Chapter 477: with translation of chapter title

Have you heard? A martial cultivator who broke through to Martial Dao Golden Core is going to fight to the death in the arena!

Ah? Who said that?

Isn't everyone spreading it?

Could it be just another exhibition match put on by the arena? That wouldn't be interesting at all.

They're saying it's a fight to the death, so it's probably true.

No, you're worried about this? Above Martial Dao Golden Core? Is that even possible?

Yeah, the sages severed the path of Martial Dao—who the hell could be that awesome to reopen it?

I heard they've opened a new Martial Dao path, called Martial Immortal.

Stop bragging.

Regardless, the terms martial cultivator, above Golden Core, Martial Immortal have become hot topics in Dongxing City these days.

In a situation where the commercial atmosphere is prosperous, it just means local security isn't bad.

So everyone has plenty of leisure to think about other things, and not all cultivators spend every day pondering how to cultivate or acquire more resources.

Isn't cultivation just for enjoyment? If it's all bitter suffering, then even after reaching Nascent Soul I still couldn't have more fun?

Some martial cultivators in the city are also quite strange, and some even flew into a rage:

Bullshit! How could a martial cultivator possibly break the taboo and open a new Martial Dao path?!

You aren't a martial cultivator yourself?

Precisely because I am a martial cultivator I know this is absolutely impossible! I've been at late-stage Golden Core for how many years—no matter what, I can't break through; this... this... there simply cannot be a Martial Dao path!

Exactly, what Martial Immortal! I think someone's just seeking fame.

A bunch of martial cultivators came out to speak their minds, leaving the magical cultivators no choice but not to believe.

You see, even the martial cultivators themselves don't believe anyone can break the taboo and open the way; although magical cultivators don't really understand martial cultivation either, they're saying that, right?

That makes no sense.

Besides, the sages personally severed Martial Dao—could there really be such an extraordinary Martial Dao genius?

A Nascent Soul cultivator sat in the teahouse, looking strange: 'How come another martial cultivator who broke the taboo has appeared?'

Hehe, kid, don't disbelieve me—I'm saying the severing of Martial Dao might just be time-limited. A child sat nearby, shaking his head and grinning wickedly.

Old thing, what do you think the cause is?

I guess maybe the ancient martial cultivators' fate is endless; even the sages couldn't suppress this myriad-years' Martial Dao fate, so the so-called severing of Martial Dao is probably just another kind of seal.

The child spoke with an old-man's air: 'Heroes under heaven are like carp crossing the river—too many to count. Not to mention the earliest great demon Wuji of Nan Ting Mountain Region, even Ye Zhilong who bowed before the Mystic Gate also broke the Martial Dao taboo, right? Looks like martial cultivators are about to rise again.'

In that case, do magical cultivators still have an advantage?

Of course, isn't lifespan a concrete advantage? I recall... martial cultivator breakthroughs don't seem to extend lifespan, so even advancing several steps wouldn't add a single day of life. This Martial Dao, like fire boiling oil, only moves forward, never back—who could reach Great Vehicle Stage or even the sages' level in just two hundred years? The child explained.

Indeed.

Suddenly, a girl walked over from the side and shouted: 'Xiao Ran!'

Xiao Ran stood up, smiling: 'Daoist Ling Yan, you've come.'

Hmm, you didn't say we'd meet here? I went through a lot of trouble to come out of Xuan Kun Dao—where are we going this time?

The child beside them broke into a bright smile, hopped off the stool and ran over, throwing his arms around Ling Yan: 'Ling Yan sis!'

Eh, little Xuan~' Ling Yan laughed while rubbing the child's head.

Xiao Ran was utterly speechless, watching that old thing rub vigorously against Ling Yan's thigh, from time to time flashing a lewd grin.

All right, little Xuan, stop bothering Daoist Ling.

Tsk.

The child turned his head, wearing a 'mind your own business' expression, and came to sit beside Xiao Ran.

Ling Yan also sat down and asked: 'By the way, you still haven't said why you brought me here.'

I happen to have received news that your ancestral elder once came to Dongxing Sea Region, and I also need to make a trip to the Winter Sea, so I invited you along.

The ancestral elder?' Ling Yan frowned, sighing: 'The ancestral elder has been missing for so many years; I don't even know where she is now.'

We have to look for her, after all... your eyes... probably only your ancestral elder knows how to resolve this.' Xiao Ran sighed.

If Xiao Ran and Ling Yan's names were heard by Yan Buji, he would naturally be shocked.

One is his former nephew, the other his former enemy; originally they were in Nan Ting Mountain Region, but they came to Dongxing Sea Region via the Heavenly Spirit Realm!

Ling Yan bears the Bloodline Divine Eye; after being taken into Xuan Kun Dao back then she has diligently cultivated, now she has reached early Nascent Soul, and furthermore she has cultivated an extremely potent pupil technique through her bloodline.

Xiao Ran is an Etheric Body, and also possesses the Natal Immortal Accumulation of Six Void Turbid Qi Wheel that speeds cultivation; moreover, in just two hundred years she has broken through to mid Nascent Soul, yet she has joined no faction, and even in Nan Ting Mountain Region she enjoys renown.

As for the child beside them, although he appears innocent and naive, in reality he is the divine spirit that separated from Xiao Ran's ring via some secret art, having regained a physical body.

These three all have extraordinary backgrounds, and their accents are clearly different from others, naturally drawing some attention.

Ling Yan sighed: 'Let's talk later; this is our first time in Dongxing City—should we stroll around first?'

Xiao Ran nodded: 'Sure, there are indeed many spiritual materials here that you can't see in Nan Ting Mountain Region, perfect for forging a new Accumulation Device. I've heard Dongxing Sea Region is mostly ocean, with abundant water-system Dao Marks, unsuitable for our kind of combat.'

Ling Yan rolled her eyes.

The child beside them also rolled his eyes, muttering: 'If I'd known, I wouldn't have taught you artifact crafting!'

Huh?

Xiao Ran scratched his head, not understanding his meaning.

Afterward, a man, a woman, and a child came into the city and wandered about.

Ling Yan heard the wind nearby and felt strange: 'Are martial cultivators really that powerful now? Is the Martial Dao taboo that easy to break?'

Ye Zhilong is naturally a heavenly genius; breaking the taboo was expected, and he also joined the Mystic Gate, obtaining the Great Demon Wuji's mystic arts as reference... but this martial cultivator from Dongxing Sea Region, I truly want to witness him.' Xiao Ran laughed.

Have you heard you and Ye Zhilong have some grudge?

It's not that we have a grudge; he seems... to know about me and my uncle, so...

Ling Yan's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth.

Xiao Ran isn't that low in emotional intelligence either; they each have their own experiences, having once fought side by side to drive off an Abnormal Beast, so they know each other's background.

So Xiao Ran felt embarrassed and said, "Sorry."

"It's fine, that guy's matter has nothing to do with you." Ling Yan took a deep breath and said.