Chapter 449: True Fire Forges the Body, Breaks Free From Control
"You, you, and you go ahead. Qiu Hu instructed Lu Yun and two of the monks.
After experiencing a terrifying life-and-death crisis, the two monks were still in a state of shock. When they heard Qiu Hu's words, their faces changed and they almost subconsciously refused.
But when they saw Qiu Hu's smiling tiger smile, the words that were about to come out of their mouths stopped immediately, swallowed their saliva, and nodded heavily.
Lu Yun's face was not good at this time, which was both a reflection of his heart and what he deliberately showed.
"Hurry up, don't waste time. "Qiu Hu urged.
The two monks and Lu Yun looked at each other, then took steps together, stepped on the ancient steps, and climbed up.
What was surprising was that the stairs leading directly to the palace gate were smooth all the way, without any danger, and they easily reached the top and appeared outside the gate of the ancient palace.
Even this grand palace door was opened with just a slight push, as if there were no checkpoints here, leading directly to the land of good fortune.
Qiu Hu and others were slightly stunned, thinking that it would take some effort and sacrifice some abandoned pieces to open the hall, but they didn't expect it to be so easy.
He stepped forward and pushed Lu Yun and others away. His sight passed through the gate. The mist inside was hazy, like a fairyland, vast and boundless, with no end in sight.
"Be careful, don't step in." Pang Yan showed a solemn look and blocked Qiu Hu who was about to step in.
There is no doubt that he saw the clues here.
"You, go in first. "Qiu Hu's heart condensed, and then he pointed at one of them, and the monk changed color immediately.
To be able to attract the attention of Pang Yan, the leader, anyone can see that there must be something going on, and it is very likely that he will die here.
"Senior, please spare my life. It was the three of us who explored the way in front before. This time, we should rotate with others." The monk begged, his face pale, and he kept bowing. Request to let him go.
"Don't talk nonsense, I'll let you go in, and you will have to rely on your luck when the time comes. Don't waste time." Qiu Hu scolded.
"No, I don't want to die!" In the dilemma of actively sending himself to death and being killed, he chose the latter and retreated to the back.
Qiu Hu's eyes were cold, and he raised his hand a little, and the man was immediately imprisoned by a powerful force and could not struggle.
"If there weren't fewer and fewer people left now, a cowardly father like you would be slapped to death. "
After saying that, he threw the other person in.
The next moment, powerful true fire spewed out from both sides of the gate, instantly burning the cultivator to ashes, and he couldn't even make a sound to call for help.
Everyone was horrified when they saw this, especially the cultivators who were forced to come here. There were only eight of them left.
The next person to fall might be one of them.
"Brother, do you see anything?" Qiu Hu asked.
Pang Yan frowned slightly, looking at the stone pillars on both sides of the gate, looking thoughtful.
Lu Yun's attention was also attracted by the two stone pillars, which were carved with lifelike beasts. The true fire that suddenly erupted just now was spewed out from the mouths of the beasts on the stone pillars.
And under the temple gate, there were a lot of black calamity ashes. It can be guessed that this was left by some lucky people who broke into here before.
"This gate looks plain, but one step out may be the world of life and death. The degree of danger is even higher than the previous God Bridge. "
Lu Yun pondered in his heart, and secretly pondered the way to break the deadlock.
For him, this palace door is both a door of death and a door of life.
If he fails to pass through, he will turn into ashes and pile up here.
If he passes through, he can directly get rid of Pang Yan and others, and even seize the good fortune here.
But the premise is that he must find a way to pass through this palace door before Pang Yan and others.
"Next, enter from the right, as fast as possible." At this time, Pang Yan suddenly spoke.
Qiu Hu nodded and pointed to the second cultivator: "It's your turn, seize the opportunity, the first to enter has the greatest chance of getting good fortune. "
The cultivator was pale, opened his mouth, wanted to say something, but didn't dare.
"Don't dawdle, otherwise I would be happy to help you. "Qiu Hu urged with a sneer on his face.
The cultivator, with a look of grief, finally stepped forward, otherwise the previous person would have ended up like him.
He had no choice but to follow the other party's instructions and enter from the right side of the gate.
