Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1280 - 24: The Terrified Demon Heart
"This time, the profound realization is so earthshaking that if anyone else knew about this theory of evolution, they could immediately make great strides in the King Realm!"
"But, this is a terrifying secret that absolutely cannot be spoken of, not to anyone. Only when I achieve the Supreme Monarch and establish the rules can this Tao be passed down."
"When I achieve the King, there will be no more evil, no more internal strife, nor any more rampant malevolence..."
Zhou Yan even imagined the scenes after becoming a King, but ultimately, these thoughts didn’t delve further.
Because even thinking about it, it’s currently unrealistic.
However, after this Enlightenment, Zhou Yan felt both body and mind rejuvenated, experiencing a significant transformation in Spirit and demeanor.
In the past, transcendence was calm, and now it’s the true achievement of being like an ordinary person, returning to the Red Dust.
Following the heart and ease was the past motto.
Now, everything going naturally, aligned with one’s will, is a further motto.
In the past, Zhou Yan spoke softly and calmly, but now can sing loudly, weep loudly, act without restraints, and be true to oneself.
Now is the Return to the Truth after returning to simplicity, seemingly no different from ordinary people’s Seven Emotions and Six Desires, even appearing naïve and shallow.
But this is the ultimate manifestation of things, even the personality is like this.
This tranquility is the true detachment after Transcendence, a liberation from all emotional shackles.
This Transcendence is true liberation within the rules, truly ordinary after surpassing the ordinary.
"Ah, Su Qin, Zhang Yu, your deaths were truly worth it. I, Zhou Yan, will surely become a King, yet I will always remember your Eternal Life. You can rest in peace."
Zhou Yan smiled, talking to himself.
This sentence reveals a glimpse of the change in Zhou Yan’s character, yet everything remains so natural.
In fact, this change makes Zhou Yan somewhat resemble Hou Chen’s playful nature as a child, like an elder who becomes childlike again, this is Return to the Truth, truly reaching the pinnacle of Tao.
And such elders are indeed truly transcendent beings.
Because often, those who are playful and humorous are deeper than those who are somber and stoic.
And Zhou Yan’s words, if Su Qin and Zhang Yu could hear them, they’d probably be so angry they’d cough blood and jump up cursing furiously.
...
Zhou Yan took a deep breath, refined the last wisp of impurity, allowing it to dissipate into the Void.
Then, holding the Xuanyuan Sword, a wave of Soul Power activated it, and the Xuanyuan Sword flew into the air like a beam of light.
A flash of light beneath Zhou Yan’s feet, and he stood on the Flying Sword immediately.
The long-lost Sword Flight reappeared with Zhou Yan, however, even with the current abilities and the current strength of Soul Power, Sword Flight was still quite taxing for him.
But within a single breath, flying a distance of about three thousand meters, Zhou Yan could still manage, but only for two or three breaths, and the consumption of Soul Power was considerable.
This is the true Starry Sky, with its complete cosmic rules vast and weighty, bearing immense constraints, Sword Flight is a manifestation of Transcending Heaven and Earth, requiring enormous energy, as one can imagine.
Yet Zhou Yan wasn’t regretful, at least it gave him the opportunity to escape when encountering danger.
Even though he had reached the peak of the Sea of Suffering Realm’s Eighteenth Layer, with astonishing Combat Power, Zhou Yan never considered himself Invincible.
Because, through the encounter with Primordial Immortal Soldiers, Zhou Yan knew he was not the only participant in the Three-Life Soul Nourishment plan.
Regardless of Ji Wu, Jia Yongheng, Hou Chen, or other people like Pan Honghuang, Ling He, etc., they were all participants in the Three-Life Soul Nourishment.
Zhou Yan didn’t even know how his encounters fared in their world, but it was clear these people would also rapidly grow stronger in a short time.
The advantages Zhou Yan held, these people also had.
And regarding Ling He, Zhou Yan’s impression was the deepest, transforming into the existence known as Fiery Sun Fairy Hong Yuqiao.
Zhou Yan always felt something strange about Ling He’s past and subsequent experiences, but this strangeness was indescribable.
Until he learned that she was also a participant in the Three-Life Soul Nourishment, Zhou Yan immediately understood.
It was like when Zhou Yan encountered Fiery Sun Fairy Hong Yuqiao who wanted to hunt him down; at that time, the hatred from Fiery Sun Fairy Hong Yuqiao seemed very peculiar.
And on the second Sword Burial Ancestor Star, Zhou Yan encountered the female corpse in the Spiritual Lotus Secret Realm. After extracting the Immortal Bone, he encountered Lee Jidao and Ling He, and Ling He then regarded Zhou Yan as her greatest enemy.
This point is indeed very difficult to understand, but after all, Lee Jidao was wounded by Zhou Yan, which is equivalent to a father’s murder.
