#267 - The Devil's Heart (4000 words, 2 in 1)

Four days ago, Xu Ming's courtyard.

Mo Zhu'er took out a box.

The box opened, inside was a heart!

This heart was incomparably black, as if it had been soaked in ink for millions of years, and then coated with a thick layer of petroleum.

However, this heart seemed to be still beating, the entire heart emitting an ominous aura.

"What is this thing?" Wu Yanhan asked, Wu Yanhan didn't like this thing very much.

"This is the heart of an evil demon?" Wang Xuan frowned.

"That's right, this is the heart of an evil demon, Elder Wang Xuan is indeed knowledgeable." Mo Zhu'er nodded, "This heart was obtained by the previous leader of my Black Lotus Sect in a desolate demon cave by chance. Judging from the grade of this heart, it should be the heart of an Evil King."

"What is the use of this heart? Can Xia He enter the Ascension Realm just by relying on this heart?" Wu Yanhan asked, "If that's the case, wouldn't everyone go to the Demon Abyss to hunt those evil demons."

"." Xu Ming listened to their conversation, feeling a bit confused.

To be honest, Xu Ming didn't really know what an evil demon was.

"That is naturally not possible." Mo Zhu'er shook her head, "If it's just an ordinary evil demon, then their hearts are useless. As for the hearts of those Evil Kings, they won't work either. Otherwise, killing an Evil King would mean one more Ascension Realm cultivator for the human race. How could things be so good? But this heart is different."

Wu Yanhan glanced at Mo Zhu'er, the two were very incompatible: "What's different?"

"This heart is the most important medium, it is the foundation of all the key elements."

Mo Zhu'er took a sip of tea and slowly said:

"Although I don't know what exactly happened.

But the Black Lotus Sect leader has indeed formed a strange cooperation with Xia He.

Every evil demon corresponds to a special ability.

After the current Black Lotus Sect leader's experiments, the ability contained in this evil demon's heart is to transform luck and absorb blood energy.

Elder Wang Xuan must be aware of what I'm saying.

For every cultivator, the so-called realm is nothing more than a series of city gates.

And what cultivators have to do is to use various means to cross these city gates, and then they can see the scenery behind the city gates.

Among them, some find the key to the city gate, others take shortcuts by digging tunnels to sneak through the city gate, others fly over the city gate, and others use brute force to smash open the city gate.

The vast majority of people are the first type, finding their own Dao heart, firming their own path, and when the time is ripe, they open the city gate.

But what Xia He wants to do is the last type, using brute force to blast open this city gate.

This heart is the battering ram.

The luck of Tianxuan Sect, the guests, and the blood energy and luck of the Tianxuan Sect disciples after their death are the soldiers controlling this battering ram!

What Xia He wants to do is to summon the guardian spirit of Tianxuan Sect during the Zixia Ceremony.

Then take down the heart of the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit and stuff this black heart in!

The Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit controls the luck of Tianxuan Sect, so by controlling this heart, Xia He is equivalent to controlling the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit, and Xia He then eats the original heart of the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit.

A certain connection can be established between the two, using luck and blood energy to blast open the city gate of the Ascension Realm that is blocking him!

Moreover, at this time, Xia He can also control the Tianxuan Sect's formation to kill people, plus those hall masters, peak masters, and elders who are helping Xia He, as far as I know, they account for more than half of the Tianxuan Sect.

It can be said that this is an unresolvable situation.

Our power is far inferior to Xia He's."

"If it can't be broken, you wouldn't be sitting here now, telling us this nonsense." Wu Yanhan looked at Mo Zhu'er with dissatisfaction.

Wu Yanhan originally had a very bad impression of Mo Zhu'er.

Now Mo Zhu'er is actually still being mysterious, Wu Yanhan naturally dislikes her even more.

"Princess, please be patient, I'm just stating some prerequisites." Mo Zhu'er smiled slightly, looking very calm, "Just as the princess said, in this world, there is no unsolvable dead end, there is only a lack of ideas."

"For example, we can destroy this heart now, so that Xia He's plan cannot be implemented?" Wu Yanhan stared straight at Mo Zhu'er.

Mo Zhu'er wants the luck of Tianxuan Sect, so she is making a deal with herself.

But if she destroys this heart, then Xia He's plan cannot be implemented, and Mo Zhu'er will not get the luck of Tianxuan Sect.

