Sometimes one could see the spiritual energy surging and undulating, and sometimes Yin Wanluan herself seemed to shine brightly like the only star in the night sky.

When the initial integration of spiritual energy ended and the tide of spiritual energy between heaven and earth gradually weakened, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and suddenly a violent explosion occurred.

The explosive lightning, as red as the setting sun, crashed down, and the very first strike shattered the entire protective barrier of the magic array.

“Fierce Fire and Tribulation Lightning…” Xi Heng frowned slightly.

Generally speaking, only body cultivators with extremely explosive and arrogant temperaments can attract this kind of tribulation lightning.

Why would someone as gentle as Yin Wanluan attract such a lightning tribulation that is completely out of character when she advances to the Nascent Soul stage...?

After thinking for a moment, she could only guess one answer for the time being.

Perhaps because Yin Wanluan suddenly arrived in the mortal world, and his own tribulation lightning had not yet been condensed, the Heavenly Order randomly assigned one.

“No, even so, it shouldn’t be thrown around randomly.” Xi Heng shook his head.

Perhaps the other party is indeed compatible with this kind of tribulation in some aspects.

The second bolt of lightning struck, but Yin Wanluan blocked it with a magical artifact—one that she had given him.

Then came a third, more continuous burst of light, like four blazing swords of fire falling straight down from the sky.

Amidst the tremors of heaven and earth, the faint roar of some ferocious beast could be heard.

In the next calamity, the sky suddenly brightened again, and the dark clouds transformed into a deep crimson color like the fiery clouds of a sunset, splitting into butterfly shapes.

It was as if some monster had spread its bright red wings, the sky brightened, and the earth was bathed in crimson light.

With a deafening roar, another bolt of lightning struck.

The sound was almost beyond the limits of human hearing, and the light also obscured vision.

Xi Heng could tell from this that there was a moment of spiritual energy being activated on the ground before the lightning struck.

Immediately afterwards, half of the perception ceased to function.

After a dozen or so breaths, the burst of orange-red lightning finally dissipated, and vision returned to clarity.

In the center of the great formation, Yin Wanluan's figure remained steady, with five giant phoenix feathers formed by soft, pure white flames protecting her.

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Volume 1: Chapter 414, All Living Beings

Thunder roared and lightning flashed, shaking heaven and earth, and everything was covered by a bright, crimson sky.

However, after the tribulation lightning gradually dissipated, it only left a few cracks under the protection of the phoenix feathers around Yin Wanluan, and it was completely restored in an instant.

This massive lightning tribulation had little effect on her.

However, even greater and more severe calamities followed.

The booming sounds were continuous and prolonged, sometimes coming one after another without ceasing, and sometimes accumulating true energy with long intervals.

When the thirteenth and most powerful tribulation arrived, Xi Heng could feel that the power of heaven and earth contained within it was comparable to that when he underwent the tribulation of becoming a god.

However, it eventually dissipated, while Yin Wanluan remained firmly seated in the center of the formation, continuing to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth scattered by the lightning tribulation through her breathing.

In Xi Heng's perception, he could see that the Time Resurrection Technique he had left on the other party had not been used.

Yin Wanluan was promoted without using her full strength.

Even if the lightning tribulation the opponent underwent was no less powerful than his own back then,

They also completed this tribulation and advancement with a considerable advantage.

"So, Yin Wanluan's talent is this high..."

Not only is his talent for cultivation exceptional, enabling him to maintain such an effortless posture under the tribulation of lightning, but other factors such as comprehension, mental strength, and hard work are also indispensable.

When I was undergoing my tribulation, I was nowhere near as at ease as the other person.

The tribulation lightning had ceased, the tribulation clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the true power of the Nascent Soul stage was brewing within him, which would soon slowly unfold.

Petals formed from the true power of the Nascent Soul stage unfolded around him, attracting countless spiritual energies into his body, even his hair was endlessly absorbed like a black hole.

The spiritual energy surged once more, wave after wave.

After three days, a pale white ring of spiritual energy appeared behind Yin Wanluan's neck, with a few specks of flame undulating on the ring, which she then slowly concealed during her breathing exercises.

Seeing that the Nascent Soul stage had been achieved, Xi Heng observed the other party's current lifespan.

Upon realizing that he had lived for over ten thousand years, he became slightly disoriented.

"At least we can stay together for ten thousand years... How amazing," she murmured.

Even though Xi Heng had reached the Dao Integration Realm, the term still didn't feel very real to her.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Yin Wanluan, who was inside the advancement array, regained consciousness.

After calming his own aura slightly, he directly located the wisp of warm flame attached to Xi Heng's body, and flashed across space to arrive in front of her.

Without any warning, he simply opened his arms wide, like a predator closing in on its prey, and enveloped her completely within his body.

"Hmm." Xi Heng felt his body go limp, surrounded by a warm and gentle heat.

He hesitated for a moment when he realized what was happening, but just let Yin Wanluan hold him in her arms.

He slowly moved his arms toward the other person's waist and said "Congratulations".

"..." After a brief embrace, Yin Wanluan seemed to confirm that everything before her was real, and slowly exhaled, saying:

"The inner demons are really troublesome."

"The tribulation of inner demons... what did you encounter?" Xi Heng asked casually.

"I can tell you don't like me anymore," the other person said casually.

"Eh? Inner demon tribulation is awful." The white-haired girl shook her head: "That kind of thing won't happen."

Yin Wanluan chuckled softly, then continued:

"Actually, what is being reflected is what is happening in the Fire Hell. I see that no matter how hard I try, I cannot truly save it. This has happened again and again... I don't know how much time has passed."

