Chapter 428 - 221: Witnessing - Root Source (2)
"But I’ve never heard of the Fishman Race appearing near the Secret Sand Archipelago."
’Could my Sacrifice have made them appear?’
Lu Cang seemed to have his own theory about the effects of his Sacrifices to the Secret Sea.
The more he Sacrificed,
the more things from the depths of the sea would surface.
Not only that, but things that were never meant to be seen were also gradually appearing.
At first, Lu Cang had thought, based on surface phenomena alone,
that the Sacrifice was simply causing things from the deep sea to rise up.
’Now that I think about it, it’s probably not that simple. Perhaps the Secret Sea is divided into many different layers.’
’Not just in terms of depth, but also in terms of Space.’
’Multiple layers of Space are stacked together, but normally, only the surface layers are visible. Only when I perform a Sacrifice do the deeper layers manifest.’
’This is... somewhat similar to Dusk’s theory.’
Dusk’s theory of Root Magic also mentioned that all things could be expressed through Space, and therefore, the Root Source could also be interpreted through Space.
’It seems Space is far less shallow than I currently understand.’
...
With that thought, Lu Cang raised his hand again.
The Soul Light reappeared in his palm.
GURGLE—
The soul flowed faintly into the Secret Sea...
"Lu Cang?"
Lu Luwei couldn’t help but frown.
"You’re going to Sacrifice again?"
Lu Cang replied, "Yes, I just want to test a theory."
This was his first time performing a Sacrifice from within the sea; all previous ones had been done above the surface.
Lu Cang left the cave.
Now in the open sea, he looked up.
As the Sacrifice proceeded, he saw the surface of the sea continuously receding into the distance.
Moreover, everything around him began to change.
The underwater mountains and rocks grew denser, as if appearing out of thin air.
’Speaking of which, these mountains are terrifyingly large.’
’The Abyss of the Sea is bottomless, yet they still stand tall within the Ocean.’
At the same time, Lu Cang sensed something.
The cave where he had just killed the Demon was also continuing to change.
With the Sacrifice, a wide path had opened up from within the cave, leading to a spacious area inside.
"What is this...?"
Lu Luwei was also stunned by this transformation.
’How can the scenery here keep changing with the Sacrifice? This means there are many things hidden within the Secret Sea.’
’So many secrets that are completely unimaginable.’
In this open space were numerous jars and storage containers, making it look like a hidden treasure room.
Discovering this place would surely lead to a decent haul.
But in reality,
upon seeing this room, Lu Cang saw a Secret.
[Secret: Realm of Secret Knowledge]
[Hidden Object: Passageway]
[Opening Method: Solve the three different puzzles in this Space in the correct order to open the corresponding mechanism.]
’I feel like... I’m getting more and more sidetracked.’
’A passageway within the Secret Sea?’
’The Realm of Secret Knowledge... a place named "Realm of something" sounds like it’s in a different world entirely.’
SWOOSH—
Lu Cang appeared directly inside the room. A sweep of his Perception revealed the puzzles in three different corners of the room.
If one were only focused on the treasures, they would have easily missed the existence of these puzzles.
Lu Cang reached out and touched the puzzle before him.
[How does one find Light?]
The words, written in the [Light Language], were carved into the wall. Below the wall was a simple, low pedestal, which seemed to be for placing something on.
Lu Cang’s Perception swept over the area...
With a casual wave of his hand, the water currents swept all the storage containers in the room into his grasp.
Lu Cang used his Perception to inspect the storage containers one by one.
He soon found a wisp of a light source, a tiny dot of light like a firefly.
[A Droplet of Glimmering Light]
Lu Cang took out this wisp of light. It fell downwards with gravity.
It landed on the low pedestal without any reaction.
But Lu Cang had already moved to another corner of the room.
[Where lies that which was never born?]
Lu Cang looked at the pedestal to the side, upon which sat several unhatched eggs.
Lu Cang picked up the eggs.
He placed them on the low pedestal.
[There is only one door here. This passageway is one-way.]
"Lu Cang..."
"This Space... don’t you feel that it’s a bit strange?"
Lu Cang replied, "Yes, it is."
Lu Luwei had come to Lu Cang’s side.
With a thought, Lu Cang remotely triggered the mechanism for the [Gate of Enlightenment]...
BOOM—
The massive door shut, and the two riddle inscriptions in the room began to glow.
A bright blue door then appeared in the very center of the area.
Lu Cang used his [Core] to touch it.
He received feedback from it, containing information about the door.
[Path to the Realm of Secret Knowledge]
[Creator: Deng Lin — Hidden Knowledge: A former Wise One]
[A path to the Realm of Secret Knowledge. On the other side exists a world of taboos that must never be known to mortals.]
"Lu Luwei, have you ever heard of the Realm of Secret Knowledge?" Lu Cang asked.
Lu Luwei shook her head. "No."
"Well, I’m going to go take a look."
"If I’m not back in twenty-four hours, please tell Iz and the others for me."
After speaking, Lu Cang walked forward.
Future Preview made Lu Cang fearless.
He had originally wanted to explore the deeper layers of the Secret Sea, but he hadn’t expected to stumble upon a Teleportation Gate like this.
It seemed to be a gate that crossed between Realms.
’Who knows when I’ll find a place like this again?’
’After all... it’s not a place you can just come to whenever you want.’