This sleep, I slept through the night, when I woke up, the old granny was standing beside me, shaking her head at me, "You kid can really sleep, it's been two full days."

　　I stretched beautifully, only to feel energy permeating my body, "Granny, according to the agreement, you can teach me numerology, right?"

　　The old woman was silent for a while and said, "Follow me."

　　I unfolded my Feather Dao Technique and excitedly followed her as she flew all the way. After refining the Feather Cauldron Yunying, my body was as light as a feather when I inhaled, and it was easier and more comfortable to perform the Feather Dao Technique. Passing through the blood transforming vortex, we came to the heart of the dragon whale.

　　"Boom ...... boom ......" The sound of the heart beating was deafening. The old woman sat down on her knees and calmly said, "The heart is the most fragile part of any powerful beast, and the same goes for humans and demons. It can be shattered with a single blow. However, the heart is likewise the most powerful place, the physical body can be conquered by external forces and heavenly tribulations, but the heart - it can never succumb. Therefore, in order to discuss life, first talk about the heart. Only my own heart to break the Heavenly Fate!"

　　I smiled cheekily, "Granny, shouldn't I kowtow to the master first?"

　　The old woman grunted, "What's the point of caring about these chirpy and vulgar rituals?" With a slight smile, she added, "It's been more than three years, kid, in just three years you've learnt all the secrets, I'm very satisfied."

　　"Ah? Three years!" I cried out in shock, "Day his grandmother, could it be that I've stayed in the belly of the dragon whale for three years already?"

　　The old woman nodded, "My poisonous spell strikes twice a day, counting from the first time I saw you, it has struck two thousand five hundred and ninety-four times so far, count it yourself, it's been more than three years."

　　I let out a bitter cry, "So it's taken this long." These past few years, I have been so absorbed in cultivation that my days have passed by in a blur, I thought it was less than a year. Oh no, the three beauties won't think I'm dead, right?

　　The old woman said, "You've learnt all the hundreds of secret scrolls in such a short period of time, don't you know enough? Even though you have practised each book half-heartedly, it's still considered frighteningly fast. Hehehe, even I couldn't have imagined that you kid is actually talented."

　　"It's not that I learnt well, it's that Granny taught me well." I said greasily, probably because I was a Dragon Butterfly in my previous life, so I learnt especially fast.

　　"Kid, look at me." The old granny snapped, gazing at me as her eyes lit up with a dazzling burst of extraordinary colours. In an instant, the sky spun around, and it was as if my entire being had gone out of my soul and plunged into her eyes.

　　Brain boom, the surrounding scenery all disappeared. The field of vision was white, leaving only the old woman, sitting across from me.

　　"Huh? What happened?" I looked around in surprise, "What the hell is this place?"

　　"This is my divine sense!" The old woman said indifferently, "That is, my mind realm. In the future, if you practise the Purple Mansion Secret Dao Technique to the realm of transformation, you'll have divine sense just the same."

　　I said indistinctly, "That secret manual did mention at the end that Divine Consciousness is able to draw the opponent's consciousness into one's own mind realm, a kind of spiritual grand technique. But it doesn't seem to be useful for fighting, any spells can't be cast in Divine Consciousness. Like right now, even though my consciousness is in your divine sense, both you and my physical body are still out there, you can't hurt me."

　　"Is that so?" The old woman's expression was calm, and a cluster of flames rose violently behind her, blazing and flying as if she was about to pounce on me.

　　I laughed out loud, "Don't scare me, old me is long gone from the lowly human demon of the past. I know it very well, the flames are just illusions born from your divine sense."

　　The old woman smiled coldly as the flames surged.

　　As if fireworks were in full bloom, a stream of flames gushed down from the air, converging into a rippling fire waterfall, and in an instant, in all directions, countless fiery waterfalls rushed down and rose again, sweeping into an ocean of fire.

　　The old woman's people disappeared, and I was trapped in a heavy sea of fire, like a lonely island, being crushed. The waves of flames rolled like countless roaring demons, lunging with teeth and claws. Although I knew that these were all illusions, I was still shaken and sweating like a pig.

　　"Got it?" The sea of fire receded like a tidal wave, and the old woman reappeared across from me, saying proudly, "In a duel between supreme experts, divine sense alone can shatter the confidence of the opponent. You haven't even fought yet and you've already lost your aura, so what's the point of fighting?"

　　I blinked, "Granny is right, but it's not like we're learning the secret scrolls to fight."

　　"Day his granny!" The old granny roared angrily, "It was your kid himself who said fight first!"

　　I was dumbfounded, "Granny, so you have learnt my curse mantra."

