Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 361 - 013 Lei Yan King

Chapter 361: Chapter 013 Lei Yan King

"In this matter, the effects of Thunder Flame Soul Liquid and Thunder Flame Soul Crystal were crucial.

There were three drops of Thunder Flame Soul Liquid, of which Yanyan had already consumed one on her own accord, and all of the Thunder Flame Soul Crystals had been used up, just to seal you, Father King.

The reason for the sealing was because... Yanyan had used a rare moment of clarity to derive the future for you, Father King, and the result...

If you participated in the Holy Daughter’s marriage contest as the Emperor Qi Sword Body, Father King, you would have no chance of winning.

For there are powers far greater than you understand, Father King, and they are much more ruthless, so even if you succeeded with an absolute advantage, you would eventually fail."

"This matter is a continuation of a vast conflict, not merely about marriage and a single Life Soul. Father King, you were just incidentally affected by it.

Moreover, many others were involved in this matter, and those without a certain endurance or fate would inevitably perish, leaving with regrets.

If you, Father King, were to perish like them, it wouldn’t matter after all, as it would prevent further implications. But, Father King, the disturbance you caused was so great that even the first destiny plan was broken...

So they will no longer be careless and will not give a second chance."

"Or in this struggle of great powers, some Cultivators would choose to sever their own realms or even self-destruct, hoping to live another life.

Speaking of another life, many in this generation have survived through various means from the past life.

Previously there were Hou Ling’er, Ji Tianxu, and even... the Holy Daughter and you, Father King, are from a previous life.

As long as memories awaken, there will surely be marks of a past life.

Surviving to the next life is due to the incompleteness of the previous life, and the powerlessness to change the rules, leading to an aspiration for wholeness in the next life.

And Yanyan, she was your daughter in the previous life, Father King, but the previous life had too many connections, tied to the great secret of Father King’s background, and for now, Yanyan is not prepared to discuss this.

In the previous life, Father King was abandoned by your family to the Sword Burial Ancestor Star and then raised by the Li family, while Father King in the previous life had no name, only a surname—’Li.’

It wasn’t that no one was willing to name Father King, but that there was a curse upon you, Father King, such that any Cultivator who attempted to name you would meet with misfortune and perish.

It’s not that there was something wrong with the name, but rather it was that ordinary, unaligned characters were not worthy of being your name.

Within Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, Father King, your bloodline awakened, and thus you reached an agreement with the Thunderflame Venerable; he altered your constitution, creating a postnatal Thunderflame Sword Body.

But when accomplishing one deed, the postnatal Thunderflame Sword Body was insufficient to meet the requirement, leading to a failure.

The result of the failure was perishing, so Father King, you used a strand of Primordial Magnetic Pole Light to separate a strand of Essence Blood, carrying the inheritance of Thunder Flame Core Physique into the most primordial place of the Soul.

Originally, it was to live out another life as the Thunderflame Sword Body, but due to an unexpected twist, you were born into the physique of an Emperor Qi Sword Body Physique Life Primordial Body.

Both physiques are ancient peak constitutions; when they coexist in a mortal, they inevitably suppress each other, ultimately diminishing each other, which led to your initial ordinariness, Father King.

Later, due to your opportunity, this lifetime came out splendidly, manifesting the Emperor Qi Sword Body, while the Thunderflame Sword Body was fettered.

But interestingly, an external Spirit gave up on itself, transformed into Thunder and Flame Soul, unexpectedly causing the two incompatible physiques to merge.

That external spirit had a slim chance of surviving but gave up on that hope, thus facing complete dissolution.

His sacrifice for you, Father King, is astonishing.

Yet, his doing so reminded Yanyan of someone, this person..."

"This person, Father King, after breaking through this realm, will gradually be understood by you. Talking about this now is too premature.

The past life has passed. Now, even though you have sealed the Emperor Qi Sword Body, you still freed your fetters, so... I just hope, Father King, that during the Holy Daughter’s marriage contest you emerge as the Thunderflame Sword Body, and do not use anything related to the Emperor Qi Sword Body, for only then will you stand a chance of victory.

Inside the Purple Flame Law Space, the heart of Thunder Enlightenment is also still there. Inside, Aunt Guxi and Little Xue Sword Spirit are both in slumber, so you need not worry, Father King.

All these are hidden deep within the Thunder Seal in the void, suppressed by Yanyan with the Power of Space-Time.

Father King, you are capable of breaking this seal, but Yanyan hopes that you won’t break this sealing for now, alright?"

"Father King, you know that compared to others, winning this contest for the Holy Daughter’s hand is of utmost importance, isn’t it?

As long as you win the ultimate victory, when the Holy Daughter publicly offers the Life Soul to you, Father King, then with one move using the Life Soul, you will combine the two great Sword Bodies into one, open the sealing, and then... secure the true victory.

At that moment, Father King, you can use this method to reach the Sword Soul Three Heavens Realm, with a Combat Power nearly nine.

Under the Sword Tribulation Realm, nearly invincible."

"Only by becoming strong oneself can one secure opportunities for everything else. If one is not strong, trying to protect anything is impossible. Yanyan knew that Aunt Gu Xi needed a Life Soul to save her life, but Father King, you must believe that nothing in this world is important, except for one’s own strength.

