Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 622 - 058 Cleaning

Chapter 622: Chapter 058 Cleaning

"Xia Ming, do you dare to harbor thoughts of revenge, secretly gathering the Xia Family’s powerhouses?" he sneered. "Aren’t you kneeling and surrendering yet? Or are you contemplating rebellion?"

Just as Xia Ming and Xia Qingwan had come to an agreement, Li Chuan’s voice suddenly filled the space.

That voice pushed Xia Ming’s heart into an abyss.

With the gravest of expressions, Xia Ming coldly turned to Li Chuan and said, "Li Chuan, what do you mean by distorting the truth? I’ve always treated you well, haven’t I done enough for you? How could you resort to such venomous tactics?"

"Done enough for me? When I proposed that little wretch Xia Qingwan become my Daoist couple, why did you obstinately obstruct it? Hmph, care? That was mere pity, wasn’t it? Spit! Now that my Li Family has become powerful, you should prepare to serve as servants. Are you going to take your own life and leave behind the Xia Family’s cultivation resources, or should my Li Family move in to exterminate all your remnants?"

Li Chuan laughed coldly, his gaze chilling as he stared at Xia Ming, his eyes filled with a savage light.

"Li Chuan, you— you’re shameless! When you were trapped in dire straits, had it not been for Big Brother Xia Ming, where would you be now? You pretended to be grateful, but who would’ve thought you harbored such nefarious ambitions!"

Xia Qingwan’s face grew cold.

"There’s no need to be so agitated. Wait until it’s time for you to ’die’; there will be plenty of time to be agitated then."

Li Chuan ignored Xia Qingwan’s words, his eyes shimmering with evil light as he smiled creepily at Xia Qingwan, eyeing her as if she were the most delicious meal.

Xia Qingwan’s heart sank, suddenly feeling a nameless sense of sorrow— even if the Xia Family members did not seek revenge and comprehended the greater good, what about the Li Family? Didn’t the Li Family also have its own generation of useless heirs, just as the Xia Family had the likes of Xia Rui?

The Xia Family’s bright future seemed hopeless after all.

Though the Li Family was on the rise, if it continued to tolerate such ’bullying’ wastes, it too would have no good future.

Xia Qingwan’s thoughts unexpectedly turned to that man, the one named ’Zhou Yan.’

Nearly all the men from the Li Family, Xia Family, or even the Zhou Family favored her, Xia Qingwan, harboring inexplicable affection for her and seeing her as a Fairy, but that one man, from beginning to end, never spared her an extra glance.

Even a woman like Yun Shu did not receive more than a glance from that man.

He was a solitary, proud man with an extreme charm.

Thinking of this man, Xia Qingwan suddenly felt a burst of faith— it seemed that this man would never allow such pests within his power.

With these thoughts, Xia Qingwan suddenly quieted down.

"You strut around so arrogantly; does Zhou Yanxuan know about this?"

Xia Qingwan suddenly asked calmly.

"You little whore, you’re seeking death!"

Hearing Xia Qingwan’s mocking tone, seeing her disdainful gaze, and her indifferent demeanor, Li Chuan was deeply provoked and nearly exploded in anger instantly.

"Whore, how dare you speak of that animal in front of me! I will make you suffer torment worse than death!"

Li Chuan was furious, and he suddenly charged at Xia Qingwan.

At the same time, he signaled to Li Xin’er, as well as an invited Elder from the Void Realm, to take action immediately.

Without the Elder from the Void Realm, Li Chuan admitted that even with confidence, he could not possibly contend against Xia Ming and the other ten.

But with the Elder from the Void Realm present, he felt fearless.

He envisioned himself humiliating Xia Qingwan egregiously in front of Xia Ming and everyone else.

However, just as this thought arose, Li Chuan felt as if everything in heaven and earth had frozen in place.

Then, a figure like a divine being suddenly appeared, suspended in midair.

The man, adorned in pitch-black combat armor and a dark long sword emitting an aura of darkness slung at his waist, resembled a Divine Sword poised to strike.

A surge of terror suddenly welled up in Li Chuan’s heart, an overwhelming fear that descended abruptly but vanished even more swiftly.

For in that moment, a sword appeared from heaven and earth, a sword that regarded all living beings as insignificant ants.

This sword extended across heaven and earth, spreading in all directions, making it so that the only thing in this world was its Sword Intent.

"Thud thud thud—"

Three heads soared into the sky, blood spurting out to hundreds of meters high. The terror, unease, and fear in the eyes of Li Chuan, Li Xin’er, and the Li Family Elder remained even as their heads flew up, bulging as if they couldn’t believe they were being executed by Zhou Yan.

They were Zhou Yan’s mother’s cousins, yet he had been so ruthlessly decisive!

Regretfully, such thoughts could not persist as they plunged into boundless darkness.

Li Chuan, Li Xin’er, and that Li Family Elder lay dead on the spot.

Silence cloaked all of heaven and earth.

The three heads flew a short distance through the Void before gradually falling back down.

"Bang bang bang—"

Soon after, three heads hit the ground, thudding resoundingly and splattering flesh and blood. That sound seemed to hammer on the hearts of everyone from the Li Family, Zhou Family, and Xia Family.

Even Xia Ming and the others inhaled sharply.

"Zhou... Zhou Yanxuan."

Xia Ming suppressed the fear in his heart and spoke respectfully.

