Spiritual Qi of Heaven, the Eight Gates Formation of Heavenly Profundity!

Tick-tock...

On the sharp edges of the stone wall, drops of cold water condensed and, after accumulating enough weight, fell and crashed onto the floor, bursting open like scattered flowers.

In the deep, dimly lit passage, the creaking sound of footsteps echoed, sometimes near, sometimes far.

It was like the strange sound of your feet stepping on a sandy floor, the weight of your body pressing down, the stones and sand rubbing together.

A short while later, a petite figure slowly approached.

"The air is circulating, and there's a faint sound of wind?" Tōka held up the gem he had casually picked up from the ground, its faint light illuminating the wall.

Not only is there air circulation, but water stains have also seeped into the walls.

Upon closer listening, one could faintly hear the sound of flowing water.

Tōka vaguely remembered that after entering the Tomb, the Enma kept going downhill, but the terrain was useless in the Deforming Mountain.

Because the terrain of the Deforming Mountain is constantly changing.

As Tōka walked, he jotted down the information he had gathered. After all, this was the tomb of the Six Paths old man, and wandering around without the guidance of the Enma was no joke!

"We have two pieces of intelligence so far: the walls with water stains must have been exposed to an underground water source, and as for the ventilation shafts..."

Do dead people need ventilation?

Tōka walked deeper into the narrow passage until a faint light emanated from it.

After walking so cautiously through such a changing world, how come there were no traps?

Was it because they had too much faith in the Enma's strength, or was there simply nothing of importance here?

As Tōka ventured deeper, the faint light gradually grew larger, eventually forming a cave entrance that was two people wide and three people high.

However, Tōka was unable to be happy. Standing at the cave entrance, her eyes were wide open, staring at the outside world.

How is that possible?

Why is this happening?

Tōka stared in shock at the Forest before him. The emerald green leaves danced in the wind, and the vibrant life force of the forest rushed towards him.

Inside this cave...

To be precise, outside this hole was...

"Exit?!"

The reason we were certain this was the exit was because the decaying Ash Bones stuck in the stubborn rock were not far away!

In the Tenseigan, that special chakra, that familiar aura, was impossible to hide.

Tōka entered the Deforming Mountain and left marks every so often using the ability of the All-Killing Ash Bones, but only the first Ash Bones stuck outside the mountain was driven into the stubborn rock!

In the silence, the wind howled, and the leaves swayed incessantly.

When Tōka came to her senses and was about to turn around and walk back...

Suddenly, I realized that the cave entrance that was right behind me just a moment ago had vanished!

"This is possible?" Ice Blue flames flickered in his eyes. Tōka was absolutely certain that the environment before him was not Genjutsu.

Deforming Mountain truly lives up to its name...

Tōka casually stuffed the gemstone he had used for illumination into his pocket, turned around, and walked away in the opposite direction from the stubborn rock.

At dawn, Tōka stepped into the realm of the Deforming Mountain and fought with the Enma for half a day, but at this time the sky gradually darkened as if a black curtain had covered the sky.

A figure walked unnoticed through the Woods, where the lush Big Tree blocked out the sun, making it difficult for light to penetrate the Forest.

When Tōka realized that it was getting dark, the crescent moon was already high in the night sky.

As the cool, damp air descended, the entire Forest seemed shrouded in a light mist, appearing and disappearing, looking beautiful yet unreal.

"It's dark? I've actually been wandering around Deforming Mountain all day?" Tōka leaped onto a treetop and looked up at the bright crescent moon.

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was already this time.

Tōka hesitated whether to leave first. After wandering around here for so long, she still couldn't find the Tomb again, and she couldn't even find the Ash Bones left in the Tomb.

This means that the Tomb of the Six Paths are moving!!

However, there is one Tōka cannot be sure of: whether it is the Six Paths' Tomb that is moving, or whether the Six Paths' Tomb has moved due to the changes in the terrain of the Deforming Mountain.

The two may seem similar, but they are actually completely different.

The latter Deforming Mountain, constantly changes its terrain, which is quite bizarre, while the former, a dead object moving, is even more perplexing.

"Forget it, let's leave here first and find somewhere to stay. We'll come back tomorrow."

Tōka spent half a day but couldn't find any trace of the Tomb again, and he didn't think he could find it in another night.

In that case, why not go back to sleep and come back after you've had enough rest and recuperation?

With this thought flashing through her mind, Tōka turned and followed the markers placed in the forest...

Sudden!

A sharp pain shot through the sole of her foot. Tōka quickly lifted her leg and looked down. A faint glow One Flash – it was a gemstone!

"This stone? Wait!"

Tōka quickly took out the gems from his pocket, placed them together in his left and right hands, and displayed the two gems, which were not much different from each other, in front of him.

"They really are the same!"

The two gems were of the same type, and a look of realization flashed in Tōka's eyes.

The Onmyoji arc recorded on the Stone Tablet left by Kaguya contains a Secret Technique called the Eight Gates Formation of Terrestrial Profundity, which uses the energy of the earth to nurture the source of chakra!

That's right, it was Tōka who accidentally triggered the sealing trap set by the Fourth Hokage, and accidentally entered the spacetime turbulence and returned to the Divine Tree he saw a thousand years ago!

The Valley is based on the Eight Gates Formation of Terrestrial Profundity, gathering the earth's energy to nourish the Divine Tree.

"And here, that old fellow Six Paths is really interesting." Tōka grinned, revealing a sarcastic sneer.

Deforming Mountain created by altering the Eight Gates Formation of Terrestrial Profundity?

Tōka darted to the treetop, looking down at the Forest with the help of the crescent moon's light. In the hazy shadows, he could almost see the changing terrain.

Let's call it the Eight Gates Formation of Heavenly Profundity for now!

Tōka haphazardly gave the formation hidden in the Deforming Mountain a name, then calmed down and quietly pondered how to break it.

"Since it evolved from the formation of Mother's nurturing Divine Tree, does that mean that Thousand-Jin Stone Gate was the Gate of Life?"

No, no, since it's an evolved formation, it might have been changed into Gate of Death. Otherwise, why seal it off with Thousand-Jin Stone Gate?

Or rather, that old guy just made a bunch of random changes, not following the reversed order of yin and yang...

Instantly, Tōka's entire face turned black, darker than the night itself.

Left with no other choice, I instinctively lay down on the treetop, rested my head on my arm, and looked up at the sky, where the crescent moon resembled an eyebrow.

A stream of cold, eerie light poured down...

Strangely, the halo of light shone into the Forest of the Deforming Mountain, but it seemed to be blocked by a hazy veil.

At first, Tōka thought it was frost and fog formed by the cold air mass that descended during the night.

But now it seems...

"So that's how it is!" Tōka suddenly sat up, a sharp, eagle-like gaze flashing from her Ice Blue eyes.

The Deforming Mountain, a decaying aura permeating the rocks...