Mount Buzhou Spiritual Blood Pool

The Higher Mental World — Mount Buzhou —is magnificent and splendid, with picturesque scenery as well as perilous places. Here, one can occasionally see Qilin appearing, witness the golden crow soaring into the sky, and even encounter ferocious beasts lurking in the shadows. The terrain is complex.

"Mount Buzhou exists in the Mental World; no wonder it cannot be found in reality," Wang Xuan remarked.

It first appeared in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Wilderness West Classic: "Beyond the Northwest Sea, at the corner of the Great Wilderness, there is a mountain that does not join together, named Buzhou."

Legend has it that if an ordinary person is lucky enough to see it, they can follow it to leave the human world and reach the heavens, which is the Supernatural World in the eyes of mortals.

"But how can an ordinary person cross Mount Buzhou?" Wang Xuan shook his head; even he thought it was too difficult.

Because this is Higher Mental World, ordinary Supernatural Practitioner would either die or be unable to move an inch if they came here.

The Great Realm of "Carefree Journey" corresponds to the exploration of various Mental World, but it all begins with the lower Mental World.

As for directly entering Higher Mental World like Mount Buzhou, Guanghan Palace, and Yaochi, that's just wishful thinking. In any era, these are places where only the strong can establish themselves.

"Is there really a vast Peach Garden in Yaochi, filled with celestial herbs?" Wang Xuan asked.

The Sword Immortal shook her head and said, "How could that be? Heavenly herbs aren't like leeks, where you can harvest one crop and another grows back. A few mother roots are growing vigorously, making it appear as if they're spreading out in patches. The Jade Pool Grand Gathering hasn't been held for many years. That place is now difficult to enter and find, and it's extremely dangerous. It's probably been taken over by a super monster!"

The Higher Mental World is far from as peaceful as people imagine; it is often accompanied by great dangers and unpredictable crises.

Otherwise, the Transcendent Immortals might as well just move to live in Higher Mental World.

"For example... look there!" Jiang Qingyao pointed ahead. On a high mountain of Mount Buzhou, a mournful howl rang out, making people tense and impacting their primordial spirit.

It was a strange creature with a dark golden body, somewhat like a yaksha or a god or demon. It was emaciated with hard skin that could easily shatter mountains. It had only half a head, a right arm, and had lost its left leg.

"This thing is very powerful, it seems to be at the peerless level?!" Wang Xuan stared at it solemnly.

The Sword Immortal said, "Yes, but it's not a normal creature. It's Mental Remnant, left behind in an unknown era. It has no self-awareness, only instinct driving it to slaughter. It either goes mad or falls into a deep sleep."

As soon as she finished speaking, the creature leaped into the sky and snatched down a huge spiritual energy planet outside the void of the Higher Mental World.

At this moment, it was extremely terrifying. Its single arm swelled up, surpassing the sky, and roared, suppressing all kinds of creatures in the surrounding area, causing them to explode. Its spiritual energy was extremely frightening.

Wang Xuan was certain that he wouldn't be able to stay here if Jiang Qingyao weren't there.

In the Immortal Realm, in the Higher Mental World, the power of unparalleled experts can be fully displayed, and they can grab planets from beyond the realm with a wave of their hand.

"Don't you know its Roots?" Wang Xuan asked.

"It is possible that they do not belong to this Mythological Era, but rather to the Vanished, Supernatural Civilization. They are creatures that survived the long night of eternity, lying dormant in Higher Mental World long ago. However, to survive in this way is to be dead, without exception."

The danger of the Higher Mental World stems from the presence of strange, lingering creatures; one could easily emerge from a seemingly tranquil mountainside, making it impossible to guard against.

"Not a single normal organism survived?" Wang Xuan perked up, quite interested.

"No, when Mythical Eternal Silence, the immortal realm will be extinguished, Higher Mental World will also be in turmoil, on the verge of collapse, completely dim and withered. No creature can live normally. The best outcome is that some Mental Remnant are left behind, but the real ones all died tragically."

Jiang Qingyao explained that this was a consensus; if people could survive the winter here, a large number of cultivators would have already come to slumber.

Not only in this Mythological Era, but also in those the Vanished civilizations, there has been exploration and record of this path, which is impossible to traverse. The few survivors eventually become monsters without self-awareness; their true spirits are dead, and the remaining spiritual shells are pitiful.

"This creature must have been incredibly powerful back then. Even now, its remaining form can instinctively reach out and grab the corresponding spiritual star of this Great World. It's terrifying!" Wang Xuan exclaimed.

Boom!

As they observed, the dark golden monster, resembling a yaksha with only half a head remaining, spotted them. With a single leap, it covered hundreds of miles, crushing the magnificent mountain range as it flew horizontally towards them.

Sword Immortal's expression changed slightly, and she unleashed a sword strike. It truly resembled a galaxy, with dazzling sword light. Even the residual power, the overflowing wisps of sword energy, caused the surrounding massive mountains to collapse.

The sword light collided with the That Monster, causing the void to explode and numerous spatial rifts to spread outwards, like dark celestial blades reaching towards the outer realms and towards Mount Buzhou.

