Chapter 569

Chapter 569: The Cosmic Light Array

The Ancestor of the Sword Path lightly tapped the jade box. With a crisp *click*, it opened. Light and shadows spilled out, carrying a faint, clear sound of Jianyin.

The two looked inside but found no treasures—only a faint, ethereal sword shadow floating within.

Ye Yun frowned. Though in a soul state, he couldn’t sense the shadow with his mental intent. If not for seeing it, he’d never know it existed.

"Brother Jian, what is this?" he asked, certain the Ancestor felt the same.

The Ancestor nodded. "This sword shadow is strange. If I’m right, it’s an Innate Sword Shadow."

Ye Yun blinked. "Innate Sword Shadow? What does that mean?"

The Ancestor rubbed his temple. "My memories are broken. I only recall ‘innate’ refers to things existing before the world’s creation. But… how could anything exist before that?" He jerked back, startled by his own words.

Ye Yun froze. Treasures born with the world were rare enough. How could something precede it? Swords didn’t exist before the Sword Path’s laws—let alone a shadow of one.

"Brother Jian, you must be wrong. Even if ‘innate’ things existed, they couldn’t be swords. This makes no sense."

The Ancestor stayed silent, digging through fragmented memories. Finally, he sighed. "I can’t explain. I just… *feel* it’s innate."

Ye Yun chuckled. "Your soul’s still sealed. Once restored, you’ll remember. This ‘Innate Sword Shadow’ might not even matter."

"But it’s hidden here in the Burning Divine Platform," the Ancestor insisted. "Only souls can unlock it. It might open the spatial passage to the Saint’s Secret Vault."

Ye Yun narrowed his eyes. "Even if true, entering as souls would destroy us. Let’s study the shadow first."

They examined it but found no clues. Searching the rest of the platform revealed nothing else.

"It’s illogical," the Ancestor muttered. "This shadow’s lasted millennia without spirit stones. Either it draws spiritual energy from the world, or its creator’s power surpasses even Saints."

Ye Yun glanced at him skeptically. If Saints built the Burning Divine Platform, how could they create something beyond their power?

"Enough guessing. They’ll force open the Saint’s Secret Vault soon anyway."

As they prepared to leave, Ye Yun froze. A memory surfaced—the Divine Grace Palace Master Yu Qingzhi enlarging the platform during his fight with Ding Qian, using secret techniques to save her.

Thus, the Burning Divine Platform must either have a spatial array set up or possess inherent functions as a magical treasure.

Ye Yun and Ancestor of the Sword Path both had some understanding of spatial laws. Ye Yun in particular had comprehended an extremely pure form of spatial law – this purity allowed him to sense spatial laws wherever they existed. Yet here on the Burning Divine Platform, he detected no trace of any spatial array. Ye Yun clearly remembered hearing this platform was supposed to be a treasure embedded with spatial arrays.

"What’s on your mind, Ye Yun?" Ancestor of the Sword Path asked, noticing his distraction.

Ye Yun frowned and voiced his doubts.

The Ancestor stiffened. Despite his cultivation level, even he hadn’t noticed any spatial laws here. Without Ye Yun’s reminder, he’d never have considered the platform’s spatial arrays.

"This makes no sense," the Ancestor muttered. "If Ye Yun’s inexperience explains this, what about me? I’ve existed as a soul fragment for eight centuries, studying nothing but spatial laws to survive. Spatial awareness should be as natural as breathing!"

"This Burning Divine Platform’s strange. It made us forget spatial laws exist," the Ancestor growled.

A smile touched Ye Yun’s lips. If the platform could seal spatial awareness, reversing that process should reveal its hidden restrictions. Both masters of spatial laws, they’d been subtly influenced into forgetting their expertise. Now aware, they knew what to do.

Immediately, they channeled spatial laws to sense their surroundings.

Ye Yun gasped. Thick waves of power from spatial laws surrounded them – not just scattered threads, but countless interwoven strands constructing the entire Burning Divine Platform.

"Incredible! Spatial laws saturate every inch of this place!" Ancestor of the Sword Path laughed excitedly, finally sensing it too.

Unlike ordinary spatial arrays requiring spirit stones or treasures, this platform used pure spatial laws as building blocks. Millions of laws intertwined in seemingly chaotic yet meticulously arranged patterns, forming a great formation shrouding the platform.

Ye Yun couldn’t gauge its power, but recognized both intricate craftsmanship and grand scale.

"Minor Cosmic Light Array!" The Ancestor’s voice shook with awe. "This platform actually contains a Minor Cosmic Light Array!"

Ye Yun blinked. "What’s that?"

"The Dao manifests as the cosmos – space and time combined. Cosmic Light Arrays simulate celestial space itself. This formation integrates spatial essence so completely… It must be the legendary Minor Cosmic Light Array created by immortal beings!"

"Then can I gain deeper spatial insights here?" Ye Yun asked, curiosity outweighing excitement.

"Depends on your perception and luck." The Ancestor’s eyes shone. "Ordinary Saints couldn’t create this. Only a supreme master from our Immortal Sword Sect could make something that nearly toppled the Great Qin Empire’s regime and severed their golden dragon’s fortune!"

Ye Yun closed his eyes, mental intent spreading through the spatial laws. Each strand felt paradoxically familiar yet alien.

The Minor Cosmic Light Array’s wonders truly lived up to its legend.