Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1474 - 211: Red Dust Heart, Creation Path

"What, is it painful? Zhou Yan, there’s no need to hide your falsehood! I now control this Ancient Yaochi, and I plan to create an Illusion Realm within, fraught with extreme peril. I will set up four deadly arrays capable of killing a King, with techniques to question your heart in the Red Dust, taking us through a mortal experience! I want to see your true heart, do you dare?"

"If you don’t dare, I won’t kill you, you may leave, and I will never see you again!"

Bi Shui Fairy chided coldly.

No one knows how complex the circumstances in her gaze were behind those words.

"You can start the arrays. I will accompany you for a lifetime, as compensation for what I did before. In this life, I will love you sincerely, my true heart unchanged."

Zhou Yan stated earnestly.

Now, with all plans vanquished, his heart holds nothing. For the sake of the child, after offering this compensation, his heart will be unbound.

Whether the child is well or not, Hou Chen already exists alive.

However, what exactly is Hou Chen’s situation now?

Has space-time truly been disrupted, or is Hou Chen merely the product of a projection?

Zhou Yan felt lost inside.

He did not pay attention to Bi Shui Fairy.

Because he grew indifferent toward this woman.

He couldn’t even be disappointed, as he himself orchestrated everything from the start.

As for what Hong Jun Ancestor did to bring about destruction, Zhou Yan did not know, but vaguely felt it was the main reason Bi Shui Fairy made this decision.

Given that, Zhou Yan certainly wouldn’t refuse.

In Bi Shui Fairy’s setup, Zhou Yan entered the so-called Illusion Realm without hesitation.

And when Bi Shui Fairy saw Zhou Yan enter, she hesitated slightly, imbuing her own character with a tenfold more malevolent mark before erasing her own memories but not Zhou Yan’s.

Leaving Zhou Yan to bring resentment into the Illusion Realm and live as an ordinary man.

And the result of breaking the illusion realm would be Bi Shui Fairy recovering her memory or perishing.

The process, identical, Zhou Yan excelled, but with his memory intact, he grew even faster.

And Fang Bishui, uglier and more malicious, was his wife, irrational and stubborn.

In this life, Zhou Yan was better than in the last, almost reaching the pinnacle of what a good man could do.

Yet wherever there was a mistake, Zhou Yan would repeatedly teach Fang Bishui, showing true tolerance and deep love, genuinely selfless.

Though knowing he was in an Illusion Realm, Zhou Yan never used his powers, never exceeding ordinary human strength, and lived an ordinary life with Fang Bishui.

In the end, when Fang Bishui aged and was dying, she suddenly asked Zhou Yan if it was worth it.

Zhou Yan gently caressed Fang Bishui’s wrinkled, plain face, softly replied, "This was what I owed you in our last life; perhaps even three lifetimes wouldn’t repay it all. But my love for you is real. Even though you sometimes infuriated me, I understood your true nature was kind."

"No matter what, for the sake of our child, I will continue loving you like this."

"A man’s greatest ability is to be tolerant, to embrace his wife and child."

Zhou Yan spoke softly.

He too had aged.

Aged inside this Illusion Realm.

But he knew this was Bi Shui Fairy’s illusion.

It seemed, in using these means, Bi Shui Fairy forgot to erase Zhou Yan’s memory, only her own memories of hatred were erased.

Zhou Yan didn’t ponder the reason, for this life in the Illusion Realm, he made no connection to the outside world, let go of past resentments, and quietly lived his life.

This was similar to the promise to Mu Qingluan, the only thing he could do was offer a lifetime to grow old together.

To Bi Shui Fairy, it was the same.

"But, I don’t have a child. I always wanted to have a child with you to make it up to you, but I could never conceive. My husband, I’m sorry."

Bi Shui Fairy wept, tears falling as she finally aged to death, yet content in Zhou Yan’s arms.

And Zhou Yan, his old face further aged at this moment, then gradually life slipped away, and he also died almost at the same time.

...

Thus, the two awakened at the same time on Su Nu Star.

Bi Shui Fairy looked at Zhou Yan with an immensely complex gaze, almost snarling, "Zhou Yan, you did it on purpose, you must have done it on purpose! I hate you!"

As Bi Shui Fairy spoke, she suddenly rolled up the Star Palace and abruptly flew away and vanished.

And Zhou Yan, stood there dumbfounded, he too did not know what to say.

Hypocritical, perhaps?

Or is it just being pretentious?

Zhou Yan himself didn’t know.

But his true intentions were exactly that.

After a lifetime of arduous cultivation, he was tired.

So the ability to lead an ordinary life was something he earnestly longed for.

Even though he knew how unbearable the outside world was, Zhou Yan was very satisfied with the ordinary life in the Illusion Realm, and because of his guilt towards Bi Shui, he truly wanted to make amends.

