Trouble Within and Without

"The Yin Fire Tribulation has arrived!"

Gu Yuanqing immediately understood that this tribulation was caused by the Transformation of his Dao Embryo. His Dao Embryo Realm was already Perfection, and the Dao Resonance within his body far exceeded the limits that the Dao Embryo Realm could reach. He had not been able to break through because he had deliberately suppressed it.

But today, having experienced the Wind and Fire Paths, the Dao Resonance within the Dao Embryo has increased once again, and it can no longer be suppressed. The Dao Embryo Transformation, and the Yin Fire Tribulation naturally arises.

This fire was purely yin, burning upon the Divine Soul. Gu Yuanqing first felt a slight chill throughout his body, and after a moment, his body seemed to begin to stiffen.

But Gu Yuanqing knew that this was a sign that the Yin Fire had descended from the illusion into reality, and that the chill was due to the Yin Qi being stronger than the Yang energy.

Upon realizing this, Gu Yuanqing's heart immediately turned serious, as the Cultivation Method for breaking through from the Dao Embryo Realm to the Dao Fire Realm was already perfected.

However, unlike breaking through to the Dao Embryo Realm, the Dao Fire Realm requires the power of the Yin Fire Tribulation to generate extreme Yang power from extreme Yin, thereby igniting the Yang Fire of the Dao Embryo. This makes it impossible to practice the breakthrough within the Spiritual Mountain Trial, so it is impossible to do it with the same ease as last time.

Moreover, the power of the Sky Burning Tower is growing stronger and stronger. If someone were to focus all their efforts on breaking through their cultivation level, the North Spring Mountain would likely be a scene of utter devastation.

At this time, he was beset by both internal and external troubles!

He took a deep breath, knowing that he couldn't afford to lose his composure, especially in times of crisis.

His mind raced, and suddenly, in a flash, he used his Object Control Power, and saw that the Yin Fire on his body was indeed extinguished.

But before he could even rejoice, a Yin Fire gushed forth from his Gushing Spring.

"The Dao Resonance within the Dao Embryo has already exceeded a certain limit. Therefore, as long as the Dao Fire is not ignited and the Transformation of the Dao Embryo is not completed, the Yin Fire will immediately regenerate even if it is extinguished."

"However, this gives me more confidence. For others, breaking through to the Dao Fire is like fighting for survival, but since I can extinguish the Yin Fire, it means I can escape danger at any time. What I need to do now is to balance my cultivation breakthrough with dealing with the Sky Burning Tower."

The power of the Sky Burning Tower was several times greater than it had been at the beginning. Around the Indigo Flame, Space Rift appeared one after another. After the Demonic Qi poured in, it was like adding fuel to the fire. The ball of Flame exploded immediately, and combined with the constantly generated Storm, ripples spread across North Spring Mountain as it struck.

Ji Qingyun, sitting cross-legged on the Sky Burning Tower, felt his heart sinking. Although the Sky Burning Tower's power had not yet reached its limit, it had already surpassed the limits of this world. However, Gu Yuanqing inside the mountain was clearly still in control, and even occasionally used certain methods to collect Demonic Qi from the tower.

Suddenly, the Perfection defense of North Spring Mountain faltered for a moment. Although this pause did not affect the current situation, it made Ji Qingyun had been paying close attention to the tower, light up.

"Just now, the North Spring Mountain Array Formation showed a momentary lapse in its operation. This indicates that either the Array Formation within the mountain is nearing its limit, or the person controlling it has declined from their peak. Either way, it shows that the Mountain as peaceful as it appears to me."

After a moment, it seemed that the Array Formation in the Mountain had stalled for a moment again, Ji Qingyun finally felt reassured, casting aside any hesitation.

"The opportunity to win has arrived! Gu Yuanqing is still too young. Even if he is exceptionally talented, he has not cultivated for long enough, his foundation is too weak, his knowledge is too shallow, and he is unaware of the overall situation!"

Streams of True Essence poured into the Sky Burning Tower, Ji Qingyun activated the changes within the tower to press his advantage and secure victory as soon as possible.

Gu Yuanqing sensed the change above his head and felt somewhat annoyed. Ji Qingyun had clearly noticed something was wrong with him and was trying to take advantage of his vulnerability.

"However, if that's your idea, you've made a mistake."

