Chapter 479

Thus line: Yao Shou Shijie.

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A deep pool outside Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

The water in the pool surged up, and a dark-colored large turtle slowly rose to the surface.

"Almost there."

Yunhe looked toward the direction of Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

After several years of settling, he had completely solidified his cultivation base, and even made slight progress.

With his current mid-Fourth Level cultivation base, facing a late-Fourth Level great demon, even if he couldn't win, his safety was assured, so there was nothing to worry about.

As for saying.

The early- and mid-Fourth Level demons on Cloud Sorrow Mountain are no longer a concern.

Having figured this out, Yunhe leapt up and flew straight toward Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

"This seal is actually quite interesting."

While the pythons and spirit tortoises here appear to coexist peacefully, they actually harbor considerable hostility toward each other.

Besides the spirit tortoises, many pythons lounge lazily on one side of the Heavenly Pool, likewise absorbing the white mist emanating from the pool.

He proceeded stealthily the whole way; without deliberately releasing his aura to reveal his form, no demon beast could detect him.

Only because of the leaders of both sides did they not engage in a major clash.

But if the Five-Colored Peacock happened to also release its demon sense and had the ability to detect him, Yunhe had prepared himself for a major confrontation.

After years of his understanding, he was no longer unfamiliar with this Heavenly Pool.

There were also many spirit tortoise clans wandering near the Heavenly Pool, along with their leader, a Black Tortoise at early Fourth Level.

But the Heavenly Pool originally belonging to the spirit tortoise clan has been partially occupied by the Fierce Wind Python clan, showing just how disadvantaged the spirit tortoise clan leader is when facing that Fierce Wind Three-Headed Python.

Thinking back, Yunhe had also endured many hardships for a strand of Great Ao essence blood, and that strand of Great Ao essence blood likewise had the effect of aiding demon beasts in awakening their spiritual wisdom.

If he hadn't earlier followed a few small spirit tortoises to that Fourth Level Black Tortoise and come here, he would probably have struggled to discover this seal.

Pfft!

A slit was cut open beneath the extremely hard scales on his claw tip, and a strand of bright red slowly flowed out, wrapped by his demonic power.

As for the situation beneath the Heavenly Pool, he had also multiple times "relied on" the little fellows of the spirit tortoise clan to learn quite a bit.

Under the effect of magical power, the fresh blood circulated and condensed into a peculiar symbol, which was slapped onto the stone.

But everything went so smoothly that it somewhat exceeded Yunhe's expectations.

The Fierce Wind Three-Headed Python went to such lengths to let its clan occupy part of the Heavenly Pool precisely for this effect.

Yunhe's demon sense is so strong that even the late-Fourth Level Five-Colored Peacock on the mountaintop might not detect it, let alone the mid-Fourth Level Fierce Wind Three-Headed Python and the early-Fourth Level Black Tortoise.

Although it is only several tens of zhang deep, when one truly reaches the bottom, only a demon beast at the early Fourth Level can avoid being pressed by the pool water to the point of breathlessness.

With his demon sense strength, he had already scanned back and forth across this Heavenly Pool dozens of times, yet found no trace of anything here; even when he had arrived before this stone, he only faintly sensed a fluctuation of the seal's aura.

Yunhe raised his claw.

Except for not attempting to scan a portion of the mountaintop's demon sense, nearly the entirety of Cloud Sorrow Mountain was laid bare in his sea of consciousness.

However, the Five-Colored Peacock is not an ordinary breed, so to be safe he did not extend his demon sense to cover the mountaintop.

That is to say, the spirit tortoise clans lingering here can only reach the pool bottom with the assistance of the early-Fourth Level Black Tortoise leader; otherwise, the remaining third-level spirit tortoises could not get there.

In just a few breaths, he arrived near the Heavenly Pool located at the mountainside.

Demon sense unfurled.

Yunhe silently slipped into the pool water from the edge of the riverbank on one side.

This Heavenly Pool also has a characteristic: the deeper one goes, the greater the pressure on demon beasts.

