Collective Reverse-Leveling Disaster
With everything in place, Wang Xuan prepared to enter the Misty Land once more to get closer to "reality".
Chen Yongjie was on high alert, ready to draw his large Black Sword and slash at Gu Mingxi at any moment. He was currently in charge of guarding the hostage.
As for his identity as an undercover agent within the demon clan, he could discard it at any time.
Wang Xuan calmed down and his primordial spirit entered the earth of his life. Here, life was vibrant, and a faint silver mist rose up, like spring snow or willow catkins, and all things were about to begin to sprout.
A pure white celestial herb has been sprouting from the soil for many days. It was personally and painstakingly harvested by the peerless expert Zheng Yuantian in the Highest Mental World. Now it has grown two silver buds, thriving and giving people a sense of new life. It can bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded.
"It seems that this place has indeed made some connection with the Land of Nothingness. There is a little silver substance evaporating here, and the growth rate of the Heavenly Medicine has accelerated."
The other celestial herb also had two tender buds, flowing with a hazy purple light, accompanied by mist, giving it a natural, indescribable sense of mystery.
The celestial medicine that sprouts from the wooden base under the Nurturing Life Furnace is unknown to Wang Xuan in its ultimate form.
"Old Chen suspected that breaking through in my Misty Land was equivalent to finding a new Mythological World and blazing a new trail, which caused a stir in the old Supernatural World. Although I also had my doubts, I rationally believed that it was all a coincidence, caused by the birth of a supreme treasure."
Wang Xuan pondered that he had to take the initiative. He went to the Nurturing Life Furnace, forcefully lifted the heavy furnace lid, and then slammed it down with a bang.
He intentionally disturbed the treasure; could this cause other treasures in the Mythical Domain to exhibit abnormalities?
He remembered that when the treasure in the grand stage was first created, the Nurturing Life Furnace had roared along with it, but it quieted down after he warned it.
Wang Xuan struck a few times before quickly stopping, knowing when to cease his attack.
"Set off!"
He took the God Slaying Banner and the Silver Beast Skin Book, then disappeared into the depths of the Life Soil.
Another long journey, in Wang Xuan's perception, took about "two months" before he appeared near the Life Pool.
"After transporting a large amount of life soil and planting celestial medicines, it was as if the distance between the two places was shortened all at once, saving a lot of time." He had this feeling when he returned last time.
In the very beginning, it took him a full "eighteen months" to travel from his birthplace to this place, but now it seems like the journey has been greatly shortened!
A silvery substance permeated the air, and the place was teeming with life. The liquid in the rough pool did not diminish and remained abundant.
Wang Xuan was taken aback. What surprised him most was the extraordinary changes in the small hill formed by the soil and the transplanted medicinal herbs.
The earthen hill was covered with living matter, and the silver mist seemed to have transformed into lifelike animals, such as dragons coiling, tigers raising their heads, and birds of prey flapping their wings.
This mound of life-giving soil was shrouded in mist and clouds, with white fog rising up the mountain and constantly flowing. The Nine Tribulation Heavenly Lotus was even more different, sprouting a long vine with three new leaves hanging from it, shimmering with silver light.
Is this a mutation?
It doesn't look like a lotus at all anymore; it's more like a vine sprouting branches. It's now over a foot long and has tiny, dark red thorns. Is it protecting itself?
"Growing so fast, we can consider transplanting the Heavenly Medicine again, which will shorten the distance between my life soil and this place."
Wang Xuan increasingly believed that his previous guesses made sense. Wherever the earth, the footprints, and the celestial medicine went, it was as if Pioneering in the Land of Nothingness, and he himself was approaching the truth.
"Never mind anything else, let's take a bath first." He jumped into the pool that looked like it had been carved out of rough rock, and soaked in the silvery liquid.
"This is so comfortable, much better than staying in the blood pool. My own pool is the best." His spiritual body greedily absorbed the silver liquid.
This is an extremely high level of energy, which has an amazing nourishing effect on both the physical body and the spirit, and can give the primordial spirit a new life.
