mtlumby2d Chapter 1630 - 140: Awe
Chapter 1630 - 140: Awe
Zhuge Qiyan was truly shocked by Zhou Yan’s comprehension of the Heavenly Mechanism.
At this moment, she strongly felt that even the ancestors of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect might not have comprehended the Heavenly Mechanism Skill to the depth that Zhou Yan had.
But it was obvious that this was Zhou Yan’s first encounter with the Heavenly Mechanism Skill.
For the first time encountering it, within such a brief period, to comprehend the Heavenly Mechanism Skill to such a degree?
Is this just talent?
Zhuge Qiyan’s eyes flickered, and suddenly she fixed her gaze on Zhou Yan, saying, "Zhou Yan, you should take the position of Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. In every aspect, you are far more suitable than me."
"Moreover, you have a presence that no one else possesses, able to quell all crises."
"With you here, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect will surely rise to prominence within a short time!"
Zhuge Qiyan seemed to have already made a decision.
Furthermore, this decision was even reflected in her eyes, so resolute, so decisive.
"Sect Master, there’s no need. With me around, whether or not I am the Sect Master, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect will not fall."
"Even if you wanted the Heavenly Mechanism Sect to perish, it wouldn’t be possible."
Zhou Yan stood with hands behind his back, gazing into the Void.
After a moment of silence, he continued, "To me, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect is merely a temporary station. I will eventually leave. But before I leave, making the Heavenly Mechanism Sect the top sect, thriving for tens of thousands of years, will not be a difficult task."
"The position of Sect Master was yours in the past, is yours now, and in the future, it can be passed to Little Xiye. As for me, I’d rather not."
Zhou Yan’s words were light.
But within these light words, there seemed to be an irresistible force.
Even Zhuge Qiyan’s unwavering will was shaken by the indifference in Zhou Yan’s words.
Yes, her will was shaken by a single sentence from Zhou Yan, and it seemed so natural, without the slightest discomfort.
Zhuge Qiyan knew she could no longer persuade Zhou Yan to change his decision.
"Zhou Yan, I’m sorry for many things in the past--"
Zhuge Qiyan bowed deeply, her demeanor sincerely apologetic.
Zhou Yan nodded slightly, saying, "You were not wrong. After all, you are not me, you wouldn’t know everything about me. Such behavior aligns more with ordinary people’s actions."
"Since there’s no mistake, there’s no need to apologize."
"Moreover, you have actually treated me pretty well before, considering if it were ordinary people, they would have been driven away by now; none of this would have happened."
"Of course, the key is that those things you feel apologetic about don’t really mean anything to me; they never even sparked the slightest intention to hold a grudge."
As Zhou Yan spoke, he suddenly looked down towards a certain spot at the foot of the mountain, a hint of relief appearing on his face.
Zhuge Qiyan felt an inexplicable unease in her heart. Was Zhou Yan arrogant? Ignorant? Defiant?
Perhaps those who think this way are the truly ignorant and truly foolish ones.
She sighed inwardly.
Then, she was momentarily dazed as her expression turned somewhat grim.
"That is--"
Zhuge Qiyan’s expression suddenly turned serious, and as she stared at that location, all the previous good feelings brought by Zhou Yan seemed to disappear completely.
"That is the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect collapsing again. This kind of situation should have become quite common recently."
Zhou Yan said calmly.
In fact, after traversing that so-called Thirty-Three Heavenly Road, Zhou Yan had already seen the great risk inherent in it.
This risk would continue as the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road persisted, collapsing little by little, and the final result would implicate the carvings in the Heavenly Mechanism Hall of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect itself.
By then, if the energy implodes alongside the energy of the Heavenly Mechanism Space, the outcome is self-evident.
The inherent dangers of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect lie here.
This is also one of the unstable situations of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.
This is also a scenario Zhou Yan hopes to change.
All he can do is to help the descendants of Zhuge Jiayue, or rather, the Heavenly Mechanism Ancient Clan of Zhu Ge Tianchen, have a slightly better future.
Now, while he exists in this world, there isn’t anyone who can remember Zhou Yan, and even within the Zhou Family, though there may be Zhou Gucheng, Zhou Xian, Zhou Zheng, and a series of others, there isn’t a single Zhou Yan.
Without Zhou Yan, where would Zhou Yan’s descendants, his Daoist couple, be?
This is what Zhou Yan worries about the most.
In this era, there is a past, but where does the starting point of that past begin, that remains a mystery.
Zhou Yan faced everything calmly. In fact, all his emotions now were just one kind: calmness and indifference.
Now, is there really anything that could ignite his passion and anger?
Even if on the surface there are things that seem to matter or stir anger, they can’t really penetrate his heart anymore.
In his heart, there was only the scene right before dying that completely occupied it.
Zhou Yan closed his eyes, then opened them again.
His eyes became clearer, more indifferent.
