"Kid! Hand over the Demon Infant, or you'll regret it! You won't even be enough to fill our teeth!" sneered a Thirteen-Winged Demon.
"Ah... I wasn't looking for trouble with you, but here you are bothering me. I'm quite busy!" Li Xiaonan smiled slightly, holding the Carefree Fan in one hand and supporting the Seven-Level Pagoda with the other.
He gave a sharp command, "Go!"
Suddenly, a golden tower expanded, breaking through the thick, hard ceiling above.
Li Xiaonan playfully beckoned to the demons, saying, "If you want the Demon Infant, come and get it! Not only do I have the Demon Infant, but I also have High-Quality Spirit Stones. Let's see if you have what it takes!"
With a flash of his figure, he darted into the Seven-Level Pagoda.
The demons outside were momentarily stunned, their faces revealing endless greed.
One of the demons shouted, "Charge!" and a swarm of demons rushed forward.
Li Xiaonan shook his head with a smile and said lightly, "In ancient times, one caught turtles in a jar; now we catch demons in a tower."
Ni Zhi joined his hands together and said, "The Bodhisattva speaks wisely. Xiao Zhi will lead the Buddha's Envoys down to prepare."
"Go! Leave none behind. If they dare not enter, tempt them with some spirit stones! Since we're doing this, let's make it big!" A sinister smile flashed across Li Xiaonan's lips, somewhat at odds with his current identity as a trickster.
Ni Zhi nodded, his eyes filled with eagerness; indeed, they were all warriors at heart!
As his phantom faded away, Li Xiaonan's figure flickered and appeared on the seventh level of the Seven-Level Pagoda. This was a Meditation Room that only the master of the Pagoda could use.
He gently stroked the Carefree Fan in his hand and clawed at a Demon Infant with one hand. The Demon Infant struggled helplessly, unable to escape.
"Carefree, this is the first time I've infused a living being into your body. If you already have your own consciousness, then guide me on how to proceed!" He smiled slightly, his hands igniting with ice-blue Nine Yin True Fire, while the Demon Infant roared and clamored.
Li Xiaonan was about to push the Demon Infant into the Carefree Fan when the fan trembled slightly, transforming into a burst of light and shadow. It suddenly broke free from Li Xiaonan's grasp, shooting up like a meteor into the sky before plummeting back down, swallowing the Demon Infant in his left hand in one gulp.
"Crunch crunch..." A sound of chewing came from within the Carefree Fan. "Roar!"
A shadow flickered wildly in the air, seemingly very excited.
Li Xiaonan smiled and asked, "Want more?"
He spread the fan open and began to wave it up and down.
"Haha! Here!" Li Xiaonan grabbed another Shadow Demon from a nearby wooden box, refined it slightly with Nine Yin True Fire, and tossed it upward. The Carefree Fan shook and devoured it whole...
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed. Li Xiaonan looked at the empty twenty-one boxes beside him and sighed, realizing that the Carefree Fan was like a second Chen Yaojin, a Big Eater!
With a single wave of his hand, he tossed out the last Demon Infant.
"Crunch crunch... Burp..." A thunderous belch erupted as the Carefree Fan retracted all its brilliance and slowly floated back into Li Xiaonan's hand.
Li Xiaonan was taken aback; the Carefree Fan had leveled up! Yet it surpassed his understanding of artifact grading.
At first glance, the Carefree Fan seemed to have become a low-grade treasure, but as he touched it, he distinctly felt warmth emanating from it—no longer the coldness of an inanimate object, but as if it were alive.
"Carefree?"
"......"
Li Xiaonan sighed lightly; it seemed that the Carefree Fan had not yet reached the point of speech.
He was still too impatient. It should be known that among the Celestial Artifacts in the Celestial Realm, even those that had achieved the status of Spirit Tools were few and far between. At most, they could communicate with their master’s thoughts, but only a true artifact could think and speak like a person, engaging in conversation with its master.
Unfortunately, the cultivators on the Starry Illusion Continent were unaware of such an extraordinary existence as an artifact.
“Take your time to digest this! I’ll go check on Xiao Zhi and see if there are any Demon Infants left in the Trading Market. It would be good to stock up a bit for future gifts!” Li Xiaonan chuckled, her figure flashing as she descended to the second floor.
“Greetings, Bodhisattva!” Ni Zhi led over ten thousand Buddha's Envoys in salute.
Li Xiaonan raised her hand lightly and asked, “How many?”
“A total of nineteen thousand seven hundred fifty-two demons have been transformed, and there are currently six thousand three hundred level six Buddha's Envoys in the tower.”
Li Xiaonan nodded. The so-called level six referred to the original Twelve Wings, level five was Ten Wings, level four was Eight Wings, level three was Six-Winged, level two was Five-Winged, and level one was Four-Winged.
Ni Zhi continued, “There are over seven thousand two hundred level five Buddha's Envoys, and more than forty-eight thousand below level four.”
Li Xiaonan silently calculated. Wow! In just a few days since arriving in the Demon Realm, the number of Buddha's Envoys in the Seven-Level Pagoda had already risen from zero to over sixty thousand! However, it was still far from the target of one hundred eighty million! More capturing was needed!
“Are there still demons coming in?”
“They have all stopped. Those above Twelve Wings have already entered; the lower-level demons dare not move. Even our temptations with spirit stones have no effect.”
A sinister smile flashed across Li Xiaonan’s lips. “Since they are unwilling to lay down their weapons, we will have to use some methods. Inform all Buddha's Envoys in the tower to prepare; I’m going to take over the entire Trading Market!”
“By the way, find any Demon Infants and throw them to the fifth floor. Such things are too harmful; I will personally guide them to peace!” Li Xiaonan said with a serious expression.
What a sham! So shameless!
Ni Zhi nodded and returned to the third floor, leading tens of thousands of Buddha's Envoys as they chanted Buddhist hymns loudly.
Li Xiaonan's figure flickered as he emerged from the Seven-Level Pagoda, but this time he had completely concealed himself. He wanted to see just how powerful the Seven-Level Pagoda was at this moment. With such a commotion, Fei Ji could not possibly be unaware!
I want to see how much longer you can hold on, woman!
Under Ni Zhi's guidance, the Seven-Level Pagoda swiftly gathered all the demons into the second floor, while everything in the Trading Market was moved to the first floor. Of course, if the Demon Infant was discovered, they would all be placed in the fifth floor as per Li Xiaonan's instructions.
In just half an hour, Li Xiaonan had collected three hundred twenty-seven Demon Infants, with demons numbering in the tens of thousands.
"Stop!" A shadow darted in front of the Seven-Level Pagoda, blocking it with a palm and saving a Five-Winged Demon.
Li Xiaonan turned to look at the source of the voice. A figure clad in dark silver armor revealed a wheat-colored waist. Her ample bosom and curvaceous hips made her figure even more alluring. Long silver hair cascaded loosely around her, and her narrow eyes were filled with hatred. Her light purple lips were slightly pursed, making it clear that she was a stunning beauty.
However, what truly caught Li Xiaonan's attention was not her figure or appearance, but the eight pairs of silver steel wings behind her.
Fei Ji! This must be Fei Ji!
He flickered again, shrinking the Seven-Level Pagoda and firmly standing atop it. With a cold smile, he said, "Fei Ji, so you finally decided to show yourself? Where is Ling Kui?"
Fei Ji was taken aback and looked up, her pupils suddenly constricting as she exclaimed, "It's you! You actually passed through the Reverse Passage! How is that possible?"
For an ordinary Cultivator, recklessly entering the Reverse Passage would only lead to death. Yet Li Xiaonan not only survived but also honed his Mental Power.
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