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Chapter 566, Destroying the Black Flame

The moment Hua Changxi stepped into the pagoda, she was prepared to face any dangers.

Unexpectedly, the tower was deserted, with no traps, arrows, or restrictions. Even the cultivators who had entered before her were nowhere to be seen.

The stupa was empty.

However, Hua Changxi did not relax his efforts.

She clearly sensed an invisible and intangible force permeating the air, enveloping every inch of space, silently affecting every person who stepped in, yet its origin and destination remained unknown.

After looking around and finding nothing else, Hua Changxi did not hesitate any longer and stepped onto the steps inside the tower.

To her shock, the moment her right foot stepped onto the first step, a mountain-like force of oppression immediately pressed down on her, making it difficult for her to move.

"what happened?"

Hua Changxi instantly realized that it was that invisible force at work.

But she didn't understand why such a huge suppressive force was acting on her.

Yes, it is the force of suppression, not simply the suppression of gravity.

Although the difference between the two was not very obvious, she still managed to notice it.

Besides the physical pressure of gravity, there was also a binding force acting on her.

Having not even stepped onto the first step, Hua Changxi, with the mindset of "since I'm already here," was naturally unwilling to give up. Moreover, she wanted to figure out what exactly was going on with that suppressing force.

So she gritted her teeth, poured all her strength into her right leg, and inch by inch, she planted her foot firmly. Then she took a deep breath and lifted her left leg up as well.

The moment her feet touched the first step, the oppressive force, as heavy as a mountain, suddenly intensified, as if the entire weight of the pagoda was pressing down on her shoulders and back.

Faced with this inexplicable suppressive power, she felt somewhat uneasy, which made her want to retreat.

However, when she moved her right foot again, she keenly sensed something unusual about her dantian.

Hua Changxi immediately focused his mind and looked inward, and was shocked to find that the black flames on the Nascent Soul's heart were swaying violently.

This discovery gave her a jolt.

From her limited understanding, those that could be suppressed by the pagoda were either demons or extremely vicious beings.

She may not be an absolutely good person, but she shouldn't be suppressed by the pagoda.

Hua Changxi didn't think there was anything wrong with him, except for the black flames on his nascent soul's heart.

So, she was suppressed by the pagoda because of the black flames?

Upon realizing this possibility, Hua Changxi instantly lost all desire to retreat.

She has always attached great importance to the Black Flame, and she wants to understand everything related to it.

So she continued climbing the steps, wanting to see what was going on.

Each step was extremely difficult to climb, and with the cracking sound of her spine accompanying her, Hua Changxi finally reached the second level of the pagoda.

Then she noticed that the black flames seemed to have shrunk a little.

Although it was extremely subtle, it was enough to shake her heart.

Is the stupa 'extinguishing' the black flames within her?

The black flames are formed from negative desires, which means that the stupa is cleaning people's negative emotions?

Hua Changxi's heart pounded. Heaven knows how much she wanted to extinguish the black flames, but she just couldn't find a way.

In high spirits, she ignored the suppressing force and immediately continued climbing upwards.

After that, the black flames shrank with each level of the pagoda that was climbed.

When she climbed to the third floor, she saw the first cultivator, who was lying prostrate on the steps, moving with great difficulty.

Hua Changxi activated his Eye of Truth and scanned the cultivator.

Even at the Nascent Soul stage, only black flames ignited within his body. However, his black flames were much smaller than hers, covering only one-fifth of his Nascent Soul's heart.

Looking at this person, Hua Changxi's eyes flickered uncertainly.

She guessed that the suppressive power of the pagoda was determined by the size and intensity of the black flames.

The reason she still had the strength to climb was because of her strong physical body, while the Nascent Soul cultivator in front of her, although his black flames were not large, had a weak physical body and could not withstand the suppressive power of the pagoda, so he could not continue to climb.

Having figured this out, Hua Changxi didn't linger any longer and directly passed the cultivator.

She is not worried about being attacked.

There's no other reason than that, under the power of suppression, there's simply no way for him to mobilize any other forces.

Continue upwards.

On the subsequent floors, she would encounter cultivators.

These monks clung desperately to the stone steps in a difficult posture. Some gripped the railings tightly with both hands, the veins on the back of their hands bulging; others were bent over, sweat pouring down their backs, as if they were carrying a heavy burden, their faces red and their teeth clenched. But no matter how much they struggled, they could not take another step upwards.

Under the scrutiny of the Eye of Truth, the condition of these cultivators' bodies was laid bare.

These people were mostly Nascent Soul cultivators, and most of them only ignited black flames, while a few ignited white flames, but the white flames were very weak.

Among them were people like her who only gave birth to white Martians.

When Hua Changxi reached the ninth floor of the pagoda, the black flame that had overflowed from the surface of her heart and spread to the surrounding meridians like ink soaking into rice paper shrank, and now shrank back into her heart.

Upon hearing this, Hua Changxi's eyes flashed with barely suppressed elation. He didn't even bother to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and continued to grit his teeth and climb towards the tenth step.

Eleventh floor, twelfth floor...

On each subsequent level, they encountered more and more disheveled cultivators.

Whenever Hua Changxi encountered someone, she would observe them carefully.

Compared to the previous cultivators, all cultivators above the tenth level ignited black and white flames, but their cultivation levels varied, ranging from Nascent Soul Realm to Spirit Platform Realm.

To her surprise, the black flames within some of these cultivators were even more intense than hers.

Hua Changxi noticed that as they climbed, the black flames flickered violently, while the white flames emitted a soft glow.

Upon seeing this, Hua Changxi fell into deep thought.

The stupa extinguished the black flames, but what about the white flames?

In her observation, the white flames neither grew larger nor smaller, but they seemed to be able to offset some of the suppressive force.

Otherwise, those cultivators whose black flames were even more intense than hers, but whose physical bodies were not as strong, would not have been able to climb to such a high floor.

Continue upwards.

When she finally reached the eighteenth floor, the black flames that had been hovering over her heart covered the area, leaving only nine-tenths of the entire heart.

This fueled her even more motivation to climb higher.

On the twenty-seventh level, the black flames only covered four-fifths of the heart.

She didn't ignite the white flame; she truly managed to endure it all by sheer willpower, relying entirely on her incredibly strong body honed through countless trials!

Hua Changxi secretly rejoiced, because if her physical body hadn't been tough enough, she wouldn't have been able to climb to such a high floor.

Upon reaching this floor, all the cultivators encountered were at the Spirit Platform Realm.

As she continued upwards, she discovered that the white flames burning within the cultivators' bodies were becoming increasingly intense, with some cultivators exhibiting white flames that were significantly stronger than black flames.

Upon reaching the thirty-sixth floor, Hua Changxi stopped.

It wasn't that she didn't want to go up, but rather that she saw quite a few people she knew on this floor. (End of Chapter)