The black crystal spun once again. It was still that unforgettable pain. Everything that Qin Shi had tried so hard all these years, using boulders, using everything he had to bury the pain in his heart that he didn't want to remember, was all dug out in an instant.
Everything, it was so real, reappeared in front of his eyes.
It was true. In the past, Qin Shi had never thought that one day, he would have to face these things again.
From his meridians being broken, to being framed by Bai Yutang, to Yu Lin 'er, all of this, all of this, to the Qin Clan's Qin Zong's misfortune, the many times he was framed by Ma Group, Shi Lan's death …
Shi Lan's death, after so many years, Qin Shi had never mentioned it again, but it wasn't because he had forgotten … Shi Lan …
That petite figure, that sweet smile, and that spirited look, when he thought about it, it was still so vivid. He still remembered Shi Lan's appearance when she was caught trying to get close to him.
She was a disciple of the Burning Sky Sect, but she was a scar that could never heal.
Shi Lan's influence on him was beyond everyone's expectations. It was also because of Shi Lan's death that he made up his mind to never let anything happen to the people around him.
In an instant, his eyes were moist.
He clenched his fists tightly, shouting ferociously, "Arghhhhh!!!"
That rage suddenly caused a strong vortex to swirl around his body.
Rumble!
The vortex was so strong that in an instant, even the cold pond became dim. The entire mountain was shaking. The huge vortex around him, as though it was going to destroy the heaven and earth, crazily expanded.
"Buzz!"
For a moment, outside the volcano, in the entire Refinement Region, everyone couldn't help but be startled.
An intense buzzing sound shook unceasingly. All of a sudden, between the heaven and earth, a terrifying light beam shot into the sky. That light beam was like a devil's claw, tearing the clouds apart.
In the torn space, it was a chaotic and dark world.
When everyone in the Refinement Region saw that space, their hearts were startled. They stopped what they were doing and looked at that space in astonishment.
"What, what is that?"
"I don't know, but it's such a terrifying phenomenon."
"You guys, look carefully, that world is crazily absorbing Purgatory Power!"
Suddenly, someone shouted. In an instant, everyone came to a realization. The appearance of that space seemed to be able to devour the heavens and devour the earth. It was actually frenziedly devouring the purgatory energy in the Refinement Realm.
"What's going on?
That, that is the Creation Volcano? "
"Who's there?"
Countless disciples and elders were dumbfounded at that instant.
At the border of the Refinement Region, Qiu Huayu's eyes were filled with astonishment, "What, what terrifying power. Just what kind of pain and misery did he go through to be able to achieve this?"
After the void appeared, at the peak of a volcano, Wan Yue was dressed in a colorful dress. Her long sleeves were rolled up and her jade-like hands were behind her back.
She stared at the void and her jade-like face turned solemn.
"Yue, is this space the Purgatory Hell?"
Upon closer inspection, he realized that there was an extremely old man behind Wan Yue. The old man's entire body was covered in scars from the magma.
This old man was different from all the disciples of the Refinement Realm. He was always optimistic and had a kind smile on his face.
Wan Yue nodded her head, "Yes, it's the Refinement Realm Hades."
"Then this is a pleasant surprise. Ever since you broke through to the World Realm and activated the Purgatory Hell, in the two thousand years of the Refinement Realm's history, only that little girl, Ling Sha, has ever activated it. This is the second person. In the ten thousand years of the Refinement Realm's history, there have never been two disciples who have done this." The old man's eyes flashed with ecstasy.
Hearing this, Wan Yue pondered for a moment. Her jade-like face was somewhat disappointed and gloomy. Suddenly, she said, "I'm afraid that this Purgatory Hell was not activated by the disciples of our Refinement Realm."
"Hmm?" The old man slightly frowned, "What do you mean?"
Wan Yue let out a long sigh, then she told the old man about the situation with Qin Shi.
After understanding the truth, the old man was obviously angry, "Are you crazy?
You actually taught someone who is not from our Refinement Realm the power of Purgatory?
Do you know how serious the consequences would be without the Refinement Realm Records? "
Wan Yue lowered her head guiltily, "Grand Elder, disciple knows his wrongs. I told him before … He's not allowed to use it. Just now, just now … I really can't bear to see anything happen to that girl, Ling Sha."
The old man took a deep breath and calmed down. He shook his head, "Forget it. I just hope that things won't develop in that direction."
Wan Yue fell silent.
The old man paused for a moment and said, "That brat called Qin Shi, is he the champion of the God's Realm Sacrifice not long ago?"
"That's right, it's him."
"Haha, this brat is a miracle. I heard that he won the championship of the Talisman Demon Competition a few days ago. What an amazing fellow."
"Yeah, the Sword Sect has picked up a treasure this time." Wan Yue gritted her teeth and snorted coldly.
"Haha, so many years have passed and you still haven't forgotten the grudge between you and Fang Qing?"
