Chapter 691

The dim and dim flame was neither hot, bright, nor scorching, but it illuminated Shi Xuan's entire Vital Spirit until it was translucent and translucent, revealing its essence that was gathered by countless true spirits by returning to chaos. The specks of light were like a complicated starry sky, dazzling and gorgeous.

Shi Xuan's third Heavenly Tribulation, the Nine Flames Burning Heart Tribulation, had arrived nearly a thousand years in advance due to the backlash of hell and the Evil Spirit Realm in the Six Paths of Reincarnation!

The dark flame was the first layer of the flame, the Flame of the Past True Spirit. It slowly spread, igniting the part of the Real Spirit that matched or was similar to Shi Xuan's nature.

The Real Spirit burned silently, turning into specks of illusory water that merged with the nature of Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit, which was the most fundamental and core Real Spirit of Shi Xuan. The Real Spirit gradually expanded and brightened.

At the same time, they carried a vast number of memory fragments that crashed into Shi Xuan's heart like a tide, causing Shi Xuan to hallucinate.

However, Shi Xuan did not visualize the Primordial Lord of Dao and Virtue, nor did he use the Tai Chi Diagram. He only guarded his heart's clarity, allowing these memory illusions to appear and disappear.

For any Perfected Cultivator who had achieved the Primordial Spirit, the first Flame of the Past True Spirit was not difficult to pass, because it burned the part of the Real Spirit that matched or was similar to the nature of the Real Spirit, which was the easiest part to merge with the Real Spirit. Without merging, one would not be able to step into the Hidden Latch of Life and Death.

As these Real Spirits burned out, the dark flame gradually extinguished as if it had eaten its fill. It did not spread to the other Real Spirits and Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit.

After the Flame of the Past True Spirit safely passed, the nature of Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit became much stronger, showing a clear color.

At the place where the dark flame was extinguished, a pure-white and bright flame was born. As soon as it appeared, it was like a prairie fire. The pure-white flame spread all over Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit, but it did not ignite anything. It was as if it was burning in the air, burning Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit.

Intense and indescribable pain assaulted Shi Xuan's mind, and it was a feeling he had never felt before. At the same time, rage, gloom, resentment, ecstasy, adoration, hatred, gratitude, joy, greed, and various other emotions arose together, causing Shi Xuan's mind to sway indeterminately and almost split apart. It was precisely the second level of the Nine Flames Incineration Tribulation, the Core Flame of Present World Dao.

A white-haired, white-bearded, sage-like old man in a wide-sleeved robe was visualized by Shi Xuan. The old man sat in the middle of his Primordial Spirit. As he appeared, the feeling of cleanliness and naturalness spread all over his body, alleviating the intense pain from the Primordial Spirit and suppressing all the positive and negative emotions, allowing Shi Xuan to maintain the clarity of his mind.

The two feelings clashed fiercely. The Primordial Lord of Virtue and Tranquility was like a rock, unmoving under the impact of the tide.

After a few moments, the pure white Flame of Dao began to extinguish, and the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Virtue also became illusory and swayed.

The second flame of the Heart had passed!

At the end of the Flame of the Present World, a small red lotus slowly bloomed. Every petal of the lotus was made up of extremely pure and deep red flames. It emitted an illusory beauty, as if it came from the deepest part of hell. It was the famous Red Lotus Hellfire!

As the Red Lotus Hellfire shone on him, black gas appeared on Shi Xuan's body. It was thick, twisted, hideous, and resentful. Just looking at it made one feel like they had fallen into hell. Furthermore, this was only the first time the Red Lotus Hellfire shone on him. More karma had yet to appear!

After cultivating for so many years, although Shi Xuan's actions did not go against his conscience, he had still committed many sins and was plagued by karma.

The Red Lotus Hellfire crackled as it burned Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit. However, under the suppression of the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Tranquility, every bit of his Primordial Spirit burned dimmer. It looked like it was about to be completely extinguished.

However, at this moment, thick black worms of karma entered the Red Lotus Hellfire, causing it to burn even more intensely and vigorously. As long as the karma was not exhausted, the Hellfire would not be extinguished!

When the black karma entered the Hellfire, it transformed into many hideous faces, such as Meng Yuchang, Yang Fei, and Duan Wuqing. They were the ones who deserved to die at the hands of Shi Xuan over the past thousand years.

Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit seemed to be divided into two halves. One half was an ocean formed by the flaming red lotuses, while the other half was a peaceful and natural space suppressed by the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Virtue. However, the Red Lotus Hellfire continued to advance.

A majestic golden bridge that seemed to be able to suppress the heavens appeared above the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Virtue's head. The Red Lotus Hellfire burned slower, and the speed at which the black karma was injected was as slow as a turtle's crawl.

After gaining a breather, Shi Xuan visualized the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Virtue again and stabilized the situation. Then, the Primordial Lord of Virtue and Virtue, together with the Nirvana Bridge, began to fight against the Red Lotus Hellfire.

In fact, if he had not gone through the tribulation in advance and refined the Tai Chi diagram to eighteen layers of restrictions, the suppression of the Nirvana Bridge alone would have been enough to stop the Red Lotus Hellfire.

As the black karma gradually burned out, Shi Xuan felt that his Primordial Spirit was much more relaxed, as if it had been relieved of a burden and became more lively.

Without the support of the black karma, the Red Lotus Hellfire also gradually extinguished. He had passed the third layer of the core fire!

Just like the previous two tribulations, there was a short pause after the third layer of tribulation fire. Shi Xuan smiled bitterly. The previous three layers of tribulation fire were already so difficult. Did he really have to resort to that last trick? Going through the tribulation a thousand years in advance was indeed not reliable!

A dim flame appeared as the Fire of the Past Real Spirit attacked again. This time, it targeted the part of Shi Xuan's Real Spirit that had a greater difference in nature.

