Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao Chapter 1708 - 195: Entrapment

The feelings Lei Yan King held for Mu Qingyan were incomparably deep.

Even as an existence without memories, these feelings still engraved themselves upon his bones and heart.

Mu Qingyan sensed them, yet only took this to be the True Void Heavenly Prohibition, regarded it as one of Lei Yan King’s bizarre methods, and thus a seed of wariness sprouted in her heart.

Once wariness arises in one’s heart, many things will naturally veer toward the wrong direction, and the deeper the so‑called feelings grow, the greater that wariness and deviation will become.

At this moment, Mu Qingyan’s Spirit was actually shaken by Lei Yan King’s earnest words, yet precisely because of this, she instead became all the more afraid to trust her own feelings.

At times, that kind of intense feeling within oneself is also the most direct and most intense deception toward oneself.

After all, within truly mighty Rules, even the self will become its own greatest enemy, let alone an enemy outside, no?

To harbor feelings for an enemy?

Moreover, to have such blazing feelings arise even before meeting—could that be possible?

With no corresponding memories, yet emotions so unfathomably deep they stifle one’s breath—even Mu Qingyan would never believe all of this to be real.

Thus, facing Lei Yan King’s words, Mu Qingyan merely fell silent for a brief moment, then once more lifted her head.

Afterward, her gaze, incomparably cold, fixed upon Lei Yan King as she said, "You think that by using these methods, by influencing the changes in my inner heart, even to the point of gaining a Sovereign’s control over my feelings, you can make me do whatever you wish? I can only say this: you are truly far too full of yourself!"

"You sent the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower back; this matter, I acknowledge, and I have felt your sincerity. But what kind of evil existence you are—who in this world does not know? Could such an existence ever be called sincere? Are you mocking the series of things you yourself have done, or mocking the intellect of all Life under Heaven as being inferior to yours, all of them toyed with in the palm of your hand?"

Mu Qingyan asked back in a cold voice.

These words left Lei Yan King stunned for an instant.

And these very words were like an incomparably sharp Sword, once again fiercely stabbing into the depths of Lei Yan King’s Spirit.

In that instant, Lei Yan King’s entire body trembled, as if he had recalled a hazy scene. In that scene, he saw Mu Qingyan—not only saw her, but even joined with her in cloud and rain atop Mount Wu, entangled lingeringly, speaking words that stirred the heart beyond measure.

And in that very scene, he suddenly sensed a wisp of exceedingly peculiar memory. After that wisp burst forth, though not much awoke, Lei Yan King suddenly came to know that his name was not Lee Sha, nor was it Lee Yi, but—Zhou Yan.

Yes.

Zhou Yan.

It was an exceedingly ordinary name, yet precisely this name caused Lei Yan King to be dazed for a long, long time.

"What is it, did I hit the mark, and now you’re thinking of how to conceal it, or continuing to scheme and lay plans in response, so as to achieve your unspeakably despicable aims?"

Mu Qingyan sneered coldly in mockery.

Lei Yan King came back to himself, somewhat dazed, with a feeling of having lived another lifetime.

"The clever are often ruined by their own cleverness; in truth, many times, we are all like this."

Lei Yan King said.

He did not explain.

Since a preconceived misunderstanding had already taken root in Mu Qingyan’s heart, any explanation would be taken as concealment and an added method; any explanation would be incomparably pale and powerless.

Only a series of facts could cause all of this to change.

Yet facts—how could they be so easily laid bare?

What was more, though he did not know the reason, Lei Yan King knew that once he mentioned any fragment of memory concerning the two words "Zhou Yan," an incomparably terrifying situation would erupt.

That would be an irreversible calamity of Destruction, and as things stood, the necessary conditions had clearly not been met; this must never come to pass.

Lei Yan King’s Realm had not reached its limit, yet he knew that his sensing regarding all of this could not be wrong.

"Heh, is that so? Seems you’ve already admitted to your vile methods."

Mu Qingyan let out a cold laugh, deep wariness toward Lei Yan King flickering in her beautiful eyes.

That feeling of distance was something Lei Yan King did not wish to see, yet he had no way to face it.

"Within the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower... we shall meet again. This may well be our final gathering. Believe it or not, this matter has but one ending."

"After the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower, it will merge with the Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm, and you will gain the freedom that belongs to you; as for me, perhaps I will fall into Eternal banishment—since in my Devil Heart State I am so mad, then I will no longer let you be disappointed, or rather, I will do my utmost to change this situation."

As Lei Yan King spoke, he sighed softly, then his figure stirred; in the next instant he stepped into the spatial fissure where the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower was located.

The Time-Space Soul-locking Tower had now already converged with this Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm, forming a certain degree of attunement and opening up a very peculiar Holy Spirit Space.

