Translator: Fate Proofreader: Silavin The night was fated to be restless. In the eyes of the White Tiger Clan, a huge and furious event had taken place. In their territory, there were countless Divine Islands and ancient trees. It was a vast place bursting with essence and energy. Just then, there was a resounding roar, threatening to shudder even the stars in the sky. A fearful intermingling of Qi and blood loomed in the skies and transformed into a horrifying figure of a white tiger. A pool of blood seemed to sit in between its large jaws as it flashed across the sky. It let out an earth-shattering roar, obviously enraged to no end! “Who dares kill my son?” It was Bai Lie’s father, the White Tiger Emperor of the White Tiger Clan. His cultivation was deep beyond comprehension. The White Tiger Emperor was furious. He had entered retreat and was halfway through cultivating when his people told him that Bai Lie’s soul had been extinguished! Bai Lie was the White Tiger Emperor’s favourite son, and his blood was the purest in tens of thousands of years. It was said that Bai Lie’s achievements would far surpass those of his father. The White Tiger Emperor had raised his son with extreme care, expending countless time and energy into the effort. However, he never thought that Bai Lie would meet his demise so soon after leaving the land of his people. White Tiger Emperor was so enraged that his fur stood on end. “Go and find who it is! Just who is bold enough to murder my son! I will tear them into pieces and smash them into smithereens! I will make sure that he will never get reincarnated, and to spend eternity in suffering!” Below him, the multitudes of people in the White Tiger Clan were completely shocked. Their faces were pale and their teeth chattered, their complexion completely drained of colour. Once the White Tiger Emperor raged, there would definitely be a tremendous disaster brewing. How dared someone challenge the White Tiger Clan and kill their Young Master? This definitely called for revenge! Even when the younger generation fought among themselves, situations like this rarely cropped up. They concluded someone had murdered Bai Lie in cold blood as a challenge to the White Tiger Clan. As long as that person has revealed his face, it would be impossible for him to escape the wrath of the White Tiger Clan. And they will find him soon!. “Young Master’s soul was extinguished. What are we to do…” “What are we to do?” At Boundless Heaven, in Skyward Ancient City, Bai Lie’s Guardian was also lying limp on the ground. Light was gone from his eyes as he kept repeating the same words. He was shocked for words. He had searched for an entire night, but he couldn’t find any traces of Bai Lie. But now, he received news that the Young Master’s soul had been extinguished! To him, this was an utterly unbelievable matter! The very instant when he heard of it, he felt as if someone had peeled back his skullcap, for he felt chills throughout his entire body! Young Master Bie Lie was dead! The White Tiger Clan would go into uproar and cause a terrifying disaster. He had not protected Bai Lie well, so he would not be spared from death. No, when the time came, even death would be welcoming news! When the time came, the most terrifying thing was to live while wishing for the sweet release of death. The White Tiger Clan’s techniques were well-known throughout the Beyond. They had every technique available to torture him to death. He never imagined that the bad feeling last night would turn into reality. “The young master actually died! He had a life-saving technique but he still died; what should I do now?” “It must be Ye Ling, it must be him! He must be the one who killed Young Master!” Just then, the only person he could think of was Ye Ling. All the evidence points to the notion. This was all Ye Ling’s doing! When Bai Lie went to Ye Ling for revenge, Yin Mei, the Gifted Lady of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, could attest to everything that had happened. When the time came, and the other stronger members of the White Tiger Clan arrived, Yin Mei could help him bear witness to this! Then, only by capturing Bai Lie’s murderer could he have the chance to pay for his crimes. At that thought, the middle-aged man hastily gathered his men, ready to search every inch of ancient city for the murderer. He believed that Ye Ling wouldn’t have gotten very far. Even if Ye Ling really wasn’t the one behind this, he had to find a scapegoat somehow! … “Brother Gui, I feel something’s wrong? Why do I feel uneasy? It’s as if someone is plotting against me? Who exactly is that white-clothed man from last night? Why did he say that we will meet again? He gives me creeps. Any normal person wouldn’t have an aura like that.” In a room of an inn in Skyward Ancient City, Ye Ling was wearing all black as he seemed sullen and thoughtful, asking the old turtle in the pendant. Ye Ling was currently hiding here. Last night, he was on the run from the murderous hands of the elderly man in black, then he fled into Skyward Ancient City. The elderly man in black was perhaps scared to expose himself, so he gave up when he arrived at the gates of the city. Ye Ling sighed in relief when he noticed it, then he looked for a random place to stay. To him, in the Celestial Ancient Continent of Skyward Schloss, there was one remaining thing the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being left for him. So, Ye Ling had no intention of leaving Skyward Ancient City for the time being. “I think you might have gotten yourself involved in a terrifying whirlpool. The man in white last night had an eerie aura about him, and he must not be messed with. However, he was the one who came looking for you. So, there’s definitely something extremely fishy about this…” “Say, have you offended anyone lately? I suspect someone has noticed you being the successor of a Supreme Being,” Brother Gui said inside the pendant, suggesting that Ye Ling recall recent events in detail. Hearing