Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 493 - 138: Arrival at Yuan Ci Secret Realm_2

Chapter 493: Chapter 138: Arrival at Yuan Ci Secret Realm_2

"Yes, unfortunately, we don’t even know the specifics of the Soul Killing Chains...but right now, there’s something more important. What’s your situation now? Have you been unsealed, or what?"

Bai Ying also spoke with a touch of sad resignation, swiftly asking about the main purpose of their meeting.

"Not exactly unsealed, my strength is about at the level of the Nine Origin Sword Saint Realm but there is something special about it. I am no longer trapped by the Yuan Magnetic Light Column, and my vitality has recovered to almost peak condition. However, I feel that my combat power is almost the same as it was in the Killing Spirit Illusion Realm, not nearly as strong as it once was, where I could almost slay gods."

"Moreover, the methods I am skilled in have changed; my cultivation is mainly in the Soul Path and the Ten Thousand Ghost Sword Dao."

Wan Jian Tian added another comment.

"It might actually be better this way, how about I join forces with Xiong Ba to try detecting your Sealing situation? If you have been sealed, there might be some instability, so it’s better to confirm this."

Bai Ying proposed.

"That’s not a problem, but why all the urgency? Can’t the stinky dog bear face it alone now?"

Wan Jian Tian did not refuse, immediately agreeing to Bai Ying’s request, but the actions of the two gave him a bad feeling.

"Let’s talk about that after the check, there’s not much time left."

Bai Ying didn’t elaborate directly, as she knew that such matters might unsettle Wan Jian Tian’s mind, which would not be conducive to the detection. She naturally strived to maintain the best possible condition for success in all aspects.

"Alright then, go ahead."

Wan Jian Tian frowned, immediately responding.

He gave up resistance, relinquishing all the guardian energies in his body.

Bai Ying and Xiong Ba almost simultaneously unleashed their formidable abilities.

Wave after wave of souls, like beams of light, formed an ancient Rune Ancient Array and then merged to project a Ghostly light towards Wan Jian Tian’s soul.

In moments, Wan Jian Tian’s soul formed a reflection, pure and pristine like a reflection in lake water.

Xiong Ba and Bai Ying’s ghosts shuddered, then swiftly retreated back.

After their souls re-entered their bodies, Bai Ying and Xiong Ba couldn’t help but exclaim, "The purity of the soul, comparable to a Divine Soul! How is that possible?"

"And also, there is not the slightest trace of Sealing, a thousand times better than forcefully unsealing it."

"The soul... seems not to belong to Wan Jian Tian, somewhat unfamiliar, yet somehow familiar."

Xiong Ba and Bai Ying were extremely shocked, but also puzzled.

"I’ve said before, it’s like it’s been replaced, from virtual to real. And when I said ’the larger your heart, the stronger your abilities,’ I wasn’t joking. It’s for this reason I mentioned my combat power has changed; it might be a mutation of Killing Spirit, especially since my Sealing naturally lifted."

Wan Jian Tian pondered, speaking aloud.

Even he himself couldn’t quite understand this mystery, leaving them to assume it was a mutation of the Soul Killing Chains.

Xiong Ba and Bai Ying nodded, saying, "That’s the only way we can think of it."

"Now can you tell us what this urgent matter is?"

Wan Jian Tian pressed.

"Let’s walk and talk. Now, let’s hurry into Frost Tears. I’ll explain in detail on the way."

Bai Ying spoke gravely.

Now, her Soul Path had suffered little damage, retaining over seventy percent of her combat power. With Wan Jian Tian and Xiong Ba also unsealed, their collective power would boost the odds of protecting her master to over seventy percent, a much more perfect scenario than her initial plan.

But she was far from relieved. She was concerned about Wan Jian Tian’s situation and even with such power, her sense of crisis hardly diminished, indicating that the threat persisted.

She pondered, immediately thinking of the Netherworld Goddess, known as the Extraordinary Woman of the Ten Thousand Realms. Her wisdom was nearly invincible, and any scheme hardly ever escaped her control. If she intervened in the struggle for the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, anything could happen.

She pondered, her gaze involuntarily filled with deep concern.

...

Three cultivators from Tianji Mountain, as they progressed, would carefully analyze at intervals, discussing amongst themselves before making a decision.

Such occurrences were frequent.

Yet no cultivator showed impatience, for after every decision, they were assured a long period of safety.

Even those who initially disapproved of the trio’s aloofness towards the welfare of other cultivators, had gradually calmed down, their hearts now filled with gratitude.

Among the three from Tianji Mountain, their sensing abilities were exceptionally against the heavens, seldom differing in opinion. Their discussions were always on how to avoid greater crises, and this was one reason why the other cultivators respected them.

Among these cultivators, Zhou Yan, accompanied by Feng Jiu Xian, Hou Ling, and the mysterious Yan Ran, moved forward.

Along the way, he occasionally looked out for Zhuge Guyan, Jiayue, and Chunqiu.

He had once met Chunqiu, who at that time wasn’t particularly outstanding. Yet, after surviving that calamity, his growth was tremendously frightening.

What shocked Zhou Yan the most was Uncle Gu Yan. Despite being blind, including the eyes of his soul, his sensing power was even greater than that of Jiayue and Chunqiu.

Often, he was the first to sense changes in heaven and earth.

Besides him, Zhou Yan gradually discovered that over Jiayue’s aura of Tianji Mountain, there lurked an incredibly strong and terrifying presence, mysterious and inscrutable even with the Qi Observation Skill.

"If one considers it through deduction and the Body of Destiny theory, then Jiayue might naturally possess a horrifyingly powerful life chart that hasn’t yet been triggered. Once it activates, she could potentially become a demoness shocking through the ages."

Zhou Yan was deeply shaken, never doubting his own deductions and judgments, which was why this conclusion filled him with awe.

"This woman is exceptional; if she doesn’t fall, she’s truly worth aligning with. Once I get the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, I must find a way to bring her into submission."

Zhou Yan thought to himself.

Suddenly, Zhuge Guyan and the other two stopped, their gazes piercing through the endless void, looking towards the distance.

In the distance, a city reminiscent of the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City loomed like a mirage and yet seemed real, quite bizarre.

"Is this... another illusion of the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City? What is this thing, and why does every ancient perilous area have this imprint and model?"

Zhou Yan had encountered this not once or twice, but every dangerous place had a similar ancient city, which deeply stunned him.

This Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, Blood Water Lake, the ancient life tea tree, and so forth seemed connected, existing in every desolate and treacherous treasure site, which was extremely peculiar.

"Everyone, fulfilling your expectations, we three have safely brought you here; our task is considered complete. With the emergence of the phantom of the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, it signifies we have truly entered the boundary of the Yuan Ci Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm has its own Soul. Find and refine the Secret Realm Soul, and the Secret Realm can become yours to possess."

Among the three from Tianji Mountain, Zhuge Guyan clearly took the lead, speaking first.

"Have we arrived? Have we truly left the perilous path of the Netherworld Heavenly Road?"

"We have finally stepped out of the Netherworld Heavenly Road!"

"We’re finally out!"

"How wonderful, we’ve reached the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, and now we can even enter it personally. Even if we gain nothing, meditating there for a moment is worth more than decades of hard cultivation outside!"

"If we seize a chance, it’s comparable to hundreds or even thousands of years of diligent cultivation! Finally, the bitterness has turned into sweetness!"

...

Hearing Zhuge Guyan’s words, almost all cultivators became excited, frenzied.

The atmosphere at the scene instantly turned incredibly heated.