In his hand, there was a map of this Secret Realm, a map constantly explored and perfected by the strong of the Da Yue Empire through generations.
Ye Luoâs target was precisely those unknown areas on the map!
After all, unknown areas represent places no one has ventured into, or at least, no one from the Da Yue Empire has been, which means the chance of discovering something is quite high!
This Secret Realm seemed not to be a Secret Realm at all; Ye Luo and his companions had not encountered any enemies or traps, as if there was no danger here at all.
Of course, the three of them stayed vigilant nonetheless, for it was said that this Secret Realm had devoured countless people, earning the name Absolute Domain, so how could there be no danger at all?
"Eh, whatâs that?"
Suddenly, Feng Ling stopped walking, pointing forward as she spoke.
Ye Luo and Ao Long stopped simultaneously, looking towards where Feng Ling was pointing.
"It seems to be a light; when rare treasures appear, theyâre often accompanied by radiance. Could it be thereâs some treasure?"
Ao Long said in surprise.
"Who cares; letâs go check it out!"
Ye Luo abruptly leapt forward towards the direction of the light, with Ao Long and Feng Ling naturally following him.
It wasnât long before the three reached the glowing spot, but what they saw wasnât anything special.
"What, itâs just a few broken stones emitting such light. Isnât that a waste of expression?"
Ao Long said disdainfully.
Ye Luo gave a faint smile and said nothing, casually waving his hand to collect the seemingly ordinary stones.
"Who knows what these stones are? Letâs keep them for now; after all, the Qiankun Ring is empty!"
Ye Luo said indifferently. Both Ao Long and Feng Ling had no objections to this.
"Letâs go, keep moving forward!"
Ye Luo waved his hand, ready to press on, but at this moment, Feng Lingâs voice sounded.
"Wait, look here!"
Ye Luo and Ao Long turned back and came to Ye Luoâs side.
"Isnât this just a broken Stele? Whatâs so interesting about it? Besides, does anyone recognize the characters on it?"
In fact, no one did.
However, looking at those characters, Ye Luo found it strange, for he had a feeling that they resembled the font he used for writing Talisman Characters!
Of course, Talisman Characters werenât considered words, but the characters on this Stele closely resembled those on the Talisman Symbols.
"I feel these characters are somewhat similar to the Talisman Characters I obtained!"
Ye Luo did not hesitate, expressing his thoughts directly.
To his surprise, it made Ao Long laugh heartily: "Kid, this time itâs not me mocking you for your lack of culture, but Talisman Characters are created based on some micro Spirit Arrays. They look like words, but arenât actually words! Youâve shown your ignorance this time!"
Ye Luo pouted slightly; of course, he knew that, but the characters on this Stele indeed piqued his curiosity.
Ye Luo approached the Stele, meticulously observing it for a long time, yet found nothing special except for those unrecognizable characters, everything else was as ordinary as could be.
After some thought, Ye Luo decided to simply remember the characters now and study them later when there was an opportunity, for they didnât have time to waste at present!
However, as Ye Luo was about to note them down, something bizarre happened!
For, astonishingly, Ye Luo discovered he couldnât remember these characters at all!
Ye Luo, with his incredible memory, shockingly couldnât remember them!
Why was this?
Ye Luo was utterly puzzled, unwilling to accept this strange phenomenon!
Yet, when he tried again meticulously, he indeed couldnât remember, whatâs going on?
This time, Ye Luo was truly baffled!
"Senior, Feng Ling, come here for a moment!"
Ye Luo called out to the two who were nearby.
The two thought Ye Luo had found something and came over.
"Whatâs up, kid, have you discovered something?"
Ye Luo didnât answer but pointed at the Stele and said to the two, "Try it, see if you can remember these characters!"
Ao Long, puzzled, glanced at Ye Luo. Remember these characters? Shouldnât be an issue, right?
He took a quick glance at the characters on the Stele, thinking a single look would imprint them in his mind.
However, as he turned to speak to Ye Luo, he froze, realizing he hadnât remembered them!
Feng Ling had the same issue; despite being exceptionally talented, all three could not recall such seemingly simple characters!
How could this be?
What was happening?
"Well, did you remember?"
Ye Luo, seeing the two silent, asked softly.
"Kid, donât disturb me!"
Ao Long replied without turning back, but Ye Luo already understood; Ao Long probably hadnât remembered them either!
The situation was too bizarre; what exactly was going on?
Ye Luo didnât disturb them, turning to attempt once more himself!
Failure, undisputed failure; none of them could even comprehend such a humble Stele!
"Damn! I know, I know what this is!"
Ao Long suddenly shouted, catching Ye Luo and Feng Lingâs attention.
"I heard in my clan that there are many kinds of fonts across time. Due to racial differences, numerous fonts exist, but thatâs not the point. The strangest are certain special Secret Techniques or naturally forming heavenly books! Of course, heavenly books are just a term, defined such due to nobody being able to interpret them!"
"It seems we might be encountering some form of a heavenly book this time!"
Tian Shu?
Ye Luo wasnât particularly interested in the term "heavenly book," for it wasnât uncommon, but he understood Ao Longâs point; Ao Long used "heavenly book" merely as a placeholder.
"So, what do you mean by this, senior?"
Ao Long explained extensively but never got to the main point, leaving Ye Luo to inquire further.
"Kid, to be honest, I donât know what these characters really are, but they confuse us when we try to remember. Evidently, itâs a form of a heavenly book, probably infused with soul force or some other unique power, affecting our subconscious memory!"
Ye Luo nodded, having deduced as much himself.
"So, what then?"
Ye Luo queried again.
"Ah, Iâve explained so clearly, yet you still donât get it? Never mind, just store this Stele in the Qiankun Ring; weâll study it later. Let me just say, any heavenly book holds profound secrets. If man-made, just imagine how powerful one must be to create it? And the contents documented, would they be lacking?