Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1577 - 100: Evil Emperor Wangchen

Only, does this really hold any persuasive power?

Lee Ran himself does not quite believe it, yet he still has to act as if he does, to comfort Zhou Yan’s family and friends, and his own family as well.

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Emperor Soul Clan.

Near the black vortex, Azure Dragon Ao Qing had not yet left.

And Zhou Yan once again returned through the black vortex.

Only this time, Zhou Yan’s face had already shown the same pallor.

"Holy Spirit Evil Venerable, sir."

Azure Dragon Ao Qing immediately paid his respects.

"Mm."

"Sir, what is the situation? It seems, sir, you encountered an ambush by the Holy Spirits?"

Ao Qing noticed something was amiss, as Zhou Yan did not hide his condition, so Ao Qing easily discerned the clues.

"It’s not that the Holy Spirits ambushed me; the Supreme Holy Spirits of the Human Clan are actually no match. The main issue is the emotional turbulence impact; under such circumstances, stabilizing my own state isn’t easy. If I were to encounter an attack, the outcome could be fifty-fifty."

"This issue, if not resolved, will persist like a thorn in my throat!"

He truly felt the impact, and his whole body was quite uncomfortable.

He was very averse to that feeling, but once in that environment, he could not resist the terrifying impact of that feeling.

"The Evil Emperor already knows that the Holy Spirit Evil Venerable has returned; he is waiting for you in the Reincarnation Origin Ancient Palace."

Azure Dragon Ao Qing said respectfully.

"Did you divulge my information?"

Zhou Yan’s gaze turned cold, a terrifying aura immediately targeting Azure Dragon.

"No, the sir knew it himself. I have been here all along, waiting for the Holy Spirit Evil Venerable’s return, without the sir’s orders, I wouldn’t dare to leave arbitrarily."

Azure Dragon Ao Qing said very fearfully.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Alright, then I’ll go there, and you should step back. Continue with what you need to do. Also, we must expedite our plan; we can’t stop. Let those mechanical puppets representing various rules act according to procedure; you supervise them well."

"The less the Evil Emperor is around, the more vigilant you must be!"

Zhou Yan instructed.

"Rest assured, sir, the plan hasn’t been severely disrupted, and the mechanical puppets of rules are operating normally. Moreover, the situation of infinite fusion is performing excellently; it can break through various data constraints upon stacking. As for rule derivation, it is still ongoing; it has already been derived to the Life Magic Cube range within the Evil Spirit Demon Domain."

Ao Qing answered respectfully.

"Mm, then continue."

"By the way, what major events have happened over these years? Give me a general report first, then proceed with your work."

Zhou Yan said.

"Yes, sir."

"In the last three thousand years, since your departure, there haven’t been too many major events... however, there are indeed a few matters worth noting."

"The first thing is, under the guidance of the Heavenly Dao Rules detector, deep within the three trillion-singularity distance, an ancient Dragon’s white bones emerged, with its specific position displaying Life Magic Cube characteristics, its specific situation, remains unexplored."

"The second thing, the Evil Emperor has manufactured a new puppet rule body, paired with Holy Spirit Engraving, which can now achieve the Holy Spirit Dao, but it requires nurturing emotions to activate the Original Life Soul. This matter, he said to let you handle, although you haven’t appeared all these years."

"Mm, continue."

"The third thing, the Evil Emperor captured two special bloodline women of the Emperor Ancient Clan, saying they might be of use to you and that you should make sure to treat them well, not to wrong them."

"This matter doesn’t count as a major event. Focus on the main points."

He wrinkled his brow, quite discontentedly said.

"This... There’s no main point because in terms of warfare, the Human Clan is simply not our match. Even a single Holy Spirit Mechanical Puppet puts them in a tough spot. Therefore, the situation is stable, neither improving nor worsening, which is also controlled deliberately by the Evil Emperor."

"The Evil Emperor said that once they slack off, we will pursue relentlessly!"

"Once they descend into despair, we let go, so that perhaps they feel worse than death!"

The tone of Azure Dragon remained respectful, even as he watched for changes in Zhou Yan’s expression while speaking.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "If that’s the case, then step down for now."

"Yes, sir. Then I take my leave."

Azure Dragon Ao Qing respectfully saluted and then immediately bowed and exited.

While the other life and Holy Spirit guardians here naturally kneeled.

Zhou Yan ignored these life forms and Holy Spirits and directly gathered endless singularity to form a black vortex, stepping into it, entering directly into the Reincarnation Origin Ancient Palace.

Upon arriving here, Zhou Yan’s stern aura slightly restrained.

He quietly walked to the central region of the great hall.

There was an ancient altar, atop which stood three branches of towering blood-colored ancient trees.

These branches are the limbs of the Life Ancient Tree, only this Life Ancient Tree was gradually being burned by Purple Flame, like three pillars of ignited incense.

