Chapter 923: Shen Jianjia was shocked! Immersed in the illusion!

Chapter 920: Shen Jianjia’s Shock! Immersed in the Illusion!

“Alright, Yiren, don’t resist.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, smiled, and began to circulate the Six Desires Heart Demon Art.

His warm eyes gradually deepened, like a black hole in the Demon Abyss, seemingly desiring to ensnare her Divine Soul.

Shen Yiren did not resist and met Lu Changsheng’s gaze.

Her sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch gradually disappeared.

Her entire being seemed to be in a state of nothingness, influenced and controlled by Lu Changsheng.

“Six Desires Heart Demon Art, seven emotions and six desires, for my use! Heart Demon Seal, activate!”

Seeing that Shen Yiren’s eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body were all controlled by him, Lu Changsheng stirred her seven emotions and six desires, formed hand seals, and proceeded with the final step.

At this moment, the golden figure in the Sea of Consciousness at his glabella unleashed a Heart Demon Seal, causing Shen Yiren’s Divine Soul to be disoriented and drawn into a Heart Demon illusion.

“This is… a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul!”

Shen Jianjia’s Divine Soul trembled violently, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise and shock as she looked at Lu Changsheng.

Through this Heart Demon Seal, she perceived that Lu Changsheng’s Divine Soul had already surpassed her own, reaching the Nascent Soul Late Stage.

This was truly astonishing.

One must know that there was a vast chasm between the Nascent Soul middle stage and the Nascent Soul Late Stage, a huge difference!

She had relied on Opportunity to reach the Peak of the Nascent Soul sixth layer long ago.

Yet, after so many years, she had been unable to break through the Bottleneck between the Nascent Soul middle stage and the Nascent Soul Late Stage, which had been obstructing her.

The Lu Changsheng, Xuanmu Daoist, before her actually possessed a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul!

Even if the other party was the Reincarnation of a Great Cultivator, this was still incredibly unbelievable.

Or rather, what kind of existence was his previous life that he could possess a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul so soon after advancing to Nascent Soul!

A Nascent Soul Great True Monarch? Or a True Venerable Transformation God?

Under Lu Changsheng’s Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul and the Six Desires Heart Demon Art, Shen Yiren’s Sea of Consciousness roared violently.

She felt the world spinning and, in a trance, entered Lu Changsheng’s Heart Demon illusion.

Lu Changsheng immediately stepped forward, embraced the swaying and unstable slender body of Shen Yiren, and sat down cross-legged, interfering with and controlling the Heart Demon illusion.

Although Lu Changsheng and her younger sister had engaged in intimate contact.

As long as the latter helped her younger sister resolve her inner knot and successfully break through to Nascent Soul, she would agree to their marriage.

However, seeing Lu Changsheng embrace her well-behaved, sensible, and pure younger sister, a surge of annoyance and repulsion involuntarily rose in Shen Jianjia’s heart, making her want to slap him away.

Considering that Lu Changsheng was currently performing the Heart Demon secret art to help her sister experience the Heart Demon illusion, Shen Jianjia forcibly suppressed the emotions in her heart.

Then, like a mother-in-law, she scrutinized Lu Changsheng, contemplating whether this person was suitable for her younger sister.

As the saying goes, an elder sister is like a mother.

Shen Yiren was considerably younger than her.

Now that marriage was being considered, she, as her elder sister, naturally had to carefully vet him!

In terms of appearance, facial features, physique, and temperament, the Lu Changsheng before her had no problems whatsoever.

Even from her discerning perspective as the Xingxiu Sea’s foremost Goddess, Lu Changsheng’s appearance could be described as exceptional.

If there was any flaw to pick, it was that his appearance was too handsome, lacking sharpness and fierceness, or imposing dominance, giving a sense of “flawless beauty, yet difficult to be a pillar.”

However, considering that the other party was the Reincarnation of a Great Cultivator and possessed a Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul shortly after breaking through to Nascent Soul, it was possible that his Divine Soul memories were primarily from his previous life.

Such an old monster who had lived for an unknown period must be cunning and treacherous; one could not judge a book by its cover.

Precisely for this reason, Shen Jianjia was unwilling to marry her sister to him.

She preferred to find a Cultivator with excellent talent and Heart-Nature, who would be devoted to her sister, so that the two could support each other.

Lu Changsheng was unaware of Shen Jianjia’s thoughts and was wholeheartedly controlling the Heart Demon illusion.

