Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

Yin Yang Soul Fish were mysterious Exotic Beasts of legend, capable of traversing Yin and Yang and existing between reality and illusion.

Normally, capturing just one could increase a person’s resistance to Illusion Realms, strengthen their Battle Soul, and refine their bloodline.

So, when Tianqing had seen the puddle earlier and vaguely suspected it contained Yin Yang Soul Fish, she had actually felt a little excited.

She thought Ye Tianling didn’t know, so she wanted to capture the Soul Fish for him.

She never expected, however, that there would be so many Yin Yang Soul Fish overhead. It was simply terrifying.

Each Yin Yang Soul Fish possessed power no less than the Sword Tribulation Realm. One would be manageable, but so many... if they all appeared at once, it would be a catastrophe.

At this moment, even Li Xushan was trembling in both body and mind.

He had wanted to absorb the Spiritual Qi in that puddle earlier. Little did he know it contained something so dangerous!

After all, once Yin Yang Soul Fish swarmed, even Saints would be wary. This was because the Soul Fish possessed an extremely mysterious Defense Power against all attacks.

"Let’s go. Ignore them."

Ye Tianling’s Soul Qi pulsed, sending out a wave of energy infused with his Samadhi Celestial Fire Aura. It instantly brought Li Xuyao and the other two back to their senses, warming them in both body and soul.

The bone-piercing chill they had felt was instantly dispelled.

"What in the world is happening? Yin Yang Soul Fish are in the sky?"

Li Xushan couldn’t help but ask.

"This cave itself inverts Yin and Yang, so anything is possible here. We’ve broken many Talisman Arrays on our way. If you connect the changes from all the arrays, you’ll be able to see the situation clearly."

Ye Tianling went on to describe some of the key changes in the Runes.

When these changes were linked together, the resulting meaning left Li Xuyao, Tianqing, and Li Xushan dumbfounded.

The meaning of the Runes, when connected, was: Yin Yang Chaos, the Great Dao is born, Heaven and Earth are Infinite, nine revolutions and soulless. Blood for a celestial sacrifice, soul for a primal sovereign, the Ziwei Domain transforms, burying a soul to return a soul.

Even with Ye Tianling’s wisdom, he couldn’t decipher the exact meaning behind it.

It was as if he understood, yet he didn’t.

But if one harbored no greed in this place, then desirelessness would be their strength, and this place wouldn’t be particularly dangerous.

"Don’t overthink it. As long as we don’t disturb these Yin Yang Soul Fish, we should be fine."

Ye Tianling had the Samadhi Celestial Fire, which had an absolute suppressive effect on exotic species like the Yin Yang Soul Fish, so he was quite confident.

Just as he expected, under Ye Tianling’s lead and enveloped by the aura of the Samadhi Celestial Fire, the group of four passed through the cave’s puddle-filled region, shaken but unharmed.

A new puddle appeared unfailingly every nine meters.

At first, everyone was on edge, but they gradually grew accustomed to it.

After walking for another half a day, they finally passed through the incredibly dark cave. A vast new space appeared before them, with a wide expanse of light visible at the mouth of the cave.

"We’re finally out of the cave."

"It was so oppressive in the cave."

"We didn’t face any real danger, but if it weren’t for the Celestial Secret Divine Son, we most likely would have met our end here."

Li Xuyao, Tianqing, and Li Xushan spoke one after another.

"There’s a large lake outside. The area isn’t very bright, and there are many Cultivators by the shore. Let’s keep a low profile."

Ye Tianling gazed into the distance. After manifesting the Eye of Celestial Secret, he was surprised to see Yao Ling and her group again.

’They didn’t come through the cave, yet they arrived at the lake before us?’

Ye Tianling thought for a moment but wasn’t particularly surprised.

The lake was immense and seemed to connect to many different areas, so it wasn’t odd that they had arrived via another path.

As he spoke, Ye Tianling led Li Xuyao and the others out of the cave.

Just as he’d said, the outside world was like a realm of Yin and Yang. There was no luster between Heaven and Earth, only black and white.

It was as if the Celestial Dao had drained all color and Life Force from a once-brilliant world. An aura of profound, deathly silence filled Heaven and Earth.

When Ye Tianling’s group of four emerged, quite a few gazes turned to them. Ye Tianling noticed Yao Ling and Yao Lun glance over as well before quickly looking away.

This time, there were many unfamiliar Cultivators present, as well as a few familiar faces.

The black lake was so vast one could barely see the other side. Many Cultivators were holding long rods, apparently fishing.

"Due to the shifts in the Yin Yang Chaos, Yin Yang Soul Fish can be caught with the most basic fishing methods. It’s a case of ’a willing fish takes the bait,’ so it won’t alarm the rest of the school into attacking."

"Moreover, because fishing is such an ordinary, basic method, it’s paradoxically the very way to catch Yin Yang Soul Fish."

Tianqing, who was beside Ye Tianling, explained softly.

She was clearly very knowledgeable about Yin Yang Soul Fish.

"Hmm. Shall we fish as well? The Yin Yang Soul Fish aren’t of great use to me, though they do provide some benefit. But for all of you, the advantages are immense."

Ye Tianling said.

"It’s not easy to refine a solid fishing rod with enough durability for this,"

Li Xuyao said, hesitating slightly.

He then added, "I’m confident I could refine two rods, but that would be my limit."

Ye Tianling smiled dashingly. "That’s simple. Leave it to me."

As he spoke, Ye Tianling took out some Refining Materials and immediately began to refine them with his Samadhi Celestial Fire.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he had already refined the materials.

As for Refining Materials, Ye Tianling had plenty in reserve from his frequent killing and plundering of others’ resources.

His other resources, like Crystal Stones, were consumed much more quickly, and he had almost none left.

Since Ye Tianling could refine something like the Tianshu Myriad Paths Imperial Qilin Armor—an item comparable to a Sacred Artifact—crafting mere fishing rods was child’s play for him.

In less than a hundred breaths, Ye Tianling had crafted four fishing rods as if it were a game.

These collapsible and extendable fishing rods were quite innovative, drawing strange looks from many of the other Cultivators.

"Rods for Yin Yang Soul Fish require an aura of the Unity of Celestial Dao and a conception of natural Chaos. Splitting his mind four ways to refine four rods at once? What an idiot."

In the distance, a Female Cultivator in a white gauze dress sneered, her voice dripping with scorn.

Li Xuyao’s eyes went cold and he was about to shout back, but Ye Tianling stopped him with a hand.

"Don’t be hasty. We’ll see once we start fishing. They’ve recognized who I am and are looking for a fight."

Ye Tianling was in no rush to make a move. He couldn’t care less about provocations like this.

His Artifact Refining wasn’t finished yet, and he didn’t want to waste the resources.

"Heh, a bunch of trash. You lot think you can start something?"

Beside the Female Cultivator in the white gauze dress, a Male Cultivator in green robes also sneered.

Li Xuyao’s expression was grim, but remembering Ye Tianling’s words, he held his tongue.

"HAHAHA—"

Not far away, a group of Alien Race Cultivators burst into laughter.