Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1542 - 66: Murals Explained

Zhou Yan struggled to grasp the situation, yet he had already verified his hypothesis—things beyond comprehension, even without understanding or the proper chance, could still be replicated and taken. The critical element was to construct a Void Land mirroring the Holy Spirit Land with absolute precision.

After observing this process twice consecutively, Zhou Yan confirmed the validity of his approach. However, he also detected a noticeable paling and weakening in his Half-step Monarch Holy Spirit.

It dawned on Zhou Yan at this point that attempting to replicate these phenomena outside their corresponding Rules Land would result in astonishing levels of depletion!

To be sure, if his Eternal Half-Saint Spirit possessed sufficient strength, such depletion might indeed be manageable.

Zhou Yan tried one more time, but within a single breath, the Monarch Holy Spirit withered away at an exponentially accelerated rate, billions of times faster than Zhou Yan's own transformation speed within the Holy Spirit Land!

This time, Zhou Yan was genuinely taken aback, recognizing that the cost and sheer terror associated with these phenomena were nearly inconceivable.

Taking a deep, steadying breath, Zhou Yan returned to the Combat Origin Space's Holy Spirit Land. There, he painstakingly rebuilt the True Void Heavenly Forbidden World and diligently replenished his depleted Half-Saint Spirit Origin before proceeding onward, passing directly through the Combat Origin World.

As he traversed that world, Zhou Yan deliberately paid no mind to the ongoing battles involving Jiang Tianling and Jiang Tianxin, choosing to bypass them entirely.

Upon entering the subsequent world, Zhou Yan immediately sensed his Seven Emotions and Six Desires becoming acutely sensitive.

Concurrently, Zhou Yan exhibited an intensely cold, deadly intent, as if a contradictory impulse to slay his very Seven Emotions and Six Desires were present.

"This place… these are the Emotional and Heartless Origins, is it truly a dual-origin Holy Spirit Land?"

Zhou Yan carefully analyzed his surroundings and was instantly profoundly shocked. He had never anticipated that the Holy Spirit Land would exhibit such a dual-origin coexistence in its later stages.

Therefore, in this domain, one must not only refine the Emotional Origin but also successfully condense the Heartless Origin King Mark? Or perhaps, these two King Marks are merely aspects of a single, dual-natured Origin Mark?

For a brief moment, Zhou Yan found himself in a state of considerable hesitation.

This was the very first instance where he felt unable to ascertain the correct path forward.

However, after careful deliberation, Zhou Yan resolved to trust his instincts.

Zhou Yan's Soul Body then detached, and his Eternal Half-Saint Spirit emerged, directly manifesting the Emotional and Heartless Sword Dao Origins. Consequently, the Affectionate Sword Dao and the Lifeless Sword Dao materialized directly upon Zhou Yan's Eternal Half-Saint Spirit.

With this development, Zhou Yan ceased deliberate attempts to refine the Elemental Origin and instead focused on strengthening his cultivation realm.

By employing the Heaven and Earth Origins to enhance his cultivation, the elevation of his realm would naturally facilitate the instinctive condensation of the King Mark. Whichever King Mark coalesced instinctively at that time would then represent the chosen Dao.

This situation, mirroring the choice between the Affectionate Sword Dao and the Heartless Sword Dao, profoundly impacted Zhou Yan.

Nevertheless, Zhou Yan's unconventional method did yield tangible results in this place.

Following Zhou Yan's transformation, commencing from the Seventh Realm of the Eternal Nine Rules, both the Emotional Sword Dao King Mark and the Heartless Sword Dao King Mark appeared concurrently. They coalesced into an independent Chaotic Emotion Dao Mark and began its condensation process.

Both 'Emotional' and 'Heartless' were encompassed within the broader concept of 'Emotion Dao'.

Here, it was not a case of two distinct King Marks, but rather, still only a single King Mark.

This singular King Mark, however, contained two distinct classifications of King Marks within it.

The King Mark in this location was evidently more intricate, possessing a compound nature.

Thus, by adopting this strategy, Zhou Yan inadvertently initiated the true Inheritance Mark method, guided by his intuition.

Otherwise, regardless of whether Zhou Yan condensed an Emotional Mark or a Heartless Mark, or even managed to condense two separate King Marks, failure to combine them into the Emotion Dao Mark would mean the end of his enlightenment. He would be forced to exit the Holy Spirit Land, forfeiting any further opportunities for understanding.

Immediately after Zhou Yan condensed the foundational structure of the Emotional Dao King's Mark, he derived these crucial insights.

Zhou Yan couldn't help but feel a surge of gratitude, acknowledging that this endeavor had involved a significant element of coincidence and sheer fortune.

After all, whether instinctive condensation could truly provide accurate judgment, or if his own resolve lacked sufficient firmness, success remained uncertain.

Under these circumstances, Zhou Yan engaged in deep self-reflection. Then, calming his mind, Zhou Yan resolutely continued his arduous cultivation.

With a clear direction established, the further condensation of the King Mark and the advancement of his cultivation realm would naturally proceed with greater ease and convenience.

Though a complex undertaking, the established foundation made it manageable, transforming intricacy into a straightforward path.

This endeavor became a cyclical pattern for Zhou Yan, who soon reached the apex of the Sixth Layer within the Emotional Dao's Origin Space Holy Spirit Land, finding himself at a standstill, unable to advance further.

