Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 324 - 190: Life and Death Sword Intent, Thunderflame Soul Liquid_2

Chapter 324: Chapter 190: Life and Death Sword Intent, Thunderflame Soul Liquid_2

But at that time, his grandfather Zhou Cangmu had done it on purpose, yet these eyes were sincere.

"I’m sorry..."

Though Zhou Yan was arrogant, being disappointed by someone without knowing anything only elicited feelings of guilt in his heart.

"You died again."

That voice seemed to regain some strength, suppressing its own energy and authority as it spoke.

The voice itself had no impact.

Yet the content of this voice was like a thunderbolt, nearly shattering Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness!

"I..."

Zhou Yan was somewhat bewildered, and it wasn’t until the voice spoke that he felt something was really amiss.

"Did I die?"

Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness became confused.

"Yes, you died. When the thunder converged, the space power from another world couldn’t withstand the thunder, so you were completely annihilated by the Heavenly Tribulation thunder.

What you see and hear are all hallucinations in a ’Returning Soul’ state."

The voice continued to transmit information.

Zhou Yan stood frozen in place.

"The White Fox died too."

The voice continued.

Suddenly, Zhou Yan felt as though he had truly died; that feeling of his soul being ripped away was actually because he had died...

"The Emperor Qi Sword Body, along with your inheritance, allows you to continue living as a Residual Soul. Under the influence of the Power of Time, everything seemed to go through a normal Heavenly Tribulation. This too is caused by your infinite obsession.

You set a future for yourself but constantly doubted it, even conceiving the method of ’creating a world’ in an attempt to find the Way of Life."

"If you had a Life Soul Token, others would have discovered that your Life Soul Token was shattered, but a wisp of your Residual Soul existed."

That voice gradually became clear in Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness, and at this moment, Zhou Yan also began to believe all of this.

"It wasn’t me who attracted you here, but all the Cultivators of Life Tribulation who died at Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, their Residual Souls appear here. The Soul Sea you saw is the aggregation of their Residual Souls.

To await an opportunity for reincarnation, you must not let this wisp of Residual Soul vanish.

If a drop of water, a grain of dust wants to not vanish, it must merge into the ocean, into the earth.

This is the original secret technique of life."

That voice still taught in an earnest tone.

Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness turned back and looked at his ’physical body’ only to discover, unknowingly, that his body was disintegrating bit by bit until finally, it transformed into a fragmented Fist Intent and vanished.

And White Fox Bai Ying also shattered bit by bit, turning into a Residual Soul, with only a ball of white light, dull and oblivious in its place.

"Dead, so wait for reincarnation again. You were supposed to have died long ago, but energy kept interfering with your fate, preventing you from dying. But this time, there is no chance."

"I gave you many opportunities. Or rather, I gave every Emperor Qi Sword Body many opportunities because... I am the first generation Emperor Qi Sword Body, but unfortunately, none could bear it."

"This life, I do not speak of disappointment because there was no hope, and the outcome was already guessed. This life, in the Sword Burying Star Domain, there were ninety-nine Emperor Qi Sword Bodies. But you were the only one who condensed a Sword Soul, and yet, you also died."

"Disappointed? Perhaps there should no longer be hope. This is a grand era, one I precipitated, but you died before the Nine Origin Reincarnation opened.

In the next life, you will still be but a mound of mud that cannot be hoisted up a wall."

"Once dead, you should put everything aside and start over."

The voice seemed to be talking to itself, but Zhou Yan’s soul consciousness could feel the disappointment in it.

However, Zhou Yan felt something was amiss.

Even though he couldn’t pinpoint where exactly it was wrong, Zhou Yan still felt things weren’t like this.

He fell silent.

He began to reminisce about his past life, wondering what he had overlooked.

In this recollection, every memory of Zhou Yan’s life began to resurface bit by bit.

Every memory was crystal clear as if he was reliving a lifetime.

"Cold Pond Sword Training..."

"Master..."

"Way of Life..."

...

"Life is like dust, not to prove the insignificance of humans, but to reveal the devotion and presence of life."

"To know you are but a speck of dust means you can avoid much blind impulsiveness and many needless pains. It allows you to be clear about your place, achieving a peaceful spirit..."

...

"Heart of Nature..."

"Life and Death Sword Intent..."

All memories froze on the Life and Death Sword Intent.

Then, Zhou Yan’s eyes suddenly brightened.

With a sudden lift of his head, carrying an invincible conviction, he looked at those eyes and exclaimed loudly, "So what if I live? So what if I die? Whether I live or die, as long as I exist, I am eternal!"

"In the extreme of death, there is life! In the extreme of life, there is death!"

"I am alive, yet I am dead! I am dead, yet I live forever!"

"As long as the conviction exists, it is indestructible and immortal!"

"I am me, life and death are merely an energy cycle! The rules of this place and the Heavenly Dao are this cycle of life and death! If you convince yourself you’re dead, then you are truly dead! I am still alive; you cannot deceive me!"

Zhou Yan suddenly attained enlightenment. In that instant, he felt his Life and Death Sword Intent made a terrifying progression, just like the Lonely Sword Intent.

Such Sword Intent elevated Zhou Yan’s understanding of Sword Intent to a terrifying extent!

Previously, among the Superior Water Sword Intents, the Lonely Sword Intent was unmatched, at least a thousand times stronger than the rest.