"That's right, Brother Jiao," Shan Ji was also surprised. "Shouldn't I have noticed it first?"
After all, Jun Xiang Jiao's cultivation was lower than Shan Ji's. How could he possibly have noticed it?
"It is indeed a bit strange," Jun Xiang Jiao was also confused, patting his bald head. "I don't know what's going on, I just felt it."
Xiao Mo Nü looked at Ye Fan as if asking for an explanation.
"The tree," Ye Fan uttered a single word softly.
Indeed, Jun Xiang Jiao's current cultivation was the lowest among the three of them.
But in terms of sensitivity to life force, tens of thousands of Xiao Mo Nü and Shan Ji combined couldn't match him.
This was still because Jun Xiang Jiao's bloodline was too diluted.
If it were the complete Tree of Life, even the combined strength of Ye Fan from his previous 99 lifetimes wouldn't be enough!
Xiao Mo Nü nodded in realization.
That's right, Big Banana was a descendant of the Tree of Life.
Although she didn't understand what the concept of the Tree of Life was, it didn't stop her from thinking it was very powerful.
In fact, Xiao Mo Nü's judgment method was very simple: if Ye Fan said it was powerful, then it must be powerful!
"What tree?" The two confused demons were both baffled.
"I mean, you are like trees now, you need fertilizer... to replenish your nutrients," Ye Fan took out a few pills from his ring and tossed them over.
"Thank you, Big Brother!" The two demons were overjoyed and happily took the pills back to their rooms.
If it were someone else, Ye Fan would not dare to do this.
Taking too many pills was no different from pulling up seedlings to help them grow; even if their cultivation improved, it would be superficial.
A building with an unstable foundation, the higher it is built, the easier it will collapse.
However, these two were true descendants of the Vermilion Bird and the Tree of Life, so there was no problem with pushing their cultivation with medicine!
If they were not pushed enough, they might even suffer from malnutrition!
"When you go shopping next time, help them buy more clothes," Ye Fan instructed Xiao Mo Nü after the two demons left. "Especially for Jun Xiang Jiao."
Ye Fan himself was a relatively open-minded person.
Jun Xiang Jiao's liking for tearing his clothes was his hobby.
He could dislike it, but there was no reason to stop it.
All he could do was prepare more clothes for him, so he wouldn't run around naked all the time.
There was still some time before the Evil Flame Secret Realm, which You Sha had mentioned, would open, so Ye Fan was too lazy to run around.
Compared to searching for a needle in a haystack by posting missions everywhere, the ruins that were about to open were more reliable.
The two demons ran back and forth between the brothel and home, just like before.
A month passed in a blink of an eye.
Whether it was due to their bloodline awakening or taking pills, the cultivation of the two demons had been skyrocketing during this period.
They had only slowed down after reaching the Void Comprehension realm in one go.
Shan Ji still took the lead, reaching the fourth layer of Void Comprehension, while Jun Xiang Jiao remained at the third layer.
This showed the contrast in bloodline differences.
Before, Shan Ji had been a whole major realm ahead of Jun Xiang Jiao, and now the gap had been narrowed to a minor realm.
Barring any accidents, Jun Xiang Jiao would soon catch up to Shan Ji and leave him far behind.
Shan Ji didn't feel uncomfortable about this at all.
In his opinion, it was a good thing that Jun Xiang Jiao was becoming more powerful.
With Brother Jiao protecting him in the future, his own life would be wonderful, wouldn't it?!
After his cultivation improved, Shan Ji finally became relatively more enduring.
The Vermilion Bird Divine Fire could be used three times in a row, and its power had increased several times compared to before.
If he encountered You Ci or You Sha again, he would definitely be able to defeat them in minutes!
Jun Xiang Jiao had not learned any new skills.
Or rather, it seemed like he hadn't learned any new skills...
Seeing the progress of the two demons, Xiao Mo Nü felt envious.
Before, Ye Fan had said they were very powerful, but she lacked direct experience.
Now, just looking at their cultivation speed was enough to shock her for many years!
Back then, the two demons were only at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refining stages, respectively, and now they had reached the Void Comprehension realm.
And this terrifying cultivation leap had only taken them a few months!
If it were ordinary cultivators, they might have made no progress in a few months!
Even those cultivators in the Golden Core and Soul Transformation realms, how many of them had taken hundreds or thousands of years to achieve their cultivation?!
And for those in the Void Comprehension realm, it would take thousands or tens of thousands of years!
But the two demons had only taken a few months...
If this were to spread, it would definitely drive a lot of people insane!
Somewhere in Ge City.
Third Brother sat at the table, constantly rubbing his temples.
Things had not been going smoothly lately.
You Sha's life token had shattered earlier, and it was highly likely that he had met with misfortune.
Recently, he had encountered several tough opponents, and all his previous plans had been ruined.
"Third Brother, the situation doesn't look good..." Old Five said worriedly. "What should we do next?"
"Let me think..." Third Brother muttered with a headache.
Suddenly!
A strong ghostly aura spread out!
The two of them suddenly looked in one direction!
That direction...
Was the sect leader's secluded cultivation place!
The forbidden area where the Ancestor had left his legacy!
Judging by the intense ghostly aura... could it be that the sect leader was about to emerge from seclusion?!
The disciples outside were also shocked by the strong ghostly aura and knelt down, kowtowing incessantly in the direction of the forbidden area.
The next moment, a black figure suddenly appeared in mid-air!
The black figure turned into a stream of light and flashed in front of the disciples.
"Welcome, Sect Leader, back from seclusion!" all the disciples shouted in unison.
"Get up."
The black figure was shrouded in a faint gray mist, looking very imposing.
"Welcome, Sect Leader, back from seclusion!"
Third Brother and Old Five rushed out and bowed respectfully.
Then the three of them returned to the room and began to discuss important matters.
"During my seclusion, did anything happen?" the sect leader asked calmly.
"Reporting to the Sect Leader," Third Brother quickly replied. "Something did happen..."
Then Third Brother told them everything he knew.
For example, there seemed to be problems with the leader of the demonic path.
For example, Ye Fan, who had suddenly appeared.
For example, the death of You Sha.
And, for example, the continuous disruption of his recent plans.
And so on.
...
"Are you sure that Ye Fan doesn't have the jade pendant?" the sect leader asked calmly.
"I can't be completely sure," Third Brother replied quickly. "But it's highly likely he doesn't."
Old Five, who was nearby, pondered.
He didn't know why the sect leader trusted Third Brother so much, even letting him manage all internal affairs during his seclusion.
He simply felt that such trust seemed too absolute.
Even the most secret top floor of the library was unconditionally open to Third Brother.
He knew that was a place only the sect leader was qualified to go!
In the cultivation world, strength was paramount, and the same was true within the ghost cultivation sect.
Wasn't the sect leader afraid that Third Brother would threaten his position later?
If Third Brother didn't dare to act rashly out of fear of the sect leader's strength, then his expression and demeanor did not suggest that.
In short, something felt strange, but he couldn't pinpoint what was wrong.
"Prepare yourselves," the sect leader ordered. "We will go and meet this Ye Fan in the next few days."