Chapter 922: Goodbye Shen Yiren, the illusion of inner demons!

Chapter 919: Meeting Shen Yiren Again, Heart Demon Illusion!

“Yuning, you’ve worked hard this trip. You should go rest.”

Shen Jianjia brought Lu Changsheng and the others to a grand hall in the Goddess Palace and said to Qin Yuning.

“Yes, Master.” Qin Yuning knew that her Master and this True Monarch Changsheng had important matters to discuss, so she bowed and excused herself.

“I sent Yuning to Great Dream Immortal City to visit Lu Zhenjun, mainly for my younger sister’s matter.”

Shen Jianjia, dressed in a star-studded, brilliant gown, sat gracefully on the main seat.

Her exquisite beauty seemed not to belong to this world, pure and unsullied, untouched by any worldly dust.

Yet, her beautiful eyes held an unspeakable nobility, grace, and majesty, like an empress reigning over the world.

“When I left that day, I promised that once I broke through to Nascent Soul, I would come to Goddess Palace to marry Yiren. Now that I’ve broken through to Nascent Soul, even if the Great Palace Master hadn’t sent a message, Lu would still have come to visit Goddess Palace.”

Lu Changsheng said calmly, not mentioning the White Dew Palace incident much.

Although he had suffered a great loss that day.

After all, Shen Jianjia, the Great Palace Master of Goddess Palace, had shown mercy and not gone to extremes.

Moreover, this Great Palace Master of Goddess Palace was probably extremely disgusted with him.

It was only for her younger sister, Shen Yiren, that she was willing to put the matter aside and speak with him calmly.

Under such circumstances, Lu Changsheng naturally wouldn’t dwell on the matter of Shen Baishuang.

He would prioritize Shen Yiren’s matter, resolve the conflict as much as possible, and become a Family.

Shen Jianjia was silent for a few breaths, then spoke: “If Yiren agrees, then as her elder sister, I naturally have no objection.”

Under normal circumstances, she would not want to marry her younger sister to a Reincarnated Cultivator like Lu Changsheng.

But an elder sister is like a mother.

She understood her younger sister Shen Yiren’s personality very well.

She knew that the White Dew Palace incident had a huge impact on her younger sister, creating a knot in her heart and trapping her with a Heart Demon.

Therefore, for all these years, she had always disagreed with her younger sister attempting to break through to Nascent Soul, hoping that her younger sister could overcome it.

Notifying Lu Changsheng now was also a last resort, thinking that only the one who tied the knot could untie it.

She hoped that Lu Changsheng could untie her younger sister’s Heart Demon and break through her Heart Demon.

“However, this Palace Master has a question.”

Shen Jianjia and Lu Changsheng met each other’s gaze and spoke.

Although the White Dew Palace incident that day was her younger sister Shen Baishuang’s problem.

In her opinion, Lu Changsheng’s disguise and infiltration into her Goddess Palace also harbored ill intentions.

“Great Palace Master, please speak.” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

“Why did True Monarch Lu come to my Goddess Palace in the first place?”

Shen Jianjia’s eyes were clear, looking directly at Lu Changsheng, the plum blossom mark on her brow glowing with a crystalline luster, judging the truth of his words.

Lu Changsheng had already guessed that Shen Jianjia would ask this question, and he said calmly: “First, to inquire about the whereabouts of my son, Zhao Wuzhen, through your esteemed Palace; second, to see if I could use your esteemed sect’s Spiritual Vein to attempt to break through to Nascent Soul.”

Shen Jianjia gazed into Lu Changsheng’s eyes, expressionless.

At that time, when Lu Changsheng joined Goddess Palace, he used the same excuse.

Now he just changed ‘Family disciple’ to ‘my son’.

After gazing for a moment, she saw no trace of lying in Lu Changsheng’s eyes or expression.

But she did not rule out the possibility that he was lying and deceiving her.

After all, although the current Lu Changsheng was a newly advanced Nascent Soul, based on her judgment, he was a Reincarnated Grand Cultivator, far from as simple as he appeared.

He might even be an old monster who had lived longer than herself.

Lu Changsheng knew that his words lacked credibility, and continued: “I imagine the Great Palace Master has guessed that Lu is no ordinary Cultivator, but a Reincarnated Grand Cultivator.”

“Although Lu has awakened his past life memories, they are blurry, lacking the stable Opportunity to break through to Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, so through a faint sense, I came to Xingxiu Sea.”

“As for my son Zhao Wuzhen’s matter, I asked your esteemed sect to inquire about it back then, and your esteemed sect should know that this matter is not fabricated.”

Lu Changsheng looked calmly at Shen Jianjia, who sat gracefully and exquisitely on the main seat.

He thought to himself that this Goddess Palace truly lived up to its name, Goddess.

