CHAPTER 673: CHAPTER 103: DEMON HEART AND HEAVENLY HEART, EXIST IN ONE HEART

"Mr. Zhou, since you have the ability to repair the Ancient Transmission Array of the Lode Stone Ancestor Star, why don’t we go together? You can let Lilith, Yilan, and the others wait at the palace. I have also studied the Tai Chu Runes and would like to see how you use runes to repair the ancient array."

Mu Qingyan suddenly woke up, so that familiar scene did not develop along a certain predetermined trajectory.

Zhou Yan felt somewhat regretful in his heart. If the same thing had happened more often, he could have been sure that he would have sparked more memories.

Unfortunately, the Netherworld Goddess was ultimately resolute and did not remain confused for long. She quickly regained her clarity, even suppressing some emotions in her heart and steering the conversation back to the main topic.

At this moment, the Hou Tianjian by Mu Qingyan’s side began to manifest a blurry, ghostly shadow, as if her soul were leaving her body. This shadow seemed to absorb a strange illusory energy that gradually made Zhou Yan’s sense of familiarity dissipate.

"What is this?"

Zhou Yan took another look at the Hou Tianjian, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Given his experience, he did not know what was going on with the Hou Tianjian. However, thinking of the Hou Tianjian’s title of ’True Illusion Spirit,’ Zhou Yan speculated that this might be something to do with an odd pathway like True Void.

Thinking this, he composed himself and replied to Mu Qingyan, "Since the Goddess wishes, Wei Li Zhou Yan would naturally be happy to accompany you."

Mu Qingyan nodded slightly, saying, "I’m glad that you don’t object, Mr. Zhou. Ah, Heavenly Sword Spirit, this time, I must thank you for pulling me back from the Void Realm. I didn’t expect that the cultivation of the Heavenly Heart Sword Body is always just short of one line, which results in constantly falling into a ’True Void’ state, unable to distinguish reality."

Mu Qingyan sighed lightly, seemingly expressing her gratitude to the Hou Tianjian but also lamenting the difficulty of cultivating the Heavenly Heart Sword Body.

Zhou Yan said nothing, merely waiting silently for Mu Qingyan to set off.

Zhou Yan’s companions, Yilan, Qian He, and Cheng’er, were completely stunned.

Zhou Yan... Zhou Yan was talking to the Goddess like this! It was shocking! Even more shocking was that not only did the Goddess not blame him, she seemed to agree with Zhou Yan’s words? It was as if the two of them knew each other, connected by fate.

It was really very strange.

So, who was attracting whom?

Yilan already knew that her master was highly regarded by the extraordinary woman, but she had not dared to think that even the Netherworld Goddess seemed to be somewhat spellbound.

And her own master, on the other hand, seemed much more composed, neither humble nor arrogant, still standing out without any significant change.

Although he had previously seemed absent-minded when he uttered a somewhat frivolous remark, the effect was unbelievably good.

"Goddess, actually if you overcome the inner conflict, then no ’Void’ can take advantage of you. Entering ’Illusion’ and allowing other Tao Rules to exploit vulnerabilities indicates that one’s own cultivation is not up to standard. If the Heavenly Heart Sword Body can’t achieve perfection, then simply sever the inner conflict and break free from the shackles."

The Hou Tianjian presented his view.

He spoke, glancing at Zhou Yan again, seemingly still puzzled.

It was then that Zhou Yan also noticed that Mu Qingyan’s sudden clarity was partly due to the manifestation of the Hou Tianjian’s True Void Dao, that soul-like experience must be the ’True Void Dao.’

Such a Dao was so peculiar that it could suddenly pull someone out of a state of Sudden Enlightenment!

Mu Qingyan’s state, Zhou Yan could assert, was not one of confusion but more like a state of Sudden Enlightenment.

Zhou Yan also remembered that the Hou Tianjian had once said that if he, Zhou Yan, met this extraordinary woman, he should truly love her.

Likewise, Lei Yan King and this woman surely had many past connections.

But Zhou Yan was also somewhat doubtful about exactly how pure this woman was, almost as if she had never been tainted by any man, her body impossibly pure, devoid of any mixed male essence.

For someone like Zhou Yan, with a Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart, it was easy to tell whether a woman’s body was pure or tainted by another man’s essence.

"I have thought about this; the person of my inner conflict is destined to be severed. His name is also ’Zhou Yan,’ but he belongs to a prison within the Nine Origin Universe."

Mu Qingyan fell silent for a moment before suddenly speaking.

Then, looking at Zhou Yan, she said, "Wei Li... Is the Li clan of Wei Li the Li clan of Divine Fist Li?"

"Divine Fist Li?"

Zhou Yan appeared slightly puzzled and replied, "I do not know what Li clan Divine Fist Li belongs to, but our Wei Li Li clan is from the Land of Annihilation, an imperial Li clan with divine bloodline. Within the ancestry of the Li clan, there was one known as ’Li Er,’ revered as ’Daode Tianzun.’ I do not know which branch or lineage of our clan your Divine Fist Li belongs to, Goddess."

"Hmm? Daode Tianzun... Heavenly Venerate?"

Mu Qingyan seemed slightly surprised; her gaze noticeably brightened for a moment, though it was difficult to discern the exact expression due to her veiled face.

Yet the brightness in her eyes under the veil was easily perceptible.

