Shen Qian's intrusion caused some changes in the space in front of him. The man in white who was standing still on the bridge turned around. It was the high-spirited King Jiangling.
But Shen Qian frowned unconsciously.
Although the appearance of the King of Jiangling in front of him is almost the same as that of the King of Jiangling whom Shen Qian saw last time, there is a huge difference in temperament.
In short, the King of Jiangling in front of him seems to be lacking something.
"Some people build roads, some people lay bridges, and some people fill mountains with corpses and boil the sea with blood, just to cross an insurmountable chasm."
King Jiangling's eyes seemed to fall on Shen Qian, and he seemed to be looking at a very far away place, "What is the end of martial arts? This question has not been solved for hundreds of millions of years."
"The human race has tried its best with the efforts of countless ancestors, and their original wish was just to have a place to stay in this vast starry sky."
"Young people, I hope you will always remember that the biggest threat is never right in front of you."
King Jiangling's seemingly vague and meaningful opening remarks made Shen Qian's heart skip a beat, and he had a bad premonition.
"King Jiangling, do you still remember me? I... Shen Qian... it was you who personally taught me how to enter the river of time!"
Shen Qian asked directly without interrupting the other party.
But King Jiangling didn't seem to hear anything, and just continued, "The other eight kings may have left behind magical powers or techniques, or the door to enlightenment. I have learned so much in my life that I don't know what I left behind in this secret realm."
Suitable."
"After thinking about it for a long time, I just gave you a mark and hope you can make good use of it!"
King Jiangling's reaction made Shen Qian extremely disappointed.
Obviously, the King of Jiangling in front of him is no longer the King of Jiangling who gave him the time conch. He does not have an independent consciousness, but is just a fragment of consciousness like the other eight kings Shen Qian met.
The purpose is just like the meaning of the existence of the Nine Kings Secret Realm itself, to leave a legacy.
Shen Qian couldn’t figure it out.
Where did the King of Jiangling go?
Is it because the Jiangling King’s own mission was to tell him the secret of the long river of time, and he disappeared after the mission was completed?
Or perhaps, the King of Jiangling is not an independent clone, but just a residual consciousness, so he cannot wait for Shen Qian to return again.
But no matter what, Shen Qian knew that many doubts in his heart were destined to be unanswered at this moment.
As his thoughts raced, Shen Qian finally returned to his eyes.
Since the confusion cannot be solved for the time being, these questions can only be kept in mind. However, the "special mark" mentioned by King Jiangling attracted Shen Qian's mind.
The Secret Realm of the Nine Kings naturally has to leave treasures behind in order for the Nine Kings to live up to its name.
Shen Qian had actually obtained all the treasures of the other eight kings. Now that he thinks about it, it is true that only the inheritance left by King Jiangling has not been seen.
Somewhere in the dark, it seems that everything is already determined.
The significance of Shen Qian stepping into the Nine Kings Secret Realm for the second time was to put together the last piece of the puzzle.
It's just that the other eight kings either have supernatural powers or have insights into martial arts, but the mark of King Jiangling sounds very different.
When Shen Qian focused on the present, he heard King Jiangling, who was standing with his hands behind his back, continue to say, "This mark is actually about some of my delusions about martial arts when I was young..."
As King Jiangling spoke, a smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he didn't know if King Jiangling really remembered any interesting things from his youth when he left this consciousness projection.
Shen Qian found that compared to the other eight kings, King Jiangling could be considered a "talker", but Shen Qian did not feel impatient. On the contrary, he felt that King Jiangling was more down-to-earth.
"You have not lived through that chaotic era when hundreds of schools of thought contended and shifted from ancient martial arts to new martial arts, so you will not know how many sectarian opinions existed among the warriors of that era..."
Shen Qian listened to the sighs expressed by King Jiangling, but he was also thoughtful.
It is true that he has not experienced the era of ancient martial arts, and he does not fully know the development history of human martial arts, but combined with some recorded historical facts and the oral account of King Jiangling, Shen Qian can probably figure out some things.
Not to mention martial arts, even in all walks of life, according to the traditional thinking of the Chinese people, the idea of teacher passing on to disciples and father to son has been passed down since ancient times.
Even in the ancient times that Shen Qian had just visited, although the human race was extremely united to the outside world, it was impossible for the five major races to share their core martial arts.
The Yan tribe is good at refining medicine, the Daxia tribe has unparalleled swords, and the You tribe is proficient in conjuring...
But there has never been one person who can combine the martial arts knowledge of all races into one person.
