Chapter 210: Searching for the World Core

Tianyao Mountain, rumored to be the place where the Demon God of Heaven resided, was where the legacy of the Demon God Palace was once located.

But in the ancient era, it is unknown what occurred; the Demon God of Heaven and a large group of ancient gods mysteriously disappeared, and the legacy of the Demon God Palace was extinguished along with them.

To this day, although some records remain, there are no longer any successors to the Demon God Palace in the world.

Not only that, Tianyao Mountain suffered some unknown change, turning it into a forbidden land where no living creature can set foot.

Chen Mo inspected the interior of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, which was enough to see the situation of Tianyao Mountain.

Endless Qi of the Mirage Sea gathered, and the powers of the Heavenly Law intertwined.

That place could be called a truly eerie land, where all sorts of strange phenomena might emerge.

But the World Core is right there; if he wishes to obtain the World Core, he must go there at least once, no matter what.

Of course, this is by no means an easy task; there will inevitably be endless dangers within.

Regardless, the situation he is currently facing is much better than before.

Her aura was unstable, her face was pale as paper, her Qi and Blood were depleted, and endless power of the Heavenly Law was colliding within her body.

It is hard to say that Great Zhou will not tear up the alliance between them and take up arms again.

"How do you feel now?" Chen Mo cast his gaze toward Bai Yuxia and asked softly.

In Sanqu Prefecture City, all affairs were being conducted in an orderly manner.

However, Chen Mo felt this possibility was not high, for a simple reason: insufficient strength.

Now that the Spirit of Heaven and Earth is in hand, he will soon be able to find the World Core.

Chen Mo gripped her wrist, his own power of the Heavenly Law surging into her body like waves, helping her regulate the situation within.

Only if the Spirit of Heaven and Earth itself offered no resistance could Chen Mo accomplish this.

This Blood Pill was refined by Chen Mo using the true blood of a Shape Transformation great demon, but this cannot actually be called true alchemy.

Once her injuries recover, the two will go to explore Tianyao Mountain.

For Chen Mo to want to refine and control it, one cannot call it a fantasy, but one can only say the chances are slim.

Chen Mo's return this time, besides waiting for Bai Yuxia to heal.

The two set off immediately, heading back toward Sanqu Prefecture City; as for the other person he sensed in the Capital earlier.

It possesses an instinct to survive, will be attracted to things beneficial to itself, and will want to flee from places it detests.

He also needs to do one thing, which is to radiate the Divine Nature he possesses.

Chen Mo no longer needs the help of others; he and Bai Yuxia joining forces is enough to complete the tasks ahead.

To give it as a reward to those with ability, and at the same time let them continue to spread faith for him.

With his help, Bai Yuxia's condition stabilized rapidly; although there was still a deficit of Qi and Blood, her aura was much more stable than before.

"Come, take this medicinal pill first." Chen Mo took out a blood-red Blood Pill.

Chen Mo's own Heavenly Law attracts it, which is why it has remained by Chen Mo's side all along.

This is not a difficult task; possessing the Divine Idol, Chen Mo can check all the regions covered by his presence.

But as the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, the most primordial consciousness of a world.

He had directly seized the Dragon Qi of the national destiny this time, causing such a major incident in the Capital of Great Zhou.

The goal is clear; he just needs to proceed step by step from here.

In the center of the city, a nearly three-zhang-tall Divine Idol of the Demon-Subduing Great Sage was gradually being carved into its initial outline.

Chen Mo withdrew his mind from within the Spirit of Heaven and Earth; it was wrapped in his own power of the Heavenly Law and attracted by these forces, so it would not easily leave him.

But if he could retrieve this world from the Mirage Sea, then perhaps there would be a chance to master it.

The reason for returning to the Prefecture City was that Bai Yuxia's current state was not good; although it was only an avatar, it still took time to heal from injuries.

"I will listen to you." Bai Yuxia spoke softly, having no objections to this.

It is just that his base of subordinates is still too small; to this day, the number of believers has yet to exceed a million.

Taihao Dragon Venerable himself is slightly weaker than him, not to mention there is another god behind him whose situation has never been uncovered.

The technique is very crude, because the Heavenly Law of this world is incomplete and cannot support true alchemy.

