Free Web NovelChapter 522: Chapter 522: The Vicious Jade Pool Divine Master
The Nine Saints were dead, the six Sword Ancestors were slain, and the entire Celestial Overpass Holy Land had become a sacrifice. This news left all the Saint Masters silent with fear.
Within half a day, news like this had spread throughout the world, causing a tremendous uproar.
It was an event that shook the world and echoed through the ages, creating a stir that was simply unimaginable.
In the Celestial Secret Divine Land, the Celestial Secret God Master was both excited and worried.
Meanwhile, the Celestial Serpent King, the Golden-winged Elder Roc King Yao Yan, and the Golden-winged Old Lady Yao Yu, among others, had exceptionally complicated feelings.
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Jade Pool Divine Land.
"Divine Master, your calculations... were correct. It’s now certain that the Mechanical Heart is in his hands."
In the Jade Pool Divine Land, Duan Wanxing stood beside the Jade Pool Divine Master, bowing respectfully as he spoke.
"Mm, his Demon Heart Puppet likely can’t be controlled by the Mechanical Heart. This means he hasn’t truly activated the Mechanical Heart at all yet. That’s a good thing—unfortunately, we also lost two Saints," the Jade Pool Divine Master said dispassionately, her hands clasped behind her back.
"As long as we can obtain the Mechanical Heart, any price is worth it."
Duan Wanxing’s tone became even more respectful, even more sycophantic.
"Enough. Where is your Master? It’s one thing for him to not support this matter, but is he not even going to attend the funeral of his two junior sisters?" the Jade Pool Divine Master asked.
Upon hearing this, a look of embarrassment and shame crossed Duan Wanxing’s face.
"Master... I... am not aware of Master’s whereabouts either."
Just as Duan Wanxing finished speaking sheepishly, a figure of light manifested in the void.
"Junior Sister, you’ve gone too far!"
The figure was none other than Duan Jiutian.
But the Duan Jiutian of today was unbelievably powerful. He actually possessed the power of a Saint!
After the world’s great upheaval, not only had his strength not regressed, but he had actually evolved and improved!
"Gone too far? Qian Jie was your disciple, and the Celestial Mandate Divine Son was your disciple too. Your disciples were killed one after another. As their master—and my dear senior brother—what did you do?" the Jade Pool Divine Master demanded coldly.
A chilling aura emanated from her beautiful face.
"Ye Tianling holds the legacy of the Divine Hall of Destiny, the legacy of the Celestial Secret Divine Land, and even possesses the bloodline traits of the Four Great Dragon Clans. It’s obvious that he is a being who gathers the Qi Fortune and opportunities of the world, and he is our hope against the invasion from the Outer Domain," Duan Jiutian said seriously, his expression grave.
"Wrong! The decay of his life force is the backlash and punishment from the world’s Qi Fortune. The fact that he possesses the Mechanical Heart but cannot use it is the ultimate proof that he has been abandoned by the Celestial Dao.
Furthermore, you’ve seen it yourself. Now that he has a Demon Heart Puppet, we can be certain he’s the one who opened the Blood Moon Secret Realm and seized the Mechanical Heart. This makes it more likely for him to become a true Demon than for him to become our hope against the Outer Domain invasion.
And this time, what did he do? I’m sure you already know—he slaughtered over a hundred thousand lives in the Celestial Overpass Holy Land over a personal grudge.
With a disposition like that, you still have high hopes for him?"
The Jade Pool Divine Master’s voice was filled with sarcasm.
"And what about you? Yao Xin and Yao Mi were your clan sisters, yet you just let them be sacrificed like that? And the Celestial Overpass Holy Land—since you knew this could happen, why did you let them take the lead? Did you deliberately give them the few clues you had just to use them as cannon fodder?" Duan Jiutian’s expression turned ugly as he demanded an answer.
"What does any of this matter compared to the invasion from the Outer Domain? Besides, whether it’s the Soul Race, the Demon Race, or our own Human Race, true peace is impossible. Using an enemy’s hand to eliminate some of these ambitious factions is a good thing. The sacrifice of my two clan sisters was worth it."
