"In ancient times, most humans and monsters focused on improving their own strength, which led to the prevalence of physical cultivation. At that time, there were many people who opened the Blood Sea. Unfortunately, now that physical cultivation has declined, it has long since disappeared." White Ape Ancestor sighed.
Tao, seems to be very sorry for the decline of physical cultivation.
Since most of the exercises Shi Mu had practiced in the past were focused on tempering the body, and he also yearned for physical training that focused on improving one's own strength, Shi Mu couldn't help but sigh when he heard the words of the White Ape Ancestor.
"What exactly is the use of the sea of blood? It's so important." He pondered for a moment and then asked.
The ancestor of White Ape chuckled and said: "When it comes to the way of body refining, many people's first reaction is to temper the bones and muscles. In fact, these are only the most preliminary superficial trainings, and the foundation of the way of body refining is actually the two elements of Qi and Blood.
Character."
When Shi Mu heard this, a flash of lightning seemed to flash through his mind, and he felt like he was enlightened.
The body-training techniques he had practiced in the past, such as the Red Ape Fire Sutra, the Powerful Demonic Ape Rebirth Technique, the Great Brahma Panwu Sutra, and even the Nine Revolutions Xuan Gong, passed through his mind one by one. Those body-training methods and formulas were extremely clear.
appear in my mind.
Looking at these sentences that I had already understood thoroughly, I felt like I could see the sun from the clouds when I looked at them again. My understanding of body training was immediately raised to a new level.
"Yes, circulation of Qi and blood is the key. It's ridiculous that I used to think I was quite proficient in body refining, but I turned out to be just a frog in the well!" Shi Mu clapped his hands together and said.
"When body training has reached an advanced level, just tempering the muscles and bones is no longer enough... you have to... you have to transport the qi and blood. The blood sea is where the qi and blood of the whole body gather, and its importance is self-evident." The White Ape Ancestor spoke solemnly.
He said, but it seemed a little difficult.
"Ancestor, you..." Shi Mu said.
"No problem, let me finish... In addition to these, some ancient classics record that there seems to be some kind of mystery hidden in the sea of blood. You must understand these mysteries and refine your body to reach the highest state." The White Ape Ancestor continued.
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Shi Mu's eyes lit up, there was such a suggestion, so he had to explore the sea of blood carefully.
"Thank you for your advice, Ancestor. You are very knowledgeable and have such a deep understanding of the Blood Sea. You should have opened the Blood Sea back then." He chuckled and gave him a gentle pat on the butt.
"It is so difficult to open the blood sea. If I could open the blood sea back then, I would not have ended up dead." The White Ape Ancestor said with a self-deprecating smile.
Shi Mu's smile froze and he stayed there.
"Ancestor, you haven't been able to open the sea of blood either..." he said in a nagging voice.
"The difficulty of opening the blood sea is far beyond your imagination, and I am a member of the giant ape clan, with an innate physical body that is powerful... But this only makes it more difficult to open the blood sea... In this regard, your human race is uniquely endowed." Bai.
The ape ancestor sighed and said.
Shi Mu was stunned and speechless.
Since leaving Blue Starfish, the identity of other races has been unpopular, but I didn't expect it to be an advantage here.
"I didn't expect that it would be so difficult to open the Blood Sea." He said, and at the same time he was very grateful for his luck, and he didn't have any intention to do it.
"Of course...according to what I know, the number of people who have opened the Sea of Blood in today's world, including you, should not exceed...five people." The White Ape Ancestor said.
Shi Mu was surprised that there were so few!
"Although your qualifications are good, I didn't have much confidence in competing against the Heavenly Court. However, the situation is different now. You have opened the Blood Sea and your future is extremely bright in the field of physical cultivation. You will definitely work harder in this area in the future.
"Ancestor White Ape showed a smile on his face, but then he said in a deep voice.
"Yes, ancestor, don't worry." Shi Mu agreed.
If White Ape Patriarch doesn't say anything, he will also pay more attention to body training.
The White Ape Ancestor waved his hand, and a yellowed ancient book appeared in front of Shi Mu.
"This is a fragment of an ancient body-training classic that I came across before, as well as some of my body-training experience. Originally, I thought you didn't have much success in body-training, so I didn't plan to give it to you to avoid distracting you.
, The situation is different now, you should make good use of this thing." The White Ape Ancestor said, his figure already looked extremely dim.
Shi Mu took it. Although it was just a book, he felt a little heavy and nodded heavily.
The light on the already dim body of the White Ape Ancestor suddenly flashed, and little bits of white light flew out and began to disperse.
The body, which was already a shadow, quickly became lighter.
He looked startled, then chuckled, and his expression immediately calmed down.
"Ancestor, you..." Seeing this scene, Shi Mu's expression suddenly changed.
The ancestor of the White Ape looked at Shi Mu, his eyes were gentler than ever before, and he said: "My time has finally come... Among the other two jade boxes in the gold box, one is the token of the patriarch of the Mighty Giant Ape Clan, and the other is
It is the key to the success of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Skill, you must keep it properly."
"Yes, ancestor, don't worry!" Shi Mu said solemnly.
"I have been a great leader in my life. Although I was defeated in the end, I don't have much regret in this life. I am even more satisfied to have you as my successor after my death. You still have a long road ahead, and I can no longer help you...
"The White Ape Ancestor laughed in the sky, and his figure finally slowly drifted away and disappeared completely.
Shi Mu stood quietly, like a wood carving and clay sculpture, motionless for a long while, his heart hurting.
