Chapter Eighteen: Landslide and Earthquake

  A pure blue aura burst forth, a massive energy suddenly erupted from her dantian, but was controlled by Ling Wusuo in the last second, preventing the earth-shaking energy from bursting out of her body. As a result, people outside the White Tower felt an almost imperceptible tremor before everything returned to normal.

  Ling Wushuang fiercely spat out a mouthful of turbid air, blinked his eyes, and a hint of surprise flashed in his clear pupils. His hands, which were placed on his knees, clenched into fists, "Actually really broke through"

  The power of a peak god is simply in a different league compared to that of a quasi-god!

  Ling Wushuang's mouth curled up with a hint of a smile as she quickly sensed the changes within her body. She had felt the transformation in her dantian during her meditation, but hadn't had time to fully comprehend it yet.

  "What is this?" Ling Wu Shuang's voice was barely audible as she exclaimed, and after focusing her mind and closing her eyes, she could actually see the area around her dantian, where a virtual shadow flickered. Her entire person seemed to have stepped into an area where energy was tangled and gathered.

  This is... Introspection!?

  Inner vision is another characteristic divine power of the peak god people besides Xuanqi Huayi.

  Suddenly, in the very center of Dan Tian, a sky-blue object appeared, about the size of a finger, a bead suspended in mid-air, surrounded by pure and clean blue energy, with tiny ripples of energy emanating from it.

  "What is... this?"

  Although Ling Wu Xue couldn't determine what this thing was, she could feel that the azure-colored bead at her dantian was as important to her as life itself, just like a Soul Pearl, an inner dan crystal nucleus, and a spiritual core for a mystical beast!

  However, the sky blue color on Dan Tian's body made Ling Wu Shuang feel more and more familiar as she looked at it. Suddenly, a piece of information flashed through her mind, and she opened her eyes with a "wow", "I remember now".

  She remembered what it was!

  Ling Wusuo thought for a moment before flipping his hand and producing a sky-blue crystal.

  A blue stone, jade-like, shining brightly, surrounded by soft, watery light, was the treasure that Xi had been searching for in the lake for several days and nights.

  "It's really about the same" After Ling Wu Shuang measured it, he became even more certain.

  The only difference is that the one in her hand was the size of a fist, while the one inside her body was only the size of a thumb.

  This continent, as for the understanding of the peak god-man boundary, is scarce, and more are rumors. Ling Wushuang's breakthrough is due to her extraordinary physical talent, coupled with her abnormal leadership ability and shameless opportunism. Therefore, even if she broke through, it does not mean that she has a deep understanding of the peak god-man boundary.

  Ling Wusuo held the Tianqing water stone in his hand, carefully examining it from left to right, tapping his chin with his finger, and muttering to himself, "This thing contains the aura of the divine source, the power of the heavenly blue rank, and a hint... of life force."

  What a wonderful thing to nourish one's body!

  After Ling Wusong broke through the true Divine Rank, his spiritual power and divine consciousness naturally made a qualitative leap. Unlike before, he could only feel a breath of air similar to that of the Divine Origin Stone inside it. This time, after she explored it, she accurately said out the source of the energy fluctuations of this object.

  After sizing it up, Ling Wu Xue didn't dwell on it either, casually tossing it into his spatial ring. He smoothed out his clothes and stood up, thinking that he would find out what it was later when he had the chance.

  "Whoosh——"

  In the tripod of Shennong, the crimson primordial fire churned and swirled, unceasingly, while the icy blue sceptre stood upright, radiating a dazzling light.

  Ling Wushuang raised her hand and beckoned, the icy-blue staff spinning through the air to land solidly in her grasp. She couldn't help but chuckle, "Indeed, true gold isn't afraid of being smelted by fire; no matter how it's burned, there's no change."

  However, just as she wanted to put it away, a terrifying energy suddenly burst out of the stick, sticking to the position where her hand was pinched, and surged into Ling Wushuang's body like an electric current, making her tremble slightly.

  "Actually, there's an energy fluctuation!" Ling Wu's eyes lit up with excitement.

  Although it still doesn't have the aura of Qianli Qianfeng, now it has energy fluctuations, and what's more, it's dozens of times stronger than Lieyan Gun. This thing is no longer a waste product, even if it's not the real Bingyuan Quan Zhang, it's an invaluable divine artifact!

