Gou Zai Fei Men made up myths

Until he picked up a broken jade slip with charred edges, seemingly burned by fire.

The contents recorded in the jade slip were even more fragmented, like the ramblings of a madman, mixed with many unrecognizable ancient symbols.

The gist of the story is that after a "heavenly fire" fell, a kind of "walking stone" emerged from the earth. This stone "contains spiritual energy, devours mineral veins, can emit thunderous sounds, and moves like the wind." Ultimately, it was sealed deep within the "earth's lungs" by a "venerable one" "draped in flowing clouds" using an "array".

The record ends here.

"A walking stone? Devouring mineral veins? Emits thunder? Moves like the wind?" Shen Mo frowned slightly. This description sounded somewhat like the legendary "stone spirit," "mountain monster," or some kind of earth or metal element spirit or beast.

However, the words "containing spiritual potential" and "sealed by Venerable Liuyun with an array" stirred something within him.

Venerable Liuyun? Qingyun Sect? Seal? Deep within the Earth's core?

He closed his eyes and tried to "conceive" in his mind: Many years ago, Ancestor Liuyun was traveling in a certain place in the Southern Wilderness when he happened to encounter "heavenly fire" (meteorite?) falling to the ground, which awakened the earth's veins and gave birth to a strange "stone spirit" that lived by devouring mineral veins, could emit thunder, and moved like the wind, causing havoc in the area.

Out of compassion for living beings, the patriarch could not bear to destroy it. Therefore, he used the "Earth Vein Sealing Array," a secret technique of the Qingyun Sect, to seal it in the earth's spiritual vein node (earth lung). He then used the "Spiritual Transformation Technique" to guide its malevolent energy, transforming it into a "spirit puppet" that guards the earth vein.

If future generations encounter disasters such as earthquakes or depleted mineral veins, they can go to the sealed place and communicate with it using the Flowing Cloud Secret Technique. They may be able to obtain its help to quell the disaster and nourish the mineral veins...

While "fabricating" his story, he carefully sensed the Myriad Laws Source Pearl in his sea of ​​consciousness and the subtle changes in his overall fortune.

At first, there was no reaction. But when he conceived of the "Earth Vein Sealing Array" (this array is indeed passed down in the Qingyun Sect, but it is mainly used to stabilize the spiritual veins and prevent spiritual energy from leaking out) and the "Spiritual Transformation Technique" (this technique originated from a technique that is extremely rare and is used to enlighten plant spirits, which is an auxiliary technique that the Myriad Laws Source Pearl comprehended), the Myriad Laws Source Pearl seemed to tremble very slightly.

It was so faint that he could hardly detect it unless he was completely focused.

At the same time, he vaguely felt that the spiritual energy of the earth veins of Qingyun Mountain beneath his feet seemed to "pulse" for an extremely brief and imperceptible moment, as if a sleeping giant beast had been tickled by a feather.

It works! Although the reaction was so weak it was almost hallucinatory, there was definitely a response!

Moreover, what triggered the reaction was not the absurd story of the "walking stone" itself, but the part of his "fabricated" story that connected with the true inheritance of the Qingyun Sect (the Earth Vein Sealing Array) and the techniques he himself possessed (the Spirit Gathering and Transformation Technique)! Furthermore, this connection pointed to the concepts related to "earth veins" and "spiritual veins"!

Shen Mo's heart skipped a beat. He forcibly suppressed his excitement and continued to "conceive" the details: The sealed place was located deep in the "Black Rock Mountains" of the Southern Wilderness. There was a "Fire Scale Valley" that emitted the smell of sulfur all year round. At the bottom of the valley was a naturally formed "Nine Aperture Stone Forest". By walking according to a specific method, one could activate the hidden formation left by the ancestor and enter the core of the seal...

The core of the seal is a huge piece of "Warm Jade Mystic Crystal," within which the Stone Spirit is sealed, dormant for many years. It can only be briefly awakened and communicated with by using the direct lineage of Liu Yun's cultivation technique to activate a specific incantation, supplemented by "Earth Vein Essence" as a guide...

When he "fabricated" "Warm Jade Mystic Crystal" (a known mid-level spiritual material that can be used to set up earth-attribute formations) and "Earth Vein Essence" (a rare but not untraceable natural treasure formed by gathering earth energy), the tremor of the Myriad Laws Source Pearl reappeared, slightly more noticeably than before!

The "rhythm" of the earth's veins beneath his feet also faintly returned, as if "echoing" his description of "earth veins" in his conception.

Shen Mo stopped his "fabrication," slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, his eyes gleaming. The experiment was a success!

Although the effect was extremely weak, far less than the ripples in fortune caused by the "Golden Elixir Formula," it undoubtedly proved that his "fabrication" could indeed evoke some kind of "resonance" or "manifestation" in the dark!

Moreover, this "manifestation" is not created out of thin air, but rather... using the "truth" he himself possesses (cultivation techniques, knowledge, inheritance) as the "foundation" and "catalyst" to "fill in" or "activate" the "fragments of truth" that may exist in those incomplete and absurd records, so that they "evolve" in a more complete, more "reasonable" direction and more closely related to the Qingyun Sect (or himself)!

"Recovery...it really is a recovery..." Shen Mo murmured to himself, his mind suddenly clearing.

The function of the Myriad Laws Source Pearl may be to help him "perceive" and "capture" those "fragments of information" or "threads of cause and effect" scattered in the vast river of cause and effect and history, which have potential connections with Qingyun Sect or himself.

Then, by "fabricating stories," it is "woven" into a more complete and concrete "concept," and using this "concept" as an anchor, it triggers changes in the fortunes of reality, and may even...

Under certain conditions, this "concept" can be made "real" to a certain extent!

The reason why the "Golden Elixir Formula" has such a great influence is because the concept of "alchemy inheritance" it represents is very important, and it is fully "believed" and "practiced" by alchemy geniuses such as Li Xiaocao, which provides a powerful "anchoring" force.

The reason why this absurd story about the "Stone Spirit Seal" has received a weak response is not only because the "real fragments" that the story itself may correspond to are small and vague, but also because it has not yet been "believed" or "practiced" by anyone.

"Then, if I were to write this story into the sect's records as a 'Secret of the Ancestor,' and have the disciples 'believe' in its existence, and even... send people to 'Fire Scale Valley' in the Black Rock Mountains to 'search' according to the clues I've fabricated..." An even bolder idea rose in Shen Mo's mind, making him gasp for breath.

What if someone actually followed the clues he "fabricated" and found the corresponding location, or even... discovered some kind of trace related to "stone spirit" or "seal"?

Does that mean that his "fabrication" has begun to substantially "rewrite" or "supplement" reality?

The idea was too shocking, and too dangerous. Shen Mo immediately suppressed it. There was too little information available; they absolutely could not act rashly.

But this path undoubtedly opened an unprecedented door for him.

He turned his gaze back to the pile of tattered scrolls on the table. If "fabrication" could trigger cause and effect, then conversely, could these seemingly absurd records conceal more undiscovered "fragments of truth" closely related to the Qingyun Sect?

By "fabricating" to activate and complete them, can we uncover more of the sect's heritage, lost secrets, and even... earth-shattering secrets about the origin and mission of the Qingyun Sect buried in the dust of history?

"It seems necessary to thoroughly 'study' these old documents." A meaningful smile appeared on Shen Mo's lips.

Previously, he had only tried it casually to verify his guess. Now, he has a clearer goal.