“Young Master… Don’t bla yourself… You did nothing wrong by killing those evil Cultivators.” Feng Yuxiang spoke a mont after Yuan explained his battle with the Blood Sect, as there was a clear sense of guilt within his eyes as he explained how he killed thousands of disciples from the Blood Sect.
However, Yuan shook his head and sighed in a low voice, “You’re wrong. I am neither feeling guilt nor self-bla because I killed those evil Cultivators. I am worried because I don’t feel any sympathy even after killing so many people…”
“Even now, I cannot feel anything. Is there sothing wrong with ?”
“That’s completely normal, Young Master. It just ans your consciousness doesn’t find anything wrong with killing so evildoers. I can assure you that there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re just growing up— as a Cultivator. That’s it.”
“Growing up, huh?” Yuan sighed.
Soti later, Yuan said to Lord Luo, “Pang City should be safe now that the Blood Sect is gone.”
“T-Thank you, Daoist Yuan! Once again, you have saved our city!” Lord Luo stood up and bowed to him.
“Unfortunately, our family doesn’t have anything else to give you, as I had already given you our most valuable treasure.”
“The Starry Abyss, huh?” Yuan suddenly retrieved the Starry Abyss.
“I still haven’t thanked you for giving this treasure. It has been really useful to ever since then. This treasure is more than enough to compensate for everything I have done for the city… as well as what I will do for it in the future. Of course, I hope nothing bad happens to this place ever again.”
“Thank you, Daoist Yuan.”
After talking with each other for a little more, Yuan returned to his own room.
“I am going to spend so ti clearing my mind,” Yuan said to them.
He then turned to look at Feng Yuxiang and said, “Feng Feng, can you do a favor?”
“Anything for the Young Master!”
“I will be taking ixiu and another friend with to climb the Stairway to Heaven, but they’re not here. Can you bring them here for ?”
“Another friend?” Feng Yuxiang raised her eyebrow.
Yuan proceeded to give her ixiu and Chu Liuxiang’s location.
“I should return in two days,” she said after calculating how long it would take to bring them back.
She then handed him a bunch of treasures and said, “If you want to temper your body while I am gone, you can use this. Ah, here, let separate it for you.”
After separating the treasures, Feng Yuxiang left Pang City to pick up ixiu and Chu Liuxiang.
anwhile, Yuan went to the courtyard and sat under a tree with his eyes closed, seemingly cultivating.
“Yuan… He’s changed.” Lan Yingying, who was watching him from a distance with Xiao Hua, mumbled in a low voice.
“This change will only benefit Brother Yuan, who intends on climbing the Stairway to Heaven.” Xiao Hua said.
Soti later, a figure approached Yuan and asked him, “Are you okay?”
Yuan opened his eyes and turned around to see Min Li standing behind him with a slightly worried face.
“Have you ever killed people before?” Yuan suddenly asked her.
Min Li shook her head and said, “No, but I have co close to killing soone a few tis in my life.”
“I heard you destroyed the Blood Sect by yourself. I didn’t think such a thing was possible, but knowing you… I guess nothing is impossible.”
“Hopefully, I didn’t destroy myself in the process.” Yuan sighed.
“Why would you say sothing like that?” Min Li looked at him with raised eyebrows.
“I can tell that I am changing. I am feeling emotions I have never felt before, and I am doing things that I could’ve never imagined doing. I’m afraid that it’ll change completely sooner or later.”
“Is it really that bad? People change. We’re both still young, so we have a lot of room and ti to change.”
“Aren’t you afraid that you could beco soone you don’t want to beco? What if I suddenly beco a cold-blooded killer?” Yuan asked.
Min Li chuckled and said, “Trust , you could be anything, but a cold-blooded killer isn’t one of these things.”
“How can you tell?”
Min Li shrugged, “Who knows. Just a hunch, I guess.”
“Anyways, although so may say that one has no control over what kind of person they may beco… I believe the complete opposite— that it’s all in your hands who you want to beco.”
Yuan showed a slight smile on his face after her words that sounded oddly familiar, as Xiao Hua had said similar words before.
“Don’t think too much about it, Yuan. You had to do what was necessary. If you let this consu you, it could grow into a real heart demon in the future, and you really don’t want that.” Min Li then said.
“A heart demon? What’s that?”
“It’s sothing that manifests in your heart— your greatest fears or anything traumatic, really. Once you have a heart demon, it will be incredibly hard to get rid of it, and it will hinder your cultivation until you get rid of it, which requires you to face your fear or trauma.”
“Is it common for soone to have a heart demon?” Yuan asked.
“Of course. In fact, it’s really common. Although most people are not aware that they have a heart demon since it lingers within the deepest parts of their consciousness, I wouldn’t be surprised if out of 10 Cultivators, 8 or 9 of them have so sort of heart demon lying dormant within their consciousness.”
“In my case, even though I have already left them behind, my family will probably beco my heart demon in the future.” Min Li sighed with a bittersweet smile.
“I see… Thank you, Disciple Min. You’ve helped calm down a lot.”
“Just call Min Li— or even Min.”
“I understand, Min.”
Soti later, Yuan stood up and said to her, “Anyways, you should get ready if you aren’t already. We’ll be challenging the Stairway to Heaven in a few days.”
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