A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 498

Chapter 498: Wu Yidao’s Heart Demon

Time flashed by in the blink of an eye—two years had passed. During these two years, within the Haotian Divine Realm, both Wu Yidao and Shen Youwei had already passed the second trial.

Now, in the third trial, both of them sat cross-legged on the ground, brows furrowed tightly, as if they were seeing something unseen by others.

The third trial was the Heart Demon Tribulation, which would drag the challengers into the Demon Heart Illusion. Only by breaking through their heart demon within this illusion could they pass the third trial.

Wu Yidao stared solemnly at the surrounding pitch-black illusion, deeply curious about what heart demon he had to face. After all, by his own understanding, he shouldn’t have any heart demon at all.

But in the next moment, something he saw caused his pupils to abruptly contract.

“Good Great Grandson, long time no see.”

Looking at the ‘Wu Hao’ who appeared before him, Wu Yidao spoke in disbelief.

“Great Grandfather, how are you here?”

“Why am I here? Naturally, it’s because I am your heart demon,” ‘Wu Hao’ said, then suddenly launched an attack on Wu Yidao the next moment.

Seeing Great Grandfather attack him, Wu Yidao was filled with shock, but he quickly recovered and fought back against ‘Wu Hao.’

However, because of ‘Wu Hao’s’ identity, Wu Yidao fought hesitantly and was no match for ‘Wu Hao.’

The very next moment, he was blasted away with a single punch from ‘Wu Hao.’

Looking down at Wu Yidao fallen on the ground, ‘Wu Hao’ snorted coldly and said,

“How can you protect the Wu Family in your current state? How can you lead the Wu Family to even greater peaks?”

Hearing ‘Wu Hao’s’ words, Wu Yidao felt overwhelming guilt. Perhaps even he wasn’t fully aware that since childhood, his parents had raised him to cultivate according to Great Grandfather’s teachings, to lead the Wu Family to greater heights.

So all along, Wu Yidao had been training and striving toward this goal. Yet, without him realizing it, the very ‘culprit’ behind all this—’Wu Hao’—had silently become Wu Yidao’s heart demon.

“What are you crying for? What’s the meaning of your tears? Can your tears protect the Wu Family?”Watching Wu Yidao lying on the ground, ‘Wu Hao’ pressed forward relentlessly, continuing to taunt him in an attempt to break through Wu Yidao’s mental defenses.

As ‘Wu Hao’ had predicted, Wu Yidao finally snapped and yelled angrily at him, “You don’t understand me at all. Just die!”

With that, Wu Yidao launched a fierce counterattack against ‘Wu Hao.’ But anger was never a good strategy; it only sped up his defeat.

In his fury, Wu Yidao repeatedly exposed weaknesses that ‘Wu Hao’ quickly exploited, sending him flying with each blow. Soon, Wu Yidao was covered in wounds, his energy fading, and it seemed death was just a matter of time.

Lying on the ground, gasping for breath, Wu Yidao stared blankly up at the darkened sky. At this moment, he had started to feel lost—what exactly was the purpose of his cultivation? His family had ambitions for him to lead the Wu Family to greater strength, but that was someone else’s goal, not his own. So what was his real purpose?

Not far away, ‘Wu Hao’ watched as Wu Yidao’s body was gradually being devoured by the Void, feeling a surge of satisfaction—his mission was nearly complete.

Before long, the Void had consumed Wu Yidao to the point where only his head remained, on the verge of completely swallowing him whole.

But at this crucial moment, a voice suddenly echoed inside Wu Yidao’s mind.“Wake up, Yi Dao, wake up for me!”

Wu Yidao suddenly snapped back to his senses, looking around frantically. The space around him was no longer the Demon Heart Illusion; instead, he found himself in a place filled with brilliant light.

At the far end of this space, Wu Yidao saw a single figure—a back view only—but he recognized it immediately.

“Great Grandfather.”

As Wu Yidao spoke, the figure slowly turned around to face him. It was Wu Hao.

Seeing his Great Grandfather, Wu Yidao’s heart filled with guilt, and he couldn’t help but say,

“Great Grandfather, have I disappointed you?”

“No, child, you have done very well.”

Wu Hao smiled and walked over to Wu Yidao. He reached out to pat Wu Yidao’s head, but then reconsidered and instead patted his shoulder, saying,

“I understand your worries and why your inner demons have arisen. But you need to be clear about one thing: all of that is just your own self-righteousness.””Self-righteous?”

Wu Yidao’s eyes looked confused.

Wu Hao nodded.

“That’s right.”

As Wu Hao’s words fell, the next moment Wu Yidao was pulled into his past memories. Within those memories, Wu Yidao saw many things he had never known before.

“Husband, do you really want Yi Dao to train so hard?”

In Wu Yidao’s memories, his mother, Li Yulong, looked worriedly at him as he practiced, while his father, Wu Xuanyuan, stood beside her.

His father’s expression was serious, but he sighed and said,

“As long as Yi Dao is happy.”

That was when Wu Yidao first began his training. He remembered it clearly, especially since an older cousin was ahead of him, pressing him down, so Wu Yidao was desperate to become stronger.Looking back at the past, Wu Yidao felt a complicated mix of emotions. In the blink of an eye, ten more years had passed. At that time, he had just turned eighteen, so it was only natural that his great grandfather sent him out to gain experience.

Although he had felt a bit reluctant back then, deep down he was mostly happy. After all, even when he was training within the Wu Family, he had to work extremely hard, which made him feel very constrained.

Then, the bits and pieces of the past appeared again before Wu Yidao. Seeing everything from before, he was deeply moved. But the next moment, he suddenly saw something that made him freeze in place.

“This is… the first time I saved someone?”

Looking at the scene in front of him, Wu Yidao spoke in disbelief.

In his memories, at that time, he had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Passing by a great mountain, he encountered a young girl being attacked by a demon beast.

When life and death hung in the balance, he stepped in and saved her. This moment had always been etched deeply in Wu Yidao’s heart.

Staring at the scene, Wu Yidao was stunned because he suddenly remembered—he remembered the true purpose of his cultivation.