In the secret zone paradise, Ye Futian quietly cultivated. It was as though he was in an ethereal space. All around him were ancient gods. The figures of the ancient gods appeared extremely powerful, and their wills filled the sky. Their wills created a miraculous resonance and seemed to be one being.

The Battle Matrix of the Rocks required merging one's will and body of the Great Path to unleash its power to its utmost limit. However, before one cultivated the Battle Matrix of the Rocks, one needed to cultivate body refinement techniques. The bodies of the cultivators of the Lost Clan were impressive.

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Aside from that, activating the Battle Matrix of the Rocks required the various cultivators to be of one mind. The wills of the cultivators who activated the Battle Matrix of the Rocks needed to resonate and become one. This was also no easy feat. It necessitated absolute trust between all of the cultivators and needed a special cultivation technique to achieve.

From the looks of it, it took a lot of effort for the seniors of the Lost Clan to create the Battle Matrix of the Rocks.

Time gradually passed. Ye Futian comprehended the Way quietly. After a long while, he finally opened his eyes and retracted his spiritual soul. He looked at the stone walls. Everything seemed to have returned to normal.

He turned around and walked out of the secret zone paradise. Outside, Sikong Nan was actually still there. He seemed to have been waiting for Ye Futian all this while, accompanying Ye Futian as he cultivated in the Lost Clan secret zone.

"The Battle Matrix of the Rocks requires a special cultivation technique to be set up, right? Can I have a look at it?" Ye Futian asked Sikong Nan.

"Of course," replied Sikong Nan as he nodded his head. He led Ye Futian over to the location outside another secret zone paradise.

"This secret zone paradise is very dangerous. There have been cultivators of the Lost Clan who never made it out after they entered. However, those who wish to cultivate the Battle Matrix of the Rocks will need to go inside. There is a technique inside that tempers one's flesh and will. It is the most direct method for doing so," explained Sikong Nan. "However, with Renhuang Ye's ability, entering this place should not pose an issue."

"All right, I will go inside and have a look around," said Ye Futian. He then stepped into the secret zone paradise.

Upon entering inside, Ye Futian instantly sensed a terrifying destructive power sweep over him. It felt as though the space was shattering. There were cracks all around him as well as lights of catastrophe. An incomplete space was sealed within the secret zone paradise.

Inside, there was also no place to dodge or hide.

"This…" exclaimed Ye Futian as he felt his heart tremble. His flesh shook, and brilliant divine light burst forth from his body of the Great Path. Destructive winds washed over his figure. The winds were as sharp as blades and attempted to ravage his body. The friction between the winds and his body of the Great Path actually created screeching sounds.

Rumble. An attack seemed to strike his spiritual soul directly. A bolt of black lightning appeared to charge straight into his consciousness. It contained terrifying destructive power.

'Was this setup to mimic the endless dark region?' Ye Futian thought to himself as he walked forward step by step. This secret zone paradise was like a black hole that consumed everything. The further he entered the space, the more terrifying the attack power acting on him became. It seemed endless.

The Shenyi Continent had been wandering around the endless darkness. It never saw the light of day and was always faced with calamities. Hence, they mimicked the endless darkness and established this region to temper the cultivators of the Lost Clan. This allowed them to experience and learn to adapt to the power of darkness in the Lost Clan secret zone whenever they wished.

Though such a method was well-intentioned, it was very harsh. The Lost Clan did not hold back against their own members. However, if they had not done so, they would have long been destroyed and would not have survived until the present day.

What was inside this place? Ye Futian thought. His spiritual soul could not penetrate the storm. As he continued to advance, even more terrifying destructive power attacked his flesh and spiritual soul.

Gradually, his flesh shone with brilliant divine light and appeared more and more frightening. It seemed like a divine body of the Great Path. The will he unleashed also reached an extremely powerful state. Only then could he keep himself steady as he advanced. If even he had to resort to such methods, the cultivators of the Lost Clan would have had an extremely difficult time passing through the secret zone paradise.

After passing through the storm of darkness, he came to another space. There was also a stone wall here. On it, the depiction of a cultivation technique was carved. It was a technique to train one's flesh and will. Used in conjunction with the storm in the black hole, it could temper one's flesh and will to an extremely powerful state.

That meant that the cultivators who could activate the Battle Matrix of the Rocks had all been here before.

Ye Futian closed his eyes and began to cultivate. After a period of time, he left the place and once again met with Sikong Nan.

"How did it feel?" Sikong Nan asked Ye Futian.

Ye Futian commented, "The seniors of the Lost Clan were admirable for managing to create such cultivation techniques. However, after creating them, the seniors did not derive other methods of attack. They merely utilized this to resolve the crisis of the Shenyi Continent and protect the continent. It is somewhat of a waste."

"Renhuang Ye, what do you mean by this?" asked Sikong Nan.

Ye Futian explained, "The Battle Matrix of the Rocks has astonishing defensive power. If the Lost Clan relied on the defense of the matrix and combined it with other offensive techniques, such a combination would be extremely powerful. If you were to face another battle like the one before, you would not need to sacrifice your lives. You could have directly deterred the cultivators of the Ancient God Clan from the Divine Prefecture."

"The requirements for the Battle Matrix of the Rocks are very high. The cultivators in the battle matrix need to have their powers resonate. If they attack individually, it will destroy the balance of the battle matrix. The seniors who created the Battle Matrix of the Rocks did not create attack techniques for it. Does Renhuang Ye have any ideas in mind?" Sikong Nan said when he heard Ye Futian's words. He had a pondering look. He seemed to have noticed something from Ye Futian's statement.

"Hmm," replied Ye Futian as he nodded his head. "I believe that the Battle Matrix of the Rocks can still be modified so that the cultivators in it can achieve resonance and unleash an Art of Supreme Attack of the Great Path. That way, the might of the Battle Matrix of the Rocks will be improved slightly."

When Sikong Nan heard Ye Futian say this, he revealed a strange expression. He said, "If we can truly manage to do so, it will be more than just a slight improvement. Due to being a defensive matrix, the Battle Matrix of the Rocks has always been lacking in offensive capabilities. If it is as you say, it will be a transformation. Its power will improve immensely."

"Maybe," said Ye Futian.

"Renhuang Ye, are you confident in pulling it off?" asked Sikong Nan.

"I will try," replied Ye Futian.

"All right. If that is the case, we will trouble you to do so," said Sikong Nan as he nodded his head.

"I will cultivate in the battle matrix secret zone paradise for a few days," said Ye Futian as he headed towards the previous secret zone paradise. He then once again entered there to cultivate.

Sikong Nan stood outside and watched as Ye Futian walked inside. There was a look of anticipation in his eyes. If Ye Futian could add an Art of Supreme Attack to the Battle Matrix of the Rocks as he said, the overall ability of the Lost Clan would reach a whole new level. That way, in the current chaotic Original Realm, their ability to protect themselves would be higher.