My Mysterious Left Hand

Chapter 130 The Second Realm of the Human King

"You...you...you've broken through?"

Having lived for hundreds of thousands of years, it was a being of great knowledge and experience, and immediately saw through the situation: "You've already grasped the Dao Heart? This is—this is the legendary process required to advance to the highest realm of immortality, and you—you've actually grasped it so easily?"

The scene before it completely stunned it.

"Why don't you announce Xin Zhirou's successful completion of the challenge first?"

Li Chen sat cross-legged in the void and began to consolidate his cultivation.

That's right, he broke through again. Just because he comprehended the Dao Heart, he directly broke through a realm and reached the second realm of the Human King.

At this moment, his inner world was expanding wildly, quickly reaching 20,000 kilometers, 50,000 kilometers, and 80,000 kilometers from its previous 10,000 kilometers.

The internal world only stopped expanding when it reached a diameter of 100,000 kilometers.

His physical abilities also skyrocketed to an astonishing level.

"—Second stage, passed."

Suppressing his shock at Li Chen's breakthrough, he absentmindedly announced, "You were able to break through the illusion of inner demons so quickly—your Dao heart is more resilient than I imagined."

However, even it didn't know whether it was saying this to Xin Zhirou or to Li Chen.

On the path of inheritance.

Xin Zhirou let out a soft breath; the cold sweat on her forehead had not yet dried.

This level may not seem as dangerous as the first, but it is even more mentally taxing.

She looked toward the center of the altar, where a silver jade scroll floated.

"The rewards for the second stage are the 'Void Forge Scripture: Human King Chapter' and a 'Void Temple Trial Disciple' identity token." The little beast's voice rang out again.

Xin Zhirou immediately waved her hand, and the jade slip flew into her hand.

At the same time, a token engraved with stars and gate patterns landed in her palm.

The token felt warm and smooth to the touch, subtly resonating with the space around it.

Xin Zhirou first put away the token, then focused on reading the chapter on the Human King.

This passage is even more profound, beginning by elucidating the essence of the Great Realm of the Human King.

"The true king creates heaven and earth, and his own world is formed within his body. The power of this world is his own power."

The text details how to merge the nine great grotto-heavens, evolve the inner world, and how to use the power of the world in battle.

Practice.

It also records several human king-level divine abilities, such as "world projection", "void creation", and "time slowing", each of which is extremely powerful.

Xin Zhirou was deeply moved and immersed in the scriptures, completely unaware of the passage of time.

Until the little beast outside reminded you: "Rest for two hours, the third trial is about to begin. The third trial, the Forge of the Heart, is the most dangerous of the five trials. Failure will result in death or crippling. You must be fully prepared."

Xin Zhirou nodded solemnly, sat down cross-legged, and began to comprehend the Human King Chapter.

Although she felt she would be safe with Li Chen protecting her, she didn't want to rely entirely on his protection.

He was, after all, a Five Elements Saint Body, and had reached the theoretical limit in the Body Tempering Realm. If he still couldn't pass the test, he might as well just kill himself.

At the same time, she vaguely sensed that the opportunity for her to break through to the Human King Realm might lie in this very moment.

Two hours later, the nine stone pillars on the altar lit up simultaneously.

A beam of silver light shot into the sky, weaving together in the air to form a gigantic phantom of a furnace.

This furnace has three legs and two handles, and its body is engraved with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, exuding an ancient, magnificent, and scorching aura.

"Step into the furnace and undergo the test of your heart."

The solemn voice of the little beast rang out again, "This trial will draw upon all the distracting thoughts, obsessions, and karma in your heart, and burn them away with the divine fire of the void. If you can persevere until all distracting thoughts are eliminated and your Dao heart is clear, you will pass the trial. If you cannot—your Dao heart will shatter, and your cultivation will vanish into nothingness."

Without hesitation, Xin Zhirou leaped into the illusory furnace.

The moment the furnace door closed, her vision was transformed into a sea of ​​fire.

But this flame is no ordinary flame; it is a silvery divine flame from the void, which does not burn the physical body but is dedicated to refining the mind and spirit.

The moment the flames touched her, Xin Zhirou felt a "boom" in her mind, and countless memories, emotions, and thoughts erupted like a volcano.

The carefree days of childhood, the dreams of adolescence, the sweetness of love, the ordinariness of marriage, the despair of losing a husband, the hardships of raising a daughter, the trials of cultivation, the awe of Li Chen, the thirst for power, the yearning for immortality—

Everything was churning and boiling in the flames.

She "saw" the jealousy hidden deep within her own heart.

Jealousy of those who are richer, happier, or more fulfilled than oneself.

At the same time, she saw her own fear, her own greed, and even a trace of her secret feelings for Li Chen, feelings that she had suppressed deep in her heart, but were now mercilessly dragged out by the flames.

Outside the path of inheritance, Li Chen raised an eyebrow, but quickly immersed himself in his inner world again.

"No—these are not me!"

Xin Zhirou cried out in her heart, but the flames grew even more intense.

They burned through her memories, blurring the beautiful parts and magnifying the painful ones.

She saw the look in her husband's eyes before he died, saw her daughter's crying face, and saw herself weeping alone countless times in the dead of night—

Cracks began to appear in his Dao heart.

Her consciousness gradually blurred, as if she were about to sink into endless pain and chaos.

Just then, the "Void Temple Trial Disciple" token in her arms suddenly emitted a cool aura.

The breath, like a gentle stream, seeped into her mind, allowing her to barely maintain a sliver of consciousness.

"I can't fall here—"

Xin Zhirou bit her lip until it bled, the metallic taste of blood stimulating her senses: "Ruoxi is still waiting for me—Teacher Li Chen is still waiting for me to bring the scriptures back—my path cannot stop here!"

"Little Beast Kong" glanced speechlessly at Li Chen beside him.

Forget it, anyway, even if all of them combined, or even if they used the forbidden area's resources, they probably still couldn't beat this guy.

Xin Zhirou struggled to circulate the "Void Furnace Scripture".

The Human King Chapter records that the Void Furnace is not only a tool for refining weapons and elixirs, but also a supreme method for refining the mind and the Dao.

A true strong person uses themselves as a furnace to melt away all distracting thoughts and forge a flawless Dao heart.

"Use my heart as the furnace, my thoughts as the fire, and refine!"

Xin Zhirou growled and actively guided the divine fire of the void to burn away those distracting thoughts.

She no longer resisted, but accepted them, and then with great willpower threw them into the "heart furnace" to be forged.

Jealousy was burned to ashes, leaving behind only the awareness of one's own inadequacy.

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Fear was burned to ashes, leaving behind a prudent plan for the future.

Greed was burned to ashes, leaving behind only the reasonable desire for resources.

Even that hidden affection was burned away into a faint sense of nostalgia and gratitude, leaving no trace.

This was an extremely painful process, every moment felt like her soul was being slowly tortured.

But she persisted, and the cracks in her Dao heart gradually healed in the flames, becoming even more crystalline and resilient.

After an unknown amount of time, the flames gradually died down.

Xin Zhirou opened her eyes, her gaze clear and pure, without a trace of impurity.

She felt that her mind had never been so clear, and many of the obstacles in her previous cultivation were suddenly cleared up. Her understanding of the "Void Furnace Scripture" also reached a new level.

The illusory image of the furnace dissipated, and she found herself standing in a magnificent hall.

The main hall was cast from an unknown silver metal, with a high dome and shimmering star patterns.

In the center of the hall is a high platform, on which three items are suspended.

A fist-sized Star Fruit, a golden jade scroll, and a fist-sized piece of silver metal.