As the Illusory Fire gradually circulated in his meridians, Xu Long couldn't help but scream out in agony.
His crouching posture, which he had maintained on the seabed, also changed accordingly.
His legs, which were tucked tightly together underwater, spun around in the water, and as the Illusory Fire surged through his chest, abdomen, and back, Xu Long couldn't help but curl up into a ball.
A surge of energy was released from his entire body.
We must burn Xu Long's will, soul, body, and Magic Power to ashes!
In the course of cultivation, cultivators have seized countless worlds.
During the tribulation of the Fire of Delusion, Heaven and Earth will take back everything from the cultivators.
Countless cultivators have failed to lay a solid foundation for themselves on the path to immortality because they have absorbed too much of their own energy.
Under that Void Fire Tribulation, it turned into a pile of ashes and vanished.
When the Illusory Fire erupted within Xu Long's body, it was the Origin Will that was driving it all.
Not only were there obstacles in the cycle of Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Temple, but there was also a sense of stagnation within the rules of that world.
Time seemed to pass incredibly slowly at this moment, and Xu Long felt as if he were isolated from that world.
At this moment, when the power of the Origin Will was unleashed, time and space between heaven and earth seemed to stand still.
Only those Fire of Delusion continued to burn fiercely within Xu Long's body.
Xu Long was curled up, enveloped in a wisp of Illusory Fire, and his consciousness began to become chaotic.
The various events that had occurred on the main road in the past flashed through my mind like a replay of a reflection.
But when Xu Long focused his attention on those past scenes, all he saw was a black and white mirror image.
Within the black and white mirror image, Xu Long was rummaging through something.
A hint of doubt gradually crept into his brow.
No matter how hard he searched, he never saw himself in the replaying footage.
The Magic Power within his body had been completely ignited by the Fire of Delusion.
As the Illusory Fire ignited, Xu Long's consciousness completely blurred.
At this moment, within that consciousness, Xu Long's image had not yet been replayed.
However, the intense pain in his will and body seemed to have vanished, leaving Xu Long unable to feel any pain at all.
Despite his blurred consciousness, Xu Long continued searching within the mirror.
However, the internal Illusory Fire within him grew increasingly intense, burning and expanding within Xu Long Xu Long's consciousness as if it were trying to engulf him entirely.
After searching for a long time in that hazy consciousness, Xu Long finally saw a very blurry human figure.
The figure slowly appeared in my consciousness, still somewhat incomplete.
Xu Long was unwilling to give up and wanted to regain his senses.
But the figure was always somewhat obscured in front of him.
As the Illusory Fire completely enveloped Xu Long, the figure slowly turned around.
At this point, Xu Long's consciousness was completely blurred.
In that tiny sliver of light, I carefully observed the figure.
As the figure turned around completely, Xu Long's pupils suddenly contracted.
In the hazy state of consciousness, there was a sudden, fleeting struggle.
Because in that state of mind, Xu Long wasn't seeing someone else, but his former self!
The figure slowly smiled at Xu Long, and in the figure's consciousness, Xu Long suddenly felt an overwhelming sense of absurdity and strangeness.
A figure was getting closer and closer, and Xu Long could even sense the details of that figure.
That was a "person" exactly like oneself, a "self" with no difference whatsoever.
But why, out of all those scenes, did Xu Long see himself at the very end?
The scene before him suddenly froze. In that faint consciousness, Xu Long himself suddenly struggled to his feet, like a lion awakening, and suddenly found his own memories within his mind.
As the light flashed by, Xu Long opened his eyes and stared at the shadow in front of him—a "figure" exactly like himself.
But in that figure's eyes, there was no same gleam as his own; he was a "self" that had been cleansed of desire and karmic obstacles!
Is this how I am, consumed by the Fire of Karmic Hindrance and the entanglements of desire?
As Xu Long sized up the shadow, the shadow was also sizing up Xu Long from the opposite side.
Xu Long suddenly woke up as the shadow muttered words.
This is neither myself nor my own scene, but a strange "self".
It was that Origin Will that condensed another person, the " Xu Long " whose karmic obstacles and desires had disappeared!
