Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 347 - 002: Madman

Chapter 347: Chapter 002: Madman

"You actually have cultivation?"

"What realm are you in? How can you extinguish my Sword Intent with bare hands?"

Both asked almost simultaneously.

Their gazes were fixedly on Zhou Yan.

Beside them, the little bell widened her eyes in disbelief, looking at Zhou Yan.

"I... I can’t remember, I can’t even recall my own name."

Zhou Yan sighed, stopped tugging at his hair, and spoke resignedly.

His young and handsome face appeared somewhat disheartened.

"You... You don’t even remember your name, but I just heard you mention ’Holy Daughter recruitment’ outside. How do you know about this? No, how do you have memories of this?"

The woman in purple asked skeptically.

"Indeed, and the instinctive prowess of your body, that momentary aura, definitely does not seem like that of someone without cultivation, yet we can’t detect that you have any strength!"

The woman in green added.

"I remember the Holy Daughter recruitment because participating in it is the only thing I can remember! I know, my subconscious is very clear about this goal."

Zhou Yan said gravely.

He was serious, with no hint of joking.

"If you want to go to the recruitment, then go ahead, but you have to participate in the selection. After all, although there are Holy Daughters in every Great Domain, the recruitment this time is for the South Desolate first Holy Daughter, the ultimate leader of the South Desolate Holy Daughter lineage, and the one with the Original Life Soul among all the Holy Daughters... Therefore, unless it’s a renowned genius of the True Spirit Level who can avoid the assessment, ordinary cultivators must prove their abilities.

And this proof must first be above the Sword Soul Realm, you..."

The woman in green pondered and said.

"Indeed, Lan Ruo’s words are right. If you want to know your identity, you can only expand your own fame. This way, even if you don’t know who you are, everyone else under heaven will. The Holy Daughter recruitment is, indeed, a good opportunity to demonstrate your ability and stand out."

The woman in purple thought for a moment and said.

"Right, Xian Yue’s meaning, which is also my meaning, is just like Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan, Zhou Lingzhe, who has already become renowned throughout the Southern Wilderness, known by everyone."

"Zhou Yan... this name, so familiar, it seems... I also seem to be called ’Zhou Yan’, no, I think my last name is ’Li’, named Li... Li something, I can’t remember... no, I’m called ’Zhou Yan,’ I am ’Zhou Yan’!"

Zhou Yan muttered to himself, then, certain, said his name was ’Zhou Yan.’

But the woman in purple, Xian Yue, and the woman in green, Lan Ruo, just exchanged a smile of resignation and didn’t believe his words.

Xian Yue sighed and said, "Perhaps the memory of Zhou Lingzhe is too deep in you, so you believe you have the same ’name’. The deeds of Zhou Lingzhe can indeed shake one’s spirit.

He had slain two True Spirit Level geniuses from the Outer Domain five days ago and even slaughtered endless Outer Domain clan members, also repelling the projection of an Ancestor. But... he is him, and you are you."

"Today, the reason we came back very late is because... at the border of the Snow Domain between Cang Yan Mansion and Wangchuan Mansion, Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan appeared.

Today, there, with a peerless sword technique, he killed Emperor Kong and Wu Yuan, who had returned from the Outer Domain seeking vengeance, slaying nearly a hundred thousand from the Foreign Race.

However, he was... killed by powerful individuals from the Human Clan.

Some say it was the scheme of the Evil King and foreign powerful individuals in collaboration. Emperor Kong and Wu Yuan, having survived and fled in disgrace after fighting Zhou Yan with Gong Yu and Lian Cheng at Sword Burial Ancestor Star five days ago, were discarded as they had brought shame to their clan. Thus, the Heavenly Vein Clan schemed under the pretense of vengeance to slay Emperor Qi Sword Body."

"Emperor Qi Sword Body, regrettably, fell today. Unexpectedly, within his silver sword, there was a Sword Spirit turned True Spirit, a little girl named ’Little Xue.’

But the sword was shattered, that little girl died, and Emperor Qi Sword Body also died... It’s a pity for such a lovely Sword Spirit..."

"Ah, because of this, the Holy Daughter recruitment has become even more perilous. She learned of the truth and went into seclusion, her mentality changed, seemingly intent on making things difficult for the geniuses under heaven, causing many geniuses to withdraw and not participate in the competition."

"But Emperor Qi Sword Body stood up for the Holy Daughter, drawing the animosity of many forces; they won’t let this recruitment proceed smoothly."

