The shattering of the stone knife was certainly heartbreaking.
But when Shi Yi took out the rune bone piece that recorded the Original True Understanding and used it as a bone knife to cut and dissect the Li Fire Bull Demon's body, the towering Willow Tree not far behind him almost couldn't resist extending its branches to whip him.
Shi Yi didn't understand, Stone Village didn't understand, and they couldn't be blamed for it.
This rune bone piece was brought down from the Upper Realm by the Willow Deity. She knew very well the value of this rune bone piece; it wasn't just that it recorded the Original True Understanding, the bone piece itself was also a supreme treasure refined by a great power.
The rune bone piece in Shi Yi's hand now, like his Qilin Treasure Technique, was also incomplete, only one-third of the supreme treasure. The remaining two-thirds of the rune bone piece were lost somewhere.
And the only one whom the Willow Deity would consider a great power was an Emperor.
Above Immortal Kings, there were Immortal Emperors.
Unfortunately.
In the ancient years, Immortal Emperors were just a legend, rumored to be hidden on the other side of the Boundary Sea, where there was an opportunity to break through from King to Emperor. But whether this was true or false was still unknown.
These things were too far away from the current Shi Yi. The Willow Deity even felt that with Shi Yi's temperament, let alone becoming an Immortal King, it would be difficult for him to even become an Immortal, let alone an Immortal Emperor above Immortal Kings.
Shi Yi naturally didn't know the Willow Deity's thoughts, nor the fact that he almost got another whipping. He excitedly picked up the rune bone piece and used it as a bone knife to slash at the Li Fire Bull Demon's remains.
And indeed, he had to admit, he didn't know what kind of bone this rune bone piece was made of, but it was incredibly sharp and indestructible. The remains of this Ancient Descendant, the Li Fire Bull Demon, were as fragile as tofu in front of it.
Just as Shi Yi was getting more and more into it, the Willow Deity's unique voice suddenly rang out.
"Shi Yi, do you know the true value contained in this rune bone piece in your hand?"
"Value?"
Shi Yi looked at the rune bone piece in his hand with a puzzled expression. He had already engraved the Original True Understanding recorded on it deep into his soul through his Double Pupil.
Currently, its only value was to replace the stone knife.
"This rune bone piece is the only original copy of the Original True Understanding. It records the first part of the Original True Understanding, the God Guiding Chapter."
"Many great sects, undying orthodoxies, and long-life families in the Upper Realm basically have its rubbings. One can cultivate to the peak of the human path with it, and beyond that is immortality."
"It's just a pity that the second part of the Original True Understanding, the Transcendence Chapter, which is the chapter on becoming an Immortal, has never appeared, and no one has ever obtained it, let alone the third part, the Ultimate Chapter."
As the Willow Deity spoke, her tone also carried some regret. If she could obtain the third part of the Original True Understanding, the Ultimate Chapter, she was confident that she could break through from King to Emperor without entering the Boundary Sea.
The Boundary Sea was full of dangers, with endless worlds and universes. Even Immortal Kings had a high probability of falling. Unless necessary, she was unwilling to take that risk.
The Willow Deity was not afraid of going to the Boundary Sea, nor was she afraid of the unknown. For a cultivator who has found the Dao, it is acceptable to die in the evening after hearing the Dao in the morning.
But if there was a safe way to break through from King to Emperor, and one deliberately went to the Boundary Sea to seek death, then there was something wrong with their mind.
"Only original copy?"
Shi Yi looked at the rune bone piece in his hand. When he watched the Perfect World anime in his previous life, he was only focused on the anime's female lead and didn't really pay attention to the fact that this thing in his hand was the only original copy.
A few minutes later.
"So what if it's the only original copy?"
Shi Yi muttered, then continued, "I've already memorized the Original True Understanding scriptures recorded on it. If this rune bone piece is accidentally damaged, then so be it. In this world, what is eternally indestructible? And if it's really that easy to break, it means it's not that great anyway."
After speaking.
Shi Yi continued to use the rune bone piece in his hand as a bone knife to cut the remains of the Li Fire Bull Demon, completely unconcerned that this rune bone piece was the only original copy of the first part of the Original True Understanding, the God Guiding Chapter.
What Shi Yi didn't know was that.
Although there were many rubbings of the first part of the Original True Understanding, the God Guiding Chapter, in many great sects in the Upper Realm.
As an original copy, it was hard to say if there were any hidden scriptures that hadn't been discovered.
Generally speaking.
If it were anyone else who obtained the only original copy of the Original True Understanding, they would cherish it carefully. Only Shi Yi didn't care about these things, believing in making the best use of everything, without so many twists and turns.
"Actually, the first part of the Original True Understanding, the God Guiding Chapter, also has an auxiliary scripture called the Myriad Spirits Diagram, which is also part of the Original True Understanding. Cultivating it alongside the Original True Understanding God Guiding Chapter might allow one to comprehend the power of turning decay into wonder. However, the Myriad Spirits Diagram has been lost for a long time, which has led to a significant decrease in the number of disciples from those great sects in the Upper Realm who cultivate the Original True Understanding God Guiding Chapter," Willow Deity said softly.
