Before today, Shen Qian had very few encounters with martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and most of the martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm he had fought were of similar age.
He is undoubtedly the number one genius of the younger generation in China today.
But... this only applies to those under twenty-four years old.
In reality, for martial artists from the Mountain and Sea Realm, being in their twenties is just the beginning.
When he enters this world that truly belongs to mountains and seas, his age will become his greatest weakness.
Those martial artists who have cultivated this realm for decades or even centuries possess a foundation that is unimaginable before.
"Major Shen, you might be interested in this place."
While Shen Qian was lost in thought, Zheng Lei suddenly stopped and smiled meaningfully.
"Um?"
Following Zheng Lei's gaze, Shen Qian realized that the three of them had unknowingly arrived in the center of the city.
Right in front of the three of them appeared an incredibly spacious square.
Shen Qian glanced at it and his gaze sharpened.
Right there in the square, there stood a series of jade statues.
Shen Qian's expression changed.
Although these statues appeared to be inanimate objects, for some reason, the surging aura contained within each statue made Shen Qian feel somewhat terrified.
Given his current level of attainment, this is almost an unbelievable thing.
At this moment, beneath some of the statues in the square, a martial artist from the Mountain and Sea Realm sat cross-legged. Their faces showed struggle, and their aura fluctuated constantly, but it was unclear what they were doing.
"Where is this place?" Shen Qian asked instinctively.
"Forest of Mountains and Seas!"
Zheng Lei said firmly, "It is also one of the most important places in this underground city."
"The Forest of Mountains and Seas?"
Shen Qian pondered these four words, then he and Zheng Lei stepped into the square and casually came to the statue closest to them.
At the base of the statue stands a stone tablet about half the height of a person, with clearly visible inscriptions.
"I entered the Dao through the sword, and after 180 years of dedicated practice, I achieved mastery of swordsmanship, which astonished the world. I now erect this statue in the hope of exchanging skills with those who come after me."
Besides the large, flowing characters, there was another name below.
"Heavenly Swordsman".
He shuddered and suddenly looked up.
He had vaguely felt that the person looked familiar, and now that he looked closely, wasn't he the Heavenly Swordsman he had seen once before outside the Nine Heavens Battlefield?
However, the Heavenly Swordsman depicted in this portrait was clearly younger, with a lifelike face that exuded a compelling sharpness, making him vastly different from the Heavenly Swordsman he had seen the day before he sank in. That's why he didn't recognize him immediately.
"The likeness of the Heavenly Swordsman?"
"To be precise, it is the portrait of the Heavenly Swordsman at the peak of his career in the Mountain and Sea series."
Zheng Lei slowly said, "Every peerless expert who reaches the end of the mountains and seas will leave a portrait on this square."
"These human figures represent those at the pinnacle of the mountains and seas, hence... this place is called the Forest of Mountains and Seas!"
"There are now a total of 1,784 human figures in the forest of mountains and seas, and the real bodies of a small number of these figures have long since surpassed the level of kings and nobles."
Looking ahead, with his eyesight, as long as he circulates his spiritual power, he can clearly see even a person hundreds of meters away.
Sure enough, upon looking around, he spotted some familiar faces.
The Heavenly Swordsman, the Earl of Pingyang, the Earl of Luoshen, and even the Great Elder Gao, etc.
At the end of the forest of mountains and seas, dozens of statues stood alone. Shen Qian saw the figures of the first nine kings among them, and the rest should be the first kings from other parts of the world.
Besides the kings and nobles, there are many other figures still in the Mountain and Sea Realm, such as the most conspicuous one... Shen Qian saw the figure belonging to his senior brother Jiang Huan.
The statue stood in a certain position in the center of the square, and it still looked somewhat brand new.
And the largest number of martial artists from the mountains and seas gathered there to pay their respects.
"Jiang Huan came to erect the statue yesterday as agreed. It is said that the martial arts club had wanted to erect a statue of Jiang Huan for a long time, but for some reason, the other party had refused until yesterday.
Zheng Lei saw where Shen Qian's gaze was directed and couldn't help but smile.
He nodded slightly.
He could roughly guess why the eldest brother was unwilling to leave behind a portrait.
This forest of mountains and seas is where all the powerful figures who have reached the end of the mountains and seas leave their portraits. But for Jiang Huan, even though the other party's strength has long stood at the peak of the mountains and seas, that is only in the eyes of others.
But for him, only by breaking through the Nine Forbidden Zones and reaching the pinnacle could he be considered to have completed the journey through the mountains and seas.
He glanced around, his heart fluttering.
So many mountain and sea peaks...
Moreover, he knew that these people were definitely not just ordinary experts at the ninth level of the Mountain and Sea Realm.
According to the statistics of the Martial Arts Association, in the hundreds of years since the spiritual energy revival, tens of thousands of experts at the ninth level of the Mountain and Sea have been born, but only a few thousand are qualified to leave their portraits here.
This undoubtedly means that each of them is a true pinnacle among mountains and seas.
"To date, no one has ever been able to defeat all the human figures in this forest of mountains and seas. Even Jiang Huan, who has always been known as the number one person in the forest of mountains and seas, has failed in the group of statues of the first king."
Zheng Lei sighed, "There are rumors that the King of Jiangling left behind this forest of mountains and seas, but there is actually a big secret behind it. As long as a martial artist can defeat all the statues, the secret behind it can be solved."
"However, as time went by, more and more human figures stood in the forest of mountains and seas, making this goal increasingly impossible to achieve, and gradually no one mentioned it anymore."
"Just like clearing the Tower of All Things, it's just wishful thinking."
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