Chapter 463 - 240: The Birth of the Heart Demon

"Daoist Huixie!" Liou Yuan exclaimed in surprise, as this was the Daoist Huixie, Tang Hua’s Soul, who single-handedly stirred unrest in Qingyou Prefecture.

The Star Evil he sat upon was precisely the alien Star Evil at the Peak of Foundation Establishment that had been captured in Qingyou Prefecture.

Liou Yuan seemed to have forgotten where he was.

His mind was completely awestruck by the scene before him, and upon seeing Daoist Huixie, his first instinct was to flee.

Roar! Suddenly, the Star Evil beneath Daoist Huixie’s feet let out a deafening roar.

Blazing black smoke spewed from the Star Evil’s mouth, engulfing the entire mountain where Liou Yuan was, and his form turned to ash within the smoke.

Liou Yuan’s consciousness turned black, descending into a long-lasting chaos.

Unknown how much time passed before he opened his eyes, he found himself beneath the ground, amidst a dense mist of blood-red fumes.

He stood in the very center of a blood pool underground.

Splash! From the blood pool, a youth covered in blood crawled out.

His left eye was covered with a black cloth adorned with silver dark patterns, leaving only a crimson-golden left eye visible.

Strands of blood-stained hair fell beside his pale cheeks, highlighting his face in a horrifying and sinister manner.

"Xu Hetong!" Liou Yuan’s consciousness had completely fallen into illusion, unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy.

Upon seeing Xu Hetong, his eyes instantly surged with murderous intent.

Clang! The Moonlight Sword was unsheathed as Liou Yuan’s Cyan Nether Sword Qi burst forth, cutting straight out.

The two engaged in a fierce battle within the blood pool, Xu Hetong displaying even greater strength, far surpassing his previous prowess in the demon cave.

Liou Yuan’s Cyan Nether Sword Qi couldn’t gain any advantage in his hands.

The two fought until the ground collapsed, the blood pool shattered, and the boiling blood water evaporated amidst their clash, making the color of the surrounding blood mist even denser.

Clang! A blade transformed into black wings and slashed at Liou Yuan’s head, causing his vision to spin, as he saw his headless corpse fall onto the blood-stained ground.

Vision turned chaotic once more.

Liou Yuan opened his eyes, and this time saw Liou Hexuan.

Unsurprisingly, Liou Yuan lost his life again at his hands.

Under the Heart Demon, Liou Yuan saw countless former opponents or enemies.

This included the alien Star Evil from Qingyou Prefecture slain by Liou Zhen’s sword, as well as the alien Star Evil besieged to death in Chouhuai City.

Each illusion was incredibly real, each birth of an illusion made Liou Yuan forget the experiences of the previous illusion.

It seemed that every death meant a clearing of his memory.

Gradually, abnormal changes began to appear within Liou Yuan’s sitting form in the secret chamber.

The flesh body cultivated through the Geng Metal Refining Form Skill started to fracture, emanating from the center of his brow, spreading like fine cracks across his face like porcelain.

During this process, the fluctuations emitted from the Qi Mansion within the Five-Star Star Acupoint never ceased.

Unknown how much time passed before Liou Yuan’s consciousness once again appeared on the mountain top where he encountered Daoist Huixie.

The familiar scene triggered a moment of clarity in Liou Yuan’s mind.

"Something’s wrong!" Liou Yuan’s brain felt as if it was struck by a heavy hammer, his eyes burst forth with purple-gold brilliance.

At the center of his pupils, the shadow of a Buddha emerged.

The Calming Spell came into effect.

Liou Yuan remembered where his true self should be and realized what he was experiencing.

"Sinking Star Heart Demon!" Liou Yuan spoke in a low voice.

He finally understood why so many cultivators perished at the Foundation Establishment barrier.

Having overcome the power of opening the mansion, this Heart Demon is more terrifying than the power of opening the mansion.

If not awakened in time, the soul of the challenger might forever be trapped in this Heart Demon, endlessly cycling until their soul collapses entirely.

It also highlighted the remarkable existence of the Calming Spell.

Even a lowly D-class spell could allow Liou Yuan to quickly escape the illusions of the Heart Demon and gain a moment of clarity.

Even if it is only for a moment, it’s enough for Liou Yuan.

He stood atop the mountain, raised his head, and locked eyes with the Daoist Huixie, who exuded overwhelming demonic qi.

The latter, as before, commanded the Star Evil beneath him to spew black mist towards Liou Yuan.

This time, Liou Yuan did not dodge, nor did he show any sign of fear; instead, he calmly spread his arms in the black mist.

During this process, the form of Buddha in his eyes became increasingly clear.

At the moment the black mist touched his body.

Clang! The entire world shattered like a mirror.

Liou Yuan’s surroundings plunged into endless darkness.

Once again, he returned to the demon cave, facing Xu Hetong.

Where his gaze wandered, the blood pool at the bottom of the demon cave also turned to ash.

The Heart Demons previously affecting Liou Yuan shattered one by one in his gaze.

Until all illusions were dispelled.

Within the secret chamber, the Qi Mansion that continuously emitted Heart Demon fluctuations returned to tranquility.

Yet Liou Yuan’s body remained seated, unable to open his eyes.

During Liou Yuan’s resistance against the Heart Demon.

Outside of the secret chamber where Liou Yuan was secluding on Xiang Mountain, snow was already falling heavily.

The north wind swirled with jewel-like snowflakes, turning the entire Xiang Mountain into a smeared ink landscape. Ice prisms formed by the dark frost drooped from the branches of ancient cypress outside Liou Yuan’s secret chamber, shimmering with a faint blue light in the twilight.

A young man in a moon-white embroidered robe stood amidst the snowy scenery, seemingly facing the base of Xiang Mountain, appreciating the sound of icicles shattering under the snow curtain as if stones clashing.