Chapter 72: The Battle Eight Thousand Years Ago
Chapter 72: The Battle Eight Thousand Years Ago
Outside the grand hall, Sikong Lun's mind turned to mush.
He was still reeling from the sudden escape of the fragment of the Sacred Heart Mirror.
Then, a colossal hand, with a black and white hue, reached out and pulled the mirror back into the hall as if grabbing a chicken.
Sikong Lun clearly saw that as the colossal hand appeared, the fragment of the Sacred Heart Mirror erupted with a mysterious black light, its aura shaking the heavens and the earth.
However, this black light, in the face of the colossal hand, vanished like ice meeting the sun.
"Thi-this..."
Sikong Lun's heart trembled.
That was a sinister weapon.
It was also a genuine fragment of a divine weapon.
As long as the divine weapon remained unsheathed, its fragments were invincible.
No human force could stand against it, and that was an iron law.
But now, Sikong Lun realized that the fragment of the divine weapon wasn't as powerful as he had imagined?
At least, in the face of the colossal black and white hand, it seemed exceptionally fragile?
No, that wasn't right.
Sikong Lun's heart jolted.
It wasn't that the fragment was weak.
It was that the colossal black and white hand was too strong.
"How could there be such power in this world?"
Sikong Lun's thoughts were in chaos, and his mind flashed back to Lin Yuan, whom he had met not long ago.
The colossal black and white hand must have been Lin Yuan's doing as well.
But... Lin Yuan wasn't a divine weapon, nor was he a weapon user. How could he possibly have the power to crush a fragment of a divine weapon?
According to the intelligence gathered by the Reverse God Association over the years, all weapon users were deeply influenced by divine weapons, carrying that cold, aloof, and superior aura.
And Lin Yuan clearly didn't fit that description.
Inside the grand hall, Lin Yuan sat casually at the table.
Floating in front of him was a fragment that resembled a mirror.
"Are you human? No, how could a human possibly cultivate to your level?"
The fragment of the Sacred Heart Mirror emitted a terrified mental fluctuation.
Compared to its perception outside the hall, now that it was in front of Lin Yuan, it was truly shaken by his vast and boundless aura.
Even though it was still not as powerful as a fully awakened divine weapon, it far surpassed a mere fragment like itself.
This was something that the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment found extremely inconceivable.
In this world's cultivation system, the endpoint was the Blood Martial Saint, and anything beyond that was a dead end, an impossible path.
But Lin Yuan...
"This is the true nature of divine weapons."
A strange expression appeared on Lin Yuan's face as he gazed at the fragment of the Sacred Heart Mirror, which looked like nothing more than a broken piece.
Yet, in Lin Yuan's eyes, it was as if he were beholding the most perfect thing in the world.
Staring at the fragment was like observing a part of the heavens and the earth themselves.
No, it was like observing the heavens and the earth with their surfaces peeled back, their true nature laid bare.
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the partial essence of the rules of a realm, you gain insight.]
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the partial essence of the rules of a realm, you gain insight.]
[Your comprehension defies the heavens. By observing the partial essence of the rules of a realm, you gain insight.]
"So-called divine weapons are the external manifestations of the rules of this world?"
Lin Yuan's expression turned pensive.
As his strength continued to improve, he ventured further into the three-layer structure.
Lin Yuan also began to vaguely sense the rules that supported the heavens and maintained the operation of the world.
Even in the main world, Lin Yuan had this feeling, but the rules of the main world were exceptionally powerful.
No matter how hard Lin Yuan tried to comprehend them, his gains were minimal. For example, Lin Yuan had once attempted to understand the endless starry sky.
The result was an exceptionally slow process, and wanting to fathom the profound mysteries of the operation of the endless starry sky, even if he sat for ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or a million years, might not bear fruit.
Upon descending to this realm, although the world's essence was far inferior to that of the main world, it was still no easy task for Lin Yuan to try and comprehend the essential rules of this realm.
After all, as long as it was a world, no matter how weak it was, it had formed a perfect cycle.
All essential fundamentals were inherently inward, and the difficulty of comprehension was naturally great.
But now, Lin Yuan looked at the fragment of the Sacred Heart Mirror in front of him, his eyes glowing with fervor.
