Three days passed in a blink of an eye.
During these three days, Xu Chuan and Ning Youci remained in their room, not stepping out even once.
No one could disturb them here.
Flowers bloomed and withered outside the window, a poignant backdrop to their situation.
One morning, three days later.
"Boom!"
A terrifying aura erupted from the room.
All the windows in the room were blown open by this surge of power, and the flowers and plants in the courtyard were knocked down.
An aura belonging to the Samsara Realm emanated from within.
Ning Youci walked out of the room, her clothes slightly dishevelled and her face flushed.
Clearly, she hadn't fully recovered from the fervor of the past few days.
However, with Xu Chuan on the verge of a breakthrough, she had to leave, no matter how reluctant, to avoid disturbing him.
Inside the room, Xu Chuan sat cross-legged on the bed, circulating the Tai Chu Xuan Yang Scripture. Infinitesimal amounts of heaven and earth energy were being absorbed by him at this moment.
His cultivation, already at the peak of the Nirvana Realm, could no longer be suppressed after three days of yin and yang union with Ning Youci.
The two of them had been dual cultivating for these three days.
Ning Youci had absorbed his solar vital energy, and Xu Chuan had absorbed Ning Youci's lunar power.
Both had gained considerable benefits.
However, the benefits were not as apparent on Ning Youci.
They were especially evident on Xu Chuan.
Ning Youci possessed the bloodline of the Tai Yin Goddess and a fortune that bolstered others. Dual cultivating with her naturally brought immense benefits.
Moreover, Xu Chuan was a Solar Sacred Body, and such a Yang constitution yielded even greater advantages.
"Rumble!"
Thunderous sounds echoed above Xu Chuan's head.
A vast heavenly might swept towards him.
Xu Chuan understood that this was a tribulation he had to endure to break through to the Samsara Realm – the path of life and death through reincarnation!
This heavenly might enveloped Xu Chuan. He closed his eyes.
Outside the room, Ning Youci watched with concern. She too felt immense pressure from this heavenly might, far exceeding what she had experienced when breaking through to the Samsara Realm.
However, Xu Chuan inside the room remained unfazed.
"Come on, no one can stop me from breaking through today!"
Xu Chuan’s heroism surged, and he declared with exhilaration.
As his voice faded.
Swish!
An irresistible force instantly swept Xu Chuan's consciousness into a dark environment.
Here, there was no sense of direction, no passage of time; everything was frozen.
Xu Chuan's consciousness lay in the darkness, unable to do anything.
After an unknown period, a speck of light suddenly appeared ahead.
Xu Chuan walked towards the light, and in front of him was a bridge.
A single plank bridge that stretched to an unseen end.
It was unclear where it led.
But Xu Chuan knew in his heart that this was the challenge he was about to face.
Below the bridge was a black river, and within it, it seemed as if countless wronged souls were wailing incessantly.
Furthermore, a terrifying power capable of destroying heaven and earth emanated from the river, striking at the very soul.
Xu Chuan had no doubt that if he fell into it, he would vanish instantly.
Either he would be devoured by these wronged souls, or torn apart by this power.
Xu Chuan took a deep breath and stepped onto the single plank bridge.
This was a trial he had to undergo. If he couldn't even pass this, how could he aspire to become an unparalleled expert?
As long as he crossed this bridge, he would successfully step into the Samsara Realm and ascend to another level!
On the first step, Xu Chuan felt no change, which surprised him.
Then, on the second step, Xu Chuan also stepped forward, but still nothing happened.
This made Xu Chuan doubt if the single plank bridge was merely for show.
However, it wasn't that the bridge was unresponsive; it was simply that Xu Chuan had already passed the trials of the first two steps.
These two steps represented the path of martial arts introspection. Only by passing the martial arts introspection and having a complete martial path could one proceed further.
Xu Chuan had completed this trial long ago, so the single plank bridge showed no reaction.
When Xu Chuan took his third step, a sudden change occurred!
At this moment, Xu Chuan seemed to return to his previous life on Earth. High-rise buildings were everywhere. He worked in one of them, and upon returning home, his parents and sister greeted him, a harmonious family.
It was incredibly real, and for a moment, Xu Chuan was lost in it, unable to extricate himself.
"Dad, Mom, Sister, long time no see, I… I'm back…"
Xu Chuan whispered to the figures before him.
"What are you talking about? Didn't you just leave? Why are you back already? What happened?"
A kind figure poured him a glass of water and said.
Xu Chuan simply smiled, saying nothing.
Although the scene before him was identical to the memories, it was ultimately an illusion.
From the beginning, Xu Chuan understood this.
The reason he didn't expose it was simply because he wanted to see his family's faces again.
He didn't want their memories to fade away.
Now that his goal was achieved, Xu Chuan no longer wished to linger in this illusory scene and waste time.
"Dad, Mom, Sister, goodbye. I will definitely return!"
Xu Chuan waved to them with a smile, making a silent vow.
Then, the scene shattered, and Xu Chuan's consciousness returned to the single plank bridge.
Now, his mind was even calmer.
He continued forward, taking the fourth step.
This step directly brought him to the center of the single plank bridge.
The environment shifted again. This time, Xu Chuan returned to his weak days, without resources, enduring humiliation, not being valued, and his cultivation failing to progress.
"Trash, you're just taking up space!"
"Just you wait, your final destination will be a mere杂役 disciple!"
"You will ultimately be expelled from the Sacred Land!"
Sun Gan, whom he had long since dealt with, reappeared, bullying him.
Xu Chuan's emotions were stirred by the illusion.
At this moment, he was filled with rage, but his weakness prevented him from resisting, leaving him to be bullied.
"I must become strong, the strongest in this world, and make everyone who bullied me pay!"
Xu Chuan roared in the illusion.
If anyone were present, they would see that Xu Chuan's eyes were bloodshot, his expression contorted.
Even a red glow covered his face, making his features indistinguishable.
A sky-high malevolence and an overwhelming hatred!
He hated his weakness, the injustice of this world, and those who bullied him. He wanted to vent all the unfairness he had suffered and kill everyone who had ever bullied him!
Fueled by this hatred, his cultivation rapidly broke through. From the Body Tempering Realm, he directly leaped to become an unparalleled martial artist in the Emperor Sovereign Realm.
From this moment on, he would make this world feel pain!
Anyone who stood in his way was annihilated with a single punch!
As he slaughtered the entire Tai Yi Sacred Land, suddenly, a unique aura from the Tai Chu Xuan Yang Scripture Xu Chuan cultivated caused him to pause instantly.
He saw the bloody light on his body violently vibrate, and the distorted expression on his face turned to confusion and bewilderment.
Then, he suddenly woke up.
The moment Xu Chuan woke up, the bloody light gradually receded. Xu Chuan returned to his original state, the overwhelming hatred and killing intent vanished, and the Emperor Sovereign Realm cultivation disappeared without a trace.
"Is this the cycle of life and death?"
Xu Chuan broke out in a cold sweat.
He could easily see through the first illusion, but the second illusion was truly terrifying.
If Xu Chuan had continued to be immersed in the illusion, he would undoubtedly have devolved into a mad killer.