Otherworldly Desert Dust-Chapter 641 - 593: The Heart Demon Resurfaces

After waiting for an entire afternoon, there was still no sign of Fairy Gong Qin.

This left Wu Hen feeling rather puzzled.

Could it be that his previous assumption was wrong, and that the Fairy, like others, also has those few days in a month when she's not feeling well?

Heading to the Sword Immortal Mansion, Wu Hen specially brought along a warm date soup. After all, the Fairy had put so much effort into teaching him, and he felt obliged to offer some warm-hearted care in return.

The Sword Immortal Mansion was quite desolate, and after taking a stroll around, he saw no one.

Wu Hen had no choice but to head towards the bamboo forest in the rear mountain. In the depths of the bamboo forest, there was a thatched hut. With his extraordinary perception, Wu Hen could be sure that Fairy Gong Qin was inside that hut.

Yet, the hut was rather peculiar. Sunlight streamed in front of the hut but was blocked by shadows, making it impossible to see what was happening inside, even though the door was wide open and the windows were unlatched.

"Fairy Gong Qin?" Wu Hen stepped forward.

There was no response from inside.

Wu Hen continued to walk further in and vaguely saw a cold silhouette within the shadow. Her figure was graceful, her curves beautiful, and her long hair, unlike the usual neatly coiffed style, flowed freely, with a few strands draping all the way down to her belly...

This was indeed Fairy Gong Qin, but an aura of chill exuded from her entire being.

Could this be the legendary external release of cold energy?

It reminded him of the time when Yu Yu was entering puberty; her stomach pains would unleash a terrifying aura that kept people at a distance.

"Not feeling well, huh? If you're not feeling well, I brought some sweet soup. Try a little, you'll feel better." Wu Hen intended to use his warmth to dispel the icy atmosphere around Fairy Gong Qin.

Fairy Gong Qin inside remained silent, still standing in the shadows, with her face obscured, yet her delicate features could be faintly discerned.

"Don't come closer!" Suddenly, a stern voice reprimanded.

Wu Hen turned his head and saw the Yellow Immortal standing on a bamboo stalk, full bearded, and the bamboo slightly bent under the weight, hovering just half a meter above the ground.

Behind the Yellow Immortal, there was a young immortal with a pale and weary face, heavy with dark circles, wearing a scholar's cap.

"I'm just here to see my good friend," Wu Hen said.

"She is enduring a century-long Heart Demon tribulation, do not disturb her," the Yellow Immortal said.

"She had already dispelled her Heart Demon, what Heart Demon could there be?" Wu Hen asked, puzzled.

As they spoke, Fairy Gong Qin in the hut stepped lightly, attempting to walk out of the shadows and into the area where sunlight reached in front of the hut...

But at the boundary between light and shadow, it was as if an invisible force kept her confined within the hut. At the same time, the surrounding bamboo forest began to quiver, with all the bamboo acting like powerful barrier spears, thrusting into the soil of the rear mountain and forming a strong demon-sealing prohibition, locking Fairy Gong Qin within the small hut!

Wu Hen looked around at the bamboo and found that each one was plastered with Immortal Text Talisman Paper, and each piece bore intricate immortal scripts, transforming into seemingly invisible barrier pillars, suppressing the central figure.

"Her Heart Demon had never been eradicated, her Dao heart was never stable. Her master had instructed me to closely observe, and when she could no longer suppress the Heart Demon, to confine her. A few days ago, she pleaded for more time, hoping to pass on the Sword Immortal Lineage's secrets to you before her Heart Demon erupted, to prevent the lineage from being lost, and I agreed... Now the hour has come, and you have mastered the Sword Immortal Technique, I should fulfill her master's wishes," the Yellow Immortal said, holding a piece of Immortal Talisman.

It was evident that the entire bamboo forest's talisman papers were put up by him, solely to suppress the growing Heart Demon within Fairy Gong Qin.

The Heart Demon tribulation, for immortals, is the most painful and dangerous, as it could lead one to become a demon, wreak havoc on the world, or even cause some immortals affected by the Heart Demon to develop intense aversion towards their cultivation beliefs, beginning a massacre of other immortals.

Fairy Gong Qin, esteemed in the Sword Immortal Lineage, possessed immense combat power among immortals. All immortals feared that someone from the Sword Immortal Lineage might succumb to a Heart Demon; for other immortals, it would mean total disaster...

"How did you know her Heart Demon arose again when she seemed normal?" Wu Hen questioned.

"This is the Heart Demon Mirror, an ancestral treasure left by our forefathers. It reflects the inner spiritual energy of an immortal. When the spiritual energy contains a substantial amount of negative matter, a red silhouette will appear in the mirror, which is the Heart Demon of Fairy Gong Qin," the Yellow Immortal replied, revealing an ancient mirror in his other hand.

Wu Hen leaned over to look and noticed that when the mirror faced Fairy Gong Qin, it didn't reflect her image but showed a hazy red demonic shadow, similar to a Demon-Revealing Mirror, capable of exposing the demon essence hidden within a living person.

"I gave her time to control it, but ultimately she couldn't suppress it, and the Heart Demon gradually consumed her... Look, most immortals' ten-year Heart Demons are just faint afterimages, while Fairy Gong Qin's Heart Demon has taken on a human form. When this mirror can fully reflect her appearance, it means... No, no, the mirror is showing her appearance!" The Yellow Immortal's expression suddenly changed, and he hastily pulled out sheets of Immortal Text Talisman Paper.

Wu Hen saw that in the Heart Demon Mirror, Fairy Gong Qin's visage grew increasingly clear, even displaying a disdainful smirk, bearing the disposition of a demoness intent on annihilating all life.

Yet, Wu Hen felt something was amiss. Seeing the Yellow Immortal hurriedly setting up the barrier, he picked up this Heart Demon Mirror and looked at his own reflection.

In the mirror, nothing reflected back his image.

This was very strange; clearly a mirror, yet it didn't show his own reflection...

According to the Yellow Immortal, the mirror would only reveal a person's spiritual energy. When the spiritual energy is filled with negative emotions or aggressive aura, the mirror would display it.

"Bai Yue, summon the thunder!" the Yellow Immortal shouted to the young scholar immortal.

"Okay... Okay!" Bai Yue immediately soared into the clouds, tracing talismans towards the vault of heaven with his fingers. Soon, a massive Thunder Talisman appeared in the sky above, causing clouds from all directions to surge, gathering a torrential thunderstorm.

The vast lightning flickered across the mountain, and Wu Hen saw thick bolts of lightning like azure dragons being guided by the young immortal to the tip of the bamboo stalks. Once the bamboo was marked with Immortal Talismans, it became like Thunder Stone Pillars, ravenously absorbing the boundless Cloud Thunder Power, soon enhancing the imprisoning barrier around the hut with a Thunder Realm capable of annihilating even the divine soul of an immortal!

"What are you doing?? Are you planning to exterminate my Fairy Gong Qin like Kui Ba??" Wu Hen, seeing such an array, spoke in extreme anger.

To Wu Hen, Fairy Gong Qin was at most throwing a tantrum, having a severe emotional turbulence - an issue most young girls face. She might indeed have had intense hostility in recent days, but it couldn't possibly turn her into a demoness intent on massacring immortals and annihilating all life... Admittedly, every girl feeling unwell might harbor thoughts of destroying the world when in severe pain, but a sip of brown sugar water, a little belly rub, and banishing the chill would soon restore her to being the purest, most beautiful fairy!