"I'll head back to Fei Ji for a bit and come find you later!" Li Xiaonan had just reached the door when he caught a glimpse of himself in the full-length mirror behind him. Suddenly, something struck him, and he turned around, grabbing Jack by the collar. "You... you..."
"I didn't... I didn't see anything!" Jack stammered.
"Hmph!" Li Xiaonan huffed, shaking his sleeve angrily. "If you peek at Fei Ji again, I'll rearrange your limbs!"
With that threat hanging in the air, he strode out of the room.
Jack shrank back, muttering to himself, "So what if I saw you two? Is that really worth killing me over? How petty! But that guy's... well, he's quite impressive. I wonder if all humans are like that?"
While Jack was lost in his own thoughts, Li Xiaonan had already arrived at Fei Ji's door. He snapped his fingers and summoned another version of himself.
"Damn! Boss, you just freed me, and now you've turned me into this pathetic version of myself. That's just cruel!"
Li Xiaonan patted the shoulder of the first clone. "If you had True Essence Power, Fei Ji would be suspicious. Don't worry; Fei Ji won't do anything to you."
"Of course I know that! Does he even like us? Sigh, I wonder if the second one can manage alone in the Demon Realm Underworld Sea." The first clone shook his head as he pushed open Fei Ji's door.
Li Xiaonan leaned against the wall with a sigh, never expecting that the Clone Technique could lead to such a split in personality and legacy...
He glanced down the hallway, closed his eyes, and thought: Ling Kui, don't be afraid. I will save you! I will make those who harmed you wish they had never been born!
Li Xiaonan angrily knocked on the wall before slowly making his way to Jack's room.
"Ugh! The boss just says to take number one away and poof! I'm so lonely and empty!" In the Underworld Demon Sea, the second Li Xiaonan shouted as he smashed a Ten-Winged Demon that came flying at him.
"It looks like I'll have to keep you guys company... Sigh... why are there more and more of them?" The second clone shook his head helplessly. His Martial Soul Technique and Swift Steps had reached their peak; demons below Twelve Wings couldn't even touch the hem of Li Xiaonan's clothes.
Taking a deep breath in the Demon Realm, Li Xiaonan checked on his clones' situations before pushing open Jack's door. "Let's go!"
"Alright! Big Brother!" Jack chuckled as he rubbed his hands together, his gaze mischievously darting toward the skeleton at Li Xiaonan's waist.
He led Li Xiaonan out of the castle and into an open area. "Big Brother, this is the flying machine I was talking about!"
"Huh?" Li Xiaonan's eyes nearly popped out; this was definitely a jet! And it had a protective shield! Impressive!
"How do you operate this thing?" Li Xiaonan curiously looked around, poking and prodding. A cold smirk flashed across Jack's face as he eagerly replied, "Things made by Underworld don't require True Essence. They call it... um... mechanical energy! Why don't you give it a try? It's really simple!"
He grinned and swung open one side of the door, inviting Li Xiaonan to take the pilot's seat.
Li Xiaonan nodded and quickly climbed into the cockpit.
Thinking back to when he had only ever driven a bicycle and a tractor... Although he had once obtained a driver's license under the pressure and temptation from Rich Person's sister, he had never even touched a car door before saying goodbye to that girl...
Now that he thought about it, being able to fly a plane was quite exciting!
Li Xiaonan examined the interior of the flying machine. It could seat four people, making it suitable for a family of three, though not quite for someone like him with too many wives.
Jack eagerly settled into the co-pilot's seat and explained, "Big Brother, first buckle your seatbelt, then press this start button, push this lever up, step on the pedal with your right foot, grip the steering wheel with both hands, pull up, and once the flying machine takes off, you can control the direction."
Flower Rubbing? Is this how you fly a plane? Why does it feel like these steps are so familiar?
Following Jack's instructions step by step, Li Xiaonan was indeed able to get the flying machine off the ground.
"Wow! Awesome! This thing is great! Do you have any larger ones? Get me a few!" Li Xiaonan exclaimed as he looked out the window at Middle Earth Castle shrinking beneath them.
"Yes, of course!" Jack chuckled as he rubbed his hands together, his eyes occasionally glancing at Li Xiaonan's waist, plotting when to snatch away his puppet skeleton!
"Where do we go?"
"Oh! East!" Jack replied after a brief moment of distraction.
Li Xiaonan let out a light hum, sensing his little movement.
After nearly half an hour of driving, Jack looked at Li Xiaonan's focused expression and sighed inwardly: the opportunity has come!
He reached toward Li Xiaonan's waist on the left side, but the latter quickly turned the steering wheel sharply to the left, executing a 720-degree stunt.
What a thrill! It must be more exciting than riding a roller coaster! Oh, the Spirit Tree is reacting; does it enjoy this weightless state? Then let's do a few more spins!
A cold smile crept across his lips as he spun the aircraft while flying eastward.
"Wow! That looks like Lord Zhong Di's aircraft! Incredible, it can draw patterns in the air. I told you, Lord Jack is the most impressive among all the Demon Emperors!" A Ten-Winged Demon hunting nearby marveled at the acrobatic flying machine.
At that moment, Jack was already regretting his decision. He suspected that Li Xiaonan had sensed his movements and was deliberately messing with him. If it weren't for the external pressure, he would have already thrown up!
"Whoa!" As they entered the territory of the Eastern Kingdom, Li Xiaonan stopped tormenting Jack and straightened the aircraft. Jack finally couldn't hold it anymore and vomited all over the cockpit.
