Cultivation Online

"What kind of trial is this?" Meixiu mumbled in a dazed voice as she watched Yuan defeat the demon multiple times.

"By the looks of it, this trial appears to be some sort of heart demon trial." Feng Yuxiang said.

"What is that?"

"In essence, heart demons are stress— a negative emotion that looms in the deepest part of one's heart. When someone experiences a traumatic event or something terrifying, there is a very high chance that whatever happened becomes their heart demon, and these negative emotions become a mental barrier which hinders their cultivation from advancing."

"Heart demons are very common, and they exist in almost everyone, including mortals, but they affect cultivators the most. Heart demons can be formed by any kind of stress if it's strong enough. Fearing that you'll never find love… Being insecure about your appearances… Worrying about not being able to return your debt… Even one's obsessions can also become one's heart demon."

"As for the Young Master's trial… He will most likely have to defeat his heart demon in order to pass this trial." Feng Yuxiang sighed.

"So… Basically anything emotional can become a heart demon? How does one even defeat their heart demon?" Chu Liuxiang asked.

"It depends on their heart demon. If someone is insecure about their appearances, they need to stop being insecure. If one fears they cannot find love, they must stop fearing. In the Young Master's case… He must stop blaming himself for the death of that young lady."

"That… sounds easier said than done." Chu Liuxiang shook her head.

"Of course. It's not easy to defeat one's heart demon, and even powerful Immortals that can change another's fate can fall victim to their own heart demon. Furthermore, even if one manages to defeat their current heart demon, another one could show up in the future when they experience something emotional again. This is something all cultivators must confront at one point in their lives, and they either succumb to their heart demon or they defeat it." Feng Yuxiang sighed.

Meanwhile, Yuan continued to repeat his nightmares.

"Damn it! Why hasn't the trial ended already?! I have defeated the demon countless times by now!" Yuan cried out loud after being sent back to the Ancestors' Tomb.

was to defeat the demon, unaware that

repeat the same scenario over and over again, falling deeper into this rabbit hole

"Haaaa… haaa… haaaa…"

killing the demon and returning

What kind of trial is

the trial

not talking about the demon that I have been slaying, what else is it talking about? Is there another demon in this

up on that woman's

resounded inside Yuan's head,

to stop blaming yourself for what happened to Azure." Tian Yang's voice

the demon before it escaped the

but that's not what happened. You can speculate all you want, but what's happened has happened. You cannot

was a mistake, then it's

If that was the

"That's nonsense…"

it really, though?" Tian

it's a coincidence that you're in your position? Perhaps fate

brought me here, I will deny

It requires tremendous power— power that you

me achieve that power. We're the same person,

moment of silence, Tian Yang's figure appeared

Yuan with a profound smile