Chapter 118: The Benefits of Improving the Dao Heart

Anton opened his eyes.

The soft glow of the Light Source Stone entered his vision.

The walls of the meditation room, the woven rattan cushion, the pot of Honey Bells on the windowsill—everything was just as it had been.

Outside the window, the luminescence of the Eternal Tree swayed gently in the night wind, like an inverted river of stars.

Anton looked down at his own hands.

They were long and fair, and the tips of his fingers still held the residual warmth of a Pill.

"So this is a Heart Demon Tribulation..."

Anton murmured, then shook his head.

'No, this wasn't a real Heart Demon Tribulation.'

The Heart Demon Guide had only triggered a simulated, low-intensity "preview."

The Heart Demon Tribulation triggered when truly Solidifying the Pill would be far more dangerous, far harder to break free from.

But even so, the experience had left a deep impression on him.

The despair of watching everything happen, powerless to change it.