After Changing to the Ruthless Way, the Brothers Cried and Begged for Forgiveness Chapter 96: The Heart Demon Seed

Planting a thought as a seed can awaken the deepest hidden Heart Demon, hence the term Heart Demon Seed.

In ancient tis, the Heart Demon Seed was a spell designed for attack. Over the course of thousands of years, it evolved into a thod of control.

Now, cultivators use the Heart Demon Seed to manipulate others by planting it in their minds.

“What are you?” Yu Zhao demanded coldly, her voice filled with anger. “Why did you plant a Heart Demon Seed in ?”

“Fang Cheng Lang” turned his head aside and remained silent.

Yu Zhao smiled faintly.

Her hand moved like lightning, seizing “Fang Cheng Lang” by the neck. In his terrified gaze, she gave a decisive twist.

Crack!

The sound of breaking bones echoed, and the illusion before Yu Zhao’s eyes collapsed rapidly. In a blink, she found herself back by the pool behind the stone door.

The eerie blue light vanished, and the singing stopped.

The blue heart subrged itself into the pool, hiding at the bottom and refusing to surface.

Yu Zhao chuckled softly.

Did it think she would be powerless just because it hid underwater?

It was gravely mistaken.

Channeling her inner spiritual energy, Yu Zhao used her divine sense like a brush to swiftly draw a rune in the air.

When she completed the last stroke, an invisible wave rippled outward, and the rune beca visible.

“Go!”

Yu Zhao extended her finger, pointing towards the subrged blue heart.

The rune glowed and pierced through the water, branding itself onto the blue heart.

Instantly, a flood of emotions surged into Yu Zhao’s Sea of Consciousness—fear, panic, rage…

“Eeeek!”

The blue heart let out a sharp cry, breaking through the water’s surface and rushing straight at Yu Zhao, seemingly intent on mutual destruction.

Yu Zhao stood her ground, unflinching. With a re thought, she struck with her divine sense.

The once ferocious blue heart seed to be punched mid-air, imdiately deflating. Trembling, it stopped a few feet away from her.

Yu Zhao raised an eyebrow.

The Heart Demon Seed was truly effective.

She could sense all the emotions of the blue heart and control its every movent.

In other words, its life or death was entirely in her hands.

“Now, tell what you are,” Yu Zhao demanded.

The blue heart, initially calm, began to ripple with violent emotions again.

An overwhelming mix of rage and sorrow, capable of disrupting Yu Zhao’s spirit, nearly overca her.

She quickly activated the Illusory Tides Technique, stabilizing her mind. The close call left her shaken.

She had underestimated the complexity of the Heart Demon Seed. Though it could control the mind, one must always guard against emotional backlash. Unless she was absolutely certain she could suppress the target’s ntal strength, she dared not use it recklessly.

The blue heart seed lost in its mories, silent for a long while.

After a brief hesitation, Yu Zhao asked, “Are you a rfolk?”

“Heh, it’s rare for soone to recognize a rfolk.”

The blue heart admitted it.

Its voice, stripped of allure, now sounded low and desolate, carrying an imasurable sense of loss and sorrow.

At that mont, Yu Zhao was at a loss for words.

Unsure how to address it, she decided to call it rfolk for now.

The rfolk had tried to plant a Heart Demon Seed in her. By all rights, Yu Zhao had no reason to feel sympathy.

However, considering the tragic story behind the rfolk, seeing it reduced to surviving with just a heart stirred sothing in Yu Zhao.

“Can you tell your story?” she asked.

The rfolk, sensing the change in her tone, was surprised.

After a brief pause, it let out a cold laugh. “What’s there to tell? You humans—so greedy—invaded the rfolk Tribe’s Territory for Pearls of Immortality. In just half a year, the entire rfolk Tribe disappeared from the Southern Abyss. This is all your doing.”

Yu Zhao, unfazed by the accusatory tone, frowned and asked, “Then how did you end up in this state?”

Yu Zhao didn’t an to reopen soone’s wounds.

But certain things had to be clarified before she could decide what to do.

The rfolk spoke in a lifeless tone. “My body is different from the others of my kind. Their tears turn into Spirit Beads, but I was born unable to cry. A rfolk who can’t shed tears is worthless. So, they dismbered .

“That’s when I realized my heart still retained consciousness even after being removed. I don’t rember much after that—too much happened—but eventually, I ended up imprisoned in this stone chamber. He demanded that I plant Heart Demon Marks on everyone who entered. Once I marked a thousand people, he promised to set free.”

A heart detached from its body that could still think and speak… wasn’t that akin to having two lives?

Yu Zhao could vividly imagine how mad cultivators would beco if they learned of this secret.

The rfolk didn’t want to elaborate further. Clearly, many horrifying events had transpired.

Yu Zhao chose not to press him for details. Her focus shifted to the “he” the rfolk ntioned.

“Who is ‘he’?”

“The one who truly controls the rfolk Pavilion.”

The rfolk shuddered, clearly terrified of the person he spoke of.

“Why does he want you to plant Heart Demon Marks?”

The rfolk hesitated.

Seeing this, Yu Zhao didn’t rush him.

The Heart Demon Mark she had planted on the rfolk’s heart ensured he couldn’t disobey her orders.

Sure enough, after a long silence, the rfolk spoke again. “His lifespan is nearing its end. He hopes to use the Soul Devouring Technique to find a way to extend it.”

Yu Zhao took a mont to process his words.

To ascend to the fifth floor of the rfolk Pavilion, cultivators needed to et two conditions: wealth and leisure.

Typically, such cultivators either ca from prominent cultivation families or were influential disciples of major sects.

They possessed knowledge that ordinary cultivators could never access.

The rfolk Pavilion’s master used this process to filter out those cultivators who t his criteria, then subjected them to soul-searching to steal their mories.

Understanding this, Yu Zhao felt a chill run down her spine.

“Is he a Nascent Soul cultivator?”

Only a Nascent Soul cultivator would dare to recklessly invade another’s soul.

“Yes.”

Yu Zhao’s heart sank.

From the mont she stepped onto the fifth-floor staircase, she had likely caught the attention of the Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if she hadn’t been marked with a Heart Demon Mark, she was probably his next target for a soul search.

Curiosity killed the cat!

Yu Zhao gave the rfolk a deep look. “Once I leave this place, I’ll remove the Heart Demon Mark. As for you…”

She had intended to leave a warning, but seeing the lonely heart left her feeling it was pointless.

She took a deep breath and turned to leave.

The rfolk Pavilion had set no obstacles in the passageway. Yu Zhao passed through it smoothly and descended the stairs.

The female cultivator and Little Red, who had been waiting on the fourth floor, imdiately looked up when they heard footsteps. They saw Yu Zhao descending, her face flushed and her steps unsteady.

“Senior?” Little Red hurried forward to support Yu Zhao’s arm.

Was she drunk?

But there was no scent of alcohol on her.

The female cultivator wasn’t surprised. Almost all guests who descended from the fifth floor looked similarly disoriented. A bit of rest usually cleared their minds.

She guided Yu Zhao and Little Red to a private lounge for rest.

As expected, it wasn’t long before the flush faded from Yu Zhao’s face, and her eyes regained clarity.

Without delay, she completed her transaction with the rfolk Pavilion and left with Little Red.

Only after running through two streets did she feel her rapidly beating heart finally calm down a little.