Chapter 160

Chapter 160: Ao Qianqian!

Among the stars.

　　Ye Tianming and the white-haired woman strolled forward together.

　　Ye Tianming suddenly said, “Senior, you and the Yang family…….”

　　The white-haired woman turned to look at him and smiled, “If I were connected to the Yang family, would you be angry?”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head.

　　The white-haired woman said, “I am indeed connected to the Yang family.”

　　Ye Tianming lowered his head slightly, “So you’re all from the Yang family…….”

　　The white-haired woman stopped walking. She gently ruffled Ye Tianming’s head and smiled, “Little one, I understand how you feel, but your mindset right now isn’t great. Even though I’m from the Yang family, I support you.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at the white-haired woman. She said earnestly, “You killed well. You killed beautifully.”

　　Ye Tianming: “…….”

　　The white-haired woman smiled, “Are you curious why I support you even though I’m from the Yang family?”

　　Ye Tianming nodded.

　　The white-haired woman said, “I stand on the side that is right, and you are right. So, I support you.”

　　After a moment of silence, Ye Tianming said, “Senior, how should I address you?”

　　The white-haired woman smiled, “For you, just call me……. Sister Qianqian! Also, my surname is Ao.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at the white-haired woman and bowed deeply, “Sister Qianqian, I’d like to ask you for a favor.”

　　Ao Qianqian said, “Go ahead.”

　　Ye Tianming said earnestly, “I want to cultivate my soul.”

　　He knew he couldn’t sink into despair. He had to pull himself together. Since his physical body couldn’t be restored for the time being, he would cultivate his soul instead.

　　Ao Qianqian stopped walking. After a moment of silence, she said, “Let’s go.”

　　With that, she took Ye Tianming and the two of them vanished from the spot.

　　Soon, she brought Ye Tianming back to the Heavenly Dragon Clan, which now looked completely different from before, because the clan’s fortune had been reversed.

　　Ao Qianqian brought Ye Tianming to a desolate plain. She turned to look at him, “This is the Dragon Breath Land. Over the years, the Heavenly Dragons of our clan who have fallen are buried here. If you want to cultivate your soul, you can let their dragon might temper you, but I’m not sure whether it will work.”

　　Ye Tianming said, “I’m willing to try.”

　　With that, he walked toward the Dragon Breath Land. The moment he stepped in, his soul began to tremble violently. He quickly retreated, because in that instant he had felt as though his soul was about to dissolve.

　　Ye Tianming took a deep breath and walked in again. Gritting his teeth, he pushed forward a few steps, but soon his soul began to turn translucent.

　　Ao Qianqian flicked her sleeve, and a surge of power wrapped around him and pulled him back.

　　Ye Tianming’s soul was extremely weak, nearly transparent.

　　Ao Qianqian shook her head, “It won’t work. Right now you carry far too much destined misfortune. Not only are you unable to receive any blessings, you can’t even absorb the spiritual energy and power of heaven and earth. They will actively repel you, you…….”

　　At this point, her brow furrowed deeply. The terrifying nature of that misfortune made even her feel that something was deeply wrong.

　　Ye Tianming clenched both fists. He felt helpless and unwilling, yet at this moment there was nothing he could do.

　　Ao Qianqian consoled him, “I know you’re feeling a bit anxious right now, but you need to stay steady. This isn’t something that can be resolved overnight. We’ll take it one step at a time, alright?”

　　Ye Tianming took a deep breath and nodded, “I understand.”

　　Ao Qianqian said, “For now, stay here for a while. I’ll think of a way and see if I can find a method to break that misfortune.”

　　Ye Tianming nodded. Although he was anxious, as Sister Qianqian had said, he had to stay steady for now.

　　From then on, he lived with the Heavenly Dragon Clan. Each day he read books, not only the ones Ao Qianqian gave him, but also books from the Buddhist-Demon Sect.

　　As he read more and more, an increasing number of new ideas began to emerge in his mind.

　　One day, Fuzang’s younger brother Fuwei came to find Ye Tianming. He opened his palm, and a fruit flew to Ye Tianming.

　　Ye Tianming was a little puzzled, “This is?”

　　Fuwei said, “A Heavenly Spirit Fruit. It might help you.”

　　Ye Tianming looked at him, “Thank you.”

　　He lowered his head to look at the Heavenly Spirit Fruit in his hand. The fruit instantly transformed into a streak of green light and entered Ye Tianming’s soul. Immediately after, an extremely pure soul energy spread out from within Ye Tianming’s soul, but soon, all of that soul energy dispersed out of Ye Tianming’s body.

　　It was useless!

　　He simply couldn’t absorb it!

　　Ye Tianming shook his head, “Wasted.”

　　Fuwei’s expression darkened.

　　Ye Tianming looked at Fuwei, “Thank you for your kindness, but I can’t absorb anything right now.”

　　Fuwei said in a low voice, “Why is this happening?”

　　Ye Tianming shook his head, “It’s a long story.”

　　As he said this, he seemed to think of something and asked, “Can you take me to see where my senior sister used to live?”

　　Fuwei glanced at him and nodded.

　　Soon, Fuwei brought Ye Tianming to the place where Fuzang had once lived. It wasn’t a house, but a great mountain.

　　Fuwei said, “This mountain is called Fuzang Mountain. My sister named it herself. She used to love growing flowers. Over there are all the flowers she planted……”

　　As he said this, he pointed to the right.

