I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 321 - 186: Corn I Can Understand, But Isn’t Durian Going Too Far!_2

Chapter 321: Chapter 186: Corn I Can Understand, But Isn’t Durian Going Too Far!_2

Regarding this, the Heart Demon expressed that anyone who saw him being hung up and nearly played with would never deliver such good news to him.

"You received a message?" Gu Shanhai keenly sensed something unusual about the Heart Demon.

This meant that right after he had emptied his mana, someone had betrayed him.

It couldn’t have been an outsider who betrayed him, so it must have been one of his own Qi species.

’Indeed, methods that plunder the fortune of heaven and earth and delve into the secrets of the sun and moon harm the harmony of heaven.’

’However, it seems like it’s of no use to me. As long as there’s nothing like cause and effect or weird stuff like that involved, I can just dust off my butt and leave, and they can’t do anything to me.’

’It looks like I can’t uninstall this port. This Qi species is the port now.’

’But I can change the port to look like myself!’

Gu Shanhai, wearing a smile, looked at the Heart Demon, who was released from the port and became a part of the port.

"Wait, don’t look at me with that sleazy expression, you should return to your unruly appearance. It’s better that way." The Heart Demon felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to his forehead upon seeing Gu Shanhai’s expression.

He knew that there might be a little problem with Gu Shanhai’s mind; otherwise, he wouldn’t have brought out an electric drill, corn, durian, and other such items, threatening him under the pretext of clearing his intestines.

"Alrighty, recently I have some small projects that I need you to help me with. I believe you’ll have time, right?" Gu Shanhai said amicably, as he was asking for help. The way he saw it, if the other party didn’t want to help, he had ways to ensure they would. By then, the decision was in the palm of his hand; there was no room for refusal.

After a friendly debate, the Heart Demon expressed that he was a demon of great nobility and would certainly help.

"Damn it, once I break free, I will cut you into a thousand pieces!!!" The Heart Demon, upon watching Gu Shanhai leave, ground his teeth in rage, only to find that the chains binding him had strengthened, and he couldn’t help feeling rather pessimistic.

...

"It seems the machinery needs to be shut down for a while." Gu Shanhai archived the data he extracted from the Heart Demon, waiting to compare it with subsequent data before continuing.

As for the Heart Demon’s muttered threats to dismember him, he knew about them. The space the Heart Demon occupied was under his control, surveilled at all times; he knew everything that went on.

If he wished to exert further control later, he might even know what the Heart Demon was thinking.

The Heart Demon, in essence, is a special psychological disease that arises from the Qi species—a calamity that exists yet is not a real life form. It can only affect the individual and is completely ineffective against others.

Therefore, Gu Shanhai planned to turn it into a patch, which, when applied to the Qi species, would give him permanent control over the port and permanently relieve the calamity.

"It looks like you might have an idea." Yun Yu’s figure emerged at the door, as if she knocked to signal her arrival before speaking and walking in.

"Sect Leader, nice to see you. Indeed, I do have an idea, mainly because the Heart Demon is very cooperative," Gu Shanhai replied with a smile.

In recent days, Yun Yu often came to visit and inquire about progress.

"You just mentioned that you need to stop for a while. Why is that?" Yun Yu asked curiously.

Gu Shanhai did not hold back, explaining his notion of solving the Heart Demon to her, which seemed to make her expression grow somber.

"So you’re planning to solve this once and for all. But is that possible?" Yun Yu quickly sent out a message to notify everyone to temporarily suspend the use of this method of overcoming the calamity, before asking.

"I don’t know; I’m just in the Qi Refinement Realm," Gu Shanhai said, shrugging his arms, indicating his ignorance.

"This is serious. Whether they are mortals, Qi Refinement Realm beginners, or Reincarnators like you, they all have cognitive chains that we call ’Cognition Calamities.’"

"This type of calamity differs from external or internal ones. It’s formless and insubstantial, yet it can gradually sever the entire Daoist path. Currently, only you can ignore it, and I want to know why."

Yun Yu looked into Gu Shanhai’s eyes as she asked.

He had confirmed it: only Gu Shanhai was special, and this was the worst thing.

As for the fact that Gu Shanhai was a Cave Soul Reincarnator, he had already been informed, and to this Gu Shanhai showed a little surprise. He didn’t expect that he had really bluffed his way through, and then there was no ’then.’ It wasn’t considered anything rare.

