The ancient and chaotic secrets involved far exceeded her initial imagination!
At first, what her close relative had glimpsed by chance—the Bronze Coffin, the Undying Heavenly Blade, a Dao Attainer's blood staining the heavens...
All of it was merely a drop in the ocean.
Meanwhile.
Outside.
With their divine senses connected, Tan Lin could vaguely sense Shao Hanyun's shock and thoughts.
However, he had little interest at the moment in the Dao essence lingering within the stele or the scenes it had captured over countless ages.
Given his special connection to the Broken Stele, he could learn such things whenever he wished.
For him now, the top priority was using this opportunity to contact the Crimson Mark from his previous life and recover the specific Past-Life Wisdom concerning that treasure site.
Thus, he devoted all his attention to exploring the memory fragments from his lifetime as the Human Emperor.
Whoosh...
Countless scenes flashed rapidly through the depths of his soul.
There were apocalyptic sights of stars collapsing and galaxies vanishing; vast, indescribable figures drifting through the starry void and muttering; broken Ancient Roads leading into unknown depths of darkness...
Tan Lin only sampled most of these scenes without delving deeper.
Some involved Great Dao insights that he could not yet bear, carrying an ancient desolation that made one's heart tremble.
Time passed bit by bit.
Tan Lin held his breath and focused.
Finally, using the time when he had wielded the Six Qi of Heaven and Earth to roam the infinite as a reference point, he searched forward and keenly caught the scattered fragment of Past-Life Wisdom he sought.
Without hesitation, he guided his consciousness and "crashed" into that subtle ripple at the node within the Crimson Mark!
Bang...
At that moment, the light and shadows in which his consciousness