After the 72 Transformations and Emperor Blood, Zhou Yan analyzed this ancient warship for a moment, but the result left him feeling incredibly heavy-hearted.

Within this heaviness, Zhou Yan even began to question the reality of everything.

Close relatives might be statues.

Beloved ones might also be corpses.

Perhaps nothing in this world could make one's heart feel colder.

This was an irresistible sense of sorrow; upon pondering that scene, Zhou Yan felt such an emotion rise in his heart.

Coldness, sorrow.

The end of cultivation is endless, white bones turn to ashes.

Perhaps only by experiencing such coldness and sorrow could one have such a sigh.

In the memories, there were many people, and many things, appearing in his heart, before his eyes, just like his father Zhou Wangchen, and his mother Li Yunjin.

Just like his brother Lee Ran, just like his daughters Yanyan and Sisi.

If every cultivation requires enduring countless sorrows, then what is the meaning of cultivation? What is the meaning of transcendence?

He was not disturbed by emotions, yet couldn't avoid the desolation after knowing certain outcomes.

Untroubled by emotions, unconfused by thoughts, yet unable to escape the impact of this reality.

Zhou Yan stood in a daze for a long time; finally, aside from a long sigh, all thoughts ceased.

Some things perhaps really need not, or cannot be thought about, because they only bring endless desolation, causing one's will to be damaged.

This is negative emotion.

The stronger a cultivator is, the greater their negative emotions will definitely be; emotions have always been a double-edged sword, and heartless abandonment of love is often a great silent love.

Zhou Yan retracted his scarred weapon, abandoned all thoughts, and silently began to repair the Soul Suppressing Bow and the Xuanyuan Sword, living quietly on this warship full of corpses.

After repairing his weapons, Zhou Yan wandered through this space, watching as corpses turned to statues, observing the statues whether smooth or rusty, without much emotional fluctuation.

No more were there those cold, evil eyes behind him; as if, after the Jade Flying Sword entered his forehead, this entity had completely disappeared.

Walking in this lonely world, he felt an indescribable heaviness.

Rows upon rows of dense corpses, stretching beyond visibility.

In the void, from time to time, a heavenly tribulation would appear, striking a dark, skeletal corpse, refining it into a statue. This process seemed endless.

Zhou Yan proceeded on this land, passing through the forehead, eyes, nose, and finally arriving at the chest area.

During this time, Zhou Yan traversed many clusters of dense corpses.

Afterward, Zhou Yan saw two solitary peaks.

Before passing through the corpses, the world was clearly visible, full of corpses everywhere.

Yet after passing through the corpse groups and traversing a great distance, the scenery between heaven and earth changed once again.

At the very least, the two solitary peaks appearing now were never visible before.

And what these two solitary peaks were, was already evident without words.

This land was the corpse of a woman.

Her forehead pierced by a Jade Flying Sword, she fell here.

And here, these two solitary peaks, were naturally the woman's...

Except, what should have decayed in the same way, still stood proudly, desolately amidst heaven and earth, magnificent and divine.

These two peaks have a poignant beauty.

An indescribable impact shocked Zhou Yan's heart, causing him to tremble.

This was an extremely ancient warship, but what kind of place was this really?

Why would this deceased woman evoke such an extreme emotional impact of sorrow and solitude?

When Zhou Yan saw these two solitary peaks, his first reaction was the Lonely Sword Peak.

This similarity was so extreme that it was beyond mere likeness; it literally was so.

But isn't there only one Lonely Sword Peak? Why are there two here?

Standing here, Zhou Yan's eyes showed doubt; he then pondered, taking out the Silent Annihilation Cold Iron, infusing it with emotion, carving the statue of Mo Yuyao.

This time, Zhou Yan even recalled every bit of the past, channeling extreme emotions, merging blood and Qi with the statue, engraving an incredibly lifelike Mo Yuyao.

Previously, so many cultivators were alive, hence the statues could exist.

But what about those already turned to dust? The one-armed, blind woman could prove to be Mo Yuyao's first life, so what does the Lonely Sword Peak here signify?

All answers might be found within the statue.

Zhou Yan did not deliberately seek the truth, but as the truth lay within reach, he would not avoid it.

Similar to the experience of the second Zhou Wangchen, Mo Yuyao revived after seizing a corpse.

The statue did not shatter, nor did anomalies appear.

Mo Yuyao truly lived again.

Zhou Yan was momentarily stunned.

Mo Yuyao, in a very adorable pink gauze dress, with undried tear marks on her cheek, looked at Zhou Yan with happiness and joy in her eyes.

Zhou Yan gazed at her blankly, no longer able to distinguish between statue and reality.

At this point, there was no difference between the true and the statue.

Zhou Yan could perceive nothing unusual about the woman's flesh, divine soul, and all other elements.

"Yaoyao, we finally meet again, but is this me, Zhou Yan, deceiving myself?"

Zhou Yan asked softly.

Yet his voice carried an indescribable sense of age.

"Villain, I've been struggling in endless darkness, for tens of thousands of years or even millions, and yet I can finally see you one last time. Now, I can truly go in peace."

Mo Yuyao, with tears in her eyes, approached Zhou Yan, voluntarily throwing herself into his embrace.

Zhou Yan opened his arms, intending to hug Mo Yuyao, but at that moment, he suddenly sensed a terrifying, icy pair of eyes emerging in the heavens and earth.

The eyes were as cold as blood, and the moment Zhou Yan sensed them, they had already imprinted their true marks.

These were blood-red eyes, as enormous as mountains, located behind Mo Yuyao, locking onto her, with the blood-red Order Chains manifesting complex runes that Zhou Yan did not recognize, and various anomaly totems and Yin Spirit marks.

