192: All calculations are only for the present!

A slightly playful voice suddenly exploded in the air.

A trace of doubt rose in the Heart Demon's mind, followed by a strong sense of unease!

He suddenly looked up, only to see a miniature strange object rapidly expanding.

It was a bamboo forest, with small bridges and flowing water within, where one could lean on the railing and listen to the wind, feeling utterly content!

But it was precisely this feeling that made the Heart Demon feel a prickling sensation on his back!

He tried to evade, but the strange object expanded so quickly that he couldn't leave at all!

In an instant, he was suppressed within it!

Dense, sharp bamboo spikes shot up from the ground, instantly piercing the Heart Demon's feet.

If it were an ordinary injury, the Heart Demon would certainly not utter a sound, but when the bamboo spikes pierced his feet, he couldn't help but let out low whimpers.

His eyes gradually became ferocious, then insane, then filled with deep resentment.

A Cultivator pushed to the extreme of obsession will ultimately become a… demon!

The Heart Demon said ferociously,

“Do you know what you’re doing?”

Wang Teng said as if heartbroken,

“Shen, I really don’t want to see you fall like this!”

“So I’m saving you!”

“Don’t worry, it’ll only hurt for a bit, just bear with it and it’ll pass!”

At this moment, a new, insane thought arose in the Heart Demon’s mind: to kill this ungrateful fellow before him.

But a mysterious contract was protecting both parties.

As soon as this thought arose, he felt a prickling sensation on his back!

But even if I can’t kill you, surely I can cripple you, right?

The Heart Demon sneered, pulling his feet back, intending to cripple this ungrateful good-for-nothing!

But the bitter bamboos beneath his feet were like vines; even after piercing his feet, no matter how the Heart Demon struggled, they refused to let go!

Blood continuously seeped out! The Heart Demon grew even more insane!

Seeing this, Wang Teng exhaled a murky breath and said in a deep voice,

“Shen, don’t blame me, this is for your own good!”

The Wu Xie Law Sword was suddenly thrown out!

The Heart Demon was already insane!

The female Cultivator originally wanted to pull Wang Teng away, but saw that Wang Teng’s expression was calm.

Strangely, the Wu Xie, which had been approaching aggressively with ceaseless Evil Qi, obediently stopped three feet in front of Wang Teng.

It hung down submissively!

Seeing this situation, the Heart Demon laughed even more wildly.

“What a Wang Family, what a Wang Family indeed!”

“Shen Li is truly pitiful. After serving your Wang Family as a Dao Protector for so long, and serving you, Wang Teng, as a Dao Protector for so long, he never expected that even his Legacy Magical Artifact would be placed under a Restriction… I wonder how heartbroken Shen Li will be when he sees this!”

Wang Teng’s face paled, clearly having been struck where it hurt.

The Wang Family was indeed not honorable in this matter. If it weren't for a life-or-death crisis, Wang Teng would not have been willing to use it.

During this period, he and Shen Li had already become close friends.

However, talking about these things for half a day was meaningless; what was done was done, and the outcome would not change for better or worse whether you used it or not!

The Wang Family’s calculations would not require the consent of a small Qi Refining Cultivator like him… he… was also powerless to resist.

This matter would gradually become a knot in his heart.

Wang Teng stood dazed on the spot. The female Cultivator, seeing the Heart Demon constantly struggling, urgently said,

“Fellow Daoist, hurry and use your trump card! Awaken the True Spirit! Otherwise, this situation is dangerous!”

Wang Teng remained motionless.

It wasn't until the Wu Xie trembled that he gradually recalled the words Shen Li had spoken before handing him the Storage Pouch.

That figure, like an exiled immortal, seemed to see through everything and gently said to him,

“This time, I act alone.”

“At the critical moment, you only need to use True Nature Water to awaken me.”

“Remember, remember.”

“Today I am not my true self; any words I speak are not from my heart.”

