Rise to God with Life Skill Professions-Chapter 425 - 415: Breaking Through Obsession

As soon as these words were spoken, the ashes of the talisman paper scattered across the entire sky.

Subsequently, under the illumination of the talisman papers, the sky suddenly darkened.

The originally clear weather changed to dense clouds gathering.

Moreover, powers of sealing suddenly formed in this place.

The shocked citizens, affected by the sealing power, were quickly ejected, landing on the ground afar, and then fell into a coma.

As the citizens fell into a coma, a hazy mist enveloped the surroundings.

In just a few breaths, the world was left with only Qin An, Liu Yi, and the old man in a green robe.

The old man in the green robe saw this and his face drastically changed. He quickly waved his sleeve, stirring the evil qi within him.

But under the surging gray mist, like a wall, the evil qi was swiftly repelled.

"This is a supreme treasure that isolates everything. Who exactly are you?"

The inner demon was horrified, with a hint of dread on his face.

Qin An and Liu Yi extended their hands and wiped their faces, storing the human skin masks away, then tore off their outer robes, revealing the black garments of the Evil Extermination Bureau and the tokens at their waists.

One gold and one silver.

The gold was hanging from Qin An’s waist, while the silver was on Liu Yi’s waist.

Seeing this situation, more dread appeared on the inner demon’s face.

"Mountain Patrol Golden General and Mountain Patrol Silver General of the Evil Extermination Bureau, I didn’t expect you would attack me!"

Qin An said calmly, "Everything has cause and effect. You planted the cause, and today you reap the effect."

Liu Yi chuckled, "Qin An, your delaying tactic is really good. Now that this area has been isolated, we can directly take this inner demon’s life, and Quanxin County will completely regain peace."

As these words were spoken, the dread on the inner demon’s face gradually disappeared, replaced by a somber look.

"Well, well, well, I didn’t expect you to use such a supreme treasure to deal with me. It truly broadens my horizons, but the old man is not so easy to deal with!"

Just after speaking, the inner demon shouted, and murderous intent surged again from his body.

This time, he did not reach for the outer populace but condensed into a huge human face, staring at Qin An and Liu Yi.

The battle broke out in an instant.

Both sides faced a life-or-death situation without any wasteful words.

As the enormous human face appeared, the surrounding space twisted.

Right after, humanoid shadows began to gather in mid-air one after another.

The humanoid shadows, wielding weapons, charged toward Qin An and the others.

When separated, their strength was not strong, but when united together, they emanated a terrifying power of the Unity Realm.

The inner demon was naturally at the Unity Realm, and making a move here could instantly kill even one at the Inner God Realm.

"Make a move," Qin An said calmly.

Then, Cold Star, with unparalleled power, slashed at the thousands of incoming shadows.

As the eight-colored true essence surged, Cold Star became even more terrifying.

With just one slash, the countless shadows were shattered.

He had now reached the power of the Unity Realm, and with his blade skill and fist art both at the initial understanding of the Unity Realm, coupled with supreme foundation, even a Small Success of the Unity Realm would be doomed under his blade.

Thus, Qin An didn’t even need to use secret techniques to break the inner demon’s attack.

Liu Yi reacted faster, utilizing a profound body technique to reach the right side of the inner demon, launching a series of palm strikes.

She operated her cultivation technique to the extreme, and each palm brought forth a terrifying five-colored true essence.

Each gargantuan palm shadow bombarded the inner demon.

Both of their attacks were condensed with supreme foundation.

The inner demon, however, remained expressionless, as if he didn’t care at all.

Qin An’s blade and Liu Yi’s palm struck the inner demon, causing a terrifying roar.

The aftermath repelled, even causing the surrounding gray mist to tremble slightly.

But before the two could react, the inner demon’s figure disappeared.

The space was empty, with no third person to be found apart from them.

Qin An frowned slightly, scanning around and extending his perception to the maximum.

At the same time, he operated the eight-colored true essence, utilizing the Seven Stars Aspect, enveloping his surroundings.

Liu Yi wore a solemn expression: "Be careful, the real attack of the inner demon comes next. He will directly assault the most vulnerable part of your heart."

What is the inner demon, if not the heart’s obsession?

A heart’s obsession is something a person cannot let go of the most.

If one’s heart’s obsession is the attack’s target, it would plunge the person into endless distress.

As soon as Liu Yi finished speaking, she sensed a shrouding obscure force.

When she regained clarity, she found herself in a dilapidated wooden house.

"This is... now I understand!"

Snowflakes fell from the sky, and the sound of a baby’s crying emanated from inside the wooden house.

Liu Yi’s expression grew more confused as she clenched her pale fist, took a deep breath, and then stepped into the wooden house.

The inner demon directly targets the depths of the heart; to break through, one must face all challenges head-on.

Inside the house, it was shabby.

The howling cold wind was fierce like a tide.

In the center of the house lay a baby girl still swaddled.

Liu Yi looked at this baby girl, a flicker of pain in her eyes.

This is her.

To be exact, this was her when she was young.

She had no parents since birth and was abandoned in this broken house due to various mysterious conditions surrounding her birth.

Yet these mysterious conditions were precisely her foundation to step into the cultivation threshold.

Except, the untrained eyes of mortals nearly cost her life.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps approached.

A middle-aged woman in ragged clothes entered the house, seeing the infant in swaddling, and picked her up.

"Who could be so cruel-hearted to leave a baby girl here? It’s utterly despicable. Little one, come with me, I will raise you well."

Liu Yi looked at this middle-aged woman, warmth in her eyes.

This was her foster mother, a person in poverty who found her in this ramshackle house and raised her until she was six.