As soon as he took a step out, the beasts on the stone pillars on both sides of the gate seemed to come alive, and the terrifying true fire gushed out. The cultivator's whole body burned, and then he let out a scream and turned into ashes.
"This..." Everyone was horrified. So quickly, a cultivator of the third level of the True Spirit Realm died tragically.
But in Lu Yun's eyes, he found something.
The two fallen cultivators were both in the third level of the True Spirit Realm, but the latter cultivator persisted longer, persisting for two breaths before turning into ashes, and before that he let out a scream.
"Next, go in from the left." Pang Yan said lightly without turning his head.
"You, go in. "Qiu Hu pointed and asked the third monk to take a step forward.
"Please spare me..." The monk couldn't help but trembled.
However, when he saw Qiu Hu raised his finger again, he despaired and walked forward resignedly.
He rushed through the gate and took two steps forward, but his body was soon burned by the true fire and he let out a tragic wail before his death.
There was complete silence, and the remaining monks clenched their fists. The other party was bullying them too much and forcing them to die, but there was nothing they could do.
And Lu Yun had another epiphany in his heart.
The last cultivator died miserably, but he persisted longer.
Compared with the previous two cultivators, this person's body was stronger, so he could persist longer in the true fire, so that his body was burned and turned into ashes.
"Perhaps, this is a test, a test to obtain good fortune, and the test is the body." Lu Yun suddenly had such a thought in his mind.
Pang Yan turned his head and swept his eyes over the remaining cultivators, and then looked back and forth at Lu Yun and one of the fourth-level cultivators in the True Spirit Realm.
"You come, you come this time." His eyes finally stopped on the fourth-level cultivator in the True Spirit Realm.
The cultivator raised his head, his face turned blue, and he struggled in his heart, then nodded, and walked towards the gate with a heroic spirit.
"If you don't want to die too quickly, just walk a little slower."
The cultivator paused when he heard this, and the momentum that he had finally built up before quickly deflated like a deflated balloon.
He looked solemnly at the ferocious beasts carved on the stone pillars on both sides of the gate, and then looked into the depths of the misty hall, swallowed his saliva, and walked forward slowly.
With a "chi", the flames surged, and the flames at the door burned fiercely, drowning the figure of the monk in an instant.
However, the power of the true fire was not that strong, it just barely burned the flesh and blood on his body, and it was not enough to make him end up in ashes.
Seeing this scene, Pang Yan's calm eyes flashed a glimmer, and he shouted at the man: "If you don't want to be burned to scorched earth, don't resist, endure the pain, and keep moving forward."
After the monk's revelation, he immediately recovered from the state of half-dead and half-comatose, endured the intense pain of the burning of the true fire, and stepped forward step by step.
After more than ten steps, each one was extremely slow. After he completely passed the gate, his true fire was extinguished, leaving only a skeleton with glowing rays of light.
He was extremely happy and excited, and said, "I... I survived."
A dry and thin skeleton, talking to itself, gave people a sense of weirdness no matter how you look at it.
Fortunately, the True Spirit Realm cultivators are proficient in the way of flesh and blood derivatives. Without damaging the foundation, they can restore their bodies by consuming a large amount of world power.
Lu Yun sighed. Although he had seen the mystery of this palace door in advance, Pang Yan was not bad either, and he also figured out the mystery.
"Boss, what kind of mystery is there?" Qiu Hu asked.
Pang Yan said: "If I'm not mistaken, only when the potential or strength of the physical body reaches a certain level and withstands the burning of the true fire can one pass through this palace door."
"What if the potential of the physical body is insufficient or the physical body is weak?"
"Then it can only turn into ashes."
When everyone heard this, the smiles that had finally appeared before disappeared instantly.
Many of them were at the fourth level of the True Spirit Realm or above, but their physical bodies were not necessarily stronger than the person who passed through before.
Pang Yan said very little. After a moment of hesitation, his eyes fell on Lu Yun and said, "You go in."
The voice was very light, but it gave people a sense of unquestionable taste, as if as long as Lu Yun dared to say a word of no, he would use the most cruel means to suppress Lu Yun here.
Lu Yun was a little surprised. He thought that after the previous successful example, Pang Yan should pass through the palace door and enter it.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything. No matter what the other party's purpose was, he would use this opportunity to get rid of the other party's control.
