"I thought you came here to see me for something, but I didn't expect you to be here to sow discord. I've already said, I don't care about any grudges between humans and demons."

"Don't even think about trying to get me to go after that kid. If that kid can produce what I need, he's a distinguished guest of our Lion Demon Clan!"

"If you want to deal with him outside my territory, I won't interfere. But if you want to bully my guest on my territory, you'd better ask the fireball in my hand if it will allow it!"

The nine-headed lion was only slightly wary of the Taotie, but that didn't mean he was afraid of it.

He also directly expressed his attitude to the Taotie and the bird demon.

After the Taotie and the bird demon quickly dodged the fireballs that the nine-headed lion was attacking them, they gritted their teeth and said, "The benefits he can give you, we can give you too."

"We are both demons, how can you attack your own kind for the sake of humans!"

Unfortunately, the nine-headed lion, though seemingly simple-minded, is actually quite clever.

Upon hearing what the Taotie and the bird demon said, he retorted, "Then why don't you kill them yourselves? Why do you insist on making me do it? Don't think I don't know you're just trying to shift the blame!"

Taotie was furious. If he could kill Xiao Feng himself, why would he need to go looking for other people?

I initially thought the Nine-Headed Lion was powerful, but I never expected it to be such a greedy demon!

"I understand. You can't lay a hand on that human brat because he captured you, so you want to use me as a tool."

"That little human must have been deliberately lured into my territory by you, right? I really thank you."

"If you hadn't lured him here, I wouldn't have seen him, nor would I have known that he possessed so many things that could help me break through the shackles of my bloodline!"

The nine-headed lion spoke with unusual pride.

The Taotie and the bird demon nearly coughed up blood upon hearing this.

They originally intended to deal with Xiao Feng, but unexpectedly, it fostered a friendship between Xiao Feng and the Nine-Headed Lion.

"You're supposed to be the Lion King, how could you do something so undignified? These are just some rare and precious herbs, and they've managed to bribe you?"

Unwilling to give up, Taotie continued to sow discord.

"I am capable of doing such undignified things! Alright, alright, you don't need to keep trying to provoke me here."

"If you don't leave, I'll show you how I took over this territory!"

The bird demon and the Taotie sensed the threat in the nine-headed lion's words.

Although the two demons were very unwilling, they were no match for the nine-headed lion and could only leave in anger.

Taotie, on the other hand, could fight a nine-headed lion.

But if he really fought the Nine-Headed Lion, Xiao Feng would definitely know his little schemes. If Xiao Feng were to let himself be poisoned, then he would be doomed.

The nine-headed lion watched the Taotie and the bird demon leave indignantly, snorted coldly, and returned to its lair.

"That human kid is quite capable. He actually managed to get Taotie, one of the four ancient ferocious beasts, to work for him. However, Taotie is difficult to tame. I wonder how this kid plans to deal with Taotie!" The nine-headed lion was very curious.

For the next few days, Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei stayed in the territory of the Nine-Headed Lion.

The nine-headed lion let the young lion demon lead the two of them around his territory.

If there are any medicinal herbs that Xiao Feng takes a fancy to, feel free to pick them.

Xiao Feng didn't stand on ceremony.

But every time he picked a medicinal herb, he would exchange it for something he didn't need.

What Xiao Feng took out were precisely the things that the Lion Demon Clan could use.

This resulted in Xiao Feng winning the hearts of most of the lion demons in just a few days.

They even felt that their previous attitude towards the human race might have been too arbitrary and hasty.

In fact, the human race is not so unforgivable.

Five or six days later, the nine-headed lion finally found the two and led them to pick leaves from the Xuanwu Tree.

"You came at a bad time before, the leaves of the Xuanwu Tree had not yet fully grown. Yesterday, there was a fluctuation from the Xuanwu Tree, and this batch of leaves has now fully matured and can finally be picked."

On the way to pick leaves with Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei, the Nine-Headed Lion specifically explained to Xiao Feng why he hadn't taken them before.

Xiao Feng nodded and then said, "I see. I had only heard that the Profound Enlightenment Tree was helpful for enlightenment, but I didn't know that the leaves of this tree also have a growth cycle."

The nine-headed lion explained, "The leaves picked from the Xuanwu Tree can be made into tea. Drinking the tea can help you comprehend the Great Dao, which is of great help to your human race."

"But for the demon race, the help from the Xuanwu leaves is somewhat limited; they can help break through bottlenecks and learn the rules."

"If it weren't for my sufficient cultivation, this thing would probably have been snatched away by other great demons long ago."

In the end, the nine-headed lion was somewhat smug.

Xiao Feng nodded in agreement and began to praise, "If it weren't for the Lion King's strength, I probably wouldn't have had the chance to see such a rare natural treasure as the Xuanwu Tree today."

After spending these few days together, the Nine-Headed Lion found Xiao Feng's temperament and personality to be very agreeable, and would often pull Xiao Feng aside to spar.

Xiao Feng would certainly not let go of such an opportunity to compete with a great demon.

It was precisely because Xiao Feng displayed his extraordinary fighting prowess that the Nine-Headed Lion's attitude towards him improved.

The nine-headed lion quickly led Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei to the location of the Xuanwu Tree.

Looking at the sapling in front of him, Xiao Feng's eyes were filled with confusion.

He had only heard of the Xuanwu Tree's great reputation, but the Xuanwu Tree he had heard about should not be this small.

"This is... the Profound Enlightenment Tree?" Xiao Feng asked with a hint of disbelief.

"That... that's right, it's the Profound Enlightenment Tree. It's just a bit small. After all, the Profound Enlightenment Tree is a rare and precious material that grows very slowly. I've been watering it very carefully."

Seeing the shock on Xiao Feng's face, the Nine-Headed Lion felt somewhat embarrassed.

The sapling only produced about forty or fifty leaves in total.

The Nine-Headed Lion felt that exchanging such a small amount of leaves for all the things Xiao Feng had given him before was indeed a loss for Xiao Feng.

"These tea leaves take a year to grow and only produce one leaf. I've been saving them up for forty or fifty years without picking them. You gave me so many rare and precious materials before, so I'll just pick half of them and give them to you. You won't lose out!"

After quickly finishing his words, the nine-headed lion used his demonic power to pluck half of the better-growing leaves and handed them to Xiao Feng.

At this moment, Xiao Feng truly realized that the Nine-Headed Lion had no idea how precious the leaves of the Profound Enlightenment Tree were to the human race!

"Half is fine too, there's always something to gain," Xiao Feng continued, feigning reluctance.