show the slightest hint of it. Instead, he performed the same ritual of three bows and nine kowtows, his expression full of sincerity.

This act also caused Duan Jiutian’s intention to propose a Heart Demon trial for Ye Cangqian to come to nothing.

"Forget it. Since you have already gone this far, and Fengyang Daoist Brother thinks so highly of you, I will acknowledge you as my disciple. However, my Cultivation Technique is the Vast Energy and the Purple Qi from the East Technique.

One cultivates Vast Righteous Qi to slay the Evil Souls of countless realms!"

Duan Jiutian sighed softly and said in a deep voice.

"Master, this Disciple will certainly remember your teachings. I will cultivate a body of Vast Righteous Qi, use Daoist Techniques to attest to nature, and use Law to set the standard for the world!"

Ye Cangqian spoke with absolute conviction, but inwardly he was cursing Duan Jiutian for being a stubborn old fool, completely set in his ways.

"Cangqian is already doing very well. After all, his Cultivation Resources have been limited, his years of Cultivation are still few, and he has suffered many delays. This time, let’s not instill him with so many useless principles. Wouldn’t it be better to let him develop freely?

This time, I plan to pass on my Cyan Dragon Lineage’s Emperor’s Qi Dragon Swallowing Heaven Divine Technique to him. Didn’t he already Devour Ye Fengyang’s Essence Blood? Have Duan Qianji bring out the rest of the Essence Blood. I will use the Soul-locking and Soul-chasing Technique to locate Ye Fengyang, kill him, and extract his bloodline to bring Long Cangqian to completion..."

Long Fengyang began to discuss his plans with Duan Jiutian.

Although Duan Jiutian still felt deep down that this was wrong, the thought of the impending crisis of the ’Celestial Demon Blood Domain’ made him consider the bigger picture. In the end, Duan Jiutian finally acknowledged Ye Cangqian, this Child of Celestial Mandate with the Celestial Forbidden Talent.

...

「Returning Butterfly Forbidden Land.」

HUU—

Ouyang Ruoxue exhaled a breath of Blood Qi, her eyes shining with a remarkably bright light.

’Sword Void Five Transformation. I can’t believe I’ve acquired the dual Talents of the Hell Black Dragon Clan—the Devouring Talent and the Soul Talent... Incredible.’

’Ye Tianling, are you haunting me now? In this life, have your Bloodline Talent and my Cultivation merged into a single memory? We’re truly... fated adversaries.’

Ouyang Ruoxue pressed her lips together and let out a deep sigh.

After receiving encouragement from her Master, Ouyang Qinglian, she had gradually let go of her obsessive resentment and focused single-mindedly on her Hard Cultivation in the Returning Butterfly Forbidden Land.

Now, she could achieve Harmonization Dao in all aspects of her cultivation. The Soul Talent from Ye Tianling and the Devouring Talent of the Hell Black Dragon lineage, which she had obtained and transformed through the >, allowed her cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds, strengthening her innate Talent by an immeasurable degree.

And yet, this period of Hard Cultivation also caused her to occasionally fall into memories of that unbearable experience of ’ten-odd days’.

That soul-melting, bone-eroding feeling gave rise to complex emotions that she found difficult to resist.

Now that the obsession in her heart was gradually fading, she found herself instead deeply remembering that handsome, extraordinary, and domineering figure of unparalleled Talent.

With these complicated thoughts in her mind, Ouyang Ruoxue came out of seclusion.

Upon leaving the Forbidden Land, the first person she saw was her Master, Ouyang Qinglian.

"Ruoxue, something terrible has happened."

Ouyang Qinglian’s face was ashen, and she seemed to have aged a great deal.

She had suffered a truly devastating blow—if not for the Sensing between their minds and bloodlines, Ouyang Ruoxue would have hardly recognized her as her own beautiful master, the Qinglian Fairy.

"Granny, you... what happened to you?"

Ouyang Ruoxue’s once-tranquil heart suddenly sank. A chill ran through her body as she spoke in a trembling voice.

"It’s a long story... This time, I was targeted by the Dragon Emperor of the Cyan Dragon Race... To save my own life, I told him everything about you and Ye Tianling... Ruoxue, I’ve failed you."

Ouyang Qinglian’s face was dim, haggard, and ghastly pale. With a sigh, she knelt directly before Ouyang Ruoxue.

"Granny, don’t—"

Ouyang Ruoxue’s body trembled. She immediately unleashed the Power of the Void Realm to stop Ouyang Qinglian from kneeling.

But Ouyang Qinglian, who was in the Sword Ancestor One Path Realm, still managed to kneel, repenting before Ouyang Ruoxue like a child who had made a terrible mistake.