Worthless Profession: Dragon Tamer

Chapter 1097, Inviting Ouyang Bai Ge

Translator: Silavin

Though Ye Wuxian and the others had spotted the anomalies surrounding the sealed chamber, they had no way of knowing what secrets lay buried within it.

Left with no alternative, the group could only decide to wait until Lu Fan arrived before making any determination.

After informing Lu Fan of the situation here, he developed a deep and keen interest in the contents of this sealed chamber.

And so, without delay, he made his way from the Situ Family to the base, guided by Ye Wuxian to the sealed chamber.

After observing carefully for some time, Lu Fan too arrived at his conclusion. “This statue is indeed far from anything ordinary. It is quite possible that an Ancient God actually once used it as a vessel, descending here through it.”

“An Ancient God!?” The entire group was taken aback.

Ye Wuxian was positively excited. She laughed. “If that’s the case, then the rise of the Tie Family in those days could actually be traced back to an Ancient God? Then, we’re really lucky. We’ve just obtained one Ancient God’s Divine Seat, and we’ve already found traces of another one.”

Lu Fan smiled as well. “Yeah, we are. They do say that Ancient God Power seeping outward from Ancient Gods is the key to nourishing resources, that the richer a region’s resources, the more likely it is that Ancient Gods are present.”

“The Western Border attracted so many Ancient Noble Families, who competed to come here and explore. Isn’t it precisely because they took notice of the resources here? And the reason the Western Border has such abundant resources is most likely that far too many Ancient Gods lie dormant here. So, discovering a second Ancient God here should not be that surprising.”

He paused, then smiled again. “Still, who knows. We might yet find a third, or a fourth Ancient God here as well.”

Ye Wuxian laughed. “If that’s the case, when the Ancient Gods Struggle For Supremacy eventually comes, we’ll be in an even stronger position.”

“Yeah.” Lu Fan nodded, then let his smile ease somewhat as his gaze fell upon the nine-headed serpent statue. “Of course, we can’t be overly optimistic just yet. This is, after all, only a guess. It’s also possible that what descended here was merely a powerful Divine Being, not an Ancient God.”

“But, given that the entity drew back its power so cleanly, leaving nothing behind, even I cannot detect any residual trace of Ancient God Power here. And, given how much time has passed, it is truly as though this entity left behind not the slightest clue. Confirming its identity through my effort alone would be very difficult.”

Beside him, Han Ke frowned and asked. “Then what should we do? We are just guessing. It will be very difficult to confirm whether this was done by an Ancient God, let alone obtain its Divine Seat.”

Lu Fan thought for a moment. “It’s not as though there are no options. We have all only just recently obtained our Divine Seats, and are not that familiar with how to use our newfound Ancient God Power. Still, in our camp, there is a genuine, authentic Ancient God. Someone who has lived through several eras of the Ancient Gods Struggle For Supremacy, who should have a ton of knowledge of other Ancient Gods. If she were here, she should be able to provide us with some assistance.”

Ye Wuxian, upon hearing this, immediately understood, and exclaimed in surprise. “You mean to invite Teacher Ouyang here?”

Lu Fan nodded. “Of course. When all is said and done, she is the one who guided us onto the path of becoming Ancient Gods. Compared to her, our understanding of the Ancient Gods is too shallow, not even a tenth of hers. If this stone statue truly has some connection to an Ancient God, then she should know far more about it than we do. And since we can’t come to any conclusions about this stone statue ourselves, we might as well ask her.”

Ye Wuxian gave a nod, finding no fault in Lu Fan’s reasoning, though she still harboured some reservations. “What you say makes sense. But whether Teacher Ouyang will be willing to come, that is another question…”

Lu Fan smiled. “She definitely will be more than willing. After all, the coming of the Ancient Gods Struggle For Supremacy is the last thing she wishes to see, especially if it were to arrive before we are adequately prepared. If that happens, all her efforts during this era would have been for nothing. So, she will absolutely help us in any way to secure more Divine Seats. Also, you can leave the matter of inviting Teacher Ouyang here to me. I’ll go and fetch her. She should be able to come here quite quickly to help us analyse this stone statue.”

The others raised no objections.

The fact that Ouyang Bai Ge was, in truth, an Ancient God was something the group had long since known.

However, since learning this, none of them had encountered Ouyang Bai Ge face to face.

Ye Wuxian especially. Her relationship with Ouyang Bai Ge had previously been a very warm one. After all, it was Ouyang Bai Ge who had constructed the Profession Change Array for Ye Wuxian’s Fourth Profession Change.

Now that Ouyang Bai Ge’s identity as an Ancient God had come to light, the prospect of meeting her again left Ye Wuxian feeling oddly unsettled.

It was as though a Senior, one had previously thought oneself to know very well, had suddenly been revealed to possess some entirely different identity, which was that of Humanity’s greatest enemy.

Even though she bore no malicious intent, the fact that she was an Ancient God was something Ye Wuxian found hard to accept. She truly could not look upon her the same way she once had.

Lu Fan was entirely at ease though. He reminded Ye Wuxian, ‘Ouyang Bai Ge is indeed an Ancient God but aren’t you one now as well? We are all the same kind of being, so there’s nothing strange about being in her company. When she comes, simply regard her the same as you always have.’

After Lu Fan’s patient persuasion, Ye Wuxian gradually began to look upon the matter with a measure of equanimity.

She even took the initiative to begin arranging the logistics of bringing Ouyang Bai Ge to the Western Border.

Ye Family members were dispatched to the Dragon Capital to locate Ouyang Bai Ge and relay the details of what had been found here.

Ouyang Bai Ge sent word back in return, saying she was genuinely intrigued by the matter and intended to set off at once for the Western Border to examine this bloodstained statue.

Merely three days later, a Transport Array opened at the base and Ouyang Bai Ge arrived together with the dispatched Ye Family members.

She was exactly as she had always been. She still bore the image of a refined, bookish Senior, even wearing a pair of spectacles. Her movements were slow and aged.

If no one said otherwise, who could possibly have imagined that this person actually possessed the power to destroy the world?

Lu Fan and the others, who had been waiting here for some time, all stepped forward to welcome her upon her arrival.

Ye Wuxian found none of the awkwardness she had imagined in herself. Upon seeing Ouyang Bai Ge again, this old lady truly seemed no different from how she had always been, as though she had nothing whatsoever to do with the words ‘Ancient God’, Ye Wuxian realised she had come to accept her.