The That Monster staggered, a little blood seeping from its chest, but it was not seriously injured. With its one leg stomping hard on the air, it pounced again.

"This..." Wang Xuan was shocked. This monster was too abnormal. Even the sword light of a peerless expert could not destroy it or split it open. How strong must its Mental Remnant be?

"Let's go. There's no point in fighting it. If we attract a few more, we might die here!" Jiang Qingyao said, and disappeared with Wang Xuan in a flash.

However, something terrible happened. Silently, a rotting raptor appeared in the distance. Its species was unknown. It looked ordinary, but its power was immense. Its attack made even the Sword Immortal feel extremely strained, and her sword light dimmed.

Moreover, it is extremely fast, covering hundreds of thousands of miles in a short time. With a whoosh, it rushes to the outer realm, carrying a large number of spiritual meteorites, and swoops down, almost destroying the world!

Boom!

The Mount Buzhou collapsed violently, the mountain range it collided with and the meteorite collapsed, and magma shot into the sky, completely breaking apart.

Sword Immortal and Wang Xuan made a swift retreat, their figures moving rapidly.

Wang Xuan was shocked. These were beings from Higher Mental World, capable of waging world-destroying battles at the drop of a hat, even blasting down stars from beyond the realm.

He began to understand why the Great Universe needed to correct its mistakes. If mythology were to continue unabated in the Real World, these beings would be able to pluck stars and seize the moon at will. Who could stand that?

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Five creatures appeared from different directions: a dark gold yaksha, a rotting raptor, a headless golden-armored general, the remains of a silver ant, and a white skeleton.

The five powerful figures, driven by some primal instinct, are extremely sensitive to the arrival of peerless masters and hunt them down immediately; it's truly terrifying.

Even the powerful Sword Immortal, as she charged left and right, encountered danger. With a "poof," she coughed up blood. Her immortal sword trembled violently, enduring attacks from different directions, and became somewhat dim.

Next, Jiang Qingyao coughed up three mouthfuls of Primordial Spirit Blood, suffering an injury. Wang Xuan immediately panicked and said, "Use it to smash them!"

He took out the lid of the Nurturing Life Furnace, but his mission was unsuccessful from the start. Even the Sword Immortal was injured, and not lightly at that. Mount Buzhou was far too dangerous.

Jiang Qingyao glanced at the lid, her expression changed, and shook her head, saying, "No, you should put it away quickly. The battle here will likely attract the attention of some intelligent creatures. If an extremely fierce aura is unleashed, it will be deduced by those with ulterior motives."

She led Wang Xuan in continuous attacks, and finally managed to fight her way out. Both of them were covered in blood, mainly from the Sword Immortal.

"It's nothing serious, it's not a big problem." She checked her injuries and said, "I was just unlucky this time, running into a five-headed monster."

The Higher Mental World is full of uncertainty. If there were no danger and anyone could come, the mountains and fields would have been ransacked long ago.

"That's not the worst-case scenario. It's said that the madman was hunted down for half a year by a group of monsters in the Higher Mental World. It was a cross-dimensional encirclement and pursuit, a relentless chase until death."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xuan was deeply moved. No wonder the Sword Immortal was so cautious this time, not bringing her physical body in. In the Mental World, that would be a burden, and unless one is Super Peerless, it would always have some impact.

He looked back and was somewhat surprised, saying, "Huh, those collapsed mountains, sunken land, and magma that shot into the sky are all receding and recovering."

"The Higher Mental World has a very strong self-repair function; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to raise so many strange creatures," Jiang Qingyao nodded.

It must be said that Mount Buzhou is incredibly vast; this Mental World is boundless. They flew a million miles, two million miles, three million miles...

Even at the Sword Immortal's speed, it took her a long time to travel, and then it continued for several more days, with many rests along the way, as if there was no end in sight!

"Roar..." A deep roar, and a huge mountain, towering into the clouds and lush with greenery, suddenly split open, opening its huge mouth and swallowing Wang Xuan and the Sword Immortal.

The entire mountain was a head, covered with grass, trees and rocks, sleeping for endless years. It was awakened by the passing peerless sword light and opened its mouth to devour people.

Sword light flashed, the God Slaying Banner fluttered, and finally, even the lid of the Nurturing Life Furnace was used, smashing the creature's cheek, where a large chunk collapsed, and then its head shattered, and the two fled in a sorry state.

"Are you cursed with bad luck? When I came in by myself, even though there were dangers, it wasn't too outrageous. But when I brought you in, we've had more than a dozen close calls along the way. Just now, we were almost eaten!" the Sword Immortal complained.

Her newly healed spirit was injured again. At the last moment, if they hadn't used the lid of the Nurturing Life Furnace to smash the That Monster's face and escape, they might have really died there.

That was a creature at the ninth level among peerless masters, extremely powerful. When its skull fragments were at their peak, it must have been Super Peerless!

Finally, after another three days of travel, making a total of eight days, they were nearing their destination, having encountered danger several times along the way.

