80: Chapter 078 Secrets 80: Chapter 078 Secrets The cold wind was like Sword Intent, cutting to the bone and piercing the marrow.

As if it were an abyss, the vast ancient atmosphere suddenly rippled after Zhou Yan derived his own Sword Heart, causing heaven and earth to tremble.

It seemed as though the space of the Ice and Snow Sword Origin Pool was about to collapse.

A wave of cold abruptly rose in strength, and the northern wind howled and whimpered as it blew.

Zhou Yan’s black hair, nearly ten feet long, fluttered with a mournful sound in the wind.

“Judging by the growth rate of my hair, I fear it has been more than three years.”

Zhou Yan murmured to himself.

Then, he picked up the Silver Snow Sword and communicated with it carefully through his Sword Heart, but still, he could not sense any presence of life.

Though the Silver Snow Sword was brought here, it seemed to still be bound by a powerful energy, which was probably the unique rule of this unique space.

Or, perhaps, this place was merely a space derived within the Sword Array.

Zhou Yan carefully observed the surrounding heaven and earth, and a mysterious feeling of deja vu gradually emerged.

All of a sudden, he realized that this complex world was a solid, real space, an advanced Sword Illusion Realm!

“So that’s how it is, this is like my own Soul Void, with a subtly similar ingenious design…

My master once derived a universe state like the sun, moon, and stars in his Consciousness Space.

Right now, this is just its rudimentary form.

Then, that ancient aura, so like the abyss, is it the pure soul aura of the Ancestor who created this place?”

Zhou Yan thoughtfully understood much about this place in a short time.

Having a wealth of experience, he even knew some about forging Weapons, Alchemy, and Talisman Arrays, though they couldn’t be applied here.

But the Tao is varied and all paths lead to the same goal; through various analogies, these bodies of knowledge quickly became part of Zhou Yan’s own experience and cognition.

Now, such an experience allowed him to finally shed total ignorance of this environment.

However, at this moment, as if the heaven and earth were about to split apart, if he were to absorb or contemplate that soul aura, he feared the Sword Origin Pool of the Great Zhou Family would be utterly destroyed.

Such an event would be a catastrophic blow to the family.

Although Zhou Yan longed to comprehend that ancient soul aura and understand the secrets of Ancient Times, knowing the consequences, he abstained from such impulsive action.

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“The three-year period has certainly passed…

They must think I am already dead…

However, human hearts are complicated, and I wonder how Zhou Gucheng and the others are fairing?

I personally brought them here but couldn’t look after them…

I also wonder how Ping’er and Ning’er’s Realms are now…

And Xi’er, who went to the Cold Ice Sword Sect, how is she now?”

Zhou Yan gave up the idea of contacting that vast ancient energy, even though he sensed a calling-like aura, as he did not want to destroy the foundation of the Great Zhou Family.

In life, there are things to pursue and things to refrain from.

Zhou Yan knew that he had gained an enormous opportunity here and decided not to feather his own nest at the expense of destroying this place.

Thus, after a moment of reflection on the past, he lifted his footsteps and walked towards an Ancient Array in this realm.

By now, Zhou Yan had some understanding of Arrays, and he knew that the only way out was through the ancient and desolate Array.

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The Ancient Array lay within the abyss of ice and snow, a pitch-dark area with extremely low temperatures.

But there was no danger here, just an environment that was a bit chilling to the bone.

Zhou Yan arrived there, using the reflection of the snowy ice and his ability to see in the dark, he clearly saw the state of the Ancient Array and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

The Array was already drained, and it seemed the time was not short.

Having no choice, he could only infuse soul energy into the Ancient Array to make it light up again.

The Array regained vitality, now unimpeded by the Rule Power, the inexplicable shackles that once were, no longer existed.

Zhou Yan knew that his master had erased the “three years” shackles here; otherwise, once the three-year period had arrived, no matter what he comprehended, he would be transported here by the rules, then sent away.

If more than three years passed, either the Array and the Void would collapse, or he would be killed by the Array.

But now, nothing of the sort happened, and other than his master’s skills, who else could change the rules here?!

All this was quite easy to deduce.

The Ancient Array, within the vast soul energy, gradually coalesced, and then, the outer perimeter of the drained Sword Origin Pool at that moment burst forth with splendor, various Law glimmers flickering with light!

Such a commotion startled countless Cultivators, and news such as divine manifestations appearing in Ancient Tomb Mountain and signs of Divine Light in the Great Zhou Family’s ancient lands spread like wildfire as the opening of Ancient Tomb Mountain approached.

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Sword Soul Hall.

Zhou Cangmu and the great elders of the Zhou Family were discussing the mysterious changes in the Ancient Array.

And at this time, Zhou Ying, Zhou Qianqian, Zhou Gucheng, Zhou Yuntian, Zhou Ting, Zhou Yuan, Zhou Yi, and other third-generation geniuses also stood within the grand hall.

Apart from these individuals, Zhou Han, the father of Zhou Ying, and Zhou Wangchen, the father of Zhou Yan, were also present.

Next to Zhou Wangchen was a white-clothed woman with an indifferent expression who had not spoken, but she exuded an innate aura of purity.