Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 307 - 177 Sword Body Awakening!_2

Chapter 307: Chapter 177 Sword Body Awakening!_2

Creation toys with mortals.

Who could have anticipated that the plan of Heavenly Destiny would come to an end, and that all the mighty had been played by his master? The plan was but a means to temper Zhou Yan alone!

In life, there’s no pain greater than this.

Yet Zhou Yan held no resentment because, without his master, his plight would have been even more wretched.

"You are not a split body! Nor could you possibly be a Void Body! No one has that privilege! You know, many powerful beings, when they die, try to escape with their Souls, striving for reincarnation. Your True Self was betrayed, framed, and those friends, relatives, hehe."

A cold, merciless laugh laced the master’s words.

That cold laugh caused Zhou Yan’s heart to wrench fiercely.

"Yanyan, she is the daughter of your ’True Self’. Because your Soul has always been your own, you are not a split body.

She endured hardships to bring another drop of your Bloodline, naturally awakening some of her memories, which is why she went mad when someone tried to take the mirror. And that drop of bloodline, combined with the one I, as the master, sealed for you, merged together, so you can’t feel its presence."

"I know you have doubts, some things, I will clarify for you!"

"The one who tried to take the mirror was Ji Tianxu, and also Zhou Yuntian."

"Zhou Yuntian had long since been assimilated by Ji Tianxu, becoming partners in crime. So he used a Secret Technique to steal the mirror, and Li Yunjin sensed it, trying to flee with the mirror."

"Li Wuxian sensed it too, so his expression changed dramatically."

"So Yanyan acted and killed Ji Tianxu and Zhou Yuntian, but the mirror was taken by Li Yunjin and others."

"The mirror was taken by Yanyan, that was an illusion, and also a hallucination created by you. Because the Mingxin Mirror interfered with your heart, and because at that time, the executor of the Heavenly Destiny plan, ’Lingling’, had already taken action, you just didn’t know."

"The factors involved are very complex. And the reason why I can know about the future after my death is because the Nine Origin Reincarnation interference plan was actually proposed by me."

"I am the greatest ’plotter’."

"With my status, declaring the ’Heavenly Destiny plan’, no one would doubt me! Even as a Void Body, even after death, I am a Nine Origin Sword Saint Level expert! Even if the plan fails, they would merely think it was due to unforeseen changes, that they did not prepare adequately, without suspecting me."

"With the plan, I interfered with the Heavenly Dao, so the course of events must develop in accordance with my will, inescapable."

"I cannot change the future, but I can control it, guide it towards the direction I envision."

"Now that we have reached this point, perhaps there are some changes I am not aware of, nor as I expected, but at least, you have activated the Awakening Blood, which proves that my entire scheme, on the whole, succeeded!

As for what comes next, I will wash my hands of it, leaving it up to my True Self, to you."

"I can help you momentarily, but not for a lifetime."

"After the failure of the Heavenly Destiny plan, the gate that confines the Heavenly Dao will open, and the various Foreign Races will descend, bringing bloody chaos, with the Southern Wilderness taking the brunt. And in my view, that ’Lingling’ will deliberately misinterpret the ’Heavenly Destiny plan’, proclaiming it a ’salvation’ scheme, so your resistance will not be recognized by everyone. Moreover, you will be branded as a ’sinner’ for causing the failure of the Heavenly Destiny plan due to ’not understanding the bigger picture’. The more people who die in the Southern Wilderness, the more tragically they are killed by the Foreign Races, the more they will hate you."

"The road ahead... Master no longer has a future. To conspire until this point has led to irredeemable disaster, the backlash unimaginable. I hope, Yan’er, you will not disappoint me."

"One final note, perhaps you have always been curious why, in my memories, you never learned my name."

"You are not yet worthy of knowing. Once you reach Earth, you will know what you seek. The condition is, you must survive."

"There is one last message I’ve left for you at Tianji Mountain. Only when you reach the realm of Nine Changes of the Sword Void will you be qualified to unlock it! I hope you can live that long. Otherwise, everything is ruined."

"Master and your daughter Yanyan, your close friend Gu Xi, and everyone else’s sacrifices for you... If you die, all those will have been in vain. I too, will die with eyes unshut."

...

These messages, along with many others, were somewhat disordered.

But they were left by the master in his hurried state, at the brink of death, no longer capable of deceiving.

