Chapter 320 - 52: Promotion to the Ultimate Profession, Awaiting Return

Chapter 320: Chapter 52: Promotion to the Ultimate Profession, Awaiting Return

Chen Ye let out a long, heavy breath, his whole body finally relaxing.

He was utterly exhausted!

That last slash might have seemed effortless, but in reality, it had drained every ounce of his Heart Spirit and willpower.

That was because the slash had not only severed Yuan Lan’s bloodline shackles but had also represented an ultimate sublimation of his own Sword Dao’s will.

As a result, Chen Ye now felt sore and weak all over, without even the strength to lift a single finger.

"Well done." A gentle yet magnetic voice sounded in front of Chen Ye.

Chen Ye struggled to raise his head, and when he did, he froze.

Before him stood a young man in a dark-colored robe, his face so handsome it was almost otherworldly.

The man’s black hair cascaded like a waterfall, draped casually over his shoulders. His pair of golden eyes were like two pieces of molten amber—deep and majestic, as if they could see right through a person’s heart.

His skin was so fair it was almost translucent, and his features were exquisitely defined. He carried an air of innate nobility and detachment, as if he did not belong to the mortal world.

Chen Ye stared for a long moment before he found a trace of familiarity in those golden eyes.

"Yuan... Yuan Lan?" he asked, uncertain.

Previously, even when Yuan Lan took on a human form, he had still retained obvious characteristics of the Demon Race, and there was no hiding the cold, ferocious aura that clung to him.

But this man before him, aside from his strikingly inhuman golden eyes, looked almost no different from a true human.

No, it would be more accurate to say he was more perfect than the vast majority of humans.

"Indeed, it is I. What do you think of this body?"

"Very nice. You could probably charm thousands of maidens with it," Chen Ye joked.

Yuan Lan laughed heartily and then said, "In truth, this is my true Dao body. My previous flood dragon form was impure. Now that I have severed my shackles and shed my Mortal Body, I have naturally manifested my most fundamental form."

He paused, then looked at Chen Ye, who was slumped on the ground. A hint of sincere gratitude appeared in his golden eyes.

"Chen Ye, thank you for what you’ve done."

"If not for your final, perfectly-timed slash that severed my karmic tribulation, then even if I had been able to soar into the heavens with Jian Jingchuan’s power, I would have at most completed ninety-nine percent of my transformation. I would not have achieved true perfection, and I might have even perished completely."

Yuan Lan spoke calmly, but Chen Ye could hear the immense danger in his words.

On the path of cultivation, one wrong step leads to a cascade of errors.

Especially at such a critical moment of transformation, any tiny flaw could be infinitely magnified in the future, ultimately leading to eternal damnation.

"Don’t be so formal. We’re partners. Your success isn’t a bad thing for me, either," Chen Ye said with a wave of his hand.

While he had helped Yuan Lan partly because of his promise, he had done it more for his own benefit.

Besides, Chen Ye’s gains from that slash were immense. Just a moment ago, a line of text from the system had appeared before his eyes.

[The Hundred Tribulations Blade Master Profession has reached Max Level. Do you wish to advance to an Ultimate Profession?]

He’d finally reached the max level.

Chen Ye forcibly suppressed his excitement and temporarily ignored the choice. There were still many things to deal with, and he didn’t have time to dwell on it.

"Let’s be clear," Yuan Lan insisted. "A promise is a promise, but a favor is a favor. You helped me sever a millennium of destiny. This is an immense kindness that I, Yuan Lan, will remember. In the future, if you ever need anything, as long as it does not go against my Dao Heart, I will give it my all."

A promise from a True Dragon Monarch whose strength was comparable to a Nascent Soul Ancestor!

The weight of such a favor was enough to drive the entire Qingzhou Cultivation Realm into a frenzy.

Chen Ye stopped being modest and nodded. "Alright, I’ll remember that. If some fool who doesn’t know any better messes with me in the future, I’ll drop your name."

"You may." A smile played on Yuan Lan’s lips. "In the territory of Qingzhou, and even in the entire Land of the East, my name should still carry some weight."

He said it lightly, yet his words carried the domineering air of a sovereign who ruled the world.

Yuan Lan then glanced at the surrounding devastation and said to Chen Ye, "You rest here for a moment. I’ll clean up this mess."

With that, Yuan Lan formed a Spell with one hand and began to chant an incantation.

The next second, Chen Ye witnessed a sight that left him dumbfounded.

The very ground of the valley began to ripple slowly, like the surface of water.

The collapsed boulders and shattered earth, guided by an invisible force, began to return to their original positions and mend themselves.

The cliffs that had been sheared flat by Jian Jingchuan’s Sword Qi grew and rose again at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the dried-up lakebed, clear spring water gushed forth from thin air, quickly refilling it.

Even the flowers, grass, and trees destroyed by the battle’s aftershocks broke through the soil, sprouting branches and leaves, returning to their former vitality and verdant green within the span of a few breaths.

Moving mountains and filling seas, remaking the very world!

This was no longer simple Magic. This was Words Become Law, a Supreme Divine Technique that directly manipulated the Heaven and Earth Laws!

After tidying up the scene, Yuan Lan looked very pleased.

"Let’s go take a look outside."

As Chen Ye and Yuan Lan walked shoulder to shoulder out of the back mountain valley, the natural Illusion Array shrouding the area automatically parted, opening a path for them.

The Yuan Lan of today was the true master of the Southern Wilderness Mountain Range. Every mountain, river, blade of grass, and tree here was connected to his will.

When they arrived at Kawa Village, they saw that the faces of all the villagers were filled with fervent adoration.

Especially when Yuan Lan descended to the ground, the villagers became so excited they were incoherent.

The old chieftain walked over unsteadily, then fell to his knees with a THUD, his whole body trembling with excitement.