Shen Bing had expected Lu Ban to say that. He immediately replied, "Immortal Friend Ban Shu, I have fulfilled my promise and obtained some Demon Soul Hearts."
As he spoke, Shen Bing took out two Demon Soul Hearts.
The moment Lu Ban saw them, his eyes lit up.
He reached out and took the two Demon Soul Hearts, saying excitedly, "You truly are extraordinary, Reverend! You actually managed to kill Demon Souls."
"Heh, just a little trick. Nothing worth mentioning," Shen Bing said with a smile.
Although Shen Bing made it sound easy, the admiration on Lu Ban's face did not diminish in the slightest.
"With these two Demon Soul Hearts, this humble god can make two more Demon Puppet Artisans."
Puzzled, Shen Bing asked, "Immortal Friend Ban Shu, didn't you say before that there was nothing remarkable about these Demon Puppet Artisans? Why are you so excited over two Demon Soul Hearts now?"
"You may not know this, Reverend, but this humble god originally had twelve Divine Puppet Artisans and one hundred and eight Demon Puppet Artisans. I gave three of the latter to you, so I now have only one hundred and five left. But I'm about to undertake a major project: building an entirely new Floating Immortal Island. All the Floating Immortal Islands currently in the Immortal Realm have survived from elder antiquity and are privately owned by various Immortal Realm Bigwigs. Gods who ascended later have no right to possess such divine treasures. After countless years of study, I finally figured out the Immortal Arrays inscribed on the Floating Immortal Islands. But making one, even the most basic kind, requires at least one hundred and seventy-two artisans. All my artisans combined only total one hundred and seventeen. I'm still far short."
Excitement stirred in Shen Bing's