Chapter 55: Beheading the Heart Demon — Vote Request!

  Many inexplicable voices came from outside the main hall, loud and powerful, rolling and surging. Upon hearing these voices, the faces of Li Changlao and others in the field all sank, secretly calling it bad. This Xuan Rong Shu uncle, who was the highest-ranking member of the Wuji Sect, had inexplicably gone mad after gaining insight into the "Jiemo Map" left behind by Wuwang Juushi, becoming mentally unclear, crazy and erratic, neither human nor ghost.

  The current leader of Wuji Sect is facing the risk of going crazy, if Xuan Ming Shibo appears at this time to stir up trouble, it would be too terrible!

  Li Changlao and the others exchanged a glance, seeing worry in each other's eyes. Just then, a loud noise echoed through the great hall, and an old man suddenly appeared out of thin air. The old man had disheveled hair and only half of his face was visible, looking strange. He strode forward with big steps, laughing loudly, then suddenly wailed and cried, rolling up his sleeves as if about to charge over. But when he saw Tang Jing, he suddenly froze, becoming as still as a wooden chicken. Then he pointed at Tang Jing and let out a shrill cry!

  "You! You——how did you end up here! You——"

  The old man was like seeing a fierce ghost, his figure flashed quickly to the gate of the main hall, looking at Tang Qing, with an expression of extreme terror.

  No one knows what happened to this old man.

  Even Tang Qing's sword-like eyebrows were raised in puzzlement as he stared at the old man, whom he did not recognize.

  "You are the Carefree Immortal! You are the Carefree Immortal! How did you end up here!! Carefree Immortal, please tell me, how can I achieve Nirvana? Do I have to do what you did, ascend to the ninth heaven and slay the gods, or descend into the nine hells and slaughter demons? Tell me! Your junior, Xuanyin, is kowtowing to you!"

  The old man fell to his knees with a thud at the gate of the main hall, and began to knock his head against the floor violently. Every time he knocked, the main hall would shake once.

  Bang! Bang! Bang!

  It was just a matter of one breath, and the old man knocked his head dozens of times. The great hall was shaken by the force of his knocking, causing it to tremble continuously.

  Hiss...

  Four or five figures flashed into existence, and Li Changlao and the others appeared beside Xuanyin. As they cast their spells, a white glow enveloped Li Changlao, who took advantage of the moment to say in a solemn voice, "Xuanyin Shifu has gone mad from practicing his craft too intensely, and his mind is no longer clear. Over the years, he has mistakenly believed dozens of people to be Wuwan Cultivators and killed them. You should leave quickly."

  Tang Qing nodded and put his arm around Shangguan Xue's shoulders as they walked away.

  "Let me go! Let me go! That person is really the Carefree Immortal! I was lucky enough to see him once, it's him! Hurry up and let me go! I want to ask the Carefree Immortal for guidance!"

  Surrounded by a milky white halo, the mysterious sound is deafening, the pain is unbearable, and I grab my hair and let out a mournful cry.

  Watching Master Wu's suffering, Li Changlao and others also shook their heads and sighed. The hermit of the Untroubled Abode was one of the most mysterious figures in the world today. His works were full of profound and abstruse diagrams, which contained the highest secrets and attracted cultivators from all over the world to explore and compete for them. Unfortunately, few people could understand the secrets within, and eight or nine out of ten would go crazy, but there were also a few who had gained some terrifying magical powers from them, which was quite exaggerated. That's why even though deciphering the hermit's diagrams carried the risk of going crazy, many people still rushed to try, and this Xuanyin was one of them.

  When leaving the grand hall, Shangguan Qiusuo was already weak and frail. Tang Qing picked her up in his arms and walked away slowly. Shangguan Qiusuo struggled to break free but it was futile. She was held tightly by this mysterious man, gazing at his handsome face, her heart gradually became complicated. She thought of the grand hall earlier, his proud expression, arrogant attitude, reckless behavior, and unbridled words. In that moment, he seemed to disregard even heaven and earth.

  "If you were really a carefree gentleman, how wonderful it would be..."

  The name of Wu Wang Ju Shi, renowned throughout the world, who doesn't know about it? He killed the nine heavens' immortal and slaughtered the nine underworlds' demons. Upon hearing his name, monsters and demons tremble with fear. Nobody knows who he is or what kind of cultivation he has achieved. Very few people have seen him, but the world only knows that this person is mysterious and unpredictable, with boundless divine powers and daring ambition. Rumor has it that Wu Wang Ju Shi has reached the realm where a flip of his hand can turn into clouds and a cover of his hand can turn into rain, with a snap of his fingers creating a new universe in an instant. Especially his authentic works, whether poetry or paintings, all contain the most profound and mysterious essence.

