Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 129 - 028: Sword Intent Crystal Stone

The energy of the ancient array suddenly activated, and within the dark vortex, a light gate appeared.

Inside this light gate, there was the faint visibility of sword intent fruit-like Sword Intent Crystal Stones, draped in vivid red.

Zhou Yan had been waiting, until this very moment, when he suddenly stepped forward.

Beside him, Feng Lingzhu was taken aback for a moment but then immediately followed Zhou Yan without hesitation.

It seemed that any decision Zhou Yan made now was immensely wise.

Despite the terrifying land still being hugely dreadful with its eerie aura cloaked in black, Feng Lingzhu no longer harbored a shred of doubt.

This, she herself did not realize.

Suddenly, the black light gate disappeared; as Zhou Yan walked through, those originally dim and inexplicable cries suddenly became incredibly clear.

Zhou Yan even felt, in that instant, an inexplicable call from the depths of his heart.

What kind of call it was, Zhou Yan did not know, but he knew that this connection had become extremely clear because of crossing through this light gate.

When he first arrived at Carefree Main City, Zhou Yan had felt such a call from deep within his spirit, as if it constantly longed for something.

But he did not know then; now, he knew it was a call from the Origin seemingly lasting eternity.

Such a call had settled into the mark imprinted by space-time and the years.

Zhou Yan could not discern, what kind of genetic sensing this was, but he was sure, deep in his altered soul, he had countless ties to this call.

Even the body of Zhou Yan, moving forward, was momentarily frozen by the massive influx of information, then he resumed his advance.

Inside the black light gate, the ancient array was temporarily blocked off, revealing a massive, ancient palace square, and the sudden environmental change momentarily puzzled Zhou Yan.

But he quickly came to terms with it.

Because his gaze directly landed on the two enormous stone sculptures at the grand entrance of the ancient palace.

The sculptures had human heads and lion bodies, just like guardian Divine Beast statues.

But these two statues had the faces of women, portraying beautiful yet eyeless heads.

Seeing such statues again, Zhou Yan felt an instinctive irritation and an inexplicable killing intent rose within him.

He controlled his emotions well, then moved towards the location of the red Crystal Stone he had seen outside the light gate.

There, at the entrance of the palace, was a flower bed, void of plants, all filled with Sword Intent Crystal Stones floating in Void, as if frozen in place.

The intense Sword Intent had reached the level of condensing into Crystal Stones.

Zhou Yan activated his soul’s sensing power, and immediately perceived the authenticity of these items.

His heart suddenly thumped thrillingly, tempting him to just gather all these items.

Although he might not necessarily be able to absorb the energy within them, the Flame Lotus Seed in his Qiankun Ring’s spatial world clearly could devour any form of energy.

With such an idea, after carefully feeling the flow of energy here, he finally confidently soared towards that location.

With no energy constraints, Zhou Yan felt the energy inside him grow even stronger and fierce, his ancient Sword Intent becoming more solid as well.

"Zhou Yan, be careful, everything here seems marvelous, but it may contain unknown dangers," Feng Lingzhu said, also shocked by such a scene. Stepping out from that black light circle to such a palace square was strangely surprising.

But she also knew that everything here was real now, not an illusion, because as Zhou Yan determined, it was indeed very tangible!

Not only that, her previously restrained energy was also restored; now her Realm had fully recovered to the peak of Sword Soul First Layer Heaven, and her combat power could even match those strong in the Third Level of Sword Intent.

Therefore, her confidence naturally returned, so much so that she couldn’t help but express extra concern while Zhou Yan was occupied.

"No worries," Zhou Yan casually replied, then with a big swipe of his hand, those ancient Sword Intent Crystal Stones, with a terrifying killing intent of Sword Intent, swept towards Zhou Yan, who then absorbed them all with his Qiankun Ring.

