Upon hearing this, Qi Wen immediately felt a sense of urgency. Without Xu Ying's guidance, he would definitely not be able to become a Demon King. On the other hand, these two bulls had become Demon Kings through their own intelligence and wisdom, and were thus honored by the Yin Court as Demon Gods.

Doesn't this mean that they are much smarter than me?

In that case, would Bull Qi Ye's position be in jeopardy?

"We have the same surname, they should give me some face! They whip me as if I am just a plowing bull," Qi Wen thought, feeling even more urgent.

Xu Ying taught Niu Zhen and Niu Gan how to cultivate their divine consciousness and how to open the realm of Empty Silence.

These two bull demons were originally Bull Demon Kings. Through a fortuitous encounter, they obtained the inheritance of an ancient Qi Gathering cultivator. Although they only had the cultivation techniques of the Qi Gathering stage, they were extraordinary in their aptitude and comprehension, and quickly became Demon Kings.

Xu Ying was skilled at teaching others, and any cultivation technique in his hands could be explained clearly. Therefore, the two bull demons quickly mastered the techniques of cultivating their divine consciousness, and their eyes gradually became filled with a glimmer of divine light.

With this cultivation speed, it would only take a few days to open the realm of Empty Silence and regulate the five elements.

After Xu Ying taught them, Qi Wen also stepped forward to seek guidance from Xu Ying on how to cultivate swordsmanship.

Xu Ying explained, but seeing that he had not yet comprehended it, he attached Yuan Tiangang's sword box to his body and said, "First, comprehend the sword hidden in the box. When you sense the sword qi in the box and resonate with it, you will be able to use sword qi. The sword qi will teach you sword techniques, and over time, you will be able to wield a sword."

Qi Wen shrank to a size just right for carrying the sword box on his back, closed his eyes and focused, carefully comprehending the sword qi.

He rarely became so serious and focused on his comprehension. Xu Ying was naturally pleased and told Da Zhong not to disturb him, saying, "Lord Zhong, what did you discover in the Qin Yan Cave?"

Da Zhong said, "Nothing. The stupid snake thought that the great creature was lurking in the depths of the water, and that the Ascension Ground was located there. So, he pulled me along to dig open the collapsed Qin Yan Cave and dived deeper. But when we reached the bottom of the water, there was no so-called Ascension Ground at all."

Originally, Xu Ying and Qi Wen followed the vitality of the Qin Yan Cave and found their way to the bottom of the water, accidentally triggering the great creature underground, which then chased after them. The great creature was hidden in the depths of the water, so Qi Wen speculated that the bottom of the water was the Ascension Ground.

Xu Ying pondered and said, "So far, the only true Ascension Ground we have seen is the Ghost Ridge Heavenly Temple. It only appears at specific times and can only be entered during those times. If there is a real Ascension Ground in the Unwarranted Mountain, it must also require a specific time to enter."

Da Zhong said, "The Unwarranted Mountain is so vast, you don't know when it will open, nor do you know where the Ascension Ground is. I think the Ascension Ground mentioned by the ghost in the coffin is definitely not the Qin Yan Cave, but the Jiuyi Mountain."

Xu Ying's eyes flickered and he smiled, "We don't know where the Ascension Ground is, but the people from three thousand years ago did. Don't we have a ghost in the mirror from three thousand years ago?"

Da Zhong suddenly realized and laughed, "The Unwarranted Mountain was originally the Wuwang Mountain. It was only after the invasion of the underworld and the lifting of the seal that it became the Unwarranted Mountain. This relic has only recently been revealed, so this ghost has been trapped in the mirror for three thousand years. She must know a lot about this place. If there is an Ascension Ground here, she must have heard something!"

Xu Ying entered the room and took down the copper mirror from the dressing table, saying, "Miss in the mirror, we are not bad people. We just want to ask you something."

In the copper mirror, the ghost saw Da Zhong and panicked, quickly hiding under the window of the mirror, not daring to show her face. Xu Ying frowned slightly and asked Da Zhong, "What did you do to her?"

Da Zhong stammered, "I didn't do anything. Qi Wen looked at the mirror and scared her when she saw a monster. I went into the mirror to comfort her, but I didn't expect to be misunderstood."

She sadly said, "She thought I was a demon."

Xu Ying understood the cause and effect and tried to sound as kind as possible, saying, "Miss, we are not bad people. We just want to inquire whether there is an Ascension Ground in the Unwarranted Mountain. If you tell us honestly, we will help you lift the seal. If you don't, don't blame Lord Zhong for being ruthless!"

Da Zhong grumbled.

The ghost in the mirror was anxious and uneasy, not daring to come out from under the bed. Xu Ying said, "Lord Zhong—"

The ghost quickly crawled out from under the bed and waved her hands, indicating that she didn't know what the Ascension Ground was.