  Thinking of his arrogance earlier, his lawlessness, even now, Shangguan Qiyue still had some lingering fear and said, "Tang Qing, you were truly too reckless earlier. How could you so brazenly offend the master of Wuji Sect? If he hadn't suddenly faced the risk of going berserk, this time you would have been dead for sure."

  Tang Qing smiled faintly and didn't say anything.

  "I know you have a secret, that black smoke of yours might be formidable, but after all, there's always someone stronger out there, and the number of skilled fighters in the world is countless, what if you..."

  Shangguan Qixue was at a loss for words, she had personally witnessed the horror of Tang Qing's black smoke, although she didn't know what it was, but one thing she was certain of was that the black smoke, whatever it was, was an external object. Tang Qing's own cultivation had only just begun to transform, in fact, she had always suspected that the black smoke belonged to a demon or ghost, because these things often attached themselves to people, bewildering them into gaining great power, and exchanging something for it.

  She wanted to persuade Tang Qing, but was worried that the black smoke attached to Tang Qing's body would hear something unfavorable to him, so she didn't know how to start.

  Suddenly, Tang Jing stopped in his tracks. Yu Guan Xue was puzzled and followed his gaze to see several figures standing in mid-air ahead of them. The leader was none other than the master of Wuji Sect and Li Chang Lao. Yu Guan Xue's face turned pale with shock, just as she was about to speak, she saw Li Chang Lao shake his head. Although she didn't understand what it meant, she also remained silent.

  The Wuji Sect Master's face was slightly pale, with a hint of murderous intent between his eyebrows. His eyes fixed on Tang Qing, and he said, "Young man, earlier in the grand hall, you claimed that you would break through to the Qi boundary within a year using the body of the earth. Do you still remember?"

  "What?" Tang Jing's eyes narrowed, his gaze locked onto hers as he smiled softly and said, "If you don't dare to respond, then kneel down now and return her some dignity!"

  "Heh heh, I've accepted your challenge." The leader of the Wuji Sect didn't get angry this time, instead smiling warmly and saying, "If you can't do it within a year, I'll personally wipe you out!"

  "Hahaha!" Tang Qing burst out laughing, casting a glance around him with an air of superiority. He said something that left everyone bewildered: "You'll never amount to anything in this lifetime, and you won't live long either!" With that, he turned his back on the leader of the Wuji Sect and walked away, holding Shangguan Xue above his head.

  Wuji's master didn't say anything else, his figure gradually disappeared into thin air.

  "Li Changlao, this arrogant little brat dares to offend the leader of our sect like this, why doesn't he just take action and kill him directly, why wait until a year later?"

  Li Zhang gazed at the disappearing figure of Tang Qing and said, "This young man's words in the grand hall shook the leader's mind and brought out his inner demon. This inner demon originated from a bet made by Tang Qing a year ago. If the leader were to take action and kill him now, not only would it be unable to suppress the inner demon, but it would also make it even stronger. Only after waiting for a year, when Tang Qing has not yet entered the realm of Qi, can the leader kill him and thoroughly eradicate the inner demon."

  The path of cultivation, the higher the cultivation, the stronger the heart and spirit. The heart and spirit are also known as the "heart god". However, closely tied to the heart and spirit is the "heart demon". Once the heart and spirit become disordered, the heart demon may take advantage of the opportunity to invade. The heart demon is complex and refers to the "demon in one's heart". This heart demon can be anything, such as a guilty conscience or self-blame. No matter what causes the heart and spirit to become unsettled, it is likely to evoke the heart demon.

  The only way to strangle the heart demon is to perfect this matter, such as Tang Qing making a bet with Hai Kou to break through the realm of Qi within a year, which makes the master of Wuji Sect restless and triggers the heart demon. This heart demon is the one-year bet. To kill this heart demon, it must wait until after a year, complete the bet. If Tang Qing is killed now, the master of Wuji Sect's mind may become even more disturbed, triggering more heart demons, such as narrow-minded heart demons and so on.

  This is what is called the road of cultivation, a stage that every cultivator must go through, beheading the heart demon.

  Actually, Tang Qing didn't leave because of this reason. He accidentally hurt Shangguan Qiusuo and felt guilty about it. If he left like that, the guilt would haunt him for his whole life. Only when Shangguan Qiusuo recovered from her injuries and the guilt disappeared could he be at peace.

  So-called heart demons come from the heart itself.

  If the Wuji Sect Master was originally broad-minded, no matter how Tang Jing provoked him, he would not take it to heart and would not be possessed by the demon of his own mind. The Wuji Sect Master is like this, if Tang Jing was originally an unfeeling person, even if he accidentally hurt Shangguan Qiyue, he would not feel guilty.

  So, all heart demons depend on the inner heart.

  Why are those who kill people like flies and have a strong desire to kill prone to going crazy? Because human nature is good, every time they kill someone, their conscience will be criticized, and after a long time, they will go completely crazy.