that, Ye Ling shook his head. “I have offended no one recently. It’s the other people who offended me. Who else other than Yue Mingkong and Ye Langtian?” “The man in white last night is probably not related to them, right?” “Could it be? That was Gu Changge? But I haven’t met him before, and a fog last night had shrouded the man’s features.” At that thought, he felt very uncomfortable. Once again he recalled the cold and prideful eyes from last night. At that moment, he felt as if he were a small ant being toyed with, tiny and insignificant. This made Ye Ling upset, for throughout his journey, he had always won against countless strong rivals. Thus, he swore, someday, he would rise above that man last night as well! “Since we have time today, let’s go see Brother Bai Lie to explain what happened yesterday. No matter what, we’ll have to meet at Skyward Schloss anyway…” said Ye Ling. As he spoke, he suddenly frowned. “Why is it so noisy outside?” When he heard the noise outside, Ye Ling suddenly froze. He felt as if lightning had struck him dumbfounded in an instant. When he came to, Ye Ling went pale in the face as his lips trembled. All the colour had drained from his face as he remained in utter disbelief. “How can this be? How can Bai Lie be dead? I didn’t kill him; I don’t know anything at all!? How could this be…” Ye Ling felt his body turn cold as he almost turned to stone on the spot. His mind was exploding. Just now, he was still curious what the cultivators outside were talking about. When he leaned in to hear, he was utterly shocked. He never thought that the cultivators outside would be talking about the news that the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan was murdered last night, and the murderer was none other than Ye Ling himself! Now, the strongest members of the White Tiger Clan were searching high and low for traces of him. He had been running away from a murderer all through the night, so how would he have the time to kill Bai Lie? This was completely impossible! “Is there a misunderstanding? Someone framed me. I’m innocent. You know that as well, Brother Gui! I am wrongfully accused! I was too busy running away from death last night!” Ye Ling’s only saviour right now was the old turtle in the pendant. Only Brother Gui and the elderly man in black who was trying to kill him last night could testify that he didn’t kill Bai Lie! Hearing that, the old turtle in the pendant fell into a long silence. After that, he finally said seriously, “It’s no use saying these things now. So what if I know the truth? Someone is obviously out to get you.” Ye Ling also came to his senses. He was deathly pale now. “The White Tiger Clan wants to capture me, but I mustn’t be captured right now. If I do, even if proven that I didn’t kill Bai Lie, the fact that I am the successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being would still be exposed! In any case, the White Tiger Clan will never let me off the hook!” Just then, countless thoughts rushed through Ye Ling’s mind. In an instant, his face turned terribly pale, and he felt as if he was at his wits end! It didn’t matter if he killed Bai Lie or not; he mustn’t be made known right now, and he mustn’t get captured by the White Tiger Clan. Now, he could do nothing to clear his name! If Gu Changge were here and heard Ye Ling’s words, he would definitely praise the latter for being smart, having understood all this in such a short amount of time. However, even if he understood everything, what could he do? As the successor of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, Ye Ling would be the ideal prey right now. If he got exposed, countless strong entities would rush to snatch him with their reddened eyes. Most importantly, he couldn’t prove that he didn’t kill Bai Lie! The White Tiger Clan didn’t care about these things. They just wanted to capture Ye Ling. They would search his soul if they wanted to find out the truth. When Ye Ling thought that, his eyes were filled with anger, and he bit his lip so hard that it almost tore. “What a vicious plot! The white-clothes man last night must be plotting against me!” Then, Ye Ling hastily transformed his face into another appearance with his Transformation Technique. During this period, he couldn’t go anywhere with his real name and face. Fortunately, there were quite a number of life-saving techniques that came with being the succession of the Ancient Reincarnation Supreme Being, which could help Ye Ling outrun his pursuers in a short amount of time. If he then used the Power of Reincarnation to hide his origins, it could work to an extent to conceal his identity. At that thought, Ye Ling sighed in relief. Throughout his journey, he had faced numerous dangers like this one, but he could escape unscathed multiple times solely because of his Transformation Technique! Just then, within Skyward Ancient City. a group of the strongest members of the White Tiger Clan had just arrived from their journey that lasted throughout the night via numerous teleportation circles. Now, they were offering up some rare materials, including various precious bones and curious magical resources, conjuring up a small and ancient altar in the process. On the altar was a drop of crimson blood which swirled around, filled with an astonishing amount of divinity! “This is a drop of the Young Master’s blood when he was alive. Thankfully we managed to preserve it. We never thought it would come in handy at a time like this. As long as his body still exists, we will be able to find him and take revenge for him!” One of the elders of the White Tiger Clan said sorrowfully. This secret technique required an enormous sacrifice. But now, they couldn’t care less. Soon, the secret technique was activated. There was a blurry gleam, and within the drop of blood, the image of a white tiger appeared, roaring into the void, then disappeared within! “If we follow the direction of the image, we can find the Young Master’s body…” With that said, this group of strong