There were a few marks on the floor of the building where the tables and chairs used to be. Clearly, the marks had been left there for too long. Furthermore, the seals around the area had been broken, and the minor divine ability to remove the dust had been lost.
After looking around the building for a bit, Wang Lin was able to glean quite a bit of information.
First of all, there had to be three people who had entered the building before him!
Of course, that didn't rule out the possibility that there were people like Wang Lin, who had come here only to find the remains of the seals that had been deciphered by others.
Of the three people, the person who had mastered the 18 Plum Blossom Hexes had been the first to appear. That person was most likely very proud and arrogant, and didn't care about ordinary things. According to Wang Lin's observations, wherever there were valuable items, there were also remains of the 18 Hexes.
After that person left, two more people arrived. Their methods of deciphering the hexes were a bit amateurish, and the tables and chairs were taken by one of them.
The key to this conclusion was the marks on the floor that Wang Lin was looking at.
There were some tiny bits of wood on the ash marks. If you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice them.
Wang Lin squatted down and picked up a piece of wood with his index finger.
"Forcibly deciphering the hexes caused some damage to the tables and chairs …." Wang Lin flicked the piece of wood away, then walked out the back door of the building.
Behind the building was a long, winding corridor, fenced with celestial jade. Beneath the fence was a dried-up pond.
There were also large amounts of hexes left behind by the destruction of the hexes. On the surface of the pond, Wang Lin found the 18 Plum Blossom Hexes.
As he walked along the winding corridor, Wang Lin carefully examined his surroundings. He noticed that the fences around him had been broken in many places.
The further he went, the fewer hexes he saw. After walking for about five kilometers, he reached the end of the corridor. At the end, the corridor split into three directions.
At the intersection, Wang Lin stopped and carefully examined the three paths. He wanted to find the direction that the person who had mastered the 18 Plum Blossom Hexes had gone. That person's hexes were too powerful, and if he followed that person, he wouldn't be able to find any treasures.
That person was like an elegant thief who only picked the best items. The two people behind him were like robbers who basically didn't let go of anything they saw. However, their abilities were limited, so they would leave behind some of the best items.
After carefully examining the area, Wang Lin walked a few dozen meters in each of the three directions, then returned to his original position. His eyes flashed, and he headed toward the path to the right.
After walking 1,000 feet, Wang Lin saw that although the scenery was the same as before, there were broken restrictions everywhere. These restrictions had all been broken by force, and there were even some places where the restrictions were only broken halfway before being abandoned.
Every time he encountered one of these half-broken hexes, Wang Lin would stop and carefully examine it. He wasn't in a rush to break it, but after observing it, he would continue moving forward.
The path to the right extended out. Although there were fences on both sides, outside the fences was no longer a pond, but a bamboo forest.
As he cautiously moved forward, Wang Lin suddenly stopped. He raised his right foot and slowly placed it back down. His body didn't move, but there were flashes of restrictions in his eyes.
There was a pavilion 100 feet in front of him. There was a round table with four stone stools. There was a wine jug and several cups on top of the table.
Wang Lin's eyes narrowed and he cautiously looked around. Within 100 feet of the pavilion, all the hexes were intact, and there were no signs of them being broken.
"There must be something special about the wine jug on the stone table in the pavilion.
I followed the marks left by someone before me, but the person who broke the hexes stopped here! "
Wang Lin pondered a bit and took a few steps back. The restrictions in his eyes flashed as he carefully observed. Gradually, his expression became more and more serious.
"So that's how it is. There are tens of thousands of changes to the hexes inside the pavilion. If I can't figure out all of them, once I step within 100 feet of the pavilion, I will trigger the power of the hexes. Even if I break it by force, unless I have a shocking cultivation level, it will be difficult for me to escape unscathed.
"Also, the most important thing is that this pavilion is clearly the center of all the hexes. That's why the person who came here for who knows how many years chose to retreat!
"Although these hexes are strong, if the person who knows the 18 Plum Blossom Restriction came here, he would only need a bit of time to break them. From this, it can be seen that the direction I chose was correct. No one has been here before!"
Wang Lin took a deep breath and there was a flash of excitement in his eyes. When he entered the cave, everything he saw was the remains of something that had been swept away. It was as if he had entered a mountain of treasure only to find that it had already been dug out by someone.
From his point of view, this pavilion was another mountain of treasures!
Wang Lin suppressed the excitement in his heart and calmed himself down. After looking around a bit more, he sat down and began to study the hexes.