Each time he comes here, he undergoes a new transformation, shedding a layer of spiritual membrane, which greatly enhances his primordial spirit power.
"Speaking of which, what is the origin of that meteorite in the blood pool? Was it captured from some corner of deep space while passing through the solar system and then fell?"
He frowned; the meteorite contained a near-real power that gave him many thoughts.
Wang Xuan gazed at the dark void in the distance. Was this the real universe? Could he find a corresponding location in the Real World?
He looked doubtful. Did this place truly belong to him, or was it still part of the external Great Universe?
Or perhaps, he has arrived in a strange world, and is approaching a new mythological system?
What exactly is this so-called real place, and what does it contain?
Wang Xuan did have doubts about the traces left by the meteorite in the blood pool. Could it have fallen from the Land of Nothingness? Or perhaps it was collected and taken out by someone?
There are also meteorite zones in the Misty Land, where the everlasting Flower of Eternal Life immortality grows. It is quite dangerous there, and he is going to take a look this time.
Of course, before that, he still needs to cultivate here for a period of time, focusing on improving his strength.
"After half a month, I advanced to the seventh stage before the bonfire of scriptures, which involves drawing upon Real World materials to approach reality. Overall, that page from the paper written by Mental Illness ill patient was still useful to me, allowing me to view all things as External Sensation and interact with my inner self. It interpreted reality from another perspective. Since it inspired me, I'll borrow two words from it to name the seventh stage— 'External Sensation'!"
After making thorough preparations, Wang Xuan set off with the God Slaying Banner and the animal hide scroll, which had been soaked in silver immortal liquid, to "intercept" the red glow.
"Another journey of torture!" He was very clear-headed. The so-called interception was mutual. He was mainly being tormented, entangled, eroded, burned, and bombarded by the red clouds.
Several days later, he saw red clouds surging in the distance like a tide, illuminating the dark void, like a thousand troops charging in, shaking one's soul.
Wang Xuan wrapped himself in the God Slaying Banner, carefully drawing in the red mist, and began his purgatory-level training. In the midst of hardship and suffering, he was tortured and felt like he was living a life worse than death.
"Ahhh..."
He began to howl in death, followed by a hellish tumble, the God Slaying Banner fluttering, and wisps of crimson light swirling around him, scorching Wang Xuan's spirit until it cracked.
This wasn't the first time he'd experienced this, but it still brought him immensely painful insights.
The crimson sunset descended, comparable to a thunderbolt, and wisps of red mist covered the area, burning like intense Heavenly Fire, nearly causing his spirit to collapse.
On several occasions, Wang Xuan absorbed small amounts of the Red Substance and used it for his own purposes. Each time, he would push himself to the brink of death before finally managing to escape back to the Silver Pool to Extend Life.
Outer space, in a different realm.
"Awoo..." The Round-faced girl was overjoyed. She had found the ancient cave of the White Tiger Clan and immediately received a benefit. She swallowed a rare tiger medicine in the tiger's den. She rolled around on the ground. Happiness is so unexpected and so simple.
Then she began to break through the barriers, preparing to reach a higher level. However, just as her strength increased and her cultivation improved, she felt her body swaying, making her feel dizzy.
"No, it's not me shaking, it's my Dao foundation, my realm is a bit unstable. Damn it, I didn't advance, instead I'm going to drop a level? Awooo!" She was furious.
Old Earth Old Zhang had just entered the deep spaceship base in Ancheng, preparing to board a spaceship to travel to outer space and see what was happening in that other space.
As a result, he stopped abruptly, standing stiffly in the base. He felt uneasy. What... another tremor?
He immediately contacted the Female Daoist practitioner and asked her if she felt anything was amiss, saying, "Have the World-Crossing Sword and the Carefree Boat reappeared behind the Great Curtain?"
"Possibly." Fang Yuzhu wasn't sure, but she clearly sensed that the tremor had started again, and there was a high probability that There Are Supreme Treasures had emerged.
"Oh no, this tremor is quite strong!" Zhang Daoling stood rooted to the spot, pulled out a rusty bronze mirror, and struck himself with it. The light was blinding, illuminating his entire body.
