AWB Chapter 1549 Law "Sea"
Chapter 1549 Law "Sea"
After the divine sense disappeared, the light of the jade slip gradually dimmed, and it lay quietly in the skeleton's hand.
Lu Chen and the others remained silent for a long time upon seeing this, because the amount of information contained in that divine thought was too great. The Epochal Tribulation, the Ancient Traitor, the Pure Thought Network, the Primordial Dao Fruit... each one was enough to shake the entire Divine Domain.
“Senior Li…” Lu Chen bowed to the skeleton, “This junior, Lu Chen, will certainly live up to your expectations.”
He then stepped forward and carefully removed the jade slip. The jade slip felt warm to the touch, and under Lu Chen's divine sense, it immediately transmitted a vast stream of information. However, this time it was not forcibly poured in, but rather like an open book, waiting for him to read it slowly.
Lu Chen quickly skimmed through the beginning and, sure enough, this "Chaos True Scripture" and his "Chaos Dao Life Technique" shared the same origin, only the latter was more complete.
"Put it away for now, and take a closer look after we leave here." Lu Chen put away the jade slip and then looked at the other three items.
Although the Sword of Severing Thoughts was broken, the blade was still sharp. Holding it in one's hand, one could feel a cool sensation that penetrated directly into the sea of consciousness, which indeed had the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit.
The pointer of the star compass kept spinning, but whenever Lu Chen injected divine energy, the pointer would steadily point in a certain direction.
That direction led to the depths of the pool, where only a thin layer of oil remained in the life-saving lamp, emanating a rich aura of life.
Finally, there was the fragment of the Primordial Dao Fruit. Lu Chen didn't touch it directly, but instead enveloped it with his divine energy and carefully removed it. The moment the fragment left his body, Li Qingfeng's remains instantly turned to ashes, leaving only his tattered Daoist robe gently drifting away.
"Farewell, senior," Fang Xinyi said softly.
Then, Lu Chen held the fragment in his palm, and a vast, pure power, seemingly encompassing the entire universe, surged into his body. However, it did not forcibly enhance his cultivation level, but rather guided him to understand the essence of "Primordial Chaos" like a mentor.
He saw it; it was a realm beyond the laws. Not controlling the laws, but "becoming" the laws themselves. A single thought can create and destroy, a single thought can be eternal.
But at the same time, danger was also apparent—within the fragments of the Primordial Dao Fruit remained the painful memories of Li Qingfeng being eroded by the pool water and attacked by shadows. Those negative emotions, like maggots clinging to bones, attempted to corrupt the minds of those who came into contact with them.
"Those who are not of chaotic nature should not enter the heart of the pool; those who do not have great aspirations should not bear its weight."
Li Qingfeng's warning still seemed to echo in my ears.
Lu Chen took a deep breath and quickly put away the fragments. Now was not the time to ponder; they had to move forward.
“Let’s go,” Lu Chen said. “Senior Li mentioned that there’s a final method left behind by an ancient powerhouse at the bottom of the pool. That might be the key to repairing the Divine Domain, and…”
At this moment, Lu Chen looked at the star-fixing compass. The pointer was trembling slightly, pointing in the same direction as the direction sensed by the Yin Mirror.
The three composed themselves and, carrying Li Qingfeng's belongings, continued down the passage.
After they left, the walls of the pool in that circular space suddenly began to ripple.
A blurry shadow emerged from the wall, watching the direction Lu Chen had left, and let out a low laugh:
"The successor of the Chaos Scripture... has finally arrived..."
"Then the plan... can begin..."
After saying that, the shadow slowly sank into the pool and disappeared.
From deep within the passage, the faint sound of chains being dragged could be heard.
As the pointer of the star compass spun faster and faster, Lu Chen stared at the restless pointer, a sense of unease rising in his heart.
Lao Tzu's compass was no ordinary instrument; it could discern directions and dispel illusions even in chaos. Yet, at this moment, it was spinning wildly, unable to point to any fixed direction, which illustrates the seriousness of the problem.
"Something's not right." Lu Chen suddenly stopped and gestured for the two people behind him to stop.
Fang Xinyi listened intently, and the silvery-white light emitted by the Green Wood Longevity Technique suddenly trembled violently, as if it had sensed something terrifying: "The passage walls are shaking."
Nezha also looked around nervously, but as soon as Fang Xinyi finished speaking, the entire passage suddenly trembled!
It wasn't the shaking of an earthquake, but a deeper vibration, as if it came from the level of laws.
On the translucent "walls" of the passageway, countless cracks began to appear. These cracks spread at a visible speed, rapidly expanding from the size of a pinhead into a spiderweb.
"Oh no, the water is about to rush in!" Nezha's expression changed drastically upon seeing this.
Lu Chen made a quick decision: "Charge forward! We're not far from the bottom of the pool!"
The four of them held nothing back, unleashing their full power to accelerate their movements. Lu Chen erected a divine energy shield, enveloping everyone within it, and streaked through the passage like a golden meteor.
The next second, the passage wall behind them completely collapsed.
The chaotic waters of the Nirvana Pool surged forth along the passage like a flood bursting its banks! That water could decompose all things, even corrupting a Primordial Chaos expert like Lao Tzu, let alone them.
Even more terrifying, the pool water was mixed with countless black threads—those were the tentacles of the "embodiment of evil"! They writhed in the water like leeches, greedily chasing after the three vibrant lives ahead.
"Faster! Faster!" Lu Chen gritted his teeth, pouring his divine energy into the protective shield as if it were free.
The protective shield made a loud hissing sound upon contact with the pool water, and its surface thinned and darkened at a visible speed. Blood trickled from the corner of Lu Chen's mouth, a result of overexertion of his strength and severe mental strain.
"Let me do it!" Nezha stepped to his side and swept his Fire-Tipped Spear backward!
Suddenly, a blazing golden spear light shot out, not as an attack, but as an ignition!
The moment the spear tip touched the pool water, it exploded with a deafening roar, transforming into a raging wall of fire! The wall of fire temporarily halted the water's pursuit, but the flames only lasted for three breaths under the erosion of the pool water.
However, three breaths were enough.
At this moment, Lu Chen and the others saw a light appear at the end of the passage.
It was not the light of runes, nor the white light of Lao Tzu's Dao Fruit, but a more profound, ancient, chaotic light that seemed to contain countless laws.
Lu Chen was the first to rush out, but his footing gave way and he plummeted downwards at high speed!
He immediately steadied himself, his divine energy supporting his body as he floated in mid-air.
Then he saw that below was actually a "sea".
It was not a chaotic sea of matter like the Nirvana Pool, boiling and churning, but a calm, almost solidified "sea of laws".
Countless bands of light of various colors flowed silently in the sea, fragments of laws left behind by powerful beings who had perished in the Nirvana Pool over countless years. They resembled nebulae and rivers, weaving together a magnificent yet desolate scene.
In the center of the Sea of Laws, a huge stone platform floats.
The stone platform was octagonal, with sides exceeding a hundred feet in length. It was entirely black, and its surface was covered with densely packed runes.
The runes flowed and changed as if they were alive. In the center of the stone platform stood nine colossal pillars reaching for the sky, each topped with a flame of a different color.
The nine-colored flames illuminated the entire Sea of Laws, and also the blood sacrifice ritual taking place on the stone platform...