Shen Luo frowned. Just as he was about to use the Minghong Saber to break through the shadowy ink, a strange heat suddenly entered the saber and followed the mental imprint within its blade to invade Shen Luo's mind.
It happened as swiftly as lightning. Before he could stop it, the strange heat had already invaded his mind.
Shen Luo's body suddenly grew feverish for no reason, his heart pounding violently as though it were about to burst. All manner of illusory memories appeared before his eyes, and he felt as if he had fallen into a nightmare, unable to awaken no matter how he tried.
"Heart Demon!" Startled, he hurriedly circulated the Buzhou Suppression Divine Art to steady his mind.
The Buzhou Suppression Divine Art was remarkably effective against ordinary illusion techniques, but it was less than ideal against Heart Demons. Fortunately, after advancing to the Taiyi Realm, Shen Luo's Divine Soul power had greatly improved once more, considerably strengthening his ability to resist Heart Demons. The illusory visions before him quickly faded, and his body returned to normal.
However, after that delay, the golden cloud transformed from Golden Shears had already vanished beyond the distant horizon. He could no longer catch up.
"Fellow Daoist Fire, that strange heat emanating from the shadowy ink just now seemed to be the Heart Demon Great Art." Shen Luo did not continue the pursuit. He put away the Mysterious Yellow Unity Staff and Minghong Saber, then transmitted his voice to Fire Spirit Child while looking in the direction Golden Shears had fled.
"There is no mistake. It was indeed the Heart Demon Great Art, most likely the work of Dragon Fang and Qingqing." Fire Spirit Child chuckled, sounding quite excited.
"What is there to be happy about in encountering those two?" Shen