Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao-Chapter 159 - 056: Extreme Point Sword Spirit

Zhou Yan was well aware of this point; however, at this moment, he gripped that Sword Intent tightly, and, when the Sword Intent was about to burst forth, he abruptly drew it into the space between his eyebrows, allowing the lotus seeds from the Purple Flame Void to devour and incinerate it.

He didn’t hide anything, simply extracting the Sword Intent directly into the Extreme Jade Cold Light Ring. This sudden action surprised everyone present—including Ji Taichong.

At that moment, Ji Tai Xu couldn’t help but harden his gaze upon Zhou Yan, carrying a more solemn significance.

He sensed that his own indomitable Sword Intent, which he had condensed, had vanished, disappearing inexplicably, unimaginably, and now bore no connection with him whatsoever, as if something had forcibly severed that Sword Intent.

"I didn’t expect you to have some ability, but this is as far as you go!" Ji Tai Xu said coldly, his patience with Zhou Yan utterly exhausted.

It seemed that the fact someone at such a level could withstand one of his moves had added to his wariness.

He never left any risks lying around because, given the chance, he would eradicate them completely, leaving no troubles behind!

This time, he harbored the same intent, so he launched his most powerful attack—the Dual Sword Souls—almost simultaneously.

Only then did the terrible power of the Dual Sword Souls, forming a Tai Chi pattern like the sun and moon, become apparent.

For the sun and moon, as well as Tai Chi, are all manifestations of the Tao, one being Yang and the other Yin, representing the balance of Yin and Yang.

Tai Chi precisely embodies this philosophy, and clearly, his comprehension of the fusion of the Dual Sword Souls in this regard had become incredibly profound and inscrutable.

The attack of the Sun and Moon Dual Sword Souls, forming a circular Tai Chi, fixed time and space in place, almost instantly slaying Zhou Yan, leaving him no room to counter.

Moreover, to perform such a move, intended to turn Zhou Yan to ashes—the force of the attack outstanding such that even his vital energy would evaporate—meant that they might lose some of the opportunity to unlock the ancient altar!

Yet Ji Tai Xu still proceeded!

This action amounted to disregarding Feng Xia’s earlier warnings, ignoring Ji Taichong, and disregarding the interests of all, including Mo Yuchou.

But no one dared to voice opposition, for the man making this decision was Ji Tai Xu. His name alone represented everything, signifying both the strong and the rules here.

At this time, feeling Ji Tai Xu’s actions, Zhou Yan’s mood became even more solemn.

Under such overwhelming pressure, Pan Yuming, who was beside Ji Taichong, could no longer bear the burden and had fainted due to immense constraint, unable to witness what was unfolding.

"Rest assured, if he dies, I will simply capture the remaining members of the Li Family for a Blood Sacrifice. It will be the same. If one isn’t enough, I’ll capture a few more; there’s no doubt your vested interests won’t be delayed," Ji Tai Xu said indifferently, as though he could read the minds of everyone present.

Indeed, upon hearing these words, Feng Xia couldn’t help but bestow him a gentle smile, and even Ji Taichong’s expression improved slightly.

The Spiritualist, Mo Yuchou, simply sighed softly in response.

She had been hesitating about whether to intervene, but in her moment of hesitation, Ji Tai Xu had made his move, and it was too late for her to act. Therefore, her beautiful eyes could only continue to watch the battle unfold, hoping for a new twist.

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Suddenly, a hush fell over Heaven and Earth, as if dark clouds were pressing down, signaling the arrival of an apocalyptic moment.

Blood-red pillars of light, like lighthouses, stood out vividly in the darkened expanse of Heaven and Earth.

From afar, powerful Cultivators kept flying in, indicating that this Ancient Land wasn’t only a place for individuals like Feng Xia and Ji Tai Xu.

However, those dazzling figures, colorful as startled swans, came to an abrupt halt halfway through their flight. They stopped abruptly in the midst of their swift motion, their expressions filled with shock and confusion as they observed the scene unfolding in the distance.

Suddenly, the blood altar emitted a sky-piercing column of light, staining the ominous sky crimson. A purple flame spontaneously ignited on the ancient altar.

It seemed the flame was burning the souls of the Evil Spirits and Resentful Spirits, whose spectral figures had previously haunted the ancient city.

Faces of humans and Demon Beasts emerged within the flames, their visages magnified thousands of times, shifting into various shapes.

Each face was irregularly distorted, turning what might have been handsome or beautiful features into something sinister and strange within the flames.

This scene appeared during a silent moment between Heaven and Earth.

And at that very instance, Ji Tai Xu’s attack unfolded.

It was an assault of the Dual Sword Souls, shattering the stillness of Heaven and Earth.

The clouds stirred, weather transformed, and the Dual Sword Souls’ sun and moon formed a Tai Chi enveloping pattern reminiscent of totemic Sun and Moon mountains and rivers, bearing down on Zhou Yan with suppressive force.

This scene seemed to last an eternity, but it was only a moment after Ji Tai Xu’s first Sword Intent had been executed.

Zhou Yan’s expression was stern, his gaze calm, and his demeanor exceedingly composed.