Even with his Nascent Soul Late Stage Divine Soul, creating a Heart Demon illusion was extremely difficult.

On one hand, Shen Yiren’s Divine Soul had already reached the Nascent Soul Realm.

On the other hand, if such a Heart Demon illusion were fabricated and interfered with too much, leading to inconsistencies with Shen Yiren’s spiritual flaws and logical development, its power would greatly diminish, making it easy to be seen through and for her to awaken.

Time passed bit by bit.

The time in the Heart Demon illusion was completely different from reality.

Perhaps a single breath in reality could mean several years, even decades or centuries, had passed in the Heart Demon illusion.

During this process, Shen Yiren’s crystal-like, exquisitely beautiful face gradually displayed various expressions.

There was joy, sorrow, anger, grief, happiness, and regret.

Watching her younger sister’s expressions, Shen Jianjia’s face grew solemn.

The greater the spiritual fluctuations during the Heart Demon illusion, the more perilous the process.

The Xuanmu Daoist before her had merely used a secret art to form a Heart Demon illusion, yet her sister was so distraught, her seven emotions and six desires stirred.

If she were to face a true Heart Demon tribulation, it would likely be more ominous than auspicious, a near-death experience!

“Even with the help of a top-tier Heart Tribulation spiritual item, the Peach Blossom Gu, the probability of overcoming the Heart Demon tribulation is less than fifty percent.”

Lu Changsheng, through the Six Desires Heart Demon Art, stirred Shen Yiren’s seven emotions and six desires, and her Heart Demon thoughts.

He knew that he, his son Shen Yuanming, and Shen Jianjia, Shen Baishuang, and the Goddess Palace were Shen Yiren’s spiritual flaws.

As long as he stirred the Heart Demon thoughts related to this, using the matter of the White Dew Palace as a weak point, Shen Yiren would lose emotional control and her consciousness would become disordered.

Lu Changsheng did not continuously use the White Dew Palace incident to stir Shen Yiren’s Heart Demon, her seven emotions and six desires.

This matter had already become a deep-seated flaw in her heart; if he kept attacking it, it might deepen her obsession and have a counterproductive effect.

A process was needed to allow her to gradually let go and comprehend.

Moreover, his use of the Six Desires Heart Demon Art to create the Heart Demon illusion was primarily to bring them closer.

Through the Heart Demon illusion, their relationship would grow closer, and they would gain a deeper understanding of each other.

“Husband!”

Just then, Shen Yiren suddenly cried out in sorrow, awakening from Lu Changsheng’s Heart Demon illusion, her beautiful eyes red, two streams of tears flowing down.

Opening her eyes, she looked at the handsome and refined Lu Changsheng before her, her expression dazed, her mind not yet fully recovered from the Heart Demon illusion.

Her beautiful eyes filled with longing, surprise, sorrow, and grievance as she looked at Lu Changsheng and hugged him tightly.

“Husband, you’re still alive…”

Shen Yiren, like a startled little beast, murmured softly, full of grievance.

Lu Changsheng felt pity in his heart, knowing her experiences in the Heart Demon illusion.

With a gentle expression, he held the beautiful woman’s graceful and slender body, softly patting her jade back, comforting her: “It’s alright, it’s alright.”

“Little sister, are you alright?” Shen Jianjia saw that her younger sister’s mind was affected by the Heart Demon illusion and had not fully broken free, so she immediately asked with concern.

“Buzz!”

Shen Yiren, who was tightly embracing Lu Changsheng and murmuring in his arms, stiffened.

She instantly awoke from the seven emotions and six desires of the Heart Demon illusion, realizing that all the previous scenes were merely Heart Demons.

Her face immediately flushed red, and her crystal-like ears turned crimson, like fiery clouds, making her wish she could find a hole to crawl into.

She had been so distraught when facing Fellow Daoist Xuanmu’s Heart Demon illusion…

“Sister, I’m fine.”

Shen Yiren quickly got up from Lu Changsheng’s embrace, saying softly, feeling her entire body soft and overwhelmingly shy.

“Yiren, you have an obstruction in your heart. If you attempt to break through to Nascent Soul, it will be extremely perilous. You must undergo more tempering and overcome this obstruction before you can attempt to break through to Nascent Soul.”

Lu Changsheng said to Shen Yiren with a serious and earnest expression.

Shen Yiren was overwhelmed with shyness and dared not meet Lu Changsheng’s gaze directly.

Earlier, she had stated that she had no Heart Tribulation or Heart Obstruction and was preparing to go into seclusion to attempt to break through to Nascent Soul in these few days.

