Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 190 - 087 My Heart is Invincible, So My Heart is Eternal!

Chapter 190: Chapter 087 My Heart is Invincible, So My Heart is Eternal!

Three elders chased like madmen, but they failed to find any trace.

After leaving the ancient city, they couldn’t even grasp the faintest hint of Zhou Yan’s presence. They couldn’t believe this outcome, but it was the truth.

Even though it was unacceptable to them, they had to swallow their resentment along with this outcome.

"Damn it, I didn’t expect that brat to escape! How infuriating!"

One elder in black growled, his face wrinkled and dry as tree bark, twisting with deep lines of hatred, looking extremely ferocious.

"He came here with a purpose. As long as we grasp his intentions, should we worry about him escaping? The first time was our oversight. Upon meeting him again, we’ll definitely slaughter him, shatter his body into thousands of pieces to quench our rage!"

Another black-clothed elder spoke bitterly. This elder, in particular, was the one who had lost a strand of Sword Spirit essence.

Only he harbored such extreme hatred towards Zhou Yan; he practically wished he could eat his flesh and sleep on his skin.

"Talking nonsense is useless, this time, in front of so many cultivators, we failed to capture Zhou Yan, and we’ve lost all face! It seems we must make a move against the Li Family to regain our honor! Humph, then, let’s see who dares to gossip behind our backs!"

"Since that’s the case, it would be better to slaughter all the cultivators gathered in that place first, to keep anyone from talking! After all, dead men tell no tales."

"In that case, I feel like killing now, and the Third Elder really speaks my mind quickly, understanding what I’m thinking!"

...

Zhou Yan was extremely fast, streaking through the sky night after night, unleashing all his potential without holding anything back, and finally completely shook off the three elders.

He then arrived at Xiao Yue City in the Snow Domain.

This ancient city was larger than the one he had left, even bigger than Carefree Main City.

Carrying Chen with him and wanting to avoid trouble from being pursued, Zhou Yan altered his appearance with the Natural Form Intent, making himself look more ordinary.

This was not out of fear, but after facing endless powerful opponents, Zhou Yan knew he truly couldn’t confront those at the Sword Spirit Realm and remaining low-key was essential for growth, no matter how talented you were.

Moreover, Chen’s development also required time.

Another reason for coming to Xiao Yue City was its proximity to Guanghan City in the Water Domain.

Crossing this ancient city would lead directly to Guanghan City.

In Guanghan City’s Guang Han Hall, a contest for the Holy Daughter to choose a husband was to be held in ten months, attracting geniuses from the world over.

As a reward, Bixue Palace’s Holy Daughter Jiang Yuning would gift half of her talents to the chosen husband and also present her Life Cultivation Sword Soul!

With this Sword Soul, a genius cultivator could even directly condense three Sword Souls!

Even geniuses coveted such a reward.

However, Zhou Yan didn’t care about these. Not only did he not care, but he also knew that Jiang Yuning had her own difficulties in doing this. Clearly, the information he knew showed that Ji TaiXu’s background was significant and not simple.

If he couldn’t handle everything by then, the moment Ning’er gave away her Life Cultivation Sword Soul would also be the moment of Ning’er’s demise.

Zhou Yan understood all too well the reticent young girl, enough to grasp her thoughts behind her decisions.

Perhaps, this was what connected minds meant.

Looking at the myriad lights ahead, Zhou Yan was somewhat dazed.

With increasing strength and deeper understanding of heaven and earth, old memories, which had merely existed like images, began to transform. Because they hadn’t been experienced personally, they couldn’t permeate deeply into his spirit.

Now, with his realm strengthened and a transformation in his mental state, these unreal memories felt as real as personal experiences, deeply engraved in his mind.

Thus, having advanced continuously, mastering the essence of Natural Tao and understanding the secret of Xingyi, Zhou Yan felt he was constantly progressing.

This progress could even be sensed.

At that moment, returning to reality, Zhou Yan carefully sensed his recent gains, opening and checking the Qiankun Rings and similar items he had seized, and he couldn’t help feeling sighful.

What left him sighful were indeed the previous gains such as Black Stone, Sword Spirit, and others. These gains were shocking. Any trivial part could provide a family like the Great Zhou ones with over a decade of worry-free cultivation.

One could imagine just how immense Zhou Yan’s accumulation from this series of experiences was.

But Zhou Yan had unhesitatingly given these resources to the Purple Flame Lotus for it to consume through burning. Knowing that his daughter Yanyan needed them, Zhou Yan had already forsaken all other resources.

However, this immense energy only slightly made the Purple Flame Lotus appear more delicate. Even so, Zhou Yan felt much better.