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　　The old woman was angry and amused, "After listening to you for more than three years, my ears are calloused. Cut the crap, now I'm officially teaching you numerology. Listen, what I'm going to tell you can be learnt in one day."

　　I said in surprise, "Just one day?"

　　The old woman nodded and slowly said, "But to truly comprehend it, you have to spend your whole life to figure it out. Before that, let you play a game first."

　　Play a game? I froze, and a well-travelled path magically appeared under my feet, stretching into the distance.

　　"Kid, walk up it and keep moving forward."

　　Confused, I stood up and did as the old woman instructed, after walking for a while, the road suddenly diverged in front of me, the road on the left was green and lush with flowers, while the right side was a barren desert.

　　I could not help stopping in my tracks, and the old woman said faintly, "Choose for yourself, go to the left, or to the right?"

　　"Granny, these are all illusions, what difference does it make which way you choose?"

　　"Just think of it all as real!"

　　I thought for a while and resolutely walked towards the desert. Although the road on the left was scenic, it might conceal traps and killings, and the desert looked sinister, but might be safe instead.

　　The sea of sand was rolling and could not be seen at a glance. The old woman has been following me, dazzling daylight, hot wind sand sand particles in the face, leaving footprints were quickly covered, let me give birth to the illusion that all this is not illusory. I secretly resolved to also practice divine sense, this thing is too wonderful.

　　Suddenly a small wooden house appeared in front of me, standing alone in the desert. Walking over, the door of the cabin was half-covered, rattled and shaken by the wind.

　　The old woman asked me, "Go in, or don't you? You have a choice."

　　I asked back, "What's inside the house?"

　　The old woman said faintly, "Who knows, maybe it's a strange treasure, maybe it's a murderous demon."

　　I couldn't suppress my curiosity and pushed open the door, there was actually a woman inside, with a big belly, clearly pregnant with a child. She was chained to a chair, rags stuffed in her mouth, and when she saw me, pleading passed through her eyes.

　　I'm going to faint, twisting my head to look at the old woman: ''Granny, you're putting on a Pearly Gates theatre show, ah? Why did you use your divine sense to conjure up a pregnant woman? But even though it's an illusion, it's a realistic performance. Next, could it be that you're asking me to perform the heroic rescue of a beautiful woman?"

　　The old woman hemmed and hawed, a shiny steel knife suddenly appeared in her hand, handing it to me, "You have two choices, kill her, or split her chains. Whether this woman lives or dies is now up to you."

　　I took the steel knife and wondered in my mind, what tricks is the old woman playing? Of course I wouldn't kill the pregnant woman, without hesitation, I raised my hand and dropped the knife, "Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter", the chain broke into pieces, the pregnant woman pulled out the rags from her mouth and knelt down gratefully, "Thank you, Benefactor."

　　I learnt the common dialogue in the theatre, shook my head and said, "When the road sees injustice, pull out the knife to help, the little lady does not need to be polite."

　　The pregnant woman added, "Eun Gong, please fulfil me again."

　　I froze, "What do you mean?"

　　The pregnant woman slowly got up and came closer to me, a bizarre look on her face, "I'm hungry, so just let me eat." A face fiercely became hideous and terrifying, like a stern ghost, fangs stretched out of her lips and violently pierced into my throat.

　　The pregnant woman was just an illusion, and certainly couldn't hurt me. Nonetheless, I was still startled and said angrily, "So it's a verminous bitch!" With a swing of the steel blade, I cleaved the pregnant woman in half. By this point, I was fully immersed in the game.

　　Blood spattered, and from the pregnant woman's split stomach, a bloodstained baby slowly crawled out, tilting its head and crying shrilly.

　　The old woman said coldly, "Last choice, kill the baby, or don't."

　　I hesitated, to cut off the roots, of course, I have to kill in order to eliminate future problems; but he is only a baby, I am a little intolerant of poisonous hands.

　　"Cluck cluck cluck cluck ......" This baby suddenly lay on the corpse of the pregnant woman and devoured the flesh and blood in a big mouth. Eating off arms and thighs, then gnawing on the pregnant woman's internal organs. The baby grew up rapidly at a shocking speed, and in the blink of an eye, its body was robust and turned into an adult, its long hair draped over its face.

　　"Choose quickly!" The old woman's voice snapped. I couldn't stand the horrific scene in front of me and slashed at the baby. Blood splattered on my face, and the baby screamed miserably as it raised its head, a deep bloodstain appearing on its forehead as it fell backwards. In an instant, I went cold.

　　I saw the baby's grown face - it was my own!

　　"Bam!" The knife in my hand fell to the ground, and the pregnant woman, the cabin, and the desert all disappeared. The surrounding area was blank, and only the old woman and I were left sitting cross-legged against each other.