His enemy’s move was formidable, but Zhou Yan remained undaunted. Having already experienced the True Blue Dragon Swordsmanship and found it ineffective, he knew that he had to put forth his full strength to stand against Ji Tai Xu.

Previously, he had not activated his own vital energy, but merely used a casual sword strike employing the True Heavenly Vault Swordsmanship, and the outcome was within his expectations.

And this time, Zhou Yan truly activated his own blood qi, so at that moment, his body was not surrounded by blood light, because the blood light had become like Spirit Armor, appearing inside his skin.

His outer layer was shrouded in a purple glow, and within that purple light, streaks of electrical arc sparked, making him appear godlike, similarly with an ethereal aura.

At this moment, Zhou Yan’s black hair flew wildly as his blood qi was fully mobilized. At the same time, his Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent was also directly stimulated.

With Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent in action, and his realm having advanced further, his all-out effort was naturally terrifying.

Originally, this was a place of death, where perhaps the Li Family bloodline would be suppressed, but the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent was destined to shine brilliantly here.

Once the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent was released, instantly a chilly breeze blew across Heaven and Earth.

At this time, all the cultivators, suddenly alerted by the anomaly in Heaven and Earth, turned their gaze towards this place.

The ancient altar, too, experienced an anomaly due to Zhou Yan’s blood qi.

On the altar, a dark yellow tea tree began to grow bit by bit, as if thousands of years passed in an instant.

When everyone saw it, it was just a seedling, but in a blink, it had grown to obscure the sky.

A chaotic aura of death, evil, coldness, despair, pain, and loneliness suddenly erupted from within Zhou Yan’s Sword Intent like a furious hurricane, abruptly diverting the cultivators’ attention.

The first to bear the brunt was Ji TaiXu, who practically took the brunt of ninety percent of the impact from the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent. Even as powerful as he was, at that moment, he suddenly became stagnant for an instant.

That moment of stagnation allowed Zhou Yan to instantly dodge his attack.

Afterward, Zhou Yan’s body flashed and appeared right in front of Feng Xia, who was also stunned by the impact of the Soul Extinguishing Sword Intent, and then he threw a punch directly at the Spiritualist’s chest.

A cultivator’s head is a fatal area, but the protection there is also most crucial, containing a Sword Soul and a Soul within, making it extremely difficult to breach.

But if struck with great strength, it could result in instant death.

Zhou Yan was not confident he could accomplish this, but he had other plans and decisively struck Feng Xia’s body directly.

This woman has always harbored a lethal intent and was a hidden trouble; even if he could not kill her right now, he had to teach her a lesson.

A punch was thrown, like one that would shatter Heaven and Earth, as if to break apart the Void!

Indeed, the defense of the woman in green’s Spirit Armor was astounding, but after sensing the crisis, she instantly awoke and swiftly dodged away.

Still, Zhou Yan landed a punch on her body!

Her powerful Spirit Armor, like mere paper, was blasted into fragments by Zhou Yan’s punch, which instantly pierced through her body!

Her flesh, severely damaged in an instant, responded by fiercely gripping Zhou Yan’s arm.

It was at that moment that Ji TaiXu’s Sun and Moon Dual Sword Souls suddenly attacked again.

Zhou Yan contorted his body, using Feng Xia’s body to block the Sun and Moon Dual Sword Souls.

"Pfft—"

A torrent of flesh and blood exploded like a pear blossom storm, suddenly scattering everywhere as Feng Xia’s body was torn into pieces by the Dual Sword Souls and flung across the universe.

That flesh, exploding in midair, did not fall but was instead completely drawn in by the altar and the ancient Heavenly Destiny Tea Tree.

Feng Xia screamed, and a severed head with long hair soaked in blood suddenly flew out. Though only the head remained, as it flew away, her head spun and reappeared directly in front of Zhou Yan as if by instantaneous movement.

It seemed that the one who had screamed and flown away was no longer her!

Zhou Yan moved to avoid, but his body was suddenly bound by Feng Xia’s lengthening black hair.

And at the same time, Ji TaiXu struck once again.

This time, it had to be a world-shocking strike, for after three consecutive failures, Ji TaiXu was utterly humiliated. He fully unleashed his blood qi!

Blood Light shot up to the sky, Ji TaiXu’s hair danced wildly, and with a roar, the Sun and Moon Sword Soul unexpectedly converged into a single point, turning into something akin to an Extreme Point Sword Spirit, piercing through Space-Time and suddenly aiming for Zhou Yan’s head.

This move came extremely fast and was overwhelmingly domineering; Zhou Yan could no longer dodge!

"So it has finally come?"

Zhou Yan looked at the Extreme Point Sword Spirit, feeling an unparalleled threat of death, yet he remained calm.

He didn’t even resist, allowing Feng Xia’s long hair to bind him.

That Sword Spirit was instantly upon Zhou Yan’s head. At this moment, other cultivators flew in, also freezing their bodies in mid-air, and they all looked on with an astonished and uncertain gaze at the spectacle.

Ji TaiXu and Feng Xia were joining forces to kill a man who hadn’t even reached the Sword Spirit Realm!

Even if this man died now, having caused Feng Xia’s Spiritual Body to be blasted to bits and forced Ji TaiXu to launch his most powerful blow in extreme desperation, he should have felt it was worth it.