  "The power that burst out must be astonishing!" Ling Wusuo tightly grasped the icy-colored long staff in his hand, standing upright on the ground, his clear and cold eyes scanning it up and down, an indescribable excitement surging in his heart, truly a series of surprises!

  It wasn't until a long while later that Ling Wusuo finally came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth still curled up in satisfaction. "Apart from the Flame Spear, I've finally gotten another reliable weapon. Not sure if it's a Hongmeng treasure or not, but for now let's just call it the Frostbite Divine Staff."

  A flash of aqua light, the Ice Spirit Cane disappeared from Ling Wu's hand. She then waved her hand to extinguish the Chaotic Fire in the Shen Nong Ding. After putting everything away, she strolled leisurely within this space shrouded in white mist.

  Within a month's deadline, it's almost time for her to seize the opportunity and thoroughly investigate the structure of this White Tower, what secrets does it hold.

  In the vast and hazy space, the bamboo shadows sway gently, the flowing water murmurs softly, as if it were a paradise.

  Ling Wushuang stroked his chin, his clear eyes seeming to be deep in thought as he gazed into the distance. "With such a rich spiritual energy, this place must have an object that gathers spirits."

  She had noticed since she entered that the structure of this White Tower was quite ordinary, at most it could be said to be exquisite. The materials and construction were not much different from those of the Jade Palace, except for the ninth floor, the other eight floors were even more ordinary.

  Following this reasoning, without a spirit-gathering object, it is impossible for such a dense spiritual energy to exist.

  "But where will it be?" Ling Wu's feet moved lightly, her eyes scanning the surrounding space inch by inch, point by point, not missing any corner.

  After a long time, Ling Wusuo searched back and forth, but still didn't find anything except for the green grass, bamboo forest, energy stone mountain, and stream lake.

  Soft morning light, the sky is filled with clouds of dawn, reflecting on the icy and jade-like nine-story white pagoda, as if a five-colored crystal palace, beautiful and magnificent colors, intoxicating.

  "Mu Tongling, the time has come, open the White Tower." The Holy Maiden Bai Qian stood elegantly, her cheeks flushed with a reddish glow in the morning light, her clothes fluttering like water, her eyes shining like a gentle stream, complemented by her tender and beautiful face. Everyone around her couldn't help but be enchanted.

  Today is the one-month anniversary of the ten disciples who entered the White Tower for cultivation.

  Mo Shi Qing snapped back to reality, hastily nodded, and walked towards the White Tower with the token in hand, lifting the spatial seal around it.

  As the lockdown was lifted, the intangible force wrapped around the White Tower dissipated, and the dense spiritual energy that overflowed also spread outward. The White Tower seemed like a sacred lotus without a surface wrapping, suddenly emitting a refreshing and nose-twitching fragrance outward.

  In the nine heavens above, Ling Wu Xian was still wandering around everywhere, but he still couldn't find out which place in this misty region was the core.

  "Time is almost up." Ling Wu's eyebrows slightly furrowed, could it be that he would just go out like this? It seemed a bit unacceptable.

  Sacred Palace, White Tower, Nine Heavens...

  "Disciples within the tower, by order of the Holy Master, prepare to exit the tower immediately!"

  A loud and hoarse voice broke through the thick fog, entering Ling Wusuo's ears, swirling around in the surrounding space, interrupting her thoughts.

  "It's time." Ling Wu's lips formed a beautiful lip line, and the elder guarding the inner gate should also be here soon.

  Ling Wushuang's slow footsteps came to a halt, his hands slowly clasped together in front of his chest, his fingertips tapping out a rhythmic pattern on his arm. His eyes, shining like stars, held a deep tranquility within, and as time grew more pressing, his mind became increasingly calm.

  The structure of the Nine-Layered Pagoda, from bottom to top, has the lowest concentration of spiritual energy in the first layer. As the layers rise, the density of spiritual energy increases, and by the ninth layer, it reaches its peak...

  As the number of towers increases, the density of spiritual energy also increases in sequence, what is the reason!？

  The farther away from the object that gathers spirits, the lower the concentration of spiritual energy will naturally be, right? If she wasn't mistaken...