The less orderly they were, the clearer it became that the master was in poor condition.

And these messages left Zhou Yan extremely shocked, unable to digest them for a long time.

This drop of genuine Blood Crystal, to take it or not?

To take it might mean he would no longer be himself.

Not to take it left an unwilling heart, many secrets unresolved.

He hesitated because the aura of this Blood Crystal was too terrifying.

A wisp of Blood Light nearly drove him mad. How terrifying a single Blood Crystal must be!

But he thought of Yanyan, of his parents, of Feng Lingqing and the girl who had not yet been born before dying, of Gu Xi and also of Ning’er... Finally, he made his choice.

Perhaps, in the future, Zhou Yan might no longer be Zhou Yan, but with this choice, he would have no regrets.

He reached out, drawing towards that droplet of Blood Crystal.

That droplet of Blood Crystal, like a ray of light, suddenly illuminated the endless darkness in his heart, brightening Zhou Yan’s thoughts.

In that instant, Zhou Yan saw Sword Burial Ancestor Star.

But that was it, he only saw Sword Burial Ancestor Star.

Although he had never stood outside the universe and seen Sword Burial Ancestor Star, he was certain in his heart that it was Sword Burial Ancestor Star.

Absolutely certain!

A lone Ancient Star, insignificant in the vastness of the universe, yet it carried the desolate and silent breath of a sleeping Divine or like a decapitated head unwilling to close its eyes in death.

After the Bloodline merged with that droplet, the Twelve Sword Spirits trembled. Then, all the Spiritual Sense abruptly extinguished, like entering a furnace of blood water.

There was no pain, no fury, as natural as fish to water, blending seamlessly.

Within the blood water, what flowed was the ancient Sword Intent, the Essence Blood of ancient Demon Beasts, and various Sword Intents he had comprehended.

Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent.

Sorrow-breaking Sword Intent.

Lonely Sword Intent.

Carefree Sword Intent.

Life and Death Sword Intent.

Each Sword Intent was as powerful as the Origin itself.

Zhou Yan felt that in this world of Bloodline, his Soul had recondensed, and then, having already transformed into a Soul Consciousness condensate, it directly soared above the blood water.

With the greatest of ease, effortlessly accomplished.

Standing upon the blood water, as though weightless.

"Superior Water Heart Method, Supreme Water Sword Intent!"

With a thought from Zhou Yan, his external body underwent a terrifying transformation, as if strengthened, the ancient moods and flesh began another round of tempering.

The remnants of Fist Intent within his body melted away like ice and snow and merged into his body.

Zhou Yan’s physical body condensed in a terrifyingly powerful manner.

The Ancient Array of the Despair Abyss destabilized, the space itself unable to bear such energy, becoming violent and frenzied.

But these could not suppress the changes within Zhou Yan.

"Blood Essence nourishes Sword Intent."

"The sun and moon nurture Sword Soul."

"Heaven and Earth condense Sword Spirit."

"The path ahead has now opened. Condense Soul Consciousness, condense True Self."

"I am still myself, still Zhou Yan. Master did not deceive me. The feeling of an incomplete Soul, it is not because I severed a Sword or many Swords, but an innate deficiency. I am still Zhou Yan, but no longer lost."

Soul, Bloodline, and body had coalesced.

Zhou Yan’s strength had recovered by sixty percent, but he was not content. He instead directly activated a Fist Intent, condensing Purple Flame, melting the Fist Intent to refine into the flesh and blood.

Zhou Yan’s memories did not awaken anything more, but with his Soul Consciousness formed and will manifested, he had become completely different, devoid of any past helplessness and weathered sentiment, instead becoming extremely cold and tyrannical.

"Always passively accepting, now, it’s time to strike! A single Fist Intent is enough for me to fully recover more than ten times over! It can also condense the Bloodline and strengthen the body!"

"Having made the choice, I now understand I am still me, merely someone who was killed, their soul cast adrift, only able to repair in reincarnation. But it doesn’t matter. Having chosen the Emperor Qi Sword Body path, I, Zhou Yan, have also made my way out!"

"Before resolving everything, first and foremost, I can’t let Gu Xi suffer anymore, my woman, how can she be so miserable!"

Zhou Yan bore a cold and determined demeanor, his aura having undergone earth-shattering changes. Though he had not retrieved many past memories, he had become a truly fearsome person.

The weak part of his character had truly been washed away by the Blood Crystal.