Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 304 - 175: Life and Death Sword Intent!_2

Chapter 304: Chapter 175: Life and Death Sword Intent!_2

Beside the woman in white with a severed arm, Xiao Linlin’s voice carried an immense resentment and anger.

Xiao Chan’er remained silent, but in her eyes, there was only gloom, helplessness, and disappointment.

Zhou Yan didn’t speak either because, with Xiao Linlin’s words, he felt he had indeed been isolated.

Perhaps, if he hadn’t been so self-righteous, believing he had controlled the situation enough to set a trap, he wouldn’t have caused his parents’ death, wouldn’t have made Yanyan leave in sorrow...

He thought of many things but understood nothing.

He forced a wretched smile, which tugged at the internal injuries in his head, causing him to choke in agony.

Yet he still took out a jug of wine, tilted his head back to drink, his figure gradually disappearing into the distance.

Zhou Yan left, stepping into the ancient Evil Formation of the Despair Abyss, all alone.

He walked on and on, the place remained bleak.

Until the woman in white with a severed arm seemingly no longer felt Zhou Yan’s presence, sighed, and flew away, followed by the dispirited departure of other cultivators.

...

The Destruction Path.

The Path of Incompletion.

The Life and Death Dao.

The Heartless Dao.

Which of these paths could perfect my own Tao?

Is there truly invincibility? Does it have any significance?

Only I Am Supreme? Does that hold any relevance?

Zhou Yan asked himself, lost in confusion.

Now, with the autumn wind bleak and the chill biting to the bone.

Without energy to protect his body, his Soul-level Battle Armor and Soul-level Long Sword had both suffered critical damage, rendered useless, leaving him completely unable to resist the cold.

He curled up involuntarily, just like the young Chen back then, pathetic and destitute.

He was still inside the Ancient Array, danger ever-present.

His body shivered continuously. This entire Heavenly Destiny plan had driven him to collapse.

At only about twenty, even with memories and the inheritance from his master, and despite many trials, he was still only in his twenties.

The weight of this life-stricken age was more than he could bear.

To sever his soul three times, the Split Body committing suicide, forcefully unleashing Fist Intent, each a deadly affliction, and now, they all came together! Furthermore, he had been pierced by the Power of Death from the Heavenly Dao multiple times.

The death of a Split Body affects the original, after all, they are linked by blood.

Zhou Yan pretended as if nothing was wrong, merely not wanting others to see his degradation.

In his current dismal state, he felt that he might fall, die here.

His vision blurred bit by bit, he could see his body, slowly crumbling.

Memories of his past kept surfacing in his mind, like those nearing death revisiting their fading recollections.

Reflecting on the past, he realized that indeed, there were many happy times.

Engrossed in the fray, unaware, yet still joyous and spirited; was this not also a form of happiness?

He thought about Yanyan’s appearance, about his promise to the Holy Daughter Ning’er, about Gu Xi’s painful departure, about his mother’s affectionate face, and his soul trembled.

"No! I can’t die! I mustn’t die! Yanyan, I have to understand everything about Yanyan, save this poor girl! She must have had her reasons!"

"I can’t die! My father and mother, they must be alright. As long as I’m strong enough to break the shackles of time, perhaps I can even revive them! Or maybe they’re not dead at all!"

"I can’t die! My wife Feng Lingqing’s fate is unknown; she’s been fighting to survive, never giving up, how can I give up!"

"I can’t die! Ning’er and Ping’er have so many expectations, Ning’er has made a promise, and if I don’t go, her fate will be dire! Those who hate me for ruining their plans will certainly not spare Ning’er, I must rightfully seize everything that’s mine!"

"I can’t die! My master has such great expectations of me; if I die like this, all his efforts will be in vain! I’ve survived such pain, how can I give up hope now?!"

"I can’t die! I haven’t reached Void Nine yet, haven’t gone to Tianji Mountain, haven’t set foot on Earth to see my master’s wife; I can’t die!"

"I... I have successfully condensed the Three Sword Souls, my Explosion was just an illusion, although my body is destroyed, and my soul shattered, the Undying Rebirth Technique still exists, there’s still hope! If I give up on myself and collapse in despair, then I deserve this fate!"

...

With each thought, Zhou Yan’s gaze sharpened. At the same time, with each contemplation, his insight into life and death deepened.

With such enlightenment, he derived the Heart of Nature, and Zhou Yan forged another Sword Intent—Life and Death Sword Intent!

Following the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent, Sorrow-breaking Sword Intent, Lonely Sword Intent, Carefree Sword Intent, came another soul deep Sword Intent—Life and Death Sword Intent.

Once Life and Death Sword Intent was comprehended, the robust forces of life and death were all gathered.

At that moment, Zhou Yan’s flesh exploded, his soul shattered.

But that Life and Death Sword Intent remained.

That Sword Intent then turned on Zhou Yan himself, and then, as energy and bloodline emerged in an instant, the Undying Rebirth Technique was activated again.

The Origin was depleted entirely, but this time, by utilizing the energies of both life and death, he sustained himself, like a man almost dying of thirst, cutting his veins to drink his blood!

Though this could lead to a quicker death, it could also be the slim chance for survival.

Zhou Yan’s physical body was far stronger than imagined, his robust Fist Intent, accompanying the sweeping tide of the Undying Rebirth Technique, was refined back into his body; Zhou Yan’s aged frame, and withered blood vessels nearly restored at a visible pace.

The inexplicable changes due to the integration of Sword Intent into the Undying Rebirth Technique, turned the overwhelming remnants of Fist Intent into Origin Energy that was refined into his blood and soul by the Undying Rebirth Technique, and Zhou Yan felt, he suddenly regained at least thirty percent of his strength!

It was only an attempt, but unexpectedly, it was an immediate success, with such a recovery!

His heart trembled slightly, but soon, he realized something.

What the Undying Rebirth Technique consumed wasn’t necessarily the Origin, but perhaps, high-level energy! And Fist Intent was undoubtedly the highest level of energy, even higher than his own Origin Energy.

As a result, consuming Fist Intent gave him an abnormal recovery.

"Thirty percent recovered... Once fully recovered, it’s the same as condensing the Three Sword Souls... Everyone thinks I, Zhou Yan, am finished, but who would have thought, I... have risen again!"

Zhou Yan stood up, in his eyes suddenly surged an inexplicable conviction.