A moment later, Shen Lin stopped what he was doing.
After being fully charged, the Hanging Lamp now radiated a bright glow, illuminating the entire hall.
Only then did Yan Shan notice several things he had missed when he had entered under cover of darkness.
The four walls, which had originally looked bare, now bore a series of enormous paintings.
The ground beneath their feet was carved with all kinds of wondrous patterns.
What surprised him most was that crude throne.
Now, as the light shone upon it, the crown radiated golden light that enveloped the entire throne.
The throne, which had originally looked plain and unadorned, suddenly transformed, revealing densely packed patterns.
The flashing golden light looked luxurious and extraordinary. It also faintly emanated a strange pressure that made even a Dao Integration Realm cultivator like Yan Shan instinctively want to bend down and kneel.
"Fellow Daoists, do you know anything about these characters?"
Shen Lin's gentle voice pulled them out of that strange sensation.
Yan Shan shook his head, adjusted to the pressure, and looked toward his younger brother.
The cultivation levels of the two brothers were similar, but when it came to things involving written characters, Yan Hai was still more skilled.
During the Myriad Realms Association's exploration of worlds, aside from cultivation, the most important thing was the ability to adapt to circumstances.
Among those abilities, judging written characters was extremely important.
That was because not every civilization in the River of Time had developed written language that conveyed information through the fluctuations of Great Dao Power.
For example, the characters on the throne before them looked exquisite and could only emerge under the illumination of the Great Dao of Light.
But that was merely because of the method used to create them. It did not