Simply put, it means that she will not negotiate with Mo Zhu'er, not talk about martial ethics, and now overturn the table.

And Mo Zhu'er is now in this courtyard, facing her and these people, especially with Wang Xuan, such a powerful Immortal Realm cultivator, Mo Zhu'er can't escape anyway.

Mo Zhu'er smiled brightly: "What the princess said is really a bit scary, but well, how could others not think of things that the princess can think of?

This heart has already been set up with spells. If it encounters danger, this heart will break through the void and automatically look for Xia He's location."

Wu Yanhan: "."

Mo Zhu'er closed the box and put the heart into her storage bag:

"So, everyone, don't think about any other ways.

What you can do is to cooperate with me.

Today, I will hand this heart over to Xia He, but I will inject something into it.

And these things will play an important role in breaking the situation.

In addition, there is another key point in Xia Donghua."

"That guy?" Xu Ming was a little surprised.

"Yes ~" Mo Zhu'er responded to Xu Ming charmingly, her eyes curved.

Wu Yanhan looked at Mo Zhu'er's attitude towards Xu Ming, feeling a little uncomfortable, feeling that this fox spirit was a little strange, as if she was really interested in Xu Ming.

"Although Xia Donghua is someone that Young Master Xu can pinch to death with one hand.

But don't forget, everyone, another important role of the Zixia Ceremony is to select candidates for the future Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Tianxuan Sect.

Xia Donghua is one of the candidates, and Xia He has already set up the situation, and will definitely let Xia Donghua become the Holy Son.

The selected Holy Son and Holy Daughter will receive the official recognition of the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit.

This recognition is to divide a part of the Tianxuan Sect's luck to the Holy Son and Holy Daughter.

So Xia He will act when the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit recognizes Xia Donghua, because at this time, the guardian spirit needs to distribute luck and is in a relatively weak state, making it easier to sneak attack.

Moreover, after Xia Donghua is recognized, Xia Donghua is the Holy Son, and will be used as the medium of the Tianxuan Sect's formation.

If we kill Xia Donghua at this time.

Then the luck that the guardian spirit gave to Xia Donghua will be fed back to the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit again. At this time, the Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit is likely to have a brief moment of clarity from the original chaotic state because of this luck.

And also because of the death of Xia Donghua, this Holy Son, the Tianxuan Sect's formation will shake, and a part of it will backlash on Xia He.

At that time!

We will do our best, not to kill Xia He, but to seize the Tianxuan Mirror! Release those old things from Xu Cang.

At this time, the offensive and defensive situation is different!"

In Baiquan Plain.

Xu Ming looked at Xia Donghua rushing towards him, and the corner of his mouth raised.

This is the moment Xu Ming was waiting for.

Xu Ming knew that when he suffered some injuries, Xia Donghua would definitely can't wait to kill him.

This is a very normal thing.

When he kicked Xia Donghua away at that time, Xu Ming knew that he was already Xia Donghua's inner demon, and he must hate him to the bone, he would definitely kill me first!

And just when Xia Donghua was only twenty meters away from Xu Ming, Xia He's pupils shrank suddenly, and he shouted at his son: "Donghua! Retreat!"

But it was too late.

The spiritual power emanating from Xu Ming's body skyrocketed.

Even the wildly scattered spiritual power had turned into a tornado.

The tornado was mixed with sword energy, cutting everyone's skin.

In Baiquan Plain, everyone's body was more or less cut with a wound by Xu Ming's sword energy.

"Buzzing... Buzz..."

The sound of the Great Dao was constantly permeating in the sky.

And this sound came from Xu Ming.

Xia Donghua also felt bad and wanted to retreat.

Although Xia Donghua didn't know what method Xu Ming used to not only be able to withstand his father's attack, but even the current momentum was so exaggerated.

But Xia Donghua knew very well that if he didn't leave, he would definitely die!

However, it was too late for Xia Donghua to leave.

A long sword broke through the tornado formed by spiritual power.

Only a sword shadow flashed in front of Xia Donghua.

When he turned around, Xu Ming, holding a long sword, was already standing behind him.

There was no blood on Xu Ming's long sword, but Xia Donghua held his neck tightly.

"You...you..."

The next moment, Xia Donghua felt a burst of dizziness, and his head fell to the ground.

Black spring water devoured Xia Donghua's body!

"Xu Ming! You are looking for death!" Xia He shouted angrily.

