Chapter 1522 - 1513: Seal Script

Chapter 1522: Chapter 1513: Seal Script

"These four statues..."

Qin Wudao carefully scrutinized the statues; their appearance and the weapons they wielded all closely resembled the four figures from his memory.

No!

To be precise, they were exactly the same.

But those four were mythical figures!

Could they really exist?

Suddenly.

Qin Wudao shook his head with a bitter smile; if he, an ordinary person, could travel to another world and gain a mysterious system, why couldn’t mythical figures exist?

Soon after, more doubts filled Qin Wudao’s mind.

If mythical figures were real, then where did they go? Were they dead or alive? What exactly was the Cloud Sky Palace?

"Little Taoist, come and take a look!"

As if making a discovery, Xiao Qi called out to Qin Wudao.

Qin Wudao stepped forward, finding the weapons of the four statues covered with tiny, tadpole-like mysterious characters, and upon seeing these characters, Qin Wudao was deeply stunned again.

He rubbed his eyes, hardly able to believe what he saw.

Seal script!

These characters actually were seal script!

"Little Taoist, do you recognize these characters?" Xiao Qi asked.

"Yes!"

Qin Wudao nodded, adding, "But I only know the general content!"

In his previous life, out of boredom, he studied the evolution of Huaxia characters and recognized some seal script, but the seal script on the weapons of the four statues numbered in the tens of thousands, beyond his ability to recognize them all.

"What’s it say?" Xiao Qi asked curiously.

"These statues are extraordinary; their inscriptions should be their Cultivation Techniques and Divine Skills!"

Qin Wudao stepped forward and, after pondering deeply, said, "The inscriptions on this statue record a divine skill relating to musical notes, which can slay enemies by playing the zither!"

"Can we cultivate it?" Xiao Qi’s eyes lit up.

Sonic Divine Skills.

These are quite rare, even in the endless cosmos.

"No!"

Qin Wudao shook his head: "I only recognize part of it!"

Xiao Qi seemed a bit disappointed.

"Don’t worry, let’s first make rubbings to take back and slowly translate them," Qin Wudao said with a smile.

He didn’t understand seal script, but most of the civil and military officials of the Qin Dynasty did, and once translated, it would be a considerable asset to the Qin Dynasty.

Bear in mind, this is just the beginning of the Cloud Sky Palace.

There must be plenty of treasures and inheritances ahead.

"Alright!"

Xiao Qi nodded, making rubbings of all the inscriptions on the four statues.

As they were busy working, several young prodigies entered, glanced at what they were doing and the unfamiliar inscriptions, and immediately left.

To these prodigies, Qin Wudao and Xiao Qi’s actions seemed ridiculously foolish.

They should be searching for treasures further ahead.

Instead, they were wasting time here.

An hour later, Qin Wudao and Xiao Qi finished their work and continued moving forward.

Once the two were out of sight, an eerie light flashed in the eyes of the four statues, as if they came to life, though there was no trace of vitality, only an aura of death.

"Strange, that young man actually recognizes our characters?"

The statue holding the zither said incredulously.

"It’s good they recognize it!"

The statue holding the sword said: "We’ve waited three trillion years, finally someone who recognizes our characters has appeared, and thus our legacy can be passed on!"

Another statue holding a whip said: "I wonder if he will be recognized by the Heavenly King!"

"Let nature take its course."

The last statue said.

Imprisoned here for three trillion years, they had seen countless people, all ending in disappointment.

As the Southern Heavenly Gate returned to silence, subsequent prodigies curiously glanced at the statues, then looked away and kept going.

During this time, a few remarkably bright individuals noticed the statues were unusual and tried to move them back for study, but as soon as they made a move, they were struck by heaven’s lightning and left in a sorry state.

...

After leaving the Southern Heavenly Gate.

Qin Wudao and Xiao Qi kept advancing, arriving outside a palace, outside of which two immortal trees were planted; the trees had withered, leaving only the trunks, like decaying wood.

"General’s Residence!"

Xiao Qi studied the palace, recognizing the characters on the plaque.

Qin Wudao looked up, after careful observation he had a startling revelation; this inscription still used seal script, but seemed to possess a kind of Divine Power, allowing even those unfamiliar with seal script to understand.

"Let’s go inside and see!" Qin Wudao suggested.

Xiao Qi nodded.

The two entered the General’s Residence at a brisk pace; inside was spacious, subtly encompassing the universe, with a martial arts stage at its center, flanked by eighteen types of weapons, gleaming coldly; even in high-level universes, they were a rare encounter of Divine Weapons.

Beside the weapon racks, stood a dozen young prodigies, scratching their ears, furrowing their brows in irritation.

Qin Wudao approached quickly; he wasn’t interested in the weapons but the line of text on the weapon racks caught his eye.

Seeing Qin Wudao’s actions, the dozen young prodigies sneered, a glint of amusement in their eyes, as if some drama was about to unfold.

"Watch out!"

"There’s a Formation around those weapons!"

At this moment, a young man dressed in Brocade reminded him.

"Thank you!"

Qin Wudao glanced at the young man and lingered briefly on his Jade Pendant before looking away.

He didn’t pause and within a few steps reached the weapon rack.

At that moment.

The Formation on the weapon rack activated, revealing nine intricate characters; all in seal script, not particularly complicated, roughly meaning order.

These nine seal scripts, each correspond to one through nine!

By arranging the nine seal scripts in ascending order, the Formation can be solved, and the weapons removed.

Knowing the resolution method of the Formation made Qin Wudao numb.

He felt the person who set up this Formation was either wise in simplicity or a fool.

With a hint of helplessness.

Qin Wudao began arranging, feeling like his intelligence was being crushed, thinking: I’m Qin Wudao, at least a top student, yet I’m doing elementary school problems?

That an elementary problem should stump countless prodigies across the endless cosmos?

A bit absurd!

Before long.

Qin Wudao sorted one through nine, and immediately, the Formation automatically opened, revealing eighteen weapons.

This left the onlookers completely stunned.

What had they just seen?

The Formation that stumped them despite all efforts, Qin Wudao unlocked with just a few moves, with his fingers?

Unbelievable!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Qin Wudao stored the eighteen weapons into his personal space; these weapons were products of his intellect.

"Hold on!"

At this point, a prodigy stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice: "Sir, there’s a saying: those who see share. You surely don’t need so many weapons alone; would you consider sharing with us?"

This proposition.

Stirred interest among the crowd who looked eagerly at Qin Wudao.

"Those who see share? I see you have plenty of treasures in your personal space; could you share some with me?" Qin Wudao paused his movements, calmly asked.

"This..."

The prodigy was taken aback, face darkening: "Sir, you’re a wise man; please don’t make foolish choices!"