Don't even mention Evan Chen, a mere commoner. Even an Immortal Sovereign would struggle to endure such a sudden influx of painful memories.
If one can't bear it, the outcome is naturally tragic.
Either they go insane, losing their mind completely.
Or their Immortal Soul shatters, leading to instant death.
Evan Chen was now on the brink of his Immortal Soul shattering. He alternated between laughing and crying, screaming madly, and convulsing on the ground.
This pain was even worse than being skinned alive.
At this moment, a strange gray mist appeared in Evan Chen's mind. As the mist descended, the pain from the memories gradually lessened.
Evan Chen finally regained some ability to think.
"The cross-realm stone! It must have released some kind of power to protect my Immortal Soul!"
Evan was overjoyed. The cross-realm stone was truly remarkable, even having the effect of soul protection!
Otherwise, Evan would have been dead by now.
***
After about two hours, the torturous negative emotions finally dissipated almost completely.
"Good, very good."
The cold young man, Mason Zhu, could sense that Evan Chen still had a life force.
"You endured my memories for two hours without dying, proving your tenacity is extraordinary, enough to become my successor."
Evan Chen got up, drenched in sweat, and couldn't help but curse, "Damn you, I almost died because of you. Who the hell wants to be your successor?"
Indeed, if it weren't for the cross-realm stone protecting his soul, he would be dead.
The real Mason Zhu had long since turned to dust. The figure before him was just an unconscious thought, incapable of communicating with Evan Chen.
"I devoted myself to seeking the Dao, wandering alone, not realizing that I had wasted most of my life. In the chaos of the void, I finally had an epiphany and created the 'True Demon Heart Sutra.' Unfortunately, my Immortal Body was damaged, my Immortal Power exhausted, and I could not complete the supreme Divine Law.
"If you take me as your master, I will teach you this Divine Law to help you reach the pinnacle."
Mason Zhu spoke indifferently.
"Divine Law? If there's a benefit, I might as well reluctantly take you as my master."
Evan Chen's mood calmed a bit. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, "Master, please accept my bow."
With the ceremony complete, Mason Zhu's remnant thought could sense it.
"Before I teach you the 'True Demon Heart Sutra,' take this Primordial Spirit Pill. It will enhance your mental strength, making your willpower more resilient and less susceptible to external disturbances."
As he finished speaking, a purple elixir flew to Evan Chen.
"Primordial Spirit Pill, sounds impressive." Evan smacked his lips. He wasn't afraid of dying from it. After all, if the other party wanted to kill him, they wouldn't go through so much trouble.
As for body possession, that was nonsense. The other party was not a remnant soul but an unconscious thought.
After taking the Primordial Spirit Pill, the medicinal power quickly spread through Evan Chen's body.
In an instant, he felt mentally invigorated, and his Immortal Sense increased significantly.
The lingering pain from the memories in his heart also vanished due to his strengthened mental power.
"What a treasure!" Evan Chen praised.
Sensing Evan Chen's mental power surge, Mason Zhu proceeded with the next step, "Disciple, relax. I will now teach you the 'True Demon Heart Sutra.'"
Evan Chen complied, and a stream of memories flooded into his mind.
With his mental strength strong enough, the influx of memories did not cause Evan Chen any discomfort.
"Disciple, while teaching you the technique, I have planted a Hatred Mark in your Immortal Soul's sea of consciousness. This was a necessary measure. As long as you complete the nine tasks I give you, the mark will dissipate, and by then, you should have mastered the divine technique and be invincible."
Hearing this, Evan Chen quickly checked his memories.
In the memories, Mason Zhu required him to complete nine tasks, including killing Cody Xuan, the Immortal Emperor, and avenging the woman who wronged him. The other tasks promised great benefits upon completion, though Mason Zhu did not specify what those benefits were.
"There doesn't seem to be any Hatred Mark."
Evan Chen checked again. He felt more sympathy for Mason Zhu's plight than any deliberate hatred for Cody Xuan and the woman.
"So, he wanted to plant a seed of hatred in my mind, making me pursue revenge for life. However, due to the cross-realm stone, he failed?" Evan Chen speculated.
Doesn't that mean he got a free Primordial Spirit Pill and a supreme technique?
"Master, when an immortal dies, their light extinguishes. Rest in peace. As for revenge, we'll see. Of course, if you insist on me avenging you, I swear… I'll sever our master-disciple relationship. Yes, that's it."
The man is dead, what's the point of revenge?
Going against the Immortal Emperor and the Forbidden Zone's ruler?
Isn't that courting death?
Everything Mason Zhu needed to convey was left in Evan Chen's mind. Having fulfilled his wish to find a successor, he and the blood-red space around him dissipated.
After all, he was still his master.
Evan Chen dug a pit on the spot and buried Mason Zhu's charred remains.
Then, Evan Chen sat cross-legged and began to examine the techniques Mason Zhu left him.
Besides the "True Demon Heart Sutra," Evan Chen's sea of consciousness also contained some auxiliary techniques.
For example, the "Marking Technique."
This technique was simple. As long as one's mental strength was strong enough, they could practice and master it. It was created by Mason Zhu when he first turned to the demonic path.
Once mastered, one could plant three types of marks in the minds of those with weaker mental strength:
The first type: Puppet Mark. Once planted successfully, the target becomes the caster's puppet, controlled at will.
The second type: Master-Servant Mark. Once planted successfully, the target becomes permanently loyal to the caster. However, there's a prerequisite: coercion and bribery won't work; the target must willingly become a servant.
The third type: Hatred Mark. Once planted successfully, the target will relentlessly pursue and kill the designated target until one of them dies.
"Tsk, what an evil technique."
Evan Chen pursed his lips. Such a technique would certainly be despised by righteous people.
But Evan Chen didn't want to be a righteous person; he just wanted to live a carefree life.
"Someday, I'll go to other cultivation worlds and try it on some unsuspecting fools."
Besides the Marking Technique, Evan Chen also obtained the "Breath Concealing Technique," "Gale Technique," "Immortal Doctor's Mysterious Scripture," and other practical techniques.
Evan Chen didn't check them all. He decided to first experience the "True Demon Heart Sutra."
With a thought.
Mason Zhu's cold figure appeared in Evan Chen's sea of consciousness, beginning the first level of the True Demon Heart Sutra.
"To become a true demon, first sever the root of calamity…"
The first sentence left Evan Chen puzzled.
"Master, what is the root of calamity?"
"Everything in the world is poisonous, with emotional poison being the foremost. Among emotional poisons, the love between men and women is the most potent, so…"
Evan Chen rolled his eyes.
The so-called root of calamity referred to a man's tool of crime.
"What a crappy technique, I'm not practicing it."
Refusal!
A resolute refusal!
"Damn it, if I lose my manhood, what's the point of making money or being invincible?"
Evan Chen couldn't help but curse, but this was also good. Not practicing his technique meant he didn't have to avenge him, and he could be at peace with it.
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