I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

The first time was to kill their bodies, and the second time, in the inner realm, was to kill their souls.

However, there are special restrictions on killing within the [Inner Realm].

Because the inner world is a world of thought, the struggle within it will result in the collision and fusion of ideas.

Therefore, if you don't want to be influenced or distorted by the thoughts of other souls, there are only two ways.

First, it possesses a demonic heart that is more insane, angry, evil, ferocious, and wicked than other evil souls.

Second, possessing a divine mind that remains calm and serene even when killing or destroying souls, without experiencing the slightest fluctuation in mentality.

The first requirement is that Duanmu Lian be more ruthless, vicious, and cruel than those evil people.

In this way, his will, thoughts, personality, and mind will not be affected by the thoughts of other souls; he will be the one influencing others.

Secondly, it was required that Duanmu Lian kill people as naturally as eating, drinking, and breathing.

My mindset must not be disturbed in the slightest. My heart is as still as water, and other demonic thoughts naturally cannot disturb me.

Is the first phase over?

not yet!

After killing the number of extremely evil souls (one element), you still need to kill the number of extremely good souls (one element).

A kind soul, like Wendy from Fairy Tail, or Natsume from Natsume's Book of Friends.

If you are moved or influenced by the kindness of such a soul, and develop immoral or other bad thoughts, then you should not be tempted to do so.

Then the previous demonic heart and divine heart will be weakened.

They will also distort and infect Duanmu Lian's inner world.

If one can kill them all without being swayed or influenced by the thoughts of kind-hearted people, and without feeling the slightest guilt or remorse, then one has succeeded.

Whether one kills with a vicious and cruel "demon heart" or with a ruthless "divine heart".

After completing this stage, Duanmu Lian will have a vicious and cruel "Demon Self" and a merciless and compassionate "Divine Self" within her "Inner Landscape".

At this point, some people might ask:

So why did choosing one of the paths of killing lead to the simultaneous emergence of both the "divine self" and the "demonic self" in the end?

That's because no matter which path you choose, a different "heart" will emerge.

For a tree to grow upwards, its roots must grow downwards, towards the soil, towards the depths of darkness.

For example, Duanmu Lian was able to kill hundreds of thousands of evil people with a heart devoid of emotion and compassion, without wavering in her heart.

But killing is killing after all; what kept him steadfast was his killing intent.

When he killed hundreds of thousands of good people and remained unmoved, remorseful, and unaffected by morality, that murderous intent transformed into a profound demonic nature.

The first stage created by Duanmu Lian and her followers involved applying the techniques of the positive and negative Kabbalah Tree of Life, as well as the principle that extremes lead to reversals and that yang gives rise to yin.

So no matter which path you choose, killing is still killing.

When the first stage is completed, a divine self and a demonic self will appear.

At this point, the first stage of "thought" has been successfully completed.

Having completed the first stage, the power gained was considerable.

First, it can condense a demonic killing intent that becomes tangible and distorts reality, as well as a spiritual will that is impervious to all laws and indestructible.

After spiritual elevation and mental transformation, physical fitness will also be boosted, achieving leapfrog progress.

The power of demonic intent and killing intent was within the calculations of Duanmu Lian and her ilk.

Its lethality and destructive power are at a limit similar to the killing intent fluctuations of Akuma in Street Fighter, not too far apart.

The next stage is the second phase, "non-thought".

This stage emphasizes entering a meditative state and forgetting oneself.

After Duanmu Lian entered a meditative state and forgot everything.

Gods and demons will also be forgotten in the inner world.

At this stage, it's no longer outsiders who influence you, but rather the "demonic self" and "divine self" that you cultivate yourself that affect you.

Because within the inner vision, both the [Divine Self] and the [Demon Self] will automatically condense into a [One Element] of demonic and divine thoughts.

Because of the many sins committed, the resentment, anger, and other emotions of the victims naturally remain in the inner landscape, polluting this place.

In this defiled environment, the "demonic self" will generate a demonic thought that only allows me to influence outsiders, but does not allow others to influence me.

Because I am more vicious and evil than other evil thoughts, I am naturally not affected by weaker evil thoughts.

The "Divine Self" will condense into pure, flawless, and unpolluted divine thoughts that are unaffected by any external forces.

[The Demonic Self] stains other evil thoughts, turning them into a part of itself, like a tyrannical force.

[The Divine Self] is unaffected by external thoughts, remaining steadfast and flawless amidst defilement, just as one seeks the Way.

And when the [Demon Self] condenses all the other evil thoughts in the inner landscape into its own demonic thoughts and military force, just like a conqueror.