The most serious incident involved the Sword Immortal fighting a bloody battle against seven monsters, nearly dying there. At the critical moment, she had no choice but to use the furnace lid again, allowing the two of them to escape.

"Let's just ride the furnace forward!" Wang Xuan suggested, genuinely frightened and worried that Jiang Qingyao would die. Those Mental Remnant were all strange, not belonging to this civilization, and their power was outrageous.

Sword Immortal shook her head and said, "No, there are more than just the two of us exploring Mount Buzhou. If someone sees the furnace, it will be a huge problem once word gets out. Besides, I love this kind of battle; this is how I grew up."

According to her, it can be used once you reach your destination, where no normal creatures will set foot, so there's no need to worry about exposure.

On the ninth day, they arrived. This area was very ordinary. There were no majestic mountains, no auspicious clouds soaring into the sky, no immortal herbs growing. The peaks were all low, and the plants were all common spiritual creatures.

The more this happened, the more uneasy Wang Xuan became. He even avoided getting close to various monsters, such as Mental Remnant, which was abnormal in itself.

Upon arriving here, he revealed the Nurturing Life Furnace to protect the two of them and slowly propelled them forward.

"Another gourd!" Wang Xuan was suddenly startled, then delighted and excited; this gourd seemed even better!

On the low hill ahead, a vine, which must have grown from the other side of the hill, was entwined and hung on the cliff face on their side. It bore a red gourd, which was shimmering with light and the mist was particularly thick.

As for the vine, it was lush and green, accompanied by Chaos Light, clearly indicating that they had arrived at their destination!

"This gourd is indeed better, but I didn't dare to pick it at the time," the Sword Immortal said with a serious expression, because when she wanted to reach out and pick it, she felt extremely uncomfortable and forcibly restrained herself.

"My feeling at the time was that it seemed to have been refined by someone, as if it belonged to someone else. It was a very strange intuition," she added.

The gourd on the Chaos Divine Vine has an owner? Wang Xuan was taken aback and cautiously activated his Spiritual Heavenly Eye to observe carefully.

Jiang Qingyao said, "In fact, this area is also very strange. When I passed by here before, I didn't see anything unusual. It wasn't until the two gourds matured that this place became apparent."

"Could this be land already owned?" Wang Xuan was already alarmed. He could vaguely see something inside the gourd!

Jiang Qingyao warily scanned the surroundings and said, "This doesn't seem to be the territory of a normal creature. I feel like it's the resting place of some Mental Remnant, some super monster!"

The red gourd was enveloped in Chaos Light. Even Wang Xuan's Spiritual Heavenly Eye could not see through it completely. He could only vaguely see that there seemed to There Are Supreme Treasures- level energy inside.

"No, it's weaker than a supreme treasure, more like the remains of one. But how did it get inside the gourd, and how does it have an owner?" Wang Xuan asked in surprise.

The gourd looked tempting, but like the Sword Immortal, he dared not pick it, feeling that touching it would cause trouble and endanger his life.

"Let's leave it alone for now and explore the Good Fortune Land to see if we can get in," the Sword Immortal said.

This area is filled with low hills, and the valleys are empty and desolate, with no living creatures, as if you have entered a no-man's land.

The Chaos Divine Vine was incredibly thick, able to twine around low hills. Its growth was naturally extremely vigorous, and the rich vitality and chaotic energy made it all the more extraordinary.

"Last time I vaguely saw that there was a legendary Spiritual Blood Pool underground in the valley. Come and take a closer look," the Sword Immortal said.

She possessed a semi-mature Spiritual Heavenly Eye. Initially, feeling uneasy and wary of the red gourd and the possible super monster, she left without taking any risks.

Today, they have come with a priceless treasure, intending to delve into the Blood Pool!

"Let me see, wow, this is truly incredible! There's a great fortune hidden underground!" Wang Xuan's eyes widened immediately.

The crimson glow beneath the ground originated from a hazy pool of blood, filled with chaotic energy. When his Spiritual Heavenly Eye's supreme perception came into contact with it, he felt light and comfortable all over, as if he were about to ascend to immortality.

He was certain that this thing would allow him to undergo another transformation and improvement!

"The amount is quite substantial, more than enough. After bathing in the Spiritual Blood Pool, we'll most likely all break through to a great extent!" Wang Xuan was extremely excited and invigorated.

He was already thinking about it. Besides himself and Jiang Qingyao, he could probably improve the high-end strength of his own camp. If Fang Yuzhu became stronger, she should be able to stop that madman, right? If Old Zhang, the Demon Lord, and Mingxue improved further, could they reach the key threshold?

He quickly calmed himself down. This place was extraordinary. In the late mythological era, such a great opportunity had arisen. It was definitely not a simple place.

"Be careful, don't let joy turn to sorrow. It would be too tragic if we both died here by accident." Wang Xuan reminded himself that great fortune probably also meant great crisis was coming.

"It's good that you know, don't get carried away!" Jiang Qingyao said. When she first discovered this place, she noticed something was amiss and resolutely left without being swayed. This is not something an ordinary person could do.