Chapter 64: Exorcism

The heart demon is a term that is more or less heard of by almost every cultivator. However, those who have truly experienced it are few and far between.

Some stand still in silence, some go berserk, some become foolish... The heart demon only emerges when one's cultivation reaches a certain profound level and there are intense fluctuations in their perception and understanding of Dao, self, life, and so on.

This is a self - interrogation, an interrogation of the Dao and all things in the world!

Rather than calling it a heart demon, it is more like a test of the heart.

If one passes, their Daoist arts will advance significantly.

If one fails, they may regress, fall into the demonic path, or even die!

But how could Lin Xing experience a heart demon? Su Ru couldn't figure it out!

Every person who has experienced a heart demon is an advanced senior with profound cultivation, approaching the Grand Pure Realm. In terms of age, they are also octogenarians with rich experiences and insights!

But Lin Xing, a fifteen - year - old disciple, how could he experience a heart demon?

Was this really a heart demon or just a simple mishap in cultivation?

Su Ru was no longer certain.

But looking at Lin Xing's soulless appearance, unresponsive to pushing or calling, it was clearly one of the symptoms of a heart demon! What on earth should she do!!

Su Ru even thought about Lin Xing going berserk on her earlier and then turning into this state. Could it be that he had this heart demon because of her? But she had never heard of anyone having a heart demon because of a woman.

Could it be that her son - in - law was so deeply in love with her?

But, but she was already married!

—— It's not surprising that Su Ru misinterpreted. Everything happened too coincidentally. Lin Xing had some lecherous thoughts towards Su Ru originally, and with this coincidental event, it was easy to misunderstand.

Ultimately, Lin Xing's heart demon was due to time - traveling. Having faced death time and time again, Lin Xing's obsession with survival and self - existence was extremely firm. Even though his strength had advanced greatly, deep in his heart, he still cared so much.

He didn't want to be toyed with and erased without reason. He wanted to prove his value and be unique.

Excessive obsession with the "self" instead brought harm!

To the extent that...

—————— Somewhere —————— This was a strange place. Its size and shape were indescribable. There were no distinct objects, just a hazy gray, as if at the beginning of the world.

A dull figure stood in mid - air, mumbling continuously. The surrounding scene seemed to be changing, conjuring up countless strange sceneries; yet it also seemed to remain still, in a hazy and unsteady state.

Just like his current state, muddled and unclear.

A mass of blood - red mist, filled with endless negative emotions, seemed to have intelligence. It hovered around the figure, constantly trying to approach but then quickly retreating.

There was something about this person that both tempted and terrified it.

The blood - red black mist kept spinning, waiting for the right moment. Greed, desire, anger, violence, treachery... Almost all the inauspicious and negative words would come to mind the moment one saw this blood mist.

The aura on the figure gradually weakened. Four kinds of lights intertwined and flickered, constantly colliding and fighting. As time passed, the range within which the blood - red light could approach became smaller and smaller, from a foot to half a foot...

At this moment, suddenly a gentle yet firm voice, with a hint of reluctance, penetrated this hazy space: "The nine - day profound abyss turns into divine thunder. With the magnificent might of the heavens, it is guided by the sword!"

The space trembled slightly. From the blood - red mist came a difficult, babbling voice, with a hint of disdain: "Mer... ely... a... thun... der... what... can... it... do... to... me?"

After saying that, it continued to circle around the standing figure, probing and turning.

At this moment, as if in response to the thunder outside, a solemn and majestic aura suddenly emerged from the standing figure!

Upright, destructive, evil - expelling, and full of noble spirit!

This was the aura belonging to thunder!

The blood mist, which was just a short distance away, trembled and was sent flying dozens of meters!

"Ah!"

With a scream, the standing figure immediately regained consciousness and looked around at the strange scenery in confusion.

This person was Lin Xing, who had fallen into the heart demon.

When Lin Xing woke up, this space had completely changed. There was no hazy fog, nor illusory sceneries. Everything had returned to reality and clarity.

"Da... mn..." A resentful voice came from the blood mist. Ignoring the majestic aura, it rolled up a towering blood - red fog shadow and rushed straight over.

Once this opportunity was missed, it would be hard to come by again! It couldn't wait any longer!

Lin Xing opened his eyes, and a slowly rotating Taiji Eight - Trigram Diagram appeared in his eyes. Streaks of lightning - like light gathered in his eyes and finally converged on the "Zhen" trigram of the Eight - Trigram Diagram.

Zhen means thunder!!!

Lin Xing exhaled a heavy breath, a self - mockery mixed with a sense of relief.

"So it's you causing trouble all along!"

Lin Xing stared at the diving blood mist, his eyes glinting with determination.

"I was just wondering where to find you, and you come right to my door!" With that, he raised his right hand, and the whole world seemed to hold its breath in an instant.

"In my world, you don't get to run wild!"

As he spread his five fingers, the entire space was immediately filled with lightning and thunder. There was not a single place where huge thunderbolts did not explode!

The clouds in the sky covered densely, leaving no gaps. Thunderbolts as thick as buckets rained down densely, tearing through the air and shattering mountains and rivers, causing a great commotion!

Around Lin Xing, dozens of thunderbolts danced and condensed into the shapes of dragons, flying and leaping, tightly protecting Lin Xing in the center.

Lin Xing didn't know how powerful that thing was, but he was certain that it had some skills to bewitch people. He couldn't let it get close!

"Boom!!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

One thunderbolt after another struck the blood mist, and the blood mist let out shrill screams. With each flash of thunder, the blood mist shrank a little.

Thunder could restrain it!

"Damn... it..."

It roared shrilly, roaring in unwillingness!

To be defeated by such a person!

By such a person!!

Damn it!!!

If its strength were still there, I —— The blood mist suddenly trembled, emitting overwhelming black smoke. A tiny dark light, barely visible to the naked eye, passed through the layers of electric nets and crashed towards Lin Xing!

"Even... if... I... die... I... won't... let... you... off... easily!"

Lin Xing waved his hands, and dozens of thunder dragons burst out at several times the speed, surrounding the dark light. After a huge explosion, the dark light seemed to dissipate.

Lin Xing withdrew his hands, dispelling the thunder in the sky, and was about to leave.

What's this!

A blood - red shadow with a hint of black light suddenly rushed over from nearby at a speed too fast to stop!!

It had been waiting for this opportunity! Everything before was just a feint!

As Lin Xing's thoughts turned, thunder rumbled, but within this short distance, a few strikes of lightning were no longer enough to destroy it!

Lin Xing had a strong intuition: He couldn't let this thing touch him!!

But, it was already too late.

His body quickly retreated, and water and thunder blocked it heavily —— but! It was too late!!!

At this critical moment, suddenly a round bead, emitting a similar light, appeared in front of Lin Xing.

"How... dare... you... betray ——"

"Boom ——"

With a loud noise, the black shadow shattered and was destroyed by the thunder.

Lin Xing took a closer look. The thing that had suddenly appeared to protect him was actually —— the Blood - sucking Pearl!

The strange blood - sucking light was somewhat similar to that blood mist.

A tiny fragment of the black shadow, as small as a speck of dust and on the verge of annihilation, splashed beside Lin Xing's feet.

Bah, such a small thing, what can it do?

Lin Xing thought nothing of it and stepped on it.

Images of some familiar and unfamiliar figures flashed through Lin Xing's mind, carrying the endless resentment of that blood mist.