Chapter 545: The Miserable Life of Ye Lin

Xiao Ji's words plunged Ye Lin into deep thought.

Afterward, he shed the disguise of the Corpse Underworld Hidden Robe and appeared before Xiao Ji in his true form.

"Is that so? Even if I am a human, are you willing to lead the Earth Spirit Demon race to follow me?"

"You are a human?"

Xiao Ji widened his eyes, his gaze filled with disbelief.

The Earth Spirit Demon Emperor he respected and worshipped the most was actually a lowly human, whom he had always viewed as food?

"Impossible! This is impossible! You are lying to me! You are lying to me! Hahahaha!"

This massive blow caused Xiao Ji to go insane instantly, his expression becoming incomparably deranged.

Ye Lin sighed gloomily.

Sure enough, the saying "those not of my race must have a different heart" was not wrong in the slightest.

Xiao Ji's words just now had truly made Ye Lin waver for a tiny moment.

It was just a pity that after verification, it proved Ye Lin was still right.

He did not say much more, raising his hand to grant Xiao Ji a quick end.

With his current power, Xiao Ji would not feel any pain at all before his consciousness completely vanished.

"What a pity."

Ye Lin could not help but shake his head.

Xiao Ji was different from the Soul-Devouring Empress; the Soul-Devouring Empress knew from the beginning that Ye Lin was a human and still chose to continue interacting with him.

But Xiao Ji and the members of the Earth Spirit Demon race had mistaken him for the Earth Spirit Demon Emperor from the start.

This is like dating two girls; one girl knew from the start that you were a penniless nobody, yet she still chose to be with you, without complaint or regret.

And the other girl only got together with you because she mistakenly thought you were a super-rich second generation.

How could these two be the same?

"Let's go."

Ye Lin stood up, intending to leave this place.

After killing the entire Earth Spirit Demon race, Ji Lingyu's strength had also climbed to the 90-level threshold.

Next, if he could gain some insight into his profession, he would be able to successfully step into the Starry Realm!

The three realms of Starry, Bright Moon, and Blazing Sun could not be achieved through forced growth.

It is precisely because of this that experts of these three realms are viewed by major powers as their true foundation.

"Where are we going, Boss?" Ji Lingyu asked.

Ye Lin cast the forbidden spell Space-Time Wormhole, opening a spatial passage leading to the Capital.

"Taking you to get a sword."

Ye Lin took a step forward, crossing through the spatial passage.

"Get a sword? Great, great!"

Ji Lingyu had not yet realized what kind of sword Ye Lin was taking him to get, assuming it was just an ordinary divine artifact, and immediately followed along happily.

After arriving in the Capital, Ye Lin went straight to the Ji family, then shouted loudly.

"Eryue Lin has come to request a sword!"

The volume of his voice instantly covered the entire Ji family estate.

Many members of the Ji family looked up in confusion.

Eryue Lin? Who is this? They had never heard of such a person in the Capital.

Soon, someone from the Ji family saw that the visitor was Ye Lin, and their expression changed wildly in an instant.

Immediately after, someone notified the Ji family head, Ji Wubing, and the various Ji family elders who were out campaigning against the demons.

Upon hearing it was Ye Lin at the door, Ji Wubing did not hesitate at all and immediately brought people rushing back to the Ji family.

Just kidding! That was Ye Lin!

The Ye family, once the head of the Five Great Clans, had been wiped out entirely just because Ye Lin visited them once.

Ji Wubing had gone to see the ruins of the Ye family; it was miserable!

Ant hills were poured with molten aluminum, earthworms were chopped into a pulp, and even the grass on the lawn had been sprayed with herbicide.

Ji Wubing dared not be the least bit negligent, terrified that the Ji family would suffer the same fate as the Ye family.

After returning to the Ji family, Ji Wubing immediately and respectfully welcomed Ye Lin and Ji Lingyu into the house, ordering servants to serve tea and water, attending to them left and right, not daring to show the slightest negligence.

"Young friend Ye Lin, your arrival truly makes my Ji family shine! I wonder what business brings you here, young friend Ye Lin?"

Ji Wubing was incomparably enthusiastic, causing the surrounding Ji family elders to be filled with confusion.

Wasn't their family head famous for having a dull personality and being taciturn?

"Nothing much, I'm here to request a sword. Everyone knows that the Ji family, one of the Five Great Clans, has many treasures; you shouldn't be stingy, Family Head Ji." Ye Lin smiled faintly.