"Hmph, if it wasn't for this disciple's failure, the champion of the God's Realm Sacrifice would have been me and not Fang Qing."
The old man chuckled and then said, "That's right, in the blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed. You and Fang Qing, the two little girls, have achieved pretty good results. Ever since Qi Qing mysteriously left the Hidden Sword Sect, the Sword Sect has also sunk for a thousand years. The appearance of this little fellow has ignited a spark for the Sword Sect. In my opinion, he might be able to achieve great things."
Wan Yue smiled and then the two of them fell into silence. Not long after, Wan Yue's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Then, she suddenly widened her eyes and her delicate body quickly shuttled back and forth, grabbing onto the old man's shoulder.
However, it was still too late.
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud sound rang out. Below the old man, magma suddenly shot out from the crater of the volcano. The heat seemed to be able to burn the heavens and the earth.
"Grand Elder!" Even Wan Yue had to estimate the flames as she cried out involuntarily.
Bang!
The old man was instantly engulfed by the magma.
Only when the magma was extinguished did the old man emerge from it with a dry cough. The magma just now had added a few new scars to his body.
Seeing this, Wan Yue couldn't help but say bitterly, "Grand Elder, thousands of years have passed. Are you still not prepared to let it go?"
"Let it go?"
Compared to Wan Yue, the old man was more at ease. It was as if being injured by magma was a common occurrence. He stroked his beard and laughed maniacally, "I've never picked it up, so how can I put it down?"
"Could it be that after so many years of suffering, you still can't see through it?"
"Wan Yue, believe me, I believe that there will definitely not only be Purgatory in this world. There will definitely be a Heaven of Hope. The existence of the power of Purgatory is definitely not for us to create desolation, but to use this power to bring warmth and tenderness to this world. I have always believed in this."
The old man said in a very generous manner.
Wan Yue let out a long sigh, "You're always like this. Looking at the Refinement Domain, since ancient times, you have absorbed the power of Purgatory to the extreme. You are a person who truly lives in Purgatory. For this, you have endured an unknown amount of pain, but you are still unwilling to admit the power of Purgatory. Because of this, you are unable to sense the volcano and cannot survive in the Refinement Domain.
"I don't care."
The old man smiled and shook his head. He said, "It's not that I don't recognize the power of Purgatory. I just firmly believe that the current power of Purgatory is not the way he truly uses it. The power of Purgatory should not bring people sorrow, but more laughter."
Wan Yue shook her head helplessly.
Only then did the two of them stop talking.
The old man raised his head alone, his old eyes flickering with hope.
In an illusory space.
It was the cold cave in the crater of the volcano.
Qin Shi was still sitting cross-legged on the ground. From his entire body, a violent stream shot up into the sky. The violent stream seemed to want to disperse the cave entrance.
Amidst the violent stream, Qin Shi's pores opened, and the endless power of Purgatory shot into the space between his eyebrows from the Purgatory Palace of Hell.
As he endured the extreme pain, he had almost reached his limit. However, amidst the pain, he could clearly feel that the power in his body was growing crazily, just like Jiang Hong.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
Finally, three days later, when the Purgatory Palace of Hell fell from the sky like a comet, it struck the space between Qin Shi's eyebrows. His palace flashed a few times, and the rune of the sixth palace appeared between his eyebrows.
Boom!
He instantly opened his black eyes.
Rumble!
Almost in an instant, a violent whirlwind tore the ground apart.
The clear power of the sixth level of the Heaven's Peak realm almost filled the entire cold pond.
Qin Shi clenched his fists, his black eyes flashing with joy.
"Really, really broke through?"
He couldn't believe this unexpected gain. To break through one level in three days, this was simply superhuman speed.
However, when he recalled the pain he felt earlier, he couldn't help but shiver. When he wanted to break through, he didn't have the confidence to do so.
"The cultivation of a disciple from the Refinement Domain isn't something ordinary people can accept."
"What do you think? There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world."
"Yeah …!"
Qin Shi let out a long sigh, but a moment later, his black eyes became firm again. "But no matter how difficult it is, I still have to persevere. If I want to defeat Su Tiao at the sixth level of the Heaven's Peak realm, it's far from enough."
"Then you should be prepared to suffer even more pain."
Donkey Ruhua chuckled. "I don't need to be like you. If I want to break through, I just need to study my bloodline."
"Freak!"
Qin Shi couldn't help but curse. In the past three days, he had broken through one level, but Donkey Ruhua had also broken through. The bloodline of a beast on the God Ranking was truly incomparable.
However, just as he calmed down and was about to focus on absorbing the energy of the Purgatory Palace, his eyes suddenly widened as a sense of uneasiness arose in his heart.
"Buzz buzz buzz!"
The cold pond buzzed continuously, and several water pillars suddenly shot out from the center of the pond.