Was there truly no hope?
When Wang Ling heard what the Heavenly Dao said, his expression darkened, and when he saw the last shred of the old man's conscience swallowed up by the heart demon, he thought quickly and decided to give it one last shot.
He stretched his hand out in the air, and actually pulled out another old man from a space fissure, who wasn't corroded by the heart demon.
Then, Wang Ling placed his other hand on the conscience old man who was about to be devoured by the heart demon, and he used his body as a bridge to transfer the heart demon out by splitting it in half!
"This is…"
"Acid-base neutralization," said Wang Ling.
It was a very simple chemical principle.
It could be done with Fate Dao.