Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 296 - 170: Meeting Li Yunjin

Chapter 296: Chapter 170: Meeting Li Yunjin

Zhou Yan derived the Heart of Nature as his Blood Qi also ignited, his entire body bathed in its essence.

At this moment, he also maximized his combat power, deriving the Sword Intent of the Natural Dao with Great Perfection.

Under such circumstances, aside from the Natural Dao technique, all other cultivation techniques were suppressed by Ji Tianxu’s Sovereign Power of the Heavenly Dao, rendering them ineffective.

Even the combined force of the Xingyi Twelve Sword Spirits seemed to be on the brink of suppression.

"It’s useless! The Heavenly Sword Eye can not only slay enemies but also strengthen oneself! I’ll sacrifice ten percent of my original bloodline to boost my combat power by tenfold for an extended duration, what can you possibly use to resist?!"

Ji Tianxu, like a divine being, looked down at Zhou Yan, appearing immensely arrogant and domineering.

He had the confidence to say such words because his attack power was now extremely fearsome.

"Boom!"

Another Sword Light slashed out, breaking through the Void and revealing abnormal fractures.

Suddenly, an endless horrifying current of chaotic Void appeared as if someone had shattered the Void, with countless rosy lights manifesting between heaven and earth.

"Spurt—"

Zhou Yan activated his Soul-level Battle Armor to defend, launching his own attack, but still couldn’t fend off the blow; even his armor’s defense was shattered!

Blood surged out from Zhou Yan’s mouth.

His arm was instantly shattered, his body was flung backward, crashing onto a barren protruding mountain hundreds of miles away. That mountain exploded violently, turning into dust.

On the ground, a deep, bottomless crater formed, emitting dark smoke like a meteorite from outer space had struck there.

The world trembled, and all Cultivators’ expressions changed.

In the dark crater, a blood light emerged; Zhou Yan’s severed arm flew within it, and amidst this blood light, Zhou Yan’s Undying Rebirth Technique was initiated, restoring him to his peak condition.

However, this time, everyone could see that there was a substantial loss in his body and soul’s origin.

This art of immortality seemed to carry severe ’side effects,’ causing terrifyingly serious depletion to his potential.

If this were to occur a few more times, Zhou Yan, though still alive, would be nothing more than a cripple.

Only the most complete Undying Rebirth Technique could restore the greatest vitality with the least loss. What Zhou Yan had grasped was merely a ’flawed and incomplete’ cultivation technique.

At this point, all Cultivators saw that the more Zhou Yan used such methods, the larger the gap between him and Ji Tianxu appeared.

"Indeed very strong, let’s test another move; experience my Path of Invincibility!"

Zhou Yan murmured to himself. His eyes clear, he shot out of the great pit, opening a connection between the Purple Flame Void and this world.

At that instant, he appeared in this place with the sovereign will he commanded within the Purple Flame Void, and then the Heart of Nature and the Xingyi Sword Spirit merged together.

In that moment, an odd transformation occurred in the Sword Spirit, seemingly eager to condense into a Sword Soul.

Zhou Yan harbored this thought, and the aura of his dominion over this world also manifested.

Subsequently, Zhou Yan felt the Sword Spirit derive a new Sword Dao, a mysterious and chilling energy emerged.

At this manifestation, an incredibly intense energy stirred the heavens and earth into chaos!

"He’s about to condense his Sword Soul!"

All Cultivators’ eyes widened at that moment, an indescribable feeling rising within them.

Even Ji Tianxu couldn’t help but tremble, feeling both panicked and fearful.

However, he couldn’t pass up this opportunity to kill Zhou Yan; if Zhou Yan did not die this time, all his own achievements might be but a fleeting illusion.

His future cultivation would always be haunted by fear and wariness, unable to find peace!

But as Ji Tianxu launched an even fiercer move, Zhou Yan still did not resist; an air of transcendence about him.

He seemed to suddenly transcend this world, surpassing everything here.

His gaze became profoundly deep, and his actions seemed to align perfectly with the rules of this world; he was like the sovereign of this world, achieving true Unity of Heaven and Man.

In life and death, he manifested an ethereal form.

In life and death, he transcended selflessness, where Heaven and Man become one, Tao and self as one.

From Tao comes one, from one comes two, from two comes three, from three comes all things.

This was a take on the "Tao begets one," something Zhou Yan had comprehended long ago, now displaying it as if he ruled this world.

In the Purple Flame Void, a mysterious link formed between his actual body and his Split Body, resembling a bridge that suddenly connected to the other shore, welcoming an obscure reincarnation.

In such a state, even as Ji Tianxu attacked more frequently, Zhou Yan handled it with ease and grace, showing utmost leisure and ease.

Yet the battle grew more intense and frightening.

Every move was a struggle between life and death.

Although Zhou Yan appeared to be at a disadvantage, he was no longer in distress or danger, instead undergoing some kind of transformation, constantly ascending.

In extreme ascension, he precipitated a unique bloodline; Zhou Yan’s blood flew out, turning into Blood Light, bathing his body.

His combat power began to climb boundlessly so that the Twelve Sword Spirits combined within his body producing a Soul Illusion.

The world turned chaotic.

Whistling winds sounded as if a destructive storm was about to come.

The ground started shaking, and outside the City of No Tears, a great horror seemed to approach, bearing down on this location.

The Despair Abyss, like an Ancient Divine being about to awaken, its terrifying presence gradually subsiding with a heavy breath sounding "thump thump."