A distance of merely a few hundred li is almost negligible for Yunhe now; soon he concealed his aura and entered Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

Yunhe finally remained at the deepest part of the Heavenly Pool's bottom, amidst the piled-up rocks at the riverbank's edge.

"This Heavenly Pool is of limited use for high-level demon beasts, but for those who have not broken through to Fourth Level and have not passed the Transformation Lightning Tribulation to fully awaken their spiritual wisdom, its aid is still immense."

Gazing at the seemingly ordinary blackish rock before him, Yunhe revealed a thoughtful expression.

Over these years, aside from settling here, he hasn't been idle.

"This is the place."

Although this place is atop a high mountain, the pool water is like a hot spring, emitting warm vapors.

A mysterious aura emitted by this Heavenly Pool can, through subtle influence, help demon beasts better awaken their spiritual wisdom!

For demon beasts, especially the weak ones, simply awakening their spiritual wisdom is something they cannot refuse.

This Heavenly Pool is not small; a hazy water mist spreads about, with some spirit tortoises drifting serenely in the pool that appears faintly whitish, while others lie beside the water.

Upon entering the Heavenly Pool, Yunhe immediately felt a slight warmth.

At least, regarding the situation inside Cloud Sorrow Mountain, he already had sufficient understanding.

Of course, this poses no influence for Yunhe.

That Fierce Wind Three-Headed Python, which nearly occupies the most comfortable region of Cloud Sorrow Mountain, and the python gangs roaming the entire mountain.

If one looks closely, one can see that from the Heavenly Pool's water, strands of illusory white mist are inhaled with the breath and absorbed into the bellies of the surrounding spirit tortoises.

Hum—

As the fresh blood and demonic power were infused, the black stone immediately began to glow with a misty radiance.

"Sure enough, as long as there is the essence blood of a tortoise demon beast of Fourth Level or higher, plus a special rune, this seal can be opened."

Given the Fierce Wind Three-Headed Python's overbearing demeanor, even though it knows this Heavenly Pool is extraordinary, it does not forcibly seize it mainly because lacking that early-Fourth Level Black Tortoise, the seal at the pool's deepest part cannot be entered.

Boom—

The huge stone emitted a rumbling sound.

Immediately afterward, a strange suction force came.

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A deep pool outside Yun Chou Mountain.

The water in the pool surged up, and a black-colored large turtle slowly floated to the surface.

"Almost there."

Yunhe looked toward the direction of Yun Chou Mountain.

After several years of settling, he had completely solidified his Cultivation Base, and even made slight progress.

With his current Fourth Level mid-stage Cultivation Base, facing a Fourth Level late-stage great demon, even if he couldn't win, his safety was assured, so there was nothing to worry about.

As for saying.

The Fourth Level early-stage and mid-stage demons on Yun Chou Mountain are no longer a concern.

Having figured this out, Yunhe leapt up and flew straight toward Yun Chou Mountain.

"This seal is rather interesting."

While the pythons and spirit turtles here appear to coexist peacefully, they actually harbor considerable hostility toward each other.

Besides the spirit turtles, many pythons lazily lie on one side of the Heavenly Pool, also absorbing the white mist emanating from the pool.

He proceeded stealthily the whole way, and without deliberately releasing his aura to reveal his form, no demon could detect him.

Only because of the leaders of both sides did they not engage in a major clash.

But if the five-colored peacock happened to also release its Demon Sense and had the ability to detect him, Yunhe had prepared himself for a major disturbance.

After his years of understanding, he was no stranger to this Heavenly Pool.

Moreover, most of the spirit turtle clan that roam near the Heavenly Pool, along with their leader—a Fourth Level early-stage black turtle—are present.

But the Heavenly Pool originally belonging to the spirit turtle clan has now been partially occupied by the Blazing Wind Python clan, which shows how disadvantaged the spirit turtle clan leader is when facing that three-headed Blazing Wind Python.

Back then, Yunhe endured many hardships for a strand of great turtle essence blood, and that strand of great turtle essence blood likewise possesses the efficacy of aiding demons in awakening their spiritual intellect.

