The Thorn Stone Forest was not as desolate as it appeared on the surface.
In fact, it was brimming with life.
These towering stone pillars hadn't always scraped the sky. They had grown to their current size from tiny stone shoots.
At first, they were just small, rocky protrusions that could appear anywhere in the Thorn Stone Forest. They looked like little thorns, and you wouldn't even notice them if you weren't paying attention.
Over time, these thorns would slowly grow taller, becoming the size of a blade of grass, then as tall as a large tree, and finally, they would pierce the heavens.
Shibeng didn't know why the stone pillars grew. They had been like this ever since he first gained consciousness.
During their upward growth, the pillars could collapse due to various factors, such as sandstorms or destruction by other creatures.
But once they grew massive, collapses became rare.
However, the pillars' growth was not infinite.
