Chapter 915: Chapter 83: Approaching Immortal Level Domain Rules
The disciple assessment of the Sky Sword Sect did not take long and was completed five days before the opening of the Burial Immortal Land.
In the assessment, many disciples rose, while many others fell.
After arranging his cave abode, Zhou Yan went to observe some battles in the Void of the Array Platforms. To Zhou Yan’s sharp eyes, there was nothing particularly complex about these battles.
In fact, Zhou Yan found some of them to be rather ’rudimentary.’
In comprehending the rules, he was in an exploratory phase, which was far from passively following and understanding the rules already established by others. So, although the First-Transformation Cultivators of the Dark God Domain were nearly comparable to the Fourth Transition Sword Gods of other Great Domains, the gap in rules was quite significant.
Only those cultivators capable of creating powerful Rule Domains by themselves were worthy of recognition, whereas the Domains and rules comprehended by other cultivators seemed truly weak, rudimentary, and lacking in promise to Zhou Yan.
But this was something every cultivator in the Dark God Domain had to experience.
Perhaps only when the Dark God Throne of the Dark God Domain is claimed by an exceptional genius, can this closed Great Domain truly open up. Then the rule domain comprehended by that genius will become the Sovereign Rules of the Dark God Domain, and all cultivators will have to understand these powerful and unique rules, completely abandoning their self-understood domains and rules.
At that time, the cultivators of the Dark God Domain would be no different from those of other Great Domains.
Zhou Yan understood this deeply, which caused him to feel that only moving forward and becoming stronger was real; the many other matters were just scenes along the way, merely embellishments.
With such thoughts, Zhou Yan faced people like Feng Yunyan with even more ease and calm.
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After the disciple assessment was completed, Zhou Yan received the Soul Power Mark from the Burial Immortal Land and gained the qualification to enter it.
There were less than two days until the opening of the Burial Immortal Land.
During these two days, Zhou Yan did not go anywhere. Instead, he asked Feng Yunyan questions about the Condensing Method of rules and questions regarding the characteristics and features of various Domains that he didn’t understand.
Feng Yunyan had nothing to hide, and whenever Zhou Yan asked, Feng Yunyan would certainly answer.
So much so that Feng Yunyan often spent an entire day in Zhou Yan’s cave abode.
Zhou Yan quickly understood the rule condensing method, and his doubts were answered, making his mind more stable and his thoughts more fluid, the benefits of which were self-evident.
But Zhou Yan would never know that all of these circumstances had been completely observed by Feng Yunyan’s disciple Sun Chengfeng.
Sun Chengfeng was already quite angry, and now he was even more furious; if not for Feng Yunyan still being around, he would have long since confronted Zhou Yan.
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"Tomorrow is the day the Burial Immortal Land opens, Song Yu, go tell that Zhou Yan to come see me, and say that Senior Brother has important matters to discuss with him."
Sun Chengfeng had been observing Zhou Yan’s cave abode for two days and saw that Feng Yunyan finally left, even having a good-looking blush when leaving, driving him nearly insane.
After Feng Yunyan left, Sun Chengfeng finally couldn’t hold back, but he upheld his identity and wouldn’t lower himself to see a junior brother personally, thinking it beneath him.
So he asked his follower, Song Yu, a beautiful and charming woman, to summon Zhou Yan.
Song Yu was well aware of Sun Chengfeng’s character, and having fallen for him wholeheartedly, she also viewed Zhou Yan with contempt.
Thus, with an authoritative attitude, Song Yu went directly to Zhou Yan’s cave abode.
"Zhou Yan, Senior Brother asks you to see him. Tomorrow is the opening day of the Burial Immortal Land, and Senior Brother is concerned that you might disgrace Master, so he has some instructions to impart."
Song Yu was aloof, looking down on Zhou Yan, with no interest in even glancing at him, her words cold and icy.
In her eyes, even with his status as a True Disciple, the Zhou Yan of the Thirteen Soul Qi was just a waste, someone who had gotten lucky.
Hence, her words were filled with disdain and reprimand.
"Senior Brother? What kind of dog is that? And you, who are you anyway? Get lost!"
Zhou Yan stepped out of the cave abode, looking indifferently at the unknown woman, his expression cold.
"Insolent, disrespectful to seniors, you truly deserve to die. I will punish you for your great disrespect on behalf of Senior Brother!"
Song Yu was instantly enraged, immediately wanting to take action.
Zhou Yan’s expression turned cold, immediately forming incomparably powerful Soul Power, ready to slay this unknown woman.
At that moment, the Void flickered slightly, a rainbow light suddenly descended, and then Feng Cailing appeared.
Upon her arrival, Feng Cailing appeared beside Song Yu and gave a sharp slap.
"Pa—"
Song Yu’s charming face instantly swelled with redness from the slap.
"Lowly maid, do you think others don’t know about your shameless deeds? If not for Sun Chengfeng pleading for you repeatedly, you would have been expelled from the mountains a long time ago. Who do you think you are, daring to bully our Little Junior Brother?"
"Get lost, and if I ever see you again, I will decapitate you with a sword and harvest your Divine Soul! Sun Chengfeng wants to win my favor, and I doubt he would risk offending me for a wretch like you."
