From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

# Chapter 1159 Why has the lighthouse survived to this day?

Drive in the stakes and attach the ropes.

The hunters, city guards, and dusters slid down one by one and landed on the ground vines that were about ten meters in diameter.

But the girl in red simply leaped lightly and landed steadily. She crouched down and reached out to touch the surface of the vines. It felt similar to rough cast iron, but much harder, and her Qi could flow through it without any hindrance.

Theoretically, the earth vine is not dead, but rather in a "dormant" state. As long as there is sufficient Qi, it can regain its activity, similar to a special kind of living magical artifact...

After the Red Maiden first truly used Qi to perceive the internal structure of the Earth Vine, she determined that the Earth Vine was a kind of magical artifact, rather than a real natural creation.

of course.

From a human perspective, the Devouring Beasts cannot be considered creatures created by nature.

However, they are species nurtured by the Mana flower, and the Mana ecosystem has replaced more than 99% of the Earth's natural ecosystem. Even if this ecosystem is "man-made", its coverage is so wide that it is almost natural... In terms of cultivation, it is to seize the creation of heaven and earth and even think about seizing the "Heavenly Dao".

The current state of the Mana ecosystem is equivalent to the possession of nearly 99% of the species. The remaining 0.1% is simply because humans, nurtured by Earth, and the crops they cultivate have not yet been completely eradicated.

The Devouring Beasts, born from the Mana ecosystem, are natural creations relative to this ecosystem!

Therefore.

The being this world has to deal with is ostensibly the Devouring Beast, but in reality, it is a non-natural ecosystem that has replaced more than 99% of Earth's original ecology!

However, Miss Hong had anticipated this, and now she was merely confirming it further through these vines. But the key was still to find Jiang Liu.

The fact that they lost contact with their opponents must mean that some higher-dimensional deity intervened at the dimensional level. However, lacking a physical body, they absolutely could not directly descend to Earth. Therefore, they could not have killed Jiang Liu directly; he is most likely trapped in some kind of spatial dimension...

"Master, what are you doing?"

Wu Chenxi's voice brought Hong Guniang back to her senses and made her realize that something was wrong—this place would make her thoughts very active!

Immediately, she became alert, silently reciting the "Sarva Tathagata Hridaya Guhya Sarira Dhatu Mudra Dharani" and the "Heart Sutra" to calm herself. She then said to the others, "There is a special magnetic field fluctuation here that can subtly influence people's thoughts, causing them to be filled with countless thoughts at once. Apart from searching for supplies and being vigilant about the surroundings, no one is allowed to think about anything else, so as not to lose concentration!"

"Yes!"

No one dared to be negligent.

Then, everyone followed the girl in red down the vine for nearly a hundred meters and arrived at the platform where the spaceship was located.

Although it is called a platform, it is actually made up of intertwined and tangled vines. It must not have been so flat at first. It is highly likely that the spaceship crashed into the vines here, causing the vines, which were not yet hardened, to form this "stop"-like area.

"Is this a spaceship? It's magnificent!"

Looking at the spaceship that was nearly seventy meters tall, Wu Chenxi exclaimed in surprise, "Why did it crash?"

"I don't know."

The one who spoke was Suiying, "I've heard that in the old world, humans were already able to migrate to outer space, and even established a settlement on the moon."

The lighthouse has sent signals into space, but has never received a response.

No one knows whether those immigrants abandoned their compatriots still on Earth, or if some other unforeseen event occurred... But the Beacon has records: in the early stages of the cataclysm, any spaceship attempting to leave Earth either encountered the erosion of the Mana ecosystem before takeoff or malfunctioned just before leaving Earth's atmosphere and crashed to the ground.

"This is an attack by the Mana ecosystem."

