The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 358
Chapter 358 Deng Tongtian Mountain
Tong Tian Mountain was named after the ancient Tong Tian Devil Ape that lived here, and it was known as “the tallest mountain in the world”. The mountain was 13,000 feet tall, and it looked like a pillar of heaven standing on the ground from afar.
For this reason, the world once said: “Its tall geometry? The pillar that penetrates the heavens? Its wide geometry? Reaching four extremes. Ten thousand miles away, the shadow of a mountain can be seen.”
Afterwards, the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor appeared and established the Demon Clan Ancestral Court in the Heaven Splitting Mountain. The Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor was the first Demon Emperor and the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor was the second Demon Emperor. From then on, the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor Mountain was renamed the Demon Emperor
The Demon Emperor Mountain was the Demon Clan’s Ancestral Court and should have been occupied by the Demon Clan, but this was not the case. When Li Qing ascended the Heavenly Mountain, he could not see a single demonic beast.
Even if they could occasionally see demonic beasts, most of them were extremely weak and did not look like a demonic ancestral court at all.
The reason for this was because this was the era of human domination. How could the demons occupy such a blessed land in the Spirit Mountain?
Ever since the establishment of the Demon Emperor Mountain, it had been filled with many calamities, and the war over the sovereignty of the Demon Emperor Mountain had never ceased.
The demon race was weak. If they dared to occupy the Demon Emperor Mountain, humans would send experts to exterminate them. Therefore, there was not a single demon beast in the Heavenspan Mountain.
However, if humans dared to occupy the Heavenspan Mountain, the demon race would not be courteous and would also come over to disturb them, so they would not be able to occupy it steadily.
In the end, both sides stopped occupying this place and allowed the Tong Tian Mountain to remain empty. No faction dared to occupy this place.
However, this situation is not fixed. If the Monster Race rose to prominence and the Monster Emperor succeeded to the throne, they would return to the Monster Emperor Mountain and openly confront the humans. This had happened several times in history.
If the demon race could be unified, its power could not be underestimated. It was enough to fight against humans. Only through a protracted war can it be eliminated.
Ever since Li Qing left the Holy City, he had been staying here and openly climbed this world-famous divine mountain. He intended to lure the enemies here and use this place as their burial ground.
Of course, if he saw that something couldn’t be done, he would directly fly away on the Yin Yang Cloud. There was no need to worry about his safety.
Being strong and confident was a good thing, but it didn’t mean being arrogant. He needed to judge the situation according to the strength of the enemy.
Since he had arrived at the foot of this divine mountain, Li Qing wanted to visit it no matter what he said. This place was at least an ancient ruin that was famous all over the world.
The Heavenspan Mountain was extremely steep, and it was almost impossible to stand firmly. If it wasn’t for Xiantian experts, it would have been impossible to climb such a dangerous mountain. With Li Qing’s strength, he naturally didn’t have to worry about falling.
He walked on the cliff as if he was walking on flat ground, like a nimble monkey, quickly climbing up.
Tong Tian Mountain was rarely visited, but he would occasionally encounter one or two figures. Li Qing ignored them and rushed straight to the top of the mountain.
During the climbing process, Li Qing released his divine sense and scanned his surroundings. On the one hand, he was afraid of encountering any dangers, and on the other hand, he was looking for treasures to see if there were any heavenly materials or earthly treasures.
How could such a blessed land of Spirit Mountain not have heavenly materials and earth treasures? Tongtian Mountain was the tallest mountain in the world, so it was naturally impossible for people to completely explore it.
Unfortunately, along the way, Li Qing’s luck wasn’t too good. He only found some ordinary spirit medicines.
As he climbed up, he actually felt a tremendous pressure, as if the Divine Mountain was alive, exerting pressure on the world.
With so much pressure, Li Qing’s speed couldn’t help but slow down. It was a bit strenuous. Fortunately, he possessed divine power, and this little pressure did not cause him any trouble.
“Eh, what is that?” Li Qing’s divine sense swept past and found an unfathomable cave.
When his divine sense entered, it was almost bottomless. There seemed to be some secrets hidden inside, which aroused Li Qing’s curiosity.
He knew that the Heavenspan Mountain had once been occupied by demons, so this cave might be the residence of a powerful demon.
Demons’ dwellings weren’t as exquisite as humans. They could simply dig a hole and live in them. There wasn’t much of a requirement. There were even some who could just build a nest outside.
The caves of the demon race usually didn’t have too many treasures, but if they were lucky, they might have unexpected harvests.
Li Qingyi was bold and ventured into the cave to explore. With his divine sense released, there was basically no place for him to hide any dangers.
The journey was very smooth and did not encounter any dangers. Li Qing walked in the dark and humid cave. After walking for about half an hour, he finally came to the end.
There were no demonic beasts inside, it was covered in dust, as if it had been sealed in dust for a long time.
“What is this…”
Li Qing saw that there was actually a round stone in the middle of the room. It was grey-white.
After a careful look, he quickly recognized it, “This isn’t a stone, but some kind of demonic beast’s egg!”
However, this egg no longer had the aura of life. It should have already died. Li Qing guessed that a powerful demonic beast must have lived in this cave and laid this egg. However, after the war, the demonic beast went out to fight and died outside.
