The mountain pheasant, that little troublemaker, is not worth mentioning.
While he was indeed top-tier among those of the same level, he wasn't quite at the level to leave one speechless.
It was Banana-kun, however, who truly surprised her.
Before, Banana-kun's healing technique had also given her a slight surprise, but the degree of healing was only barely comparable to the early stage of Golden Core, not truly astonishing.
But today, the power of Banana-kun's golden dragon had truly shocked her.
Though it only lasted for a brief moment, it was already close to the Yuan Ying realm's standard!
One had to remember that Banana-kun was currently only in the early stage of Golden Core!
"But Ye Fan, he's just a big banana?" the little demoness voiced her curiosity. "The ancestors of plant-type monsters must have been plants themselves. I've never heard of any ancient great demons among plants!"
This wasn't the little demoness being prejudiced, but simply stating a fact.
So-called ancient great demons were generally animal-type.
Plant-type monsters seemed to inevitably stagnate once they reached a certain level, and no one knew the specific reason.
"Wait..." the little demoness seemed to recall something, her face filled with shock. "Could it be that in the past, some ancient great demon and a plant... but that seems unlikely... or perhaps not, maybe it was after transformation. Do you think they might revert to their original form if they get happy?"
As she spoke, the little demoness veered off course.
She became immersed in a bizarre and incongruous imaginative scene...
Ye Fan ignored her vulgarities and subconsciously began to ponder.
The little demoness's notion that there were no great demons among plant-types was merely a limitation of her knowledge.
Or rather, it was only true in the cultivation world.
If one were to consider higher realms like the Immortal Realm or the God-Demon Realm, such a situation would not exist at all.
In a past life, Ye Fan, as the God King, had the fortune to encounter one.
Even with the combined efforts of all his friends and the system's intervention, they couldn't subdue it!
Could this philosophically charged banana have such a grand origin?
But if that were the case, given the nature of this world's "dog system," it should have made some indication.
Was there some conspiracy?
Or was the dog system also unable to discern it?
"I'm not sure about that," Banana-kun said, extending a banana peel and scratching the tip of his core with a puzzled expression. "As far as I remember, I've always been a banana, and there's nothing special about me."
"Even Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law can't tell, it seems I'm truly just an ordinary chicken..." The mountain pheasant said, extremely disappointed. "I was wondering if my ability to speak human language meant I had some great background..."
Ye Fan didn't delve further into whether the two demons had a great background or if it was mere coincidence.
His current state of mind was very Zen.
So what if they did, so what if they didn't?
Whatever, it's their business...
The next day.
After breakfast, Ye Fan prepared to lead his team to depart.
The matter at the auction house was concluded, and it was time to head to the next destination.
Before they could even leave the house, Ye Fan's communication jade chimed.
"Beep beep beep."
Ye Fan's heart stirred, and he quickly took out the communication jade.
Given their distance from Daliang Kingdom, he couldn't possibly receive news from his sect or other friends and family.
As expected, it was likely news from the trading posts in Ge City.
Indeed.
"Young Master Ye, someone mentioned they have news about the jade pendant you were inquiring about."
The sender was the Seventh District Lucky Fortune Exchange.
Ye Fan vaguely recalled.
The Lucky Fortune Exchange seemed to be the third exchange on the outskirts of Ge City, about a ten-day journey by 'flying beast'.
So Ye Fan quickly contacted a flying beast and set off for the Seventh District.
Ye Fan didn't find the messy territorial divisions of Ge City particularly unusual, but the inner city of Ge City genuinely surprised him.
The so-called tens of thousands of miles in circumference of Ge City was merely its external scale; the internal space was definitely much larger.
The small portion of the war fog he had illuminated alone was at least tens of thousands of miles in radius.
The mastermind behind Ge City was quite something!
This world was definitely sparsely populated, and land was the least valuable commodity.
Yet, this person used such spatial arrays in such a remote location...
Having the skill and not showing it off like this.
Could there be some secret hidden within Ge City?
But if that were the case, why would he accept everyone without discrimination?
The flying beast Ye Fan and his group were traveling on was a giant eagle.
The eagle's body was immense, roughly estimated to be dozens of zhang in diameter.
Ultimately, it was because Ye Fan had money to spare.
Furthermore, the eagle was directly equipped with a luxurious mansion, complete with all necessary daily facilities.
It even came with a few dedicated servants.
Ultimately, it was because he had money to spare...
During the few days of travel, the little demoness felt incredibly bored.
Ye Fan either lay down reading a book or sat there staring blankly at the jade pendant.
The mountain pheasant and Banana-kun spent their days secluded in their rooms cultivating, leaving no one to play with her.
"Ordinary demonic beasts couldn't possibly improve this quickly. What background do you think Little Chicken and Big Banana have?" The little demoness rested her chin on her hand, looking at Ye Fan with a pained expression.
"I don't know," Ye Fan said, gazing out the window without turning his head.
"I think they have great potential," the little demoness nodded decisively. "Why don't we try to dig into it?"
"How would you dig into it?" Ye Fan turned his head, looking at the little demoness with a strange expression. "Are you plotting something devious again?"
"It's like this," the little demoness became energetic. "Didn't that senior give you a lot of elixirs? Why don't we try to boost them with elixirs? Maybe they'll suddenly become powerful!"
"Are you in your right mind?" Ye Fan's face darkened. "You can't just force-feed elixirs? Aren't you afraid of killing them?"
"You were going to discard them anyway," the little demoness said excitedly. "Why not just try?"
"Hmm..." Ye Fan stroked his chin. "This might not be too good..."
Yet, as he spoke, he began to take out elixirs from his ring...
"These elixirs are so beautiful," the little demoness's eyes lit up. "Tell me what their effects are."
"This one speeds up cultivation, this one widens the meridians, this one increases the power of lightning-elemental spells..." Ye Fan casually introduced them, and in a short while, he had taken out dozens of elixirs.
These were all obtained through the system's daily check-ins recently, and without exception, they were all ninth-grade or above.
"Elixirs that can help one transform after taking them?" The little demoness picked up a few gray elixirs, her face full of admiration. "I never imagined such miraculous things existed!"
In her understanding, other races had to cultivate desperately to transform into human form.
Moreover, transformation involved enduring a terrifying lightning tribulation, a truly perilous process!
Elixirs like these, which allowed one to transform simply by taking them, were unheard of!
"Will there be any side effects if they take these?" The little demoness asked with some concern. "Like, will they die or something?"