As the cold water fell, the sensation didn't need to be described. Xu Yinling could feel it. The sudden change between hot and cold caused her to shiver, and she let out a shriek. Her eyes were glazed over, and she immediately woke up.
She shivered, ignoring the water dripping from her hair. When she looked at Wang Baole, her eyes were filled with complicated emotions, and she couldn't say a word.
"If you're awake, then immediately adjust your cultivation. The tenth day will arrive soon. Hurry up and try to gain enlightenment!" Wang Baole said calmly. Xu Yinling didn't dare to disobey, and could only lower her head in acknowledgment.
When the cold water fell, Wang Baole removed some of the restrictions on her body. Although there were still restrictions, they didn't affect her enlightenment of her previous life.
Soon, the two of them fell silent. Xu Yinling didn't say a word, and Wang Baole was lost in thought. Although he hadn't been able to hear what the centipede had said because of the little fox's interference, the centipede's words still revealed a lot of information.
"There are two possibilities …. First, even though I was influenced by the other party, the sequence of events in my previous life is still correct. Because of the experiences of the previous ninth life, the first life's hand formed by the other party spoke those words after killing me …."
"The second possibility … is that the centipede's interference blurred all the karma and forced it onto my original memories. It made me think that the words were spoken by the centipede's incarnation, but in reality … there were other reasons!"
It was difficult for Wang Baole to determine the truth. Both possibilities existed, and the probability was fifty-fifty. However, compared to that, what Wang Baole was more concerned about was the first sentence that the other party had said.
"Hidden on my body? What was it referring to, Miss? Or the wishing bottle? Or something else I don't know about? "Wang Baole thought back and forth, but still couldn't find an answer.
Regardless, through what Xu Yinling had seen, he was able to gain a deeper understanding of the truth of this world. It was as if the veil before him was about to be lifted.
"There's still one more chance …." Wang Baole's eyes narrowed. He knew that the trial by fire would eventually come to an end. Now, there were only ten days left, and ten lives left.
Perhaps he had the experience of the eleventh, twelfth, and eighty-ninth lives. However, in this trial by fire, it was impossible to gain enlightenment from each and every one of them. Therefore, in some sense, this was his last chance.
Having reached this point in his train of thought, Wang Baole looked down at himself. He lifted his right hand, within which appeared a crystal. This crystal … had been given to him by Heaven-Dharma Exalted. It had been given to him by his master, Inferno Laozu.
"Perhaps it won't be my last chance …." Wang Baole's eyes narrowed. Because of the way he had addressed the Old Ape, the restrictive spell had lost effect on him. All of a sudden, Wang Baole had the feeling that the opportunity his master had obtained for him had been intentionally given to him by Heaven-Dharma Exalted.
"If the Old Ape is Heaven-Dharma Exalted, and the fox is Zi Yue, then … who is Little Tiger?" After a moment of thought, Wang Baole came up with several possible candidates. However, he couldn't be certain, and would have to verify them later.
Having reached this point in his train of thought, Wang Baole took a deep breath and pushed aside all other distracting thoughts. He closed his eyes and rotated his Cultivation base, keeping himself in peak condition as he waited.
It was in this fashion that two hours passed …. The ancient voice, which had appeared so many times before, finally appeared in the minds of the few remaining Cultivators in the trial by fire.
"The tenth day, the tenth life!"
As soon as the voice appeared, Wang Baole could see that the mist around him was the same as before. This time, he didn't even feel as if he were sinking into the mist. In contrast, Xu Yinling's body shone with the light of guidance, and she entered the state of enlightenment without a hitch.
"If she can do it, why can't I?" Wang Baole frowned. However, if he couldn't gain enlightenment, then he couldn't force it. After a long moment of silence, he watched as the light of guidance began to fade. Wang Baole sighed and performed an incantation gesture with his right hand. He was just about to use the Underworld Dream to enter Xu Yinling's state of enlightenment.
However, at that moment … the crystal that Heavenly Dharma Esteemed Lord had given him suddenly shone brightly. The light directly affected the guiding light, causing it to dim, as if a new force had been injected into it. It shone brightly again, and the intensity of the light's eruption was even greater than before. It transformed into a sea of light that directly enveloped Wang Baole's figure.
As it enveloped him, Wang Baole's mind trembled. In his eyes, the mist around him began to swirl, and the feeling of sinking … finally arrived!
What caused his heart to tremble even more was that the sinking sensation was much more intense than before. After an indeterminate amount of time, Wang Baole's mind rumbled, and his consciousness … vanished.
There was no coldness.
There was no darkness.
There was no intense pain.
