In Heart of Fire Academy's carriage.
Xin sat alone in a carriage, his eyes now open, crimson moon cherry blossoms fluttering within them, as if twin ice and fire dragons swam. He let out a long sigh:
"Still can't do it."
"How exactly should I pass the test of the Ninth Tribulation?"
The teacher's title tempering given by the system was not merely about strength, but a test of the character and artistic conception of being a teacher, and also the system's evaluation of Xin's current teaching ethics.
In each tribulation, Xin entered a lifetime of reincarnation from a meditative state.
"The First Tribulation: Endured poverty, served as a slave, had no one to rely on throughout life, wandered for sixty years, and drifted for a lifetime."
"The Second Tribulation: Struggled throughout life, toiled like an ox, barely made ends meet, cared for parents above, raised wife and children below, content with basic sustenance, a common life."
"The Third Tribulation: Held power, deeply entangled in mire, touched upon high authority above, suppressed the common people below, accumulated jade and piled gold, a revered official; yet, disaster struck suddenly, turning everything into nothing. Where is the five years of glory and wealth now? No different from a dream in Nanke."
"The Fourth Lifetime Meditation: Wielded a blade like an owl's shadow, where cold light splattered blood — stealthily took lives in the dark night, a The bloody wind swept through the dream and soul. One day, his heart awakened to the lingering karma, half a lifetime fallen, lamenting the demonic evil."
"…"
"The Sixth Tribulation: A profligate son, a heaven-blessed talent, looked up to the gates of heaven, trod upon the human world, looked back, a wasted life, all past events scattered like ashes."
"…"
"The Eighth Lifetime: A generation's Sword Immortal fell to the dust, endured the cold eyes of the world, discussed wine and swords, walked the path of wine and sword again, yet what of it? The clear night moon was unbearable."
"…"
Several lifetimes of meditation had made Xin's mental force extraordinarily strong. Even if not comparable to the superposition of eight lifetimes, it was at least equivalent to three souls.
These lifetimes of meditation also allowed Xin to witness the coldness and warmth of human nature, to understand human affairs and accept fate, and also to realize that pitiful people must have hateful aspects, and hateful people must have pitiable aspects, the principle of not viewing the world with prejudice and not living life with stubbornness.
However, what Xin sighed about was that he couldn't enter the state of meditation for this Ninth Lifetime, no matter how he cultivated in seclusion.
It was as if this Ninth Lifetime of meditation simply didn't exist.
This made Xin, who usually had a calm mindset, a little anxious.
If the Ninth spirit ring could not be attached, this trip to Spirit City would become even more perilous.
Could it be that the best option now should be to hunt for a spirit ring on his own?
After a long journey, passing through a valley, during a rest period, Xin slowly stepped out of the carriage, looking at the loess-like valley, feeling a bit worried.
With his current strength and his own precautions, he wasn't afraid of Spirit Hall making a move against him. Xin was only worried about his students.
"Dean Xin, sighing, are you worried about losing the finals?"
At this moment, in front and to the side of Xin, a beautiful woman in green suddenly shook her head vigorously, then sharply knocked the golden circlet on her head twice with her fist. This could alleviate her headaches, but as the finals drew nearer, her thoughts became more numerous, often difficult to suppress.
Seeing Xin slowly approach, she couldn't help but ask.