Sunrise in the Temple, Immortal Mountain Rises

Zhou Yihang arrived at the foot of Mount Wu Wang and was about to ascend when he suddenly felt a sense of alarm. He saw an Earth God emerge from the soil, a rock balanced atop its hat.

"If the Earth God found its way here, then City God Xue and Stone Dragon Son probably aren't far behind!"

Just as he was about to strike and eliminate the Earth God to prevent it from reporting back, the voices of Stone Dragon Son and the others could be heard: "City God, the Earth God asked the surrounding Demon Gods and beasts, and they saw Xu Ying appearing in this area."

City God Xue's voice came, "Where is Old Man Zhou?"

"According to the Earth God, Zhou Yihang has also arrived nearby. We tracked him here. That old man's Grass and Tree Soldier Art is indeed extraordinary, managing to find Xu Ying's hiding place."

"He deserves a good thank you. When we meet him, we'll send him on his way."

"Yes."

Zhou Yihang felt a chill in his heart and quietly concealed himself, thinking, My injuries haven't healed yet, so it's not wise to clash with them. It's better to hide in the shadows.

After a moment, many Earth Gods emerged from the ground, searching all over the mountainside.

Zhou Yihang thought, Even if Xu Ying is hiding underground, he'll probably be dug out by these Earth Gods. However, it will be quite difficult for them to search the entire mountain.

Suddenly, an Earth God shouted, "City God, look at the sky!"

Zhou Yihang hurriedly looked up, his mind greatly shaken. In the sky above Mount Wu Wang, there was a patch of light field, about half an acre in size. This so-called light field was the condensed essence of sunlight, golden and vibrant like young crops planted in the air, catching the morning sun and dazzling the eyes.

From a distance, it looked like a field of glowing crops.

The light field in Mount Wu Wang was half an acre in size. Neither Zhou Yihang nor City God Xue had ever seen such a massive light field, let alone heard of it!

"Below this light field must be Xu Ying. This person cultivates demonic arts, and his cultivation has greatly advanced, thus manifesting an anomaly that even Demon Gods cannot display!"

Zhou Yihang whispered, "This person is truly an unparalleled genius in cultivating demonic arts. It would be a shame to kill him. I'll leave his body intact later."

He rapidly flew towards the half-acre light field. At the same time, City God Xue Lingfu, leading Stone Dragon Son and other deities, was also heading towards the area covered by the light field.

Beneath the light field, Xu Ying was circulating the Taiyi Guiding Technique, his internal vital energy growing stronger. The vital energy was tempered by the Pure Yang Strange Fire, transforming into pure yang.

As his cultivation increased, the darkness within the Realm of Serenity continuously receded, revealing more territory.

These new territories were tempered by thunderous sounds, illuminated by the great sun, and nourished by vital energy that rained down. They became full of life, and Xu Ying felt his own Blood Essence becoming more vigorous and his physique stronger.

With each breath, he stirred up fierce winds that swept up sand and stones. A half-foot beam of light flickered in his eyes – his divine sense manifesting!

The girl in the coffin had gifted him the Pure Yang Strange Fire, allowing him to cultivate with exceptional speed, even strengthening his divine sense.

What will happen if I open this mystic pass?

Xu Ying's divine sense reached the darkness, gazing up at this Human Body Mystic Pass.

He saw the mystic pass standing between heaven and earth, with a rushing Heavenly River on one side and magnificent, majestic mountain ranges on the other, both descending from the sky!

Only by opening this gateway that spanned heaven and earth could he explore the vaster inner world beyond!

The girl in the coffin said that the Nu Master's Hidden Scenery Transformation method is wrong, and her path is the correct one. However, the Qi Refiners like her have all disappeared, and their cultivation techniques have been replaced by the Nu Master's Nu methods.

Xu Ying thought silently, So, is the Nu method the orthodox path, or is Qi Refining the orthodox path?

The Nu method became widespread, while Qi Refiner techniques became methods for monsters to cultivate. What stories happened in between?

He stirred his Blood Essence, concentrated his mind, and was about to push open the mystic pass's gate when the earth suddenly shook violently, and a deafening roar like the sky collapsing reached his ears. Xu Ying lost his footing and quickly stopped circulating his technique, stabilizing himself!

Yuan Qi was also thrown about, tumbling and rolling. He quickly wrapped his tail around a large rock, looking on in shock.

"Doesn't the Underworld invasion happen at night? Why is it happening during the day?" the Great Bell wondered.