Mo Yuyao seemed to be saying something, but nothing came out as a blood-red hand suddenly grabbed her by the shoulder and dragged her away alive.

The void began to tremble, and soon, before Zhou Yan, from the unknown void, a statue suddenly fell—a lifelike statue.

On the statue, there was blood.

Blood of a different kind.

This was Mo Yuyao's blood.

This wasn't Zhou Yan's blood!

Zhou Yan trembled all over, picking up the statue, but the remnant blood on it exuded an overwhelmingly invincible power, which instantly spread out.

Zhou Yan felt himself struck by a terrifying force, causing his entire body to shiver uncontrollably.

The void shifted, as if a star river collapsed, and Zhou Yan was struck all at once.

...

Zhou Yan awoke in shock, only to find himself sitting on an extraterrestrial meteor, seemingly having fallen into a slumber while drifting through the starry sky.

But, was it really an illusion during sleep?

Zhou Yan extended his hand, holding a statue that had already shattered and a jade-like flying sword.

Zhou Yan's whole body of Emperor Blood was also in the state of Great Success of the 72 Transformations.

Zhou Yan was somewhat dazed, appearing disoriented from the unknown shock.

But at this moment, a sharp scream seemed to echo across the heavens and earth, and amidst the scream, Zhou Yan suddenly heard Mo Yuyao's voice saying, "Villain, save... save me, I'm in so much pain—"

The voice pierced Zhou Yan's heart like a sharp sword, causing his entire body to jolt; in an instant, he manifested Space Power, traversing the void and charging forward.

But the vast and dark Star Domain, the endless ice, and the deathly silent universe—there was nothing within.

Yet, in the void, a lingering Blood Qi had been left behind.

Zhou Yan deployed the Principle Domain, gathering that drop of Blood Qi, and clearly sensed that it was Mo Yuyao's Blood Qi!

"Mo Yuyao isn't dead! Who resurrected her?! No, I must return to the Burial Immortal Land to investigate her grave!"

Zhou Yan was greatly shocked, and without hesitation, he quickly traversed the void in the opposite direction.

During the previous drift, all was tranquil, but on the return journey, after flying merely hundreds of thousands of miles, Zhou Yan suddenly encountered two Giant Bone Sky Demons.

Zhou Yan wielded the Soul Suppressing Bow, instantly releasing two arrow shafts; the two Giant Bone Sky Demons were immediately shattered, turning to dust.

Zhou Yan charged forward unhindered, only to find that the number of Giant Bone Sky Demons he encountered grew increasingly numerous.

Moreover, along this journey, within the boundless starry sky, Zhou Yan encountered not a few cultivators!

Zhou Yan intended to return to the Ancestor Dragon Domain, so he wasted no time, and the Giant Bone Sky Demons were not as strong as those in the Burial Immortal Land of old, thus Zhou Yan slew them without difficulty.

However, once traversing the Wilderness beyond the domain, Zhou Yan immediately sensed a different aura—an aura locked onto by an Immortal Magical Treasure.

He suddenly turned his gaze back, coldly staring into the surrounding void.

In this cold and desolate place, the sky suddenly gathered no less than thirty Taoist priests.

Among these priests were even Jiang Wannian, Ye Kongxing, and others.

Yet, leading them was the Fiery Sun Fairy, Hong Yuqiao.

Hong Yuqiao stepped down from the void, her light-purple Immortal Robe making her appear valiant and spirited. Although her appearance was plain, Zhou Yan had already uncovered her secret and wished for no further entanglement.

"Evil Venerate Zhou Yan, please halt."

Hong Yuqiao took the initiative to speak.

Her voice was indifferent, calm, and not at all pleasant.

But Zhou Yan knew she had concealed her true voice and appearance, and indeed, this method was extraordinary, as no one knew before.

"You are not my match, and neither do I have time to contend for first with you. Different paths, different aspirations. Step aside."

Zhou Yan glanced coldly at Hong Yuqiao and proceeded to traverse the void at an even faster speed, intent on departing.

However, an Immortal Light suddenly enveloped all around, and Hong Yuqiao blocked Zhou Yan's path.

"You have contributed to the Human Clan, but ultimately, you are not the chosen Life Chart, and yet you overreached. Therefore, you must die."

Hong Yuqiao spoke coldly.

Her words were icy and unfeeling.

Zhou Yan felt some anger rising within him, but he did not erupt; rather, he coldly eyed the ordinary face of Hong Yuqiao, saying, "I know all about your identity and everything else, but since you don't wish to bring up the past, I shall refrain from speaking. Perhaps you think I'm blustering, but 'Lingling' or 'Ling He' indeed was the past. Our paths diverge, but if you aim to kill me, it's not feasible right now—"

"You—ha, you truly know quite a bit, so you must die even more. The past, the past shouldn't have happened, and sometimes there are no other choices. Prepare yourself, I'm going to make my move!"

Hong Yuqiao was momentarily stunned, a shade of uncontrollable sadness flashing deep within her eyes, but it quickly faded.

Thereupon, her voice turned cold.

"Ten moves, to defeat you!"

Zhou Yan snorted coldly, positioning himself with the Ancestor Thunder Killing Domain.

Hong Yuqiao didn't speak, she immediately acted, instantaneously manifesting the Star River Fiery Sun, and with a mere push, launched the offensive of pushing the fiery sun.

Everything transpired as it had during Zhou Yan's previous battle tracks on the ancient warship.

But now, having fought once, Zhou Yan immediately seized the advantage, turning the tide and gaining the upper hand.

Furthermore, Zhou Yan's combat power transformation was exceedingly strong now, far surpassing the Emperor Blood Transformation stage during his battle on the warship with Hong Yuqiao.

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