Celeste Grant smiled at him and said candidly, "They say you can’t accept gifts without owing a favor. Since I’ve both eaten your food and taken your things, I have to call you ’husband’ a few times to cheer you up. It would feel terribly awkward otherwise."

Javier Sinclair tightened his arm around her waist.

"If that’s the case, then say it a few more times."

"Alright..."

Celeste Grant was quite accommodating. She leaned in close, lowered her voice, and called to him softly.

"Husband~"

"Husband~"

"My dearest husband~"

Javier Sinclair looked at her.

’There are so many female cultivators in the Cultivation World. Why is she the only one who’s different?’

"My lord husband~"

"Or I could call you ’brother’."

"Brother~"

"Husband~"

"Archfiend, do you prefer it when I call you ’brother’ or ’husband’?"

Javier Sinclair suspected he was being undone by her repeated calls of "brother" and "husband."

"I’ll cherish you from now on."

His fingers gently caressed her face. Javier Sinclair leaned down and captured her lips... After the kiss, he lowered his head and bit her shoulder lightly, sucking a small red mark onto her skin.

"Hiss... Old Fiend Sinclair, you bit me..."

He grasped the nape of her neck and looked up at her.

"Old Fiend Sinclair?"

"You’ve changed what you call me again."

He kissed her on the forehead and said in a low voice, "’Old Fiend Sinclair’ is fine too. As long as you’re the one saying it, you can call me whatever you like."

’Shit...’

Celeste Grant blushed.

She found this latest move a bit much to handle.

’It’s not the ruthless villains you have to fear, it’s the ones who turn lovesick and are only gentle with you.’

"Let’s go. Time to head back."

As she spoke, she tried to get up, but Javier Sinclair’s arm was around her waist, and she couldn’t move.

"I’ll carry you," he said.

He stood, scooped her into his arms, and walked away.

His figure took a single step and vanished on the spot...

During the three days that Celeste Grant and Javier Sinclair spent in the bamboo forest, the people of the Bloodfiend Den were not idle.

The Right Protector had already led the disciples of the Bloodfiend Den to complete the mission of distributing flyers and putting up posters.

Just like before, as the promotional ads rained down from the sky, the people of the Cultivation World subconsciously touched their storage bags.

That feeling of their pockets being about to get lighter was back again.

"The Demonic Sects are making a move again. What are they up to this time?"

"Their method of sending news is always the same. Can’t they come up with something new?"

An Immortal Sect Disciple was holding a flyer and reading it.

In red text at the top, it read:

Greetings to all our fellow Cultivators in the Cultivation World!

To make your lives and daily routines more convenient, we at the Bloodfiend Den have poured our hearts into developing a new Magic Artifact: the ’Trading Jade Token.’ This artifact allows two parties to transfer Spirit Stones to each other using the token. The Trading Jade Token is simple to use.

After purchase, you get one chance to set an ID number. To make a transaction, just dial the other party’s ID number to open a transfer channel and send them Spirit Stones. Super convenient, right?

The flyer not only had a description of the Trading Jade Token but also an illustration.

Further down, it read: Available for purchase at the official Bloodfiend Den flagship store. Price: Only 38 Low Grade Spirit Stones! With a deal like this, you can’t lose. The item will be in stock in half a month. We welcome your business!

The promotional flyer included not only a description but also an illustration of the Trading Jade Token.

At a glance, the price was indeed low.

At the very bottom was an arrow with the words: "Please turn over."

"What kind of tricks are these Demon Cultivators up to now?"

When they turned it over, it read at the top:

Additionally, our Bloodfiend Den phones have new features: Demonic Express and Demon Flame Short Video. Please look forward to them. This function will be activated by our own Bloodfiend Den elders, along with several Golden Core Stage Cultivators, who will use an Array to install it onto all of your phones. We look forward to you using it...

"New phone features? What’s this now?"

"A Trading Jade Token?"

Someone spoke up.

"A Magic Artifact that only costs 38 Spirit Stones? How good can it be? Can it really do what the exaggerated description says? Transfer Spirit Stones to someone else? How is that possible?"

"I don’t know. I’ll buy one and see when it comes out."

"Junior Brother, wake up! Who would transfer Spirit Stones to someone for no reason? When you buy something, don’t you just trade and pay the Spirit Stones face-to-face? Who would need this? It’s completely redundant. I thought The Demonic Sects had developed something good, but this... even a dog wouldn’t buy it."

Someone nodded, agreeing that it would be useless to buy one.

"This Trading Jade Token is obviously a scam. Don’t fall for it. A Magic Artifact capable of spatial transfer would cost at least a thousand Spirit Stones. Who’s going to believe this 38 Spirit Stone price?"

"Senior Brother, what if it’s real?"

"Even if it is real, there’s no use in buying it."

Two female cultivators approached from the side.

One of them spoke up, "Senior Brother... I don’t think they have any reason to lie, do they? The phones from before were great... I absolutely love mine. I’m actually really looking forward to the new features. And besides, I don’t think Demon Cultivators are all that bad."

The other one nodded and added, "Yeah! Last month, I ran into a Demon Cultivator in a Secret Realm, and he actually helped me fight off a Demonic Beast. I would have died otherwise. He just told me to scram and didn’t do anything else to me."

"Nonsense! I see you’ve both been bewitched by those Demon Cultivators! A small act of charity and you’ve already forgotten who they are. Demon Cultivators are all vicious murderers who kill without batting an eye! As members of the Immortal Sects, how can you speak up for them? Are you insane?"

"But... he didn’t hurt me. There must be good people among the Demon Cultivators, too."

’Mostly, it was because the Demon Cultivator who saved her was incredibly handsome—way better-looking than any of the senior brothers in her Sect.’

’He was strong and well-built, not like the senior brothers in the Sect who were all stick-thin, looking like a gust of wind could blow them away. She didn’t really like that type.’

Seeing her expression, her senior brother felt like the sky was falling.

"Junior Sister... why are you blushing...?"

’No... It can’t be.’

’I must be overthinking things.’

’Master said... he would betroth Junior Sister to me in the future.’

Thinking of this, he said, "Junior Sister, how can you think Demon Cultivators are good people? Come, go back with me. You’ve been running wild out here for too long. You’re too naive; you don’t understand how dangerous the world is."

"I’m not going back."

As she spoke, she used a talisman and fled.

Seeing his junior sister use a talisman to escape, the senior brother’s face turned black with anger.

"Junior Sister!"

"Quick... everyone, go find Little Junior Sister! Damn these Demon Cultivators for bewitching my junior sister! I am your sworn enemy!"

’Before, Junior Sister only had eyes for me. Now she’s been bewitched by some worthless Demon Cultivator.’

’Who is he? I have to kill him. Little Junior Sister can only be mine.’

These people were disciples of the Primal Heaven Sect. They had come out this time on their master’s orders to bring their little junior sister back. They had only just found her, and now she’d run off again.

Their little junior sister, Rowan Forrest, was the daughter of Primal Heaven Sect’s Elder William Forrest. The elder doted on his only daughter, which was why she was so naive and loved to run around, making her susceptible to being bewitched by a Demon Cultivator.

’No, I have to find her and bring her back as soon as possible...’

And so, after the flyers were distributed, Elder Lawson and his men went around the Cultivation World again, replicating the newly developed features onto everyone’s phones.

By the time Celeste Grant returned from the bamboo forest, they had already completed the installation of the Demonic Express app and the Demon Flame Short Video feature.

Almost overnight, this new feature appeared on the phones of everyone in the Cultivation World. They were all curious about what this new addition could do.