Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 403 - 053: Sword Soul Three Heavens, Combat Power Approaching Nine Peaks!

Chapter 403: Chapter 053: Sword Soul Three Heavens, Combat Power Approaching Nine Peaks!

This feeling, in fact, was nothing much; Zhou Yan didn’t think much of it.

"Alright, let’s leave it at that. How are your injuries? Although there’s no real danger while I’m secluded for recovery, you should still stay alert to our surroundings."

Zhou Yan instructed.

"Don’t worry, with me, Xiong Ba on guard, anyone who dares come near will be slapped to death by my paw!"

Xiong Ba said with an air of dominance.

It was about to raise its hand to show its domineering spirit, but as soon as it lifted its arm, it pulled at its wound and immediately started coughing up blood again.

Zhou Yan shook his head and sighed, no longer saying anything, but quietly sat down, began to open the Thunder Seal, and gathered and released the Creation Elixir liquid into his body.

His injuries this time were really severe; if it weren’t for a human skin suppressing them, Zhou Yan would have already been reduced to ashes.

He didn’t know why he hadn’t died yet at this point, or rather, everything here was filled with oddity and eeriness.

Zhou Yan concentrated and held his breath, feeling a chilly energy starting to flow from his brow, spreading throughout his body, like a stream of clear spring roaming inside him.

Wherever it reached, a sharp and cool chill clearly emerged into his mind.

This energy was extremely powerful, and soon his entire body started to feel an intense itching sensation as the flesh reassembled at a terrifying speed.

In just a short while, Zhou Yan felt capable of performing the Undying Rebirth Technique.

But he didn’t use it, instead, he let the energy reassemble his body.

The reborn body seemed more formidable in all aspects than the previous reconstructions, a transformation that was also within Zhou Yan’s expectations.

But even after this transformation was complete, the efficacy of the Elixir hadn’t even depleted by one thousandth!

Zhou Yan was taken aback, and immediately began to temper his body again.

The energy, chilly at first, gradually grew warm; after being tempered for five or six times, Zhou Yan felt as if his whole body was in flames, beginning to experience extreme pain.

"This isn’t good, I must change my form again!"

A chill ran through Zhou Yan’s heart; if this continued, his body would burst open, likely to be destroyed by the horrific effects of the medicine.

With a thought, the Xingyi Sword Spirit and Sky Dragon Sword Spirit appeared.

"Hiss—"

This time, the Sword Spirit, having been condensed by the Creation Elixir, underwent another transformation, evolving from its fledgling state to complete Perfection.

The energy still only depleted by about two-thousandths!

"White Tiger Sword Spirit, come forth!"

With a thought from Zhou Yan, the White Tiger Sword Spirit appeared and likewise began to be tempered.

One transformation after another.

Afterward, Thunderhawk, Fierce Horse, Divine Monkey, True Turtle, Spirit Chicken, Xuan Snake, Blast Bear, Immortal, Qi Yan, and the Golden Kite Sword Spirit, all went through nearly ten rounds of tempering; yet, the Elixir still had a terrifying amount of energy unspent.

However, each tempering pushed them to their limits!

Zhou Yan had no choice, beads of cold sweat appearing on his forehead.

"Release the Emperor Qi Sword Body and blend the Emperor Qi with the Thunderflame Sword Body, tempering it eighty-one times, the supreme number of Ninety-nine.

Then, comprehend the Origin of Enlightenment! Harness Essence Qi to transform the soul, refine the soul, unite Spirit, and derive the Eight Desolate and Six Harmonies, reconstructing Xingyi!"

Suddenly, the Stinky Dog Bear Xiong Ba transmitted these thoughts to Zhou Yan through Soul Consciousness.

Zhou Yan was profoundly shaken, astonished that Xiong Ba knew even this!

But he didn’t dare to be distracted and immediately practiced in this manner.

...

"Hiss—"

The core of the Emperor Qi Sword Body was released, all hidden secrets disappearing at this moment.

Zhou Yan restored his appearance as Emperor Qi Sword Body Zhou Yan; at this time, he had no other choice.

The core of the Emperor Qi Sword Body instantly derived a terrifying Emperor Qi Tao, merging with the effects of the Creation Elixir and drawing the breath of a great calamity from heaven and earth.