The arrogant figure gradually faded from his mind, and then Wang Teng's eyes showed clarity.

He took out the Chenxiang Sect’s Spirit Invocation Incense. This incense was special, lit by magical arts.

And Wang Teng happened to possess fire-attribute magical arts.

Wang Teng did not understand how the Chenxiang Sect utilized this Spirit Invocation Incense.

He only knew that Spirit Invocation Incense could strengthen the Divine Soul and spiritual sense.

And the Heart Demon, being the embodiment of desire, could not be swallowed.

Currently, there were two Divine Soul spiritual senses within the Bitter Bamboo Forest.

One was Shen Li.

The other was Shen Qianqiu, the Shen Family Great Ancestor.

No matter whose Divine Soul it was, this Spirit Invocation Incense could be effective!

But Wang Teng overlooked… the dense crowd of wandering spirits and ghosts around him!

A roaring sound filled with endless longing rushed towards him.

The undisguised covetousness in their voices surged forward!

“Give it to me! Give it to me! Good incense! Good incense!”

“Give it to me! Give it to me!”

“Boy, put down this Opportunity!”

Wang Teng coldly shouted,

“Get lost!”

“Great Fire Dragon Art!”

Several flood Dragons cleared the way ahead, sweeping forward majestically!

But there were still wandering spirits and ghosts that broke through the defense.

Tearing at Wang Teng’s Physical Body!

Intense pain came, but Wang Teng’s expression remained unchanged as he charged into the Bitter Bamboo Forest!

Innumerable bitter bamboos pierced his feet, bringing even more surging pain!

Yet his expression remained unchanged!

And the surrounding wandering spirits and ghosts gathered, clearly preparing to dismantle this Bitter Bamboo Forest!

Unlike the Heart Demon, although Wang Teng walked with difficulty, every step leaving blood, he could walk!

He walked with determination, with resolute resolve!

Until he reached the Heart Demon’s front, gazing at him from afar.

Only then did he discover the difference between the Heart Demon and Shen Li.

Shen Li’s eyes contained only rationality and calmness, like a deep pool whose bottom could never be seen.

While this person’s eyes held only Chaos and obsessive persistence.

Wang Teng suddenly smiled.

“Shen, you never expected this day, where I would need to save you, did you?”

“The Shen Family Prodigy is nothing more than this.”

The Heart Demon’s hands were about to grab him, wishing to crush the person before him.

Many ominous feelings arose in his heart!

Then, the dense Spirit Invocation Incense enveloped the Bitter Bamboo Forest.

With the sound of a tea cup being tapped.

An aged figure appeared on the spot.

He slowly inhaled a breath of the Spirit Invocation Incense, and his body solidified.

But he did not inhale too much… instead, he passed through the incense mist as if oblivious.

This was the lifeline of his own descendants; as an ancestor… only enough incense mist was needed to outline him.

The Great Ancestor’s figure looked at Shen Qianqiu, without any thought of being angry at his lack of progress or pitying his misfortune.

Instead, he was quite pleased.

“Well fought.”

“Since the Shen Family was founded, no one like you has ever appeared.”

“With Spiritual Root affinity, turning warm water into bitter cold, a body as tender as water yet forging the most rigid and strong Physical Body and Soul.”

“To be reborn from death.”

“Old man…”

The Heart Demon roared.

Then Wang Teng took out a lotus seed from his hand.

Buddhist chants resonated from the lotus seed, clearly a method of a Buddhist Cultivator.

Wang Teng was still wondering how to use this item, when Shen Qianqiu beckoned… and took it.

Without any apparent action, this lotus seed began to burn.

A majestic aura enveloped the area.

And what burned with it was Shen Qianqiu’s Divine Soul.

The Pure Fire… required a pure Soul as fuel.

The Shen Family Great Ancestor… was preparing to abandon this Divine Soul Legacy of his own, just to help the junior before him… overcome the crucial Heart Demon tribulation.