Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1489 - 13: Enlightenment of the Yanling

Zhou Yan, along with Hong Yuqiao and the other three, discussed many insights into the corresponding Land of Heavenly Fire. In these areas, Hong Yuqiao and the others have indeed gathered a vast array of insights, and due to their extreme indifference in the outside world, once they develop emotions here, their performance in various aspects tends to be more enthusiastic.

Perhaps it is also because they experienced some sweetness and bitterness along the way, and Zhou Yan’s manifestation of being truly trustworthy like An Rufeng led them not to conceal any information from Zhou Yan, thus allowing him to learn many related things.

With Zhou Yan’s explanations, during their journey, Hong Yuqiao, Yun Shiyin, Qin Ruyu, and Zhao Xiaoxiao began to form their own understanding of the Land of Heavenly Fire, whereas Zhou Yan’s gains were even more significant.

He vaguely sensed the true significance of this place.

If the inheritance creator of the Word Spirit Race really formed the Gift of Word Spirit by combining energies from this place and other Heavenly Road Lands, then everything here should be like the foundation of the Emperor Pattern, like the foundational rules of the Reincarnation Ancient Land, and like the Sky Breaking Array Map within the Fu Xi Ancient Land’s Broken Heaven Secret Realm, requiring a corresponding base to initiate.

Zhou Yan realized the value of the information provided by Hong Yuqiao and the others, then, amidst analysis and reflection, drew some comparisons.

Instead of directly using the information provided by Hong Yuqiao and others, Zhou Yan incorporated his own thoughts into it.

He transformed this information and Rule Power into the most basic symbolic form within his thoughts.

In such circumstances, Zhou Yan can be said to have already begun mastering the rules related to the Gift of Word Spirit.

Zhou Yan’s greatest gain was actually his understanding of the Gift of Word Spirit from the Word Spirit Race. Back then, at the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, Zhou Yan forcibly tainted the Speech Spirit Heavenly Girl Fu Wanling, and whether this Fu Wanling was the same Fu Wanling in today’s Eternal Life Domain, Zhou Yan couldn’t be certain. But one thing is very certain: the Speech Spirit Heavenly Girl herself carried that Gift of Word Spirit, which was intertwined with Zhou Yan at the time.

Zhou Yan initially acquired part of the Speech Spirit Heavenly Girl’s power and controlled a portion of the complex Gift of Word Spirit, where words became law.

Up until now, Zhou Yan never truly displayed that power, always believing it couldn’t be used within a complete Great Domain. Even during Enlightenment attempts, that power proved ineffective, so Zhou Yan almost completely forgot about it.

However, in the current environment, Zhou Yan suddenly recalled that power.

In the Eternal Life Domain, that Gift of Word Spirit might not be usable, but it’s certainly not useless; even if it arose from the Soul Burying Starfield’s broken landscape, it’s still a type of Gift of Word Spirit that shouldn’t be underestimated.

Just like the previously understood Eternal Immortality Rules, appearing to lose their effect, they actually provided Zhou Yan with a strong foundational theory and basis for understanding the King Immortal Principle.

The same logic applies to the Gift of Word Spirit understood at that time. Although it may not compare with the true Gift of Word Spirit, Zhou Yan firmly believes it must be part of the complete Gift of Word Spirit, inherently incomplete but undeniably a component.

Even within the King’s Rule Domain, this part cannot be denied.

Based on this level of relationship, Zhou Yan can utilize this tiny part of the Gift of Word Spirit capability to engage in analogical comprehension of the inheritance foundation of the Word Spirit Race.

Knowing part of it, then deriving and comprehending from this part, combined with the current environment, just like the Word Spirit Race’s creators forged the Gift of Word Spirit, restoring the Word Spirit Race’s capabilities, this is Zhou Yan’s current idea.

As soon as the idea emerged, Zhou Yan felt an urge, and once he recognized the opportunity, the thought became fervent and wild.

Zhou Yan also knew that such actions might bring endless troubles and unimaginable obstacles to his path, but now, Zhou Yan is living by his true heart, beyond responsibilities and duties, creating a Heaven and Earth for his True Self.

With such strong conviction and anticipation, Zhou Yan wouldn’t go against his will.

So, Zhou Yan immediately made such a decision.

He is a firm person, once deciding on something, he never regrets.

Thus, Zhou Yan didn’t analyze and comprehend everything here like Hong Yuqiao and others; instead, he started analyzing past Gifts of Word Spirit with his own insights.