Between heaven and earth, black clouds and Blood Qi combined into a giant, partially visible outline of huge blood-red eyes.

In the depths of the Void, the ancient silhouette of the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City seemed about to descend here.

Further in the distance, crimson waters and the Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree, as if breaking through space, all took on outlined silhouettes.

...

"Ji Tianxu, die!"

Zhou Yan bellowed, and the Twelve Sword Spirits manifested the Sword Soul Illusion, making their move.

This attack was earth-shattering; the heavens and the earth shattered, and the black torrents, like evil ghosts from the abyss, were terrifyingly dark.

And this sword, a sword of the Sword Soul’s intent, made everyone’s gaze lose its shine.

Between heaven and earth, there was only this sword.

The Emperor Qi Sword Body, a sword condensing the Sword Soul Realm! It was just a sword that condensed one aspect of the Sword Soul!

Yet this sword seemed to be unleashed by an immortal Sword Dao Evil Venerable!

"Boom, boom, boom—"

Ji Tianxu, incomparably indifferent, used various methods to strike towards Zhou Yan’s sword to dissolve its attack.

Even, to block this sword, he once again activated his bloodline with the Heavenly Sword Eye, enhancing his combat power tenfold.

But this sword was unstoppable because Ji Tianxu’s attacks shattered like clay chickens and pottery dogs.

"Pu—"

Ji Tianxu’s body trembled violently; he was unable to block the strike, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, and half of his body was directly turned into dust.

His face showed an incredibly shocked expression, but he had no time to resist as Zhou Yan struck towards his head with another sword.

"Pu—"

Ji Tianxu’s body twisted, barely evading the strike, but only half of his head remained, sliced apart.

He spewed out a massive amount of blood, and in that instant, he used the Undying Rebirth Technique again.

But as soon as this technique was completed, his body shook, his face instantly turned extremely pale, followed by his cry of shock and terror to the extreme, "Stop attacking, quick, run! We’ve been set up!"

His frightened cry reverberated for thousands of miles, causing thunderclouds to tumble and leaving countless cultivators in shock and doubt.

But his words were not fully spoken when Zhou Yan’s attack arrived again.

This time, Zhou Yan’s attack did not hit Ji Tianxu, because a ring of light appeared in front of Ji Tianxu, and a ring of light appeared on Zhou Yan as well.

Both men were restrained by someone at that moment.

The Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, as if opening the Void Road, descended here all at once.

Blood Water Lake, Heavenly Destiny Ancient Tea Tree, also appeared at the same time, emerging from the pitch-black, utterly desolate abyss.

Everything became very strange and terrifying.

...

"His trump card is gone; it can now be confirmed. But it’s still too early to condense the Sword Soul here."

A man in colorful clothes emerged from the shattered void, speaking softly.

Beside him, there stood a woman in white.

This woman in white was somewhat unfamiliar; no one recognized who she was.

But she had no arms, and her eyes were also blind.

She nodded slightly, her pupil-less empty eyes looking towards Ji Tianxu and Zhou Yan, nodding lightly, "The Heavenly Destiny plan can start now. Both have used the Undying Rebirth Technique twice consecutively, and the ancient will in their blood has been activated, awake now."

The man in colorful clothes nodded, then his hand slapped towards the void, opening a part of the world, and a group of cultivators trapped inside was released.

"Alright, Zhou Yan, whom you’ve been searching for but unable to find, is here. If there’s anything that needs explaining, explain it now. Any last words or wishes can also be shared. Because, you are all about to die."

The man in colorful clothes spoke with an indifferent expression.

All the cultivators stared terrifyingly towards the opened space.

Inside that space, Jia Yongheng, eternal spirit, and a group of Skyfire Clan members were still in fierce battle; while Li Wuxian, Zhou Wangchen, Yunjin, and others were fighting with the Heavenly Vein Clan members.

Additionally, there was a group of people resting, seemingly preparing for something.

This group was from the Holy Daughter lineage of female cultivators.

These people, all trapped in a part of the space, yet all unaware of this.

Only at this moment did it seem as if all distances in the space had disappeared, those cultivators that were visible yet distant all appeared here.

"The City of No Tears has a very ancient history."

The man in colorful clothes, hands behind his back, spoke out of the blue.

His realm was not very powerful, but he had an extremely precious Magic Treasure on him, flashing with colorful light, guarding him so that no one could harbor thoughts of attacking him.

By his side, the armless, blind woman in white stood quietly, making her particularly daunting and fearsome.

Even a genuine Divine Spirit did not have such a terrifying aura as her.

Zhou Yan also regained his consciousness at this moment, Purple Flame Void autonomously concealing itself; he recovered from that controlling-like comprehension of the Heavenly Dao. He looked at all this, but his expression was unusually calm.

Was someone finally here to end this scenario?

He was not concerned about these because the Purple Flame Void had always been there and had never been exposed—even though the Purple Flame Void had appeared multiple times, no one sensed it.

What Zhou Yan really cared about was the woman named ’Yunjin.’

He had been haunted by dreams of her, always hoping to meet her one day.

But now that they had met, having seen her, he wished they had never met.

Although Zhou Yan had never truly seen his mother, Yunjin, once the void’s pathways opened entirely, Zhou Yan’s first glance was towards that women in snow-white Spirit Armor, frail, stunningly beautiful, and supremely pure.

At first glance, he already knew, this woman must be Yunjin.