Somewhere on the fifth level of the altar.
The crimson earth was cracked everywhere. Crimson Earth Heartfire surged from beneath the ground, radiating a peculiar, terrifying power that eroded everything.
Fang Ming and the others stood off to the side, while Mu Qing sat cross-legged in the middle, silently circulating the Ninefold Pure Yang Scripture and absorbing the heartfire power from beneath the crimson earth.
Five days had passed since their battle with the ancient giant ape species.
Unable to use the power of the Life-and-Death Mirror, Mu Qing could only rely on the strength of his physical body to recover slowly.
Fortunately, bolstered by his Pure Yang Body and the Ninefold Pure Yang Scripture, his injuries had completely healed over those five days.
What was more, after going through that battle, the strength of Mu Qing's body had improved considerably. He was now only a single step away from the third transformation realm.
Mu Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and two resplendent blazing suns emerged within them. He nodded to the group and chuckled. "That's enough. Let's head to the sixth level of the altar!"
Seeing this, Fang Ming and the others rose as well, heading toward the sixth level together with Mu Qing.
Their path was completely unobstructed. Even when obstacles appeared, Mu Qing and the others dealt with them easily; experts with Pure Yang Bodies at the peak of the first transformation were killed with a single punch.
They did encounter several ancient species along the way. Their strength was fairly formidable, roughly around the peak of the first transformation, while the stronger ones could reach the second transformation.
However, they did not encounter another existence like the ancient giant ape species from before, one that had reached the third transformation.
Perhaps that ancient giant ape species