Xia He was not angry that Xu Ming killed his son.

For Xia He, Xia Donghua was gone, as long as Xia He entered the Ascension Realm, there was still a long time to try to have one.

Even if he didn't have one, it didn't matter. He didn't value the continuation of bloodlines that much.

However, his own son could not die now, as his death would likely trigger some undesirable variables.

Sure enough.

The thing Xia He worried about the most happened.

Because Xia Donghua died, a portion of the luck that had been bestowed upon Xia Donghua returned to the guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect.

As the guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect regained some consciousness, she also realized what the current Sect Master of the Tianxuan Sect had done.

Relying on her last shred of clarity, the guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect forcibly reversed the Tianxuan Formation, using it to backlash against Xia He.

Xia He spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, Xia He quickly stabilized himself and activated his术法 (shùfǎ -术法 is a term that refers to spells, incantations, magic, and sorcery) again.

“Ahhh!!!” The guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect screamed incessantly.

The black heart in her chest was once again eroding her sanity.

The guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect looked at everything on Baiquan Plain, at the fellow disciples slaughtering each other, at the corpses strewn across the field, and at the devastated state of the Tianxuan Sect.

In her eyes, a hint of human sorrow emerged.

The guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect turned her head and stared directly at Xia He, her eyes filled with a rage that seemed to want to devour him.

Just as her sanity was about to be eroded again, the guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect reached out and plunged her hand into her own heart, grabbing it forcefully!

“Not good!”

Xia He hurriedly tried to step forward, but he had not expected the will of this Tianxuan Sect guardian spirit to be able to endure to this extent.

But it was already too late.

“Boom!”

With a loud bang! The guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect self-destructed and died, the massive spiritual energy shock scattering like ripples on a lake.

“Fool! Did you think self-destruction would be useful?!”

Xia He coldly looked at the spot where the guardian spirit of the Tianxuan Sect had been, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and saw that the black heart was still there.

Xia He opened his arms wide and shouted:

“Things have come to this, no one can stop me anymore, all of you will be turned into my pills!”

“Is that so?”

Just as Xia He finished speaking, a voice rang out from beside him.

Xia He's heart tightened, and his first reaction was to turn around.

A long sword swept past Xia He, and the sword energy unleashed by the blade directly split a mountain peak not far away in two!

“Xu Ming! How did you enter the Jade Purity Realm?!”

Xia He looked at the other party in disbelief, having distanced himself, but then came another sword strike from Xu Ming.

Xu Ming's 草字诀 (Cǎozì jué - 草字诀 refers to a specific sword technique or style) sword strikes were deadly, each strike without any superfluous movements, all so perfectly timed.

Even though Xia He was at the peak of the Immortal Realm, he did not dare to directly confront the other party's intense sword energy.

Xia He made an Eight Trigrams incantation, trying to strike Xu Ming's head.

This spell was specifically designed to counter sword cultivators; if a sword cultivator used sword energy, it could absorb the sword energy and reflect it back to the opponent, but if the sword cultivator did not use sword energy, then this move would strike Xu Ming's head head-on, causing serious injury even if not death!

But Xu Ming really didn't use sword energy.

Xu Ming held his long sword, his sword strokes like paintings, each ingenious 草字诀 (Cǎozì jué) sword move dismantling this Eight Trigrams incantation, taking less than a breath's time in total, Xia He's术法 (shùfǎ) being completely destroyed by Xu Ming.

At this moment, Xu Ming had a deeper understanding of the saying, “There is no superior or inferior distinction between sword moves, sword energy, and sword intent; all can reach the pinnacle.”

After breaking Xia He's术法 (shùfǎ), Xu Ming transformed into a wisp of white smoke, stabbing his sword towards Xia He's heart.

“Clang!”

Xu Ming's long sword collided with a tortoise shell, sword energy and spiritual power sweeping out, separating the two.

Xu Ming thrust out another sword.

“Mere junior!”

Being beaten so wretchedly by a junior, Xia He was completely enraged!

Xia He raised his right hand high, and the Tianxuan Formation condensed a ferocious 法相 (fǎxiàng - 法相 refers to the dharma appearance, a manifestation of a deity or powerful being) that pounced towards Xu Ming.

But at this moment, Xu Ming suddenly turned his sword, heading straight for the Tianxuan Mirror in the sky, a hundred meters high!