Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Ye Tianxi’s answer left Ye Tianling utterly shaken.

Although he had already considered this possibility, he was still deeply moved when the truth was finally laid bare.

’Then what does that make Ye Tianxi?’

Not only had she lost her innocence, but her entire life had been one of immense tragedy...

Ye Tianling’s heart was fiercely struck. For a moment, he was at a complete loss.

True, there was a time he wished he could slice Ye Tianxi into a thousand pieces. But ever since the great Descent of the New World and the battle with Kong Lindao that buried their hatchet, he had seen her sincerity.

However, that had only brought him to the point of no longer disliking her.

As for any positive feelings, those were certainly lacking.

And with the Netherworld Fruit, he had acted more out of respect for Kong Lindao.

He never imagined that this woman’s heart held so much past suffering.

He had even less of an idea that, even after obtaining an opportunity, she had known her chances were slim and still chose to sever all her fortunes and gift them to him through Yin Yang Harmony.

’Giving her body in return?’

This was far more than just giving her body in return.

Ye Tianling held Ye Tianxi tightly, his mind going blank for a moment.

He suddenly felt burdened by an immense debt, overcome with a deep sense of guilt.

"Brother Tianling, you don’t have to be like this. Actually, back when the mutation happened, it was because I was so hysterically crazed that I managed to preserve a sliver of pure Origin. And because of that untainted sliver of Origin, I was able to absorb the effects of the Netherworld Fruit much faster and even suppress the Venerable Soul Curse slightly.

Now... after I leave this Small World, the Venerable Soul Curse will erupt. When it does, a peerless existence will surely appear to strip me of my life. When that time comes, you must face it calmly!"

Ye Tianxi spoke of what might happen next.

Ye Tianling’s heart trembled again. He recalled the immense sense of dread and crisis he’d felt when he’d previously performed an Inference on Ye Tianxi’s Celestial Secret and Life Chart.

At once, Ye Tianling knew that everything Ye Tianxi said was true.

’To think that we are all just pigs being fattened for slaughter, pawns for some existence with ulterior motives... But to raise me, Ye Tianling, as a pig for slaughter? You will soon find out what price you’ll have to pay!’

Ye Tianling closed his eyes, his thoughts suddenly turning to Feng Chaoge.

Feng Chaoge was an existence practically at the Law Enforcement Level, yet there were many things she had never mentioned.

’So, was Feng Chaoge’s purpose in taking me as a disciple to help me escape some terrifying shadow?’

Ye Tianling didn’t know.

He had truly been exposed to too many cruel truths at once, so much so that even his Dao Heart had been shaken.

At that moment, Ye Tianxi became even more proactive, as if trying to use her womanly tenderness to soothe the sorrow and tribulations deep within Ye Tianling’s heart.

Sensing Ye Tianxi’s intentions, Ye Tianling responded with fiery passion.

This fierce ’battle’ continued for a long time.

The once incredibly perilous environment, now shrouded by a strange power of Time, became completely peaceful, as if they were completely isolated inside an unknown Secret Realm within a fissure of the Void.

Ye Tianling and Ye Tianxi seemed to abandon everything, completely immersed in the instinctual process of Yin Yang Harmony, with the intimacy of fish and water, the chase of flowers and butterflies.

The existence of Time seemed to lose all meaning.

Ye Tianling felt as if a great deal of time had passed, until both he and Ye Tianxi were nearly exhausted, having both enjoyed the most blissful moments of their lives...

A long time later, when Ye Tianxi once again altered the Nirvana Nine Transformations Cultivation Technique, attempting to transfer her pure Origin to Ye Tianling through Absorption by turning herself into a Tripod Cauldron, Ye Tianling did the exact same thing.

As a result, the two once again completed a profoundly mystical Yin Yang Harmony.

Because of this, Ye Tianxi’s ’sacrifice’ was ultimately not completed as she had intended.

"Brother Tianling... why must you do this? Just let me depart in peace. I would have had no regrets in this life. My little sister must be so lonely in the world of darkness; I’ve wanted to go and keep her company for a long time."

Tears streamed from Ye Tianxi’s beautiful eyes.

She thought she could face death with indifference, but after Sensing the ultimate bliss of Yin Yang Harmony with Ye Tianling, she began to feel reluctant.

’Love?’

’Or is it just a kind of dependence? An instinctual reluctance to part?’

She didn’t know.

But she knew that she could no longer bear to leave.

She couldn’t bear to leave Ye Tianling.

"Tianxi, the past is in the past. Since you are my, Ye Tianling’s, woman, then from now on, I will absolutely not allow you to be harmed. And you are not to leave me. As it happens, I have five drops of Origin Essence Blood that your brother, Kong Lindao, condensed. I’ll give them to you so you can undergo Nirvana Rebirth! I will pass on to you a Transformation Technique, the Nirvana Dao!"

In this state, Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent activated instinctively, allowing him to clearly sense Ye Tianxi’s true heart.

And so, he too began to act as her Guardian.

To be the Guardian of his, Ye Tianling’s, woman!

"Brother Tianling, you don’t have to feel grateful or pity me because of this. I don’t think I’m pitiful—"

Ye Tianxi was deeply moved, but she still spoke stubbornly.

However, her words were cut off by Ye Tianling’s blunt interruption.

"It’s not pity, it’s protection. Say no more. You will do as I say! Anyone who touches my, Ye Tianling’s, woman, I will make them regret it for all their lifetimes to come!"

Ye Tianling’s voice was cold, his will unshakeable!

An unprecedented wave of emotion washed over Ye Tianxi’s heart.

"Brother Tianling, in that case, I will condense a wisp of pure Origin Essence Blood, sever a sliver of my lucid Soul, and nurture it within. Brother Tianling, you must keep it for me. If that day comes, I can be reborn from that drop of blood, resurrect, and escape the Venerable Soul Curse.

And if you, Brother Tianling... then Tianxi will follow you into that world of darkness. We will be together, depending on one another, never to be parted."

Ye Tianxi’s voice was soft, but just as unshakeable.

Ye Tianling looked at Ye Tianxi, at the resolve in her eyes, and finally understood. Just like him, once Ye Tianxi had decided on something, she would never compromise.

"Tianxi, I promise you."

Ye Tianling took a deep breath and calmed down.

"Brother Tianling, this is my tribulation. Before it arrives, I have done what I wanted to do most. I can now die without regrets...

Brother Tianling, the Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique is a conspiracy from top to bottom. It is the very source of the Sinful Bloodline.

Brother Tianling, based on your situation, you should be Seed Number Two, and I am Number Nine.

In total, there are thirty-six seeds. The individuals might change, but the seeds will always exist.

The ultimate fate of these seeds is to devour one another... until only one remains. But if the Devouring is not completed and a seed ’ripens’, it will be harvested. After the harvest, its corresponding number will return to Heaven and Earth, to descend once more as a fortuitous encounter or opportunity.

Brother Tianling, I still have a few more insights that I will sever and pass to you during our next Yin Yang Harmony.

Once it’s done, I will lose the corresponding memories... so, the rest..."