Chapter 1364: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Wolf Smoke and Azure Incense Burns!

Back then, she was like a butterfly from a thousand years ago, transforming into a wisp of butterfly soul in Wang Lin's hands. His tightly clasped hands became empty, able only to watch that soul butterfly slowly dissipate from his embrace, turning into a gentle breeze, drifting towards the horizon.

Back then, in Wang Lin's embrace, with reluctant eyes and clinging tenderness, her face slowly aged, living through a lifetime, eventually her beauty faded into white hair and withered bones, closing those eyes that Wang Lin could never forget.

Her raised right hand seemed to want to touch Wang Lin's face one last time, but in the end, it lost all strength mid-air and fell. The tears that flowed from the corner of her eyes before closing fell to the earth, turning into the flowers of the next season, unsure if they could bloom again.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed, the seas changed into fields, fleeting in an instant.

A thousand years cannot be called eternity, but it is enough to make one forget everything. Yet, it still couldn't blur Wang Lin's memories; he always remembered, always remembered… Now, as if time had reversed, Wang Lin held the person he was reluctant to part with, only that back then, because Li Muwan had turned into a wisp of ethereal soul, his hands couldn't grasp her, only emptiness remained.

Now, although Li Muwan was illusory, in Wang Lin's embrace, his feeling was so real, as if holding the entire world… only, he no longer had the strength, no longer had a body, to continue holding her.

His hands, under the roaring black flames within his soul, gradually dissipated, becoming transparent, passing through Li Muwan's body, and vanishing.

His appearance also changed rapidly, from middle-aged, quickly passing through the years, turning into an old man full of wrinkles, until becoming transparent… as if a scene from back then was replaying, only the roles were reversed.

The only constant was the tenderness in Wang Lin's eyes. As his body dissipated, as the black flames ultimately dispelled all the blue flames, completely transforming into Karmic Fire, everything of Wang Lin rapidly vanished from this world.

Only that gaze, filled with black flames, moved further and further away from Li Muwan.

Li Muwan's body slumped to the ground. She stared blankly at the seemingly eternal gaze in the sky, her mind trembling.

"Who exactly are you!!" Li Muwan struggled to shout. In her heart, there was a pain, a pain she didn't know where it came from, but it grew deeper and deeper.

Karmic Fire ignited, destroying everything, but it could not destroy Wang Lin's Dao Heart, nor could it destroy all the memories in his heart!

"Karmic Fire is formed from my obsession; I cultivate the Dao with obsession, cultivating my entire life only for her!"

"Heavenly Dao is unkind, wishing to erase all obsessions, but my obsession has already transformed into Karmic Fire. Even Heaven cannot take it away!!"

"If this Karmic Fire is to burn my body, if this obsession is to destroy me, I will not resist! This fire is the thought of Wang Lin's entire life, this karma is the Heavenly Dao cultivated by Wang Lin!"

"What use is cultivating the Dao of an unkind Heaven and myriad things? I enter the Dao with obsession, ignite karma with thought, transforming into Reincarnation Karmic Obstruction. If I don't ascend to Heaven, even if it's the Nine Revolutions Eighteen Hells, if Hell is carefree, what harm is there in entering it!!"

At the moment the Karmic Fire was about to destroy him, an earth-shattering cry of the Vermilion Bird suddenly erupted!

Within the black flames, a Vermilion Bird instantly materialized. This Vermilion Bird was enormous, its entire body no longer blue, but black! It was like a black Phoenix, reborn within those black flames!

The cry of the Vermilion Bird spread throughout the entire world in this instant, even piercing through this Human Realm, roaring out from the first stick of incense on the back of the giant turtle in the Grand Emperor Star arena, shaking the entire Grand Emperor Star!

Daoist Miaoyin, who resembled a graceful youth, had waited for several days but showed no impatience. With a flip of his right hand, he took out another peach and was about to put it to his mouth, but immediately his body trembled, and he abruptly looked up, staring intently at the first stick of incense!

The cry of the Vermilion Bird echoed through Heaven and Earth!

Daoist Blue Dream's eyes suddenly gleamed, a strange color flashing through them, containing a hint of shock.

"This Vermilion Bird's voice… this is no ordinary Vermilion Bird, this is…"

The Vermilion Bird's cry was indeed extraordinary; its sound revealed ferocity, and an unyielding rebelliousness that refused to submit, as if it came from the Nine Netherworlds, not from the heavens!

"Impossible! Grand Diviner Yunluo had calculated before coming that that little bastard had a death tribulation and would definitely not survive it!" Si Mozi's face changed drastically, his pupils sharply contracted, staring intently at the first stick of incense.

Next to him, Yunluo's pretty face also showed shock. Her right hand, hidden beneath her sleeve, formed Hand Seals even faster, almost creating afterimages. But at this instant, her fingers suddenly trembled, and the fingerprints on all five fingers suddenly tore, bleeding fresh blood, as if an unseen force in the netherworld had forcefully interrupted her deduction! Or perhaps, Wang Lin's current state exceeded the scope of her divination!

The Old Vermilion Bird showed excitement, laughing loudly, his eyes flashing with brilliant light. As the Second Generation Vermilion Bird, he had an extremely deep understanding of the Vermilion Bird's cry. Just by hearing it now, he immediately knew everything that was happening within the Human Realm!

"Good boy, to actually manifest the Vermilion Bird under Karmic Fire!! Having passed this hurdle, the Nine Revolutions Karmic Fire Tribulation is about to begin. This is the most difficult part of this Karmic Fire!"

