Feng Ling Bamboo's mind was greatly shaken.

Her face still burned painfully, yet she didn't harbor resentment towards Zhou Yan for that slap. Instead, she felt an inexplicable worry for Zhou Yan's current state.

Even Feng Ling Bamboo herself didn't know why she was worried about Zhou Yan's predicament.

Could it be that what Zhou Yan said before had really taken effect?

Feng Ling Bamboo felt conflicted, and she couldn't help but look towards the true top-level Venerable of the Li Family who was preparing to make a move.

"There are indeed many things I couldn't foresee, but I never expected you to be a member of the Li Family. Thus, some things actually already have answers."

Zhou Yan, facing the old elder, looked unexpectedly calm, the slight hint of surprise he had before was completely gone.

After all, today's world is no longer the Sword Burial Ancestor Star it once was. Like a game of chess, even with the same pieces and same players, once some steps of certain pieces differ, the overall outcome will never be the same as the previous game.

As the saying goes, pulling one hair affects the whole body.

Isn't that exactly the case now?

"Oh? You claim to know many answers? And what answers might you know?"

The elder's words contained obvious mockery, even though he dreaded Zhou Yan's combat power, he seemed to have little regard for Zhou Yan's experience and ability.

At this moment, many cultivators from the Li Family emerged, and among them, Zhou Yan finally saw some familiar faces from the past.

Among these people, unsurprisingly, a mechanical puppet also appeared.

Upon seeing the mechanical puppet, Zhou Yan immediately understood many things.

This mechanical puppet was none other than Li Cangsheng, the Spiritualist of the past.

However, perhaps due to the changes of time, Li Cangsheng's strength now far exceeds his past, comparable to Mystic Level combat power.

However, before Zhou Yan, this was still not enough.

Zhou Yan didn't kill Li Cangsheng, but his gaze lingered a moment longer on Li Wuxian.

Li Wuxian's vitality was unusually ancient, incomparable to ordinary cultivators, a true prodigy with the potential to vie for supremacy in the Domain World. Yet, even Li Wuxian himself wouldn't know this at the moment.

After his gaze swept over some of the cultivators again, it returned to the old elder, and he then followed up on the elder's conversation, saying: "I certainly know you are 'Yin Que' of the Heavenly Que Ancient Clan, an extremely ancient race that is a bloodline of the Holy Clan. However, now you have reached the Venerable Realm, yet appear in the Li Family. What have you done this for?"

Zhou Yan's words were calm.

But the moment he revealed Yin Que's identity, Yin Que's eyes showed a fierce killing intent, even tinged with a unique bloody ferocity.

However, Zhou Yan was completely unfazed by Yin Que's overwhelmingly oppressive aura. He simply stared at Yin Que indifferently, saying: "What, do you want to make a move? If you do, there's only one path for you, which is death."

The word 'death' from Zhou Yan immediately activated the Xuanyuan Sword with terrifying Divine Power, locking onto Yin Que.

Yin Que's body trembled, and he glared at Zhou Yan with an incredibly heavy gaze, but simultaneously, he withdrew all his killing intent.

"Correct, I am Yin Que, of the Ancient Saint Clan, and the Li Family is also a bloodline of the Ancient Saint Clan. Otherwise, how could the Li Family have become the largest family in Wangchuan Mansion? What do you think, the largest families like the Ji Family, Yang Family, Xia Family, and so on, what bloodline inheritance would they have?"

Yin Que said in a deep voice.

Speaking thus, even his anger gradually eased.

Reaching this point, he knew he had no ability to stop Zhou Yan, and Zhou Yan not making a move indicated that Zhou Yan had no intention of wanton killing, meaning there was room for negotiation.

"If that's the case, then why can't I, Zhou Yan, enter the Li Family? The Li Family is humbled to the outside world yet ruthless internally. Why is that? If I didn't possess some power, I might be the one dead today, not them."

Zhou Yan's words were filled with questioning.

"If I say the Li Family needs time, needs a buffer, would you believe it?"

At this point, Yin Que didn't conceal anything, his emotions also calmed down, his voice still hoarse.

"If you say so, I certainly believe it. But sacrificing family members to buy time, I do not agree with. Certainly, I understand your intention in doing this—after all, it's rumored that I, Zhou Yan, am merely a waste, and a waste can temporarily pacify the war between the two families, buying time for important figures in the Li Family to grow, which is indeed worthwhile. Even considering the entire family, this approach is indeed understandable."

"However, I don't like it applied to me. I don't like people who know I'm not a waste yet still forcefully attempt to kill me so brutally. A clan member that would act against a genius direct lineage disciple for no reason is definitely not a good clan member. In times of crisis, such a person would also surely be spineless, if not stabbing you in the back."