  Ling Wusuo's eyes lit up, and a burst of flames erupted behind him. A massive crimson wing unfolded, with scattered sparks falling around him like shooting stars. The wing quivered slightly, and Ling Wusuo stepped forward lightly, his tall figure suddenly soaring into the sky, leaving a beautiful red arc in the hazy white misty space.

  "It should be!"

  The higher they went, the denser the spiritual energy in the air became, and Ling Wu Xiang became increasingly certain of his conjecture.

  "Hmm..."

  A blaze of fire burst through the clouds, breaking through layer upon layer of mist, like a fiery phoenix spreading its wings and taking flight. The surroundings suddenly became clear and bright, as if emerging from thick clouds to reveal a vast expanse of blue sky.

  The fiery wings quivered slightly, and Ling Wusuo paused in this limpid space. His sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, suddenly stopping at the very center. His clear eyes widened with surprise, "This is..."

  In the very center of this space, a beautiful jade stone was inlaid, not very large, with a diameter of about half a meter. Its crystal-clear state seemed like a pool of clear water wrapped in a thin layer of transparent glass, releasing soft light outward, and at the same time, it seemed like a deep cave entrance, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

  The origin of everything in White Tower's Spirit Gathering comes from this small jade stone!

  Ling Wushuang's red lips curled up, "I was right after all"

  There must be a gathering of spirits here, and the higher the tower goes, the thicker the spiritual energy is. Even on the ninth floor of heaven, it's still like this, which means that the object that gathers spirits must be at the very top of space!

  It's really hidden deep, no wonder the Holy Temple is so fearless and confident. Whether or not one can think of this point is not to mention, even if they have thought of it, without reaching the peak of a divine being, unable to fly in the air and break through some spatial forces around them, it would be impossible to find this place.

  Ling Wushuang smiled slightly, with no time to hesitate, his divine sense swept over and quickly sensed that there was no danger in the surrounding aura. The flames on his back fluttered as he flew towards the direction of the Spirit Gathering Jade.

  "What?" Ling Wu's outstretched hand was suddenly blocked by an invisible force, and his fingertips retracted abruptly as if electrocuted.

  Ling Wushuang gritted his teeth and muttered, "How detestable, there's actually a restriction"

  Moreover, she could sense that the person who set up this restriction was far more powerful than her. This holy temple was indeed carefully guarded, okay, although it would really have someone like her trying to steal from it, but with three layers inside and three layers outside, was it necessary?

  If Ji Yunyang were here, he would definitely make a wry face at this, wouldn't he? With three layers of defense inside and out, you still managed to sneak in, don't you think that's going too far?!

  "Boom——"

  A terrifying energy suddenly burst out from that flowing jade stone, radiating rapidly outward with it as the center.

  "What?" Ling Wu's clear eyes slightly opened, and she took a few steps back in mid-air, almost being blown away. Her body swayed left and right, her spiritual energy flashed, and the protective aura around her was released at the same time, stabilizing her.

  Ling Wushuang raised his eyes to lock onto something not far away, and a hint of anger flashed in his pupils. "Damn it, this seal is no ordinary one, and it can actually be triggered to open."

  She could feel that the surrounding space was completely sealed off, so quiet that there was not a single sound, it was a completely dead silent space. There was also a strange power, as if a pair of invisible big hands were tightly shackling Ling Wu Shuang, making her breathing somewhat laborious.

  "Ling Wu Xiong gritted her teeth, which meant that she could only stay in this small space of less than a few feet, either being trapped to death or caught by the people from the Holy Temple!"

  This and the simple spatial seal, seem to be somewhat different, with another subtle mysterious aura, that kind of aura... Ling Wu Shuang furrowed her brow in deep thought, as if it was similar to the power she had unintentionally touched before.

  What on earth is this!?!

  Ling Wushuang shook her head slightly. At this time, there was no time to think carefully, the most important thing now was how to break through this seal!

  What the eyes see, the hands can't touch, and being trapped here, the people of the Holy Temple will arrive at any time. Ling Wu Shuang hummed in annoyance, his gaze fixed on the nearby Spirit Gathering Jade.

  What is in her hand that can break this seal?

  Ling Wu's eyes shone brightly, a sharp light flashed across, and the corners of his mouth slowly cracked open with an eerie smile, it was...

  Because of the seal being touched, a sudden tremor was transmitted, causing the entire Nine Layered Pagoda to slightly shake several times.

