Chapter 358 Ascending to the Heavenly Mountain
Tongtian Mountain, named after the ancient Tongtian demon ape who lived here, is known as the title of "the highest mountain in the world". The mountain is 13,000 feet high, and from a distance it looks like a pillar of heaven towering over the earth.
For this reason, the world once said: "Its height is geometric, and it is a pillar that reaches the sky." Its width is geometrically like reaching the four poles. Thousands of miles away, you can still see the shadow of the mountain. ”
Later, the Demon Emperor of the Splitting Heaven was born, and the ancestral court of the demon clan was established in Tongtian Mountain, respecting the Tongtian Demon Ape as the first Demon Emperor, and the Splitting Heaven Demon Emperor was the second Demon Emperor, and since then, Tongtian Mountain has been renamed Demon Emperor Mountain.
Since Demon Emperor Mountain is the ancestral court of the demon clan, it should have been occupied by the demon clan, but this is not the case. When Li Qing ascended the Heavenly Mountain, he couldn't see the shadow of a demon beast when he stretched his eyes.
Even if you can see demon beasts occasionally, most of them are extremely weak, and they don't look like a demon clan ancestral court at all.
The reason why this is the case is because this is the era of human rule, where is it possible for the demon clan to occupy such a blessed land of spiritual mountains?
Since the establishment of the Demon Emperor Mountain, it has been full of disasters and difficulties, and the war for the sovereignty of the Demon Emperor Mountain has never subsided.
The demon clan is weak, if they dare to occupy the Demon Emperor Mountain, the human race will send the strong to exterminate it, so there is not a single demon beast in Tongtian Mountain.
But if humans dare to occupy Tongtian Mountain, the demon clan will not be polite, and will also come to intrude, so it is not safe to occupy it.
In the end, neither side occupied it, and let Tongtian Mountain be vacant, and no force dared to occupy this place.
However, this is not a fixed situation. If the demon clan rises strongly, there is a demon emperor to succeed to the throne, and the demon clan is unified, then it will return to the demon emperor mountain and confront the human race openly, this kind of thing has happened several times in history.
If the demon clan can be unified, its power should not be underestimated, and it is enough to confront humans. It will be possible to eliminate it only through a protracted war.
Li Qing has been staying here since he left the Holy City, and he has climbed this world-famous sacred mountain openly, and he intends to lure his enemies here and use this place as their burial place.
Of course, if he sees that he can't do anything, he will fly away directly in the yin and yang clouds, and there is no need to worry about safety.
Strength and self-confidence are good things, but they don't mean conceited. He needs to judge the situation according to the strength of the enemy.
Since he came to the foot of this sacred mountain, Li Qing said that he would also go up for a tour, and this place is also a world-famous monument.
The Tongtian Mountain is very steep, almost difficult to stand firm, and it is impossible to climb such a natural danger unless it is not a congenital strong. With Li Qing's strength, he naturally doesn't have to worry about falling down.
He walked among the cliffs, like a nimble monkey, and climbed up quickly.
Tongtian Mountain is rarely visited, but occasionally encounters one or two figures, Li Qing ignored them and rushed directly to the top of the mountain.
In the process of climbing, Li Qing kept releasing his divine consciousness and scanning the surroundings, on the one hand, he was afraid of any danger, and on the other hand, he was looking to see if there were any natural treasures.
How could such a blessed land be without the treasures of heaven and earth? Tongtian Mountain is the highest mountain in the world, and naturally it is impossible for people to completely explore it clearly.
It's a pity that Li Qing didn't have much luck along the way, and only found some ordinary elixirs.
Climbing all the way up, the more I went up, the more I felt a huge pressure, as if there was a spirit on the sacred mountain, exerting pressure on the world.
With so much pressure, Li Qing's speed couldn't help but slow down, and he was a little struggling. Fortunately, he had divine powers, and this pressure did not cause him any trouble.
"Hey, what's that?" Li Qing's divine sense swept over and found an unfathomable cave.
The divine sense penetrated inside, almost bottomless, and there seemed to be some secrets hidden inside, which aroused Li Qing's curiosity.
He knew that Tongtian Mountain had been occupied by demon clans before, and this cave might be the residence of some powerful monster.
The dwelling of the demon clan is not as delicate as that of humans, they can live in it by digging a hole casually, and they are not too demanding. There are even some that can just build a nest outside.
The cave of the demon clan usually does not have too many treasures, but if you are lucky, you may have unexpected gains.
Li Qingyi was bold and entered the cave to explore. With the release of divine consciousness, basically any danger is nowhere to hide.
All the way, it was very smooth and there was no danger. Li Qing walked in the dark and damp cave, walked for about half an hour, and finally came to the end.
There were no demon beasts inside, and it was covered with dust, as if it had been sealed for a long time.
"What is this......"
Li Qing saw that in the center of the room, there was a round stone, which was gray-white.
After looking at it carefully, he quickly recognized it: "This is not a stone, but the egg of some kind of demon beast!"
It's just that this egg has long been lifeless, and it should be dead. Li Qing guessed that it should be a powerful demon beast that lived in this cave and laid this egg, but then there was a war, and the demon beast went out to fight, and then died outside.
