Chapter 43: The Rivers and Mountains Firmly Guard the World
[You fell from a great height, suffering 99% damage to your life points.]
“…”
“What kind of person is this? This place must be at least ten stories high!” Chen Xiyi was completely confused. After digging just 1 unit of dirt, he didn’t have time to react and fell directly from a high altitude. He couldn’t believe that he encountered fall damage even underground.
Ten stories was an exaggerated description; it definitely wasn’t that high, but the damage was real, nearly sending him away.
“At this height, I’ve only got 1% life left. If a normal person fell, they’d either die or be severely disabled.” Chen Xiyi looked around in utter darkness, akin to how Doraemon lives in the dark—unable to see his own hand in front of him.
He casually took out a flashlight to illuminate his surroundings.
This flashlight was made by Chen Xiyi with simple materials; it was basically sand processed into glass in a furnace, then combined with a certain amount of iron ore.
As for the internal components, he wasn’t sure, but whatever it was, it worked; this was a game that didn’t concern itself with science.
While using food to speed up his health recovery, he explored the surroundings.
“Normally, wouldn’t this kind of place automatically light up once someone enters? Why doesn’t this place have that function?”
“Corresponding components are available, does that mean I have to light it myself?”
Chen Xiyi felt along the wall and shone his flashlight, spotting lamps embedded in the walls, which seemed to be completely out of oil.
“So, why did the three ancestors of the Mountain River Sect place the inheritance ground underground? At this depth, how could a normal person reach it?”
“Or is it actually waiting for spiritual energy to recover?”
Chen Xiyi didn’t know if spiritual energy could recover, but one thing was certain: this inheritance ground was definitely not meant for people in the present.
Still, the hidden depth of this massive inheritance ground, akin to a palace, proved just how magnificent this world was before the end of the age of magic.
After all, with the current productivity and technological capability of this world, it was impossible to construct such an inheritance ground underground.
After rummaging around, Chen Xiyi found nothing besides doors and lamps, along with some strange patterns and columns. He suspected these might be the formations of the Mountain River Sect, but due to the end of the age of magic, they had become inactive without the corresponding energy to activate them.
“Let’s just get the module first.”
The module was located in the center of the palace where Chen Xiyi was. He didn’t rush to find it because he wanted to check for any mechanisms first and recover his life points.
After circling around, his life points had recovered, so he could go and retrieve it.
The center appeared to be a sizable platform, and after climbing up, Chen Xiyi didn’t see anything related to the module.
But the map clearly indicated that the object was right in this location.
“The module should be right beneath my feet.”
Chen Xiyi swung his alloy pickaxe and began to dig beneath him.
This platform was extraordinary; he didn’t unearth stones or slabs, but a part of the great formation, albeit one that had become ineffective.
[You used the alloy pickaxe to dig, and you received: Ineffective Mountain River Guardian Array – 157893.]
[You used the alloy pickaxe to dig, and you received: Ineffective Mountain River Guardian Array – 157569.]
[You used…]
“Damn, I can’t stack them; each piece takes up a separate slot.” Chen Xiyi felt disheartened.
“Every piece takes up a separate position.” Chen Xiyi’s mood was completely off.
The entire inheritance land should be under the so-called Mountain River Guardian Array, as all failed in the End of Magic Era. This caused Chen Xiyi to excavate the various parts of the Mountain River Guardian Array, each marked with different numbers, making it impossible to overlap.
“So, if I pry away the entire Mountain River Guardian Array, I could completely rebuild it using the numbers later. This array clearly isn’t something ordinary.”
As long as he loads the Mountain River Sect’s module into the Home System, the entire array would belong to him.
As for the control rights?
They’ve all been digitized by the Home System, so the control rights would definitely be in his hands.
Just thinking about this made Chen Xiyi even more motivated.
“Dig, dig it all out!”
Chen Xiyi couldn’t help but think of the grandeur of controlling the Mountain River Guardian Array after he became an immortal.
Although he had no idea what this Mountain River Guardian Array was, and the Home System had no clear information on it, that didn’t stop him from imagining.
Not to mention, the name alone was impressive.
Who would dare take such a name without at least some degree of strength?
【Incomplete Module: Eternal Mountain River】
Chen Xiyi didn’t know how long he had been knocking, but he finally saw a jade slip placed in the stone slot, with the module name he needed hovering above it.
He speculated that if it weren’t the End of Magic Era, and someone had passed the test, this stone slot might rise to the stone platform. Unfortunately, now only Chen Xiyi could utilize this jade slip thanks to the bug-like capability of the Home System.
Chen Xiyi didn’t bother to take it directly; he simply smashed the stone slot with his alloy pickaxe.
【You used the alloy pickaxe to excavate, you received: Incomplete Module, Disabled Core of the Mountain River Guardian Array -1】
“Wow, so there is more than one core?”
This stone slot was core number one; other parts must store more cores.
But right now, it wasn’t about finding cores but using the Mountain River Eternal module, even if it was incomplete.
【You are activating the Incomplete Module: Mountain River Eternal】
【Please complete the remaining three task items: Heaven, Earth, Humanity】
【Task item search failed】
Chen Xiyi couldn’t help but feel a jolt in his heart; why did the search fail?
【Detected that task items have been fully collected, currently unable to dismantle within the Historical Spiritual Module】
【Would you like to remake the incomplete module based on the Historical Spiritual Module: Yes/No】
“……”
Chen Xiyi looked at the prompt given by the Home System, and he seemed to understand what these three task items were.
They were the Box Gardens of Jianghu, Mountain, and King’s Authority.
“What if I don’t install this module, can I turn this jade slip into a fairy?”
Of course, Chen Xiyi wasn’t that foolish—a module represents a system, and its value is much greater than that of a fairy.
He just didn’t know what module it would be remade into, hoping it wouldn’t change too much, preferably still related to cultivating immortals.
“Let’s go with remaking it.”
Chen Xiyi decisively chose yes.
【Incomplete Module: Mountain River Eternal is being remade】
【Remake complete, installing for you】
【Installation complete, you have obtained a new module: Bond of All Things】
“Why do I have this ominous premonition?” Chen Xiyi looked at the name of the new module, clearly indicating it wasn’t the same style as the original Mountain River Eternal.
(End of this chapter)
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