From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

But just as the turtle shell was put into the storage ring, the molting turtle unfolded from its curled-up state, its six limbs hanging down, its head tilted back, its tongue sticking out, and its green fur, which was originally dark green and glossy, became dry and withered, as if it had lost its life.

"Ok?"

Zhang Zhiwei looked at Lu Jin.

"not me."

Lu Jin denied it, dispelling the magnetic field and causing the molting turtle to fall to the ground with a "thud," as if it were truly dead.

The first generation Jiang Liu squatted down to examine it and found that this thing did not have internal organs, primordial spirit or brain. It was composed of an extremely hard skeleton and a mass of flesh and blood that resembled mud, and there was a peculiar core in its abdomen that resembled a ghost ball.

Its skeleton alone surpasses the hardness of any known metal, even alloys, resembling a biological mineral with a density similar to jade, yet possessing the flexibility of a biological skeleton…

In theory, such a creature does have a chance of evolving naturally, for example, on some extremely harsh planets in the universe.

However, without the influence of higher dimensions, the probability of a species evolving with such a peculiar skeleton is zero, given Earth's environment.

# Chapter 1024 The Peculiar Molting Turtle

After examining the dead molting turtle for a while, the first generation Jiang Liu took the shell out of his storage ring.

Instantly.

The molting turtle's tongue twitched, and then, in the perception of the first generation Jiang Liu, the core inside its body, which resembled a ghostly sphere, began to rotate. Subsequently, the mud-like substance bound within its green fur became active, forming an energy circulation system, and even evolving into organs such as the internal organs, the primordial spirit, and the brain!

This is the end.

The first generation Jiang Liu had already figured out the life state of the molting turtle. It was very simple, consisting of four parts: a core similar to a ghost ball, a mud-like substance containing all the functions of biological organs, an extremely hard skeleton, and a layer of green fur.

According to Jiang Liu's speculation, even without its green fur, this molting turtle could still use its unique energy circulation system to build flesh from a portion of the mud-like substance. However, once the core malfunctions, its internal organs, primordial spirit, and brain will revert to that mud and become uncontrollable, likely merging into the ground and causing it to die completely.

The life of this molting turtle is bound to its shed shell. The magnetic field of its shell is connected to the Earth's magnetic field and transmitted to the molting turtle, enabling it to carry out its life activities.

In theory, molting turtles do not need to eat, and as long as there is no external force to damage their shells, this little guy's lifespan is at least on par with that of Earth.

That is, to live as long as heaven and earth!

"Awoo!"

Seemingly enraged after dying once, the molting turtle roared at the first generation Jiang Liu.

then.

Snapped!

It only made one sound, then the molting turtle's mouth twisted and it fell to the ground.

Without him.

The first generation Jiang Liu once again put the tortoise shell into his storage ring.

When the turtle shell enters another space, completely isolated from the Earth's magnetic field, the core of the Ghost Sphere inside the molting turtle can no longer receive the peculiar magnetic field emitted by the turtle shell. It's like being cut off from electricity and internet; it can no longer move and will lose consciousness.

However, according to the first generation Jiang Liu's observation, that mud-like substance could also store the energy needed for activity. Theoretically, it would not die directly because the shell was isolated. It's just that the little guy's body was too small, and perhaps it had been hiding here for many years. Once the "WiFi" was cut off, its body could not adapt and it "died suddenly".

After repeating the experiment three times, the others also understood the peculiarity of this molting turtle—its life was bound to its shell, or rather, its shell was its "true form".

Therefore, the first generation Jiang Liu stuffed the molting turtle into the turtle shell, which was completely disproportionate to its size, and put it into the storage ring.

When isolated from external magnetic fields, the molting turtle will naturally be in a "dead" state, but it doesn't matter. As long as it is taken out afterward, it will naturally "come back to life".

Or rather, this unusual molting turtle doesn't possess the concept of "life" and "death" at a higher level of existence, though its faint consciousness still fears death...

thereafter.

At the deepest part of the cave, the group discovered an iceberg crystal stone that was evenly divided into five layers.

The topmost layer is engraved with many vicious killing rituals, mostly from the Demon Kingdom, or sacrificial and faith rituals of the Reincarnation Sect.

The second layer depicts a woman covering her eyes with her hands.

The third level is a giant snake with eyes on its head.

The pattern on the fourth layer has been erased, but it can still be vaguely seen to be circular, which is probably meant to represent the eye of the serpent god.

The final, fifth layer, which is also the bottom layer, is engraved with five bone-like objects, which are probably the bones of the Serpent God.

"The Samsara Sect, or the Demon Kingdom, doesn't worship the Snake God's bones or eyes the most, but rather their murderous religious rituals?"

Seeing that the Snake God's Eye and Bone were engraved in the second-to-last and last positions, respectively, a hint of doubt appeared in the old foreigner's eyes.

"No, I think the beliefs of the Demon Kingdom and the Samsara Sect are very different from those of the outside world."

