Chapter 1360: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Life is but a Dream

"Light the Azure Incense!" Old Vermilion Bird waved his hands, his expression sweeping away his previous playfulness, becoming extremely solemn. Once he became serious, a sense of majesty, without anger, was immediately evident, and within it, a domineering aura was contained.

It was as if wherever he was, whatever he said, was heavenly law!

Amidst the rumbling, on the back of the giant turtle, three enormous unlit incenses, a hundred zhang thick and several thousand zhang long, suddenly appeared!

These three incenses were entirely azure. After appearing, they pointed directly to the sky. From a distance, the thousand-li turtle looked like an altar, and upon the altar, three incenses pierced the heavens!

"My Land of Falling Young Emperor trial is extremely simple. The three incenses represent the illusory realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man. You must enter each with your soul and light the three incenses! The trial procedure is not difficult; what is difficult are two points!

First, lighting the incense is difficult! Second, once this Azure Incense is lit, even though it is several thousand zhang long, it will instantly burn to ash. What you need to do is to slow down its burning as much as possible! And before it burns down, your soul must exit from within and return to your Physical Body!"

Old Vermilion Bird looked at Wang Lin with an extremely solemn expression.

"Any trial has dangers, and my Land of Falling Young Emperor trial is no different. If you can't light it, so be it, but once lit, if you can't get out before it burns down, then your soul will be trapped within and burn to death with it! With me here, you won't truly die, but it will disappoint me.

Since ancient times, only two people have succeeded in this trial. I am the first, and before you, there was one other! This person had extraordinary talent; the first incense lasted five breaths, the second incense lasted nine breaths, and the third incense was slowed down to fourteen breaths. Even I am not as good as him.

Do you dare to take the trial! Answer me!" Old Vermilion Bird's gaze was like a torch, staring into Wang Lin's eyes.

"Why wouldn't I dare!" Wang Lin said calmly, slowly.

"Good, I look forward to your third surprise!" Old Vermilion Bird laughed heartily, waving his right hand, which transformed into a fierce gust of wind that directly swept Wang Lin's body. Under the gale, Wang Lin's figure turned into a bolt of lightning, heading straight for the first incense on the left side of the giant turtle's back!

Si Mozi's eyes revealed a deeply hidden malice, subtly staring at Wang Lin. At this moment, his face was bruised purple, yet even Divine Ability could not dispel it in a short time, as this was inflicted by Old Vermilion Bird, deliberately left as an insult.

Currently, Si Mozi no longer dared to be as blatant as before, but the killing intent in his heart towards Wang Lin grew even stronger.

"The Venerable Master's Association will have a deep understanding of this Land of Falling trial. This little bastard's cultivation will definitely not succeed!" Si Mozi snorted inwardly.

The Grand Preceptor Yun Luo next to him also had a gloomy expression. Her right hand, inside her sleeve, casually formed a Hand Seal, as if performing some deduction, but her gaze imperceptibly swept towards Daoist Miaoyin in the distance.

As for Daoist Miaoyin, she was lying on a cloud, her eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a strange light.

"This young fellow must be Wang Lin, whom Daoist Shui mentioned in his sound transmission… Is the Venerable of the Sealed Realm not dead?… Daoist Shui should not dare to deceive, but this matter still requires caution… The reason I acted back then was because the Venerable Master gave great benefits. Now… if they want me to act, it depends on whether the Venerable Master's Association is willing to part with them."

Daoist Blue Dream's expression was calm as he watched Wang Lin head straight for the giant incense, sighing inwardly.

"This child, in such a short time, caused the Flashing Thunder Clan's destruction and became so deeply connected with the Land of Falling. I truly underestimated him… As one of the Five Venerables of the Primordial Stars, I have the responsibility to protect the Primordial Stars, but this child and Yue'er…" Daoist Blue Dream glanced at his daughter beside him, a hint of complexity in his eyes.

"I can disregard the Venerable Master's Association; even if the Venerable Master comes out of seclusion, I can refuse. It's just… if Meng'er comes personally, what should I do…" Remembering his wife, Daoist Blue Dream felt a pang of pain in his heart. He could never forget the scenes from that year when his wife seemed to die or leave, becoming a stranger.

The old man in beast hide simply closed his eyes, ignoring everything, as if nothing in the world could compare to a battle with that old Vermilion Bird in front of him.

The huge lizard beast beneath him snorted out two streams of white gas from its nostrils, its cold eyes also closing.

Around the giant turtle below, tens of thousands of Cultivators all settled their Qi and focused their minds, watching Wang Lin's figure approach the first incense, each with various thoughts.

"Hmph, this person is truly lucky to be favored by the First Young Emperor, but that trial is extremely difficult. I assert that he will not succeed!"

"My Falling Life Association's First Elder, with a cultivation of the fifth heavenly decay, dared not undertake the trial to obtain the title of Young Emperor. Even if this person is admired by the Great Emperor and the First Young Emperor, wanting to succeed is wishful thinking."

On this Great Emperor Star arena, with tens of thousands of Cultivators' gazes fixed upon him, Wang Lin arrived beside the first giant incense, landing on the giant turtle's shell. Standing so close, his figure was truly insignificant in comparison.

This giant incense was like a mountain, subtly emitting a fragrance that, upon entering the nose, invigorated the spirit.

Wang Lin took a deep breath, raised his right hand, and placed it on the giant incense in front of him. The moment his palm touched it, his eyes closed, and his body suddenly became motionless, his soul following the incense… The first stage of the trial, the Human Realm illusion among Heaven, Earth, and Man!

Rippling water sounds came from his ears, along with various bustling noises that gradually became clearer from a vague blur, until they drowned out the water sounds and replaced everything in Wang Lin's ears.

The sky was azure, very beautiful, like a spread of silk, adorned with white clouds, but it seemed somewhat unreal just by looking at it.

Wang Lin stood on a bridge, with river water flowing beneath it. In the distance, there were a few boats in the river, from which faint sounds of music drifted. On both sides of the bridge were bustling streets, with many pedestrians whose faces were vaguely indistinguishable.

Withdrawing his gaze from the sky, Wang Lin felt as if he had entered a dream. Everything was illusory, giving him no sense of reality.

Even the bridge, to him, was faintly blurry, as if it could dissipate at any moment. It was as if everything in this world, except for himself, was ethereal.

This was a mortal city, not large, but with many inhabitants. The streets also had numerous shops and hawkers, with an endless stream of calls.

However, all of this was blurry and out of place with him… "Is this the first stage…?" Wang Lin pondered, turning to walk off the bridge, but just then, his body trembled, and he suddenly turned back to look into the river!

In the river, a large boat slowly approached. On the boat sat a young man, holding a wine cup in his hand, with several courtesans dancing in front of him, and several attendants standing behind him.

"Heaven and Earth are the inn of all things; time is the transient guest of a hundred generations. And life is but a dream, how much joy is there… and for what joy!" Amidst a long laugh, this seemingly faint yet unrestrained voice came.

The young man held the wine cup and drank it in one gulp! Since Wang Lin arrived here, everything he saw apart from himself was blurry, but at this moment, upon seeing the young man, his appearance instantly became clear. This clarity, in contrast to the surrounding blur, was extremely stark!

At this sight, Wang Lin stood frozen in place, his mind rumbling as if heaven and earth were collapsing. He was familiar, very familiar, with the young man's appearance; it was almost… yesterday's fatigue extended to today, not what I wished. This chapter is short by a thousand characters, I will make it up twofold another day. My apologies, my apologies.

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