I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 873, Section 868: The Border

Li Hongyu led Ma En further inside, and after passing through several corridors and courtyards, he arrived at a huge martial arts arena that the building could not possibly contain. The entire square was surrounded by wooden walls, resembling a courtyard, but there were many scattered buildings standing in the mountains and forests in the distance outside the walls.

From the outside, this building was the only one in the entire wasteland. But now, many ancient Eastern Federation buildings that shouldn't be here have appeared in the distance, and the terrain is completely different from the wasteland.

If these were just common spatial anomalies, Mar and Eng wouldn't have thought much of them. But the problem is that these anomalies are essentially discontinuities caused by unmemorable beings...

In other words, what he is seeing at this moment may be a scene from the "past".

Li Hongyu also noticed Ma En's gaze:
"Unless you are confident, it is best not to go any deeper into that area. I only went deep into the training ground after I reached level V."

"If it weren't for teaching you martial arts, I wouldn't have come back so easily."

"You're right, this is indeed the boundary between the present and the past, but it's definitely not a smooth road. In fact, it's a dangerous place fraught with deadly threats. If you're not careful, you'll get completely lost here."

"I'm not just talking about getting lost. I've made many attempts to get deeper into this place, and in the process, I've also discovered the dangers here. When you're trapped here, no amount of help from the outside world will help."

"You will be completely forgotten by the outside world, just like those who remain in the past."

Marx and Engels asked:

"Have you ever been forgotten?"

Li Hongyu nodded:
"That's right. I was basically lucky to come back alive. In such a terrible situation, even my martial arts skills were useless. I almost gave up hope of coming back."

"Although getting lost that time made my journey in martial arts smoother and more enjoyable, I did not try to explore it further, at least not until I reached the realm of the celestial beings."

"Of course, if you have any way to get back from here, I won't stop you."

Ma En could sense that she even hoped he had such a way, which was probably why she brought him here in the first place—she wanted to see if he could get through this place.

Unfortunately, Marx and Engels had no intention of taking such a risk.

At least not until his mental strength is fully restored.

“This is also a tricky situation for me.” Ma En shook his head. “If you don’t mind, I plan to look into the situation here later, but for now, let’s focus on what we’re doing.”

Li Hongyu nodded:
“I brought you here not just to show you these things. As the boundary between the present and the past, this place naturally contains some things that cannot be found today. Besides, this is my home.”

"Look at that line."

She raised her hand and pointed to the distant sky.

Marne looked over and immediately noticed it.

The mountains and clouds were separated by a line.

Noticing that Ma En had caught the line with lightning speed, Li Hongyu felt a surge of anticipation.

Marne stared at the invisible line, trying to find some clue that she wanted to find.

Well, first of all, the line is very straight, and I can't feel any skewing at all. It also seems to have completely torn apart everything in my field of vision, and perhaps even crossed a much wider area.

Based on his understanding of martial arts, this must be a spectacle created by some kind of martial arts technique.

"How long has this line separated the clouds?" Ma En asked.

Li Hongyu looked surprised, but still answered:

"It was like this when I first saw it. The wind could move the clouds on either side of it, but these clouds couldn't drift to the other side of the line. However, I don't know exactly when that was. Anyway, it must have been when I was a child, and I only remember how I felt when I first saw it."

Marx and Engels nodded slightly, a thoughtful expression on their faces.
"This is some kind of mysterious power that can last..."

“No,” Li Hongyu interrupted, “Don’t think, just feel.”

Maren looked at her with surprise, but he did not refute her. Instead, he obediently tried to feel the line.

Ok……

“I think it’s very straightforward.” Marne’s feeling was very clear.

Li Hongyu looked puzzled:

“Straightforward? No, I don’t want you to feel those things. What you should feel is the calmness, the arrogance of the swordsman trying to divide the world, and the remaining sharpness of the sword’s edge.”

Hearing these words, Mar and Eng looked over with a puzzled expression.

He didn't understand anything she said at all.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu also showed a hint of realization, as if she understood the situation before her, which made her look at Ma En with more sympathy:
"I understand, you're not cut out for this. Although I never expected you to be a genius like me, I always thought you might have some talent, but it seems the situation is completely different from what I thought."

"Your aptitude for martial arts is probably not very good."

At this moment, Li Hongyu realized that she had too high expectations. Although anyone with good martial arts talent could sense the terrifying power of the sword energy, such people were one in a million.

It's just that Ma En himself is a rising V-level expert, which is why Li Hongyu has the illusion that he must have good martial arts talent, but this judgment is actually unreasonable.

Seeing that Ma En was looking at her with some confusion, Li Hongyu composed herself and explained:
"It's alright, this is normal. It won't affect your learning of basic martial arts principles. It will only affect the speed at which you graduate, but in the end you will still be able to learn enough useful martial arts concepts."

"Moreover, you may just happen to be particularly unsuitable for swordsmanship, but there's more than just this sword energy here."

“We can try other things; maybe you’re particularly suited to a certain martial art.”

However, there was a reason why she brought Ma En to see this sword energy first. It was the most magnificent of all the "martial arts traces" she could find in the entire training ground, and it also required the most talent.

There are also many traces of martial arts; anyone with decent talent can sense some of its power.

After saying that, she led Ma En to the pile of rubble.

Marne lowered his head in confusion, looking at the scattered pebbles on the ground:

"There seems to be a pattern to the arrangement of these stones..."

Li Hongyu interrupted again:

"No, don't think about it too much. Try to feel it as a whole. How about that? What can you feel?"

Marx and Engels looked thoughtful and solemnly said:

"No."

Li Hongyu sighed first:

"It seems you don't have a talent for boxing. No problem, there are still many martial arts traces here you can try to find."

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