Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 1396 - 136: Lin Xuefei’s Eternal Spirit

However, this situation is extremely dangerous, because once enslaved, it’s hard to protect any secrets, just like Zhou Yan enslaved Loh Jixu, everything about Loh Jixu can be clearly known to Zhou Yan.

Therefore, unless there is some heaven-defying method to shield this ability, Ji Wu can safely exist without anomalies.

In terms of others, Zhou Yan indeed feels this possibility is low, but with Lee Ran as the sovereign of Xingyi technique, Zhou Yan believes he surely has corresponding methods.

Thus, Ji Wu’s likelihood of being a pawn is over ninety percent.

Similarly, precisely because of this, when Qian Luoshui performed the Xingyi Dragon Fist, Ji Wu immediately stopped, which is not difficult to derive.

But what Zhou Yan considered further is that if this caused Ji Wu’s methods to be broken, leaving a flaw, wouldn’t that instead compromise the hidden nature of Ji Wu’s existence?

"If I were Ji Wu, when a flaw is exposed, what should I do? Perhaps what they are searching for is the life that represents Thunder Seal, and this life is obviously in the area of Heavenly Mansion, which would lead Ziwei Sect to surely face impact—"

"If I were Ji Wu, even if sparing Qian Luoshui, I could pretend to sense the presence of Thunder Seal, and thus take action against Ziwei Sect at Heavenly Mansion."

Connecting some situations, Zhou Yan’s face immediately turned extremely grave.

If, because of him, some young women of Ziwei Sect were destroyed, it would be truly heartbreaking.

After all, the women of Ziwei Sect are mostly simple and kind-hearted, such eternal life beings being destroyed would be a major disaster.

Contemplating this, Zhou Yan immediately quickened his pace, soon arriving at the site of former warship traces.

This place, at this moment, showed no anomalies, nor any other changes, as if the former Black Water River and everything else here were merely an illusion.

Without much thought, Zhou Yan arrived and, after looking around, saw Lin Xuefei sitting quietly and appearing incredibly lonely on a hill.

Seeing Lin Xuefei, Zhou Yan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and walked over.

As if sharing a mutual sense, Lin Xuefei also sensed Zhou Yan’s presence, and that solitary figure immediately stood up and turned, with previously dazed and expectant eyes now turning excited and joyful.

"Zhou Yan, you finally came. I was so afraid, afraid you would never come back."

Lin Xuefei ran over like a fragrant breeze, directly into Zhou Yan’s embrace.

Her attachment to Zhou Yan had reached an extreme due to this period of separation, and thus upon reunion, it exploded into an unimaginable fervent passion.

Zhou Yan could already face Lin Xuefei calmly, so he quietly hugged her and softly said, "Come, I’ll take you to a place where the ultimate inheritance of Ziwei Heavenly Mansion exists, and it’s very suitable for you."

Zhou Yan hugged Lin Xuefei and was about to leave, but Lin Xuefei suddenly moved her body, making Zhou Yan unable to continue walking.

Zhou Yan was a bit stunned, then saw Lin Xuefei showing an incomparably gentle expression, "Zhou Yan, your body is still so weak, I sensed it. Moreover, the aura of Blood Qi, Eternal Spirit, etc., clearly shows a hidden ailment despite recovery, so that inheritance should be well absorbed by you, don’t let me have it."

Lin Xuefei is sometimes adorably silly, but sometimes incredibly sharp, so smart that she can clearly know many things from mere traces.

Zhou Yan understood that because of loving someone, a smart person can become foolish; and because of missing someone, a foolish person can become smart.

It’s not that Lin Xuefei has become foolish or smart, but rather, the depth of this sentiment has become even heavier and profound.

Zhou Yan knew, hence feeling quite touched.

A woman who doesn’t care about her contribution is always touching and endearing to a man.

"Xuefei, I have already learned the inheritance, but that purple aura is the inheritance of your ancestors, the will of the Ziwei King. I can’t accept it. I am not his descendant, my bloodline is different. I have my own will, my own cultivation path, my own choice of eternal spirit. Being able to comprehend this Tao is already my fortune, and this inheritance is yours, always here waiting for you to claim."

"So, be obedient and take this inheritance and grow stronger. Ziwei Sect has already declined to some extent. If you genuinely care about me, then grow stronger because in the future, I, Zhou Yan, might be globally opposed, facing unimaginable strong enemies.

Many times, in terms of feelings, I, Zhou Yan, do not wish to refuse. After all, in essence, I am a romantic, unrestrained, and fickle man. But many times I dare not accept, because I cannot protect. Unable to protect means holding a jade and attracting blame, inevitably harming both others and myself."

