Chapter 22

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After leaving the training ground, Li Changsheng returned to the courtyard with Ai Xi.

As he pushed open the door, he happened to see Galen condensing wood energy. A turquoise liquid was being formed instantly.

This was, of course, the Healing Spring. Even though the green liquid was only efficacious for a few days, it was still very valuable nonetheless.

The most important thing to note was that this was actually a steady source of income.

On close inspection, it could be noticed that the Healing Spring produced today was slightly larger than yesterday. Although the increase was not overwhelming, many a little makes a mickle. This was still progress.

Under Galen’s control, the turquoise liquid swished in a parabolic arc, landing neatly into the open dolium at the side.

The next moment, Galen hurried over to seal the dolium, in order to avoid energy leakage.

After finishing up everything, Galen was finally free to approach Li Changsheng. She immediately flitted over, landing on Li Changsheng’s shoulders.

“Galen, thanks for the hard work!” Li Changsheng praised the hardworking Nature Faerie, rather overjoyed after seeing the results.

In the corner of the room, there were several dolia, three of which were sealed—Galen had clearly been diligent. There was no indication that she cut any corners.

Of course, the results were also attributed to Galen’s progress.

“It’s no problem!” Galen shook her head vigorously. The compliment made her feel excited and perked up. Her physical and mental exhaustion seemed to have disappeared.

Galen was the epitome of innocence. Even if the work was boring and tedious, as long as she could win Li Changsheng’s approval, she felt it was worth every second.

“Come on, here’s a reward for you!”

On top of the praise, Li Changsheng also offered a substantial reward, handing a lower-tier Wood demon core to Galen.

Naturally, the value of the single low-tier demon core was nowhere close to three pots of Healing Spring.

“Wow, Galen got a reward!”

Galen clutched the Wood demon core, fluttering her wings excitedly. She landed on Ai Xi’s head.

Ai Xi was not very pleased with that. Subconsciously, Ai Xi wanted to shake her off its head. However, when it recalled that Galen was the one who created the Healing Spring, it stopped in its tracks.

‘Can’t afford to offend! Can’t afford to offend!’ 

Even so, in order to maintain some dignity, Ai Xi raised its head slightly and wore a rather haughty expression.

Meanwhile, Galen recklessly tried to swallow the Wood demon core.

The thing was, although the Wood demon core was small, it was about the size of the fist of the tiny Galen.

Unsurprisingly, Galen could not swallow it. Instead, the demon core got lodged in her throat, creating a large, noticeable bulge.

Despite the throbbing of her throat, she could not force it down.

Awooo~

Galen clutched her throat. Her pretty face was flushed red. She hurriedly jumped up and down a few times. However, that still did not help. Her eyes were getting bloodshot. She now had panicked (Ŏ艸Ŏ) eyes. She pitifully looked toward Li Changsheng for help.

“You were too excited. You could have just held onto it and absorbed it!”

Li Changsheng was a bit speechless. However, he acted quickly. He had no choice but to use his omniscience to help Galen swallow the demon core.

With Li Changsheng’s help, Galen just barely swallowed the demon core, her face breaking into relief.

Suddenly, a hazy green halo emerged, instantly covering Galen and making her exquisite body even more gorgeous.

Under hard training, Galen was on the verge of a level breakthrough. The energy of the demon core put her one step closer to completing the accumulation.

Within the halo, Galen started to grow.

Praa~praa~tear~

There was a soft crackling sound. The clothes woven from bamboo leaves began to tear. Eventually, they could no longer contain her. Galen was forced to expand through it, revealing a virtually flawless body. The scene perfectly captured the essence of ‘losing your attire in daylight’. (TN: This phrase is a wordplay on the first line of a famous proverbial poem that refers to the mountains that are as far as the sun of which the eye can see. Theoretically, it means that they are at the extreme limits of one’s sight.)

“You’re still kinda small, but there is still plenty of room for growth!”

During this process, Li Changsheng did not divert his attention. Giving Galen a thorough look over, he was amazed.

Soon, Galen completed her transformation. Her figure was a bit bigger than before and her level had increased. The speed of her leveling up seemed to surpass even that of Ai Xi.

“Yaaa!”

At this time, Galen finally realized that something was amiss. She let out a shrill scream, covering her ‘private spots’ with both hands. She then flew over to a potted plant in the house, covering herself with the plant while picking the leaves from it.

Some rubbing noises could be heard for a while, then the ingenious Galen finally weaved a set of new green clothes. She proceeded to put them on.

After covering her body, Galen flew again and landed in front of Li Changsheng.

Suddenly, her eyes bloomed with a brilliant luster like a rejuvenated forest. She was breathtakingly beautiful!

Looking at Galen’s eyes, Li Changsheng found himself being deeply attracted. He could not look away at all. His heart seemed to be infected. A passionate feeling was growing rapidly within him. He could barely control himself!

However, Li Changsheng was a demon master who specialized in omniscience after all. He had a strong resistance to this kind of mind-tampering skills. In addition, Galen was still very weak. He quickly broke free of the effect.

“So, you learned Feigning Pitifulness!” After recovering from the shock, Li Changsheng flashed a brilliant smile.

Feigning Pitifulness was a mental skill. Many cute and sweet demons could master this skill. This skill did not directly cause damage. Instead, it used their eyes to charm the opponent’s will. Depending on the opponent’s strength and willpower, the skill could restrain them for a certain amount of time.

Of course, if the level gap was too large or if the opponent had strong willpower, Feigning Pitifulness could just as easily fail.

Even so, this improved Galen’s potential for support. If she were to team up with Ai Xi, they could easily make a fatal mistake during a short lapse of focus.

After playing around with his two demon pets for a while, Li Changsheng instructed two servants to transport some of the smaller dolia.

Compared with the original dolia, these were much smaller. They were less than ten centimeters in height. The volume was only about 1/5 of the original. It looked more like a small wine pot.

After dismissing his servants, Li Changsheng divided the Healing Spring into small dolia.

After a lot of work, Li Changsheng filled a total of thirteen small dolia. Except for the few jugs he was carrying, he hung the rest on Ai Xi.

Ai Xi was a little unhappy. However, reminding itself that these were Healing Springs, it suppressed its displeasure, allowing Li Changsheng to pack the jugs on it.

“Galen, remember to balance work and rest, don’t work yourself too hard!” Before leaving, Li Changsheng specifically said this to Galen.

“Got it! You and Ai Xi also do your best ^ 0 ^~!”

When they returned to the training ground, it was almost noon. After placing the dolia in the corner, Li Changsheng directed Ai Xi to continue its training.

There were no shortcuts in training demon pets. The best way was to balance combat and training, to continuously improve the abilities of demon pets in all aspects.

Just as Ai Xi was training in full swing, a figure appeared in front of Li Changsheng.