Chapter 1188 - 1288: The Harm of the Heart Demon

Of course, Ye Tianfan did not give up on himself, and he worked very hard, so everyone quite liked Ye Tianfan.

In the world of cultivating immortality, it is so realistic: if you are strong and hardworking, it proves that your future will be very exciting. Then everyone wants to be friends with you, and even those more powerful than you will lower themselves to sincerely associate with you.

But all the premises are built on the foundation that you have talent and are diligent. Otherwise, no matter how high your talent is, if you only fish for three days and dry nets for two, everyone will gradually distance themselves from you, and you will slowly lose friends.

Even if Ye Tianfan, in the time to come, begins to slowly degenerate and become lazy, Ye Tianfan will also gradually lose all his friends. Here, the so-called friends refer to true friends who could sacrifice for Ye Tianfan.

However, once Ye Tianfan becomes complacent about the status quo, that means he has given up on himself. After Ye Tianfan gives up on himself, those so-called friends will advise him. But if Ye Tianfan doesn't listen, then his friends will gradually give up on him. After all, if Ye Tianfan himself has given up on himself, why should others go out of their way to save him?

Perhaps some people will still hold on to Ye Tianfan, believing that he can still stand up again. But if Ye Tianfan continues to ignore everyone and keeps falling, then eventually everyone will gradually give up on him, even Ye Tianfan's master.

After all, disappointment in people is accumulated bit by bit, no matter who the person is. Even if it's the Primordial Immortal, once everyone's disappointment begins to accumulate bit by bit to the point it's enough...

Then even if the Primordial Immortal is the number one in the world, he will be alienated by everyone and might even end up like a stray dog.

Perhaps by that time, not daring to step on him overtly due to the Primordial Immortal's power, everyone will start from alienation, bit by bit clearing any connection with him. Perhaps at that point only his disciples would still have confidence in him. But if even the disciples have accumulated enough disappointment, then the Primordial Immortal will face endless scorn from the world, treated as a demon despite his high prowess.

Of course, these are mere hypotheticals. Ye Tianfan will not let himself become lazy because he has a purpose still, which is to return to his original world, where Qin Ruomeng awaits him.

Ye Tianfan no longer knows how long he's been away from that world, or rather he knows how long he's been in this world, but he doesn't know how long he left the original world, given the different time flows. It's possible that when Ye Tianfan returns, only a day has passed, or a hundred years, or possibly returning to a time before he disappeared from that world.

This means Ye Tianfan might cross over to when he was a child, or even before he was born; all are possibilities.

Just like the Great Yama of the Yama Hall; he disappeared from the original world not long ago, but here, over five hundred years have passed.

Actually, Ye Tianfan does not care about the existence of the Great Yama, after all, Ye Tianfan's real ultimate goal is not him, but how to return to his original world. Moreover, the Great Yama is not doing well in this world either.

The Great Yama, unlike in the original world with the Yama Hall as his territory, is merely seen as a puppet here, so Ye Tianfan won't eliminate him before returning to the original world.

Because the Great Yama's pinnacle is already gone, his strength is about the same and won't climb higher; thus, even if Ye Tianfan leaves this world, the Great Yama wishing to destroy or occupy this world is simply impossible.

Ye Tianfan's only concern is the time flow issue, that is, the disparity between this world and his original world's time.

Whenever Ye Tianfan thinks of this issue, he can't help but feel worried, with his heartbeat quickening as he can't imagine if the time flow discrepancy is too significant, everyone he knows in the original world would have turned into a mere smattering of earth, rendering his return useless, potentially giving rise to a Heart Demon.

Seeing one's lifetime of efforts turn to nothing would leave anyone's spirit heavily scarred.

This is Ye Tianfan's only current goal, something he must complete even at the cost of his life. If it were to vanish before him, Ye Tianfan would likely collapse directly.

This isn't because Ye Tianfan's mind is especially fragile. Even monumental figures have often turned dark under such circumstances.

After spending a lifetime chasing dreams, only to turn around to find it all vanished, they instantly lose their life goals, and that's when a Heart Demon seizes the opportunity to invade their mind.

Everyone harbors Heart Demons within; it's just that some possess a strong enough mind to have it lie dormant, waiting for the right opportunity to invade the host.

And clearly, when the mind is severely wounded, it's good timing for a Heart Demon invasion. Usually, many with formidable strength, upon sustaining any significant mind injury and emotional upheaval, start to darken. If not immediately, some cracks remain inside.

And these cracks serve as a crucial entry path for Heart Demons to invade these people's minds later.

At such times, there is no way to eliminate their Heart Demon using any external force; they can only awaken themselves to confront the Heart Demon. Their only option is to call themselves awake before the Heart Demon invades their mind, to endure the sorrow, sadness, and battle the Heart Demon.

Yet few can conquer the Heart Demon in such a situation since that's when the heart is weakest, and the Heart Demon the most vigorous, making victory during vulnerability over an empowered Heart Demon exceedingly rare.

Thinking of this, Ye Tianfan quickly gathered his thoughts, forcibly steering away from considering the worst-case scenario, focusing on hopeful thoughts instead. Imagining returning to his original world to find that only a day, an hour, or a minute has passed.

Ye Tianfan thinks of this, and the Heart Demon within him gradually quiets down again. To completely eradicate a Heart Demon, there is only one way, which is to become immortal.