Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1572 - 95: Thirteen True Selves

Zhou Yan stood silently for a moment, his gaze filled with endless tenderness as he looked at Mu Qingyan, Jiang Yuning, and others beside him.

In his eyes, there was also a hint of genuine relief and satisfaction.

Yes, in the end, he succeeded.

Successfully, together with Lee Ran, he brought this plan to completion.

Although in the process, Bi Shui Fairy was annihilated, and Li Su Nu similarly perished, this was already the best outcome.

Moreover, the True Self derived from the Thirteen Forms, though none may be as strong as the Evil Spirit Dominator, are all King Holy Spirits, and not weak, powerful enough to form a strong guardian.

Back then, he made a vast vow, promising eternal emotional devotion, and now he can finally fulfill it.

How could this not bring satisfaction?

"My husband, what about your origin? Will the origin fade everything away? Will it return?"

Jiang Yuning felt an incredibly complex emotion, yet this feeling was so real, so warm.

"I never left, so why talk about returning? That origin inherently belongs to the Purple Flame Monarch, and that is the responsibility and burden of the origin.

I distinguished all of this to achieve better in all aspects."

"The origin of Xingyi Twelve Forms is my True Self; if anything happens, it can directly unite. Normally, like avatars, they accompany each of you separately, doing different things, helping you plan the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City."

Zhou Yan spoke gently.

This is actually understandable, after all, Jiang Yuning, although unable to transform into twelve, can still use the Three Pure Ones Technique to transform into three avatars, but her avatars do not have the eternal independence to form the Eternal True Self like Zhou Yan’s.

Zhou Yan glanced at Lee Ran, who nodded slightly.

Immediately, Zhou Yan said, "In my life, the most important thirteen women, I can just accompany you by your side forever, until the day of ultimate completion comes. If that day never arrives, then it will be eternal."

"Feng Zishuang, Mu Qingyan, Jiang Yuning, Zhou Lingyi, Bai Ying, Gu Xi, Long Xianyin, Qian Xi, Ping’er, Qian Luoshui, Fei Ya, Suxin, Fu Wanling. Among them, Feng Zishuang and Zhou Lingyi are not here now, so this step is not urgent."

"Mother Empress, I will first help you restore the remaining Life Origin of the Emperor Ancient Clan. Then, you and my two avatars can go bring Feng Zishuang and Zhou Lingyi back. They do not need to venture into the Evil Spirit Demon Domain. Since those Evil Spirit Sovereigns do not want you to know everything outside, all your explorations are in vain."

Zhou Yan said.

Mother Empress sighed lightly and said, "Now, how could I not agree? What other choice do I have?"

Mother Empress showed a bitter smile. In this battle, the Emperor Ancient Clan was almost wiped out in an instant, letting her see how ruthless and cold the real Evil Spirit Sovereign is.

No matter how good the conditions are negotiated, when the time comes, once the battle breaks out, the aftermath alone can destroy endless ancient tribes!

Mother Empress agreed, and Zhou Yan began to wield the Evil Spirit Origin, supplemented by the Time Flowing Back Method of Time Origin, to restore those Life Origins.

This process cannot truly reverse time, but merely forces the energy origin to retreat.

This method is not complicated, at least in Zhou Yan’s hands now, it can even be said to be extremely simple.

After Zhou Yan took action, in just a moment, Mother Empress had regained a large amount of Life Origin, and she gathered these Life Origins, deriving endless roots, temporarily not extending them.

In this way, it’s temporarily a kind of protective dormancy for these lives.

This was also Zhou Yan’s suggestion, clearly, Mother Empress accepted this advice.

But, even though so many lives of the Emperor Ancient Clan were restored, far more lives were lost.

In such a situation, how could Mother Empress be happy? But she also knew, this kind of death is unchangeable, even if Zhou Yan didn’t intervene this time, one day it would surely be affected by the battle, resulting in the same situation.

By that time, perhaps the situation would be even worse, not to mention that all lives are dead, maybe even she herself couldn’t escape.

Now, staying alive for over three million lives, though still heartbroken, Mother Empress no longer holds hostility towards Zhou Yan.

Or rather, she has no qualifications, nor the capability to hold hostility!

Zhou Yan saw Mother Empress complete this matter, and the regret in his heart slightly faded. The sacrifice of most lives of the Emperor Ancient Clan was uncontrollable, because the Emperor Soul Clan had long been eyeing the Emperor Ancient Clan covetously.

Without strength, how can one negotiate with true power?

Mother Empress was not foolish, yet still naively believed in the Emperor Soul Clan’s duplicity.

Zhou Yan withdrew his Origin Power, the loss of those Eternal Life Beings’ origin no longer affects him, because these accumulated lives are not even comparable to the origin strength of a King Holy Spirit.

Only then did Zhou Yan look again at Lee Ran.

