Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 214 - 107: Ancestor Blood

Chapter 214: Chapter 107: Ancestor Blood

In this battle, Zhou Yan felt that he had reaped tremendous gains, and his abilities had also improved significantly.

Despite losing nearly twenty percent of his stored Origin Energy and the Broken Worry Sword and Spiritual Lotus Armor, Zhou Yan no longer felt any regret.

Inside the Lonely Sword Peak of the Frozen Feather Ice Cave, he had heard Hou Yan mention a realm called Sword Void.

Even someone as powerful as Hou Yan had made it clear that this Void Realm was very difficult to attain, and he himself was still in the midst of comprehending it.

Therefore, Zhou Yan subconsciously regarded the strength of the Emperor Sword Qiankun Lineage as being on par with that of the Wuji Lineage, and believed that even if Hou Yao was powerful, she probably wouldn’t exceed the Sword Soul Three Heavens realm.

Although Zhou Yan could not sense such a realm, he was still convinced of this, thinking that after all, Hou Yao, no matter how strong, should not surpass Hou Yan’s realm.

But now, upon careful thought, Zhou Yan broke out into a cold sweat; he truly was a newborn calf unafraid of tigers, for he had actually battled a powerhouse of this Void Realm...

The thought was somewhat surreal to Zhou Yan.

Still, while such thoughts existed, when he sensed the real body of the opponent coming to kill him, Zhou Yan still provoked the fight, driven by the unwillingness deep in his bones.

A hard-fought battle ensued, where he killed the opponent’s Void Body, which indeed was a major victory worth rejoicing over. However, since the opponent’s real body did not die, it was a massive disaster waiting to happen.

Considering that he had already completely offended her to death, Zhou Yan began to wonder if it was possible to utilize the Ancient Array and Primordial Magnetic Light here to kill Hou Yao!

After entering this vicious grand formation enveloped in purple mist, Zhou Yan carefully controlled his body to avoid various Array impacts.

At this moment, Zhou Yan was especially grateful for thoroughly exploring the meanings of these Ancient Arrays and Runes, otherwise, this time, his fate would have been extremely bleak.

With that in mind, he took out Hou Yao’s ancient ring. Then, using his Spiritual Sense combined with Purple Flame Thunder Fire, he directly destroyed the Soul imprint on it and broke the spatial Sealing of the ring.

At that time, Zhou Yan felt a deafening roar suddenly emanate from the Heaven and Earth in the distance, like thunder ripping through the sky, rumbling towards him.

Clearly, Hou Yao had sensed something and knew that her Qiankun Ring had been cracked open, immediately plunging into a frenzied state.

Zhou Yan’s heart was stern, but he didn’t care too much.

Then, he carefully began to sense again, and after a moment, his face took on a hint of shocked uncertainty—it was an expression of disbelief.

Inside the Qiankun Ring, besides a set of Feathered Robe and Spirit Armor, three peculiar pitch-black longswords, thirteen ancient books, a mountainous pile of Top-grade Spirit Crystals, and over a hundred Low Grade Soul Crystals, the vast space within the ring was left with just a single drop of blood!

This drop of blood emitted an extremely terrifying aura, with the majesty seeping out of it strong enough to shatter one’s Soul!

Zhou Yan’s first thought was that this was a drop of Emperor’s blood, or perhaps the Emperor Blood of the Wuji Lineage!

But he quickly dismissed this guess, as if there really were Emperor Blood, it wouldn’t be in Hou Yao’s possession.

Afterward, Zhou Yan concentrated and held his breath, beginning to read the thirteen ancient books that remained in the ring.

Just then, with a "boom," a muffled sound came from Heaven and Earth; in the distance, a terrifying Sword Light had already shot towards his location, aiming directly where he was.

Zhou Yan’s pupils shrank, and his heart suddenly went cold, as he instantly knew that setting up an ambush to kill Hou Yao with the Evil Formation was now impossible! Not only that, but if he allowed this madwoman to break into the Ancient Array, it would be certain death for him.

At this time, Zhou Yan even felt that even Hou Yan’s Soul Jade wouldn’t be able to contend with this enraged woman.

Zhou Yan temporarily gave up sensing the ring, immediately withdrawing all vital energy from his physical body, and entered into the Purple Flame Void. At the same time, to avoid being sensed by Hou Yao, Zhou Yan also took the ancient Qiankun Ring into the Purple Flame Void.

Then, his Soul condensed a body, and holding the ancient ring, he took everything out of it—except for that drop of blood.

At this moment, Zhou Yan still had no mood to pay attention to these gains; they were, indeed, astonishing wealth, but only if he could survive.

Because outside, Hou Yao had already arrived at the outside of this vicious Ancient Array, and her gaze seemed to have seen something.

Despite Zhou Yan’s Soul and Spiritual Sense entering the Purple Flame Void, so that his physical body no longer showed any signs of life or even exhaled breath, Zhou Yan still felt his Soul grow cold, as if a powerful force of imminent death was pressing down upon him.

The threat of death had never been more intense than this time.

Even in the Purple Flame Void, Zhou Yan didn’t dare to move a muscle because the activity of the Soul could cause the body to respond accordingly. Should that happen, he would be beyond redemption.

This Hou Yao had gone completely mad, acting utterly irrational, and perhaps she would even fight the Evil Formation to her demise.

Zhou Yan was very precise in his judgment, so within the Purple Flame Void, he remained motionless like a piece of wood.

Yet his Spiritual Sense was silently analyzing the information recorded in those thirteen ancient books.

"Zhou Yan! You little bastard, dare you yell that again? Come out, why don’t you? Scared now?"

