The intense emotions carried by the unknown inscriptions on the stone walls momentarily overwhelmed Luo Feng, as if he were caught in a violent storm. Vaguely, it felt like an ancient and powerful being roaring in his ear: “One after another dies, one after another dies. No one can escape, no one!” “I refuse to accept this, I refuse!”
Immediately afterward, Luo Feng regained his clarity.
“The emotions hidden within these inscriptions are actually this intense, even containing traces of his will,” Luo Feng murmured in astonishment. “This terrifying being perished in some unknown cycle of reincarnation, yet even his written words can still have such an effect. Just how powerful must he have been? However, these inscriptions are the same as those used by treasures to convey messages.”
“Treasures—each one formed naturally, yet no one knows who created them. The Primordial Universe? The Cosmic Sea? Or something else entirely…”
“Judging now, many of the legendary treasures might be related to this long-vanished, formidable civilization,” Luo Feng speculated inwardly.
Luo Feng turned his gaze to his teacher beside him.
Sitting Mountain sat silently, observing. Unaffected by the intense emotions in the inscriptions, his expression was calm, though his eyes carried a faint sense of sorrow. After a long pause, he slowly shook his head and looked at Luo Feng. “Luo Feng, this mysterious cultivator who left these words was stronger than me, stronger than any of the strongest beings in the universe. Even your race’s Originator might not have matched him. Perhaps only the Founders of the two Sacred Universes could rival him.”
“Such a mighty being, yet his fate was so tragic…” Sitting Mountain sighed. “Who knows who or which race will survive after thousands or even tens of thousands of reincarnation cycles? Even now, our Cosmic Sea has three active cycles of reincarnation and two Sacred Universes.”
Luo Feng was momentarily stunned.
Indeed, even if only three more cycles of reincarnation passed, the majority of the current powerful cultivators would likely perish, leaving only the two Sacred Universes standing.
“Teacher,” Luo Feng’s eyes gleamed sharply like a blade, his voice calm yet resolute, “Though the hope may seem slim, the two Sacred Universes are proof that it exists. We all see the hope! No matter what, we must strive forward! I’ve lived only a little over ten thousand years, which is extremely short compared to a single cycle of reincarnation. If I’ve reached this level in such a short time, then after millions, even billions of years, I will definitely rise even higher! Even if there is no path, I will carve one out. Especially since there have already been predecessors who succeeded!”
Sitting Mountain looked at Luo Feng and nodded with a smile. “Haha, I suppose I was affected by those inscriptions. You young ones are different—you have that sharpness and vigor. That’s exactly the kind of spirit you need. Some of the old cultivators who have lived for endless eons have long since had their sharpness dulled by time. Keep striving hard. Perhaps one day, it will be me who relies on you.”
“Rely on…” A thought stirred in Luo Feng’s mind.
“Come on, let’s go see what else the cultivators who once lived here left behind,” Sitting Mountain said.
“Yes.”
Luo Feng followed closely.
…
Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain were no ordinary beings. As they wandered, their figures moved like flowing light. A single glance captured everything in their minds, and their speed was naturally extraordinary.
“The entire island is incredibly quiet, completely different from the rest of the abyss. Yet there are no plants, no treasures, only endless palaces…” Luo Feng mused silently. Suddenly, Sitting Mountain took a step forward and instantly appeared inside the third palace in the distance.
“Luo Feng, come over,” Sitting Mountain’s voice carried a hint of excitement.
Luo Feng slightly increased his speed and instantly arrived at the palace. Inside the grand courtyard of the massive palace were elegant decorative carvings. In the center of the courtyard stood a colossal decorative stone wall, about a kilometer high and two kilometers long, radiating an incredibly powerful aura.
“What is this—” Luo Feng immediately noticed that the stone wall was covered with countless microscopically small secret patterns. These intricate patterns seemed to be embedded into the wall, as if the wall itself were their nest, ultimately converging into one massive, three-dimensional, peculiar secret pattern.
“Boom!”
A surge of energy struck Luo Feng’s consciousness.
What had previously been just a stone wall now transformed completely. It was as if the wall contained an entire world. Within this world, countless beings—rock-like, metal-like, or flesh-based—were kneeling in unison, bowing toward one direction. They chanted in unison: “Mokua! Mokua!”
Mokua!
The sound reverberated like mountains collapsing and oceans surging.
“Luo Feng, awaken!” A powerful surge of divine force jolted Luo Feng back to his senses.
“Teacher—” Luo Feng turned to his teacher, his heart filled with shock. This was terrifying. What kind of secret technique was this? Luo Feng had studied secret patterns in depth, including the “Microcosmic Universe Secret Pattern.” Yet compared to the vast and mysterious secret pattern on this stone wall, the Microcosmic Universe Secret Pattern was like comparing a single flame to a star.
Moreover, Luo Feng was certain that the vision he had seen earlier was caused by the secret pattern on the stone wall. The being who created this secret pattern, if he truly unleashed its full power, could command billions of beings to kneel in submission. Even a Cosmic Sovereign would be powerless to resist, instantly becoming his servant.
