Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Mastering the Nirvana Nine Transformations Inheritance

"So, you’re saying that besides being favored by the Celestial Dao, a Child of Celestial Mandate doesn’t actually have any other advantages?"

"Being favored by the heavens is the greatest advantage of all."

"...Alright. A conversation with you is more enlightening than ten years of study. But in that case, isn’t that incredibly unfair to other ordinary Cultivators?"

Ye Tianling’s Soul Talent clearly told him that Feng Chaoge’s words were all true.

"Countless opportunities have descended upon this world, and ordinary Cultivators have plenty of chances as well. As long as they can seize them and continuously transform, they will by no means be inferior. Under the brand-new changes to the rules of Heaven and Earth, the system has now approached complete fairness. Those who do nothing but blame fate and others will never achieve anything significant. As for absolute fairness? That’s impossible. The very concept of emotions and desires is inherently unbalanced—it lacks a degree of impartiality, and in its place is an extra measure of emotion. That extra measure is favoritism.

The treatment you receive when the Celestial Dao loves you versus when it forsakes you can never be the same. However, opportunities will still be presented. If they seize them, ordinary people can still rise up and become peerless geniuses. If they fail, those favored by the Celestial Dao will get a second chance. Ordinary people get another chance too, but it’s just a bit harder to come by."

Feng Chaoge answered Ye Tianling’s questions in great detail, holding nothing back.

Ye Tianling was once again shaken. This lecture, coming directly from the level of the Supreme Dao, broadened his horizons, as if parting the dark clouds before his eyes.

"It’s truly incredible,"

Ye Tianling sighed in amazement.

"Yes. Actually, after you broke the Eight Prohibitions and slew that Soul Dao expert, your reward should have been the Celestial Dao Origin Soul Refining. However, I was patrolling this area and happened to take over, so I took the opportunity to enlighten you instead. This is far more effective than just giving you the Origin Soul Refining reward. Perspective is always more valuable than short-term gains. Besides, with your Soul’s foundation, you have no need for Origin Soul Refining. What would be a heavenly opportunity for others is nothing but a chicken rib to you—not worth having, but a pity to discard."

Feng Chaoge explained.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianling felt a surge of gratitude, mixed with a touch of wistfulness.

He mulled it over for a moment before speaking. "Brother, I have a friend... In the Forgotten Dust World, a Small World, she sacrificed her life to restore my emotions and was subjected to Celestial Dao Erasure. With the world changing as it is, how can I save her?"

Feng Chaoge was a little surprised. "Forgotten Dust World? The Divine Hall of Destiny?"

Stunned, Ye Tianling nodded.

"That probably wasn’t a true death. The seven emotions and six desires encompass thirteen Origins. Just to replace your emotions wouldn’t require such a heavy price, unless... her own existence held little value, or was perhaps incomplete to begin with. You know, the value of an incomplete being and a whole one are worlds apart."

Dao Marks manifested in Feng Chaoge’s eyes. It was as if entire planets were continuously forming, only to fall into Silent Extinction.

The instantaneous change made Ye Tianling gasp.

Only then did he realize just how terrifyingly powerful Feng Chaoge was.

This was a true titan.

"I see. You mean Divine Lady Ji Yueqi of the Divine Hall of Destiny? She was merely a projection of destiny cast by her sister, Ji Yuemei—like a Void Body sent to a Small World for training. She was kept within the Mechanical Heart, an ancient Divine Artifact in the Divine Hall of Destiny. However, the Mechanical Heart is exceptionally mysterious. It involves the even more complex Supreme Dao of the ’Time Axis,’ which supersedes the Celestial Dao. For now, it remains an unsolvable enigma."

As Feng Chaoge spoke, his gaze suddenly sharpened, and he stared intently at Ye Tianling. "The Mechanical Heart... is in your possession? No wonder I’ve taken such a liking to you. It’s the pull of the Time Axis!"

A shiver ran down Ye Tianling’s spine as a profound chill washed over him.

"Relax. It doesn’t matter that you’re a Child of Celestial Mandate; even if you weren’t, it would be fine. We wouldn’t try to seize a transcendent, mystical object like this. But you must guard this information with your life. Don’t let anyone know. Anyone who finds out... eliminate them completely. If the Law Enforcers from the Demon Soul Lineage and other races discover this, they might not try to seize it themselves, but they will certainly create opportunities for their favored ’Children of Destiny,’ bringing slaughter and calamity upon you."

Feng Chaoge’s voice was grave.

Ye Tianling was visibly moved and nodded deeply.

"Let us not speak of this again. In the past, on the Soul Realm Battlefield, Ji Yueqi was killed nine consecutive times. Her Soul was weakened to an extreme degree and she was cruelly banished into the Void Turbulence. She might exist in some Secret Realm now, but I don’t know the specifics. I am one of the Celestial Dao Law Enforcers. I *am* the Celestial Dao, but even the Celestial Dao is divided by regions, natures, and jurisdictions. Under normal circumstances, we would never interfere with the natural workings of Heaven and Earth.

Our current exchange is not a normal situation. It must be due to the fatal attraction the Mechanical Heart holds for me."

As he spoke, Feng Chaoge reached out and lightly patted Ye Tianling on the head.

Ye Tianling tried to resist but found he was completely powerless to do so.

"Don’t worry, this will be quick," Feng Chaoge said, a mysterious Energy welling up in his palm.

The Energy instantly shot toward the crown of Ye Tianling’s head.

Ye Tianling felt the Blood Secret Realm between his brows tremble slightly, then it was instantly frozen solid as if by a terrifying Ice Power.

But in that same instant, a surge of Karmic Fire suddenly swept out, fiercely incinerating the Ice Power.

"Oh—?"

Feng Chaoge actually stumbled back a full three steps!

"Such domineering power! Fine, I was just helping you conceal the aura leaking out. Don’t be angry. Acting like this will bring a fatal calamity upon him!"

Feng Chaoge gave a wry smile, as if he were communicating with the Blood Secret Realm.

’It’s... completely ignoring me. Do I really have such little presence?’

Feng Chaoge waited for a moment, feeling utterly helpless.

’The aura is getting even stronger... Forget it, I’ll teach him a Concealing Technique. That should be acceptable, right? Truly a Child of Celestial Mandate, so favored by the heavens!’

As he spoke, Feng Chaoge’s eyes flickered with an aura like that of a black hole as he looked directly at Ye Tianling.

Ye Tianling froze, his attention immediately captivated by Feng Chaoge’s eyes.

VMMMM—

It was as if a profound power had awakened in his heart.

At that moment, Ye Tianling seemed to enter a state of Meditation. In the liminal space of his consciousness, he felt himself transform into an Immortal Phoenix Peacock.

Amidst the flames, a phoenix roosted upon a parasol tree.

Flame Nirvana, Nirvana Rebirth.

The nine transformations of rebirth, each one a Baptism of Fire.

"This is the ’Nirvana Nine Transformations,’ the signature technique of the Immortal Phoenix Peacock Lineage. You possess the Returning Butterfly Bloodline and the Divine Dragon Blood. Use the Divine Dragon Blood to transform your Returning Butterfly Bloodline, and you can evolve from a butterfly into an Immortal Phoenix, mastering the ’Nirvana Nine Transformations’ Cultivation Technique."

"I have passed the method to you. Consider it... a prize for having your eligibility for Origin Soul Refining revoked. You can also make one more request for a reward... This commotion is getting too loud. I have to go."

Feng Chaoge said softly.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Ye Tianling said, "I want to see Ji Yuemei!"