“How could this be…” Shen Yuying and Chen Qianchi both felt distressed.
“Don’t rush. She just came out and needs rest.”
So, Chu Fan gave her some water and food.
Su Xiaotang ate while crying, choked, and couldn’t reach the water, so Chu Fan had to hand it to her.
Until she finished eating, Chu Fan wrote in her palm: “What happened?”
Su Xiaotang took Chu Fan’s palm and wrote one word at a time: “I, and, demon, sword, fused, together.”
“What!?”
Chu Fan couldn’t help exclaiming, then wrote again: “Really?”
“Really. It, now, is, in, my, body.”
Chu Fan frowned slightly and began to examine Su Xiaotang’s body.
Suddenly, he indeed sensed an extremely fierce aura, exactly buried in the center of Su Xiaotang’s torso, as if it had become her spine, opening up her entire qi sea and snow mountain.
Not only that, the demon sword had also reshaped her meridians and bones, and her muscle tissue was extremely dense.
This must be to allow her to withstand the fusion of the demon sword.
It seemed the demon sword had been in the tower for too long, crazy for freedom, which is why it fused with Su Xiaotang in a manner almost like a servant.
Because this fusion prevented it from casually taking over Su Xiaotang, and Su Xiaotang could freely command it, though of course, her cultivation needed to be sufficient.
Having the vessel of the world’s strongest demon sword as his disciple?
Chu Fan felt his group of disciples was getting quite luxurious.
Meanwhile, Su Xiaotang’s father, having received reports from scouts monitoring the area, also rushed over upon hearing the news.
“Hey! Su Xiaotang! Where’s the demon sword!”
Hearing this utterly indifferent question, Chu Fan frowned deeply and stood up: “The demon sword is now inside her body, already fused with her.”
“What!?”
“According to our original agreement, once she brought out the demon sword, you would keep your promise. What now? Did she bring it out or not?”
Feeling the pressure Chu Fan was gradually releasing, Su Xiaotang’s father gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
Then, Chu Fan walked toward the Demon-Sealing Tower instead.
“Master, where are you going?”
“Master, where are you going?”
The two said in unison.
Chu Fan smiled and said: “Since I’m here, I might as well take something.”
Looking at the tower that pierced the clouds, Shen Yuying said with some difficulty: “Master… you… couldn’t you be…”
“You want that tower?”
Chen Qianchi finished the sentence.
“Losing four senses must be a side effect of the demon sword fusion. If this continues, Su Xiaotang will lose all five senses, and then slowly be devoured and possessed by the demon sword.”
“And the way to reverse this situation is undoubtedly inside this tower.”
“Since this tower can suppress the demon sword’s evil aura, it’s necessary to subdue it.”
“Besides, the other great demons inside are also very valuable—they can all be used as material for artifact refining.”
At this, Chu Fan’s eyes sparkled with gold, making Shen Yuying speechless.
“Uh… Master… what about Xiaotang…”
“Leave her to you. That old geezer is only at late Foundation Establishment. Either of you is more than enough.”
“Oh…”
Chu Fan finished speaking and ran inside with a greedy expression, leaving Shen Yuying unsure what to say.
Meanwhile, in the Su Mansion, Su Xiaotang’s father, Su Chentian, was writing a letter to someone, but before he could finish, a figure appeared behind him.
“Looking for me?”
Su Chentian turned around.
The person behind him held a feather fan and smiled like a fox.
“The demon sword has come out, but…”
“But it fused with your daughter, right?” the man said calmly.
“Yes, what should we do?”
“Take it out, of course.”
“But… but how do we take it out?”
“I have my ways. Just bring the person here.”
“But right now, there are two half-step Golden Core little girls guarding Su Xiaotang.”
“Hmph, mere half-step Golden Core.”
…
Whenever they saw Su Chentian’s face, Shen Yuying and Chen Qianchi both felt bad.
And when they saw him bring a man who was always squinting, their mood worsened.
“I see, a dragon and a fox demon. No wonder they’re half-step Golden Core at such a young age.”
The man smiled and then gave a slight bow: “Greetings, you two. I am Qi You, a wandering artifact refiner.”
Qi You became cautious, because he knew very well that even if a dragon and a fox demon were only at Golden Core, if pushed to the brink, the power they could unleash would be too much even for an average Nascent Soul cultivator, let alone two of them.
Hearing the words “wandering artifact refiner,” Shen Yuying and Chen Qianchi instinctively let down some of their guard.
A wandering artifact refiner?
Wasn’t their master one too?
So he was their master’s colleague?
“You two have exceptional talents. I am not someone who covets dragon body treasures or fox clan secret techniques—just an artifact refiner with curiosity.”
“So I dare to ask, could you hand that young lady over to me?”
“Why should we?”
Shen Yuying asked.
“To spare that child the pain of losing her five senses.”
“Huh?”
Chen Qianchi and Shen Yuying were both confused.
“The reason this child has lost her senses is likely due to the demon sword’s invasion. Once we separate the demon sword from her, her senses will naturally return. Don’t you agree?”
Hearing this, Shen Yuying and Chen Qianchi’s psychological defenses lowered again.
Because this was almost exactly what Chu Fan had said, making them begin to think that this person’s strength must be considerable, since he had the same understanding as their master.
But even so, Shen Yuying cautiously asked: “You can separate the demon sword from Xiaotang? And what about after separation?”
“Of course, after separation, I naturally have methods to suppress the demon sword.”
“And Xiaotang?”
“As for that child, she will be returned to you completely intact.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuying first looked back toward the tower, tried to send a voice transmission inside, and when she found she couldn’t, she sighed softly.
“Hey, fox, what should we do?”
Chen Qianchi asked quietly.
Shen Yuying hesitated for a moment, then said: “Master is already very exhausted. I don’t want him to spend more energy on Xiaotang’s matter. If this guy really can do it, let’s trust him. Anyway, his cultivation doesn’t seem much higher than ours. If there’s danger, we can just snatch Xiaotang back.”
“Okay.”
Then, Shen Yuying wrote on Su Xiaotang’s palm: “Xiaotang, we’re taking you to restore your senses now.”
The latter smiled slightly and wrote on her palm: “Has big brother come back?”
“No.”
Feeling that it wasn’t the handwriting she expected, Su Xiaotang’s brow furrowed slightly, but it vanished instantly, as if she didn’t want to cause him trouble either.
“Okay, let’s go.”
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