Chapter 892 - I Became a Villainess and Was Pestered by Beautiful Girls

The crowd arrived at the bottom of the stone stele. "Have a broad mind, hold a sincere heart." These two sentences are not difficult to understand; they simply require everyone to "be a good person from a young age." Many sects also ask their disciples to make similar vows when they join. But the question is, how can this be tested? "Uncle, you really do have a sinister motive!" Xian Ling saw the content on the stone stele and, with a frown, bluntly said to the elder of her own family. "I really don't have any sinister motives," the middle-aged man smiled somewhat awkwardly. "The stele didn't say that only one qualified person can bring others along…" "Guard the heavens, eliminate demons, uphold justice," the elder of the Xian Ling clan mused. "I completely don't understand what this means... Oh well, I'll give it a try!" After a moment of preparation, Elder Yuan Ming restored her state to its peak and, with a poker face, strode over the stele into the area of the trial. Huff, huff… In no time, the ordinary ground was covered with numerous orange-red flames, the flames constantly flickering, sending waves of heat. Elder Yuan Ming unfolded her protective barrier, looking a bit more nervous. "Would a strong cultivator of the Crossing Tribulation stage still be afraid of flames?" Tang Xin wondered. At this level, the majority of ordinary attack methods are ineffective against them. Although these flames have some temperature, they don't give Big Sister an especially dangerous feeling. "The flames on the ground are a bit peculiar," the middle-aged man sensed it and frowned. "No, it should be the law of this area that's somewhat strange; her power seems to have been suppressed." Elder Yuan Ming carefully advanced step by step through the flames. Suddenly, she stopped, standing still in the flames, letting the flames encroach upon her. "What's going on?" Everyone looked over in confusion, wondering why Elder Yuan Ming had stopped in the dangerous flames. The flames burned even more vigorously, and eventually turned into a large mouth, swallowing toward Elder Yuan Ming. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! At that moment, she finally came to her senses and quickly retreated. After a few breaths, she returned to her starting position. After reaching the stele, the flames stopped, not crossing the thunder pool. "Too dangerous," Elder Yuan Ming panted, still feeling lingering fear. "This is the legendary Ruthless Karma Fire." "What, it's the Ruthless Karma Fire?!" The middle-aged man's face changed dramatically upon hearing this. "The Ruthless Karma Fire? What is that?" Xian Ling asked with curiosity. "It's a type of flame that only exists in the Heavenly Tribulation," the cultivator explained. "There are three tribulations for a cultivator: the Spirit Tribulation upon advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, the Dao Tribulation upon advancing to the Ascendancy stage, and the Heavenly Tribulation upon advancing to the Crossing stage." Each tribulation deters countless cultivators, and the numbers of deaths are countless. The reason why advancing to the Ascendancy stage can be called a high-level cultivator is because one has crossed the first "Spirit Tribulation," causing a drastic change in both internal and external aspects, elevating oneself into the realm of high-level beings. The Heavenly Tribulation, on the other hand, is the tribulation of heavenly principles and one of the most terrifying forces on the mainland. "The first half of the Heavenly Tribulation is the Heavenly Thunder Rumble, and the second half is the Heavenly Fire Scorch. This flame is the Ruthless Karma Fire. It will judge every word you say, every vow you make, and everything you do on the path of cultivation. If there is any discrepancy, it will directly burn your soul. Those lacking in determination will be burned to ash directly." Cultivators often use "swearing to the heavens" to express their determination. Although empty words theoretically have no effect, the Heavenly Lord will not care whether you are sincere or fake. But if one can cultivate to the peak of the Ascendancy stage, it's a different matter. The Heavenly Dao is omnipresent, and every word spoken by a cultivator will leave a mark on it. The Ruthless Karma Fire is the final means of testing. "It is called 'ruthless' because it doesn't care about any reasons and judges purely from the most fundamental perspective, examining one's inner thoughts." The middle-aged man explained slowly. "Damn, if it's the flames of the Crossing stage, won't I be burned to death if I go in?" Tang Xin exclaimed. "No, this is different from the Karma Fire in the Heavenly Tribulation," Elder Yuan Ming shook her head. "I speculate that this was created from the heavens and earth through great supernatural powers, rather than being the pure Karma Fire that judges indiscriminately." "You keep saying it's judging, but what exactly is it judging?" Xian Ling tilted her head. The several experts thought for a moment and slowly pointed to the stele. "Have a broad mind, hold a sincere heart, guard the heavens, eliminate demons, uphold justice." "No way," Big Sister pouted. "If we don't have a broad mind, we're not allowed to pass?" Of course, there is another method. If one's strength surpasses the creator of this area through powerful supernatural abilities, they will most likely be able to pass by force. Unfortunately, everyone present is only at the early stages of the Crossing stage and definitely not powerful enough... "Just a fire, why, I'll give it a try!" Xian Ling burst out, hands on her hips. "Wait…" Before the clan's experts could stop her, she ran toward the flames. To everyone's surprise, after just a few steps, these flames actually voluntarily made way for her, causing her no harm. "This child has received meticulous care from the clan since childhood, and she has a good nature, so there should be no problem with her holding a sincere heart," the middle-aged man nodded. "Sizzle, sizzle! It's so hot, so hot!" After running out more than a dozen meters, Xian Ling promptly turned back, rushing into her Big Sister's arms and vigorously rubbing against her, exclaiming, "It's burning me! I need to cool down!" "I'm not ice here. While her sincere heart is fine, making her have a broad mind and uphold the heavens is probably impossible..." Subsequently, a few others attempted, only managing to exit a dozen meters before unable to bear it, and had to retreat. Everyone isn't evil. They may have done things like helping those in need and standing up against injustice. But having a broad mind to guard the heavens... Perhaps only the kind of protagonist who is "righteous and enthusiastic, losing sleep every day" could pass, right? Everyone was at a loss, and their last glances involuntarily fell on the "lustre of the righteous path of Qingzhou" and "role model of the righteous path" who had recently saved the world. "This seems a bit difficult," Tang Xin scratched her head. "Lying is just like drinking water to me..." "We believe in you," Xian Ling's elder nodded at her. "The moment I saw you, I felt that you were full of righteousness!" "I think you need to clean your eyes." Helplessly, everyone was watching, and she had to give it a try. Tang Xin took a few deep breaths, gritted her teeth, and charged into the Ruthless Karma Fire. In an instant, the entire sea of fire boiled, stirring up fiery waves that rushed to devour her!