Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 372 - 023 Layout_2

Chapter 372: Chapter 023 Layout_2

Even if Feng Jiu Xian really deceived him because of this, it didn’t matter. After all, when you take from someone, you’re in their debt. Once Feng Jiu Xian accepted his treatment favor, at the very least, they wouldn’t become enemies. In fact, there was an almost instinctual feeling in his heart that being an enemy of this person would be dreadful.

Zhou Yan always trusted his own feelings, which was why he acted so casually.

"Fine, I’ll trust you, but your demands mustn’t be excessive!"

Feng Jiu Xian seemed somewhat wary of Zhou Yan making unreasonable demands, hence the warning.

"Rest assured, I have no interest in your gender or race. My objective lies with the Yaochi Saintess Jiang Yuning, not with you. You needn’t be so incredibly confident that every man would revolve around you."

Zhou Yan typically wouldn’t explain himself, but the situation was different now.

Regardless of any entanglement, it was the first time they met.

For the first time, some things needed to be made clear, and indeed, they could only be stated very impolitely.

"Yaochi Saintess... her background is quite complex. If you say so, I guess I believe you. However, if that is your goal, I fear your path ahead will be fraught with difficulty."

Feng Jiu Xian was taken aback, then her heart was somewhat moved, yet she spoke calmly.

She was not angry.

For only such words with a hint of ’deflation’ were truly unpretentious and could be believed.

Feng Jiu Xian had seen many geniuses and much hypocrisy: inherently arrogant individuals, those pretending to be refined, or deliberately acting arrogant. These people were all very secretive, yet none were as forthright as Zhou Yan.

Every word he spoke seemed to convey a definite belief, a kind of inexplicable trust.

His every action, every expression, contained a mysterious Tao Rule, exuding an unparalleled charm.

Compared with other Cultivators she had met, Zhou Yan was clearly highlighted in all aspects, appearing incomparably outstanding.

He stood out from the crowd, like a crane amongst chickens, and this was a very clear and straightforward feeling.

"I know. So what if it’s difficult? In this world, is anything not fraught with difficulty? For those who act, difficulty becomes ease; for those who do not, even ease becomes difficult."

Zhou Yan smiled.

This was his Master’s worldview, the saying of an ancient cultural figure, yet it wholly captured the true essence of the path of Cultivation.

To act was to have an unswerving belief, therefore, there was no difficulty to speak of.

Strive to do, and one day you will achieve.

Belief can sometimes shatter many shackles.

"To think, you’re really like an old scholar with unparalleled insight. Alright, I believe you."

Feng Jiu Xian looked deeply at Zhou Yan, then she confidently felt the sense of premonition deep within her heart and made her decision.

Like Zhou Yan, Feng Jiu Xian’s constitution also possessed a certain danger sensing and anticipatory ability. Working with Zhou Yan felt distinctly harmonious, which allowed her to let down her guard.

Of course, deep down, there was a slight resentment, for with her temperament and abilities, she had always been an admired existence. Yet in Zhou Yan’s eyes, all this was as calm as water, with no special treatment.

It seemed that what interested him was merely what he had mentioned.

"Please take a seat, and then show me the aura of your Chaos Sword Body’s Tao Condensation, and as for my Cultivation Method, you’ve sensed a bit of it. Indeed, I practice the ’Void Ancient Scripture’, renowned as one of the oldest Tao Scriptures concerning Space.

Within it lie techniques similar to the Undying Rebirth, including means to capture the Origin and heal Tao injuries."

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and spoke earnestly.

"You... actually cultivate the ’Void Ancient Scripture’! I felt a hint of familiarity, but I never thought... My father has traveled to several Universes for that scripture..."

Feng Jiu Xian exclaimed, then looked at Zhou Yan with a somewhat envious expression as she disclosed some hidden details.

However, as she came to the end of her words, Feng Jiu Xian’s mood clearly diminished.

Perhaps her fame was unparalleled, but the Undying Fire Phoenix race was clearly starting to waver in the wind and rain.

