Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1383 - 124: Suspicion

"Okay, Zhou Yan, let me hold you. You just recovered, and the energy outside is still strong. You might find it difficult to resist."

Lin Xuefei said seriously.

To Zhou Yan, she acted like she was taking care of a child, a doll she cherished.

Hearing this, Zhou Yan instinctively sensed Lin Xuefei, and suddenly remembered that Lin Xuefei was indeed not very old, but her realm was genuinely at the sixth level of the Eternal Life Five Rules Realm.

Thinking of Lin Xuefei’s realm and then associating it with the fact that her Eternal Spirit appeared as a little girl, looking adorable and naive at about the age of two, Zhou Yan couldn’t help but feel quite speechless.

Lin Xuefei’s Eternal Age was truly very young, or rather, in terms of the Sea of Suffering Realm, Lin Xuefei was just a little girl who had just entered the age of development.

However, even though she was a little girl, the size of Lin Xuefei’s chest was astonishingly impressive.

Zhou Yan subconsciously glanced at Lin Xuefei’s chest. The exaggerated silhouette inevitably reminded him of the massive size of Guan Qiushui’s back in the day.

But, unfortunately, things have changed now, and many old friends may have long perished in unknown dangers, becoming eternal memories.

Zhou Yan’s gaze swept quickly, but being as perceptive as she was, Lin Xuefei, whose realm was much higher than Zhou Yan’s and who constantly paid attention to him, noticed Zhou Yan instinctively staring at her chest with fascination. She felt an inexplicable joy in her heart, remarkably proud as she slightly puffed out her chest, her pretty face blushing lightly, yet not minding Zhou Yan’s instinctively aggressive gaze.

Her actions made Zhou Yan realize and, instead, a blush spread across his experienced face.

He felt like an old bull eating young grass—she’s still a child, and when did I become so beastly in nature?

Zhou Yan touched his nose, extended his hand, and Lin Xuefei, with glee, immediately took Zhou Yan’s hand and, in a sweet voice, said, "Don’t worry, I’ll be good to you."

With that, Lin Xuefei joyfully and proactively held Zhou Yan’s hand and then pulled him out of the isolated courtyard.

However, her words gave Zhou Yan a rather strange feeling, as if it were a scene where a villain violates a weak girl, and the villain laughs wickedly, saying, "Rest assured, I will treat you well..."

...

Jiang Caiyun returned to the inner hall of the Ziwei Sect Master, and after half a day, Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen also arrived there.

At this time, there was also a woman in purple beside Jiang Caiyun.

This woman in purple, with phoenix eyes that radiated brilliance, had slightly long eyebrows, which gave an impression of insincerity.

"Xinli, we’ll just reserve one more spot for the Heavenly Mansion; I’ll have one of my Core Disciples give up their spot for Zhou Yan."

"Sect Master, the matter of the quota is easily settled. Besides, if, as you say, he is the inheritor of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan, doing this may also be an opportunity. However, it’s said that his background is quite odd. We need to be more cautious about this. Sect Master, you’re a kind person, but these Eternal Life Beings are often cunning and scheming, not easy people to deal with."

"This—I’ve met this child. He is calm, steady, and has a great essence, and he shouldn’t have ulterior motives. Moreover, the inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan is definitely not something outsiders can covet."

Jiang Caiyun hesitated for a moment and said.

"I always feel something’s off, a gut feeling. Sect Master, don’t take Xinli’s words as narrow-mindedness; it’s just that we can’t afford not to be cautious. If our Ziwei Sect’s ancestral land is destroyed, we’d all be sinners."

The woman in purple said so, which immediately changed Jiang Caiyun’s expression.

At this moment, Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen also had their expressions become a bit more solemn.

"Hongyi, Jiang Hen, you two said you met this person before? How was that, specifically? Describe everything in detail. Also, Xuefei and you, Hongyi, talk about those experiences, and try to deduce the general process using the Backlight Immortal Principle, so that I can observe and judge with the will left by the Ziwei King."

"This—Xinli, is this really necessary?"

Jiang Caiyun looked at Jiang Xinli in shock.

Jiang Xinli’s expression remained unchanged, yet she stayed silent for a long time.

After a long while, she sighed and said, "Lately, I’ve been feeling uneasy, not knowing why, always sensing some abnormal agitation between my brows, which coincided with the time when Xuefei had an accident. Afterward, when Zhou Yan came, this uneasiness became more severe. Then today, after Zhou Yan recovered, the feeling subsided. It’s clear that this unease originates from Zhou Yan.

Since our Eternal Spirits are restless, this must be a big matter, not to be underestimated. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have urgently summoned the Sect Master and you all over here."

Jiang Xinli said with utmost seriousness.

Jiang Caiyun’s eyes showed a look of uncertainty and suspicion; she pondered for a long time, then sighed lightly and said, "In that case, we can only reluctantly play the villain this time! Hongyi, Jiang Hen, cooperate fully with Xinli as her protectors."

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen immediately bowed and said.

At that moment, Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen immediately began to narrate in detail their initial encounter with Zhou Yan, focusing especially on Zhou Yan’s state, realm, abilities, and the soul strength that Jiang Hongyi sensed from Zhou Yan at that time.

