Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1363 - 105: Leaving the Sealing Grounds

Zhou Yan felt a slight surprise in his heart but immediately thought of Yamina, Feng Zishuang, and also Ping’er.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yan naturally did not hesitate and immediately invited the visitor to meet him.

When Zhou Yan saw Ping’er, who appeared somewhat travel-worn due to her hurried journey, on the mountainside, his heart couldn’t help but tremble slightly.

"Young Master, I’m sorry, Ping’er arrived late and couldn’t catch the final scene of significant consequences, otherwise Ping’er would have surely..."

Ping’er was deeply remorseful.

But Zhou Yan gently wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes, softly saying, "This matter has nothing to do with you, as there are changes even the Human King cannot solve. If you had come earlier, it might only have been my regret."

Zhou Yan gently stroked Ping’er’s head.

Ping’er was very obedient, just like in the past, but now she was a bit more mature.

She leaned lightly into Zhou Yan’s embrace, as if there were many words she couldn’t express.

And these words gradually emerged in her emotions as she calmed down, bit by bit.

Through Ping’er’s words, Zhou Yan learned about the latest situations concerning Yamina, Feng Zishuang, and others, and also gained some additional understanding of the Immortal Great Domain.

The news Ping’er brought was not much, but overall it leaned towards the positive side. However, for the time being, Zhou Yan lacked the ability to deal with these matters. Ping’er mentioned a piece of information about Yamina when speaking of the Eternal Elf Race.

"Young Master, the Holy Daughter once said that if you encounter difficulties, some of the women around you can be sent to the Elf Secret Realm. She knows you have extraordinary women with you, but when you first appeared in the Great Domain, you were very much in danger..."

Ping’er pointed out some situations, which Zhou Yan understood.

Looking at Ping’er, Zhou Yan thought of the Human King’s suggestions and proceeded to tell her about Qian Xi, Long Xianyin, and Zhou Sisi.

After Zhou Yan proposed this, Ping’er’s viewpoint immediately aligned with that of the Human King, with their explanations almost identical.

Eventually, Zhou Yan managed to finalize many matters with Ping’er.

Afterwards, Zhou Yan did not waste time and took Ping’er to the Human King’s small wooden house.

After the Human King and Ping’er talked for a moment and confirmed several feasible plans, the Human King looked at Zhou Yan and said, "Now, in the current situation, cultivating here won’t have much effect. In my opinion, you should go to the Eternal Life Domain, to the Purple Micro Emperor Star.

After you leave, whether it’s Hou Chen or Sisi and the others, they will still need about a month to consolidate their Eternal Life Stage. It’s not a long time, but you should avoid wasting it."

"I plan to first send you to the Purple Micro Emperor Star. As for the others, leave them to me; I will arrange them properly. Your origins are different and shouldn’t be too obvious by being with Hou Chen, and I have my plans for them. I will send them to ancient immortal forces for cultivation based on their abilities and strengths. Someday, you will reunite."

The Human King Fu Xi proposed his ideas.

His ideas were very thoughtful, and Zhou Yan understood that due to his identity, he couldn’t appear openly with Hou Chen and the others and could only rise independently.

Regrettably, Zhou Yan was unable to bid farewell to Qian Xi, Long Xianyin, and the others.

However, Zhou Yan still agreed to the Human King Fu Xi’s request. After leaving some farewell words, information about future reunions, and some heartfelt words to Qian Xi and Long Xianyin, Zhou Yan bid farewell to Ping’er and followed the Human King to a narrow space node in the Sumeru Immortal Mountain.

"Zhou Yan, you will appear in an ancient domain after you leave, a place long unopened, but no one will suspect anything when you emerge from there. However, to reach the Ancient Fu Xi Clan, you must endure a long journey, maybe three to five days, or perhaps ten days or so. Your Xuanyuan Sword is now very complete, refined instinctively by your Thunderbolt Purple Flame, and the combat armor similarly, so the power is strong."

"The road ahead is yours to rely on yourself. As for me, the reason for my remaining here involves very complex reasons which you may understand someday."

"Zhou Yan, no matter what, you must always believe in yourself. Believe that even the Eternal King is not actually frightening."

"Also, if you encounter Hua Qiudao and that group in the future, if you can, remove them without mercy. They have largely been completely suppressed and may not have much chance of recovery."

The Human King Fu Xi gave a particularly harsh final answer.

This answer, its implications, are actually self-evident.

Zhou Yan’s heart sank, but his gaze remained calm, his emotions steady as he nodded, agreeing to Fu Xi’s suggestion.