This ancient, fearsome Sword Intent was incredibly daunting even to Feng Lingzhu, but Zhou Yan, undisturbed, allowed such Sword Intent to swirl around him without any abnormalities.

She couldn’t help but look at Zhou Yan with surprise again. The longer she stayed in contact with him, the less she understood him.

Besides his extremely abnormal cultivation, he had the unparalleled Sword Body of Emperor Qi, his physical body was terrifyingly strong, and his encounters with the Ancient Arrays were incredibly domineering. Beyond these, he appeared to have many more abilities that had not yet been revealed...

What kind of monster or freak was he?

Feng Ling Bamboo couldn’t help but think so.

...

Having collected thousands of ancient Sword Intent fruits, Zhou Yan felt much better.

On the surface, he used a Qiankun Ring to collect these Sword Intent Crystals, but in reality, that was just a diversion tactic. It was actually the space between his eyebrows that collected these items.

He had discovered that due to the Shattering Void and the concern of the Void Thunder Tribulation, this space between his eyebrows was like an initial world, an independent space.

The space was relatively small since it was hidden within his eyebrows.

However, the space inside was self-contained, and its range wasn’t actually small. For now, it was quite suitable for storing items extensively.

Sensing the abundance of red Sword Intent Crystals in the space between his eyebrows, Zhou Yan felt a rising sense of achievement.

Once the ancient Sword Intent Crystals were ignited by the Thunderflame, not only could they provide him energy for Enlightenment, but his understanding of ancient Sword Intent would definitely rise to a higher level.

With this ancient Sword Intent understanding, Zhou Yan believed that his comprehension of Xingyi Swordsmanship would completely transform!

This was an inexplicable confidence. Zhou Yan didn’t know where this confidence came from, but he was exceedingly certain about it!

"Roar—"

A massive roar of a demon beast suddenly resounded, and the entire palace, as well as its surroundings, shook as if an earthquake had occurred.

Zhou Yan felt dizzy and was shocked by the terror of the demon beast.

The demon beast didn’t appear, but a single roar conveyed a bloodthirst and suffocating aura.

What a terrifying creature!

As Zhou Yan thought about it, he felt himself being enveloped by Sword Light. Then, suddenly, a large group of cultivators appeared here.

This large group of cultivators, both male and female, had auras that were either terrifyingly powerful or ancient and boundless. However, their Sword Intent seemed suddenly to point towards Zhou Yan.

"Young man, you can actually collect ancient Sword Intent Crystals? Hurry and come here to explain your method to this True Man," said an arrogant voice.

"When did it become your turn to speak, Heavenly Sword of Sky Star?" retorted another middle-aged man coldly.

"This is Feng Ling Bamboo, the protector of the Li Family. Since she’s with this cultivator, it means he is from the Li Family. To avoid trouble, I suggest everyone not to argue.

Young friend, if you don’t mind sharing your method of collecting Sword Intent Crystals, Jiuyou Prefecture’s Chen Family will surely reward you handsomely," said another young Sword Cultivator, but he spoke with a gentler tone.

He seemed to have significant authority, and after he spoke, no one else continued the conversation.

"Zhou... Young Master," Feng Ling Bamboo almost addressed Zhou Yan by name, but then hesitated slightly and eventually called him young master.

By this moment, it seemed, Young Master Zhou Yan’s identity had taken root in her heart.

"Heavenly Sword Spirit? It’s not that I, Zhou Yan, am unwilling to speak; it’s just that this method can only be done by me, and none of you are capable."

Zhou Yan glanced at Chen Tianjian and without hesitation, spoke these words very naturally.

As he spoke, he extended his hand, and it was immediately enveloped in terrifyingly powerful purple Thunderflame.

This flame, mysterious and ancient in its Sword Intent and carrying the terrifying aura of Tribulation Lightning, pulsed in Zhou Yan’s palm.

However, seeing this scene, countless cultivators present changed their expressions drastically and hurriedly retreated, swiftly creating a distance from Zhou Yan!