I have an Apocalypse City - Chapter 1455

Chapter 1455: Chapter 1457: Skill Improvement Chapter 1455: Chapter 1457: Skill Improvement Song Jian didn’t sense any danger, but Xin Ling was terrified.

Before entering the secret realm, Xin Ling had examined various detailed records about the Starry Sky Ten Thousand Races Secret Realm, even spending a great deal of contribution points to access the confidential scrolls treasured by the Imperial Sword Sect.

In addition to the historical annals and secrets of the secret realm collected by the Imperial Sword Sect, there were also many records left by disciples of the Sect who had entered the realm before, all of which Xin Ling had paid a price to review.

All the information about the Dragon Palace Treasure mentioned nothing about this human Taoist man or even the existence of this stone house.

Song Jian, however, had a completely different feeling; he felt a sense of kinship from this broken Taoist man. Although he had never met him, Song Jian could still feel the benevolence emanating from the other party.

“The Sword Immortal lineage, enduring for ten thousand years, contains a trace of immortal essence, seeks the path to ascend to heaven; seeking the Dao, merging with the Dao, protecting the Dao with the sword; the Starry Sky All Races, all can be slain!”

The thunderous voice of the Taoist man reached Song Jian’s ears, and as the Taoist man disappeared from sight, the voice gradually faded away.

“It seems that only I could hear this voice. Could this Taoist man be a Sword Immortal from over a million years ago? Did he appear here specifically for me?” Song Jian wondered to himself.

If Xin Ling’s words held true and no one had seen this Taoist man before, and he appeared only after they did, then Song Jian’s guess might indeed be accurate — the Taoist man had come for Song Jian!

“That Taoist man glanced at the meditation cushion before leaving, could it be that there’s some secret to it?” Song Jian glanced at the straw meditation cushion placed at the center of the stone house, which looked no different from an ordinary cushion and even more crude.

Song Jian tried to pick it up, and a faint fragrance wafted from the cushion, probably the scent of the straw; holding the cushion in his hand, it was light as a feather and even using the system’s inspection function, he couldn’t discern its properties.

“Meditation cushion: Miscellaneous, properties: ??? Explanation: This is just an ordinary meditation cushion and serves no particular purpose.”

“Miscellaneous, ordinary meditation cushion, then why are the properties a string of question marks?” Song Jian’s brow furrowed slightly; after thinking for a while, he opened the Breaking Illusion Divine Eye and looked towards the cushion.

As soon as his Breaking Illusion Divine Eye opened, Song Jian immediately felt a shiver down his spine. Through the Divine Eye, he saw a fierce Sword Qi stabbing towards it; the brilliance was so dazzling that a shocked Song Jian hurriedly closed his Divine Eye, but not before a tear of blood trickled down from the Divine Eye at his forehead.

“Ah, Song Jian, you’re hurt, you’re bleeding from your forehead!” Xin Ling expressed in surprise.

“Did, did you see the meditation cushion glow just now?” Song Jian, enduring the pain, asked.

“No, I only saw you holding the cushion for a while, and then there was blood on your forehead. Did something happen that I don’t know about?” Xin Ling inquired.

“It’s nothing, this meditation cushion seems somewhat peculiar!” Song Jian inspected the cushion over and over again but didn’t find anything unusual about it.

“Song Jian, let’s hurry up and leave. Ao Tian might have already obtained the Dragon Emperor Treasure Pearl, and if he has it, he will definitely leave through the secret passage.” Xin Ling said anxiously.

If Ao Tian obtained the Dragon Emperor Treasure Pearl and they didn’t make it in time, then the previous agreement would definitely not be honored by Ao Tian, and the “Dragon Emperor’s Arrogant Sky Secret” would slip through their fingers.

Just then, Song Jian suddenly noticed that the meditation cushion in his hand seemed to be slowly disintegrating, with the edges gradually vaporizing.

“This meditation cushion must have some miraculous property, and it’s sure to be beneficial for me, otherwise, that Taoist man wouldn’t have looked at it a final time!” Song Jian thought anxiously, “Moreover, this benefit must have a time limit, and if it’s not discovered within the stipulated time, then the cushion will vanish.”