The first generation Jiang Liu shook his head, "In our minds, the higher the position, the greater the status, and the more power, but don't forget that the civilizations of the Demon Kingdom and the Reincarnation Sect are closely related to that bottomless ghost cave."

One side raises one person.

The same applies to civilization.

Therefore, within the Demon Kingdom and the Reincarnation Sect, the lower one goes, the higher their status and the greater their importance, since the rule of the Demon Kingdom's people is based on the premise that the Ghost Mother obtains the power of the Bottomless Ghost Cave.

Click!

Just then, Hua Ling seemed to accidentally step on something, making a sound.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a skeleton that had almost merged with the ground and soil, covered with a ghost banner.

Lifting the ghost banner revealed stark white bones, the flesh long since rotted away, leaving no trace.

But when the first generation Jiang Liu squatted down and examined it carefully, he frowned and said, "This might be the sacrificial site of the Samsara Sect."

"How to say?"

The fact that the eyes and brain of the first Ghost Mother were dug out shows that the Samsara Sect came back once, wanting to rebuild the Demon Kingdom. But how can we be sure that this cave was built by the Samsara Sect, and not by the people of the Demon Kingdom back then?

"The answer lies in the inconsistency between the pattern on the top layer of this iceberg crystal and the state of this skeleton."

In ancient times, human sacrifice was not just common, but rather a common practice.

If the Central Plains are like this, what about the Demon Kingdom?

However, judging from the pictures on the top layer of the iceberg crystal, the ritual of sacrifice in the Demon Kingdom was probably quite primitive, involving only killing people and sprinkling medicinal powder.

And what about this skeleton?

Judging from the first generation of Jiang Liu, each bone on this skeleton came from a different person, so it would take at least two hundred and six people to piece together such a skeleton.

This person is most likely one of the remnants of the Demon Kingdom, a member of the Reincarnation Sect. After losing the Muchen Pearl and the Ghost Mother, who were the two beings who could directly connect with the Bottomless Ghost Cave, they absorbed scriptures from other religions and began to engage in "formalism" regarding "offerings".

is that useful?

It's definitely useless.

Otherwise, how could it have become a skeleton?

So, the first generation Jiang Liu shattered the ice crystal with a single punch, dug a pit, and buried the remains on the spot.

Then they dug another pit, put the Iron Rod Lama who had entered the place voluntarily to subdue demons and monsters, but was killed by the blood bait, and took out a bucket of gasoline from his storage ring, poured it on, and lit it.

Bear--

The fire consumed the bodies.

For Tibetan monks, cremation is the best method. Moreover, in the Kunlun Longding Glacier area, the vitality is very strong. If the body is not burned, who knows what strange parasitic creatures will take over and turn it into a zombie or something to harm people.

It would be best to burn it down!

That's all.

The group left the cave and returned to the underground riverbank, continuing their journey along the current in search of the City of Evil Luo.

Because everyone was extraordinary, even Fifteen, due to the river's flow, possessed extraordinary strength. In just half a day, they arrived at a crystal wall of icebergs, several hundred meters high, topped with glaciers, and inscribed with some strange runes and patterns.

There is no way forward.

However, the river did not split into two.

"Should I smash this iceberg crystal wall with one punch? Or should we go by water?" The first generation Jiang Liu clenched his fists, eager to see just how much brute force this body with its gene lock unlocked could unleash—he loved visceral combat!

# Chapter 1025 Zhang Zhiwei Obtains a Treasure

"Don't!"

"do not want!"

Lu Jin and Zhang Zhiwei immediately stopped the first generation Jiang Liu from acting recklessly—they discovered that after Jiang Liu lost his primordial spirit, he had become more wild.

"Then let's go by water?"

The first generation Jiang Liu lowered his fist and frowned. "Although there are no jellyfish in this section of the river, I don't really like swimming."

"Brother Jiang, don't you have the Heavenly Golden Rhinoceros Horn?"

Lu Jin suspected that his elder brother Jiang had lost his primordial spirit and also forgotten some of his memories, so he could only offer a reminder.

"Oh~"

Upon reviewing his memories, the first generation Jiang Liu suddenly realized what was happening and immediately took out a rhinoceros horn with a black background and gold patterns, and a hole connecting the top and bottom, from his storage ring.

As the innate energy was activated, the river parted, and waves surged.

Jiang Liu was the first to enter the water, followed by the others who filed in, all landing on the riverbed and stepping onto the sand, which was completely dry.

Everyone except Lu Jin was surprised.

"Jiang Liu, I've discovered you have quite a lot of good stuff. There's the Divine Iron for combat, the Magic Ring for storage, and this Golden Rhinoceros Horn, a primordial treasure that can separate water."

Zhang Zhiwei looked on with envy, "I've been through a lot these past two years, but why haven't I acquired any useful treasures?"

"Maybe it's because I love to laugh."

"This is what the first generation Jiang Liu said."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Zhiwei was puzzled.

"Because boys who smile a lot are usually lucky," the first generation Jiang Liu told a lame joke.

In an instant.