The path to immortality through demonic cultivation begins with devouring snakes to become immortals

No, what kind of playing style is this?!

Gou Lanzi was starting to panic. She had been entrenched in this third-tier territory for so long and had experienced many large-scale battles, but she had never seen anything so bizarre.

However, she wasn't worried, since she had that senior figure to back her up.

Once that senior speaks, even a fifth-tier demon has to give him face!

But she never expected this…

At this moment, in the cave dwelling of the fourth-level meritorious official, Li Xiaobai wielded an iron ladle with incredible speed and power! And a bald old man was watching him with a smile on his face.

"Don't rush, brother. I'm just saying I'll treat you to drinks, but I can't do it without some skill. Today, let me, Li Xiaobai, show you my cooking!"

The iron pot was bought from the town where the horse herdsmen lived. All the ingredients were prepared by Li Xiaobai and were absolutely fresh. They were even kept fresh in his storage ring.

Before long, eight home-style dishes were placed on the table.

This is thanks to Li Xiaobai's previous life, where he couldn't bear to eat out every meal, so he learned a lot of dishes from short videos and practiced them in his rented room when he had nothing to do.

Although it can't compare to a real chef, these demons have never seen such skills before.

"well."

The fourth-tier meritorious official was not the burly man Li Xiaobai had imagined; instead, he was a rather thin old man.

A wild boar... to be this thin, it seems its life after retirement hasn't been very good.

"You're not simple either, infiltrating my cave without a sound."

Zhu Pidong chuckled and stuffed a large mouthful of food into his mouth, and the little imp's eyes lit up immediately!

This is so delicious!!

"Hey, these are just small skills of mine, how can they compare to you, brother, a demon who has been on the battlefield?"

Li Xiaobai chuckled and served Zhu Pidong a bowl of rice cooked with Nongshen rice, and also poured him a glass of wine.

"I'm getting old."

Zhu Pidong touched the scars on his chest: "I was covered in injuries before, and now I reckon I only have a few decades left to live."

A dim light appeared in his old eyes.

Demons have long lifespans, and if we only consider lifespan, he is currently in his prime! However… he is covered in hidden injuries and has been poisoned by a human poison cultivator. Not only is his lifespan almost over, but his physical form… is no longer what it used to be.

"Little Bai, I know there's a fight outside. I thought you were here to rip me off, but who knew... haha!"

As he spoke, Zhu Pidong smiled and shook his head.

"How could I possibly out-eat you!" Li Xiaobai quickly shoveled some food into his bowl, otherwise this guy would have eaten it all.

"Hey bro, that dog lady must have told you about me. She couldn't possibly have left unchecked!"

"I do possess offensive and killing methods capable of threatening fourth-tier opponents, but that depends on who I'm facing, right? For someone like you, brother, I'm still two hundred years away from that."

"Damn! You're a real smooth talker." Zhu Pidong put a big piece of meat into Li Xiaobai's bowl: "You just talked to me, tsk, you've got some big ambitions."

"But I definitely can't help you. My body can't take any more strain. I'm not afraid of death. What demon on the battlefield is afraid of death? But... it's better to be alive."

"I didn't ask you for help, brother," Li Xiaobai said with a smile, his voice neither humble nor arrogant.

"I think that you fourth-tier people, having ended up in third-tier territory, are basically just here to retire."

"What's the point of a demon like me, stuck in my cave with only a little offering from Sister Dog? I've fought my whole life, shouldn't I enjoy myself in my old age?"

"You know, brother, you can't use any of the elixirs or resources now. If I didn't come, I wouldn't even get to eat much good food. That's not what you call enjoying yourself."

"The demon race is not like the human race." Zhu Pidong looked at Li Xiaobai curiously: "What do I have to enjoy?"

Li Xiaobai slapped his thigh: "That's why!"

"I'm planning to build a huge village! I'll specially invite fourth-tier demons like you to live here! I've even provided a cook; satisfying one's appetite is the bare minimum, isn't it?"

"When we're free, we can do some farming. We also have common topics to talk about with the other fourth-tier demons, and I'm sure no demon would dare to bother you!"

Li Xiaobai made a solemn vow.

The demon race is different; they can live for decades, yet they claim they're about to die.

Why are you rushing to die?! If you don't come out and find a second job, how can you repay the High Priest and the Demon Kings for their nurturing? We told you to retire, and you just want to loaf around and wait to die?

I, Li Xiaobai, cannot agree to this.

Zhu Pidong looked at Li Xiaobai with suspicion and uncertainty.

"You...you're a real piece of work! I only have a few decades left to live, and you expect me to farm for you?"

"What farming! It's just for fun!" Li Xiaobai corrected, "The so-called Tao follows nature. What if you can make further progress while maintaining a happy mind and body? Then you won't have to die, right?"

"Bullshit! My foundation is shattered, how can I possibly improve! It's simply...unacceptable..."

"Incomprehensible," Li Xiaobai kindly reminded him.

"Yes! It's utterly unreasonable!"

"Senior, if your Dao Foundation is truly shattered, how can you possibly maintain your fourth-tier cultivation?"

Li Xiaobai took a sip of wine.

This really stumped Zhu Pidong.

"Listen to your brother, he won't hurt you."

"Hmph." Zhu Pidong snorted coldly, looking at Li Xiaobai with interest: "You want to take over the entire territory of the third-tier demons, and we old fogies are the biggest threat, so you want to deal with us first, right?"

"It's not about dealing with it, it's about making arrangements," Li Xiaobai corrected again. "I will give you all the best treatment, and even if there is truly nothing I can do to change things, I will ensure that you all have a good old age."

"Of course it's not fear, it's respect, especially for someone like you who has shed blood and rendered service to the tribe. But there's one condition..."

"Um?"

Li Xiaobai said seriously, "No one can stop me from making money."

Zhu Pidong: "…………"

He didn't speak, just ate his food and drank his wine in silence.

When all the plates on the table had been licked clean, Zhu Pidong looked up and said, "Okay, I'll go with you to take a look. If it's not as good as you say, I won't buy it."

"I didn't ask you to pay anything!" Li Xiaobai waved his hand. "If we really can't escape our fate in the end, you can just leave your inheritance to me, brother."

"C!"

Zhu Pidong stood up cursingly: "You're not like a demon, you're more like a human swindler! I'm not even dead yet, and you're after my meager savings for my coffin."

"You don't have to pay for the coffin either; the nursing home will provide it for you."

Zhu Pidong: "..."

Damn it, he said that once I'm dead, you won't want any of my things.

"Alright, stop talking nonsense."

"Gou Lanzi and the others have taken good care of me and treated me with great respect. Go out and check on her and those kids, make sure they don't hurt her or those kids."

"That won't do." Li Xiaobai quickly stepped forward to support Zhu Pidong: "I was planning to hire Sister Gou to help me manage the nursing home."