Suddenly, Song Jian recalled that the Taoist man had been seated cross-legged on the meditation cushion until his body shattered, only then did he get up and leave.

With this thought, Song Jian immediately placed the cushion on the ground and, imitating the postures of the Taoist man, sat cross-legged on it.

Indeed, once seated on the meditation cushion, Song Jian instantly entered a special state of enlightenment, and his mind was flooded with a wealth of information about the Sword Immortal heritage.

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In the skill bar, the proficiency of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Ten Thousand Swords Art was rapidly increasing at a visible speed. Not just the Thousand Swords Art, but all skills related to swordsmanship: Sword Control Skill, Sword Shadow Clone, Azure Dragon Sword Body, Sword Qi Forming, Sword Array Atlas, and even the innate skill “Holy Sword,” saw their proficiencies rise.

This increase had no threshold; once the proficiency was full, it would immediately elevate to the next level, without the need to expend any skill points. Meanwhile, the meditation cushion that Song Jian was sitting on began to disintegrate rapidly, starting from the edges and slowly spreading towards the center.

Time passed unknowingly, and Song Jian finally emerged from that state of enlightenment. The meditation cushion under him had vanished without a trace.

Song Jian felt as if he had gained a wealth of knowledge, but when he tried to recall it, it seemed as if he hadn’t gained anything at all. His head was buzzing, and he felt uncomfortably bloated.

At that moment, Song Jian realized that he and Xin Ling were in a narrow corridor. The stone house he had seen before had disappeared.

“How long has it been?” Song Jian asked, rubbing his temples as he stood up and looked at Xin Ling beside him.

“How long has what been?” Xin Ling asked back with a puzzled face, “Didn’t we just enter this corridor, ready to pursue Ao Tian? You suddenly sat down on the ground, then stood up again. Did you discover something?”

Song Jian stared at Xin Ling for a long time, ensuring that she wasn’t joking. He was shocked. Could it be that everything he had experienced in the stone house was completely erased from Xin Ling’s memory?

“Erasing memories, such a method is truly terrifying!” Song Jian was astounded in his heart. Not even a Legendary Realm expert could erase someone’s memories so silently, unless the Taoist Man they had encountered before had reached demi-god, or even godlike heights!

“Forget it, let’s continue chasing Ao Tian!” said Song Jian, stepping forward.

Xin Ling looked at Song Jian’s departing back, murmuring dubiously, “Am I seeing things? So weird!”

Soon, the two figures disappeared in the corridor, and at this moment, the Panlong Yutian Array, which was defending the Dragon Palace Treasure, was on the brink of shattering. A dozen powerful demons had been bombarding it furiously for nearly ten minutes, finally exceeding the array’s limit.

“Hmph, a mere array without a controller, having lost many of its variations and as lifeless as anything, how could it possibly stop us!” said one of the demons disdainfully.

“Put some more effort, the array is about to break. The Dragon Palace Treasure is right before our eyes. Hahaha, I’m not greedy, just one Dragon Clan technique will do. I have some faint Dragon Clan bloodline, and I can cultivate their techniques!”

“Hmph, the treasures stored within the Dragon Palace consist of not just Dragon Clan techniques but those of other races as well. We’re just afraid that the Human Race, who might have already raided this place, left us with nothing!”

“That’s impossible. Didn’t you see that Ao Tian brat come here? There must still be some good stuff left. If we encounter Ao Tian, we cannot let that brat go; he must have obtained good things from the treasure!”

“As if you needed to say that. If we find that kid, just kill him on sight, loot the body!”

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Boom~
A roaring sound erupted, followed by a shaking as if the earth and mountains were quaking, and the last defense array of the Dragon Palace Treasure shattered. Countless Giant Dragon illusions appeared out of nowhere, densely covering the entire sky.

A sigh echoed through the air: “The Dragon Clan, gone!”

In an instant, thousands of dragons wailed in sorrow as the Giant Dragon illusions began to collapse and break apart, transforming into myriad points of light that eventually disappeared into the ether.

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PS: Thanks to “Emperor Qin Shihuang X” for the tip of 100 Qidian coins~
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