Because they were soaking in the clear water, their already fair faces appeared even paler, while their long black hair naturally spread out, creating a stark contrast.

Their black hair floated in the water, moving slightly with the water's flow, and the sight of their disheveled hair indeed had a somewhat unsettling effect.

Their bodies were completely intact, without any damage, and blood still flowed within them, but their souls were lost, as if devoured by some unknown entity, thus they lay peacefully in the lake water.

The Immortal Pool was like a true Burial Immortal Land.

Zhou Yan felt a chill run down his spine, even with his composed nature, there was an inexplicable feeling of dread in this land of silence.

However, Zhou Yan suppressed this fear well, he collected a drop of lake water, then utilizing the Soul-cutting Rules, formed an independent avatar to receive this drop of lake water, carefully sensing and observing it.

This drop of water had a unique aura, resembling a blend of tears and soul liquid, but Zhou Yan couldn't ascertain its exact effect.

He absorbed this drop of water into the avatar's body, observing carefully, but noticed no difference, and the avatar remained unaffected.

Subsequently, Zhou Yan sent the avatar into the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond, intending to explore further.

Zhou Yan's Soul-cutting Avatar, as per his thoughts, immediately plunged into the lake, entering the water felt like stepping into another world.

The world within the lake resembled that of an ancient warship; from the outside, it wasn't apparent, but upon entering, through the avatar, Zhou Yan instantly felt a vast, ocean-like expanse.

Countless corpses lay there, and although they hadn't mummified, their postures were nearly identical to the ranks of mummies aboard that ancient warship.

Zhou Yan saw the faces of many female corpses, each exceedingly beautiful, yet all with their eyes closed.

As he swam past, perhaps his movements caused ripples in the water, causing the corpses to float slightly, their disheveled black hair waving wildly.

And perhaps due to the force of the ripples, Zhou Yan vaguely felt some of the female corpses' eyelids part, opening their eyes to stare directly at him.

Zhou Yan felt a chill all over his body; this strange place was incredibly bizarre and eerie, making his heart race with fear.

He continued onward, witnessing stunningly beautiful fairies, their black hair spreading due to the ripples, opening their beautiful, yet emotionless and sparkless eyes.

Among them, one, wearing a crystal crown, sat quietly on a mountain of corpses, already deceased.

Yet due to the disturbance of ripples, she opened her eyes, eyes that harbored a distinctively sinister and cold emotion.

At that moment, Zhou Yan felt a chill to the core.

But he continued forward.

It was then that an unknown force suddenly bound his legs and arms, like a pair of massive blood eyes was about to appear behind him.

These blood eyes seemed to resonate with the eyes of the woman sitting on the mountain of corpses, exuding an unbearably evil power.

Zhou Yan felt a cold wave wash over him, instantly deploying Void Power to surge towards the lake surface.

At that moment, the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond seemed to tremble; Zhou Yan's main body watched as, in the instant the avatar emerged from the lake, its arms were entangled by the woman's clothing, while its legs were swept by the cascading black hair, as if about to be torn apart limb from limb.

Horrified, Zhou Yan immediately severed the connection with the avatar.

In that instant, a terrifying power erupted, the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond went berserk, with strange forces tearing the avatar's limbs apart, leading to its complete destruction.

Zhou Yan severed the connection just in time, avoiding any loss.

Nonetheless, cold sweat still covered Zhou Yan's body.

Yet due to the thunderous waves of the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond, a massive force caused the Immortal Pool to swell with waves, among which a white-clad extraordinary woman's corpse was swept out, flying towards the sky.

As the extraordinary woman flew towards the sky and came into contact with Immortal Energy, she immediately withered dramatically, transforming into a terrifying mummified corpse.

But in the end, this mummified corpse was not just a mummified corpse; after becoming one, it continued to decay, eventually forming an exceedingly transparent, fresh liquid drop that fell into the lake water.

The height of the lake water noticeably rose by a wisp.

Though not much, Zhou Yan precisely grasped this change.

It was this change that led Zhou Yan to understand what that liquid in the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond truly was.

This was not tears, nor soul liquid, but corpses' fluid decomposed from the bodies of these extraordinary women!

Zhou Yan's heart was shaken beyond words. How many of the Jade Fox Clan must have died in this Immortal Pool.

And as for that corpse resembling Bai Ying so closely, just who was she?

While Zhou Yan pondered, another female corpse was thrown out by the giant waves, and Zhou Yan clearly saw this woman bore a strong resemblance to Gu Xi. At that moment, it was as if a lightning bolt struck by Zhou Yan's ear, leaving him stupefied.

In that instant, Zhou Yan felt a sinister force invading his forehead, as if about to pierce through, causing the Jade Flying Sword at his brow to quiver, snapping Zhou Yan back to awareness.

Chilled to his core, Zhou Yan regained composure and realized the terrifying situation, immediately summoning the Jade Flying Sword.

The jade-like flying sword immediately emitted a gentle energy glow, suddenly enveloping Zhou Yan's body.

Zhou Yan, deep in thought, was instantly lifted towards the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond by this enveloping force. However, this time, Zhou Yan didn't enter the Thunder Marsh Lake Water but flew over the lake's surface.

