Chapter 297 The Stone Has Turned Into a Spirit! _1
There was no one near the Three Lives Stone, allowing Su Chengyu to freely explore and unveil the stone’s secrets.
Su Chengyu reached out and touched the Three Lives Stone. He had often come to visit as a child, even playfully urinating next to it or writing on it, but he had never noticed anything particularly strange about the stone.
The stone felt ordinary to the touch. He then probed it with his Divine Sense, but encountered intense resistance that prevented deep exploration.
Su Chengyu’s Divine Sense followed the stone downwards, revealing that the Three Lives Stone buried deeply, extending more than ten meters into the earth. As his Divine Sense delved further, he discovered something even more extraordinary.
Ten meters underground, the Three Lives Stone had grown countless roots, similar to those of a massive tree, which extended even further into the earth.
More importantly, Su Chengyu realized that these roots possessed a life force, implying that the Three Lives Stone was akin to a living being, drawing in Spiritual Energy from the soil through these roots.
"Is the stone evolving into a spirit?"
Su Chengyu quickly withdrew his Divine Sense and distanced himself from the Three Lives Stone. He knew that all things possess spirit – not only humans are capable of cultivation. If provided with sufficient nourishment from nature’s spiritual energy, even plants could attain enlightenment.
However, the notion of a stone turning into a spirit was unheard of; strictly speaking, a stone lacks the Spiritual Root necessary for cultivation.
Su Chengyu wondered whether he should sever the stone’s cultivation roots. Without just cause, such an act seemed unreasonable.
After much deliberation, Su Chengyu decided to ignore it entirely. Even if it did evolve into a Stone Monster, it would be no concern of his. The Demon Slayer Department would handle it.