After all, relying on human body strength alone, no matter how much you break limits, your own constitution is always somewhat lacking.

As for changes in body structure, thanks to the existence of the Ten Earth Knot, there shouldn't be any inconvenience.

Monk Shi Yong shook his head slightly, sighing with a swaying head.

"I won't accompany you. I'll leave first, I need to chant the Buddhist scriptures to calm the waves in my heart."

"The body is the Bodhi tree, the mind the mirror stand. Wipe it frequently and let no dust alight."

Monk Shi Yong's distant voice echoed, leaving Lu Ren thoughtful.

"Maintain the true self, huh."

To become the guardian of Huaxia, maintaining the true self on the Path of Bright Awakening is quite a challenge. The four guardians remain constant.

Never forget the original intention, always remember the mission.

How many people can achieve that?

Shi Yong clearly hopes that Lu Ren doesn't change his mindset on the path of Bright Awakening due to his rapid increase in power, like Xu Fu of Kong Qiu, disregarding ordinary people.

The next morning, at the Changbai Mountain base.

After a night's rest, only six people accompanied Lu Ren, including three from the Security Bureau and two experts from the Military Department, all skilled in Fist Technique, highly adaptable to cold and heat, and agile.

In the current winter, with the mountains sealed by snow, if one's constitution isn't strong enough, they might freeze to death in there.

The other person was a woman of about twenty-five or twenty-six, wrapped thickly in a down jacket, with delicate features, wearing glasses, about 1.60 meters tall, constantly rubbing her hands, looking very afraid of the cold.

But her gaze was always on Lu Ren, apparently aware of the widely spread fame of Lu Ren online, with a curious look on her face.

Chen Feng from the Security Bureau introduced, "This is Li Xi, the granddaughter of the archaeologist Li Meng who specialized in exploring the underground space of Changbai Mountain. Upon hearing about the restart of this exploration mission, she strongly insisted on coming."

Seeing Lu Ren's scrutinizing gaze, Chen Feng hurriedly said, "Mr. Lu, don't underestimate her frail appearance; she has deep expertise in the field of archaeology and is very knowledgeable about the exploration of the underground space of Changbai Mountain."

Lu Ren nodded slightly, "She shouldn't freeze to death, right?"

Everyone: "..."

Li Xi also responded strongly, "Mr. Lu, don't worry, I am wearing self-circulating thermal clothing that can withstand temperatures as low as minus sixty degrees, so I definitely won't."

She quickly bounced twice to show that she could move flexibly and wouldn't be a burden.

The so-called self-circulating thermal underwear actually operates by battery heating, and under the reverse engineering of the hydrogen battery from the dagger that Lu Ren brought, an energy revolution is quietly taking place in Huaxia.

In five years, it has reached all aspects, subtly impacting various industries.

For instance, the nuclear-powered phones currently advertised on the market can be on standby for three months, providing two weeks of no-charge use for heavy users.

The technology used is hydrogen battery technology.

However...

Lu Ren looked up at the sky, with Heart Eye activated, noticing strange changes in the earth's magnetic field—it was no longer as stable as before.

If the magnetic field goes haywire, it might lead to astonishing changes in a very short time.

This gave him a significant warning, so even after achieving the Bright Awakening Realm, he did not relax but continuously sought ways to advance further.

If the world suddenly changes to a region like Kunlun, would current technology still work?

All of this requires improving one's strength realm to respond.

He said, "Everyone, check your equipment, and once confirmed there's no problem, we set out."

Lu Ren didn't wear thick clothes, still in a close-fitting fish scale armor combat suit, with a retractable belt at his waist and a high-frequency vibrating sword slung across.

A handgun that looked like a hand cannon to others was strapped to his thigh, while his backpack made of hard shell armor contained ammunition, super concentrated nutrient pills, and a water cannon.

The back pouch was also filled to prevent loss of supplies if the backpack was lost.

The combat pants were specially made according to Lu Ren's changing physique, a remarkable elastic piece that could stretch thirty times without tearing.

There was no worry of transforming back into a human after releasing the Bodhisattva Dharma Aspect and ending up naked.

After everyone responded in unison, they quickly checked their equipment and supplies.

Since everyone was skilled in Fist Technique with formidable physique, no one had trouble absorbing highly concentrated nutrient pills, hence material supplies were abundant.

Primarily, Li Xi hadn't practiced martial arts, so others had to help carry some equipment supplies.

The group boarded a helicopter, gradually ascending and flying towards the depths of Changbai Mountain.

