Chapter 205: Blood Devil's Life, Three Realms of Ascension

Chapter 205: Blood Devil's Life, Three Realms of Ascension

Meng Chong sat down cross-legged on the spot, awaiting the opening of the Spirit Realm Gate.

Zi Yun thought for a moment before sitting down next to him.

"Why are you leaning on me?" Meng Chong frowned and shifted away.

"I'm cold!" Zi Yun snuggled closer.

"Meng Chong, don't be impulsive. If the Spirit Realm expert takes offense, show them the jade token immediately." Meng Chong furrowed his brows. "I know how to handle this."

The ripples in front of the peak continued to undulate, gradually revealing the outline of a doorway. It seemed that a massive gate was about to open.

In the Tianbao Pavilion, the purple-crowned man moved and arrived at the peak of the pavilion, gazing at the distant gate with rippling water. His expression turned solemn.

"The Spirit Realm Gate is about to open? Why now? Could it be because of Su Lingxiu?" The man in the purple crown hesitated, his eyes filled with doubt.

"Should I make a trip to Canglan Island?" He was unsure about the identity of the person on the island.

"Never mind, this is not something I should involve myself in." With a sigh, the purple-crowned man returned to the Tianbao Pavilion.

Meng Chong cultivated while waiting for the Spirit Realm Gate to open.

...

There were no dangers within the Tomb of Ascension.

Xuan Yan and Du YuYing entered the tomb, protected by his sword intent. They did not encounter anything unusual along the way.

Only at the very end, as they approached the door to the burial chamber, did they sense something peculiar—a faint fluctuation that seemed to be the lingering consciousness of an Ascended being.

However, this residual spiritual consciousness was extremely weak and lacked cognitive thought. It seemed like nothing more than an imprint.

As Du YuYing drew closer, the faint spiritual consciousness stirred, and the door to the tomb opened. With the door's opening, the spiritual consciousness dissipated.

"Is this some sort of identity verification?" Xuan Yan wondered aloud.

The burial chamber was spacious and filled with a dense spiritual aura. The entire room was enveloped in a misty spiritual fog, and at its center was a pool of water.

Floating on the water's surface was a translucent leaf-like spirit herb, emitting a subtle fragrance. At the center of the leaf was a drop of blood-red liquid—it appeared to be a drop of essence blood.

Du YuYing gazed at the drop of essence blood on the leaf, and an inexplicable desire arose within her. She longed to merge that drop of blood into her body.

"Master Xuan, that's what I need. Once I absorb it into my body, my issues will be resolved." Du YuYing spoke softly.

"There shouldn't be any danger here." Xuan Yan's sword intent had already swept through the burial chamber, and he would have immediately detected any lingering spiritual consciousness.

"Master Xuan, I don't need the spirit herb in the pool. Please accept it as a gift for your cultivation. The pool is also rich in spiritual energy and is an excellent place for cultivation." As she spoke, Du YuYing began to undress, her voice low.

Xuan Yan's gaze remained calm and unaffected, showing no signs of temptation. He nodded and said, "I'll pass on the spirit herb, as it may not suit me. But I can certainly cultivate in the pool."

Du YuYing wore only a thin, form-fitting undergarment that revealed most of her creamy white skin, making her look incredibly alluring.

Her face flushed as she stole a glance at Xuan Yan, only to find him staring at the pool, seemingly more interested in it than in her beauty. She couldn't help but feel a mix of disappointment and admiration for his unwavering focus.

"Master Xuan…" she called out softly, her eyes shining with a complex mix of emotions.

Stepping into the pool, she extended her hand and gently drew the drop of blood from the leaf, holding it in the palm of her hand. This drop of blood seemed to contain a unique spiritual essence.

Nurtured by the pool and the spirit herb, it had seemingly transformed into a drop of spiritual blood.

The essence blood slowly seeped into her skin from her palm, and a flush spread across Du YuYing's fair skin, making her look even more alluring.

Du YuYing's heart began to race, and she felt a warm current flowing through her body. It was as if her entire being was becoming more rounded and complete, as if some unknown flaws within her were being rectified.

Streams of spiritual energy from the pool flowed into her body.

A sense of drowsiness washed over her, and Du YuYing's eyelids grew heavy as she fought to stay awake. With a final glance at Xuan Yan, who stood by the pool, observing her transformation, she felt a sense of peace wash over her. Then, with a gentle closing of her eyes, she fell into a deep sleep.

Xuan Yan watched Du YuYing in the pool, sensing that she was undergoing a profound change. It seemed as though her physical flaws were being rectified.

Assured that there was no danger, he stepped into the pool and sat down on the opposite side. The spiritual mist within the burial chamber swirled like a vortex as it poured into his body.

Spiritual energy from the pool also flowed into him continuously. Xuan Yan realized that the pool seemed to be an endless source of spiritual energy, never showing any signs of depletion no matter how much he absorbed.

"Could there be a spirit crystal vein beneath the pool?" Xuan Yan wondered in surprise.