She had not expected that under his Heart Demon secret art, her mind would lose its guard and her emotions would run wild.

In such a situation, even with a Heart Tribulation spiritual item, it would likely be more ominous than auspicious.

However, facing Lu Changsheng’s concern, she still suppressed the shyness in her heart and softly said, “Thank you, True Monarch Lu…”

“Between you and me, why be so formal?”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile, his demeanor graceful and charming, making one feel favorably towards him.

Looking at Lu Changsheng before her, Shen Yiren felt dazed, recalling the scenes and images from the Heart Demon illusion.

She felt that the Lu Changsheng before her and the Husband in the scenes and images had merged into one.

“True Monarch Lu, were the scenes in the Heart Demon illusion influenced by you, or were they from Yiren’s own spiritual thoughts?” Shen Yiren inquired.

She had experienced much in the Heart Demon illusion.

There was a re-enactment of the White Dew Palace scene, where the other party was severely wounded by her sister, then encountered a Void Realm turbulence, suffered severe injuries, and had his path to Nascent Soul cut off.

There was also her sister, Shen Jianjia, secretly sending people to attack Xuanmu Daoist without her knowledge.

Besides these scenes that filled her with guilt, there were also scenes of the two becoming Husband and wife Dao Companions, living in harmony and growing old together;

It could be said that every scene in her Heart Demon illusion was related to Lu Changsheng before her.

Like the last Heart Demon illusion, their emotional journey was even more unforgettable.

He was severely wounded by her eldest sister, narrowly escaping death, and after breaking through to Nascent Soul, he came to the Goddess Palace for revenge, but was defeated and retreated.

Soon after, the Six Paths Devil Lord emerged from seclusion, broke through to the Nascent Soul Late Stage, desiring to unify the Xingxiu Sea, and led the Six Paths Palace to break through Penglai Island; her sister Shen Jianjia died, and she herself was severely wounded and about to be captured.

Just then, Lu Changsheng appeared, rescued her, and fled to the Southern Wilderness.

Due to earlier events, their relationship was cold, but over the long years, their relationship gradually deepened.

It was just that when the Goddess Palace was destroyed back then, her Origin was damaged, preventing her from breaking through to Nascent Soul, and her Lifespan was limited.

Lu Changsheng could not bear her death, so he sealed her in ice and began to act Heaven-Defying, desiring to help her break through her Realm and Heaven-Defyingly extend her life.

During this process, she saw Lu Changsheng return to the Xingxiu Sea, find their son Shen Yuanming, who had been living outside, avenge her by killing the Six Paths Devil Lord.

Then, he helped their son establish the Star Palace, becoming the Lord of the Xingxiu Sea, and continued his Heaven-Defying journey to extend her life and help her break through.

Recalling the entire process now, she felt it was too arduous and exhausting.

When her Lifespan was exhausted in the ice seal, Lu Changsheng protected her Life Soul and found a Heaven-Avoiding Divine Coffin to preserve her body from decay.

For her, he was willing to give up everything he currently had, even preferring death without regret.

It was precisely these scenes that caused Shen Yiren to lose emotional control when she awoke from the Heart Demon illusion and faced Lu Changsheng.

After all, any woman in the world, seeing her Dao Companion cultivate their entire life just for her, and willing to pay any price to revive her, would be deeply moved.

“Both. I cannot interfere too much with the Heart Demon illusion formed by such a secret art, otherwise it will affect its power and effectiveness, lacking true logic.”

“Therefore, the scenes and images presented are mainly based on your thoughts, Yiren, but during the process, they will be slightly influenced by my thoughts.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile, his eyes warm and candid.

Although he had manipulated this Heart Demon illusion.

It was largely constructed based on Shen Yiren’s spiritual weaknesses, personality, and realistic logic.

“I see. Thank you for your hard work, True Monarch Lu.”

Shen Yiren did not suspect anything.

Many things in the Heart Demon illusion were reasonable and logical.

For instance, the matter of her son Shen Yuanming, which Lu Changsheng should not have known.

Yet it still appeared, indicating that it was a subconscious image of hers.

Thinking of her son Shen Yuanming, Shen Yiren’s heart paused, and she suddenly felt somewhat at a loss.

Firstly, Cultivators have long Lifespans, and many Great Cultivators do not like to have Bloodline ties.

When she became pregnant back then, she gave birth to this child without Lu Changsheng’s permission, which might cause him some trouble or influence.