This Xu Long is not that Xu Long.
On his path of spiritual cultivation, Xu Long has always adhered to his original intention. How could he possibly deliberately disrupt his own desires and karmic obstacles?
The karmic obstacles and causes within the body are tribulations for cultivators, but they are also lifelong entanglements!
If one were to truly become like that shadowy Xu Long on the Great Dao, then what kind of immortality would one be cultivating, and what kind of Dao would one be attaining?
Should I be exempted from cause and effect and the past?
Does reaching a new level in the smoking room necessarily require a complete break with one's past self?
Must cultivators in this world necessarily conform to the Origin Will?
Must cultivators, in the process of cultivation and the pursuit of the Great Dao, necessarily strip away their true nature and ultimately become like the walking corpse, the shadowy figure Xu Long?
Xu Long frantically questioned himself in his heart. He struggled to get up from his hazy consciousness, but as Xu Long did, the shadowy figure of Xu Long gave him an eerie smile.
In that dim consciousness, Li Jingjing watched Xu Long struggle, and then slowly faded away from her own consciousness.
How arduous is the path to the Great Dao, how long is the journey to immortality?
Cultivators don't detach themselves from their physical bodies; do they really have to defy the heavens?
Is true freedom and ease more important than one's own life?
Is that so-called defiance and freedom more important than fate itself?
You are me now, and I am you then!
Hahaha! You are me! I am you! I am you...
The shadow in my consciousness slowly faded, finally settling gently under the dim light.
Xu Long struggled to get up, but the image of that figure and the last words it uttered kept replaying in his mind.
These words echoed continuously in Xu Long's consciousness, like sound waves that reverberated endlessly in his ears.
It was as if the will was imprinted in Xu Long's mind, making it impossible for Xu Long to forget. In the end, he could only be like a shadow, you are me, and I am you...
The sound was truly like a demonic chant, constantly echoing in Xu Long's consciousness.
At this moment, Xu Long's giant sword had awakened, but he found himself enveloped by that Fire of Delusion.
One's own Magic Power and will were constantly being burned by that Illusory Fire, and when the extinguishing fire surged forth, it made one feel a sense of despair rise from the bottom of one's heart.
At this moment, Xu Long finally realized the origin of that shadow; it was a manifestation of his own Origin Will.
Or perhaps the karma and past " Xu Long " were burned away by the Illusory Fire.
He dared not think any further at this moment, because Xu Long had never told him anything so terrifying during the Void Fire Tribulation.
He feared it was some Heart Demon Tribulation that had been added to his list.
At this moment, Xu Long was deeply shaken and only thought about suppressing the Illusory Fire, no longer paying attention to the shadow in his consciousness.
At this point, the Illusory Fire had completely enveloped him, and even his meridians were burned and severed by the Illusory Fire.
In the face of crisis, Xu Long slowly activated the pills he had previously taken within his dantian.
This special Heavenly Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill was prepared by Xu Long for unforeseen circumstances.
The Illusory Fire within Xu Long's body was already showing signs of becoming uncontrollable. If Xu Long had no means to counteract it, it would truly be incinerated both inside and outside his body.
At that time, what lies on the seabed will no longer be Xu Long, but a pile of Wuming ashes.
When he forced himself to summon that pure energy, the Illusory Fire within his body did indeed show a momentary abnormality.
The pure energy that appeared at this moment was undoubtedly like a sweet spring. After the Illusory Fire flowing in the body was covered by this pure energy, it was extinguished by some of its momentum.
Xu Long, sitting on the seabed, slowly took a breath. Only then did the energy within the Heavenly Yuan Barrier begin to appear.
The moment the Illusory Fire was suppressed, Xu Long quickly used that instant to urge that pure energy to begin merging with the pure and turbid energies within his body.
Having thoroughly understood the attack from the Immortal Realm, the current task is to utilize that immense energy to break through one's own physical barriers.
As long as the boundary within his body exists, Xu Long cannot step into the Immortal Realm realm.
Taking advantage of a brief moment, Xu Long enveloped the space between the pure and turbid energies with the energy of the pure energy.
