Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1470 - 207: Bi Shui Fairy

Facing Zhou Yan’s audacity, Bi Shui Fairy was extremely angry, but because of Hua Qiudao, she ultimately held back.

According to Zhou Yan’s suggestion, Bi Shui Fairy provided him with excellent accommodations and sent a few Fairies from the Yaochi Ancestral Land to serve him.

However, those dispatched Eternal Life Beings, each of them had reached the Ninth Layer of the Eternal Eight Rules Realm, could be said to have astonishing cultivation, yet they were indifferent to Zhou Yan and seemed extremely attentive to safeguarding their chastity.

This was clearly a warning and sarcasm from Bi Shui Fairy to Zhou Yan, whose implications were self-evident.

Yet Zhou Yan didn’t mind at all. Not to mention that these beings were far inferior to Jiang Yuning and others, even if they were truly remarkable, Zhou Yan was unmoved by Mu Qingluan, let alone these ordinary beings who just had a certain realm?

Though he thought so in his heart, Zhou Yan did not fuss over these matters.

After settling down in the Heavenly Court, Zhou Yan also continued to absorb Jiang Tianling’s insights and understanding of the Evil Spirit Aura, gradually conducting a deep-level summary of his own Tao.

The situation of the Eternal Spirit was more severe than Zhou Yan anticipated. Even Jiang Tianling’s Evil Spirit Energy, after being refined and absorbed by Zhou Yan’s Eternal Spirit, had some benefits for the destruction wound of the Nether Origin, but indeed not much.

And the reverse Tao Zhou Yan applied to himself through the Lifeless Sword Dao also had serious consequences.

The battle with Jiang Tianling, although victorious, was indeed near-death.

This was a situation Zhou Yan had considered, but really reaching this point, aside from a sigh, Zhou Yan had no further thoughts.

He knew that as time passes, all forces behind would gradually reveal themselves, forming the final situation and structure.

And what kind of changes would occur with various transformations remained unknown.

Jiang Tianling himself had far less understanding of the Jiang family than Zhou Yan thought. Except for the Jiang family’s memories from the Nine Origin Reincarnation, the memories Jiang Tianling carried were completely sealed by an unknown force, except for controlling the Netherworld Ancient City and the Elf Domain.

Zhou Yan couldn’t unlock this force, and when trying to decipher it, this force manifested and destroyed all the remaining memories of Jiang Tianling.

Therefore, aside from the application and understanding of the Evil Spirit, Zhou Yan hardly got any more benefits from Jiang Tianling.

The resources Jiang Tianling carried were also few. After refining his Eternal Spirit and the Eternal Spirit of Jiu Que, Zhou Yan ultimately found that both Jiang Tianling and Jiu Que disappeared, and the benefits Zhou Yan gained were not as much as he imagined.

This, indeed, was a pawn, even a rather pathetic pawn, without even a sense of self in his memories.

Zhou Yan thought of that sealed memory and wondered if, in the depths of his own memory, such a memory was also buried. And even if he were devoured by others, this memory could not be unlocked, and once unlocked, it would inevitably trigger the self-destruct power of that sealed memory, destroying that piece of suppressed memory?

If not, where did his own fragmentary memory remain?

Zhou Yan pondered, suddenly thinking of many things.

As a result, he appeared somewhat aloof and bewildered all day. In the eyes of those "maids," Zhou Yan gradually became less terrifying than how Bi Shui Fairy described him.

Occasionally, Zhou Yan’s eyes showed compassion, bitterness, and the vicissitudes of life, which deeply touched the hearts of some of the maids.

These maids, after coming to Zhou Yan’s private courtyard, realized that Zhou Yan had not asked for their names in half a month, paid no attention to their appearance, nor given them even a glance.

At first, they thought Zhou Yan was aloof, pretending to be virtuous.

After half a month, these maids discovered that Zhou Yan was not as unbearable as they thought.

Some maids even intentionally exhibited some closeness, but Zhou Yan seemed oblivious, appearing even more aloof and bewildered.

This situation gradually was reported back to Bi Shui Fairy by the maids.

Initially, Bi Shui Fairy was dismissive, thinking Zhou Yan couldn’t hold out for long before revealing his true nature, but when an entire month passed and Zhou Yan’s aloof state worsened, Bi Shui Fairy couldn’t help but ponder.

She then arranged for those trusted maids to maintain a better relationship with Zhou Yan.

This order made those maids somewhat hesitant, but remembering that Bi Shui Fairy was their leader and the Sovereign of the Yaochi Ancestral Land, they suppressed their rebellious thoughts.

Therefore, while Zhou Yan analyzed the Evil Spirit Origin, the actions of those maids these days were noted by him.

Yet, with his disposition, he wouldn’t care about such matters.

Some maids even went as far as to touch his face or his chest, and he seemed unaware, indifferent.

It’s not just about not wanting to deal with it; more importantly, Zhou Yan was about to comprehend the curious similarity between the Evil Spirit Origin and the Source of Life.

