Burning Heart to Break Through Tribulation, Qilin Fire Returns to Its Place

The moonlight bathed the cliffs of the main peak of Yanyu Mountain, while the nearly full waning moon hung in the sky.

The moonlight fell on the colossal beast, which was as large as a mountain, and its gilded scales reflected a cold yet scorching light.

The roar of the Burning Golden Scales echoed through the mountains, its front paws slamming into the cliffs, instantly melting the shattered rocks into crimson magma from the fire emanating from its breath.

A crimson-gold tidal wave surged down the cliff, carrying a pressure capable of melting gold and corroding bones, sweeping towards the two people at the edge of the cliff.

This is the cursed beast that wiped out all the civil and military officials of the Great Cheng Dynasty three years ago in the old capital of Great Cheng!

Xiao Yunsheng shielded Shen Lingxi behind him, holding the Guixuan Sword horizontally in his hand, showing no intention of retreating.

If Xiao Yunsheng could see his back, the golden-red patterns were slowly flowing under his skin!

He looked up at the golden unicorn in the center of the cliff, his gaze as firm as iron.

Shen Lingxi secretly activated the Innate Sword Seal, and a thin layer of pale golden light surrounded the two of them, providing protection.

"My sword seal can stabilize your soul from being consumed by the inner fire. The rest is up to you."

She is a natural sword imprint master, with a perception of spell power and soul far exceeding that of ordinary people.

The moment she finished speaking, a wisp of sword-shaped light condensed at her fingertips and precisely placed it between Xiao Yunsheng's eyebrows, binding his soul and body tightly. Even if his heart was consumed by fire, he would never suffer the fate of being annihilated.

This is the only thing she can do right now, and it's the method the old man in the cave taught her through telepathy.

Xiao Yunsheng nodded slightly, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and leaped into the midst of the raging waves of heart fire, landing in the center of the cliff platform, facing the furious Burning Fortune Golden Scale from afar.

The two, one human and one unicorn, met each other's gazes.

Jin Lin seemed to be enraged by this insignificant human, and once again let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, and opened his mouth to spew out a pillar of heart fire several feet thick, which went straight for Xiao Yunsheng's face!

Xiao Yunsheng did not dodge. He drew his Guixuan Sword, and the blade drew a perfectly round barrier, which blocked the pillar of heart fire.

But Jin Lin's power far exceeded his expectations. The scorching heat wave spread up the sword blade and instantly enveloped his entire body.

The excruciating pain of being burned alive instantly swept through every inch of his meridians. His clothes were instantly burned to ashes, and his skin was scalded red and blistered!

The agonizing heat of the flames instantly charred Xiao Yunsheng's skin all over his body!

"Ah!~" He gripped the Guixuan Sword tightly, roared, and slashed at Jinlin!

The sky is splitting open!

The Seventh Form of Flowing Cloud Sword Essence!

This is the first time Xiao Yunsheng has used the seventh move of the Sword Essence!

The overwhelming sword energy swept up a wave of heat, which then surged back towards Jin Lin!

He endured the excruciating pain of his entire body being scorched, determined to sever Jin Lin's violent aura with a single sword strike!

However, when the sword energy, accompanied by a wave of heat, rushed towards Jin Lin, Jin Lin simply exhaled a breath of hot air, which completely dispersed the sword energy!

Xiao Yunsheng's eyes widened, and a sense of powerlessness instantly overwhelmed him!

His tense body could no longer hold on, and he slowly collapsed, unconscious!

The inner demons are now fully erupting!

He felt as if he had entered a dream, a dream within—

His father was stroking the back of his head, telling him about the nineteen constellations of the heavens...

The next moment, Father arrived at the Heavenly Palace Sect, where he was being pushed off a cliff by several red-robed disciples...

The next moment, Father stood at Xuanlin Ferry again, preparing to cross the river, when his entire body was covered in black witchcraft poison...

……

He didn't know how many times this dream had repeated itself, but he vaguely heard the voice calling, "Xiao Yunsheng! Stand up!"

The Qilin's heart fire beam shot out once again!

He remained lying motionless on the ground!

Shen Lingxi, who was far away, tried several times to rush into the sea of ​​fire, but failed each time! She could only call out anxiously.

At this moment, the Qilin Burning Mantra on his back shone brightly in the raging fire, and golden-red patterns covered his back and neck, like a complete protective mantra, gradually guiding and suppressing the heart fire that had invaded his meridians.

This is the mark of his destiny, which he was born with, and it is also the only thing he can rely on to withstand the burning pain in his heart at this moment.

"roar--!"

Seeing that he had withstood his attack of inner fire, Jin Lin's eyes blazed with even more ferocity. He leaped into the air, his massive body carrying immense power as he charged fiercely toward Xiao Yunsheng!

Xiao Yunsheng slowly opened his eyes, and the instant he opened them, he felt the powerful pressure that Jin Lin brought with him a wave of heat!

