Chapter 483: Chapter 483: Ancestral Tree Enlightenment Tea House
"The Celestial Secret Divine Son is so strong!"
"Some disciples say he’s even more powerful than Kong Lindao. What do you guys think? Who’s stronger?"
"It has to be the Celestial Secret Divine Son..."
"Kong Lindao is also incredibly strong. I saw it myself a few days ago—he defeated the Unparalleled Divine Son of the Shaking Light Divine Land with a single strike! That was an Unparalleled Divine Son at the Sword Void Six Transformations Perfection Realm with a Battle Power Near Nine!"
"Our Senior Brother’s realm aura is mysterious, but he’s only at the Middle Stage Sword Void Four Transformations Realm. If he were at the Sword Void Six Transformations Realm, he’d definitely be stronger, right?"
"There might be a fight. Senior Brother Divine Son was once the number one expert in these two prefectures. Now that Kong Lindao knows he’s back, he’ll probably issue a challenge, won’t he?"
"I’m so excited, but also a little worried. Senior Brother is too ruthless!"
"Nonsense, how is Senior Brother ruthless? Look at him—so kind, handsome, and warm-hearted..."
...
Although Ye Tianling had left, he remained the subject of intense discussion among Zhuge Jiayun and the other three.
Meanwhile, Ye Tianling had just about finished browsing through the ancient texts in the Celestial Secret Pavilion.
He had completed the Refinement of the Soul Dao Guardian and the Ancestral Dao Soul Light, and his own foundation had indeed grown much stronger.
Now that he understood a series of events from the Celestial Secret Divine Hall’s past, Ye Tianling was also certain that the Celestial Secret Divine Hall must have originated from the ancient Emperor Soul Race. However, since the Celestial Secret God Master had not mentioned this, he wouldn’t bring it up either.
’I wonder how Wan Jianyun and Die Xiyue are doing now.’
’Myriad Swords Sect, Nine Swords Sect, Celestial Sword Sect, Cyan Moon Sword Sect...’
Ye Tianling murmured to himself, lost in memories of the past.
Returning to this familiar region stirred a mix of excitement and apprehension within him, filling him with emotion.
Carrying these feelings, Ye Tianling quietly left the Celestial Secret Divine Land, departing via its Teleportation Ancient Array.
「Two days later, Ye Tianling returned to Qingyang Town.」
Qingyang Town had become enormous and extremely prosperous, resembling a great, ancient city.
The towering ancient city gate had been restored to the vast, timeworn majesty of the Venerable Era.
Along the way, Ye Tianling had already grown accustomed to the changes in this brand-new world.
In Qingyang Town, there was an ancient tea house that stood nine stories tall.
The tea house was named ’Ancestral Tree Enlightenment Tea’. Every word in the name contained an ancient aura of the Dao, making it incredibly appealing.
Ye Tianling noticed this tea house from afar, and he paid even more attention to the fact that the cultivators entering and exiting it were all true powerhouses.
Void Realm cultivators were no longer a rare sight. Among those coming and going from the tea house, Ye Tianling even saw several cultivators at the Sword Void Six Transformations Realm with extremely powerful vital energy.
Entering the tea house, Ye Tianling paid some Spirit Crystal Stones for tea and sat down at a table by the window on the ninth floor.
The tea house was vast, nearly a thousand square meters, yet almost thirty percent of the seats were taken.
And only cultivators at the Void Realm Three Transformation or higher could set foot on the ninth floor.
’This is the Venerable Era. It’s been less than half a year, and the Void Realm is already starting to lose its value.’
’But because of that, this world will only become more exciting.’
"It’s only been half a year, and so many young prodigies have risen to claim supremacy. The glory of the Celestial Secret Divine Son, who burst onto the scene half a year ago, has completely faded."
"Indeed, it’s truly lamentable. If the Celestial Secret Divine Son were still around, how utterly shocking would that be! It would prove that we of the Human Race are not all lowly slaves, not all ants. We too have unparalleled geniuses."
"The number one Unparalleled Divine Son of the Shaking Light Divine Land, born with invincible, boundless talent, had his Origin shattered by a single strike from the Peacock Divine Son. He was nearly killed. How tragic, how lamentable."
