Capítulo 1872: Chapter 1869: Petrified Ancient Mountain
Since the direction of the remnant pages has been confirmed, there is no need for a detailed survey along the way.
Han Dong, Pope, and Eugenes only need to take turns keeping watch. Each of them can have relatively more rest time, and Han Dong also takes the opportunity to begin practicing the Bone True Text.
Of course, Eugenes still feels troubled by the ‘unexpected arrival’ of the Yellow Robe.
Especially during the daily period of expelling body impurities, the Yellow Robe always appears, causing him to be somewhat constipated now. But there’s nothing he can do, considering the other party is an upper-ranked being.
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A separately developed plant room.
The plant planet’s self-sufficient energy system continuously transfers high-purity vital energy here.
Han Dong sits amidst the tall grass, where the plants will use life sensing to penetrate his body at critical moments, continuously replenishing his life energy.
The reason for setting up this scene,
is that when practicing the Bone True Text, the body must always be supplemented and repaired.
Initially, not knowing the side effects of the practice, after less than ten minutes of training, Han Dong’s entire skeletal structure was dismantled and ground, nearly causing him to fall into a coma from severe injury.
‘Without any foundation, directly practicing the true text is really unbearable… If I had known earlier, I should have found ways to collect various copies of the Book of Dead Spirit during my initial encounters with demons outside the city.
At least to lay a foundation beforehand, so it wouldn’t be this uncomfortable now.
Wow! Does it have to be this painful? I should let Togu try it; this pain might bring him immense satisfaction.’
Scraping the bones, crushing, perfectly rearranging the nerves inside the bones.
Then, using the bone essence absorbed from the tundra to reconstruct the skeleton.
Each process is extremely meticulous, and the shattering sensation reaches deep into the soul, causing Han Dong to scream in pain many times, even rolling on the ground in agony several times.
The above belongs to the first part of the Bone True Text – “Bone Making”.
Like undertaking the most complex and grand architectural project in history, the entire process of construction must be precise down to the cellular level,
If any part of the bone structure has issues, the connected parts must be completely crushed for reconstruction.
However, “Bone Making” is only the first step,
There are still “Polishing” and “Activation” to follow, constituting a long-term project, far from being accomplished overnight.
Even so, Han Dong continues his practice with every passing second, wasting no time at all.
During this period, the silhouette of the Yellow Robe occasionally appears in the corner of the training room but merely observes quietly, silently collecting writing materials.
This kind of training life lasted about ten days.
On this day, midway through, Han Dong opens his eyes to examine the condition of his internal bones.
The skeletal structure now has a noticeable metallic luster, with significant improvements in flexibility, strike resistance, and the efficiency of internal energy transmission.
“I have to say, the effect is quite impressive.
According to the relevant content of the Bone True Text, once fully mastered, the defensive effect of the internal skeleton can rival that of Imperial level armor.
The ratings of the body’s functions will all increase by a major level, and it can even arbitrarily develop bony structures…
Of course, the most important aspect of the Bone True Text copies is the [foundation].
For the subsequent construction of the viscera and heart parts,
it will play a crucial central role in mastering, practicing, and applying the hand, foot, and torso parts.
Take a short break, and let’s continue~”
At that moment.
A burst of void sensing arises.
Pope and Han Dong have established a ‘Void Internet’, which allows various interactive behaviors regardless of spatial constraints.
It was just an extremely subtle sensor, which Han Dong couldn’t sense if he was in practice.
“Pope, what’s going on?”
“Are you finally free? Quickly adjust your state; we are about to reach the first destination, and the space parameters nearby have stabilized… Not far ahead is the ruins where the remnant pages are located.”
“I’ll be right there!”
Just in front of the plant planet, floating between dimensions, is a stone mountain, grander than any mountain on Earth’s surface.
Within a minute,
Han Dong, Eugenes, and Pope have gathered in the core laboratory.
“Should we invite the Yellow Robe to join us?”
Pope actively asks for Han Dong’s opinion here, as Han Dong is one of the few special Messengers with the “Yellow mark”.
“I’ll ask for His opinion.”
Han Dong quickly returns alone, shrugging his shoulders,
“He’s in the middle of a creation, seemingly not interested in exploring this ancient stone mountain ahead at all.
“Better let Him stay on the plant planet to write, ensuring the planet won’t be threatened or invaded,
At least, we haven’t observed the arrival of any out-of-control entities currently,
The ‘Heart Page Remnants’ existing here have already established a direct soul-level connection with me and won’t pose any threat to us.
We should be able to reach the center of this stone mountain and retrieve the remnant pages within half an hour.
Even with the additional task of helping Eugenes collect ancient corpses along the way,
And further exploring the stone mountain, trying to discover ancient treasures or tomes buried here, should not take more than three hours.
Even if we encounter the same trouble as last time, Pope, you should be able to teleport us back near the plant planet directly, then seek help from the Yellow Robe if necessary.”
“Hmm.”
Using the same method of plant spore ejection, the three landed accurately at an entrance on the stone mountain’s surface.
When the spore pod opened, everyone felt a sense of ‘corrosion’, immediately expanding their respective domains for defense.
The spore pod rooted to the ground completely petrified in a short time, merging with the mountain.
“It’s petrified, and quite aggressive… Pope, what’s the background of this stone mountain?”
“Hmm~ Ever since I noticed the stone mountain, I’ve been searching in the memory palace.
It’s a bit odd, as the structure of this stone mountain doesn’t match any of the ancient races I know. Those related to stone don’t possess such a mountain system.
The mountain is most likely formed by the remnant pages.
The initial stone mountain probably wasn’t this big, as it drifted slowly between dimensions; any fractured continents or broken remnants that attached to it were petrified and absorbed, gradually forming such a giant stone mountain over the years.
The shattered dimension is different from normal time and space.
The larger such matter is, if it can be maintained as a whole, the higher its stability… Let’s go in and take a look.”
Pope’s eyes are also shining, eager to understand this stone mountain he has never seen before, to enhance his own knowledge base.
Eugenes, however, seems slightly disappointed.
If these petrification traits exist, even if there are corpses, they will become stone, rendering them unusable.
Yet, out of a sense of camaraderie, he is still willing to assist.
…
Just as Han Dong and the others delve about half an hour into the stone mountain.
On the other side of the stone mountain, a stable node in the shattered dimension suddenly expands.
A primordial stone spaceship warps out through a special subspace channel…