232: Chapter 232 The Melody of Refining the Heart, Past and Present Lives

"Hmm? It looks like Huang Quan's trio is preparing to make a move in the Forbidden Realm of Qin!"

"Jie jie jie, who will kill whom is still undecided!"

Huang Quan's cultivation aura had likely already broken through to the Dou Wang level. With his keen soul perception, Hun Tiandi was eighty or ninety percent certain of that cold, sinister aura.

He even sensed a hint of instability within that aura, suggesting that the promotion to Dou Wang might not have been achieved through proper means.

Go!

After a slight hesitation, the youths from various forces began to move, stepping into the mist. When the Elder of Sound Valley had left earlier, the white mist had begun to churn, and in the blink of an eye, more than half of it had vanished.

Once someone took the lead, no one else felt fear and they followed closely behind.

Hun Tiandi did not hesitate. With a movement of his feet, he touched the white mist. As it flowed around his body, he was suddenly pulled by a force and vanished from the spot.

In the Maple Leaf Forest, The Noble Lady and the young girl watched as thousands of youths entered the Forbidden Realm of Qin.

"Tian Yin, look among these thousands of people, is there anyone who catches your eye..." Standing beside the girl, The Noble Lady revealed a slight smile.

"Mother, let's leave marriage to the heavens!"

"Whoever brings back the cold jade ancient zither shall be my husband!"

The girl spoke petulantly, a flush appearing on her fair face and slender neck.

"Father is personally suppressing that seal. If the cold jade ancient zither isn't in hand, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold out for long!" Tian Yin seemed to think of something and set aside her joking manner.

Hearing this, The Noble Lady's expression froze. The father Fairy Tianyin spoke of was, naturally, the Master of Sound Valley.

The reason the Master of Sound Valley had not appeared for his own daughter's marriage recruitment was that he was suppressing a seal.

"Sigh, finding the cold jade ancient zither isn't considered a success. Whoever can truly bring it out will be the final victor."

"This time, the trial of the Qin Realm is not just about luck, but also about corresponding strength. Otherwise, even if one finds the jade zither, it will be easily snatched away..."

The Noble Lady spoke slowly. At the end of the day, strength was still the most important thing.

"Indeed, let's see which of them can pass the first stage of the assessment: the Heart Refining Melody."

The Noble Lady gave a helpless smile.

Hun Tiandi was pulled by the white mist and was unable to break free. In the blink of an eye, he emerged from the mist and appeared in a new environment.

"This is..." He narrowed his eyes and looked around vigilantly. Before him was a Maple Leaf Forest, the leaves dancing in the wind and rustling like a mysterious tune.

Ding dong...

At that moment, the sound of a zither drifted out from the Maple Leaf Forest, perfectly complementing the sound of the maple leaves.

As it reached his ears, he unexpectedly found a sense of peace rising in his heart.

He even felt a sense of drowsiness.

Clang!

Suddenly, a loud sword hum rang out within his sea of consciousness. He snapped awake, a look of alarm flashing in his eyes. This zither music was strange.

It contained a mysterious power that could affect the mind.

"Qin Realm? Zither music? Since I can't stop it, let's see what you're up to!"

Hun Tiandi snorted coldly to himself. He had known beforehand that the Forbidden Realm of Qin was divided into an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer was for tempering disciples, and even if one didn't pass, there would be no danger.

He sat down on the spot, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly listened to the zither music.

Many images flooded into his mind. His spirit felt dazed as a high-tech world appeared—familiar heavy traffic and skyscrapers.

The Earth of his past life played out like a slideshow, recalling the past: from the orphanage to school, to society, to being hit by a meteor at a street stall.

This was his entire life's experience from his previous world, presented before his eyes. Hun Tiandi watched quietly, like a bystander.

Boom!

Hit by a meteor from beyond the heavens, his body exploded. A five-colored light enveloped a single soul, tore through space, and vanished.

Suddenly, the scene before him began to reverse, repeating incessantly.

"The past life is like a phantom; let the past be the past. I cannot change a single thing..." A touch of weariness appeared in his eyes, which became as deep as an abyss.

The scene changed again, and Hun Tiandi watched quietly. A Half-step Emperor Pill Embryo was in hand, and the living beings of the Central Plains were sacrificed. Blood filled the sky, staining the world a crimson red.

