Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 358 - 010: Meeting an Old Friend

Chapter 358: Chapter 010: Meeting an Old Friend

The sun was tilting westward.

Autumn days are short-lived, and sunset was not far off.

Not to mention that at this moment, dark clouds in the sky obscured the sunlight, making the world even more gloomy.

Zhou Yan stood amid the clouds, with currents swirling around him and the pervasive black clouds.

Yet his figure was like a lonely crane, standing still in this spot, motionless.

As the sun set and stars emerged,

the shouting Outer Domain Cultivators did not truly charge forward but watched from a distance. In their eyes, a cultivator who could stand in the void with such strong life force was not to be trifled with.

Zhou Yan’s body did not move, nor did his gaze, which stayed fixed straight ahead, appearing somewhat vacant.

That place was in the direction of the Snow Domain.

That place, Lee Lianqing said, the Emperor Qi Sword Body died there at noon.

But in Zhou Yan’s heart, a voice kept saying, the Emperor Qi Sword Body, had not died.

He didn’t know the reason.

He also didn’t want to delve deeper into this reason.

Because the person who sealed him, amidst that sealing was blood. Blood from tears that dropped from his eyes.

These blood tears were filled with endless emotions.

It was for his own good, so he was reluctant to unveil this layer of veil.

He just gazed into the distance, waiting for more and more Outer Domain Cultivators to gather.

"Thunderflame—Breaking Dao!"

"Thunder Flame Three Sword Souls!"

At that moment, Zhou Yan seemed to enter into a state, a natural state of combat, causing his temperament to suddenly change drastically, becoming cold, harsh, and ruthless!

He said quietly, and in the world between Heaven and Earth, thunderous rumbling suddenly descended.

Within the thunder, three fierce beast Sword Souls emerged.

The three Sword Souls, a purple Thunder Dragon Sword Soul, a purple Fire Phoenix Sword Soul, and a purple Kirin Sword Soul, let out an earth-shattering roar.

Thunderflame radiated in all directions, and the sword moved the world.

A vast amount of Lonely Sword Intent continually emerged, dispersing and striking out in all directions.

The watching Outer Domain Cultivators barely had any power to resist, as if being chopped like vegetables, and were directly massacred!

"Whoosh—"

Zhou Yan suddenly flew out, his black hair billowing, his silver-white battle robe fluttering without wind, his silver sword emitting a purple twilight, and he, like an afterimage, directly assaulted all around him.

Suddenly, numerous figures of Zhou Yan appeared between Heaven and Earth, each wielding a Thunder Sword, each bursting with a fierce killing intent.

A large number of Outer Domain Cultivators died a miserable death on the spot, and their blood flowed together, forming what seemed to be a river of blood in the world!

Because the massacre happened too swiftly, and the methods were too cruel, the blood of those dying Cultivators flowed together, thus forming a river of blood in the void!

But this blood did not fall, that bright blood, and those Cultivators’ shattered souls, amidst the Thunderflame, manifested illusions, struggling, writhing.

The purple Thunder Fire, like a flood and wild beasts, devoured this energy, bit by bit deriving mysterious Origin Energy, which directly entered Zhou Yan’s forehead’s Thunder Seal. Zhou Yan felt his own strength increasing bit by bit.

The frenzied battle didn’t consume his own energy, but instead, his own strength increased further, which was undoubtedly a terrifying matter.

After the move, Zhou Yan realized all this, but he wasn’t surprised, nor was he perturbed, and still coldly yet mercilessly took lives.

The attacks of the Yin Water Clan were all Soul Shocks, but what Soul Shocks feared the most was the Thunder, so what was expected to be a fierce battle now seemed as easy as pushing over withered trees.

In just a moment, Zhou Yan massacred tens of thousands of Yin Water Cultivators, reaping countless benefits. His Realm broke through from Great Success nearing Great Perfection in the Sword Soul Second Layer Heaven to Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven as if it was all meant to be.

After reaching the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven, Zhou Yan’s combat power was even more formidable. And as he acted again, a thundercloud storm appeared, with storms of thunderclouds suddenly manifesting and thunderbolts bombarding from above, the momentum overwhelming.

The Yin Water Cultivators in this thousand-mile radius were wiped out in just a moment.

This battle was very easy, very simple, with no significant individuals appearing.

However, after the massacre, Zhou Yan’s gaze was fixed intently on the void, as if he was waiting for something.

Below the void, Guan Qiushui, Lee Lianqing, and those who came after like Lan Ruo, Xian Yue, and little bell were all dumbfounded.

Among these slain Yin Water Cultivators, including cultivators who transformed into the Sword Void Realm, not a single move could be parried! Lan Ruo and the others thought that Zhou Yan’s strength, even faintly surpassed that of the Emperor Qi Sword Body!

They looked up at Zhou Yan standing in the void, shocked, suddenly feeling an inexplicable estrangement, as if Zhou Yan, after entering combat mode, had completely changed as a person.

At this moment, even Lee Lianqing was stunned.

While Guan Qiushui, Lan Ruo, Xian Yue, and little bell had already been conquered by Zhou Yan’s domineering charm that seems to fight against the world!

In this world, a man’s combat ability is what most attracts a woman.

Zhou Yan’s battle, not only imposing but also his appearance reached the peak of handsomeness, so much so that the several women below were all transfixed.

...