This was naturally not a problem for Shi Xuan. He guarded his heart and quietly watched as they completely melted into water and integrated into his Primordial Spirit, making it stronger and brighter.

After the Fire of the Past Real Spirit, the Present World Fire of Dao also appeared. It was purer, more transparent, and brighter.

As soon as it appeared, it began to burn violently and turned into a huge white flame that wrapped around his Primordial Spirit. It sizzled as it burned. Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit twisted and swayed, and a pain that was hundreds of times more intense than before suddenly rose from his heart.

As for the Lord Dao De who was emitting a sense of purity and nature, it only lasted for a moment before the white Dao Fire spread up and burned him until he became illusory and dim, as if he could not resist it at all.

Shi Xuan gritted his teeth, and a purple jade ruler flew out, sprinkling nine golden flowers and auspicious aura that could suppress one's mind. They landed on the body of the Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue, stabilizing his body. At the same time, the Golden Paramita Bridge appeared again. Golden lotuses bloomed, and rays of golden light shone down, suppressing the Dao Fire of the Present World until it gradually dimmed.

Even so, it still persistently burned toward the core of his Primordial Spirit. After two moments, Shi Xuan's mind was shaken and he could no longer maintain the state of visualizing the Lord Dao De. He suddenly collapsed and the pure white flame burned the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler behind him. In just a moment, the golden flowers were burned, the purple aura extinguished, and the Jade Ruler melted.

However, at this moment, Shi Xuan regained his composure and the Lord Dao De visualized again to resist the invasion of the Dao Fire.

At this time, the Present World Fire of Dao De was already an arrow at the end of its flight. It was slowly being defeated by the Nirvana Bridge and the Lord Dao De, and it was forcefully put out.

After expending a great deal of effort, the fifth wave of tribulation fire was finally passed!

The sixth wave of tribulation fire ignited in Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit without any delay. It was still the pure and deep "Red Lotus Karmic Fire." However, under its illumination, the black karmic power that appeared was even more distorted, dense, and terrifying.

The faces that appeared were those of the relatively innocent people that Shi Xuan had killed to achieve his own goals. For example, the Dharma Adepts of the Seven Immortals Great World, and the many cultivators who had generously resisted in the capital of the Yuanmang Great World … Their venomous curses seemed to linger in Shi Xuan's mind for a long time.

These black karmic powers were all thrown into the Red Lotus Karmic Fire at the same time, causing the intensity of the fire to soar. It burned fiercely with the intent of judgment, burning Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit like a hot knife through butter. The Tranquil Nature Heavenly Lord Dao De couldn't stop it at all and was burned into nothingness.

At this moment, an ancient bronze lamp suddenly appeared at the core of the Primordial Spirit. The lamp's decoration was simple but profound. The wick of the lamp was made of condensed threads of ice that looked like colored glaze. The flame that looked like ice crystals on it was white and cold, sprinkling down rays of pure light.

As soon as the Cold Flame Heart Lamp appeared, it emitted a faint halo that resembled ice crystals. Like ripples of flowing water, it came before the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.

When the Red Lotus Karmic Fire came into contact with the ice crystal flame, it immediately broke away from Shi Xuan's Primordial Spirit and flew towards the wick of the Cold Flame Heart Lamp. It burned and merged with the ice crystal flame in the heart of the lamp. After a few moments, the two extinguished together.

The sixth wave of tribulation fire of the Nine Flames Burning Heart Trial was passed!

All the karmic powers were completely burned away by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire. Shi Xuan seemed to have taken off a thick, airless robe. It was also as if he had thrown away a huge mountain on his back. He was exceptionally free and at ease.

After the six calamity fires, Shi Xuan's secret treasures and Pure Yang Magic Treasures were all used up. The eighth Dao Fire of the Modern World and the ninth Dao Fire of the Original Glaze Fire looked very desperate.

After a short pause, the dim Fire of the Real Spirit of the past was reignited. This time, it was burning the part of the Real Spirit that was the opposite of Shi Xuan's nature.

If it were most Zhenren, they would have to use secret treasures or nourish and strengthen the Real Spirit of the Real Spirit for more than three thousand years before they had a chance to survive this calamity fire. This was because when they cut through the falseness and merged with the Real Spirit, they did not merge with this part at all. The dark flame had nothing to burn, so it would ignite the Real Spirit of the past.

For example, Meng Nishang had to nourish and strengthen the Real Spirit of the Real Spirit of the past 3,100 years before she triggered her third Heavenly Tribulation. Compared to the first two Heavenly Tribulations that she had undergone in 900 years, it was a world of difference. Of course, not everyone could successfully nourish and strengthen the Real Spirit of the past. It was related to one's Taoist Heart. For example, some Zhenren did not even dare to go through the Nine Fires Burning Heart Tribulation after five or six thousand years because they did not have enough temperament and could not strengthen the Real Spirit of the past.

Due to the perfection of merging the Real Spirit when forming the Primordial Spirit, Shi Xuan easily survived this calamity fire. All the Real Spirits were completely integrated into the Real Spirit of the Primordial Spirit. There was no need to return to chaos to control them.

If the Fire of the Real Spirit of the past shone again, what one would see would not be the light spots of the Real Spirit that looked like complicated stars, but the one and only Primordial Spirit that was as clear and pure as colored glaze.

The eighth stage, "Present World Dao Heart Flame", ignited like a volcano eruption with an unstoppable momentum.

In an instant, the Heavenly Lord of Tranquility and Nature of Dao and Virtue completely collapsed, and the Golden Bridge of the Paramita Realm was severely injured and was forced out of the Primordial Spirit! The two could not resist at all!

If Shi Xuan was given another thousand years to cultivate, he would definitely not be in this situation!