Especially when he saw someone as noble as Bi Shui transformed into an image so repugnant and filthy, so ugly that it could frighten small children, Zhou Yan’s instinct was not to shy away but to protect her a hundredfold.

Perhaps, this was what truly moved Bi Shui.

...

Zhou Yan didn’t think much about the cause and effect, there were some things he didn’t want to overthink; what good would it do to know too much?

The void where Zhou Yan was transformed into the waters of the Yaochi after the Ancient City disappeared, and the endless mountains of corpses and all anomalies vanished as well.

The Yaochi became just an ordinary pool of water.

In this water, Zhou Yan no longer felt the initial cold fear, but the rich energy aura was also gone. The Yaochi Ancestral Land had turned into a desolate place due to the King Star of the Yaochi Immortal Palace, as barren and bleak as could be.

Zhou Yan took a deep breath, the inexplicable disappearance of the Hong Jun Ancestor remained a mystery in his heart. No matter how tired or powerless he was, he had chosen this path himself, and he had to persist no matter what.

When he first chose this path, Zhou Yan knew it would be difficult. Now, this difficulty was just showing some obstacles.

Zhou Yan flew out of the Yaochi waters and sat down at the edge, for now, staying put.

He needed to summarize all the experiences he’d been through here and further his cultivation.

The realm of the Eternal Life Six Rules could also be further refined.

This ordeal, experiencing the Red Dust, the heart of Asking Dao, and everything else, was equivalent to an ordinary lifetime, allowing Zhou Yan to perceive many Creation rules. In his heart, Creation was equivalent to the Red Dust, the Red Dust Heart, and the Creation Path.

In this situation, Zhou Yan needed to constantly surpass himself, stabilize his heart, and comprehend the King Immortal Principle to form his own King Immortal Principle.

The King Immortal Principle emerged, surrounding Zhou Yan, making his body akin to five radiant and stunning halos of Buddha Light.

These glows, compared to Hua Qiudao’s Merit Power, were much more brilliant and complex.

If Bi Shui Fairy had seen Zhou Yan in this state earlier, perhaps there wouldn’t even be a hint of contempt or ridicule.

Unfortunately, earlier, even if Zhou Yan wanted to present this, the serious injuries of the Eternal Spirit would have prevented this scene from manifesting.

Now, he thought of nothing, and this presentation was merely a comprehension of Asking Dao from Creation Power.

...

Elsewhere, the Yaochi Gate, which had been closed for over two months, finally opened.

Many of Bi Shui Fairy’s maids anxiously awaited at the entrance of the Yaochi Land, but more anxious was Hua Qiudao.

For two months, every day felt like a year to him.

He never underestimated Zhou Yan’s means, and even if he described Zhou Yan’s abilities as insignificant, even mocking Zhou Yan as unworthy to be his opponent, deep down, Hua Qiudao didn’t truly believe that; rather, just as Zhou Yan said, he was quite solemn and fearful.

This solemnity and apprehension were not apparent in front of Bi Shui Fairy but were vividly evident in front of Bi Shui Fairy’s six personal maids during these two months.

When Bi Shui Fairy flew out, wearing her Ni Chang Feather Robe with a haggard expression, Hua Qiudao’s face initially showed joy, but then it became transfixed.

Because Bi Shui Fairy’s entire body was covered with a crimson bloodstain that had yet to dry, and the situation with its unique aura was all too familiar to Hua Qiudao.

In an instant, Hua Qiudao’s mind went blank, completely stunned as he stared at Bi Shui Fairy, his thoughts coming to a halt.

"Bi Shui... Bi Shui sister, you, you—you—"

For someone like Hua Qiudao, even his words stumbled at this moment.

He was far from possessing Zhou Yan’s calmness and composure.

Also, he was far from exhibiting the greatness and nobility he portrayed.

For when Hua Qiudao recognized in the first glance that Bi Shui Fairy was no longer pure, the disappointment and anger in his eyes, no matter how deeply hidden, were completely visible to someone as acutely sensitive as Bi Shui Fairy is now.

Thus, even though she was similarly saddened and disappointed at heart, Bi Shui Fairy sneered coldly and said, "That’s right, as you thought, in that Ancient Yaochi, after experiencing a lifetime in the Bitter Sea of common beings, I fell deeply in love with Zhou Yan."

"He is not as despicable as you said, nor are you as noble and tolerant as you think you are."

Bi Shui Fairy mocked coldly.

She didn’t care about her rather embarrassing appearance, apart from not revealing even a trace of joy, the bloodstains and the somewhat rumpled Ni Chang Feather Robe did not bother Bi Shui Fairy.

Having faced both the Bitter Sea and the Red Dust twice, her heart could no longer be troubled by such things.

She was very clear about what she truly needed in her heart.