"A Tribulation of Recognition?"

"Is it because I imprisoned a Heart Demon, or because I encountered a tribulation during the Qi Refinement Realm?"

Gu Shanhai spoke the truth, but the actual situation involved a switch in the order.

It was more likely that he didn’t have a Tribulation of Recognition which led to him facing a tribulation during the Qi Refinement Realm, rather than going through a tribulation during the Qi Refinement Realm causing him not to have a Tribulation of Recognition.

Listening to Gu Shanhai’s explanation, Yun Yu fell silent, and eventually he agreed with Gu Shanhai’s statement. A tribulation during the Qi Refinement Realm was indeed unheard of, and besides, the fact that he could imprison a Heart Demon was beyond anyone’s ability.

"In other words, if we could also imprison a Heart Demon within ourselves, we might be able to break through the Tribulation of Recognition."

"That’s difficult..."

Yun Yu sighed helplessly; the higher the realm, the stronger and more cunning the Heart Demon became. Otherwise, why wouldn’t they prefer to face external tribulations rather than internal ones?

They could withstand external tribulations, but internal tribulations targeted all kinds of flaws in their hearts, practically impossible to guard against. It would be considered good enough if they could defeat a Heart Demon, let alone capture and imprison one.

The case of Gu Shanhai was an unexpected situation, entirely impossible to replicate. Ordinary people could barely hold on, let alone capture and imprison. Moreover, even if they succeeded, without overwhelming power, they could still be eroded by the Heart Demon in reverse.

Therefore, even knowing this, no one would be willing to try it.

"It’s not necessarily impossible. I’m trying to form some kind of deceptive Innate Divine Ability through the Heart Demon."

"Those cultivators who were successfully occupied by Heart Demons never encountered tribulations, even if they eventually died of mana exhaustion. But if we could pretend to be Heart Demons, doesn’t it mean that we wouldn’t have to worry about tribulations anymore?"

Gu Shanhai presented his speculation, of course, this was just a part of his plan. As for the use of the Heart Demon, he certainly would not limit it to deception alone.

"How sure are you?" Yun Yu showed great interest in Gu Shanhai’s brilliant ideas. If it weren’t for the Tribulation of Recognition plaguing him, he might have already joined Gu Shanhai in his research.

"Less than ten percent; it’s just a conjecture. However, if it succeeds, my Chengyun Sect..."

"Will become the number one great sect in the world!" Yun Yu expressed his ambition without any hesitation, and then said, "If it works out, you’ll be the new Sect Leader of Chengyun Sect. Even at the Qi Refinement Realm, no one would dare to prevent you from becoming Sect Leader!"

"..." Gu Shanhai was speechless, thinking that the promise was ridiculously exaggerated.

Besides, he didn’t want to be the Sect Leader of Chengyun Sect; dealing with the daily business could exhaust him to death.

"Sect Leader, I feel you’re young and strong. To think of passing the buck to me in just three to five years seems a bit unfair," Gu Shanhai retorted.

If he really succeeded in his research, becoming Sect Leader while in the Qi Refinement Realm indeed wouldn’t be an issue.

Yun Yu looked shocked for once, "You’re saying three to five years? Not three to five thousand years?"

In Yun Yu’s mind, such a challenge would at least take thousands of years, but Gu Shanhai had simply cut three zeros off, bringing it down to just the tail end of what Yun Yu had expected.

"Three to five years is long enough, thanks to your support, Sect Leader. Otherwise, I really couldn’t be certain of achieving it," Gu Shanhai said, indicating that he couldn’t possibly use thousands as his unit of time.

Fortunately, Yun Yu didn’t lose his composure but instead persuaded Gu Shanhai not to be anxious, "Don’t feel pressured; we have a lot of time ahead of us, no rush."

Yun Yu was truly speaking from experience; they, the old immortals, could live for at least tens of thousands of years more, and the new generation was also growing. Their so-called unification plans were actually scheduled over tens of thousands of years.

Not like Gu Shanhai, with steps so large. If he settled the tribulation issue in three to five years, then in the next one or two years he might unify the entire Xuanji Realm and incidentally become Sect Leader. At this rate, it was questionable whether Gu Shanhai could even break through to Foundation Establishment.

The Qi Refinement Realm required at least ten to fifty years of routine cultivation; it didn’t happen at such a rapid pace.

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