Chapter 1654: Chapter 156: Unrememberable Rules_2
"Third Elder, there’s no need for this, if not for your efforts to protect the Sect, how could such a situation arise? We simply pursued the wrong direction. In our view, without the Sect, there are no disciples. But in reality, without disciples, the Sect has no future. With the will of the Saint Ancestor Xi, she would rather die than submit, so from now on we should start with ourselves and remain true to our hearts."
"Do not let this matter weigh on your mind, Third Elder."
"Sect Master—"
"Third Elder, there’s no need to say more, this matter has been settled."
Gu Yuxi interrupted the Third Elder’s words.
Third Elder’s eyes contained a complex expression, glistening with tears.
She had always been cold and unfeeling, but was she truly without emotion? It was merely in the face of formidable foes, that she was forced to choose between lesser evils.
Now, after changing the Sect’s will and rules, she realized that accommodating wrongs was indeed a mistake.
Precisely because of this, her sense of guilt and regret was not alleviated by the Sect Master’s forgiveness.
"Third Elder, if you feel guilty, then put more thought into guiding the disciples. Additionally, Zhao Xuexun’s group has stable dispositions, though their talent is not exceptional, they uniquely possess great determination, which you can reward them for."
Gu Yuxi said.
Hearing this, a hopeful expression appeared on the alluring face of the Third Elder.
"Indeed, I should contribute more to the Sect, to atone for my sins."
Third Elder murmured to herself.
This situation caused the other Elders to feel wistful, but no one said anything.
Right is right, and wrong is wrong.
Especially actions like shifting the blame to the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son for the sake of preserving the Sect, were indeed contemptible.
Not to mention, the identity of the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son...
With these contrasts, the Elders had no choice but to remain silent, finding it inappropriate to speak further.
...
The ancient array of the Bishui Sword Sect was neither overly complex nor overly challenging.
However, it was severely damaged.
Zhou Yan didn’t have abundant resources, though they weren’t particularly scarce either, thus he could only use his limited resources to refurbish and arrange the Sect’s grand array once again.
This process wasn’t overly difficult, but the differing rules caused delays.
To make it more intelligent, Zhou Yan augmented it with chip technology, granting the array the ability to make judgments, preventing accidental harm.
A powerful protective array can sometimes pose a constraint to the Sect itself, a situation clearly demonstrated on the Thirty-Three Heavenly Road of the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.
Therefore, when Zhou Yan used the chip to solve this issue, he had already derived many times to eliminate this major drawback.
Now, using it again, Zhou Yan was adept, and the execution was smooth.
After half a day’s work, Zhou Yan revitalized the protective ancient array of the Bishui Sword Sect, which now possessed the ability to gather Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth.
With this enhanced ability, vast amounts of Origin energy surged in, and abundant Water Spiritual Energy began to gather.
This caused the temperature of the Bishui Sword Sect to drop.
The void of the Bishui Sword Sect also began to undergo a series of inexplicable changes.
Amidst these changes, the environment of the Bishui Sword Sect started to transform subtly.
Zhou Yan was not surprised by these changes. In fact, when altering the protective ancient array of the Bishui Sword Sect, he was already aware of the direction the changes would take, and upon completing the array modification, the Bishui Sword Sect’s transformation proceeded as Zhou Yan had predicted, moving towards a Cold Ice state.
This was due to the deeper layers of change induced by the Sword Dao.
Bishui Sword Sect, Cold Ice Sword Sect.
Sometimes, the reality is just that simple.
"Clearly, the trajectory of the Heavenly Dao is ultimately the same, but in the past, it may not have been me who facilitated such changes."
"If the trajectory of the Heavenly Dao shifts, I may vanish from everyone’s memory, and all my efforts will be replaced by another existence, resulting in such changes."
"Cold Ice Sword Sect is the Sect that Gu Xi once visited."
"Then, what about the Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain of the Cold Ice Sword Sect? Has that void, that Secret Realm, not been opened yet?"
Zhou Yan’s gaze swept over the ancient protective array, as if seeing the series of void nodes where the Cold Ice Sword Sect resides.
This expanse of Heaven and Earth, within its limited range, holds no secrets for Zhou Yan.
