719: The tribulation of inner demons?

"Hiss... My god! That is... the top of Spirit Plant Peak?"

"Such terrifying gathering of Spiritual Qi! This is... someone breaking through a major Realm?!"

"Looking at the direction... it is Grandmaster Bai's Forbidden Ground?! Could it be... that Grandmaster Bai is about to break through to the Void Refining Stage?!"

"No! This aura... seems to have two strands?! One is the incomparably pure Wood-type Qi, and the other... carries the profound mystery of the rotation of Yin and Yang!"

The entire Spirit Plant Peak was alarmed!

Countless Disciples, deacons, and even several Elders in seclusion were alarmed; they rushed out of their Immortal Caves one after another, gazing in shock at the earth-shattering phenomenon on the peak!

Feelings of speculation, shock, and disbelief spread across Spirit Plant Peak!

Inside Yunling Hall, the spring scenery remained enchanting.

Yao Delong and Bai Lengchan remained tightly entwined, greedily absorbing each other's aura and the surging Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Their bodies were enveloped in dazzling brilliance!

On Yao Delong's body, the Yin and Yang Qi flowed, forming a huge phantom image of a Taiji diagram.

The embryonic form of Chaos Mother Qi was conceived and floating within it, exuding an aura of creation!

On Bai Lengchan's body, verdant Wood-type divine light soared into the sky.

A huge, incomparably large phantom of a divine tree, as if supporting Heaven and Earth, appeared and disappeared, radiating endless vitality!

Their auras, like riding a rocket, broke through the Soul Transformation shackles and fiercely stepped into the Void Refining Realm!

The majestic power of the Void Refining Realm surged and roared within their bodies, like floodwaters released from a dam, scouring every inch of flesh and Meridians!

However, the true test belonging to the Void Refining Realm had just arrived!

"Hum—!"

An invisible and intangible, yet strange fluctuation that pierced directly into the deepest part of the Soul, descended instantly!

Heart Demon Tribulation!

This was the first threshold after knocking on the door of Void Refining, and also one of the most dangerous tests!

It could unearth the deepest obsessions, fears, regrets, and desires within a Cultivator's heart, weaving them into the most realistic illusion, luring them to sink; if the Dao Heart was lost, the body would die and the Dao would dissipate!

However, Yao Delong and Bai Lengchan had already taken top-tier void refining pills to protect their minds!

That cool and resilient medicinal power was like a needle fixing the sea, firmly guarding their spirits.

Even so, both were instantly dragged into their respective Heart Demon illusions!

Bai Lengchan's delicate body trembled slightly, her tightly closed eyelashes fluttered violently, and expressions of struggle, confusion, and even pain appeared on her beautiful face; she was clearly experiencing her own test within her illusion.

In contrast, Yao Delong—

His eyes were tightly closed, but his face wore an expression of... great interest, and even a hint of relaxation!

"Heh... the same old routine." Deep in his Sea of Consciousness, Yao Delong's Primordial Spirit was as brilliant as the great sun, emitting powerful fluctuations far exceeding those of an ordinary Void Refining Stage!

The void refining pill reduced the impact, and he himself had tempered his Primordial Spirit to a strength comparable to the Void Refining Stage while still in the Soul Transformation Stage!

Being in the Heart Demon Tribulation at this moment, his consciousness remained unprecedentedly clear!

The scene before his eyes twisted and reorganized rapidly.

The familiar forest of reinforced concrete, the pungent car exhaust, the clamorous human voices, and those endless reports that could never be finished and the food delivery orders that could never be run out of...

It was exactly who he was before his Transmigration, that miserable corporate slave struggling for survival at the bottom of modern society, as humble as an ant!

"Tsk, quite realistic." Looking at the exhausted back of "himself," bent by life, a playful arc curled at the corner of Yao Delong's mouth.

If it were a normal Cultivator, they would most likely be drowned in the suffering of the past, or consumed by regret, or led by desire. But he was different!

He possessed knowledge that transcended this world!

"Since you insist on making me 'experience' it once again..." A trace of cunning flashed in Yao Delong's eyes, "Then I will 'enjoy' it properly!"

He did not follow the trajectory of his memories to go to work, deliver food, or work like an ox or horse.

