I pick a dark blue robe with a dress that matches it. The shoes she has on are still expensive looking, so I look around for a pair that would fit her.

  "What about these?" I ask Xing'er who is playing with a small cat that walked into the shop not long ago.

  "You have a good eye young master. I'm certain she will love-"

  "Xing'er?"

  "Zhuren." She hops on her feet wearing a big smile that feels a little mischievous.

  Has she done something to the cat?

  I receive my answer when I look down and see the poor cat choking on something.

  Using my new qi, I quickly wrap strings of energy around the cat to help it cough out whatever is choking it.

  A golden pill rolls on the floor from the cat's mouth. And once received of the imminent death, it scurries off to never see us again.

  I frown picking up the pill. Upon close inspection, I realize that this is a Saint pill from the two patterns it possesses. This single pull is enough for a mortal to break through a whole realm. That is nine sub-realms that would normally take over ten years to accomplish.

  "Xing'er!" I call casting a questioning glance at her.

  She lowers her head and starts swinging her body from side to side pouting.

  "I chose the one with the least energy. It looked so hungry."

  I sigh clearing my frustration. Here in this world, she is like a child with no experience with mortals. Unlike the beasts she grew up with in her world, beasts here do not eat pulls to survive.

  "Don't give anything or anyone anything, okay? Creatures here eat food or hunt other beasts to feed."

  She dares to raise her eyes. One glance at her pouting face and I feel like the most horrible being alive. How can I scold her when she is this cute?

  I look away.

  "Here. Go and wear these."

  "Sooo...you're not angry with me anymore?"

  "Yes. This is your first mistake here. I will let it slide as long as you ask me before doing anything."

  "Yay! Thank you, zhuren."

  The clothes and shoes are grabbed from my hands before she follows the shopkeeper to the room in the back.

  He comes out immediately. Any little delay and I would have dragged him out here myself.

  To them, she is a small defenseless girl. Some perverts might be tempted to take advantage of her.

  Not that I don't trust her enough to take care of herself, I just don't want anyone to taint her innocence just like how the owner of this body protected her.

  "Have the tournaments started?"

  He hurries to come to stand before me, his wie smile too unsettling as he rubs his hands greedily. "Such information is valuable. There is so much-"

  "I will pay. Just answer my questions."

  "Hehehe! They will start in two days. If you want to bet, you might be a little too late. However, I know someone who-"

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  "Who hosts these tournaments?"

  "This year, the Eternal Bloom sect is in charge of the tournaments. I have heard that they-"

  "And who brings the demons from their realm?"

  "Of course it is the demon lord himself."

  I did not expect that the impostor would be so bold as to show himself in public. Has he already perfected acting like I did?

  If so, then I must go and see it for myself.

  "I have an errand for you. Once it is complete, I will pay you well."

  "Anything young master. Whatever you need."

  After giving him a list of the things I need for the burial, he summons one of his workers from the street and hands it to him along with a string of silver coins.

  It seems that even the value of things has changed.

  When I was the demon lord, a string of silver coins here on the human side could buy a good coffin. It looks like I have to relearn a lot of things.

  "Zhuren?"

  I turn around. Standing by the desk, Xing'er smiles twirling just so I can see her new clothes.

  She looks good in them. The color suits her perfectly as well. Now all that remains is a few decorations for her hair.

  "How do I look?"

  "Graceful and beautiful."

  She giggles running to where I stand. "I love them. I have never worn such clothes. Please buy me more. Please, please, please."

  "You little brat. Do you want to spend all of your money here?"

  I bend forward to whisper to her, "I'll buy you better clothes somewhere else, okay?"

  Xing'er nods. "Go and change quickly. We still have to bury them."

  I pat her hair straightening. "Wait for me here and don't do anything. Okay?"

  She nods before sitting down by the small window with an eager expression.

  After picking the clothes I need, simple gray robes, I walk in the back to change. After burying the ashes, I need to find us somewhere decent where we can spend the night and then gather more information about the current powerhouses in both the human and the demon realms.

  From Xing'er's storage bracelet, we used some of the gold dust she had there to pay for the clothes, the useless information, as well as the errand. He was more than happy to take the dust knowing very well that it was more than the things we received in return.

  After leaving the lawless town, I guided Xing'er to the north of the human border.

  She held onto the pot while I dug the small grave. Once it was complete, we buried the ashes, and set up a gravestone written on it; The heroes of the humans.

  After burning incense for them, their spirits let go of their ties to the world of the living, moving on to the afterlife for their reincarnation journey.

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  Xing'er and I sit quietly on the bed, both deep in meditation.

  She is gathering the spiritual energy from around her while I am relearning my technique, Death Flower. For the past several weeks, I have been teaching myself the basics, preparing for when I will find a sword that resonates with it. So far, I have only unlocked a single petal, that is one level.

  It has ten levels and each petal that is unlocked means I have advanced a level further.

  With this one petal, I can easily use sword qi without the need for a sword.

  I open my palm and a red petal forms from my qi. It floats around, letting me admire its radiance. For even in death, beauty can still be found.

  "Go." I blow it away gently and it quietly floats from my palm without any rush. It keeps going until it reaches a wall. Upon hitting the surface, it disintegrates into dust which then vanishes.

  There is no immediate impact, but after two heartbeats, a deep cut that is one meter long appears.

  Even though it is a lot weaker than what I am used to, I am proud of myself that I have already mastered the first level. Adding the advantage of the immense energy in this body, this first level can help me fight off two cultivators in the fourth level, Nascent soul, and defeat them.

  And if I were to unleash a quarter of the qi in my Dantian, I would easily kill them.

  If I use half of the qi, even an immortal would dare not stand in my way.

  This divine lord must have been several sub-realms in the god ascension level. If not for the serious injuries he sustained from whoever attacked him, I'm afraid that this petal would have blasted away the whole wall.

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