"Ugh, bro, you're disgusting! I don't want this aircraft anymore; get me a new one later!" Li Xiaonan quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and flew out of the cockpit.
"What? Ah! Ahhhhhh!" Jack shouted in panic. His vision was already blurry, and after managing to suppress his nausea, he steadied the aircraft and landed it shakily beside Li Xiaonan.
"Ugh..." Jack stumbled out of the cockpit in a daze and vomited again. Li Xiaonan realized one thing—tolerance for nausea is proportional to Mental Power.
"Alright, stop pretending; it's not that serious. Come on, let's go to East Emperor's lair!" Li Xiaonan slapped Jack on the shoulder, causing him to fall flat on his back.
"Oh..." Jack wiped his mouth and groggily got up, looking utterly disheveled—he no longer resembled a Demon Emperor at all.
Under Jack's guidance, Li Xiaonan quietly infiltrated the Eastern Kingdom.
Patches of light blue lakes surrounded white European-style buildings. One couldn't help but say that the Eastern Kingdom was the most prosperous place Li Xiaonan had seen so far.
"Boss, where are we?" Jack asked as he noticed Li Xiaonan staring blankly at a patrolling demon in the sky.
Li Xiaonan looked at the swarm of flies and asked softly, "How many can you take out in one go?"
"Huh? I can handle one at a time under thirteen! But... but this is the lair of the East Emperor. You don't mean..."
Li Xiaonan shot a glare at Jack, who had a mischievous look on his face. "If you keep pretending, one day you'll get struck by lightning. I've given you so many supplements; as your big brother, I think I've done my part, right? You start from the west of the city, and I'll head to the east. We'll meet in the city in two hours. I want the East Emperor to drop everything and rush back to his lair! Touch my woman, and you're asking for death!"
From his conversation with Fei Ji, Li Xiaonan understood that every Demon Emperor had some connection to their lair. If there was a commotion, the East Emperor would have no choice but to come back and put out the fire!
The strategy of surrounding Wei to rescue Zhao was perfectly applicable here.
Jack instinctively nodded but then thought, wait a minute? Wasn't his cultivation level crippled?
By the time he snapped back to reality, Li Xiaonan had already vanished.
Oh no, I've been tricked! I didn't expect Fei Ji to hide this piece so deeply! Hmph! Forget it; I should just catch more demons to eat. I wonder if I can level up tonight. The East Emperor... someone I usually can't provoke; today, I'm going all out!
With that thought, he transformed into a burly man and charged toward a Twelve-Winged Demon.
In truth, Li Xiaonan hadn't gone far; he was quietly observing Jack. Indeed, demons could do anything.
He shook his head and flew invisibly to the east of the city.
Strangely enough, it seemed that the demons' Mental Power was significantly weaker than that of humans. Despite their strong cultivation levels, their Mental Power was utterly lacking. From his earlier encounter with Jack using Mental Power, it felt comparable to that of a Separation Stage Cultivator. This might also be related to their shorter lifespans.
Upon reaching his position, Li Xiaonan tossed out the Seven-Level Pagoda and summoned Ni Zhi. "What's the situation inside the tower?"
"Bodhisattva, all the demons have been transformed into messengers."
Li Xiaonan nodded with a compassionate expression. "Very good! Amitabha! Xiao Zhi, did you see that? This truly is hell on earth. Alas... if I don't enter hell, who will?"
Ni Zhi looked pious and replied, "Bodhisattva, please enter the tower. We are willing to purify Purgatory together with you!"
Li Xiaonan's long hair fluttered lightly as he smiled while plucking a flower. He swiftly entered the seventh level of the tower, where there were quite a few Demon Infants. With the Eastern Kingdom on the brink of chaos, it was the perfect opportunity to slip in a couple of his Puppet Demons.
He casually opened a box and grabbed a Demon Infant, channeling streams of green light from the Spirit Tree in his mind into the Demon Infant's body. Simply put, Demon Infants were deformed demons with some level of consciousness, but they could not cultivate or advance.
However, under Li Xiaonan's Puppet Technique, it seemed as if the Demon Infant had been injected with hormones, rapidly growing as if fueled by adrenaline. Li Xiaonan decided to keep its cultivation at Ten Wings.
As he clasped his hands together, a demon with five pairs of wings curled up on the ground, hugging its knees. Its size was comparable to that of a ten-year-old child.
Li Xiaonan coldly observed its every move. If he detected any failure in the Puppet Technique, he would immediately throw it downstairs to be transformed into a Buddha's Envoy.
The Little Demon slowly opened its eyes and stood up, moving its broken arms and short legs. A sinister smile crept across its face as it knelt before Li Xiaonan with one knee down and said, "Thank you, Master, for granting me new life. I will surely complete the tasks you assign and help you unify the demon realm! Please grant me a name!"
Li Xiaonan smiled and nodded. Not bad at all; it worked.
What should he call it? Perhaps something from the Zodiac Signs? He nodded and said, "From today onward, you shall be called Aries! I will send you to the demon realm shortly. Xiao Zhi!"
As Ni Zhi appeared, he immediately spotted the demon and exclaimed, "Ah! Why is there a demon here?"
Li Xiaonan retracted all traces of his smile and replied calmly, "The path to enlightenment has no end; we should start from childhood and set a good example. This child may be a demon, but it possesses a heart inclined towards Buddhahood. You should introduce yourself and greet the Buddha's Envoys properly."
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