Chapter 482: Chapter 482: Hiding Achievements and Fame
"Could you not make such a big fuss? Honestly, I’m still not satisfied. Back in my day, I could shatter the heavens and extinguish the earth with a wave of my hand and obliterate a Taotie Divine Beast with a single punch. That was an exhilarating feeling. Now... sigh... let’s not dwell on it. A true hero doesn’t boast about past glories."
Ye Tianling sighed and shook his head, looking quite regretful.
His words once again left everyone with priceless expressions.
They were all rendered speechless.
"Why do you want the Donghuang Bell?"
Zhuge Wuxu took a deep breath. For his composure to be so shaken was a testament to how much Ye Tianling had truly rattled him.
He couldn’t help but want to know.
"The Donghuang Bell ought to be an extremely ancient Unparalleled Divine Artifact. An artifact of that caliber represents true Divinity, not just the ’divine’ of a cultivation Realm."
Ye Tianling’s expression turned a little more serious.
Speaking of the Donghuang Bell, Ye Tianling had never forgotten the Ten Great Ancient Divine Artifacts from the Huaxia Dragon Soul Inheritance. The Donghuang Bell was one of them, ranked on par with the Xuanyuan Sword. That was a true Divine Artifact.
And the Donghuang Bell in Zhuge Wuxu’s hands was very likely that very same one.
As far as Ye Tianling was concerned, a feeling like this couldn’t be wrong.
"That’s right. The origin of the Donghuang Bell is indeed ancient. It is a Divine Artifact that transcends all other Divine Artifacts. In fact, no rank can describe its grade or its power."
Zhuge Wuxu’s voice also grew heavy.
"So, I was thinking, if I can achieve Refinement with it, I’ll truly be able to walk all over anyone. This time, being forced into a corner by those Daoist Ancestors really pissed me off. That old hag... if I had the Donghuang Bell, I’d teach her a lesson even if it meant getting injured myself. If I don’t beat her to death, then my name isn’t Ye Tianling!"
When Ye Tianling thought of that Yao Yu, a vicious look appeared in his eyes.
Zhuge Wuxu shivered, glared at Ye Tianling, and said, "This isn’t the Small World anymore. The power of the Daoist Ancestor Realm is beyond your imagination. Can’t you just behave yourself for once? With you talking like that, you can forget about the Donghuang Bell for the foreseeable future!"
Ye Tianling chuckled, unconcerned. "If I behaved, would I still be me? Alright, Divine Master, I was just kidding. The Donghuang Bell? Who cares about it anyway."
Zhuge Wuxu was utterly speechless. He said, "In the Celestial Secret Pavilion, I’ve left a Daoist Ancestor’s Guardian for you. Keep it on you; it can save you from a fatal danger once. There are also two other trump card guardians: one is an Ancestral Dao Soul Light, and the other is a Life Battle Armor. Both are Death Guardians.
First, go and refine them into your Soul, completing the condensation of these trump cards. The Celestial Secret Pavilion also has many Ancient Texts with explanations on Array Dao, the Celestial Secret Dao, and so on. You should study them and enrich yourself.
Also, your bearing... you really need to work on it. You’re the Celestial Secret Divine Son! People might actually mistake you for some country bumpkin. You’re too crass, too shallow.
I know you’re shameless, but we have a reputation to uphold."
Zhuge Wuxu glared at Ye Tianling, then with a flick of his sleeve, he left.
Yue Lintian gave Ye Tianling a helpless look, his eyes a mixture of amusement and admiration.
To dare speak to the Celestial Secret God Master like that and make him go to such lengths for him in return... really... there was only one Ye Tianling.
"Holy shit, my bearing is low? Like a country bumpkin? I... Is my bearing that... high?"
Ye Tianling’s first sentence earned him looks of disdain from Xu Hanyan and the others, but when they heard what followed—wait, was the Celestial Secret God Master’s assessment actually *higher* than Ye Tianling’s own self-appraisal?
Everyone couldn’t help but be floored by this.
