The Island

The immense secret pattern diagram, imprinted on the endless ice and soil layer, suddenly erupted with a sky-piercing light. Whoosh! The dark green mountain peak vanished into thin air. “This is a special method of teleportation,” Sitting Mountain Guest said with a smile from inside the mountain. “It’s a bit like your Star Tower. Your Star Tower contains numerous spaces, and a teleportation channel can easily appear when moving from one space to another. This is a similar approach, but it condenses the teleportation channel into a single, ethereal point.” Luo Feng listened, a hint of confusion still in his eyes. He understood the meaning, but not the profound mystery. “Haha, as I said, across three reincarnation eras and two Holy Land Universes, perhaps no more than three could recognize this. And their recognition speed wouldn’t even match mine,” Sitting Mountain Guest chuckled. “If even many Universe Supremes don’t understand it, how could you? Just know that this is one of the abilities inherent in the Universe Boat itself. In my opinion... the Universe Boat is an incredibly miraculous supreme treasure! Far more wondrous than any ultimate supreme treasure we know.” “I think so too,” Luo Feng nodded. “What do you mean, ‘you think so too’? The Universe Boat, with its ‘boat’ shape and such obvious crafting marks, most super-strong individuals suspect it’s an incredibly terrifying supreme treasure. Alright... the teleportation is complete,” Sitting Mountain Guest said. Faint light flickered outside. Time and space flowed. In a tranquil space, the mountain peak appeared out of nowhere. “Look outside,” Sitting Mountain Guest pointed remotely, and the dark green mountain rock itself rapidly dissolved into nothingness, not obstructing their view in the slightest. “It’s a beautiful, very simple space,” Luo Feng observed. The space wasn’t large; at the center of a vast lake lay an island. The island had no vegetation, only magnificent stone palaces carved with intricate details, ancient structures rising and falling in a continuous sprawl. “Teacher, I can feel it. The two scales are in the lake,” Luo Feng said. “I already know how you got these two scales,” Sitting Mountain Guest pointed downwards. “This vast lake, its water... it’s from the expansive Ice Water Domain, about three days’ journey from here. Your two scales likely fell into the Ice Water Domain and perhaps flowed here through some hidden passage.” “Teacher, I’m going down first,” Luo Feng said, his impatience evident. He had no time for a leisurely chat with his teacher. “Haha, go on, go on,” Sitting Mountain Guest nodded with a smile. Riding the blood-colored pyramid, he flew out of the mountain peak. He whistled downwards, plunging directly into the icy waters. He continued to drill downwards... Luo Feng had previously collected hundreds of thousands of scales from the Ice Water Domain, so he knew these icy waters posed no threat. To be precise, the entire abyss couldn’t threaten the ‘Star Tower.’ At most, it could trap Luo Feng, preventing him from ever leaving. “There!” Luo Feng’s perception grew stronger. In the depths of the lake, the blood-colored pyramid continuously sank. Immediately after, a hazy golden light rapidly condensed into a giant golden hand, which snatched the two scales. “Haha, got them.” ... Returning to the core space within the mountain peak. Sitting Mountain Guest stood smiling at the side. Luo Feng, however, was incredibly excited. He quickly bound the two scales in his hand, and instantly, even the original semi-finished Extermination God Armor disintegrated. Combined with the large number of scales that hadn’t been integrated before, a total of 8,999,999 scales now floated around Luo Feng. Most of the scales were black, with a very small portion being golden. Whoosh! They combined instantly, with incredible precision, which made Luo Feng sigh in admiration. To be able to create numerous secret techniques and form them into secret patterns, then further decompose them onto nearly 9 million scales, with defensive, close-combat, and long-range attack secret patterns all intricately combined—it was truly incredible to forge such a supreme treasure. “Excellent,” Sitting Mountain Guest praised, nodding. Luo Feng, clad in black scale armor, now had four silver wings spread behind him. Suddenly, the color of the scale armor changed, transforming into a full set of silver armor. Even the golden right hand turned silver, and the style subtly shifted. “This way, even Master Wu Hun wouldn’t recognize you,” Sitting Mountain Guest nodded with a smile. “Mm,” Luo Feng was also a little excited. “However, that Wu Hun actually used this Mad Demon Extermination God Armor as if it were a palace supreme treasure, and now the armor has some slight damage,” Sitting Mountain Guest said. “It must be the injuries Wu Hun sustained in the magma sea.” Luo Feng nodded; he could also sense that the Mad Demon Extermination God Armor indeed had some minor damage. “Give it to me, I’ll help you repair it,” Sitting Mountain Guest said. “Yes,” Luo Feng didn’t stand on ceremony, only feeling even more grateful. “The damage is actually very slight and won’t require much cost, but for a treasure second only to an ultimate supreme treasure, there are few in the Universe Ocean who can repair it,” Sitting Mountain Guest said confidently. “If there’s one in the Universe Ocean who can repair it, it’s naturally me.” Luo Feng was speechless. His teacher was indeed very confident when it came to crafting supreme treasures. But since he needed his teacher’s help, he should humor him a bit. ... He temporarily handed the Mad Demon Extermination God Armor to his teacher, but his teacher wasn’t in a hurry to repair it. Instead, he said, “Let’s go, let’s take a look at that small island. This