After Kong Huan took out the ancient sword and waved it around, he quickly put it back, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it away.
Yue Lingzheng shook his head slightly. This sword was indeed good, but he had already reached the late Jindan stage and had three magic weapons, so he didn't need this one at all.
On the contrary, Kong Huan's master, after breaking through the Golden Core stage, was troubled by the fact that he could not find good materials to refine sword embryos, and he had no magic weapon that suited his needs.
If he were to see this ancient sword, he would most likely "borrow" it.
Yue Ling thought calmly in his heart, rewarded Kong Huan with 300 contribution points, and then turned to look at Xu Chunniang.
There was a gentle look in his eyes. "Can you please tell me how you built your foundation?"
After much thought, Xu Chunniang finally decided to tell the story of her visit to the holy mountain.
Despite her successful experience, it is equally difficult for others to successfully climb the holy mountain.
But having a definite direction will always be much better.
Moreover, the reason why she was able to successfully reach the summit was also closely related to Kong Huan and those senior brothers and sisters who had climbed the holy mountain before.
It was the experience they gained from many attempts, plus her insights, that finally enabled them to reach the top.
She spoke truthfully, "I once climbed to the top of the Holy Mountain and gained a lot, so I successfully built the foundation in one fell swoop."
Yue Lingzheng's eyes flashed with surprise, and his gaze, as if real, fell on Xu Chunniang, and he repeated the question word by word.
“Have you climbed the Holy Mountain?”
"good."
"Do you know that the Holy Mountain is also known as the Endless Mountain? It is rumored that no one can actually climb to the top of the Holy Mountain?"
Under the pressure from Jindan Zhenren, Xu Chunniang took a deep breath and expressed her own views.
"It's Endless Mountain, also known as the Holy Mountain."
Kong Huan on the side was stunned, staring at Uncle Xu stupidly, almost forgetting what to say.
What happened to Master Xu? She has been sitting at the foot of the holy mountain in meditation. When has she ever climbed to the top of the holy mountain
There was a hint of scrutiny in Yue Ling's eyes as he looked at Xu Chunniang.
In the past, there were many disciples with ulterior motives who falsely claimed to have climbed to the top of the holy mountain and obtained great opportunities.
But lies could not stand up to scrutiny and were eventually exposed one by one, and these disciples received corresponding punishments.
"According to the information I received, you seem to have been meditating and practicing at the foot of the mountain. Before you established your foundation, you once stepped nearly a hundred feet up the mountain in one go. However, this distance is still far from reaching the top."
"Have you ever heard of the Void Realm, Elder Yue?"
"The realm of emptiness?"
A trace of reminiscence appeared on Yue Lingzheng's face.
"I have seen records in ancient books, 'Reach the extreme of emptiness, maintain deep stillness. All things are created together, and I observe their return.' This passage mentions the state of emptiness. However, these records are obscure and vague, and do not provide a detailed description of the state of emptiness."
Xu Chunniang nodded, "At first I didn't know that was the realm of emptiness, until the Endless Mountain Spirit told me, then I knew."
"You are so lucky to hear the voice of the Endless Mountain Spirit?"
Yue Lingzheng was shocked again.
"To be precise, I saw the Endless Mountain Spirit."
Yue Ling didn't know what to feel. He felt that the number of times he was surprised in the past ten years combined was not as many as today.
He really couldn't figure out the female disciple in the Foundation Establishment Stage before him.
Say she was trying to attract attention, her words were shocking, and the state of emptiness she mentioned was something that even he only knew a little about, and he had no idea how to enter that state of emptiness.
I believe she really did climb to the top of the holy mountain, but according to what the two disciples said earlier, she spent most of her time meditating, and suddenly her cultivation level improved.
But his intuition told him that what this female disciple said was very likely true.
"Then how can we enter this realm of emptiness?"
"It is extremely difficult to enter the realm of emptiness under normal circumstances. But the essence of Endless Mountain is the enlightenment stone. After meditating and gaining insights on it, and reaching the level of unity between man and nature, and forgetting both the self and the world, you can almost enter the realm of emptiness."
Xu Chunniang pondered as she said, "After entering the realm of emptiness, your perception will be ten times sharper than usual, and your soul can easily leave your body."
After hearing this, Yue Lingzheng remained silent for a long time.
He began to believe that this female disciple named Xu Chunniang had really set foot on the top of the holy mountain!
As for the Holy Mountain... No, it's the Endless Mountain.
He had no doubt that the essence of Endless Mountain was the Stone of Enlightenment.
As a small world, Qianluo Realm is poor in spiritual energy. Divine objects like the Enlightenment Stone have long disappeared in the long river of history.
But the Lingze Realm is different. Among the Three Thousand Worlds, it ranks nearly in the top 100, and the abundance of cultivation materials is far beyond what the Qianluo Realm can compare to.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the essence of Endless Mountain is the Stone of Enlightenment.
Kong Huan couldn't help but open his mouth wide when he heard this, and was a little overwhelmed to react.
He didn't understand what the state of emptiness was, but could he really achieve the state of unity between man and nature, and oblivion of both himself and the world
There is also the Enlightenment Stone, which is something that only exists in legends. We have only heard of it but never seen its shape.
It is said that in ancient times there was a Jindan Zhenren who sat on the enlightenment stone and attained enlightenment. In one fell swoop, he broke through to the level of incarnation, broke through the void and ascended to the upper realm.
There is also a rumor that a chicken with no intelligence yet lay on the enlightenment stone for a night, and on the next day its intelligence began to be awakened, and it entered the Qi training stage and embarked on the path of spiritual practice.
But these are just rumors. No one has ever seen what the real Enlightenment Stone looks like.
"After entering the realm of emptiness, how do you reach the top?"
Yue Lingzheng looked at Xu Chunniang again, with admiration in his eyes.
This female disciple is really amazing, as she was able to reach the top of Endless Mountain and pass the test of the mountain spirit.
What is even more commendable is that she did not keep anything to herself, but shared all these extremely valuable experiences with everyone.
This kind of broad-mindedness and tolerance far exceeds that of ordinary people. He is worthy of being someone who can pass the test of Endless Mountain and gain the recognition of the mountain spirit.
"After entering the realm of emptiness, the heaven and man become one, and the self and the world are forgotten. Then the soul leaves the body and can ascend to the Endless Mountain with the soul."
After hearing Xu Chunniang's words, Yue Lingzheng's eyes were filled with realization and admiration.
He attained enlightenment on the Enlightenment Stone and entered the state of emptiness. Then his soul left his body and he climbed to the top with his soul. This was indeed very different from the mountain climbing method usually chosen by others.
Perhaps, this is the correct way to climb Endless Mountain.
He looked solemn, "I will record what you said truthfully. This information will be of great help to the disciples who will enter the Xiaoze Realm in the future. But I still need to discuss with the headmaster and several peak masters how many contribution points to give you."
After saying that, Yue Ling asked the two to wait here and left the room.
It was a long time after Elder Yue left that Kong Huan finally digested the matter.
"Uncle Xu, what you just said is true. Did your soul really leave your body and run to the top of the mountain?"
Xu Chunniang glanced at him and corrected him, "It's not that the soul left the body, it's that the soul left the body in the state of emptiness."
"Then why didn't you tell me when you were in Ozawa Realm?"