A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World

High above, near the very top of the Divine Vitalis Soul Tree, a small but beautifully crafted wooden house rested among the center of thick branches.

Li Feng appeared in a flash of light right in front of the wooden house, still carrying the unconscious Purple Death in his arms in a princess carry.

Her head rested weakly against his chest, and her body remained completely limp.

He looked at the familiar little wooden house with a faint smile.

”Home sweet home...”

Just then, Little Ling sensed his presence and immediately came to greet him.

A small, lively branch sprouted from the wooden wall beside the door, twisting and blooming with soft golden leaves as a cute, child-like voice rang out excitedly inside his mind.

’Master! You’re back!’

Li Feng smiled, seeing that Little Ling seemed to be doing well.

Now that she could communicate, he realized just how lively this little tree spirit had become.

”Yes, I came here for something important. How have you been these days, Little Ling?”

The little spirit’s branch swayed excitedly, clearly overjoyed by Li Feng’s return.

’Master! It’s so peaceful and good for me~’ Little Ling’s cheerful voice echoed happily in his mind.

’I’ve been taking care of the newborn tree and the herbs every day! Their spiritual fruits are growing very well too! Do you want to eat some?’

Li Feng chuckled softly and gently patted the glowing branch.

”That sounds nice. I’ll taste them later. Right now, I need to use the main bedroom. I brought someone who needs... special treatment.”

At his words, Little Ling, who had been hovering around him happily, finally noticed the unconscious woman in his arms.

The branch tilted curiously.

’Eh? Who is this big sister? She looks very pretty... but her soul feels strange. Did Master bring her here to heal her?’

As the Divine Tree that nurtured souls, Little Ling was extremely sensitive to anything related to the soul.

She could tell that this woman’s soul was currently in a very strange condition.

It was there... yet not there, which made her a bit baffled.

Li Feng coughed lightly.

”Actually, this woman is kind of an enemy of mine. I need to interrogate her, but it seems Shadow was a bit rough, so her soul and body were severed.”

Hearing this, Little Ling tilted her branch slightly and asked in confusion.

’Master, who is Shadow?’

Li Feng realized he hadn’t introduced Shadow yet, so he smiled.

”Ah, My bad. Shadow was just born not too long ago so you didn’t know it yet. Well, you can consider it as Goldie’s sibling.”

’Oh! Goldie’s sibling!’

Little Ling let out an excited voice at this.

She actually had a rather nice relationship with Goldie, who always listened to her when it was here.

Even though it was mostly her doing the talking while Goldie stayed silent, she knew Goldie was a good listener.

So she couldn’t help but ask Li Feng.

’Master, when will Goldie be back?’

Little Ling had already been informed by the Divine Brick of what happened, so she couldn’t help but feel worried about Goldie.

But then Li Feng smiled confidently and laughed.

”Haha, don’t worry. I will make sure to bring Goldie back soon.”

Little Ling’s leaves rustled happily, clearly overjoyed by Li Feng’s confident words.

’Really? Then Little Ling will wait patiently! Master always keeps his promises~’

Her voice was filled with pure trust and cheerfulness.

Even though she was worried about Goldie, the moment Li Feng said he would bring Goldie back, all her concerns seemed to melt away.

She trusted her Master completely.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, Little Ling’s branch swayed slightly.

’And Master! I’ve nurtured another batch of powerful souls. Do you need them?’

”Oh?”

Li Feng gave an interested look at this news.

After all, it hadn’t been that long since he used the first batch of souls to create puppets.

The speed at which Little Ling was nurturing new ones was truly surprising.

”How many are there?” he asked.

Little Ling’s branch swayed proudly as she declared in his mind:

’There are 15 of them!’

”So many?”

Li Feng was genuinely surprised at this speed.

It wasn’t so long ago that he had created the first puppets using the previous batch.

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before he could fulfill Wei Meilin’s wish for a legion of intelligent puppets.

But Li Feng thought for a moment before sighing slightly.

Because the biggest bottleneck before had been the core or souls, but now it was the puppet bodies.

Creating each one took time, and since he didn’t need them immediately, he decided to put it aside for now as he had other matters to deal with first.

