Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1601 - 121: Insolence

Tianji Sect, still the Tianji Sect of the past, yet now with more mountains and less unique ancient sentiment.

The past mysteries are gone, but it possesses a new foundation.

What is lost, ultimately many things have been lost.

Zhou Yan sat quietly, organizing all the Heavenly Mechanism Skill of the past, then thinking and analyzing it in his mind, and understanding and comprehending it repeatedly.

Yes, he was comprehending the Heavenly Mechanism Skill of the past. Although this kind of skill cannot be used now, Zhou Yan believes that once he sees the new Heavenly Mechanism Ancient Scrolls and secret books of Tianji Sect, he will be able to synchronize everything. By then, even the Sect Master of Tianji Sect might not surpass him in the Heavenly Mechanism Skill.

However, this requires time, and also requires the elders of Tianji Sect to be willing to let him view the core secret books.

In fact, if Zhou Yan wanted to seize or directly intrude to view them, it wouldn’t be too difficult. Although the guardianship of the two great elders poses some difficulties in breaching, Zhou Yan’s foundation is still quite solid. However, as he is someone of the ancestor generation, such thoughts are clearly unrealistic.

Zhou Yan gazed into the distance, and soon, a faint fragrance wafted over from beside him.

This fragrance was actually very familiar to Zhou Yan; without looking, he knew who had arrived.

"You have no cultivation, sitting in such a precarious place aren’t you afraid of falling down and dying?"

"At this height, I wouldn’t die from falling."

"Still bragging, let’s go, the announcement ceremony is about to start!"

Zhuge Xiye snorted coldly, turned, and left.

But then, she sighed, and the exquisite long sword in her hand slightly shook, transforming into a massive long sword.

The sword was half a meter wide and three meters long.

"Come on up."

Zhuge Xiye said.

Initially, Zhou Yan wanted to say it wasn’t necessary, but thinking about it, he decided not to say anything for fear that this woman would again think he was bragging and showing off.

Thus, Zhou Yan stood on the flying sword.

At this moment, Zhou Yunchuan rushed over hastily, but upon seeing Zhuge Xiye, he was immediately shocked as if electrocuted.

After a long time, he finally managed to pull himself together and said, "Master... Master."

"What’s the matter?"

Zhou Yan asked.

"Master, where are you... going?"

"To become the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son, and have the Heavenly Mechanism Saintess as a maid."

Zhou Yan said.

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Xiye almost fell off the flying sword.

She glared fiercely at Zhou Yan before turning her gaze to the distance, choosing not to argue with him.

She knew that if she were to argue with Zhou Yan, no matter how good her disposition, she wouldn’t be able to endure it.

So no matter what Zhou Yan said, she directly chose to ignore it.

Moreover, she was no longer in the mood to dispute Zhou Yan’s words as the two-hour simple ceremony was extended to three hours.

Originally, this was only an affair of Tianji Sect, but now it suddenly spread out, and many Saint Sons and Saint Daughters from Sacred Dao Lands unexpectedly came to observe.

Although the distance between Tianji Sect and many Holy Lands is somewhat far, the foundation of the Holy Lands is still very strong. Some extreme weapons can achieve terrifying speeds, and some elders use ancient arrays with the power to traverse the void, so even coming here is not difficult.

Clearly, any movement of Tianji Sect is still of great concern.

Zhuge Xiye felt heavy-hearted, so upon seeing Zhou Yan’s innocent and naive display, she felt even more worried.

Worry caused her heart to become knotted with unresolved anxiety.

In such a state, even while flying with the sword carrying Zhou Yan, she found her concentration somewhat lacking.

Several times, the flying sword shook violently, but Zhuge Xiye herself did not notice.

However, Zhou Yan did notice this situation, and his eye power was exceptional. Furthermore, as they gradually approached the main peak of Tianji Mountain, Zhou Yan sensed something amiss.

Through what he saw, heard, and felt, Zhou Yan knew that something was happening at Tianji Mountain.

And since Zhuge Xiye was so worried, it could only mean that the impending situation at Tianji Mountain was very serious.

And this time, it was evidently not heading to the usual place for the announcement ceremony at Tianji Mountain but directly to the main hall of Tianji Mountain.

This situation made Zhou Yan realize that perhaps another Great Sect was coming to observe.

The so-called observation ceremony is a rite held when a sect produces a ’Saint Son’ or ’Saint Daughter’.

Tianji Sect was once the leader throughout the realm, naturally very remarkable, with every move being closely watched, as expected.

Moreover, based on the decline of Tianji Sect, Zhou Yan also understands that with the fall of Tianji Sect, those Supreme Dao Lands no longer have any concerns.

Once Tianji Sect rises again, how could these Holy Lands remain so silent and indifferent? They will certainly employ means to target the development of Tianji Sect.

Considering the situation observed through his Observing Qi Skill, Zhou Yan was completely clear.

