Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1305 - 48: Gu Xi

The time on the Sword Burial Ancestor Star cannot be so long—even if the Time Rules are ever-changing, it is still impossible.

There might be a deeper reason behind this.

However, when Zhou Yan’s Soul Power sensed it, that seemingly lifeless old man struggled to open her eyes.

She seemed to have discovered everything about the sensing person through Soul Power.

She clearly became somewhat agitated, yet in her eyes, there was a deep sense of sorrow.

"Brother Zhou Yan... you’ve finally come."

This voice transmitted into Zhou Yan’s soul, causing his entire body to tremble. Even though the voice was so hoarse, how could Zhou Yan not recognize whose voice it was?

At this moment, the Hong Jun Sword released a large amount of Soul Sea Power, drawing the sculpture into the Soul Sea in one go.

And this sculpture, when it appeared in the Soul Sea, the Hong Jun Sword extracted Zhou Yan’s Soul Sea Soul Spring, beginning to lavishly nourish the sculpture with recovery power.

The sculpture gradually emitted a large amount of radiant light, and the Twelve Magnetic Light Columns within the sculpture also began to emit distinctive brilliance.

Endless strength began to pour into the elderly woman’s body. Her withered body gradually started to regain luster, but she seemed unwilling to recover further.

"Blood, blood sacrifice."

The Hong Jun Sword suddenly said very solemnly.

Zhou Yan felt a chill in his heart and, without any hesitation, immediately released his Lifebound Essence Blood, using it to blood-sacrifice the Magnetic Light Columns.

"Just recover first, do not refuse. At this moment, not many lives have truly survived the great calamity of the Nine Origin Reincarnation. Living does more for Zhou Yan than dying, do you understand?"

The voice of the Hong Jun Sword was extremely grave.

The elderly woman hesitated for a moment, then sighed and began to devour the endless life energy and essence blood energy.

Soon, she started to become younger.

Once she became a little bit younger, that familiar face, that breathtaking and yet heart-aching countenance, finally emerged.

"Xi’er... how, how could you be here..."

Seeing Gu Xi regain her former exquisite appearance, Zhou Yan’s heart quivered, heart ached, and was almost overwhelmed with heartache.

"Brother Zhou Yan."

Gu Xi cried out, tears like blood rolling down from her eyes that had grown large.

She plunged into Zhou Yan’s embrace—even though Zhou Yan was merely using Soul Power to gather his body into the Soul Sea at this time.

Zhou Yan held Gu Xi tightly, as if holding an entire world.

He had never expected that in this place, in such a ruined land, he would find the Gu Xi of the past from an excavated sculpture.

Yes, it is the Gu Xi of the past, not the Gu Xi of now.

Is there any difference between the two? Before this, Zhou Yan would have said no difference.

But now, he would say, there is a complete difference!

The Gu Xi of the past was the real Gu Xi, the one who truly entered his heart.

And the Gu Xi who exists somewhere unknown now might no longer be Gu Xi.

"Brother Zhou Yan."

Only after a long time did Gu Xi raise her head; her eyes appeared red and swollen from crying.

But she did not care. Instead, she pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhou Yan, have you experienced the second Sword Burial Ancestor Star and seen a different Xi’er?"

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yan was surprised in his heart.

"Back then, after the catastrophe, Yanyan gave me a drop of blood, and then, relying on the ability of the Emperor Burial Crystal Coffin, my soul was not harmed."

"The Three-Life Soul Nourishment caused many people to suffer harm, but all that was part of an unknown apocalypse plan. Only I, because of Yanyan’s blood, the Emperor Burial Crystal Coffin, and the Twelve Magnetic Light Columns’ guardianship, managed to withstand it.

In fact, the Lei Yan King’s Yuan Ci Secret Realm protected many lives from being invaded, from being disturbed by the Three-Life Soul Nourishment."

"But ultimately, we couldn’t withstand the impact of the power of the cycles of time, and many people aged and died."

"In reincarnation, I saw many truths, but I dared not imagine, dared not reveal them, fearing destruction."

"Death is not scary; what is scary is, if dead, this greatest secret will dissipate between Heaven and Earth with my death."

"In reality, even without considering these, in a very short time, I will still be destroyed. I will not live to see that moment arrive."

"But I believe Brother Zhou Yan will surely overcome everything and will certainly find Xi’er."

Gu Xi spoke softly, her words like weeping and complaining, heartbreaking.

Zhou Yan felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

With his intelligence, he could naturally discern what Gu Xi was truly saying.

"Here, one can block the Heavenly Mechanism; it’s okay, you can speak."

Zhou Yan gently stroked Gu Xi’s head and said.

"Brother Zhou Yan, have you never suspected that Xi’er is false, here to deceive you and steal your power?"

Gu Xi suddenly asked.

"Xi’er, the Primordial Magnetic Pole Light, the statue, and Xi’er’s gaze are not fake. The change in aura presented by the Emperor Pattern from the soul cannot be mimicked even by the Transformation Art, so Xi’er is entirely trustworthy.

Of course, if I’m being deceived, then let it be. At the very least, I’ve seen the true Xi’er in my heart, and that’s already worth it, isn’t it?"

Zhou Yan said softly.

He spoke of his judgment and also revealed his true feelings.

Even if it’s fake, so what? At the very least, he embraced Gu Xi once again, and had her once more.

Even if it’s just for a moment, it’s a kind of happiness.

For this world, a sliver of happiness is already a luxury, so what’s a little sacrifice for it?

