Seven Demonic Tribulations of the Reverse Heart

In the inn, a soybean-sized candle flame burned slowly, casting a soft yellow glow over the room. The door and windows were tightly shut; no matter how the cold wind prowled outside, the room remained warm as spring.

Xiang Yang had taken off his snow-white Ice Toad Robe and wore only cotton-silk underclothes. One hand supported his forehead while the other held a roll of silk cloth, which he read with meticulous care, wholly immersed in it.

At times, confusion filled his eyes; at times, understanding dawned. At times, he slapped his thigh and cried out in admiration; at times, he sat silent and wordless. To an outsider, he probably looked utterly mad.

In truth, however, Xiang Yang's emotions had been stirred by the profundity of this half-volume of the Heart Demon Reversal Scripture. Its deep words were thought-provoking, expounding upon the spirit and methods of the primordial spirit from another angle. It was truly an incomparably brilliant martial art, and it moved him greatly.

The Ice Heart Technique cultivated the realm of the heart and mind, gradually strengthening one's spiritual power. Its main purpose was to suppress one's own madness and extreme emotions—such as savage killing intent and frenzied hatred. It was somewhat similar to a Daoist mental cultivation method.

The Great Esoteric Transmission Divine Sarira Sutra, meanwhile, was a Buddhist classic. It was a martial art that, in the truest sense, cultivated the spirit directly from its roots.

Just as internal cultivation methods trained qi, this sutra directly cultivated the spirit, steadily building it up step by step. It was the orthodox path, a martial art that required daily accumulation and years upon years of practice before one could achieve anything.

The Heart Demon Reversal Scripture, on the other hand, was a thoroughly demonic cultivation method. It too