Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 132 - 031: The Dead Person in the Statue

As the elderly man said this, he took the lead to arrive at the location of the Ancient Array.

Upon reaching there, he paused for a moment, showing a thoughtfulness spreading across his features.

This time, he was extremely confident because he had previously understood similar Ancient Arrays. Conveniently, he felt a familiar sense with this formation, so it was the perfect opportunity to make an appearance and to draw the attention of the geniuses, Chen Tianjian and Feng Yunyan.

With this in mind, as he scoffed at Zhou Yan, he took another step and walked into the midst of the Ancient Array.

At this moment, many Cultivators were silently watching the place where Lie Kongxi and Han True Man stood.

Likewise, Zhou Yan was also observing how this elder, known as ’Lie Kongxi’, would act towards the Ancient Array.

In terms of Ancient Arrays, Zhou Yan felt that his level was far superior to everyone present here, a type of unspoken confidence. However, confidence alone wasn’t enough, as he didn’t know the exact level of others. He only knew that they should be much worse than him.

He had these thoughts, but more so, his deliberate reminder to Chen Tianjian was indeed to provoke those who were dissatisfied with him to step forward, and in doing so, suffer a significant loss.

Zhou Yan couldn’t forget the previous sense of crisis that seemed to terrify even the soul, and he knew that this Ancient Array was far from being as simple as it appeared.

But since the others were unconvinced, Zhou Yan could just take advantage of their belittling mindset, and let these people head towards death.

...

Zhou Yan watched as Lie Kongxi and Han True Man entered the Ancient Array, and then their figures suddenly disappeared from the square, and his face subtly changed, but quickly returned to calm.

After Lie Kongxi and Han True Man went in, it was like they had entered another space, without any news coming forth.

Chen Tianjian, Feng Yunyan, and a group of Cultivators present were all waiting there.

Ten minutes passed, a quarter of an hour passed, half an hour passed.

Lie Kongxi and Han True Man still hadn’t reappeared.

Originally, those who were prepared to laugh at Zhou Yan and even ready to attack him at any moment, now had to temporarily put aside such thoughts.

"Zhou Lingzhe, what is your view on their situation?"

After a slight hesitation, Chen Tianjian approached Zhou Yan politely and asked.

"Chen Lingzhe, their situation, I’m afraid it might not be good. They haven’t come out for so long, they might have already perished."

Zhou Yan thought for a moment and gave the most realistic response.

"Nonsense, how could Elder Lie perish? I think you would perish before Elder Lie would!"

A green-clothed woman stepped forward, her eyes filled with hostility as she glared at Zhou Yan, the light of flames dancing in her pupils.

It seemed as if she would lash out violently at the slightest provocation.

"Lie Wanqing, don’t say more, come back."

Behind the green-clothed woman, a middle-aged man who appeared rather old, with a sickly yellow complexion and gaunt features, couldn’t help but speak.

"Yes, uncle."

This green-clothed woman, named ’Lie Wanqing’, despite hearing the middle-aged man’s words, still gave Zhou Yan a fierce glare, her gaze anything but friendly.

Zhou Yan completely ignored this scene and continued to speak to Chen Tianjian, "In two more minutes, the cycle of this Ancient Array will reach a neutral point. At that moment, it will temporarily be safe, and we can go over."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tianjian’s gaze fixed intently on Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan did not flinch.

"Alright, then I choose to trust your words. In two minutes, I will be the first to lead the way. Additionally, if anyone is unwilling to follow, they can make their own choice, and we need not be demanding. After all, this team is only temporary, and no one should feel pressured or burdened."

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Tianjian finally made a decision.

Beside him, the spiritually vibrant Feng Yunyan gave Zhou Yan a few more glances, seemingly trying to discern more of Zhou Yan’s abilities.

Seeing Chen Tianjian make his decision so promptly, Zhou Yan inwardly held him in higher regard.

Only such a decisive person could have the capability to cultivate to such a level.

He turned to look at Feng Lingzhu and said, "Later on, just follow me, and that will be sufficient. Time is short, seize the opportunity well."

"Yes, Young Master."

Feng Lingzhu, seeing the unyielding interaction between Zhou Yan and Chen Tianjian, and now even deliberately being reminded by him, suddenly felt an inexplicably overwhelming sense of favor, like she had been graced with some honor. The strange feeling in her heart, as if she was part of the group of top-tier geniuses like Zhou Yan and Feng Yunyan, was extraordinarily mysterious.

Only now did she gradually begin to understand Zhou Yan’s character. And with understanding, the inexplicable feeling of aversion she had unknowingly changed without even realizing it.

...

"Alright, let’s go!"

Catching that precise moment, Chen Tianjian had been watching Zhou Yan’s expression. As Zhou Yan suddenly turned serious, Chen Tianjian immediately caught on, transforming into Sword Light and shooting into the Ancient Array.

At that instant, Zhou Yan didn’t fall behind in speed and similarly became like Sword Light, barreling towards the perilous Ancient Array.

Following Zhou Yan, Feng Lingzhu also hesitated not a moment and followed him.