"Myriad Spirits Diagram? Turning decay into wonder? What does that have to do with me?"
Shi Yi hesitated for a moment. He felt that he didn't have the luck to encounter the Myriad Spirits Diagram, and it was better to live in the present. He picked up the rune bone piece and continued working.
Seeing this.
Willow Deity didn't say anything more. She also felt that Shi Yi had no connection with the Myriad Spirits Diagram and didn't seem like someone with great fortune. The probability of him obtaining the Myriad Spirits Diagram in the future was almost zero.
But what she overlooked was that.
The fact that Shi Yi could meet her and get to know her over three years was itself a great fortune.
Perhaps she had fallen into the mortal world for too long, and even she herself was almost forgetting how noble she was in the past.
She was not a god, she was an immortal. Immortals were above gods.
Gods would eventually reach the end of their lifespan, while immortals had endless lifespans.
Several hours passed.
As dusk approached, Shi Yi finally finished cutting the massive remains of the Li Fire Bull Demon. The beef, tripe, bones, and tendons... piled up into a small mountain.
There was no other way.
The Li Fire Bull Demon was a behemoth over ten meters tall, while Shi Yi was just a small figure holding a palm-sized rune bone piece.
Even though the rune bone piece cut through the Li Fire Bull Demon's remains, which were over ten meters tall, like a knife cutting tofu, it was not an easy task.
At least it couldn't be finished in a short time.
The people of Stone Village naturally helped.
But even with iron knives, a dozen burly men worked up a sweat all afternoon, breaking over a dozen iron knives, yet they only managed to cut off a few ounces of beef.
Because the several barrels of Ancient Descendant True Blood that Shi Yi gave created a future for Stone Village, the simple villagers of Stone Village really wanted to do something for Shi Yi, but in the end, they found themselves willing but unable.
However, they were confident that as long as the next generation of Stone Village underwent the True Blood Baptism with these Ancient Descendant True Blood, their Stone Village would definitely develop and become a large tribal clan in the Great Wilderness.
The villagers of Stone Village were basically right in their thinking.
Because the large tribal clans in the Great Wilderness today, with populations of tens of millions, also developed from small villages when traced back to ancient times.
For the next generation of Stone Village to undergo the True Blood Baptism of Ancient Descendants and break through to the Celestial Passage Realm, it wouldn't be simple, but it would be as easy as eating and drinking.
Stone Village was not big, but it had hope.
Now, Old Clan Leader Shi Yunfeng probably understood the reason why Willow Deity had asked him to keep Shi Yi back then. It turned out that this young man from the outside world could indeed reverse the cruel reality of Stone Village's long-standing poverty and weakness.
Although Willow Deity was mysterious and powerful, it never interfered with the affairs of their village. If they wanted to develop the village, they had to go out, not stay in the village and wait to die, enjoying the protection granted by Willow Deity.
Great Wilderness, Vast Mountain Range, Stone Village.
Deep into the night, countless pairs of eyes appeared outside Stone Village. They smelled the aura of Ancient Descendant true blood emanating from within Stone Village, and also the scent of flesh and blood from the Ancient Descendant remains.
However, looking at the willow tree in the center of Stone Village, the owners behind these eyes could only forcefully suppress the frenzy and bloodlust in their hearts, avoiding becoming the next target to be suppressed by a willow branch.
Their arrival was inevitable.
Previously, the Ancient Descendant true blood and the Ancient Descendant remains were kept within Shi Yi's Grotto-heaven, and their aura did not leak out. Now, they were being openly divided in the center of Stone Village, making them so greedy they wanted to rush in.
Actually, it wasn't that none were impulsive, but now they had all turned into corpses.
To the east of Stone Village, beside a small stream, in a small house.
"Gurgle gurgle," the sound of bubbles bursting.
A small iron pot sat on a stove below. Oil and water splattered within the iron pot, and bubbles burst continuously. Bright red chili peppers, vibrant green Sichuan peppercorns, and many mushrooms floated on the oil and water.
The appearance of these seasonings was not strange. Just like the Kirin, Pi Xiu, Phoenix, and Vermilion Bird in this world, they were also recorded on the Azure Blue Planet, not to mention these seasonings were merely ordinary things.
For example.
The Azure Blue Planet has rice and wheat. Can't other worlds, other Universes, also have crops like rice and wheat?
Naturally not. In the myriad worlds, many things are interconnected. The key lies in whether you can discover the uses of these crops.
"Brother Yi, the water's boiling, can we eat now?"
Hu Niu sat beside Shi Yi, holding chopsticks in a proper manner, her mouth watering with anticipation.
"There's one more person." Shi Yi shook his head.
"One more person?" Hu Niu's eyes showed confusion.
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