Lin Qingyao was like standing at a crossroads, unsure of where to go or what to do.

  On one hand, accompany your friends till old age and protect them; on the other hand, strive to pursue the great way.

  Suddenly, her consciousness began to throb with pain, and she couldn't help but let out a low moan.

  Lin Qingyao was being haunted by a demon in her heart. Although her spiritual consciousness had become much stronger than before, it had merged with many things that didn't belong to her, making her spiritual consciousness unstable. At this time, encountering a demon in her heart was simply a fatal rhythm.

  Lin Qingyao's cultivation was still very low and she shouldn't have encountered a heart demon.

  But Lin Qingyao was an abnormal existence, from the encounter with Ji Yuan's cultivation to now, nothing has been within the bounds of common sense, and there were many differences with ordinary cultivators.

  Now encountering heart demons, although abrupt, is also not unacceptable.

  It's just a pity that Lin Qingyao had just started cultivating for less than a month when she encountered her heart demon!

  Actually, thinking about it, it can be understood. Other cultivators all have a master to guide them and prevent their thoughts from falling into chaos and triggering heart demons. But Lin Qingyao, from start to finish, only obtained an incomplete inheritance from Yunmen, plus a manual that she could only understand the pictures but not the words.

  Others who are just starting to cultivate, even if they have exceptional innate talent, will always be down-to-earth and lay a solid foundation before gradually cultivating step by step. There has never been anyone like Lin Qingyao with three spiritual roots, who actually cultivated to the sixth layer of Qi Refining in less than two months.

  In fact, Lin Qingyao's talent was not that good either. She only had a three-spirit root constitution, which wasn't considered very bad but was mediocre at best. Even with her cultivation method having some profound aspects, if she were to cultivate diligently and practically, her progress would never be this fast!

  She was able to cultivate at such a rapid pace simply because she had relied on the golden threads and silver lines of her refined and tempered bones from back then.

  When she was unstable, she washed her marrow and tempered her spirit. When she was still half-baked in her cultivation, she forcibly raised her cultivation by a notch, but her state of mind hadn't caught up.

  The emergence of heart demons can also be explained in a way that makes sense.

  Xu Ran was about to take a second bite of the tender lamb, but then he saw Lin Qingyao sitting there with sweat all over her face and a dull look in her eyes, just like... just like that day when Lin Qingyao had a magical duel with the "ghost" in the backyard.

  Xu Ran's heart suddenly sank. Could it be that Lin Qingyao hadn't actually cleared out the ghosts in the back house to begin with? Was today going to be another battle of magic?

  But gradually, Xu Ran found something was wrong.

  Lin Qingyao's face was getting greener and greener, the blood vessels and tendons on her hands were jumping non-stop, Lin Qingyao at this moment was like a time bomb, which could explode at any time.

  At first, he had heard Lin Qingyao mention that it was called "duō shě", which meant possession. He could understand that, but if it were really a ghost or monster possessing her, why would it harm Lin Qingyao's body?

  This is probably Lin Qingyao's own problem, and it seems a bit like the signs of going crazy as in the legend.

  At this moment, only Lin Qingyao herself knew what kind of danger she was facing.

  Her mind was as if out of control, entangled in that dilemma, a mind as if with two thoughts, two completely different answers, as if to split her whole person in half.

  The pain in her mind had already made her feel unbearable, and her dantian and meridians were also rioting at this moment.

  And the spiritual energy in her meridians was like a runaway wild horse, rampaging and colliding within her body.

  The dormant spiritual power in the dantian suddenly burst forth, slowly expanding as if it were about to blast open the dantian.

  "Qingyao, what's wrong?" Xu Ran asked anxiously.

  Lin Qingyao was sweating profusely and heard Xu Ran's words, but didn't know how to respond.

  Suddenly, Lin Qingyao felt a clear stream flowing through her body, and a clear and melodious voice came to her ears.

  "Stay true to your heart." The voice was clear and crisp, as if it came from the clouds above, yet also seemed to be right beside Lin Qingyu.

  Lin Qingyao involuntarily asked: "What is my true heart?" He told her to stick to her true heart, but now, she didn't even know what her own true heart was.

  What is her cultivation for? Is it really just to protect the people around her? Doesn't she want to stabilize the Great Dao? Doesn't she want to ride the clear wind and tread the vast ocean, roaming freely in the world?

  That clear and melodious voice seemed to carry a hint of faint sighing: "You're just like your mother..."

  As he said this, his voice suddenly became clear and cold: "The heart is just the heart, what's the point of asking what the heart is! Going with the flow is it!"

  Follow nature... follow nature...

  In Lin Qingyao's heart, it was as if a shackle had been suddenly unlocked, with a loud clang, like the sound of jade striking against jade.

  Go with the flow!

  Lin Qingyao shouted these four words in her mind!

  Mutually entangled divine consciousness, as if suddenly enlightened to something, merged together, no longer divided into factions. Even the part that originally belonged to Zhao Long and had not been fully integrated by Lin Qingyao was now thoroughly refined by Lin Qingyao.

