The process of enlightenment is to first understand the trunk, then the branches and leaves, and finally completely perfect one's own Tao, bringing the Tao to a perfect level, and thus step into the realm of Martial Emperor!
The words of the two-star martial emperor told Yang Qi and others that the murals on the stone wall were the relationship between branches and leaves. It was easy to understand the branches, but it was much more difficult to understand the leaves. The traces of the murals were all-encompassing, but in fact they were just an illusion. It was because the practitioners were different, so they perceived different things.
"Thank you for the reminder, senior." Yang Qi and the other two said gratefully.
The two-star Martial Emperor smiled calmly upon hearing this, "No need to be polite, you just subconsciously overlooked this point."
The murals on the stone wall were depicted with the perception of the perfect level. In addition, Yang Qi and others had talents and potential far beyond their peers, so they subconsciously ignored the fact that their realm was still a hair's breadth away from the Martial Emperor realm. It was the same reason why Yang Qi and others would not regard ordinary Martial King peaks as opponents. It could be said that they ignored it, or it could be said that it was the pride of genius that made them selectively forget the most basic things of enlightenment.
Thinking of this, Yang Qi and the other two could not help but look at each other, and immediately saw a bitter smile in each other's eyes. They had always been regarded as geniuses among their peers, which made them ignore some of the most essential things. However, the mural in front of them taught them a severe lesson.
Yang Qi and the other two immediately continued to comprehend. With the reminder from the two-star Martial Emperor, Yang Qi and the others soon discovered that the aura contained in these traces was not exactly the same. There were similarities and differences. This was why they felt that the direction of their comprehension suddenly disappeared.
If enlightenment is first trunk and then leaves, then the mural in front of us is the crisscrossing of trunks and leaves, with each trace changing.
“In this case, we need to combine them to comprehend them.” Yang Qi said secretly in his heart.
These traces are not separate individuals, but are combined with each other, yet have some repetitions. Therefore, practitioners need to eliminate some of the repetitions and merge the different parts during the process of comprehension.
If there were only two traces, it would not be a difficult task. However, there were quite a few traces on the mural. Therefore, with the continuous comprehension and integration, the speed of comprehension of the crowd became slower and slower.
Relying on his extraordinary comprehension, Yang Qi has already comprehended and integrated most of the traces on the stone wall. However, even so, these integrated insights are still fragmented. Obviously, if he wants to gain something, he must fully comprehend and integrate the traces on the stone wall.
Looking at the stone wall in front of him, Yang Qi frowned slightly and said, "There are still six traces!"
During this period of comprehension and integration, he still had six traces that he had not comprehended. He had deduced these six traces more than once, but had never gained anything.
During the time when Yang Qi and others were comprehending, two more practitioners arrived. Both of them were practitioners at the Martial Emperor level. There were already six people in front of the stone wall, but no one succeeded in comprehending what was contained in the traces on the mural.
As time passed, Yang Qi gradually comprehended three of the remaining six traces, but it became increasingly difficult to comprehend the remaining three traces.
Wow~
Suddenly, a strange wave surged out of the mural, and then all traces on the mural disappeared completely, leaving only a smooth stone wall.
"this… "
Looking at the trace that suddenly disappeared, Yang Qi and others were stunned for a moment, and then a bitter smile appeared on their faces.
“Failed!”
Liu Qingpeng said with a wry smile.
The traces on the mural disappeared, and it was obvious that the time for their comprehension had come. However, they were unable to comprehend the content of the mural within the specified time, so they naturally failed this test.
"I didn't expect that I couldn't even pass the test left by a high-level Martial Emperor." Zheng Jie sighed lightly.
The cultivators who could come to the other universe were considered geniuses in the endless universe, and there were many powerful people behind them, including some emperor-level powerful people. But now, they could not even pass the test left by a high-level martial emperor, so they were naturally a little disappointed.
Yang Qi looked at the smooth stone wall in front of him and said in a deep voice, "Although the owner of this palace is only a high-level Martial Emperor, this mural may not have been left by him."
Such a mysterious mural is indeed unlikely to have been left by a high-level Martial Emperor, but Yang Qi and others have already failed and cannot continue to comprehend it.
The three of them immediately followed the passage that opened beside the courtyard. Through this passage, Yang Qi and the others came directly to the outside of the palace. The opportunity of this nameless palace had ended here.
Zheng Jie glanced in the direction of the palace, then looked at Yang Qi standing beside him, and asked curiously, "Brother Yang, how many traces do you still need to completely understand the mural?"
"Three."
Yang Qi did not hide anything and spoke directly.
"Three?"
Zheng Jie was startled, then smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Yang is really amazing. I still need nine more to completely integrate the traces on the stone wall."
"I am also missing eight traces." Liu Qingpeng said from the side.
Although he had expected that there would be some gap between him and Yang Qi, Liu Qingpeng did not expect that the gap between them was so huge. Yang Qi was only three traces away from fully understanding the contents of the mural, while he and Zheng Jie were nearly ten traces away.
Liu Qingpeng seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, "Brother Yang, do you still remember the contents of the mural? You are only three steps away from understanding it. You may have a chance to comprehend it. Although you cannot obtain the opportunity left by the high-level Martial Emperor, you may be able to gain something from the contents of the mural."
There was a difference of nearly ten traces between him and Zheng Jie. A mistake in any one of them might lead to completely different results of comprehension. However, Yang Qi's difference was not much. Perhaps without relying on the traces on the stone wall, he also had a chance to comprehend the contents on the stone wall.
Hearing this, Yang Qi smiled bitterly and said, "I still remember some of it, but I'm not sure if I can figure it out."
Although he had memorized the aura of the remaining three traces with his powerful soul, he was not sure if he could comprehend them. After all, he had tried before, and it was indeed very difficult to comprehend and integrate the last three traces.
"First, inform Brother Chen and the others about this palace and see if they are interested in coming and giving it a try."
As he spoke, Yang Qi was about to send another message to inform Chen Jie and others. After all, the mural looked extraordinary and it could be considered a good opportunity.
"Brother Yang, that's not necessary, look..."
At this moment, Liu Qingpeng on the side suddenly spoke.
Following Liu Qingpeng's words, Yang Qi immediately followed his gaze and saw that the nameless palace had turned into a shadow. And the shadow was still fading. In just a blink of an eye, the palace had completely disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"this… "
Seeing this scene, Yang Qi couldn't help but smile bitterly. The nameless palace was gone, so it was useless to notify Chen Jie and others. (To be continued)