Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

Mu Xue seemed to recall something and whispered in Lu Qian's ear, "It's the Heart Demon Manual! It uses divine thought as a blade and inner demons as seeds! It condenses divine thought into demonic threads, instantly invading the minds of others and turning them into puppets. Those who are affected often don't even realize they've been attacked before becoming puppets of the heart demons, making them very difficult to resist!"

"Little sister, you seem to know a lot. Why don't you join your older sister's side? I can guide you into the Holy Sect so you won't be turned into a puppet."

The demon girl didn't attack immediately, perhaps because she felt she had victory in her grasp. Instead, she began to persuade them to surrender, saying, "The Demonic Manual is indeed mysterious and unpredictable, but it's not as powerful as you think. If you resist to the death, even if I forcibly turn you into demonic puppets, it will be easy to be discovered."

"So, it's best if you cooperate. I won't do anything to you for now. After you go back, just act like nothing happened. Report my news after I leave. Maybe you can even get some credit for it."

Although the other party spoke very nicely and appeared very deceptive, Lu Qian scoffed, "Nice talk! As long as we agree to cooperate with you, you can use that to threaten us! Once it happens, it will happen again, until we are no longer of any use to you!"

"Besides, you yourself said you deliberately lured us here, either to help us escape or to take the opportunity to infiltrate the Holy Land! Once we've lost our value, you probably won't be as easy to talk to as you are now!"

Mu Xue quickly added, "You make it sound so nice, but once we accept your inner demon seed, we'll unknowingly become your puppets. Will we even have a chance to negotiate then?"

"You're so stubborn! I knew I couldn't convince you!"

The demonic girl revealed a sinister smile, then looked at Lu Qian, "It's all your fault for seeing through my inner demon seed, otherwise we wouldn't have had to go through all this trouble!"

Her eyes suddenly became incredibly clear, and a massive divine sense burst forth from her body, instantly transforming into a sharp drill that hurtled towards Lu Qian.

Lu Qian did notice the change in the other party's divine sense, but how fast was the speed of thought?

The attack arrived as soon as he thought of it. Even though Lu Qian saw it, he couldn't dodge it at all. He felt as if a huge hammer had hit him hard in the head. Although it was an invisible divine thought, it was like a tangible substance, directly blasting Lu Qian away.

In an instant, a large amount of blood flowed from Lu Qian's mouth and nose, and he couldn't stop it. He felt like his brain had turned into a lump of paste, his vision went black, and his ears were ringing. When he opened his eyes again, the world was spinning, and he couldn't even stand up.

"Brother Lu!"

Mu Xue didn't realize what had happened until Lu Qian fell to the ground. She rushed over with a sob in her voice, helped Lu Qian up, and large tears kept falling, instantly soaking Lu Qian's clothes.

Upon seeing that Lu Qian was still alive, the demonic girl was also stunned. "Could he be someone with exceptionally strong willpower? Even in such a pure clash of divine senses, with such a vast difference in strength, he could still survive?"

She didn't take Lu Qian seriously and attacked him directly with her divine sense. She also considered that Lu Qian was wearing the Canglan Dharma Robe. If she attacked him rashly with magic, not only would she not be able to end the battle immediately, but she would also attract people from the Holy Land, which would be terrible.

The members of the Heart Demon Sect, having fought against the Holy Land for a long time, are well aware of the Holy Land's methods.

Logically speaking, Lu Qian was only at the mid-stage of Qi Refining and had not specifically cultivated divine sense. Under her divine sense attack, he should not have been able to survive.

Now that an unexpected event has occurred, it's likely that something outside of common sense has happened.

"Little sister, now you've seen how powerful I am, haven't you?"

The demon girl didn't attack again. She said with a smile, "If you're willing to listen to me, it's not impossible for me to spare his life."

Mu Xue glared at her fiercely, but didn't say anything.

The Demon Girl frowned, about to say something, when suddenly her expression changed, and her gaze towards Mu Xue became fervent. "So you have the Thousand Threads Puppet Body? You deserve to join my Demon Sect! With you, even if this mission fails immediately, we can still explain ourselves when we return!"

The Thousand Threads and Myriad Puppet Body is a physique with special talent in the path of divine thought. It can easily transform divine thoughts into myriad forms and has miraculous effects in the manipulation of divine thoughts. Those who specialize in the path of puppetry can make rapid progress in a day.

But that's all. After all, puppets are just external objects and cannot be used to improve one's own cultivation. Therefore, although the Thousand-Thread Puppet Body is a special physique, it is not sought after by most sects.

However, the Heart Demon Sect is different. The Heart Demon Manual is a top-level technique for cultivating divine sense. To unleash the power of the Heart Demon Manual, one must also create a Heart Demon Puppet. It can be said that the Heart Demon Manual and the Thousand Threads Puppet Body are a match made in heaven. The Heart Demon Sect has been searching for this special physique, but it has always been difficult to find one.

The reason why special physiques are special is not only because they are powerful, but also because they are extremely rare. The Thousand Silk Puppet Physique is not particularly powerful, but it is still very rare among special physiques. It is normal that the Heart Demon Sect cannot find it.

The girl, Youhuan, was overjoyed to discover that the Thousand Threads Puppet Body, which the Heart Demon Sect had been searching for for hundreds of years, was found so easily by her simply to complete a mission.

With the matter at stake, Youhuan stopped wasting words. Her divine sense re-condensed and transformed into a cone, only much smaller, which instantly attacked Muxue!

Since the intention was to take Mu Xue away, not to kill her, You Huan naturally wouldn't use her full strength; she only needed to render Mu Xue powerless to resist.

However, just as the cone approached Mu Xue, it was blocked by a layer of light!

Above Mu Xue's head, a small jade bell appeared, with beams of light hanging down. It seemed fragile, yet it easily blocked You Huan's divine sense attack.

"It actually has a magical artifact protecting its owner?"

Youhuan frowned, then suddenly spoke up, "No, that's not all! There are other powers sealed within!"

Mu Xue coldly replied, "What's the use of figuring it out? You're still going to die!"

She bit her finger hard, forcing out her blood essence, and smeared it on the jade bell. Then she cast a series of complex spells, her face turning pale rapidly, and her body swaying as if she was about to collapse.

Youhuan quickly said, "Wait...wait a minute! How about we just leave each other alone? The price you pay for activating this magical artifact will be extremely high..."

Before he could finish speaking, a clear bell rang out, echoing through the underground space, and stone dust fell from above.

Even on Youhuan's flawless, jade-like face, cracks appeared, from which trickled blood, making her look terrifying. But instead of begging, she calmed down, her eyes turning cold. "You can't kill me. You only have mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation. Let's see how many more times you can activate your spiritual weapon!"