Thus, Father King, please do not act impulsively and use that Life Soul.

Aunt Gu Xi has three thousand years, and this time can even be extended. Life Soul is not the only source.

Father King, you must remember Yanyan’s words, and not act on impulse."

"The last matter... that deceased Emperor Qi Sword Body was merely a Split Body.

When you were sealed, Yanyan used the Splitting Method, split a strand of your soul and blood, supplemented by various materials, and then duplicated a set of your memories to create a false ’Emperor Qi Sword Body.’

This matter, to deceive everyone in the world, had to be done this way, manifesting power in the form of a Split Body.

Moreover, in that battle, I also used one of the three remaining Fist Intents of Father King, just to make it look convincing, to make those powerful beings who focused on Father King grow complacent.

Thus, when everyone in the world believed the Emperor Qi Sword Body had died, Father King, you could then openly marry the Holy Daughter with the Thunder Flame Sword Body, and monopolize the position of leader."

"And Father King’s current appearance is the same as in the previous life. In the last life, and this life, Father King, you are ’two different people,’ without conflicts or raising suspicions because no one can predict Father King’s past life. They will only regard Father King as an ancient genius from Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, Thunder Flame Sword Body, the descendant of a saint.

But Father King need not worry, since the Holy Daughter knows everything about Father King’s former life and recognizes Father King’s appearance from that time, she will not repel you. This is the key to victory for you, Father King."

"As for the Ice and Snow Sword, it was something Yanyan carried while traversing the Void, found by accident in the crevices of the Void.

It is Aunt Feng Lingqing’s personal sword. Its Sword Spirit, Little Xue, was severely injured, and is now recuperating in the Purple Flame Law Space.

Even I, Yanyan, engraved a Split Body based on its memory and form, which manifested outwardly and died.

Thus, if Father King, you have not Awakened the memories of Zhou Yan, then all this could prevent you from suspecting that you are indeed the Emperor Qi Sword Body, allowing the Thunder Flame Sword Body to exhibit maximum power.

With the Void Ancient Scripture and Thunder Flame Controlling Thunder, along with the Thunder Flame Heart, breaking through to Combat Power Breaking Six for Father King is not a problem.

Moreover, the strong physical prowess condensed by the Emperor Qi Sword Body still exists; the physical might is incredibly formidable, and its combat capability is comparable to that of the Emperor Qi Sword Body."

"But now, Father King, you have already broken Yanyan’s seal, so all this can be told to you.

After all, Father King of this lifetime is the most complete and perfect because in this life, Father King, you have your true eternal name—Zhou Yan!

Father King, no matter what happens, you are forever Lei Yan King in Yanyan’s heart!"

Yanyan conveyed much information, and Zhou Yan only then knew that all this was meticulously planned by Yanyan.

A girl of just four or five years, relying on just a few moments of lucidity, managed to complete such a complex sealing process, a truly priceless effort.

Now, she still had to leave some soul imprints due to this sealing process to convey information and prevent unforeseen events that might make things worse.

Zhou Yan could imagine, every time only briefly lucid, what kind of sacrifices Yanyan had to make.

Yet, having broken that sealing, Zhou Yan did not regret it because without breaking it, he might not have known all this, and even if he eventually succeeded, he would have significant regrets.

Now, truly understanding, he regained himself; to continue manifesting only as the Thunder Flame Sword Body was even more difficult. But no matter how difficult, he did not want to forget those memories that had deeply touched his soul.

He did not want to forget Yanyan, Li Yunjin Zhou Wangchen, Xiao Zhan, and others, nor did he want to forget Gu Xi, Feng Lingqing, Little Xue, and others.

If he forgot those, would he, Zhou Yan, still be a person?

Even though during the years without the past memories, Zhou Yan was tranquil and content, living somewhat carelessly and even shamelessly flirting with women...

But Zhou Yan didn’t blame Yanyan, because Yanyan just wanted him to live dedicatedly, strengthening the Thunder Flame Sword Body, temporarily forgetting everything about the Emperor Qi Sword Body.

Yanyan’s love for him, an inept father, was profoundly felt by Zhou Yan, no less than Zhou Yan’s paternal love for Yanyan.

Zhou Yan sighed as he watched the Sword Illusion Realm slowly fade before his eyes, powerless to do anything.

Yanyan was right; to protect everything of his own, only stronger power could suffice.

If there was no power, what protection could be talked about? Even if everything was given, what should not remain, would still vanish.

Zhou Yan made up his mind; he decided to trust Yanyan’s words, not to unlock the seal within the Thunder Flame Seal or manifest the Emperor Qi Sword Body, not to open the capabilities of the other Nine Sword Souls of the Three Sword Souls, and also... not to give the Life Soul obtained from the Holy Daughter to Gu Xi when that time comes.

He knew that at that moment, he might hesitate, but Yanyan, Master, Yao, and even that person from Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain had said that everything in this world is not important. Only by becoming strong can one truly protect oneself.

They had each made sacrifices for him; it was time he listened to them once.

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