It was just as Yu Jing encountered his master, Yu Gan.
On the other side of the mountain.
Lu Mian stood at the foot of the mountain, hesitating to ascend. He had to come up with a way to greatly reduce the physical exertion of "climbing to the summit" while catching up with the others who had arrived at Tongshan ahead of him.
Thousands of powerful undead had all been stored inside the Book of the Dead, so there was no chance of them "climbing the mountain together."
"As expected, this limestone-like substance was formed from minerals and spiritual energy at the birth of heaven and earth. It can directly infect the soul... But because the soul treats it as a 'beneficial' substance, it doesn't reject it. Every step upward will promote the limestone's invasion, gradually increasing the burden on the body... Just climbing to the summit will exhaust all my physical strength, and I won't be able to gain the initiative at all."
"If I can successfully seize the superior body formed from the combined physiques of the Yu family's ancestor and that genius descendant, this burden on my body won't matter at all. I can even use the limestone's invasion to temper the body... Damn it! That bastard Yu Gan ruined my plan. Once I reach the summit, I'll definitely kill you."
Lu Mian absolutely couldn't recklessly climb the mountain. With his constitution, even if it had been combined with Cthulhu's attributes, he ultimately didn't specialize in physical cultivation. He had already fallen far behind the others and had to find a way to reduce this burden. If he ended up last, he would lose every advantage.
When Lu Mian brought out the Book of the Dead, the book seemed to understand the severity of the current situation.