However, that breath of calamity couldn’t be triggered, for there was an even more terrifying Heavenly Tribulation here that suppressed any forthcoming adversity.

"Hiss—"

The Emperor Qi Thunderflame Sword Body combined and merged, rapidly transforming under the effect of the Creation Elixir; hence, the body was reconstructed, already possessing fragments of the genetic totem of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, making it very harmonious without any anomalies.

Not only that, after completing the Supreme eighty-onefold tempering, Zhou Yan felt a state of Spirit and Body Unity.

At the same time, Zhou Yan felt that his essence, energy, and spirit had reached a critical point of harmony, achieving an unimaginable level.

At this moment, Zhou Yan immediately visualized the Heaven and Earth Dao, envisioned the Origin of life, and comprehended the Divine Tao of essence to spirit.

At that instant, ancient chants appeared between heaven and earth, as if witnessing a true immortal marvel; this was the arrival of the Law after Enlightenment, unfathomably terrifying.

The shattered soul reassembled, and the Thunder Seal evolved, forming the Purple Flame Void, which had disappeared, only to return again.

The soul too was once again purified by the medicinal power of the Creation Pill, undergoing transformation after transformation, gradually becoming unfathomably profound and ancient.

The Twelve Shape Intent Soul Swords now also truly combined.

Zhou Yan’s body floated in the Void, and he gradually entered into a state of deep understanding of "All Things are Law" and "Primordial Transformation," truly surpassing the threshold of Xuan Restriction and delving into a more terrifying level of comprehension.

Not only that, but the Soul Consciousness that Zhou Yan also evolved at the same time split due to the influence of the two Sword Bodies of Thunder Flame and Emperor Qi.

One part was truly comprehending "Primordial Transformation," digesting the Creation Pill.

While the other entered the Purple Flame Void.

Inside the Purple Flame Void, the Crystal Coffin and the Purple Flame Lotus lay still at the Land of Enlightenment, lying quietly without any change.

A portion of Zhou Yan’s Soul Consciousness condensed into a body, and after watching over the scene, looking at Gu Xi sleeping like a Fairy, he sighed and then sat down, spending a large amount of Origin Energy to begin understanding the combat memories of his Master, to truly understand the Sword Dao inheritance of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts, and also to comprehend his own true Dao.

...

This was a terrifying advancement. This time, Zhou Yan understood thoroughly; everything was ready, and the Origin Energy from his dual comprehension was so abundant that every aspect was completed seamlessly.

Zhou Yan’s Essence Qi and Spirit fully integrated as one, and his physical body also completed the perfect fusion of the Thunder Flame Sword Body and Emperor Qi Sword Body. Without using the Holy Daughter’s Life Soul, Zhou Yan’s realm finally transformed into Sword Spirit Triple Heavens, and he even reached the pinnacle state in one fell swoop!

Not only that but under the combat memory inheritance of a Saint-level Expert like his Master and through the comprehension of the Law of Origin, all his Cultivation Techniques underwent a transformation and were fully understood.

Zhou Yan’s soul became the Twelve Core Soul Swords. The Twelve Beast Sword Souls all fully condensed — Heavenly Dragon, White Tiger, Thunderhawk, Fierce Horse, Divine Monkey, True Turtle, Spirit Chicken, Xuan Snake, Blast Bear, Immortal, Qi Yan, Golden Kite.

The Dao Scriptures he comprehended were also clear and penetrating, namely the Taiyin Talisman Scripture, Void Ancient Scripture, and the upper volume of the Nirvana Scripture.

His Alchemy Technique fully evolved its own will, giving rise to a true Alchemy Dao: the Nine Palace Alchemy Dao, Spirit Origin Alchemy Dao.

His Path of Artifact Refining also evolved its own will, manifesting an awesome Artifact Dao: Nine Palace Artifact Dao, Spirit Origin Dao, Sun, and Moon Qiankun Dao, Heaven and Earth Creation Dao.

His Ten Thousand Ghost Sword Dao also became a killer technique, with variants including: Yin Spirit Life and Death Sword, Resentful Spirit Life and Death Sword, Lonely Soul Life and Death Sword, Five Elements Life and Death Sword, Yin Yang Life and Death Sword, Six Desolate Ghost Sword, Ten Thousand Era Lone Sword.