The restriction seal outside the pavilion was like a dense net. It was impossible for an ordinary person to discover it. However, in the eyes of those who were proficient in restrictions, the difference in their experience would cause them to see things differently.
The first step to breaking the hexes was to observe them.
Wang Lin sat there for three days. During these three days, his eyes gradually became bloodshot and there was a hint of exhaustion on his face.
"I can only see 3000 changes. I'm still a bit away from breaking the hexes!
However, the hexes are still, so a lot of the changes won't show up … "Wang Lin pondered for a moment before he suddenly raised his right hand and flicked it forward. A ray of celestial spiritual energy shot out from his finger toward the pavilion.
After flicking his finger, he didn't hesitate to quickly retreat. He was so fast that he almost left an afterimage.
As soon as the strand of celestial force entered within a hundred feet of the pavilion, it immediately collapsed with a bang and turned into specks of light that dissipated. At the same time, like a drop of water being thrown into a pot of boiling oil, an explosive aura frantically surged out from within a hundred feet.
A stone stirred up a layer of waves. A crazy aura, filled with tyrannical power, swept out from within a hundred feet like a raging wave. Almost in an instant, it spread crazily.
If it wasn't for the fact that Wang Lin was prepared and his speed was extremely fast, he would have been covered by this wave.
Wang Lin didn't stop until he was more than 100 feet away. Although he was retreating, his eyes were still staring at the hexes. At this moment, his eyes were shining brightly.
"There were at least 10,000 changes in the hexes just now!" Wang Lin pondered a bit before he sat down and continued to analyze the hexes.
Time passed. In the blink of an eye, one month had passed.
During this month, Wang Lin had tried to activate the hexes with celestial spiritual energy several times to observe the changes inside. Every time he tried, he would gain a lot. Most of the changes outside the pavilion gradually appeared in his mind.
At the same time, he hadn't stopped analyzing the hexes for even half a breath. His eyes were completely red, as if they were about to drip blood!
During this month, Wang Lin had forgotten everything. He even forgot that he was inside someone else's cave. The only thing he cared about was breaking this hexes restriction!
The more he studied and the more he deduced, the more Wang Lin felt like he gained a lot. This hexes restriction was all-encompassing, and as he studied it, he gained a deeper understanding of it.
The restrictions that Wang Lin learned came from the Land of the Ancient God. What he learned was ancient restrictions. Then, in the underground cave in the Suzaku Plains, he accidentally read a lot of ancient books. Adding on the hundreds of years that followed, his understanding of restrictions became more complex. His understanding of restrictions had reached a certain level. As time passed, when he completed the 99 restriction flags, his understanding of restrictions reached a bottleneck.
Anyone who studied restrictions would encounter many bottlenecks in their life. If they couldn't break through them, then their research would stop. This bottleneck was invisible, but it was caused by many factors.
During this month of research, Wang Lin's knowledge had increased greatly. The changes in the hexes seemed to have opened up a path for him. He had unknowingly broken through the bottleneck, and what appeared before him was a straight path!
At this moment, he was 40% confident that he could break this hexes restriction. Although it was only 40%, it has to be said that even someone who had studied restrictions for 1,000 years only had 20% confidence in breaking this hexes restriction.
Only those old monsters that had lived for more than 10,000 years would dare to say they had more than 40% confidence!
"If the person who specializes in the 18 Plum Blossom Restriction can break it, I'm afraid he has more than 70% confidence!" Wang Lin pondered for a long time. He didn't act rashly and continued to analyze the hexes.
Another month passed. Wang Lin was confident that although he hadn't completely grasped the hexes, he was 50% confident he could break it!
On this day, he calmly stood up. Although his eyes were bloodshot, he was in high spirits. His body moved and he instantly arrived 100 feet away from the hexes. His eyes lit up as he calculated and took a step forward!
This first step, Wang Lin wasn't nervous at all. He was 100% confident that there wouldn't be any changes and he wouldn't trigger this hexes restriction!
After taking a step forward, nothing changed. Wang Lin's expression was the same as usual as he took another step forward. The moment his first step landed, he took another step forward!
Three steps, 10 feet. He took nine steps in a row. It was as if he had practiced these nine steps countless times. He was extremely calm, like he was walking in his own garden. There was nothing out of the ordinary.
After taking nine steps, Wang Lin's eyes flashed with restrictions. He looked up at the hexes before him. His right hand moved as he calculated before he took another step forward.
This time, it was another nine steps!
At this moment, he had already walked 60 feet!
Although 60 feet wasn't a long distance, Wang Lin had spent two months calculating. Even some old monsters that had lived for thousands of years wouldn't be able to easily cross 60 feet!