Xiao Yunsheng hurriedly got up, his toes barely touching the ground as he dodged and weaved among the giant beast's claws.

This time, he did not attack with his sword, but simply dodged Jin Lin's attacks time and time again, letting the inner fire burn his body and letting that violent power gradually impact his sea of ​​consciousness.

His goal was never to defeat Jinlin, but to conquer its will!

A burst of fire slammed into his chest, sending him flying and crashing heavily onto the cliff face, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The inner demons that had just been suppressed seemed to be unleashing their fury once again!

"Xiao Yunsheng! Guard your mind!"

Shen Lingxi roared fiercely, activating the Innate Sword Seal at full power. A pure divine soul power surged into his sea of ​​consciousness along the mark between his eyebrows!

The power of this sword imprint, like a ray of light in the darkness, instantly pierced through the illusions in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Xiao Yunsheng suddenly came to his senses, and, supporting himself with the Guixuan Sword, slowly stood up from the ground.

He was covered in wounds, his skin charred black, but his eyes were more determined than ever!

But along the way, he saw too many people who were abandoned and too many people suffering under the curse of national destiny!

But he eventually found his path—

Not to seize the fate of the world, but only to break the curse upon the world!

Let this shattered world be free of any abandoned pawns!

"I will define my own path!" Xiao Yunsheng's voice was not loud, but it carried immense power. All the inner demons and illusions in his sea of ​​consciousness shattered the moment he uttered those words!

He threw away the Guixuan Sword in his hand, spread his arms, and took the initiative to meet the wave of heart fire that Jin Lin spewed out again, leaping up into the air.

He no longer resisted the burning of his heart fire, nor did he dodge the attacks of the golden carp. He allowed the violent, painful power, which carried the backlash of a century of national fortune, to surge into his body!

He wanted Jinlin to see that he dared to bear all its pain and all its curses!

Jin Lin was stunned!

All those who approach it are either hunters wielding knives or greedy individuals who grovel and try to control it. No one has ever dared to open their heart and soul to receive its fiery flames!

Its attack suddenly stopped, and the ferocity in its golden eyes gradually faded, replaced by disbelief and confusion!

Just then, a streak of crimson-gold light suddenly streaked across the sky, like a shooting star breaking through the air. It was the Lin Fire that flew out from the Dragon Cauldron in the ancient capital of Dacheng, thousands of miles away!

This streak of light was incredibly fast. Before the two could react, it pierced through the wave of inner fire and precisely entered Xiao Yunsheng's brow!

The crimson-gold scale fire exploded within his body in an instant, perfectly merging with the golden scale's heart fire!

This force silently left a very faint, almost imperceptible mark deep within his soul!

As if drawn by the flame, Jin Lin finally let down all his guard!

It slowly lowered its head, and its single horn shone with a dazzling golden-red light. A wisp of pure, primordial fire drifted out from its horn and gently landed on Xiao Yunsheng's brow. Together with the foreign Qilin fire, it completely entered his body.

The two inner fires surged and collided in his meridians, while the Qilin Burning Mantra on his spine operated at full power, guiding and refining these two forces little by little, until they finally settled steadily in his dantian.

The moment the primordial heart fire completely entered its body, the Burning Fortune Golden Scale let out a low and long mournful cry. Its massive body crashed to the ground, its gilded scales dimmed at a visible speed, its aura dissipated instantly, and even the rise and fall of its chest completely stopped.

It was as if it had burned out all its original spiritual energy and perished completely on the cliff.

"Jinlin..." Xiao Yunsheng staggered forward, his fingertips touching its cold scales, feeling no sign of life.

But Shen Lingxi, who was standing to the side, frowned slightly at this moment.

She activated the innate sword imprints throughout her body, and her extreme perception spread out, clearly probing that deep within the Golden Scale's spiritual core, there was still a wisp of extremely subtle life force!

She looked at Xiao Yunsheng's guilty-looking back, opened her mouth, but ultimately swallowed her words back.

The old man's words echoed in her mind once again!

Just then, Xiao Yunsheng's dantian suddenly erupted with a dazzling golden-red light, and a loud bang resounded in his sea of ​​consciousness. The spiritual tribulation barrier that had trapped him for so long shattered instantly under the tempering of the dual heart fire!

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged into his body like a tidal wave, and his meridians were tempered by the fire of his heart, becoming wider and stronger. His cultivation broke through all the shackles and steadily stepped into the Mingxin Realm!

He slowly opened his eyes, his palm surging with the gentle yet devastating power of the Scaled Fire, which he had already perfectly controlled.

On a night with a full moon, the moon hangs high in the sky.

Beneath the cliff, hidden within the mountain's belly, the Qilin Altar had already sensed the aura of the primordial heart fire, and slowly lit up the golden-red runes that had been sealed for a hundred years.

He has obtained the key to open the altar!