Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Ye Tianling met Ji Tianxie’s gaze directly.

As the original Demon Heart Sword Body, Ji Tianxie’s posture was incredibly overbearing and arrogant, possessing an extremely aggressive presence.

But Ye Tianling was completely unafraid.

"I already said I’ll give you the Mechanical Heart, but it has nothing to do with a price! You’re insulting Little Dragon Girl!"

Ye Tianling said coldly.

Two cold, blood-red glints appeared in Ji Tianxie’s eyes. He remained overbearing as he met Ye Tianling’s gaze.

After a moment, he said coldly, "Fine. That won’t be a condition. But don’t play any tricks!"

A look of contempt appeared on Ye Tianling’s face. "Tricks? I, Ye Tianling, never play tricks. I rely on strength! It doesn’t matter where that strength comes from. I’ve always faced death with indifference. If you don’t submit, we fight!

Only the weak and worthless resort to scheming!

Right now, I may be the weaker one, a good-for-nothing in your eyes, but I would never stoop to playing tricks!"

Ye Tianling wasn’t being servile, nor did he feel like he was begging.

Yes, this was just an exchange. He was paying a price! Therefore, he was in no way inferior!

He had remained humble before, letting the other man curse at him, only because he was the original Demon Heart Sword Body who had provided him with immense help, and because he was Little Dragon Girl’s father.

But now, after being repeatedly mocked and scorned, Ye Tianling couldn’t possibly keep it up.

He had already given the respect that was due. If the other party continued with this attitude, he would certainly not respond kindly.

"Only the weak and worthless resort to scheming!"

These words made Little Dragon Girl’s face turn pale, her eyes filling with a deep sense of unease.

As for Ji Tianxie, his expression immediately darkened. A malevolent, bloody aura suffused his face, making him look as if he were on the verge of Entering Demon.

Ye Tianling’s heart pounded in alarm.

But he didn’t regret saying those words.

"Hmph. Good that you don’t play tricks. In that case, I will agree to your request."

Ji Tianxie agreed.

"So after they recover, what will their specific situation be?"

Ye Tianling inquired.

He couldn’t be careless about this.

He didn’t play tricks, but he couldn’t guarantee that others wouldn’t.

"They will recover to a stable but damaged state, out of mortal danger. Their Talent will be unaffected, but their injuries will still exist. Things like the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden technique will still be on you to figure out.

You just need to find the Life Soul Spring and the Elemental Magnetic Aurora. That will be enough for Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo to recover, and maybe even undergo a further transformation and improve their Talent.

As for the Ancient Soul Extinction Forbidden technique, it requires the Fusion and Refinement of the Ten Thousand Souls Bone and Soul Devouring Sand. That should be able to undo it, and the difficulty isn’t too great. But I am unable to collect these things.

Ancient Fairy’s Talent can be restored. Her injuries will heal with time and care."

Ji Tianxie said seriously.

He waited quietly for Ye Tianling’s decision.

"Alright, I agree!"

After only a moment’s hesitation, Ye Tianling accepted this request.

"Don’t, Tianling, don’t agree! Do you have any idea what will happen? Once you lose your will, opportunities, and Qi Fortune, once you lose the Eight Great Ancient Divine Bodies, you’ll truly become just one of the mediocre masses! How will you protect them then?"

Little Dragon Girl immediately tried to stop him.

At the same time, she knelt before Ji Tianxie once more, begging him earnestly.

However, Ji Tianxie seemed to have lost his patience. He frowned and said, "If you’re willing, we trade. Drop your Soul’s Defense Power, focus on Meditation, and use the Blood Sacrifice Technique to sacrifice everything! I will use the Power of Rules to invade your Soul and take these things with the Celestial Dao Rules!

If you’re not, then get lost!"

"I’m willing!"

Ye Tianling’s tone was firm. He immediately did as Ji Tianxie said, entering Meditation, summoning his natal Divine Blood, and performing the Blood Sacrifice.

At the same time, he dropped all of his Soul’s defenses, preparing to let Ji Tianxie seize those intangible yet real things like his will, opportunities, and Qi Fortune.

HISSS—

A wisp of Silent Extinction Purple Flame appeared in Ji Tianxie’s hand.

The Silent Extinction Purple Flame instantly enveloped Ye Tianling, as if to burn him to death.

Little Dragon Girl immediately started crying and pleading, but she was instantly frozen by Space Law, unable to move or speak. She could only watch helplessly as the scene unfolded.

Within the Flame, Ye Tianling was in great pain, but he did exactly as Ji Tianxie had said, completely fulfilling his promised requirement.

"You can still back out now! But if you show any sign of resistance during the trade, not only will the transaction be interrupted, but you will also die from the backlash, and I won’t lift a finger to help you!"

"I won’t resist!"

"Once your will, opportunities, Qi Fortune, and the Eight Great Divine Bodies are all gone, how will you continue your Cultivation?"

"If those things are gone, does that automatically make me worthless?"

"And it doesn’t?"

"My Strong Heart has never dimmed. So if my will is gone, I can definitely regenerate it! If my opportunities and Qi Fortune are gone, I don’t need them! Since the Eight Great Divine Bodies exist, if they’re taken away, I’ll just create eight new ones!

Having a Strong Heart is what makes one strong. It has no absolute connection to opportunities or Qi Fortune. Those things just make the path to power easier and simpler!"

Ye Tianling’s voice was soft, but his words landed with impact.

That was his conviction.

As long as his Strong Heart remained, he could obtain anything.

"Good. Then let’s trade!"

Ji Tianxie said faintly, seeming quite satisfied with Ye Tianling’s answer.

Ye Tianling didn’t hesitate.

The Flame began to intensify and transform.

In the end, Ye Tianling felt as if he had just recovered from a severe illness, leaving him exceptionally weak.

It was as if his whole body had begun to decay, drained of all strength, as if he had lost all the Spiritual essence within him.

A strange sense of sorrow and desolation, like a hero in his twilight years, began to sprout in his heart.

Ye Tianling severed the negative Emotions, but they would only grow back stronger.

This cycle repeated, on and on.

And during this process, Ji Tianxie finally made his move.

With a wave of his hand, amidst a flash of bloody light, Ye Tianling seemed to see a terrifying ripple connect to the endless Void, spreading all the way to the depths of the infinite Dark Abyss.

...

The Heart Stone streaked through the endless dark void, completely silent.

Inside it, Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo were both in a state of near-oblivion, yet their wills remained exceptionally firm.

"Tianmo, wake up! You have to hold onto your convictions!"

Long Tianyu’s Residual Soul wrapped around Long Tianmo’s, trying hard to protect her in a slightly safer crevice.

There wasn’t much intact Space left within the Heart Stone.

The dark Void Turbulence periodically encroached, splitting the Space within the Heart Stone and continuously damaging the stone itself.

"Sister... I... I really can’t... go on... I’ll... I’ll strengthen you... and then you... you must hold on."

Long Tianmo’s voice was choked with sobs, but she managed to force the words out with immense difficulty.

"Don’t—don’t be foolish. If you’re gone, I could never survive wandering this cold, desolate, endless starry sky alone. We either live together, or we undergo Transformation Dao together!"

Long Tianyu’s tone was resolute.

"I... can’t... One person... undergoing Transformation Dao... is a better deal... than two. Big Brother... Big Brother... still needs you... to take care of him... What you promised... Empress Qingzhuo... you must... remember."

Long Tianmo could no longer speak. She could only use her eyes, forcefully condensing a shred of information into her gaze.

Her beautiful eyes were already filled with an arid, deathly stillness.