He believed that there must be other treasures within this Tomb of Ascension. However, Xuan Yan was in no rush to search for them. Instead, he took this opportunity to focus on his cultivation.

He transformed into the Mountain River Spirit Body, his body becoming as sturdy as the mountains and rivers themselves. Terrifying amounts of spiritual energy poured into his body and were relentlessly refined into true essence.

"This time, breaking through to the initial stage of the Insightful Void Realm shouldn't be a problem." Xuan Yan's confidence grew.

Time passed, and the spiritual mist within the burial chamber had completely dissipated, absorbed entirely by Xuan Yan. Yet, the spiritual energy in the pool continued to flow endlessly, showing no signs of depletion.

Xuan Yan became increasingly convinced that the pool was indeed built upon a spirit crystal vein.

Given that this was the Tomb of Ascension, it was not surprising to find a spirit crystal vein here.

At a certain moment, his aura surged as he broke through to the initial stage of the Insightful Void Realm.

"I've reached the initial stage of the Insightful Void Realm. Although I'm still some distance away from the perfect stage, even without the aid of the pool, breaking through to the perfect stage shouldn't be too far off." Xuan Yan emerged from the pool, and Du YuYing's physical flaws had been completely rectified. Her aura had also grown stronger.

A Great Master!

Turning his attention away, Xuan Yan surveyed the burial chamber. After the spiritual mist had dissipated, his vision remained unaffected. He noticed that a section of the stone wall behind the pool had been hollowed out, creating a recess.

Within this recess rested a coffin.

He couldn't help but wonder why they had hollowed out a space for the coffin instead of placing it directly in the burial chamber.

"Master Xuan!" Du YuYing woke up.

Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she spoke. The resolution of her physical issues had greatly enhanced her strength, and more importantly, she felt that her innate talent had also improved significantly.

Emerging from the pool, she used her true essence to evaporate the water from her body and put her clothes back on.

"Who is the owner of this tomb related to you?" Xuan Yan asked as he walked towards the coffin.

He was extremely curious about this Ascended being from the martial world.

"He might be one of our ancestors, but I'm not sure. All I know is that this place was left by our ancestors to rectify physical defects. I don't know the specifics beyond that." Du YuYing replied softly.

"It seems there are some secrets that weren't passed down to the later generations."

"A jade token, a jade plaque!"

As they spoke, the two arrived at the recessed area.

The coffin was pitch-black, forged from an unknown material. On its surface were rows of tiny characters written in what appeared to be blood.

"Here lies the Blood Devil! Be it gratitude or grudges, let it end here. Born into obscurity, buried in the wilderness!"

In front of these tiny characters, on the lid of the coffin, lay a jade plaque.

"Blood Devil?" Xuan Yan picked up the jade plaque and handed it to Du YuYing, his eyebrows furrowed in surprise. "Was your ancestor the Blood Devil?"

Du YuYing took the plaque and shook her head. "No, this should be my ancestor burying the Blood Devil."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "To be precise, it should be my great-grandmother who buried the Blood Devil."

Xuan Yan turned his gaze to the recessed area, and suddenly noticed that there were some patterns painted on the walls of the recess. Upon closer inspection, they seemed to depict the life of a person.

It was clear that these paintings were of the Blood Devil, a Martial Heaven Man.

Xuan Yan couldn't help but feel curious about this Martial Heaven Man's life, so he carefully examined the paintings on the wall.

The first painting depicted a woman in a small mountain village giving birth to an infant...

As he viewed each painting, Xuan Yan couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration for the Blood Devil's life. Born a private child of a large family, he was not recognized and endured all kinds of humiliation.

Even after joining a sect to cultivate, he faced ridicule. Later, he was saved by a woman, and he fell in love with her. However, the woman had her heart set on another... A tangled web of grudges ensued, and the woman's beloved was killed by him.

Filled with grief and rage, the woman wanted to avenge her lover. She stabbed herself in the chest, but in the end, her heart softened, and she discarded her sword and left.

Severely injured, the Blood Devil was pursued and hunted down, only to disappear without a trace.

Xuan Yan saw a painting of the woman kneeling on the ground, being scolded by a group of people. This group seemed to be the family of her beloved, blaming her for letting the Blood Devil go and having an entanglement with him.

A young girl stepped forward to defend the woman.

In one of the scenes, the group was forcing the young girl to do something, but the woman stood up and committed suicide to end all the grudges. Just then, the Blood Devil appeared.

Cornered, he held the woman's corpse and fled, while the young girl seemed to be insulting him on the one hand and protecting him on the other.

In one painting, the young girl was mistaken by the Blood Devil, who had lost his sanity, for the woman, and was pushed to the ground...

In the last few paintings, there were scenes of mountains and cities, piles of corpses, and seas of blood, with a lone figure standing amidst them, holding a knife.

The sect was destroyed, and a group of bloodthirsty people went on a killing spree, devouring essence blood to strengthen themselves.

