Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 224 - 112: What Can Be Seen, Ultimately Is Not the Future_2

Chapter 224: Chapter 112: What Can Be Seen, Ultimately Is Not the Future_2

"Yes, what can be seen is not the future. The future can never be peered into. But the Heavenly Spirit Eye sees that which aligns most closely with the future, guided by the will of the Heavenly Dao."

Zhou Han sighed and did not explain further; he took another step forward.

"This world is cruel; if you cannot adapt, you wouldn’t have survived the Ancient Tomb Mountain. I won’t say more. You have value, and even if the whole family perished, we would still nurture you. Without value, I would have activated the Ancient Array to send you away, even giving you a method to break through to Sword Soul, yet you failed to seize it and returned so soon!

Why did you come back? Actually, no one hoped you would return!"

The old man, rotten and dried up like a skeleton, then took over the conversation with a trembling voice.

Zhou Yan remained silent.

The old man continued, "Because we sent you away, the family’s Forbidden Array was discovered, leading to an unprecedented disaster for the family. It had just been settled, the adverse impacts you brought were resolved, and yet you reappeared.

If you still remember the family’s previous nurturing, leave behind the Ancestor Blood, then give up resistance and cooperate with our actions, I will spare your father’s life."

"Ancestor Blood, who will use it?"

Zhou Yan’s expression darkened, finally revealing the true nature of these people under immense interests.

Though Zhou Yan had considered that there must be compelling reasons, Zhou Han’s words were not wrong either. Deriving from the rules of the Heavenly Dao and even based on his own beliefs, to condense the Sword Soul, Zhou Yan had no assurance.

The closer he got to the Sword Soul Realm, the more the shackles of the Emperor Qi Sword Body pressed upon him.

Unless the Twelve Sword Spirits mutated simultaneously and broke the fetters of Heaven and Earth, condensing the Sword Soul in a place undetectable by the Heavenly Dao, thus deriving twelve Sword Souls, there would be a slight chance of success!

Otherwise, it was a fate with no survival.

"Ancestor Blood is naturally for the current foremost member of the Great Zhou Family, I, Zhou Yuntian, to use!"

A voice suddenly appeared, and then, as if tearing through the void, a man appeared beside Zhou Yan.

Behind him, followed by a woman in purple Spirit Armor, looking indifferent and proud.

At this moment, everyone at the scene bowed respectfully and uttered, "Cloud Sky Spirit."

"Mm, you’ve done well. But Zhou Ying, I see you still need discipline. You actually don’t want to be an enemy to Zhou Yan!"

Zhou Yuntian stood with his hands behind his back, his face indifferent as he swept his gaze over everyone, equally cold and merciless.

Zhou Yan felt that the current Zhou Yuntian, like Jia Yongheng, the Eternal Spirit he had felt before, was somewhat unfathomable.

In his body, there was ’Void’ energy!

Zhou Yan was certain that Zhou Yuntian was only at the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven Realm, he hadn’t even condensed the Sword Spirit! Yet he had genuine Void Realm energy in his body!

This kind of energy, after battling Hou Yao, Zhou Yan was certain he could not mistake!

"Cloud Sky Spirit, your anger is noted. It’s my negligence, during the battle later... I will... be the first to strike and kill Zhou Yan."

Zhou Ying’s eyes filled with tears again, yet she stubbornly clenched her teeth and said.

Her lips, now stained with blood, bright and striking, yet she was entirely unaware.

"Useless thing! Get lost!"

Zhou Yuntian snorted coldly, then he raised his hand and a soul suddenly appeared beneath his palm.

Within this soul, there was the phantom of a woman locked by an ancient chain covered in rust.

At this moment, the woman’s apparition was disheveled and tormented, resembling a fierce ghost, utterly tragic.

"My dear sister, you know the pain of my imprisonment, right? Now, I will return it to you a million times over! All I did for you, yet you went off with some lowlife, indifferent to my life or death!"

"Hahaha, anyone who dares to betray me, I, Zhou Yuntian, will make them beg for life and wish for death!"

Zhou Yuntian no longer paid attention to Zhou Ying; instead, he laughed maniacally, his arrogance unbounded.

Zhou Yan silently watched this scene, watching Lee Yan Yun, the woman, being tortured so miserably, begging for life and unable to embrace death, his heart unmoved.

"Zhou Yan, you little bastard, look at you now, deserted by everyone. How does that feel? Does it hurt? Let me tell you!

What you’ve experienced is far from over!

Don’t you have a woman named Feng Lingqing? Guess what her outcome is now? I bet you’ll find out soon! You’ll be thrilled and excited!"

"Don’t you have the backing of the Emperor Sword Wuji lineage? Others just see you as a mere furnace! They see you as a furnace for the Emperor Qi Sword Body lineage! All you’ve done is help that little Emperor Qi Sword Body accumulate essence blood! What else do you think allowed you to encounter that little thing? What do you think allowed you to safely pass through the Purple Mist Sea?"

"Do you really believe Hou Yan that old fool genuinely sees you as a brother? It’s just a scheme, merely using you!"

"Where do you think the news that you obtained Ancestor Blood came from? Do you think Hou Yan would give you the Soul Jade? That’s just a monitoring Soul Device; if you don’t believe it, activate the soul aura inside and see if Hou Yan shows up here to kill me!"

"Do you think the information about you obtaining Ancestor Blood just leaked out? That was Zhou Lingyi intentionally spreading it, just to hasten your death! She herself, given past affection, chose not to kill you but sent Hou Yao instead. It’s just that Hou Yao failed to kill you, so she set the world against you!"

"Once you’re dead, all your essence blood will be drawn by the Soul Jade, which will automatically fly away, becoming a protection for that little Emperor Qi Sword Body to break through the Sword Soul!"

"Moreover, the Soul Jade can probe all your secrets. The reason you haven’t died till now is because many suspect you hold greater secrets."

"Indeed, some suspect you might have the inheritance of the Sword Ancestor’s cultivation technique. That’s the real crux! Compared to that, everything else is irrelevant."

"What abilities do you possess? You’re just a lucky waste who stumbled upon some fortune! Do you really think so many care about you?! Great comprehension? Being played till death like this, you’re still a waste!"

...

Zhou Yuntian bit by bit said these words, uttering phrases to provoke Zhou Yan.

It seemed the more Zhou Yan suffered, the more excited Zhou Yuntian became. It seemed he had everything strategically planned.

Zhou Yan, within the Emperor Sword Wuji lineage, seemed to have all his matters known to Zhou Yuntian.

Even the matter of the Soul Jade, he knew.

These words sank Zhou Yan’s mood to the depths.

He hoped these words weren’t true. But his journey through the Purple Mist Sea was indeed incredibly smooth.

The matter of the Soul Jade, known only to him and Hou Yan—Zhou Yan didn’t know who else could know such a secret.

And the matter of Ancestor Blood, known only to Zhou Lingyi, Hou Yao, and himself, now seemingly known to all.

Could it be that everything before, as Zhou Yuntian had said, was true?

Zhou Yan frowned, his emotions not apparent; instead, he scoffed coldly and said, "What you say is full of doubts, hardly credible."

"Yes, there are many illogical points, but even a three-year-old could discern them; do you think I would deceive you with them? You are just a dying man; why would I, Zhou Yuntian, deceive you?! You think too highly of yourself!

Though you’ve suddenly surged in combat strength, seeming to have succeeded in Enlightenment, killing you is still as easy as crushing an ant!"

Zhou Yuntian sneered, dismissive in his tone.