If he had not earlier followed a few small spirit turtles along with that Fourth Level black turtle to this place, he would probably have difficulty discovering this seal.

Pfft!

A slit was cut open beneath the extremely hard scales at the tip of his claw, and a strand of bright red slowly flowed out, enveloped by his demonic power.

As for the situation beneath the Heavenly Pool, he had also many times "relied on" the little fellows of the spirit turtle clan to learn quite a bit.

Under the effect of his power, the blood circulated and condensed into a peculiar symbol, which he slapped onto the stone.

Yet everything went so smoothly that it somewhat exceeded Yunhe's expectations.

The three-headed Blazing Wind Python expended great effort to have its clan occupy part of the Heavenly Pool precisely for this efficacy.

Yunhe's Demon Sense is so strong that even the Fourth Level late-stage five-colored peacock on the mountaintop might not detect it, let alone the Fourth Level mid-stage Blazing Wind Python and the Fourth Level early-stage black turtle.

Although it is only several tens of zhang deep, when one truly reaches the bottom, only demons at roughly the Fourth Level early-stage can avoid being pressed by the pool water to the point of breathlessness.

Given his Demon Sense strength, he had already scanned back and forth across this Heavenly Pool dozens of times, yet found no trace of anything here; even when he had arrived before this stone, he merely sensed a faint fluctuation of the seal's aura.

Yunhe raised his claw.

Except for a part of the mountaintop where he did not attempt to sweep with his Demon Sense, nearly the entirety of Yun Chou Mountain lay fully before his sea of consciousness.

However, the five-colored peacock is not an ordinary breed, so for safety he did not extend his Demon Sense to cover the mountaintop.

In other words, the spirit turtle clan lingering here can only reach the pool bottom with the assistance of that Fourth Level early-stage black turtle leader; otherwise the remaining Third Level spirit turtles cannot get there.

In just a few breaths, he arrived near the Heavenly Pool located at the mountainside.

Demon Sense unfurled.

Yunhe silently slipped into the pool water from the edge of the riverbed on one side.

This Heavenly Pool also has a characteristic: the deeper one goes, the greater the pressure on demons.

A distance of merely a few hundred li is almost negligible for Yunhe now; he quickly concealed his aura and entered Yun Chou Mountain.

Yunhe finally remained at the deepest part of the Heavenly Pool's bottom, where the riverbed's edge is littered with piled rocks.

"This Heavenly Pool is of limited use to high-level demons, but for those who have not broken through Fourth Level and have not passed the tribulation of transformation to fully awaken their spiritual intellect, its aid is still immense."

Gazing at the seemingly utterly ordinary blackish rock before him, Yunhe revealed a thoughtful expression.

Over these years, aside from settling here, he hasn't been idle.

"This is the place."

Although this place is atop a high mountain, the pool water is like a hot spring, exuding warm heat.

A mysterious aura emitted by this Heavenly Pool can, through subtle influence, help demons better awaken their spiritual intellect!

For demons, especially weak ones, simply opening their spiritual intellect is something they cannot refuse.

This Heavenly Pool is not small; a hazy water mist spreads about, with some spirit turtles quietly drifting in the pool that appears faintly whitish, while others lie beside the water.

Upon entering the Heavenly Pool, Yunhe immediately felt a slight warmth.

At least, regarding the internal situation of Yun Chou Mountain, he already has sufficient understanding.

Of course, this poses no influence for Yunhe.

That Blazing Wind three-headed python, which nearly occupies the most comfortable area of Yun Chou Mountain, along with the python gangs roaming the entire mountain,

If one looks closely, one can see that from the Heavenly Pool's water, strands of illusory white mist are inhaled with the breath and absorbed into the bellies of the surrounding spirit turtles.

Hum—

As the blood and demonic power were infused, the blackish stone immediately glittered with a misty radiance.

"Indeed, as long as there is essence blood from a turtle demon of Fourth Level or higher, plus a special rune, this seal can be opened."

Given the overbearing posture of the Blazing Wind three-headed python, even though it knows this Heavenly Pool is extraordinary, it does not forcibly seize it mainly because without that Fourth Level early-stage black turtle, the seal at the pool's deepest part cannot be entered.