It will then begin to color the entire [Inner Landscape], attempting to replace Duanmu Lian as the true controller of the [Inner Landscape].

Here, we enter the third stage, "No Thought".

In the process of the "Demon Self" attempting to color the entire inner landscape, the "Divine Self" is the first obstacle to the "Demon Self".

Therefore, when faced with the [Demon Self]'s attempt to stain the entire [Inner Landscape], the [Divine Self] will also continuously use divine thoughts to cleanse the [Inner Landscape].

In order to maintain its purity and freedom from external influences, the "Divine Self" will naturally not allow the defiled "Demon Self" to continue to exist.

The interior will also undergo comprehensive washing and dyeing.

The core of the "Inner Landscape" is Duanmu Lian's "true self".

Therefore, both gods and demons will launch a relentless attack on Duanmu Lian with their own thoughts, trying to make him become their divine self/demon self.

And the more this is the case, the less you should think about it; you should forget yourself, forget your form, forget your thoughts, forget everything in your inner world.

God and demon were washing over Duanmu Lian like a waterfall, and he absolutely could not waver in the face of this onslaught.

The more steadfast one remains in this process, the more incredible the qualitative change in one's spirit and energy will occur.

The essence within the spirit and flesh will transform into jade flowers within the inner realm.

[Qi] transformed into golden flowers.

The [god] transformed into nine flowers.

The three flowers of essence, energy, and spirit will transform into a lotus platform to bind gods and demons, fixing them within it.

At that time, the three flowers will gather at the top of the head, and the divine self, the true self, and the demonic self will all undergo a transformative sublimation.

At the same time, relationships and status were established within the interior scenes.

After all, among the three flowers, the original self, Duanmu Lian, holds a dominant position in the middle, while the gods and demons play a guiding role on the left and right.

Therefore, whether it is the demonic self or the divine self, both will try to seize the lotus platform that represents the true self.

This marks the beginning of the fourth stage, "Fantasy".

By this stage, both gods and demons had gained considerable influence.

In order to avoid being influenced or distorted by it, and to prevent it from usurping one's dominant position, it is necessary to thoroughly determine the shape of one's "id" at this stage.

It can be described as a race against time, to find or define one's desires before being reshaped by gods and demons and usurped from their dominance.

Once you find your desire, you will be firmly rooted in dominance.

At this point, you can take the initiative to attack the gods and demons.

If one's desire is driven by a thirst for enlightenment, whether facing gods or demons, the other party can serve as a whetstone, making one's desire even stronger.

If you have a domineering type of desire, you can directly invade and influence the other party.

If one successfully devours either a god or a demon, the resulting power will allow them to defeat the other.

After successfully coloring the gods and demons with his own desires, the gods and demons were merged and devoured like a tai chi symbol, leaving only the ego with desires in the entire inner world.

This stage is the "fantasy" stage, where the rudimentary form of domineering/seeking supernatural abilities is awakened.

If you want to continue to advance, you need to keep going relentlessly down the path you've chosen.

That is, entering the stage of "delusion".

This stage again requires killing to obtain a large number of souls.

If one is seeking the Tao, endless distracting thoughts and resentment will arise in one's inner vision.

One must constantly strengthen one's desires, remain unaffected by them, and use them as a whetstone to hone one's "purity."

If it's domineering, regardless of what thoughts exist within the inner world, one directly uses their own desires to distort and force them.

Simply transform them all into your own shape and color them to resemble your own army.

At the same time, once you enter the "delusion" stage, you can completely paint in your own inner world.

Using their own desires as ink, they depict their values, worldview, emotions, and so on.

If it's a domineering desire, it will overflow once the interior scene is well-depicted.

They write their inner vision of desire into the outside world like a virus, causing it to distort into the world as perceived by their inner vision.

If it is a desire for the Tao, one only needs to continuously depict it in one's inner vision, allowing oneself and one's soul to become part of the depiction of that inner vision.

They treat themselves as a human-shaped world, engaging in wanton and arbitrary actions.

Then comes the final sixth stage, [Demonic Imagination].

This stage is the realm of Tai Chi and outflow, where one can be a god or a demon in a single thought; whether one is a god or a demon depends entirely on one's own thoughts.

"You can't live without being obsessed."

After reading the golden pages in her hand that contained the words "A Thought Between God and Demon," Duanmu Lian's gaze gradually hardened.

In a sense, the single thought of a god or demon is not much different in danger from eternal destruction.

Similarly, the aspects that violate natural law and morality are also the same extreme.