All three sisters could be called Goddesses, especially the Shen Jianjia before him!

If he could get all three sisters…

Lu Changsheng immediately discarded the distracting thoughts in his mind.

He secretly thought that he was here to marry the other party’s younger sister, so how could he enter someone’s garden and desire their fruits, or tease someone’s child and desire their mother.

Moreover, this Great Palace Master of Goddess Palace was a top Cultivator in Xingxiu Sea, a Nascent Soul middle stage giant, and had been pursued by the Xingxiu Sea’s number one Demonic Cultivator, “Six Paths Devil Lord,” now a giant of the Dan Alliance and the Xingxiu Sea’s number one Alchemist.

Even if he was exceptionally charming, trying to conquer her and make her the mother of his child would be extremely difficult.

Especially with his past with Shen Yiren and Shen Baishuang, getting close to this Great Palace Master of Goddess Palace and knowing her intimately would be several times harder than for an ordinary person.

Shen Jianjia nodded gently.

Although Zhao Wuzhen’s matter was investigated by Shen Yiren and Shen Baishuang, she also had a general understanding of it.

“Are the matters of Wugu Old Demon and Shihai True Lord related to True Monarch Lu?”

Shen Jianjia looked at Lu Changsheng, her red lips slightly parted as she inquired.

Previously, the incidents involving Wumo Island and Shihai True Lord had caused quite a stir in Xingxiu Sea.

The two happened to have some connection with Zhao Wuzhen, which made her wonder if the matters of Wugu Old Demon and Shihai True Lord were related to Lu Changsheng.

If the two were killed by Lu Changsheng, that would be quite astonishing.

“This was done by his uncle, not by me.” Lu Changsheng said.

“Uncle?” Shen Jianjia’s eyes narrowed slightly, thinking to herself about Lu Changsheng’s background.

Not only was he a Reincarnated Grand Cultivator, but he also had such a powerful brother-in-law.

One must know that both Wugu Old Demon and Shihai True Lord were Nascent Soul cultivators.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators being killed was a big deal anywhere.

Especially according to intelligence, Wugu Old Demon was forcibly killed after his island was breached, which was simply terrifying.

“Wuzhen’s Kunpeng Magic Skill was taught to him by his uncle.”

Lu Changsheng did not explain further, saying indifferently: “So, Lord Shen can rest assured, Lu has no ill intentions towards your Goddess Palace. My joining Goddess Palace back then was truly due to fate.”

Shen Jianjia had been continuously using her Divine Ability to discern the truth of Lu Changsheng’s words.

Seeing that he seemed not to be lying, she felt a little relieved.

As long as Lu Changsheng had no malicious intentions towards her Goddess Palace, everything else was negotiable.

As for the Kunpeng Magic Skill, the mysterious uncle, the heavenly spiritual treasure, and the whereabouts of the kunpeng egg, she didn’t care.

“Since that’s the case, True Monarch Lu, let’s go see my younger sister.”

Shen Jianjia stopped asking questions and said: “The reason I invited True Monarch Lu here is because my younger sister is troubled by a Heart Demon. I hope True Monarch Lu can see if he can help her resolve the Heart Demon and break through the Heart Demon.”

“Otherwise, if it drags on, Yiren will miss the best time to break through to Nascent Soul.”

Although Core Formation cultivators generally only begin to decline physically after three hundred and fifty years, affecting their chances of forming a Nascent Soul.

However, breaking through to Nascent Soul is always better sooner than later.

Dragging it on for too long can affect not only age and physical condition but also one’s state of mind.

Like Shen Yiren, she could have attempted to break through to Nascent Soul long ago.

She had only delayed her Breakthrough to ensure maximum stability.

If she delayed any further, it could also affect her chances of forming a Nascent Soul.

“Please rest assured, Great Palace Master, Lu came here precisely for this matter.”

Lu Changsheng said solemnly, having already guessed Shen Yiren’s condition.

Otherwise, with the White Dew Palace incident, how could this Great Palace Master of Goddess Palace invite him to Goddess Palace?

“Agui, Lingjing, you two can rest here. I’ll come back after I’m done.”

Lu Changsheng said to the Turtle Immortal Old Ancestor and Lu Lingjing beside him.

He was going to see Shen Yiren, so it was naturally inconvenient to bring the two demons with him.

“You two may go to the guest rooms to rest.”

Shen Jianjia thought that Lu Changsheng was truly confident.

He was actually going to Shennv Peak with her without bringing his steward and spirit beast.

However, thinking of his heavenly spiritual treasure and the news from Jiang Country, she felt relieved, knowing that he was confident in his strength.

Or rather, before an actual fight, with an absolute disparity, most Nascent Soul cultivators are confident in their Divine Abilities and methods.