Divine weapons like the Sacred Heart Mirror were manifestations of the essential rules of this realm, and so they could give birth to spiritual intelligence and innate power.
However, because they were external manifestations of the rules, observing these divine weapons was far easier than trying to directly comprehend the essence of the heavens and the earth.
The Sacred Heart Mirror, already shattered, revealed the clear and fundamental rules within.
After merely observing and comprehending it for a while, Lin Yuan was able to perfect a small part of his martial arts cultivation system, saving him a day or two of effort.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
"I am a divine weapon of the heavens and earth, indestructible."
Seeing Lin Yuan's fervent gaze fixed on it, the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment felt a sense of unease.
"With your strength, you are undoubtedly a tasty treat in the eyes of those thirty-six old fellows. You are the most delicious meal they've had in thousands of years."
"If you release me, I will teach you a secret technique that can evade the perception of those thirty-six old fellows. What do you say?"
The Sacred Heart Mirror fragment immediately proposed a deal.
By 'thirty-six old fellows', it was naturally referring to the thirty-six complete and intact divine weapons that protected the nation.
"Indestructible?"
Lin Yuan divided a portion of his mental energy and examined the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment up and down with a few glances.
Indeed, this fragment was not wrong. As a manifestation of the rules of the heavens and earth, at least in this realm, the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment could not be destroyed.
Of course, by destruction, it meant complete annihilation, leaving not even a fragment behind.
As for breaking a complete divine weapon into shards, that was certainly achievable.
"Only the weapon itself is indestructible. As for the spiritual consciousness within, it can still be eroded, can't it?"
Lin Yuan said with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.
As soon as these words left his mouth, the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment was startled.
"How do you know?"
The Sacred Heart Mirror fragment asked, incredulous.
When the complete Sacred Heart Mirror was shattered in the past, its original consciousness had already faded away.
As for the current consciousness within the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment, it was merely a new awareness that had formed over a long period on the fragment itself.
In fact, not only this piece of the Sacred Heart Mirror, but other fragments had also developed new consciousnesses of their own.
The reason why evil weapons like the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment feared true, complete divine weapons was that they worried about falling into their hands and having their consciousness obliterated.
However, this matter had always been a secret among divine weapons.
Other divine weapon fragments would never reveal this information to mortals.
"As for secret techniques, I don't need you to tell me. I can obtain them myself."
Lin Yuan's eyes flickered with mysterious vortices, and the black and white Taiji imprint spread out, releasing a terrifying spiritual force and soul power that suppressed the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment.
Lin Yuan intended to soul search the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment.
Since the Sacred Heart Mirror fragment had developed self-awareness, it was considered a living being, and its memories could be forcibly browsed.
This 'soul search' secret technique was created by Lin Yuan after observing several evolutionary paths of 'soul' and 'spirit'.
There were also similar secret arts in the main world, and they were probably used for similar purposes.
"You...?"
"Just what do you want to do?"
The Sacred Heart Mirror fragment shrieked in alarm.
The surface of the fragment lit up with a mysterious black light once more.
Unfortunately, under the suppression of Lin Yuan's Taiji domain, all the black light quickly dissipated, and an immense and invisible force intruded into the fragment's depths.
Through the soul search technique, Lin Yuan browsed the fragment's memories like a tourist glancing at the scenery.
Since the Sacred Heart Mirror itself was already shattered, many of its memories were fragmented and incomplete.
However, Lin Yuan still found the information he was looking for.
According to the description in the memories, the event had taken place eight thousand years ago.
In the Ninth Heaven, the harsh winds could easily tear apart a Blood Martial Saint.
This was a forbidden zone for life.
Yet, at that moment, over a hundred terrifying auras stood tall.
The source of these terrifying auras was none other than weapons of war.
Knives.
Spears.
Swords.
Haltberds.
Bells.
Cauldrons.
And more.
"What are those?"
Through the memory, Lin Yuan saw a long spear.
It seemed as if all the light in the heavens and earth was gathered on that spear.
The body of the spear was engraved with the sun and moon, and it was surrounded by an extremely sharp aura.
The Sun and Moon Spear.
It was the divine weapon of the Great Flame Dynasty, one of the thirty-six complete divine weapons in the world.
(End of Chapter)
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