Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1631 - 141: Modifying the Heavenly Road

"Holy Son—you, you have come here. Could it be for the Heavenly Road—"

"No need for more words, you just stay here, matters of the Heavenly Road, leave them to me."

Zhou Yan glanced at the person speaking and said,.

"Yes, Holy Son."

The person hesitated for a moment, then said, "Holy Son, earlier someone named ’Zhou Yunchuan’ mentioned..."

He hesitated but eventually spoke of the matter.

"Yes, that was my intention."

"So it was the Holy Son’s intention. Although the disciple knows that no one in the Sect now dares to defy the Holy Son’s authority, matters like these should not be taken lightly, so the disciple only temporarily appointed Zhou Yunchuan as the deputy hall master of the Inner Hall, it’s just a nominal position, not really—"

"A nominal position is sufficient, given his limited ability. Once his ability improves, he can rely on himself."

Zhou Yan said, gesturing to the disciple to say no more.

In fact, this is because Zhou Yunchuan does have some ability and talent. If Zhou Yan further stimulates the potential within him, he could count as a minor genius in the Heavenly Mechanism Sect and being valued is not unreasonable.

The Zhou Family is now so declined, Zhou Yan feels somewhat unwilling to see this.

Having met Zhou Yunchuan, there is a bit of fate between them, so offering some help isn’t a matter.

After Zhou Yan finished speaking, he directly stepped into the thirty-three paths of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.

Moments later, Zhuge Xiye also came along, catching up to Zhou Yan’s side.

"Senior Brother, this Thirty-Three Heavenly Road is truly too complex and magnificent, cannot imagine what kind of craftsmanship could create such earth-shattering mysterious scenes!"

Zhuge Xiye stepped into the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road, immediately attracted by the beautiful scenes on the road.

"Fleeting clouds, just some fragments of ancient void paths put together, superficial, mimicking a bit. Like clay kneaded by a child, naive and laughable."

Zhou Yan said.

Zhuge Xiye: "..."

Zhou Yan smiled calmly and said, "Let’s start dismantling from the Eighth Layer."

"Ah—the Eighth Layer, going in like this, we need to take precautions—"

"No need, you follow me."

As Zhou Yan spoke, he waved casually, and suddenly a very peculiar purple mist danced out from his heart’s location, then enveloped Zhuge Xiye.

Zhuge Xiye immediately felt a wonderful change in the world before her eyes, as if at that moment, heaven and earth suddenly became incomparably serene, all landscapes incredibly authentic, even the colors within the Heavenly Road so real it made her feel a sense of unease.

"This is... Soul Power, you’ve cultivated Soul Power, can you let Soul Energy leave the body?"

Zhuge Xiye was infinitely shocked.

She once more looked at Zhou Yan with surprise.

"Just some Soul Energy, still such mindset, Little Xiye, cultivation won’t be easy in the future."

Zhou Yan said.

Zhuge Xiye helplessly withdrew her trembling heart, yet she remained curious to sense and explore unknown changes everywhere with such thoughts.

She was like a child discovering her beloved toy.

Because within such Soul Energy, her sensing power and various aspects of ability seemed to have increased over a hundredfold.

For this reason, as Zhou Yan progressed step by step, Zhuge Xiye suddenly gazed at Zhou Yan’s back, finding herself somewhat infatuated.

Unknowingly, an indescribable fascination arose.

But then, her beautiful eyes began to dim considerably because previously Zhou Yan clearly stated he would never like her.

And didn’t like her liking him.

Back then, Zhuge Xiye somewhat disdained, indifferent.

But now, she couldn’t be so indifferent anymore.

"He... truly is a mysterious and strange person."

"When he walks, his waist is so straight, yet his silhouette seems so lonely and desolate."

"His eyes are so clear and simple, yet so profound and unfathomable."

"What kind of person is he really?"

Zhuge Xiye contemplated inwardly.

In the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road, one must not be distracted, must be extremely focused.

But now, her mood was chaotic, her thoughts completely unsettled, yet when she walked up to the Eighth Layer of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, nothing unusual occurred.

This situation was truly too strange.

Originally, Zhuge Xiye hadn’t noticed anything amiss, but upon reaching the Seventh Level, she snapped back to realize she had been distracted within the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, yet she had encountered no abnormalities, walking along easily and comfortably, without experiencing the difficulties of walking the Path of Heavenly Mechanism alone.

The reason for this, Zhuge Xiye already knew—it was the protective effect of Soul Energy given by Zhou Yan.

What kind of firm willpower must it take for the given Soul Energy to resist the illusionary impacts of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road!

As for the reason the Path of Heavenly Mechanism had collapsed a bit, Zhuge Xiye completely ignored.

Because she knows, less to say about a little collapse of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, even if half of it collapsed, the Path of Heavenly Mechanism is still never easy to traverse.

Upon reaching the Eighth Layer, Zhou Yan stopped.

Zhuge Xiye really wanted to see how Zhou Yan would repair this masterful, miraculous Void.

Yes, the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, is just a Void.

A piece of purple, purple-red, intermixed with brilliant azure Void.

The Void has layered, cloud-like Heavenly Roads.

