When the Spider Demon saw Li Xuanxiao stop, it thought he was afraid and immediately snorted. "We are all working for the New Demon Emperor!"
"The humans in this city are a gift for the New Demon Emperor."
"The New Demon Emperor is a benevolent ruler. It asks only for the lives of one city's humans to welcome its arrival."
"Be grateful, human. If you stop now, there is still time to turn back."
Li Xuanxiao chuckled softly, slowly raising a hand and forming a palm seal.
The Spider Demon struggled violently at the sight, but it was ultimately a futile effort.
Spider Demon of the Profound Realm Eighth Layer slain. Received 800 Demon Points!
All six demons had been slain!
After giving it some thought, Li Xuanxiao nearly forgot that one demon had only been seriously wounded earlier and had not yet been finished off.
Those were all Demon Points. He could not waste them!
He immediately searched the area and finally slapped it to death.
Butterfly Demon of the Profound Realm Seventh Layer slain. Received 700 Demon Points!
Five demons at the Profound Realm Seventh Layer and three at the Profound Realm Eighth Layer—eight demons in total.
They had earned him a full 5,900 Demon Points!
Adding the 300 points he had left over beforehand,
his Demon Points had now reached 6,200!
He could undergo another massive round of improvement!
Delight flashed across Li Xuanxiao's face, but the system screen appeared once more!
Detected that the host has slain 1,000 demons! New system function unlocked: Evolution New system function unlocked: Recycling !!!
Li Xuanxiao froze for a moment, then was overjoyed!
This was the first time he had seen the system undergo a new change since transmigrating here.
He had thought he could only use Demon Points to raise the realms of his cultivation arts and martial skills.
He had not expected the system to unlock new functions today.
He immediately opened the system interface to inspect the descriptions of the new abilities.
After looking through them, the smile on Li Xuanxiao's face could no longer be concealed.
Evolution: Consume Demon Points to evolve existing martial skills and cultivation arts. There is a chance to evolve new martial skills and cultivation arts of a higher grade!
Recycling: Recycle outdated martial skills and return a certain amount of Demon Points based on their grade.
Both new functions had their uses, especially Evolution, which was exactly what Li Xuanxiao needed most right now.
He immediately opened the system panel.
Host: Li Xuanxiao Realm: Profound Realm Peak Cultivation Arts: Evergreen Art (Sublimity Realm), Ultimate—Myriad Manifestations Violet Zenith Art (Sublimity Realm), Profound—Ancient Subtle Life Lotus (Sublimity Realm) Martial Skills: Focused Spirit Slash (Sublimity Realm), Soaring Hawk Nine Steps (Sublimity Realm), Myriad Blades World-Ending Saber (Sublimity Realm), Ultimate—Silent Heart Sutra (Sublimity Realm), Ultimate—Ride the Wind (Sublimity Realm), Profound—My Buddha Illuminates Seal (Greater Mastery), Profound—Pure Lotus Bloom (Greater Mastery), Profound—Rainbow Light Travel (Greater Mastery) Demon Points: 6200
He would use the Evolution function later. First, he would recycle those outdated cultivation arts and martial skills.
At his current realm, a casual slash was already far stronger than the martial skills he had learned before.
Even a casual movement was far more exquisite than the movement techniques he had learned in the past.
Therefore, recycling those cultivation arts and martial skills would not affect his strength.
Successfully recycled Profound Realm cultivation art Evergreen Art. Returned 10 Demon Points! Successfully recycled Profound Realm martial skill Focused Spirit Slash. Returned 10 Demon Points! Successfully recycled...
The screen flashed continuously. By the time it stopped, the system panel had become much simpler.
Host: Li Xuanxiao Realm: Profound Realm Peak Cultivation Arts: Profound—Ancient Subtle Life Lotus (Sublimity Realm) Martial Skills: Profound—My Buddha Illuminates Seal (Greater Mastery), Profound—Pure Lotus Bloom (Greater Mastery), Profound—Rainbow Light Travel (Greater Mastery) Demon Points: 6330
Cultivation arts and martial skills below the Profound Realm were now of negligible help to him.