The scenery around shifted.

But this time, it was a mountain of blades and a sea of flames.

The village was attacked by a horde of demons, plunged into a deathly silence.

Bodies piled up, the ground soaked with pools of blood.

The demons killed but did not eat, as if playing, and after slaughtering the villagers, they left with their subordinates.

At this moment, a sound suddenly arose from the heap of corpses.

Liu Yi saw her foster mother lying in a pool of blood, with a girl buried underneath her.

The girl struggled to push off the corpse of her foster mother, looking at the devastation all around her, her eyes vacant, sitting upright on the ground.

She began to cry hysterically, her heart-wrenching screams echoing through the dark night.

Liu Yi’s heart twinged slightly.

Even though she knew it was all an illusion, seeing the village turned into a sea of corpses and blood again, the pain in her heart spread.

At this time, the sound of footsteps was heard, and Green Luo, clad in green, stepped out of the sea of blood.

Behind her, the corpses of countless demons were tied up.

The girl stopped crying, staring blankly at Green Luo.

Then, Green Luo extended her left hand.

"You have quite the talent, I haven’t encountered it in a long time. Since that’s the case, why not join Grandma; these blood debts can be repaid in kind later."

"What do you think?"

The girl looked at Green Luo’s outstretched palm, and seeing her nonchalant appearance, inexplicably gathered the courage to grasp Green Luo’s palm.

The scene blurred momentarily.

The surroundings abruptly froze.

A voice, like a demonic murmur, echoed in Liu Yi’s mind.

"How about it? Isn’t it heartbreaking?"

"In truth, this is how the world is. I know what your obsession is; it’s the hatred towards your biological parents and the guilt towards your foster mother, yet you can start over."

"I can unfold endless real worlds for you here, where you can take revenge on your biological parents, and live leisurely with your foster mother."

Each word was like a sharp long needle, viciously stabbing into Liu Yi’s heart.

Liu Yi’s gaze grew more and more confused.

She lowered her head, seemingly entranced by this incredibly real world.

The surroundings changed.

Her foster mother came back to life, they were happily living together.

Meanwhile, her biological parents were brutally killed in a demon attack.

For some reason, Liu Yi felt a moment of relaxation, muttering to herself.

"Actually, this isn’t so bad."

A voice in her heart constantly reminded her this was fake, a trap of obsession set by a heart demon.

But another voice in her heart kept suppressing it, making her want to fully immerse in this place.

In the depths of darkness, seeing this situation, the heart demon’s lips curled slightly, thinking it had succeeded.

Yet unexpectedly, Liu Yi suddenly raised her head.

"You’re wrong, this isn’t my obsession."

The scene fell into dead silence, no one responded.

The surroundings seemed bound, frozen in place.

Liu Yi clenched her fist, "My obsession is my teacher, in my life, there are two important people, one is my foster mother, the other is my teacher. My foster mother is dead, the deceased cannot be brought back, but in my future, my teacher is my priority, I aim to kill all demon pseudo-gods and return Xunyang Prefecture to peace! This is the vow I made to my teacher, and you are the pseudo-god slaughtering living beings!"

Upon these words, the surroundings shattered abruptly.

Liu Yi knew she had broken through the obsession of the heart demon, unable to help but reveal a slight smile.

"Qin An’s obsession might be deeper, maybe I can help him once I get out."

Before coming here, she had figured out what her obsession was, thus breaking through the heart demon’s attack was surprisingly easy.

However, she knew Qin An faced this situation for the first time, likely needing some time to handle it.

But it wasn’t too dangerous because Liu Yi’s break-through speed was quick, she could assist Qin An upon getting out.

The surroundings became incredibly blurry.

Yet at this moment, amidst the blur, Liu Yi heard a panicked voice.

It was the heart demon’s voice, yet filled with panic and disbelief.

"How is this possible?"

"The power, wealth, beauty in this world all cannot move you, what on earth is your obsession?"

"Wait, is this your obsession? To continually grow stronger, reaching the pinnacle of the world, but I’ve already placed you at the pinnacle of Xunyang Prefecture."

"Not right, your goal isn’t the pinnacle of Xunyang Prefecture, it’s the pinnacle of the world, how is that possible?"

"Since that’s the case, I’ll let you reach the pinnacle of the world."

"What? You don’t want the fake? You want the real, what I give you is real, no, no, no, don’t kill me! Don’t kill me!"

"Heavens! How could there be someone so impeccable in this world!"

As the panicked voices arose, Liu Yi’s face froze abruptly.

She knew who the heart demon was referring to.

Even though she broke the obsession, it didn’t terrify the heart demon, yet Qin An only allowed it to attack for a moment, and the heart demon acted as if it had seen a death god.

With this thought, the mist finally dispersed.

Liu Yi found herself back in the original place.

However, the scene ahead was no longer the same.

The heart demon, wearing a green robe, sat slumped on the ground, its wrinkled face showing nothing but terror.

On the other side, Qin An wiped his blade and shook his head, saying.

"Do you know why you lost?"

With these words, the terror on the heart demon’s face vanished, replaced by a look of yearning.

"Why?"

Even Liu Yi curiously looked over, not understanding why the heart demon had no effect on Qin An.

Qin An, holding his blade, approached slowly, with every step saying a sentence.

"An obsession, in my view, not only involves unfinished business, but also a lack of confidence."

"They don’t dare to finish it, even fear to complete it."

"Indeed, my obsession is to reach the pinnacle, but that is equally not my obsession."

The heart demon, bewildered, instinctively asked, "Why can’t it be called an obsession?"

Qin An smiled faintly, "Because I am confident enough, what I need is not what you give me, but what I claim myself."