Swallowed Star: Primordial Artifact

Chapter 235 Sixty-Four Secret Pattern Diagrams

"Since it's a backlash from the rules of the universe, there must be places within these secret patterns that touch the bottom line of those rules." Jiang Ye's gaze lingered on the inscribed secret pattern diagrams, his mind racing.

Jiang Ye used a portion of his mental energy to carefully sense the complex patterns that had already been carved.

"Ok?"

"fluctuation?"

When Jiang Ye used his mental power to carefully examine the engraved patterns, he didn't simply copy the entire secret pattern diagram as before, but instead carefully sensed and experienced it.

Gradually, Jiang Ye sensed that the secret pattern was causing some fluctuations in the surrounding area. These fluctuations were caused by the rules of the universe, but they were not fluctuations caused by any of the fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, time, or space.

However, this mysterious fluctuation evokes a strong sense of unease deep within one's soul, as if confronting the most primal and powerful force of the universe.

"So that's the secret!" Jiang Ye exclaimed in sudden realization, his gaze growing even more intense. "No wonder these runes caused such fluctuations. They seemed independent, yet they also appeared to be a unified whole..."

"These sixty-four secret rune diagrams form a complete system, creating a mysterious thing similar to law runes, which triggers cosmic fluctuations of any law such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, light, time, and space. Isn't this the sixty-four basic secret rune diagrams of that secret rune diagram school!" The Ancestral Dragon clone said, standing aside watching Jiang Ye's main body carving.

Jiang Ye's original carving of secret patterns.

The Ancestral Dragon's clone observes the secret pattern diagram.

After a while.

Based on the inherent secret patterns in his memory, the Ancestral Dragon clone moved his mind, and instantly a large amount of world power gathered on the grassland, which began to create a large mountain range that was more than 10,000 kilometers long. This mountain range was purely for carving purposes.

Furthermore, the power of the world simultaneously generated tens of thousands of carving knives of different sizes, some hundreds of kilometers long, others smaller than an ant.

……

The Ancestral Dragon's avatar stood on the vast grassland, flying around the mountain range that stretched for over ten thousand kilometers. At the same time, the power of the world controlled tens of thousands of carving knives, beginning to roughly carve the sixty-four secret patterns on the mountain range.

……

A perfect set of rules governing the operation of the universe is known, like a grand and precise natural code, maintaining the order of all things.

This set of rules can be broken down into ten basic laws, such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, light, wind, lightning, time, and space, to build the basic framework of the universe; or it can be summarized into eight major laws of integration to provide a deeper explanation for various magical phenomena in the world.

In the fields of weapon crafting and secret technique cultivation, the Secret Pattern School is unique.

The sixty-four basic rune diagrams in the school are like the twenty-six letters of the English alphabet, forming the foundation for all complex rules and runes.

Each secret pattern contains a subtle interpretation of a fusion principle.

The so-called Secret Pattern School is to construct various secret techniques by arranging and combining these sixty-four basic secret patterns.

Even if these people only have a superficial understanding of the basic laws and do not comprehend the principles behind these sixty-four secret rune diagrams.

But all they need to do is memorize the structure of each secret pattern as if it were branded deep within their souls.

With a wealth of experience and a bit of luck, one can create powerful secret techniques that far surpass one's current level.

All the most advanced secret techniques in the universe can be broken down into sixty-four secret patterns.

If it can't even compare to a single secret pattern diagram, then it's a low-level secret technique. The same applies to weapon crafting. If you accidentally create a powerful secret technique, you can imprint it onto the treasure you're crafting. This way, within the limits of available materials, you can greatly enhance the treasure's power.

"Unexpectedly, this forging process to repair the Flowing Light Gale Disc has given me the opportunity to make initial contact with the cultivation of secret patterns. Now that I don't have those sixty-four Beast God statues, exploring this school of thought through forging is a viable path." Jiang Ye pondered to himself, increasingly feeling that this was a rare opportunity.

The Mystic Rune School cultivates using sixty-four mystic runes as its basic elements! If one can achieve proficiency in this area… and combine it with normal law cultivation, progress will be even faster. One will also be able to better understand the fundamental mysteries of the universe.

Jiang Ye's mind raced, but his hands never stopped carving the secret runes. Meanwhile, the Ancestral Dragon clone was carving the sixty-four secret runes over and over again on the large mountain range beside him.

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As the saying goes, "Copy it a thousand times, and its meaning will become clear."

Similarly, there is a very tedious method for comprehending the laws: repeatedly practice and imitate the secret techniques created by a powerful individual, following the trajectory and method of the powerful individual's execution of the secret techniques, and so on, once, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions of times... As you become more and more accurate, you will naturally sense some fluctuations of the laws.

Jiang Ye repeatedly traced the sixty-four basic secret patterns, which not only deepened his impression but also allowed him to unconsciously arrange them and comprehend their mysteries.

That's a stupid approach.

I don't seek to comprehend the true mysteries, I only seek to be able to apply them.

This method is destined to prevent one from fully understanding a secret pattern.

However, Jiang Ye had no intention of comprehending the secret pattern diagram. The secrets contained in this secret pattern diagram school were far more difficult than comprehending the two superior laws of space and time, becoming the master of the universe, or even becoming the strongest being in the universe.

He was currently only at the Realm Lord level. There was absolutely no hope of him comprehending the mysteries.

That being the case.

Then use the stupid method: copy it once, ten thousand times, a billion times, to deepen your impression first.

The path of cultivating secret runes... "has never been traversed since the birth of the primordial universe."

This is because in the primordial universe, the sixty-four secret patterns were contained within the Beast God statues, and to replicate the sixty-four Beast God statues, one needs to master the corresponding eight fusion laws.

As far as Jiang Ye knew, the only one in the entire universe who could have collected all sixty-four Beast God statues was probably the old Beast God of the Starry Sky Beast Clan, and the Ancestral God Cult might also have this possibility.

Very few people are qualified to see the Beast God statue. Even if they are fortunate enough to witness it, without perfect genes like Luo Feng and Jiang Ye, and without the perfect rune diagram of the strongest heaven-sent secret technique as a guide, it is difficult to understand its profound meaning.

However, Jiang Ye also understood that different cultivation paths could complement each other and ultimately lead to the ultimate goal of understanding the mysteries of the universe's origin.

“Others may not have a precise standard when copying, because the Beast God statue is impossible to find.” Jiang Ye looked up at the Ancestral Dragon clone carving again and again, “But I have a precise standard.”

The avatar of the Ancestral Dragon carefully studied the sixty-four basic secret patterns depicted in the weapon-refining inheritance from his memory.

He inscribed the secret patterns containing similar principles of fusion together, carving while carefully experiencing their essence.

Only by possessing both form and spirit can one gradually achieve something. This is the realistic path Jiang Ye has devised for himself to comprehend the mysteries of the Secret Pattern Diagram.

"I don't expect to fully understand its mysteries right now. Even if I can only gain a little insight from it, it will be of great benefit to me. It's not too late to delve deeper when my strength increases and my lifespan reaches the immortal realm." Jiang Ye thought to himself, knowing his own limitations.

(End of this chapter)