Chapter 635: Boundary Ancestor Talks About Demon Mountain

Meng Chuan was a bit bewildered.

His Essence Soul avatar had just coldly rejected the Ghost Ink Master, returned to a quiet room on Mount Qianshan to meditate, and was then inexplicably transported to a distant time and space.

"That was on Mount Qianshan, protected by multiple arrays. My Sixth-Tribulation Essence Soul avatar was directly seized?" Meng Chuan understood through his distant connection to Cangyuan Realm that the distance was immense, the furthest he had ever traveled. "The opponent's strength far surpasses mine."

Though shocked, Meng Chuan instantly assessed the situation, realizing he had encountered an irresistible being. He looked around and saw the white-haired elder.

The white-haired elder was very amiable, with a smile on his face.

"It's him?" Meng Chuan's heart trembled.

Seventh-Tribulation mighty figures hold an exceptionally high status in the River of Spacetime. There is only one criterion for a top power in the River of Spacetime: possessing a contemporary Seventh-Tribulation mighty figure!

Possessing a Seventh-Tribulation mighty figure signifies a top power. Without one, it cannot be considered a top power in the River of Spacetime.

Every Seventh-Tribulation mighty figure is a legend!

The World Ancestor, from what Meng Chuan understood, was likely the oldest contemporary Seventh-Tribulation mighty figure, and an Essence Soul Seventh-Tribulation too!

In terms of strength and status, the World Ancestor was absolutely no less than Ancestor Cangyuan.

"This junior, Dongning, greets Senior World Ancestor." Meng Chuan bowed respectfully. In the Outer Realm Spacetime, he always referred to himself as Dongning.

"The longer I live, the more I realize that every generation produces geniuses," the World Ancestor said, smiling at Meng Chuan. "On a whim, I discovered an Essence Soul Sixth-Tribulation figure who has cultivated for only over two thousand years. In terms of talent alone, you surpass even the Blade-Sword Master."

"How can this junior compare to Senior Blade-Sword Master?" Meng Chuan quickly replied.

The Blade-Sword Master was the most unique Sixth-Tribulation member in Cangmeng Space because he had grasped Seventh-Tribulation rules and possessed partial Seventh-Tribulation strength. Regular Sixth-Tribulation figures couldn't withstand a single move from him; it was a complete crushing.

"The Blade-Sword Master comprehended an ultimate peerless art, directly ascending to the Fifth Tribulation, but he still took 3,600 years of cultivation to become a Sixth-Tribulation figure," the World Ancestor said, looking at Meng Chuan. "You are faster than him, and an Essence Soul Sixth-Tribulation figure at that."

"This junior has not yet undergone tribulation, so I cannot be considered a true Essence Soul Sixth-Tribulation figure," Meng Chuan said.

"As a Sixth-Tribulation figure, you can still enter Demonic Mountain, becoming at least a regular member," the World Ancestor said, looking at Meng Chuan. "Based on that alone, you have a ninety percent chance of passing your tribulation."

Meng Chuan was startled.

A regular member of Demonic Mountain?

"Demonic Mountain is no secret to Seventh-Tribulation figures," the World Ancestor said, smiling at Meng Chuan. "Rather, all Seventh-Tribulation figures are aware of Demonic Mountain."

"They all know?" Meng Chuan inwardly shivered. A place known to all of them, yet he couldn't find any information, clearly implying intentional secrecy. Ancestor Cangyuan also didn't record it, apparently unwilling for future generations to know.

"I didn't expect that even though we concealed its existence, you juniors still managed to find it," the World Ancestor chuckled.

"Can't one enter?" Meng Chuan asked.

"Those who have already entered, or are members of Demonic Mountain, we will not hinder. But as for Fu Sui, we will strictly forbid him from bringing any more cultivators inside," the World Ancestor stated.

"Senior, is Demonic Mountain very dangerous?" Meng Chuan asked.

The World Ancestor smiled: "Demonic Mountain has three cultivation paths. The first is the Path of Enlightenment. From what I know, countless Fifth-Tribulation figures have embarked on it, and over ten thousand have become 'Sixth-Tribulation figures' through it. However, without exception, these Sixth-Tribulation figures either went mad or became demonic, and none of them met a good end."

Meng Chuan was secretly alarmed.

To this day, none of those who simply embarked on the Path of Enlightenment have become true Sixth-Tribulation mighty figures. Generally, only those with profound accumulated foundations who break through within a year or two on the Path of Enlightenment, with controllable risks, have a chance of becoming true Sixth-Tribulation figures.

Over ten thousand have become Sixth-Tribulation figures this way? How many Fifth-Tribulation figures must have attempted it then?

"None met a good end? Either went mad or became demonic?" Meng Chuan shuddered.

"The second is the Path of Possession, where one can possess Sixth-Tribulation figures and experience their cultivation," the World Ancestor continued. "However, the many Sixth-Tribulation figures possessed are actually historical figures who became Sixth-Tribulation figures through the Path of Enlightenment. The Path of Possession... though seemingly profound in each aspect, is in reality not the right path."

Meng Chuan was astonished.

He knew one could possess mighty figures, but not that these figures were all ones who would eventually go mad or become demonic.

