XIAO SHUXIANG'S

74 - Cleansing of the Devil's Heart [Revised]

Long enough the disciples of the Butterfly Sect could break out of the Mental Strengthening Technique. The first one to open his eyes was Yang Shu, he was feeling better now.

Yang Shu then looked at his students. The faces of Jing Mi and Hou Yong were so ugly. Not only the two of them, but also Yi Wen, Hai Feng, Ro Wei, Zhi Shu, Bao Yu and Feng Ying.

These eight children let out cold sweat, even their clothes were drenched in sweat. The only one who looked ordinary and the look on his face did not change was Xiao Shuxiang.

Just like his compatriots, Xiao Shuxiang also saw something extremely terrifying. He saw all the residents of Tani Village including his parents, grandfather, and fellow students lying stiffly with a miserable body.

Xiao Shuxiang could also see the corpses of his friend slowly waking up with a monstrous body and face. They let out curse words and intended to kill him.

Merely, Xiao Shuxiang instead regretted and felt fear like Jing Mi, but she instead attacked her companions who became corpses by relying on her own two hands.

The disciple of the Sky Sword Sect who was holding Xiao Shuxiang's hand immediately opened his eyes slowly. He wanted to see a child who was completely unaffected by his monstrous image.

"This kid has a stronger mentality..."

The disciple of the Heaven Sword Sect actually slightly gasped when he saw that the child in front of him turned out to be of such a young age.

"Not many children are this brave before, let alone with faces so calm despite seeing the death of his loved ones. Her... Have the potential to be someone great,"

If only the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect knew, that Xiao Shuxiang had not felt anything at all against all the visions he had seen earlier.

Xiao Shuxiang had seen far more terrifying events, even he himself was the main character of the events.

Xiao Shuxiang slowly opened his eyes, he then exhaled softly and cursed inwardly. "If what I saw was real. It must have been so much fun.. haah, what a pity..."

Not long after, Jing Mi, Feng Ying and Zhi Shu began to open their eyes, followed by her other friends.

Their feelings were now better after they had trembled in fear. Thank goodness they were all able to survive the Mental Strengthening Technique.

In fact, the disciples of the Butterfly Sect took longer to be able to escape the Mental Strengthening Technique compared to the other sect disciples.

This is natural because they have never seen or been in a dangerous situation.

The Sky Sword Sect disciples then gave time for Yang Shu and his disciples to rest for a while before proceeding to the next stage, which was the Heart Demon Cleansing.

At this stage, neither Yang Shu nor his disciples would be helped at all by the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect. They must be able to overcome the demons in their own hearts.

Generally, Black Stream cultivators did not conduct heart demon cleansing, but preferred to befriend the demons in their hearts.

The reason being, being friends with a heart demon would make them even stronger. They do not realize that there are risks that they must bear if the heart demon continues to exist and enlarge.

One of the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect began to explain regarding the Cleansing of the Heart Demon to Yang Shu and his disciples.

He said, "Devil Cleansing of the Heart is not only done once. This is because the heart demon includes the strongest feelings and desires in man. If the strongest desire within you is 'Greed', then the devil of your heart is 'Greed'..."

The Sky Sword Sect disciple again said, "The form of the heart demon is a reflection of the owner of the body itself. Only, he had the worst human nature. I give a little warning that you should not be eaten with persuasion and speech of the Devil of the Heart. You still have control over yourself. If you can't, you have to stop."

Yang Shu nodded, he had actually done the Heart Demon Cleansing several times already. Naturally, when he had just entered the world of Cultivators.

Jing Mi, Hou Yong, and their fellow students also nodded. They had already gone through the Mental Strengthening Technique, so doing the next stage was no big deal.

Unfortunately, the Heart Demon Cleansing stage was very much different than the Mental Strengthening Technique.

The twelve disciples of the Sky Sword Sect who sat cross-legged, started one by one standing up and taking seats on the sidelines, leaving Yang Shu and his disciples.

One of the disciples of the Heaven Sword Sect invited Feng Ying to come sit on the sidelines and watch the Heart Demon Cleansing Stage that was about to begin.

Cleansing the Demon of the Heart can only be done by children aged seven years and above. That was why, Feng Ying was still unable to perform this stage.

Jing Mi and Hou Yong started to turn a blind eye, followed by their other fellow-siblings. With just five breaths, Jing Mi and the others began to be in their subconscious.

The room of the 'White Stone Wall', one of the places in the Sky Sword Sect that was able to make one able to fully concentrate, a place that was very suitable for performing the Heart Demon Cleansing.

Initially, the subconscious of Yang Shu and his students looked the same. That is they stand alone in a place that has a milky white feel.

They did not see the sky, the soil, the plants, or anyone else. There are only themselves.

Slowly, just below their feet, a beam of black light began to spread and cover their surroundings. In the next second, they could already see a variety of different sights.

Jing Mi was seen standing surrounded by the villagers of Tani, teachers, uncles, aunts, and brothers. A warm atmosphere and filled with affection enveloped his feelings.

It was just that, it did not last long until everyone around him started to one by one turn around and leave him alone.

Suddenly, an uncomfortable feeling began to be felt by Jing Mi. He always rejected this feeling. Deep in his heart, he did not want to be alone.

Jing Mi pressed down on her chest, she did not even realize she was already kneeling on the ground. He could hear the sound of footsteps slowly approaching.

Simultaneously, the voice of someone familiar to him started to sound. Jing Mi started to sense that someone else was standing behind her. When he looked, he could see himself.

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"He... is the Devil My Heart..?" Jing Mi flinched as she saw this person who was so similar to her turned out to have black eyes with blood red pupils.

It was not only Jing Mi who met the demons of her heart, but also Yang Shu, Hou Yong, Yi Wen and their fellow students, including Xiao Shuxiang.

Just like Jing Mi, Xiao Shuxiang was also originally in a place surrounded by white.

A black light began to form under his feet, spreading out and turning into an arid land without a single tree.

On top of this barren land, Xiao Shuxiang could see several piles of ash like burning marks, some of which were piles of dust.

Xiao Shuxiang scratched his non-itchy head, "It's strange, I think I'll see a pile of corpses or a picture of my last war. But..."

"For a long time no see, Xiang'Er."

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Xiao Shuxiang gasped in shock upon hearing the voice of someone so familiar to him. Sounds like a grown man's voice, right..! Adult male voice.

Xiao Shuxiang lowered his hand and slowly turned around. There was a thin puff of smoke that began to gather and solidify, forming a human form.

Xiao Shuxiang's eyes rounded as it began to clearly show the shape of the smoke.

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