Feeling uneasy, he placed the bronze mirror directly on his face, as if applying a face mask, and stood there motionless.
A kind-hearted young man came over and asked him what was wrong and if he needed help.
"Don't come any closer, you lot. Don't hurt me. I'm old, over two thousand years old. Don't help me, or I'll try to extort you. What you're doing isn't an act of heroism," Old Zhang warned them, telling them not to touch him.
Outer space, in a different realm.
At the bottom of the blood pool, Wang Xuan would occasionally emit red light, with intertwined electric arcs scorching his own skin until it was torn and charred black.
After a while, his body glowed with silver light again, full of vitality, and all his wounds healed.
"It's really here!" Chen Yongjie rubbed his hands together and immediately pulled on the Primordial Spirit Chain, throwing Gu Mingxi's physical body aside. Her body had almost been ignited by the red light.
Even in that brief moment of contact, one of her snow-white jade feet was slightly blackened by the scorching red light.
"This is truly remarkable. Even after being refined and filtered by Wang Xuan, the Red Substance is still so domineering and has terrifying killing power." Chen Yongjie received the strands of Red Substance, and his hands immediately began to peel and bleed. He was deeply surprised and wary.
In the Misty Land, after numerous trials and tribulations, Wang Xuan experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, going from heaven to hell and back again, experiencing both pain and pleasure. But he was indeed about to break through his cultivation barrier!
"After breaking through to the eighth stage, I should go to the meteorite crater and see if I can dig up the meteorite and see if I can extract new Mysterious Matter to further improve my cultivation!"
Wang Xuan danced between life and death. This arduous ascetic practice, which could easily lead to his death, was truly like kicking the table of the King of Hell, cursing and shouting that he wanted to return to the human world.
In outer space, in a different realm, far from the blood pool, the three-headed, six-armed Blood God Ape, with a dazzling divine halo behind his head, held the remnant of an ancient celestial demon in his mouth. Originally, there was a continuous flow of demonic power surging within him, which he absorbed and refined, and he was preparing to break through his cultivation barrier.
But now, the tremors continued, even his body began to shake, and the life essence within his body was churning, causing his cultivation to become unstable, preventing him from breaking through, and actually... he was about to drop in realm!
The Blood God Ape's eyes flashed with murderous intent as it opened and closed, its anger and resentment surging. What was going on? It let out a furious roar.
On the other side, Qi Chengdao's eyes widened in disbelief. He was trying to break through his cultivation barrier, but he was regressing. What the hell was going on? The ceiling of his cultivation level crashed down on him, making his head buzz and his vision blur.
"Zhou Qinghuang, are you stealing my extraordinary power?"
In the distance, Zhou Qinghuang, with her fair skin, beautiful face, and long legs, took off the glasses that gave her a scholarly air and intellectual beauty, and threw them on the ground.
Clearly, it wasn't Zhou Qinghuang herself who was speaking now, but Gu Mingxi who was venting her anger.
"No, I'm losing cultivation level too. Heavens, are you gently patting my head? This isn't affection, it's like the ceiling is falling, this is 'board killing,' it's truly unbearable!" Zhou Qinghuang cried out.
She was speechless. She was about to break through the barrier when she was suddenly shaken down again, the turbulence and upheaval were unbearable.
In a secret realm, Qi Liandao's long hair fluttered, his Divine Statue lightning, and he roared, "I'm going to charge up and break through!"
But in the blink of an eye, he got angry again and said, "#, here we go again!"
This time it was even more straightforward. Not only did he not break through the barrier, but he also found that his cultivation level was rapidly declining. He was actually breaking through the barrier in the opposite direction!
"I @#¥..." He was furious, his mouth full of profanities, prefixing it with the name of the Demon Ancestor, and coupled with his own agitated emotions, he was cursing the heavens!
At this moment, everyone is in a terrible state. The geniuses who wanted to break through the level by relying on the rare items such as celestial medicine and Demon Core on their bodies began to suffer the tragedy of reverse leveling up one after another!
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