Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 424 - 073 Barely Passes

Chapter 424: Chapter 073 Barely Passes

Having understood these things, Zhou Yan finally realized that to secure the Holy Daughter’s future, he must find a way to retrieve her Life Soul.

If the Life Soul were truly lost, it would mark the end for the Holy Daughter.

Zhou Yan woke from the Soul Dual Cultivation, and Ning’er also awoke. Zhou Yan immediately sensed Ning’er’s condition and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Given Ning’er’s current abilities, reaching a combat power near nine was no longer a problem, and her body had undergone cell transformation, becoming incredibly strong, so Zhou Yan felt much more at ease.

At the same time, Zhou Yan glanced at his own physical body, which now manifested the might of the Extreme Thunderflame Sword Soul like a Thunder Seal, allowing him to truly condense the Extreme Thunder Flame Sword Body.

Since he could not leave Guanghan South Mansion temporarily and still needed to continue the genius competition this month, he had no choice but to rely on the emergence of the Thunderflame Sword Body.

Since the enemy behind him was resolved, Zhou Yan decided not to reveal his original Emperor Qi Sword Body appearance temporarily to avoid troubling the Holy Daughter. He still used the appearance of Zhou Yan with the Thunderflame Sword Body as the prototype.

This way, it would be more fitting for the Thunderflame Sword Body.

Later, he would refine an Emperor Qi Sword Body’s physical body using the bloodline of the Emperor Qi Sword Body, merging the two bodies completely to manifest the Thunderflame Emperor Qi Sword Body with resounding power.

Zhou Yan had considered every step, so when Ning’er’s tender gaze fell upon his soul, he transmitted his Soul Consciousness, saying, "Ning’er, next, I am going to condense the Extreme Thunder Flame Sword Body.

Afterward, follow my words, we will temporarily not disclose our relationship, which is why I only delighted in your soul and not claimed your body.

If your body delighted with mine, the Saints would definitely sense it, and you would face great trouble.

Rest assured, I will defeat all the geniuses, convince those Saints wholly, and have them come to congratulate us on our grand marriage.

Moreover, on our wedding night, I will truly delight with you using the power of the Emperor Qi and the Thunderflame Sword Body."

Zhou Yan’s gentle transmission made Ning’er feel immensely happy, as if embraced by endless tenderness.

She gently nodded her head, very obediently following Zhou Yan’s arrangements.

She knew Zhou Yan had his own decisions to make, his own path to forge, so she would not make decisions on her own anymore. Because this time, if she had not made the rash decision to let Ping’er release the Life Soul, things could have been more perfect. Even the ability to coalesce the Extreme Cold Ice Soul Stone, splitting part of the Life Soul’s power, could have revived Gu Xi, and then serve their husband together with Gu Xi...

Sadly, she still failed and instead lost the Life Soul.

"Husband, Ning’er will follow your words."

Ning’er said obediently.

Zhou Yan nodded with satisfaction, stating, "I begin to condense the Thunderflame Sword Body, still using the same method. Thus, after this condensed forming, my Original Dao will progress further, and my combat power will definitely break nine. With Combat Power Breaking Nine, even Ji Wu the profound cannot match me.

These concerns are insignificant, and I am not worried.

Currently, my still lingering worries are... Ning’er, about this incident with your Life Soul, and regarding Ping’er..."

Zhou Yan did not finish his words, as Ning’er already understood his meaning.

Ning’er slightly pondered, returning her soul to her body, before speaking, "Husband, Ping’er left behind Essence Blood, which is the most precious Original Blood preserved in case of accidents. With it, if those Evil Spirits from the Life and Death Illusion Realm attempt to forcefully snatch the Life Soul, they will suffer great losses. Besides me and Ping’er, no one knows about this.

I originally planned to use it as a contingency, eventually to coerce the Evil Spirit Envoy or even the Hall Master of the Netherworld Palace to suppress all Saints targeting you, husband. But now, we no longer need it.

However, it has become the guarantee for Ping’er to survive in the Life and Death Illusion Realm. Husband, with your abilities, can you use this bloodline to coalesce Ping’er’s physical body? If possible, then Ping’er’s soul in the Life and Death Illusion Realm will have better protection.

Moreover, the Life and Death Illusion Realm is vast, more resembling a unique universe or even a plane above the universe.