"Besides him, there’s Goddess Yao Meng’er from the Radiant Divine Land. Her invincible, fairy-like grace is mesmerizing. Countless Divine Children are infatuated with her, yet none can move her heart. She has openly stated she wants to witness the invincible might of the Celestial Secret Divine Son, and she claims that if she ever met such ’scum,’ she’d make sure he could no longer call himself a Divine Son..."
"She didn’t emerge half a year ago, so of course she can’t comprehend the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s invincibility. Besides, how is the Celestial Secret Divine Son ’scum’? In an era where the strong are respected, the Celestial Secret Divine Son did nothing wrong! His hair turned white for love, and he entered demonhood for love. Isn’t that good enough?"
"The Celestial Secret Divine Son may have been heaven-defying, an invincible existence among his peers in that era, but now, the Peacock Divine Son Kong Lindao, the Radiant Goddess Yao Meng’er, the Raccoon Cat Goddess Song Mina, the Ancestor Dragon Divine Son Long Huiyu, the Reincarnation Divine Son Meng Qianqiu, and the Jade Pool Divine Son Ye Cangkun—the younger brother of the former Celestial Mandate Divine Son Ye Cangqian—all of these people are the Celestial Secret Divine Son’s great enemies!"
"They all look down on our Small World, but without our Small World, would the current Great World even exist? How ridiculous!"
"It’s been half a year. Has anyone else broken the taboo of the Nine Forbidden? You have to remember, the Small World is still a world, yet the Celestial Secret Divine Son, at the Sword Soul Realm, directly blew up the Taotie Divine King! Tell me, who else can match that invincible might!"
"This is now the Venerable Era; the Celestial Secret Divine Son is a thing of the past! Every new era has a prodigy who leads it. I have to say, in our Wangchuan Prefecture and Azure Flame Mansion regions, figures like Ye Tianling, Ye Cangqian, Long Yunfan, and Long Qianying truly guided the changes of an entire era. Their brilliance is truly unforgettable.
But that era is over.
Now, no one knows if the Celestial Secret Divine Son is dead or alive. Long Qianying and Long Yunfan have been missing for a long time; rumor has it they died in the Ancestral Dragon Abyss, but it’s hard to say if that’s true. And that Ye Cangqian has long since been reduced to ash and scattered to the winds. His younger brother Ye Cangkun, as heaven-defying as he is, might not necessarily surpass the likes of Kong Lindao."
"If you hadn’t mentioned Ye Cangkun, I might not have remembered that in three days, it will be the battle between him and Ye Tianling’s disciple, Ancient Fairy. We’ll see from the results of this fight whether the Inheritor of the Sword Venerate Dominating Body can continue the Overlord Body’s invincible legacy."
"The Overlord Body’s inheritor, the Celestial Secret Goddess... Ancient Fairy is truly a peerless talent, but it’s a pity... she’s being targeted by the major Ancient Lands. It’s all because that Que De Que Xinyan and their group are absolute bastards, even more detestable than before!"
"Sigh, the Human Race needs figures like them to make those Ancient Races hesitate. Otherwise, we’d probably be facing even more days of being refined into Human Pills or used as Tripod Cauldrons."
"Celestial Secret Divine Son? What Celestial Secret Divine Son? Who knows where he died! Your Human Race Cultivators have no hope left, which is why you’re making a big deal out of this non-existent, bastard mutt!"
The speaker was a Saint Child of the Dragon Race.
"You’re from the Dragon Race... Saint Son Long Aosen?"
"That is I, this Saint Child! What damn Ye Tianling? If he appeared before me, one punch would be enough to teach him how to behave!"
"What big talk! Back when the Celestial Secret Divine Son single-handedly swept through the Cyan Dragon Race, why weren’t you hopping around then?"
A voice suddenly manifested, cold and steady.
Although Ye Tianling’s appearance hadn’t changed much, his aura and handsome features far surpassed what they once were, so no one had recognized him.
But Ye Tianling was somewhat surprised by the person who had just spoken—it was actually Chu Shaocheng of the Chu Family, an old acquaintance.
In the past, Chu Shaocheng was just a very weak, insignificant figure.
Ye Tianling’s acquaintance and karmic connection with him had stemmed from an encounter involving Lin Xueqin.
But now, to his astonishment, Chu Shaocheng had actually reached the Late Stage Sword Void Five Transformations Realm.
"What are you? A mere ant at the Sword Void Five Transformations Realm dares to run your mouth at me?"
Long Aosen’s expression turned cold and grim. At the first sign of disagreement, he looked ready to make a move.