"Don’t worry, perhaps this is fate. It just so happens I do need your help. We’re even now, aren’t we?"

Zhou Yan laughed and said casually.

"Yes, we’re even."

Feng Jiu Xian snapped back to reality and glanced at Zhou Yan. Suddenly, she found him much more agreeable.

"This is the aura of the Nirvana Ancient Scripture that I’ve cultivated. Feel it. And this is the direction of the flow of my Bloodline Power. I grasped the Undying Nirvana Technique, but it disrupted my Heart of Nature and caused an unknown rupture of the Tao patterns.

You know that the Qi Sea Pillar will transform into a whole during the condensation of the Sword Spirit or Sword Soul in preparation for the derivation of the Sword Soul, but my former Qi Sea had many cracks, and now the Sword Soul is actually in a damaged state."

After exchanging with Zhou Yan, Feng Jiu Xian felt she could trust him. Thus, despite still being guarded, she revealed some fundamental information.

Zhou Yan watched attentively, nodding occasionally.

Then, he reached out and took a drop of Fire Phoenix Essence Blood that Feng Jiu Xian had forced out and began to carefully sense and comprehend it.

After a long time, he nodded and said, "I am absolutely confident I can heal you, and quickly at that. But let’s do it this way..."

As he spoke, Thunder Flame Aura suddenly emerged, then disguised the surrounding void before he continued, "To avoid startling the enemy, we’ll devise a counterplan and stage a play.

You’ve come here, and this place seems heavily guarded, but oddly enough, these three days are the most dangerous, since any Cultivator who has passed the registration can enter another’s Main Peak.

Thus, in reality, if someone sneaks in to assassinate you, they’ll have a very good ’challenge’ as their reason.

What they don’t know is that your injuries have recovered to their peak.

At that time, we can create an opportunity for them to take action. For instance, you’re in a fierce battle with someone, and both parties are in a state of exhaustion. That’s when abnormalities are bound to surface.

Then, we suddenly switch from prey to predator and instantly slay a series of figures on their side. With precise control, we can do this without causing any anomalies.

This way, in the short term, the enemy will not be able to grasp the situation and will not launch a second wave of attacks.

At the same time, when the month-long Life and Death Training of the rankings begins, we can set traps under the same conditions to lure the enemy into an ambush..."

Zhou Yan roughly outlined his strategy.

This was actually a simple layout, merely to convince Feng Jiu Xian.

But in reality, things were far from simple.

There were those who wanted to kill Feng Jiu Xian, and not just one, with considerable strength.

However, the energy of those who die is what Zhou Yan sought.

He needed the Essence Qi Spirits of numerous geniuses after death to derive the supreme Thunder Tao. Through this plot, he would gain Feng Jiu Xian’s favor and obtain portions of the Nirvana Scripture from the Undying Fire Phoenix Clan, thereby deriving the entire Thunder and Flame Dao.

All of this needed to be done within three days. Because after the great battle in three days, Zhou Yan didn’t want victory but the full strength recovered after Xiao Tianlun’s Sealing opened, so he, Zhou Yan, would still have the power to kill the other party in one fell swoop!

The Life and Death battle was a rare opportunity!

Among these, there were very complicated layouts, but Feng Jiu Xian could not possibly know.

For the sake of power, Zhou Yan finally stopped holding back and threw caution to the wind. He boldly set traps to slay geniuses, beginning to Devour the Essence Qi Spirits of thousands of geniuses, making them fuel for his Cultivation!

All of this marked the true beginning of his ascent to power.

Zhou Yan’s eyes shone brightly, filled with an invincible belief.

Seeing the brightness in Zhou Yan’s eyes, Feng Jiu Xian felt a chill, her heart instantly intrigued, and she suddenly filled with confidence: "Alright, this time, I’ll follow your lead. As long as I can slaughter all those who have attempted to assassinate me, I, Feng Jiu Xian, am willing to grant you one, no, three not overly excessive requests!"

Feng Jiu Xian declared with unwavering determination.