Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1387 - 128: Driving the Tiger to Swallow the Wolf
However, when Zhou Yan arrived here, there were still some other traces.
It was very clear that other beings had come here.
With the assistance of the Thunder Seal, Zhou Yan traversed this place as if walking in his own backyard, making his journey extremely smooth. That is to say, having arrived here, if he was the second person, there would be no one who was the first.
At least, this was the case in the Ziwei Sect.
But in fact, there were already traces here, and more than one, which indicated that there were multiple beings here.
This very likely meant that beings from other regions had entered the same place and then led into the Ziwei Grand Hall.
As Zhou Yan pondered, he immediately sensed something in his heart and was about to turn back.
But subconsciously, Zhou Yan didn’t turn back; instead, he merely sensed with the power of the Thunder Seal of Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain.
With this sensing, Zhou Yan immediately discovered the approaching figure, which was none other than Jiang Xinli, whom he dreaded the most.
Moreover, Zhou Yan perceived that although Jiang Xinli appeared severely injured, it was evident her realm seemed even stronger, and her manner of walking did not resemble someone in a severely injured state.
More importantly, the fierce and murderous aura in the woman’s eyes was clearly nurtured from slaughtering several beings.
Zhou Yan calculated for a moment, and his heart sank instantly as he quickly realized that more than five disciples from the Ziwei Sect probably fell victim to this woman’s treachery.
Zhou Yan had been somewhat sure before; now he was more certain that this Jiang Xinli was absolutely no good.
Moreover, she seemed to be a spy lurking within the Ziwei Sect, but Zhou Yan did not know what faction this spy belonged to.
However, no matter the faction, they couldn’t deny the woman’s cruelty and insidiousness.
As Zhou Yan pondered, he didn’t stop his pace but continued to move forward quickly.
Yet, in his sensing, Zhou Yan detected that Lin Xuefei was also coming from a certain distance behind him.
Zhou Yan’s heart sank suddenly; if Lin Xuefei encountered Jiang Xinli, then Jiang Xinli would surely make a move!
Zhou Yan inwardly cursed as he knew he could not possibly be a match for Jiang Xinli.
Jiang Xinli’s strength surpassed even Jiang Hongyi and Jiang Hen, a realm above the Eternal Life Seven Rules, which Zhou Yan had no ability to resist.
"Perhaps, if necessary, I can only use the strategy of substituting the real with the fake, using Loh Jixu’s Eternal Spirit to replace my own and feign death to escape."
Zhou Yan contemplated, thinking of the only feasible solution.
And this solution was exceptionally brutal and perilous.
If discovered, not only would the Thunder Seal be exposed, but an ultimate catastrophe of destruction would befall.
But at this moment, there was truly no way out.
Zhou Yan did not believe that Jiang Xinli deliberately followed without purpose.
Zhou Yan sensed the approaching woman and glanced at the marks on the ground, and suddenly, a sinister idea appeared in his mind.
At that moment, Zhou Yan slowed his pace but extended the aura of the Thunder Seal forward into the grand hall’s interior.
Indeed, the interior of the hall was incredibly complex with array formation restrictions, arrays as bizarre as the Eight Array Map, with three men and two women grouped together analyzing and seeking Enlightenment, attempting to unlock the crucial points within.
Just then, Zhou Yan’s Thunder Seal suddenly refined a powerful sixth-level Purple Qi Origin Soul Stone, and then with the power of the Thunder Seal, he sprayed this Purple Qi from the Void, impacting the five people.
The five were fully focused and were caught off guard by the sudden attack—the power of the Thunder Seal, originating from Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, existed independently as an indescribable rule, not perceived by external rules.
It was precisely due to this that Zhou Yan could act so recklessly.
Under such circumstances, Zhou Yan suddenly withdrew the Thunder Seal, dragging the Purple Qi in one direction, and then Zhou Yan’s figure at the grand hall’s entrance became ethereal.
The aura of the Eight Array Map reached its peak, and Zhou Yan activated the Eight Array Map, using the power of the Sword Array to conceal the Void, forming a virtual defense for himself.
This situation looked as if Zhou Yan, while progressing, discovered something and immediately hid away.
Integrating the flow pattern of the Purple Qi, the power derived from the Eight Array Map formed a Fish Eye covering Zhou Yan, causing him to vanish instantly.
This method was akin to the time when Qian Luoshui hid behind Zhou Yan while comprehending Zhou Yan’s Creation Emperor Pattern.
Qian Luoshui, with profound cultivation and formidable means, naturally mastered the concealment array after enlightenment, while Zhou Yan only managed it after the Thunder Seal had advanced and transformed to a level allowing freedom of expression, combined with the immense soul power strength, expending a certain amount of time to complete the process.
Under normal circumstances, such concealment or evasion could not be accomplished as efficiently.
But as Zhou Yan began his actions, he had already started deploying this method, and by the time he finished and the group of five was startled and rushed out frantically, Zhou Yan had just completed the Fish Eye Technique.