mysterious space, independent of many other places, was likely the living quarters of a powerful being from the Universe Boat’s past.” “Mm,” Luo Feng nodded. The Universe Boat, a very, very long time ago... To be precise, before the two Holy Land Universes were even born, when the Universe Boat wasn’t yet one of the three perilous lands, it must have had users. The independent secret room spaces corresponding to the black, green, and silver tokens were actually special spaces for rest and cultivation. If Tilted Peak Sector and Liu Zhong Mountain seemed to have been born naturally, then the Universe Boat bore very obvious crafting marks. “Whoosh!” The mountain peak swiftly flew, quickly reaching above the island in the center of the lake. It then slowly descended, landing on the ground, revealing a cave entrance on its side. “Let’s go out and take a look,” Sitting Mountain Guest led the way outside. “Teacher, outside here...” Luo Feng couldn’t help but speak up. One had to be careful everywhere in the abyss. “There’s no danger on the island,” Sitting Mountain Guest had already walked out. “Yes,” Luo Feng could only follow, though his Golden Horned Beast clone remained inside the blood-colored pyramid. ... Following his teacher, one after another, they walked out of the mountain peak and landed on the island’s ground. “The small island, only a million kilometers in diameter, isn’t very large,” Luo Feng mused. For him, a single stride could take him from one side of the island to the other. Sitting Mountain Guest, however, gazed at the sprawling palaces, watching silently, seemingly lost in thought. Luo Feng also turned to look. Those palaces, easily recognizable, were all carved and hollowed out from the island’s own rock, forming stone structures. On the palace walls were ancient murals: patterns of massive boats flying through the sky, patterns of powerful beings clashing in battle, patterns of headless human-like powerhouses suspended in mid-air with throngs of figures kneeling below... The numerous patterns seemed to narrate an ancient history. The aura that assailed them was that of another ancient civilization, and even the strokes of the carvings contained endless longing. That intense longing even affected Luo Feng’s state of mind... “What a terrifying civilization.” “What terrifying powerhouses,” Luo Feng murmured. Sitting Mountain Guest looked at Luo Feng: “You noticed?” “I didn’t notice anything else, only that the flying boat pattern... judging by its appearance, that boat is the Universe Boat. A civilization capable of creating an incredible treasure like the Universe Boat—how could it not be terrifying?” Luo Feng exclaimed. “And the carver, their strength must have been extremely formidable.” “Teacher,” Luo Feng turned to Sitting Mountain Guest, “could it be that an extremely powerful civilization truly existed here?” “Perhaps,” Sitting Mountain Guest sighed with emotion, “Even if it did, that was countless reincarnation eras ago. The two Holy Land Universes have existed for a long time, and even when they came into being, this Universe Boat was already dilapidated, one of the three perilous lands. We can only find traces from ancient ruins. My methods for crafting supreme treasures also came from special encounters, combined with my own ultimate comprehension. For example, the seven True Masters of the God-Eye Clan, they also obtained some ancient legacies, studied them meticulously, and even developed some combined attack techniques. As for the two Holy Land Universes... their combat and cultivation methods are very unique, partly due to the teachings of their Holy Land Universe Ancestors, and partly, I fear, due to their discovery of many ancient ruins.” “Holy Land Universes,” Luo Feng couldn’t help but say, “Teacher, no one has ever seen the Ancestors of those two Holy Land Universes.” “That touches upon the secrets of the Universe Supremes,” Sitting Mountain Guest looked at Luo Feng. “Don’t overthink it. Just cultivate diligently. When you become a Universe Supreme, you will naturally understand many mysteries. If you don’t reach that level, knowing them would only bring you trouble.” “Mm,” Luo Feng nodded. “Let’s go, let’s take a look inside,” Sitting Mountain Guest walked directly inwards. Following the entrance of a palace, they stepped inside. Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain Guest walked side by side, observing. The entire palace was filled with ancient carvings: countless murals depicting joyous life, battle scenes, and roaring leaders... countless patterns revealing that ancient civilization, a truly wondrous and powerful one. “Longing...” Luo Feng felt the longing contained within the carvings. He even suspected that these palaces were imitations of famous buildings from that ancient civilization, as some structures in the carved patterns were identical to parts of the stone palace complex itself. After a long while— Having explored palace after ancient palace, Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain Guest entered the inner sanctum. “Teacher,” Luo Feng suddenly noticed Sitting Mountain Guest had stopped. Luo Feng followed Sitting Mountain Guest’s gaze. On a distant, massive wall were complex characters, ancient and mysterious. These were the very characters used when numerous supreme treasures transmitted information. Though he didn’t recognize them, he could clearly understand their meaning. “ERROR!!!” “THIS IS A MISTAKE!!! All that immense sacrifice brought only death!!!” “One by one, they died, one by one, they died. Haha, I broke through, but what good is breaking through? Still death, death!!!” ... The words left on the wall contained anger, sorrow, unwillingness, regret... leaving both Luo Feng and Sitting Mountain Guest standing in stunned silence for a long time.