"Father, are you praying or worshipping something?"

Zhou Yan coldly inquired.

Zhou Wangchen, sitting cross-legged before the giant incense, had that same ancient and weather-worn appearance as always.

His visage seemed never to have changed.

"Worship your mother."

Zhou Wangchen said plainly.

"Emotions? Ridiculous emotions."

Zhou Yan mocked.

"Emotions are not ridiculous; they are our homecoming."

Zhou Wangchen said softly.

Then he sighed and casually tossed over a pot of wine.

Zhou Yan easily caught it.

Zhou Wangchen tilted his head back and began to drink. That wine was indeed Fiery Flame Sword Heart Wine, but its intensity far exceeded that of the Fiery Flame Sword Heart Wine from the Soul Burying Starfield of the past.

"No matter where you go, you can’t let go?"

Zhou Yan said coldly.

"As long as it’s in your heart, how can you let it go? Drink up! We father and son haven’t drunk together in a long time."

Zhou Wangchen said.

As he spoke, he once again tilted his head back and took a big gulp.

As he drank, he coughed, his flushed face seeming to be ignited by the alcohol, as if his soul and body were about to be burned away by the strength of the wine.

"Is this the Evil Emperor? A revered and feared existence? Nothing but a drunkard!"

Zhou Yan taunted.

"Drunkard or not, Evil Emperor or not, let’s drink. To celebrate our reunion as father and son. To reunite in the real world is actually very rare, so cherishing our time together cannot be wrong."

"And my way of cherishing you is drinking."

Zhou Wangchen said.

Zhou Yan’s brow began to heat up again.

He detested this feeling.

But he didn’t want to go against his father’s wishes.

So, he too began to drink.

The fiery wine, even at his current realm, brought an intense stimulation. With just one sip, flames leapt up in his brow, the obsession of emotions becoming vividly alive, as if it were about to burst out of him.

"No need to resist deliberately; if you can conquer it, then keeping just one thought in mind at all times will allow you to conquer the emotional obsession. If you cannot conquer it, each time you destroy it will only make the newly born emotional obsession stronger. The emotional obsession understands this, so it has laid out an unsolvable situation."

"Of course, no matter what obsession, it is part of you. Do not mock me, at least I can face my own obsession. But you, I sent you to the Soul Burying Starfield and the True Void Demon Origin for training, to collaborate with their plan, and you still cannot break through your obsession?"

Zhou Wangchen countered.

This statement left Zhou Yan, who was poised to retort, stunned and unable to speak.

Zhou Yan’s expression calmed down, the flames in his brow dancing more fiercely, yet he seemed to be returning to the emotional obsession version of himself.

"I haven’t been a good enemy, nor a good friend. Suddenly I feel utterly worthless."

"No, at least you are my good son. Whatever you do, you are my pride and joy, as well as your mother’s pride and joy. It’s just that your mother and I have different ideals, which resulted in different fates, that’s all."

Zhou Wangchen smiled and said.

"Ao Qing said you’ve been injured. How’s your condition now?"

Zhou Yan asked with concern.

"What can it be? The same old situation, it’s always been like this. By the way, I’ve created a perfect Holy Spirit Puppet that needs you to handle her."

"The Human Clan has already sacrificed so many extraordinary women; don’t add more chaos."

Zhou Yan showed a bitter smile, no longer so cold and severe.

In fact, between father and son, no matter how cold, it couldn’t remain so.

"This time, it’s a bit different. Besides, I’ve captured Zhou Lingyi and Feng Zishuang, and their states are very unstable, and their origins are depleted. Leaving them in the Emperor Ancient Clan will only lead to withering, you help them out."

"They are just women driven by obsession, not mine. Besides, I, the Holy Spirit Evil Venerable Zhou Yan, do not need women."

"Such instinctual desires are just a form of debauchery, not worth dwelling on."

"The obsession is still you. Are you unable to face even your own matters?"

Zhou Wangchen continued to speak softly.

As he spoke, he coughed again and continued drinking, repeating the cycle.

Zhou Yan remained silent.

At this moment, Zhou Wangchen took out a jade-like short sword and began to carve.

Unbeknownst to him, a piece of jade-like white bone appeared in his hand. Zhou Yan knew very well whose bone that was because only Lee Ran’s bones could be like this.

Zhou Wangchen carved using Lee Ran’s remains.

However, by the time Zhou Yan noticed, the section of finger bone had already become a lifelike beautiful woman.

This woman was precisely Lee Ran.

Then, Zhou Wangchen exhaled a puff of alcohol, and the woman immediately came to life.

There was a gentle and kind smile on her face, but it carried a rather helpless expression as she said, "Husband, you know I can only last a few breaths, so why expend your origin each time?"

"I’ve been completely gone for a long time, doing this, eventually my remains will fully disappear, and then you’ll never see me again."

Lee Ran sighed and said.