At this time, a few others spent half a day meditating but realized nothing. Seeing the plight of the injured, they voluntarily retreated.

Seeing this, Su Yu remarked, "Fools have their fortune."

Xu Xiaoxiao, who didn’t pass the Dao heart test, looked frustrated and asked, "What do you mean?"

"These individuals have low comprehension; if they were a bit more insightful, they would be disturbed by the demon influences, leading to insanity."

"If they had an even higher comprehension and stronger will, they would go deeper into the crystal like Haitang and the others, which means more opportunities but also greater danger."

Next, as if to confirm Su Yu’s words, the remaining people on the lectern either ’entered’ the celestial demon crystal or went mad, even attempting to attack other cultivators, but were promptly subdued and saved.

This time, those who didn’t participate started to feel grateful, but then something that puzzled almost everyone happened.

There were twelve people remaining on the platform, and the figures of eleven of them had appeared on the celestial demon crystal.

Moreover, Qingqing, who entered first, her small figure gradually solidified, while her body became more transparent, giving people an illusion as if she might be swallowed by the crystal.

There was only one person, who still remained motionless, making others wonder if he had fallen asleep.

Yes, it was Chu Xuan.

"What’s happening? Is Chu Xuan’s comprehension not up to par?"

"What a joke! If even the Innate Dao Body’s comprehension is not enough, who else could possibly succeed?"

As everyone discussed, on the lectern, Chu Xuan opened his eyes helplessly.

He tucked the Buddha’s finger bone relic he held into his clothes, ensuring it stayed separated from his skin by a layer of fabric.

He seriously suspected that this object’s ability to ward off evil and demons was so strong, it completely blocked his connection with the celestial demon crystal.

Come on, buddy, the crystal has not just ’demons’ but ’celestial’ elements too, can’t you filter it? But you blocked everything for me.

After some attempts, Chu Xuan finally started to get into the zone, or perhaps ventured into danger.

As his divine sense deeply connected with the celestial demon crystal, he felt incredibly peculiar, as if small as dust while in front of him was a mystical mountain woven from numerous great Dao laws.

The mountain had no physical form, but within it were Dao, logic, and laws. It seemed as if by merging with it, he could share the longevity of heaven and earth, and the radiance of the sun and moon.

Thus, unconsciously, Chu Xuan was drawn toward the mystical mountain.

Sometimes, he felt like a speck of dust, other times a feather, as if he were navigating vast expanses of the void, solitary yet ethereal.

As he continually approached the mountain, wisps of ’celestial energy’ drifted towards him, making it seem as though touching them would allow ascension to immortality.

Yet, Chu Xuan’s original intent kept one part of him clear, and as the celestial energy approached, he instinctively evaded it due to sudden forewarning.

Finally, he ascended the mystical mountain, and at the moment of contact, his whole body shook! An ocean vast amount of information surged into his mind.

But when he calmed down, Chu Xuan found himself at a loss, as if everything he experienced was nothing but an illusion, a fleeting dream.

Outside, the celestial demon crystal underwent another change; the figures on it became more solid and lively, starting to move.

Qingqing was the first to act, wandering around as if searching for something, occasionally climbing high to look far, but always finding nothing.

During this process, others gradually began to move as well.

Among them, some were close enough to almost collide, but inexplicably they passed by each other unaware, as if surrounded by an invisible mist.

The first direct encounter was between Gu Haitang and Nangong Meng.

The two faced each other squarely, both taken aback. Without a word, they immediately engaged in combat!

Seemingly gentle and quiet, Nangong Meng suddenly stomped the ground, shooting forward like a meteor. Her entire body became a weapon, capable of killing with even a strand of hair.

During this process, her body emitted a layer of blood-red light, and menacing blood-colored tattoos appeared on her face and skin. Her aura was fierce and aggressive, her eyes blazing red, no longer appearing human!

Though Luoxue Mountain Manor had a body-refining lineage, this was clearly not a characteristic of their cultivation technique, astonishing the onlookers. Could it be that Nangong Meng was also possessed?

On the other side, if ordinary cultivators were approached by a body-refining cultivator in such an explosive manner, it would be a huge disadvantage, with death imminent, unable even to employ their protective magical treasure.

Moreover, it seemed neither could use a treasure now.

But Gu Haitang remained calm, emanating a hazy, gray chaotic qi, and met Nangong Meng’s fierce assault barehanded.

As the chaotic qi spread, eight doors appeared around her, each with a mysterious character: Rest, Birth, Injury, Prevent, View, Death, Shock, Open.

Gu Haitang leapt into the Birth Door, merging with the character. Then all eight characters transformed into eight Gu Haitangs!

The eight attacked one, with some engaging in close combat, others casting spells. Nangong Meng, who initially had the upper hand, suddenly found herself in a precarious situation.