The number of believers Chen Mo currently possesses is steadily increasing, with many new believers added every single day.

It is just that Chen Mo used Divine Power to forcibly compress these forces together.

To find others to join would only dilute what the two of them would obtain.

Under these circumstances, if he does not take the initiative to act against Great Zhou, the other party should be burning incense in gratitude; where would they find the courage to take the initiative to attack him?

Bai Yuxia swallowed the pill, and endless Qi and Blood continuously transformed into her limbs and bones, alleviating the injuries within her body.

The consciousness of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth is ignorant and primitive; it does not possess a true consciousness, but is like a strand of spirituality.

Chen Mo had no interest in seeking the other party out; he had also sensed just now that the moment the chaos in the Capital began, the other party found an opportunity to leave the Capital.

"Let's stay in the Prefecture City for two days first and see how things go. I have already located the place where the World Core is; it is a dangerous place, and we need to make full preparations," Chen Mo said slowly.

Her physical condition improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, her complexion quickly became rosy, and her injuries healed rapidly.

It can be said that it is difficult for anything that has happened within these regions to be hidden from him.

Only in this way can he ensure that every strand of Divine Nature he distributes can reach those who have rendered meritorious service.

Since these people can perform meritorious deeds, it means they have the ability.

By bestowing Divine Nature upon them, they will be more loyal to the Demon-Subduing Great Sage and will be more active in spreading the faith.

Chen Mo spent two days resolving this matter, while simultaneously watching Great Zhou to ensure there was no possibility of them taking up arms again.

After arranging the subsequent matters, he then set off with Bai Yuxia toward Tianyao Mountain.

The two followed the map, referring to the map on the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, and continuously headed toward Tianyao Mountain.

At first, the journey was smooth, and they traveled tens of thousands of miles into the demon mountain range.

This place could be called a land where demons and monsters were everywhere; as they ventured deeper, all kinds of great demons occupied their own territories.

However, with the strength of Chen Mo and his companion, they naturally did not care about these; even if they walked through with a swagger, the vast majority of demons would find it difficult to discover them.

After traveling another ten thousand li like this, the road finally became difficult.

Looking at the mountain forest before them, it was covered in endless white bones, piled layer upon layer like small hills.

These white bones had been piled here for who knows how many years, yet they had never weathered.

Some were even as clean as new and crystal clear, which was enough to show the strength of their owners while they were alive.

In this place covered with white bones, there were also gusts of Yin Wind howling, and from time to time, a black whirlwind would suddenly blow up.

Although there was no direct contact, Chen Mo could still feel the insidious nature of this black wind.

Once contaminated by it, it damages the physical body, injures the Divine Soul, and severs the vital energy.

It could be called an extremely insidious thing.

It is no wonder this place is a forbidden zone; the black Yin Wind alone is enough to block the vast majority of powerhouses.

Not only that, but this place cannot be bypassed; it is the only way to Tianyao Mountain.

To the left and right were mountain ranges, towering thousands of zhang high.

Above the mountain ranges, they were also covered in withered bones, and many strange trees grew there.

Those trees were very peculiar; they were entirely verdant green, but their trunks were very strange, with the bodies of various living creatures embedded within them.

There were humans, tigers, oxen, horses, and even subspecies of ancient Divine Beasts like flood dragons and Profound Phoenixes.

They were fused into one with these trees, and Chen Mo could vaguely feel that those trees were still alive and constantly wriggling.

He knew that this was because he had not yet stepped into that area, so the influence was relatively small.

"The white bones left here were definitely not left behind because of fighting; among these countless skeletons, not a single one is broken, and there are no traces of swords, spears, or blades."

Bai Yuxia frowned slightly, her gaze sweeping over the endless skeletons, and she slowly made her judgment.

Chen Mo nodded slowly, his expression equally unpleasant.

He could naturally see that these skeletons did not die from fighting, but were suddenly subjected to some unknown force, withering and dying at an extremely fast speed in an instant.

This kind of power is heart-palpitating, because among these endless corpses, Chen Mo could perceive that the cultivation of several skeletons before their deaths was no worse than his own.

Yet, when facing this power, they were unable to make any effective resistance.

This is the most terrifying thing.

