The atmosphere suddenly became tense. The demons present placed their hands on their sword hilts, their eyes fixed on Li Ze. As soon as Ji Shuo and Ji Chuan gave the order, they would rush up to take Li Ze's life.
"What's going on between you and that human cultivator?" Ji Shuo also asked.
"This—" Li Ze looked embarrassed, and his face suddenly turned red under everyone's gaze.
The beauty, shy and timid, with her stunning looks, captivated the souls of all the demons present.
Even the demons present, who considered themselves to be highly skilled and possessing great self-control, couldn't help but be captivated by the young man before them.
But not everyone was stunned. Ji Chuan and Ji Shuo exchanged a glance, their tone unfriendly, "You'd better give us a reason, or don't blame us for accusing you of treason. Once convicted, no matter where you flee to, the Demon Clan will take your life!"
A chilling killing intent struck Li Ze's head, making his scalp tingle and his face turn pale. He innocently said, "My relationship with that human cultivator was nothing more than a fling. Who told him to be so handsome?"
Click!
I wonder whose jaw dislocated.
Even the well-informed Ji Chuan and Ji Shuo were stunned when they heard Li Ze's reasoning. The others were even more speechless with astonishment.
Li Ze still felt that the effect he had created was not shocking enough. Pointing his chin at the Nascent Soul stage demon general who claimed to have a close relationship with Mo Xingjue, he said arrogantly, "Tell everyone quickly, isn't the human cultivator with me exceptionally handsome, one in a million?"
Now, everyone's eyes were drawn to the Nascent Soul stage demon general, silently asking: Is that person really that handsome?
The Nascent Soul stage demon general's lips twitched. He wanted to retort that it wasn't, but under the young man's clear and bright gaze, he still told the truth, "It's very beautiful!"
"oh--"
The demons spoke with profound meaning.
"Being extremely handsome isn't enough. Are we demons inferior to human cultivators?"
“Naturally, our demon race is much better looking. After we return to the Demon Realm, I will take you to see the men of our Demon Realm, who are a thousand times better than your human cultivator.”
"Human cultivators are thin and weak, how can they compare to the robust and powerful demons? Once you've tasted the flavor of a demon man, you won't be interested in that pretty boy cultivator anymore."
"You don't need to wait until you return to the Demon Realm. If you want to try out a demon man now, I can grant your wish."
"Too ugly, I judge by the face." Li Ze said bluntly, his proud little expression quite charming.
The demon, who was initially furious at being rejected, lost all his anger upon seeing that exquisitely beautiful face. Instead, he felt an unbearable itch in his heart and wished he could pounce on her and take a bite right now.
The undisguised, filthy gaze fell upon him, and Li Ze frowned, suppressing the urge to kill, and changed the subject, "I have some pills here, does anyone want to buy them?"
Li Ze didn't want to take out the pills, but Ji Chuan, Ji Shuo, and these demons were eyeing him covetously. If he didn't show some 'usefulness,' these people probably wouldn't let it go, and losing his virginity would be the least of his worries.
Sure enough, upon hearing that Li Ze had pills, the expressions of the demons present immediately changed, and even Ji Chuan and Ji Shuo showed a hint of surprise.
"How many pills do you have?" Ji Chuan asked with a hint of urgency. They had been here for six years, constantly fighting, and their pills were almost exhausted. Now they were in dire need of them.
Seeing Ji Chuan's expression, Li Ze secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he needed the pills. "Not many, just a few dozen bottles. But if anyone needs them, I can refine some for you on the spot."
"You can refine pills?" Ji Chuan was surprised. The young man in front of him was not even thirty years old and had already reached the Nascent Soul stage. He thought that the other party had spent all his time and energy on cultivation. He did not expect that the other party could also refine pills!
If they hadn't checked the boy's bone age, they would have really suspected that some old monster was deliberately pretending to be young to play tricks on them.
"Yes, I will," Li Ze said calmly. "You must have gathered quite a few spiritual herbs and fruits. I can refine pills for you, but I will take one-fifth of the pills I refine as payment."
One-fifth of the ingredients for refining elixirs?
This reward is not high at all; in fact, it can be described as extremely low. In the Demon Realm, a pill refiner would at least take a third of the pills, and a high-level pill refiner might even take half.
The person in front of me is charging such a low fee, could it be because his alchemy level is low?
Ignoring the distrust in the eyes of the demons, Li Ze took out some medicinal herbs from his storage bag and, in front of them, refined a batch of seventh-grade pills.
The reason they were refining pills was twofold: firstly, the pills they had previously refined were all made with spiritual energy, making them impossible to sell to these demons; secondly, they wanted to demonstrate their strength and prove their usefulness.
When the seventh-grade pill was successfully refined, Li Ze clearly felt the killing intent lingering on him disappear, and only then did he finally relax.
He is safe for now.
Li Ze's successful refinement of a seventh-grade pill once again shocked the demons. Their frivolous and unfriendly gazes instantly changed, becoming fiery.
"Young brother, my storage bag is full of spiritual herbs and fruits. Please refine them all into pills."
"Baji, you're being too greedy. If we refine it all for you, what about the rest of us?"
"How about we each make ten portions first? What do you all think?"
"I think that's a good idea. Let's start with ten portions for everyone. If we need the rest, we can ask this guy for help. Young man, what's your name?"
"Li Ze." Li Ze said calmly. Ji Lin had already discovered him, so it didn't matter whether he revealed his real name or not.
Li Ze then settled down in the demon army. When they weren't traveling, he would refine pills for them. During the journey, he would watch from the sidelines as the demons and monsters fought with the black mist.
Perhaps because of his status as an alchemist, none of the demons objected to his decision not to join the battle.
Li Ze was relieved that they hadn't encountered any cultivators or acquaintances along the way, otherwise he would have been in a very difficult situation.
However, Li Ze wasn't idle. While others fought, he absorbed the evil energy. The demons knew he was absorbing evil energy to cultivate, but they were only surprised for a moment before forgetting about it.
The things in the Demon Realm are all kinds of strange and wonderful. Compared to absorbing human life force for cultivation, absorbing evil energy doesn't seem so surprising.
Time flies, and Li Ze had been stationed in the demon army for three months. On this day, his good luck seemed to have run out. They encountered a group of human cultivators, and unfortunately, Li Ze had just seen this group not long ago.
It was Xue Qingge and others from the Crimson Pill Sect.
When Li Ze saw Xue Qingge, Xue Qingge and the others also spotted Li Ze in the demon group at a glance. For a moment, everyone's expressions were somewhat complicated.
The Crimson Pill Sect's team only had a dozen or so people, while the Demon Clan had more than thirty, and both Demon King Ji Chuan and Ji Shuo were present. In a confrontation, the Crimson Pill Sect had no chance of winning.
What should he do? Help or not help? How should he help?
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