Secret Script and Secret Mark

Whether it's a valuable treasure or a supreme treasure that everyone desires, each has its own secret patterns within.

These secret patterns serve to reinforce, amplify, suppress, and some even represent laws.

Secret scripts are derived from secret patterns—the simpler the meaning each secret script expresses, the closer it is to the fundamental.

The fourth layer is a complex diagram of secret patterns; fully comprehending it would take an unpredictable amount of time.

The best approach is to understand its most essential secret scripts; otherwise, the fifth and sixth layers cannot proceed.

"Everyone knows secret scripts are a great path, but no one can walk it!"

Upon learning that Chen Qing was studying the refining inheritance, Palace Master Biluo merely furrowed her brow but did not object.

Original Ancestor, however, took an interest, sipping tea while lecturing Chen Qing.

"Because it's too complex?"

"Complexity is certain, but the main issue is that we cannot know the logic behind splitting and combining secret patterns.

Perhaps what we think of as secret scripts are just simpler secret patterns."

Chen Qing felt this while comprehending Foundation—many secret patterns combined together could fundamentally change their nature.

If you didn't know this and tried to split them apart, it would depend on luck; even if you succeeded, you might not know if you were right or wrong.

If comprehending laws is like blind men touching an elephant, each person touches a different part and feels something different.

But if you fully comprehend the laws, you can know the overall picture of the "elephant."

Then the secret pattern diagram is like the internal organs, and secret scripts are the deeper layers.

They can form patterns like the Chaos Stele to aid in comprehending laws, or act like secret techniques to fully utilize laws. Beyond that, there are amplification, gene maps, artifact refining, and so on.

Moreover, different people comprehend in different directions, creating different secret scripts, and there are various schools of secret patterns in the Universe Ocean.

Perhaps only on the Origin Continent, where experts have comprehended the origin, can they systematically study this.

Thinking of this, Chen Qing couldn't help but envy Mountain Sitting Guest—his refining inheritance must have a mature system of secret scripts.

Otherwise, he couldn't have become a God King famed for artifact refining, or even reached the God King realm.

And when he found Luo Feng in the perilous land and discovered Mo Hua's secret pattern diagram, he quickly decomposed some simple ones.

"So if you want to refine equipment, you don't need to study too deeply; the current secret scripts are sufficient. You can delve deeper later if interested."

Chen Qing understood this, but he had no choice—it concerned his foundation.

Fortunately, Creation was a continuous lineage; it's just that Chen Qing had previously treated it as a guidance technique.

Even after repeated comprehension, he found some special segments but only extracted them to assist in force application, developing Foundation.

Later, with the help of the Primal Universe, he directly formed the Origin Core, missing many of the miraculous aspects of the latter two layers.

He always knew the "what" but not the "why." Now the problem came—he couldn't even see the door to the fourth layer.

From the refining inheritance and Original Ancestor's words, Creation should also come with its own set of analytical rules, so the foundation must be at the very beginning.

What he needed to do now was to split the secret pattern diagram and find the most basic elements.

"But what rules govern the nine secret pattern diagrams of the first layer?"

Chen Qing tapped his heated head; he had been thinking for months with no results.

"Why does this feel a bit like solving the Rhino Emperor Game? That thing seems to increase insight, and insight is related to the soul!"

Chen Qing's eyes lit up. The Rhino Emperor Game determined rules from the first few rounds, and Creation was similar.

Since the Rhino Emperor Game was related to the soul, if he engraved Creation with his soul, would it be clearer?

Acting on the thought, Chen Qing visualized the nine diagrams over and over, his soul slowly tracing along with the patterns. Surprisingly, it worked.

But he didn't expect this to take nearly two hundred years. Each completed secret pattern diagram caused a different vibration in his soul.

That tingling sensation made his soul more sensitive to its surroundings, more precise in mental control, and more addictive.

When Chen Qing completed all nine secret pattern diagrams simultaneously, the Origin Bead's soul trembled, snapping him awake.

"It seems, maybe, possibly, my soul amplification is maxed out too!"

Was this inheritance too incredible? When the Green Lotus truly blooms, would it even overturn the Primal Universe?

This time, not only did his understanding of the secret pattern diagrams deepen, but he also fully grasped the changes in his soul.

If he took some segments, made adjustments, and added a template for racial cultivation, this might have potential.

Since he had already comprehended this far, he might as well take a break and clear his mind.

In the exclusive room of the Virtual Universe, Chen Qing seized the moment when the three were together and quickly sent Jade Lotus Two to both of them.

"Senior, from now on, Jade Lotus will be split into two volumes. No need to change the name. I'll leave this to you to handle."

Chen Qing sat before Biluo, lowering his speaking speed significantly.

"Look, my brain's a bit overheated here—how about letting Jiang Fang and Yao Rao take some time off, relax a little!"

Chen Qing wasn't familiar with Chaos City Lord, and the man was busy enough without him bothering him.

Palace Master Biluo was different. If she didn't loosen her grip, his wife wouldn't have freedom, which meant he wouldn't have happiness either, so he needed to butter her up a bit.

"I've never seen anyone so shameless!"

Palace Master Biluo nearly laughed in anger. Now he wasn't even pretending anymore, and he still wanted her to pass the message along.

Original Ancestor held his teacup, gently swirling it without hurrying to drink. The show was far more entertaining now.

"Three days!"

Biluo finally held back and squeezed out two words with extreme reluctance.

"Two hundred years—at least two years then!"

Chen Qing exaggeratedly gaped his mouth wide, making Biluo hesitate inwardly, since she had no idea what that experience felt like.

"Three months at most!"

Palace Master Biluo thought it over and conceded a little, then quickly added, "Absolutely no negotiation!"

"Alright!"

Chen Qing agreed with satisfaction, and then his figure vanished.

He was about to forget what it felt like to be a man. Time to brush up—some functions did atrophy, and that had nothing to do with cultivation; it was a choice of life itself.

Thunder Mountain. Chaos City Lord watched Luo Feng's performance and couldn't help but smile.

Ever since he'd agreed to help Luo Feng choose a secret technique two hundred years ago, he'd paid him more attention. He never expected to discover such a promising talent.

From his "Sky-Tearing Claw," the skill was already quite refined, with traces of the Beast God's path. It seemed Luo Feng had good talent in that direction.

After all, making such fast progress in the Primal Universe meant his comprehension was certainly strong, combined with the traits of the Earth Lineage.

"No, I can't let such a good seedling get snatched away. Others have their eyes on the Earth Lineage. Better to take him as a disciple early and secure it!

Since Luo Feng is about to return to the Initial Universe, I should meet him first."

It had to be said that Chen Qing's influence was starting to show. Thankfully, it wasn't heading in a bad direction—Luo Feng would probably become his disciple a few hundred years early.

Just as the City Lord made his decision, another email arrived from Palace Master Biluo.

"Good grief, this kid doesn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder, does he!"

After reading the message, the City Lord wasn't as worked up as last time. Instead, he had the mind to consider other matters.

"Incredible. The soul modification is so gentle, with a slight enhancement to both soul and will. But how should I reward him?

Better to discuss it with everyone. Never thought I'd have a headache over a little brat."