This was equivalent to a very stable Secret Realm Space, and the Rule Power within it even surpassed the energy of the Eternal Territory.

When Lei Yan King stepped into it, he immediately felt incomparably vast energy; with just one breath of this energy, he felt as if the strength of his entire body would erupt.

Lei Yan King’s heart was at first slightly delighted, but then his face instantly turned a few shades paler, and a backlash of blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth, beyond his control.

Yes, the energy being powerful was a good thing; this could allow Lei Yan King to continuously devour the energy between Heaven and Earth in such a place and grow at an extremely rapid pace. But it was also exceedingly dangerous, because under such circumstances the Devil Heart State was extremely easy to trigger, and once it was triggered, it would likely be very hard to suppress again.

Lei Yan King forcibly suppressed his own Strength, then chose a certain Void Land, and within the radiance of Endless darkness, he opened the Yuan Ci Secret Realm, letting the energy between Heaven and Earth flow into the Yuan Ci Secret Realm. At the same time, he himself was Concentrating and holding breath, not absorbing and Refining the energy between Heaven and Earth.

Not only that, because he had previously been wounded, Lei Yan King at this moment was merely repeatedly Cultivating to strengthen his own foundation, stabilizing his state of mind and healing his injuries.

Lei Yan King knew that he himself had to reach an extremely stable state before he could continue to grow stronger, and that every step forward had to be taken with utmost caution; if he was the least bit careless and his Demon Heart was activated again, it would probably truly become the Sovereign, suppressing emotional obsessions and becoming completely uncontrollable.

In such a state, Lei Yan King’s heart gradually calmed down, and he no longer thought about the matters concerning Mu Qingyan.

An unknown sense of urgency made him understand that the road ahead was still very long, yet time would not be too abundant.

This unknown change gave Lei Yan King an extreme sense of urgency; therefore he further sank his Spirit, not allowing himself to fall into a mad state.

...

Mu Qingyan watched Lei Yan King depart, and her mood instantly relaxed a great deal as well.

Then her beautiful hand gently covered her own chest, and waves of pain like suffocation pierced through, making her heart ache unbearably.

At the same time, Lei Yan King’s departure made her feel as if she had lost the most precious thing, leaving her unable to control herself.

However, after she was dazed for a moment, she quickly restrained her emotions, and then her whole person became even colder and sharper.

That Cold Ice will and icy temperament fully manifested, driving away the emotional confusion deep in her heart.

After a long time, this Heaven and Earth also quieted down. Mu Qingyan looked at that trace of Void mark that had appeared, and at the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower gradually attuning with the Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm; her heart trembled once again.

At this moment, Heaven and Earth quivered slightly, and then an incomparably handsome man in white suddenly descended, appearing not far from Mu Qingyan’s side.

"Tianling, you’re here."

Mu Qingyan’s expression relaxed slightly, and she spoke with a hint of closeness.

Her tone was also extremely intimate.

It seemed that after seeing this figure, her heart grew even more peaceful.

"Qingyan."

The white-clothed figure smiled faintly and approached Mu Qingyan with great familiarity; when he was almost within half a meter of her, he still did not stop.

This action made Mu Qingyan’s face flush slightly, and at the same time she involuntarily took a step back, opening a distance of more than a meter from the white-robed youth.

At this moment, a trace of barely detectable anger flashed in the depths of that white-robed youth’s eyes, but that flicker of anger quickly vanished.

However, he did not move closer to Mu Qingyan again.

"Qingyan, I heard that the Time-Space Soul-locking Tower condensed by the Illusion Realm will of the Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm has now returned? If that’s truly the case, then it is indeed a cause for celebration."

"Yes, Tianling, in this matter I have you to thank for informing me; otherwise this Time-Space Soul-locking Tower probably wouldn’t have had the chance to return."

Mu Qingyan spoke with a tone of gratitude.

"It’s nothing; after all, being able to help Qingyan is the happiest thing for Tianling."

The white-robed youth was precisely Jiang Tianling.

At this moment, his words already clearly carried a tendency to confess.

However, upon hearing this, a faint blush once more appeared on Mu Qingyan’s delicate face. Unfortunately, the instant this blush arose, Mu Qingyan rather unnaturally thought of Lei Yan King. In that instant she was stunned for a moment, then Mu Qingyan sighed softly and said, "Tianling, in my heart, you are a very good big brother."

Mu Qingyan’s voice was very soft.

But this sentence left Jiang Tianling standing there in a daze.

The muscles on his face twitched slightly twice; he forced a somewhat unnatural smile and said, "Qingyan, let’s not talk about this. This time I came because I discovered a very peculiar place. It is a Secret Realm, and within it there is a heaven-defying Life Ancient Lotus, and within it there is also an ancient Bloodline Essence Blood inheritance."