"Zhou Yan... you, did you know long ago?"
The female Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect showed a surprised expression again on her face.
Subsequently, her heart finally gained some confidence in the matter, some confidence in Zhou Yan to repair the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road.
"You know, actually it’s not difficult. Firstly, as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, you clearly knew about this scene. Even if you didn’t know, through the Derivation Skill of Heavenly Mechanism, you can also know it."
"Secondly, even if you don’t know now, you will know in the future."
Zhou Yan said.
"So actually, there’s no choice. The reason for not wanting you to change the deluding Heavenly Road of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect is actually because once the energy of this road collapses, it’s extremely dangerous. However, your physical body is very strong, and your previous series of actions have proved you have terrifying abilities, so ultimately I am willing to let you change all this."
Zhuge Qiyan explained all the reasons.
"Then, does the Sect Master think that the energy I, Zhou Yan, extracted after killing those people using the Yellow Bell came from where? Clearly, with my ability, it’s impossible to control the Yellow Bell because it consumes enormous energy."
"Ah--you, you were nurturing killing intent at that time, and even borrowed the energy of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road to kill those cultivators--your mind is so deep!"
Zhuge Qiyan, upon connecting to this moment, suddenly jumped in shock and retreated a few steps back. When she looked at Zhou Yan, her eyes were filled with amazement and wary.
Clearly, she was also shocked by Zhou Yan’s terrifying layout strategy.
Because before that, he already knew the collapse danger of the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road and the enormous energy contained within, wanting to extract the energy to kill enemies—this is simply a frightening scheme!
Before this moment, neither Zhuge Qiyan nor anyone from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect would have thought the energy came from the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road!
Zhuge Qiyan’s reaction only elicited an extremely indifferent glance from Zhou Yan.
That glance was extremely simple and extremely calm.
That glance made the face of the female Sect Master of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect, Zhuge Qiyan, blush slightly, then somewhat apologetically stepped forward to Zhou Yan again.
"Sorry, I didn’t mean to doubt you."
Zhuge Qiyan apologized again.
"It’s okay, for a wise person, many problems aren’t as complex as you think."
"If I want to kill someone, they provoke me, such opportunities naturally shouldn’t be missed.
Of course, even if I don’t draw upon the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road’s strength, I can extract the Heavenly Mechanism Hall’s power or the energy from Heavenly Mechanism Sect’s foundation as well. The key is just to maintain the balance of energy among the three places of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect. This actually doesn’t count as any kind of scheme or strategy."
"Smart people just think about problems a little more and deeper than ordinary people. That’s all."
"Hmm... I wrongly blamed you."
Zhuge Qiyan felt quite remorseful.
She also realized, since Zhou Yan is extremely smart, his reaction time naturally has to be many times faster than ordinary people. In such a situation, what Zhou Yan did is quite normal, isn’t it?
Instead, it seems it’s her who overthought.
Zhou Yan, faced with Zhuge Qiyan’s words, merely nodded slightly.
Immediately, his gaze fell again on the Heavenly Mechanism Sect’s Thirty-Three Heavenly Road, saying, "The road is more unstable because of the loss of energy, but once I repair it, there will be no more aftermath. Actually, the so-called aftermath is just because some places are quite unreasonable. The people who constructed the Heavenly Road somewhat thought things out on their own."
As Zhou Yan spoke, his figure moved, and beneath him, a cloud of heavenly mechanism energy appeared.
In the clouds, Zhou Yan’s figure seemed like a ray of light and instantly appeared at the Heavenly Mechanism Sect’s Path of Heavenly Mechanism Land.
At this time, many disciples were still shouting, telling some training disciples to back off. But just then, Zhou Yan suddenly descended.
Immediately, the originally quiet place fell into dead silence.
Not far away, a black-clad Hall Master who was commanding disciples to retreat suddenly paled, then cautiously walked over. Even when he was still a hundred meters away from Zhou Yan, he directly knelt, paying respect to Zhou Yan.
This attitude evidently made the other disciples feel quite odd, but recalling Zhou Yan’s fierceness, all disciples immediately knelt down as well.
For a moment, the entrance of the Path of Heavenly Mechanism in the Heavenly Mechanism Sect became dead silent.
"Hmm, all of you can get up. In the future, just pay appropriate respects, no need to kneel. As for past matters, I won’t hold grudges. But in the future, you better watch out for yourselves."
Zhou Yan spoke, hinting at something.
The Hall Master who previously gave Zhou Yunchuan a hard time evidently knew his own deeds well, thus upon hearing Zhou Yan’s words, he immediately felt as if the clouds had parted, the boulder pressing on his chest was lifted, and he couldn’t help but exhale a long breath.
Before the Saint Heir ceremony, his heart held endless resentment, but now, his heart was not only grateful but also genuinely filled with awe and respect for Zhou Yan.