Before boarding the lighthouse, Hong Guniang, Lu Jin, and Zhang Zhiwei had seen the Mana Flower while exploring the abandoned city. It emitted a rather unique magnetic field... If the Mana ecosystem is considered the "sacred embryo" that wants to possess Earth, then the Mana ecosystem must have a unified will and consciousness. It wouldn't be too difficult to manipulate the Mana Flower to create a catastrophic magnetic storm to affect the spaceships and the people on them that want to escape Earth.

purpose?

It's highly likely that they don't want to let any of the primordial energy nurtured by Earth escape!

However, there is a question about this assumption—

Why doesn't Mana Ecology launch a magnetic field attack on the lighthouse?

Is it because of that location inside the lighthouse that cannot be detected by mental scans? If so, then the lighthouse's continued existence is likely due to the fact that the core of the facility at that location is very likely closely related to the Mana ecosystem, to the point that the will of the Mana ecosystem would rather allow the lighthouse to continue existing than for it to crash... That core might be extremely fragile.

The magnetic field here still influences the Red Girl, but fortunately, with the combined blessing of the "Ratnakuta Dharani Mantra" and the "Heart Sutra," she is able to actively control the direction of her thoughts, which in turn allows her to deduce further connections between the Mana ecosystem and the lighthouse.

However, he couldn't say these words to Suiying's face, so he said, "Don't forget what I just said. Don't think about anything other than gathering supplies and keeping watch on the surroundings. Focus on your work!"

Just after Hong Guniang, Wu Chenxi, Suiying and the others entered through the hole opened in the spaceship, the six people who had been noticed by Hong Guniang took advantage of the sandstorm on the plain to park their car behind a giant rock about five miles away from the convoy on the lighthouse side.

After getting off the bus, Boss Bai quickly counted the number of people.

"Shanda University".

"exist."

The stout man stood at attention.

"Xia Dou."

"Yes, Mr. Bai."

The one who responded was that petite and lovely girl.

"Ulan Maiduo".

"Ready to serve at any time."

The girl, dressed in something resembling Mongolian clothing, whistled, and a fluffy young eagle flew out of the car and landed on her shoulder.

“Udin”.

"exist."

The man wearing goggles replied.

“Nahn”.

"I'm here, boss."

The man with short, silver hair gave Boss Bai a "V" sign.

The five people have very different styles, but they all respect Boss Bai very much.

Seeing that the five people had arrived, Boss Bai nodded slightly, looked towards the lighthouse at the edge of the canyon, and then looked back. Feeling the white hair fluttering beside his ear, he said to the fat man, "Shan Da, wrap the car with yellow cloth. The wind is just right now. It can stir up yellow sand, but it won't reach the level of a sandstorm. We can use this as cover to avoid those people's detection and go to the bottom of the canyon."

"under?"

After finishing repairing the car, Shan Da asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to look inside the spaceship? Aren't we still supposed to contact that woman?"

"Contact with her can wait; let's find a target first."

Boss Bai said, "We already searched the spaceship last time. Judging from the thickness of the dust inside, it doesn't seem like someone has lived there for a long time. The stick we found was pierced through the spaceship by vines... If the 'outsiders' really exist, they are most likely below the canyon."

"Won't he starve to death?"

# Chapter 1160 Boss Bai in Action (Part 1)

"starve?"

Hearing what Ulanmaido said, Shanda curled his lip, "That so-called 'outsider' is probably like Mark, able to gain energy by basking in the sun."

At this point, Shan Da changed the subject and asked Boss Bai, "Boss, can we increase Mark's food expenses a bit more?"

He couldn't accept that he had become a Devouring Beast. Even though he didn't need to eat anymore, his appetite was enormous; my family could barely afford to feed him.

"He hasn't truly accepted the change in his body yet. Eating is just a way for him to make himself look more like a human being."

Boss Bai understood Mark's dilemma, so she didn't take Shandong University's request to increase the food allowance seriously. However, she also knew that it was definitely not at the level of "not being able to afford it." She was just a good boss: "I'll increase it for you when we get back."

"As expected of Boss Bai, he's so generous!"