As time went by, the weather worsened, with wind and snow intertwining, submerging the entire Changbai Mountain in a pure white world.

However, no one spoke; in such harsh surroundings, ordinary people might halt their activities, but with a strong physique and the aid of modern equipment, the Martial Path practitioners could survive freely in such extreme weather.

Two hours later, faced with fierce winds and heavy snow, the helicopter had to stop at a relatively gentle terrain, allowing the seven of them to disembark.

"The path ahead relies on us."

Zhang Chishan, an expert from the Military Department, glanced at the environment and said loudly.

This weather is truly too harsh; they chose a rather bad time to enter the mountain.

But nobody paid much attention to it.

Li Xi studied the map and carefully determined the position.

"That place is still one hundred sixty li away from us; we might need three days."

Another military expert, Wang Yuan, laughed and said, "One hundred sixty li doesn't require three days."

He looked at the time and said, "If we travel day and night, we should reach the destination by tomorrow morning, at which point we'll receive airdropped equipment."

Lu Ren said, "If any of you feel unwell during the journey, just let me know immediately, and I'll help you."

Everyone responded unanimously without trying to show off; having a super martial artist of the Bright Awakening Realm by their side made them feel secure despite the harsh environment.

Lu Ren maintained a calm expression, his spiritual will gradually spreading, a soft and warm magnetic field radiating effortlessly.

A warm aura surged continually from deep within their bodies, slightly easing everyone's tense expressions.

After unloading a large amount of equipment and camping facilities from the helicopter, including Lu Ren carrying a large item, they all proceeded slowly.

Each step they took sank deeply, yet it didn't affect their speed.

Li Xi, as an ordinary person, couldn't keep pace with the group.

Seeing this, Lu Ren simply picked him up with one hand.

The six of them continued their journey rapidly, without any pauses, taking six hours to reach the location Li Xi had determined by nine in the evening.

Li Xi shouted excitedly, "We've arrived."

Lu Ren stopped immediately and said, "Alright, let's rest and organize ourselves now."

Chen Feng and the others, upon hearing this, finally slumped to the ground, each panting heavily, their breaths rapid; even in the environment of minus fifty or sixty degrees, their bodies emitted steaming heat.

"Whoa... damn, even during military drills before, I never ran like this."

Wang Yuan stuck out his tongue, nearly foaming at the mouth.

"This guy's stamina is just incredible!"

Zhang Chishan waved his hand weakly, not wanting to speak at all.

Comparing physique with a super master in the Bright Awakening Realm is like lighting a match in the bathroom, it's suicidal.

Although they had already mastered their fist techniques, with strong physiques and agile moves,

but carrying nearly one hundred kilograms each while rushing like this almost made them fall apart.

If it weren't for Lu Ren's magnetic field radiation, these five might have been exhausted to death on the road.

After resting for about an hour, they finally caught their breath, finding a leeward spot, and began setting up their camp.

Fortunately, this place was in a mountain hollow, which made finding a small cave relatively easy; eventually, Lu Ren himself took action, spending ten minutes expanding the cave, carving out a space for a few people to temporarily stay.

After spending two hours clearing out the rubble, they finally started setting up tents and placing heating equipment.

More than ten minutes later, the entire cave was filled with warmth, and everyone fell asleep.

Lu Ren sat cross-legged to the side, holding a tablet and carefully studying the map positioning sent by the Geological Survey Institute.

It's truly in the sky.

The map on Chen Xuzi's body, after being determined through research, was anchored somewhere in the stratosphere.

Perhaps it's attached to an exotic realm in the real world.

"Celestial Court?"

According to the researchers' analysis, this place is highly likely to be the entrance of the Celestial Court, where the South Celestial Gate is.

There's a joke circulating online that the immortals in heaven actually reside in the troposphere and stratosphere.

It seems there's a significant connection between Kunlun and the real world, which can be confirmed.

"Railway Bureau, aren't you sleeping yet?"

Li Xi stuck his head out of the tent and asked cautiously.

Lu Ren said casually, "You should sleep first."

He still needed to carefully study the inner core embedded in his abdomen; the infiltrating spirit was already starting to seep in slowly.

The panel indicated that the progress had reached about twelve percent.

The advancement speed was faster than he had anticipated.

If focusing solely on the inner core, speed would double; he believed that within one and a half months, he could completely erase the spiritual imprint of this tiger demon inner core.

Li Xi watched as Lu Ren placed the tablet aside and then spoke up, "Do you truly believe there's a True Dragon beneath Changbai Mountain?"

This is purely an attempt to have a late-night chat!

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