"For the thirteen people before, as I acted, I knew clearly what kind of person each was. In such cases, be it thirteen or even one thousand three hundred, death is more than they deserved."

Zhou Yan's voice was equally cold and ruthless, as if others killing him was a treasonous act, but him killing others was utterly justified.

However, the part of the Li Family who witnessed the previous scene and knew the identity of the thirteen deceased cultivators had to admit that what Zhou Yan said was indeed true.

These people's motives were sinister and had actually been very evident.

"You have your reasons, and you are strong enough, so naturally, I have nothing to say. The Li Family naturally welcomes you. Furthermore, my emergence from the sealing occurred due to the turmoil of the Nine Origin Reincarnation, the duration wasn't long. As for your father's and mother's matters, I will not comment further. Regarding the Li Family, your status now needs no elaboration from me. As long as you don't act recklessly, anything else you do is inconsequential."

Zhou Yan's words made Yin Que's tone falter a bit, but it also eased his worries.

Facing Zhou Yan, he indeed felt a great pressure.

Zhou Yan took another look at Yin Que, carefully assessing, but found no signs of Yin Que being a clone—meaning that for now, Yin Que was still Yin Que, not yet replaced by a clone. Thus, it's likely that Yin Que will encounter disaster in the future and be substituted by a clone.

If some Heavenly Dao paths remain unchanged, it will definitely happen.

Only in this way, would there be the possibility of Yin Que meeting his end beyond the domain in the future.

Otherwise, the future would turn onto an entirely new path, the future would no longer be the future, and that would make everything extremely terrifying.

"Regarding the matters of the Li Family, I won't intervene too much, but some people definitely should be killed, or they will pose endless troubles."

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment and said.

"You can kill them if you wish, as I am now powerless to stop you."

Yin Que's expression changed slightly but ultimately did not plead because he knew that any persuasion would be in vain, and Zhou Yan would never listen to him.

Even though his strength reached the Venerable Realm, he could not suppress Zhou Yan—at least Zhou Yan's Divine Power and Domain Will are extremely terrifying.

Even just glimpsing the tip of the iceberg was enough to make Yin Que incredibly apprehensive.

For someone with Supreme Battle Power, killing a cultivator from a family, or even slaying a Saint, is just a matter of a blink, requiring no explanation.

Giving an explanation was already giving face, and if one fails to appreciate it, losing face is nobody else's fault.

Previously, Yin Que was dissatisfied because he saw Zhou Yan as a junior.

Now, Yin Que is indifferent, letting Zhou Yan act freely, viewing Zhou Yan as a Venerable.

Therefore, the attitude in these two instances is entirely different.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan gently nodded, then looked towards three directions, his eyes releasing the Sword Intent of the Ten Thousand Soul Sword Dao, like a stream of light, shooting towards the three directions.

"Puff, puff, puff, puff—"

Consecutive sounds of blood and flesh shattering echoed, and over thirty Li Family disciples had their bodies instantly obliterated, turning into a cloud of blood mist, directly slain and eradicated, souls scattered.

All Li Family cultivators could not help but squint their eyes, looking at Zhou Yan with a fearful and apprehensive gaze, afraid that such a terrifying event might happen to them.

At the same moment, Zhou Yan's gaze fell on Li Cangsheng, not far beside Yin Que.

At that moment, Yin Que's gaze trembled slightly, immediately wanting to intercede—he had already sensed who Zhou Yan intended to slay next.

And this person was one of the top young talents of the same era within the family. If slain, the loss would be significant.

However, Zhou Yan was not someone who could be swayed.

Before Yin Que could speak, Zhou Yan had already acted.

Also, just in that instant, Ru Yu's flying sword suddenly flew out from Zhou Yan's brow, slashing out a gentle yet extremely formidable Tao Light.

"Hiss, hiss—"

With this sword strike, Li Cangsheng suddenly froze in place, his gaze fixed on Zhou Yan, revealing an incredulous look.

Before this, even when Zhou Yan's gaze fell upon him, he absolutely did not expect he would die—because he had no guilt towards the Li Family in his heart, and his actions were righteous.

But unexpectedly, this disaster suddenly descended, and it was completely unstoppable.

All aspirations, all hopes, abruptly halted at the moment they were most indispensable, the will shattered, even destroyed, everything happened so swiftly.

In that instant, Li Cangsheng's gaze still carried a look of query, seeming to be unaccepting of death, longing for an explanation.

However, Zhou Yan gave no explanation.

Ru Yu's flying sword released a Tao Light that nearly instantaneously devoured all energy within Li Cangsheng's body, and as his body turned into a mummy at that brief moment, unknown chip energy flowed out from within him.

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