Lee Ran nodded, pondered, and said, "Then, let’s begin. I will leave Ji Wu and Jia Yongheng here too, to accompany you all. Also, the identity of Kong Ji, I will likewise leave it in the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City, so in this way, we will be together forever."

Lee Ran’s words were calm and indifferent, as if he had seen through too many things.

And whether Ji Wu or Kong Ji, they were indeed his concerns. Once let go, that concern is completely released.

"Hmm, I’m ready now, let’s begin."

Zhou Yan said.

"Alright!"

Lee Ran replied.

Then, Lee Ran unleashed the Holy Spirit Origin and Xingyi’s Monarch Mark, while Zhou Yan began to perform the Three Pure Ones Technique and Xingyi Twelve Forms with the Holy Spirit Dao.

In this way, the endless Monarch Marks began to emerge independently, manifesting various figures.

A line of Lee Ran, a line of Zhou Yan, formed a complete independence.

Lee Ran extracted the Origin of Xingyi Twelve Forms, integrating it with the Monarch Mark, to provide the final empowerment for Zhou Yan.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yan performed the corresponding cultivation techniques, integrating them into each independent Monarch Mark, achieving the fundamental fusion of Xingyi, Three Pure Ones Technique, and Monarch Marks.

Therefore, within a few breaths, after experiencing the reversal rules of Xingyi, Zhou Yan, who could originally split into thirteen True Selves, now formed into thirteen Zhou Yan.

Thirteen selves, thirteen identical thoughts, which could act without interference and yet could interconnect.

After Lee Ran and Zhou Yan utilized these methods, both Origin figures stood aside.

As the Origin, Zhou Yan and Lee Ran are now the true, unique and are indeed the Evil Spirit Sovereigns.

At this moment, the thirteen separated True Selves, also possessed Sovereign Power of Evil Spirits, albeit not as potent as the Origin.

Just as Zhou Yan initially didn’t obtain the Origin state, there was no impact from losing the Origin.

The True Self is still the self; while the True Self stays with the family, the Origin and True Self can fight freely on the Silent Annihilation Battlefield, without any burden.

Even if the Origin is annihilated, the True Self will continue to exist, albeit slightly losing combat power enhanced by the Origin.

At that moment, Zhou Yan would have combat power akin to when he hadn’t received the Origin gifted by Gu Xi.

When it truly comes to that moment, it doesn’t matter anymore, as defeat is the end.

Zhou Yan left the thirteen Xingyi True Selves, while Lee Ran left those around him, Ji Wu and Jia Yongheng, and a True Self Kong Ji, then opened the endless Holy Spirit Heavenly Road of Time Reversal.

At that instant, space-time cracked like a fission, with terrifying fissures appearing, and the giant Magic Cube Void continued to spin, emitting strands of dreadful evil spirit energy.

Lee Ran and Zhou Yan traversed this Magic Cube area, returning to the Evil Venerate Demon Domain at the moment of Immortals and Buddhas’ extinction, Silent Annihilation Battlefield.

The races of the Emperor Soul Clan, Emperor Spirit Clan, and Emperor Demon Clan continued their battles.

At the end of Ten Thousand Buddhas’ extinction, Ten Thousand Immortals continue suffering.

Different moments are truly like the Outer Realm Battlefield.

If the Outer Realm Battlefield experienced in the Soul Burying Starfield was a first experience, then this place is truly the authentic and grand endless Demon Domain.

Upon returning to the Demon Domain, Zhou Yan and Lee Ran directly encountered the Fu Xi’s Holy Spirit.

Seeing Fu Xi’s Holy Spirit again, Zhou Yan then felt the powerful realm of Fu Xi’s Holy Spirit, a realm nearly identical in level to his own.

Except, an indescribable sense of gap exists, not reflecting who is stronger, but stemming from different focal points and cultivation directions.

Each Holy Spirit masters its own Holy Spirit Domain, varying in size and majesty, and containing different Life Marks.

The Holy Spirit Seal is a weapon formed when the Holy Spirit Marks converge at their peak.

In the eyes of the true Evil Spirit Sovereign, there are no weapons, only the Holy Spirit Seal.

Zhou Yan’s Holy Spirit Seal is a sword consolidated by the Holy Spirit King’s Mark.

A colorless, transparent, jade-like sword inclined towards purplish-red.

This is also condensed from the Thunder Flame Magnet Sword.

The transparency, jade hue, and glow of this sword are almost identical to the jade-like short sword on the Ancestor Dragon Warship.

At this time, Zhou Yan actually knew that this is indeed the Holy Spirit Seal.

The invincible legacy of the ancient flying sword Ru Yu was due to the represented unmatched level of the weapon itself.

Now, as Zhou Yan rapidly condenses his Holy Spirit Seal, he feels both desolate and sentimental.

He understood simultaneously that his thirteen True Selves are with his wives, rebuilding the Sacrificial Ancient City.

The Sacrificial Ancient City had collapsed, destroyed in war, fortunately, with the guardian of the Holy Spirit, the losses within the city were minimal.