Here, the extremely precious Extreme Cold Ice Soul Stones are just top-tier materials there, and many can be found."

"Hence, Ping’er went and I asked Ping’er to pay attention to any information related to the Extreme Cold Ice Soul Stone, which was meant to treat Sister Gu Xi."

Ning’er explained everything to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, how did Ning’er know so much about Gu Xi’s affairs, and even about Feng Lingqing’s affairs?

Just as Zhou Yan was puzzled, Ning’er, as if empathetic, immediately explained, "Husband, how could I ever forget you? My sister has actually been secretly paying attention to everything about you, even everything about your entry into Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, she knew. Her name is ’Jiang Yushuang’, once the Palace Master of Bixue Palace, and now the deputy Manor Master of Guanghan South Mansion.

After she went to the Cold Ice Sword Sect, she met Gu Xi’s grandmother and learned about some of your experiences from her.

Then, after she came out, she encountered your ’split body’. The ’split body’ of you was clearly not you, and that split body also confessed the fact that he wasn’t you, it was just for a setup.

Despite this, he told my sister about Gu Xi’s condition and the fate that he would die after killing the Evil King’s avatar."

As Ning’er spoke, Zhou Yan’s heart trembled a little.

He understood; these were the contingencies Yanyan had laid out.

Allowing Ning’er to know that Zhou Yan had not died, but at the same time, this also made Ning’er more resolute in helping Zhou Yan break through the obstacles ahead, while preventing the Holy Daughter from becoming ’All Hope Lost.’

Zhou Yan suddenly understood why the Holy Daughter had to act so ruthlessly: Yanyan had split a Thunderflame Sword Body avatar of Zhou Yan when he was unconscious back then, and this identity told everything to the sister of the Holy Daughter! Then, the Holy Daughter set up a scheme to target and kill the Evil King, splitting the Life Soul... all those extremely fierce acts of leading to death, just to clear the obstacles ahead and ensure Zhou Yan could continue smoothly.

Zhou Yan suddenly felt a bit bitter in his heart. Master had calculated the Heavenly Destiny plan for him, making him almost forsaken by everyone, but it was so that he could survive better, grow stronger.

Yanyan, for him, had designed his fake death, summoned the Thunderflame Sword Body, passed on the Void Ancient Scripture, and even calculated the Holy Daughter with true facts, letting the Holy Daughter ’suicide’ as a price to clear the obstacles ahead, also so that Zhou Yan could live better, become stronger.

The nature was entirely the same.

But did he hate? He couldn’t hate, because all this was for him; other than bitterness and a wry smile, Zhou Yan could only sigh helplessly.

"Alas, Ning’er, thank goodness you’re alright; otherwise, even if I had the whole world but lost you, living would ultimately be meaningless."

Zhou Yan sighed.

Ning’er, of course, understood Zhou Yan’s emotions, and she smiled slightly, saying, "Husband, the people behind you, no matter what means they use, are ultimately for your good. As long as my goal is the same as theirs, we can cooperate regardless of the outcome, right? Or perhaps, husband, their ultimate goal is to hope, like now, that you struggle through their arrangements, grow stronger, and seize control over your own fate!

Perhaps, that’s the true meaning of their arrangements."

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yan felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this, suddenly feeling that only such an explanation truly fitted the personality and methods of Master and Yanyan.

If he were to obediently follow through, the outcome might have regrets, but it would also be the safest result. But once he resisted, he could potentially arrive at a nearly perfect outcome like now.

Or maybe, what Master and Yanyan planned, was hoping that the Holy Daughter wouldn’t even have a chance to give up her Life Soul before being disrupted by him, and in a stroke, he’d save the Holy Daughter’s Life Soul, then take the Holy Daughter in matrimony, obtain the Life Soul, save Gu Xi, and with the Holy Daughter and Gu Xi together, they would pay respects to Heaven and Earth...

That is to say, the current result might just be considered a ’passing’ grade in Yanyan’s scheme.

Zhou Yan drew conclusions and finally realized that Ning’er’s deductions were entirely correct.

And himself, in the arrangements of Master and Yanyan, performed just adequately.

After all, the Holy Daughter’s Life Soul fell into the Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm, and Ping’er fell into it too; this was a failure.

Deriving these conclusions, Zhou Yan felt a sense of irony.

Pitiful, lovable Yanyan, yet so remarkable; him, as a father, turned out to be so useless...