Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 1025 - 858: A Deal with Du Li

The Demon-Subduing Pestle is a magical treasure.

In the eyes of a Buddhist Cultivator, it shines with Buddhist glory, usable only by those of great virtue in the Buddhist sect;

In the eyes of a Fierce Beast, it is a sinister weapon of raging evil flames;

In the eyes of Du Li, who’s single-minded in saving the world by any means necessary, it is powerful and robust, even more sacred than the most powerful Divine Artifact or Holy Artifact he has ever seen.

It seems as though with one strike, all the filth of the world would be cleansed, and the world would become clear and bright!

"Surely you don’t think this thing can handle me?" the Heart Demon saw the Demon-Subduing Pestle as even more terrifying, but after all, it is the Heart Demon of the grand Vice Alliance Hierarch, how could it be so easily frightened?

Even if afraid, it must not show fear!

Such a simple sentence, uttered by the Heart Demon, carried a sarcastic and bitter tone, stirring up fiery anger within the usually good-tempered Jiang Yuan, "Just for that remark, you deserve a fierce strike!"

He walked over holding the Demon-Subduing Pestle, raising it high and about to strike down fiercely when the Heart Demon, sensing danger, dodged aside, forming a mass of black mist that coalesced into a vaguely Du Li-like humanoid shadow.

"Fool! What are you waiting for? I am you, you are me, can’t you even tell that apart?" It unleashed its best skill of manipulating the mind of its host, roaring, "He wants to kill you! 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Think of your unfinished mission to save the world! Think of your efforts for the Wilderness World, will it all just be lost halfway?"

Changes occurred in the blink of an eye.

After Du Li separated the Heart Demon from himself, he prevented it from seizing control of his body to do evil deeds. However, by doing so, the Heart Demon gained freedom and could move freely within the meditation chamber.

Jiang Yuan’s strike missed, and the Heart Demon, slippery as a shadow and moving quickly, dodged away and hid in the dark corners, meanwhile mocking its host.

And Du Li, before Jiang Yuan’s arrival, was already weighed down by the Heart Demon’s provocation; now shocked by the unveiling of his secrets, his mind in turmoil, he became somewhat unable to control his emotions under the Heart Demon’s influence.

"Stop!" he roared, his remaining rationality warning him not to act rashly, he clutched his fists tightly and snarled at Jiang Yuan, "You’ve crossed the line."

Jiang Yuan: ???

What’s going on? Have you gotten Stockholm Syndrome, actually empathizing with the Heart Demon?

The Heart Demon, using the host as a shield, felt a sense of safety and aptly praised, "That’s right, we are one, what does it matter with others?"

Then it looked at Jiang Yuan, mocking, "You’re quite arrogant, thinking you can do as you please just because you’re invited over, did you get permission to act?"

"If Alliance Leader Du also thinks I’m meddling too much, then I apologize, seems the complimentary experience can end here." Jiang Yuan thought to himself that an unsolicited deal is not a sale, might as well put away the Demon-Subduing Pestle, bringing it out again will come with a cost.

The Heart Demon sighed with relief upon hearing this, thinking as long as that fearsome thing doesn’t wave around in front of it, it will be fine. It’s so terrifying! Good thing I’m clever and capable, it seems this kid doesn’t dare provoke the host, so it should be manageable!

Jiang Yuan, calm and unhurried, put away the Demon-Subduing Pestle, sat down at the tea table, and slowly drank a cup of Spirit Tea, shifting the topic to the tea.

"Mr. Jiang indeed has good taste." Du Li silently recited the Calming Incantation, barely suppressing his surging emotions, forced a slight smile, and said, "Some cultivators have high realms yet don’t recognize good tea.

Seeing this dark-colored tea soup of my Millennium Immortal Mushroom Tea, without rich aroma, they mistakenly assume it’s mediocre. Little do they know, this tea embodies the subtlety of the best of the hidden, only appreciated when brewed with top-notch Magical Treasures and tasted."

Transforming into a wisp of shadow on the ground, the Heart Demon heard this and sarcastically retorted, "What? You’re actually entertaining this kid with Millennium Immortal Mushroom Tea? Is he worthy?

That tea requires a thousand-year-old tea tree, with three thousand years of growth, three thousand years flowering, and three thousand years maturing to produce buds suitable for tea, yielding only one or two ounces even in a good year. It must be stored and brewed for a millennium before it’s ready to drink. Tsk tsk, giving it to him is such a waste!"

As it spoke, the Heart Demon’s shadow climbed onto the window frame, trying to get closer to its host. It needs to persuade him to kill this guy, or it’ll eventually be a threat!

But for the host to kill without reason, it has to get as close as possible. Best to align its shadow, as the array limit prevents merging into one, this ensures maximum impact from the manipulation and incitement.

"Even a cultivator of the Tribulation Crossing Realm would greatly benefit from drinking this tea, and yet you, who are reluctant to drink it yourself, are serving it to him today? I feel the pain for you..."

The Heart Demon, being one with Du Li, naturally excels at pinpointing attack spots.

It scolded harshly, getting closer to Du Li, its rambling turning ever so whispery like a demon whispering by the ear.

Afterwards, who knows what else was said; Jiang Yuan could no longer hear it.

But he could see that across from him, Du Li, originally looking suave, now had eyes slightly bloodshot with faint horns appearing on his forehead, clearly about to show his true form in anger!

"Annoying!" He decisively pulled the Demon-Subduing Pestle from the storage bag, and hammered it harshly towards the nearby shadow, "Only you have a mouth, only you can yap!"

The Heart Demon, preoccupied with getting close to the host and inciting murder, forgot that they were sitting face-to-face, and with the arm stretched and the Demon-Subduing Pestle extended, it could easily hit it.

So when that urgent, terrifyingly charged wind came, it was too late for it to dodge.