Chapter 754: Have You No Shame?

The expression on Que De’s face was suddenly a sight to behold, his complexion even turning a little pale. "What the fuck! Don’t you dare say things like that! Don’t you know this Emperor’s Burial Land is haunted and cursed? Watch your mouth, or you’ll bring a huge disaster down on us!"

Que De’s words were exceptionally grave, and he didn’t seem to be joking in the slightest.

Ye Tianling was also taken aback by Que De’s expression. "For real? You make it sound so creepy."

Que De looked a bit sheepish but continued anyway, "I did come here to get some treasures, but I mean no disrespect. After all, we’re on the same side as Wan Jimie. Since he can’t make it, it’s only natural that I pay respects to and take care of his ancestor for him."

Ye Tianling was speechless. "So your idea of ’paying respects and taking care of’ is digging up their ancestral grave?"

Que De retorted anxiously, "I told you, I’m not digging up his ancestral grave! I’m just here to pay my respects, seek Enlightenment Dao, and help Wan Jimie find his complete inheritance!"

Ye Tianling was a bit surprised. "Isn’t Wan Jimie’s Asura Killing Dao at Perfection? Didn’t it already transform and become complete back then?"

Hearing this, Que De looked a little melancholy. "You said it yourself—’back then.’ The changes in the Soul Burial Starry Sky have put us all through hell. Our Realms kept regressing, and by the time we raised them back up, the Laws were unusable. Later, we all realized this couldn’t go on. Sooner or later, our progress wouldn’t be able to keep up with the changes, and we’d be eliminated. So, everyone started comprehending the Celestial Dao Rules and the Basic Laws to break out of the vicious cycle.

"Because of that, after we comprehended the Basic Laws, something incredibly tragic happened... Many inheritances became completely ineffective, impossible to practice.

"But speaking of which, you’re a capable one, Ye Tianling. The Cultivation Techniques you created can all, more or less, still be cultivated.

"The techniques you passed down and the ones you modified were surprisingly not affected much. It’s so strange. Back then, you clearly hadn’t comprehended the Basic Laws either!"

Ye Tianling smiled but didn’t explain.

’Of course, he knew the reason. The Cultivation Techniques he practiced weren’t from this World at all, so naturally, they weren’t affected by the changes in its Heaven and Earth Laws.’

’However, those techniques were no longer ideal. They were, after all, just Martial Arts Techniques. They were still very useful at the Sword Heart, Sword Spirit, and Sword Soul Realms, but now, even after the core inheritance of the Immortal Buddha Divine Clan had been unlocked, they were gradually becoming obsolete at the Void and Tribulation Realms.’

As Ye Tianling thought this, he couldn’t help but smile. "Like I said, it can be summed up in two words—fucking awesome."

Que De completely ignored Ye Tianling’s self-praise and continued, "My main goal is to collect some treasures to deal with all the killing and fighting. Being on your side has brought me eight lifetimes of bad luck; I’m being hunted everywhere. I don’t know what you’ve done to anger both gods and men, but everyone connected to you is being targeted.

"If Lord Que doesn’t get his hands on some treasures, how am I supposed to handle the danger?"

Hearing this, Ye Tianling couldn’t help but laugh. "I’m the one who’s angered gods and men? This treasure-stealing hobby of yours is just like that old coot Wan Jimie’s. You’re two peas in a pod, partners in crime, and you’re blaming me?"

Que De was clearly unfazed. "By the way, you left for ten whole years... Oh, right, are there many Emperor’s Tombs in the Outer Lands? Many Divine Tombs? How about we team up one day and pull off a big heist! I heard the Taiyin Ancient Tomb can be opened, and we should be able to get in. That’s a legendary Divine Treasure Land of peerless Holy Daos and Divine Daos! One big score and we’ll be set for half a lifetime!"

A golden light glinted in Que De’s beady, rat-like eyes as he clearly envisioned a wonderful future.

Of course, the reason he wanted to team up with Ye Tianling was that despite his heaven-defying Concealment, he had been forced out of hiding by a single one of Ye Tianling’s sword strikes.

He was a One Path Sword Ancestor at the Great Perfection Level, yet Ye Tianling’s sword strike had nearly wounded him. Clearly, after ten years of Cultivation, Ye Tianling had become incredibly powerful.

Hearing this, the expression on Ye Tianling’s face once again became a picture.

’The man can’t go three sentences without talking about his trade.’ Ye Tianling was utterly speechless when it came to Que De.

He shot Que De a glare. "Go play somewhere else and don’t bother me. I’m busy with something very important!"

Que De paid him no mind at all. "Don’t you dare tell me you’re not here to rob an ancestral grave. You have the nerve? Wan Jimie is your brother, and Wan Xuegui is your Direct Disciple. And you’re here robbing their ancestor’s grave? Have you no shame?"

Hearing this, Ye Tianling almost coughed up a mouthful of old blood.

’The fucking nerve of this Que De! Wasn’t he the one who came here to rob a grave?’

’And now Que De was standing on the moral high ground, scolding him?’

’Ye Tianling really wanted to punch this rat and teach him how to be a decent person—and how to talk properly.’

"I’m here to get a Dao Body, a powerful one. It’ll be useful for future robbing and killing, and for framing others."

Ye Tianling glanced at Que De and said with a straight face.

Que De’s lips twitched, and his whiskers trembled. "I knew it was the same old trick. Damn it, you’ve corrupted the Soul Burial Starry Sky and the entire Buried Soul Star Domain. Now, you have peerless Saints hunting Daoist Ancestors, wanting to use their corpses to refine Puppets for some supposed ’peerless geniuses’... It’s all just copying the methods of your Demon Heart Sword Body.

"You’ve ushered in an era of depravity. Now, so many so-called ’geniuses’ are just competing with these tricks—whoever has the stronger Puppet Dao Body is considered heaven-defying. Meanwhile, the number of true prodigies who actually improve their own strength has plummeted. This trend cannot be allowed to grow. Take Lord Que, for instance. I deeply recognize the harm in this, which is why—"

"Which is why what?"

Ye Tianling didn’t believe for a second that Que De possessed such profound insight.

"Which is why Lord Que has only acquired three Saint corpses. And they’re all female corpses, at that. Heh heh. I’ve ’paid my respects’ at quite a few tombs, so three is still a bit on the low side. But finding usable, intact corpses is already very difficult."

Que De added.

Ye Tianling staggered, almost falling over.

’As expected, Que De was still Que De. The old bastard would never change.’

"Three female corpses? And at the Saint Realm? Give one to me."

Ye Tianling asked directly.

Que De immediately clutched his plump chest, staring at Ye Tianling with extreme wariness. "When we first met, what was that first thing you said again? I seem to have forgotten!"

"Then you can fucking get lost! Get as far away from me as possible."

Ye Tianling was speechless. ’This Que De... what a fucking cheapskate.’

’It’s just one Saint corpse, isn’t it?’

"I couldn’t give you one now even if I wanted to," Que De finally said, gritting his teeth as if it pained him. "Besides, those female corpses... tsk tsk, they’re all succubi. Their bodies are absolutely explosive. When I’m bored, I like to grope them a little. If you really want one, I’ll bring it over another day."

"Grope them? They’re corpses, and you’re still getting handsy? Could you be any more of a fucking pervert?"

Que De nodded. "Sure I can. There’s nothing wrong with sleeping with them, either. They’re this Daoist Lord’s private property, so who’s going to know? This is what you call doing whatever your heart desires. Unrestrained and Indulgent!"