In front of the stone stele, Wang Chong saw a human skeleton lying on its side, one hand still gripping the stele as if it had wanted to obtain something from the stele before its death.
The skeleton and the base of the stele were covered in spiderwebs. It was apparent that both the skeleton and the stele were very old.
Wang Chong shook his head, his mind growing more and more confused.
Everything before him was shrouded in an indescribable mystery. Most importantly, Wang Chong had no idea why he had appeared here.
A moment later, he focused his gaze on the stele.
The dense lines of tadpole-like characters on the stele immediately attracted Wang Chong's attention.
These characters were extremely complicated, unlike any other currently used language. But the Bird Seal Script characters on the stone pillars of the Origin Immortal Formation were rather similar.
"It's something left behind by the Origin Immortal Lord!"
Coming to his senses, Wang Chong recognized it.
These characters were of the same origin as the ones in the formation, clearly the work of the Origin Immortal Lord.
But Wang Chong didn't understand why, when he stepped onto the platform, he had been transported to this place instead of somewhere else. Moreover, he didn't recognize any of the characters on the stele.
Even if he could see them, he wouldn't be able to use them.
But a moment later, Wang Chong seemed to think of something, and his lips curled into a smile.
"Although I don't recognize them, that doesn't mean I can't understand their meaning."
Tap! Wang Chong walked over, squatted down, and placed a palm on the stele, lightly stroking the characters. All was quiet in his mind, but a few moments later, a familiar voice spoke.
"Notice: user has discovered ancient characters. Would you like to translate them? Warning: translating these ancient characters will cost one hundred points of Destiny Energy. "
"Translate!"
Hearing the Stone of Destiny's words, Wang Chong closed his eyes and replied without hesitation.
A moment later, a hazy light passed through Wang Chong's palm and enveloped the stele. At the same time, the translated information surged into Wang Chong's mind.
"After the Spring and Autumn Period, thousands of years passed. Only five people were able to see the words written on the stele. After five people, the monument will collapse! "
The first line of words translated by the Stone of Destiny shocked Wang Chong.
"Spring and Autumn … A thousand years … This stone tablet is actually so ancient. And the five of them could see it … What did that mean? Could it be that when the Origin Immortal Lord left behind this stele, he had predicted that five people in the future would be able to see the inscriptions he had hidden here? But what does this inscription mean? "
Wang Chong frowned. This was completely different from what he had expected.
However, before he could think about it carefully, the next moment, more translations poured into his mind.
"I set up this stele. 100 years later, when the Spring and Autumn Period has passed and the Warring States Period no longer exists, the first person to obtain my Scroll of Wisdom, destroy six states, assist a wise ruler, unify the world, establish Great Qin, and become the Prime Minister!"
Seeing this, Wang Chong's eyelids twitched.
Great Qin? Prime Minister?
As far as Wang Chong knew, one thousand years ago, there had only been one Prime Minister of the Great Qin Empire: Li Si. It was precisely this person who had assisted that Emperor Qin Shihuang in unifying the world, unifying the writing system and measuring system, that for the first time, the Central Plains had truly become a complete empire.
And the system of counties and commanderies he had created was still in use even now.
Could it be that he had been the first person to enter this place, and he had even taken away the Scroll of Wisdom left behind by the Origin Immortal Lord?
"The second person chased after the north of the desert, suppressed the Hu, and became the King of Great Generals, the Han replacing the Qin!"
Wang Chong's eyes widened in shock. The Origin Immortal Lord had even managed to guess the dynasty. But the Han Dynasty had two King of Great Generals, and Wang Chong still didn't understand which one the Origin Immortal Lord was referring to.
"The third person was a peasant, herding wild horses and stumbling here. The Heavenly Dao was benevolent and spared his life, but his greed was insatiable, luring the Hu into this place and hiding here. But he only has himself to blame for his actions! "
"The fourth person was a young man …"
… …
When the Stone of Destiny reached the fourth person, it suddenly broke off. Wang Chong's brow creased in surprise. When he opened his eyes, Wang Chong realized that when the fourth person was written on the stele, the stele was actually broken. Looking carefully, Wang Chong realized that the skeleton on the ground was holding the stele with one hand and had actually dug out the fourth and fifth lines of the stele.
"How could this be?"
Wang Chong had never expected this. No matter how formidable the Stone of Destiny's abilities were, no matter how powerful the Riddle of Destiny was, complete words were needed to be translated. Now that the words were broken, it was impossible to read the rest. Wang Chong continued to read, but all he could read was the last line.
"The fifth person … heaven and earth are dust … no freedom … the stele will crumble and vanish!"
Three people have already been here. The skeleton on the ground should be the 'peasant' mentioned in the Origin Immortal Lord's prophecy. But I don't know if I'm the fourth or fifth person on the stele.
