Deep into the Heavenly Tomb
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A desolate, misty land suddenly distorted in space, and then two figures holding hands stepped out from the distorted space.
"Let's go. The Heavenly Tomb is extremely large, and due to the intense energy pressure, we can't fly for too long. Therefore, we'll have to walk most of the time—it will probably take about four months to get to the second level," Gu Xun'er said with a slight smile.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath of mist, and with a slight thought, his Dou Qi at the Peak Nine-star Dou Zun was compressed together, making his originally Dou Qi -filled body suddenly spacious enough to accommodate even more Dou Qi.
The Flame Mantra quietly activated, and dense energy transformed into mist that surged forth and poured into Xiao Yan's body, which had just been emptied.
This is the Nine Revolutions cultivation method. When Nine-star Dou Zun can no longer contain more Dou Qi, he needs to compress all the Dou Qi in his body, so that his body can start from zero and absorb enough energy to reach the Nine-star Dou Zun again.
There are two main difficulties. One is the power of the soul, which requires the complete compression of the body's Dou Qi, and there must be no abnormality during the retraining process. This difficulty increases exponentially with each new stage of cultivation.
Secondly, there is the demand for energy. Because the energy required to fill a Nine-star Dou Zun is too enormous, some ordinary places rich in World Energy are often completely drained, and it is not enough to increase one revolution.
For Xiao Yan, the first difficulty naturally no longer exists—he can easily regulate and suppress Dou Qi with his Heaven Realm- level Soul Power.
However, the second point made it difficult for Xiao Yan to move forward. Xiao Yan's physical strength far exceeded that of ordinary Nine-star Dou Zun, and his Dou Qi was tempered by the Emperor Flame, making it extremely solid. While this provided a more solid foundation, it also made the energy required for Xiao Yan to Nine Revolutions many times greater than that of ordinary people.
Aside from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, this Heavenly Tomb is the best place to accumulate the Nine Revolutions.
However, the surrounding World Energy) was clearly insufficient to support Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er's cultivation together.
Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment before looking at Xun'er. She smiled sweetly, and a golden light emanated from her fingertips, piercing through an Energy Body that had been attracted hundreds of meters away. Then, with a wave of her hand, she collected the Energy Core formed from the shattered Energy Body into her palm.
"The elders in my clan have a way to expand this Energy Core to the level of the Energy Body in its previous life. In other words, I only need nine Nine-star Dou Zun energy cores to complete the Nine Revolutions."
"Five members of the Gu Clan have entered this time. Not counting me, the other four can gather enough Energy Core."
After saying that, Gu Xun'er handed the Energy Core to Xiao Yan and said, "So, Brother Xiao Yan, you can focus on your cultivation!"
Xiao Yan was slightly distracted, but he didn't stand on ceremony and took the Energy Core to refine it.
The following days were quite ordinary. With the powerful perception of his Limitless Void Shattering Body and Heaven Realm Soul, Xiao Yan smashed all the Energy Body within a ten-mile radius with one punch each, and then devoured and refined the Energy Core they transformed into.
As for why it wasn't Baili, it was naturally because Xiao Yan made a simple rickshaw, and he and Xun'er sat in the rickshaw, summoning the Heavenly Demon Puppet to pull it.
With the speed of the Heavenly Demon Puppet, it darted dozens of miles away in an instant. Even Xiao Yan could not harvest all the Energy Body within a radius of a hundred miles at such a speed.
Gu Xun'er did not neglect her cultivation. Golden flames often shone from her fingertips as she absorbed the abundant spiritual energy in the Heavenly Tomb. With the help of Xiao Yan's Emperor Fire, she began to fully master the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and temper her own bloodline.
The Heavenly Tomb is perpetually shrouded in dense energy mist. Under this oppressive energy, anything that attempts to fly into the air will feel as heavy as a mountain and will soon be exhausted.
It is precisely because their ability to move is restricted that this Heavenly Tomb appears so vast.
However, thanks to the Heavenly Demon Puppet's tireless work, after only one month, a wall of energy appeared at the edge of Xiao Yan's vision.
"Is that the entrance to the second floor?" Xiao Yan asked.
Gu Xun'er looked around, then nodded slightly and said, "According to the clan's records, that's indeed the case. I didn't expect to get here so quickly."
Although this past month has been somewhat bumpy, both of them are at the Peak Dou Zun, so they can naturally withstand some of the ups and downs.
As the distance closed, Xiao Yan also noticed a faint pressure of energy emanating from the energy light wall.
This seems to be a built-in screening mechanism of the Heavenly Tomb; those whose strength is insufficient to pass through the energy light wall will certainly not be able to survive on the second level.
Xiao Yan put away the Heavenly Demon Puppet and, hand in hand with Xun'er, passed through the energy light wall.
The energy in the second layer was much denser than that in the First Layer, and the Energy Body there were at least at the level of Five-Star Dou Zun. Xiao Yan slowed down and planned to complete his first transformation in this second layer and enter the second transformation.
Of course, it was also to wait for the others who had entered the Heavenly Tomb —in the passage connecting the second and third levels, there lived a group of Ancient Devouring Worm, and if they weren't helped, they would probably all die.
The Soul Clan just happened to be absent this time, and as a result, such a huge change occurred. The Gu Clan can't shake off the blame no matter what.
The two hunted Nine-star Dou Zun energy bodies deep within the second level. Several months later, a dazzling beam of light, reaching the heavens and the earth, quietly took shape in the distance, and a massive energy storm that swept across the entire second level quietly began to form.
Energy storms are a natural disaster in the Heavenly Tomb, with extremely terrifying power. Even Peak Dou Zun experts who are caught in them are doomed to die. Wherever they go, even space cannot withstand their power and is completely shattered by the storm.
Driven by this Spatial Storm, everyone who had entered the second level gathered at the passage connecting to the third level.
Originally, not everyone wanted to go to the third level—there, even those with the Nine-star Dou Zun energy bodies were at the bottom level. People like the Spirit Clan and the Stone Clan were only Seven-star Dou Zun in strength, and could only run for their lives on the third level.
But no one wants to withstand the power of Spatial Storm head-on; even though the third level is extremely dangerous, there is still hope of survival.
Before long, all sixteen people arrived at the entrance to the third floor. The faint but powerful aura emanating from Xiao Yan caused everyone's expression to change.
"The energy barrier here has materialized, but staying on the second level means certain death. Why don't we join forces to break through the barrier?"
Out of respect for the strong, Gu Qingyang finally asked Xiao Yan's opinion in a question.
"Okay." Xiao Yan naturally had no objection.
With five members of the Gu Clan and Xiao Yan, the six of them were enough to defeat the remaining ten, so they did not voice their opinions and simply remained silent.
"This is my suggestion, so I'll go first."
Gu Qingyang smiled slightly, and then walked towards the light screen together with the other three members of the Gu Clan. The Dou Qi in his body gathered into torrents that roared and finally transformed into streaks of Dou Qi, which fiercely bombarded the solidified light screen.