Rumble—

The huge stone emitted a roaring sound.

Immediately afterward, a strange suction force transmitted.

The suction wasn't strong, but Yunhe didn't resist and climbed in following the suction.

At the same time.

In a sunken cave halfway up Cloud Sorrow Mountain.

A black giant turtle, its size rivaling half a mountain, lay resting on the ground.

Although both were black turtles, this turtle's appearance differed greatly from Yunhe's demon beast form.

Its back shell was smooth and flat, entirely black without a single scale, and even its eyes, when suddenly opened, were pitch black like ink, with spiritual light flowing.

It suddenly rose.

Its gaze turned toward the Heavenly Pool.

Seal

How is that possible?

Whoosh—

Its body swayed slightly, and in the blink of an eye it was outside the cave.

However.

But just as it had left the cave, its movement halted.

"Hiss—"

"Third Younger Brother, what's so urgent?"

A middle-aged man in a red robe, slender in build, with his hands behind his back, walked slowly out from the nearby woods.

The man had narrow eyes, a gloomy gaze, and piercing pupils.

Upon seeing the visitor, a flicker of wariness crossed the Black Tortoise's eyes.

After briefly blurring, it turned into a short cultivator in a black Dao robe, wearing a simple smile: "Second Elder Brother, how did you come here?"

The middle-aged man in the red robe was none other than the mid‑Fourth‑Level demon beast of Cloud Sorrow Mountain: the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python!

The Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python chuckled, producing a wine gourd from behind its back: "I just got this monkey wine and wanted to share a couple of sips with you."

Having said that, without waiting for the Black Tortoise to reply, he asked again: "And you? Why the rush—where are you headed?"

The Black Tortoise's expression shifted slightly, but quickly recovered; he waved a hand casually: "Ah, the folks below have run into some trouble—I was just about to go check."

"Oh?" the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python raised an eyebrow, "Really? I happen to be free—let me go with you to have a look."

Hearing that, the Black Tortoise felt a sink in his heart, yet he smiled: "It's nothing serious—rare for Second Elder Brother to come drink with me, let's go, let's go, let's go—"

Saying that, he prepared to pull the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python back into the cave.

But who would have thought the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python would flicker away, its wine gourd vanishing with it, and it gazed at the Black Tortoise, speaking calmly:

"Drinking can wait any time; as the elder brother, I think we should first go take a look."

"Second Elder Brother, it's certainly not a big deal—"

The Black Tortoise still wanted to say something, but before he could finish, the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python's expression hardened and he said solemnly: "I said, let's go look!"

Immediately, a surge of scorching wind, borne of demonic power, welled up from its body.

Feeling the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python's aura, the Black Tortoise's expression suddenly changed.

A slightly weaker but equally domineering surge of vapor rose from its body, and the two forces collided here.

The Black Tortoise glared at the Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python and demanded in a low voice: "What do you mean!"

The Fierce Wind Three‑Headed Python, however, wore a teasing look: "What, you want to fight the elder brother?"

"Is this the secret of the Heavenly Pool's bottom? An independently opened space?"

Having entered the seal, Yunhe looked at the desolate scene before him, feeling somewhat surprised.

At that moment he felt as if he stood on a Gobi shore, littered with broken stones and sand, while a strong wind‑sand blew.

Moreover, the wind‑sand's force was not small; even the shield he raised with demonic power rippled under its onslaught.

It could be foreseen that if a demon beast below the Fourth Level entered, lacking sufficient demonic power or physique, this wind‑sand alone would inflict great hardship.

"No wonder, no matter how we attached demon sense or parasites to those little creatures, once they entered the Heavenly Pool's bottom the link would be completely severed, and we could not probe the true secret of the pool's depths—it turns out to be a space independent of the demon beast world!"

Now Yunhe's grasp of space and void power is decent; he has compared the space of the demon beast world with that of the cultivation world.

That is, the space barrier of the demon beast world is stronger than that of the cultivation world—and far stronger.

