Chapter 234 - 234 232 Heart Demon

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234: Chapter 232: Heart Demon 234: Chapter 232: Heart Demon Fang Geyu couldn’t help but look extremely displeased when he saw Baili An seriously lift her hand with a sincere face and start to gaze and stroke it meticulously. This was far from the world-renowned and upright fourth Tianxi Sword; she was more like a hooligan who had come down from the mountains. And she had the audacity to touch more thoroughly. What lecherous words! Yun Rong’s palm was very cool, with cute little crescents on her pale pink nails, and the skin of her fingertips and the palm was very soft and delicate. Only between the joints had a thin layer of sword calluses formed, no doubt from years of holding a sword. The skin was white and clean, and the wrist bones were slender and well-shaped, like a perfect work of art. Of course, what was more important was that there were no scars at all, nor could he feel any traces of dissembling through illusion techniques. But what Baili An could confirm was that this was the same palm that he had encountered with a mysterious person in a black cloak earlier that morning. And Baili An knew clearly that the person in black was a woman. At the moment of the collision around the corridor corner, the force was not light; he could feel the softness of the other party. That softness was definitely not something that a man could possess. But now, Yun Rong’s hand was unharmed and unscarred, with no traces of torture or gruesome, destructive scars. She took great care of her hands. The hand was brimming with spiritual energy, shining in concert with the spiritual nodes of her body. Baili An could imagine how astonishing the finesse of this seemingly delicate and beautiful palm would be when wielding a sword. Baili An felt as if he had fallen into a dream from which he could not escape, nor could he delve deeper. Seeing his troubled and confused appearance, Yun Rong let out a laugh. She withdrew her palm and, without much force, chopped a hand down on his head: “You aren’t thinking that the person who gave you the sword seal was me, are you?” Baili An, clutching his head, said helplessly, “I’m at a loss for the reasons behind it.” Yun Rong appeared quite intrigued, “If you’re at a loss, I could tell you, but in exchange, you need to carve out some time to discuss Sword Dao with me.” The last time they had parted at Kongcang Mountain, she hadn’t managed to knock this little corpse demon out cold and carry him back to the Tianxi Sword Sect, which was a regret. Now seeing him able to discern a person just by looking at the hands of a Sword Cultivator, she found this young man to possess great potential for sword cultivation. Baili An looked at her with a strange expression, “You are the fourth Tianxi Sword, an Immortal of the Tribulation Realm who has lived for a millennium, and you want to discuss Sword Dao with me?” Wasn’t this bullying? Yun Rong’s lips curved slightly, “No, the way of the sword seeks perception and talent. Realm determines the depth of one’s cultivation but cannot decide the intricacies of the Sword Dao.” Baili An said, “I haven’t really learned much about swordsmanship.” Yun Rong didn’t seem to mind much, “I can teach you, like that Lingxu Swordsmanship—you’ve learned it quite well. You should know, even our Sword Master overlooked the true essence of such a mediocre Cultivation Technique. Just on this point alone, you ought to be proud.” Baili An gave a bitter smile, “Why do I feel like Miss is indirectly praising herself?” Yun Rong coughed lightly, “Illusion.” Baili An replied, “Alright, I accept Miss Yun Rong’s proposal.” Yun Rong smiled broadly, left the windowsill, turned, and formally stepped into the small noodle shop. She moved a chair for herself and, under Fang Geyu’s mocking gaze, sat down next to Baili An. Baili An, with his eagle eyes, noticed that the moment Yun Rong appeared, the black shadow under the stove vanished instantaneously, like a mouse seeing a cat. Yun Rong, of course, sensed the ghostly presence in the establishment, but it seemed she had no intention of exorcising it. She sat next to him quite casually, her two slender and straight legs comfortably crossed. Continuing with a smile as before, she said, “The person you saw should be my Heart Demon.” “Heart Demon?” Baili An frowned. In this vast world of cultivation, Heart Demons were not a rare occurrence. Greed, anger, delusion, ignorance, attachment, and resentment could all become a part of the cultivator’s inner demons. Once a Heart Demon arose, it was incredibly difficult to eradicate. Or, to put it another way, everyone had some kind of Heart Demon within them. It was just that some were able to hide it perfectly, even overcome it, while others could not suppress it, allowing it to grow and fester until it devoured them. Like Yun Rong, allowing a Heart Demon to become substantial, appearing just like a regular person, was simply unheard of. What was more terrifying was that the Heart Demon could even leave its host and wreak havoc afar. Such category of Heart Demons was extremely terrifying, able to absorb the resentful energies of the Mortal World to grow stronger, and the longer it stayed detached, the more formidable and uncontrollable it became. And a Heart Demon of an Immortal who had undergone Heavenly Tribulation was comparable to a True Demon. According to the records in Ancient Secret Scriptures, during the Primordial Period, a War God birthed a Heart Demon that escaped its host. When it returned, it was the spitting image of the War God, who then struggled against it for a millennium. Ultimately, the War God was plagued by confusion and fell, possessed by the Heart Demon, losing all divine consciousness, marking the end of the War God. As such, it was evident that a Heart Demon that could not be suppressed by its host was exceedingly difficult to remove and could potentially consume and replace its host at any time. Yet this fourth sword Miss sat here, as tranquil as ever, with a carefree demeanor, seemingly unaffected by any pressure. Evidently, she had a plan. Although Baili An didn’t understand what the fourth Sword’s Heart Demon had to do with him or why it would leave a sword seal on him, Seeing her going about with such an unworldly air, he couldn’t help but feel relieved, “It seems that Miss Yun Rong’s visit to the city must have come fully prepared, ready to subdue her Heart Demon, right?” In that case, with Yun Rong in control, he didn’t have to worry about being targeted by the fearsome Heart Demon. Who would have thought, Yun Rong looked relaxed and nonchalant, “Not really, I can’t defeat her.” Baili An: “…” Fang Geyu: “…” Is it really good to be so honest and straightforward? Seeing the two sharing the same perplexed expression, Yun Rong spread her hands helplessly and said with a smile, “Nothing I can do about it. I honestly believe that there’s no demon in my heart, nor any cluttered thoughts. My tribulation went smoothly through and through. On the day of my tribulation, I was still fighting a hard battle with thousands of Demon Sect magic cultivators for three days. The Heavenly Tribulation seemed to favor me by striking those nuisances dead; you could say I’m the person who had the most comfortable tribulation in history. I once went to the Tianxi Sin Sword Pool and withstood the Sword Thunder’s blaze for three months straight. My spirit platform remained clear without a trace of the dark Shadow Demon’s influence. Our Sect Master was very pleased and even rarely praised me, saying I was born with Sword Heart Clarity and untouched by dust. All the Sword Cultivators in the world may have heart murmurs because of their obsessions, but I’m not afraid of having a Heart Demon.” Having said that, she arched her eyebrows, not at all self-pitying or feeling unlucky; in fact, she found the matter to be quite interesting and peculiar. The smile on her face was genuine, “But who would have thought, a few months ago, while meditating on the Dao in seclusion, I’d somehow nurtured a Heart Demon. It took on my appearance and created many unclear and deceptive illusions, fought a fierce battle with me, and after I lost to it, it stole my Sword Heart Clarity and the about-to-awaken Sword Soul, then left Bai Tuo Mountain.”

Chapter 234 - 234 232 Heart Demon

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