Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Chapter 1598 - 118: Zhuge Xiye

"You just wait here and don’t go anywhere. Later, Xi Ye will take you to where you should go."

"Alright."

Zhou Yan nodded, without saying more.

He also noticed that the nine elders were each on the verge of rage.

And as for the female Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, although her disposition is generous and her endurance stronger, she also seems to have a tendency to go berserk.

Zhou Yan sat cross-legged, and the ten figures around him vanished swiftly.

When they came, it was fast; when they left, it was even faster.

Clearly, this unstoppable anger was entirely vented into speed, making their speed so astonishing.

Zhou Yan’s gaze settled down, neither erratic nor arrogant.

There was no domineering spirit, not did he appear profound.

All there was, was an indescribable sense of tranquility.

His gaze was fixed on the place of the ancestral hall, where only one name was familiar to him, and that was Zhuge Jiayue.

However, Zhuge Jiayue was positioned first.

According to the masked elder, the masked woman, Zhuge Jiayue vanished a hundred thousand years ago, along with many Holy Ancestors.

Then, what exactly happened in that era?

Zhou Yan doesn’t know, but his ability gives him a very heavy, frightening premonition.

It seems it was a tragic calamity.

That was yet another cleansing by the Emperor Soul Clan after everything settled down in the new world.

Zhou Yan recalled the terrifying and tragic scene he saw before his death, with a sudden uncontrollable, twisted pain in his heart.

In this pain, he was nearly bewildered.

After a long time, Zhou Yan came to his senses, only to find that he unknowingly entered the ancestral hall, standing before the tablet of Zhuge Jiayue, watching it, with tears unknowingly gathering in his eyes.

Holy Spirit Evil Venerable, actually shed tears.

Zhou Yan came to his senses, then sighed, and silently exited the ancestral hall.

However, it felt as if, at that moment, he sensed a trace of Zhuge Jiayue’s aura.

Suddenly turning around, Zhou Yan saw a woman resembling Zhuge Jiayue, looking at him coldly.

That gaze was unfamiliar, icy, ruthless, with a hint of disgust.

"The Sect Master said not to disrespect the Holy Ancestor, what are you doing?"

"Also, I don’t care what your purpose is at the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, but if you dare do anything harmful to the sect, I won’t forgive you! Senior Brother!"

The woman said coldly.

The attitude was so icy, it made people sigh.

Zhou Yan looked at her quietly and said, "Not bad, you have a bit of the demeanor of a descendant of the Zhuge Clan."

This kind of pointing across mountains attitude from Zhou Yan inexplicably irritated Zhuge Xiye.

"Who do you think you are, daring to point fingers like that? You’re just a pathetic worm without any cultivation!"

Zhuge Xiye said coldly.

"Moreover, I’ve deduced your origins but can’t deduce anything, your talent can’t be calculated, this is obviously malicious, with ulterior motives! But, you think by deceiving the Third Elder, obtaining the token, and passing the thirty-three levels of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism by cheating, you’ll make me your Daoist couple, you’re too naive!"

"If the Heavenly Mechanism Sect doesn’t flourish, I’ll never enter the Emotion Dao."

"And as for you, vainly trying to control me to control the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, it’s forever impossible to achieve!"

The woman spoke furiously and coldly.

It seemed, she had clearly understood all of Zhou Yan’s purposes.

"Are you done?"

Zhou Yan asked calmly.

This attitude made Zhuge Xiye slightly stunned, clearly unaware of how Zhou Yan remained so calm after being exposed.

"What, pretending to be calm?"

Zhuge Xiye said coldly.

"No, I mean, if you’re finished, take me to where I should go. In two hours, I’ll be your official Senior Brother. My first order as Senior Brother is naturally for you, this Junior Sister and Maid, to lead the way well."

"Who is your Junior Sister? Who is your Maid? You have some nerve!"

Zhuge Xiye mocked coldly.

"My capabilities are beyond your imagination."

Zhou Yan said earnestly.

But Zhuge Xiye merely snorted coldly, showing disdain.

Eventually, after a moment of silence, she said, "Follow me!"

"Hmm, a woman being obedient is rather good."

Zhuge Xiye stumbled, but didn’t reply to Zhou Yan.

"I, Zhou Yan, everyone who knows me knows, I love listening to obedient women the most."

Zhou Yan spoke again.

Zhuge Xiye’s face grew even more unsightly and colder.

Although she wished she could kill Zhou Yan with a flurry of swords, in two hours’ time, Zhou Yan was still destined to become the Senior Brother.

A master’s order cannot be defied.