Li Xuanxiao cleared them all out in one go. Out with the old, in with the new.
The hundreds of Profound Realm cultivation arts and martial skills in the Pei Province Demon Slayer Division were his true targets.
"I've tested the system's Recycling function. Next, let's try Evolution!"
Filled with anticipation, Li Xuanxiao immediately selected "Ancient Rose Lotus Bloom" for evolution.
Insufficient Demon Points! Evolving a Profound Realm cultivation art requires at least 10,000 Demon Points!
"Hiss—"
Li Xuanxiao sucked in a sharp breath. The cost of evolution was actually this high?
High was one thing, but success was not even guaranteed.
Li Xuanxiao clicked his tongue inwardly. This function was a money pit, a bottomless abyss!
Reject gambling and drugs, starting with me!
Li Xuanxiao mocked himself.
Trying to evolve a Sublimity Realm cultivation art right now was undoubtedly a fool's dream.
He still had to save up a certain amount of Demon Points before trying again.
Ten thousand was merely the starting price. To truly succeed in evolution, he would need at least a hundred thousand points to test the waters.
That was the rule of the martial world—ten consecutive draws always came with a guaranteed reward!
He did not know whether the system followed that rule, but no matter what, he would first save up one hundred thousand points.
Evolving cultivation arts and martial skills was destined not to be accomplished in a day.
But investing in existing cultivation arts and martial skills could bring real, tangible improvement!
Looking at the ample Demon Points in his hand, Li Xuanxiao immediately invested them into those three Profound Realm martial skills.
Consumed 1000 Demon Points. My Buddha Illuminates Seal has entered the Perfected Realm! Consumed 3000 Demon Points. My Buddha Illuminates Seal has reached the Sublimity Realm! Consumed 1000 Demon Points. Pure Lotus Bloom has entered the Perfected Realm! Consumed 1000 Demon Points. Rainbow Light Travel has entered the Perfected Realm!
In an instant, 6,000 Demon Points were spent. Of the three martial skills, one had reached the Sublimity Realm, while two had entered the Perfected Realm.
Another considerable improvement!
Li Xuanxiao exited the system and set off on the road back to the Demon Slayer Division with Shen Tianyou and Lian Meini.
The two had been chatting and laughing on their way here, but now they were far more taciturn.
Perhaps they had been frightened by the demons' cruelty and bloodshed, their hearts still trembling in lingering fear.
Or perhaps his terrifying strength had shaken their minds so badly that they could not recover for the moment.
Li Xuanxiao could not be bothered to dwell on it. His realm could no longer be concealed.
Even if he asked the two of them to keep it secret, it would be useless.
Eight demons at the Profound Realm Seventh and Eighth Layers, each capable of various demonic arts.
And then they were supposed to tell people that a Profound Realm Seventh Layer martial artist, a Profound Realm Eighth Layer martial artist, plus a barely useful Profound Realm First Layer martial artist,
had slaughtered them all?
If human martial artists were really that formidable, how could demons still be throwing the world into chaos?
The world would have been at peace long ago, damn it!
So even if they lied to conceal it, no one would believe them. Sooner or later, people would dig to the roots and learn his realm.
Since that was the case, he might as well be generous and announce it directly.
Let them slowly digest this shocking news.
After all, once he returned this time and collected the mission reward and additional compensation from the Patrol Hall Master,
he would head straight to the Mission Hall and accept every Profound Realm mission.
Then he would immediately set out to slay demons and exterminate evil. No one would be able to find him.
Oh, right!
He also had to inform the Demon Slayer Division about the appearance of the New Demon Emperor so they could prepare in advance.
They could not wait until the time came and be caught completely off guard.
As Li Xuanxiao organized the many plans in his mind, the familiar outline of the terrain appeared before his eyes.
The Pei Province Demon Slayer Division had arrived!
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