"This, too, is unrelated to us. The fall of Emperor Qi Sword Body today is truly sad."

"Heaven and Earth even shed Black Blood."

...

The two women first narrated and then seemed to become absorbed in their own murmurings, as if conversing with themselves, inadvertently ignoring Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan sat on this bed intertwined with ancient wood and Spiritual Energy, yet seemed somewhat disbelieving of this scene.

In his heart, a voice said that Emperor Qi Sword Body didn’t have a Sword Spirit named ’Little Xue’, and Emperor Qi Sword Body hadn’t died.

But he couldn’t voice this, as it was just a feeling.

Moreover, he remembered a sword with a young girl named "Little Xue" inside it, who seemed to have some connection with him.

But he couldn’t recall, couldn’t remember.

It was a sort of unspeakable sadness, a powerless forgetting.

It was as if someone had intentionally suppressed these memories.

Suppressed all of his past.

"Emperor Qi Sword Body won’t die! He must still be alive!"

Zhou Yan remained silent for a long time and then spoke resolutely, cutting off the two’s reminiscing.

"He really died. Ancient great powers personally took action to suppress him, even the Evil King’s avatar descended! Today’s battle, where the Evil King used the Heavenly Sword Eye to pierce through Heaven and Earth, shocked the Southern Desolate Snow Domain and will soon spread all over the world!"

"Yes, we saw it with our own eyes. Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan was utterly annihilated, shattered to pieces!"

"Don’t be too sad, in the path of cultivation, having a heart and willpower is good enough. After all, we are not Emperor Qi Sword Bodies, we are not repelled by the Heavenly Dao, and it won’t be that difficult for us."

Lan Ruo and Xian Yue comforted Zhou Yan.

"By the way, have you remembered your past yet?"

Xian Yue asked, changing the subject.

"My name is ’Zhou Yan’, the same name as the Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan. I’m not surnamed ’Li’, maybe ’Li’ is part of the confused memories from my previous life.

As for the past... I know nothing about my past, and the only thing I remember is that those important people... have all disappeared."

Zhou Yan pondered, sighed, and said.

"You... take care and adapt, think more about the future, especially since you’re still young."

"Indeed, your potential seems terrifying; it might just be because of an injury, temporarily unable to show it, because you carry the style of a strong man when you act."

Taken aback, Lan Ruo and Xian Yue both thought Zhou Yan was saying his relatives and friends had died, as ’disappearing’, to them, meant death.

But Zhou Yan did not explain further.

He thought in his heart that these important people were somewhere out there and had not died, just temporarily unlocatable.

The only thing he could do was to participate in the Holy Daughter’s selection; then, perhaps the day the Holy Daughter came out of retreat and met him, she would surely know who he was.

Zhou Yan was very certain of this in his heart, but he would not say it out loud.

At the same time, regarding realms and all unknown challenges, he did not care, as it seemed simple and easy in his mind.

"It’s okay. For now, I just want to participate in the Holy Daughter’s selection, and I’ll need your help to register."

Zhou Yan spoke.

His tone carried a defiance, cold determination, and an inexplicable air of a superior.

When he said this, Lan Ruo and Xian Yue felt a compelling urge to comply.

"There’s no rush for this as the actual event starts in almost two months. Before that, we first have to deal with the provocations from the Yin Water Clan and also my master’s injuries need medicine and alchemy treatment."

Lan Ruo subconsciously explained.

"And currently, my aunt is close to advancing to the Triple Sword Soul Realm but her realm is unstable, so we can’t go too far right now—because the registration requires going to the Water Domain Cold Palace, and that’s quite far."

Xian Yue also instinctively explained their difficulties.

After explaining, both of them were a bit stunned—since when had they become so accommodating? It seemed like Zhou Yan had somehow turned the tables on them unknowingly.

"I’ll solve these problems for you, one day is enough!"

Zhou Yan casually said.

"You?"

Xian Yue and Lan Ruo both clearly showed disbelief.

"Yes, me! I’ll first wipe out that Yin Water Clan, then help your master recover, and then help your aunt advance her realm. That’ll do."

Zhou Yan got up from the bed, walked off, and with hands behind his back, spoke arrogantly.

"You’re crazy!"

"Absolutely mad!"

Lan Ruo and Xian Yue couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time, taking Zhou Yan’s words as nothing more than the ramblings of a madman.