Without his mother’s care, this egg should have already died. After a long time, it turned into a fossil.
Li Qing held the eggs in his hand and felt dead. He was clearly no different from a stone.
He stuck his divine sense into it.
“Eh, this egg doesn’t seem to be completely dead. There’s still a trace of life aura!” Li Qing was greatly shocked.
After so many years, this egg has yet to die completely, leaving behind a wisp of life aura. How stubborn is this?
However, the remaining aura of life was simply not enough to keep the egg alive. It could be said that the egg was basically hopeless.
“Forget it. Put it away first.” Li Qing put the egg into his interspatial ring.
Apart from this stone egg, there were also some ordinary treasures, mostly spirit stones. They were piled up in a corner and should have been collected by demonic beasts.
Li Qing put away these spirit stones, at least it could be considered a harvest.
He walked out of the cave and continued to climb the mountain.
It took Li Qing an entire day to reach the top of the Heavenspan Mountain. When he looked around, he saw that the clouds below were filled with mist, as if they were in the sky. Looking down, one could see all the mountains and rivers in a single glance. It could really be said that one could see all the mountains and rivers in a single glance.
However, Li Qing had already been able to fly. It was not strange to see such a scene. If an ordinary person could ascend the Heavenspan Mountain, they would definitely be shocked.
The top of the mountain was surprisingly flat and vast, as if it had been artificially flattened.
There was an ancient Bodhi tree at the top of the mountain. This was also the most famous place in the Heavenspan Mountain. Often people come to this place to see this ancient divine tree.
Li Qing walked to the bottom of the tree and found that there were more than ten people sitting there. This startled him and he thought that there was an ambush.
However, when he looked carefully, he realized that he was overthinking things.
These dozen or so people were all Xiantian Tenth Stage experts. They sat cross-legged and scattered on the rocks around them. Their eyes were tightly closed, and they didn’t care about Li Qing’s arrival at all.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Qing soon understood that these Xiantian experts were trying to comprehend the Dao under the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
There are rumors that sitting under the Bodhi Ancient Tree to comprehend the Dao can increase the chances of comprehending the unity of heaven and man. Hence, Xiantian experts of the tenth level would often come here to sit and listen to the heavenly music of the Grand Dao.
I wonder if this rumor is true.
It is not without reason that there is no such thing as a baseless rumor. This Bodhi Ancient Tree was indeed a famous existence in the world. In history, there were many experts who comprehended the Dao under the tree and gained some harvests.
Among them, the most famous one was the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor.
The Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor was a dao-forming stone beneath the Bodhi Ancient Tree. Later on, he became a terrifying existence that shook the past and the present.
Of course, the reason why the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor was able to reach the Dao was because he had existed under the Bodhi Ancient Tree for a long time and had listened to the Grand Dao’s Heavenly Note for countless years. Normally, people would not be able to force such an opportunity.
Not far from the Bodhi Ancient Tree, there was an ancient courtyard. This was the controversial Bodhi Courtyard.
The Subhuti Institute had already perished in the Middle Ages. Now, there was no one to live in, it was just an empty courtyard. Even so, this ancient courtyard still did not rot in the wind and rain, as if it was protected by a mysterious power.
Back then, when the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor had turned into a stone monkey, he had once listened to the Dao in the Bodhi Academy and guided it on the path of cultivation.
Back then, the Subhuti Institute was just a small sect. It did not compete with the world and lived by the Subhuti Ancient Tree. Therefore, it did not avoid the origins of the Stone Monkey and guided its cultivation. Unexpectedly, it ended up in a catastrophe.
This was also the reason why the Bodhi Institute was so controversial.
Li Qing walked under the Bodhi Tree and felt a tranquil aura. It was as if he was walking in this place and his mind had become ethereal, entering an inexplicable state.
Cultivating here without any distracting thoughts could make one’s cultivation speed much faster.
The dozen or so Dao Comprehenders didn’t seem to notice Li Qing’s arrival. They still closed their eyes and remained motionless. They sat cross-legged on the stones, as if they were comprehending something.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree was not big, at least it was much smaller than the other six World Seven Divine Trees. It was only about ten meters tall, and its trunk was three people thick.
Li Qing did not stay here for long, because he was far from comprehending the unity of heaven and man, so it was useless to stay here for a long time.
He mainly wanted to take a look at the famous divine tree, the Bodhi Ancient Tree.
Apart from looking at the tree, there seemed to be no other benefits. The Bodhi Ancient Tree would produce some Bodhi seeds, but if the Bodhi seeds were to form once every thousand years, it would never be his turn.
In addition, the Bodhi Ancient Tree could not be removed. The power of the Bodhi Ancient Tree itself was no weaker than that of a Void Realm expert. Moreover, the tree was connected to the Heavenspan Mountain. The two sides were closely connected and could not be shaken. If they wanted to take the ancient tree away, they would have to take the Heavenspan Mountain with them.
Even a Dao Realm expert had no choice but to pass through the Heavenly Mountain. Who could touch the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the slightest? Therefore, even if someone coveted the tree’s mysterious power, they could only look at it and sigh.