A towering figure sat upon a blood lotus, slowly absorbing the power of all living things.

Wisps of dark flames flickered in the sea of blood. The Hun Clan sacrificed to the Crying Blood Blade, and the members of the Hun Clan suffered countless casualties. In the hundred-thousand-foot blood pool of the Soul Realm, there were piles of white bones and the wails of aggrieved souls.

"Power is truly wonderful. Congratulations, Tiandi, on attaining the path of the Supreme Dou Di..."

The high-level members of the Hun Clan shouted with joy. Suddenly, a figure enveloped in brilliant flames appeared in the distance, appearing like the sovereign of ten thousand fires. It was Hun Tiandi's strongest opponent.

In the Battle of Two Emperors against Flame Emperor Xiao Yan, Hun Tiandi was defeated. Xiao Yan burned his Dou Di body to seal Hun Tiandi within the void space of the Flame Plaza.

The thousand-year planning of the Hun Clan had come to naught.

Within the endless darkness, he endured the refinement of the Heavenly Flames. His Blood Emperor body was destroyed, and his soul was tattered and exhausted.

A five-colored light from beyond the heavens pierced through the air, tearing through the Heavenly Flame seal. The soul from beyond merged with him, and he broke through the seal to be reborn through reincarnation.

Scene after scene passed like a fleeting show, all presented before Hun Tiandi's eyes.

They repeated continuously, the scenes cycling nine times.

Hun Tiandi spoke: "The past is the past and cannot be changed. Having returned through rebirth, my future is in my hands. The grudges of the past life shall be settled in this life as I attain the path of the Supreme Dou Di!"

As his firm words left his mouth, the scenes before him changed, instantly dissipating like the moon's reflection in a well or flowers in the water.

They shattered into countless fragments and merged into Hun Tiandi's body.

Buzz!

Hun Tiandi suddenly opened his eyes, which shot out two sharp beams of light. The eerie and demonic aura about him became increasingly refined and powerful.

His gaze was steady and deep, and his mind was exceptionally focused, as if something new had been added.

His soul's will became even firmer, and his soul seemed to have undergone a transformation, becoming incredibly solid and pure. His soul power had doubled.

His Soul Realm, currently at the Mortal Realm Middle Stage, was now only a step away from Mortal Realm Perfection.

"Whether it be the past life or the present life, I am who I am—the one and only Hun Tiandi!"

As his voice fell, the world went silent. No longer confused by the zither music, he began to walk forward.

The Forbidden Realm of Qin was divided into inner and outer layers. The outer layer tested a person's will, and the previous zither piece was called the Heart Refining Melody.

This melody could trigger the experiences one was least willing to touch. The zither music merged with memory to weave an illusion for heart refining.

In the illusion, one's past and present lives would be replayed bit by bit.

Joy, regret... everything could be seen. The scenes were extremely realistic and tied to oneself.

As long as there was the slightest flaw in one's soul will, a desire to change something, one would be deluded by the illusion. The illusion was not just an illusion; it was also one's own experience.

While attempting to change it, the soul's will would sink into it. Eventually, one would be unable to distinguish between the illusion and reality.

Being unable to break free meant failing this stage of the heart refining trial.

At best, the soul's will would fall into a coma; at worst, the soul's will would be severely damaged.

Unless awakened by a special method of Sound Valley, one would be immersed in it for a lifetime, unable to extricate oneself.

If one could see through the heart refining illusion and maintain their sense of self, their soul will would be washed and refined. By breaking the illusion, one would gain immense benefits.

Eh...

In the pavilions within the Maple Leaf Forest, there were many figures. All had their eyes closed, their bodies either crouching, leaning, or sitting cross-legged... various expressions appeared on their faces.

Cold sweat dripped from their foreheads as they were deeply mired in the illusion, unable to distinguish between the virtual and the real.

Like him, those who walked forward with clear and cold eyes numbered only about a thousand out of the three thousand plus people.

Their faces were full of joy; clearly, they had gained no small amount of benefit from the Heart Refining Melody.

"Huang Quan also saw through the illusion?"

Hun Tiandi scanned the area casually and saw a cold-faced Huang Quan, leading two protectors toward the Qin Realm.