Within North Spring Mountain, the Demonic Qi at its base continuously transforms into Spiritual Qi. As long as one remains conscious and can merge with North Spring Mountain to Mountain-Viewing Object Control, Ji Qingyun will have no chance of breaking through North Spring Mountain's defenses.

"Actually, it's my own cultivation level that limits the power of North Spring Mountain. With all the strange phenomena Front Mountain, even if I could truly control one-tenth, or even one-hundredth, of them, I'm afraid I could easily deal with Ji Qingyun."

Gu Yuanqing took another deep breath to suppress his emotions.

At this moment, the Yin Fire Tribulation reappeared, Five Viscera and Six Bowels and all the orifices of the body quickly burst into flames.

The Yin Fire rose straight up to the top floor and fell into the Divine Court. In an instant, Yin Fire also ignited on the Dao Embryo and then quickly invaded it.

Gu Yuanqing was not alarmed. This was the fifth time this had happened. Every time Ji Qingyun sensed something unusual in the Mountain, it was at this time.

With Yin Fire burning all over his body, Gu Yuanqing was about to ignite the Supreme Yang Fire within his Divine Sense and Dao Embryo Dao Embryo under the invasion of the Supreme Yin Qi. At this moment, he needed to unify all his thoughts, so he had no choice but to break free from the state of Mountain Observation.

At times like these, a sense of dread arises within me, as if an imminent catastrophe is about to strike.

Almost instinctively, he reunited with North Spring Mountain and then extinguished the Yin Fire.

Faced with yet another critical moment, Gu Yuanqing hesitated. The Sky Burning Tower was like a sword hanging overhead, ready to fall down as soon as the Mountain lost its defenses.

With each attempt, this fear deepened, and now he couldn't tell whether it was his own worry or a reminder from his Dao Heart.

After yet another attempt, Gu Yuanqing, not knowing where his Heart Fire came from, couldn't help but erupt, causing the entire North Spring Mountain to tremble.

"Ji Qingyun, your Lingxu Sect has gone too far! If you still refuse to stop, Gu Yuanqing swears I will kill you!"

The sound even traveled to the Outer Realm through the Earth Vein's tremors.

Ji Qingyun simply replied, "Daoist Friend seems to have fallen deeply into demonic possession, and still hasn't realized his mistake."

"Possessed by demons? Fine, fine, since you say I'm possessed by demons, then I'll see if you actually have any methods to subdue them."

As he spoke, a phantom image appeared on Gu Yuanqing's body. He raised his hand and Palm Seal out with palm after palm, and the North Spring Mountain Phantom also crashed into it, causing the entire Sky Burning Tower to shake.

Ji Qingyun assumed that Gu Yuanqing was about to collapse and was making a last-ditch effort, so he quickly formed hand Seal Technique, injected True Essence, and assessed the situation.

Gu Yuanqing also realized that his current state was not right. It should be because his Dao Heart had been continuously affected by the Yin Fire, which had caused Heart Demon. If he calmed his mind and used the Mountain-Contemplation Method to quiet his Dao Heart, he could naturally get rid of this predicament.

But he was genuinely unhappy and angry, and he had no intention of calming down; he wanted to vent his Heart Fire through this.

Under his relentless bombardment, the Sky Burning Tower trembled incessantly.

Ji Qingyun's face was slightly pale. Even though he was Cultivator at the Divine Platform Realm, he had been activating such a treasure for more than ten days and was starting to feel the strain. However, he was unwilling to give up now.

Gu Yuanqing kept waving his hands, using all the skills he had learned.

He tried everything: Swordsmanship, Blade Technique, Palm Technique, various Mountain Observation techniques and their profound Dao Resonance, the Heavenly Fishing Method, and even the newly grasped Wind and Fire Paths.

The more Gu Yuanqing used it, the smoother it became. The anger in his heart did not affect his understanding of the Dao realm. On the contrary, with continuous comprehension, he gradually broke free from the influence of his Heart Demon.

At this moment, his mind was clear and he was in a deeper state of oneness with North Spring Mountain. In a flash of Spiritual Light, he suddenly looked up at the top of the tower.

I see you!

As the words were spoken, the Heavenly Fishing Empowerment, and a Fishing Line disappeared into the Void, appearing directly outside the Sky Burning Tower...

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