"That is..."

When Shen Qingzhu saw this exaggerated sword mark, his eyes gradually lit up.

"That's the sword intent of Senior Sword Saint!" Lin Qiye said confidently, "Quick! Drive the boat over!"

An Qingyu immediately adjusted the direction, and the exploration ship drew an arc in the fog, heading straight towards the island, and finally stopped at the edge of the island where the sword mark was located.

Lin Qiye and the others quickly got off the boat. It was not until they stepped onto the island themselves that they truly realized how terrifying this sword mark was.

The sword mark started from the east and went all the way to the westernmost edge of the island. Even with Lin Qiye's current mental perception, he could not get a glimpse of the full picture of the sword, and it was even more impossible to see it clearly with the naked eye in the fog.

Lin Qiye made a rough estimate that the sword was at least ten kilometers long. The sword mark was deeply embedded in the island, like a natural moat. If you kicked a stone at random, it would take several seconds to hear the sound of it hitting the ground.

"Senior Sword Saint's sword intent is even more terrifying than before in the fog." Lin Qiye stood beside the sword mark, sensing the sword intent emanating from within, and couldn't help but speak.

An Qingyu squatted down, scooped up some soil with his fingers and placed it in front of his eyes, a gray light flashed in his eyes:

"Judging from the marks on the soil, this sword should have been left behind a month ago..."

"A month ago?"

Lin Qiye was stunned.

A month ago, the full-scale war between gods had not yet begun, and Daxia had not yet taken action against Egypt's Sun City and Asgard. So who did Zhou Ping fight with to leave such a horrific sword mark?

"There are residual fluctuations of divine power."

Just when everyone was puzzled, the expressionless blond man standing at the back spoke calmly, "Three of them, all at the main god level, from the same pantheon."

Hearing these words, Lin Qiye and others' faces changed slightly.

"Senior Sword Saint and the three main gods fought here?"

"They probably just passed by during the battle." An Qingyu pushed up his glasses and said, "If it was really a battle between four main gods, this island would have been reduced to ashes long ago. They must have been fighting in the air, and during that time, Senior Sword Saint slashed out a sword, which happened to land on this island."

Lin Qiye looked up at the sky, and tried his best to reconstruct the scene from a month ago. Judging from the existing clues, Zhou Ping was being hunted by the three main gods and passed through this sea area...

But why were there three main gods from the same pantheon chasing him? What did he do?

Which god system took action?

"Since these traces were left a month ago, Senior Sword Saint must have left by now." An Qingyu shook his head helplessly while carrying the black coffin. "With his speed, this month is enough for him to appear in any corner of the world. It is unlikely that he will stay here. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to find anything if we search along this route."

"..." Lin Qiye sighed, "Let's go first. Senior Sword Saint should not be in danger of his life. Let's find the Ark of the Covenant first, and then make plans."

Everyone returned to the exploration ship and continued along the original route. Lin Qiye sat in the cabin, constantly covering the surrounding sea with his mental power. Although the probability was slim, he still wanted to try to find it as long as there was a glimmer of possibility.

Unfortunately, he found nothing until the exploration ship reached its destination.

It was already late at night, and the fog obscured the sky. Not a single ray of starlight or moonlight could be seen. In the pitch-black darkness, the fog and the sea seemed to be fused into one, making it impossible to tell the direction.

The cabin swayed gently with the waves. The dim light from the candle on the table illuminated a corner of the dark cabin. An Qingyu was at the helm. Relying on his terrifying memory and analysis of magnetic fields, he accurately controlled the ship in the endless darkness and sailed away little by little.

"strangeness……"

Lin Qiye stood by the window, half of his face turned yellow by the dim candlelight, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Er asked in confusion.

"Since we entered this sea area, it seems that no 'mystery' has appeared." Lin Qiye said thoughtfully, "We sailed all the way from Daxia to here. Every once in a while, a 'mystery' would appear on the road and want to destroy the ship. Even if some 'mysteries' refrained from taking action, they would hide in the deep sea and secretly stare at us.

But since half an hour ago, none of the 'mysteries' in this sea area have appeared within the range of my mental perception, as if they have all disappeared. "

"We're getting there."

Michael, who had been sitting aside with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes and spoke.

Squeak——!

In the darkness, the hull made a dull sound as it was hit by huge waves. The candlelight in the cramped cabin flickered, and the ship fell into a brief silence.

"But there is nothing around except sea water." Lin Qiye closed his eyes and sensed carefully for a moment, but did not detect the existence of any land or islands.

"Where we are going is not on the ground."

"In heaven?"

Michael shook his head slightly.

"Where are we going? Now that we are near our destination, I should be able to tell you, right?" Shen Qingzhu frowned.

Michael turned his head, his furnace-like golden eyes glanced at the darkness outside the porthole, and slowly uttered two words:

“Heaven.”

"Heaven?" Lin Qiye was stunned for a moment. "Is it the place recorded in your Holy Scripture?"

"Heaven is the kingdom of God of our Holy Religion. It is the destination after death that countless dead souls dream of. It is the land of bliss and the origin of all light and purity in the world." Michael was silent for a moment, then spoke again, "Innumerable years ago, I, other angels, and the Holy Lord all lived there, and the Ark of the Covenant was also stored there."

It turns out that the Ark of the Covenant is hidden in the Kingdom of the Western Holy Religion. No wonder Michael said before that the gods of Daxia cannot enter it, and only mortals like Lin Qiye can set foot there... In their eyes, it is mostly a blasphemy for gods from other countries to enter the Kingdom of the Holy Religion.

"Where is it then?"

“Heaven has no substance. It cannot be seen on any land, in the sky, or in the deep sea. It only exists in the pure land in the deepest part of the mind of all living beings.”

"What do you mean?" An Qingyu asked in surprise, "Heaven is in our hearts? Then how do we get there?"

"In the area favored by the gods, if you chant the name of the Lord devoutly and question your heart, you will automatically enter the kingdom of heaven if you find the purest and most flawless bright land in your heart." Michael's eyes swept across the dark sea water under the ship. "This sea area is where the area favored by the gods used to be."

"That is to say, we have to find the light in our hearts in this sea before we can enter the kingdom of heaven?" Lin Qiye murmured to himself, "This is the first time I've seen that entering the kingdom of God is so mysterious..."

"The Kingdom of Heaven is indeed different from other kingdoms of God in the world." Michael said calmly, "If you want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, there is only one way."