Yunmeng Ancient Marsh
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.
In Gu Yuanqing's view, a vast continent suddenly appeared in the middle of the sea.
The entire continent was shrouded in mist, like a light veil draped over the mountains and rivers.
As he drew closer, Gu Yuanqing's Divine Sense, aided by the power of the northern mountain, was able to reach this place, but an invisible force blocked his Divine Sense from entering.
Gu Yuanqing could only see the scenery on the continent through his Void Piercing Heavenly Eye.
Here, you'll find Green Mountain, lakes, and grasslands.
What is most striking is the continuous expanse of lakes of all sizes, with clear waters, rippling blue waves, and willows and lotus leaves swaying in the wind.
On the continent, Rhinoceros-Tapir roam freely, and herds of deer roam in large numbers.
Fish and turtles dart about in the lake, while Softshell Turtle and Crocodile roam freely.
All sorts of creatures seem to live here comfortably and freely, as if it were a Immortal Realm on earth.
Gu Yuanqing stared for a moment, and from some subtle changes, he suddenly realized that the Motion and Stillness he had just sensed was the aura emanating from this tens of thousands of miles of territory squeezing out of the Void.
At this moment, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle had already entered the Boundary Domain of this continent.
There was an invisible barrier at the edge of the Boundary Domain, and it was this barrier that blocked Gu Yuanqing's Divine Sense.
As the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle broke in, the barrier suddenly emitted a pale blue light. Gu Yuanqing could feel countless Space Rift and fissures being created when the two touched, tearing everything apart.
However, all these things vanished without a trace when they landed on the Divine Turtle, Island on the Divine Turtle remained completely unaffected, like a rock in the water, motionless.
Land animals stared at the enormous creature for several seconds before scattering in panic.
Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle carrying the mountain traversed the land, the entire continent seemed to tremble slightly. Yet, it then moved with effortless grace, its feet barely sinking into the soil.
Suddenly, Gu Yuanqing realized that the outside world was rapidly expanding!
No, it doesn't get bigger.
Rather, some force is suppressing the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle, causing it to shrink as a whole, and also compressing the Island and everything on its back proportionally.
The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle seemed very dissatisfied with the suppression of this power. It shook its head twice, and a ghostly light emanated from its body. Its body rapidly grew larger, eventually stabilizing at a length of about a hundred miles.
Suddenly, a hiss was heard, and the mist that shrouded the mountains twisted and condensed, revealing White Snake that was tens of miles long.
Its icy gaze fixed on the Divine Turtle, a hint of ferocity emanating from it. Its serpentine body coiled up, and it attacked like Lightning.
The group of Cultivator, who had just been marveling at this land, were suddenly startled.
Gu Yuanqing's mind also focused slightly. He could sense that the aura and strength gathered by this snake were far beyond the Yin Yang Realm.
However, this White Snake is not a living being, but rather a Exotic Object or Array Formation that conjures up the essence of something.
The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle remained unmoved and continued forward, enduring the snake's biting and strangling attacks, yet it could not harm the Black Tortoise in the slightest.
But then more mist condensed, transforming into several Giant Serpent that attacked the Divine Turtle.
Finally, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle seemed to get a little annoyed. It raised its head and silently opened its mouth. The entire White Snake suddenly froze, turning into White Sand that fell to the ground and then dispersed into mist.
It continued forward, then suddenly raised its head, and a hint of urgency appeared in its usually calm eyes. Then, it moved forward even faster!
In the blink of an eye, the continent underwent another change. The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle seemed to have entered another Array Formation, and all kinds of forces converged.
A Thunderclap strike, with overwhelming force.
The flames burned fiercely, engulfing everything.
Even more terrifying is the black wind that attacks and destroys one's Divine Soul!
The power of this Grand Formation was something Gu Yuanqing had never witnessed in all his years of cultivation.
Compared to that, the Array Formation of the Sanyang Sect back then were like children playing house.