"Even if one can maintain their true self on the Path of Possession while absorbing thousands of erroneous paths, most still end up astray, eventually going mad or becoming demonic," the World Ancestor said. "Of course, there have been those who, after experiencing countless paths, comprehended their essence and achieved great success. Historically, three individuals have achieved great success on the Path of Possession, all of whom comprehended Seventh-Tribulation rules."

Meng Chuan was secretly astonished.

The Path of Possession was also very peculiar: either a bad end, or comprehending the fundamentals from myriad paths and mastering Seventh-Tribulation rules.

"Countless Fifth-Tribulation figures fell, yet only three eventually comprehended Seventh-Tribulation rules," the World Ancestor stated. "This screening method is too cruel. Fifth-Tribulation figures have their own lives, and Sixth-Tribulation figures have theirs. Sacrificing innumerable Fifth-Tribulation figures to death, madness, or demonization, merely to gain three individuals who grasp Seventh-Tribulation rules, is not advisable."

"The third path is the Path of the Heart. It has no ill effects, but it is the most difficult. To walk ten thousand li and become a regular member, one's mental fortitude must reach the 'standard of a Body Seventh-Tribulation figure'," the World Ancestor explained. "Most cultivators who attempt the Path of the Heart simply waste their efforts."

"To walk ten thousand li on the Path of the Heart, mental fortitude needs to be at the Body Seventh-Tribulation standard?" Meng Chuan was shocked.

"Regarding mental fortitude, the requirements for Body Tribulation figures and Essence Soul Tribulation figures are different," the World Ancestor explained. "Body Tribulation figures rely on their physical bodies, so their mental fortitude requirements are considerably lower than those for Essence Soul Tribulation figures."

Meng Chuan cultivated both body and essence soul, so he was well aware of this point.

Body Tribulation figures must master their physical bodies.

Essence Soul Tribulation figures must control their Essence Soul world.

"To walk ten thousand li on the Path of the Heart, mental fortitude needs to be at the normal standard of a Body Seventh-Tribulation figure and the peak standard of an Essence Soul Sixth-Tribulation figure," the World Ancestor continued, revealing these secrets without reservation. "To walk fifty thousand li on the Path of the Heart, mental fortitude can reach the peak standard of a Body Seventh-Tribulation figure and the threshold standard of an Essence Soul Seventh-Tribulation figure."

"Reaching the summit of the Path of the Heart means one's mental fortitude is at the level required for a Body Eighth-Tribulation figure. Therefore, Body Seventh-Tribulation figures often visit Demonic Mountain to walk the Path of the Heart and see if they can reach the summit. This is the simplest way to verify if their mental fortitude has reached the 'Body Eighth-Tribulation' level."

"However, for Essence Soul Tribulation figures, the mental fortitude required to reach the summit still has a fundamental difference from that of an 'Essence Soul Eighth-Tribulation figure'," the World Ancestor said, shaking his head. "Body Tribulation figures only need to cultivate their physical bodies, which is tangible. We Essence Soul Tribulation figures... in the later stages, must constantly elevate our mental fortitude. Achieving the mental fortitude required for the Essence Soul Eighth-Tribulation level is difficult, extremely difficult."

The World Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan: "You are young now. In the early stages of cultivation, a single epiphany or mental spark can significantly elevate your Essence Soul. But when you reach my level, there are no longer many uncertainties; even the operation of the cosmic River of Spacetime can be peered into, and its fundamentals understood. To have another breakthrough, or even a mental transformation? That's harder than comprehending another fundamental peerless art."

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

Fortunately, he was still very far from the Path of the Heart, let alone the World Ancestor's realm.

Of Demonic Mountain's three paths, two were fraught with endless peril, and the last one was incredibly difficult.

"Senior World Ancestor, who was the original master of Demonic Mountain?" Meng Chuan pressed, very curious about the creator's identity.

"The master of Demonic Mountain?" A hint of awe appeared in the World Ancestor's eyes. "That was an Eighth-Tribulation mighty figure."

"Eighth-Tribulation?" Meng Chuan understood.

The World Ancestor looked at Meng Chuan and gently shook his head: "Any Eighth-Tribulation mighty figure is a magnificent existence. In our River of Spacetime, since its inception, the greatest beings have only been at the Eighth-Tribulation level."

"Eighth-Tribulation mighty figures master time and space, able to leap out of the River of Time, return to the past, and travel to the future," the World Ancestor spoke longingly. "Though not truly eternal, they live in different eras. For example, they might live for several millennia in the current era, then traverse time to live for another several millennia billions of years later, and then cross another billions of years to meet 'eternal existences' who break through billions of years hence. All of this is possible."

"Not only time, but they can also leave our space and completely enter another universe," the World Ancestor said. "They can journey through other universes."

Meng Chuan was bewildered by this.

"You might think Eighth-Tribulation figures are dead, but they could reappear billions of years later. They might even be in another universe."

"You might think they are alive? But they also missed the 'billions of years' they traversed; to beings within those billions of years, they were as good as dead," the World Ancestor continued. "They must also adhere to time. If they skip a period, they cannot exist within that skipped 'time'. At least in our current era, there are no Eighth-Tribulation figures."

There was regret in the World Ancestor's eyes.

How he wished to meet an Eighth-Tribulation figure and seek guidance from them.

But in this era, he already stood at the pinnacle! There were no Eighth-Tribulation figures to question.

And he could not leave this universe, only await his impending demise.