　　Ye Tianming followed Fuwei’s gesture and looked. Several hundred zhang away to the right, there was a sea of flowers.

　　He walked slowly toward that sea of flowers.

　　Beside him, Fuwei continued, “At the very beginning, these flowers weren’t actually this beautiful. They could never have been this beautiful, because the spiritual energy in our land is very thin and the climate is harsh, making it very hard for flowers to survive. Back then, my sister and I would often go out as mercenaries together, earning spirit stones to bring back……”

　　As he said this, his expression suddenly became pained, “This time, she secretly hid it from us and went to the Guanxuan Universe on her own. She wanted to change the situation of our Heavenly Dragon Clan…… but who could have known, that trip she took…….”

　　Ye Tianming said softly, “I’m sorry.”

　　Fuwei shook his head, “At first, I truly hated you. But later I realized that was just my own cowardice. Because the real problem wasn’t you, it was Yang Jia. If I’m going to hate anyone, it should be Yang Jia.”

　　Ye Tianming walked into the sea of flowers. He gently caressed the brilliantly blooming flowers, slowly closing his eyes. In his mind, the image of the first time he met Fuzang surfaced.

　　Fuwei looked at Ye Tianming, “I know that you are the only one who can avenge my sister. If you need anything at all, just tell me.”

　　Ye Tianming slowly raised his head and looked up at the sky. His right hand gently touched the space between his brows, where a mark was flickering.

　　The Heavenly Dao Mark!

　　On the Heavenly Path.

　　On this day, nearly a hundred top-tier powerhouses arrived at the entrance to the lower realm. Every single one of them was a Circle-Breaking Ninth Layer cultivator, and the aura of the elder leading them was unfathomably deep.

　　When they arrived at the entrance to the lower realm, a man in golden armor blocked their path. The armored man stared at the group, “This is a forbidden ground. No unauthorized entry.”

　　The elder stared at the armored man and directly produced a token bearing two large characters: Guanxuan.

　　The Guanxuan Domain!

　　Years ago, after the Guanxuan Sword Master broke into the real world, he brought some people here and established a new force, known as the Guanxuan Domain.

　　But the armored man remained expressionless, “Without the Heavenly Dao Master’s order, no one may enter the lower realm. Not even the Guanxuan Domain.”

　　The elder’s eyes narrowed.

　　The armored man stared at the elder, “You’re welcome to try your hand!”

　　As his words fell, over three hundred top-tier powerhouses suddenly appeared all around them.

　　Every single one of them was at the Circle-Breaking Ninth Layer!

　　The Guanxuan Domain was powerful, but the Heavenly Court was not the least bit afraid. This armored man was the Heavenly Court’s Boundary Guardian Divine General, whose strength was terrifyingly immense.

　　Yet the elder showed no fear either. His aura surged, and both sides were on the verge of a full-scale battle.

　　”There’s no need for this.”

　　At that moment, a man in a brocade robe suddenly stepped out from the side.

　　As this brocade-robed man approached, the elder and the others from the Guanxuan Domain immediately bowed respectfully, “Greetings, Young Master Xin.”

　　Young Master Xin!

　　The brow of the armored Divine General furrowed. He had naturally heard of this man’s reputation. This was no ordinary person, but the adopted son taken in by the Guanxuan Sword Master years ago.

　　He was also one of the three supreme prodigies of the real world!

　　Young Master Xin walked up to the armored Divine General and smiled, “General Muge, would it be possible to make an exception for us? They’ll be down there for three days at most before coming back up.”

　　Muge refused outright, “No.”

　　Young Master Xin smiled faintly and said nothing, instead producing a token and handing it to Muge. The moment Muge saw that token, his expression instantly changed.

　　Young Master Xin turned to look at the elder and the others, “Remember, eliminate that Ye Tianming and bring the Young Lord back safely.”

　　The elder and the others immediately charged toward the barrier not far away. As they rushed through, the elder cast a slightly mocking glance back at Muge.

　　Muge’s expression was not pleasant. He didn’t let his anger show, but instead turned and disappeared from the spot with his men. He needed to go ask about this in person.

　　After the elder and the others entered the barrier, Young Master Xin suddenly said, “Yue Zun.”

　　In an instant, a middle-aged man appeared before Young Master Xin without a sound.

　　Young Master Xin said, “I’ll need you to go down there in person. They’re no match for the one from the Heavenly Dragon Clan.”

　　The middle-aged man smiled, “Alive or dead?”

　　Young Master Xin shook his head with a smile, “Yue Zun, the way you put that…… Although the one from the Heavenly Dragon Clan had a falling out with my father over that matter back then, she has always been my father’s woman. So she must be kept alive. But those dragons of the Heavenly Dragon Clan who have committed crimes can all be killed.”

　　Yue Zun stared at Young Master Xin, “Forgive my bluntness, that so-called Young Lord has lost twice in a row to someone of the same generation and has absolutely no right to inherit the throne. You are the most suitable person. You…….”

　　”Hmm?”

　　The smile on Young Master Xin’s face suddenly vanished. He turned to look at Yue Zun and said nothing.

　　Yue Zun didn’t dare meet his gaze, lowering his head slightly, “I misspoke. My apologies.”

　　Young Master Xin said calmly, “The throne will always belong to the Young Lord. I am nothing more than a steward. Understood?”

　　Yue Zun nodded and said nothing.

　　Young Master Xin glanced down at the cosmic world below, and let out a soft laugh, “The Law of All Beings…… I really want to see it for myself.”

　　With that, he turned and walked away.