Yet, within this expanse, Zhou Yan indeed hasn’t detected any trace of the Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain.
Simultaneously, Zhou Yan hasn’t discovered any similar void node aura presence.
Besides the Sword Origin Pool, today’s ’Cold Ice Sword Sect’ seems to have no unique features.
But Zhou Yan knew that everything would definitely change.
Zhou Yan calculated for a moment, finding no answers, he then directly headed to the main hall of the Bishui Sword Sect.
By this time, Gu Yuxi was already waiting for Zhou Yan’s arrival.
Having fully witnessed the transformation of the Guardian Ancient Array, she already harbored no doubts about Zhou Yan, yet now, she was even more reverent.
"Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son, great kindness requires no thanks."
Even though she knew expressing thanks was futile, Gu Yuxi still respectfully gave her gratitude.
Perhaps this seemed feeble, but if she had no gratitude at all, Gu Yuxi would not be able to pass her own barrier.
"No need, it’s good to have the heart."
Zhou Yan responded casually.
"Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son, the Bishui Sword Sect will certainly make changes according to your instructions in the future."
"Hmm, then let it be so. By the way, soon, the environment of the Bishui Sword Sect will transform into the land of the Jixue Mountain range, let’s rename the Bishui Sword Sect to ’Cold Ice Sword Sect’.
Gu Yuxi was slightly taken aback, then bowed and said: "Then it shall be renamed ’Cold Ice Sword Sect’, many thanks for the guidance of the Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son."
Gu Yuxi knew that Zhou Yan’s status was extraordinary, possibly even not below the Ancient Dawn Saint Ancestor, therefore any words of Zhou Yan would be executed without hesitation.
Seeing how obedient Gu Yuxi was, Zhou Yan was quite pleased.
However, he also knew this was related to his summoning of the Void Soul of the ancient dawn.
Yet Zhou Yan didn’t care, after Gu Yuxi’s respectful salute, he obtained the Bishui Swordsmanship from her.
The Bishui Swordsmanship was actually far inferior to the Bishui Heavenly Sword Technique, but after Zhou Yan’s revision, the Bishui Swordsmanship now became the Bishui Lian Tian Sword Technique.
Zhou Yan also rewrote a Sword Dao Technique, naming it the ’Cold Ice Sword Dao’.
Completing these tasks took only a moment.
Zhou Yan handed the two techniques to Gu Yuxi and said: "The Bishui Lian Tian Sword Technique, give it to the Great Zhou Family, let them inherit and carry it forward. The Cold Ice Sword Dao, however, is the true inheritance Sword Dao of the Cold Ice Sword Sect, far stronger than the Bishui Swordsmanship."
"Heavenly Mechanism Saint Son, why is this...?"
After a moment of silence, Gu Yuxi couldn’t help but ask.
"This, concerns whether the Holy Ancestor can re-descend in the future."
"Ah—"
Gu Yuxi’s eyes widened, clearly shocked by the astonishing news from Zhou Yan’s mundane words.
"Now, do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand."
Gu Yuxi’s face paled considerably.
"Hmm, as long as you understand. Rest assured, these things you will not remember. When the Holy Ancestors return and rules change, they will not be remembered, just like me."
Zhou Yan said softly.
Gu Yuxi trembled as she heard this sentence.
Looking at Zhou Yan, she was truly filled with panic.
Believing is one thing, but knowing the truth is another.
However, the moment this feeling arose, Gu Yuxi forgot about it.
Because such secrets, Gu Yuxi could not remember.
The last sentence from Zhou Yan, Gu Yuxi heard it, remembered it, but as soon as she regained her senses, she forgot it.
This scene, too, fell into Zhou Yan’s line of sight.
"As expected."
Zhou Yan confirmed this outcome in his mind.
His gaze suddenly became incredibly bright.
"I understand, I understand."
Gu Yuxi repeated once more at this time, clearly, a small part of her memory had genuinely vanished from her recollection.
However, after repeating the sentence, she herself felt a strange feeling, as if this sentence, this scene, had occurred in some past moment.
She did not know that it had not happened before, but just happened, only to be erased by the rules.
