Thud! Seeing Li Xiaoya remain silent, the Wood Family Three Treasures finally managed to drop to their knees. They told him solemnly, "Brother Li! If you can free us from this demonic cultivation method, we three brothers will repay you even if we have to serve as your oxen and horses!"
"Hey, hey! Get up! I never said I wouldn't help you!" Li Xiaoya had not realized that his momentary distraction had caused the brothers to misunderstand. He hurriedly waved a hand, lifting all three to their feet. Seeing that they still looked apprehensive, he beckoned to Mu Dafeng. "Mu Dafeng! Come here first and let me take a look!"
"All right!" The Wood Family Three Treasures were overjoyed, and Mu Dafeng hurried over to stand before Li Xiaoya.
Li Xiaoya stood up, golden light blazing from his hand. He reached out and placed it on Mu Dafeng's head, rapidly pouring magic power into his body to examine him. Earlier, he had sensed what seemed to be demonic qi coming from Mu Dafeng, but he had paid it little mind, assuming the three had merely practiced some ordinary demonic cultivation method. Only after sending his magic power into Mu Dafeng's body did he discover that it was practically filled with surging, seething demonic qi. Clearly, Mu Dafeng had been deliberately suppressing it to keep it from leaking out. With so much demonic qi inside him, it would have been stranger if he had not become bloodthirsty and murderous. After circulating his magic power through Mu Dafeng's body several times, Li Xiaoya gradually uncovered some clues. This demonic cultivation method was formidable indeed: it had actually absorbed a considerable amount of the magic power he sent inside. Mu Dafeng's golden core was now composed entirely of concentrated demonic qi, having already