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**Chapter 2455: Dao Patterns, The Origin of the Altar**

Lin Moyu chose a very special angle, right in the blind spot of most people's vision. Moreover, with Lu Fengyao by his side, she blocked the last bit of view. No one saw what Lin Moyu was doing. What others saw was just Lin Moyu squatting by the altar, not knowing what he was doing. 

Lu Fengyao saw all of Lin Moyu's actions, but she also didn't understand what he was doing. For some reason, Lu Fengyao had an inexplicable sense of trust in Lin Moyu. This trust was unrelated to their realms and came more from her sixth sense.

She felt that Lin Moyu must have discovered something. 

Lin Moyu saw his essence blood being absorbed, and the patterns appeared again for a moment before disappearing. Unlike the previous two people, who only bled when injured, Lin Moyu's essence blood contained a part of his soul. For a cultivator, the amount of essence blood is limited and not easily expended. But for Lin Moyu, he had as much essence blood as he needed and wasn't afraid of using it. 

Seeing that his essence blood indeed had some effect, Lin Moyu continued to squeeze out essence blood, letting it drip continuously onto the steps. Gradually, he felt a mysterious connection forming between himself and the altar. 

The scene in his vision changed magically; it was as if he was high in the sky, looking down at the altar. A man in a black Daoist robe appeared in his sight. He stood at the mountain top, waving his hand, and the altar formed accordingly. After the altar was formed, he painted in the air, sketching countless patterns that formed a mysterious diagram. The diagram was too complex, seemingly like runes but beyond runes. 

Lin Moyu's soul trembled as he could barely remember part of it. The diagram was completed in an instant, and the man pointed to the sky, shouting, "Wind, come!" 

With a light shout, a fierce wind arose, layer upon layer, with varying speeds. He then took out an item and threw it into the altar. Lin Moyu saw that the item was a fish bone, shaped like a sword, likely the spine of a large fish. The fish bone also had complex patterns engraved on it, echoing the patterns on the altar. 

As the fish bone was inserted into the altar, the previously drawn patterns glowed and stirred up a massive wind. The wind blew on the fish bone, producing a thumping sound. Lin Moyu's soul trembled again, feeling his soul level rapidly ascending, almost reaching the Celestial Sovereign level. 

"Stop!" Lin Moyu lightly shouted in his heart. The Ten-Colored Dragon Soul Crystal roared, and the scene before his eyes disappeared instantly. Lin Moyu's body trembled, and he woke up suddenly. 

Lu Fengyao asked, "What happened?" 

She had seen Lin Moyu suddenly freeze and didn't know what had happened, but she didn't disturb him. 

Lin Moyu, with a hint of shock in his eyes, transmitted his voice, "I think I know what the altar is about." 

Lu Fengyao's beautiful eyes widened, "Explain in detail!" 

Lin Moyu recounted what he had seen, and after listening, Lu Fengyao couldn't help but frown. She whispered, "I've always felt that this altar was strange, but I couldn't figure out what was wrong." 

Lin Moyu asked, "I think the problem might be with that sword-shaped fish bone, and the altar is just a tool to hold the fish bone. Sister Fengyao, do you know what the patterns on the fish bone are?" 

Lu Fengyao looked at Lin Moyu, seemingly scrutinizing something, her eyes slightly complex. Lin Moyu knew that what he said would make her think of something, so he directly said, "Sister Fengyao, there's no need to think too much. I indeed do not come from a prominent family, so I don't understand many things."

If he came from a prominent family with family inheritance, he should be able to recognize the patterns on the fish bone. Lu Fengyao wasn't stupid; through his words, she naturally guessed that he had no family inheritance. 

Lu Fengyao lightly shook her head, "I'm a bit surprised that you could get here without family inheritance. Your foundation and luck must be very deep." 

"These patterns are called Dao Patterns, belonging to Dao Sovereigns. Specifically, you'll understand when you reach the Dao Sovereign realm." 

"Just remember, don't study these patterns before reaching Dao Sovereign; it's meaningless." 

"If you're unlucky, it might even backfire, causing more harm than good." 

Dao Patterns, the patterns of Dao Sovereigns. Lin Moyu remembered this. No wonder he couldn't understand them before; they belonged to Dao Sovereigns. This meant that the person who created this altar and drew the patterns was also a Dao Sovereign. But why did he do this? 

A Dao Sovereign wouldn't be bored enough to come here and create an altar for no reason. There must be a reason. The altar would emit knocking sounds periodically, spreading across the entire continent and into the ocean. During the knocking sounds, many creatures' cultivation would rapidly increase, reaching high-level Celestial Sovereign. The price they paid was losing their wisdom, becoming beasts acting on instinct.

But this didn't matter; they were beasts to begin with, so the price was nothing to them. 

Lin Moyu didn't continue to explore the root cause. He left the altar, quietly waiting for the next activation of the altar. After the previous scene, Lin Moyu knew that the altar would activate periodically. Moreover, after absorbing his essence blood, the altar had a mysterious connection with him, and something might happen when it activated again. 

Time passed by the second, and everyone remained silent. Besides Lin Moyu, everyone present was a Celestial Sovereign. For Celestial Sovereigns, a single meditation session could last hundreds or thousands of years. A few days were nothing to them.

The mountain top became very quiet, with occasional sounds from the forest below, where animals fought, causing significant commotion. The entire mountain seemed to tremble, but it was special and unaffected. 

On the sixth day, a force began to grow and spread from the altar. Lin Moyu, maintaining a mysterious connection with the altar, was the first to sense it activating. 

"It's coming!" 

As the altar began to activate, everyone felt their bodies sink, as if an invisible hand was pressing down on them. At the same time, they felt their connection with the outside world being cut off, unable to sense anything outside. 

Someone suddenly shouted, "Not good, the Realm Sea Token is ineffective!" 

In an instant, everyone turned pale and took out their Realm Sea Tokens, finding them dim and indeed ineffective. Lin Moyu also took out his Realm Sea Token, finding it had stopped recovering. An invisible force had locked the Realm Sea Token, rendering it useless. 

Lin Moyu looked at the dragons, who showed no surprise, clearly knowing what was happening, having experienced it before. Since that was the case, he didn't need to worry and just watched. After all, he couldn't use the Realm Sea Token before, and now it was the same. 

The altar's activation intensified, and everyone felt increasingly heavy. Soon, a fish bone appeared in the altar, a sword-shaped fish bone. Half of the fish bone was inserted into the altar, with the other half exposed. 

At the moment the fish bone appeared, a thumping sound echoed, spreading across the world. Simultaneously, the space at the mountain top expanded rapidly, at least ten thousand times, becoming extremely vast. Fierce winds arose, like clouds and mist, layer upon layer. 

"Kill!" 

The dragons roared and immediately attacked the insect race. The insect race seemed prepared and didn't show weakness, with countless flying insects emerging from their nest.