Xu Ying explained the concept of the Ascension Ground, and suddenly his eyes lit up. He drew a geographical map of the Unwarranted Mountain on the mirror and pointed to a specific location.

Xu Ying shook his head and said, "The Unwarranted Mountain has already collapsed, and the geography has changed drastically."

The ghost paced back and forth in the mirror, pondering for a moment, and suddenly her eyes lit up as she pointed in a certain direction with her finger.

Xu Ying's heart stirred and he followed the direction she pointed, walking out of the house to take a look. The ghost in the mirror was pointing to the interior of the Unwarranted Mountain.

"Qi Wen, do you want to go and search for the Ascension Ground?" Xu Ying asked.

Qi Wen was still immersed in comprehending the sword qi and did not hear.

Xu Ying silently praised Qi Ye for his diligence and, together with Da Zhong, followed the direction indicated by the ghost in the mirror.

The rusty copper mirror floated in front, as if someone was holding it, but no one could be seen. Xu Ying and Da Zhong followed the copper mirror all the way to the broken part of the Unwarranted Mountain. The ghost in the mirror floated unsteadily, searching for a while, and suddenly stopped.

Xu Ying quickly approached and saw a cave at the broken part of the mountain, but it had already collapsed along with the Unwarranted Mountain, making it difficult to notice.

"So, the Ascension Ground is not in the Qin Yan Cave, but inside the mountain. The girl in the coffin entered the Qin Yan Cave just to commemorate the owner of the Mud Pill Palace."Xu Ying pondered and said, "But since she knows the owner of the Mud Pill Palace, why doesn't the owner of the Mud Pill Palace see her?"

Da Zhong also didn't understand the reason and remained silent.

The bronze mirror walked along the cracked passage towards the mountain. The broken mountains on both sides were sharp and menacing. Without the guidance of the ghost woman in the mirror, they would never have discovered that there was once a passage here.

As they walked deeper, when they reached one-third of the distance into the mountain, they saw the passage bend and descend into the interior of the mountain.

Ahead, a faint light emitted from the surface of the bronze mirror, illuminating the inner wall of the passage. There were some murals on the wall. Xu Ying slowed down and saw that the murals depicted the primitive ancestors hunting and offering sacrifices to the heavens.

This place should have been a cave where the primitive ancestors settled, which was why there were these murals.

As he looked at the murals intermittently, he noticed that they gradually became strange. The primitive ancestors in the murals were originally dressed very simply, often in animal skins, and their weapons were simple sticks and stone spears.

Their faces were painted with peculiar patterns using ink, and they had several holes pierced in their noses with thin bones inserted as ornaments.

They hung glowing bones around their necks, which were their spoils of war.

But the following pictures became increasingly bizarre. Among them, there was a woman who was only outlined with simple nose and eyes, and her attire was exquisite and delicate, accompanying the primitive ancestors in hunting.

The weapons of the primitive ancestors also changed, turning into flying knives and swords. Even the large bone clubs could fly.

The prey they hunted was no longer simple wild beasts, but increasingly gigantic ancient behemoths.

They piled up the corpses of the behemoths and offered them to the woman. It seemed like the woman was practicing some strange technique, as the corpses of the behemoths quickly turned into bones.

In the next picture, the bones also shattered.

The subsequent cave murals often depicted scenes of hunting, gradually transitioning from hunting behemoths to wars and massacres of people from other countries.

The woman held a grand ritual on the battlefield, and from the scenes in the murals, it was extremely bloody and cruel.

The primitive ancestors only painted mountains with several dead humans at the mountain tops and bottoms. However, Xu Ying could tell that these were mountains of corpses!

These primitive ancestors piled up the bodies to form mountains and offered them as sacrifices to the woman in luxurious attire to cultivate some evil technique!

Xu Ying's heart pounded as he whispered, "Lord Zhong, when do you think the events depicted in the murals took place?"

"The appearance of the primitive ancestors should be an extremely ancient event, much earlier than my time and the time of the master," Da Zhong said, browsing through the search results. "That period should be when the Qi Refiners were at their peak. It could be ten thousand years ago, or even a hundred thousand years ago, or a million years ago."

Xu Ying was astonished. He never expected that the history of this Ascension Land could be traced back to such ancient times.

In the last few murals, it depicted the scene of the woman crossing the tribulation. A huge tribulation cloud formed above her head, and an unimaginably thick thunderbolt flew out from the tribulation cloud, striking towards the woman's head.

There were also other strange things in the murals. Just above the tribulation cloud, there seemed to be a weapon suspended there, shaped like a fork.

Before Xu Ying could guess what this weapon was, Da Zhong said, "Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon."

Xu Ying was puzzled and asked, "Isn't the Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon in the Heavenly Dao World? Why does it appear in the mortal realm?"

Da Zhong was also greatly puzzled.

