Chapter 229: Energy Stone

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The look in his eyes slowly calmed down. Everything He Yiming encountered today was an extremely strong shock, even for a Single-Line Sky Realm expert, it was a bit difficult to maintain composure.

But a Single-Line Sky Realm expert was, after all, far from comparable to an Acquired Stage cultivator. After the initial shock, he still calmed down.

"What do you need that white stone for, Your Excellency?" He Yiming asked in a low voice.

"To help me evolve."

He Yiming's brows furrowed deeply. This sentence was abrupt and not something he could understand.

The person's eyes flickered, seemingly analyzing He Yiming's thoughts at the moment. He continued, "You need to eat to grow up. The Energy Stone is my food. I haven't seen an Energy Stone in over a thousand years."

He Yiming's heart tightened, his gaze becoming even more peculiar.

If everything he said was true, then this guy was definitely not human.

An old monster who had lived for at least a thousand years, and a monster who hadn't eaten for over a thousand years, what exactly was this thing?

Several thoughts spun in his mind. He Yiming said, "If I give you the Ene... that Energy Stone, what's in it for me?"

The person's voice immediately rang out: "I am a mercenary. We can conduct an equivalent exchange. After you provide the Energy Stone, I can provide you with paid services."

He Yiming twitched the corner of his mouth, a faint, unreadable smile appearing on his face. Since conversing with this strange person, He Yiming's courage had gradually grown. Although he couldn't determine who or what this guy was, as long as he could converse with him, his fear and awe would significantly decrease, eventually disappearing.

"Your Excellency, I can guarantee my own safety," He Yiming said confidently. Although neither side gained an advantage in their recent clash, He Yiming now had confidence in his ability to protect himself. Moreover, since this person was no longer trying to snatch anything, didn't that indirectly prove that he wasn't much stronger than He Yiming?

A bright light flashed in that person's eyes.

He Yiming carefully observed him, and his heart suddenly stirred. It seemed that when this person was thinking, that intense light would emanate from his eyes.

A moment later, the person finally spoke, "If you give me the Energy Stone, I can help your companion improve her genes and make them perfect."

He Yiming was greatly annoyed. What this person said was beyond his comprehension. This sentence seemed to be related to Yuan Lixun, but he simply didn't understand what it meant.

Frowning slightly, he pondered for a long time, "Your Excellency, we have been together for a while, but I don't know how to address you."

A strange syllable came from the person's mouth. He Yiming was sure it was a language, but the problem was he had no impression of it.

Seeing He Yiming's lack of reaction, the person said again, "You can call me Liquid Evolution Body One Hundred and Eight."

He Yiming was slightly startled, his face truly changing completely.

Although he didn't understand what "Liquid Evolution Body" represented, he clearly heard "One Hundred and Eight." Could it be that there were as many as one hundred and seven similar peculiar existences?

He was currently a Single-Line Sky Realm expert, but compared to this person, he seemed to have gained no advantage. If there were one hundred and seven more such individuals, that would be one hundred and eight Single-Line Sky Realm experts.

At this thought, let alone He Yiming, even Zhan Tianfeng and Zhuo Wanlian would probably be scared out of their wits if they were here.

Taking a deep breath, He Yiming barely suppressed the surging tide of emotion in his heart and said, "Respected... Mr. One Hundred and Eight, do you have one hundred and seven other companions?"

Liquid Evolution Body One Hundred and Eight shook his head and said, "I have more than one hundred and seven companions."

"Then how many companions do you have?" He Yiming unconsciously asked.

"The first batch of Evolution Bodies totals one thousand. As for whether a second batch can be manufactured, that is unknown," One Hundred and Eight said in a flat tone. "Due to the scarcity of rare resources, the possibility of manufacturing a second batch of Evolution Bodies is less than ten percent."

He Yiming noticed that when One Hundred and Eight briefly described his origin, the words he used were not "born," "trained," etc., but "manufactured."

An extremely absurd thought suddenly popped into his mind: Could it be that One Hundred and Eight was created by humans? But just thinking about it seemed incredible. Androids, wasn't that nonsense?

Reaching into his chest pocket, when he opened his palm, there was a thumb-sized White Stone.

When he left White Stone Canyon, He Yiming had picked up a total of ten such sized White Stones. Except for the one around Yuan Lixun's neck, the other nine were in his possession. He had placed eight in the Spatial World, and kept the last one outside.

Seeing the White Stone on He Yiming's open palm, the captivating light in One Hundred and Eight's eyes brightened again.

"First tell me about your origin, then I'll decide if I want to... exchange this with you."

He Yiming said aloud, as for what he wanted to exchange, even he himself wasn't sure.