“You’re truly bold. You directly looked at the entire secret pattern on the wall. This secret pattern is a legacy of an ancient being, so profound that even I can only grasp a tiny fraction of its meaning,” Sitting Mountain pointed toward another area. “I wanted you to look at this part first.”
Luo Feng followed his teacher’s gesture.
It was a wall in the courtyard, inscribed with some text. Clearly, these words were left by the same desperate cultivator from before.
“I have finally broken through, but death is still imminent.”
“I am not willing.”
“I regret.”
“But it’s too late… Everything is too late. One by one, they all perished. I reached a new realm, comprehended my ultimate supreme technique, but it was too late. The secret pattern on this wall represents my supreme peak, my ultimate peak…”
The short passage, written seemingly with less rage than before, carried only a sense of sorrow.
…
Looking at the message on the wall, Luo Feng immediately understood. The incomprehensibly intricate secret pattern on the stone wall represented the ultimate peak of that powerful being.
“This is not the first case,” Sitting Mountain remarked. “In the three forbidden lands, especially in the core regions, there are often ancient ruins left behind by super beings from countless cycles of reincarnation ago. Including this one, I have encountered nine such ruins in total. Some ruins are extremely useful, while others have no practical use at all.”
Luo Feng nodded.
Even Luo Feng himself had once obtained the ruins of Jie Fanzi, so it wasn’t surprising that the strongest cultivators who could enter the core regions of the three forbidden lands would discover many ancient ruins.
“This being merely wanted to prove himself,” Sitting Mountain shook his head. “He had no intention of leaving behind a legacy. If he had, even without detailed guidance, he would have left dozens of secret patterns, arranged from the simplest to the most advanced, allowing future generations to study and explore. Instead, he left behind only this ultimate, unparalleled secret pattern! Even I can’t cultivate it—how could anyone else?”
“The Divine Eye Race once got lucky and discovered a complete legacy left by an ancient being,” Sitting Mountain sighed. “Why can’t I have such good fortune?”
“Luo Feng, I told you not to look at the wall, and yet you did it again,” Sitting Mountain couldn’t help but say.
At this moment, Luo Feng was indeed looking at the wall.
However, this time he was only observing one corner of it, roughly one ten-thousandth of the entire secret pattern. Countless miniature secret patterns interwove with each other, even extending into the wall’s interior, creating an eerie sensation—like the universe itself was made of fundamental particles, and those particles combined to form living beings.
Each miniature secret pattern was exquisitely crafted. The entire structure of these tiny patterns completely captivated Luo Feng.
“Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, and even space-time? Fusion laws?”
“Pfft.”
“None of that. This is something entirely different, something far more refined and unfathomable…” Luo Feng was utterly awestruck.
Suddenly—
“Luo Feng, awaken!” Sitting Mountain called out.
Luo Feng turned to his teacher. “Teacher, I wasn’t affected this time. I’m completely clear-headed.”
“You’ve been staring at it for over three days now,” Sitting Mountain shook his head helplessly. “Am I supposed to just stand here the whole time? This secret pattern, though profound, doesn’t align with my path at all.”
“Huh? Three days?” Luo Feng was taken aback. He had been so engrossed that he hadn’t noticed the passage of time.
“Teacher, this secret pattern is incredibly profound. Even after billions of years, I might not fully comprehend it. However, even studying its most fundamental aspects has given me insights into the secret pattern school. My mastery of the secret pattern school has been stuck at the peak of a Cosmic Sovereign for a long time. I feel this might be my breakthrough opportunity.”
Sitting Mountain chuckled. “Haha, that’s true. Though it’s of no use to me, you do follow the secret pattern school. The secret pattern school requires studying as many secret patterns as possible to have any hope of breaking through. During these three days, I’ve also gained some insights and derived five secret patterns from it. Take a look!”
“Whoosh!”
With a wave of his hand, Sitting Mountain pointed toward the tall wall in the courtyard. Instantly, countless tiny secret patterns appeared on the stone wall. Five massive secret patterns, far more advanced than the “Microcosmic Universe Secret Pattern,” emerged in five different locations on the wall.
“These five secret patterns are what I derived from the original. Each possesses one-thousandth of the original technique’s power.”
“With these as stepping stones, your cultivation will progress faster,” Sitting Mountain said directly.
Luo Feng gazed at the five secret patterns, stunned. No wonder he was considered a being capable of creating supreme treasures. His power was truly terrifying.
“Stop staring. It’s time to go,” Sitting Mountain smiled. “This island is peaceful and free of danger. You can leave a divine projection here to continue your study. Do you know what’s happening outside now? I’ve sensed a powerful fluctuation—it’s likely a battle between the strongest beings in the universe.”
“A battle between the strongest beings?” Luo Feng was startled.
“Otherwise, why would I wake you up?” Sitting Mountain chuckled. “Leave a divine projection here. Though weak, it won’t be in danger as long as no one attacks it. You can study in peace. Come on, let’s go see. If we’re lucky, we might catch a glimpse of the battle. Heh… It’s even possible that one of the combatants is your race’s Creator, the Titan Axe Founder.”
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