The two streams of energy above and below the dantian immediately converged and began to rotate continuously within the dantian.
Xu Long's aura began to rise again, and at the same time, the Illusory Fire within his body also suddenly erupted.
The sudden burst of Illusory Fire seemed to incinerate Xu Long completely, with rolling heat waves constantly expanding within his will and Sea of Consciousness.
After the expansion came an endless heat wave, which even threatened the existence of the spiritual light within the Sea of Consciousness.
Within the Sea of Consciousness, the Wisdom Sword of wisdom continuously shot out, each sword beam slashing down and splitting open the seawater below.
At this moment, a burst of Illusory Fire erupted within his Sea of Consciousness, causing the entire expanse of seawater to evaporate continuously, and the seawater below even began to boil.
Between the radiant light of the spiritual altar and the surging waves of the sea, a thick layer of white mist rose up. Within the mist, it seemed as if some demonic creature was darting about, baring its fangs and claws as it surged toward the location of the spiritual altar.
At this moment, the Wisdom Sword on the Spirit Platform was already a bright red color, and under the scorching heat of the Illusory Fire, a wisp of sword energy transformed into a blazing sword light.
Xu Long urged the sword light to suppress the Illusory Fire within his Sea of Consciousness, while also paying attention to the pure and turbid energies within his dantian.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Origin Barrier-Breaking Pill refined by Luo Huayu was truly extraordinary, and the waterfall of energy within her body had already facilitated the merging of the two energies.
Xu Long's aura had reached its peak. As the Illusory Fire within his body mixed with Magic Power circulated throughout his body, it finally caused the severed meridians to begin to heal.
The healed meridians are undoubtedly more resilient than before. At this moment, what flows within the meridians is not only the Magic Power, but also the Illusory Fire.
Even so, it did not break again, because the Magic Power within the meridians was already greater than the Illusory Fire.
The Magic Power within that dantian was still surging, and now, the combined pure and turbid energies were converting into Magic Power many times faster than before.
The swift speed brought a sense of relief to Xu Long. At this moment, the medicinal power was still being released, and the surging energy was formed from the Inner Core a ferocious beast.
Throughout history, only Xu Long has ever used the Inner Core of a high-level ferocious beast to break through to the Immortal Realm.
The two energies that had been gathered in the dantian had awakened, and the resistance that Xu Long felt within his will was growing stronger.
But at this moment, Xu Long caught up head-on, as if he were fiercely intruding into a territory that did not belong to him, as Xu Long's will launched an attack.
The Magic Power within the body was also expanding within the various narrow meridians.
As the surging Magic Power circulated within his body, forming Yunxiang in the heavens, Xu Long's will finally opened a sliver of a world beyond his domain.
Bang!
A soft thud resounded within his will, as if something had been broken through a crack; the invisible, solid barrier had been breached at that moment!
Xu Long's Magic Power Magic Power began to surge rapidly, engulfing all the Illusory Fire within his body, as if circulating through a grand cycle, attempting to restart its circulation within him.
At this moment, Xu Long's Qi had already become disordered, but at the same time, your Illusory Fire also became more intense.
Xu Long knew this was the final hurdle; when your magical Magic Power enters the Immortal Realm, there will be a process of expansion.
This is a process of adaptation, and it will inevitably cause a disruption in Magic Power during this process.
The Illusory Fire was also caught in it. As long as he could suppress the chaotic Magic Power within his body, he would have survived the tribulation within the Illusory Fire.
Under the chaotic energy, Xu Long's entire body seemed to be twisted and deformed, constantly turning over and over on the seabed.
Although it was the last one on the left, the Illusory Fire had already expanded to its limit at the end, and Xu Long could only use his willpower to calm his own disorder at this moment.
The sword of Wisdom Sword within his Sea of Consciousness had become scorching hot, and each time it was swung across the Sea of Consciousness, a patch of white mist would dissipate.
However, white mist continued to gather above the spiritual platform behind him, and Xu Long, who was at the bottom of the sea, was already being compressed by that vacuum.
Xu Long, trapped within that sword-like formation, was seemingly isolated. The natural power within the seawater was stirred up by the Illusory Fire, relentlessly crushing towards Xu Long below.