It is even the case that no one knows what they encountered; not only were they unable to resist, but they were also unable to send out any news.

But Chen Mo could roughly guess a part of it; it must have been an encounter with the Mirage Sea or contact with some extremely powerful creatures within the Mirage Sea that led to this situation.

It is just unknown whether there is still danger in this place after tens of thousands of years.

Chen Mo did not rashly step into it; Bai Yuxia flashed away, but returned after only a moment.

In her left and right hands, she was carrying a demon each, a tiger demon and a leopard demon respectively.

The acupoints all over the bodies of these two demons were sealed by her, and now they were motionless, unable to have any reaction.

Bai Yuxia raised her slender hand and first threw the leopard demon into it.

The restraints on its body were undone, but the leopard demon still dared not make any move; the aura emitted by the white bones was far beyond what this demon, which had not yet undergone Shape Transformation, could withstand.

It defecated and urinated uncontrollably, lying on the ground and not daring to make any move.

But it was very safe and did not encounter any ominousness.

Chen Mo reached out and grabbed the tiger that Bai Yuxia had just caught, and a wisp of Divine Nature power twisted and forcibly entered the tiger's body.

"Awoo..." The tiger whimpered and groaned until it was completely controlled by Chen Mo.

The Divine Nature power flowed, controlling the tiger to step into the forbidden zone.

The moment it entered, it was also pressed to the ground by the infinite pressure.

Chen Mo forcibly controlled it, driving it to continue walking forward.

The tiger walked another hundred zhang, safe all the way, without any accidents appearing.

"I will go explore the path first." Seeing this situation, Bai Yuxia spoke immediately.

After the words fell, she took a step, walking in front of Chen Mo, stepping on the countless skeletons.

The entire White Bone Mountain, when lightly stepped on by her, caused the skeletons to collide and make a clattering sound.

Chen Mo did not insist on walking in front of her; his own strength was stronger, so walking behind her, if she encountered a problem, he could instead provide timely rescue.

In fact, the two of them had come here as avatars; even if they were lost, while it would be painful, it would only be painful, and there would be no real danger to their lives.

If the two of them had come with their true bodies, they would never risk entering to explore.

Stepping onto White Bone Mountain, gusts of black Yin Wind howled.

Chen Mo used Divine Power to condense, forming a pale golden barrier around his body.

The formation of the black Yin Wind had no rules at all; whether one could encounter it depended entirely on luck.

Seeing them step into this White Bone Mountain, the trees in the mountain forests on both sides instantly became excited.

Countless trees shook, and the leaves made a rustling sound.

Those trees growing with various trunks seemed to have grown eyes, staring at them tightly.

Chen Mo suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and his heart could not help but feel fear and panic.

Looking at Bai Yuxia again, her condition was clearly worse.

Her face was pale, her figure was trembling slightly, and her eyes were full of terror.

She clearly also realized that her emotions were wrong; with the cultivation and temperament of the two of them, even if they were to feel fear, they would not feel fear for no reason.

Moreover, now they were not only feeling fear, but also producing feelings of panic, which was clearly even more problematic.

"Ah-woo!" A strange sound rang out; in the forests on both sides, countless trees wailed, their voices sorrowful, involuntarily causing people to shed tears.

Chen Mo, however, only felt the fear in his heart grow stronger; the infinite trees on both sides seemed to have come alive and were about to chase and kill him constantly.

"Boom!" The Blood Qi in Chen Mo's body surged, and the boundless Blood Qi gathered into a wolf-smoke, rushing straight into the sky to break all evil-obstructing methods.

"Go!" He controlled his own Blood Qi, washing over the physical body of Bai Yuxia.

In just an instant, her mind became clear, and the fear within her heart was swept away.

Her gaze turned toward the trees on both sides, yet it was filled with deep wariness.

The cultivation level of both her and Chen Mo was absolutely that of the top-tier powerhouses in this world.

Especially Chen Mo's physical cultivation, which could be called the best in the world.

Moreover, the two of them had been filled with vigilance from the moment they stepped foot here.

Yet under these circumstances, they were still affected by these endless trees, unable to stop the feeling of terror from rising in their hearts, which showed just how terrifying these trees were.

