Breakthrough and Collapse

Mu Anqing was the first of the three to reach the summit, but she didn't stay there for long before disappearing from the top.

The other two were completely unaware of Mu Anqing's situation.

It wasn't because it was too far away to see clearly, but because when Mu Anqing reached the top of the mountain, Fu Qianqiu, one of the remaining two, was struggling against the pressure emanating from the Copper Mountain while leaning on his cane.

Yi Xuan, on the other hand, remained seated cross-legged on the side of the mountain road in Gold Mountain, without moving.

After Fu Qianqiu reached the summit, he made a point of checking the situation below.

By this time, quite a few people had already arrived at the foot of the mountain!

Clearly, these people had also passed the test of the Lake of Fate before they arrived here.

To Fu Qianqiu's surprise, he actually saw Yi Xuan sitting cross-legged on the mountain road of Gold Mountain.

Although he didn't know how his Fellow Daoist Shi had crossed the Lake of Fate, Fu Qianqiu, who was about to turn away, still cast a blessing glance at Yi Xuan.

As Mu Anqing and Fu Qianqiu passed the test, this stage became quite lively.

More and more people are materializing their walking sticks, preparing to climb mountains.

However, unlike Yi Xuan's mountain climbing, these people did not encounter any obstacles when choosing which peak to climb.

Some people, seeking stability, chose to go directly to the Stone Mountain.

Some people, after entering, happened to see Fu Qianqiu's figure on the summit of Copper Mountain and felt that they could do it too, so they chose Copper Mountain.

Many people even ultimately chose Gold Mountain.

However, compared to those who chose Copper Mountain and Stone Mountain, those who chose Gold Mountain regretted it the moment they stepped onto the mountain road.

The pressure, a hundred times greater than normal, instantly forced their backs to a ninety-degree angle.

Faced with this kind of pressure, let alone climbing mountains, I couldn't even manage to crawl.

Several people even had their canes crushed into pieces by the immense pressure.

However, the crushed cane did not transform back into Divine Sense and enter the Sea of Consciousness as Yi Xuan had discarded before; instead, it simply dissipated into the air.

These people, due to the loss of their Divine Sense, became dazed and their faces turned deathly pale!

However, where there's a problem, there's also a solution.

There were also some beings with strong Divine Sense who, although they felt extremely uncomfortable under the pressure of the Gold Mountain, still managed to walk forward step by step with the help of canes.

They also encountered Yi Xuan sitting cross-legged on the way.

Seeing Yi Xuan's expression, the group shook their heads and continued on their way.

They had already decided in their hearts that Yi Xuan was the kind of person who overestimated his abilities.

The fact that Yi Xuan's cane was nowhere to be seen means that Yi Xuan forced his way here, and the cane broke under the pressure.

He himself was injured in the Divine Sense, unable to advance or retreat, and could only wait to die on the spot!

But the reality was completely different from what they had imagined.

At this moment, the Spirit Refining Instruction was running wildly in Yi Xuan's mind.

The original crude Barrett has been transformed into something indistinguishable from the real thing through the Spirit Refining Instruction!

With the completion of Barrett, Yi Xuan began constructing something new, but it was still very crude and its specific purpose was impossible to determine.

However, judging from its height of over ten meters, the finished product must be quite large.

As the hammer continued to strike the rough stone, the spiritual energy left behind by the Blood Venerable was being extracted at an increasingly faster rate.

The blank gradually developed edges and corners, and under the hammering, it became more and more refined, with a smoother and smoother surface.

Finally, when the massive mass of spiritual energy shrank to only half its original size, the hammering finally stopped.

In Yi Xuan's Sea of Consciousness, there was a tower that was more than ten meters tall. The entire tower was shaped like a slender cone, and at the very top of the tower stood a long stick that was more than two meters long.

At the center of the tower's base lies a sphere.

The entire tower felt very strange, and I had no idea what it was used for.

As the tower took shape, Yi Xuan's Divine Sense also grew rapidly, instantly breaking through to the Spirit Transformation realm, and this improvement continued.

However, as the Divine Sense permeating his Sea of Consciousness increased and became more refined, so too did the divine consciousness.

Numerous cracks appeared in the space surrounding the Sea of Consciousness.

As Yi Xuan's Divine Sense grew, the cracks widened, and behind them lay only darkness, where nothing could be seen at all.

Seeing this, Yi Xuan was on the verge of tears!

Unexpectedly, as the strength of his Divine Sense increased, the problems with his body finally came to light.

To use a well-known analogy, the human body is like a bucket, Divine Sense is like the water in the bucket!

If the bucket remains the same size, but the amount of water inside keeps increasing, what will happen eventually?

Indeed, water overflows when the vessel is full!

The bucket had an opening, but the monk did not.

If one's Divine Sense power far surpasses that of the body, it might burst the bucket.

Now, the cracks in my Sea of Consciousness are the evidence!

Faced with Yi Xuan's ever-increasing Divine Sense, Yi Xuan's Sea of Consciousness finally could not withstand it and was showing signs of collapse.

Even though Yi Xuan has been practicing Martial Dao and improving his physical strength all these years,

However, compared to the increase in Divine Sense, the improvement in physical health is almost negligible.

Now, Yi Xuan is finally going to have to pay the price for her bizarre body!

At this moment, no technology or knowledge is of any use.

Yi Xuan could only watch helplessly as his Sea of Consciousness crumbled little by little until it completely collapsed.

What happens when a cultivator loses their Sea of Consciousness? Even a novice who has just entered the Cultivation Realm can answer this question!

You'll die!

Yi Xuan had already opened his eyes and was looking at the top of the Stone Mountain, where several figures were already standing.

However, Junior Sister Mu was not among them; clearly, she had already passed this stage and successfully advanced.

It's a pity that Yi Xuan will never be able to enter the next level to track down Junior Sister Mu.

Seeing the increasing cracks in his Sea of Consciousness, Yi Xuan began to reflect.

What if I hadn't rashly started practicing the Spirit Refining Instruction? I wouldn't be in this state now. At least I would still have a chance to improve my physique and make my body strong enough to support the Divine Sense in my Sea of Consciousness.

But what's the point of thinking about these things now?

Under Yi Xuan's perception, many of the cracks in his Sea of Consciousness had already merged together, and his Sea of Consciousness Divine Sense had begun to flow out from between those cracks, disappearing without a trace.

Even the large mass of spiritual energy in the center of his Sea of Consciousness began to dissipate.

Only the Book of Technology in the very center remained suspended there, motionless.

At this point, Yi Xuan could only place his hopes on the Book of Technology, hoping that it would unleash its power at the last moment and save his life once again.

Unfortunately, the loss of Divine Sense was accelerating, but the Book of Technology showed no reaction whatsoever.

Yi Xuan's consciousness began to waver.

The cultivators who passed by him also noticed Yi Xuan's current state and shook their heads helplessly.

The Sea of Consciousness has collapsed; even a god couldn't save it!