Although he and the White Ape Ancestor never really met, the White Ape Ancestor was his only mentor.
After a long time, he sighed and raised his head.
The White Ape Ancestor has completely disappeared, and he will have to walk his own path in the future.
A confident smile appeared on Shi Mu's face. After experiencing this series of changes, he had found his true heart and no longer had any fear in the face of heaven.
His eyelids suddenly moved, remembering the last words of the White Ape Ancestor, and with a wave of his hand, two jade boxes appeared. They were the other two jade boxes in the golden box, which he had already put away.
He opened a jade box and was slightly startled.
Inside is a palm-sized monkey-shaped statue. The carving is extremely exquisite and lifelike, just like a real monkey.
But for some reason, the monkey made a gesture of covering its ears with both hands.
The stone monkey statue is red all over, its tentacles are warm and smooth, and it is slightly hot. I don't know what material it is made of.
There is a monkey-shaped seal-like pattern on the back of the stone monkey, which emits a faint red light.
Shi Mu looked the statue up and down carefully and frowned slightly.
This object should be the patriarchal token of the giant ape clan mentioned by the White Ape Ancestor. However, there is no spiritual power fluctuation on this statue, and it is not a magic weapon. It seems to be just an ordinary statue.
Why did the Mighty Giant Ape clan use this object as a token of their clan leader?
He shook his head, turned over and put the object away, and no longer thought about it. He would ask the great elders later and they would know.
Shi Mu looked at the other jade box, his eyes flashing, and he opened the jade box.
Inside is a scroll, which seems to be a picture scroll.
His eyes lit up, and he realized that this object was the key to the success of the Nine Transformations Mysterious Skill.
He slowly opened the scroll, and it turned out to be a picture scroll. The content was red, blue, gold, and green, with five tripod-shaped patterns, which were somewhat similar to the five-element small tripod runes in his body, but not exactly the same, showing a five-star arrangement.
In the center of the Wuding pattern is a dark circle, which is extremely deep, as if it is a window to the unreached space.
At the top of the scroll, there are five characters written in big words "Five Elements Territory Map".
Shi Mu looked at the scroll and frowned slightly.
He has scanned it several times with his spiritual mind. Like the monkey statue, there is no spiritual fluctuation at all.
Injecting Zhen Qi is like a mud cow drowning in the sea, without any reaction.
"Since this object is the key to the Nine Transformations, it must not be an ordinary object. It seems that it will take some time to understand this thing." Shi Mu murmured to himself.
At this moment, the surrounding space suddenly shook, and a huge space crack appeared in the sky. A series of loud noises also occurred in other places, and space cracks emerged one after another.
"Oops, it looks like this space is going to collapse!" Shi Mu's expression changed, he turned over his hands and put away all the things in his hands, and flew towards the entrance.
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Outside the secret realm, in the space at the center of the mountain where the stone tablet is located.
The First Elder, Second Elder, and Cai'er are all staying here.
Cai'er stood on a big rock a little bored, squinting her eyes and dozing off.
The great elder stood silently, looking at the black stone tablet.
The second elder didn't have such a good idea and was walking around a little anxiously.
At this moment, the black stone stele shook suddenly, emitting a large black light and making a clicking sound. The cracks on it expanded rapidly and soon spread to the entire stele surface.
The expressions of the first elder and the second elder changed.
Cai'er was also startled awake and looked up at the stone tablet.
"What's going on?" it flapped its wings and flew up, shouting.
"It seems that the secret realm inside has reached its end and begun to collapse." The great elder said.
"Then Elder Shi Mu..." The second elder's face showed an anxious look.
At this moment, a large black light appeared on the stone tablet, converging into a black vortex.
There was a flash of light, and a figure flew out from inside and landed on the ground. It was Shi Mu.
The black light of the black stone tablet swayed for a while, and with a muffled crackling sound, it finally completely disintegrated and turned into countless rubbles, falling to the ground.
But at this moment, no one paid attention to the collapse of the stone monument.
"Stone!" Cai'er shouted and rushed towards Shi Mu.
"Elder Shi Mu, you finally came out." The second elder Bai Zang also greeted him happily.
The Great Elder was much calmer and did not move, but he also breathed a sigh of relief.
However, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Shi Mu up and down, showing an incredible look of shock.
"I've made you worry." Shi Mu waved his hand, grabbed Cai'er, put her on his shoulders, looked at the two elders, and said.
"It's okay, I hope you can come out safely." Bai Zang said with a smile.
"Elder Shi Mu, your cultivation...has advanced to the divine realm?" the great elder quickly took two steps closer and asked urgently.
After hearing this, Bai Zang and Cai'er's expressions suddenly changed.
In their excitement, they did not pay attention to Shi Mu's cultivation.
At this moment, if you look closely, you can see that although the aura on Shi Mu's body is not deliberately emitted, it is surging, as if it is an endless raging wave, and it has reached the level of a god.
"I experienced some things in the secret realm and finally broke through this level." Shi Mu said with a faint smile.
"Wow, Shitou, you are so awesome!" Cai'er shouted excitedly.
Shi Mu's strength is much clearer than anyone else's. When he was at the holy level, there was no pressure to kill at the divine level.
Now that I have advanced to the divine realm, facing those divine realms in heaven, I will definitely be chopping melons and vegetables.
The stronger Shi Mu is, the more benefits he can get by following him.
"Elder Shi Mu..." Bai Zang looked excited and didn't know what to say.