And the ancient warriors who existed before the spiritual energy was revived, during the long years when all foreign enemies retreated, they were extremely wary of each other and would not spread their martial arts to outsiders.
Even after the revival of spiritual energy, in an era when ancient warriors once served as the mainstay, most powerful people still cherish the idea of preserving their brooms.
The King of Jiangling, who had experienced the transition between the old and the new, had a passion for martial arts.
He is dissatisfied with the powerful people hiding their secrets, but on the other hand, he wants to make all martial arts inheritance proceed in an orderly manner, at least not to bury any genius.
After hearing this, Shen Qian probably understood why the King of Jiangling established the modern martial arts education system.
It was he who single-handedly created an era in which all people are martial arts. As long as you stand out in the martial arts college entrance examination, you can enter a martial arts college and have access to more advanced martial arts resources.
Although even in modern society, it is impossible to avoid hiding secrets. Some unique magical powers or more advanced techniques are only passed down between masters and disciples.
But it's much better than before.
At least from what Shen Qian has seen, the top princes are all working hard to train the younger generation. Just trying to make them look at them differently is countless times more difficult than entering a martial arts college.
"So I was thinking at that time, it would be great if I could see through what they were hiding at a glance, learn everyone's secret tricks, and then teach them to those in need."
King Jiangling expressed his "dream" and then sighed, "Unfortunately, when I finally have the ability to realize this delusion, I no longer need to do this."
This sentence sounded contradictory, but Shen Qian nodded with understanding.
See everything in the world at a glance.
This in itself is a shocking ability.
And when King Jiangling has this ability, he must have stood at the top of martial arts. Who else is worthy of him to spy on?
"Martial arts are changing with each passing day. No one can say what will happen next."
King Jiangling smiled again, "Although I no longer need this small trick, I can give it to someone who is destined to do it, but it will not let it be forgotten in the world."
"I give you this mark, called...the Eye of Truth."
At the end, King Jiangling finally revealed the mystery.
Eye of truth?
When Shen Qian was chewing these four words, he saw King Jiangling suddenly wave his hand, and a very dull golden mark flew towards Shen Qian's eyebrows.
The mysterious mark that looked like an eye sank directly into the center of Shen Qian's eyebrows, glowed briefly and then disappeared.
Shen Qian, who did not dodge, felt his eyes go cold. He closed his eyes subconsciously. When he opened them again, he suddenly felt that the world in front of him seemed different.
For example, at this moment, the spiritual mist that covered the entire hall seemed to have become transparent in Shen Qian's eyes, and he could clearly see the faint traces of spiritual energy in it.
Those spiritual energy tracks are entangled into formations, maintaining the existence of this secret realm.
The King of Jiangling in front of him also changed his appearance in Shen Qian's eyes, and his figure became illusory. Just by looking at it, Shen Qian had an enlightenment.
The energy of King Jiangling's consciousness projection has been exhausted and is on the verge of dissipating.
This feeling of being able to see through the essence of everything at a glance made Shen Qian frightened but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little happy.
Isn’t this a capability that only the system has?
But the system also needs to consume energy, and it takes a certain amount of time to analyze and feedback to Shen Qian, but now Shen Qian itself has this lossless function.
"Isn't it amazing?"
It was obviously impossible for him to have any communication with Shen Qian, but King Jiangling seemed to have guessed what Shen Qian was feeling now, and he smiled slightly.
"This little trick was finally created after I understood Jingcheng Hou's great magical power of 'viewing the world'. Although it is not as good as the various mysteries of 'viewing the world', it may not be inferior to him in terms of 'viewing'!" When King Jiangling said this, he unconsciously felt a hint of arrogance, but when he heard the other person mentioning his teacher Shen Qian, he keenly noticed another detail.
The other party described the "eye of truth" as a small means, while "viewing the world" is a great magical power.
This can only show that Shen Qian has experienced "viewing the world" once before, but it is far from showing his true face.
"Even the King of Jiangling has such high regard for the teacher. No wonder the third senior brother always said that although the teacher is only a marquis, he is a very special person among the princes, and is not inferior to Yanshan Gong and others."
Shen Qian thought to himself.
"The real mystery of the 'Eye of Truth' lies in observing people. Even princes can take a peek, but you have to be careful. Not every prince will be aware of it."
As if he remembered something, King Jiangling gave another warning.
Can even princes spy on you?
Shen Qian was really surprised now.
But he also knew that King Jiangling could not brag about this kind of thing.
However, even if King Jiangling did not remind him, Shen Qian would not dare to explore the prince easily. If he was really discovered, it would definitely cause trouble.
After all, no one likes to become transparent in the eyes of others.