Feng Cailing’s words were cold and carried a mocking intent.
Song Yu’s expression was extremely poor; she glared fiercely at Zhou Yan before reluctantly stepping back, bowing as she said, "Senior Sister Cailing, Song Yu takes her leave. But it’s hard to explain to Senior Brother!"
"Hard to explain? Let him roll over here, and I’ll explain to him! Don’t think I’m blind or stupid to not see through his little schemes!"
With a casual wave of Feng Cailing’s hand, an incredibly powerful domain suddenly suppressed, directly sending Song Yu flying away.
Song Yu spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wah" and fled in a pathetic state, no longer daring to linger.
"Little Junior Sister was right, you’re nothing but a troublemaker. Behave yourself, tomorrow is when the Burial Immortal Land opens, don’t provoke widespread resentment, or you’ll likely suffer there."
Feng Cailing warned Zhou Yan coldly.
Though her words were cold, the concern within them was heartwarming.
Zhou Yan sighed softly and said, "I was seeking Enlightenment in my cave dwelling, and someone dared come barking up to my door. Such lowly maids, if you don’t deal with them, I might as well kill them cleanly with a sword to avoid tainting my eyes."
"Kill them? If you did, you couldn’t stay carefree. Although Song Yu is a flirtatious woman, she is liked by Senior Brother. The person behind Senior Brother saved our Master’s life, so that’s why he can appear here. If he were to confront you, Master would be hard-pressed to interfere."
"And if you killed his woman, he would have no scruples about Master’s feelings."
Feng Cailing explained.
Zhou Yan pondered briefly, immediately understanding everything.
With his disposition and intelligence, once Feng Cailing spoke, coupled with that vague feeling of surveillance over the past few days, Zhou Yan immediately realized it was Sun Chengfeng’s method of monitoring.
Zhou Yan speculated that this surveillance only reached some zones without Array Patterns on the periphery and was extremely difficult to detect. However, peeping into the cave dwelling or Forbidden Lands like Enlightenment areas would be impossible.
Otherwise, Sun Chengfeng wouldn’t have failed to make a move by now.
During his slight pause in thought, Zhou Yan had already analyzed Sun Chengfeng’s character and temperament with little margin for error.
This made Zhou Yan’s expression grow more serious.
"This Sun Chengfeng, is he in the Divine Spirit Eighth Transition Realm?"
Zhou Yan asked.
"Yes, that’s correct. He is indeed in the Divine Spirit Eighth Transition Realm, understanding domain rules, each almost at the ’Venerable Level’. This means that even after becoming Venerable, his domains retain immense power and remain highly compatible, not diminishing in compatibility with progress."
"As you know, if the compatibility of the understood domain rules is low or not powerful, after an upgrade in the Realm, such domains and rules will degenerate and become useless."
"I came here in hopes of seeing what level your domain is. Then at the Burial Immortal Land, I could offer some help and guidance to help you avoid danger."
Feng Cailing thought for a moment and shared this information with Zhou Yan.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan nodded slightly and said, "I see. I didn’t expect that Sun Chengfeng could be considered a talent in his domain. However, if he knows how to lie low, it’s one thing. With such a temperament, he better not meet me. If he does anything wrong, I have a way in the books to ensure he doesn’t end well."
Zhou Yan murmured to himself.
"What did you say? Are you still thinking about causing him trouble? While I also find him unpleasant, it’s best to avoid causing trouble. It’s not that I look down on you, but with your strength and Realm, even in a thousand years, you’re unlikely to be his match."
Feng Cailing glanced at Zhou Yan, her words direct and candid, with a strong sense of personal opinion.
Zhou Yan just chuckled, not arguing with Feng Cailing, because he knew she meant well.
"My domain rules are not at the Venerable Level—"
Zhou Yan began, but he was interrupted by Feng Cailing.
"Not Venerable Level, that’s quite unfortunate, then you’ll have to work even harder. Moreover, this means you definitely shouldn’t provoke Senior Brother Sun Chengfeng. After all, he is our nominal Senior Brother."
Feng Cailing said.
"My domain rules are at the limit of Venerable, close to Immortal Level."
Zhou Yan glanced at Feng Cailing and finished his sentence.
Feng Cailing was slightly stunned before her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up, "You... are you serious?"
"Yes, otherwise how could I, with my current Realm, slay over a hundred Tai Chu Yin Spirits at the Divine Level Third Transformation with a single stroke?" Zhou Yan laughed.
Regarding the domain rules, Zhou Yan only needed to display the form-changing state of the Dark God Domain. Among fellow disciples, it was impossible to hide this long-term. So, Zhou Yan simply stated it outright.
Moreover, in the future, it would always be displayed, truly impossible to hide. What could be hidden was merely Zhou Yan’s own transformation techniques.
"You— I didn’t expect your domain to be so powerful. If that’s the case, when you enter the Burial Immortal Land, you should pay attention to these aspects..."
Feng Cailing told Zhou Yan all about the Burial Immortal Land, leaving nothing out.
(Not feeling well, don’t wait for updates tonight, I’ll update tomorrow during the day.)