He had his own Tao. Even if those people’s rings contained limitless bizarre cultivation techniques, Zhou Yan didn’t care.

...

"Big brother, have we arrived at Xiao Yue City yet?"

"Yes, we’ve already reached Xiao Yue City."

Zhou Yan nodded.

"Big brother, in Chen’s memories, a voice always tells me to go to the Snow Feather Cold Ice Cavern in the north of Xiao Yue City. I’ve mentioned this to big brother before. However, it seems that Snow Feather Cold Ice Cavern is an Ancient Desolate Land, so Chen went there by himself... Big brother, I’m grateful that you brought Chen here."

Chen was only four years old, but his speech resembled that of a mature and sensible young man, always measured.

This isn’t something a child could say.

From this young boy’s bloodline, Qi Column, and Emperor’s Arc, Zhou Yan could vaguely sense an ancient Primordial aura, very profound and terrifying. Therefore, he didn’t mind Chen’s unusual behavior and sincerely treated him like a disciple.

The path of Emperor Qi Sword Body was difficult, Zhou Yan knew. Seeing such a child, Zhou Yan immediately felt a fondness for talent and was moved by the boy’s innocent heart, deciding to help him and teach him well.

With such a decision, even through a path of blades and flames, Zhou Yan naturally wouldn’t mind.

"Little Chen, you shouldn’t speak like this. No matter the danger, since I’ve promised, I’ll surely accomplish it.

On the way, I will teach you some of the cultivation path."

Zhou Yan gently touched Little Chen’s head and spoke softly.

"Master above, please accept your disciple’s bow."

Little Chen, feeling Zhou Yan’s sincerity and no longer amidst chaos, immediately knelt excitedly before Zhou Yan, earnestly performing the ritual of accepting a master.

This time, Zhou Yan did not stop him but silently accepted this ritual.

"Good, from now on, you are my disciple. You are an Emperor Qi Sword Body, and I am also an Emperor Qi Sword Body. Normally, the Heavenly Dao would not allow two real Emperor Qi Sword Bodies to exist in this world at the same time, but nothing is absolute.

What is the Tao of Heaven and Earth? It is a Law of this realm. As long as we can break the Heaven and Earth Laws, defying the Heavenly Tao isn’t strange at all."

Zhou Yan spoke seriously, and Little Chen, having performed the ritual, became even more respectful. He listened very seriously to Zhou Yan’s words.

Perhaps he didn’t fully understand, but every word Zhou Yan said, he remembered with utmost clarity.

"...Hence, Emperor Qi Sword Body generally possesses extraordinary combat power, taking a path of resistance against Heaven and Earth.

Thus, it is inevitably a path where rivers run red with blood. This path demands the mindset of ’if not me, who else? With me, invincible, only I am supreme!’"

"...That is the true meaning of Emperor Qi Sword Body!"

"I’ll not teach you cultivation techniques, for your own bloodline contains imprinted inheritance memories, which will tell you better-suited cultivation techniques. However, the Path of Invincibility, you must remember well! If my heart is invincible, then my spirit is eternal!"

Zhou Yan conveyed his insights and his own Path of Invincibility to Little Chen. He even provided multi-faceted guidance to Little Chen, surpassing those who look down on all creation with their swordsmanship.

Only after Little Chen had memorized all of these did Zhou Yan extract some of the surplus Origin Energy emitted by the Purple Flame Lotus and used it to make up for Little Chen’s deficiencies.

Chen’s body was greatly deficient and harsh tribulations had heavily drained his potential. Such replenishment of Origin Energy could allow him the greatest recovery.

Indeed, after being nourished by this energy, Chen’s realm suddenly transformed from the Emperor Arc Form. In that instant, Sword Intent coalesced, and the invincible Emperor’s Sword Intent unexpectedly condensed out instantly.

For a mere four-year-old Little Chen to have such Sudden Enlightenment, even Zhou Yan was somewhat taken aback.

"Is this what a true Emperor Qi Sword Body looks like? It’s so powerful! Could it be, my own Emperor Qi Sword Body is actually false?"

Zhou Yan even doubted his own constitution for a moment, but he quickly dismissed this doubt. The Path of Invincibility never requires self-doubt. To believe in oneself is the fullest explanation of the Path of Invincibility.

A moment of doubt, followed by firmness, this shift in mindset prompted another slight advancement in Zhou Yan’s spiritual state. Perhaps it wasn’t much, but from a moment of self-doubt to unwavering confidence in himself, he had also taken a significant step.

"Master, how can you use your own Origin for treating Chen’s past injuries?!"

After recovering, feeling the change in his body and significant progress, Little Chen was not delighted but instead, his big eyes immediately reddened, his expression one of self-blame, guilt, and pain.