Lu Changsheng and Shen Jianjia arrived at Shennv Peak, at Shen Yiren’s palace.

He still wanted to inquire about his son Shen Yuanming’s situation.

But considering Shen Jianjia’s generally indifferent attitude towards him, and her wariness and caution, he decided to resolve Shen Yiren’s matter first.

“Sister.”

Shen Yiren heard her sister arrive and immediately came out of seclusion.

Seventeen years later, Lu Changsheng saw Shen Yiren again.

Although she was still the same, dressed in a simple, light green elegant gown, with an exquisitely beautiful face, Lu Changsheng felt that she looked much more haggard.

Or rather, she had lost that serene elegance, tranquil harmony, and leisurely charm, as if she had stepped out of a Smoky Rain painting, and gained a touch of coldness.

However, perhaps because of her son Shen Yuanming, her cloud-like hair was tied up, and there was a hint of a mature wife’s charm in her brows and eyes, like a willow swaying by water, gracefully moving.

“Sister, who is this?”

Shen Yiren felt that Lu Changsheng’s appearance and demeanor were somewhat familiar, but she didn’t recognize him as the former Immortal Master Xuanmu.

“Great Palace Master, may I have a moment alone with Yiren?”

Lu Changsheng transmitted his voice to Shen Jianjia, feeling that her presence was like a third wheel, affecting his performance.

Shen Jianjia was silent for a moment, then spoke: “Little sister, this is True Monarch Lu, the former Guest Elder, Immortal Master Xuanmu. He has come to Goddess Palace today to visit and wishes to see you. Would you like to reminisce with him?”

“Immortal Master Xuanmu!?”

Shen Yiren’s delicate body trembled slightly, her expression suddenly stunned, and she suddenly understood why the Lu Changsheng before her felt somewhat familiar.

His facial features resembled her son Shen Yuanming somewhat.

And his gentle demeanor, like an orchid or jade tree, was somewhat similar to the former Immortal Master Xuanmu.

Shen Yiren gazed at Lu Changsheng, dressed in a green robe, with a handsome face, her expression in a trance.

She didn’t expect Immortal Master Xuanmu to come to Goddess Palace to find her.

Her feelings for Immortal Master Xuanmu were very complex.

Although she had a good impression of him, it was merely a good impression. It was still a long way from love or becoming Dao Companions.

But her second sister, she…

The White Dew Palace incident that year often surfaced in her mind, lingering.

It gradually calmed down with the passage of time.

But the White Dew Palace incident still had a huge impact on her.

She felt bewildered, helpless, pained, resentful, and also guilty towards Immortal Master Xuanmu.

In her opinion, the White Dew Palace incident was not his fault, but her second sister Shen Baishuang’s.

Immortal Master Xuanmu and she were both victims, very innocent.

Now, seventeen years later, as her son Shen Yuanming gradually grew up, her feelings for Immortal Master Xuanmu also fermented during this process, becoming even more complex.

So complex that she herself couldn’t figure it out.

Sometimes she looked forward to him breaking through to Nascent Soul, as he promised, and coming to Goddess Palace to find her.

Sometimes, remembering the White Dew Palace incident, she hoped he would never appear again.

“Yiren, you’ve suffered these years, you’ve grown much thinner.”

Lu Changsheng felt pity, stepped forward, and took Shen Yiren’s hand, wanting to comfort her.

“Immortal Master Xuanmu, please be respectful.”

Shen Yiren instinctively took a step back, avoiding Lu Changsheng’s hand.

Although the Lu Changsheng before her was the former Immortal Master Xuanmu, his appearance was very unfamiliar to her.

Furthermore, besides the intimate relationship that occurred under the influence of Fairy Tear at White Dew Palace in their early years, they had always been courteous to each other at other times.

Now, as soon as Lu Changsheng met her, he wanted to hold her hand, which she could not accept.

Lu Changsheng possessed a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul and could faintly perceive Shen Yiren’s emotional fluctuations and accelerated heartbeat.

He knew that she was not repulsed by him or lacked feelings, but that it was her personality.

“Yiren, I was presumptuous, I apologize.”

He immediately said with a face full of apology: “I heard that you haven’t attempted to break through to Nascent Soul yet, and I guessed that you might be affected by the events of that year, creating a Heart Demon. So I came here hoping to help you resolve the obstacles in your heart.”

“I wonder if you remember what I said, my promise, when I left then…”

Old Ancestor Lu said with deep and sincere eyes.

As he spoke, his incomparably handsome face blurred for a moment, transforming into the appearance of the former Immortal Master Xuanmu, elegant and refined.

Shen Yiren pursed her pink lips, silent, naturally remembering what Immortal Master Xuanmu had said when he left.