His gaze was firmly fixed on the other party, and his ears twitched rapidly twice, but he immediately gave up.

The other party had no heartbeat, no breathing, no blood flow, and not even the sound of organ vibrations. Therefore, no matter how much he spouted nonsense, there would be no clues from his body. Even if He Yiming were an immortal, he couldn't detect if he was lying.

"Okay, I'm willing to serve you," One Hundred and Eight said, seemingly without any hidden agenda.

As he spoke, He Yiming felt an increasingly thrilling sensation.

One Hundred and Eight seemed to come from a very great nation, where everyone possessed what he called "perfect genes." Although He Yiming didn't understand what this meant, since the other party had brought it up with such solemnity, it must be something very powerful.

In addition, in that nation, there were many divine artifacts He Yiming had never heard of, possessing unparalleled abilities.

They could allow people to fly in the sky like birds, enable ordinary people to run faster than the fastest horses in the world, and let people live under the sea like fish.

In short, in his nation, it seemed there was nothing unimaginable and nothing impossible.

As for his origin, it was even more peculiar.

As He Yiming expected, he was created by humans, a type of thing called a machine.

After these machines were manufactured, they were dispatched to explore places rarely visited by humans. He Yiming imagined these places were probably like the end of the mountain range that spanned the entire Northwest, perhaps those legendary habitats of super Spirit Beasts.

Even experts like Yu Jinglei, when mentioning these places, would have solemn faces, accompanied by a hint of fear.

The dangers of places that could make even Single-Line Sky Realm experts so wary were self-evident.

Carefully observing One Hundred and Eight, sending such a fellow to explore was undoubtedly the best choice.

Of course, there were many other things that He Yiming still didn't understand, no matter how One Hundred and Eight explained them. He only understood the general meaning.

The vehicle One Hundred and Eight was riding encountered a peculiar phenomenon while exploring those desolate places, and so it inexplicably came here.

According to him, this was a typical "crossing." But no matter how much He Yiming racked his brains, he couldn't understand what "crossing" meant.

From beginning to end, no matter how incredible or tumultuous the content of One Hundred and Eight's narration was, his tone remained perfectly calm, like an ordinary person talking about daily trivialities.

Finally, he slowly said, "We are the most advanced Evolutionary Liquid Mechanical Humans. What allows us to continuously evolve are the rarest Energy Stones in the universe. When I arrived here, I discovered three Energy Stones. This most refined cosmic energy granted me far greater power and wisdom than my companions. And to evolve further, I need more Energy Stones."

After saying all this, he fell silent, seemingly waiting for He Yiming's decision.

He Yiming pondered for a long time. He vaguely felt that this seemed to be an opportunity, but this opportunity also contained enormous risks.

Although One Hundred and Eight looked human, he was actually a man-made weapon, but this weapon was a bit too exaggerated, which was why He Yiming felt extremely shocked.

As for the former Lu Xinwen, he probably looked even more pathetic than He Yiming after seeing this humanoid weapon.

"Mr. One Hundred and Eight, did your companions not come here with you?"

"No, I have lost contact with them."

No sadness could be heard in One Hundred and Eight's voice, but once He Yiming thought that he wasn't a person in the first place, he felt relieved.

Could you expect a weapon to have human emotions? That's definitely impossible.

Turning his head to look eastward, although he was deep within the unfathomable mountain, He Yiming's gaze seemed to pierce through the mountains, across the distant continent, and saw the legendary ocean.

It was said that to the east of the Great Shen Empire was a vast and boundless sea, and at the end of the sea, there were other continents.

Perhaps this guy came from that legendary continent. But it was fortunate that it was so, otherwise, if over a hundred Single-Line Sky Realm experts crossed the sea, even the Great Shen Empire, which was incredibly powerful in their eyes, would probably be shaken.

"Mr. One Hundred and Eight, you just said you could help my companion adjust... improve her physique, right?" He Yiming said with annoyance, still very unaccustomed to the peculiar terms he used.

One Hundred and Eight nodded slightly and said, "Yes, although your companion is trying her best to evolve towards a Perfect Gene, her physique is too poor, and the possibility of reaching a Perfect Gene is very slim." He paused, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes, "If you give me the Energy Stone, I can adjust her genes to achieve the most suitable arrangement."

He Yiming frowned deeply, perplexed. "What is Perfect Gene?"

One Hundred and Eight was silent for a moment, then finally said, "You, the previous occupant of this cave, and the first occupant a thousand years ago, all possess Perfect Genes."

He Yiming's eyes suddenly widened. He blurted out in surprise, "Innate Realm?"

"Is that what you call Innate Realm?" One Hundred and Eight seemed to recall something. "I communicated with the first occupant of this cave. His genes were even more perfect and powerful than yours. But he called himself Dao of Spirit."