Wang Chong quietly said to himself, feeling like a hundred claws were clawing at his heart.
Based on the stele's inscription, the Origin Immortal Lord from one thousand years ago had probably possessed some sort of divination ability. He had even been able to predict what would happen after his death. Moreover, each line of the stele seemed to be able to predict the fate of that person. Alas, the bones on the ground had been scratched out, making it impossible for him to read them.
I didn't think that there would really be someone in this world who could predict what would happen after their death.
Wang Chong muttered to himself.
Wang Chong only knew a few things because he had experienced it himself. But this was not the case for the Origin Immortal Lord. It seemed like this long-vanished legend possessed some sort of ability that no one else knew about.
But the Heavenly Dao is fickle. Not even the Origin Immortal Lord could grasp it. That's why the bones on the ground have destroyed the stele. Alas, even the Origin Immortal Lord was wrong. Although I've come here, I've only seen this stele and gained nothing else.
Wang Chong quietly said to himself.
Based on the stele's inscription, the Origin Immortal Lord had probably left behind some sort of arrangement for everyone here, which was why Li Si had obtained the Scroll of Wisdom to assist his sovereign.
But it seemed like, whether Wang Chong was the fourth or fifth person, he still hadn't obtained anything from the Origin Immortal Lord.
"Buzz!"
Wang Chong faintly smiled, but just as this thought flitted through his mind, something else happened. An enormous attractive force suddenly emerged from the stele, and before Wang Chong could react, Wang Chong's right hand seemed to grow out of the stele.
Streams of Stellar Energy flowed through his palm and into the stele.
A moment later, as Wang Chong stared in shock, rays of light erupted from the stele, each ray of light carrying a string of tadpole-like characters swimming around.
This time, before Wang Chong could even react, the Stone of Destiny in his head had already begun translating the words.
"Abandon one's self to obtain one's self. Abandon one's self to obtain the Origin Immortal. "
Wang Chong muttered to himself as he recited the two lines on the stele.
Before Wang Chong could react, the space above the stele changed once more. All the characters vanished, leaving behind only a ball of primal Origin Energy.
The Origin Energy surged and spun like a vortex, quickly transforming into Yin and Yang.
A few moments later, Yin and Yang transformed into four small beasts: a Vermillion Bird, a Black Tortoise, an Azure Dragon, and a White Tiger.
The four little beasts held each other's head and tail as they growled in a low voice. Then, they turned into an octagonal formation.
It's the Origin Immortal Formation!
Stunned, Wang Chong immediately recognized what it was.
The final image that had appeared was that of a miniature Origin Immortal Formation.
Wang Chong stood in a daze, the Stellar Energy in his body rumbling.
Wang Chong's Psychic Energy had already been stagnant, but at this moment, it seemed to be stimulated and began to swell like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
His Psychic Energy had already been enormous, but now, it was growing at an even more astonishing rate, and it was even showing signs of becoming real.
Even if Mychel, who was already dead, were to see this scene, he would also be shocked.
Not only that, the chaotic Stellar Energy in Wang Chong's body had suddenly calmed down. Moreover, Wang Chong could clearly sense a pure energy pouring into his body through his pores.
Unlike other energies, this energy did not conflict with the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art. On the contrary, it nourished Wang Chong's flesh and tendons, and it also helped Wang Chong consolidate his cultivation and push him toward the Subtle realm.
But Wang Chong had completely forgotten about all this.
As he stared at the constantly shifting images and characters in the air, Wang Chong seemed to understand something.
"Origin Immortal, Origin Immortal …"
Wang Chong muttered to himself.
In his daze, he seemed to grasp something, but in his haste, he seemed to grasp nothing at all. Wang Chong fell into a state of chaos and became motionless.
After a long, long time, Wang Chong finally came back to his senses.
"I'm still missing something."
Wang Chong gave a long sigh and opened his eyes.
There were some opportunities that could not be determined. The words on the stone stele had been left behind by the Origin Immortal Lord. As the creator of the Origin Immortal Art, his cultivation had probably reached an unfathomable level. And the two words' Origin Immortal 'on the stele were undoubtedly a summary of his life's comprehension of the martial path. Although he had reached a very high level of cultivation, he was still lacking compared to the Origin Immortal Lord.
This sort of thing can't be forced. I should first meet up with Master and the others.
Wang Chong quietly said to himself. After taking one last look at the stone stele, he found nothing else.
Wang Chong quickly turned his head to look around. Only now did Wang Chong realize that he was in a cave. This cave was ten-some meters in diameter, and the surroundings were pitch-black, making it impossible to tell where he was.
"I wonder how I can get out of here? The Origin Immortal Lord was able to divine the heavens and see the future. I wonder if he left behind any arrangements. "
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