Chapter 532: Chapter 177: Hou Yan and the Once Heavenly Destiny Plan

15294 times at the Secondary Main Peak.

Zhou Yan, following Jia Yongheng and three others, arrived at his own mountain peak.

Here, as in the past, it was dense and lush, an environment of outstanding beauty.

But Zhou Yan’s mood in every moment he stayed here was different.

Zhou Yan thought that when he saw Hou Yan again, he would be excited, somewhat unable to calm himself.

But when he saw these people again, he was very calm. Or rather, regarding this calm demeanor, he had actually grown accustomed to it.

The Heaven and Earth here, the long-missed sunlight had also appeared, a faint sunlight, like shrouded in a layer of haze, giving Heaven and Earth a somewhat fantastical and misty hue.

After a storm, there would eventually be a moment of peace; and after two Great Saints had fallen, their Holy Blood scattered, there also came a brief clear sky.

Zhou Yan watched from afar the six people standing at the foot of the mountain waiting, not approaching the peak themselves, and his mind was devoid of any thoughts.

He didn’t know what Hou Yan, Hou Wanxiao, and Fairy Cai Xuan, among others, needed to do, or what they required, and though he could deduce the outcomes, he even couldn’t bother to think about it.

For now, it was good to enjoy this rare tranquility.

…

“Zhou Xuanzhe, they have been waiting for a long time.”

Beside him, Jia Yongheng reminded him.

Zhou Yan silently nodded and said, “Let them come up. Some things, perhaps, must always be faced. Running away might not be the solution.”

“Understood.”

Jia Yongheng nodded, then transformed into a beam of light that suddenly descended to the foot of the cliffs.

With a politely smiling face, he exchanged a few words with Hou Yan, who then thought deeply before giving a glance towards Hou Ting; the two seemed to agree and then hesitantly looked toward the summit and started walking up.

…

“Zhou Xuanzhe, congratulations on achieving Dual Body Perfection.”

Hou Yan said with a smile.

With Zhou Yan’s immensely powerful sensing power, he still could not discern the Cultivation of this middle-aged man.

This was the third time after meeting Hou Yan that he attempted to sense the other’s Cultivation level, but it was genuinely impenetrable.

Even though he had already diligently attempted to sense it twice, he still arrived at no conclusion.

It meant that the once familiar title of ‘brother’ hid many unknowns.

This was something Zhou Yan almost confirmed the first moment he saw Hou Yan.

Zhou Yan’s memory quickly returned to the initial meeting with Hou Yan, when Hou Yan started revealing the secrets of Chen Tianjian, that time when Hou Yan first mentioned an extraordinary woman—

“His eyes suddenly deepened,” Zhou Yan noticed that this seemingly unimpressive middle-aged man, his profound pupils seemed to host a world of Chaos forming, deeply terrifying.

Zhou Yan only caught a glimpse of such a gaze, and then his heart was fiercely shaken.

How strong was this man, really?”

This was the scene Zhou Yan grasped at that time; he was somewhat frightened, but Hou Yan mentioned that he was around the Second Transformation of the Void Realm; he even produced a strand of his Ghost to give to Zhou Yan for self-rescue in times of peril.

Now, Zhou Yan himself had reached the peak of the Sword Void Fifth Transformation, undefeated below the Sword Tribulation Realm, but he couldn’t manage to extract a strand of Ghost from his own body to protect others, nor could he descend directly with his true body in such a Ghost when others were in danger.

Moreover, in the Sword Void Fifth Transformation Realm, Zhou Yan also had no Void Body.

Additionally, regarding the extraordinary woman, Hou Yan once said that Hou Tianjian had the ability to traverse the ‘Life and Death Illusion Realm’, with thoughts blossoming instantly.

‘”The Life and Death Illusion Realm”, and the “Netherworld Life and Death Illusion Realm”, could it actually be the same place?’

Zhou Yan remembered, at the time Hou Yan had said, “‘The Life and Death Illusion Realm’ is a special Tao of time, traveling between reality and Illusion.

Within Enlightenment, his single thought could traverse Heaven and Earth, Universe, a thought of blossoming and withering. Thus he could know some perhaps true or perhaps false ‘inexplicable’ information, but not all of it necessarily is true.

He once reached a breakthrough, entered a peculiar place, and met an extraordinary woman…” (For details see the chapter on ‘Extraordinary Woman’)”

That was what Hou Yan said when talking about the genius, Chen Tianjian.

Now, though he didn’t want to think about it, all questions surged in his mind on seeing Hou Yan, Zhou Yan finally no longer evaded them.

Zhou Yan hesitated for a moment, sighed, and said, “Brother Hou, do you still acknowledge me as your Brother Zhou?”

Hou Yan was startled, then became somewhat moved. The humble expression on his face immediately dissipated much. His eyes, full of the vicissitudes of life, finally showed some surprise and excitement.

“Brother Zhou…”

Hou Yan’s voice trembled with excitement.

By his side, the impeccably beautiful eyes of Hou Caixuan suddenly burst into stunning brilliance, as she looked deeply at Zhou Yan, seemingly lost due to his words.

“All of you rest here for a while, Bai Ying.”

“Master.”

Bai Ying heard Zhou Yan’s call, immediately appearing out of the Void, dressed in white, stepping on air, momentarily transformed into a Fairy descending to dust.

“Please kindly entertain these friends for me, I have some matters to discuss with Brother Hou and Elder Hou.”

Zhou Yan instructed.

“Don’t worry, master, Bai Ying will well entertain your honored guests.”

Bai Yingying bowed, her actions graceful and proper.

Then, she led Hou Ting, Hou Caiqing, Jia Yongheng, and others towards Zhou Yan’s main hall, while Zhou Yan casually laid down the Deceiving Heaven Ancient Array, obscuring all celestial prying.