Chapter 182 – Treasure of the Sacred Mountain

Chapter 182 – The Treasure of the Sacred Mountain
If it was really as Kong Huan said, the holy mountain in front of him was a supreme treasure, then what a behemoth the super power that once sat on this treasure was was simply unimaginable.

“It’s a pity that the holy mountain has long been refined into one with this small zephyr realm, if we can bring the holy mountain out of the small zephyr realm, we might be able to crack the secret of the holy mountain.”

Kong Huan said, shaking his head and smiling.

“But this is something impossible. As time passes, the Little Zephyr Realm will only become more and more unstable, and in the end, it will even collapse completely, and everything in it will dissolve into the void and turn into annihilation.”

Xu Chuniang was pondering, what Kong Huan said was something she had not previously understood, common knowledge for inner disciples, but something that many outer disciples were not allowed to know in their entire lives.

Having rested enough, Kong Huan’s eyes reappeared with determination, ignoring the already darkened sky, he prepared to climb the mountain again.

“Fellow Daoist Xu, I’m going to continue my ascent of the Sacred Mountain, do you want to join me?”

Xu Chuniang thought for a moment, “Can I watch you climb the mountain first?”

“That’s naturally fine. But just looking at it like this, you won’t be able to see much.”

Kong Huan finished with a smile and started walking towards the holy mountain.

At first, he was very fast, taking six or seven steps at once, but the further back he went, the slower his speed became, and he could only take a step for almost as long.

After taking fourteen or fifteen steps, Kong Huan’s feet felt like they were nailed to the mountain, unable to move for half a day.

After a long time, he tried to take a step, but his feet stepped on an empty space, his body lost balance, and he fell down from the mountain.

Fortunately, Kong Huan’s position was not too high, he adjusted his posture in the air in time, and was not injured after falling down.

He patted the dirt on his body and said with some chagrin, “Actually failed again, ugh. I’ve failed here five or six times, I originally thought that I would succeed this time, so I’ve made you, Daoist Xu, look at me funny.”

Xu Chuniang shook her head, “It’s really not easy for you, Daoist Kong, to be able to step out as far as fifteen steps, maybe I’m not as good as you.”

Kong Huan smiled faintly, some self-satisfaction showing on his face.

At the very beginning, he was unable to step out even three steps, and now that he could make such an amazing progress, he was already satisfied.

Following this trend, perhaps before leaving the Little Zephyr Realm, he would actually be able to obtain the recognition of the Sacred Mountain and get the treasures.

As the night deepened, the two no longer spoke, separated by some distance, each meditating and resting.

Early the next morning, after Kong Huan greeted Xu Chuniang, he once again began to climb the mountain.

As with yesterday, he started off very fast, and after walking to the place where he fell yesterday, Kong Huan’s body stopped, hesitating to take that step.

Xu Chuniang withdrew her eyes and without further delay, prepared to go up the mountain from another direction.

She took a deep breath and lifted her right foot to take the first step.

Instantly, a strong sense of resistance came from beneath her feet, seemingly ready to topple her down at any moment.

As time passed, not only did this resisting force not subside, it instead grew stronger.

Xu Chuniang frowned slightly, staring at the pressure as she took her second step.

The very moment her left foot stepped on the holy mountain, the force of resistance from the holy mountain directly doubled.

At the same time, the aura of the plain and ordinary holy mountain in front of her changed drastically, instantly becoming tall and lofty, giving the heart a sense of being unclimbable.

Xu Chuniang looked up at the endless, towering mountains.

She was in the middle of this mountain, just like a blade of grass or a mole cricket on this huge mountain, tiny and insignificant.

Looking downwards, it was no different, as long as one or two steps backward, one could leave the holy mountain.

She finally understood why everyone said that the Holy Mountain was difficult to ascend.

Simply maintaining a solid figure and not being forced out by this resisting force was already very difficult, let alone trying to summit the holy mountain. Xu Chuniang felt a shaky feeling in her body, fearing that if she took another step, she would immediately be pushed down the mountain by this resisting force.

She finally realized why Kong Huan stayed for a long time every time she took a step out.

As time passed, her body seemed to have slowly adapted to the force of resistance, and she no longer had the feeling that she would be pushed down the mountain at any time.

Xu Chuniang tried to take another step forward.

The moment she took another step forward, the force of resistance exerted on her body increased once again.

Her body swayed, nearly falling down the mountain, and she barely managed to stabilize herself, not daring to move.

Time passed little by little, and this time it took more time for her body to adapt to the force of resistance.

Xu Chuniang frowned slightly and did not take a fourth step, instead looking up to the top of the holy mountain.

If she wanted to reach the top, she didn’t know how many tens of thousands of steps she would have to take, and at this rate, she feared that she wouldn’t be able to reach the top even after a lifetime of exhaustion.

No wonder everyone said that the Sacred Mountain was difficult to travel, only after experiencing it personally did one realize how difficult it was.

Xu Chuniang finally took the fourth step, only this time, before she could stabilize her body, she was pushed out directly by the force of resistance.

Fortunately, she had only taken a few steps, and this height wasn’t enough to make her fall and get hurt.

Xu Chuniang stood at the foot of the holy mountain, a slight feeling of frustration rising in the bottom of her heart.

The seemingly small holy mountain in front of her was really something to look up to.

Not long after she fell down, Kong Huan took sixteen steps and fell down the mountain while attempting his seventeenth step.

Kong Huan’s face revealed a look of delight, “I finally succeeded this time, another step forward!”

“Congratulations fellow Daoist Kong, it’s really not easy to be able to take so many steps.” Xu Chuniang said sincerely.

“Haha, as long as you practice more, you can climb higher and higher.” Kong Huan was in a good mood, “By the way, just now I saw that it seems that Fellow Daoist Xu also went up the Sacred Mountain, how was it?”

Xu Chuniang spoke truthfully, “Took a total of three steps, and fell down when taking the fourth step.”

“The first time you went up the Sacred Mountain, you were able to step out three steps, much stronger than me.” Kong Huan’s face revealed a look of amazement, “In time, fellow Daoist Xu might have the day when he surpasses me and obtains the Holy Mountain’s treasure.”

“The Sacred Mountain’s Treasure?” Xu Chuniang’s complexion twitched.

“Yeah, you wouldn’t even know about this, would you?”

Kong Huan gave her a surprised look.

Xu Chuniang spoke hesitantly, “I had previously heard that the Sacred Mountain had countless treasures, only that after arriving at the Sacred Mountain, I didn’t seem to see anything.”

Kong Huan slapped his head, “I forgot that you’re an outer disciple, it’s understandable that you don’t know about this. Yesterday, I said that the Holy Mountain is a supreme treasure, thus on the mountain, naturally, there won’t be any spiritual objects, spiritual grasses, or anything like that.

The so-called treasures of the holy mountain, as long as they are recognized by the soul of the holy mountain, they will be able to obtain the treasures it grants. There are good and bad of these treasures, but the products of the Sacred Mountain are always of the finest quality, and they can’t be any worse.”

“Sacred Mountain’s Soul?”

Kong Huan pondered for a moment and changed his words.

“It’s equivalent to an artifact spirit in a spirit weapon, I guess, but this one is a bit more advanced.”

Xu Chuniang’s face revealed a look of astonishment, even the spiritual weapons of the Jindan elders did not possess an artifact spirit, but in front of her, in this holy mountain, there was an existence that was even higher than the level of an artifact spirit.

She returned to her senses and looked towards the holy mountain in front of her, “Then what would it take to gain the recognition of the Holy Mountain’s Spirit?”

(End of chapter)