Chapter 779: Sacred Mark
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Crossing this cluster of ordinary buildings, there was still desolation and deathly silence. Occasionally, one could see skeletons lying on the path, some crumbling at a touch, others so hard they could not be easily destroyed.
"It seems this place truly experienced a great catastrophe, causing countless powerful cultivators to perish here."
Lin Feng thought to himself, setting aside the easily disintegrated skeletons; the other hard bones belonged to at least Heavenly Martial Realm experts. How did so many powerful beings die?
As they advanced, the scenery gradually became more picturesque, with mountains and rivers. Although it appeared desolate and lifeless, it retained its original charm. There were also dilapidated pavilions and terraces, some even completely destroyed.
"Have you noticed anything?" Tang Youyou looked at the three of them. Women's minds were quite meticulous, and she had faintly detected something unusual in this area.
"As we move forward, the scenery improves, and it seems more suitable for cultivation," Yun Feiyang said thoughtfully. Hearing this, Lin Feng and Jun Moxi immediately noticed it too and exchanged a glance.
"Indeed. If we compare this place to a monarch's domain, then the area we just flew over was the ordinary guards. As we continue northward, we gradually enter the core region of the monarch's domain. The people living here hold higher status, and the environment is much better."
Tang Youyou made an analogy, her analysis clear and thorough.
"Are you saying that if this entire spatial world is a Martial Emperor's territory, then we are heading toward the core region? We passed through Heavenly Martial Realm experts who were like servants, and now we are entering the area where Venerable Martial Realm experts, like guards, reside?" Lin Feng's eyes flickered as he looked at Tang Youyou.
"Very likely," Tang Youyou nodded. In a Martial Emperor's territory, Heavenly Martial Realm cultivators were like servants, and Venerable Martial Realm cultivators were like guards.
"We are constantly approaching the core area." The four of them understood this point. They accelerated, flashing forward madly, ignoring many of the cave dwellings and residences of powerful cultivators.
If the further back they went, the stronger the residents, the more likely they were to find supreme treasures.
"There is a palace over there." At this moment, Tang Youyou pointed to the center of this region. A vast, standalone palace stood there, unique and towering above the surrounding jade towers and cave dwellings, as if it were nobler, the core of this area.
The palace was ancient and worn, with many damages, but its aura remained. The entire palace was shaped like a sword, soaring into the clouds, embodying an ambitious spirit.
A palace, as if imbued with life, exuded the aura of a sword. Even more shocking was that this palace had existed for who knows how many years, yet the sword aura persisted, as if it would never extinguish.
"This palace is the core of this region. The one who lived here must have been a great figure."
"The Sword Dao Will aura is so strong. The layout of this palace contains profound mysteries. It's incredible."
The four were all captivated by this palace, feeling deeply shocked. Lin Feng's eyes flickered. The palace contained sword energy; he would not be satisfied without going down to take a look.
"Let's go down and have a look." Lin Feng stepped forward, descending directly from the void to outside the palace. The palace was vast and expansive, with springs and forests inside, but the springs had dried up, and the trees in the grove had long withered and died, devoid of life, giving an especially desolate and decaying feeling.
"There seems to be a very strong sword aura over there." Tang Youyou pointed to a garden area within the palace. Lin Feng nodded; the others also sensed it—a very strong sword aura.
In this dead palace, there was actually sword dao energy.
Walking toward the garden, the sword aura seeped out from a cultivation room inside. Stepping through the arched door into the stone cultivation chamber, Lin Feng and the other three squinted. On the ground lay many skeletal remains, buried in dust.
As for the strands of sword aura seeping out, they came from a stone wall at the front of the cultivation chamber. On it were carved many patterns.
"Whoosh!" Yun Feiyang lightly stamped his foot on the ground, and a gentle gale swept through the chamber. The skeletal remains instantly turned to dust, completely obliterated.
Only one special skeleton remained lying there, motionless, without any damage.