Most importantly, Zhou Yan’s Xingyi Swordsmanship finally merged, truly integrating into the Xingyi Natural Sword Dao: Heavenly Dragon Sword Dao, White Tiger Sword Dao, Thunderhawk Sword Dao, Fierce Horse Sword Dao, Divine Monkey Sword Dao, True Turtle Sword Dao, Spirit Chicken Sword Dao, Xuan Snake Sword Dao, Burst Bear Sword Dao, Immortal Sword Dao, Qi Yan Sword Dao, Golden Kite Sword Dao!

At the same time, the Supreme Water Swordsmanship also became a formidable base card in his Sword Dao. The Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent, Sorrow-breaking Sword Intent, Lonely Sword Intent, Carefree Sword Intent, Life and Death Sword Intent, and Gloomy Sword Intent could also transform into Sword Intent, as part of the Sword Dao!

The Sword Dao of the Thunder Flame Sword Body also underwent transformation and integration to form the true Thunder-controlling Divine Flames Sword Dao, the main components being Cloud Peak Sword Dao, Canghai Sword Dao, Space Sword Dao, Life and Death Sword Dao, Reincarnation Sword Dao, Vitality Sword Dao — six great Sword Daos!

At this moment, Zhou Yan completely underwent transformation, stimulated all his potential, and accomplished a qualitative change, entering the higher stage of Xuan Restriction, initially grasping the Law of Origin, and achieving minor success in transcending the Xuan Restriction with the Original Dao.

At this time, he was a Sword Spirit Triple Heavens pinnacle Emperor Qi Thunder Flame twin ancient Sword Body; he regained his own appearance, but his Combat Power could break Eight with a casual move! If the Xingyi Swordsmanship appeared, it could nearly reach Nine, and if he fully released the integrated Sword Dao, activating all abilities, his Combat Power might approach the level of nearly breaking Nine! As for whether he could break Nine, Zhou Yan could not calculate, because breaking Nine represented a frightening level of extremity!

But if he could comprehend the Original Dao to Great Success, with just a casual strike, his Combat Power would definitely be able to break Nine!

By this stage, Zhou Yan had no more trump cards left because all his cultivation techniques were as strong as trump cards themselves. And his fleshly body was now even comparable to mid-grade Soul Armor; even a Cultivator who had comprehended the "Xuan Restriction" would find it hard to breach his defenses!

This was the true invincibility under the Sword Tribulation Realm!

This transformation was supposed to take a very long time, even requiring the Holy Daughter’s Life Soul to barely achieve it.

But half a Creation Pill changed everything.

By this point, the effects of the Creation Pill had long since faded, but Zhou Yan suddenly realized the true meaning behind the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts releasing the Stinky Dog Bear, which was probably to let this Creation Pill benefit him, Zhou Yan.

Could such an elixir really be useless to the Stinky Dog Bear?

Before, Zhou Yan might have believed it, but now, having understood the true Alchemy Dao, he didn’t believe it at all.

It was the lie of the Stinky Dog Bear, everything was just to help him.

This elixir, not to mention the Stinky Dog Bear, even if the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts took it, it would fully recover a great deal...

Zhou Yan woke up, his garments fluttering, his Soul Armor shattered, even revealing a bit of spring scenery, but he suddenly bowed deeply to the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts, to the Stinky Dog Bear.

At this moment, the shadow of death in his heart finally vanished.

Zhou Yan knew that the threat of death had finally passed.

As for how many people paid what price because of this shadow, he was actually very clear in his heart.

At least, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Ghosts and the Stinky Dog Bear had paid a lot...

...

"You finally completed the minor integration and achieved a small degree of accomplishment in the Original Dao,"

Zhou Yan stood in place, his closed eyes finally opening.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw that the Stinky Dog Bear, Xiong Ba, had finally let out a sigh of relief with relieved eyes and heard his voice.

A warmth filled his heart, no longer harboring any dissatisfaction with the personality of the Stinky Dog Bear.

"The Undying Rebirth Technique!"

"The Nirvana Rebirth Technique!"

These two top-level healing abilities were directly deployed, quickly enveloping the Stinky Dog Bear’s body with a massive amount of Origin Energy.

Finally able to relax, it took a comfortable breath, excitedly shouting, "Ah, comfortable, comfortable, faster, a little faster!"

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