Chapter 43: Eternal Mountains and Rivers Protect the World
Chapter 43: Eternal Mountains and Rivers Protect the World
[You fell from a high altitude and received 99% Health Points damage]
“…”
“What kind of place is this? This must be at least ten stories high.” Chen Xiyi was completely stunned. After mining 1 unit of soil, he didn’t have time to react and fell straight down from above. He never expected to encounter fall damage deep underground.
The ten-story description was an exaggeration—it definitely wasn’t that high—but the damage was real and almost took him out.
“At this height, I only have 1% Health Points left. If it were an ordinary person, they’d either die or end up crippled.” Chen Xiyi looked around at the pitch-black surroundings. It was so dark he couldn’t see his own hand in front of his face.
He casually took out a flashlight and lit up the area.
Chen Xiyi made the flashlight himself. The materials were simple: sand processed into glass through smelting, then combined with a certain amount of Iron Ore.
As for the internal parts, it wasn’t clear how they worked, but it functioned just fine. The game didn’t care about science.
While using food to speed up his Health Points recovery, he explored the surroundings.
“Normally, places like this should have lights that turn on automatically when someone enters. Why doesn’t this place have that feature?”
“There are corresponding parts, though. Do I have to light them myself?”
Chen Xiyi felt along the wall and, with the flashlight’s beam, saw lamps embedded in it. The lamp oil seemed to have dried up.
“So, why did the three founders of the Shanhe Sect place the inheritance site underground? At this depth, could any normal person even reach it?”
“Or are they waiting for the Spiritual Energy Revival?”
Chen Xiyi didn’t know if spiritual energy would revive, but one thing was certain: this inheritance site was definitely not meant for people of the present.
However, the fact that such a massive, palace-like inheritance site was hidden deep underground, where ordinary people couldn’t reach, proved how glorious this world was before the Age of Dharma Decline.
After all, with the current world’s productivity and technological capabilities, it would be impossible to build this inheritance site underground.
After fiddling around for a while, Chen Xiyi found that aside from doors and lamps, there were strange patterns, pillars, and the like. He suspected these might be Formation Arrays of the Shanhe Sect, but they had lost their power due to the lack of energy in the Age of Dharma Decline.
“I’ll go get the module first.”
The module was in the center of the palace where Chen Xiyi stood. He hadn’t gone to retrieve it immediately because he wanted to check for traps and recover his Health Points first.
After circling the area and restoring his Health Points, it was time to collect it.
The center seemed to be a sizable raised platform. After climbing up, Chen Xiyi didn’t see anything related to the module.
But the map clearly indicated that the item was right there.
“The module must be under my feet.”
Chen Xiyi swung his Alloy Pickaxe and began digging at his feet.
This platform was unusual. What he dug up wasn’t stone or slabs but parts of a large Formation Array, though it was inactive.
[You used the Alloy Pickaxe to dig. You obtained: Inactive Shanhu Hugoshi Formation-157893]
[You used the Alloy Pickaxe to dig. You obtained: Inactive Shanhu Hugoshi Formation-157569]
[You used…]
“Darn, they don’t stack. Each piece takes up a separate slot.” Chen Xiyi felt frustrated.
The entire inheritance site was likely part of the so-called Shanhu Hugoshi Formation. Due to the Age of Dharma Decline, it had all become inactive, resulting in Chen Xiyi digging up various parts of the formation, each with different serial numbers and unable to stack.
“This means if I pry up the entire Shanhu Hugoshi Formation, I can rebuild it later using the serial numbers. This formation is clearly no ordinary item.”
Once he loaded the Shanhe Sect’s module into the Home Game, the entire formation would belong to him.
As for control?
Once it was digitized by the Home Game, control would definitely be in his hands.
Thinking of this, Chen Xiyi’s motivation grew stronger.
“Dig, I’ll dig it all up.”
Chen Xiyi couldn’t help but imagine how impressive it would be to control the Shanhu Hugoshi Formation after he started cultivating immortality.
Even though he had no idea what the Shanhu Hugoshi Formation was, and the Home Game provided no details, that didn’t stop him from fantasizing.
If nothing else, the name alone suggested it was not to be underestimated.
Without some real power, how could anyone dare give it such a name?
[Damaged Module: Eternal Mountains and Rivers]
After what felt like ages of digging, Chen Xiyi finally saw a Jade Slip resting in a stone groove, above which floated the name of the module he needed.
He guessed that if this weren’t the Age of Dharma Decline, the stone groove might rise to the top of the platform after someone passed the trials. Unfortunately, now only Chen Xiyi could obtain this Jade Slip using the Home Game’s bug-like abilities.
Chen Xiyi didn’t pick it up directly. Instead, he used the Alloy Pickaxe to break the stone groove along with it.
[You used the Alloy Pickaxe to dig. You obtained: Damaged Module, Inactive Shanhu Hugoshi Formation Core-1]
“Wow, so there’s more than one core?”
This stone groove was Core No. 1, and other parts likely stored additional cores.
But for now, it wasn’t about finding cores—it was about using the Eternal Mountains and Rivers module, even if it was damaged.
[You are activating the damaged module: Eternal Mountains and Rivers]
[Please complete the remaining three quest items: Heaven, Earth, and Person]
[Quest item search failed]
Chen Xiyi’s heart sank. Why did the search fail?
[Detected that quest items have already been collected. They are currently in the Spirit of History module and cannot be removed]
[Would you like to remake and install the damaged module based on the Spirit of History module? Yes/No]
“…”
Looking at the prompt from the Home Game, Chen Xiyi seemed to understand what the three quest items were.
They were the Miniature Gardens of Jianghu, Shanyue, and Royal Authority.
“If I don’t install this module, could I still turn the Jade Slip into a Fairy?”
Of course, Chen Xiyi wasn’t that foolish. A module represented an entire system, which was far more valuable than a single Fairy.
He just didn’t know what the module would be remade into. He hoped it wouldn’t change too much and would still relate to immortality cultivation.
“Remake and install it.”
Chen Xiyi decisively selected “Yes.”
[Damaged Module: Eternal Mountains and Rivers is being remade…]
[Remake complete. Installing for you…]
[Installation complete. You obtained a new module: Bonds of All Things]
“Why do I have a bad feeling about this?” Chen Xiyi looked at the new module’s name, which clearly had a completely different style from the original Eternal Mountains and Rivers.