Chapter 788 - Mental Demon Possession (1/2)

Chapter 788: Mental Demon Possession

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Tang Xiu hung up with an expression that was like the frost of the December solstice, yet he held deep concern in his eyes. Numerous times had he had convinced himself that he and Han Qingwu… or rather, Xue Qingcheng no longer had any relationship. If any, the link between them was just hatred between enemies.

However, never did he realize that regardless of the Xue Qingcheng in the Immortal World, or the now Han Qingwu on Earth, both of them had been affecting him all this time.

“I’ll buy a ticket on the next flight back to Shanghai.”

At first, Tang Xiu planned to take Ji Chimei to send him back to Shanghai, but after thinking about it for a while, he thought that it was inappropriate. He dared to order Ji Chimei to take him to the sea area of Jingmen Island because the atrocious weather greatly obstructed the satellite monitoring over the region. But if he were to go to the mainland with Ji Chime flying in the sky, the satellite would definitely catch them.

Shanghai.

In the deepest part of Paradise Manor, the ghastly pale Han Qingwu sat cross-legged on the bed inside the room of a western-style building. Her eyes were filled with fierceness and her hair was disheveled; discomfiture was the reflection of her whole being. Four steel chains tightly shackled her four bare limbs, each fixed at the four corners of the room.

It was a mental demon that led to qi deviation—a problem that a cultivator was prone to encounter.

For every cultivator who encountered such a mental demon, the symptoms ranged from a mental disorder to serious internal injuries. The backlash of blood and qi all over the body could even lead to an explosion of their body and result in their death.

Outside the room, a deep concern plastered itself on Ouyang Lulu’s stunning face. She may not like Han Qingwu and even saw her as a love rival, yet she didn’t feel at ease and even felt restless upon seeing her appearance right now. It was more so that she had just started her path into cultivation that made her realize that she might also face a situation such as this mental demon, causing her to pay more caution toward this aspect of cultivation.

“How? When will Tang Xiu come back?” Han Jintong looked at Ouyang Lulu after she hung up, a worried look his aged face.

“He said that he’ll immediately come back from Jingmen Island,” answered Ouyang lulu. “If nothing happens, he should be returning back to Shanghai before 2 PM.”

“Did he say whether my granddaughter will face any danger?” asked Han Jintong rapidly. “I’m really worried at just the way she looks currently.”

“He didn’t elaborate on anything.” Ouyang Lulu shook her head.

Han Jintong quickly picked up the mobile phone and searched for Tang Xiu’s cell number. Right as he wanted to dial it, he hesitated and was worried that Tang Xiu would be angry. After hesitating for a short while, his fingers eventually didn’t press the dial key.

At present, Han Jintong and Ouyang Lulu didn’t realize that Han Qingwu, who was being chained, was falling into her memories during the battle she had in the Immortal Worlds. Countless fragments of memory kept flashing inside her mind one after another. A series of those particular scenes felt like a movie being played, as it continuously went from her last 20 years of experience to her current life.

“Immortal World…”

“Celestial beings…”

“Sect…”

“Lover…”

“Betrayal…”

For a long while, Han Qingwu was as though living in the center of this paradise and then fell into hell. Such emotional turmoil nearly drove her into insanity. Her consciousness was completely immersed in the sea of memory fragments. They were interwoven intricately, so much so that her consciousness of the current reality and the one in the dream-like state had combined and she didn’t know that she had been chained up. In the eyes of Han Jintong and Ouyang Lulu, she was just of the brink of plunging into insanity.

Jingmen Island Airport.

Although Ouyang Lulu’s voice when she called was very urgent and anxious, Tang Xiu was slightly relieved since Lulu told him that it was qi deviation caused by a mental demon and she lost her mind near the brink of insanity, yet not directly leading to her body exploding

In order to prevent the unwanted eventuality, however, he still hurried to return back and boarded the flight to Shanghai after some efforts, accompanied by Mo Awu and Jin Shi as usual.

“Boss, will we also face such a mental demon that leads to a qi deviation in the future?”

As the airliner flew in the blue sky, Mo Awu, who sat next to Tang Xiu asked, a worried expression flashing in his eyes.

“There’s a chance indeed since every cultivator might have to face such a mental demon crisis that leads to qi deviation.” Tang Xiu nodded and said, “As the term implies, such a mental demon manifests in two aspects; firstly, there’s the situation where one’s cultivation strays from the correct path due to some mistakes. It could also be triggered by the shortcomings of his cultivation technique, leading to the possibility where they encounter intractable problems in their cultivation. The second being the shortcomings in their state of minds. Figuratively speaking, obsession such as a mental demon situation belongs to this second type in around 95 out of 100 cultivators. It’s triggered by the shortcomings of their state of minds, causing the breeding of a mental demon in their hearts.”

“I see.” Mo Awu nodded and asked again, “Is there any means to work around this situation, Boss?”

“Definitely,” answered Tang Xiu. “The best method to deal with it is for a cultivator to cultivate a firm and resolute state of mind so that not even a strong mental demon would affect him. Also, there are some magical artifacts which can be used to calm the heart and focus the mind, avoiding the breeding of this mental demon.”