The jade-like flying sword continued to fluctuate as if it had discovered something unique, guiding Zhou Yan forward.

Not far ahead, Zhou Yan discovered many small mounds of corpses piled up together, each mound having a mysterious woman resembling Bai Ying sitting cross-legged. Each time Zhou Yan passed by, the woman would inevitably open her vacant and cold eyes, looking at Zhou Yan as if he were a dead man.

This led to Zhou Yan feeling as if many cold, sinister eyes were staring at him as he flew over the lake surface.

Zhou Yan passed ninety-nine such mounds of corpses and finally discovered an ancient altar in the center. However, this altar was filled with many dry corpses.

The dry corpses were so withered, yet soaked in the clear Immortal Pool, untouched by any liquid.

These dry corpses were extremely mottled, covered with traces of ancient weapons, exuding a decaying aura.

Among them, one dry corpse stood with a sword clenched in its left hand, which was still embedded in the altar, its legs almost breaking but its back remained straight.

It maintained this posture, its other hand reaching for a small object beside it.

Zhou Yan followed the hand's grasping direction and saw a statue.

The dry corpse was near-decayed, its features indistinguishable.

However, the statue on the altar in the lake was vivid and lifelike.

This statue was precisely what attracted Zhou Yan's jade dagger.

Zhou Yan felt puzzled as he flew into the lake, entered the altar, and reached out to pick up the statue.

As soon as Zhou Yan held the statue, he saw its front, and at that moment, he was momentarily stunned.

The person, whom Zhou Yan had seen before, bore a strong resemblance to him, previously claiming to be Lee Ling, the master of the Endless Ice Palace, the brother of Lee Su Nv, and the uncle who called himself the 'Lei Yan King'.

Many past events had proven that Lee Ling was dead.

However, in the Sumeru Immortal Mountain of the Dark God Domain, it seemed to prove Lee Ling was still alive.

Now, in the ancestor land of the Jade Fox Clan, Lee Ling had become a dry corpse.

Back then, in the Endless Ice Palace, within the Sword Illusion Realm, Zhou Yan had learned about Lee Ling, but those were merely Lee Ling's one-sided words.

Now, how could one distinguish again?

It seemed as if Lee Ling's words in the Endless Ice Palace still echoed in Zhou Yan's ears.

...

"I have been dead for a long time, but what exists now is an Immortal Venerable Soul formed from an obsession. And this Endless Ice Palace was established with my bones as the Taichu Ancient Array, suppressing everything in the Endless Ice Palace mainly to protect the Charming Heart. Bai Ying was sealed by me to the era suitable for the emergence of the Jade Fox Lineage and would only break the seal and emerge then. You, as the Lei Yan King, probably know what happened after your sister woke up. However, you are also of extraordinary origin, which I don't care about. I am already dead, and my identity as your uncle will not change. These, in fact, need not concern you too much, as they are insignificant in 'the grand scheme of things.'"

"You need only know that I will not harm you, and your Lei Yan King's mother, Lee Su Nv, in this lifetime, also needs your assistance to unlock the 'Soul Path Vast Qi Lineage' inheritance of the Tai Chu Era. Furthermore, this is the Sword Illusion Realm, merely the Sword Illusion Realm. While there is indeed danger, there are also opportunities..."

...

In the past, Zhou Yan already found it hard to distinguish fact from fiction, unable to see the causality.

At this moment, if nothing could be discerned, then everything was wasted.

Zhou Yan pondered deeply, looking at the jade-like flying sword in his hand, then at the vivid statue and the dry corpse beside him. In the next moment, Zhou Yan made a decisive action.

Zhou Yan took out the Silent Annihilation Cold Iron and carved Lee Ling's statue with the jade-like flying sword, infusing it with the emotions from his encounters in the Endless Ice Palace. He then used the essence blood as a catalyst, merging the Silent Annihilation Cold Iron statue with the existing statue, and placed it into the right hand of the dry corpse.

Afterward, Zhou Yan stepped back a certain distance, silently waiting.

Indeed, after these tasks were completed, the statue underwent dramatic changes, triggering a roaring response across the Thunder Marsh Heavenly Pond. The statue transformed into a person, immediately devouring the dry corpse and taking on the living appearance of Lee Ling.

However, upon appearing, Lee Ling's legs seemed about to break, with the left hand holding a sword planted in the ground to keep from falling, while the right hand clutched a statue.

That statue was precisely the one that had been fused earlier.

At the moment of resurrection, there was an indescribable sorrow in Lee Ling's eyes, as if he had not yet recovered from a certain state.

Nonetheless, he slightly raised his head, and upon seeing Zhou Yan, his eyes underwent a drastic change.

At that moment, Lee Ling's expression transformed to one of extreme shock, his face suddenly changed dramatically, almost shouting reflexively: "Escape! Hurry and escape!"

Having spoken those words, Lee Ling looked towards Zhou Yan's back with extreme horror.

At that moment, Zhou Yan also sensed a pair of blood-red, cold, and sinister eyes comparable to a giant mountain appearing behind him.

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