cultivators followed the image of the white tiger. It led them to the ancient city east of Skyward Ancient City. In a desolate courtyard overrun with weeds, suddenly a bright light shone forth. In the void, the image of a white tiger appeared, then instantly vanished! The void went blurry, and the group of strong cultivators also appeared soon after. “Young Master’s body must be hidden here!” The elder’s face was cold as he sent people to search the place. Soon, under this courtyard, they found a wet and chilly dungeon! “How can a dungeon be hidden here?” They went inside, only to be stunned at what they saw within! “What…” Everyone’s faces went pale as chills ran down their spines. “What’s with all these corpses?” “The young master’s corpse is here as well. All the Essence, Qi, and Source in his body had been completely devoured…” The elder caught sight of Bai Lie’s body, which was already dried out. He was furious and went mad with hatred. “How dare they! How dare they kill the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan and devour his Source! We will make them pay!!” He threw his head back and roared! Soon, everything that happened here seemed to have sprouted wings as it spread rapidly throughout the whole Skyward Ancient City, then on to other ancient cities. This incident evoked a terrifying wave, causing an uproar never seen before. All the cultivators were terrified and shaking in their boots! The forbidden Demonic Arts, said to have met an abrupt end and lost to time, was now rumoured to have made its appearance once again. Its successor supposedly murdered all the potential youths in various clans, and then proceeded to devour their Sources in order to cultivate. Now, even the Young Master of the White Tiger Clan was brutally murdered. His body was found in another ancient city. There were also countless bodies in the dungeon at that time, yet to be disposed of. Those bodies were also robbed of their Sources! As soon as word of this got out, it ignited a wave that threatened to shake the heavens. The entire Boundless Heaven was shaken! And the White Tiger Clan also claimed that the person who killed Bai Lie was a man named Ye Ling! Any cultivator who could provide information on Ye Ling would be rewarded handsomely! Soon, various information about this man named Ye Ling was exposed by the young master of the Ancient Ye Family, Ye Langtian. He also explained the various points of suspicion he found. In an instant, the name of Ye Ling the successor of Demonic Arts spread throughout all the land, causing earthquakes as almost everyone was raring to kill this successor of the Demonic Arts. All the cultivators were looking for this cultivator named Ye Ling, but they realised that Ye Ling seemed to have disappeared into thin air, never to be found again. … In the blink of an eye, a few days had gone by. The outside world was in chaos. Meanwhile, the Canonization Ceremony of the successor of Skyward Schloss was held without a problem. Many elders and disciples gathered in the courtyard outside the palace of Skyward Schloss, their huge numbers a sight to behold. Many disciples from the other factions also hurried here to watch this Canonization Ceremony with their own eyes. The Great Elder was there in person, appearing on the stage. His elderly face was high-spirited, and he looked like a sage with his white robes fluttering. Below the Great Elder stood a middle-aged man in green clothes. He had a gentle expression on his face, and he wore a long beard. His body was tall and straight, and his eyes sparkled like stars. His hair was white as snow, and he stood proudly. He looked majestic as there seemed to be lights floating about him. There were also shadows that leapt around him, forming dream-like images as they intertwined with the light. It was the Palace Master of Skyward Schloss. He looked at Gu Changge, who stood near him, and smiled as he said, “I entrust the future of the Skyward Schloss to you.” Gu Changge smiled and returned the courtesy. “You speak too early, Palace Master.” Beside him was a group of elders with unfathomable cutlvaition. Under them were the groups of Direct Disciples, Sect disciples, and so on. As for the outer disciples of Skyward Schloss, they could only watch the proceedings from somewhere far away. They had no qualifications to come near. All the disciples were now looking respectfully at the long and slender figure in front of them, most of them feeling admiration as well. Soon, the series of complicated rituals ended. The Great Elder had a complex look on his face as he looked at the handsome young man below him, then opened his mouth to speak. “Today, Skyward Schloss officiates its successor. May the founder bear witness above… Gu Changge, the Direct Disciple, is now bestowed the title of current successor of the Skyward Schloss! Bring out the successor robes!” As soon as he finished speaking, an elder came forth smilingly, holding the successor robes in his hands! The successor of Skyward Schloss was different from the other factions, who would change once every few decades or centuries. As long as the previous Palace Master lived, the identity of the successor would never change until the Palace Master retired from his duties and withdrew to cultivate. In other words, as soon as the successor was determined, it meant that there would not be any changes in at least a millennium. The enormous Skyward Schloss would be in this person’s hands in the future! The robes consisted of a feather coat, a star crown, and a white robe with wide sleeves. Every inch was stitched in exquisite and luxurious splendour, as if weaved with the light of hundreds of millions of stars. Divine light spilled forth and seemed to cover the endless brilliance of the celestials. When Gu Changge put on those robes, with his upright figure, he seemed even more heavenly and handsome. When the numerous female disciples and elders beheld this sight, they couldn’t help the unusual gazes in their eyes as their hearts were shaken.