24: Yan Xiaoji Evolution

After the rewards were chosen, Li Ye learned the method for refining the Valley Avoidance Pill and directly covered the land where he had previously scattered broken Spirit Stones with no reaction, with the Spirit Field.

Once the Spirit Field was set up, he began to examine the Pill Formula for the Valley Avoidance Pill.

Three Scarlet Silk Grasses and one Rice Spirit Flower—Li Ye had none of them.

Most of the Spiritual Plants in his Withered Tree Forest were either Scarlet Silk Grass or Hengxin Grass; in the early stages, he could rely on these Spirit Medicines to refine Wash Marrow Pills.

"But I can look for Xiao Yan; Xiao Yan seems to have these Spirit Medicines.

The purpose of the Valley Avoidance Pill is that after taking one, you don't need to eat for three whole days; basically, you only need to take one or two a week, and we don't really need them since food is plentiful.

They can be sold cheaply in the shop to attract loyal customers," Li Ye thought to himself.

Just as he was pondering, Er Mi jumped into Li Ye's arms.

"Master, Mi Mi wants to sleep, can you hold Mi Mi while she sleeps?"

To Li Ye's astonishment, Er Mi spoke "human words" and acted spoiled towards Li Ye.

"Er Mi, you can talk now?"

Er Mi was very happy to see her Master respond to her; she tilted her head and meowed, "Master, I've always been able to talk, it's just that you often didn't understand what I was saying~"

Li Ye suddenly recalled the Wasteland common language; perhaps this was why Er Mi could talk!

This was a good thing.

Wouldn't he be able to communicate with all living beings on the Wasteland then?

Li Ye's heart stirred; he hugged Er Mi and kissed her, and she immediately narrowed her cat eyes shyly.

"Master is naughty, Master is always frisky ♡~" Er Mi whined.

He released the shy Er Mi and went directly to Yan Xiaoji.

Yan Xiaoji stared at Li Ye with curious eyes.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

A rough female voice sounded, and Li Ye replied, "I can communicate with you now, Xiao Ji."

"Oh."

Yan Xiaoji continued to stare at Li Ye with wide eyes.

It made sense; Yan Xiaoji was a High Grade Rank One demon, so her intelligence wasn't very high.

"Xiao Ji, I'm very curious, why are other demons not afraid of death, and why did you submit to me?"

Seeing that he could communicate with Yan Xiaoji, Li Ye simply asked the question he most wanted to ask.

Yan Xiaoji was silent for a moment, then said, "I am a weakling driven out by the Yan Ghost Clan; I do not possess the heart of a strong demon."

"Heart of a strong one?" Li Ye asked curiously, "What is the heart of a strong one?"

After some understanding, it turned out that all monsters, unlike Yan Xiaoji, did not possess the ability to seek advantage and avoid harm, or to beg for mercy when they couldn't win; they would only fearlessly charge forward, unafraid of death.

However, Yan Xiaoji was very special; she had lost the heart of a strong demon and gained higher intelligence than monsters of the same Rank.

Thus, when she attacked other beings again and again, she encountered Li Ye, and when she couldn't defeat Li Ye, she immediately knelt and begged for mercy, willingly becoming Li Ye's servant.

"So, you're very special then," Li Ye said, his eyes moving slightly.

"Eat this."

With that, he gave her the Giant Demon Blood he had just obtained.

Yan Xiaoji took the Giant Demon Blood, but she didn't swallow it immediately; instead, she hesitated and said, "Actually, I'm not the only demon in this world who has lost the heart of a strong one; it's just that they don't dare to contend with other beings."

After speaking, she examined the Giant Demon Blood, and after sniffing its peculiar effects with her nose, she weakly said again, "Master, can I really eat this Giant Demon Blood?"

Li Ye nodded; he didn't need to acquire the Giant Demon Bloodline.

Although the Giant Demon was indeed very powerful, a Foundation Establishment mighty being, it was inevitable that in the future there would be existences more powerful than Foundation Establishment: Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Soul Transformation, and even...

Beyond Soul Transformation!

Li Ye didn't care for a mere Giant Demon Bloodline.

Furthermore, to take a step back, if he were to become a hybrid, a half-Giant Demon, and change his appearance, that wouldn't be good.

However, Yan Xiaoji could.

Because she was inherently a not-so-powerful monster, if she could rely on the Giant Demon Blood to reach Rank Two and become a demon comparable to a Foundation Establishment mighty being, then she might be able to help Li Ye.

"Thank you, Master..." Yan Xiaoji looked at Li Ye with grateful eyes mixed with other emotions.

It gave Li Ye goosebumps.

Yan Xiaoji was truly not good-looking!

But fortunately, as a demon, she didn't understand what love was.

She opened her gaping maw and drank the bottle of Giant Demon Blood.

The next moment, a majestic red light appeared on Yan Xiaoji.

Bai Jie and Lin Qiuyao were staring at each other with wide eyes; what had they just seen...?

They saw Li Ye talking to Er Mi and Yan Xiaoji!

What was going on?

Seeing their curiosity, Li Ye took advantage of Yan Xiaoji's evolution to tell them about his ability to communicate with the Yan Ghost and Er Mi.

Bai Jie and Lin Qiuyao exchanged glances and exclaimed in wonder; Li Ye had too many mysterious things hidden from them.

"Then, Husband, shall we go back to the Immortal Cave to bathe first?" Bai Jie asked with a flirtatious wink.

"Okay, remember to wash up nicely." Li Ye hugged the sweat-drenched Bai Jie and kissed her fiercely, leaving her numb and breathless ♡

"Oh, I'm still dirty ♡~" Bai Jie exclaimed.

"I like them dirty, haha."...

Bai Jie and Lin Qiuyao both went to bathe.

The bathwater was provided by Er Mi.

Of course, the bathing method couldn't be the shower type from before the Transmigration; they could only use a good wooden tub for soaking, as technology was not advanced on the Wasteland.

At this moment, Yan Xiaoji was sitting cross-legged on the ground, her Yan Ghost Bloodline fusing with the Giant Demon Bloodline.

This Fusion, without a doubt, would enhance Yan Xiaoji's cultivation, but it might also produce some side effects.

If perfect evolution were possible, then there would be no low-Rank demons left on this Wasteland long ago.