Chapter 57 The Temptation of Inner Demons

It's no wonder that Mo Qianci died at her hands.

But since she dared to defy the will of Heaven, she was destined to die.

Elder Xuan sighed, "I'll take that as a compliment." Since ancient times, even the smallest ant that dares to defy the laws of nature has met a tragic end, with its soul scattered and its spirit destroyed.

He decided not to bother with the little girl, since her fate would inevitably be the same, even worse than his own.

Lu Fuyue looked at Elder Xuan, "If I swear on my Dao heart that I will not kill you, how can you guarantee that what you say is true?"

Elder Xuan laughed, “Whether it’s true or not, your heart will tell you.”

"How is it, little girl?"

Lu Fuyue and Shui Ze exchanged a glance, then remained silent for a moment before finally looking at Elder Xuan and saying, "Okay."

She then formed a hand seal, slowly closed her eyes, and a light blue circular array appeared beneath her feet.

"Today, I, Lu Fuyue, swear on my Dao heart that if every word Elder Xuan said to me, and every word he answered me, is true, then I will spare his life."

As soon as he finished speaking, the same light blue array lit up beneath Elder Xuan's feet, and a fierce blue light emanated between the two arrays.

A moment later, the blue light dissipated, the formation disappeared, and the Dao Heart Oath was fulfilled!

A special connection bound the two who had made the vow together.

The Dao heart of the ruthless Dao is not under the control of the Heavenly Dao, so it will not be detected by the Heavenly Dao.

This is also why Master Xuan chose the Dao Heart Oath.

Lu Fuyue opened her eyes and looked at Elder Xuan, "Is this alright now?"

Elder Xuan snorted and squinted at Lu Fuyue, "Little girl, you're quite cunning, daring to scheme against me."

Not only must what you say be true, but your answers to her questions must also be true.

He only intended to talk to her, not to solve her problem.

Lu Fuyue smiled gently, "You saw through it all, so this can't be called scheming, it's just caution. After all, I still have to be wary of your many tricks."

Elder Xuan closed his eyes helplessly, then opened them again. Oh well, what harm is there in telling her everything? Knowing doesn't mean she can truly understand.

Otherwise, so many ruthless cultivators wouldn't have died under the tribulation lightning of ascension.

He looked at Lu Fuyue and slowly said, "Before I tell you, I'd like to hear your understanding of the Path of Ruthlessness?"

Lu Fuyue was slightly taken aback; she really hadn't expected Elder Xuan to ask her this question.

She pursed her lips. In her previous life, she was controlled by the will of Heaven and became a puppet cannon fodder to highlight Mo Qianci's deep affection.

Reborn, she awakened her consciousness. Her resentment and unwillingness drove her to want to live, to truly live, not to be a puppet of Heaven's will or cannon fodder for others.

Lu Fuyue raised her head and looked directly at Elder Xuan. "I believe that my Path of Ruthlessness is about breaking free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and severing all disgusting emotions that hinder me from breaking through these shackles!"

"Whether it's romantic love, familial love, or any other kind of emotion."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan's eyes flashed with surprise. He had sensed earlier that the aura emanating from this little girl was quite different from that of the ruthless cultivators he had encountered before.

Unexpectedly, she was walking a ruthless path he had never heard of before.

After regaining his senses, Elder Xuan hesitated for a moment before speaking again, "Have you noticed that you are different from other ruthless cultivators?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Fuyue was taken aback. She suddenly remembered the senior in green robes she had met before, who was also a cultivator of the Heartless Path.

Seeing Lu Fuyue like this, Elder Xuan knew that she had begun to meditate. "Think carefully, what makes you different from them?"

At this moment, Lu Fuyue fell into deep thought. Countless spiritual energies surged into her body, and gradually she was enveloped by a shell formed from spiritual energy.

What is the difference between her ruthless path and theirs?

When I first saw Senior Qingyi, she seemed gentle, but in reality, she was cold.

Even though the senior in white had given up everything for this, there was still no emotional fluctuation in her eyes.

On the other hand, she herself clearly cultivates the path of ruthlessness, yet she has too many emotions.

She was nothing like a traditional ruthless cultivator. Even though she killed Mo Qianci to prove her ruthlessness, she still had joys and sorrows.

Suddenly, Lu Fuyue's pupils contracted sharply, and her hands, hanging by her sides, clenched tightly into her palms.

Could it be that there's something wrong with her ruthless approach?

Suddenly, it felt as if something inside Lu Fuyue was collapsing.

Immediately afterwards, aquamarine spiritual energy continuously emanated from Lu Fuyue's dantian, and her cultivation began to show signs of instability.

The spiritual energy shell suddenly cracked open, the spiritual energy dissipated, and wisps of demonic energy gradually took its place. In an instant, demonic energy overflowed, and the entire space began to shake violently.

A faint wisp of demonic energy flashed across Lu Fuyue's eyes.

Upon seeing this, Shui Ze's expression changed drastically. He grabbed Elder Xuan's remnant soul and held it tightly in his hand, gritting his teeth as he said, "Do you want to die?"

Master Xuan quickly explained, "No destruction, no construction; how do you know this is a bad thing?"

"I'm saving her!"

Shui Ze threw Elder Xuan to the ground and said coldly, "It had better be that way, otherwise you'll die before anything happens to her!"

Elder Xuan slowly stood up from the ground, his complicated gaze falling on Lu Fuyue, who was just a hair's breadth away from succumbing to demonic possession.

"I have my reasons for doing this."

Actually, he was also very anxious at the moment. He didn't expect that just a few words would make this little girl like this.

Why are geniuses often the most prone to falling from grace? It's because their comprehension is too exceptional.

Sometimes, once they grasp the aspects that are hard for them to accept, they become extremely prone to getting stuck on a single point, which is often the most fatal flaw.

However, this is often the easiest way to transform someone completely.

Whether she succeeds or fails depends on herself!

At this moment, Lu Fuyue's body began to emanate demonic energy, mixed with wisps of decadent and corrupt aura, and even her cultivation level was constantly dropping.

...

In the pitch-black fog, no matter how hard Lu Fuyue ran, she was just spinning in circles. Suddenly, a familiar voice appeared.

"Hahaha, Lu Fuyue, you're really funny. You've cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness for so long, and it turns out it's all fake."

Lu Fuyue kept looking around, searching for the source of the voice. "How could my Dao be fake?"

Who exactly are you?

A pair of hands suddenly patted her shoulders from behind, and the person whispered seductively in her ear.

"Admit it, Lu Fuyue, everything is fake. Your path is fake, and the freedom you seek is fake too."

The man paused, then said, word by word, "Even you are a fake."

"Lu Fuyue, come with me and become a demon."