Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao

Lee Ran spoke with the utmost seriousness.

At this moment, his expression was exceptionally grave.

Zhou Yan nodded and said, "Indeed!"

"Then—regarding the change of the time axis, for the first layout of the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, is it you or me? If it were you, how would you guide my layout? Would you return to the past to change the future?"

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment, thinking for quite a while, before saying, "This is the capability of the time axis itself."

"No—this isn’t just the capability of the time axis. I believe that the time axis is not so easily shattered or destroyed. Clearly, there’s more to it than that. Perhaps it’s all fake, and we’ve all been deceived!"

Lee Ran looked at the crystal coffin in his hand and spoke with a heavy heart.

There was a slight stir in Zhou Yan’s heart.

"The time axis cannot be altered so easily. And regarding the time axis, I have some understanding. Although I haven’t broken through to the Evil Venerate Realm, I can confirm that initially, I didn’t remember certain things, and I even forgot about obtaining the crystal coffin."

"And among all these, my interaction with you is particularly enigmatic."

"Perhaps you remember the entire experience, but Zhou Yan, do you recall the so-called ’parallel universe theory’? The initial derivation was that every occurrence manifests many results, and when these results disperse, some are good, others bad, but as they unfold, the outcome is not predetermined."

"Afterward, the so-called space-time confusion arose."

"Zhou Yan, do you think this resembles a disruption of the rules?"

"There exists a created rule that twisted time, causing space-time confusion. Or it’s like playing a game of chess, making a wrong move and then regretting it."

"Or perhaps, playing the same flawed game, after wins and losses, the players constantly adjust to find a more perfect strategy."

"That’s why the past and future seem to originate from the same starting point."

"Although the starting point and endpoint appear the same, and the process seems similar, each move is, in fact, an independent life?"

Lee Ran’s analysis left Zhou Yan in silence.

"Brother, let me impart to you a Tao, experience it, and then tell me the results."

Zhou Yan said.

Subsequently, he imparted to Lee Ran the Tao of altering memory and controlling destiny.

This is the capability of establishing the Tao.

If Lee Ran mastered such capability, he would almost qualify to become a formidable figure in the Evil Venerate Realm.

However, currently, the energy is lacking, but Lee Ran’s realm will edge closer to the Evil Venerate Realm due to the comprehension of this Tao.

Lee Ran did not refuse, and amidst Zhou Yan’s inheritance, he quickly comprehended the method of establishing the Tao.

The creation of the Time Ancient Land, the condensation of time laws to form the time axis, among other techniques, began to be understood by Lee Ran.

Lee Ran’s comprehension ability is exceptionally powerful. Although mastering this skill is not easy, it is not overly difficult either.

Coupled with Zhou Yan’s insights and understandings, Lee Ran quickly grasped all these concepts, and his level of mastery was not much inferior to Zhou Yan’s.

After mastering it, Zhou Yan presented the outline of the Purple Flame Ancient Land for Lee Ran’s comprehension. Subsequently, Zhou Yan revealed the discarded, unqualified, and chaotic memory fragments he had stripped away.

Those memory fragments were displayed piece by piece, akin to small chaotic pools and lakes.

Seeing this scene, Lee Ran displayed an evident look of contemplation, and this contemplation seemed to verge on a trend towards suffering.

However, Lee Ran was evidently stuck in a situation where the contemplation did not truly complete but instead fell into relentless pondering.

"Brother, look at this scene again!"

Zhou Yan pondered, directly projecting an external scene.

With his current ability, replicating the earlier interaction beside the lake with the Soul Emperor and Pan Emperor was naturally not difficult.

Not only that, but Zhou Yan also revealed that the Chaos Lake was exceedingly similar to the matter of the memory fragments.

The originally bewildered Lee Ran, in an instant, his eyes shone brilliantly.

"Zhou Yan, those necrotic memory fragments formed chaotic lakes and voids, but what about the complete memory fragments? Are they like the ancient Purple Flame Ancient Land?"

"If an ancient land is a memory region, then are the Nine Ancient Lands... the Six Ancient Lands, six memory regions?"

"Zhou Yan, you also know that because your memory is complete, the Purple Flame Ancient Land you created can be incredibly stable and complete. And the lakes and such presented by the Purple Flame Ancient Land, are they the so-called ’relics’? Just like those chaotic lakes outside?"

Lee Ran’s words sent shivers through Zhou Yan’s entire body.

This situation is almost identical to what he has deduced.

"If that’s the case—then what are we?"

Zhou Yan murmured to himself, instead posing the question.