In the second-to-last painting, a group of powerful individuals took action, slaying the bloodthirsty ones and besieging the Blood Devil. A portal opened, and the Blood Devil escaped.

In the final painting, in a vast mountain range, the young girl from before pierced through the Blood Devil's skull with a single strike...

"What is this?"

Xuan Yan was filled with surprise and doubt. The mountains in the last painting seemed to be the Endless Mountains!

"Blood Devil? Could he be the Demon Lord of the Demon Sect?"

The Demon Lord of the Demon Sect had suddenly disappeared, and it turned out that he was killed. The Blood Devil was indeed the Demon Lord, but he was not from the Inner Realm!

"It's said that my great-grandmother was badly injured, and my ancestor saved her, and that's how they ended up together..." Du YuYing whispered.

"Your great-grandmother was a strong Martial Heaven Man, and your ancestor..." Xuan Yan began, but then stopped.

"Perhaps it was to repay a debt of gratitude."

Du YuYing thought for a moment before continuing, "When I mentioned my great-grandmother, I wasn't referring to the Du Hou Wang family. My bloodline comes more from my mother's side. My mother was the same, passing it down only to daughters, and all she gave birth to were daughters as well. Perhaps it's because the Heavenly Man bloodline is too strong."

Xuan Yan nodded. After learning about the Blood Devil's life, he couldn't help but sigh. Just as it was written on the coffin, he was born into obscurity and buried in this wilderness, which was his final resting place.

As they exited the recess, Xuan Yan noticed that there were some paintings and rows of words on the ceiling of the tomb chamber.

"What's this?"

Painted on the ceiling of the tomb chamber was a mountain, with pavilions, terraces, lakes, and scenic beauty.

A woman stood in a waterside pavilion, as if reminiscing about something.

Next to the mountain were three characters: Tai Miao Zong!

Du YuYing took out the jade plaque, and indeed, the plaque had the characters 'Tai Miao' engraved on it.

"Tai Miao Jade Token?"

She murmured to herself.

"The realm of spirits, the three realms of heaven?"

Xuan Yan's face lit up with excitement.

Next to the mural was a row of words introducing the Martial Heaven Man.

"The Heaven Man has three realms. Each realm is a layer of heaven. The first realm gathers the spirit, the second realm merges the spirit and the soul, and the third realm refines the spirit and soul... The first realm is commonly known as the Minor Heaven Man, the second as the Major Heaven Man, and the third as the Refining Heaven Man..."

"In the first realm, one senses their own spirit, gathering and condensing it. In the second realm, spirit and soul are merged, intertwining into one. And in the third realm, the spirit and soul are refined...

"As long as the spirit and soul remain, they can find a new body and continue to exist..."

The rows of words on the stone wall did not impart any cultivation techniques but instead provided an introduction to the Martial Heaven Man.

The Martial Heaven Man was divided into three realms: the Minor Heaven Man, the Major Heaven Man, and the Refining Heaven Man. The Refining Heaven Man could refine their spirit and soul, and as long as these remained, they could find a new body and continue to exist.

Upon reading this, Xuan Yan's thoughts stirred, and he recalled Meng Chong's encounter with that Wu senior. His master had said it was 'body snatching'. So, was that the Refining Heaven Man finding a new body to continue their existence?

"Blood Devil! He's the Demon Lord!"

In that instant, Xuan Yan's heart trembled. The Blood Devil hadn't completely perished; instead, a fragment of his spirit and soul had escaped, and for some unknown reason, he had ultimately chosen to reside within Wu senior's body.

Moreover, his spirit and soul were extremely weak. When Meng Chong drew his sword, the sword's soul awakened, and he comprehended the sword intent, completely eradicating the Blood Devil's lingering spirit!

In the last painting inside the recess, the Blood Devil was killed in the Endless Mountains, and after Wu senior entered those mountains, the changes in the Wu Nation began.

Xuan Yan felt that his speculation was likely the truth.

He continued reading about the introduction of the three realms of the Heaven Man. Although there were no cultivation techniques imparted, the information about the three realms was still valuable.

"The first realm of the Heaven Man is to sense one's own spirit, gathering and condensing it... Theoretically, the Spirit Intent realm is at the same level as the first realm of the Heaven Man. However, the Spirit Intent realm refines the martial spirit intent, condensing the intent of heaven and earth into spirit intent..."

Xuan Yan muttered to himself.

In the first realm of the Heaven Man, one had to sense their own spirit and condense it. The strength of their spirit determined the power of this realm. In the Spirit Intent realm, one refined their martial spirit intent, condensing the intent of heaven and earth. 'My intent is the intent of heaven, my form is the form of heaven...'

The Spirit Intent realm was stronger than the first realm of the Heaven Man and far superior.

"The might of the first realm of the Heaven Man can be resisted by my sword intent, as their own spirit is inherently limited. However, the martial spirit intent condenses the intent of heaven and earth, and where the spirit intent reaches, it becomes the intent of heaven. This is not something that the first realm of the Heaven Man can compare to

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