In the next picture, the tribulation ended, and the woman successfully crossed the tribulation. Ascension radiance descended from the sky, but the Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon fell and pierced through the woman's heart, nailing her to the ground.

In the following picture, the primitive ancestors sealed the woman along with the Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon. They placed her in a coffin and inserted various treasures they had refined around the coffin.

They also built a stone coffin outside the coffin and carved various sealing patterns.

They left the woman in the place where she ascended, each going their separate ways.

Seeing this, the path ahead was cut off, leaving behind a stone door. The stone door was tall and heavy, with blood-stained patterns and gloomy water stains, giving a great sense of oppression.

The ghost woman in the bronze mirror no longer moved forward and hid behind Xu Ying.

"Is the Ascension Land of the Unfettered Mountain behind this door?" Xu Ying asked.

The woman in the mirror nodded repeatedly.

Xu Ying steadied himself and pushed hard. The stone door creaked open slowly, and a bright light entered his eyes.

Behind the stone door, it was not as evil and ferocious as Xu Ying had guessed. Instead, it was bright, with blooming flowers and lush greenery.

Behind this stone door was a circular space shaped like a wine cup, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Even though the sky was narrow, it was still over ten acres in size, while the bottom was about a thousand acres.

Xu Ying looked around, and all he saw were mountains made entirely of jade, different from the stone outside. When he approached, he could even smell a faint fragrance, different from any flower fragrance he knew.

This fragrance could penetrate into the soul and intoxicate it.

"It's the Ten Thousand Years Qing Jade."

Upon hearing his description, Da Zhong couldn't help but envy and said, "The interior of the Unfettered Mountain has already turned into jade. The larger the jade, the easier it is to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The jade inside the Unfettered Mountain is incredibly large, and the center of the entire jade, under the nourishment of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, slowly liquefies. This liquefied jade is called the Ten Thousand Years Qing Jade, and consuming it can grant immortality. The female demon in the murals should have consumed the Ten Thousand Years Qing Jade, withstood the tribulation, and ascended in this place. Unfortunately, due to her wicked deeds, she was killed by the Heavenly Dao Divine Weapon behind the tribulation."

Xu Ying looked around. How vast was this space, filled with countless years of emptiness?

Unfortunately, it had already been consumed.

He sighed inwardly. Just then, a brilliant ascension light descended from the sky, radiating with dazzling colors. Faintly, he could hear the enchanting celestial music, like the melodious sound of the divine beyond the Ninth Heaven, making one feel ethereal.

Beneath the ascension light was a thatched cottage, with the straw still golden.

A stone coffin was placed under the cottage, wrapped in chains and engraved with crimson blood curses. Strangely, there was also a table beside it, with a teapot and a teacup.

The teacup emitted a faint white mist. Xu Ying approached and held the teacup, feeling the warmth of the water inside.

"Has someone been here?"

He looked around, but there was no one in sight. His heart skipped a beat as he quickly turned to the stone coffin, feeling a bit uneasy. "Could it be that she escaped and came here to drink tea?"

"Ah Ying, this is most likely a cup of tea from three thousand years ago."

Da Zhong said, "I've heard that in the place of ascension, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant and transforms into spiritual energy. There is too much spiritual energy in the place of ascension, which interferes with the dispersal of other energies. This causes the temperature of the tea to remain constant. Look, is the mist on the tea just floating and not dissipating?"

Xu Ying took a closer look and indeed, it was as Da Zhong said. He smiled and said, "I scared myself. So, who was drinking tea here three thousand years ago?"

Da Zhong said, "Naturally, it was the small sect outside. I speculate that this nameless sect is the descendants of the primitive ancestors. They have been passing down the tradition, suppressing this place to prevent that female demon from causing trouble in the world."

Xu Ying nodded and smiled, "It seems that those primitive ancestors still have some conscience. After all these years, that female demon should be dead, right?"

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"Once you pass the tribulation, you become an immortal. How could it be so easy to die?"

Da Zhong urged, "Ah Ying, if you cultivate here, you will definitely achieve twice the result with half the effort. It might even be better than the Chao Zhen Tai Xu Cave!"

Xu Ying immediately activated the Tai Yi Guiding Technique while operating the Yuan Yu Eight Sounds. Indeed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was unimaginably abundant, and his headache caused by uncontrollable memories unknowingly healed!

Xu Ying was overjoyed, but suddenly remembered something and felt that something was not quite right. "The illusionary map of the Wu Wang Mountain that the female ghost drew seemed to be a bird's-eye view. To draw such a pattern, one would have to fly into the sky to see the entire Wu Wang Mountain, right?"

Cold sweat gradually formed on his forehead. "Then why was the female ghost suppressed in the bronze mirror? How did she know about this secret ascension place?"

Xu Ying quickly stopped and turned to grab the bronze mirror, shouting, "Zhong Ye, cover the stone coffin!"