460: Demon's Heart

The Heart Demon illusion acts directly on a person's spirit, or to put it another way, directly on their soul, and others have no way to intervene.

Just like the small scare Tang Xian experienced just now, that was something his soul experienced within his Sea of Consciousness. This Formation acts directly within the Sea of Consciousness and the depths of the soul of the person affected, making it nearly impossible for them to realize they have entered an illusion. Unless they walk out on their own, even if someone else helps them wake up, they will be plagued by the Heart Demon in the future and will find it difficult to recover.

Heishan knew that everything he was experiencing right now must be some kind of hallucination!

But he was completely unable to control himself, because his original form was still just a stubborn stone!

That's right, just a stubborn stone, a massive black boulder standing on a cliff, enduring wind and sun day and night, absorbing the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to Cultivate, suffering through the years with no hope of ever succeeding, yet he felt that as long as he persisted, he would surely attain the true fruit.

However, the true fruit never came, but demon-subduing alchemists did. They scoffed at him as an evil heresy. Yet he was a stone, one that had never moved, let alone harmed anyone. Why were they so filled with righteous indignation to come and seek revenge on him?

The stubborn stone's mind could not fathom human thinking. He simply remembered that he had done nothing wrong, yet he was subjected to humiliation, curses, and smashing by people who didn't know the truth...

Confusion was his greatest Heart Demon. He truly did not understand why everyone hated him so much, why he was treated as a villain even though he had done nothing wrong...

Standing in front of Heishan was his Junior Sister Xiao Cui, a spirit formed from the cultivation of vines.

In the dream, she coiled around a mountain, showing her most beautiful side to the world, turning the entire mountain into an ocean of flowers.

However, she was equally confused as to why everyone was so desperate to dig her out of the soil.

Whether they were immortal cultivators or demonic cultivators, whether they were demons or immortals... they all coveted Xiao Cui's original form, because such a plant spirit, a Heaven And Earth Treasure, was a supreme treasure for refining medicine.

Greed once again became the eternal theme. They fought many battles around Xiao Cui's body, and Xiao Cui's vine body was slashed and cut from all sides, leaving her battered and bruised.

"Why... why do I Cultivate? Must I be bullied just to attain the true fruit?"

Xiao Cui began to wail, truly at a loss for what to do.

Red Boy was currently watching his parents fighting in the sky with a composed expression, smiling bitterly and helplessly: "My Heart Demon is this? Mom and Dad fighting? Hmm, again?"

"Good child, quick, tell Mother, with the two of us fighting like this, who are you helping?" Rakshasi asked Red Boy anxiously.

"Good child, don't listen to your mother. You have plenty of opportunities to make your own decisions, no need to rush!"

The old bull ran over to comfort Red Boy.

Niu Shengying sat cross-legged on the ground, composed, and said boredly: "You two continue. Let me know when there's a result." Then he yawned and fell asleep.

Directly in front, Tang Ku did not move at all... but he was not influenced by any so-called Heart Demon. Because of his profound Buddha Dharma and powerful Mental Energy, this level of illusion could not affect him in the slightest.

Seeing Tang Ku about to turn around, Tang Xian hurriedly warned: "Don't move. If you turn around, you will drag all of us into a deeper level of the illusion..."

Tang Ku couldn't help but frown slightly and said loudly: "What, you weren't affected by the Formation?"

"Hehe, weren't you also unaffected?"

Tang Xian laughed, "However, it had a little bit of an effect, more or less. After all, in the illusion just now, I seemed to see my cheap old man, and at that time I was so scared I almost... but my Heart Demon can't really be called a Heart Demon anymore. At best, it's just a psychological shadow of my old man. Don't forget, I am an Advanced intellectual proficient in various psychological knowledge; this little illusion can't defeat me!"

Tang Ku frowned slightly: "Then what should we do now? Should I use the arts of Buddha Dharma to wake them up?"

Tang Xian warned: "Better not. Everything they are experiencing now is actually good for their souls, especially your two demon disciples. Although their power is very strong and they have plenty of potential, they are, after all, spirits formed from a stubborn stone and vines. Their level of intelligence is far inferior to ordinary animal Yao Race. Therefore, the illusion they are experiencing now can help them reshape their Physical Body and make their souls closer to that of humans!"

"Then we can only rely on them... Sigh, I hope they can wake up safe and sound!" Tang Ku sighed helplessly.

"By the way, what exactly did your old man do to you? Why are you so afraid of him that you actually treat him as a psychological shadow?"

"It's a long story... Hmm, let's put it this way. My father was too strict with me. My two older sisters and one older brother are all favored children of heaven, dragons and phoenixes among men. They learned his methods by heart. Unfortunately, I have average Aptitude, and many things take me a long time to learn... By the way, do you know how long I practiced calligraphy every day? Hehe, it would scare you to death. I needed to practice calligraphy for over ten hours without stopping, even practicing while eating... Forget it, forget it. You wouldn't understand why I was practicing calligraphy, right? In short, it wasn't a good thing for me..."

Tang Xian pouted, wanting to cry but having no tears: "And my aunt and my mother have always believed that 'a filial son is produced under the rod.' They were truly good to me, but once I disobeyed, they would really beat me to death..."

Tang Ku smiled playfully: "Then can't you just be more obedient?"

"Hey, if I were obedient during my rebellious phase, would it still be a rebellious phase? Anyway, running away from home isn't the first or second time. At worst, they beat me once and I run away once. Otherwise, why do you think I have so many skills? When I run away from home, I have to find a job, at least enough to support myself. So every time I descend... uh, every time I leave home, I learn another skill, and then I can use that skill to make money. I have to say, although I haven't achieved much, basically all the skills I know have been practiced to perfection. Maybe one day, I won't need any other cultivation; just by stepping on these skills I've realized, maybe I can really comprehend some kind of Law!"

Tang Xian laughed at his long-winded speech.

"Mm, whew... finally walked out..."

Red Boy's voice sounded from behind Tang Ku, "Mm, this illusion is really wicked, it dares to make up anything..."