Free Web NovelChapter 160: Chapter 152: What a Great Heart Demon! It Must Be Transcended
This time, he was in a pavilion with ornately carved beams and painted rafters.
A warm fragrance wafted through the pavilion, and the unending sound of string and flute music filled the air.
Then, rows of graceful beauties filed out and gathered around him.
"Whoa~"
Lin Qingfeng’s eyes instantly lit up.
He found that there was a beauty for every possible taste.
There were mature, seductive women whose eyes seemed to flow with charm.
There were petite, adorable girls with soft, sweet voices.
There was even a heroic swordswoman, radiating valor in her martial arts attire...
What was even more outrageous was their clothing.
Not only were there traditional, classic long robes and ethereal, fairy-like feathered garments, but there were also cosplay outfits, modern trendy clothes, and even distinct black-and-white maid and butler uniforms?!
"Good heavens!"
Lin Qingfeng was stunned by the spectacle.
’I knew it! I work myself to the bone for this sect every single day, managing a thousand different tasks and ordering my little junior sister around. Heaven was watching! Of course! My day of reward has finally come!’
"Heh~"
He leaned back lazily on a soft couch, enjoying the grapes being fed to him by one of the mature beauties.
’Thinking back, I even got a Primogem cosplay outfit before, so this isn’t so strange.’
’Sigh, I have to say, the details in this game and the Heart Demons are really well-made.’
The crowd of beauties swarmed toward Lin Qingfeng.
"My king~~~"
...
Outside the illusion realm, in the Eldest Brother’s cave residence, Lin Qingfeng—who was in the middle of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage—wore an expression of extreme pleasure, smacking his lips from time to time.
"Mmm... This Heart Demon... must be experienced."
He mumbled indistinctly,
"It must be experienced properly. I need to experience it a few more times."
Just as he was lost in this sweet paradise, unable to extricate himself, the sky above his cave residence began to churn and change color.
...
Several days of peace were suddenly shattered by a celestial phenomenon.
Su Ling’er and the other undercover agents, who were carrying out missions throughout the sect, suddenly felt an immense pressure descend from the heavens.
BOOM—!
A pillar of Spiritual Qi erupted from a certain direction deep within the sect, shooting straight into the clouds and churning the cloud layer for dozens of miles around into a giant vortex!
"What’s happening?!"
"This pressure... Could someone be breaking through?!"
Everyone stopped what they were doing, staring in horror toward the source of the Spiritual Qi fluctuation.
That direction... was the direction of the Eldest Brother’s cave residence?!
Su Ling’er’s heart sank to the pit of her stomach as a terrifying thought surfaced:
’Could it be... Could that demon be ascending to the Nascent Soul Stage?!’
’The Nascent Soul Stage?!’
’Are you kidding me!’
’He’s already so mercurial and his methods are so bizarre. If he really becomes a Nascent Soul old monster, will I and the other undercover disciples even have a chance to survive?!’
She saw several junior brothers next to her, their legs so weak with fear that they were about to collapse to the ground.
"It’s over... a Nascent Soul old monster... With our meager Cultivation, he could probably wipe us out with a single breath!"
Only Li Chunfeng, in a distant corner, remained standing his ground against the shockwave that was powerful enough to shake the minds of Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, drawing his sword with a "SHING! CLANG!".
Strangely, when the Spiritual Qi shockwave reached him, the Wooden Sword in his hand faintly emitted a trace of Sharpness. It split the shockwave to either side, leaving him completely unscathed.
’This really is a huge blessing!’
...
Meanwhile, the players in the sect channel were going crazy.
[Sect Channel]
[Shi Gandang]: Holy shit! This commotion! The Guild Leader is already making his push for Nascent Soul?!
[Ji]: Damn, that’s way too fast! Okay, I’m only a bit slower because I’ve died more.
[Shen Nong]: The Guild Leader is ascending without even giving us a heads-up. Whatever, I’m heading back to prepare for my own Nascent Soul breakthrough!
...
Inside the pavilion, within the Heart Demon Illusion Realm.