Secondly, the matter of the White Dew Palace and her out-of-wedlock pregnancy would not be good if it spread.

For the reputation of the Goddess Palace, and as Shen Yuanming grew older and asked about his father, Shen Baishuang helped her come up with a method.

They publicly announced that Shen Yuanming was born from her dreaming of a star falling and conceiving, and she told her son Shen Yuanming the same.

Her son Shen Yuanming firmly believed in this narrative of a Divine Being descending from Heaven, a Son of Heaven.

Now that Lu Changsheng, the child’s father, had appeared, how should she explain?

Shen Yiren felt somewhat distressed.

She was essentially a traditional woman and still hoped that her son Shen Yuanming could acknowledge Lu Changsheng, the child’s father.

“Yiren, given your current situation, you can further temper your Heart-Nature through such Heart Demon secret arts.”

Although Lu Changsheng’s primary purpose in performing the Heart Demon secret art on Shen Yiren was to bring them closer.

He realized that the Heart Demon illusion he constructed, which helped Cultivators temper themselves, provided some assistance in resisting the Heart Demon tribulation.

Given Shen Yiren’s conditions, as long as she could resolve her inner knot and overcome her Heart Obstruction, breaking through to Nascent Soul would not be a big problem.

“Mmm.” Shen Yiren still felt somewhat unaccustomed to the gentle and enthusiastic Lu Changsheng.

“Yiren, you’ve just experienced the Heart Demon illusion, and your mind is currently fatigued. I won’t disturb you now. After some time, I will visit you again.”

Lu Changsheng noticed that Shen Yiren was a bit reserved and unnatural, so he didn’t press her, speaking gently.

Although, given Shen Yiren’s personality, after the Heart Demon illusion just now, if he struck while the iron was hot, he could further advance their relationship.

However, haste makes waste.

Moreover, her sister, Shen Jianjia, was still watching from the side, full of vigilance towards him.

In such a situation, if he pressed too hard, it was very likely to incur the Great Palace Master’s dislike and repulsion, thereby affecting the progress of their relationship.

“True Monarch Lu has also worked hard performing the Heart Demon secret art. After some time, Yiren will come to visit True Monarch again.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Yiren felt a sigh of relief.

She wanted to sort out this relationship properly and figure out how to face Lu Changsheng.

“True Monarch Lu, you’ve worked hard.” Shen Jianjia, nearby, nodded and summoned the steward of her Goddess Palace to escort Lu Changsheng to rest.

“Little sister, rest well.”

Although Shen Jianjia wanted to ask her younger sister how she felt about True Monarch Lu, Xuanmu Daoist.

She saw that her younger sister was not in good condition and decided to ask later.

After speaking, she returned to her Goddess Palace and summoned her Disciple Qin Yuning.

She asked her what information she had gathered about Lu Changsheng, Great Dream Immortal City, and Jiang Country during her time in Jiang Country.

“It seems that resolving this relationship will not be easy.”

Lu Changsheng, settled by the Goddess Palace steward, arrived at the courtyard where Turtle Immortal Old Ancestor and Lu Lingjing were resting, pondering in his heart.

Although he and Shen Yiren had a relationship and a son, their emotions were ultimately lacking some crucial element.

Even if he had ways to advance it, there was still a Shen Jianjia between them.

She was full of vigilance and caution towards him.

In such a situation, the difficulty of advancing his relationship with Shen Yiren significantly increased.

Moreover, Lu Changsheng had not forgotten her second sister, Shen Baishuang.

If that thoughtless woman appeared while he was interacting with Shen Yiren and advancing their relationship, all his plans might be disrupted.

“But at this stage, Shen Jianjia shouldn’t let that woman appear, right?”

Lu Changsheng mused, feeling that the advancement of his relationship with Shen Yiren should be through their son, Shen Yuanming.

He used the father-son Bloodline to calculate with his fingers, looking towards Shennv Peak.

He could sense that his son, Shen Yuanming, was on Shennv Peak.

However, the Formation Restrictions of the Goddess Palace were not comparable to those of the Yinming Ghost Sect.

If he were to use his Divine Sense to peek into the situation on Shennv Peak, it was very likely to alarm Shen Jianjia, the Palace Master of the Goddess Palace.

After a brief thought, Lu Changsheng went to his Immortal Cave and closed his eyes to rest.

His previous use of the Six Desires Heart Demon Art to interfere with and control Shen Yiren’s Heart Demon illusion had also significantly consumed his mental energy.