Chapter 520: Chapter 520: Massacring the Holy Land (3)
Ye Tianling deactivated his Demon Heart Sword Body, already accustomed to the backlash.
He struggled to stabilize his body’s collapsing state, then immediately began absorbing Saint Origin again to steady his realm.
The depletion of his life force continued, and it was severe.
Even though his gains this time had outweighed the costs, at this rate of depletion, he still only had about half a year of life left.
Ye Tianling coughed, spitting up large amounts of Origin Essence Blood with each hack. The intangible Venerable Soul Curse was clearly terrifying.
But he quickly centered himself, entering a state of No Thought to suppress the injury.
His realm, which had regressed, recovered. Bolstered by a massive amount of Saint Origin, his Sword Void Six Transformation realm reached a greater state of Perfection.
Yet, the closer he got to Perfection, the more clearly Ye Tianling could feel an invisible wall between him and the Sword Void Seven Transformation realm, one he was completely unable to break.
’Is there a barrier at the Sword Void Six Transformation realm? Or is it just me? Do others not face this?’
Ye Tianling frowned, his expression growing much more solemn.
He tried several more times, but the barrier was immovable. It was like a great chasm blocking his path to the next stage of his cultivation.
In the end, Ye Tianling gave up on forcing a breakthrough. Instead, he used his current state to comprehend the Mechanical Heart.
With the Mechanical Heart and the Nine-Orifice Exquisite Demon Heart operating in tandem, Ye Tianling began to read the memories he had obtained through the Great Soul Searching Technique.
Gradually, it was as if he became the six Saints, including Yu Xingyao and Yu Xingcheng.
Gradually, he acquired their memories.
These six Saints were not all from the Celestial Overpass Holy Land. Only two of them were.
Those two Saints were Yu Xingyao and Yu Xingcheng.
As for the other four Saints, two were women from the Jade Pool Divine Land, while the other two men were from the Celestial Travel Sacred Land.
The Celestial Travel Sacred Land and the Celestial Overpass Holy Land had always been rivals of the Celestial Secret Sacred Land. Furthermore, they also cultivated the Celestial Secret Dao.
However, their version of the Celestial Secret Dao followed a more sinister path of Demonization, Devouring, and Soul-Searching and Possession.
’So that’s how it is.’
’The Celestial Overpass Holy Land deduced that I possess the Mechanical Heart by analyzing the Demon Heart Puppet, my past, and Long Fengyang’s ordeal. No one betrayed me.’
’But many of the Saint Masters already know I possess the core inheritance of the Divine Hall of Life—the Mechanical Heart. They’re afraid I’ll comprehend the Laws of Life and Celestial Secret and gain complete control over it. That’s why they want me dead.’
’This curse... the Venerable Soul Curse is actually incurable.’
’Then why did the Dragon Race claim they could break it? That Honored Soul Dragon Crystal clearly isn’t enough... The Dragon Race wants to use it to perform Possession on me!’
’What a vicious plan!’
’But no matter how outrageous your schemes, I’ll just slaughter you with absolute power—slaughter you until you don’t dare to concoct any more vicious plots!’
The memories Ye Tianling gleaned through the Great Soul Searching Technique were blurry, but he still managed to extract the most crucial information.
These were the secrets concerning the Mechanical Heart.
He also learned that the Celestial Overpass Holy Land’s impatient attack had been proposed by numerous Saint Masters. Their plan was to kill Ye Tianling and seize the Mechanical Heart. Then, they would perform a Blood Sacrifice at the altar in the Celestial Sacrifice Ancient City to open the Divine Hall of Life, control the world’s rules, and restart the Forgotten Dust World. After that, they would truly command the new Laws of this entire realm!
There were even more complex elements to the plot, and every single step of their plan was utterly horrifying.
Ye Tianling’s gaze turned icy. This chain of vicious plots would ultimately lead to everyone in the Sword Burial Divine Domain being turned into puppets. In the end, only the Saints and their peerless geniuses would be left to seize all the world’s resources. All other living beings would become sacrifices.
’All are but ants beneath the Saints. These people are truly ruthless. Feng Chaoge, aren’t you a Law Enforcer for the Soul Race? How can you witness this and do nothing?’
Ye Tianling closed his eyes, then opened them again.
His gaze was even colder now.
His Demon Heart grew more resolute, and more savage.
After a long moment, Ye Tianling stood up. His form flickered, and he took on the appearance of Yu Xingyao.
He then glanced around and collected the heads of the six Saints, which he had deliberately left behind, storing them in his Qiankun Ring.
RUMBLE—
The next moment, the entire Secret Realm began to tremble violently.
Ye Tianling had destroyed the Secret Realm’s core altar, dealing fatal damage to its foundational structure. The exceptionally rare Secret Realm immediately began to destabilize.
Ye Tianling’s figure appeared on the Celestial Overpass Sacred Mountain within the Celestial Overpass Holy Land.
"Master."
A young man in white bowed deeply, his attitude exceedingly respectful.
This was Yu Xingyao’s Direct Disciple, a Divine Son Level genius named Yu Danxi.
However, Ye Tianling merely glanced at him, and the blood within his body instantly went berserk as his Bloodline Power began to vibrate at a high frequency.
PFFT—
Ye Tianling attacked without warning, directly manifesting his Nine Forbidden Battle Power. With a single strike of the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, he pierced straight through Yu Danxi’s brow.
Yu Danxi didn’t dare to resist, nor had he even considered it. Of course, he never imagined that his own Master would suddenly make a move to kill him!
"Master, you...?"
Even as he died, Yu Danxi was filled with disbelief.
Ye Tianling’s aged face suddenly showed its true form for an instant before reverting.
Yu Danxi’s pupils contracted violently. He stared at Ye Tianling’s face, his eyes bulging like those of a dead fish. He died with his eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.
"Master—"
A female cultivator flew over. When she saw what had happened, she was so terrified her soul nearly left her body. She immediately dropped to the ground and knelt.
Ye Tianling lopped off Yu Danxi’s head with his sword and stored it in his Qiankun Ring.
"Oh, it’s you, Yu Danxin," Ye Tianling said coldly, not even sparing her a glance. "Go and summon all six of our Holy Land’s Sword Ancestors. Have them go to the Celestial Overpass Secret Realm. Tell them this Saint has an important announcement to make."
"Yes... Master."
Yu Danxin kowtowed three times, splitting the skin on her forehead. She was simply petrified.
But she didn’t dare to utter a single word. She felt not even a trace of anger, only boundless fear.
’When a Saint was angry, he would even kill his own Direct Disciple. Although she was also a Direct Disciple, she was nowhere near as favored as Senior Brother Yu Danxi!’
With a flicker of his figure, Ye Tianling returned to the ancient Secret Realm.
Although the Secret Realm had begun to crumble, it was still an excellent place for slaughter.
Ye Tianling waited in silence, manifesting his Demon Heart Sword Body.
After about a hundred breaths, the six Sword Ancestors of the Celestial Overpass Holy Land arrived one after another.
Ye Tianling’s back was turned to the six Sword Ancestors, his aura completely retracted. This time, however, he was not in the guise of Yu Xingyao.
"Master Saint."
After all six Sword Ancestors had arrived, they knelt and bowed in unison.
