Lifespan Flows Away, Yet the Heart Remains Undying; A Moon Immortal Dwells in the World of Cold Flames

"The way of flourishing and withering: wood qi transforms into the foundation of longevity."

"The way of burning to ashes: fire qi augments the mysteries of life and death."

"The tribulation of the liver: the flesh decays, yet does not die."

"The tribulation of fire: lifespan wanes, yet one does not grow old."

"Thus, the liver and heart aid one another; wood and fire are two forms."

"Therefore, liver wood connects to heart fire; azure and crimson lead to profound mysteries."

Upon the Lunar Cloud Bed inlaid with ice crystals and jade, Jiang Sheng's physical shell lay charred black as coal, withered like a dead branch, utterly devoid of breath.

At this moment, not only had tribulation fire permeated and scorched every limb and bone in Jiang Sheng's body, but even his five viscera and six bowels had turned to ashes beneath the blazing flames. His sea of consciousness, too, was ravaged by fire.

And what had turned to charred, withered ruin was not merely Jiang Sheng's fleshly body.

Even Jiang Sheng's soul crackled and hissed within the flames, gradually being seared away and melted.

Jiang Sheng had passed the liver wood tribulation. He had experienced the sensation of his body decaying, his five viscera hollowing out, and even his soul and mana withering and rotting alongside them.

Yet this heart fire tribulation was far more dangerous than the liver wood tribulation. Blazing fire surged unceasingly from every limb, bone, acupoint, and pore, penetrating everywhere. From flesh and sinew to meridians and bones, from his sea of consciousness to his soul, all were engulfed in its burning.

This fire was no ordinary flame. Ordinary fire would have gone out before it could even burn through Jiang Sheng's skin and flesh.

Nor was it immortal fire. Even immortal fire that fell