Chapter 752: Daoist Celestial Essence Hat

Purple mist filled the air of Purgatory Purple Mountain, where clouds and vapor rose as if in an illusion realm of immortals and demons.

But this place was not blessed with Spiritual Qi, nor were there any Dao Rhyme Fragments or remnants of Law Dao Marks.

All that existed here was eternal stillness and desolation. This atmosphere of bleakness and profound sorrow was present not only on the great black mountain and at the Thousand Shadows Pool from before, but also here on Purgatory Purple Mountain.

This atmosphere of solitary isolation pervaded the entire Hidden Dragon Demon Cave.

Even so, when Ye Tianling stepped into the mist, it felt as though he had entered another world, and his entire body felt inexplicably more at ease.

’The aura of the Hidden Dragon Shackles is here, and the environment is more like those Secret Realms from before.’

Ye Tianling carefully sensed his surroundings for a while and finally confirmed it. The part of Purgatory Purple Mountain beyond the purple mist had an environment that was very similar to the Soul Burial Starry Sky World.

It was just that this environment was now vaster and more substantial.

’But,’ Ye Tianling considered, ’since the Buried Soul Star Domain has already completed its transformation, has its internal environment reached this level as well?’

Ye Tianling moved forward step by step. In some places he could fly, but in others, he could not.

The Void held invisible Imprisonment and a powerful resistance that greatly hindered his flight, and it also concealed many unstable risks.

Ye Tianling carefully observed Purgatory Purple Mountain, simultaneously using the Celestial Observation Technique for Inference and the Space-Time Tracing Method for calculations.

This Purgatory Purple Mountain sprawled across nine dragon-like ranges. In a display of nature’s power, they guarded a central peak, like an evolution of the Nine Dragon Venerable’s Laws.

There were no Laws within the mountain ranges themselves, but their natural Totems were the most exquisite manifestations of Dao and Law, as if carved by gods.

The primary Dao that Qianyu wanted to comprehend was none other than the true essence contained within these Nine Dragons.

Ye Tianling circled a patch of clouds, observing the nine dragon-like ranges and running his analysis.

He passed through the invisible Void several times and broke open multiple shackles, all to further unravel the Celestial Secret of this place.

Yes, the Celestial Secret.

Purgatory Purple Mountain was like a true enigma. Although it was part of the Hidden Dragon Demon Cave, it wasn’t just a World within the Earth Palace. It was like a completely independent World.

This World was more like the independent Space created by Feng Chaoge that Ye Tianling had once entered—the place that had allowed him to comprehend the Celestial Dao Rule Domain and a sliver of the Time Law.

’But how could that place possibly be here?’

After all, Feng Chaoge was no longer around. That Space would have completely dissipated with her departure.

Through his Inference and calculations, Ye Tianling vaguely sensed that Purgatory Purple Mountain as a whole was like a special treasure. Just like the Space-Time Soul-locking Tower, it contained a special Spiritual nature and Laws.

But before he could continue his deductions, his body and mind suddenly tensed. He had discovered some unusual signs.

Ye Tianling abruptly summoned the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword and pointed it forward. Gathering a sliver of the Power of Demon God, he then thrust the sword straight ahead.

There appeared to be nothing in front of him, but as Ye Tianling’s sword thrust out, ripples spread. An invisible Array shackle within shattered with a soft POP.

Then, a black-faced man with a fat head and large ears, wearing a Daoist Robe and a vibrantly green straw hat, staggered out. He dodged the strike from the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, then opened his cavernous mouth, which reeked of a foul stench, and bit down on the blade.

CRUNCH—

Ye Tianling heard an incredibly ear-piercing sound. A distorted power emanated from the Xuanyuan Celestial Evil Sword, sending sparks flying.

"Ah— Fuck, that’s hard!"

The black-faced man let out a strange cry, clutching his mouth as bright red blood trickled from its corners.

He then glared at Ye Tianling with wide eyes, looking absolutely furious.

Meanwhile, the expression on Ye Tianling’s face was a picture to behold. He remained standing where he was and did not attack again.

The two of them stared at each other, both with looks of bitter resentment.

Ye Tianling stared at the black-faced fatty before him. The man looked utterly wretched. His tattered Daoist Robe revealed his portly figure through the holes, and the vibrantly green, tattered straw hat on his head clearly emanated the terrifying aura of an Exotic Treasure. But that hat was just *so* green.

A muscle in Ye Tianling’s face twitched. The sight almost made him cough up blood from exasperation.

Although the black-faced fatty’s getup was a motley mess, there was no denying that his items were all genuine treasures.

He just didn’t know where the man had pilfered them from.

"Que De. Long time no see. It’s certainly been a while."

Ye Tianling stared at the black-faced fatty, watching the two small tufts of his mustache inexplicably twitch and tremble. He found it all very comical.

’I wonder if this damn fatty will still wear this blindingly green hat on his head after he learns the story behind the ’Forgiveness Hat’,’ he thought.

"Yo, Celestial Mandate Divine Son, Celestial Secret Divine Son, how are you not dead yet! You knew it was me, Lord Que, and you still stabbed me? You nearly shattered my Gold-Devouring Treasure Tooth! Why won’t you just die!"

Que De shot Ye Tianling a glance. There was a hint of excitement in his eyes, but it was overshadowed by a pouting resentment.

"If you’re not dead, how could I be? Right?"

Ye Tianling and Que De bantered back and forth like mortal enemies, each with a look of annoyance and disdain.

But in reality, this was just their unique way of having a friendly conversation.

"Honestly, looking at that getup of yours, you look like a villain. In this day and age, guys like you usually don’t last more than a few days."

Ye Tianling sized up Que De’s outfit and found he just couldn’t bear to look at it anymore. Forcing himself to endure the blinding greenness, he pursed his lips and said.

"What do you know? I, Lord Que, have always been one of a kind. Besides, this ’Daoist Celestial Essence Hat’ is a unique style of my Gold-devouring Rat clan. What, are you jealous?"

Que De boasted with immense pride.

Ye Tianling was floored.

After a moment of thought, he decided to tell Que De an incredibly cruel truth.

"Que De, have you ever heard the legend of the ’Forgiveness Hat’?"

"What’s that?"

"It’s a love story so moving it would make you weep! Deeply touching! It’s also a legend about ’Old Wang from next door’ and ’Old Song from next door,’ a tale full of legendary color, an epic for the ages that inspires admiration and reverence."

"Oh? Tell me about it. Don’t tell me it’s even more famous than my Daoist Celestial Essence Hat?"

"Well, it goes like this..."

As Ye Tianling spoke, the ’moving and tragic’ love story of the Forgiveness Hat was brilliantly laid out.

And then, Que De’s face turned pitch-black. His expression was a true sight to behold, and his two tufts of mustache twitched from beginning to end without pause, as if playing a piano.

"Er, Lord Que, what happened to your mighty Daoist Celestial Essence Hat? Why has it suddenly disappeared?"

"*Ahem*... If we don’t mention the Daoist Celestial Essence Hat, we can still be friends."