Chapter 25: Lord Esteemed
Ye Changsheng’s supreme divine ability was named Heavenly Divine Calculation.
It was a bit troublesome to use, requiring a suitable phenomenon for its activation.
Unlike ordinary divination sorcery, Heavenly Divine Calculation stole heavenly secrets to obtain absolutely correct, unambiguous, and precise answers.
It could even comprehend the ultimate nature of the world.
However, the biggest issue was that stealing heavenly secrets was an act against the Heavenly Dao, and it would incur divine punishment.
The punishment would be equivalent to the weight of the heavenly secret being stolen.
For instance, seeking to know the ultimate nature of the world might result in instant annihilation into nothingness the moment the answer was received.
“Forget it, forget it, I have obtained the answer I wanted.”
Ye Changsheng deactivated Heavenly Divine Calculation, used his True Qi to protect himself against the residual lightning tribulation, and as the Five-Colored Aurora Phenomenon faded, Fengluo Village gradually quieted down.
Although in the eyes of the world, true Immortal Venerables could ascend to heaven or burrow into the earth, move mountains and fill seas, appearing as gods, omnipotent.
Practitioners ultimately acted under the laws set by the Heavenly Dao, and even Mo Baizhi, using Heavenly Divine Calculation, could not obtain answers to certain things.
…
The next morning, at the inn, everyone was enthusiastically discussing the events of the previous night.
“Wuxiao, Wuxiao! Do you know what happened last night?” Ling Xiaoxing was extremely excited.
“What happened… Ah?” Ye Changsheng yawned, taking a sip of his tofu pudding.
Damn, it’s savory, heresy!
He quickly called the waiter to change it. To let Ye Changsheng, a sweet pudding supporter, eat savory tofu pudding was akin to asking for his death.
“You were drunk and asleep last night, what a pity. Last night, an Esteemed Cultivator appeared in Fengluo Village and underwent tribulation!”
The powerful cultivator’s tribulation in Fengluo Village the previous day further solidified the legend of a Great Karmic Opportunity existing here.
The center of the lightning tribulation became a new sacred site from today onwards, with cultivators flocking to pay homage, hoping to comprehend its mysteries.
“Tribulation… Crossing?” Ye Changsheng frowned.
“Yes, it was my first time seeing a lightning tribulation, it was so shocking, I don’t think I’ll ever forget it,” Ling Xiaoxing sighed.
Hey, hey, hey, I only calculated a small matter, why is the Heavenly Dao so strict? In others’ eyes, it turned into a tribulation crossing?
“Oh…”
“Honestly, why do you always have that attitude, so sarcastic!” Ling Xiaoxing glared at Ye Changsheng, “Can’t you act normal?”
“I am being normal, Senior Sister Xiaoxing. I didn’t feel it was… that powerful? Anyway, I think our Wuhua Palace is the best in the world.”
Ye Changsheng felt exasperated. Did he have to praise himself?
“Alas, you really…” Wuxiao, if you had one percent… no, one-tenth of a percent of that Lord Esteemed’s strength and demeanor, you wouldn’t be so disliked all the time.”
Ling Xiaoxing expressed her disdain for Ye Changsheng, her eyes filled with absolute admiration for that Lord Esteemed.
“This trip has been an eye-opener, totally worth it! If, one day in the future, I can also summon the wind and call the rain, control lightning like that Lord Esteemed, how wonderful that would be.”
“You want to learn? Senior Sister Xiaoxing, I can teach you,” Ye Changsheng said, biting a fried dough stick, preparing to add sugar to his tofu pudding.
This appearance was utterly unconvincing to Ling Xiaoxing, like a charlatan that no one would fall for.
“Hmph, who wants you to teach me? You take care of yourself first… Wait, why are you adding sugar! Waiter, take this heretical sweet tofu pudding away and bring a bowl of savory one for this idiot! With extra cilantro!”
“Senior Sister Xiaoxing, are you trying to kill me?!”
…
“Alas, I have to encounter that guy again, it’s so troublesome.”
After finalizing the plan for the next step, the thought of a troublesome character made Ye Changsheng’s head ache.
“Who are you talking about?” Ling Xiaoxing summoned her Magical Treasure, preparing to fly with the object towards their destination.
“I think the trouble is that we can’t stay out for longer. It’s rare to go on a trip.”
“What trip? Be serious, you stinking Cultivation Cauldron, we’re on official business!”
Ling Xiaoxing patted the Small Qiankun Bag at her waist, which contained the Pills awaiting transaction.
“Be serious. If this mission goes awry, we couldn’t afford to compensate for these ten Marrow Cleansing Elixirs even with both our heads!”
“I know, once this mission is over, we’ll go on a date…”
“Date, your head! Don’t say weird lines!”
Ling Xiaoxing used her Spiritual Power to conjure a gust of wind, pulling Ye Changsheng onto the spiritual wood staff.
“Hold on tight, we’re off!”
…
Ye Changsheng and Ling Xiaoxing arrived on the outskirts of Fenghua City.
Even from the outskirts, it was much more prosperous than the remote Peach Town and was the most prominent city within the Soul Refining Sect’s jurisdiction.
The transaction location for this time was set by the Soul Refining Sect, who even proactively requested door-to-door service with cash on delivery from Wuhua Palace.
In normal circumstances, Wuhua Palace would never agree to such terms, but for some unknown reason, they readily accepted.
Ye Changsheng was fully aware of the reasons behind this…
“Wuxiao, I remember the transaction location is Shanghua Tower. Shall we head there now?”
“Let’s not enter the city yet, Senior Sister Xiaoxing,” Ye Changsheng stopped Ling Xiaoxing. “This is Soul Refining Sect territory, it’s very dangerous.”
“Then what should we do?”
“Since the Soul Refining Sect agreed to this transaction, it means they desperately need the Marrow Cleansing Elixirs. Why don’t we approach them and request a safer transaction location?”
“That seems feasible, but Wuxiao, this is very dangerous. Let me go!”
“No, Senior Sister Xiaoxing, your strength is greater than mine. You must guard the Pills and ensure nothing goes wrong.”
Ling Xiaoxing glanced at Ye Changsheng with a troubled expression, then at the Small Qiankun Bag, and reluctantly agreed.
“Don’t worry, my specialty is running away. Look.”
Ye Changsheng took out a Talisman specifically for escape techniques.
“Oh, right. You’re the most afraid of death!”
“That’s why I’m not going there to throw my life away. I’ll go alone first. If anything happens, Senior Sister Xiaoxing, retreat first. I’ll catch up,” Ye Changsheng said.
Ling Xiaoxing’s face showed deep concern. After pondering for a while, she finally agreed, unable to think of a more reasonable solution.
Wearing the mask that symbolized Wuhua Palace’s Cultivation Cauldron, Ye Changsheng set off towards Fenghua City.
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Fenghua City, Shanghua Tower.
Li Lianqing, the Vice Sect Master of the Soul Refining Sect, was seated at a banquet.
Beside him were several powerful inner disciples of the Soul Refining Sect, who had already prepared a ‘Hongmen banquet’ (farewell banquet with hidden traps), waiting for the unscrupulous merchants of Wuhua Palace to arrive.
The promised one hundred thousand Spiritual Stones were all displayed in the most conspicuous place.
“Uncle, the agreed-upon time is almost here,” Li Ming, Li Lianqing’s nephew, reminded him.
Li Lianqing drank the clear wine in one gulp, a ferocious smile appearing on his face.
“Wuhua Palace, today we will teach you a lesson on what it means for the dragon of the outside to be unable to contend with the serpent of the local region.”
