201: Chapter 201 Gravitational Field in the Immortal Mountain

At that moment, Liu Qingqing of the Qingmu Gate seemed to have discovered something. She pointed at the seemingly randomly distributed stone platforms and said, "The distribution of these stone platforms might align with some kind of Formation path; there are faint spatial fluctuations lingering between them.

Perhaps... they aren't completely broken, but just need a specific way to activate the connection?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's spirits were lifted!

"A Formation? Spatial fluctuations?"

Blood Blade of the Tianjue Sect's eyes flashed as he looked at Liu Qingqing. "Can you activate it?"

Liu Qingqing shook her head slightly. "This Formation is profound and ancient, far beyond our understanding.

But perhaps... we only need to inject enough energy into the stone platforms to trigger their remaining functions and briefly construct a 'path' to the next platform."

"Inject energy? Simple!"

Yan Yang of Lieyang Valley had the most impatient temper. Hearing this, he immediately jumped onto the nearest intact stone platform, and the True Yuan within his body erupted, as crimson flaming True Yuan surged into the stone platform!

Sure enough!

In the next moment, the stone platform vibrated slightly, and faint Talismans lit up on its surface, but after flickering a few times, they dimmed, and no other changes occurred.

"Not enough!"

Yan Yang frowned and increased his True Yuan output, his face turning red, yet the stone platform remained only dimly lit.

"Let me!"

Shi Poshan of Xuanjin Fortress leapt onto another stone platform and gave a low shout as overbearing gold-attribute True Yuan poured in!

That stone platform also only lit up slightly.

Following that, several others tried, but the results were all the same.

The energy required for a single stone platform seemed extremely massive, far exceeding the limits of an ordinary True Martial Realm Cultivator.

"It seems we need multiple people working together, or... someone with extremely high-quality energy."

Shui Wuyue of Youshui Hall said softly, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over the Tianjue Sect's Blood Blade and the Liuli Xuan Sect's side.

Blood Blade gave a cold snort and stepped onto a stone platform in the center area. Without any apparent exertion, a surge of dark red True Yuan carrying a sharp blood-fiend aura poured into the stone platform!

Hum!

The stone platform shook violently, and the Talismans on its surface suddenly blazed with light, brighter than any time before!

A faint beam of light even shot out from the edge of the stone platform, pointing toward another platform several yards away that was half-submerged in the seawater!

Although the light beam quickly dissipated, it proved that this method was effective!

"It really does require a massive amount of True Yuan!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

Just then, Ye Tian's gaze narrowed. He noticed that beneath the stone platform Blood Blade had activated, the seawater seemed to surge for a moment as a blurry black shadow quietly approached.

"Watch out underwater!"

Ye Tian instinctively called out a warning.

Although he and Blood Blade were enemies rather than friends, facing an unknown terror now, losing one person meant losing one portion of strength; it would not be a wise move.

Blood Blade reacted extremely quickly. The moment Ye Tian spoke, he had already sensed something was wrong and his figure retreated violently!

Boom!

Almost simultaneously, the stone platform he had just been standing on exploded!

A massive tentacle covered in black scales and full of suckers burst out of the water, sweeping across!

If he had been half a step slower, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Blood Blade retreated to safety, his cold gaze sweeping over the sea surface before glancing at Ye Tian. His expression was complex, and he didn't speak, but that killing intent seemed to fade slightly.

After this incident, everyone became even more cautious.

Soon, they reached a tacit understanding. Several of the strongest leaders—Blood Blade, Yan Yang, Shi Poshan, Liu Qingqing, Shui Wuyue, Yue Zhong, as well as Lei Zhen, Gao Ling, and others from the Liuli Xuan Sect—each occupied a key stone platform and injected True Yuan into them simultaneously!

With multiple geniuses exerting power at once, majestic energy flowed into the group of stone platforms.

Hum, hum, hum!

The broken stone platforms lit up one after another, and faint beams of light connected between them, forming a broken light-path leading into the depths of the blood sea!

Beneath the light-path, the blood sea was pushed aside by an invisible force, forming a temporarily safe passage!

"The passage is formed! Go, quickly!"

Someone shouted.

The Cultivators from various factions, who had long been unable to restrain themselves, immediately used their movement techniques to rush onto the light-path, galloping toward the direction of the Immortal Mountain in the sea!

Everyone feared being a step too slow and having their Opportunity snatched by others.

Ye Tian did not rush to the very front. After meeting up with Lei Zhen and Luo Qiushui, he followed the crowd onto the light-path.

As soon as he stepped onto the light-path, he felt a powerful spatial force envelop his body. His movement speed was several times faster than usual, but at the same time, he felt that the light-path was unstable and the energy was being consumed rapidly.

Everyone scrambled to be first, advancing rapidly along the light-path.

The blood sea churned beneath their feet, making their spines tingle with cold.

The light-path meandered, extending who knows how far.

Finally, just as the light-path's energy was about to be exhausted, the scene ahead suddenly opened up!

The end of the light-path connected to the foot of that towering Immortal Mountain!