"No problem!" Ji Wubing agreed immediately. "Someone, bring all the divine artifact-level swords of my Ji family here for young friend Ye Lin to choose from!"

Ji Wubing secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

So he was just here to rob them; he had thought he was here to exterminate the family.

Phew, scaring himself for nothing.

Soon, six divine artifact-level divine swords were delivered before Ye Lin, the one with the highest refinement level reaching 6 stars, making Ji Lingyu's eyes glow red.

Existences at the divine artifact level were not numerous even in the Five Great Clans like the Ji family, especially since Ye Lin had specifically requested sword-shaped divine artifacts.

"Young friend Ye Lin, all the divine artifact-level swords of my Ji family are here." Ji Wubing said with a fawning smile.

Ye Lin put on a show, standing up to pick up the six swords and examine them.

"This one is too light."

"This one is too heavy."

"This one is too long."

"This one is too short."

"This one doesn't feel right."

This one feels too right.

"These swords are all useless! Useless!"

Ye Lin waved his hands repeatedly, causing Ji Wubing's head to break out in cold sweat.

Ji Lingyu, standing to the side, saw Ye Lin being so picky about six divine artifacts and was so anxious he was scratching his head, nearly mutating on the spot.

He was satisfied! He was more than satisfied!

If he could get any one of these six swords, Ji Lingyu would be happy enough to not sleep for three days and three nights, and he would even hug the sword tightly while sleeping at night!

"But young friend Ye Lin, all the swords of my Ji family are here; there really are no more!" Ji Wubing said with a troubled expression.

"Is that so?" Ye Lin raised his eyelids. "But how do I remember that your Ji family still has one particularly powerful sword?"

Hearing this, Ji Wubing's heart skipped a beat.

Without a doubt, Ye Lin was referring to the Ji family's ancestral artifact, the Eternal Divine Sword known for having the highest attack power: the Xuanyuan Sword!

This wasn't coming to ask for a sword; this was asking for the Ji family's life!

"That... young friend Ye Lin, did you remember wrong? How could my Ji family have any particularly powerful sword? If you're talking about the past, there was indeed one, but that sword is already stuck in a stone and cannot be pulled out."

Ji Wubing smiled fawningly, trying to brush the matter off.

"Is that so? That is truly a pity." Ye Lin sighed gloomily.

"Yes, yes, it is a pity. Speaking of which, it is my Ji family's fault. How about this, young friend Ye Lin, take all six of these swords!"

Ji Wubing pushed all six divine artifact-level swords toward Ye Lin, hoping to spend money to avert disaster.

"No, no, no, I cannot accept rewards without merit."

Ye Lin pushed the six swords back, during which Ji Lingyu's gaze remained locked firmly onto those six swords.

Afterward, Ye Lin sighed again.

"Family Head Ji, do you know? My life has been too bitter."

Ji Wubing had a bad premonition, but still said with a fawning smile.

"I do not know what you have experienced, young friend Ye Lin?"

Ye Lin lit a cigarette, the smoke blurring his face, and then he began to speak slowly in a low voice.

"At three years old, my Supreme Bone was dug out by others, leaving me hanging by a thread. I finally managed to live to my youth, only to have someone surnamed Nalan come to break off our engagement, subjecting me to endless humiliation."

"Afterward, my entire family was wiped out, and I shouldered the mission of revenge. Even my childhood sweetheart, who had always loved me, died blocking a tribulation for me."

"The Dragon Maiden I admired was defiled by others, and from then on I could only wander the ends of the earth, parting ways with Wan'er."

"My only best friend even turned against me and became my enemy because I stewed a rabbit to eat, using his ultimate killing technique, Blue Silver Entanglement, on me."

"I had already tried my best to hold back, but my best friend's realm was too low, only at the Half-Step Blood-Moving Realm, and he was ultimately killed by the backlash of my protective Qi."

"I was in utter despair, shouting out loud: 'Not to become an immortal, but only to wait for your return in the mortal world!'"

"Heartbroken, I completely severed all love and emotion, focusing on refining the Spring-Autumn Cicada. I wanted to go against the river of time to return to the past and shout that line: 'Resurrect, my best friend!'"

"I was only a little bit away from succeeding, but in the end, I still lost to an AE86 and was suppressed by Nidhogg at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean with a sky-piercing bronze pillar."