Lin Qingfeng was having the time of his life, so lost in pleasure he’d forgotten everything else, when his expression suddenly froze.
"Hm?" He frowned. ’Something’s not right. This feeling... Why does it feel like I’m about to clear the stage?’
He could feel that, if he wanted, he could see through this paradise of pleasure at any moment and overcome the tribulation.
"This won’t do!" he panicked on the spot. ’I’ve clearly not ’overcome’ this Heart Demon yet! We’ve barely gotten started!’
’Are you kidding me? A Heart Demon Illusion Realm this amazing... if I don’t experience it a thousand or eight hundred times before clearing it, wouldn’t that be a massive loss?’
’What kind of game designer is this!’
’Aren’t I supposed to be trapped in this paradise, unable to pass?!’
’What’s the meaning of letting me pass?’
’Nascent Soul?’
’What Nascent Soul?’
’Is that more important than my Heart Demon?’
’If I overcome the tribulation and reach Nascent Soul, what happens if my Heart Demon disappears?!’
’No way, this Heart Demon has to stay. I have to preserve it!’
’I still need this Heart Demon to help my Cultivation!!!’
In the next second, Lin Qingfeng made a decision that no true Cultivator could ever comprehend.
He intentionally detonated the Spiritual Power within his body that was currently attempting to break through the bottleneck.
He chose... to intentionally fail the tribulation!
BANG—!!!
Outside the cave residence, the nearly formed Nascent Soul violently self-destructed under his own control!
...
As the undercover agents watched, the Spiritual Qi vortex in the sky spun to its absolute limit!
The power of the Nascent Soul was just about to coalesce and take form.
Suddenly!
A blast of Spiritual Qi, more violent than any before, swept out in all directions with the Eldest Brother’s cave residence as its epicenter!
The pillar of Spiritual Qi in the sky shattered in response!
BANG—!!!
Under this second shockwave, the undercover agents could no longer keep their footing and were sent tumbling.
Su Ling’er hastily circulated her Spiritual Qi to resist.
Wang Xiedi scrambled to activate his newly-learned Ten Thousand Forms Red Dust Scripture.
Li Chunfeng, however, continued to madly draw his sword. Seeing the shockwave once again guided to his sides by his Sword Intent, he became even more convinced that he had indeed obtained a great opportunity.
Meanwhile, in a thatched hut, Undercover Disciple B, whose mind was already injured, could no longer hold on under the force of the blast.
PFFT—!
He violently spat out a large mouthful of blood, his Divine Sense instantly falling into chaos.
The Lingxi Inquiry Profound Mirror fragment between his brows let out a mournful cry under the assault of his out-of-control Spiritual Power and chaotic thoughts.
CRACK!
The mirror fragment... shattered.
His intelligence transmission... had failed...
Outside, the violent Spiritual Qi storm had come as quickly as it went. After wreaking its havoc, it finally fell silent.
Disciple D scrambled up from the ground, trembling, and sensed the Spiritual Qi dissipating from the world.
"The... the Spiritual Qi is gone... This... this is the sign of a failed tribulation!"
"He failed?!"
"He... perished?!"
A joyous stir spread among the undercover agents.
Su Ling’er’s face, however, was filled with solemnity and suspicion.
’Is the Eldest Brother... dead?’
’This isn’t another one of his schemes, is it?!’
’It has to be a scheme!’
’There’s no way the Eldest Brother would die so easily!’
...
The players, on the other hand, had a completely different take on the situation.
[Sect Channel]
[Lu Wu]: @Lin Qingfeng Guild Leader? Guild Leader, you died?
[Shi Gandang]: What happened, boss? How’d you fail?
[Ji]: Yeah! Hurry up and tell us what you ran into in the Heart Demon Tribulation! Was it that hard to beat? Even you got wrecked?!
[Wang Xian]: @Lin Qingfeng
[Shen Nong]: Whoa, it even got the lurker Wang Xian to show up! @Lin Qingfeng
[Zhan]: @Lin Qingfeng
