I tricked you into thinking you had the makings of an emperor, but you actually did it?

Facing the menacing chained dragon, Shen Ming remained calm and composed, his eyes revealing not a trace of panic, but rather a calm and confident demeanor in the face of danger.

He wielded the sword once more, and the divine runes on the Great Luo Sword shone brightly, releasing powerful and pure spiritual energy fluctuations.

As the sword was pointed upwards, a circular sword beam formed by black and white colors appeared.

Spiritual energy surged in from all directions, pulling at the spiritual energy of the entire area.

The chained dragons were no exception; even while maintaining their charging stance, they were all reduced to dust upon entering the black and white sword light.

These are sword moves from the Black and White Swordsmanship.

The most representative swordsmanship of the Xuanhuang Continent, because it represents Yin and Yang, has a very high upper limit.

The Great Luo Sword Dao encompasses everything; all things in the world are imbued with sword intent.

The Way of the Limitless Sword is boundless and endless.

Shen Ming had a sudden realization. He thought that Yin and Yang, Da Luo, and Wuji might be the key to entering the Heart Sword realm.

There is a commonality among the three.

what is it then?

As Shen Ming was comprehending these things, all the chained dragons turned to dust under the black and white sword light.

"So strong!"

Everyone had the same question: Is this really a cultivator from the lower realm?

The two menacing Hua family kings became low-key and retreated silently.

Shen Ming gripped the Great Luo Sword tightly, intending to apply the sliver of sword intent he had just grasped to actual combat.

"Wait a moment. Junior Brother insists on going out. We won't stop you, but since you haven't been baptized by the Divine Mountain, you'll soon be entangled in tribulation fire. Don't blame us for not reminding you."

After Huali finished speaking, he immediately ordered his men to unlock the chains and clear the way.

Shen Ming activated his Eye of Truth and gazed into the distance, but couldn't discern anything amiss.

However, he guessed that there must be some kind of restriction to create the illusion of calamity.

Looking down, one can see that many people are already watching this battle and understand the other side's intentions.

"Let's see what they're up to."

Shen Ming decided that he had to get out no matter what, so there was no need to hesitate.

He maneuvered the Boundary Ship, flying over the heads of the Hua family members.

Hua Li made no move; the strongest cultivator from the lower realm was Xiao Wang.

Therefore, the Hua family's combat strength here is not high.

Those two who made the move just now were already their strongest fighters. If they were to actually fight, they would have to use a magic array.

Rather than that, it would be better to let Shen Ming leave and let him experience the attack of the calamity.

By then, wouldn't we be at her mercy?

The "fire of calamity" wasn't something she made up to scare people; this young lady from the Hua family genuinely believed in the concept of the Sinful Domain.

Sure enough, Shen Ming just flew over the sacred mountain and appeared outside the Ten Thousand Mountains, and the entire sky was ablaze.

They are clouds that rapidly shrink in size as they burn, condensing into bursts of flame.

Like a calamity from heaven, it locked onto Shen Ming and followed him wherever he went.

"Are you serious?"

Shen Ming frowned. This almost involved the power of the divine realm, and even Jian Li couldn't give an answer for the time being.

"A calamity of nature! Once, a cultivator from the lower realm committed a colossal lie, causing widespread devastation to an entire realm due to his own miasma, which was intolerable to the divine realm."

Hua Li followed, stepping on a piece of red cloth, and said loudly, "The calamity fire harms both people and oneself, and is fatal to the spiritual body. Only the Four Spirit Springs in the sacred mountain can extinguish it."

As she spoke, a small jade bottle appeared in her fair, white hand, containing the water from the Four Spirits Spring.

"I can give you another chance, otherwise, if too much time goes by, there won't be any way to save you," Hua Lijiao said with a smile.

At that moment, Shen Ming felt a burning sensation in his spiritual body.

Under the calamity of natural disaster, his spirit was essentially doused with oil.

There's no way to stop it; it will ignite at the slightest touch.

"The existence of the calamity fire does not mean that sin exists. This is just like how people from the lower realm must undergo the trials of the path of trials in order to go to the upper realm."

Shen Ming firmly refused to believe in the concept of sin. Even if he were to concede that it was something done by his predecessors and had nothing to do with him, he would still believe it.

What he needs to think about is how to deal with the three calamities of fire.

His martial arts attributes are wind and thunder; he has never dealt with fire.

Shen Ming simply stopped thinking about things that didn't concern him; he didn't believe he couldn't handle the calamity.

Perfect timing! I'll seize upon the inspiration I just received from the swordplay and use it to my advantage.

As the flames drew ever closer, Shen Mingling's body began to burn. Ignoring the pain, he became one with his sword, transforming himself into the blade.

"do not!"

From Huali's perspective, this was undoubtedly courting death, and he couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

At this moment, a true king approached. He was a middle-aged man with a powerful aura, already a true king.

“Uncle Zuo,” Hua Li called out.

This is Zuo Xiong, a powerful figure among the four great families.

Given Zuo Xiong's status and level of attainment, he shouldn't have come to the Ten Thousand Mountains.

However, Hua Li knew that Zuo Xiong was refining a magical artifact, which required the use of sinners from the lower realms.

"What happened?" Zuo Xiong asked.

"Those who venture into the mountains."

Huali recounted what had just happened.

"How could a sinner from the lower realm cultivate to such a high level? Didn't you ask about his identity and background?" Zuo Xiong said.

“What kind of background could a sinner from the lower realm have? If he really had one, he would definitely state his name the first time he was asked, without us having to ask,” Huali said.

Zuo Xiong nodded, agreeing with the statement.

"Pity."

Such a young king can greatly help his cultivation level increase.

In the short time it took to speak, Shen Ming had been completely engulfed by the flames of the calamity and could no longer be seen.

In addition, unlike Hua Li, he is an elder of the Zuo family and has access to some secrets.

Natural disasters and calamities do not exist at all.

Beneath the four sacred mountains lies divine matter, which is an illusion created by the four major families activating magic arrays outside.

All those who come to the Hundred Thousand Mountains from the lower realm will be locked by the magic array immediately, thus forming the so-called Sin Domain.

However, the Sin Domain is not led by the four major families. They do not have that much ability. They are just acting under orders, which is why it is so perfect.

Little did he know, because it was so perfect, Shen Ming believed in the theory of natural disaster and calamity.

"I knew it. There's always a way out. This calamity is a punishment, but also a test."

At this moment, Shen Ming discovered that he could infuse a trace of tribulation fire into his sword.

He understood; he realized what the commonalities were between the Great Luo, Yin and Yang, and the Wuji.

It's chaos!

Fire is the beginning of chaos!

"Yes, that's it."

Gradually, Shen Ming discovered that his spiritual body was no longer suffering damage, but was beginning to merge with the tribulation fire.

The calamity fire will also become part of his fighting force.

"The tribulation fire can burn through the spiritual body of both cultivators from the lower realm and those from the upper realm!"

He thought of what Wally had said, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

A robbery does not necessarily equate to a crime.

If he were to represent the divine realm, he would transform into the first tribulation of the endless divine realm, punishing the guilty with tribulation fire.

Jian Li had been paying close attention to the world within the sword, initially with trepidation, but now she was utterly dumbfounded.

You can sense that Shen Ming's swordsmanship is improving.

Before even the sword spirit could understand it, Shen Ming had already gained enlightenment!

Sword Spirit felt like a blank sheet of paper in front of Shen Ming!