Without the care of his mother, this egg should have died, and after a long time, it became a fossil.
Li Qing held these eggs in his hand, only to feel lifeless, and it was clearly no different from a stone.
He probed into it with his sense.
"Hey, this egg doesn't seem to be completely dead, and there is still a wisp of life!" Li Qing was surprised.
After so many years, this egg is not completely dead, and there is only a wisp of life left, how tenacious is this?
It's just that the breath of life left is not enough to keep this egg alive, and it can be said that this egg is basically hopeless.
"Forget it, let's put it away first. Li Qing put the egg into the space ring.
In addition to this stone egg, there are also some ordinary treasures, mostly spirit stones, stacked in the corner, which should be collected by demon beasts.
Li Qing put away these spirit stones, which can be regarded as some gains.
Out of the cave, he continued his climb.
It took a whole day for Li Qing to reach the top of Tongtian Mountain. When I looked at it, I saw that the clouds and mist below were filled, as if it were in the sky. Looking down, the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains can be seen at a glance, which can really be described as a glimpse of the small mountains.
However, Li Qing has long been able to fly, and it is not strange to see such a scene, but if ordinary people can climb the Tongtian Mountain, they will definitely be shocked.
The summit of the mountain is surprisingly flat and so wide that it looks as if it has been artificially flattened.
There is an ancient Bodhi tree at the top of the mountain, which is also the most famous place of Tongtian Mountain. It is often famous to come here just to see this historic sacred tree.
Li Qing walked under the tree and found that there were more than a dozen people sitting there, which startled him, and he thought there was an ambush.
But after a closer look, I realized that I was too careful.
These dozen or so people were all congenital ten strong men, sitting cross-legged, scattered on the surrounding stones, their eyes closed, and they didn't care about Li Qing's arrival at all.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Qing quickly understood that these innate ten-fold powerhouses were trying to achieve enlightenment under the ancient Bodhi tree.
It is rumored that sitting under the ancient Bodhi tree to attain enlightenment can increase the chances of realizing the unity of heaven and man. Therefore, there are often innate ten-fold strong people who come here to sit here and listen to the sound of the Great Dao Tianyin.
I don't know if this rumor is true.
It may not be without a cause. This ancient Bodhi tree is indeed a well-known existence in the world, and there have been many strong people in history who have realized the Tao under the tree and gained something.
The most famous of them is the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor.
The Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor is a stubborn stone under the ancient Bodhi tree that became enlightened, and later became a terrifying existence that shook the past and the present.
Of course, the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor was able to attain enlightenment only after a long time under the ancient Bodhi tree and listening to the sound of the Great Dao Heaven for countless years, so that he could have this opportunity, which ordinary people could not force to come.
Not far from the ancient Bodhi tree, there is an ancient courtyard, which is the controversial Bodhi Temple.
Bodhi Monastery had already perished in the Middle Ages, and now it is uninhabited and is just an empty courtyard. Despite this, this ancient courtyard has not decayed in the wind and rain, as if it is guarded by a mysterious force.
Back then, the Heaven Splitting Demon Emperor turned into a stone monkey, and he once listened to the sermon in the Bodhi Monastery and guided it on the path of cultivation.
At the beginning, the Bodhi Monastery was just a small sect, and there was no quarrel with the world, guarding the ancient Bodhi tree to live, so it did not shy away from the origin of the stone monkey and guided it to practice, but I didn't expect it to cause a catastrophe later.
This is also the reason why the Bodhi Temple is quite controversial.
Li Qing walked under the Bodhi tree and felt a peaceful breath, as if walking in this place, the whole person became ethereal and entered an inexplicable state.
Practicing here, there are no distractions in your mind, but it can make your cultivation much faster.
The dozen or so enlightened people didn't seem to notice Li Qing's arrival, they still closed their eyes tightly, motionless, sitting cross-legged on top of the stones, as if they were sensing something.
The Bodhi Ancient Tree is not very big, at least compared to the other six of the Seven Divine Trees of the World, it is much smaller in size, about ten meters high, and the trunk is as thick as three people hugging each other.
Li Qing didn't stay here for too long, because he was far from the point of comprehending the unity of heaven and man, and it was useless to stay here for a long time.
He mainly wanted to see the Bodhi Ancient Tree, a famous sacred tree.
There doesn't seem to be any benefit other than looking at the tree. The ancient Bodhi tree will bear some Bodhi seeds, but the Bodhi seeds will bear one for a thousand years, and it will not be his turn.
In addition, the Bodhi Ancient Tree cannot be removed, and the power of the Bodhi Ancient Tree itself is not weaker than that of the strong in the Void Realm, not to mention that this tree is connected to the Tongtian Mountain, and the two sides are closely connected and unshakable, if you want to take away the ancient tree, unless the Tongtian Mountain is also taken away.
Even the powerhouses of the Dao Realm have no way to get through the Tianshan Mountains, and who can touch the Bodhi Ancient Tree in the slightest? Therefore, even if someone covets the mysterious power of this tree, they can only look at the tree and sigh.