Then, Jiang Hongyi used the Time Trace Method to present the previous scene of encountering Zhou Yan. However, within the time trace, Zhou Yan’s appearance was exceptionally blurred and could not be clearly displayed.

This situation greatly surprised Jiang Hongyi.

Instead, Jiang Xinli, upon witnessing this scene, clearly felt some relief, softly exhaled a breath of turbid air, seemingly some matters, she already had a hint of an answer.

"What’s going on? Protector Xinli, have you discovered something?"

Seeing Xinli relaxed, Jiang Caiyun couldn’t help but ask with a serious tone.

"Sect Master, this matter is indeed somewhat strange, and the scene presented by Hongyi, where Zhou Yan is not clear, indicates that Zhou Yan, in certain aspects, surpasses Hongyi’s level.

And Hongyi’s realm is at the Eternal Life Seven Rules Realm, yet Zhou Yan initially seemed so weak..."

"Therefore, I suspect..."

"Suspect what?"

Jiang Caiyun slightly startled, immediately blurted out.

"I’m not clear for now, but the quota for the Heavenly Mansion can be given to him, though there’s one thing I must personally verify. Of course, Sect Master can rest assured, once inside the Heavenly Mansion, as long as going in a heavily wounded state, there won’t be any suppression or counterattack intention."

Jiang Xinli’s eyes flashed with a trace of an alluring color, saying at once.

Jiang Caiyun, however, did not perceive any anomaly, feeling a bit hesitant, somewhat uneasy.

Both Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen could not notice Jiang Xinli’s momentary anomaly, instead feeling some doubts due to the inability to re-examine the past memories.

"How is it possible, everything I personally experienced with Zhou Yan, surprisingly forms memory imprints through Memory Technique, yet with the Backlight Immortal Principle, I couldn’t release a complete picture? My Backlight Immortal Principle has already reached Great Perfection!"

Jiang Hongyi at this time found it very puzzling, she only felt that things turned extremely eerie!

This was something never encountered before, even with the experiences together with Qian Luoshui, playing back with Backlight Immortal Principle was perfectly clear, without a hint of vagueness.

Instead now, even a small character couldn’t be probed, this is simply unimaginable.

Though Jiang Hongyi had a good impression of Zhou Yan earlier, not believing Zhou Yan was insidious, at this moment due to this situation, genuinely arising a heart of doubt.

This situation, surpassing expectations, consequently Jiang Hongyi let Jiang Hen also attempt.

In the end, the result was identical, once encountering Zhou Yan’s situation, neither could derive anything, moreover, the more deriving, those memories seemed facing unknown interference, increasingly blurred.

"Could it be, there is a King-level artifact on him?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"King’s Treasure?"

Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen became wary, both thought of this point.

"Perhaps so, otherwise how to explain the matter of Loh Jixu turning to ashes? It must be known, even we aimed at suppressing Loh Jixu was easy, but destroying him was quite difficult, furthermore the means deployed must be extremely violent, to eradicate the Eternal Spirit of the opponent in an instant, not only dry it up but completely shatter the Origin of its Eternal Spirit."

"Such a formidable King’s Treasure!"

"Having King’s Treasure, yet his realm progresses so rapidly? Does it indicate he possesses a unique and powerful inheritance?"

"The inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan, does it truly exist? If it exists, Qian Luoshui couldn’t possibly miss obtaining the inheritance."

"Seems like it’s necessary to contact Qian Luoshui and see."

"Little Sister, this matter, you..."

"This matter I will go inquire with Qian Luoshui, whatever the specifics, we’ll see. But Zhou Yan being the true inheritor of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan is highly possible, it might be direct inheritance of an Emperor, if so, being unable to derive the Time Trace Method, does hold a certain reason."

The exchange and analysis between Jiang Hen and Jiang Hongyi also reached the ears of Jiang Caiyun and Jiang Xinli.

"Indeed, I have such a thought, so Hongyi, you go ask Qian Luoshui about this matter, regardless of the outcome, after all, it ultimately won’t be a bad thing, and if Qian Luoshui knows about this matter, then with Zhou Yan obtaining our inheritance and benefits in the Ziwei Heavenly Mansion, the Ancient Fu Xi Clan knowing this matter, it would count as our favor. If the Ancient Fu Xi Clan doesn’t know about this matter, then Zhou Yan can be drawn into our sect, such a person, with the inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan, this will be a very good treasure.

Not only can the inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan flourish greatly, but when necessary, Zhou Yan can be sent into the Ancient Fu Xi Clan, such a genius, having the inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan himself, is the greatest gift to the Ancient Fu Xi Clan."

"Moreover, if all aspects don’t work out, then this person doesn’t fail as an object of research."

Jiang Xinli laid out several scenarios, these sayings were all quite reasonable.

Although some methods among them might not be that noble, standing from a Sect Master’s perspective, Jiang Caiyun indeed found nothing to criticize.

"This child is a good child, we should not target him, better to cultivate well. Besides, Xue Fei is completely immersed."

Jiang Caiyun sighed and said.

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