This skeleton leaned against the stone wall. In its pupils, silent for thousands of years, one could still sense a lingering attachment.
Moreover, the skeleton's head was completely deformed, caved in, as if someone had directly struck it on the head, killing it. Even though it was a skeleton dead for many years, one could still feel traces of sword dao aura on its corpse. A sword cultivator, even in death, does not forget the sword.
"Lin Feng, look at what's carved on this stone wall." Tang Youyou's eyes were fixed on that stone wall. From left to right, the drawings became more exquisite, the sword dao aura stronger. What was carved seemed to be swords, especially the later patterns, which grew increasingly complex, as if a terrifying divine sword technique had been inscribed.
Of course, what truly surprised Lin Feng and the others were the last few patterns. They were no longer one or two moves but compositions of countless lines, seemingly... secret marks!
"Secret marks!" The four stared intently at the last patterns. The continuous drawings on the stone wall clearly depicted a powerful sword technique. Yet, at the end of the sword technique, there were secret marks. How could Lin Feng not be shocked? Could it be that all the secret marks on the stone walls in the dark passage when they entered the secret realm were powerful divine abilities?
"Those secret marks could be triggered with true essence power. I wonder about these patterns?"
Lin Feng slowly stepped forward. The sword aura grew denser, as if wanting to rush into his body. He glanced at Jun Moxi and the others, and the three immediately understood and stepped aside.
Approaching the stone wall, Lin Feng placed his hand on it. Immediately, a trace of true essence power gradually flowed toward the last pattern.
"Swish, swish... boom!" In an instant, a terrifying sword light burst forth from the stone wall, emitting a dazzling brilliance, as if it would pierce through the space ahead. The distant garden stone wall let out a rumbling crash, annihilated under the sword energy, turning into a sky full of dust.
Lin Feng's heart trembled violently. He quickly withdrew his hand, not daring to continue using true essence power. He feared that if he continued to trigger the secret mark pattern, a terrible effect might occur.
"What a terrifying sword."
The others looked outside, then back at the secret mark pattern. The sword technique was indeed a sword dao divine ability.
It was also a secret mark, but the secret marks carved on this stone wall were easier to understand because the preceding patterns were all the evolutionary process of the secret marks.
"Eighty-one patterns, ultimately comprehended to evolve into powerful secret marks. Could this be where the ancient powerful cultivator once realized the dao and the sword?"
Lin Feng stared at the stone wall, carefully observing and pondering each pattern. From left to right, it was the process of sword comprehension, growing deeper. Every stroke of each pattern was deeply carved into the stone wall, like a terrifying sharp sword. Even with the first pattern, Lin Feng felt a sense of looking up. The powerful cultivator who realized the sword here was an existence he could only gaze up to.
The four looked at each other. They all seemed to realize one thing: secret marks were an extremely powerful divine ability, born from profound and mysterious martial techniques. Perhaps, when they became Venerable Martial Realm experts and comprehended profound meanings, they could truly touch this level.
"I feel that what we are seeing now is a divine ability beyond Heaven-grade martial techniques," Tang Youyou murmured softly. Her words struck the hearts of the group. They all had the same feeling. That terrifying secret mark seemed to be a fearsome existence surpassing Heaven-grade martial techniques. Even though they didn't understand it, they could use true essence power to trigger it and unleash a terrifying divine ability. It was too shocking.
Yun Feiyang frowned deeply, as if pondering something.
"Feiyang, have you thought of something?" Lin Feng noticed his abnormality and asked.
"I think I know what these secret marks are!" A sharp gleam flashed in Yun Feiyang's eyes as he spoke: "I once read in a fragmentary ancient book that in the ancient era, martial arts flourished. Countless powerful martial artists existed, and great divine ability users could destroy heaven and earth. Those true experts, through realizing the dao, could carve sacred marks, communicate with the power of heaven and earth, borrow the essence of the sun and moon, and draw the power of the sun—omnipotent!"
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