Chapter 287
At this time, some disciples from the human realm also gradually emerged from their rooms in the Refining Heart Hall.
"Brother Song, you've come out so early. It seems the first hurdle won't stump you." The disciple of the Chan Shu Sect naturally greeted his fellow disciple.
"Brother Wang, you flatter me." The man he addressed as Brother Song bowed and smiled.
Of those who came out, eleven, twelve, or thirteen were also included.
"Congratulations, fellow Daoist."
"Congratulations."
Seeing this, the disciples of the Chan School warmly invited these disciples:
"Gentlemen, it is fate that we have met here. Why don't we head together to the Sea of Heartlessness?"
After passing through the first trial in the Refining Heart Hall, the disciples realized that the trials set up by the Immortal Realm were not some brutal, bloody struggle.
"Fellow Daoist Song, since you have invited us, we will gladly accept your invitation."
Therefore, these dozen or so disciples from human sects came to the Sea of Ruthlessness.
Myriad Realms of Life, the Heartless Sea.
Beneath the Mirror Lake shrouded in mist, the Black Sea glows with fireflies, stretching as far as the eye can see.
When the disciples saw clusters of Heart-Refining Fireflies emerging from the Black Sea, these seemingly harmless and adorable creatures surprised everyone.
"The Immortal Realm truly lives up to its reputation."
"Such a beautiful view!"
"Although it resembles a firefly, it is accompanied by a clear spiritual energy. It seems that even in the immortal realm, such a firefly can be imbued with a touch of immortal destiny."
"It seems that's indeed the case."
Everyone agreed with the Zen Master's opinion, but three of the Dragon Truth Master disciples looked on with disdain, as if they were looking at something at the bottom of a well.
"A tiny firefly can actually keep them talking for so long?"
"What an ignorant bumpkin."
"With this level of skill, they still want to stay in the Immortal Realm? They're probably still dreaming of staying there." The disciples of the Dragon Truth Sect all looked at them with disdain.
"Ha ha ha ha."
The Chan school of Buddhism is a sect with virtually no reputation or foundation.
Did they think that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry from the Immortal Realm could come up here?
These people are incredibly lucky to have even stepped into the gates of the immortal realm; they've burned incense for three lifetimes.
The disciples of the Dragon Truth Sect were no longer willing to discuss the existence of the Heart-Refining Firefly with others in the Heartless Sea. They took a big step and stepped into the Black Sea.
"Fellow Daoist."
"Why did you all go down there directly?" The Zen disciples wanted to check the area for any dangers first, but they didn't expect the people from the Dragon Truth Sect to enter the Sea of Heartlessness directly.
"Those of you who are just chatting here will only be eliminated."
"We have to go now." Long Dizong waved his hand and started walking towards the Heartless Sea without looking back.
The Black Sea was gently rippling.
As they disappeared into the Black Sea, the upside-down Mirror Lake seemed to grow even closer to them as the three entered the Heartless Sea.
Some, impatient, followed closely behind the disciples of the Dragon Truth Sect who had already entered the Sea of Heartlessness. As their figures disappeared into the black water, they turned back and shouted:
"Fellow Daoist Song, let's go down quickly too!"
"They've all gone inside."
The Black Sea Fireflies attracted many of the Heart-Refining Fireflies.
The two disciples of the Zen Book Sect, seeing everyone disappear into the Heartless Sea, nodded slightly to each other and entered this endless black water.
......
The merciless sea stretches to the horizon.
As the three disciples of the Dragon Truth Sect watched their fellow disciples gradually disappear from sight, they realized that each of them had to face this trial of the Ruthless Sea alone.
The eldest disciple of the Longdi Sect, who also possessed the appearance of a refined young gentleman, naturally also saw the inverted mirror-like lake in the sky above:
Is the Heartless Sea meant to wash away all human emotions and desires?
The scene in Mirror Lake is a magnificent picture of ten miles of red bridal procession and flowers scattered all over the city, with golden phoenixes and red silks decorating the bridal sedan chair.
He rode a tall horse, and the bridal sedan chair carried the prime minister's daughter.
In the wedding procession, he saw her, dressed in tattered clothes. She was his little fiancée, to whom he had been betrothed since childhood, and she was three months pregnant.
Her dirty face was framed by a pair of hateful eyes.
He knew why.
However, now that he has entered the prime minister's circle, he naturally doesn't want his past actions to ruin his future or his reputation.
He rode his horse and spoke to the guard beside him:
"How did she manage to escape?"
"Be cleaner."
The guard leaped up, covered the woman's mouth, and dragged her into the deep alley.
......
The scene at Mirror Lake brought back vivid memories of that time, showing how the senior disciple of the Longdi Sect watched helplessly as his fiancée's throat was slit with a dagger.
Blood was spilled all over the ground.
The Heart-Refining Firefly was drawn here.
Looking at the sea of fireflies, the senior disciple of Longdi Sect couldn't help but sneer:
"So it's such a boring thing. Isn't the purpose of this Heartless Sea to make people detach themselves from worldly desires and pursue a vast path to immortality?"
"Li, I also consider myself a person with good intentions."
"This immortal realm—"
Pfft!
He vomited a large amount of blood, and the blood, imbued with the aura of spiritual roots, spread throughout the Black Sea.
The eldest disciple of the Dragon Truth Sect looked tremblingly at his abdomen, only to find a wisp of firefly-like creature desperately trying to burrow into his body after tearing open a wound!
He endured the intense pain, took a few steps back, and frantically tried to pull the firefly out.
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!"
"Come out! Come out!"
"Aaaaaaaahhhhh!!!"
The more he tried to pull out the Heart-Refining Firefly, the deeper it burrowed.
The second and third creatures burrowed into his abdominal cavity, and the pain of them gnawing at his bones caused him to collapse directly into the Black Sea, with seawater filling his mouth.
He struggled, creating wave after wave of violent splashes of water, while countless Heart-Refining Fireflies within his body devoured all the impurities in his spiritual root.
It was still a form of torture involving skinning and bone-removing.
The senior disciple of the Longdi Sect gradually weakened. The Heart-Refining Fireflies had been gnawing at his spiritual root for a long time, but they still hadn't completely devoured it. So, a few of them built nests at his spiritual root.
The larvae hatched in the abdominal cavity.
The scene on Mirror Lake shows a woman lying in a pool of blood, her cold eyes seemingly transcending time and space, witnessing the tragic death of her unfaithful lover.
And something in the Black Sea sensed it.
An invisible tentacle grasped the body of the now-formed Heart-Refining Firefly Nest.
They dragged him into an abyss from which there is no trace.
*
*
The Heartless Sea, followed by the desolate desert.
Si Baixue watched Ying Ning's figure. He had lost count of how many times he had seen her like this along the way. The red silk ribbon on her black hair was blown about.
He followed in Ying Ning's footsteps, leaving his mark on the desert.
The desert was extremely windy and sandy; it was now the fifth day since they entered the Myriad Life Secret Realm.
Si Baixue tried to sense the power of the contract and found that Ying Ning's life force was even weaker, so he sullenly waved his long sleeves and refused to think about it anymore.
She doesn't cherish it at all.
Why should I care about this old woman?
she...
He's dying.
"Feng Yingning!" Si Baixue called her name; this was the first time he had ever called her by that name.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