At this juncture, Zhou Yan summoned his Soul Body, commencing a period of intense cultivation.

Following approximately two days of strenuous cultivation, teetering on the edge of exhaustion and despair, Zhou Yan awoke and initiated the creation of his own unique Emotional Dao World.

In this sacred Emotional Dao Holy Spirit Land, the Affectionate Sword Dao and Lifeless Sword Dao revealed a compatibility with Zhou Yan that surpassed one hundred percent for the very first time.

An extraordinary sensation enveloped him, a profound feeling of attaining absolute perfection.

This remarkable state was a direct consequence of exceeding the established compatibility limits.

Within this elevated condition, Zhou Yan's cultivation experienced a dramatic surge in power.

His advancement in realm progressed at a speed previously unseen in his cultivation journey.

Never before had his cultivation within any Holy Spirit Land been this rapid.

Yet, despite this accelerated pace, the progression of Zhou Yan's realm advancement remained measured, neither rushed nor lagging.

Zhou Yan recognized that this balance was due to the escalating difficulty of transforming in the later realms. This realization brought him no regret or disappointment, but rather a reinforced determination fueled by the surprisingly swift progress he had already achieved.

Zhou Yan relentlessly refined his rules to their utmost limit. Upon his very entry into the Ninth Layer of the Emotional Dao Space, he had already attained the Seventh Great Perfection realm of the Eternal Nine Rules.

This accomplishment further bolstered Zhou Yan's burgeoning confidence.

Consequently, he immediately set his sights on challenging the Eighth Layer of the Eternal Nine Rules.

The path forward presented an unimaginable challenge. Even with the core resources of the Emotional Dao's Dual Life Holy Spirit Land, and despite Zhou Yan's supreme advancement speed and the ultimate refinement of the King Immortal Principle of the True Void Heavenly Prohibition, he could not breach the next realm.

This daunting obstacle finally forced Zhou Yan to confront the immense difficulty of advancing to the final realm after the aggregation of nine layers of King's Rules.

After all, the pursuit of Eternal Life is certainly not a trivial matter for any being; perhaps this is precisely why other beings have faltered in their quest for kingship.

Without the profound influence of such extensive rules and energy, and without the potent consolidation of the King’s Mark, how could this formidable realm ever be overcome?

It might be attributed to Zhou Yan's soul strength, amplified a billionfold, and perhaps the increased difficulty he faced in condensing the Ninth Layer of the King Immortal Principle, which was many times greater than that for ordinary Eternal Life beings.

Nevertheless, even ordinary beings would find it impossible to achieve such a rapid transformation within the dual-core expanse of the Holy Spirit Land!

In comparing their struggles, Zhou Yan deduced that the difficulty faced by ordinary beings in their final transformation was exponentially greater than his own current hardship, to an unfathomable degree.

As Zhou Yan was lost in these profound reflections, his realm finally began to yield amidst the relentless pressure, signaling his imminent breakthrough into the Eighth Layer realm of the Eternal Nine Rules.

However, at this critical moment, Zhou Yan once again became aware of combat among the Holy Spirits in this central area.

Intriguingly, it was Jiang Tianxin and Jiang Tianling engaged in the conflict.

This time, however, the battle wasn't confined to the void; a tangible battlefield was also present!

Upon observing this battlefield, Zhou Yan's gaze instantly narrowed with intensity!

The battlefield, it turned out, was situated upon a Golden Armor Battleship!

This depiction of combat unfolded like a series of revelations, each shift in the battle akin to a plane imprinted into the Combat Origin, thereby forming unique murals within the cabin of the Golden Armor Battleship!

"Golden Armor Battleship? Cabin murals?"

"Isn’t that the Withered Bone Warship?"

"Could it be that the Withered Bone Warship represents the state after the Golden Armor Battleship's destruction?"

"Are the murals within the Withered Bone Warship's cabin actually imprinted images of combat planes from the Holy Spirit Land?"

Zhou Yan's heart pounded with shock, as he unraveled yet another profound mystery amidst the endless enigma!

Previously, the murals within the Withered Bone Warship's cabin held all manner of cryptic information, including astonishing battle scenes that appeared frozen in time!

Zhou Yan had long harbored suspicions about the origin of these scenes but had never found an answer.

Now, a sudden understanding dawned upon him!

He recognized this as the manifestation imprint of the origin rules of the battles waged within the Holy Spirit Land, akin to Dao Traces left behind for enlightenment—a truly enigmatic phenomenon.

"So, the Withered Bone Warship is the state of the Golden Armor Battleship after destruction. And the murals within its cabin are recorded traces of Holy Spirit battles."

"So, the Holy Spirit Battles have already transpired, or have they perpetually existed?"

"Then, when I observed those murals within the Withered Bone Warship, and now experiencing the Holy Spirit Battles firsthand, is it merely a fleeting temporal distortion?"

"Or perhaps, from my perspective, years or even decades have elapsed, yet within the shifting combat parameters of the Holy Spirit Land, this span is but a mere blink?"

"Similar to the clash between Hou Chen and Bi Shui Fairy, a conflict that stretched across eons?"

An ocean of contemplation surged within Zhou Yan, each ripple seemingly plumbing the depths of these profound mysteries.

As Zhou Yan remained absorbed in observing the duel between Jiang Tianling and Jiang Tianxin, the pair themselves detected his renewed presence. With a tremor that rippled through the void, they both unleashed their assaults in his direction.