"Senior Brother Tianling, um, your bearing is actually very high."
Zhuge Qingyun blushed slightly and said in a gentle voice.
"I fucking love that about you—how you can lie so brazenly with your eyes wide open."
Ye Tianling chuckled.
"PFFT—"
Xu Hanyan couldn’t help but laugh.
Zhuge Qingyun’s pretty face was already flushed, thinking her senior brother was confessing his feelings to her. She never expected such a twist, and it left her dumbfounded.
She shot Ye Tianling a look and said with a pout, "Senior Brother, you’re the worst! Hmph!"
The group was, however, enjoying the cheerful and harmonious atmosphere.
And Ye Tianling also really liked this kind of atmosphere. This place gave him the feeling of a true home.
...
「Celestial Secret Pavilion.」
’What is this crappy Guardian? It probably can’t even take one sword strike from my Celestial Evil Heaven-Breaking Annihilation Dao, can it?’
Inside the Celestial Secret Pavilion, after Ye Tianling completed the Refinement of the so-called Life Battle Armor, he sensed its defensive capabilities, pursed his lips, and was very dissatisfied.
In the Celestial Secret Pavilion, there were four other Saint Son and Saintess—three men and one woman.
Ye Tianling didn’t know them, but they certainly knew him.
"Senior Brother Divine Child, this is the Life Battle Armor. After being activated with Life Force, it can store a large amount of Life Force within it to be used for bursts of Energy, recovery of Abilities, condensation of one’s Origin, and so on. It’s the equivalent of having a second life."
One of the Saint Child looked at Ye Tianling with a wistful expression, truly speechless at his complaint.
’Senior Brother Divine Child came from a humble background, so he doesn’t recognize many treasures. But even so, for him to have grown to be so heaven-defying is truly not easy. Senior Brother Divine Child is so pitiful, I can’t laugh at his ignorance.’
The Saintess thought this to herself, and at the same time, she even felt a sense of guilt.
Ye Tianling swept the area with his Soul Talent, and when he sensed this inner monologue, he almost started crying.
’I... I’m ignorant?’
’This thing is really weak, okay? My Nirvana Rebirth Skill... completely blows this so-called Life Battle Armor out of the water, you know?’
Ye Tianling was utterly speechless. It was only by using his Soul Talent that he learned these four Saint Son and Saintess had all awakened from the Ancient Venerable Era and were still in the process of recovering their strength.
The four of them were not very old either. Their names were Zhuge Jiayun, Zhuge Jiaqi, Zhuge Jiayi, and Zhuge Jichen, respectively.
Among them, the soft, cute, beautiful, and clever girl was precisely Zhuge Jiayi.
"Here, this Life Battle Armor is for you, Junior Sister Zhuge Jiayi."
Ye Tianling handed the Life Battle Armor directly to Zhuge Jiayi.
Zhuge Jiayi froze, her large eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. She quickly said, "Senior Brother Divine Child, you don’t have to. This is yours. I... I wouldn’t dare perform Refinement on it. I’ll be punished!"
"If I’m giving it to you, just take it. It’s really useless to me!"
As Ye Tianling spoke, power erupted from his palm. With the combined might of his Nine Forbidden Battle Power and twenty-seven percent combat power, the Battle Armor instantly warped in his hand.
This display left the four of them—Zhuge Jiayun and the others—dumbfounded, and they simultaneously sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.
"This... is freakishly strong!"
Although the four of them knew that this Celestial Secret Divine Son was extraordinary, seeing this with their own eyes left them completely and utterly shaken.
"Just take it. It’s not that I’m inexperienced; it’s that this Battle Armor is genuinely useless to me. That Ancestral Dao Soul Light, on the other hand, is somewhat effective, so I won’t be giving that away."
Ye Tianling smiled, then used his power to restore the Life Battle Armor to its original form.
He then shrugged, left the Battle Armor there, and turned around. With an air of effortless grace, he walked toward the inner depths of the Celestial Secret Pavilion, leaving behind a tall, profound silhouette—his great deeds hidden, his name unknown.
