With her cultivation breaking through, Meng Wu was naturally overjoyed. After all, she had been stuck at this bottleneck for a million years.
Grand Unity Golden Immortal!
In the current Primordial Wilderness, she could be considered a powerful expert. Even within the Phoenix Clan, this was a respectable level of cultivation.
"Thank you, Master." Meng Wu rose and respectfully addressed Qing Tian. Naturally, her view of him had changed somewhat.
"It was only a minor matter. If you serve this Dao Venerable well, then even the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm will be within your reach."
Qing Tian laughed loudly.
"Tch!" Hearing Qing Tian's words, Meng Wu did not take them seriously at all. A Grand Unity Golden Immortal might be able to break through with the help of external forces, but reaching the level of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal was not something that could be accomplished easily through external means.
One had to know that countless years had passed since Pangu opened up the Primordial Wilderness. Yet even now, there were fewer than a hundred Hunyuan Golden Immortals in the Primordial Wilderness.
A hundred might seem like a lot, but how many living beings were there in the Primordial Wilderness?
The Phoenix Clan alone had an uncountable number of members, yet among such a vast race, there were only a dozen or so Hunyuan Golden Immortals.
"By the way, do you know which part of the Primordial Wilderness this place is in?" Qing Tian asked.
"Master, if we continue forward, we'll reach the Netherworld Sea of Blood," Meng Wu replied.
"The Blood Sea?"
"I never thought this Dao Venerable would actually come here."
Qing Tian was also stunned by Meng Wu's answer. He had originally been heading for Buzhou Mountain, so how had he ended up at the Blood Sea?
That's right!
Qing Tian suddenly remembered something.
After Pangu cleaved open the heavens, a mass of foul blood fell from his body, forming the Netherworld Sea of Blood.
A life was born within the Netherworld Sea of Blood. It was known as Ancestor Minghe.
He had been born accompanied by two swords, Yuantu and Abi.
This being born from the Blood Sea.
In the history of the Primordial Wilderness, he could also be considered a famous figure. Unfortunately, his luck had been poor, and he had failed to prove the Hunyuan Dao.
However, this person's strength was by no means inferior. The saying, "As long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, Minghe will not perish," was enough to demonstrate his power.
Qing Tian's first target had originally been Buzhou Mountain.
He had wanted to see the majestic appearance of the mountain known as the Primordial Wilderness's number-one divine mountain. However, since he was already at the edge of the Blood Sea, he decided to investigate it first.
After thinking it over, Qing Tian said in a low voice, "Transform and carry me to the Blood Sea Land."
"Yes, Master!"
"Cry!"
Meng Wu cried out. In an instant, a gigantic flaming divine phoenix appeared upon the earth.
This was Meng Wu's true form. She belonged to the Vermilion Bird lineage and possessed the bloodline of a sacred beast that commanded flames.
Her rank within the Phoenix Clan was not low, placing her in the middle-upper tier.
When Qing Tian saw Meng Wu's transformed true form, he took one step and stood on her back.
Standing on her back, Qing Tian sat cross-legged and said, "Serve this venerable one well. In the future, I can help your bloodline advance another step."
After saying this, Qing Tian closed his eyes and fell asleep.
"Thank you, Master."
Meng Wu was naturally overjoyed. If her bloodline advanced another step, it would be fully comparable to that of an Ancestor-level being.
Next, Meng Wu spread her enormous wings and soared into the sky, heading toward the Netherworld Sea of Blood.
Meng Wu's journey carrying Qing Tian from the small world to the Netherworld Sea of Blood was smooth and unhindered.
After all, Meng Wu was one of the three primordial races, and the reputation of the Phoenix Clan was no joke.
Moreover, Meng Wu herself was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal expert, so naturally, no one dared to obstruct her.
Thus, they flew toward the Netherworld Land.
Several days later.
A flaming phoenix slowly appeared at the entrance to a vast ocean of blood.
Ahead was a scarlet sea. Waves of thick, pungent blood stench drifted from it.
The Blood Sea was called the Blood Sea because of the blood.
The Netherworld Sea of Blood had been formed from a mass of foul blood when the heavens were opened. On top of that, endless blood qi had flowed into it from all over the Wild Continent over the years, causing no living being to dare approach within a million miles.
Meng Wu landed at the entrance to the Blood Sea and lowered her body. "Master, the Netherworld Sea of Blood lies ahead."
Hearing Meng Wu's voice, Qing Tian awoke from his sleep. He opened his eyes and looked ahead.
"So this is the Netherworld Sea of Blood?"
Qing Tian gazed at the boundless sea of blood before him. Feeling the aura emanating from it, even he sensed a trace of apprehension.
One had to know that he had already reached the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm and was only one step away from the Hunyuan Realm.
Yet even he could not see through this Blood Sea. He truly could not understand how Minghe would refine it in the future.
Could there be some hidden secret within it?
Qing Tian did not dare take the events of the novels completely seriously. After all, he was now genuinely in the Primordial Wilderness.
"Let's go. Follow this venerable one into the Blood Sea." Qing Tian stood at the entrance to the Blood Sea.
Meng Wu stood beside Qing Tian and said, "Master, I'm afraid I can't follow you into the Blood Sea."
Qing Tian asked in confusion, "Why?"
"Master, the pressure of the Netherworld Sea of Blood is too powerful. Meng Wu simply can't withstand it."
Meng Wu explained.
The Netherworld Sea of Blood had been formed from Pangu's navel, so the power contained within it was naturally incomparably formidable.
Even a Hunyuan Golden Immortal would face certain death upon entering. Meng Wu was only at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, so entering recklessly would be no different from seeking death.
Qing Tian thought for a moment and agreed. Even he sensed a trace of danger from this Blood Sea.
"This is indeed something this venerable one failed to consider. Then wait outside. If this venerable one has not emerged from the Netherworld Sea of Blood after ten thousand years, you can go to Buzhou Mountain and wait for me."
After saying this, Qing Tian plunged headfirst into the boundless Blood Sea.
Seeing Qing Tian enter the Blood Sea, Meng Wu found a place where the invading blood qi was relatively thin and began cultivating.
The moment he stepped into the Blood Sea, Qing Tian felt a wave of blood stench rush toward him.
Fortunately, Qing Tian had already successfully broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal level. Otherwise, he truly would not have been able to block the invasion of the blood stench.
Search!
Without any unnecessary words, Qing Tian released his divine sense and began searching the Blood Sea for Minghe.
The Blood Sea was vast. Even a Sage could not scan it completely, much less Qing Tian, who was only at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.
Thus, the search lasted for several hundred years.
"Damn!"
"This Blood Sea is far too vast!"
Qing Tian stood atop the Blood Sea, gazing at the blood-red ocean stretching in every direction, and could not help sighing inwardly.
He had originally thought he would be able to find Minghe quickly after entering, but this search had lasted for several hundred years.
Fortunately, this was the Primordial Wilderness era. To them, the passage of time was no more than passing clouds.
A single closed-door meditation session might last several million years.
"Don't the novels all say that treasures are everywhere in the Primordial Wilderness? Why haven't I found any?"
Qing Tian was puzzled by the Blood Sea. It had been formed from Pangu's navel, so how could there not be a single treasure? This left him utterly speechless.
Although treasures were not very useful to Qing Tian, since his physical body was already comparable to an Innate Spiritual Treasure, and he also possessed the Innate Supreme Treasure Burial Heaven Saber, ordinary treasures were of little use to him.
Still, who would complain about having too many treasures? Even if he could not use them, he could keep them and devour them later to increase his strength.
Rumble!
Boom!
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