Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 23: Nine Yin Scripture

Ye Yueling emerged from the Cold Pool. She no longer felt the chill.

She put on the set of clothes Ye Tianling had left behind.

It was a coarse linen outfit Ye Tianling had taken off earlier. The clothes were stained with dried blood and riddled with holes.

They were a testament to Ye Tianling’s sorry state and the series of hardships he had endured.

By now, Ye Yueling knew that Ye Tianling was experiencing a Talent Awakening, not burning away his Talent.

In the past, due to her own prejudice and the fact that her heart already belonged to another, she had wrongly accused him and even verbally insulted him...

Ye Yueling stood in the cave for a long time. Then, biting her lip, she gathered Sword Qi in her palm and struck out at the spot between her own eyebrows.

THUD—

As her palm shot out, a powerful surge of Sword Qi rushed toward the spot between her brows.

But the bloodline within her suddenly stirred, surging to protect the spot between her brows. It instinctively blocked the attack.

Even so, her entire body shook, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood. She was already seriously injured.

Ye Yueling closed her eyes as tears streamed down her face.

Then, she struck at the spot between her brows once more.

This was her second attempt.

This time, her strike was even more ferocious, even more ruthless.

But the blow never landed.

SWOOSH—

From the distance, a streak of cyan sword light suddenly shot forth.

The instant the sword light struck her palm, the hand she was aiming at her brow was jolted, and the Sword Qi she had gathered instantly dissipated.

"Young lady, your talent is astonishing. It has undergone a mutation and is still growing. You are about to achieve Ninth Level Sword Dao Talent! Once you do, you could be the next peerless Fairy, Yun Zhiruo."

High in the sky, a woman in a purple gauze dress stood gracefully atop a streak of cyan sword light.

The cyan sword light emanated a misty, blue-green, flame-like Energy Aura, making her look like a peerless Fairy.

Ye Yueling looked up, her eyes filled with envy and awe.

’I gave myself three chances to end my life, but on the second, someone actually saved me.’

But as for the ’talent mutation’ the woman mentioned, how could Ye Yueling not know what it truly was?

’The Talent that was once my greatest source of pride has now become my greatest shame.’

Ye Yueling couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Once the tears began to flow again, they became uncontrollable.

The cyan sword light descended, quickly landing at the entrance of the cave above the Cold Pool.

The woman in the purple gauze dress needed only a single glance into the cave to understand everything.

"Damned lecher!"

The woman’s expression instantly turned icy, her killing intent flaring.

The words startled Ye Yueling, snapping her back to reality.

"Senior Fairy..."

Ye Yueling’s feelings were a tangled mess, but before she could finish speaking, the woman in the purple dress cut her off.

"I am Lin Yuchan, a Law Enforcement Elder from the Cyan Moon Sword Sect. Although you have lost your innocence, that is not such a grave matter for us Cultivators. With your Talent, your future achievements will be extraordinary! At the very least, you will become one of the Saint Children and Saintesses of Carefree Main City, or even the entire Azure Flame Mansion—one of the peerless geniuses of the younger generation.

Therefore, I am willing to accept you as my Direct Disciple. Are you willing?"

Ye Yueling was stunned. She immediately bowed deeply and said, "My life was saved by you, Master. I, your disciple Ye Yueling, pay my respects to Master."

Lin Yuchan nodded slightly. "The lecher’s aura is still present. Though faint, I can use Sword Control to fly us after him. We will take his head and avenge you!"

Ye Yueling froze and immediately cried out, "Don’t!"

Suspicion flickered in Lin Yuchan’s eyes. "Oh? You don’t want revenge?"

A chill ran through Ye Yueling’s heart. Her feelings were a tangled mess as she quickly replied in a hateful tone, "I will settle this grudge myself!"

Lin Yuchan didn’t seem to doubt her. "Hmm, that’s fine as well. I must return to the Sect. Are you willing to come with me?"

Ye Yueling pursed her lips, but she didn’t hesitate. She bowed and said, "I am willing."

"Good."

Relief and satisfaction appeared in Lin Yuchan’s eyes. Although Ye Yueling was no longer a virgin, it hardly mattered. A Talent that was nearly at the Ninth Level was enough to overlook any weakness.

This girl would become a peerless genius, a Fairy or Saintess in the making.

And after the two great peerless geniuses, Emperor Cangqian, Ye Cangqian, and the Jade Water Fairy, Yun Zhiruo, the Cyan Moon Sword Sect would welcome another!

As for the lecher who had ruined Ye Yueling’s innocence, Lin Yuchan committed his faint yet blazing, flame-like Soul Qi to memory.

If she ever encountered him again, she would capture him, sever his manhood, seal his power, and drag him back for Ye Yueling to exact her revenge and sever her Heart Demon. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

...

After leaving the gates of the Ye Race estate, Ye Tianling sped toward the Forbidden Moon Mountain.

He swaggered along the way. Even though he avoided the most crowded areas, he didn’t arouse any suspicion.

As he passed through some of the busier areas, Ye Tianling spotted a few wanted posters.

The portrait was lifelike, perfectly capturing his form and spirit, and so handsome it could make one jealous... but right now, he wore the face of Ye Tianxing.

Ye Tianling even walked right up to one, clicked his tongue, and said with dissatisfaction, "Ye Tianling, you’re so handsome, charming, and charismatic, and you’re still a wanted man?"

Beside him, a portly, dark-faced Daoist in a slate-gray robe immediately chimed in, "Well said, well said! Truly charismatic, and his deeds were incredibly satisfying! Haha. And what might I call you, little brother?"

"Ni Laosi."

Ye Tianling said with a grin.

"Oh, so it’s Fellow Daoist Ni. A pleasure, a pleasure. I am ’Li Zuozong’."

When Ye Tianling heard this, he staggered and nearly fell over.

’Not only did this fat, dark-faced man understand the insult hidden in my name, but he countered with one of his own?’

’What a character.’

Ye Tianling rolled his eyes. "Whatever, Li. Get out of the way, I’m in a hurry."

The fat, dark-faced Daoist just chuckled and, without blocking him, immediately stepped aside.

Ye Tianling swaggered through Qingyang Town. Upon entering the Forbidden Moon Mountain region, he once again chose the dangerous path.

This time, Ye Tianling ventured deeper, remaining vigilant.

ACHOO—

Suddenly, Ye Tianling sneezed.

’Who’s cursing my name now? Or has that little minx Ye Yueling finally gotten a taste of my charm and started missing me?’

Ye Tianling grumbled to himself, but the speed of his Body Technique didn’t slow in the slightest.

The Body Technique he was using was a form of Martial Arts from Huaxia—Dugu Qiubai’s Divine Hundred Transformations.

After discovering just how useful and practical the Martial Arts of Huaxia were—techniques like the Nine Swords of Dugu, the Turtle Breath Technique, and acupoint pressing—Ye Tianling had begun to place great importance on the many other skills Dugu Qiubai, the Sword Dao Grandmaster, had possessed.

Besides the Nine Swords of Dugu, Dugu Qiubai had also cultivated three great Internal Cultivation Methods: the Nine Yin Scripture, the Little Faceless Technique, and the Muscle Strengthening Scripture.

And there were many other Cultivation Techniques that existed in Dugu Qiubai’s memories, even if he hadn’t personally practiced them.

These included the Six Meridian Divine Sword, the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, the Finger Snap Divine Technique, the Nine Yang Divine Skill, the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth, the Wave-Riding Light Step, and the Celestial Mountain Six Yang Palm.

Most of this was information he had inherited when the Dragon Blood Pearl from the Second Layer shattered.