"Now, what I am saying comes from my heart. I know you’re very obedient, so continue being so, be the most well-behaved girl beside me, Zhou Yan, okay?"

Zhou Yan’s words are sincere, truly from the heart.

And this is his genuine thought.

Beauty, who doesn’t love it?

Even the most loyal man has wild, romantic, unruly thoughts.

But many times, it’s not about unwillingness, but inability.

Carrying the burden of protection and responsibility, many things can’t be achieved merely by wishful thinking.

Zhou Yan’s words clearly left Lin Xuefei a little stunned, but she quickly understood the difficulties Zhou Yan faced and grasped the reasons for his previous aloofness.

At this moment, Lin Xuefei displayed an adorable smile on her face.

"Zhou Yan, I’ve always been obedient. In the future, however you arrange things, I’ll definitely listen. Just don’t abandon me, and that will be enough."

"I’ve never had strong opinions of my own. This time, I barely mustered the courage to refuse your proposal, only to hear the most heartwarming and happiest words from you. Zhou Yan, I promise I’ll do great in the future."

Lin Xuefei said proudly and confidently.

Zhou Yan nodded, looking at her with an encouraging gaze.

Lin Xuefei thoroughly enjoyed that gaze.

Originally, Zhou Yan intended to say that the Ziwei Sect might face danger, and we should collect the inheritance and leave the Ziwei Heavenly Mansion as soon as possible.

But seeing Lin Xuefei so happy, dispersing the pain of losing so many of her sisters before, Zhou Yan found those words stuck in his throat, unable to speak.

Zhou Yan took a deep breath and then smiled, "Alright, opening that inheritance wasn’t easy—I put a lot of thought into it, so we need to get there quickly. If we’re late and someone else takes it, the effort I put in for you would truly be in vain."

Zhou Yan smiled.

Other methods might be difficult, but saying this, Lin Xuefei immediately became excited.

"Zhou Yan, I’ll take you there."

Lin Xuefei said, immediately unleashing the Origin Power of her Eternal Spirit, accelerating suddenly.

The speed was astounding even to Zhou Yan.

This Realm of the sixth layer of the Eternal Life Five Rules was indeed remarkable and truly astonishing.

This speed far surpassed Zhou Yan’s fastest speed by several streets, and Zhou Yan realized he had somewhat underestimated the Eternal Life Beings of this world.

Thinking so, Zhou Yan promptly shared some of his travel routes with Lin Xuefei, who, with Zhou Yan’s guidance, entered the Purple Mountain Hall again in less than an hour.

Inside the hall, Lin Xuefei’s face also became a bit pale.

Seeing this, Zhou Yan felt quite distressed and immediately activated his Eternal Spirit, spraying Original Qi to help Lin Xuefei recover.

Lin Xuefei wanted to stop him but couldn’t in time, so after a brief consideration, she didn’t stop him.

But as Zhou Yan helped her recover and had just stopped, Lin Xuefei also let her Eternal Spirit fly out, then sprayed a breath of Original Qi onto Zhou Yan’s forehead. This made Zhou Yan feel an immediate chill as he sensed a clear and light power, like a Soul Spring, permeating into his Eternal Spirit at his brow, quickly restoring his slightly fatigued state to an optimal condition.

Zhou Yan looked at Lin Xuefei as she displayed that adorable smile and ivory-like teeth, and couldn’t help but smile wryly.

This felt like mutual support, respect like esteemed guests—although just a small thing, it made one feel quite happy.

Isn’t happiness derived from the touching moments in seemingly insignificant little matters?

"Xuefei, I’m now going to unlock this Nine-layered Ancient Array. Inside, there are three strands of purple qi; when the time comes, you can just sense the Ziwei Heavenly Dao Will. It’s very compatible with your bloodline, so it should be easy to absorb and refine."

Zhou Yan instructed.

"Mm, Zhou Yan, don’t worry, I’ll be very obedient."

Lin Xuefei blinked her big eyes playfully at Zhou Yan, her gaze extremely lively, and her voice adorable.

Zhou Yan nodded, unable to stop himself from taking another look at the chubby little girl Eternal Spirit sitting on Lin Xuefei’s shoulder.

After spraying the Original Qi on Zhou Yan, she didn’t return to Lin Xuefei’s brow. At this moment, she looked incredibly cute, beyond adorable.

Such a little girl, Zhou Yan couldn’t help but want to hug and give her a kiss, she was just too endearing.

This little girl was now wearing a white princess dress, unlike last time when her upper body was bare, hence the two very immature little red points weren’t visible.

But Zhou Yan somehow felt as if he had seen them, seeing through it all.

Zhou Yan thought he might have seen wrong, but Lin Xuefei blushed and let the dress fade, revealing the adorable, fair, chubby little girl’s figure.