"The 'Eye of Reality' I helped you plant is just a seed. It still has room to grow and improve, but you need to use a unique method to nurture it. The most effective method is to devour it directly..." While Shen Qian was listening attentively, King Jiangling suddenly got stuck.
Shen Qian raised his head in shock, and saw the King of Jiangling in front of him suddenly dissipated like a bubble.
In Shen Qian's eyes, he could naturally see clearly that the projection could no longer be sustained because of exhaustion of energy.
Shen Qian was a little dumbfounded.
He was not sure whether it was because the Nine Kings Secret Realm itself was "in disrepair" or because King Jiangling talked too much nonsense and exceeded the time limit, which caused the consciousness projection to be unsustainable, but...
He was obviously tricked.
Regarding how to strengthen this "eye of truth", Shen Qian directly lost the most intuitive guidance.
"Holy shit!"
Shen Qian couldn't help but uttered a curse word, but he was helpless.
In any case, the benefits have been obtained. As for how to improve the Eye of Truth in the future, he can only wait for him to slowly explore it himself.
Looking around, with the disappearance of King Jiangling, there was no other movement in the hall. Shen Qian's eyes penetrated all the fog and could not find the white jade eucalyptus platform he saw in ancient times.
"There must have been other things that happened in the middle that caused the platform to disappear."
Shen Qian felt a little tired.
He just wants to practice martial arts quietly, but he doesn’t want to be a historical detective!
However, many things are inseparably connected with him, and Shen Qian can't even think about exploring them.
In addition, Shen Qian was still thinking about another issue.
From the current point of view, the inheritance belonging to the Nine Kings is one-time. Once the teaching is completed, the consciousness projections left by the Nine Kings will dissipate.
In other words, if Shen Qian had not been able to open the Nine Kings Secret Realm twice by chance, I am afraid that no one would have been able to completely collect the inheritance of the Nine Kings.
However, the knowledge passed down by the Nine Kings is wide-ranging. No matter how greedy Shen Qian is, he can't actually use so many methods.
In other words, not every method is suitable for him.
So...can he use some of the methods that are not suitable for him in exchange for other things?
For example, make a shady deal with the wealthy martial arts minister?
Shen Qian touched his chin, and the more he thought about it, the more feasible it became.
Rather than rotting in the stomach, it is better to take out some things and do something practical. Anyway, he has mastered the magical power of the Nine Kings. This is called secondary utilization, and he will not lose anything.
At this time, a repulsive force came from the Nine Kings Secret Realm, seeming to urge Shen Qian to leave.
Shen Qian did not resist the repulsive force. He walked forward and soon came to the deepest part of the hall, where there was another door.
Pushing open the palace door, when Shen Qian walked out of the secret realm, the repulsive force also disappeared.
Boom!
Looking back at the closed door, Shen Qian tried to push it, but found that no matter how hard he tried, the door would not move at all.
"Shen Qian, are you out too?"
Hearing the familiar shouts behind him, Shen Qian also gave up trying. He turned around and saw three people on the suspended platform in front of him.
Lin Sanmo stood in the corner holding his sword, with a pensive look on his face, as if he was comprehending something.
As for Cao Yi and Sha Bi, their faces could not hide their excitement.
"Whose inheritance did you all get?"
Shen Qian asked curiously.
"I met King Lintian, Sha Bi met King Wushi, and as for Lin Sanmo... he met King Zhenbei and King Qianwu at the same time."
As Cao Yi spoke, he glanced at Lin Sanmo, who was thinking deeply, with a hint of surprise in his tone.
Shen Qian just nodded when he heard it at first, and then he was startled unconsciously.
He originally thought that everyone was the same and would only randomly encounter one of the nine kings of the first generation, but he did not expect that some people would encounter two kings at the same time and one after another.
Shen Qian discovered that some of his guesses might be wrong.
"Could it be that...there is some kind of natural selection in the Nine Kings Secret Realm, which will automatically determine who is more suitable for what?"
After thinking about it a lot, Shen Qian seemed to have only one explanation.
Wait!
Shen Qian's expression suddenly changed.
Suppose there were no previous accidents, and no one like Fang Fan existed, and everything developed normally, and it was the first time for seven people to enter the Nine Kings Secret Realm...
Doesn't that mean that he, Shen Qian, the only martial arts champion in the country from ancient times to the present who is unrivaled in the nine heavens and has traveled thousands of years to save the younger generation of geniuses of the human race, can only get the inheritance of the King of Jiangling?
Why!
Shen Qian, whose face was dark, glanced at Lin Sanmo again, and for a moment he couldn't tell who was the protagonist.