Chapter 461 339: Experiment

"It seems the Holy Stone really does have extremely strong radiation."

"Once exposed to the radiation, the body will mutate... but it will also accelerate the body's breakdown, leading directly to death."

"Back then, Senior Li Qingxuan really went to great lengths to seal the Holy Stone."

Han Yuan was lost in thought.

He suspected that the radiative fluctuations emitted by the Holy Stone were what suppressed the Source Seed.

But as far as he could tell, it seemed only the Holy Stone could produce this effect.

'Where in the world did this Holy Stone come from...'

A question couldn't help but surface in Han Yuan's mind.

If it were truly a natural creation of this world, there shouldn't be only one.

Han Yuan thought of a possible explanation.

The Holy Stone was very likely not born of this world, but came from beyond the heavens.

Perhaps it was some kind of meteorite that fell from outer space into the Storm Sea.

It might have then spent countless years on the seabed before being washed ashore on Blue Moon Island by a tsunami.

Only this theory could explain why the Holy Stone was one of a kind.

Of course, this was all just Han Yuan's speculation. He had no real evidence, and his theory could be a million miles from the truth.

Han Yuan looked around the Divine Temple and, after confirming there was nothing else of note, left directly.

He had come prepared not to find anything, merely wanting to see if there was anything special about the Divine Temple that once housed the Holy Stone.

Han Yuan thought for a moment, then walked over to the divine altar where the Holy Stone had been enshrined and reached out to grab it.

The pitch-black altar crumbled like tofu as he broke off a small piece.

When Hu Yong saw this, he turned his head away, pretending not to have seen a thing.

The people of Blue Moon Island's faith in the Holy Stone had long since vanished.

After taking the stone fragment, Han Yuan said lightly, "Let's head back."

Upon hearing this, Hu Yong's face instantly lit up with joy.

After all, Black Python Mountain was filled with too many terrifying and powerful beasts; leaving early was a good thing.

The two of them quickly returned the way they came.

A day later, they were back in Blue Moon Harbor City.

Han Yuan gave Hu Yong one hundred taels of silver and returned to the massive ship.

Staring at the small stone fragment on the table, Han Yuan gently crushed it into a black powder and felt a subtle fluctuation.

'These fluctuations... they feel like Energy fluctuations... but also like spiritual fluctuations...'

'What a peculiar fluctuation.'

Han Yuan pondered as he sensed the fluctuations emanating from the powder.

Even after so many years, these fragments still retained the fluctuations left behind by the Holy Stone.

One could only imagine how intense the Holy Stone's fluctuations must have been back then.

'Since it has the characteristics of a spiritual fluctuation... should I ask Ling Yunzi to perform a Daoist Skill and let me glimpse what secrets it holds within...'

A bold idea formed in Han Yuan's mind.

If it were the complete Holy Stone, Han Yuan would never dare to try something like this.

After all, the Holy Stone could suppress even a Source Seed; his own Divine Soul would surely be dissolved by the radiation.

But this powder wasn't the Holy Stone itself, and after being weathered by the passage of so many years, its power had become incredibly faint. There might actually be a chance of finding a clue.

'I suppose this counts as taking an unconventional approach.'

'I just wonder if the people from the Profound Celestial Alliance have ever tried this...'

'I have a feeling they haven't... Otherwise, Li Baozhou would have mentioned it to me.'

Han Yuan speculated inwardly.

After some deliberation, Han Yuan took a deep breath and made up his mind.

"Let's do it!"

There was still some time before the Great Cang Dynasty and Celestial Moon Dynasty arrived, so he could use this window to research the origin of the Holy Stone.

He thought for a moment, then placed a tenth of the crushed stone powder into one Jade Bottle and the rest into another.

Taking the Jade Bottle containing a tenth of the black stone powder, he went to find Ling Yunzi.

Ling Yunzi was somewhat surprised by Han Yuan's sudden visit.

When Han Yuan explained his purpose, even he was taken aback.

"Palace Master Han... I've never tried anything like this..."

"Even if this stone powder contains a trace of spiritual fluctuation... it's not certain that a connection can be established."

Although Ling Yunzi didn't know why Han Yuan was so insistent on entering the spiritual fluctuations of the black stone powder, he still offered his professional opinion.

"I know... but I'd still like to trouble you to try, Daoist Master."

"This is very important."

Han Yuan said in a serious tone.

He had promised Li Baozhou not to reveal anything about the Holy Stone, so it wasn't convenient to explain too much to Ling Yunzi.

Hearing Han Yuan's words, Ling Yunzi immediately said, "No problem. I'll perform the technique for you right away, Palace Master Han."

"Thank you, Daoist Master," Han Yuan said gratefully.

The two entered a quiet room.

Han Yuan placed his hands on his knees, palms facing up.

In his left hand rested the Primordial Spirit Talisman, and in his right, the bottle of black stone powder.

Seeing this, Ling Yunzi immediately began to cast the spell.

HUMMMMM~~

As he chanted the Mantra, a translucent, illusory soul thread suddenly connected Han Yuan to the stone powder in the Jade Bottle.

Without hesitation, Han Yuan activated the Primordial Spirit Talisman in his left hand.

HUM.

As the Primordial Spirit Talisman burned away, Han Yuan felt his consciousness instantly enter a mysterious world.

'Where is this place...'

Han Yuan looked around and found himself in a barren wasteland.

There were no signs of life in this wasteland, only terrifying corpses scattered about.

The smallest of these corpses was over ten meters tall, and they were all in a state of partial decay.

Their faces were mostly twisted in gruesome expressions, like malevolent ghosts, and their skin was covered in Scale Armor.