Xu Ying steadied himself and followed the sound with his eyes, his jaw dropping. Ten miles to the west, the earth was shaking, dust and smoke rising everywhere. Amidst the mountains, a sun emerged from the dust!

Sunlight shone down, illuminating everything!

Within the light, a majestic mountain rose from the ground, gradually ascending into the sky. The enormous mountain body blocked out the sun and the sky, hanging in the heavens!

Large rocks continuously fell from the floating mountain, some smashing into the earth, others hovering in the air.

Xu Ying stared blankly at the unfolding event, then turned his head back in confusion. To the east, another sun was rising. Two suns, one in the east and one in the west, shone brilliantly.

He heard the Great Bell's voice, "A Ying, what did you do again?"

Xu Ying murmured, "I didn't do anything. Is this something I could do?"

"That's hard to say."

The Great Bell floated over. "I've been suppressing the Small Stone Mountain for three thousand years, and everything has always been peaceful. I never encountered any strange events. Ever since I met you, the first night something happened: first the River of Oblivion changed course, then the ancient well and the black coffin, and my temple was even torn down! Then there was the whipping of the Plague God, and I was chased on the road. Now, a sun has emerged from the ground. You're at the scene of every incident, and you say it has nothing to do with you?"

Xu Ying grunted and started walking.

Yuan Qi quickly followed him, calling out, "A Ying, where are you going? Uncle Bell is right, stop causing trouble!"

Xu Ying turned back and smiled, "This sun and this mountain are near our Mount Wu Wang. As the two great Demon Kings of Mount Wu Wang, shouldn't we go and take a look?"

Yuan Qi looked around. "It seems to be in the direction of the Shuikou Temple."

He was huge and moved very quickly. "Get on my back, I'll give you a ride!"

Xu Ying lightly tapped his foot and landed on the giant snake's back. The Great Bell followed closely behind Xu Ying. He was slow and couldn't keep up with the giant snake, so he simply burrowed into Xu Ying's mind.

Zhou Yihang, City God Xue, and the others were climbing the mountain and also witnessed this earth-shattering change, leaving them stunned.

City God Xue immediately said, "Capturing Xu Ying is secondary. This great sun and immortal mountain are even more important! It's expected that that brat Xu Ying will also go there. Why don't we capture him there!"

Zhou Yihang looked up and saw that the half-acre light field was also in the air, heading down the mountain towards the direction of the Shuikou Temple.

"Shuikou Temple only has one dilapidated temple, and that's where a sun and an immortal mountain can emerge?"

He couldn't help but feel bewildered. He immediately changed direction, rushing to Shuikou Temple ahead of everyone else. He thought to himself, "Xu Ying is also heading there. If I get there first, he'll be walking right into a trap!"

Shuikou Temple was originally at the foot of Mount Wu Wang, but since the invasion of the Underworld, the earth had been constantly shaking, and the distance between the two places had grown further and further apart. Now, Shuikou Temple was more than ten li away.

Yuan Qi carried Xu Ying and swam forward. His speed was not much slower than Xu Ying's full-speed sprint. Many wild beasts and great demons were rushing towards them, but only they were going against the flow.

In the sky, a stone as large as a small building fell from the heavens. Yuan Qi quickly dodged. The stone smashed into the ground, creating a large crater!

Xu Ying was also startled. He looked up and saw a huge mountain shadow covering the sky. Suddenly, another light appeared. It was a sun, moving from behind this mountain, illuminating the ancient and majestic mountain body!

In the air, giant stones continuously fell from the mountain, like raindrops, filling the sky.

The giant stones floating in the air were one thing, but the ones falling were terrifying. One wrong step and being hit would result in being crushed into a pulp!

Another, even larger stone fell from the sky and landed in front of them, scaring Yuan Qi into a scream.

Xu Ying leaped down and landed beside the large stone that had just fallen. He examined it carefully and whispered, "Strange, this stone actually has hair. Grandpa Zhong, have you ever seen anything like this?"

This large stone that fell from the sky had something that resembled hair or tentacles. It looked like countless strands of hair woven together, twisted into ropes, and all messy.

The four walls of the stone were covered with these things. Some grew out of the cracks in the stone, while others were like moss covering the stone walls.

The Great Bell flew out and examined it carefully with its divine sense. It said, "Strange, this stone is neither stone, nor hair, nor flesh. What exactly is it?"

With its vast knowledge, it had never seen such a peculiar stone.

Yuan Qi had read the most books, but he didn't recognize this stone either.

Suddenly, the earth trembled violently again. Ten li away, another majestic mountain rose from the ground and gradually ascended into the sky!