However, in the first life on the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, Zhou Yan’s relationship with Ling He was very delicate. Ling He’s name was originally Lingling and was renamed Ling He because of Zhou Yan. Her parents even hoped that Zhou Yan and Ling He could become a Daoist couple.
Two people destined to become lovers suddenly became enemies; it’s probably only through such a peculiar event like the Three-Life Soul Nourishment that this can be explained clearly.
Zhou Yan reflected on the past, looked forward to the future, and analyzed the current situation, not taking pride in his own abilities.
On the contrary, he made the worst plans for every situation. Once he encounters danger and cannot protect himself, he would immediately use all his powerful methods to escape.
Only by living does one have the right to talk about everything; otherwise, even with hard work, if you can’t even live, everything else is just empty talk.
With such an understanding, thinking about ways to escape is not a surprising thing at all.
After considering all the worst-case scenarios, Zhou Yan felt that this battle truly brought him great gains.
Moreover, in the current state, whenever inspiration strikes, his powerful mind can instantly capture it, which is undoubtedly his greatest ability.
Zhou Yan calmed his mind and, after breaking away from that state of Enlightenment, because the Merit Power flowing within him, the bark mucus ferocious creatures that had hoped Zhou Yan would be their prey obediently retreated and started looking for other targets.
Some bull-horned beastmen and Mantis Demon Heart individuals, seeing Zhou Yan’s state, rolled their eyes with a look of insightful consideration, instinctively avoiding Zhou Yan.
Even though Zhou Yan had completely concealed his aura, the ferocious creatures, having evolved to a certain extent, had quite high intelligence and couldn’t sense Zhou Yan’s Realm, nor did they notice other bark mucus or Tattoo Giant Worms attacking Zhou Yan, clearly indicating that Zhou Yan was not a suitable target, and thus did not make any moves.
This was simply bizarre.
Zhou Yan touched his nose, feeling somewhat humorous as he walked openly among the group of fierce beasts, surprisingly without being attacked by any, leaving him feeling a bit incredulous.
Moreover, since completing his Enlightenment, Zhou Yan concealed his Realm’s aura and also the Purple Flame and Merit Power, yet still faced no attack from any Evil Demons, which truly left him speechless.
The high state of the Eighteenth Layer of the Sea of Suffering Realm had its troubles. Slaying Demon Heart individuals from the Ninth Layer to the Thirteenth Layer, the energy of their Spirit was almost negligible to the vast Soul Sea.
Zhou Yan, as he walked, smacked down more than a dozen unruly ferocious creatures with the compressed pressure of air, but didn’t gain any benefits from it.
Originally, Zhou Yan thought that even if there weren’t many gains, something would be better than nothing, but unfortunately, the little was indeed too little to even be something tangible.
"Indeed, not advancing further is wise. The world, after all, has complete Laws that won’t allow one to suddenly surpass all others."
"Other Heavenly Heart individuals at this point would also be at a loss, only able to achieve Enlightenment. But in Enlightenment, I almost reached an extreme and couldn’t comprehend more for the time being. The unstable foundation of the past was fully understood through Enlightenment. Now, training and analyzing the Bloodline structure of these demons and the rules of their abilities and the direction of their evolution is all that’s left."
"Though I can’t strengthen myself, I can learn more about the enemies’ weaknesses."
"Moreover, these Demon Heart individuals manifest as monsters, simulating the characteristics of the powerful races of the Eternal Life Tribes. Once encountered in the future, Heavenly Heart individuals like us would not be caught unprepared. We are constantly killing species of ’Ten Thousand Clans’ on this Ancestor Dragon Emperor Star."
"For example, the Mantis Clan, such a race is exceptionally strong, like professional assassin killers, steeped in killing intent and invincible in strength. Though initially causing us great harm, now we have almost found methods to deal with these fierce demons."
"However, the powerful mantis strikes terrifyingly fast, traversing the Starry Sky in an instant, cutting through the Star River, ignoring space."
Zhou Yan pondered deeply.
Then, as he walked well, he suddenly flashed, and a mantis that had retreated hundreds of meters failed to escape in time and was crushed into powder by Zhou Yan’s finger, vanishing into nothingness in an instant.
All the surrounding Evil Demons froze suddenly and then frantically fled in a panic, their escape no different from the Heavenly Heart team being chased by the bark mucus.
Zhou Yan stood still, not caring for the fleeing demons, lost in thought for a long time.
"Hmm, indeed an Emperor Pattern Bloodline, but this bloodline doesn’t follow normal patterns, reversing the Emperor Pattern? Reversing the Laws?"
"Could it be that the Demon Heart or other Non-human Race is reversing the Laws corresponding to their non-human genes? Could my reason for not being demonized after devouring a Heavenly Heart be the essence of the bloodline reversal? Or is it because of the Merit Creation Power?"
"Looks like more testing is needed."
Zhou Yan continued walking, concluding his thoughts with a vague deduction in his mind.
