Chapter 489 - 199: The Law of This World, the Celestial Dragon True Form Map! Mysterious Carriage
Chapter 489: Chapter 199: The Law of This World, the Celestial Dragon True Form Map! Mysterious Carriage
What Ye Yangfeng had left behind was merely a key. With this key, any Cultivator in the Spiritual Image Realm could find the true Celestial Dragon True Form Map.
BOOM!
From the surging Chilong River beneath the pavilion, a tall figure in red robes burst out of the water.
He bowed slightly before chasing after the Spiritual Mechanism.
His speed was incredible. He covered dozens of miles in the blink of an eye, and with just a few flickers, he was already outside Chishui City.
...
When Ye Yangfeng returned to his residence, he found that the courtyard gate had been repaired. It looked as though someone had cleaned up as well; the place was much neater.
Ye Yangfeng closed the door and moved his newly restored limbs, a look of joy spreading across his face.
Never before had he felt that simply having hands and feet was such a profound blessing.
He had just closed the door when Su Bai, who had already settled into a chair, spoke slowly:
"Given Chiyun Immortal’s status, now that he has given his word, no one will come looking for trouble—at least, not before he leaves this place."
Without the aid of Chiyun Immortal’s Spiritual Image Power, Ye Yangfeng had once again lost his ability to speak.
But the two communicated mind-to-mind, with no need for tongues.
In fact, their conversation hadn’t ceased for the entire journey back from the City Lord’s Mansion.
Ye Yangfeng naturally concealed nothing from the senior who had saved his life.
He told him everything he knew, holding nothing back and explaining it all down to the last detail.
He also explained his specific circumstances.
He recounted the entire conflict from beginning to end, the events that transpired, his regrets, his grief, and his plans for the future...
He hid nothing at all.
Su Bai simply listened quietly. He already knew all of this, of course, and found none of it surprising.
In short:
Ye Yangfeng was quite talented. When he first set out into the world, he was full of youthful arrogance, believing himself to be the most special person alive.
But then he was battered by one hardship after another, and his sharp edge was greatly dulled.
Ultimately, because he possessed a treasure coveted by others, he was plotted against, his family was shattered and killed, and he was left in his current sorry state.
He had seen and heard far too many similar stories.
’That Young Master Chi’s status in Chishui City is like that of a living Divine Spirit. Naturally, no one would dare defy his will.’
’It’s just... that Lin Longbai...’
Ye Yangfeng grew somber.
He knew a great deal about this Young Master Chi; otherwise, he wouldn’t have headed straight for Chishui City.
For most people, Chiyun Immortal’s word was a powerful deterrent; few would dare to offend him.
But Lin Longbai, backed by his brother’s might, was an absolute tyrant in Dinghai City.
Everyone in the surrounding State Mansions and counties knew his name.
He never gave up on anything he set his mind to.
’Even though Lin Longbai is after the Celestial Dragon True Form Map, he’s so tyrannical he won’t let me go either.’
’For now, all I can do is take it one step at a time...’
After a long moment of thought, Ye Yangfeng could only shake his head.
His Martial Dao had been destroyed.
Right now, aside from a Physique that made him impervious to blades and spears by an ordinary person’s standards,
he was utterly useless.
"Those who fail to plan for the future are doomed to worry about the present. On the path of cultivation, how can you simply take things one step at a time?"
Su Bai’s eyes were clear and bright.
’How can improvisation ever compare to careful planning?’
Ye Yangfeng’s heart jolted when he heard this.
’Then what should I do?’
Ye Yangfeng asked instinctively.
Without realizing it, he had been completely drawn into Su Bai’s line of reasoning.
"Setting aside your grudges for a moment," Su Bai asked, "you said Lin Longbai is determined to obtain the Celestial Dragon True Form Map?"
’That’s right.’
Ye Yangfeng mentally gritted his teeth.
He had no shortage of enemies who held grudges against him.
But the Celestial Dragon True Form Map was the fuse. Even if they had no prior history, Lin Longbai would never have let him go.
’This was a classic case of being innocent but getting into trouble for possessing a treasure.’
"Then give it to him."
Su Bai glanced at Ye Yangfeng.
"The Celestial Dragon True Form Map is both a treasure and a Dharma Gate. You gave the original scroll to Chiyun Immortal, but the Cultivation Method itself can be part of another transaction."
"If he wants it, then just give it to him."
Su Bai’s casual remark made Ye Yangfeng’s expression contort with rage.
’Impossible!’
His chest heaved, and he was practically grinding his teeth.
’That man, Lin Longbai, had destroyed his Martial Dao and orchestrated the murder of his entire family, wiping out the Ye Family. The idea of teaching him the Celestial Dragon True Form Map was absolutely unthinkable!’
"And why not?"
Su Bai retorted, "Right now, you have nothing. Whether you want revenge or to restore your Martial Dao,"
"what you need most is not a mere Celestial Dragon True Form Map, but cultivation resources."
As he listened to Su Bai’s calm words, the anger in Ye Yangfeng’s heart slowly began to fade.
He furrowed his brow, sinking into deep thought.
Finally, he found himself nodding again and again, almost unconsciously.
...
Night fell, the stars dotting the vast expanse of the sky.
WHOOSH!
The night wind rustled through the grass and trees.
Beneath the shroud of night, a figure moved with incredible speed. Each leap and bound covered more than a mile, kicking up fierce gusts of wind that flattened the surrounding vegetation.
Soon, the figure arrived at the foot of a desolate mountain, about forty miles outside Chishui City.
The vegetation grew thick at the foot of the desolate mountain.
An incredibly luxurious carriage was parked there.
The carriage was wrought from gold, and streams of Divine Light seemed to flow ceaselessly across its surface.
And pulling the carriage were not horses, but six magnificent Exotic Beasts, each as majestic as a lion and radiating an extraordinary power.
The six Exotic Beasts stood as still as mountains, the fiery air from their nostrils scorching the vegetation for hundreds of feet around them, leaving it all withered and yellow.
On the carriage, a handmaiden waited with her head bowed.
Below, over a hundred guards stood watch.
These hundred-odd men breathed in perfect unison, their auras steady, as they stood in absolute silence.
For miles around, it was so quiet that not even an insect dared to buzz.
The only sound in the night was the whisper of the evening wind.
The figure strode out of the darkness and knelt directly before the carriage. "Master! That... that Young Master Chi..."
"...he’s really back!"