Chapter 541: Chapter 530: The Sword Cultivator Father
At this moment, both Lin Shen and the Immortal controlling Lin Shen’s body felt a heart-thumping aura, desperately wanting to escape, but the Array left them with no way out.
The final outcome was somewhat lamentable; though Ye Sheng was exhausted, fortunately, he was unscathed, however, Lin Shen and the one controlling his body died, truly dead this time, with not even their Divine Souls remaining, including the black beast with a single horn, with only the black flame barely flickering.
Uncle Xiao Jin once mentioned that this type of flame originated from something profoundly evil, and to prevent any future troubles, Ye Sheng mustered his last bit of strength to completely extinguish the Dark Netherworld Fire.
Watching the evil flame disappear, the cultivators present couldn’t quite tell if they felt relieved or disappointed; although it was wicked, its combat power was evident to all.
Since their opponent had perished completely, the Array finally opened, leaving behind a black and white bead and many other strange items where Lin Shen had stood initially.
"Father, I survived." Ye Sheng said with a weak yet confident smile.
"Excellent!" Ye Qiu freely praised.
"Ye Sheng, may I visit you tomorrow?" Young Master Feng sensed that the black and white bead related to the Black and White Spring in his family’s forbidden ground, and if possible, he hoped to exchange something for the bead.
"Yes." Ye Sheng was surprised by his words but ultimately agreed.
After the contest, the buzz about Ye Sheng and Lin Shen didn’t fade but grew stronger due to their demonstrated Cultivation Techniques and Artifacts that day, especially the sealed golden-red flame within Ye Sheng.
The owner of that flame was merely a bird in its infancy, yet why did it possess such formidable power? Its origin was inevitably curious.
Elder Zhao could already foresee the bustling scenes in his Tianyan Sect in the future.
However, at that moment, Ye Qiu openly declared that he was the bird’s owner. As for whether the bird was a creature from this realm, he firmly replied: "No!"
"Father, why do this? Don’t you know this will bring you a lot of danger, those old monsters in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage won’t let you off easily." Ye Sheng expressed his concern.
"I certainly know." Ye Qiu smiled as he looked at him, "It’s just that Father has been comfortable for so many years, it’s about time to go out and explore. You stay well in the sect, and when your cultivation improves, then you can go out to train, alright?"
"But I want to go out with Dad."
"Silly child, the two of us going out together will only become burdens to each other."
From then on, Ye Qiu disappeared in Liu Xian City, those old monsters in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage tried to use Ye Sheng to force Ye Qiu out, but the Tianyan Sect was no vegetarian, nor were those Great Powers who came to commission Ye Sheng for Artifact Refining; and as Ye Sheng grew older, even without these people’s protection, no one could trouble him anymore.
The battle in Liu Xian City catapulted Ye Sheng into becoming the most popular Artifact Refining Master in the Canglan World, and although he did not participate in the final battle of the Thousand-Year Ranking, almost everyone acknowledged him as the rightful top of that session.
In this lifetime, Lin Shen had fame, fortune, family, and friends; although the path of cultivation was fraught with hardships, each time he successfully overcame them through his strong spirit.
His only regret in this life was not having adventured together with his father in the Cultivation World.
Since the battle in Liu Xian City, Ye Qiu rarely appeared in public. Had it not been for Ye Qiu returning every hundred years to celebrate Ye Sheng’s birthday, Ye Sheng would have thought his father had perished outside, and each time he returned, Ye Qiu’s fame would shake the Cultivation World anew due to those relentless challengers, but no one ever successfully defeated him, and the title of Lonely Swallow Sword Lord had resounded from Xuanyuan Realm through Canglan World.
However, when Ye Sheng turned a thousand years old, he felt something was amiss with his father; indeed, regardless of how many more birthdays he had, his father never appeared again.
Some said his father had perished, but Ye Sheng didn’t believe it because his father had told him before leaving that as long as he cultivated well, they would meet again someday.
Ye Qiu completed his task and returned to the space; Little Golden Crow woke up once along the way, but because Ye Qiu found an Active Spiritual Vein, it went back to sleep again.
Looking at the lush and vibrant space, Ye Qiuxin felt immensely satisfied. The nearly thousand years had not been spent in vain. The space that once had only the Spiritual Spring Water of some use had now completely transformed into an independent Space Magical Treasure, filled with Active Spirit Veins, various types of Spiritual Spring Waters, countless ores and Spiritual Medicines. Little Golden Crow no longer had to worry about the lack of Spiritual Energy for cultivation.
Name: Ye Qiu
Merit Points: 52000
Skills Exchanged: Hacker God
Light of the God of Cooking Level 7
Level 8 Body Forging Technique
Ten Times of Luck Bonus (six left)
Conquer Emperor System (Achievements obtained: Skin like Jello, Charming Eyes, Aroma, Voice Like a Pearl, Slender Legs)
Poison Scripture, Medicine Manual
Soul Power Technique
"Task completed, enter the next world?"
"Yes."
"Ye Qiu, who do you think the miss will let follow her to the Marquis Mansion?" Ye Qiu opened her eyes just in time to hear this statement.
Having not yet assimilated the memories of this body, she vaguely replied, "I don’t know, let’s just follow whatever the miss arranges."
The other person didn’t mind and continued, "It’s said that the Marquis Weiyuan is exceptionally brave and extraordinarily handsome. I wonder how he compares to our Eldest Young Master."
From this conversation, Ye Qiu deduced that the two of them must be maidservants of the miss in the mansion, and that the miss was about to marry the Marquis Weiyuan to become the Marchioness. There was also an Eldest Young Master in the house, known for his handsome appearance.
"But no matter which of us follows the miss to the Marquis Mansion, we shouldn’t harbor inappropriate thoughts," Ye Qiu reminded.
"Oh, Ye Qiu, you always dislike joking around. We’re just chatting privately. Of course, we wouldn’t dare to have designs on the groom."
"Sister Ye Qiu just worries you might be careless. The miss has been so good to us, we must not fail her," said another person who walked in, smiling at them.
"Shen Dong, sister, even you don’t trust me?" The girl pretended to be angry but was not really upset.
"You!" The woman named Shen Dong smiled helplessly, then told them, "Come on, get up. Today is the day the Marquis Mansion sends the engagement gifts. The miss can’t afford to wake up late."
"This is a marriage personally bestowed by His Majesty, even the palace has sent dowry gifts. The engagement presents from the Marquis Mansion must be plentiful. The miss has really found a good place for herself, and the Lady in Heaven can rest peacefully."
"All right, you talk too much."
After Ye Qiu and the rest finished washing up, they went to Qingzhu Garden where their miss lived to change shifts with another senior maid, Liu Xia. As for the chattering girl from the room just now, she also learned her name was Yang Chun.