Chapter 15

Chapter Fourteen: The Heart-Confusing Forest (Part 2)

"Hey, entering the Heart-Confusing Forest? Can a washout from the Xiyang Ancient Sect even manage it?" Outside the Heart-Confusing Forest, a disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect sneered.

Another disciple chimed in, "Senior Brother Xu once entered the fifth level of the Heart-Confusing Forest during his assessment. Now he has reached the True Destiny realm and is advancing towards the Canopy realm. Whether in Dao cultivation or Dao heart, he is much stronger than before. In my view, entering the seventh level should be no problem."

The cultivation realms, from lowest to highest, are: Knocking Palace, Expanding Territory, Cultivating Body, Opening Palace, Strengthening Longevity, True Destiny, Canopy, Nirvana Bath, Heavenly Origin, Nurturing Spirit...

When one truly becomes invincible and bears the heavenly mandate, they become an Immortal Emperor.

The world has never heard of an immortal, let alone a king who rules over all immortals. However, there is a saying in the world: "My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens!"

The heavenly mandate is confined by immortals, so when a cultivator reaches the peak of invincibility, they seek to confine the heavenly mandate, bearing it themselves, truly achieving the realm where their fate is in their own hands, not in the heavens!

Only immortals can confine the heavenly mandate, and emperors live for ten thousand years, so an Immortal Emperor means an immortal who can bear the heavenly mandate and live eternally! Whether an Immortal Emperor is truly immortal remains a mystery to this day.

In the same great era, the heavenly mandate is unique. In a great era, only one can achieve the status of Immortal Emperor.

At this moment, countless disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect gathered outside the Heart-Confusing Forest, discussing the matter. In everyone's eyes, Li Qiyi was no match in this literary examination!

"A martial practitioner who doesn't even have a Dao heart, what can he talk about entering the Heart-Confusing Forest?" someone sneered.

The Heart-Confusing Forest is where the Nine Holy Demon Sect assesses the talents, wisdom, and Dao heart of its disciples. Here, the Dao heart is the most important!

The Heart-Confusing Forest has fourteen levels. The vast Heart-Confusing Forest looks no different from an ordinary forest, but it was personally created by the Nine Holy Great Sage, the founder of the Nine Holy Demon Sect.

Once you step into the Heart-Confusing Forest, illusions will appear, as real as reality. Even with a discerning eye, you cannot break through the illusions unless you are stronger than the Nine Holy Great Sage. Otherwise, the illusions here are as real as they can be!

For example, stepping into the Heart-Confusing Forest, you might experience the illusion of being in a sea of fire. You will feel as if you are truly in a sea of fire, your body burning, and you can clearly feel the pain. The deeper you go, the more intense the pain becomes.

Of course, during this process, you can use techniques to resist the pain, or use supreme techniques to withstand the intense burning. However, this will not allow you to absolutely pass through the entire Heart-Confusing Forest unless you are stronger than the Nine Holy Great Sage. Only then can you use techniques to absolutely block the illusions and pass through.

"Naive child, you go first!" Outside the Heart-Confusing Forest, Xu Hui sneered and said to Li Qiyi with disdain. For such a literary examination, he had unparalleled confidence. He was confident that he could enter the eighth level of the Heart-Confusing Forest without any problem!

Looking at the Heart-Confusing Forest, Li Qiyi couldn't help but curl his lips. The Heart-Confusing Forest, personally created by the old chicken head, was definitely a place to test one's Dao heart.

"Me?" Li Qiyi said slowly, "The Heart-Confusing Forest is too unchallenging for me. If I go first, you might not even get a chance to show up. You go first, so I don't crush your confidence."

Li Qiyi's arrogant words made the Law Enforcer Mo and Nan Huairen wish they could seal his mouth. Can't you stop boasting? It won't kill you to be a bit more modest! Always boasting!

"Naive thing!" Law Enforcer Xu snorted coldly, "A waste of a person who doesn't even know what a Dao heart is, daring to speak so arrogantly!"

Xu Hui was so angry that he trembled. A mere mortal waste dared to look down on him! He laughed in anger and said, "Good, good, such a big mouth. I want to see how many levels you can enter!"

"How many levels? That's too unchallenging. Passing through all fourteen levels is no big deal." Li Qiyi said calmly, "So, I'll let you go first to avoid crushing you too much!"

"Spit—" Li Qiyi's arrogant words made countless disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect unable to bear it. A disciple said coldly, "Are all people from the Xiyang Ancient Sect so shameless? Boasting without any basis!"

Law Enforcer Mo and Nan Huairen had no place to hide their embarrassment. They sincerely wanted to leave Li Qiyi here. This was just too outrageous. They knew the Heart-Confusing Forest of the Nine Holy Demon Sect very well. Entering the seventh level was already a remarkable achievement. For young disciples, entering the seventh level meant either an extremely firm Dao heart or very high cultivation!

Even Chief Law Enforcer Yu He couldn't help but shake his head. How could the Xiyang Ancient Sect take in such a top-notch disciple as their chief disciple? Passing through all fourteen levels of the Heart-Confusing Forest? This was just boasting to the extreme. He didn't have the strength to pass through all fourteen levels.

