"Banishing the Heart Demon is a piece of cake,"
Chu Fengmian’s lips curled into a cold smirk.
He stepped into the first great gate with such determination, not only to pass the Emperor of Fertility’s assessment and overcome the Heart Demon but also to gain countless benefits.
To banish the Heart Demon is the first path every Martial Artist must take, for those who wish to enter the Divine Power realm and achieve sainthood.
The first thing to do is to overcome one’s own Heart Demon.
Now, by vanquishing his Heart Demon, Chu Fengmian essentially laid a solid foundation for his future entry into the Divine Power realm.
Although the Emperor of Fertility’s assessment is challenging, any Martial Artist who passes can reap endless benefits.
"Banish the Heart Demon?"
The figure before him suddenly burst into laughter.
"The Heart Demon is born from the heart. Unless you kill yourself, I will always exist."
"And today, it’s not certain whether you can kill me."
"I know you’re an unparalleled genius, with countless trump cards, but unfortunately, I know everything about you! I also know what your biggest Heart Demon really is!"
As the figure laughed, countless shadows, mountains, and rocks suddenly emerged from the mists before Chu Fengmian.
The scene that unfolded before him was of numerous venerable beings in the sky, surrounding and attacking an old man with white hair.
Chu Fengmian had anticipated the Heart Demon’s tactics against him, but when he saw the Sword Dao Master being besieged by strong practitioners from other sects, his spirit still shuddered.
This scene had always been etched at the bottom of his heart; he had witnessed the Sword Dao Master being surrounded and attacked by the strong practitioners of the seven major sects.
The shadow let out a sinister laugh as the scene in front of him kept changing.
The scenes of the seven major sects’ strong practitioners hunting down Chu Fengmian’s senior brothers and sisters, which he had witnessed with his own eyes, were now being replayed in front of him through the Heart Demon.
If the first scene only caused some ripples in Chu Fengmian’s heart, watching countless ones in succession felt almost as if he were experiencing them himself.
His face flushed with rage, endless fury filled Chu Fengmian’s mind.
His hands unconsciously clenched tight.
"Do you feel helpless, as you did back then? Now, I give you power, the power to change everything."
The shadow’s ethereal voice echoed again in Chu Fengmian’s mind.
In an instant, Chu Fengmian’s body seemed to contain an infinite amount of power.
This power surpassed the saints, surpassed everything Chu Fengmian had ever known.
Chu Fengmian felt that with just a wave of his hand, he could change everything before his eyes.
An almost omnipotent power.
"Kill them, kill all the people from the seven major sects. Once you slay them all, you will be able to save your Master, save your fellow disciples."
This voice kept repeating in Chu Fengmian’s mind.
Before his eyes, the Sword Dao Master was still being besieged by the strong practitioners of the seven major sects. Now, Chu Fengmian had the power to save the embattled Sword Dao Master if he chose to intervene.
The murderous intent in his eyes grew more intense, and slowly, he raised his hand.
But in the next moment, the Spiritual Power in Chu Fengmian’s hands erupted with a boom, blasting towards the shadowy figure.
The figure clearly had not expected Chu Fengmian to suddenly strike at him, his expression changing dramatically in an instant.
"Having power now can indeed change all this, but unfortunately, it’s all an illusion. Even if you change the present, it can’t bring back the dead."
A hint of murderous intent appeared in Chu Fengmian’s eyes as he grasped the shadowy figure in the palm of his hand with endless Spiritual Power.
Instantly, the figure was thoroughly crushed in Chu Fengmian’s hands.
His Heart Demon had no power, no power to protect others, but the Chu Fengmian of this life already possessed the Spirit Vein.
Naturally, he didn’t need to place his thoughts in such illusions.
What Chu Fengmian wanted to do was to truly march upon the seven great sects and annihilate them, not to immerse himself in such illusions.
Destroying the Heart Demon, the illusion in front of Chu Fengmian disappeared, and then another door appeared before him.
Chu Fengmian didn’t hesitate for a second, his feet moved, and he stepped into the second door.
This second trial consisted of five stages. Chu Fengmian had only just passed the first stage. There were still four stages waiting for him.
The moment Chu Fengmian stepped into the second door, a scorching wave swept over his body.
It was a heat wave that scorched to the extreme.
After entering the second door, Chu Fengmian felt as though he was surrounded by a sea of flames.
The entire space was an endless sea of fire.
Stepping into it, Chu Fengmian instinctively unleashed all the Spiritual Power in his body, forming a barrier in front of him.
Trying to resist the heat wave.
But this barrier of Spiritual Power couldn’t isolate the searing heat at all; on the contrary, Chu Fengmian felt as though he was almost getting scorched.
"What’s going on? This sea of fire, it can even isolate my Spiritual Power?"
Chu Fengmian furrowed his brows, with his Spiritual Power, it shouldn’t be possible for him to not isolate such heat, yet his protective barrier seemed utterly useless.
"Stop wasting your Spiritual Power, this sea of fire is actually just an illusion."
The voice of Xing Xuan suddenly rang out in Chu Fengmian’s mind.
"I didn’t expect you, with your breadth of knowledge, to be stumped by such a minor illusion."
Xing Xuan’s voice carried a hint of teasing.
Having been with Chu Fengmian for so long, he was well aware of the great secrets Chu Fengmian possessed; just Chu Fengmian’s experiences were far beyond other martial artists.
Even the knowledge Chu Fengmian had was not less than some of the strongest beings in the Nine Domains.
Now, this little illusion had stumped Chu Fengmian, which made Xing Xuan somewhat surprised and puzzled.
It was Xing Xuan’s remark that suddenly woke Chu Fengmian up.
Although the surrounding sea of fire was scorching hot, Chu Fengmian did not feel any danger.
The sea of fire turned out to be an illusion.
Illusions were not unfamiliar to martial artists. Some martial artists who attained the ability to control wind could even conjure illusions.
During combat, an abrupt illusion could change the tide of a battle.
However, this was the first time Chu Fengmian encountered an illusion .