A thick, ancient Spiritual Qi rushed toward them!

Unlike the blood sea and the wasteland, the Spiritual Qi here was pure and active; it felt as though every breath was worth several days of bitter cultivation in the outside world!

At the foot of the mountain was a relatively flat open space, covered with cracked stone slabs and broken statues, clearly once the ruins of a grand building.

However, everyone stopped in their tracks, their faces showing solemn expressions, including the first to arrive like Tianjue Sect's Blood Blade and Lieyang Valley's Yan Yang.

Because an extremely powerful gravity enveloped the entire area at the foot of the mountain!

This gravity was not uniformly distributed; rather, the closer one got to the mountain mass, the greater the pressure!

Standing at the end of the light-path, everyone already felt their bodies were several times heavier, and even the circulation of their True Yuan had become sluggish.

Looking up, the path up the mountain was winding and rugged, filled with various light from Restrictions and spatial cracks, and on that mountain path, the gravity would likely increase geometrically!

"What a terrifying gravity field!"

Lei Zhen gave a muffled groan, thunderous light flickering around him as he barely managed to stand steady. Even with his powerful physique, he found it difficult; other Disciples with slightly weaker cultivation or those who focused on Spells were even more pale-faced and found it hard to take a step.

"Hmph, mere gravity thinks it can stop me?"

Yan Yang of Lieyang Valley had the most explosive temper. With a roar, intense flames rose around him as he forced himself against the gravity and took a large stride forward!

With every step he took, he left a charred footprint on the rocks below. Although his figure swayed slightly, his speed was not slow.

"Fool."

Blood Blade of the Tianjue Sect coldly spat out two words. He did not rush forward but narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the mountain path ahead.

The blood-fiend aura around him was restrained and his steps were light; he seemed to be searching for the patterns of the gravity field.

Shi Poshan of Xuanjin Fortress let out a roar, his body erupting with a metallic luster like a Vicious Beast. He took one step at a time, leaving deep footprints as he climbed steadily upward, taking the path of using raw power to overcome all obstacles.

Liu Qingqing of the Qingmu Gate had a light movement technique. With her toes tapping the ground, she skillfully avoided the areas of strongest gravity, and her speed was actually not slow.

Shui Wuyue of Youshui Hall transformed her body into a stream of water, somehow managing to neutralize the gravity layer by layer.

Yue Zhong of the Houtu Sect was the simplest; every step was as steady as a mountain. Though his speed was slow, it was extremely solid.

The geniuses of each Sect each displayed their Divine Abilities and began the difficult climb upward.

Gao Ling glanced at Ye Tian, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He gave a signal to Zhao Yan and the others, then used a movement technique to swiftly glide upward along the shadows of the mountain.

He seemed to have mastered a secret technique that could weaken the influence of gravity to a certain extent.

"Junior Brother Ye, Junior Sister Luo, this gravity is strange; the pressure increases the further up we go. You must act within your capabilities. We will take turns leading and look out for each other."

Lei Zhen said in a deep voice.

Luo Qiushui nodded slightly, her gaze sweeping over the mountain path as she said softly, "The gravity here isn't constant; it has tidal-like fluctuations of strength and weakness. We need to seize the gaps to move forward.

And there are many lingering Restrictions on the mountain path; we must be extremely careful."

Ye Tian was moved, knowing the two were truly looking out for him.

He nodded and did not try to show off, instead quietly circulating his Five Elements Sword Body to carefully perceive this gravity field.

He discovered that this gravity was not simple power suppression, but also contained a trace of the Earth Law Concept.

For ordinary Cultivators it was an obstacle, but for him, who cultivated the Five Elements and especially had some experience with the Earth Law, it was actually an Opportunity for tempering!

He did not resist it head-on like Yan Yang, nor did he use tricks like Gao Ling. Instead, he spread his Divine Sense out to carefully experience every bit of change in the gravity field.

His pace was not fast, but every step landed on a node where the gravity fluctuations were relatively weak. At the same time, he secretly channeled a trace of Earth-attribute True Yuan, trying to blend with this gravity Concept.

He slightly adjusted his posture. Although he seemed slower than those who were desperately rushing forward, he was very steady and consumed much less energy.

Seeing that Ye Tian's pace was slow but his aura was stable and his eyes were clear without any sign of strain, Lei Zhen and Luo Qiushui were both startled, secretly praising Ye Tian's solid Foundation and excellent Heart-Nature.

The higher they climbed, the more terrifying the gravity became!

When they reached a height of about a hundred yards, the gravity was already more than ten times that at the foot of the mountain!

"Ah!"

A second-level True Martial Realm Disciple from another Sect let out a miserable scream, finally unable to hold on. He was crushed by the terrifying gravity, spitting blood as the sound of bones cracking rang out. He lay flat on the ground, unable to move, looking as though he would be crushed to death alive!

Fortunately, his fellow Disciple timely crushed a life-saving Talisman. A beam of light instantly enveloped him and transported him out of the Secret Realm, but it also meant he had lost his qualification.

This tragic sight made everyone's hearts turn cold, and they climbed even more carefully.