Never heard of him?
The answer surprised Yi Shuyuan slightly, for the feeling he had received when he first encountered Xu Zichang during his far-ranging spiritual journey had told him that this man was connected to the person he sought.
Could they truly not know each other? Was that connection something that lay in the future?
Of course, Yi Shuyuan could not know exactly what Xu Zichang was thinking, but he could sense the currents of fate and read expressions. Something was off about Xu Zichang's face, and in the space of just a few exchanges, his condition had visibly worsened.
Yi Shuyuan could sense demonic thoughts proliferating within Xu Zichang. His mind was not entirely clear.
What had happened earlier might have been driven by those demonic thoughts, rather than reflecting the truth.
In a moment of disorientation, Yi Shuyuan seemed to see a grotesque, ever-shifting monster materialize before him and lunge at him amid boundless demonic qi. Those demonic thoughts and that demonic qi actually reached out to infect him, even carrying a hoarse sound.
"Hrrrgh."
Yi Shuyuan's mind gave a slight start, and he sneered inwardly.
What audacity!
At that moment, thunder rose within Yi Shuyuan's mind.
With a crash, a thunderbolt split the vast sky, and every illusory horror vanished from Yi Shuyuan's mind.
Xu Zichang's body also jolted violently. Then, as though waking from a dream, he looked at Yi Shuyuan, only to find the latter watching him calmly.
Yi Shuyuan had just had a small taste of a heart demon. His ability to resonate with all emotions had allowed him to feel the demonic thoughts within Xu Zichang while interacting with him.
That demon within Xu Zichang's heart had actually tried to infect Yi Shuyuan's mind.
No wonder people said that external demons were