  The ancient Xi and Gu Lie's expressions turned ugly, and after sensing this aura, Lao Jian's face became even more solemn, "This disturbance, is someone triggering the seal of the Ninth Heaven!"

  I really didn't expect it, but someone actually dared to make trouble in the Holy Temple. Moreover, the Holy Master said that without the realm of a peak god, it's impossible to trigger the ban. So, this person...

  Gu Xi's face was very unsightly, and he quickly whispered a few words to the person beside him. The person nodded and hastily walked away.

  "Elder brother, no need to worry." Gu Lei didn't seem to show any signs of worry, but the corners of his mouth were curled up in a fierce smile. "If one triggers the seal, even if they are a peak god, what can they do? If that person's strength is insufficient, they will be trapped to death within a few days. If their bones are hard enough, by the time the Holy Master returns, it will still be a dead end."

  Only the Holy Lord has the qualification to control the ban in the Temple of Holiness, even if it is a peak god, it will be crushed into ashes!

  "This is indeed" Gu Xi stroked his beard and nodded, with layers of cold glint settling in his old eyes. He was the one who was being overly surprised and frightened by a mere clown who had fallen into their trap, unaware of his own mortality, and still dared to try and turn over their palms?

  "It's a pity that the Holy Master is no longer here." Gu Lei said with a cold smile.

  Gu Xi attached a smile, between his eyebrows, there was a hint of spring breeze satisfaction, "Let this thief live for a while longer, what's the harm?"

  "Boom——"

  Just as the two of them were secretly pleased with themselves, the Nine Layers Tower suddenly shook slightly again. The shaking was very slight, but with Gu Xi and Gu Li's sharp divine senses, they naturally detected it.

  "What's going on?" Gu Xi and Gu Li exchanged a glance, and another shockwave was triggered, also triggering the energy fluctuation of the ban. However, can the ban still be triggered twice?

  But soon they nodded in unison, it should be that person's dying struggle.

  Wanting to break through, foolish people talk nonsense!

  In less than a moment, the nine people who stood out from the genius selection contest, under the leadership of the monitoring elder of each floor, walked out of the White Tower one after another. The group saw that there were more than twice as many defensive guards around them, and several white-bearded old men standing in front of the Holy Maiden, seemingly still some big shots, with surprise in their eyes.

  What's going on? Has something happened?

  At this time, the Taoist robe elder guarding the nine-layered heaven, walked quickly towards the ancient temple, his footsteps hurried, his expression extremely anxious, both hands clasped together, he bowed hastily and reported: "Two Supreme Elders, the inner gate of the nine-layered heaven cannot be opened."

  "This old man already knows." Gu Xi's face sank, the seal was triggered, and the space on that side was sealed off. The people inside would never be able to come out again.

  Xing Yun, who had just walked out, heard this and her firm eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if the Nine Heavens couldn't be opened!

  He secretly raised his head to look at the location of the tower's peak, where a hint of worry flashed quickly between his clear and cold eyebrows, and his heartbeat accelerated slightly. Isn't the Ninth Heaven where Jun Ling is located? What happened?

  "Boom!"

  Suddenly, the entire ground, or rather, the entire temple situated on the Sacred Lake, was like a giant beast that had been dormant for a long time and suddenly awakened, violently trembling and shaking!

  "Boom!"

  It was another loud noise that lasted all day, the white tower in front of me shook back and forth, releasing a soft glow, flickering on and off, like a candle flame, being blown by the strong wind, causing the light to sway unsteadily. After this even more intense shock, it had almost reached the point of collapse and extinction!

  "What's going on?"

  "What is this sound"

  The ground shook and the mountains trembled. Everyone stood unsteadily, and those with slightly shallower strength were shaken to the point of falling to the ground, unable to stabilize their figures even when holding long spears.

  "Whoosh——"

  The surrounding halls were affected by this intense shockwave, and many of them collapsed. The flat square above had a floor made of white jade and beautiful stones, which seemed to have been pushed up from underground, cracking inch by inch, opening up into huge spider webs.

  The holy lake's waves crash against the shore, the temple collapses and shattered stones hit the sky!

  "What!" Gu Xi's old face was shocked, his eyes fixed on the white tower in front of him that was swaying precariously, his eyes wide with alarm.