Only the old man sitting on the lizard beast remained with his eyes closed, as if none of these events could attract his slightest attention.

The woman beside Daoist Blue Dream stared blankly at the first Burning Incense, biting her lower lip, complex tears flowing from her eyes.

Within the Human Realm, the black Vermilion Bird ascended into the sky amidst the black flames, spreading its body as if to cover the heavens. Endless black flames encircled its entire body, emitting an unimaginable high temperature, but this heat did not bring any destruction to the Human Realm. All its temperature was concentrated on the Vermilion Bird itself.

Bursts of Vermilion Bird cries grew increasingly intense and high-pitched, emanating a mind-shaking fluctuation within!

That black Vermilion Bird was the manifestation of Wang Lin's soul!

"Karmic Fire has ignited, so burn the Reincarnation Karmic Obstruction and aid my Vermilion Bird's fourth Awakening!" The black Vermilion Bird let out a long cry, its massive body directly rushing towards the sky. At the moment it reached the top of the sky, black flames erupted from its body with a roar.

From afar, the flames looked like a giant torch, and within its fiery core was the dancing Vermilion Bird!

"With my obsessed Karmic Fire…" Wang Lin's voice was earth-shattering. The moment this voice echoed, the flames outside his body immediately transformed into a sea of fire. This sea of fire, with the Vermilion Bird as its center, suddenly roared in all directions.

In a flash, the entire sky was completely enveloped in the black flames, but no living creature in the Human Realm below could feel it!

This sea of fire, covering the sky, grew thicker and thicker. In a moment, it looked like giant waves, sweeping across the sky.

"Light the Human Realm Incense!!" Wang Lin's low roar transformed into the Vermilion Bird's cry, at this instant, wildly rushing towards the end of the sky. In this very moment, the boundless sea of fire suddenly contracted, surging towards the Vermilion Bird that Wang Lin had transformed into, forming a towering pillar of fire that roared upwards.

Moreover, within those flames, above the black Vermilion Bird, Wang Lin's soul image suddenly re-condensed. He looked up at the sky, waving his hands upwards.

Boom, boom, boom, boom!

Immediately, colossal rumbles continuously echoed in the sky, soaring into the void, transforming into a tearing force that seemed to rip open the heavens.

At this very moment, on the Grand Emperor Star, a wisp of black smoke suddenly appeared at the top of the first stick of incense on the giant turtle's back!

"It's lit!"

"The incense of the first trial is lit!"

The tens of thousands of Cultivators around, who had become impatient after waiting for many days and would have dispersed if they hadn't been afraid to leave, now burst into an uproar the moment that wisp of black smoke rose.

The black smoke initially was just wisps, but in a flash, it turned into billowing thick smoke, spreading across the sky like wolf smoke. A high temperature also radiated outwards, and under that high temperature, this Human Realm Incense was burning fiercely!

The burning was extremely fierce; from afar, the flames were monstrous, devouring downwards furiously. The speed at which this incense burned was beyond description; in just an instant, more than half of it had completely burned to ash!

Compared to the other two sticks of incense, this scene was shocking to behold!

Just as most of the tens of thousands of Cultivators around believed that this first stick of incense would burn out in an instant, the flames on it seemed to pause abruptly!

This pause, as if integrated into the minds of all the Cultivators present, made their hearts tremble as well!

Si Mozi stared at the Human Realm Incense, his eyes unblinking.

Grand Diviner Yunluo, beside him, had a somewhat pale face, a hint of gloom flashing in her eyes.

Within the Human Realm, Wang Lin looked at the sky, standing on the back of the black Vermilion Bird, his entire body enveloped in endless black flames. With the Karmic Fire raging, he deeply exhaled, then lowered his head, looking at the distant, frail figure slumped on the mountain peak below, staring at the sky. He whispered softly:

"My name is Wang Lin!" After saying his last words to Li Muwan, he suddenly looked up.

"Nine Revolutions Karmic Tribulation, come!"

The Nine Revolutions Karmic Tribulation is a fire tribulation of Karmic Obstruction. Back then, the First Generation Vermilion Bird nearly perished under this fire tribulation; had it not been for the protection of an ancient Immortal Venerable, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

And now, Wang Lin, as the Sixth Generation Vermilion Bird, without any protection, had to face this Nine Revolutions Karmic Tribulation alone!

In the world, there are red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, and also white and black, existing above and below, totaling nine colors. Each color represents one revolution. These nine tribulations begin with black flames and end with black flames; that is Reincarnation.

If all are overcome, the Reincarnation Karmic Obstruction will ignite, leading to a Breakthrough, causing the Vermilion Bird's fourth Awakening, transforming real fire, and stepping into the realm of illusory fire!

The Nine Revolutions Karmic Tribulation descends!

The black flames outside Wang Lin's body instantly changed as if swept by a fierce wind, completely turning into a blood-red color. The red light reflected, dyeing the earth in crimson.

A heaven-shaking roar erupted as the boundless crimson flames surrounding Wang Lin suddenly surged back, rushing to burn Wang Lin from all directions!

The first stick of incense on the Grand Emperor Star, after that pause, once again roared downwards as it burned.

From its ignition until now, the time was exactly one breath!

Thank you to the fellow Daoist 'Lifetime Follows Fate, Fate Follows Lifetime' for their unwavering support for renegade immortal, ascending to the position of Alliance Master, leading Wang Lin by a step, becoming a Third Step Grand Power. Er Gen bows in gratitude!