This great mountain had its peak inverted. The commotion was even greater than that of the previous mountain. As it rose from the ground, fire and auspicious light erupted from its body, extremely dazzling!

At the same time, strange whistling sounds came from underground, like the sound of a bowstring snapping, but much louder. Being in this sound, one felt as if they were about to be torn in half!

Xu Ying suddenly sensed a strange sword qi coming from underground. His expression changed drastically, and he quickly leaped away, shouting, "Yuan Qi, come to my side!"

Yuan Qi quickly swam to his side. The ground beneath their feet suddenly cracked open. From the crack, strange air currents gushed out from underground, as if sword qi was spraying from the ground into the sky, forming a wall of sword qi tens of li long!

The sword qi grazed Yuan Qi's snake tail. Yuan Qi felt a sharp pain in his tail. He looked back and saw that the tip of his tail had been sharpened considerably. He immediately burst into tears from the pain, thinking, "The tip of my tail was a bit blunt, which made it convenient to use the Elephant Strength Bull Demon Fist. Now that it's been sharpened, I'm afraid the power of my fist technique will be greatly reduced."

This wall of sword qi grew wider and taller, almost level with the two mountains in the sky.

After the sword qi in the rift was released, the wall of sword qi gradually disappeared.

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi looked at each other in shock and uncertainty. They followed the great rift and saw that it was extremely flat, a perfectly straight line. The cross-section of the rift was as smooth as a mirror!

It was as if a peerless giant, holding a sky-piercing sword, had cleaved the earth in two!

"This world has probably gone mad," Yuan Qi muttered.

Xu Ying walked to the edge of the rift and looked down. He couldn't tell how deep it was.

"This rift contains the sword qi of a top-tier swordsman, buried deep underground for many years, unable to escape. If it weren't for this invasion of the Underworld, and the collision of the Underworld and Mortal Realm lands, this rift wouldn't have been shaken open."

Xu Ying sensed the sword qi hidden in the ground. He could still sense some fragmented sword qi leaping back and forth, clashing and colliding, hundreds of zhang deep in the rift. He said, "It's a pity that the sword qi contained within the rift has already dissipated. I can't carefully study the profound sword techniques hidden within it."

Yuan Qi was also deeply shocked and said, "This sword strike is even stronger than Yuan Tian Gang's swordsmanship at Wangxiang Terrace!"

Xu Ying tried to feel the sword intent, but unfortunately, the era when that peerless expert performed this sword strike was too long ago. Moreover, as the sword qi in the great rift dissipated, the sword intent contained within the rift had become extremely faint.

Suddenly, he sensed the sword box on his back vibrating gently, as if something alive inside was happily leaping.

Not only that, but a faint sword qi and sword intent seeped out from the sword box, connecting with his divine sense!

His heart rejoiced. This sword box belonged to Yuan Tian Gang and contained Yuan Tian Gang's sword qi. Over time, it had been refined into a treasure.

Xu Ying had always carried the sword box, but it had never communicated with him. Unexpectedly, today the sword box had gained sentience, sensing the peerless sword qi flying from underground, and actively interacted with him, helping him to comprehend the sword intent and sword qi hidden in the great rift!

The Great Bell also sensed the sword qi and sword intent in the sword box. It let out a soft sound and said, "This junior has boundless potential and is about to awaken his intelligence like me! Not bad, not bad!"

Its tone was arrogant, clearly indicating that its achievements were far superior to the sword box's, and it considered itself a senior.

Xu Ying carefully sensed the sword intent in the great rift while walking towards Shuikou Temple along the rift. The closer he got to Shuikou Temple, the stronger the sword intent contained within the rift became, making the sword qi in the sword box excitedly leap!

"Hurry to Shuikou Temple!"

Xu Ying saw several well-dressed officials carrying gourds and running along the great rift from a distance. One of the officials shouted to the others, "This sun and these two immortal mountains are spewing out from that dilapidated temple in Shuikou Temple!"

"Have you notified the Provincial Governor?"

"We have. But the Provincial Governor should have already seen the anomaly at Shuikou Temple!"

Xu Ying's heart trembled upon hearing this: "The sun and the immortal mountains are spewing out from a dilapidated temple? What's going on?"

He had been to Shuikou Temple. It was famous for having a large temple by the water, but it had fallen into disrepair due to age and lack of divine presence, its incense long extinguished.

He had even entered this dilapidated temple. It looked no different from ordinary temples, merely a place where mortals worshipped deities for blessings. After falling into disrepair, it had become a dwelling for wild foxes and weasels.

Could this dilapidated temple spew out immortal mountains and a sun?