"Could it be that for that kind of life-related mystery, I need to wound it for Skill Points to drop?" Zhang Chen thought about a vaguely sensible key point.
Countless thoughts flickered in Zhang Chen’s mind, but he couldn’t make up his mind.
At this moment, facing the majestic and grand Buzhou Mountain, Zhang Chen was agitated; he desperately wanted skills! If this looming Buzhou Mountain could drop skills for him, he might become incredibly powerful.
The two traversed through the mountains for three days before finally arriving at a basin.
The basin was large, spanning seventy to eighty miles, bigger than the diameter of an ordinary third-tier city.
The bottom of the basin was a big pit, but it wasn’t very deep, only a thousand meters.
Following the steep wall of the mountain, Zhang Chen agilely climbed down and finally reached the center of the basin. He stood on a large tree and turned to look at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon beside him: "Where is the Pangu Jade Bone you mentioned?"
"It’s right a thousand feet underground. You just need to use the Penetration Technique to infiltrate through the stone, and you’ll see the Jade Marrow. This Jade Marrow is the essence of the Pangu Pelvis. Although it’s not the twenty-four vertebrae, lacking their mystery, in terms of hardness, it’s even stronger. You should know that all beings in the world exert force from the pelvis; it’s the key and origin of all power. It bears the weight of thirty-three vertebrae and is the basis, the cornerstone of everything!" said the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, his eyes blazing:
"Years ago when Buzhou Mountain collapsed, a Great Divine Power User tried to enter the mountain to dig out the Jade Bone, but who would have thought the divine power on the bone was still dense, the Dao charm swirling and destroying all techniques. Even supreme beings couldn’t approach the Jade Bone. So it has survived till now, accompanied by the disappearance of spirituality in the End of Dharma Tribulation, the divine power on the bone has dissipated, giving you a cheap advantage. If you could cultivate the Mountain-moving Technique with this bone, you’d surely be invincible among peers in the future," said the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen glanced at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon and said helplessly: "Old man, have you misjudged my strength? The divine power may have dissipated for you, but to me, it’s still a huge thing."
Zhang Chen felt bitter inside but didn’t express it. Standing on the ruins of Buzhou Mountain, the only skills he had were the Crystal Core for providing blood essence and the Devouring Skill he could use; the rest, no divine techniques could be activated.
However, Zhang Chen had to admit the resilience of his Devouring Skill; even when facing the void pressure, it could still be activated.
Just as Zhang Chen was sorting out some thoughts, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon beside him looked Zhang Chen up and down, full of doubt:
"No way? Aren’t you quite divine yourself? Can’t you handle this small divine charm pressure?"
The Great Freedom Celestial Demon was somewhat incredulous: "At this point, don’t hold back your skills."
Zhang Chen ignored the Great Freedom Celestial Demon and instead activated the Devouring Skill, looking into the void ahead, and indeed saw a faint golden Qi Mechanism spreading.
The golden Qi Mechanism was like mist, with mysterious runes inside, changing constantly, sometimes dispersing into gold mist, and sometimes coagulating into runes again. These countless runes divided and combined, forming some kind of mysterious force spreading in the air.
Witnessing this scene, Zhang Chen couldn’t help but gasp: "This Devouring Skill of mine is truly extraordinary; even this is possible?"
"If I could completely devour the divine power in the air, wouldn’t I be able to deploy divine techniques?" Zhang Chen felt a bit expectant.
If the divine power was at peak state, he certainly couldn’t devour it completely, but now that the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said it would dissipate, it should have little left. He still had time, with months before the space channel closed, he could try.
If he succeeded, he could dig out the core of Buzhou Mountain, and the Mountain-moving Technique’s materials would be ready. If not, he could just pick up a piece of rock from Buzhou Mountain and leave!
Thinking this, Zhang Chen slowly extended his left hand, and the mouthpiece of the Innate Mosquito slowly emerged, aiming at the divine power in the air, and took a fierce bite.
A mouthful of divine power entered his stomach, turning into points, instilled into Zhang Chen’s body. This time, Zhang Chen didn’t convert it to points but chose to transform it into Root Foot; only with Root Foot improved could his cultivation progress.
Moreover, he didn’t have any major attack skills but only support skills; regardless of how high his level rose, what use would it be? It’s better to enhance his Root Foot; a strong foundation is genuinely a consistent benefit.
The improvement of Root Foot could be directly manifested, such as comprehension, like the speed of cultivation.
As long as Root Foot was elevated, he could even directly comprehend his skills without relying on skill points to advance, enhancing them through self-realization as if understanding divine techniques.
Zhang Chen was smart; he knew that as he ascended in cultivation, he’d acquire more skills requiring increasing points, but relying purely on luck for points didn’t suit him. Zhang Chen never fully relied on luck.
The Golden Finger came mysteriously; although useful, Zhang Chen didn’t consider it part of him. Only Root Foot belonged to him.
Not to mention, transforming oneself into the Root Foot of Innate Spirit enables learning divine techniques and understanding the Law of Heaven and Earth smoothly.
Seeing Zhang Chen devour the divine power between heaven and earth stunned the Great Freedom Celestial Demon. He gawked at Zhang Chen’s actions, eyes full of shock: "Goodness! Truly remarkable! If that Innate Mosquito had your courage back in the day, it would’ve transcended ages ago!"
Divine power like mist continued to permeate the air, and Zhang Chen kept devouring it, but just as the Great Freedom Celestial Demon mentioned, the divine power wasn’t much. After half a day, it was barely enough. Two days later, the divine power swirling in the basin had been devoured to create a void; the air within a hundred miles of Zhang Chen was entirely cleared of divine power. Although distant divine power diffused in slowly, slower even than the clouds flowing through the mountains.
With the metamorphosis of the Root Foot and the continuous strengthening of the base, Zhang Chen felt his mind clear, gazing up at the sky. The sky seemed to shimmer with subtle taste; it felt enigmatic, an understanding beckoning in the dark, yet it was as elusive as a reflection in water or moon, all dissipating into mist.
Seeing this, Zhang Chen wasn’t in a hurry; he knew his foundational metamorphosis wasn’t complete. Once that succeeds, those mirror-like principles in the heavens will be within easy reach for him.
Seeing this, Zhang Chen collected his divine techniques and directly activated the Penetration Technique, infiltrating toward the underground.
There was no divine power within the stones, relieving Zhang Chen of much anxiety.
Even during the transportation process, Zhang Chen sensed the difference in the stones. How to describe it? Buzhou Mountain’s stones were good but only so; they had a jade-like sheen, slightly better than outside stones, but just slightly better.
"Countless eons have passed by, all eroded away by wind and rain; the divine power within these stones is gone," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon mused softly beside Zhang Chen’s transformed water flow.
"The divine power within the stones is gone, so where did the divine power in the air come from?" Zhang Chen curiously asked.
"It leaked from the framework of the whole Buzhou Mountain," replied the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen pondered and silently continued penetrating downwards.
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