Chapter 284
Elder Wang Ke, who was in charge of this training in the Sword Sect, explained the secret realm in detail and also reminded that although the secret realm was mainly for training the mind and soul, there was still a risk to one's life.
Elder Wang Ke was originally a mortal who cultivated and ascended to the Immortal Realm.
Seeing so many disciples from the human realm at this moment, I felt a sense of comfort, like meeting old friends in a foreign land.
However, disciples from the human realm are not as resilient as disciples from the immortal realm.
To prevent them from losing their lives in the secret realm, Elder Wang went to great lengths and arranged for some Sword Sect disciples to guard outside the secret realm.
“If the talismans in your hands are torn apart, the Sword Sect disciples will know your location.”
"I'll bring you out."
"In matters of cultivation, one must also consider acting within one's capabilities."
She continued:
"This secret realm contains a large number of cultivation manuals, and even a few superior sword techniques that only disciples of our sect can learn."
The surrounding human disciples sighed in dismay.
"Elder Wang, if we can learn swordsmanship, can we enter the Sword Sect?" asked the female disciple from the human realm.
Elder Wang of the Sword Sect looked at the 362 disciples in front of him, his eyes filled with expectation for them: "You all possess spiritual roots, which is the first step on the path of cultivation."
"Here, I wish you all the best."
"A journey on the path to immortality, filled with the joy of spring."
"If one day you find a good path to immortality, you will not need to ask where you came from."
He unleashed his spiritual power, and an ice droplet appeared out of thin air. The ice droplet was pushed backward until it encountered something transparent, causing ripples to spread.
Amidst the turmoil, a secret realm appeared.
"The Myriad Realms of Life, open."
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The first level of the secret realm: the Hall of Heart Refining.
As the name suggests, it is a place to cultivate one's character.
After entering the Refining Heart Hall, the human disciples found vacant rooms and entered. Once they entered a room, a celestial cultivation manual floated in mid-air.
If one can learn this mental technique, one is considered qualified.
Yingning casually flipped through the immortal cultivation manual, then used the brush beside her to write a line of words on it in a flamboyant style:
I'd send you to the heavens, willing to be your stepping stone.
The floating books disappeared.
That means it's qualified.
The room contained nothing more than a cultivation manual for selflessly sacrificing oneself for the greater good in the immortal realm. Although it was not obscure, the manual contained a sense that all living beings were willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the Great Dao and their souls.
"An interesting technique." A cold glint appeared on Ying Ning's lips.
"I just don't know who wants all living beings to be buried with them."
As soon as Yingning stepped out of the room, she heard the door next to her open. Looking over, she saw Ji Liang, who was about to step out.
Upon seeing himself, Ji Liang immediately pulled his foot back in fright.
"You're pretty quick." Yingning concealed her coldness and said this again after stepping out of the room.
"Are you that afraid of me?"
Ji Liang snorted coldly. He was a beast who had lived for over a thousand years, so why would he be afraid of her?
However, the scent on her body always seemed somewhat familiar to Ji Liang.
I always feel like I'm standing on a shimmering platform, smelling the fragrance.
But when he probed with his divine sense, it was like probing into a bottomless black pool, yielding no results.
If it's not a lack of disguise, then the opponent's strength is far superior to one's own.
Ji Liang could sense that Ying Ning harbored no hostility towards him, so he gradually lowered his guard, but he still couldn't hold back his words.
"You said I was a ferocious beast in my past life."
“So, I feel scared when I see people with scars on their faces.” Ji Liang stretched and walked to Ying Ning’s side.
"Ancient ferocious beasts are afraid of this?" Ying Ning touched the scars on her face.
"There are many ancient ferocious beasts that are afraid of."
"You have no idea..." Ji Liang muttered all the way. Perhaps it had been too many years since he had chatted with anyone, and he almost spilled everything he knew.
Apart from matters concerning the divine realm.
He didn't want to talk about it.
Myriad Realms of Life, the Heartless Sea.
Although it is called the Heartless Sea, it is more like a mirror lake hanging upside down in the clouds. When a person's reflection falls into the mirror lake, it will reveal their life story and emotions.
With each step taken, a delusional wish can be shed.
It sounds simple, but the black water beneath Mirror Lake is the real highlight of this trial.
In the black water before them, clusters of fireflies floated, appearing quite harmless and even emitting soft, seductive sounds.
"The desires and passions of the six realms are complex and can easily lead to misunderstandings in spiritual practice."
"By stepping into the heartless sea, one can shed the illusions of life."
Fireflies illuminate the Black Sea, stretching to the horizon.
Upon seeing this thing, Ji Liang looked on incredulously: "Heart-Refining Firefly?!"
"How could there be ghosts in the celestial realm?"
"Quickly, get away from them!"
He grabbed Yingning's wrist and hurriedly took a few steps back.
"If you get tainted by this stuff, you might as well just go to the underworld and be reincarnated."
"How could such a thing exist in the Immortal Realm? It has clearly disappeared for tens of millions of years," Ji Liang muttered to himself.
The Heart-Refining Firefly possessed no offensive power.
Following Ying Ning's gaze, Ji Liang saw that she was still looking at a cluster of fireflies not far away, and explained:
"The Heart-Refining Firefly will remove impurities from the roots of gods and immortals."
"All of them were eliminated."
"Once you get them on your skin, they will swarm around you like flies."
"Until the impurities in the immortal root are completely absorbed."
"Doesn't it sound like a good thing?" Ji Liang smiled coldly, his expression revealing extreme disgust for the object.
"Indeed, it sounds like good stuff."
“But this was once an object of punishment,” Ji Liang continued.
“The captives, once parasitized by the Heart-Refining Firefly, will constantly suffer the pain of having their souls devoured, but they must endure it for ten days.”
"If the impurities in their immortal roots are completely devoured, they will be implanted with puppet spirits."
"To become a mindless warrior, or to be slaughtered at will."
Ji Liang didn't continue, but Ying Ning understood what he meant.
"Immortal roots are the source of cultivation, and the same is true for spiritual roots in the human realm."
"yes."
“But in the path of cultivation, besides the heart of good and evil, there are also the seven emotions and six desires. In the eyes of the Heart-Refining Firefly, these are all impurities,” Ji Liang said.
"The immortal realm somehow got hold of this thing."
Ji Liang suddenly remembered the first person who was parasitized by the Heart-Refining Firefly.
He was a young divine general who once guarded the banks of the Divine River. He defended the river to the death and refused to submit. He also insulted the names of those who despised the rebellion of the divine realm.
Then, the Heart-Refining Firefly was planted within it.
When Ji Liang saw him again, he was pale, the Heaven-Piercing Spear piercing through his entire body, leaving him mangled beyond recognition.
He was once again placed at the forefront of the enemy's forces.
The Heart-Refining Firefly planted a nest on his body, and within the holes in his body, one could still see the source of his pure divine essence.
There, the larvae of the Heart-Refining Firefly were everywhere.
His face looked like that of a madman, and he kept saying:
"The divine realm has changed hands; the will of the six realms is at stake."
"The will of the six realms pays homage to my lord."
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Not far from the Blackwater Firefly Pool, an indigo figure appeared.
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