"Xia Ming, you are a figure, with the strongest and purest Imperial Family bloodline in your body, and the greatest potential. In the future, lead the Xia Family well in its growth and expansion. However, before that, there are some individuals from the three great families — the Xia Family, the Zhou Family, and the Li Family — that need to be cleared away."

Zhou Yan’s voice was indifferent, detached.

Xia Ming nodded immediately, bowed deeply and said, "Zhou Yanxuan is clear about gratitude and grudges, just strike as you please. On behalf of the Xia Family, I thank Zhou Yanxuan for helping to clean the family’s parasites."

Zhou Yan nodded slightly but said nothing.

The Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, a city within the Purple Flame Void, Zhou Yan was aware of everything that went on inside.

Here, daring to curse him, Zhou Yan, in their hearts, daring to instigate strife, scheming against others—how could Zhou Yan not sense it?

Zhou Yan had recreated the previous scene with an Array, revealed it after restoration within the Purple Flame Void, first, as an explanation to the Xia Family, which was also in consideration of Xia Ming’s face. Second, it was also an opportunity to see the reactions of people from the Xia Family, the Li Family, and the Zhou Family; unexpectedly, this time, he had truly found over a dozen people who thoroughly deserved death.

Thus, when he saw that Xia Ming and the others were driven to their limits, Zhou Yan immediately took action, effortlessly killing Li Chuan and two others.

After Zhou Yan spoke, he also cast down several streaks of Sword Intent light one after the other, successively killing eleven cultivators, which made the entire Ancient City feel very oppressive.

Among those eleven slaughtered, there were three from the Xia Family, seven from the Li Family, and one from the Zhou Family!

This too was enough to demonstrate that some people might indeed share adversity but could never share wealth.

Merely for the sake of a few Immortal Moon Spirit Pills, these individuals actually harbored huge resentment, let alone the fact that earlier, people like Feng Ling Bamboo had kindly taught them some of the Ten Thousand Ghost Sword Dao!

Not only did this fail to make these people grateful, they actually harbored resentment, feeling that the teaching was incomplete and that people like Feng Lingqing, Feng Ling Bamboo, and Li Qimeng were guilty of secretly consuming the Elixir for themselves!

Utterly laughable!

Without any hesitation, Zhou Yan directly killed all those who harbored such thoughts, leaving no survivors.

This time, Zhou Yan did not offer any explanations; when he killed, he never needed to.

After clearing this place once, Zhou Yan then opened the Void Gate and looked beyond the Void, speaking to Zhou Wangchen, Li Yunjin, and others, "Father, Mother, and Uncle Xiao Zhan, our family and friends are all here. Hmm, Father Mother, your granddaughter Sisi is also here."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, and then, with a wave of his hand, an unknown energy swept over Li Yunjin, Zhou Wangchen, and the others, who then appeared beside Feng Lingqing, Li Qimeng, and others.

"Husband."

Feng Lingqing was the first to see Zhou Yan, her heart leaping with joy, she called out in surprise.

But the next moment, she immediately felt embarrassed and respectfully said, "Father, Mother, Uncle Xiao Zhan."

"Hmm, very good, very good."

Zhou Wangchen rarely showed a long-lost smile, his gaze on Feng Lingqing was gentle and very satisfied.

While Li Yunjin spoke with affection, "Qing’er girl, congratulations, after all the hardship you’ve finally found happiness."

As they spoke, their gaze was immediately drawn to Sisi in Feng Lingqing’s arms.

Li Yunjin stretched out her hand, and Sisi, with a naive expression, sucking on her own finger, tilted her head looking at Li Yunjin and Zhou Wangchen, suddenly stretching out her chubby hand and innocently said, "Hug, hug."

"Ha ha, my precious granddaughter is so good, truly heartbreaking," Li Yunjin said joyfully, her face showing an extremely loving and happy smile.

Watching this scene unfold, even Zhou Yan couldn’t help but laugh.

A family enjoying this rare moment of happiness and harmony.

Zhou Yan looked at this scene, eyes smiling, revealing a long-missed smile.

But he only stayed for a moment before leaving the place, making his way to another location outside of the Purple Flame Void Ancient City.

There lay the solitary space of the Purple Flame Lotus within the Purple Flame Void.

Gu Xi lay sleeping in a crystal coffin there, while Yanyan was still lost within the Flames.

Zhou Yan took out a hundred Golden Fragments and slowly began to incorporate them into the Purple Flame, causing the flickering flames to gradually stabilize.

The hundred Golden Fragments were the ideal amount for Yanyan to absorb every day, as calculated by Zhou Yan—not too many, nor too few; just the right amount.

After the hundred Golden Fragments burned out, a vast amount of Rune information transferred over, and Zhou Yan calmly accepted this inheritance, advancing his comprehension of the Tai Chu Rune by a few more points.

Among this information, a special message suddenly came through, a vocal message from Yanyan.

"Father King, Wan Jian Tian, Xiong Ba, Jiu Que, Lee Xinyu, and Zhou Lingyao, five of them, are currently recuperating and have already been saved by Yanyan. In some time, they will recover the true strength of the Nine Origin Sword Saints, capable of helping Father King oversee the Thunder Expansion Sacred Land. And Yanyan, Father King need not worry, my injuries have stabilized for now, but due to some important matters, I cannot meet with Father King for now. Father King, take care, as the Five Decays of Heaven and Earth can only be suppressed for one year, Father King must within a year..."

The message at this moment strangely cut off.

A bizarre interruption.

Yet, the message from Yanyan still brought considerable calm to Zhou Yan.