Everything after that was question marks.
Lu Yuan had already roughly guessed what lay behind the Copper Wall.
Bolen called out.
"I'm starting."
A deep blue glow lit up at the tip of his cane.
The light spilled out, slowly drifting across the surface of the Copper Wall.
Blue-white probing power flowed along the carved inscriptions, attempting to decipher the wall's structure and contents.
Lu Yuan watched Bolen nervously, but after a long while, Bolen spoke awkwardly.
"I couldn't make anything out. My knowledge doesn't seem sufficient to see through what's on it..."
"No..."
Bolen had not even finished speaking.
The Eerie Inscriptions on the Copper Wall seemed to have been drawn to Bolen's ability.
The carvings began to writhe.
The vortexes began to turn.
Countless inscriptions unfurled slowly across the Copper Wall like a towering mural reaching into the heavens.
A faint dark red glow seeped from deep within the carvings, spreading along the patterns of the inscriptions. In that instant, the entire Copper Wall seemed to come alive.
"Ah?... So beautiful..."
Bolen stared at the Copper Wall before him in shock, a fascinated expression gradually appearing on his face.
Lu Yuan did not hesitate.
Time Bestower activated.
[Sanity: -1... 81/120]
Lu Yuan's speed surged. Even while holding back slightly, he expertly landed a punch on the back of Bolen's neck.
The old man did not even groan before going limp.
Lu Yuan hoisted Bolen over his shoulder and turned to leave.
The instant he turned around, Lu Yuan finally could not resist looking back.
Every inscription on the Copper Wall was now lit up.
Dark red light illuminated the entire wall until it was nearly transparent.
The vortex symbols spun madly, while the inscription lines pulsed like blood vessels.
Part of the Copper Wall had turned