Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 314 - 183 White Fox

Chapter 314: Chapter 183 White Fox

"Grandmother—"

Upon Bing Rong’s arrival, none of the eight female cultivators stood up or paid their respects; they merely called out respectfully.

"Um, being stationed here with the constant assault of the Thunder Flame Aura is just like enduring the aura of Life Tribulation at every moment. All eight of you are progressing swiftly. You are the hope of our sect. Continue your guardianship, and do not slacken."

"Yes, Grandmother."

The eight women didn’t say anything more. After responding to Bing Rong, they returned to their meditative cultivation state.

These people, from beginning to end, hadn’t given Zhou Yan an extra glance, truly achieving a state of undisturbed focus.

"Zhou Lingzhe, this is the place. It targets no one, nor does it stop anyone who wants to enter. If you have resolved to face certain death, then go ahead."

Bing Rong took a deep look at the place and sighed again before speaking.

"Um, Grandmother, then I’ll enter now. Besides what you previously mentioned, is there anything else I should take heed of?"

Zhou Yan asked.

After all, Bing Rong had come out of this place; someone having come out proved that not everything was absolute.

"This is... Xi’er’s Life Soul Token. Take it. With it, you can sense her condition."

"This is a jade stone, called the ’Heavenly Dao Soul Stone,’ given to me by that extraordinary person, so that I could guard it. Take it, if you find Xi’er, then protect her soul. If you can’t find her, or if your life is about to end, use it to save yourself once."

"It only has one chance for use."

Bing Rong pondered for a long time before taking out two objects to give to Zhou Yan. The first was a green bamboo slip, palm-sized and engraved with ancient runes; the second, a pitch-black jade stone the size of a thumb.

This type of stone, similar in mystery to the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone, was somewhat more complex in aura.

"Grandmother, thank you."

Zhou Yan bowed respectfully, and then resolutely headed towards the purple halo.

Bing Rong watched Zhou Yan leave, her gaze followed him until his figure completely disappeared into the purple halo, then she sighed again, appearing even older than before.

At that moment, not far away, a group of cultivators flew over.

"Grandmother."

"Grandmother, has he entered?"

"Grandmother, you indeed have a way, deliberately letting him enter to court death!"

"Indeed worthy of Grandmother, without laying a finger on him, you’ve made his life worse than death, with no hope of redemption! He truly deserves it!"

"Damn thing, today he gets his comeuppance!"

The group of cultivators were all exuberantly expressing their feelings.

"No, you’re all mistaken. Grandmother didn’t harm him; he truly wanted to find Xi’er."

"Moreover, everything he said was true. Grandmother understands in her heart. Zhou Yan is not as bad as you all think; he is just helpless.

As for that Heavenly Destiny Project, it was specifically targeting him. Whether it succeeds or fails, the arrival of the Alien Race is only a matter of time, and it’s unrelated to him."

Bing Rong looked at the disciples in front of her, their faces filled with joy and satisfaction, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly as she explained.

"Master..."

"Master, is everything you said true?"

"Then... haven’t we all wronged him?"

"But clearly, he spoke so unpleasantly back then!"

"His indifferent demeanor, the way he insulted our Little Junior Sister, how could that have been fake!"

"That’s right!"

...

The scene suddenly became somewhat chaotic.

"Our Cold Ice Sword Sect practices neither the Affectionate Sword Dao nor the Heartless Sword Dao, but the ’True Self Sword Dao,’ and we do not specialize in emotions!

Yet emotions are an essential path that a cultivator must traverse for growth. You still lack deep understanding and knowledge in this; it’s not your fault.

But in the future, in many situations, don’t just look with your eyes, don’t just listen with your ears; instead, you should look with your heart, listen with your heart, and understand for yourself."

"Alright, I’m tired as well. Unless it’s urgent, don’t disturb me for three months. I intend to attempt the Sixth Transformation Sword Void Realm again before I die.

If I succeed, I’ll linger a bit longer to watch over your growth. If I fail, retreat into the Forbidden Land and enter seclusion to cultivate bitterly."

"Give up the entrance to Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, this Secret Realm. We can’t protect it, and we are powerless. Let those who wish to rush in and court death fight for it."

Bing Rong’s emotions were not high, and she gave a few instructions that felt like last words.

After speaking, she did not wait for the disciples to respond but disappeared from the spot like a beam of light.

Those flying disciples looked at each other, somewhat unable to comprehend.

Yet, they too remained standing there for a long time.

...

It was a purple Secret Realm world.

Vast purple radiance as majestic as the sea.

Among the purple light, there were huge colorful pillars standing between heaven and earth. As soon as Zhou Yan entered, he felt a torrent of thunder directly assaulting him.

The chaotic power of the Heavenly Tribulation could turn everything here to ash and smoke. Even with Zhou Yan’s immensely strong body, when a stroke of the Heavenly Tribulation grazed him, half of his arm vanished without a trace.

It was as if it had transformed away, with not even a sensation left, just gone.

This Tribulation had no speed, and it was this absence of speed that made it the most terrifying; it was unpreventable.

Here, even Middle Grade Soul Level Combat Armor lost its effect, as if the defensive abilities simply could not function, most bizarre.

At this moment, as Zhou Yan realized his arm had suddenly disappeared, a giant thunderous skeletal hand, born from the collision of multiple Tribulations, seemed to tear through space, carrying an alarming power and straight towards Zhou Yan’s location, rushed over.