Gu Xi’s eyes filled with tears again, but her heart was overwhelmed with emotion.

She gently touched her face, seemingly unable to feel the ugly wrinkles, and sighed, "Brother Zhou Yan, was Xi’er very ugly and terribly aged earlier?"

"Even if Xi’er ages, she is still the fairy in Brother Zhou Yan’s heart, always so beautiful, so adorable."

Zhou Yan affirmed.

"You really are my Brother Zhou Yan. Brother Zhou Yan, I’m sorry, I was worried earlier that all of this was just an illusion."

Gu Xi regained some composure, but her words were even more tender.

At this moment, Zhou Yan truly felt a sense of deep connection with Gu Xi.

"I know you’ve suffered, but don’t worry, Xi’er, everything will get better from now on."

Zhou Yan said seriously.

"Brother Zhou Yan, the Nine Origin Reincarnation is a fake. It’s a grand destruction trap. I did not participate in the Nine Origin Reincarnation, but I witnessed unknown fierce creatures infusing their bloodline into all the inheritors’ bloodlines. Therefore, any life form that participated in the Nine Origin Reincarnation became a ’parasite.’ The Nine Origin Reincarnation is a disaster."

Gu Xi said excitedly.

As she spoke, she secretly observed Zhou Yan’s emotional changes.

It was clear she still doubted whether Zhou Yan was truly Zhou Yan.

Gu Xi, that innocent Gu Xi, had really grown up.

An innocent girl becoming this calculating could only mean that she had endured endless suffering in the past.

"I know, it was the Eternal Mantis. Emperor Lei Yan’s master, the Soul Burying Star Lord, encountered a unique treasure, the Ancestor Dragon Warship, outside the realm, which was beyond understanding. After Emperor Lei Yan left the Soul Burying Starfield and was severely injured by the Mantis, he discovered the truth about the incomplete rules of the Soul Burying Starfield.

As a result, Emperor Lei Yan and the Soul Burying Star Lord plotted against the Mantis, intending to kill it, but ended up being outsmarted by the Mantis.

Ultimately, the Mantis reclaimed its treasure, the Ancestor Dragon Warship, and through the Nine Origin Reincarnation initiated by Emperor Lei Yan and the Soul Burying Star Lord, achieved its goal of parasitizing all life forms in the Soul Burying Starfield and seizing the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals and Ten Thousand Buddhas."

Zhou Yan spoke frankly about this entire plan.

At this moment, it was Gu Xi who was completely shocked.

"Brother Zhou Yan, how... how do you know the truth of all this? It’s impossible. I didn’t participate in the Nine Origin Reincarnation, so I personally witnessed it happening, and you participated in the Nine Origin Reincarnation, so how could you break the trap from within..."

Gu Xi was very shocked.

"I’m not within the trap. My father gave me a chip early on, which replaced me in completing the Nine Origin Reincarnation, allowing me to remember everything from the past. I initially thought it was my perk, but it was only after seeing the statue guarding you that I realized it was an opportunity fought for me by my father, Zhou Wangchen, also known as Jiang Shang."

"If I still couldn’t understand the trap, we would naturally be completely defeated, but if I understood it, there was still some hope."

"Unfortunately, Hua Qiudao still managed to seize the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals and Ten Thousand Buddhas—Hua Qiudao, who was the very first to nourish the soul with three lives, was truly an avatar of the Eternal Mantis, deliberately cultivated to seize the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals and Ten Thousand Buddhas."

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and explained.

Earlier, when facing Gu Xi’s explanation, Zhou Yan had actually lied.

Because the Hong Jun Sword had chosen Gu Xi.

The Hong Jun Sword choosing implies it has its own method of judgment, so Gu Xi must be very trustworthy.

Of course, if even the Hong Jun Sword could judge wrong, this battle would already be a foregone conclusion, already lost.

By this time, the Mantis’s plan was complete, and Hua Qiudao had nominally seized the inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortals and Ten Thousand Buddhas, so it was impossible for the Eternal Mantis to place a layout like Gu Xi at this moment.

All aspects could infer that Gu Xi was the real Gu Xi.

And the choice of the Hong Jun Sword was the real reason Zhou Yan completely believed.

Of course, Zhou Yan did not mention the choice of the Hong Jun Sword, but what he said was not entirely deceitful, as Gu Xi’s status in his heart was very profound, which had never changed.

For Gu Xi, Zhou Yan was almost willing to give anything.

"So, Brother Zhou Yan already knows, knows even more than I do. It turns out that the persistence of so many years is actually worthless."

Gu Xi was a bit disheartened; she always wanted to help Zhou Yan, and this intention had even become an obsession.

Now, hearing that the information she provided was of no value, the dismay suddenly emerged, nearly shattering all of her obsessions in an instant.

"Xi’er, don’t think that way because all my information is just a derivation, just guesses and not certainty. What you offered was certainty, giving me accurate judgment going forward, and this help is immense! Moreover, you know the details, which I am completely unaware of. Additionally, through you, I can also know all changes after the first experience of the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, which is extremely important for me!

Of course, these are not that important, what is particularly important is that you, Xi’er, are still alive and well! You, Xi’er, are nearly everything to me, Zhou Yan. Having you by my side is the greatest help to me!

Can’t you feel how much your Brother Zhou Yan cares about you, Xi’er?"

Zhou Yan’s words were utterly sincere, completely honest, speaking from his heart.

And these words, undoubtedly truly shattered the depths of Gu Xi’s loneliness and solitude, her loss and hesitation.