"They've been rescued," she comforted him.

“It was because I remembered this that I was able to break free from my inner demons as if waking from a dream. If you hadn’t helped me back then, perhaps everything would have been completely different,” the other person said softly.

It will definitely be completely different...

Xi Heng subconsciously recalled a past life when he first arrived at the Fire Hell, where the other party's fate was to transform into the Resentful Heaven Demon Fire... or rather, a part of the Resentful Heaven Demon Fire.

His eyes flickered, and he gave a brief reply:

"In short, it's good that things are going well now. Just forget about those things from the inner demon tribulation—a cultivator's mind must not be lured by the inner demon and become immersed in it."

"I know this, but how can I forget it so easily... I can only let it pass with time." Yin Wanluan shook her head and asked softly:

"Speaking of which, what was the inner demon tribulation you encountered when you advanced to the Nascent Soul stage like?"

“Me? Oh…” Xi Heng thought back for a moment and remembered that he had only watched movies with Fan Xinshi for a whole year.

So he simply said, "I don't think I had any inner demons; I got through it easily."

Yin Wanluan's expression became slightly subtle, and after a while she simply said, "With your temperament, perhaps that is indeed the case..."

"hey-hey."

Although I don't know what kind of temperament the other person is referring to, it's never wrong to agree.

Then, the white-haired girl, who was being held in the other's arms, changed the subject, saying, "Now that we've advanced, shall we wander around the Journey Heaven Realm a little longer, or shall we go straight back?"

"At this time, those disasters haven't broken out yet, right?" Yin Wanluan didn't answer, but raised another question instead.

“Of course not.” Xi Heng nodded.

"Then, could you perhaps spare some time to live with me for a few years?"

"Life, year?"

She seemed slightly puzzled by the two words and tilted her head to ask, "Many years?"

The woman in front of him nodded: "Having just experienced the tribulation of lightning, I have gained a clearer understanding of a certain part of my mind. I always want to go to the mortal world with you and live an ordinary life in some ordinary place."

"Ordinary..."

Xi Heng was also somewhat interested in this.

There are external avatars continuing to spread the trade, and the power of will can be slowly stored and accumulated, so there is no need to worry about wasting time.

Whether you wait until you've accumulated enough before starting your cultivation, or you combine accumulating with cultivation, the time required to improve your cultivation level should be roughly the same.

So he replied, "Okay, which realm shall we go to?"

"You agreed so easily," Yin Wanluan said.

"After all, you don't usually make requests."

Since the other party had made an invitation, which was unusual for them, Xi Heng was unwilling to refuse on the spot.

"In short, which realm do you favor?" she asked.

"I am somewhat curious about what your original realm was like." A faint light flashed in the other's eyes.

"Hmm, the Chonghai Realm? But that's not exactly the original place..." the girl hesitated.

"What does this original place look like?"

After pondering for a moment, Xi Heng recalled that there were also modern high-rise buildings in the Senluo Realm. He then used his spiritual light to draw a few city scenes that were deeply hidden in his memory and presented them to him.

The lights inside the palace gradually dimmed, and a pale blue aura fell into their eyes like a scene from a movie.

It depicts smooth asphalt roads with a constant flow of vehicles, towering buildings shining brightly on the vast land, and dazzling shop signs.

"in this way."

"Where is this...?"

Yin Wanluan searched her memory; she had traveled with Xi Heng to many realms, some similar to the scene before her, but none exactly the same: "So how do we get there?"

"I don't know." Xi Heng waved her hand; she just wanted to know how to get back.

Even if his own body doesn't return, the mortal corpse he met earlier will definitely go.

The other person looked at the image of inspiration, a thoughtful look in their eyes.

Thinking back to what Xi Heng had just said, he asked again:

"Does it not exist in the void of this realm?"

"That should be it~"

She had no clue whatsoever and had absolutely no idea how to get back.

"...How about going to a similar realm to cross over together?" Yin Wanluan asked.

"Although there are many that look similar, their core components are basically completely different." Xi Heng didn't think much of it.

"Indeed, let's go to the other realms that left the deepest impression on you."

Ultimately, they chose Chonghaijie.

After confirming this, Xi Heng took some time to leave another spatial node in a hidden place in the Heavenly Realm.

Then, through spatial transfer, he took Yin Wanluan with him to the spatial transfer station he had previously constructed.

Emerging from the grand palace connected to the Heavenly Realm, the white fire fox, who had been guarding this place alone, pounced on her, whimpering and circling around her repeatedly.

In its pale red beast eyes, one could see the joy of not seeing people for a long time, along with a hint of loneliness and solitude.

The white-haired girl stopped and casually stroked the little fox's fur.

It opened its mouth and made a comfortable "ya" sound, and the fire on the tip of its tail burned even more intensely.

Seeing the little pet's lonely appearance, Xi Heng stood up and said to the person beside him:

"Could you also leave a few of your spirit fire birds here to keep this little guy company?"

"Hmm." The blonde woman beside him raised her hand and clicked.

As their fingertips drew lines in the air, igniting warm flames, three chubby little birds chirped and circled around them from within the fire.

A spark of inspiration appeared, giving the little birds a touch of spirituality.

Xi Heng nodded gently, then squatted down and patted the fire fox's little head again: "Don't eat them."

Having said that, he continued to lead Yin Wanluan away from this palace, stepping on the glazed path towards the teleportation gate that led directly to the Chonghai Realm.

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