If the text, the size of the stone tablet, or the material of the stone tablet were the same, Gu Chen could understand it. But the fact that the handwriting was the same was quite unbelievable!
A person's handwriting is related to their personality, life experiences, and personal cultivation!
You can imitate the direction of his handwriting, but you can't imitate the essence brought by his experience. For example, a person with a gentle and refined personality will have a flowing, elegant handwriting, while a person who is decisive and ruthless will have a flamboyant and aggressive handwriting.
Gu Chen could clearly feel the overwhelming killing intent of the writer in the handwriting on this stone tablet. It was capable of depicting a ferocity that had not dissipated for centuries. Such a level of martial arts was simply terrifying.
"Both stone tablets were cast by the same person." After the initial shock, Gu Chen quickly calmed down. He then reached out and stroked the surface of the stone tablets. When he touched the inscriptions, Gu Chen was jolted, a profound and serene artistic conception washing over him, incredibly deep. The longer Gu Chen touched them, the more his mind felt an indescribable dizziness, as if the surrounding space had turned into chaotic darkness, giving rise to countless invisible sword shadows, each with sharp edges and dripping blood, chilling and horrifying to behold.
"Call--"
Gu Chen's Divine Sense surged into his mind like a clear stream, and he immediately withdrew his fingers as if he had been electrocuted.
Standing up, Gu Chen looked at the ancient stone tablet that exuded a murderous aura, finally refraining from touching it. He knew that no matter how powerful his Divine Sense was, there would eventually be weaknesses, and he didn't seem to have the ability to contend with the intent left behind by the creator.
Next, Gu Chen turned his gaze to the wooden house.
This stone tablet was placed outside the valley to prevent the people of Land of Heaven and Earth from leaving. But what will be here?
In front of the wooden house, weeds grew in disarray. Although there were no cobwebs tangling around the beams and the edges of the wooden door, they were still covered with a lot of dust. Just as Gu Chen carefully pushed open the door, intending to go inside...
Boom!
The entire wooden house collapsed with a roar!
Gu Chen remained frozen in place, still in the same position as when he pushed the door open and entered!
It turned out that the entire wooden house had been exposed to the wind and sun and soaked by rain for hundreds of years, and had long since rotted. It could have stood for a while, but because of Gu Chen's push, it lost its gravity and turned into powder and collapsed!
The air was thick with the smell of wood dust and decay, and Gu Chen couldn't help but give a bitter smile. He was really unlucky; the wooden house had been destroyed before he could even enter, and he was covered in dust.
However, Gu Chen soon looked ahead and saw a hole about two meters in diameter behind the wooden house. He shook his robes, then took a few steps forward and stood at the edge of the hole, his expression uncertain.
Because his Divine Sense couldn't even penetrate it!
This situation had only been encountered during the White Bone Grand Formation. This deep, dark cave was pitch black, without a single ray of light. Whether it was an underground chamber set up by the builders, a passage leading into the valley, or a cave of demonic beasts, no one knew. But Gu Chen dared not enter rashly, because the destruction of the wooden house gave him an ominous feeling.
"By the way, where is the Endless Sea?"
After examining the cave for a few seconds, Gu Chen decided not to go in for the time being. Instead, he walked to the edge of the Dragon Spine Mountain Range and looked ahead. Upon seeing what he saw, a look of astonishment appeared on his face again.
A vast, azure ocean stretched to the horizon. These colors, like rays of sunlight, pierced his eyes, completely filling his pupils! This intense visual impact, after a moment of astonishment, quickly darkened Gu Chen's expression!
Because if he wasn't mistaken, what he was seeing wasn't the sea at all!
This is a desert the color of the sea!
Those so-called "seawater" that gleamed with a sapphire blue luster under the sunlight were nothing but grains of sand! Those undulating waves were nothing more than sand dunes blown by the wind!
How can I describe this feeling? It's simply indescribable!
Even on Heavenly Nether Star, Gu Chen rarely saw such a strange scene. The wonders and perilous places he had visited in the cultivation world were far less shocking than the scene before him!
The Dragon Spine Mountain Range, which originally blocked the Heaven and Earth Forest and the Land of Heaven and Earth, also blocked this strange desert!
"This is the Endless Sea?"
Gu Chen was utterly horrified!
At this moment, Gu Chen looked at the cave behind him. From the moment he entered the Heaven and Earth Forest, he felt that everything was out of his control. The "ocean desert" and the cave in front of him made him feel as if an invisible hand, or a giant net, was slowly enveloping him, binding his hands and feet, as if he were being restrained.
Finally, Gu Chen made up his mind to temporarily abandon his journey to the Endless Sea. Instead, he returned to the edge of the cave, took a deep breath, held his breath, and jumped down.
whoosh whoosh--
A whistling sound came from his ears. Just when Gu Chen thought the entire underground passage would be very long, his feet were already on the ground in less than five breaths!
Bang!
Because of insufficient preparation, although Gu Chen used his Qi Control Technique to offset some of the cushioning and force, the surroundings still trembled when his feet landed.
A flame flickered in his hand. Since he couldn't project his Divine Sense, Gu Chen used his eyes to survey his surroundings.
This is the interior of Dragon Spine Mountain. Judging from the speed and time of the fall, this space is at most only about 300 meters deep. Looking up, you can see that the entrance to the cave has become a small dot filled with a halo of light.
Fortunately, there was air in the cave. Although there was still a damp and rotten smell, it wasn't particularly unpleasant. And the toxins in the air were nothing to cultivators like Gu Chen.
Ahead lay a wide passage, neither winding nor twisting, yet the view still stretched to the horizon.
But as Gu Chen walked into the cave by the light of the fire on his fingers, a sudden chill swept over him, making his hair stand on end! In front of him and on both sides, there were towering iron pillars, their entire bodies made of silvery-white metal. Except for a few small holes in the door for ventilation, they were completely sealed, reflecting a sinister and cold light!
These... are iron bars!
This is a dungeon!
A thought flashed through Gu Chen's mind, and at the same time, a feeling of disbelief surged up!
There are dungeons inside Dragon Spine Mountain!
Who exactly is being held captive here? Martial artists? No, that's impossible! Martial artists couldn't possibly have such long lifespans!
Gu Chen suppressed his shock and approached one of the dungeons. In the flickering firelight, through the cold iron bars, he saw a body covered in black lying inside the dungeon!
The body was lifeless, clearly a corpse, and due to its age, it had begun to emit a foul odor.
"What is this?" Gu Chen wasn't concerned about the age of the corpse, but rather about the fleshy growth on its head that looked like a lantern plant!
It sprouted from the forehead like a bean sprout and fell to the bridge of the nose. Even though the people in the dungeon were already dead, the tumor still shimmered with a faint green light, which was terrifying.
"This isn't human, this is another race!" Gu Chen felt a chill run down his spine and gasped.