At this point, Zhou Yan had genuinely disappeared, as this Concealing Technique originated from the King’s Inheritance of the Ancient Fu Xi Clan.
The King’s Inheritance was naturally effective against the Eternal Life Beings.
When these five Eternal Life Beings rushed out, Jiang Xinli happened to arrive less than a hundred meters in front of Zhou Yan.
Yet, she was surprised that Zhou Yan’s evasion technique was astonishingly impressive, disappearing in an instant.
While she was amazed, she seemed to become more convinced of something, her eyes shimmering with terrifying, bizarre gleams.
As for the five Eternal Life Beings, they seemed completely ignored by her.
"So it’s a bastard from the Ziwei Sect!"
Upon seeing Jiang Xinli, the five Eternal Life Beings immediately showed a look of astonishment.
One of them even sneered, saying, "What a pity, severely wounded!"
"No, it’s not severe injuries, it’s probably faked? Trying to make us underestimate you? We’ll make sure you sustain real injuries!"
A woman seemed to see through Jiang Xinli’s pretense and sneered immediately.
Then this red-clothed woman pulled out a pair of terrifying curved twin blades, and charged towards Jiang Xinli to kill her.
The twin blades in her hands flashed, and a shallow red halo rippled from her, in which the woman’s figure completely disappeared, as if concealed deep within the halo.
And in the instant before Jiang Xinli could react, a point in the halo gathered energy, and then the twin blades slashed out a fierce beam of light.
"Hiss—"
Like cutting through space, the murderous intent suddenly fell upon Jiang Xinli.
But Jiang Xinli appeared not to notice, her eyes suddenly flashed with a terrifying azure cold ice power, which she then channeled into a short azure small sword.
The small sword soared, directly piercing through the woman’s forehead.
In the woman’s forehead, the Eternal Spirit screamed and flew out.
The Eternal Spirit was a girl of about thirteen or fourteen, but by this time the girl’s Eternal Spirit was completely frozen, turned into ice the instant it soared out, and then shattered into powder.
The Eternal Spirit was thus shattered to annihilation, astonishing the remaining four Eternal Life Beings.
"This is— so formidable! But such a method cannot be used multiple times! Senior brother, let’s activate the Blood Sacrifice Power!"
Three men exchanged glances and immediately activated the terrifying Blood Sacrifice Power.
The Blood Sacrifice Power instantly formed a Blood River, spewing waves of Blood Light, fiercely attacking Jiang Xinli.
This time, Jiang Xinli immediately faced a destructive attack.
The battle intensified seriously.
Zhou Yan watched silently, feeling shaken and terrified.
Jiang Xinli’s attacking approach was almost identical to Mu Qingyan’s brutal killing intent, both simple, direct, and ruthless.
And the attacks of the three men were extraordinarily sinister and terrifying, virtually the ultimate display of a Blood River attack.
Zhou Yan had experienced a Blood River attack, knowing how astounding the killing intent was, yet he did not expect this killing intent to be derived into such a state by these three Eternal Life Beings after being converted by the Blood River.
Zhou Yan watched silently, feeling he had gained tremendously from this battle, with many learnings from this observation.
In Zhou Yan’s sensing, after the red-clothed girl died, the face of the green-clothed girl turned extremely pale, standing still in a daze without making a move.
However, after the three men attacked Jiang Xinli, the green-clothed girl gently removed the light green mask from her mouth, revealing her stunningly beautiful yet cold face.
Then, she gently took off her paired blades, which gleamed with a silvery light, dazzling to the eye.
In her hands, the paired blades immediately manifested an undying will and majesty.
Then, the woman moved.
Her figure transformed, like a colossal mantis suddenly tearing through the void, slashing abruptly, piercing directly through Jiang Xinli, who was fiercely battling the three men.
"Pfft—"
Jiang Xinli’s head detached, flying into the void.
However, Jiang Xinli did not die, nor did her Eternal Spirit emerge.
Her head spinning in the air, Jiang Xinli waved her slender hand, and the severed head with blood flew back, once again growing onto her shoulders.
And the broken flesh fragments almost instantly regenerated, restoring perfectly.
Simultaneously, Jiang Xinli thrust a sword, Cold Ice Power spreading to form a domain, immediately attempting to freeze the girl in the green gauze dress.
The green-dressed girl’s figure rippled, disappearing like she was completely concealed in the void.
"This is an Eternal Mantis clansman? Tsk, how can such a beautiful yet heartless woman exist?"
Zhou Yan was taken aback.
The ugliness of a mantis and the cold-hearted beauty of this Eternal Species were worlds apart.
Ultimately, Zhou Yan had to accept this terrifying fact.
Though Zhou Yan had devoured Loh Jixu’s memories, due to the absence of contact between the Cangshan Domain and the Eternal Mantis, the two had virtually never crossed paths.