So no matter how dissatisfied, Zhuge Xiye could only swallow her anger and not argue.

However, she had already planned to make Zhou Yan lose face once at the proclamation ceremony, to see what qualifications he had to be so arrogant and presumptuous!

Such a person truly deserves anger; it’s no wonder the nine elders were nearly driven mad!

While pondering this, Zhuge Xiye sighed silently, worrying for the future of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.

Zhou Yan paid no attention to Zhuge Xiye’s thoughts.

After all, she was merely a descendant of Zhuge Jiayue, or perhaps not even, but rather a descendant of the Tianji Clan.

Very soon, Zhou Yan arrived at a mountain peak.

This was one of the mountain ranges within the Tianji Mountain.

Every aspect of this mountain’s environment was excellent, and it was the most spiritually endowed mountain.

Although the elders of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect were quite dissatisfied with Zhou Yan, they hadn’t sabotaged these arrangements, which was rather commendable.

At least there were no schemers who pretended to comply while acting against him.

Zhou Yan arrived at this Secondary Main Peak, recalling the series of events regarding the Holy Daughter’s courtship.

Thinking back on those events, he found them rather heartwarming.

So Zhou Yan appeared somewhat dazed. But in Zhuge Xiye’s eyes, he seemed foolish and infatuated.

Given the situation, Zhuge Xiye’s impression of Zhou Yan worsened, deeming him a boastful opportunist, someone truly obnoxious.

Zhuge Xiye didn’t understand why she had such thoughts, but she always felt some dissatisfaction upon seeing Zhou Yan like this.

Losing the Senior Sister status wasn’t a big deal, but she knew her dissatisfaction might stem from her discontent with Zhou Yan as the ’Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son.’

After all, the Saint Son represents the sect’s face, and such an opportunistic and incompetent disciple is... truly a disgrace to the sect.

Moreover, Zhuge Xiye had already imagined that two hours later, if cultivators from other sects passed by and saw such a person becoming the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect would undoubtedly be shamed.

Zhuge Xiye contemplated, even wanting Zhou Yan to leave the Heavenly Mechanism Sect voluntarily.

However, thinking of Zhou Yan’s personality and the Heavenly Mechanism Soul Order he flaunted, despite all her discontent, Zhuge Xiye knew the matter was settled.

"Third Elder, even though they usually disrespect and disregard you, I have always respected and revered you, but why, why do you indulge this arrogant, uneducated person? Could it be you’ve already ceased to care about the Heavenly Mechanism Sect?"

Zhuge Xiye lamented in her heart, her mood becoming quite low.

This Main Peak is the place the Holy Ancestor once stayed when the mountain was established; it remains vacant because no one is worthy of living here.

Only the absolute elites among the disciples could have the privilege.

Even Zhuge Xiye herself lacked the qualifications, yet now, this arrogant person was allowed to ruin it.

Zhuge Xiye felt somewhat heartbroken.

"Alas."

Zhuge Xiye sighed and then gathered all her dissatisfaction.

Since it couldn’t be changed, she could only face it resignedly.

In this state of mind, she no longer gave Zhou Yan a particularly cold expression, though she wouldn’t give him a friendly one either.

"Zhou Yan, come over here; I need to explain some of the rules here to you."

Zhuge Xiye spoke calmly.

Her mind calmed down, gradually stepping out of the helplessness and confusion of the situation, and her emotions no longer fluctuated.

Zhou Yan, seeing Zhuge Xiye stabilizing so quickly, felt some admiration; this girl had a good temperament, adept at adapting to discomfort.

Zhou Yan’s appreciative gaze made a small ripple in Zhuge Xiye’s settled mental state.

If it had been before, she would have disliked such a ’commendatory’ gaze, but now, she pretended not to see it.

Facing Zhou Yan, she merely sighed softly and said, "Zhou Yan, are you listening?"

"Yes, I’m listening. But if you’re going to talk about restrictions or the like, there’s no need. I won’t listen. Even if I listen, I won’t follow!"

Zhou Yan’s tone was calm, merely stating a fact.

With his experience and temperament, how could he possibly abide by some minor rules?

He was the one who set the rules.

Zhou Yan’s words nearly stirred Zhuge Xiye’s settled heart into upheaval.

She stared blandly and coldly at Zhou Yan and said, "You are the Senior Brother; if you don’t follow the rules, what will the disciples think?"

"The disciples? No need for them to think; strength is the ultimate truth."

Zhou Yan replied.

"As if you are really that capable."

Zhuge Xiye retorted coldly.

Her previously calm mind rippled again, unable to settle.

Staying with this arrogant person any longer might drive her mad.