Celestial Dragon Sword Venerable

The laughter was truly terrifying. It wasn’t just Que De; even Ye Tianling himself felt his skin crawl.

"And..."

Que De didn’t dare to answer.

He was just trying to shirk responsibility, but he clearly didn’t want to get Ye Tianling killed.

If a being like this truly set its sights on Ye Tianling, he wouldn’t be able to escape, no matter how capable he was.

So, after hesitating, he still didn’t say anything.

"Come on, offer up that ass."

Ye Tianling chuckled deviously and slapped a hand toward Que De’s plump rear.

Que De’s expression changed drastically. His face looked worse than if he were crying. He squirmed like a maiden, trembling all over as he continuously backed away.

He couldn’t run, and he couldn’t fight. At that moment, Que De truly wished for death.

’What kind of perverted Female Venerable is this? So disgusting!’

The thought of her savage and terrifying appearance made Que De feel like he was trapped in a nightmare.

"AHAHAHAHA—"

Ye Tianling burst out laughing and didn’t make another move.

Que De’s expression, however, was shifting indeterminately. He stared intently at her face, as if trying to figure something out.

After a long moment, his expression became utterly priceless.

"Ye Tianling, you son of a bitch! This is a Venerable Female Corpse! You dare possess it? Aren’t you afraid your Three Souls and Seven Spirits will be sucked dry? Aren’t you afraid they’ll just explode?!"

Que De wasn’t an idiot. If he had truly encountered a Venerable, they wouldn’t be toying with him like this. If they found him the least bit displeasing, a single glance would have been enough to kill him.

Why would they bother with such games?

’It has to be someone I know!’

’And who else but that damn bastard Ye Tianling would dare to mess with me like this!’

And so, as Que De finally put two and two together, he couldn’t help but fly into a rage. He really wished he could strangle Ye Tianling to death right then and there!

’That guy... he’s a fucking asshole.’

"What’s there to be afraid of? This Venerable Female Corpse and I are a perfect match. I promised to repay her karmic debt in the future, so she’s being very cooperative."

Ye Tianling snickered, unconcerned.

"You... you’re fucking insane! This Venerable Female Corpse was a Venerable! She was clearly murdered by someone, and you dare to take on her karmic debt? You’re fucking suicidal!"

Que De was shocked, furious, and utterly speechless all at once. The expressions blooming across his fat, dark face were a sight to behold.

The two small tufts of his mustache trembled violently, quivering like brutally plucked zither strings. It was a comical sight.

"Afraid of what? There’s nothing to be scared of. In this age of Silent Extinction for Venerables, things aren’t as dangerous as you think. While I can still use this corpse, I’m going to stir up some chaos, slaughter my enemies until none are left standing, and leave behind an invincible legend. I’ll beat the Daoist Ancestors until they kneel and make the Sword Saints kowtow and beg for mercy."

Ye Tianling snickered, launching into a series of boasts.

"You’re fucking crazy. You’re a lost cause."

Que De rolled his eyes, but still looked the female corpse’s body up and down. "Tsk, tsk. It really is impressive. It looks terrifying, but its foundation is solid!"

"So you do have a discerning eye after all."

Ye Tianling said smugly.

"How about this? I, Lord Que, will risk my life for you. Give me the female corpse, and I’ll take on all the karmic debt! I, Lord Que, will use my own death to fulfill this vow and block the consequences for you! I’ll even throw in my three great female saint corpses, all yours!"

Que De declared with passionate fervor.

His performance was truly like that of a tragic hero, marching off to a certain doom.

"The way you fucking said that, I almost believed you. Now scram. Go cool your head somewhere."

Ye Tianling shot the fat man a look. ’So now you realize how heaven-defying this Venerable Female Corpse is?’ he thought.

"That’s no way to treat a friend! Aren’t we brothers who share everything? What’s the big deal? I, Lord Que, will even offer up my ass!"

Que De decided to go all out, narcissistically assuming Ye Tianling was actually interested in his ass.

Ye Tianling nearly coughed up a lung. "Fine," he said. "She’s all yours. You really dare to use her? I’m telling you the truth, she was an exceptionally pure and noble being. You should know, these kinds of Venerable corpses can be real neat freaks."

As he spoke, Ye Tianling didn’t hesitate. He withdrew from the female corpse’s body, completing the exchange of physical forms.

After returning to his own body, the feeling of hunger was still intense, but the Divine Soul Qi he had absorbed earlier had been completely digested.

Ye Tianling immediately absorbed more Divine Origin Soul Qi, filling his Three Souls and Seven Spirits to a bursting point.

The hunger was still there, but it was beginning to slowly dissipate.

Ye Tianling hadn’t used the female corpse for long this time. He hadn’t fought or killed any Divine Thought, so the aftereffects weren’t severe.

Once the female corpse was free, Que De stared at it for a moment, then, with a THUD, dropped directly to his knees.

Ye Tianling had no idea what was happening.

But Que De, fearing the corpse as if it were a tiger, quickly came to his senses, foamed at the mouth, and nearly kicked the bucket.

"What’s wrong with you? Don’t want the female corpse anymore?"

Ye Tianling asked mockingly.

"COUGH, COUGH! No, I don’t want her! I don’t want her! This Female Immortal has clearly taken a liking to your disposition and Talent! I... I, Que De, was truly blind. How could I dare to offend her?"

Every hair on Que De’s body seemed to stand on end. He bowed deeply to the female corpse, his tone exceptionally respectful.

"Alright. With this Venerable Female Corpse—uh, with this Fairy’s help, it will be much easier for us to enter the interior of the Emperor’s Burial Land. This place is still the key. I need to use the Female Immortal’s body to achieve Breaking Dao and break through its methods. I reached the summit earlier, but that was just the peak in the outer area. There was an altar, but I couldn’t open it."

Ye Tianling thought for a moment, his expression turning serious as he stopped joking around.

After forcefully replenishing his Three Souls and Seven Spirits with the Divine Soul’s Origin Energy from a Divine Thought, Ye Tianling once again entered the female corpse and stored away his own physical body.

"What about your body? I can keep it safe for you."

Que De was starting to look at Ye Tianling’s body with ’anticipation’.

"Don’t even think about it. You bastard, you want to take my body to show off and stir up trouble? In your dreams! And don’t let me catch you thinking about it. If I ever find out you’re using my identity to run scams, I’ll let you have a proper taste of this Venerable Female Immortal’s power."

Ye Tianling warned him directly.

’This Que De is just too unscrupulous,’ Ye Tianling thought. ’As long as it’s not his own identity on the line, he’ll absolutely use it to cause mayhem. He’s completely lawless and capable of any evil deed—after all, he wouldn’t be the one to face the consequences.’

’Ye Tianling could just imagine the series of terrifying incidents that would occur if Que De ever got his hands on his body.’

"COUGH, COUGH. Forget it. Let’s just focus on dealing with this Nine Dragon Killing Array. So, in the Female Venerable’s body, can you see through a lot more things?"

Que De stopped messing around with Ye Tianling and asked seriously.

"How did you get here so fast? Did you not run into any attacks from the Divine Thoughts?"

Ye Tianling asked.

"I was chased here! That winged Divine Thought was incredibly vicious. If it weren’t for the Daoist Celestial Essence Hat... sigh. This Daoist Celestial Essence Hat really is a treasure. What a pity."

Que De was extremely reluctant, but considering Ye Tianling was present in the female corpse’s body, he still regretfully took off the green hat.

He had no choice but to take it off. The emotional damage from this ’Forgiveness Hat’ was just too great.