The sun shone brightly, and a cool breeze blew through the willows on the banks of the river, causing them to sway back and forth on the surface of the water. Ripples spread out across the surface of the water, but soon, the ripples were swept up by the incoming boats. Ripples spread out across the surface of the water, and soon, the ripples spread out again.
Along with the ripples, there was also a loud and clear singing voice. There was no need to listen to the lyrics clearly. Just the melody alone was filled with the joy of a fisherman. It also blended into the noise of the crowd and infected the people who came and went on both sides of the river.
The sounds of hawking, greetings, acrobatic shouts, the laughter of men and women, the crowing of roosters, and the occasional barking of dogs, all of these sounds seemed to fuse together in an instant, setting off the curtains for this entire world.
At the same time, a young man dressed like a scholar was lying on a table in a teahouse on the bank of the river. He woke up from his afternoon nap.
The young man's body was thin, and his appearance was nothing special. The only thing that could be seen in his eyes when he woke up was his eyes. He stretched lazily and placed a black wooden board in his hand on the table. A clear and crisp sound came from it.
"Waiter, is everyone here?" The young man pretended to cough. The half-open teahouse was not big to begin with, and one could see everything clearly with just one glance. He could see that there were practically no empty seats at the moment, but the young man still maintained his posture and called out loudly with a charming voice.
"Everyone is here, everyone is here. Mister Sun, you're finally awake. Everyone has been here for a long time, so we didn't dare to disturb you. We wanted to wait a little longer." The waiter of the teahouse was a clever young man. When he heard the young man, he carried a towel on his back and a large teapot and quickly ran over. When he got close, he wiped the table a few times with the towel and filled the young man's teacup with a fawning smile.
The people around the tables who had arrived a long time ago also laughed when they saw that the young man had woken up.
"Mister Sun, we've all been here for a while. You've also woken up from your afternoon nap. Do you want to play a song?"
"Mister Sun, play a song!"
"That's right, Mister Sun. Last time, you said that there were two big somethings fighting for the position of Immortal. After I went back, my heart itched, and I couldn't wait to listen to another song."
The people around them all spoke up, causing the entire teahouse to become even livelier. When the young man saw this, he coughed dryly and pointed at the person who had just spoken.
"Big what? That's called an almighty!"
"That's right, that's right. It's an almighty. Mister Sun, you should start quickly. Everyone is anxious!"
The young man swept his gaze around, and he could not help but feel proud of himself. He placed the black wooden board in his hand heavily on the table, and after a clear sound rang out, he shook his head and spoke in a voice that was filled with charm and cadence.
"Last time, I said that ninety million Immeasurable Eons before the destruction of the Vast Expanse Dao Domain, beyond this Heaven and Earth, in the depths of the endless and strange starry sky, two almighty beings who had existed since the beginning of time were fighting for the position of Immortal!
"You must know that the Dao has its own laws, and the universe has its own laws. Therefore, regardless of whether it is Immortals, Gods, Devils, Demons, Ghosts, and so on, there is only one supreme being. Furthermore … the Immortal is ranked first, and can suppress everything!
"Therefore …
"The struggle between these two could be said to be world-shaking, and it shook the entire universe!
"Countless galaxies were destroyed because of it, and countless laws collapsed because of it. From the ninety million Heavens up to the ninety million Immortal Lands down to the ninety million Immortal Lands, all of them were destroyed and restarted over and over again!"
The young man shook his head, and his words flowed like a river. He spoke of myths that no one had heard of before. Because of the uniqueness of his voice, and the sound of the black wooden board hitting the table, the myths he spoke of seemed to be able to weave a dreamy image in the minds of the people around him. They could not help but be intoxicated by it. Before they knew it, it was already dusk.
"… I saw the mighty figure who called himself Luo use a move of Nothingness Forming Prison. However, I didn't expect the other person to use an even more profound technique. He actually … condemned the 90 million Heavenly Dao and blamed the Dao for attacking …"
At this point, the young man saw that the people around him were intoxicated. He smacked the black wooden board in his hand on the table, and a loud bang rang out.
"If you want to know what happened, you will have to wait until next time. My fellow countrymen, this Sun is hungry. I will go and have some wine first. I will wait here tomorrow at noon." With that, the young man laughed loudly and stood up proudly. He put away the silver that the waiter had brought him, and then he cupped his fists at the people around him, whose eyes were filled with helplessness. Only then did he turn around and walk out of the teahouse, humming a tune.
His tune could be heard from afar, echoing outside the teahouse and going further and further away.
"The Devil is obsessed with reincarnation, and the Demon is obsessed with sealing the heavens and the seas. I don't know who will rise in eternity, and the Demigod and Immortal are upside down!"
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"Go to the hospital tomorrow morning for a check-up on my father.
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