The first Heart Demon Tribulation took Li Mu back to his original world, where he lived with his parents, got married, and had children, enjoying family harmony... However, Li Mu quickly saw through this illusion. In the original world, he was a miserable older programmer, socially inept, burdened with heavy mortgage payments, and wanted to marry a virtuous wife. Yet, family life became even more difficult after having children... Happiness, as it was, was far removed from reality.
In the second Heart Demon Tribulation, Li Mu returned to the time of his initial crossing over, where he was farming for the Sect and failed to kill Xu Lijin, instead being reported to the Qing Xuan Sect, leading to pursuit by Law Enforcement Disciples... Li Mu quickly saw through this Heart Demon Tribulation; he would never end up in such a situation.