Heavenly Roads in all directions, with endless beautiful, illusionary treasures; treasures both real and illusory.

In all directions are some very strange and fierce beasts, the fierce beasts constantly charge towards the Heavenly Roads, during the charging process, streams of purple-red mist surge and pounce toward people.

True and false, real and illusory.

In this vast space, changing anything seemed impossible in Zhuge Xiye’s eyes, as she didn’t even know where to begin.

Therefore, Zhuge Xiye was extremely eager to see how Zhou Yan would start altering this heavenly road.

After Zhou Yan stood still, he suddenly said, "The Heavenly Mechanism Sect has the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stones, right?"

"Yes, but not many are left, only a little over ten pieces."

"A dozen?"

"Seventeen."

"That’s enough."

"Alright, I’ll get them for you."

Zhuge Xiye spoke and immediately went to fetch seventeen pieces of the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone.

However, Zhou Yan stopped her and said, "One piece is enough."

"One piece? Are you sure it’s just one?"

Zhuge Xiye was somewhat surprised.

"I’m sure."

"Alright, okay."

Zhuge Xiye completely didn’t understand but instinctively took out one piece of the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone and handed it to Zhou Yan.

After Zhou Yan received the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone, he then softly uttered a very special rune, the meaning of which Zhuge Xiye didn’t comprehend.

But after Zhou Yan spoke it, the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone in his hand suddenly transformed into pure Heavenly Mechanism Power.

The Heavenly Mechanism Soul Stone began to liquefy, and the Heavenly Mechanism Power, like a mucous, was clear and transparent.

Within this liquid, Zhou Yan’s hand was conducting intricate transformations above it, a complex process that left Zhuge Xiye feeling like she was reading a Heavenly Book.

However, during this transformation process, the soul liquid started to change, forming a reduced ocean.

The ocean created a mirror-like scene, then projected this entire world into the ocean.

Then, Zhou Yan’s hand passed over the mucous-like mirror.

Suddenly, the world turned completely dark.

When Zhou Yan’s hand opened, the Eighth Layer’s original form of the Thirty-Three Heaven Paths appeared in the ocean.

It seemed that Zhou Yan had replicated the world.

The shock in Zhuge Xiye’s heart was imaginable!

Was it that simple?

Could it be so simple to dismantle the Eighth Layer?

Is it really that easy?

Since it’s so simple, the Eighth Layer consumes one Soul Stone per layer, but there are still thirty-two other layers, requiring exactly thirty-two Soul Stones; how could that be enough?

And as for herself, there are only sixteen Soul Stones left; how could that possibly be enough?

Zhuge Xiye was confused, but her eyes were still fixed on the reduced Soul Power Ocean in Zhou Yan’s hand.

At this moment, Zhuge Xiye thought Zhou Yan would start modifying the projection in the ocean and then restore the Eighth Layer.

But at that moment, Zhou Yan’s hand suddenly covered the Soul Power Ocean again.

After Zhou Yan’s hand moved away, all the beautiful scenes in the Soul Power Ocean went out, and it became a void of chaos.

Everything was gone.

"Ah—you really destroyed it," Zhuge Xiye exclaimed in shock.

"Didn’t I say it would be dismantled?" Zhou Yan responded.

Zhuge Xiye: "..."

Zhou Yan: "The Eighth Layer was done too poorly. Modifying it would be a hundred times harder than starting anew. Of course, for me, the difficulty doesn’t differ much, but restoring it requires more resources, far less convenient than directly redoing it."

Zhuge Xiye: "..."

Zhou Yan said, "You think I’m boasting again? Little Xiye, just watch."

Zhou Yan gave a faint smile.

Zhuge Xiye sighed, saying, "I think the greatest shock and regret of this lifetime seem to be related to you and will never be forgotten."

Zhou Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "A lifetime is sometimes short but sometimes long. Now, don’t speak of the future because you might find that these things really don’t mean much then."

Zhuge Xiye: "Perhaps, but at least for now, these are my thoughts, and this is what I believe. Who knows what the future holds?"

Zhou Yan did not reply to Zhuge Xiye.

Because he knew that discussing further might stir Zhuge Xiye’s emotions, possibly turning matters into a bad situation.

Thus, Zhou Yan began focusing on the Soul Energy Ocean in his hand.

In Zhou Yan’s memory, the Eighth Layer of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism was a ruin, but with some beautiful environments, it wasn’t much.

Of course, the Path of Heavenly Mechanism was actually the Thirty-Three Heaven Paths.

The true essence of the Heavenly Road is ruination, desolation, destruction, and a deep, heart-sinking despair.

Even a wisp of that aura could turn the Path of Heavenly Mechanism into a terrifying place.

But since it had to be re-envisioned, even merely one percent of its significance would suffice.

Engraving, creating, even replicating skills, were Zhou Yan’s fundamental abilities, and as for the illusions of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism, the True Illusion Realm, creating illusions was originally Zhou Yan’s forte, so how could the Heavenly Road pose any difficulty for him?

At that moment, Zhou Yan devotedly engraved the true Eighth Heavenly Road of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

(Another update will be available later.)