Take a deep breath, he stepped into the palace door in one step, and was instantly enveloped by the true fire.
This kind of true fire is difficult to get rid of and cannot be extinguished unless you pass the test, which is similar to the previous speculation.
His whole body was covered with true fire, his flesh and skin were burned, and severe pain came.
Of course, this pain was not as severe as the second turn of the God and Demon Visualization Method, but in order to avoid being too special, he pretended to be unable to bear it and groaned miserably.
"Hiss... It hurts..."
Hearing Lu Yun's groan, the people outside, except Pang Yan, changed color.
"This guy is only in the Hedao realm, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for long and will turn into ashes." Qiu Hu laughed coldly.
At this moment, the others realized that there was a cultivator in the Hedao realm among them.
None of them could imagine how Lu Yun survived and walked all the way here when many people in the third or even fourth level of the True Spirit Realm fell.
In the true fire, continuous groans continued to be heard, and the shrill screams were chilling.
And Lu Yun, as if he was completely trapped in the place by the true fire, couldn't take a step for a long time.
This was indeed the case. Lu Yun was grinning, his whole body was bright red, and he was burned red, as if he was about to be roasted.
Fortunately, in the true fire, other people could not find Lu Yun's abnormality, otherwise they would be shocked by this scene.
You know, the few people who were forced to come in before were either turned into ashes or left with only a dry skeleton.
And Lu Yun, apart from sounding tragic, has been strong in the burning of the true fire and has not turned into ashes.
Others were very surprised, but Pang Yan looked thoughtful. He did not urge Lu Yun, and his eyes kept flickering.
At this time, Lu Yun in the true fire, the skin and flesh fell off, but a new body appeared. Under the tempering of this true fire, his body was not burned into scorched earth, but improved on the contrary.
He still screamed, and then continued to move forward. The power of the true fire was further enhanced, and the new body was burned again, as if it was roasted, and there was a fragrance.
Then, the true fire entered the internal organs and bone marrow, and the pain felt by the brain increased exponentially, almost making him spasm, but he still endured it.
Although the power of the true fire was strong and burned almost everything, it did not completely destroy his body.
On the contrary, as time passed, the almost imperceptible residue in the internal organs and bone marrow was completely refined, and the flesh and blood were also removed, making the body further sublimated.
When he took the last step, the charred old skin fell off, revealing the tender skin again, shining and radiant, and the internal organs were like a palace made of gold, which was even more brilliant after being burned by the true fire.
With a "puff", the last flame went out, and the palace door was quiet. Lu Yun's tempered and washed away body was exposed to everyone.
There was no image of withered bones as imagined, but only a gleaming and fascinating body.
His muscles were flawless, and his skin was as white and crystal as if it was carved from ivory, as if he had not just experienced the burning of true fire, but had just walked out of the lake.
"Hiss..." Lu Yun couldn't help but let out a groan.
Unlike before, this was a pleasant groan.
The extreme pain of the burning and collapse of the body, and then the joy after being washed away and transformed, made him unable to restrain himself.
At this moment, Lu Yun felt that his body was extremely powerful in every move, and even the realm of the eighth level of the Hedao realm did not need to be settled, and he could continue to improve it.
True fire casts a golden body, but that's it.
Lu Yun was so happy in his heart. He had been frustrated for so long, and finally got this reward, which made his previous frustration disappear.
Soon, he noticed his abnormality, and the starry Taoist robe comparable to a spiritual weapon was burned, and the secrets of his body were exposed at a glance.
Fortunately, he showed his back to others, otherwise his glorious image would be completely overturned.
He quickly took out a piece of clothing and put it on, grinning at Pang Yan and others behind him.
"Everyone, thank you for your care along the way. Lu dare not look forward to seeing you, and I will repay you one day."
Then, he passed the old man in front who was recovering his body and stepped into the mist in front.
"Yes, the true fire casts the golden body. This is both a test and a fortune." Pang Yan murmured.
By now, he already knew the purpose of this palace door.
This is a test set by the owner of the palace. As long as you understand the rules, the longer you stay in it, the more benefits you will get.
The premise is that the body can withstand the terrifying true fire.