Hou Yao roared, her fearsome, invincible energy rampaged wildly, violently destroying countless Ancient Arrays. The energy exploded and tumbled like a torrential beast, yet it failed to shake the spiritual fabric of Hou Yao’s clothing.

This woman had come in her true form, her murder intent boundless, her power terrifying to the point of despair.

Even the ferocious Ancient Arrays and streaks of Primordial Magnetic Light, which seemed extremely vicious in Zhou Yan’s eyes, were effortlessly shattered by her with a wave of her hand.

Such terrifying power was bone-chilling.

Sensing this scene, Zhou Yan felt a cold shiver run down his spine, thinking luckily that the one he had encountered initially was just a Void Body; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to escape even if there were ten of him.

After a full two hours of bombardment, the place had become chaotic beyond recognition, and the Primordial Magnetic Light had scattered in disarray. Hou Yao’s mouth was also stained with fresh blood, yet she had gleaned nothing.

Grinding her teeth, she transformed into a streak of light and surged toward another direction.

The area gradually quieted down: The mournful whine of the wind carrying the distant explosion’s roar was exceptionally clear in such a silent environment.

"Hou Yao... one day, I will slaughter you!"

Zhou Yan gritted his teeth within the Purple Flame Void.

For someone as proud as he was, being forced to hide was a real blow to his pride. Yet he knew that the Path of Invincibility and the Heart of Invincibility were not about brute force.

She had gained fame a thousand years before him, and the gap in their realms was unimaginable. These were things he needed time to bridge.

...

During the following time, Zhou Yan remained still, his soul concentrating in the Purple Flame Void, beginning to examine the ring that belonged to Hou Yao.

Meanwhile, the outside world had fallen into tranquility.

The stars and moon were dim, and purple mist enshrouded the landscape. Trees swayed between the desolate mountains, and the wind whined mournfully. The chaotic Primordial Magnetic Light flickered on and off, and the nearby disrupted Ancient Array occasionally emitted an ancient Sword Intent.

This region had become riddled with holes, utterly devastated. The vicious Ancient Arrays had been violently ruptured, exceeding even Zhou Yan’s expectations regarding using the Arrays.

However, Zhou Yan’s mind had calmed down, no longer feeling the initial shock and apprehension that came with facing a Void Realm powerhouse.

He was completely engrossed in reading Ancient Books and gaining understanding in the Purple Flame Void, his physical body in the outside world neglected as if abandoned, unattended.

That physical body lay at one of the key nodes of the Array’s foundation, lifeless as a cornerstone.

An intact Evil Formation would have obvious anomalies, necessitating caution. Now that the Evil Formation was broken, new anomalies were not surprising and less likely to draw attention.

Additionally, as long as the Evil Formation did not vanish, it couldn’t threaten the key nodes of the Array. Breaking an Evil Formation was easy, but eradicating it was hard; otherwise, Zhou Yan would not have chosen this spot.

So at this moment, he could safely immerse himself in gaining insight within the Purple Flame Void.

One by one, Ancient Scrolls exuding an age-old aura unfolded before him. From them, Zhou Yan gathered secret after secret and learned a wealth of cultivation insights pertaining to the Sword Void Realm.

The Ancient Books contained Hou Yao’s personal experiences of breaking through the Sword Spirit Realm and the joys of successfully advancing to the Sword Void Realm, as well as various psychological musings and mundane details of her life.

...

"Sword Burying Ancient Road, apricot blossom forest. Early July. Today, I wanted to offer my pure body to my senior brother, but he refused. However, he took a strand of my innate Sword Spirit. I willingly gave it to him, hoping he could retrieve the Ancestor Blood and advance further, killing the enemies who harmed our ancestors..."

"Sword Burying Ancient Road, Forbidden Moon Cliff. September. Today, senior brother abandoned me for the Heavenly Girl. In a fit of rage, I took back the Ancestor Blood; I won’t aid an ungrateful person."

"Sunset Ancient Road, Lonely Sword Peak. Mid-December. The Heavenly Girl is dead, slain by me on Lonely Sword Peak. Senior brother smiled at me, then took his own life. He said it was fate, is this really fate?"

"Sword Burying Ancient Road, Forbidden Moon Cliff. March. Three months have passed, solitary confinement is lonely, but I’ve grown accustomed to loneliness. I want to become heartless and cruel. It turns out senior brother pretended only to help me grow by returning my Ancestor Blood... After understanding the Void Realm, I realized that my talented Sword Spirit could only break and then stand. It turns out, senior brother had always sealed my Sword Spirit within me."

"Sword Burying Ancient Road, Forbidden Moon Cliff. December. I can’t remember how much time has passed, indeed, heartbreak ages a person. Even though I could regain my beauty, for whom could I bloom? This Sword Spirit, I’ve refined it into a Void Body.

Senior brother, although morally gray, I know he liked me and the Heavenly Girl, especially her large breasts. Unable to change myself, I let the Void Body carry senior brother’s wish. I’ve concentrated two Spatial Energies inside the Void Body to make my breasts fuller; the Clan Leader looks at me oddly now, it’s embarrassing. But if senior brother could see, I’d lose face gladly. If he saw it in another world, he would be pleased, right? If one day, my Void Body perishes, then senior brother... the Void Body will go find you."

"Sword Burying Ancient Road, apricot blossom forest. Everything has changed, words fail as tears fall first. Senior brother, a hundred years have passed, and I still can’t forget you; what should I do? Be heartless? I can’t. But if it weren’t for the old dog of the Zhou Family, our lineage wouldn’t be like this, and I wouldn’t be in such pain. I must take revenge on the Zhou Family!"

...

The image of a woman hopelessly in love was continually revealed through these words.