Chapter 510: Chapter 510: He Will Sit and Wait for Your Transformation Dao
The Mechanical Heart activated. Subsequently, a terrifying white steam began to pour from the top of Ye Tianling’s head.
This was the result of the Mechanical Heart operating at full capacity, a sign of the immense computational process taking place within.
A full half an hour later, the Mechanical Heart had compiled a list of events that could have caused this situation.
These events formed layers of memories, which were then delivered into the depths of Ye Tianling’s mind.
The first scene Ye Tianling saw was of him studying the *Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique*.
’The *Bloodthirsty Soul Refining Technique*... there’s something wrong with this Cultivation Technique! It’s a method of Possession. Who’s trying to possess me? To refine me into a Human Cauldron?!’
Ye Tianling’s expression darkened. He was almost certain that the Cultivation Technique contained a terrifying trap!
He had noticed some of the implications back then but hadn’t taken them seriously.
Ye Tianling suppressed his unease and continued to watch the second scene.
The second scene took place in the Forgotten Dust World.
’Forgotten Dust World... Celestial Dao Erasure!’
’Yes, the Celestial Dao Erasure... and the Little Dragon Girl restored my Emotions... This process of Annihilation, Destruction, and decay is the core reason why this phenomenon is occurring!’
Ye Tianling’s heart skipped a beat. He knew at once that the results calculated by the Mechanical Heart were extremely precise.
Then, Ye Tianling watched the third scene.
The third scene occurred at the very moment of the New World’s Descent.
It was the scene of him Devouring Ye Cangqian—Ye Cangqian hadn’t been completely killed! He continued to exist within Ye Tianling’s very cells as an obsessive desire for Destruction!
Of course, this wasn’t necessarily a fact—it was merely one possibility the Mechanical Heart had identified.
Ye Tianling, however, sucked in a sharp breath.
The fourth and final scene.
It depicted the moments after he entered the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City: the instant he was nearly invaded by the Demon Heart while facing the Demon Heart Sword Body, followed by the scene of him taking direct Control of the Demon Heart Sword Body and slaughtering everything in his path.
The two scenarios formed a stark contrast, as if to ask: ’Is the Demon Heart really so easy to resist?’
’This... If the Demon Heart is so easy to resist, why did I almost fall for its tricks before? And what if the Demon Heart Sword Body itself is compromised? What if it *let* me control it on purpose?’
A chill went down Ye Tianling’s spine.
If it weren’t for the Ancient Fairy’s Cultivation Technique, he feared he still wouldn’t have known about the problems lurking within his own body.
And if the Little Dragon Girl were here, a flaw like this would never have escaped her notice, even without the Ancient Fairy’s inherited Cultivation Technique.
The Little Dragon Girl was not the Mechanical Heart; she wasn’t even as adept at controlling it as Ye Tianling. But she was always paying attention to his condition, watching over him with extreme care.
Ye Tianling became aware of these issues, but he didn’t dwell on them.
Regardless of the outcome, he now knew the potential causes.
Among them, the one involving Ye Cangqian was the least likely. The other three were all highly probable.
Ye Tianling stopped thinking. He directly activated his Dragon Blood, allowing the thirtieth layer of Dragon Blood to flow into his body and begin transforming his bloodline’s cells.
As the Dragon Blood suffused him, the activity and Ability of his cells began to increase dramatically.
At the same time, the decaying cells were clearly infused with a new vitality.
Soon, after the infusion and transformation by the Dragon Blood, the decay rate of his cells was halved.
His remaining year of life was instantly extended to two. According to the current rate of cellular decay, he would completely wither and undergo the Transformation Dao in two years.
’If I could continuously activate the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower, perhaps my life could be extended.’
’But activating the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower is incredibly difficult.’
Ye Tianling murmured to himself.
Soon, he gave up on further thought and focused on practicing the Cultivation Techniques he had created.
The Cultivation of each technique corresponded to changes in the decay and Creation of his cells.
The fluctuations weren’t large, and he couldn’t detect any abnormalities.
Finally, when Ye Tianling practiced the *Xuanyuan Dragon-Controlling Immortal Sword Technique* and the *Chaos Destiny Scripture*, the rate of cellular decay slowed even further.
Ye Tianling felt he was on the verge of understanding something, but he couldn’t quite piece it together yet.
...
「Three days later.」
Ye Tianling emerged from his seclusion. The Ancient Fairy was still in her state of epiphany.
Ye Tianling’s Realm had stabilized at the Middle Stage of Sword Void Five Transformations, but the strength of his qi and blood had indeed diminished.
His Nine Forbidden Battle Power remained, and he could still exert twenty-seven percent combat power.
But for his Battle Power not to increase after a breakthrough in his Realm was, in itself, a form of regression.
Ye Tianling was keenly aware of this, but at present, he had no solution.
As for which of the four potential causes was the true culprit, Ye Tianling couldn’t be certain.
"You’re finally out. There’s some bad news going around. Is it true?"
Que De and Wan Jimie came to find him the moment he emerged from seclusion and immediately asked.
"What news? What are you talking about?"
Ye Tianling frowned.
"Long Qianyan, the Saint of the Cyan Dragon Race, has spread the word that your Destiny is exhausted. He says your qi and blood are gradually decaying and you only have one year to live. That’s why he didn’t finish you off—he’s just going to sit back and wait for you to die and undergo the Transformation Dao."
Wan Jimie said, carefully sizing up Ye Tianling.
"Are you stupid? Do you have a screw loose? Why did you resort to Entering Demon? You know that kind of self-destructive power just to kill a few Sword Ancestors wasn’t worth it! How could their lives possibly be as precious as yours? Your qi and blood really are decaying!"
Que De was furious.
This wasn’t because he was a fair-weather friend; he was angry because he cared.
Ye Tianling’s heart stirred. "So that Holy Dao Aura was him? He only appeared as a distant projection and didn’t dare show his face because he was afraid I’d kill him. As for whether I only have a year to live, I know my own situation better than he does! Countless people have predicted my downfall, yet I’m still alive and well."
"This time will be no different."
Ye Tianling said with confidence.
But this time, it was merely projected confidence, not absolute certainty. As of now, he had tried everything he could think of for his cellular decay, but he still had no solution.
"This time is different. Since Long Qianyan dared to make such a proclamation, as a Saint, he wouldn’t be lying. The Celestial Secret God Master tried to perform an Inference for you and suffered a heaven-defying backlash. He was gravely injured. This time..."
Que De’s expression was grim, his eyes bloodshot with worry.
"So, the whole world knows about this?"
Ye Tianling fell silent.
"Yes. Long Qianyan also said... you are to go to the Cyan Dragon Race... and in a public announcement to the entire world, apologize. He said they would then consider Healing you, acknowledge your status as the Dragon Race’s Inheritor, provide you with the best resources for your development, and help you find Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo."
Wan Jimie said, relating the matter without hesitation after a moment’s thought.
"If they can heal me, then so can others. As for apologizing? If I go there, it will only be to slaughter the entire Dragon Race. It seems they’re still intent on testing my limits!"
Ye Tianling snorted coldly.