Lee Ran’s body also trembled as he murmured, "Yes, indeed. If that’s the case, then aren’t we... aren’t we akin to the life forms within the Purple Flame Ancient Land, among them, the... natives?"

"In the current situation, with the imprint of the Purple Flame Ancient Land, after they leave the Purple Flame Ancient Land, it’s obvious they fundamentally cannot survive, just like ordinary people suddenly appearing in space; they would inevitably die."

Lee Ran analyzed, then his gaze became extremely solemn, "That lake must be memory fragments, and very likely, they are related to our origin, memory fragments stripped away by rules."

"And we exist within ever-changing rules and order until one day, these rules and order are shattered, and we are all released."

"This is the reason for the time axis shattering."

"If that’s the case, then that existence must have some sensing, but why is there no response?"

Lee Ran was somewhat incredulous.

Zhou Yan was contemplative, but he already had an answer.

"If I had created the Purple Flame Ancient Land, after endless ages, without external energy replenishment, the more prosperous and powerful the life within the Purple Flame Ancient Land becomes, the weaker I would grow.

And what I set was the reincarnation of life and death, providing life through death. Like the dead wood becoming the vitality of a whole new tree."

"But even so, when the cultivators grow too powerful to control, my origin will become more and more depleted, eventually, I would perish."

"Once I die, the cycle of rules will stop, and the life forms within the Purple Flame Ancient Land will grow stronger and emerge in the outside world."

"And for now, I haven’t found a solution. Of course, I could, like the Earth Ancestral Land, use Heavenly Pivot Ancient Town to lock the bloodline, making all life unable to evolve, but that is too cruel. After all, if they do not evolve, while the enemy does, eventually, when the enemy becomes strong and breaks this sealing, it will cause devouring among the races..."

"But if I do not seal it, the outcome will eventually be my origin being exhausted..."

"Currently, I have not found a solution."

"Not only I, but Pan Emperor and Soul Emperor are in the same situation. When the destruction calamity arose, if they did not intervene, the entire race would be annihilated. When they intervened to establish the Dao, the outcome was already determined."

"So, I speculate that the inheritor, known as the ’Transcending Evil Venerate Realm,’ that great being may have already become depleted."

"The time axis shattering could be a fatal blow to him!"

Zhou Yan analyzed.

This was the most terrifying result he deduced.

If such a result emerges, then the three great Evil Venerate Realms may no longer be all. A time axis breaking in one place likely means there are other places where time axes are breaking, and this ancient land created by the ’Unknown Stronger’ is collapsing; the strong ones in the other ancient lands would probably break through the time axis and appear.

Then... very likely, in the future, not only facing Pan Emperor and Soul Emperor, but possibly other leaders from the Evil Venerate Realm will emerge corresponding from the time ancient lands.

Of course, this is just a deduction.

However, the possibility is very high.

Zhou Yan’s words clearly received Lee Ran’s confirmation.

Lee Ran pondered for a long time, saying, "Now that Zhou Yan, you have re-created the Dao, and we are temporarily safe, due to the Crystal Coffin, I also have the power to barely battle with the Evil Venerate Realm and am not interfered with by the Purple Flame Ancient Land. However, we need to quickly understand what the significance hidden in that Chaos Lake really means."

"And the method, I’ve thought of it, using the simplest comparison method—Zhou Yan, you peel away the unused memories, then conduct an intricate comparison with the state within that Chaos Lake, then compare it based on the complete memory with the secret technique presented by the outside space rules.

Then, deduce in reverse what is stripped away in the Chaos Fragment."

"Perhaps we may not necessarily analyze anything, but due to the inheritance, we will surely discover something."

"As for whether this matter should be informed to Pan Emperor and Soul Emperor, it is up to you."

"Informing them may make it easier to get the answer, but it may also invoke unforeseen risks, as indeed, if analysis is to be done, all the power has to be gathered, which can easily lead to ambush and severe damage."

"If not informed, it will require great ability and energy to analyze the answer, and if this causes a decline in combat power... the gap with Soul Emperor and Pan Emperor could widen, and if any of the other Evil Venerate Realm exist, you may be the first to perish..."

Lee Ran spoke without hiding his considerations.

Regarding this situation, Zhou Yan had actually already considered it, only he had long decided in his heart.

"I decide to inform Pan Emperor and Soul Emperor. Actually, they have already seen some clues, only lacking specific direction, but being discovered is a matter of time, rather than collaborating after being discovered, it is better to directly inform them to gain a substantial causality."

"For them, if I propose this matter, it becomes a great causality, when not handled well, many aspects would burden me less."

Zhou Yan analyzed.

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