Three days later, in the underground chamber beneath the Low Mountain Courtyard.
A ring of transparent Crystal Conduits ran around the ceiling, their fine branches connecting to a watermelon-sized crystal at the center.
Glowing Luminous Algae drifted slowly within them, their soft pearly-white radiance illuminating the entire underground chamber as brightly as day.
A soft couch stood in the depths of the chamber. A low-legged square table sat in the middle, with a fist-sized Bronze Incense Burner placed at its center. Nearly imperceptible wisps of green smoke slowly rose from it.
Chen Mu sat cross-legged to the left of the low table, holding a round White Jade disc in both hands and muttering under his breath.
After a long while, Chen Mu abruptly stopped chanting.
Buzz!
A layer of fluorescent white light suddenly emerged over Chen Mu's body.
It was as though he had put on a thin, glowing garment.
Chen Mu opened his eyes and raised his hand, looking at the layer of light covering his palm.
With a thought, the light layer rapidly expanded as if it were being inflated.
In the blink of an eye, it became a sphere of light two meters across.
"It worked."
At a thought, a gray wall appeared.
Hundred Intents Spiritual Light Technique: Limit;
Behind Low Hill, in a Small Hill Hollow.
Chen Mu reached out, lifted a millstone-sized boulder, and flung it into the sky with a whoosh.
Then he tilted his head back and watched it rise rapidly, growing smaller and smaller until it reached its highest point.
Then it slowly began to fall, picking up speed.
Chen Mu shifted sideways a step, placing his face directly beneath the boulder's path.
Bang!
Pearly-white Spiritual Light and black smoke appeared almost simultaneously.
The boulder three meters above his head immediately