Li Geyue was looking at the road sign on the side of the road, which was so blurry that the contents were almost illegible. Before she could even speak, Ji Mofan, who was standing next to her, took a step forward and took out some money from his Qiankun bag and handed it to her.
The little demonic cultivator didn't take it, but instead stared longingly at Li Geyue beside him.
Li Geyue frowned slightly, clearly displeased. "Why aren't you taking the money?"
After receiving Li Geyue's words, the little demon cultivator hurriedly took the money from Ji Mofan and handed him a sheepskin map.
To say that one hundred coins is enough to buy an ordinary map is an astronomical price.
But what attracted the attention of Jimo Fan was the "label" mentioned by the vendor earlier.
Upon arriving in the Demon Realm, they indeed needed to quickly ascertain the distribution of power there.
In the past, the cultivation world was far from the emperor's reach, so people could only hear about things in general terms, and most of the information was very outdated.
Their message might say that a sect leader held a Daoist couple ceremony, but in reality, the person here already has a three-year-old child.
However, the same applies to the Demon Realm. Their understanding of Ji Mofan is limited to the genius young man who amazed everyone with his sword at the Dao Asking Conference three years ago.
Li Geyue's attention wasn't really on the map.
He was very annoyed by the way the vendor was looking at Ji Mofan.
Feeling a faint pressure looming over his head, the little demonic cultivator clutching the sheepskin map finally snapped out of his daze and looked away.
Then I saw Li Geyue's sullen expression.
His heart skipped a beat.
"Uh... well, I didn't mean any harm." The little demonic cultivator quickly waved his hand. "It's just... friend, this companion next to you looks familiar."
"A few years ago, there was a pretty famous one in the cultivation world... what was his name, Ji Mo Fan?"
"It's me." Ji Mofan looked up from the map. "Is there a problem?"
The little demonic cultivator was startled by the imposing aura emanating from Ji Mo Fan Hua.
He blinked, feeling looked down upon, and couldn't help but puff out his little chest. "Who are you trying to fool? Three years ago, the cultivation world held some kind of Dao Asking Conference. At that time, Ji Mofan's strength was already at the late Golden Core stage. You look like a mere mortal with no power at all. How dare you try to scam someone else?"
So focused on getting back at others that he forgot he was the one who first mentioned the name "Jimo Fan" in front of them.
“Because…” Ji Mofan nodded and gave Li Geyue a look.
However, only Li Geyue could see it; in the eyes of the little demonic cultivator, it looked like he was giving in.
Li Geyue raised his hand slightly, and the Immortal Locking Chain he was holding tugged at Ji Mofan, causing him to stumble.
Ji Mofan let out a soft groan, said nothing, and looked helpless and resigned. He then lowered his head and patted the wrinkles on his body.
Damn it, I didn't control my strength well.
Li Geyue immediately regretted it. He was not used to his senior brother who could not use any spiritual energy, and he could not judge how much force he should use.
I'll be gentler next time.
However, even though he opened his mouth to apologize, Ji Mofan glared at him and made him shut up.
The little demonic cultivator's eyes glazed over for a moment.
Then, stars suddenly flashed in his bright black eyes, "Brother, have you captured a prodigy from the righteous path?!"
The child was so excited that his voice cracked, and he changed his address from the somewhat casual "friend" to "brother".
Li Ge tried her best to suppress her guilt and nodded.
He couldn't help but feel guilty, because whether in the past or now, he was definitely no match for his senior brother.
His spiritual platform can accept the power of the early stage of the Golden Core realm. Even with the unexpected opportunity to be blessed by a demonic cultivator, he has only barely managed to reach the middle stage of the Golden Core realm.
Moreover, his cultivation level is very unstable. If he can consistently use the power of the late Foundation Establishment stage when he fights seriously, that's already quite good.
Under normal circumstances, someone like him wouldn't even be able to touch the eldest brother's finger.
Not to mention binding him with the Immortal-Locking Chain.
The little demonic cultivator was incredibly excited. "So you're going to the main city?!"
Unlike the cultivation world, where the five major sects hold the main power, the demon realm is unified and obeys only the single Demon Lord.
The Demon Lords of all generations have lived in the main city, so naturally, people associated with them are scattered around the main city, which is undoubtedly the power center of the Demon Realm.
“Yes.” Although she didn’t quite understand why the little demonic cultivator would make such a judgment, Li Geyue still nodded calmly.
The eldest brother said that in order to ensure he would never return to the cultivation world, he would stay here until he had a firm foothold.
To obtain resources in the Demon Realm as quickly as possible, one should naturally head to the main city.
The air in the Demon Realm was too polluted; he couldn't let his senior brother suffer along with him all the time.
Moreover, since he was pretending to be someone capable of binding a Nascent Soul cultivator in front of this minor demonic cultivator, it would be inappropriate for him to be a righteous cultivator who had just fallen into demonic ways.
It doesn't look real at all.
Unexpectedly, the little demonic cultivator's eyes lit up even more. "Um, could you please take me with you?"
“I’m very useful! These maps I sell—” the little demonic cultivator pointed to the parchment in Ji Mofan’s hand, “I figured them out myself, step by step. If you let me lead the way, you can reach the main city in the safest and fastest way!”
"I won't charge you a guide fee. I just want you to take me to see His Majesty's birthday celebration!"
"A birthday party?" Ji Mofan asked in confusion.
This Demon Lord... actually has a childlike heart?
It's no wonder that Ji Mofan found it strange, since cultivators in the cultivation world are often three or four digits old, and very few people would attach so much importance to a birthday that happens every year.
At least Ji Mofan had never seen anyone celebrate their birthday at the Yun Cang Sword Sect, and even Qi Fengyu wouldn't be so pretentious.
The little demonic cultivator glanced at him with considerable contempt, "Who gives you the right to speak here?"
Li Geyue instinctively opened her mouth to rebuke him, but then closed it halfway, her words taking a sharp turn on her tongue, "Just tell him about it. It's only natural for righteous cultivators to be curious about the demon realm."
Ji Mo Fan raised an eyebrow.
Not bad, it seems this kid isn't as stupid as he thought.
"Hmph, then let me introduce you." Facing the powerful demonic cultivator, this little demonic cultivator was quite convinced and immediately changed his tune, "Our Venerable One holds a birthday celebration every year, at which time cultivators from all directions can go to offer their congratulations."
"If we can present a congratulatory gift that His Majesty desires, then we'll be incredibly lucky. His Majesty can bestow any gift he desires, and our livelihood for the next few decades or even centuries will be secured!"
The little demonic cultivator seemed to already see mountains of gold and silver laid out before him, his eyes shining brightly.
"So how did you guess at a glance that I was planning to take him to the main city?" Li Geyue shook the Immortal Locking Chain in his hand.
This time, he was careful with his strength and used very light pressure.
Jimo Fan was basically unaffected.
Li Geyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
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