Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Because We Will Die!

 

Huh?

Locust tree looked at the woman with a bewildered and confused expression.

Are we compatible?

What does that mean?

The woman didn’t explain further. She looked at Ye Tianming and smiled: “What’s your name?”

Ye Tianming said: “Ye Tianming.”

“Tianming……”

After pondering for a moment, the woman said: “You are named after destiny?”

Ye Tianming smiled awkwardly, “My mother gave me this name. I also think it’s a bit too ostentatious and might invite trouble.”

The woman smiled: “It’s not ostentatious.”

Ye Tianming was confused, “Not ostentatious?”

The woman nodded and said seriously: “Your mother is a humble person.”

Ye Tianming: “……”

Little Tower: “……”

Ye Tianming glanced at the woman, thinking this senior spoke rather strangely.

The woman suddenly said: “You are not suitable for my Transcendent Civilization’s legacy.”

Ye Tianming quickly asked, “Why?”

The woman didn’t respond.

Ye Tianming hurriedly said: “Senior, I think I am suitable. I will work hard and not disappoint the Transcendent Civilization’s legacy.”

The woman sighed softly, “Poor child.”

Ye Tianming: “……”

Little Tower: “……”

The locust tree nearby was also full of confusion, wondering what was wrong with this ancestor. She seemed a bit abnormal.

The woman spoke again: “You are indeed not suitable for my Transcendent Civilization’s legacy, but that doesn’t matter.”

As she spoke, her palm opened, and an almost transparent seal slowly floated in front of Ye Tianming.

Seeing this, the locust tree’s pupils suddenly contracted, “Transcendent Divine Seal.”

Transcendent Divine Seal!

One of the two supreme treasures of the Transcendent Civilization, it was not only the ancestral artifact of the civilization but also the symbol of the Transcendent Civilization’s identity.

Whoever holds this seal is the leader of the Transcendent Civilization.

Ye Tianming clearly knew how precious this seal was. He carefully took it, and as soon as he touched it, he felt a jolt through his body, his spirit entering a state of extreme excitement.

The woman smiled: “This seal contains the ‘Transcendent Dao Fire.’ After it recognizes you as its master, it can refine your spiritual power and soul day and night, making them continuously stronger. When cultivated to the extreme, your spiritual power and soul can reach an eternal and immortal state. Besides this, you can also use it to greatly enhance your spiritual power and soul in a short time……”

Enhance spiritual power and soul!

Ye Tianming was immediately excited. Currently, his spiritual power and soul were relatively weak, preventing him from unleashing the full power of the earth force. Once his spiritual power and soul were strengthened, it meant his earth force would be greatly enhanced, and his Earth Avatar would also receive a tremendous boost!

Suppressing the wild joy in his heart, Ye Tianming bowed deeply, “Thank you, Senior.”

The woman smiled: “Little one, will you promise me one small thing?”

Ye Tianming quickly said: “As long as it’s within my ability, I won’t refuse. Even if it’s beyond my ability, I will strive to accomplish it.”

The woman smiled: “Promise me that as long as you live, the Transcendent Civilization will never perish. Can you do that?”

The locust tree was completely puzzled.

Ye Tianming was also somewhat confused.

The woman said: “If you find it difficult, that’s alright too.”

After a long silence, Ye Tianming said: “Senior, it’s not that I find it difficult, but I’m afraid I might not be able to do it. And your true purpose with this request doesn’t seem to be about me, but about my Tower Ancestor… I can’t promise anything on behalf of the Tower Ancestor.”

The woman shook her head, “My purpose is not your Tower Ancestor, it’s you.”

Ye Tianming was surprised, “Just me?”

The woman nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Tianming said: “Alright, I promise you, Senior. As long as I live, the Transcendent Civilization will endure forever.”

The woman smiled, “You have your own path to walk, so my Transcendent Civilization’s legacy isn’t suitable for you. But some things from my Transcendent Civilization can still help you now. You can cultivate them, but at the same time, you can also find a true inheritor for us to revive my Transcendent Civilization. My only condition is that this person must be someone very close to you. What do you think?”

Ye Tianming thought for a moment, then nodded, “Alright.”

The woman opened her palm, and a small golden palace slowly flew in front of Ye Tianming, “This palace is called the Transcendent Sacred Palace. It has nine levels, and everything of my Transcendent Civilization is inside this palace. However, because some cultivation techniques and martial skills have prerequisites, you can only start from the first, most basic level. As your strength increases, you can continue to unlock the next level.”

Ye Tianming bowed deeply, “Thank you.”

The woman smiled: “You may go now.”

Ye Tianming bowed again, then turned and walked toward the distance.

After watching Ye Tianming disappear at the distant hall entrance, the locust tree respectfully asked: “Ancestor, why can’t he be the inheritor of our Transcendent Civilization?”

The woman said: “Because he’s not worthy.”

The locust tree asked softly: “We are not worthy?”

The woman nodded.

The locust tree asked: “Ancestor, who exactly is he?”

The woman said softly: “I cannot say.”

The locust tree was confused, “Why?”

The woman said: “Because it would mean death.”

The locust tree could hardly believe it, “This……”

The woman glanced at him, “Though you are very weak, your vision is good, and your mind is passable……”

As she spoke, her palm opened, and a beam of white light slowly floated out and flew in front of the locust tree, “A reward for you.”

The locust tree was immediately excited and knelt down, “Thank you, Ancestor.”

