The other girls' feelings also started changing mid fight with enemies trying to brag about the previous women they used and their other evil deeds. The women's feelings of hesitation started to fade out as their minds subconsciously started to send weak killing intent showing that they have had enough and are actually trying to kill.
Sing Wei and Yan Yin where the only ones to not have the hesitation about killing with Sing Wei killing many during her time in her family and Yan Yin having been used to death being the maid of a prince. She has witnessed many people attack him, executions of horrible people and during her time on the street.
Cai Gengxin, Lian Chang and Ding Chin where the ones who had the most hesitation as they lived their life's so poorly that they value life a lot more, making them hesitant to deprive others of life that they so cherish.
With those feelings slowly being drowned out by feelings of disgust and sadness for the victims they started to aim for more vital spots, with the enemies slowly gain cuts on their neck, wrists and near the heart.
The man sent to deal with Fen Chang was long dead. The person sent to kill him was only a level 5 stage 2. Someone so weak was nothing to him and was easily frozen in place becoming an ice statue.
Under the stunned gaze of the boss who wondered how his man got frozen in an instant, Chang shattered it with chunks of ice flesh falling to the ground shattering even further on impact.
The boss became much more cautious after seeing his man be killed in an instant and the woman in front of him being a lot stronger than her cultivation level.
Sing Wei was the first to kill her enemy with him eventually being caught on fire and incinerated after she sent out a wave of dense flames from her sword strike.
The trio of Gengxin, Chang and Chin where next to finish their fights with them having many injuries due to their hesitation for killing but in the end they each ended their opponents.
It was their first kill so he made sure to give them some comfort and supporting words to try to help them through their first kill and hopefully increase their mental toughness.
Yan Yin was last because she kept her strength limited so the trio can finish before her as if she killed the boss to quick the trio's opponents would likely either try to help the boss or run, defeating the purpose.
The boss knew he kicked a hornet's nest after seeing all his underlings being killed off and started to beg for his life under Yan Yins constant attacks. Unfortunately, those hit against a solid wall and Yan Yin still detached limbs from his body and finally his head.
The hotel staff were stunned by the mysterious group killing the bad guys driving away all the visitors and causing massive amounts of trouble to the civilians of the town.
The manager was the first to rush out and express his gratitude. "Thank you, benevolent benefactors, for ridding the world of some dark god followers. Praise the almighty god for answering our prayers of the destruction of these vial people.
Please honourable guests come inside. As the people who saved this place and got rid of those dark god pagans, feel free to stay here free of charge. Please tell us your needs and we will have them swiftly done."
He accepted the offer since he planned to stay the night anyways and the best room was arranged for him. Although he looked normal and calm, he had his guard up the whole time. The words of the manager calling them pagans and the way he spoke about his god; he already knew the manager was a fanatic and those are dangerous.
His girls where exhausted both physically and mentally so they fell asleep very quickly in his embrace with only Yan Yin and Sing Wei who where not so affected by killing but still feeling a little physically tired.
The girls slept soundly on top of him while he secretly communicated with some shadows and had the manager enslaved and made into a spy. This allowed him more information about the Xiangling Empire and how a dark god was the most predominant religion.
Information about the mangers bad activities was also brought to light and how he had taken many pretty women under the pre-text of being faithless or dark god followers.
After getting the information he just let me manager go about his business but this time as a new man who will secretly help the town's economy and people while also acting as a spy.
He doesn't care much about the people here but helping them out doesn't affect him so why shouldn't he. He doesn't lose anything and in return he helps people lives and possibly gain the good will of these people.
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A few days later the group had long left the town and continued on their journey checking out the sights. They had encountered many bandit groups most having the same arrogance as the boss of the first group they encountered. A few had some smarts and didn't instantly attack and instead was cautious of their status and strength.
That worry was for nothing though as he still had the girls kill all of them without mercy. Each kill lessened their hesitation but a slight darkness started seeping into their hearts and minds, trying to corrupt them using their guilt.
He knew if he that was left alone it would slowly eat away at them till nothing's left and could possibly affect their cultivation and form a heart demon. Using one of the herbs his elder siblings had given him called the Herb of Demons, he had them each consume it while the darkness inside them was still small.