"What person are you? To target my Yin Water Clan like this, could it be that you wish to provoke our entire clan’s army to enter the Sword Burial Ancestor Star and ignite a war?!"

At this moment, an old man appeared in the void.

Layers of wrinkled flesh hung off his body, giving him an exceedingly ugly appearance, yet he radiated a terrifying soul power, and his realm remained unfathomable.

But one could imagine that his strength was immensely powerful.

Beside him, stood four young and powerful Yin Water Clan cultivators as guardians.

Zhou Yan’s icy gaze merely swept over the elder, and a flame ignited in the palm of his hand.

"What... How can you wield the flame attack of the Emperor Qi Sword Body? Who are you?"

The appearance of this purple flame dramatically contorted the elder’s face with ugliness.

Surprise dawned in the eyes of the four young Yin Water Clanspeople beside him.

"The purple flame technique of the Emperor Qi Sword Body is still something you learned from me. My Thunder Flame is the authentic technique. How about it, would you like to try?"

Zhou Yan taunted coldly.

"There’s nothing to say to such people, just cut them down!"

At that moment, another young man suddenly came flying through the void, launching a sword strike from afar.

This sword carried the immortal Sword Intent, interwoven with the Sword Qi of the Thunder Ancestor, filled with endless killing intent and boundless strength.

"Shishishi—"

This sword struck directly at the Yin Water Clan elder.

The elder’s complexion changed greatly, and his body twisted abruptly, contorting more than a dozen times, yet still he was instantaneously hit by this beam of Sword Light, freezing his body in a split second.

"Puh—"

Suddenly, a sword emerged out of nowhere between heaven and earth, a Sword Intent that looked down upon the world suddenly struck, piercing the elder’s body with inconceivable speed!

The elder’s body instantly exploded, and endless soul energy erupted, causing an energy storm. The four Yin Water Clan cultivators beside him were all killed in an instant by the shockwave.

Just then, a vortex akin to a black hole appeared, and the elder’s soul storm was abruptly devoured. The black hole vanished, and streams of invisible energy entered the void in one fell swoop.

Moments later, a woman dressed in a white Soul Device gown emerged from the void, exhaling a foul breath. She stretched out her hand and separated these formless energies, dividing them into three parts. Two of them flew towards two other figures, a man in black and a woman in purple, and entered their bodies.

This scene unfolded incredibly quickly!

Even Zhou Yan barely had time to react before the Yin Water Clan elder and the four young Yin Water Clan cultivators vanished like smoke.

Following this, the young man in black robes, accompanied by the women in white and purple gowns, approached Zhou Yan.

"We were somewhat presumptuous earlier, but I do not wish to give these foreigners any chance."

This young man in black was extremely cold and his entire being exuded powerful thunder strength. He stood before Zhou Yan, and there seemed to be sparks of electric arcs colliding between them.

Zhou Yan felt a strange familiarity when he looked at the young man in black, but he dismissed it.

It seemed that with every cultivator he met, there was an odd sense of familiarity in his heart.

Zhou Yan felt a bit odd, even doubting his own senses, but he only briefly marveled before containing his thoughts and calmly said, "No harm done. There’s no need to speak of rules when dealing with these cultivators."

"Hmm... Friend, I saw your earlier moves; they were very impressive, but your command of thunder seemed a bit unskilled. We came over because from afar, you had an aura of my friend, so we flew over.

Well, meeting is destiny. Since you have a deep understanding of the Thunderbolt Dao yet find it lacking in execution, let me share some of my cultivation insights with you."

"Of course, my strength as Zhou Gucheng is indeed not as great as yours, but every person has their strengths. Having greater control over one’s powers and fighting enemies more easily, isn’t that better?"

This cold, somewhat solitary young man surprisingly said these words.

Zhou Yan was slightly taken aback, then he nodded and bowed slightly with clasped hands, "In that case, please enlighten me."

Seeing Zhou Yan’s gesture, the unfriendly young man’s gaze sharpened, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "Friend, I still don’t know your esteemed name. What constitution do you possess? What realm are you?"

"I am named ’Zhou Yan,’ born with the Thunderflame Sword Body, at the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven realm." Zhou Yan frowned slightly but responded earnestly.

"You—"

At that moment, not only did the cold and solitary young man, Zhou Gucheng, blink in surprise, but the two women with cool demeanors were also somewhat moved.

However, after closely examining Zhou Yan, they nodded silently and said nothing more.

"I am ’Zhou Ying,’ with the constitution of the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body, at the Sword Spirit First Layer Heaven realm."

"I am ’Zhou Qianqian,’ with the constitution of the Soul Devouring Sword Body, at the Sword Spirit Second Layer Heaven realm."

"I am ’Zhou Gucheng,’ with the constitution of the Ancestor Thunder Sword Body, at the Sword Spirit First Layer Heaven realm."

The trio introduced themselves suddenly after a moment of silence.

Zhou Yan pondered briefly, "I have discerned your constitutions and realms. I also know a bit about you. I was incredibly shocked and sorrowful to hear of the passing of the one with the Emperor Qi Sword Body today.

I share his name, and even his purple flame attack should have originated from me. Although we have never met, I feel as if our spirits have long been acquainted.

Perhaps, it is because of this feeling, Zhou Gucheng, that you were willing to speak to me and willing to share the Thunderbolt Cultivation Method with me."

Zhou Yan sighed, speaking in a melancholic tone.