The simplest way to refine a heart demon was to let go of one’s obsession.
But an obsession was called an obsession precisely because it was impossible to let go.
Since ancient times, countless cultivation prodigies—blessed with astonishing talent—had ultimately died at the hands of their own heart demons.
A newly born heart demon understood nothing about “injuring the enemy by a thousand while harming oneself by eight hundred.” It recklessly condensed its power and rampaged through Luo Beiyao’s dantian without restraint. Although Luo Beiyao himself was injured in the process, his strength was still sufficient to suppress it. After suffering even heavier backlash, the heart demon weakened and shrank back into a corner of the dantian, silently repairing its wounds.
The heart demon’s true body was hidden within Luo Beiyao’s dantian. Wrapped tightly in dense black mist, its features could not be distinguished clearly. Judging by its silhouette, it was only about the size of a five- or six-year-old child, pitifully curled up in a corner, licking its wounds.
Because it existed within his own dantian, Luo Beiyao could even sense its soft, childish voice—trembling and tinged with sobs.
“Mu Mu… Mu Mu…”
How ridiculous.
Luo Beiyao clenched his teeth, enduring the pain of spiritual exhaustion. He mobilized the scant remaining spiritual energy in his body, wrapping it around the dark shadow in his dantian, silently chanting the Clear Heart Mantra as he began refining the heart demon.
A heart demon was born from obsession twisted by unfulfilled desire. It was inherently incompatible with spiritual energy. Now, not only was it being refined by power far stronger than itself, but it was also in a weakened state. It couldn’t even find an opportunity to exploit obsession and slip through Luo Beiyao’s control. Forced refinement made the immature heart demon tremble in agony. Large, pitch-black eyes filled with tears. When the pain became unbearable, it could only instinctively cry out for help from the one person who brought it warmth and familiarity.
“Mu Mu… Mu Mu, save me…”
The heart demon was born from Luo Beiyao’s unattainable obsession. From the moment it came into existence, its entire world revolved around Su Mu.
In other words, its very reason for existing was Su Mu.
But heart demons were never so easy to refine.
As long as Luo Beiyao had not let go of Su Mu, the heart demon could not truly be refined. At most, he could only use purification techniques to weaken its power and restrain its growth.
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When Su Mu returned to the back of the truck, he saw that Su Wanmei was asleep. He sat down beside her and took out a crystal core to cultivate.
Lu Shuangshuang lifted her gaze slightly, looking at Su Mu sitting opposite her with his eyes closed. Her eyes—red and swollen from crying—were still wet. Beside her, Xin Qimeng reached out to wipe away her tears, soothing her softly.
“Shuangshuang, don’t cry anymore. Seeing you cry breaks my heart.”
Lu Shuangshuang buried her face against Xin Qimeng’s shoulder and said in a muffled voice,
“I’m distraught, Qimeng. Su Mu turned out to be the boss’s boyfriend. I really, really like him.”
A shadow flickered across Xin Qimeng’s expression. She gently stroked Lu Shuangshuang’s long hair and leaned close to her ear, whispering,
“I think he’s just stringing you along. I’ve seen people like him plenty of times—relying on a good-looking face, enjoying having innocent girls fawning over them, feeding their vanity.”
Lu Shuangshuang wiped her tears.
“I don’t think so… I feel like Su Mu isn’t that kind of person. He’s really nice, and he saved me several times. Otherwise, I might’ve already been infected by zombies.”
Xin Qimeng said quietly, “You can never truly know a person. How do you know he didn’t do it on purpose to build goodwill with you? You obviously like him—anyone with eyes can see it. Don’t tell me he couldn’t.”
She paused, then continued, “Shuangshuang, I’m saying this for your own good. We’ve grown up together since we were kids. I don’t want you to be deceived and hurt over some trashy man. It’s not worth it at all.”