But her feelings for this relationship were very complex.

Now that Lu Changsheng, this Immortal Master Xuanmu, appeared before her, her heart was even more in turmoil.

“If Yiren is unwilling, Lu will not force it, but Yiren, you have an obstacle in your heart and have not yet broken through to Nascent Soul. I cannot stand by and do nothing.”

Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren met each other’s gaze, and he continued, his voice gentle.

“Immortal Master Xuanmu, regarding the past, you owe Yiren nothing, there’s no need to be like this…”

Shen Yiren bit her red lip lightly, shaking her head and saying: “As for the Heart Demon and obstacles, Yiren does not have such a situation. I haven’t attempted to break through to Nascent Soul yet simply because I haven’t made full preparations.”

“That’s good!” Lu Changsheng heard this and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, saying with a joyful expression: “Yiren, when do you plan to attempt to break through to Nascent Soul?”

“When I broke through to Nascent Soul earlier, I gained some Opportunities. Perhaps I can help Yiren in your attempt to break through to Nascent Soul, and further improve the quality of your Nascent Soul.”

“…” Shen Yiren felt a bit at a loss facing Lu Changsheng’s undisguised enthusiasm.

How could Immortal Master Xuanmu become so reckless after so many years of not seeing each other?

If it weren’t for the similar demeanor and disguised appearance, she might not even have recognized him.

Moreover, were their feelings truly that deep?

Shen Yiren felt a trance in her heart and said softly: “I’m almost ready. I’m preparing to enter seclusion these days to fully attempt to break through to Nascent Soul…”

“With Yiren’s talent, I naturally believe there will be no problem breaking through to Nascent Soul.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile: “But the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation and Heart Demon Tribulation are dangerous. Immortal Master Jingqing fell under the Heart Demon Tribulation back then. When I attempted to break through to Nascent Soul, my Heart Demon also took on Yiren’s appearance, and the process was extremely dangerous, almost failing, so you must not be careless.”

“During the Heart Demon Tribulation, I comprehended a secret method that can stir up others’ Heart Demons, and even form a Heart Demon Illusion. Yiren, would you like to try it, to adapt in advance and make some preparations?”

Besides the Devouring God Art, a Divine Soul Cultivation Technique, Lu Changsheng had also won a Divine Soul Cultivation Technique, the Six Desires Heart Demon Art, in a lottery in his early years.

This Cultivation Technique Cultivates by utilizing the seven emotions and six desires.

If cultivated to a profound level, it has the effect of suppressing Heart Demons and stirring up others’ Heart Demons.

Although Lu Changsheng hadn’t spent time cultivating it.

But his Divine Soul had greatly increased, reaching the eighth layer of Nascent Soul, enough to stir up others’ Heart Demons, and even create a weakened version of a Heart Demon Illusion.

Of course, Lu Changsheng’s main goal was still to help Shen Yiren open her heart.

Such a Heart Demon Illusion was completely under his control, and during the process, he could bring them closer.

Shen Jianjia, who was standing by, watched Lu Changsheng’s affectionate demeanor towards her younger sister and couldn’t help but frown.

She wondered if her decision to call him to Goddess Palace to help her younger sister resolve her Heart Demon was a mistake.

This person was not at all like a Nascent Soul True Lord, a Reincarnated Grand Cultivator!

However, Lu Changsheng’s mention of the Heart Demon Illusion piqued her curiosity, and she wanted to know its effect.

After all, not just any illusion could be called a Heart Demon Illusion.

For example, as a Nascent Soul True Lord, a top Cultivator in Xingxiu Sea, cultivating top-tier Divine Soul Cultivation Techniques, a single thought could interfere with and influence others’ Divine Soul consciousness, causing them to fall into an illusion.

But an illusion and a Heart Demon Illusion were worlds apart!

As for stirring up Heart Demons, although she hadn’t cultivated such a Divine Ability, she knew of such methods, and they were a level below a Heart Demon Illusion.

“Heart Demon Illusion?”

Shen Yiren naturally knew that she had an obstacle in her heart.

But having an obstacle in her heart didn’t mean she absolutely couldn’t break through to Nascent Soul or pass the Heart Demon Tribulation.

It just meant that her state of mind was incomplete, making it more dangerous during the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Hearing this, Shen Yiren couldn’t help but want to try, to see how she would perform in the other party’s Heart Demon Illusion, and whether she could successfully overcome it.

As for whether Lu Changsheng would harm her, Shen Yiren was not worried.

On one hand, she instinctively trusted the “Immortal Master Xuanmu” before her.

On the other hand, her sister Shen Jianjia was right beside them.

“Thank you, Immortal Master Xuanmu…”

Shen Yiren nodded, wanting to face her own Heart Demon image directly.