Even so, with his strength as a cultivator body he could not carve out an independent space in the cultivation world, let alone in the demon beast world.

This indicates that the place he now occupies was likely left behind by a demon beast of extremely high cultivation.

His demon sense spread out.

Soon, everything within this space was encompassed by his demon sense.

"A range of tens of li is not that large."

His form flickered.

In an instant he arrived beside a cliff.

Before him lay a hazy gray expanse.

"This is the boundary of this space."

The gray mist before him was vague; his demon sense could not penetrate it, each extension feeling like striking an extraordinarily solid wall.

"The strength of the space barrier is not weak either."

The next second.

His form vanished again.

Upon reappearing,

He was already at the very center of this space, and also the sole oasis on this Gobi shore.

Its radius was less than a hundred zhang.

When inside the oasis, it seemed as if the surroundings had disappeared.

And within the oasis there was a not-small lake, its surface shimmering with rippling light, yet it contained no living creatures at all.

Yunhe could feel that the water in this lake was the same as the water in the Heavenly Pool outside, or rather, the lake's water was even purer than that of the Heavenly Pool.

In the wind and sand there was no particular feeling, but upon reaching this oasis, the spiritual qi here.

His eyes lit up a little.

The spiritual qi concentration inside the oasis was actually much richer than outside.

The spiritual qi concentration throughout the Thus line: Yao Shou Shijie was far higher than that of the cultivation world, and Yunhe had long confirmed this.

Like on Huanhu Dao, where there was only a minor spirit vein beneath, yet the spiritual qi concentration on Huanhu Dao was barely enough to support his cultivation back when he was only at the early stage of the Fourth Level.

Of course, that was on the condition that he had combined many spirit-gathering methods.

Moreover, this time he flew tens of thousands of li away from Huanhu Dao, visiting countless places, and he had seen many locations with even richer spiritual qi.

Although he didn't know why, the Thus line: Yao Shou Shijie seemed to be a place one level higher than the cultivation world, so the spiritual qi throughout the world was more abundant.

However, it might also be because the development, excavation, and utilization of the Thus line: Yao Shou Shijie are far inferior to those of the cultivation world.

But this place.

In this space, within this oasis, the spiritual qi concentration actually exceeded the Fourth Level!

"A Fifth Level spirit vein? Or perhaps..."

Yunhe gazed toward the lake's center.

In the lake's center there was a modest islet, and on that islet stood an ancient, unadorned stone tablet.

He had a feeling.

Back then, the old turtle in the depths of the Abyssal Ravine had him seek this very stone tablet.

Demonic power surged from Yunhe's body.

Black mist burst forth, and while the aura on his body grew even more mighty, his figure gradually shrank.

Soon he transformed into a human clad in a black robe, heading toward the lake islet.

Although the distance from the shore to the islet's center was clearly only a few dozen zhang, his flight speed seemed extremely slow.

It seemed as if he were merely walking in midair.

Yet with each step he took, the demonic power coiling around his body surged once.

As he neared the islet, his body even emitted faint muffled 'thump-thump' sounds.

Quite obvious.

It was this place's special barrier, preventing Yunhe from approaching.

Break!

Ong—

A huge black turtle phantom suddenly appeared behind him, letting out a long cry.

The oppressive feeling from the surrounding barrier also vanished at that moment.

Pat—

Yunhe smoothly arrived atop the lake islet.

"This pressure, even a late Fourth Level demonic beast might not be able to approach easily, but releasing the aura of the Spirit Turtle Clan would reduce it greatly."

He didn't think much of it.

He lowered his gaze onto the stone tablet.

The characters on the stone tablet were quite clear, but the script itself was extremely ancient.

Far more ancient than the characters on the stone tablet of Bai Ning's Spirit Fox Clan.

If that old turtle had not taught him this script, he would not have been able to understand its content in a short time.

Now, for him, it was no trouble at all.

But.

When he saw the characters on the stone tablet clearly, Yunhe's expression involuntarily went blank.

Although he had anticipated some of its content beforehand, he still couldn't help but lose himself in it.

"This is."

(End of Chapter)