"Goddess, my master has only recently descended from the mountains, so he is unaware of matters like Lei Yan King and Divine Fist Li. Besides, according to Yilan’s father’s knowledge, the sealing of the Ancient Land of Silent Annihilation has lasted over tens of thousands of years. Being unaware of the myriad changes in the world is completely normal."

Yilan’s timely explanation dispelled a trace of doubt in the heart of the Netherworld Goddess, Mu Qingyan.

"I see, with Yilan mentioning it, I now recall that the Ancestral Land of Silence has indeed been out of the world for a long time."

Mu Qingyan nodded gently.

After this, the slight doubts that Lilith, Mu Qingyan, and Hou Tianjian initially had about Zhou Yan also immediately vanished.

And when they heard that Zhou Yan’s backing clan included a personage like "Daode Tianzun," even Lilith was startled.

Cultivators from lower-class planes would never know the subsequent realms of cultivation, but those from upper-class planes did understand.

Sword God Nine Transitions: Each transition was akin to a rebirth after placing oneself in deadly peril. Failure meant all previous achievements were wasted, and one would perish along with their Tao, a fate even more tragic and sorrowful than being struck to death by Heavenly Tribulation during the five declines of heaven and man.

And only after the Sword God Nine Transitions does one reach the realm of Sword Venerate.

This realm, since it’s identified as "Venerate" status, belongs to the characters at the Sovereign level of heaven and earth.

And to be called "Heavenly Venerate," one must at least possess the stature of Tianling Heaven.

Tianling Heaven is a level of power that suggests one is a master of a whole force. Even the sub-hall master of Lilith’s Netherworld Palace is only of Sword God level, and the chief hall master is also only at a high stage of Sword God, significantly short of the Venerate level.

This explains why Zhou Yan had regarded nothing of himself. He had such a powerful backing at the "Venerate" level!

Lilith immediately understood, thinking to herself that it’s good she hadn’t troubled this man or made a serious move against him; otherwise, she would definitely be in a passive position now. He doesn’t seem to have any profound realm, but who could have imagined he had such a terrifying backing!

Unbeknownst to Zhou Yan, Lilith’s mindset changed, for at that moment, he had already arrived with the Netherworld Goddess at the ancient Transmission Array that led to Ye Sha Ancestor Star.

After the destruction of the Transmission Array, the area had become a sea of blood.

From afar, one could smell the blood and scent of slaughter permeating the air here.

"It’s another mutation of Demon Heart, neither human nor ghost. These cultivators of Demon Heart Sword Body are all from Evil Cultivation and should all be killed."

Unexpectedly, the usually calm as water Mu Qingyan suddenly spoke coldly, her words filled with a strong intent of execution.

"Hmm?"

Zhou Yan looked at Mu Qingyan somewhat curiously.

At this moment, Mu Qingyan had appropriately changed her appearance, concealing her mysterious veil and appearing like an ordinary woman in purple, but her tall and stunning figure still attracted much attention.

Even in an ordinary appearance, her features were exquisitely alluring.

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but take several more glances before withdrawing his gaze.

"The cultivators of Heavenly Heart Sword Body actually harbor extreme hatred toward those of Demon Heart Sword Body, stemming from the innate instincts of the soul. Thus, whenever they encounter a Demon Heart Sword Body, those of the Heavenly Heart Sword Body become disturbed, their minds collapsing."

The Netherworld Goddess said, then suddenly her expression darkened, and she exclaimed, "Mr. Zhou, are you setting me up?"

Zhou Yan felt a shiver in his heart, initially thinking that his identity had been seen through. But upon reflection, he knew she couldn’t have recognized it; either she was bluffing him or there was another factor at play.

At that moment, Zhou Yan’s heart palpitated, and intense chills like an Ice Sword fiercely stabbed into his soul, making the hairs on his entire body stand up, and a bone-chilling cold shot directly to the top of his head.

In an instant, Zhou Yan felt chilled to the bone, his scalp numbing.

Clearly, the moment the two arrived, they were being watched.

And the person watching them was extraordinarily powerful.

"Netherworld Goddess? They say the Netherworld Goddess is tremendously formidable. Today, Blood Oath intends to brutally ravish the goddess, allowing all the Dead Souls of Heavenly Soul Hall to attain Transcendence."

A blood-mist silhouette suddenly materialized in the Void, staring at the Netherworld Goddess and Zhou Yan, and sinisterly spoke.

"Boastful words! Demon Heart Sword Body demon, you think you can attain Transcendence?" The Netherworld Goddess’s face was cold as she scolded.

"Demon Heart Sword Body? Haha, the Goddess is after all a Goddess. You’ll never understand the principle of ’extremes must reverse,’ nor will you understand that ’Demon Heart and Heavenly Heart exist together in one heart.’ But I believe you will understand."

The blood-mist figure laughed heartily, his voice somewhat sorrowful as if carrying endless grief.

But his gaze was incredibly fierce, dark, evil, resentful, bloodthirsty, and mad!

Even though Zhou Yan had never felt so uneasy under the stare of that red-haired monster.

However, the unease in his heart seemed to ignite Zhou Yan’s blood.

Zhou Yan felt like there were insects constantly squirming throughout his body, with the movement of the insects in his bloodline getting faster and faster!

During this process, Zhou Yan felt his eyes steaming, emitting a strange, fiery red heat.

"Not good, could it be that this Demon Heart Monster is triggering my heavenly decline? Then I’m doomed."

Zhou Yan’s heart chilled. If that was the case, then he was truly done for, and all his concealed methods would be instantly discarded.

All his hidden identities would be utterly exposed!