Suddenly, a white light streaked out from within the Niwan Palace, and as time passed, the white light magnified, while a high-pitched sword cry resounded from the seabed.
Buzz!
After a sword's cry rang out, the streak of light instantly rose from the sea.
The rotating sword light seemed to pierce through a body of water, causing countless streams of water to swirl and turn under its glow.
After expelling the two threats, Xu Long once again drew his will back into his dantian.
The medicine in her dantian was almost completely refined. This Barrier-Breaking Pill was specially refined by Luo Huayu, and unlike the Spirit Stone, it did not require her to refine it again within her body.
At this moment, the clear energy below his abdomen was a pure energy. Within that energy, Xu Long's pure and turbid energies rose and fell continuously, and the Magic Power transformed from them flowed throughout his body.
As Xu Long circulated his energy, the excruciating pain within his body intensified constantly. However, even amidst this escalating pain, Xu Long did not halt the circulation of his Yunxiang Magic Power.
As the Magic Power within his body circulated, Xu Long's internal energy became disordered, and the last bit of pure energy within him vanished completely.
Just as Xu Long was engulfed in a wave of heat, a small golden flower emerged from his dantian.
After the little flower emerged, it released a unique energy, as if it were calming the energy within Xu Long's Xu Long, instantly stabilizing his energy.
Xu Long suddenly relaxed for a moment at the height of tension, and couldn't help but think to himself:
Truly miraculous!
After letting out a silent sigh, the Magic Power circulating through his body returned to his body.
At this moment, the golden flower in the dantian rotated once more, and the floating lotus flower covered the Magic Power.
After the transformation of the pure and impure energies, the surging Magic Power was circulated here. However, among the circulating Magic Power, there was a Magic Power that had just been transformed from the pure and impure energies.
At this moment, most of the chaotic energy in Xu Long's body had disappeared, and the Magic Power of the Yunxiang within his body was gradually brought under Xu Long's control.
Seeing that the Magic Power within his body had returned to normal, Xu Long withdrew most of his will from within the body.
Upon returning to his Sea of Consciousness, the surging Illusory Fire was gradually dispelled by the Wisdom Sword, and the precious light above his spiritual platform shone once more.
The water in Xu Long's Sea of Consciousness, which had just dissipated, condensed again as his Magic Power stabilized, and his soul grew stronger and more solidified behind the precious light.
Xu Long suddenly opened his eyes, and golden light emanated from them, shooting towards the Dipper constellation from the seabed.
The golden light, like lightning, shot out from the depths of the eye and then hurtled towards the sea above.
With a 'crack', the water on the seabed was instantly split in two.
The sound of "splashing" echoed continuously in the flowing water.
The streams of water swirled and turned on either side of the golden light, as if creating a straight path for Xu Long's gaze below.
Buzz!
A resounding sword cry erupted instantly, just as Xu Long's lightning-fast gaze snapped open.
The sword's cry resounded throughout the seabed, shattering the coral reefs beside it with a powerful sonic boom.
The fish in the distance retreated continuously between the parting currents, as if avoiding some danger.
At this moment, after the sword rang out, Xu Long quickly withdrew his gaze, but the stream of water above his head did not condense.
At this moment, Xu Long's eyes were bright and focused, and his face no longer showed the pain he had shown before, but was instead radiant with Wuxian joy.
At this moment, Xu Long once again lingered at the bottom of the water. When he circulated his Magic Power, it was quite different from before. The Magic Power in his body had become relatively stable, and his own energy had returned to normal.
Looking back at the lingering Fire of Delusion within my body, it is no longer a cause for concern.
When the will moves the cycle of Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Temple, it becomes clearer and clearer; when experiencing the rules of that world, it becomes more and more adept.
Early Heavenly Immortal!
Buzz!
After Xu Long himself broke through to the Early Heavenly Immortal, the sword light in the flowing water also let out a high-pitched cry.
At this moment, after Xu Long broke through his realm, the sword light also successfully advanced, and from then on, it was at the level of Low-Grade Divine Artifact.