Shan Da laughed heartily. After the sandstorm covered the area, he took the initiative to clear a path ahead, ran to the edge of the canyon first, took out an iron stake, gave a light shout, tapped it three times with his palm, and nailed it into the ground. He then grabbed the rope on his back, tied it to the iron stake, and threw the other end downwards.

Although they are awakened beings with potential, they are not indestructible. If they jump directly off this cliff face without the aid of tools, they will surely be smashed into a bloody pulp!

After descending nearly 300 meters using ropes, the six people arrived at a petrified ground vine, below which were densely packed ground vine tentacles—

For safety reasons, ordinary people would use tools, but these six people have awakened their source potential. Even though Udin and Naen are not strong in combat after abandoning their potential, they still have relatively tough and flexible bodies and can climb down the vines.

Twenty minutes later, the six people successfully got down to the ground and arrived at the "roots" of the ground vines.

Unlike the nearly kilometer-long tentacles covering the top, the roots below are only a hundred meters in diameter, intertwined into a sphere, as if nurturing something.

“That’s strange! Before Master Lai assigned us the task of finding the ‘outsiders,’ I remember Hai Sang led a team to investigate this area half a year ago. The report said that the ground vines here are no different from those in other places. So why is the root of the ground vines here spherical?”

Shan Da frowned, suspecting that Hai Sang from the village had been lazy and hadn't even explored the bottom of the canyon at all.

“Shan Da, although my brother is a bit rigid, he is meticulous in his work. Moreover, the tasks in the village are interconnected. If we lie, it may put other awakened people and returning warriors in unnecessary danger when they are carrying out their missions.”

Hai Sang defended his own brother.

"That's strange. How can a vine that has already lost its vitality still move?" Shan Da looked at Boss Bai with doubt.

"The Earth Vines grow from the ground, and based on the characteristics of the Devouring Beasts, they most likely exist in the Earth's mantle layer. After breaking through the soil, they left their adapted environment and released the vanguard of the Mana ecosystem—"

Spores can cause human infections and even modify the genes of organisms...

Rather than a plant, it is more like a biological weapon buried under the earth since the dawn of humanity. Its fundamental purpose seems to be to explode the moment when humanity embarks on the path of immortality and space travel, thereby destroying human civilization and extracting the life essence of humanity.

Therefore, although we have gained considerable knowledge about the composition and properties of *Gnaphalium affine*, there is still a large area of ​​unknown information.

Boss Bai jumped onto the spherical base, squatted down and tapped it, making a "clang clang clang" sound. He said to Wu Ting, "Come and see what's inside?"

"okay!"

Udin's potential is "X-ray vision," which allows him to activate special neural nuclei between the occipital and parietal lobes of the brain using life essence. This, combined with the highly sensitive sensory cells in the eyes, releases specific electromagnetic waves that help him penetrate any obstacle. The reflected echoes are received by the receptors in the eyes and processed by the visual center to form a specific image, thus enabling him to see through objects.

Under his penetrating vision, the dark vines were no longer an obstacle, but transformed into transparent, colorless lines, revealing a blue crystal at its very center that stood two meters tall.

Inside the crystal was a person sitting cross-legged, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't see through the person's human skeleton—

The person seemed to sense his probing, opened his eyes, revealing a pair of eyes that seemed to reflect countless stars, yet also resembled blooming lotus flowers.

"Whoa!"

Udin was startled and staggered back seven or eight steps. His foot slipped, and he fell backward toward the outer edge of the spherical root. "Ah~ Help!"

Snapped!

Nan quickly grabbed Udin's ankle, which had been lifted as he leaned back, and pulled him back to his normal position. He then held Udin's shoulder and asked, "Are you alright? What did you see? Were you scared?"

"Of course not!"

Udin retorted, and seeing Boss Bai looking over, he immediately swung Naen's arms and said excitedly, "Boss Bai, there is a spherical myelin crystal inside, about two meters in diameter, and there is a human inside! It's just that I can't see through his body... Maybe it's because my potential only allows me to observe within a range of fifty meters."