Chapter 488: Chapter 488: Ancestral Dragon Abyss and Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City
"Kid! State your name and origin, if you dare!"
Xiao Wanxu demanded furiously.
Ye Tianling blinked, his voice reaching her via Soul Transmission, "Celestial Secret Divine Son, Ye Tianling. The same Kunpeng Divine Son you tried to Charm earlier."
Xiao Wanxu was dumbfounded. Her beautiful eyes went wide, nearly popping out of their sockets. "What? It-it-it-it’s you!"
"HAHAHAHAHA—"
Ye Tianling burst out laughing as he mounted his Flying Sword and sped away, quickly disappearing into the distance.
"Come back! You—get back here!"
Xiao Wanxu stomped her foot, a look of pure exasperation on her face.
"Young lady, who was that?"
Some Cultivators were a little surprised, as they too could see that this Xiao Wanxu was extraordinary.
One of them couldn’t help but ask.
"Who is he? You don’t know? If you don’t know, why don’t you go ask him yourself!"
Xiao Wanxu snapped. Then, a strange feeling began to blossom in her heart.
’So it was him... No wonder. That’s truly the bearing and valor of a Young Venerable. The battle in three days just became even more worth watching.’
The elderly man sighed with emotion, a newfound respect finally showing in his eyes.
"Master, Xu’er made a fool of herself."
"Oh, so you *do* realize you made a fool of yourself!"
"But the Kunpeng Divine Son is an opponent even Brother Jiang Daokong takes seriously, so I have no regrets about losing. Still, if he’s such an important figure, why was he being so sneaky, as if he had something to hide!"
"How was he being sneaky? Did you expect him to run around shouting, ’I am Ye Tianling’?"
The old man and the young woman continued their telepathic conversation as they left their seats. They departed the teahouse, preparing to head for the Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
...
"Brother Tianling, have you been well lately?"
Chu Shaocheng was still overcome with emotion as he flew alongside Ye Tianling using Sky Control.
"I’m doing great. Everything’s gone more smoothly than I expected. By the way, what about you? Your power has surged all of a sudden. Not bad at all."
Ye Tianling clapped Chu Shaocheng on the shoulder, the force of the pat nearly knocking him right out of the sky.
Chu Shaocheng staggered, but he quickly followed it with a wry smile.
He knew Ye Tianling hadn’t done it intentionally. It just went to show that the gap between him and Ye Tianling was simply far too great.
"Sigh... it’s a long story. You remember Lin Xuejian, right? Lin Xueqin and Lin Xuejing’s sister."
Chu Shaocheng said.
"Oh? Her? Of course, I remember. What happened to her? Did her power surge as well?"
A peculiar expression appeared on Ye Tianling’s face.
"Yes. When the world underwent its great change, we fell together into the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City, deep within the Ancestral Dragon Abyss. There, we had an experience that felt like a dream of a past life. When we finally woke up, we were outside again. We have no idea what happened during that time, but our strength had already reached the Sword Void Five Transformations Realm.
It took us several months to get used to our new power and improve it further. By that time, the great changes in the world had already finished.
When we returned, we couldn’t even recognize our own homes.
The Chu Family and the Lin Family had already been destroyed. We couldn’t find a single member of our clans.
Lin Xuejian is stronger than I am, whether in terms of Battle Power, combat application, or Realm... She’s actually a decent person, but she’s been determined to settle the score with you."
Chu Shaocheng watched Ye Tianling’s expression, hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell him everything.
"What did you say?"
Ye Tianling’s heart skipped a beat.
"Lin Xuejian isn’t actually a bad person. She might not even want revenge. Brother Tianling, don’t..."
Chu Shaocheng immediately started explaining, a bit embarrassed.
"No, not that part. Why would I care about a mere Lin Xuejian? I know you like her and want to make her your partner, so I wouldn’t bother with her for your sake anyway. You said... deep in the Ancestral Dragon Abyss, the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City? Are you certain?"
Ye Tianling’s expression was grave.
"Yes, it was definitely the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City. It was an incredibly ancient and desolate place. Outside the Ancient City, there was a vast, blood-colored lake. And on that lake were horrifying Skeleton Warships—a staggering ninety-nine of them!"
Chu Shaocheng’s expression grew solemn, and his voice became exceptionally heavy as he spoke.
"How did you get in?"
Ye Tianling stopped, looking at Chu Shaocheng intently. His tone grew even more serious.
"Back then, before the world changed, Lin Xuejian and I entered the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave to train. While we were there, we somehow stumbled into the Celestial Dragon Sword Tomb by accident. Inside the Sword Tomb, we saw a little girl, about three or four years old, running around in a red princess dress.
We were completely captivated by her and started following her, almost against our will... After that, before we even realized it, we had run right into the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City.
The reason I remember it so clearly is because after we entered the Ancient City, the little girl said something that remains fresh in my mind to this day."
"What did she say?"
"She said: ’The Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City has already emerged. Why did you follow me in here? Grasping a piece of the opportunity is enough! Get out now, or you’ll die here!’"
"What did the little girl look like?"
"That... I don’t know. The memory is a blur; I can’t recall her face... All I know is that she was very cute. The thing that left the deepest impression was her red princess dress. It was unique, as if it had flowing clouds of flame rippling across its surface."
"Like this?"
Ye Tianling thought for a moment, then conjured the form of his Flame Battle Armor.
"Yes, yes, yes, that’s it! That’s absolutely the one!"
Chu Shaocheng grew excited. Then, a look of shocked astonishment crossed his face. "Brother Tianling," he said, "you... you’ve been to that place before? No wonder you’re so strong!"
Ye Tianling shook his head. "If that little girl was really wearing that dress," he said, "then she must be a lost friend of mine. A very, very good friend."
As Ye Tianling spoke, his heart grew heavy. ’That red princess dress... isn’t that what the Little Dragon Girl, Ji Yueqi, wears? Why would she be in the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City?’
’And the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City in the depths of the Ancestral Dragon Abyss... what is its relationship with my Heavenly Sacrifice Ancient City Secret Realm?’
’Perhaps this trip to the Ten Thousand Beasts Demon Cave will provide some answers.’
Ye Tianling took a deep breath, pushing his many questions to the back of his mind.
’There were no answers to be found right now.’
"She... Brother Tianling, your friend... Brother Tianling, you... you’re truly... even your friends are this heaven-defying."
Chu Shaocheng gave a wry smile, truly shaken to his core.
He had always known Ye Tianling was incredible, but seeing him again in person, he realized Ye Tianling was even more incredible than he had ever imagined!
"You’re my friend too, so you’ll become just as heaven-defying! Let’s go. We’re heading to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range to see what level my apprentice, Fairy, has reached. I’m really looking forward to this fight."
A look of eager anticipation shone in Ye Tianling’s eyes.
"Ancient Fairy! Her reputation has been soaring lately. She can probably even rival Kong Lindao, the Peacock Divine Son!"
A look of admiration immediately appeared on Chu Shaocheng’s face as he couldn’t help but praise her aloud.
"Hmph! Ancient Fairy? Who does she think she is, being compared to the Peacock Divine Son of my race?"
Just then, a sudden, cold, scolding snort came from nearby.
Clearly, an expert from the Ten Thousand Demon Race had overheard Chu Shaocheng’s cry of admiration and was displeased.