"Fourteen levels?" Xu Hui couldn't help but laugh wildly, looking at Li Qiyi and mocking him, "If you can pass through fourteen levels, I'll call you father!"

"I don't have such an unfilial son!" Li Qiyi said calmly, glancing at Xu Hui with a relaxed demeanor.

Xu Hui lost his composure, feeling humiliated by Li Qiyi. He was furious, his eyes cold, and he stared at Li Qiyi, saying, "Fine, since you're boasting, dare you bet with me?"

"Bet? What kind of bet?" Li Qiyi smiled and asked.

Xu Hui sneered and said coldly, "If you can pass through fourteen levels, I'll admit defeat! If you can't, you'll crawl under my legs on your knees!"

Xu Hui's bet made Law Enforcer Mo and Nan Huairen's faces change. This was not just an assessment; it was a disguised humiliation of Li Qiyi and the Xiyang Ancient Sect. However, they could only shake their heads helplessly. This was Li Qiyi's own doing!

"If I pass through fourteen levels, will you crawl under my legs?" Li Qiyi glanced at him and said with a faint smile.

"You—" Xu Hui's face turned red with anger at Li Qiyi's provocation.

"If you pass through fourteen levels, he'll crawl under your legs on his knees. If you can't, you'll crawl under his legs!" At this moment, Law Enforcer Xu said coldly. He wanted to kill Li Qiyi for killing Du YuanGuang, but since he couldn't, humiliating Li Qiyi would do.

Li Qiyi looked at Law Enforcer Xu, then nodded seriously, saying, "Fine, since you want to bet, I agree!"

"Senior Brother Xu, make him look bad, bet with him!" The disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect shouted.

Xu Hui glanced at Li Qiyi coldly and said, "I'm waiting for you to crawl under my legs on your knees!" Then he turned and walked into the Heart-Confusing Forest.

"Heh, this time the Xiyang Ancient Sect will lose all its face. Their chief disciple will crawl under Senior Brother Xu's legs!" The disciples of the Nine Holy Demon Sect laughed.

Law Enforcer Mo and Nan Huairen turned away, unwilling to watch. If Li Qiyi could defeat Xu Hui, it would be a miracle. Passing through all fourteen levels of the Heart-Confusing Forest? This was a fairy tale! They wished they could leave now. If Li Qiyi really crawled under Xu Hui's legs, the Xiyang Ancient Sect would lose all its face.

At this moment, Law Enforcer Mo couldn't help but hate Li Qiyi, wishing he could give him a good lesson!

As soon as Xu Hui stepped into the Heart-Confusing Forest, everything turned dark. He found himself in a ghostly realm, a vast land filled with ghostly energy, bones creaking, and corpses rising from the earth.

Xu Hui took a deep breath, activated his techniques, and maintained his Dao heart, ignoring the ghostly realm and slowly walking forward.

"First level—" Everyone outside watched Xu Hui in the Heart-Confusing Forest intently. Without any doubt, Xu Hui quickly passed through the first level.

"Second level—Third level—" Xu Hui was indeed excellent, both in cultivation and Dao heart. He quickly passed through the third level.

At the fourth level, his speed slowed down. The ghostly realm's skeletal demons began to attack him. At first, he could ignore them, but after being torn apart several times, the pain made him scream, and he instinctively fought back!

"Open—" At the fifth level, Xu Hui was completely trapped in the ghostly realm. He roared, summoned his treasures, and a divine sword shot into the sky. He spat out a true artifact, which emitted rules and swept the surroundings.

A longevity wheel appeared behind Xu Hui, and his blood energy surged. He used the peerless rules and charged forward.

"Senior Brother Xu has actually cultivated the 'Fierce Slaughter Sword Technique,' a great sage-level technique!" Seeing Xu Hui use such a powerful technique to pass through the fifth level of the Heart-Confusing Forest, a disciple of the Nine Holy Demon Sect was both envious and amazed.

Techniques can be divided into longevity techniques and life techniques, and there are also body techniques! Life techniques are mainly for killing, especially those left by the Nine Holy Great Sage, which are even more powerful!

Seeing Xu Hui pass through the fifth level, Li Qiyi shook his head lightly. The Heart-Confusing Forest, the Heart-Confusing Forest, it's called Heart-Confusing for a reason. Using techniques to pass through is a deviation from the true path! The Nine Holy Great Sage set up the Heart-Confusing Forest to temper the Dao heart of his disciples!

"Seventh level—" Xu Hui managed to enter the seventh level, which amazed countless disciples.

Even Law Enforcer Xu was very satisfied. As his disciple, Xu Hui was indeed his pride. Although Xu Hui's talent was far inferior to Princess Li Shuangyan, and his cultivation was far behind the chief disciple Leng Chengfeng, his current achievements were satisfactory to his master.

"Bang—" As soon as Xu Hui entered the seventh level, he could no longer hold on and was thrown out by the Heart-Confusing Forest's power.

"Almost!" Xu Hui, who had been thrown out by the Heart-Confusing Forest, took a while to recover from the confusion. He couldn't help but howl. He believed he could enter the eighth level, but he underestimated the power of the Heart-Confusing Forest.