The Suspicious Buddha Statue Demon

What could become a demon?

Those of limited knowledge might tell you that beasts could become demons.

Those who had read a little more might say that spirits and monsters could also become demons. That was why there were tree demons born from plants, as well as Water Demons, fire demons, and other demon creatures formed purely from elemental qi.

But those who understood demon creatures knew...

All things could become demons.

Thus, the Buddha statue before him was also a demon.

Li Qi walked over, approaching the spot where the Buddha statue stood.

Few demons believed in Buddhism, so the Buddha statue looked terribly lonely. On this bustling street, he sat silently in a small corner, utterly motionless. A few low-grade magical artifacts were laid out before him, as though he were running a stall.

Li Qi came before the Buddha statue and said, "Shariputra?"

He called out the name directly.

A voice came from the Buddha statue. "Were you calling me?"

"Yes. I heard someone say your name was Shariputra."

"Bullshit." To Li Qi's surprise, the wooden Buddha statue moved. "Lately, people keep saying this young master is Shariputra. Who the hell is this Shariputra? And if you're not buying anything, don't stand here blocking the way. You're blocking my fortune."

The Buddha statue could speak, and his tone was crude, every word steeped in the manners of the marketplace.

"How much for all this? I'll take it all," Li Qi said.

The moment the Buddha statue heard that, he began hopping about in delight and immediately changed his expression. "Alright! Alright, sir! What will you be paying with? Qi beads or silver? We take money from anywhere under heaven. Manuals and Spiritual Materials work too!"

"Spiritual Material, then." Li Qi found a stone on the ground with