  Today's heart demon is also related to Zhao Long's part of the divine consciousness. Although he has been swallowed by Lin Qingyao, the remaining part, that faint spiritual consciousness, makes him unwilling to disperse like this, so in this heart demon storm, it plays a role of adding fuel to the fire.

  Today, the heart demon has passed, and it has thoroughly dissipated. If not, if Lin Qingyao couldn't refine him in time, then he would have existed for a long, long time within Lin Qingyao's divine consciousness. When encountering Lin Qingyao himself, he would be unable to hold back, and would give Lin Qingyao a fatal blow!

  It was not just the divine consciousness, but also the spiritual power that was running through Lin Qingyao's meridians and the spiritual power that seemed to be about to explode in her dantian, all of which came to a sudden stop.

  It was like a pot of boiling water, suddenly added a bowl of cold water, the bubbling and rolling out of the water column air bubbles, in an instant, disappeared without a trace.

  The spiritual energy in the meridians, slowly and naturally following the trajectory of the qigong method, began to flow.

  Lin Qingyao's state of mind had also undergone a subtle change.

  For this problem that has been troubling her, she hasn't figured out the answer, whether to pursue the great way or cultivate small achievements and then guard her loved ones until old age.

  However, she has temporarily stopped entangling herself in this issue, going with the flow. Yes, one must learn to go with the flow, which is what she wants to pursue the ultimate truth, but in the end, due to her poor innate ability, isn't it still a mediocre life?

  Even if she still misses the worldly splendor and is unwilling to spend her days in ascetic practice, and is reluctant to walk alone on the path of cultivation, but who can say for sure, will there be other cultivators appearing around her?

  Will she have good friends in the Xiu Jian realm in the future?

  Lin Qingyao's mind cleared up and her spirit stabilized as she understood these things.

  However, Lin Qingyao ultimately failed to firm up her determination to follow the Dao. Later on, if she were to encounter something that triggers it, the heart demon... is likely to reignite once more.

  But for now, Lin Qingyao was no longer in any danger.

  "Qingyao... Qingyao... what's wrong with you, just say a word." Xu Ran anxiously looked at Lin Qingyao, constantly calling out to her, but didn't dare get close to her. After all, he didn't understand the situation and was afraid of disturbing Lin Qingyao, in case he did something wrong with good intentions, it would be unforgivable.

  Lin Qingyao slowly regained consciousness, her voice somewhat hoarse and weak: "I'm fine, I just accidentally took a wrong turn while practicing my internal energy, but I'm okay now."

  Xu Ran finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Lin Qingyao is better to him than his own father, he has long regarded Lin Qingyao as a family member, a reliance, if something were to happen to Lin Qingyao, he would truly be at a loss.

  "I'm going to meditate, don't disturb me." Lin Qingyao threw out these words and returned to her own room.

  Xiuzhen has no years, a snap of the fingers is a thousand or hundred years, Lin Qingyao's cultivation is still low, even if she enters meditation, it won't take a year or two, but several days are still possible.

  For Lin Qingyao, it was just a blink of an eye, but outside, ten days had already passed.

  The holiday had already ended, and Xu Ran took care of Lin Qingyao without going back to class, asking for leave for both himself and Lin Qingyao.

  It was just the beginning of the first year of university and classes had just started, but Lin Qingyao and Xu Ran were already skipping class, inevitably leaving a bad impression on their teacher.

  Some teachers have already planned to give them lower scores in their usual grades, so that they can fail the subject.

  At this time, Xu Ran and Lin Qingyao at home still did not know that they had been blacklisted.

  On this day, Xu Ran was sweeping the yard and happened to wipe down the two luxury cars that had been collecting dust since they were bought. Just then, a faint noise came from Lin Qingyao's room.

  It was Lin Qingyao, who had restored her usual appearance, walking out of the house with a gentle pace. She wore a plain blue dress today, which looked very classical, and used Su embroidery to embroider two clusters of purple-blue orchids on the clothes, making her look very elegant and simple.

  Lin Qingyao had just used magic to fetch water and clean herself up a bit, otherwise after ten days of not bathing, she was afraid that her entire body would have become a muddy mess.

  Lin Qingyao's hair was as black as ink, hanging down her back. The original length of her bangs had been a bit long, but Lin Qingyao had used a sharp golden technique to trim them neatly. After mastering the technique, Lin Qingyao felt the convenience of a cultivator's life.

  Lin Qingyao's hair hung down softly, with only a few strands on top gently floating in the wind, making her whole person look more lively and less stiff.

  "Qingyao! You've finally woken up!" Xuran gazed at the woman in front of him with a surprised expression.

  He couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart. Lin Qingyao is now like this, and it's all because of herself!

  "Qingyao, Old Yao has been here, I... took your card and paid the money for you, a total of 5 million. Then, I transferred the house to your name and paid another 2 million in property taxes. Additionally, I gave two boxes of Zhonghua cigarettes to the person who handled the procedures..." Xu Ran confirmed Lin Qingyao's safety and then ran into the room, took out a stack of documents, handed them over to Lin Qingyao, while muttering to himself.