But then Little Ling made a surprising request as if she had seen through his thought.

’I know Master is busy, so... can you give me the puppet blueprint? I might be able to create the outer vessels and assemble them myself~’

Ever since she saw her first batch of souls take form, communicate, and... come to life, she had felt strangely very fulfilled.

So now, for some reason, she wished for more of the souls she nurtured to become like that... to roam the world, to bloom, and to experience life.

And simply watching and learning through them was already enough to make her happy.

Li Feng paused, genuinely taken aback by the request.

”You... want to create the puppet bodies yourself?”

’Yes!’ Little Ling’s voice was filled with excitement.

’I’ve been watching how the first puppets were made, and I think I can do it! The Divine Vitalis Soul Tree can grow strong wooden frames, and I can use the spiritual energy here to reinforce them. Please, Master? I want to help more souls become alive like Goldie and the others!’

Li Feng looked at the glowing branch for a moment, then smiled warmly.

He had never expected the young Divine Tree to take such initiative.

But seeing her genuine enthusiasm, he felt a sense of pride.

Li Feng nodded.

”Sure, here you go.”

He took out the blueprint and tossed it toward the branch.

It wasn’t a big deal for Little Ling to take it.

Who knew... maybe he might be given a pleasant surprise if the Divine Tree could learn to produce her own puppets.

Little Ling caught the blueprint with a cheerful hum and thanked him.

’Thank you, Master! Little Ling will work very hard! I’ll make them strong and handsome!’

Li Feng chuckled softly and patted the branch again.

”Good. But don’t rush. Quality is more important than quantity. Focus on the ones with the strongest souls first and let me know if you have any questions.”

’Understood!’

Little Ling’s branch rustled happily, clearly overjoyed by the new responsibility.

She carefully absorbed the blueprint into herself, the golden leaves shimmering as she began processing the information.

But then Little Ling seemed to remember something.

Her voice turned a bit more serious inside his mind.

’Oh right, Master! About those demonic disciples that snuck inside this space. I already locked them all up in the underground prison. What should we do about them?’

Li Feng paused for a moment, his expression turning slightly thoughtful as he remembered.

”Ah... right. Those demonic disciples who snuck in during the chaos.”

He had completely forgotten about them with everything else going on since he left the secret realm.

Well... most of that ”everything” had involved having a very sweet time with Yue Lan, Wei Meilin, and Lan Suyao.

Now that he was reminded, he hesitated slightly.

If it were before, he would have just ignored them and let them rot in the prison.

But now that he was about to reach the capital, Li Feng began to have a different idea.

And that he planned to turn them into his Star Apostles.

He had already tasted the feeling of having powerful subordinates at his call.

Shadow was the perfect example.

If even one or two of those demonic disciples could successfully become Star Apostles, it would be a huge gain.

And this was such a win-win situation for him.

If it failed, he would simply gain more stars for his Starforge Body.

If it succeeded... he would have loyal demonic servants under his control.

Even if he didn’t use them immediately, he could release some back into the world as hidden spies within the Demonic Sect, which might prove useful in the future.

Li Feng’s lips curved into a faint, scheming smile.

’Not bad... Not bad at all.’

He then turned his attention back to Little Ling’s glowing branch.

”Keep them locked up for now. Don’t let them die, but don’t nurture them either. I’ll deal with them personally after I finish handling this woman. Some of them might still be useful.”

Little Ling’s branch swayed in acknowledgment.

’Understood, Master! Little Ling will watch them closely. But there’s this loud woman who keeps shouting and crying every day though... it’s very noisy!’

Li Feng chuckled softly at Little Ling’s complaint.

He knew that Little Ling could pretty much see and hear everything through her branches, which made her almost omnipotent inside this world-

’Wait a minute... doesn’t that mean she could also see and hear inside the wooden house?’

Li Feng had created the wooden house precisely because he didn’t want to ”corrupt” the Divine Tree, but if she could see and hear everything...

Just as he was about to scold Little Ling for not reminding him about this fact earlier, he suddenly sensed something and looked down at the woman in his arms.

Purple Death had opened her eyes.

”Eh?”

And their eyes met.

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