If not for Chen Mo's Blood Qi being sufficiently powerful, the two of them would likely have found it difficult to continue forward.

In truth, the fierce tiger used to scout the path earlier was also incredibly terrified, but under Chen Mo's control, it could only continue to walk forward.

"Let's go." Chen Mo spoke, the Blood Qi within his body still surging incessantly.

Bai Yuxia nodded slowly and took large strides forward.

The trees in the mountain forest on both sides did not stop, and some ancient trees even began to move, following them as they walked.

From time to time, gusts of Wind passed through their bodies, and Chen Mo could only cast one layer of protection after another for himself, Bai Yuxia, and the fierce tiger.

After all, they still needed this fierce tiger to scout the path ahead, so naturally, he had to ensure it stayed alive for now.

Having lost an unknown amount of Divine Power and Blood Qi along the way, Chen Mo finally walked past White Bone Mountain.

Through the Spirit of Heaven and Earth within his body, he could sense that he was getting closer and closer to the World Core.

After passing White Bone Mountain, those trees finally stopped following Chen Mo and the others.

A wilderness appeared before their eyes; this wilderness covered a vast area, at least several thousand miles.

But this wilderness was a pure dead zone, with no trace of life remaining.

On the barren land, not even half a blade of grass could be seen, and in the very center of the wilderness, a towering mountain peak stood tall.

That was Tianyao Mountain, and Chen Mo could sense that the World Core was in the deepest part of Tianyao Mountain.

Because the power of the Heavenly Law in this part of the world was the most dense and complex here; although it was severely affected by the Mirage Sea, the power of the law was still much stronger than in the outside world.

This indicated that the World Core was not far away, it was just that it was extremely difficult for the powerhouses of this world to set foot here.

Chen Mo controlled the fierce tiger to step into this dead zone, and in an instant, the life force within the tiger's body withered and decayed at a rapid speed, being absorbed by the surrounding heaven and earth.

"I will scout the path first." Chen Mo gave a word of caution, and after speaking, he stepped into the dead zone first.

He locked his physical essence and energy with all his might, trying his best to prevent it from leaking out.

Yet when he truly stepped in, he still felt the life force within his own body leaking out at an extremely slow speed.

And this was just him; if it were anyone else, the speed would certainly be much faster.

"This dead zone will attract a person's physical life force; do not move around, I will use my own Qi and Blood to reinforce you."

Chen Mo retreated back to White Bone Mountain and placed a hand on Bai Yuxia's shoulder.

His own Blood Qi trickled out, condensing into red smoke; looking closely, faint golden rays were interwoven among this Blood Qi.

This was the manifestation of becoming a saint through the physical body, representing that the power of law was already interwoven within Chen Mo's Qi and Blood.

Although it was only a portion, it was enough to resist the absorption of physical life force by this dead zone.

The trickling Blood Qi flowed through Bai Yuxia's entire body, and only then did the two dare to step into this dead zone, continuously rushing toward Tianyao Mountain.

The journey was peaceful, and without any problems appearing, Chen Mo ascended Tianyao Mountain.

Carefully searching and sensing the interior of the mountain, the World Core resided within it.

There were no more dangers on Tianyao Mountain, so Chen Mo used his methods to break open the mountain and headed toward the location of the World Core.

Although there were some minor difficulties along the way, it could be called entirely smooth.

It was so smooth that it even made him feel somewhat surprised.

He broke through the mountain all the way, heading straight into the depths of the Demon God Mountain.

After excavating only a few dozen feet, a cave was abruptly exposed.

In the northwest part of the cave, there was a round crystal the size of a fist, with ten thousand wonderful laws flowing within the crystal.

It continuously emitted a glowing radiance to the outside world, and this light was extremely gentle.

It just remained there quietly, without any change.

This was the World Core, from which the Heavenly Law of a world was derived.

However, every single second, this crystal was decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This was because the Mirage Sea was constantly eroding it, draining the power of law within it bit by bit.

If not for this, Chen Mo would not have been able to approach it so easily.

However, there was another person in this cave; his figure was withered, his hair gray and white, resembling a skeleton.

Seeing someone step into this cave, he suddenly opened his eyes, and infinite brilliance erupted from his two turbid, gray-white eyeballs.

(End of this chapter)