The Herb of Demons will allow the consumer to face their inner demon and feelings and battle against them. Normally such a treasure would be kept for people to over come their demons before a tribulation but its best use is to be constantly used throughout a person's cultivation journey to strengthen their heart that they become immune to heart demons by the time of a tribulation.
There where a few stages that caused tribulations throughout ones cultivation journey. The first was at the 4th stage when one wants to break through from stage 3 to 4, or from the Cloud Drop Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm.
The next is at stage 7 when someone wants to go from stage 6 – 7. This tribulation would be many times stronger than the last and has a low chance of success.
The final tribulation is the ascension tribulation at stage 9. This tribulation contains the full might of the heavens and to break through and ascend they must overcome the full strength of the heavens and breakout of its grasp.
Each tribulation is very difficult with many not being able to survive with the most common issue being heart demons formed during their life time. They start off small and irrelevant so most ignore any negative feelings deep within but when once reaches further into their cultivation and life the heart demons' strengths also grow.
Most powerful cultivators either don't ascend or cant ascend due to their heart demons becoming so powerful that if they where to have a confrontation they would lose their sanity and mind.
The Herb of Demons is a sought-after herb due to its effects but it is still limited and can't affect people above stage 6. In order for it to be used by those above stage 6 it must be refined with many other herbs to create pills that can either supress heart demons or allow a chance to face them before they become uncontrollable.
The heart demons within his women where still very weak and where nothing in comparison to other cultivators but through the recent killing the heart demon's strength has reached a similar level to their own making it a good time to destroy it.
By destroying a heart demon, the user gains stronger mental fortitude and things they previously hesitated on and felt guilty about no longer affect them because they have come to terms with the guilt.
The herbs he is giving his women is the only spare he has after the first harvest. The herb is a grade 6 plus its effects make it take a long time to grow, but once they get more and start planting in mass the time will no longer matter and he can have his whole army and sect be heart demon free allowing them near limitless chances to ascend so long as they don't die as there is no worry of a heart demon taking over.
He was still more than a week away till the nearest city, which was their destination so he sent the girls to rooms within his internal world and had them consume the herb.
He gave them some words of encouragement but nothing beyond that as if they wish to be his wife's then they need to be able to deal with their own problems by themselves.
Since Yan Yin and Sing Wei where less affected by killing to gain guilt he had to implant some negative feelings and memories through the slave seal and enhance their own insecurities.
For Sing Wei it was her being scared of her past, not wanting to become like she was under her family. She was bitchy, arrogant and made no real friends. Compared to the sisters she has found and the love of her life she felt scared about going back to before this. He also implanted some fake memories of her family making her become a spy for them and keep an eye on his with the goal being to win his heart over. Adding more conflict as she is scared to betray her family but also her loved one.
Yan Yin was insecure about her position and becoming one of his lovers, feeling that she doesn't deserve to be his wife or lover and only a maid. He had to enhance those feelings and thoughts and add one of her feeling scared of rejection. He implanted doubts about if he might just throw her away later in life.
The girls entered a deep sleep after consuming the herb and started the demon heart trial.
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(Author Note - I normally dont add these here but its important so I want it so more people see it. I planned for the heart demon fights to be only 1-2 chapter but now i have changed my mind. I feel 1-2 chapters containing all the girls fights is too little time to really explore their minds and know them.
How would people feel if i make it like 1 chapter per women. So the next six chapters will be going in depth into their minds, feelings and getting to know them better and try to get some individual growth going on. I feel this might be the best option but i also feel it might be too much for 1500-2000 words per women.
I need feedback. should i try to limit to 1-3 chapters or go full out and do 6 with 1 per women. im fine with either as theres both pros and cons. Short: less boring and drawn out, but less in depth character analysis and emotions. Long: know each character better and the growth they have had during the heart demon. But it would be long winded and could get boring or lose people attention.
A third option could be a mix of both but would depend on if people prefer shorter with more summarisation or longer and detailed.
Please let me know. You have till tomorrow (08/04/2021 - British Date) to let me know, or maybe a few days depending on how i progress tomorrow. For now i plan for the longer version since if people want short then its simpler of removing bits and stitching together.)