Then, following them were Feng Yunyan and the other Cultivators, almost everyone.

"Uncle, why should we believe what he says? What if he is deliberately planning to trap us!"

After Zhou Yan and the others almost entirely entered the Ancient Array, Lie Wanqing, the female cultivator, couldn’t help but transmit her Spiritual Sense to her third uncle, who was also the sallow and emaciated middle-aged man.

"Lie Wanqing, you must understand that the people who can become geniuses are not undeserving of their reputations, especially the likes of Chen Tianjian and Feng Yunyan, who are geniuses with Spiritualist qualifications. It is even more so!

You really think that they don’t understand Arrays? And you really think Elder Lie went in just for a simple understanding of the Ancient Array? If that’s what you’re thinking, then you’re truly disappointing me!"

The middle-aged man with sallow skin transmitted his message very seriously and coldly, but his message made Lie Wanqing dare not show any disrespect, repeatedly admitting her foolishness as an apology.

The middle-aged man nodded, reached out to grab Lie Wanqing and directly swept her to his side with a brush of Sword Intent. He then instantly turned into a streak of light, speeding towards the place where Zhou Yan and the others had disappeared.

...

The pitch-black sky suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The dark environment and pitch-black Void made this place seem even more silent and desolate.

From that square, into the Ancient Array, and out again, Zhou Yan had arrived here.

Here, one could be certain that they were approaching the City of No Tears.

Not far in front of Zhou Yan were Chen Tianjian and Feng Yunyan, and behind him, more cultivators were continuously entering and appearing.

This time, the group was not scattered.

"Zhou Spiritualist, from here on, you lead the way. To enter the Tearless Ancient City safely is our goal for this journey, and I shall deal with any dangers that arise along the way."

Upon observing such an environment, Chen Tianjian immediately said to Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan nodded and took the lead, moving through the gloomy terrain.

He led the way, with Chen Tianjian, Feng Yunyan, and a host of other cultivators following behind; for a while, they did not encounter any danger.

Until Zhou Yan suddenly stopped.

"Is there a problem?"

Chen Tianjian immediately asked.

Zhou Yan replied, "There’s someone blocking the way."

Chen Tianjian frowned, looking forward but not seeing anyone; he couldn’t help but ask, "What person?"

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Two statues."

In the chilling environment, no people could be seen.

But on the path ahead, there were two statues standing there. If they did not change direction, these two statues would indeed block the way.

These two statues were somewhat deformed, with large bellies and round faces, their Spirit Armor twisted together like twisted hemp; the faces of the statues also looked somewhat ugly.

Such statues, carrying a transparent black aura, were naturally hard to discern in this environment.

But with Zhou Yan’s reminder, these two statues could no longer hide; with the sensing power of the cultivators, everyone could then see them.

Chen Tianjian walked up to Zhou Yan’s side, and Feng Yunyan also came to Zhou Yan’s side at this time; both of them almost simultaneously looked closely at the two statues.

Among them, Feng Yunyan seemed particularly interested in these two statues, staring at them as if she had never seen statues before.

Zhou Yan glanced at her and couldn’t help asking, "Have you never seen statues before?"

Feng Yunyan replied, "Since childhood, I have been comprehending the Carving Skill, which encompasses statues. You could say that statues are my enemies because I have to follow the rules of the Sect and time and again comprehend the Sword Dao Profound Meaning in the ancient engravings."

As she spoke, Feng Yunyan casually gathered a strand of ancient Sword Intent, and with a flick, the Sword Intent suddenly shot towards the far-off Void, causing a large ripple to spread.

"I see."

Zhou Yan nodded his head, then also gathered a strand of ancient Sword Intent, and said, "Ancient Tomb Mountain, City of No Tears, they must all be related to ancient engravings. I don’t dislike carving, but I don’t like being blocked."

Saying this, he sent out the Sword Intent in his hand, and the two statues in front immediately cracked under the terrifying impact of this ancient Sword Intent.

The terrifying Sword Intent, which had casually appeared from Zhou Yan’s hand, had an astonishing lethality, naturally taking aback many of the cultivators present.

But that wasn’t the main point, because with the shock of that terrifying Sword Intent, as the statues shattered, an endless cold and evil aura suddenly spread out. Then, inside the statues, the highly deformed bodies of two cultivators were revealed.

There were actually two dead people inside these two statues!

As all the cultivators focused their attention here, the appearance of the two dead people from inside the statues brought a deathly silence to the scene.

Dead people were not pleasant to look at, especially those who had died in agony with their eyes bulging out like dead fish, and combined with the cold, evil aura of the location, made the faces of the cultivators following Zhou Yan turn pale.

"These are Elder Lie and True Man Han!"

Suddenly, Lie Wanqing’s face lost all color and she couldn’t help but cry out in shock.

Her voice, somewhat shrill from the distortion, clearly chilled the hearts of all the cultivators present, including Zhou Yan.

Elder Lie and True Man Han were at least Sword Soul First Layer Heaven peak powerhouses. How could they have died here?

Why did they die with their eyes almost bulging out?

Why were their bodies encased in statues, placed in front of everyone?

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