Even though his Array Formation in formations was not what it used to be, he couldn't fathom the reasons behind these changes.
It was as if everything was perfectly natural, and the changes of the Great Dao arose naturally.
All of this dazzled the Cultivator on North Spring Mountain, who felt as if the various lights were about to blind them, and eventually dared not look anymore.
Apart from that, the Island was calm and peaceful.
Nothing could penetrate it even a fraction.
The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle pressed on, only to find that the blazing sun, which had been hanging high in the sky, had suddenly dimmed.
Upon closer inspection, Gu Yuanqing discovered that it wasn't the sun that had dimmed, but rather the Stars that had obscured its brilliance.
Starlight fell, eventually coalescing into a visible radiance that fell forward.
Gu Yuanqing gazed intently and saw a Nine-Story Pagoda towering atop the mountain.
With a flicker of its body, the Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle directly entered the tower. The closer it got, the larger the tower appeared—this was due to the spatial Rules!
Upon entering the tower, Gu Yuanqing suddenly noticed something unusual about North Spring Mountain. It seemed that something was causing the very essence of North Spring Mountain to tremble. And as he Man-Mountain Unity with North Spring Mountain, he felt his spiritual senses expand several times over in an instant.
Guided by the origin of North Spring Mountain, countless Divine Sense amplified and touched upon one place.
Then Gu Yuanqing felt his Divine Soul and consciousness break into another space.
The power of countless starlight gathered was present, and under some kind of force, this starlight began to differentiate into Yin-Yang, and then condensed into liquid, forming the shape of Yin-Yang Taiji.
His mind was instantly drawn to this process of change, which seemed to unfold all the Yin-Yang Great Dao within his mind.
As he gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the Yin-Yang Great Dao, the Star Liquid that had been differentiated and condensed began to enter Gu Yuanqing's Divine Soul. Some of it entered his Physical Body through the connection between his Divine Soul and Physical Body, some entered his Divine Soul, and some was scattered throughout the Heavenly Human World.
Gu Yuanqing began a miraculous Transformation, both inside and out!
The Mountain-Bearing Divine Turtle, which continued to move forward, seemed to sense something, and turned back to look at it curiously a few times, its eyes filled with doubt and surprise.
However, it was soon drawn to something more important to it...
Let's rewind to one day earlier.
Xiao Yunqi the time and arrived at this vast ocean.
He stood at the bow of the ship, raising nine Great Seal of different colors.
Yunmeng Nine Seals!
Not only are they nine Law Treasure, but they are also the key to unlocking the Yunmeng Ancient Marsh.
This is the ancient Daoist temple of the Yunmeng Holy Land.
This is because in High Antiquity times, Mighty Figure divided the Great Thousand World into two, separating the Spirit Realm from the Cultivation World.
Spiritual Qi gathers in the Cultivation World, and many major sects have settled in the Spirit Realm.
In the beginning, there were still people guarding the Yunmeng Holy Land, but as the Spiritual Qi in the Cultivation World decreased, this ancient cultivation site built by Great Cultivator predecessors of the Yunmeng Holy Land could no longer be maintained in the Cultivation World.
Finally, he had no choice but to sink into the Void to conserve his power.
Only when each generation of Saint Son achieves Yin-Yang will they come here, and be summoned by the Yunmeng Seal.
Each additional seal allows the summoning of more power from the Yunmeng Ancient Marsh.
With the nine seals in hand, one can directly enter the ninth floor of the Ancient Pagoda and arrive at the Yunmeng Platform.
And everything went very smoothly, just as Xiao Yunqi had expected.
This High Antiquity Yunmeng Ancient Marsh, which existed since time immemorial, fell into the Present World under the power of the Yunmeng Nine Seals. He used it to enter the ninth floor of the Ancient Pagoda and used the power of the Yunmeng Platform to activate the Circulation of Stars Grand Formation!