At this moment, the flying sword suddenly trembled, and Zhuge Xiye stumbled, almost falling off the sword.

On the contrary, Zhou Yan remained standing firmly, unscathed.

Zhuge Xiye also realized she was completely out of sorts but showed no indication, seeing Zhou Yan unharmed, she paid no mind.

She turned her gaze towards Zhou Yan, retracted her flying sword, and the Heavenly Mechanism Power swept Zhou Yan up, leaving him at the entrance of the Main Peak’s hall. She said, "Come, let’s go inside, the Sect Master is waiting for you."

"Alright."

Zhou Yan understood the reason; although it was only his speculation, he was fairly certain about it.

At this point, having come here, Zhou Yan was not surprised.

Thus, he responded straightforwardly.

At this moment, Zhuge Xiye glanced at Zhou Yan with a hint of puzzlement, clearly unaccustomed to Zhou Yan’s straightforward answer.

"Why, I didn’t boast, yet you can’t handle it?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile.

Zhuge Xiye’s expression instantly turned cold, and a chill swept over him. Zhou Yan, struck by the cold, shrugged indifferently.

Zhuge Xiye glared at Zhou Yan, then turned on her heel and walked into the hall.

Zhou Yan immediately followed her inside.

He looked around, as if he had never seen the Heavenly Mechanism Hall of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect before.

"What are you looking at, haven’t you seen the world?"

"I’ve seen countless wonders, but such crude and vile engravings are an eyesore, truly disgraceful!"

Zhou Yan glanced at the runes carved around the Heavenly Mechanism Hall, in his eyes, they were mere scribbles, extremely ugly.

They were like something a kindergarten child might come up with while practicing writing, truly...

Zhou Yan used the terms ’crude and vile’ to describe them, feeling it was a generous compliment.

Zhuge Xiye suddenly halted, her eyes fixed fiercely on Zhou Yan. "Don’t embarrass yourself, don’t pretend to understand if you don’t. These are the works of our Holy Ancestor’s descendants, the greatest masterpiece of our previous Sect Masters! The glory of the current Heavenly Mechanism Sect largely relies on these magnificent rune carvings!"

Zhuge Xiye spoke, giving Zhou Yan a harsh glare, full of warning.

Zhou Yan smiled bitterly. "These carvings are mismatched, some even contain errors. As for their protective and defensive effects on the Heavenly Mechanism Hall, if they achieve even a millionth of their intended purpose, it would be a blessing already, and that’s if he’s lucky—"

"Enough, alright? I admit you’re impressive, happy?"

Zhuge Xiye shouted angrily.

She was already emotionally unstable.

In this situation, it’s imaginable how much discontent she held within her heart.

Zhou Yan shrugged and fell silent.

Nonetheless, with his temperament, seeing such extremely ugly things made him very uncomfortable, even uneasy.

"One day, I’ll demolish it, or I won’t be at ease!"

Zhou Yan sighed, realizing he had unconsciously inherited Zhou Wangchen’s Supreme Dao of engraving, hence he could no longer tolerate such imperfections.

"Y-you said what?"

Zhuge Xiye suddenly halted, her eyes now filled with murderous intent.

Zhou Yan’s eyes dimmed, speaking calmly. "Nothing, I said that one day, I’ll carve something slightly better than this."

"That’s certainly possible, but probably several lifetimes from now!"

Zhuge Xiye mocked coldly.

She felt that Zhou Yan was impossible to manage unless ridiculed.

Moreover, this kind of person lacks stimulation. It’s best to let him endure extreme hardship and tempering so he won’t remain so frivolous and brash.

Though she had to admit he possessed some talent, this bit of talent would undoubtedly collapse quickly under his empty, restless Dao Heart.

By then, he’d be nothing but a worthless waste.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Xiye couldn’t help but let out another sigh, not understanding why the Third Elder brought such a hopeless playboy into the sect.

With this thought, Zhuge Xiye had entered the hall’s interior where the female Sect Master and nine elders were already gathered.

"Xi Ye, it’s been hard on you."

The female Sect Master sighed.

A small incident outside had already been sensed by her.

It was precisely for this reason that she sighed so deeply.

Her mood was probably not much better than Zhuge Xiye’s.

"Sect Master, did you summon me here to grant me many protective Magic Treasures and Weapons?"

Zhou Yan approached without ceremony, speaking boldly.

"Presumptuous, Zhou Yan, show some respect when meeting the Sect Master, will you? When the announcement is made, many Sacred Dao Lands will be here to witness. Your behavior, if seen, would only lead to ridicule of our Heavenly Mechanism Sect!"

An Elder, blowing his beard, glared angrily and was rather rude.

Zhou Yan glanced back at him and said, "Precisely because there’s too much emphasis on falsehood, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect fails to thrive, rather declining."

"You—"

The Elder’s face flushed with anger, yet found himself somewhat speechless.