Even these insights cannot be sensed by Hong Jun Ancestor, so Hong Jun Ancestor even thought that Zhou Yan was comprehending the Lifeless Sword Dao.

When Hong Jun Ancestor expressed his doubts, Zhou Yan was slightly taken aback, but after some thought, he didn’t clarify this with Hong Jun Ancestor, only mentioning that he was understanding a King’s inheritance of the Supreme Dao.

This made Hong Jun Ancestor feel more at ease, though still a bit worried about the shortage of time.

Because after Zhou Yan’s appearance, Brother Qiu Dao faced substantially more pressure, which would inevitably speed up the progression of his relationship with Bi Shui Fairy.

But regarding this, Zhou Yan nonchalantly said, "Ancestor, before this, I might have been worried. But now, I’m not worried at all. Bi Shui Fairy is a very strong-willed woman with her own opinion, so the more Brother Qiu Dao tries to accelerate, the more this process will be delayed. In fact, it might negatively affect her impression of Brother Qiu Dao. After all, my last strike forced Brother Qiu Dao to compromise, leaving a not-so-good impression in Bi Shui Fairy’s mind."

"Additionally, even if I do nothing and just stay here, Bi Shui Fairy will undoubtedly be uneasy. She is a woman who can’t tolerate even a speck of sand in her eyes, and me sitting here is actually the greatest victory."

"Furthermore, I have calculated that if there’s a place that can suppress a King’s majesty, then the Yaochi Ancestral Land, which is the land of West Yaochi, is such a place."

"That place is the Heavenly Court’s slaughter and exile and also the best Land of Enlightenment. Bi Shui Fairy might avoid Brother Qiu Dao and send me there, using such a place to eliminate me."

"I am just waiting for this day to come, so I’ll have the opportunity to act."

"And a woman like this, once her chastity is broken, she will definitely destroy with utmost fury and never be with Brother Qiu Dao again."

"Therefore, while comprehending the Dao, I am also contemplating a method, a way to make her pregnant."

Zhou Yan told Hong Jun Ancestor his thoughts.

These thoughts were also important matters that Zhou Yan was considering.

And Zhou Yan had also thought about the issue of how to nurture the child once he succeeded.

The Eternal Spirits find it extremely difficult to leave behind descendants. The stronger the realm, the harder it is to plant such inheritance.

Precisely because of this, Eternal Spirits rarely see infants or have younger generations.

This is also the reason why Eternal Spirits can’t progress further. Ultimately, without the ability to produce offspring, the Eternal Spirits themselves, though immortal, are not indestructible. In this cycle of decline and growth, the number of Eternal Spirits will gradually dwindle until extinction.

Nowadays, Zhou Yan’s contemplated method is to nurture a next generation, but this method of nurturing is not a simple Yin Yang union, rather it is Zhou Yan’s understanding of the Evil Spirit Origin and the comprehension of the Origin of Life.

The reason Eternal Spirits cannot easily nurture is because Eternity represents immortality, and since immortal, it implies they won’t die under normal circumstances, just as one won’t have life.

This is the extreme Tao of things.

To break the cycle of this Tao, one requires unique Evil Spirit strength, the Destruction Spirit.

The Destruction Spirit is also eternal, constantly destroying, and therefore also has no descendants.

However, by combining the two, Zhou Yan is seeking that sliver of opportunity within Heaven and Earth.

The Tao has fifty paths, Heavenly Calculation leaves forty-nine, containing a sliver of hope.

This sliver of hope is also the possibility of nurturing descendants.

As strong as Bi Shui Fairy, once she can bear offspring, regardless of how dire the situation, she will absolutely not have further connections with Brother Qiu Dao.

An arrogant woman, once she loses her most precious thing, will not feel she has the right to love anymore.

Despite Bi Shui Fairy even lowering her strong front by calling Brother Qiu Dao "Brother Qiu Dao," which is a form of admiration, this admiration is not deep.

Based on these considerations, Zhou Yan communicated with Hong Jun Ancestor with considerable confidence.

Hong Jun Ancestor, unaware of the Evil Spirit Origin, yet aware of the difficulties of nurturing life, shared some of his insights and knowledge to assist Zhou Yan.

Subsequently, Hong Jun Ancestor also quieted down and did not disturb Zhou Yan anymore.

And thus, a month passed in this process.

For a whole two months, Zhou Yan did not guard against those maids, nor did he show any sign of infringement, just quietly comprehending the Dao and cultivating in this secluded courtyard.

This process was immensely tedious, and over two months of Dao comprehension and cultivation, Zhou Yan’s realm remained unchanged, still at the First Layer of the Eternal Life Six Rules Realm, with not even a slight progress; in fact, it seemingly regressed—Zhou Yan’s Eternal Spirit seemed to have grown older.

This situation fell into the eyes of those maids, who then relayed it to Bi Shui Fairy.