These were the final pieces of guidance from Fu Xi; aside from unfamiliar Eight Diagrams Secret Techniques, Zhou Yan was unaware of any other combat power inheritance he might have received.

Still, he understood that much of it really depended on his own effort and pursuit.

Hou Chen, Sisi, and Liu Haoxin, among others, would also have a relatively good future arranged by Fu Xi, with their reunions presumably not too far off.

Zhou Yan believed there would be such a day.

...

Zhou Yan bid farewell to Ping’er, under Ping’er’s reluctant gaze and amid the encouraging gaze of the Human King, Zhou Yan was like a beam of light, dissipating into this Heaven and Earth, disappearing at the end of the Sumeru Immortal Mountain.

At this time, seeing Zhou Yan leave, the Human King finally let out a sorrowful sigh, his gaze becoming exceedingly complex.

This emotion couldn’t be hidden from Ping’er, who stood before him.

And Ping’er, her pretty face had also turned much paler, with an indescribable look of pain in her eyes.

"Human King, do you think, will the young master rise? This path is so arduous and difficult."

Ping’er’s voice trembled lightly.

The Human King did not speak but looked behind Ping’er.

There, Gu Xi stood silently, like a statue.

"He’ll be fine. Although the Ziwei Emperor Star has become very different, he will ultimately be different too. One day, he will return, bringing true hope for the Human Clan, and stand tall between Heaven and Earth."

Gu Xi said softly.

The Human King remained silent.

Ping’er’s lips quivered, but she merely echoed Gu Xi softly, "He will, I believe in the young master too!"

...

The Void as always opened up a Light Path, direct and intense.

Bringing with it an indescribable scorching power.

The scorching power pierced the unknown Void, carving a path and branding Zhou Yan onto it.

This was a kind of imprinting power, like rules being embedded, Zhou Yan as an object, or an engraving, was embedded into a barrier by an unknown force.

For a long time, Zhou Yan felt a sense of stiffness throughout his body, then he struggled a bit, but suddenly walked out from a wall.

Zhou Yan was somewhat stunned, while a profoundly heavy feeling filled his body, giving him an unprecedented sense of being grounded.

Zhou Yan felt as if he had entered the gravitational field of an infinite gravity system, burdened with extraordinarily powerful restraints all over his body.

This feeling made Zhou Yan understand that he had truly entered the Ziwei Emperor Star.

The environment before his eyes, however, was a peculiar place of ruins within the Ziwei Emperor Star.

This place of ruins was a wasteland. Within the wasteland, there were desolate weeds everywhere. They looked no different from those outside, but these weeds possessed a unique vitality, maintaining their death, forming a very peculiar cycle.

That is to say, even if these weeds die now, they will come back to life at a certain point in their energy cycle.

This is a kind of immortality ability, even the weeds possess this ability.

And in Zhou Yan’s eyes, not only the weeds, but many strange, unfamiliar, ancient medicinal herbs and so on, were everywhere.

Each of these medicinal herbs was exceptionally precious. On the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, each of these was incredibly against the heavens, but in this place of ruins, at this moment, they were everywhere, like garbage.

This is the Immortal Land, and the differences everywhere have begun to manifest.

But Zhou Yan did not have any emotional changes because of these things. He didn’t look at the surrounding space; instead, after appearing in this place, he turned around to look at the wall behind him.

Behind Zhou Yan was a bare wall, with many engravings on it, but most of these engravings were exceedingly mottled and extremely chaotic.

Among these engravings, Zhou Yan saw the statue of Mu Qingyan, but starting from the head, it was all marked by inexplicable Tao patterns, rendering the face unrecognizable.

Zhou Yan saw the image of Wan Jian Tian among them, locked by twelve pillars of light, twisted and struggling like a demon, unable to break free.

Zhou Yan saw Ji Wu, his eyes hollow and despairing, as if sealed within a cold ice sculpture.

Then Zhou Yan saw the place where he had come out, a blood-colored throne, on which he calmly sat himself, like he was ruling the world, like the Sovereign of Ten Thousand Worlds.

But this scene disappeared after Zhou Yan walked out of that wall.

The throne remained, the blood-colored statue still there, but the statue no longer had contours or a body, just a shell that seemed already decayed.

"Immortal—shedding the flesh? Is this a method of substitution, or did I truly walk out of this wall?"

Zhou Yan looked at the wall, feeling indescribable, as if many secrets were just beginning.

The Great Domain, it’s a new life, but Zhou Yan realized he should have experienced this a long time ago.

Zhou Yan pondered, pacing back and forth in this place of ruins.