"The Gift of Word Spirit was initially an embodiment of will, regarded as a rather idealistic notion—like having a sword in the heart and surrounded by swords, it’s a unique spiritual power that governs everything."

"The power of the Spirit is a formidable force of will, presenting as a momentum; the essence of momentum is a force of thought."

"So, what really is this essence?"

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but ponder.

He began recalling the past, the performances of Speech Spirit Heavenly Girl Fu Wanling at the Soul Burying Starfield, and the exchanges between Sky Drying Venerable and Fu Wanling, including all his encounters.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Yan gradually grasped the power of will within the Gift of Word Spirit, which is a powerful will of the True Self capable of altering all creations.

"Is this perhaps... a unique rule presented by will, like a King’s Rule, where sight could kill because within that sight, there’s a power capable of destroying the heart?"

"A gaze cannot kill, but the will within it can project an idea so strong that one feels ’I am dead,’ and then the person indeed dies."

"To speak and make it so is to see oneself as the supreme sovereign, hence every utterance becomes a King’s Rule."

...

Zhou Yan analyzed in his heart, gradually getting an idea.

He then thought that the sword in his hand was not between his brows but in his palm, and it was as small as a needle.

This notion reached an extreme level, and at this level, Zhou Yan clearly discovered that there was indeed a small sword like a needle in his palm.

But in reality, when Zhou Yan imagined that sword, he also clearly knew that the sword was actually between his brows.

So, does it exist between the brows if it exists in the palm?

Zhou Yan sensed his brow, thinking whether he hoped the sword was there or not.

Whether it was there or not seemed to similarly explain some kind of will within his own heart.

"It is there!"

Zhou Yan assured himself confidently.

Afterwards, the small sword was in Zhou Yan’s hand, and deep within his brow, there was also a small sword.

At that moment, the power of the spirit allowed Zhou Yan to discover its terrifying aspect for the first time.

At that moment, Zhou Yan suddenly thought of a frightening thought and will: when a being falls into hysteria, they often explode with a terrifying power, a power that is no longer just from the being’s origin or potential, but something else must be involved.

It’s like the gaze of an ordinary person that falls on others’ backs; even if others are ordinary beings in the Bitter Sea, they will surely feel the gaze vaguely.

This is the power of sensing, the manifestation of a unique will’s power.

When a gaze contains energy, it shows a manifestation of will.

Perhaps it cannot be described within the rules, but such a rule does exist.

...

Zhou Yan thought deeply, and therefore he also understood his situation.

With the ability of the Gift of Word Spirit, Zhou Yan endowed himself with a foundation of Heavenly Fire.

Within this ability, Zhou Yan achieved a profound level of understanding of fire, flames, or even the magma underfoot; in Zhou Yan’s eyes, they were merely an element, an element forming the origin, an element forming the rule of fire.

Visualizing his brow, Zhou Yan imagined it as a starry sky, a black hole, and then began to absorb these fire elements at a balanced speed.

In Zhou Yan’s imagination, the fire elements were living elves, origin particles with the breath of life, forming the Emperor Pattern ’fire’ rune, leaping, gleefully drilling into Zhou Yan’s brow.

Zhou Yan’s brow manifested his own Lei Yan Continent, and as the fire elves entered this Lei Yan Continent world, they began to smelt the world, refining it repeatedly until it became crystalline, like jade, like that magma world in the Land of Heavenly Fire.

This process completed very quickly, but before this, the wooden walk of Zhou Yan’s Enlightenment lasted for nearly ten thousand years.

In these ten thousand years, not only Zhou Yan was in such a state of Enlightenment walk, but so were the four women beside him: Hong Yuqiao, Zhao Xiaoxiao, Qin Ruyu, and Yun Shiyin, all moving forward in the same way.

However, these ten thousand years of training made the aura of the four women deeper and more terrifying.

Clearly, they all stepped into the threshold of the King Realm.

If Qian Luoshui had made no progress or gained no opportunities, Zhou Yan knew that Qian Luoshui would not be a match for any of these four women, not even able to withstand a single move.

Zhou Yan deeply understood how astonishing Qian Luoshui’s power became after achieving Great Perfection of the Nine Layers of the Eternal Nine Rules, and how strong her strength was. Her King’s Inheritance and foundation were enough for her to look down on the pinnacle beings of the Great Perfection of the Nine Layers of the Eternal Nine Rules. But now, Zhou Yan reached such a conclusion, which undoubtedly indicated the unimaginable gains of Zhao Xiaoxiao and the other three.