He Yiming's heart suddenly leaped.

Ever since Yu Jinglei told him that he had never seen a Dao of Spirit master, He Yiming had completely given up hope. But at this moment, he knew that it wasn't that such masters didn't exist, but rather that Yu Jinglei simply hadn't encountered them during his travels.

Suddenly, He Yiming remembered something, and his face instantly became extremely grim.

"One Hundred and Eight, you said that the people in your place, everyone has undergone gene modification and possesses Perfect Genes?"

"Yes."

"How many people are there in your place?"

"The number of ordinary humans is probably around one hundred billion."

He Yiming's lips trembled slightly, his heart wavering and deeply shaken.

Hundreds of billions of Innate experts? What kind of concept was that? Just thinking about it was enough to drive anyone mad.

"How did so many experts cultivate themselves?" He Yiming asked in a low voice.

In his heart, there was a faint thought: if he could obtain this method, wouldn't it greatly benefit the entire He Family Village, and even the Hengshan Mountain lineage? If the He Family produced more than ten Innate experts, then looking at the world, who would dare to plot against He Family Village?

"They were not cultivated, but rather through gene modification, their physical quality reached this level," One Hundred and Eight still said with a calm demeanor. "Perfect genes can bring many conveniences to human life, reducing the impact of diseases on humans. It allows humans to spend more time pursuing their preferred lives or learning, manufacturing more things. Therefore, the national constitution stipulates that every citizen, after birth, has the right to enjoy gene modification."

He Yiming's eyes sparkled. What kind of country was this, that it had the strength to allow its citizens to reach the Innate Realm after birth? It was truly unimaginable.

He raised an eyebrow and suddenly asked, "How strong are those people? What martial arts do they practice?"

One Hundred and Eight shook his head slightly and said, "There are indeed people among them who study martial arts, but such people are very few. The vast majority enjoy national welfare, choosing to do what they like. If they can't find it, they will continue to try indefinitely until the end of their lives, or until they find their interest."

He Yiming let out a long sigh of relief. To be honest, after hearing about such a nation, his heart was indeed filled with longing. If possible, he really wanted to visit that nation and experience it.

However, the thought of everyone he met in that nation being an Innate expert made him shiver.

And the only thing to be grateful for was that most of the people in that nation were idiots. With such good conditions, they actually didn't cultivate martial arts, and only a very small number of people chose this path. This was probably the best news he had heard today.

"How far is your country from here, and is it possible for them to come over?" After pondering for a long time, He Yiming finally asked the question he was most concerned about.

One Hundred and Eight shook his head without hesitation, "They are infinitely far from here. The possibility of them coming over is less than one in a billion."

Although he didn't quite understand how far "infinitely far" was, One Hundred and Eight's latter sentence eased half of He Yiming's concerns.

Now, he only hoped that this big fellow hadn't deceived him.

"One Hundred and Eight, I can give you this Energy Stone, but you must first let Yuan Lixun enter the Innate Realm."

"Agreed." One Hundred and Eight said without hesitation, as if this matter was of no difficulty to him.

After he finished speaking, he turned and walked towards another cave. He Yiming's heart stirred, and he asked, "Brother One... where are you going?"

"I'm going to get genetic medicine. You can follow," One Hundred and Eight said without looking back.

He Yiming hesitated for a moment, then immediately followed. Although One Hundred and Eight knew he was following, he showed no intention of stopping him.

The two of them passed through the passage again and arrived at the hall. This time, He Yiming followed behind One Hundred and Eight and easily walked inside.

When they passed through the passage and arrived at the last stone room, He Yiming was finally certain.

The mechanism Lu Xinwen spoke of was this robot in front of him.

In front of this mechanized human, even Lu Xinwen, who had advanced to the Innate Realm, was no match for him.

These two should have had similar exchanges, but Lu Xinwen was unable to provide the Energy Stone, so he was not valued by One Hundred and Eight, and thus had no opportunity to enter this final cave.

This final stone chamber was surprisingly spacious and divided into dozens of rooms.

Every time One Hundred and Eight approached a room, a light would flash in his eyes, and the door, illuminated by this light, would immediately open silently.

There was absolutely no sound. If He Yiming hadn't been able to "hear" the flow of air and seen it with his own eyes, he would never have realized that the door had opened.

As they passed through these doors, He Yiming reached out and touched them, and tried to explore them with True Qi. To his great surprise, the material of these doors was exactly the same as the large stone outside.

Only then did he realize that the large stone blocking the entrance was not naturally formed, but man-made.

Finally, after passing through more than ten doors, One Hundred and Eight stopped in front of one.

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