[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig":3,"chapter-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-596":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1461028,1909,"Chapter 596 509: Heart Demon! Heart Pill! (Part 2)","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-596",596,"\u003Cp>One careless move could lead to the Heart Demon occupying the Ancestral Aperture, devouring the Divine Soul, and achieving a possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even in the Hell Dao, it is rare for anyone to cultivate the Heart Pill using this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, such things as Heart Demons come in varying strengths and are difficult to judge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one were to invite a ten-thousand-year-old demon, it would be akin to handing over a body they've painstakingly cultivated for countless years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivation is not a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the madmen of the Hell Dao know when to advance or retreat in such uncertain matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forcing oneself to undertake something without certainty is called gambling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when certain, it is a sure gain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes slowly closed, Qi Xiu continued to absorb the Divine Soul Force from the Primordial Spirit Idea, while freely amplifying his heart with the method on [Yama's Golden Chapter].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as he activated this Dharma Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proficiency of [Yama's Golden Chapter], long stagnant, began to stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Countless thoughts from the heart, intention shifts with the spirit; no seeking of Zen, no thought of self-return...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently muttering lengthy and profound passages, Qi Xiu flipped his hand and took out a scripture mat that felt cold and smooth to the touch, like the silky skin of a young maiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Other-Transformation Desolate Demon Luo Scripture Mat he acquired years ago from the Secret Treasury of the Divine Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this mat was inscribed the legendary [The Spell of Cataclysmic Decimation], which he now drapes over himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he indeed stumbled and failed in using the Heart Demon to refine the Heart Pill, he would activate [The Spell of Cataclysmic Decimation] on the mat and completely obliterate himself to spare the world from harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draping the mat, accompanied by a deep and prolonged chanting echoing through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark red mist enveloped Qi Xiu's body, countless swaying, twisting, ferociously roaring, cold-eyed silent figures flashed and stirred within, unlocking all the constraints of his heart, together with the deliberate activation of the Yama's Golden Chapter Dharma Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A torrent of thoughts like a mountain's roar and sea's surge overwhelmed Qi Xiu's Divine Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint red light seeped from his seven apertures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within his brow's Ancestral Aperture, it was transformed into a Desire Realm Demon Cave, where various thoughts entangled and surrounded, tearing incessantly at his true self, trying to pull him into the Demonic Path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the brewing of innumerable chaotic thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancestral Aperture of Qi Xiu's brow gradually emitted an unusual fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fragrance, unseen by all beings in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Outer Domain Heart Devils alone, though separated by infinite light and shadow, could smell this scent which drove them mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha! Which Demonic Cultivator's true soul has failed, producing such chaos!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, quick, quick! Such a rare quality will be gone in a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm~ Ninety-nine percent complete, rare commodity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Such a rich fragrance, surely this is no mere demonic cultivator losing his true self, but some powerful righteous Dao figure going astray!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flicker of a finger, countless Outer Domain Heart Devils, flowing with illusionary light and exuding endless allure and confusion, surged forward toward the perceived \"fragrance\" like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boundary of the Tianyuan Main Realm, the mountain gate array of Shenxiao Sect, and the fettering forbidden law of Yunti Peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like air, these obstacles posed no hindrance to the Outer Domain Heart Devils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The innate talent of the Outer Domain Heart Devils allowed them to almost ignore all barriers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, a low, eerie whisper echoed in Qi Xiu's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Outer Domain Heart Devils, regarding him as an unparalleled delicacy, without a grain of hesitation, swarmed into his body, attempting to seize control of the flesh before anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, these Outer Domain Heart Devils, deeply engrossed by the \"vision\" crafted by the [Yama's Golden Chapter] secret technique, seemed oblivious to their surroundings, as they rushed into the body of the young, fair-looking Daoist before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth unwittingly curled into a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eagerly burrowing into the Ancestral Aperture between Qi Xiu's brows, the Outer Domain Heart Devils, faces crazed, were attempting to find his Divine Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavenly golden [Suppressing Talismans] had already descended heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good! We've been tricked!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bound by [Suppressing Talismans], the Outer Domain Heart Devils cried out in panic, but by then, the golden Cloud Seal Talismans fell like a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, innumerable heart devils with talismans stuck on their foreheads began to fall like dumplings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Outer Domain Heart Devils, unaware of the situation, were still squeezing inside with sinister laughter, completely oblivious that they were entering a point of no return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hundred...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thousand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten thousand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbeknownst to them, tens of thousands of Outer Domain Heart Devils had already fallen into Qi Xiu's trap, suppressed by the Suppressing Talisman, becoming resources for refining the Heart Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are just small fry; the real old devil hasn't made an appearance yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a glance at the Heart Demons already suppressed in the Ancestral Aperture, Qi Xiu's eyes slightly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, according to the records of Yama's Golden Chapter, these Heart Demons could be suppressed using Yama's Secret Technique [Heart-Hooking Chain].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had a better [Suppressing Talisman], so he chose not to use this technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed steadily, and the Outer Domain Heart Devils continued to pour in tirelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet strangely, none of the formidable old devils arrived; only ordinary heart demons appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something unusual, Qi Xiu looked down at the Ancestral Aperture between his brows, where an alarming number of Outer Domain Heart Devils had accumulated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is my luck this good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, outside the Tianyuan Main Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infinite stars intertwined, their divine brilliance linking and dancing, forming an unrivaled, godly spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of ninety-nine pulse-like dazzling lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspended in the void above All Heavens, on a black-gold throne engraved with myriad races' scripts, a woman with silk-like red hair covering half of her exquisite bewitching face leaned lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aina Luo, sending the minions to their deaths so blatantly, isn't that a bit over the top?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void ripples, reflecting ancient starry light, as steps inscribed with countless divine words emerge, and a strong man holding a black-scaled python steps forward slowly with heavy footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do as I please, do you have any objections?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the man's reproach, the lazy woman slowly turned her eyes, her mellow and winding voice exuding a delicate fragrance, making anyone hearing it compelled to offer everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heart Demon race isn't your private property; doing this breaks the rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-scaled python in the man's hand raised its neck, hissing at the lazy woman and spitting out a crimson tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rules? Ha ha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile bright enough to make surrounding stars pale, the lazy woman gently raised a white jade-like finger, pointing at the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-scaled python in the man's hand instantly ignited, transforming into a torch soaring skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My word is law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you're unhappy... kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Casually uttering these domineering words, the lazy woman raised another finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong man opposite her seemed struck by lightning, his body suddenly splitting into tens of thousands and eight hundred cracks, with purple-black blood splashing out, as if he were about to be squeezed dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just a mere Human Race... why such favor to him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frowning slightly, the strong man retreated slowly to the ancient starry steps, where the terrifying anomaly upon him vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the man retreat to the steps, the lazy woman paid him no more attention, her deep eyes gazing toward some unknown place, reflecting a gentle and composed young figure in the pupils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just feel... he resembles an old acquaintance of mine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An old acquaintance? So that's why you sent such excellent heart demons to him for refining Heart Pills!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aina Luo, I'm warning you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the strong man could finish speaking, the ancient starry steps and he simultaneously shattered, obliterated into ashes by the rampant and wrathful power, vanishing without a trace in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Warning me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't think that having those old folks backing you means you can offend me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll kill you all if you irritate me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1383,"2026-06-06T02:28:25.655Z",1,"novelbin.me","6f4a75559cce11a632326ea34ef0941930f51d184dbadb41b02e6dfc6b349ff7","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-597","slaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-chapter-595",834,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fslaying-demons-starting-with-upgrading-my-callig-cover.jpg"]