The Jade Pool Divine Master’s voice was utterly indifferent.
"Heh, worth it? Junior Sister, if Master knew that the kind, sweet little junior sister of the past had become like this, he would be filled with regret and sorrow. With a heart like yours, how could you possibly cultivate even a shred of the Vast Purple Qi?"
A bitter feeling welled up in Duan Jiutian’s heart.
"Vast Purple Qi? Purple Qi from the East? I have no need for any of that anymore. As for Master’s favoritism, I don’t wish to speak of it. In this new world, the legacy of the Jade Pool Divine Land is enough for me to vie for supremacy. Once I seize the Mechanical Heart, take control of the Divine Hall of Life, and unlock the Laws of the Forgotten Dust World, everything will be in my hands. At that point, what will the Outer Domain invasion even matter?"
The Jade Pool Divine Master’s tone was ice-cold.
"You... you’re truly insane!"
"It’s not that I’m insane, it’s that the world has changed. It’s become cruel and merciless. If I don’t change with it, I’ll be nothing but an ant. Yes, perhaps Ye Tianling isn’t in the wrong, but what about the hundred thousand disciples of the Celestial Overpass Holy Land? Were they wrong? He is a Demon! Senior Brother, you can see the whole from a part. Haven’t you noticed that ever since Ye Tianling appeared, this world has known no peace?
Kill him, and only then will the world change for the better! Only then will there be hope! Just listen to your junior sister this once, and I promise, I will always listen to you in the future, Senior Brother!"
The Jade Pool Divine Master fell silent for a moment, then her voice became earnest, tinged with a pleading tone.
"You... All right. According to the deductions from the Purple Qi from the East Technique, he should only have three months of life left—if he can’t break the curse," Duan Jiutian said in a low voice.
"There are no ’ifs’. He cannot possibly break the curse. The Venerable Soul Curse is named as such because it represents a true Venerable, a level that surpasses even Divine Spirits. It has even ascended to the level of true Time and Space. A curse like that is, in effect, a Celestial Dao Erasure. He can’t get rid of it."
The Jade Pool Divine Master’s tone was one of absolute certainty.
"Then after him, who will take his place?" Duan Jiutian asked.
At this, Duan Wanxing immediately looked at Duan Jiutian with eager eyes.
"I think Wanxing is an excellent choice. He knows when to press on and when to fall back, and he understands the greater good. Crucially, he awakened from the ancient era, is proficient in countless Primordial Runes, and his Battle Power can touch upon the Nine Forbidden," the Jade Pool Divine Master said in praise.
"He... He can’t even reach the Entry Level of the Purple Qi from the East Technique. He lacks the blessing of Qi Fortune," Duan Jiutian frowned.
"That’s only because you are unwilling to accept him. If you were willing, he would have the blessing of your Qi Fortune. Even if he couldn’t successfully cultivate the Vast Purple Qi of the Purple Qi from the East, the Divine Techniques of my Jade Pool Divine Land would be more than enough to grant him a powerful legacy. You also know that Purple Qi from the East requires not only the Qi Fortune of a Celestial Mandate, but also a certain amount of karmic merit. These things are too abstruse; in truth, they are meaningless.
As long as one is powerful, such things are of little use, aren’t they? That Ye Tianling couldn’t possibly cultivate the Purple Qi from the East either. The only reason you think so highly of him is that he killed the Celestial Mandate Divine Son!
And Duan Wanxing has already located Long Tianyu and Long Tianmo near the Nirvana Ancestral Land. As long as he kills Ye Tianling’s family, he can naturally begin to chip away at and plunder Ye Tianling’s Qi Fortune," the Jade Pool Divine Master revealed.
"This..."
Duan Jiutian hesitated once more.
"To face this calamity, to confront the invasion of the Outer Domain races, we must make some sacrifices. Senior Brother, don’t lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of trivial matters!" the Jade Pool Divine Master continued.