Instead, relying on his foresight like "predicting the future" and his understanding of loopholes in financial regulations, he began a series of what could be called "crazy" operations!

Every online loan platform he could think of, usury, credit loans, consumer loans... regardless of anything else, he took them all!

He maxed out the limits! Those tedious verification processes were mere formalities in his eyes, as if he were the true Dominator of this illusion!

That old, dilapidated apartment he once regarded as his lifeblood, which he had worked so hard to save money to buy? Sold! He liquidated it as fast as possible!

In just a few days, his account was filled with staggering, huge numbers!

"This is life!" Yao Delong stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of a high-rise hotel, overlooking the common people beneath his feet, swirling expensive red wine in his hand.

In the following days, he completely let himself go!

Private jets, luxury yachts, top-tier supercars, eating at three-star Michelin restaurants in rotation, beautiful supermodels, celebrity socialites from all over the world... as long as he wanted it, it was within his grasp!

Living in luxury and dissipation! All desires, all regrets, were satisfied a hundredfold, a thousandfold in this illusion!

He hadn't touched the various novelties of modern society for too long; VR games, smart AI, immersive cinemas... everything made him feel curious and interested.

Just like that, in this "paradise" woven by the Heart Demon but wantonly tampered with by him, he lived happily and carefree for what felt like most of a lifetime!

Until one day, he was lying on the beach of a private island, watching women in bikinis frolicking in the azure sea water.

"Heh, it's time to wake up." Yao Delong stretched comfortably, his eyes showing no sign of indulgence, only the clarity of someone who saw through everything.

"This illusion is, after all, fake; I've played enough."

His mind flickered slightly!

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The azure sea and blue sky, fine wine and beautiful women, luxurious suites before his eyes... like fragile glass mirrors, were instantly covered with spiderweb-like cracks!

Then, they shattered with a bang!

Heart Demon Tribulation, broken!

Yao Delong slowly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and profound, as if he had just had an insignificant, lucid dream.

The power of his Primordial Spirit seemed to have become slightly more condensed the moment he broke the Heart Demon.

"Only a quarter of an hour has passed?" He sensed the passage of time in the outside world and raised his eyebrows slightly. The "most of a lifetime" in the Heart Demon illusion was but a fleeting moment in the outside world.

He immediately looked at Bai Lengchan beside him.

He saw the beauty still with her eyes tightly closed, her brows furrowed, fine beads of sweat seeping from her forehead, her delicate body trembling slightly; she seemed to still be struggling in that Heart Demon illusion.

Although the void refining pill weakened the power of the Heart Demon, not everyone could possess "cheat-level" Primordial Spirit strength like him.

"Martial Aunt Bai still needs some time..." Yao Delong did not disturb her, but instead happily introspected on his own changes.

Breaking through to Void Refining, his Primordial Spirit was completely sublimated from "having form and substance"! His Divine Thought power had surged more than tenfold!

If his Divine Thought before the Breakthrough was a stream, now it was a rushing river!

Moreover, it was more agile and resilient, and his sensing of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi had reached an unimaginable level!

What surprised him most was his comprehension of the Laws of Heaven and Earth!

Before, if he wanted to mobilize the stray Law power between Heaven and Earth, he needed to operate the "Sunset Glow Illuminating Yin-Yang Art" or specific secret techniques, which was like looking at things through frosted glass—blurred and unclear—and it was quite laborious to call upon it.

But now! As long as his mind flickered slightly!

Space! Time! Yin and Yang! Five Elements... the veins of many Laws were clearly visible in his "eyes," spreading across Heaven and Earth like a spiderweb!

With just a gentle nudge of his Divine Thought, he could invoke the corresponding Law power for his own use! It was like moving one's arm as easily as moving one's finger, with the Law following his thoughts! This was definitely a qualitative leap!

The Divine Ability unique to the Void Refining Realm was also naturally mastered:

The Primordial Spirit could leave the body, traveling thousands of miles in an instant, or even split into multiple Primordial Spirit Incarnations, simultaneously comprehending the Laws of Heaven and Earth of different regions and different attributes!

Efficiency was doubled! However, when the Incarnation was dispersed, the main consciousness would weaken accordingly, and the Incarnation would be too weak.