That raised a question: what exactly had the ancient Historian feared?
Had he feared another Historian?
But Historians did not devour their own kind.
Nor was there any rule that eating their own kind would make them stronger.
Why would he fear a Historian?
Lin Feng did not know, but he instinctively felt an aversion to "Cangjie."
Compared to "Cangjie," he felt closer to Heavenly Fire.
Heavenly Fire had come from the previous Historian. It had been that Historian's "weapon" and "treasure."
The ancient Historian had undoubtedly been a ruthless figure from prehistoric times.
He had died at the hands of "nature."
He had not died from a treacherous ambush plotted by some members of the "Lei Ancestor Tribe." They had possessed no means of killing a Historian. The most plausible thing they had done was trick him into approaching the black light.
What had killed the Historian was the black light. Even now, Lin Feng did not know what that black light actually was.
He only knew it was "nature." But what kind of "nature" was it? Light?
He did not know.
But this "black light" and the "Lei Ancestor Tribe" were inseparably linked, much like the flooding of the Yellow River and various celestial phenomena had affected the Ancients. This Historian had been an extraordinary man as well. He had lived before even the Yellow Emperor's era, traveling among the tribes of the Ancients.
This Historian had possessed "Heavenly Fire," which was the ruler of the Lhazhang Ancient Temple in the Ancient Zhangzhung Kingdom and had already ascended to become "nature." He had also chosen to turn his own fear into the "Soaring Dragon."
He had been an extraordinary man.
Yet even a man like him had known fear.
Lin Feng considered many things, but the most important