CHAPTER 820: CHAPTER 371: GREAT PIONEER (PART 2)

"Let me give it a try too!"

Ji Xiao sat down with a plop. In less than a minute, the Spiritual Energy flowed again, and a second handsome young man appeared.

Wang Jixuan touched his chin thoughtfully and muttered, "Amina, did you feel it?"

"What?"

Amina thought for a moment and replied seriously:

"Is it the characteristic of the major Spiritual Energy Circuit?"

"The whole city is covered by a massive Array, with Spiritual Ability Paths everywhere, and the spires in each area can transmit Spiritual Energy to each other."

"Even when just a small beauty device is activated, the entire city has a faint flow of Spiritual Energy, although this wave becomes quite weak when transmitted far off."

But Wang Jixuan said, "A special Great Path, or rather, a rule."

"What rule?"

"Time."

Wang Jixuan squatted down by the door and reached out to touch the smooth ground.

He whispered, "This civilization mastered the rule of time. Though only superficially, the effect is astounding. This city can remain unscathed for hundreds of thousands of years, thanks to the protection of this rule. These devices are hardly worn or the wear is extremely slow."

Amina nodded and said nothing more, simply continuing to observe around.

The sprawling city;

The low sky;

The flowing Spiritual Energy.

"Such a powerful civilization, yet it was eventually destroyed, was it not?"

Amina sighed quietly:

"Perhaps we should also accept the fact that civilization has completely collapsed."

Wang Jixuan smiled and didn’t say more.

Following the Spiritual Energy Circuit activated by this beauty device, he began to study the flow of Spiritual Energy here.

He could feel that there was a huge Spiritual Energy convergence point nearby.

Just like a power station of human civilization;

If he could enter this convergence point, it might be an excellent place for cultivation.

However, this was not the immediate priority.

"Let’s try to head towards the central area and not keep that old Residual Spirit waiting too long."

Wang Jixuan said in a deep voice, and the others agreed.

Wu Man gave up on the idea of getting a beauty treatment after all, as he was still young and was only growing a bit faster lately due to overwork.

...

Nierdamon casually flipped through a "magazine" that seemed to have been published an unknown time ago.

Yes, it was a magazine-like book summarizing the ’latest’ news of the past six months, with a strong formal tone.

The first page invariably featured speeches by various leaders.

Nierdamon made a simple count; there appeared to be more than twenty leaders, each overseeing different resources of civilization.

The first few pages seemed routine, using official language to trumpet military and political accomplishments.

The external war victories in the Star Domain;

The intense internal insurgency wars;

The rise of the Flame Giant race causing concerns;

The empirical evidence of the effect of subtle Spiritual Energy on non-intelligent life;

And the like.

After flipping through the first few pages, Nierdamon found the content became colorful.

The personal lives of celebrities in this civilization;

The birth of new offspring in noble families;

A powerful general was photographed spending a day and night with several members of an alien race;

Rumors of a socialite in Cloud City cheating again;

Gossip news.

He loved it.

Nierdamon read with relish, feeling no guilt about wasting time on these matters.

The desire for knowledge and privacy were both satisfied.

Nierdamon flipped through unknowable pages, and suddenly the smile froze on his face.

He had been reclining, but now sat up abruptly, frowning at the illustration in the middle of the book.

Wang Zheng?

Nierdamon could hardly believe his eyes.

He stared at the illustration for over ten seconds.

The likeness was similar yet mismatched;

But a strong intuition told this strong man that the picture was Wang Zheng.

Why would Wang Zheng appear in a magazine from hundreds of thousands of years ago?

Nierdamon immediately turned to the surrounding ancient civilization text of the illustration, meticulously understanding each word, fearing any mistake.

[Study the Great Pioneer’s Quotes.]

[Justice is justice because morality and law jointly define justice’s boundary. Though enforcing justice sounds exciting, once justice crosses this boundary, it itself becomes unjust.]

Below were interpretations and repetitions by more than a dozen experts and celebrities.

Nierdamon turned the page, and it was gossip news again.

He rushed to the drawer, grabbed another magazine, and quickly flipped through.

The same page number, same section, different content.

The headline was still [Study the Great Pioneer’s Quotes.]

This time the content had changed to:

[The Tao is the rule of nature, and we are part of nature’s rule. When we align with nature, we can gradually harness nature’s power. The Tao gives birth to One, One is the beginning of all things.]

Nierdamon’s face was filled with stupor.

He quickly went through a third magazine, then a fourth, pulling out the entire drawer full, and every magazine’s center featured different busts of the same person.

Study the Great Pioneer’s Quotes;

The Great, Pioneer.

Nierdamon plopped back down on the bed, brain racing but unable to fathom the critical point here.

But he knew he inadvertently found important intelligence.

Driven by the principle of not betraying allies, Nierdamon grabbed a magazine and rushed to the barred gate of the confinement room, shouting at the empty street:

"Amina! Wang Zheng! Come over here!"

However, the buildings along the street shimmered slightly, limiting his voice to a range of three hundred meters.

Wang Jixuan and the others had already started delving into the central region of the northwest area.

Nierdamon wanted to crush the bars in front of him directly, but just as he was about to act, two dumbbell-like drones descended from above, curiously observing Nierdamon.

Nierdamon raised his hands and stepped back a few paces, indicating he was harmless.

Now he could only wait for Wang Jixuan and the others to come over, or for his confinement to end so he could leave.

This ancient civilization seemed to have some vague connection with Wang Zheng.

And to Nierdamon...

It’s fresh and exciting.

...

"Didn’t you check carefully when you came over before?"

"Checked some areas," Amina explained briefly, "Every time I come, I fly directly to the core palace complex, never strolling inside here."

She paused, then asked, "Why don’t we just go directly, find them, and get straight to the point."

"No rush, let’s learn more here," Wang Jixuan looked at the library covered by formations ahead, regretting, "If this place were open, we might find their histories."

Amina asked, "What are you looking for? Do you have a specific direction?"

"Not for the moment," the Daoist said, folding his hands behind his back, his eyes scanning various areas, "But I have a premonition, a very strong one, that this place is related to me."

"Why?"

"Formation."

Wang Jixuan nodded his chin:

"In your understanding, this might be considered as the original or a more advanced version of a Spiritual Energy Circuit, but in my perception, it feels more like formations in our Cultivation World."

"These formations have been able to operate autonomously for so many years, the materials chosen for the Array Base likely have the time law imbued."

"Or, they developed something based on the formations I know of..."

"Wang!"

Zheng Shiduo signaled energetically from the roof of a dwelling not far away:

"Over here! Come over and take a look! We found you!"

Wang Jixuan was taken aback.

Amina had already grabbed his arm, flying straight over, landing where Wu Man and Ji Xiao lingered.

There was a row of statues, over thirty in total, all human busts.

The largest bust in the center had been toppled, showing signs of scorching fire, yet the other statues appeared new.

And this toppled statue...

Wang Jixuan fixed his gaze, and his mouth twitched violently.

The face of the statue, wasn’t it his own likeness! The aura between the brows was utterly inimitable! That epitomized the confidence of a Mahayana realm expert!

Wuliang, that Great Demon Venerable!

What in the world is going on here!