The woman slowly raised her head to look at the horizon, thinking of something that made her eyes fill with solemnity, “She……”

As she spoke, she shook her head slightly, and soon turned back into a statue.

As soon as Ye Tianming left the hall, a mysterious force transported him back to the original hall, and by then, Li Zheng and his companion had already left.

Ye Tianming walked outside, unable to contain his excitement, “Tower Ancestor, I’ve struck it rich.”

Little Tower said: “Mm.”

Ye Tianming excitedly said: “With this ‘Transcendent Divine Seal,’ my spiritual power and soul will be greatly enhanced. I feel like I’m about to take off.”

Little Tower said: “Mm.”

Ye Tianming asked curiously: “Tower Ancestor, why aren’t you excited at all?”

Little Tower said: “I am excited… can’t you tell?”

Ye Tianming: “……”

Ye Tianming thought for a moment, then said: “I understand now. Tower Ancestor is a sage, a great sage. Cultured great sages like you are generally indifferent to fame and fortune. Money and divine objects in your eyes are no different from dung!”

Little Tower: “……”

Ye Tianming was about to fly on his sword when suddenly his brows furrowed.

Little Tower asked, “What’s wrong?”

Ye Tianming looked at the sky around him, “The Xiao family definitely won’t let me go. They’re probably waiting outside to kill me when I come out.”

Little Tower remained silent.

Ye Tianming said solemnly: “There are restrictions here that prevent the Xiao family’s top experts from entering, but if I go out, they’ll definitely use their superior numbers against me……”

As he spoke, he glanced around, then flew on his sword, disappearing into the vast mountain range in the distance.

A moment later, he found a secluded place deep in the mountains. He came to a waterfall where there was a natural cave. He went inside, sat cross-legged on the ground, and took out the Transcendent Divine Seal. He slowly closed his eyes, and suddenly, the Transcendent Divine Seal transformed into a beam of white light that entered between his eyebrows, actively establishing a spiritual connection with him.

Soon, he sensed the ‘Transcendent Dao Fire’ that the mysterious woman had mentioned in the Transcendent Divine Seal. He began to let the Transcendent Divine Seal refine his spiritual power and soul.

But the moment the Transcendent Dao Fire within the Transcendent Dao Seal was activated, his eyes suddenly widened, “Holy shit.”

After saying this, he fell straight down.

Little Tower: “……”

After an unknown period, Ye Tianming woke up, but he felt his spiritual power was extremely heavy, and his entire being was very exhausted.

Ye Tianming said: “Tower Ancestor, what happened to me?”

Little Tower said: “You turned the fire up too high.”

Ye Tianming: “……”

Little Tower said: “This Transcendent Divine Seal has its own spirit. You should just let it operate for you.”

Ye Tianming asked: “Can it do that?”

Little Tower said: “Yes.”

Ye Tianming immediately communicated with the Transcendent Divine Seal. Soon, the Transcendent Dao Fire started operating, and he felt his soul and spiritual power tighten like a bowstring. At the same time, he felt as if he was wrapped in a ball of fire, extremely hot.

Although it was painful, it was bearable.

Ye Tianming exclaimed in shock: “Tower Ancestor, I can’t believe this is possible.”

Little Tower said: “After all, it’s a civilization’s ancestral artifact, and it has recognized you as its master. However, don’t get too excited. With your current strength, you can’t fully unleash this civilization artifact’s true power. In fact, you’re still very, very far from it. And if you forcefully activate it now, your body, soul, and spiritual power might not be able to withstand it.”

Ye Tianming nodded, “I understand.”

With that, he closed his eyes and focused on cooperating with the Transcendent Divine Seal. As time passed, he found that the Transcendent Dao Fire controlled by the Transcendent Divine Seal grew stronger, and he felt increasingly painful, but he endured it. At the same time, he could clearly feel his spiritual power and soul becoming stronger.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. In this short time, his spiritual power and soul had strengthened at least several times over. Moreover, since the Transcendent Dao Fire was constantly refining his sea of consciousness, his spiritual power and soul were growing stronger at all times. By his estimation, his spiritual power and soul now equaled that of someone at the Supreme Immortal Realm.

He was currently at the Great Tribulation Realm, above which were the Peak Perfection Realm, Avatar Realm, Immortal Realm, Supreme Immortal Realm, Divine Realm, Temporal Immortal Realm, Sage Realm, and Emperor Realm.

His spiritual power and soul were now equivalent to four realms above his actual cultivation level.

This made him sigh with emotion—cultivation with resources was indeed different. Moreover, at critical moments, he could use this Transcendent Divine Seal to greatly enhance his spiritual power and soul in a short time.

Ye Tianming came to an open space. He took a deep breath, gently raised his hand, and instantly, a three-hundred-zhang avatar condensed behind him, standing tall between heaven and earth.

Seeing this, Ye Tianming’s lips curled up slightly. To condense a three-hundred-zhang avatar, one would need to be at least at the Immortal Realm, and what he was condensing wasn’t ordinary spiritual energy, but earth vein power, which was far more powerful than that of an Immortal Realm cultivator of the same level.

As if thinking of something, he suddenly raised his left hand and said: “Condense!”

Boom!

The earth vein avatar behind him suddenly had a sheathed earth vein sword in its left hand. The next moment, the avatar’s right hand firmly gripped the sword hilt, and a terrifying sword aura instantly spread throughout heaven and earth, cracking the surrounding space-time.

Seeing this, Ye Tianming burst into laughter, “It really can use sword techniques! The avatar can indeed use sword techniques!”

Little Tower: “……”