Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable-Chapter 86: Intercept and Kill

Ye Shuiyan sighed again. After a moment of thought, she said, "His Soul has been shattered twice. In the last battle, you—everyone, really—could see he was at the end of his rope. He likely made no progress in the sect’s Medicinal Garden. In fact, his injuries probably worsened. That’s why he has to go out and look for opportunities..."

"I don’t know why he’s so persistent, but he certainly doesn’t want his enemies to look down on him."

Wang Yufei fell silent for a moment, lost in thought.

Seeing her like this, Ye Shuiyan felt a surge of pity and concern.

"Just forget about it. After being attacked by Ye Cangqian, he was already half-dead. Then Guan Cangyun crushed him, severely injuring his Soul again. Even with Elder Die Xiyue’s superb alchemy skills and all the restorative Elixirs she gave him, he’s truly crippled now.

Besides, have you considered this? If the Myriad Swords Sect truly valued him, they would never have sent him down to the Nine Swords Sect.

The Myriad Swords Sect likely only accepted him because their Sect Master owed a favor to Que Xinyan’s master, Daoist Que De. And now, everyone knows about it."

After speaking, Ye Shuiyan felt a touch of melancholy, as if something had been lost.

It was as if after this, she and Ye Tianling would belong to two different worlds.

Wang Yufei let out a long sigh and said, "Does this mean I’ll never have a chance for revenge...? That man... he deserves it. He’s too arrogant."

Ye Shuiyan said, "I actually understand him a little better now. If he weren’t so ruthless, he would have been eaten alive, with not even his bones left."

Wang Yufei said thoughtfully, "Why won’t he wait three months for the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave? Why insist on going out to his death now? In three months, even if his injuries worsen, there should still be a sliver of hope. Since the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave is a punishment and a test from the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land, it can’t be a certain death trap, can it?"

Wang Yufei was still conflicted.

Ye Shuiyan gave Wang Yufei a deep look and asked, "Have you fallen for him?"

Wang Yufei’s eyes filled with panic. She immediately shook her head and said, "Who—who’s fallen for him? I-I’m just resentful and find it hard to understand, that’s all."

Ye Shuiyan said, "With his pride, he probably doesn’t care about the Ten Thousand Swords Sacred Land ’thinking highly’ of him. Going out now is his only sliver of hope. If he really hides for three months and waits for the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave to open, that would be a true dead end."

Wang Yufei was thoroughly confused.

Ye Shuiyan explained further, "Even if he has the Ability to sever the Lonely Sword Intent, if he has no ambition and just hides in the Medicinal Garden for three months, he’ll have already failed before he even begins. But he clearly doesn’t care about any of that."

Wang Yufei hesitated. "Then, should we follow them and see? If we can, maybe we could help him?"

Ye Shuiyan said, "There’s no need. His life is so painful; death would be a release for him."

Wang Yufei was a little surprised. "Shuiyan, you—"

Ye Shuiyan sighed softly. "I’m only saying this out of sympathy. But in this world, sympathy can also be a form of insult, especially to someone as proud as him. Why are you so conflicted? Why can’t you bear it? It’s only because you know his past, know that this isn’t his true nature, that he was forced down this path. That’s why you feel both hatred and sympathy for him.

In reality, this is the path he chose. If he couldn’t go on, he could have just slit his throat and ended it. Why twist his personality like this? So, we should just focus on ourselves. As for him, and everything that happened between you two... forget it."

Ye Shuiyan patted Wang Yufei’s shoulder.

These words truly had a great impact on Wang Yufei, so much so that she fell into deep thought.

...

"Senior Brother Ye, that Ye Shuiyan, has she fallen for you? And that Wang Yufei, did she become infatuated with you after you bullied her?"

Ouyang Ruoxue and Ye Tianling had grown quite familiar with each other. Since Ye Tianling hadn’t continued to take advantage of her on the Flying Sword, she had relaxed and now asked him in a joking manner.

"Am I really that charming?" Ye Tianling said with a half-smile.

"You’re not bad. You can’t compare to the many geniuses I’ve seen, but you’re passable. Better than some of them, even."

Ouyang Ruoxue thought for a moment before answering in all seriousness.

"You sneak a peek at my big fella every time you help me bathe. Is he good-looking?" Ye Tianling suddenly asked.

"Ah—"

Hearing this, Ouyang Ruoxue’s face flushed red, and she nearly plummeted from the sky.

Her stance on her Flying Sword became visibly unstable.

Ye Tianling’s sudden question was so unexpected, catching her completely off guard, that her face instantly turned beet-red.

"Senior Brother Ye, you—what nonsense are you spouting!"

A very strange feeling welled up in Ouyang Ruoxue’s heart, and she snapped in feigned anger.

In truth, she wasn’t that angry anymore. As she had gradually grown more familiar with Ye Tianling, she found he didn’t put on airs. The feeling of interacting with him as an ’equal’ was very comfortable for her.

"I’m not spouting nonsense. This trip is more than likely a death sentence. Ye Shuiyan tried to stop me, probably because she saw this as well."

"Then why are you still going out?" Ouyang Ruoxue said in surprise.

"I’m going out to use someone else’s attack to break the Imprisonment of the Great Prohibition Talisman. This is my only chance."

Ye Tianling’s tone was even more casual. ’My plan is to use a powerful attack to shatter the Treasure Tower Celestial Ladder of the Dragon Soul Inheritance. Then, I’ll use the Supreme Dragon Blood inside to refine my body and advance both my Golden Bell Shield and Iron Cloth Shirt Cultivation Techniques to the seventh level or higher.’

But he couldn’t possibly tell Ouyang Ruoxue this.

’Nothing ventured, nothing gained.’

"Are you crazy? You’ll die! How could the Great Prohibition Talisman be undone so easily! You don’t understand anything. This is... this is no different from suicide," Ouyang Ruoxue couldn’t help but exclaim.

She was speechless. ’This Ye Tianling is such an idiot,’ she thought. ’How could he possibly pull off such a harebrained scheme?’

’I’m tempted to help him open the Great Prohibition Talisman,’ she considered. ’Even if I did, it wouldn’t really affect me. His Battle Power isn’t all that impressive anyway.’

But worried that her own plan would be ruined, she suppressed the thought.

Thinking about how her plan was about to succeed, Ouyang Ruoxue’s heart hardened.

Before leaving, she had already sent a message to Ye Cangqian. Now, Ye Qingfeng was also lying in wait in the Fierce Beast Mountain Range within the Celestial Sword Wilderness.

Based on her identity and changing location, Ye Qingfeng would be able to find them easily.

"Suicide? Before I die, I’m going to kill to my heart’s content."

As Ye Tianling spoke, his gaze suddenly shot forward.

In the Void ahead, two figures stood silently. A man and a woman, both wearing ghoulish face masks, they looked quite ferocious.

However, both of them radiated an aura of Blood Qi.

Even with the masks, they couldn’t hide from Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent.

After using his Soul Talent, Ye Tianling immediately knew who they were.

The two of them were actually from the Nine Swords Sect, and they were even Elders.

One of them was none other than Guan Cangyun.

The other was Guan Yusu, Guan Cangyun’s junior sister.