Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

Tang San also wanted to see, if it were himself being replicated, what would the replicated abilities be? All of them? Or just a part?

The almighty Crystal Great Demon Emperor, few climbers succeed, but what kind of token would one receive if they truly managed to ascend the Crystal Sacred Mountain and come before the Crystal Palace?

At this thought, he had made up his mind to have a journey on the Crystal Sacred Mountain tomorrow, to see himself?

He collected his thoughts and gradually entered a meditative state, digesting the gains of the day and recovering his Spiritual Power.

Whether it was the Sword Saint Palace or the Heavenly Fox Palace, the two days of mountain climbing had actually been the most beneficial for Spiritual Power.

Spiritual Power nurtured divine consciousness, and this was the most important aspect of all Tang San\'s cultivation. Only when his divine consciousness truly grew strong, would that be his trump card, enabling him at critical moments to invoke the power from his past life.

Although he had only been in the Ancestral Court for a few days, Tang San felt that the trip was not in vain. Everything he saw, heard, and felt brought him a deeper understanding of this world, as well as more benefits. It seemed that he would indeed need to stay a bit longer this time.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight fell into the room from outside the window, Tang San naturally woke up in the training room. His spirit was complete and harmonious, and everything seemed so wonderful. The divine consciousness within the core of his Spiritual Power seemed to have become a bit more condensed, and all of his Spiritual Power more solid and compact.

If a powerful being could see his Sea of Spirit at this moment, they would find that the Spiritual Power within Tang San\'s Sea of Spirit had completely turned into a thick liquid state, several times denser than ordinary Spiritual Power. His Sea of Spirit had also become even broader, with considerable space left for expansion.

In terms of strength, his Spiritual Power was still at the pinnacle of Ninth Stage, but in terms of quantity, the combined Spiritual Power of three pinnacle Ninth Stage beings wouldn\'t surpass his own. And with such vast Spiritual Power, the nurturing of his divine consciousness was naturally better. Although the conversion efficiency might be far greater than one in ten thousand, Tang San was happy with this.

After eating breakfast, his companions also looked spirited, the feeling of mountain climbing these past few days had been truly wonderful. Except for the spending being a bit more.

Setting out once again, Wu Bingji and Cheng Zicheng went to the Sword Saint Palace, while Du Bai naturally could only go to the Heavenly Fox Palace. This time, however, Tang San and Gu Li got off the carriage in front of the Crystal Sacred Mountain at the Crystal Palace.

The carriage continued to race off, taking Du Bai to the Heavenly Fox Palace. Tang San looked up, gazing at the foremost palace of the entire Ancestral Court.

The Crystal Sacred Mountain on which the Crystal Palace was situated was very tall, seemingly even taller than the Heavenly Fox Palace, with cloud-touching peaks, the upper portions obscured by clouds. Therefore, the true appearance of the Crystal Palace was also hidden from view.

The mountain had a kind of hazy beauty, as if enveloped in a special misty brilliance, radiating a faint luminescence. Yet this luminescence, strangely suspended in the air, was impossible to see through no matter how one looked at it, filled with a sense of mystery.

Gu Li was also looking at the Crystal Sacred Mountain in front of him, his eyes showing a hint of complexity.

To be honest, yesterday, he had gained the least, inexplicably losing and then being eliminated, wasting ten Elemental Coins just like that.

At least in his view, it was a waste, so he had been pondering all night about how to defeat an exact copy of himself.

If he couldn\'t even defeat himself, how could he continue forward?

"Let\'s go," Tang San\'s voice came from beside him. Gu Li hurried to keep up with him.

The two arrived at the base of Crystal Sacred Mountain, where naturally there were guards stopping them, collecting payments. Tang San, even while paying, sensed a look of sympathy in the eyes of the guard.

It was at this moment that a male from the Tiger Demon Line, with a face full of vexation, was walking out. From his complexion and eyes, it was evident that his previous experience climbing the mountain had been far from pleasant.

But this only made Tang San more curious about Crystal Sacred Mountain. He asked the guard, "Is it also difficult for a Demon King level powerhouse to climb the mountain?"

The guard replied indifferently, "By the rules, all sacred mountains are the same. Those above the Demon King level are not permitted to climb. Don\'t you know this common knowledge?"

Tang San did not actually know, and he said, "I see, we\'re from out of town, newly arrived, so we\'re not familiar. Thank you for the pointer."

"Go on in," the guard said, not elaborating further and cleared the way for them.

Tang San and Gu Li had to pay twenty Elemental Coins to enter this place, and by now, Gu Li was showing a look of grinding his teeth in silent contest, clearly set on battling and overcoming himself no matter what.

"Senior Brother Gu Li, relax a bit. The opponent you face, since all its abilities are the same as yours, its flaws will naturally be the same as well. I think you should start from this perspective. Only you can understand yourself best. I believe that the mirror image of you, although it has the same capabilities and may even utilize your powers more perfectly, it is not you after all. It cannot possibly have as many thoughts as you do."

Enlightened by Tang San\'s words, Gu Li\'s eyes suddenly lit up, "I seem to understand a bit now. Xiao Tang, you go climb first, let me think here for a while, I will climb after I\'ve pondered over it, I think I\'ve realized something."

He was naturally intelligent, otherwise, he wouldn\'t have been able to grasp the essence of Time, and after Tang San\'s reminder, he clearly seemed to have caught on to something.

Tang San smiled and nodded, then naturally stepped forward, and soon, he had arrived right before Crystal Sacred Mountain.

As he drew closer, the hazy mist began to dissipate, and what appeared before him were staircases carved of crystal, magnificently beautiful, dazzling from the shimmering light reflected off the crystal steps, dazzling to the eyes.

Tang San was naturally not bothered by this light, his concentration inward, he stepped forth, already climbing the First Step.

At that instant, he suddenly trembled, distinctly feeling as though an unknown force was invading his body.

No, to describe it as an invasion was somewhat inaccurate. Because this peculiar energy did not bring him any pain or shock. Perhaps \'scan\' would be a more appropriate description.

Tang San smiled faintly, within his Dantian, the Mark of the Bluesilver Emperor shone brightly, covering the entire Dantian with its radiance under his intentional stimulation, obscuring the light of all other Marks within it.

Then he stepped out onto the second step, the Second Step, this time invisible energy descended from the sky, that was the force of the spirit, seeming to directly penetrate his Sea of Spirit.

Tang San, with an inward mental guard, spun his Sea of Spirit violently under his control, emitting the aura of the pinnacle of Ninth Stage spiritual power, yet he did not let this energy truly penetrate his Sea of Spirit.

Then he stepped out onto the third step, the very step that had blocked Gu Li\'s path the day before.

In that instant, his body seemed to become transparent, and there was a feeling of nowhere to hide. Immediately afterwards, the surrounding scene underwent a drastic change.

Tang San found himself in a peculiar space. The ground was of luminous crystal, looking far into the distance, it seemed like an endless nothingness.

Looking down, on that crystal floor, he saw his own shadow. Then, he watched the shadow slide far away, sliding out tens of meters before abruptly standing erect and appearing before Tang San, while the shadow on the ground disappeared.