The Ninefold Nether Tribulation Fire True Formula's Unexpected Effect!

National Preceptor's Residence.

"Side-by-Side King!" Jiang Ning murmured.

Then he closed his eyes.

Within his body.

Splash—

He saw icy-colored waves surge from within his body, then transform into tides that swept toward his limbs and every bone.

Each meridian, each blood vessel, became a great river.

The tide surged, washing away the residual filth from his entire body.

When the tide reached its peak, it circled back, vast and mighty.

Like a flood scouring away the silt settled at the bottom of a river.

It was a tide formed from condensed energy.

An energy tide originating from his inner world.

When the tide returned to the center of his body, it vanished without a trace.

Yet at that moment, he could clearly see that after a single cleansing, his body resembled glazed crystal—pure and translucent.

His body and mind also seemed to have been washed clean, carrying a faint sensation from last night's union of yin and yang.

As expected of a Great Heavenly Venerable's inheritance! A flash of admiration crossed Jiang Ning's mind.

The next moment.

Rumble—

Li Fire suddenly erupted within his body and spread wildly.

In the blink of an eye, it filled every corner of his body. Even within his spiritual platform, flames blazed fiercely.

Amid the raging fire, he sensed every stray thought, desire, and greed within his heart.

Countless things that represented humanity's negativity were burned away in the flames, reduced to nothingness.

Yet throughout it all, he kept drawing in and restraining his heart.

After a long while.

The Li Fire in his heart faded, and he slowly opened his eyes.

There was neither joy nor sorrow in them, only tranquil stillness, as though the seven emotions and six desires had vanished from his heart.

But after only a few breaths.

His