Delicious, Great Tonic!

The God Vault Tower? Holding the Abyss pig-headed monster, Yu Xian teleported over. Cautious as ever, he walked up to the Pixiu and tossed the monster in his hand over to it. The Pixiu, originally resting with its eyes shut, abruptly snapped them open. The gemstone on its forehead immediately radiated a terrifying suction force, pulling the Abyss pig-headed monster into the black gem before it could even struggle. "Delicious... great tonic... bring more." A glimmer of vitality gradually appeared in the Pixiu's eyes as it looked at Yu Xian and spoke. Yu Xian quickly asked, "If you eat them, can they still revive?" "Delicious... great tonic... bring more." The Pixiu did not seem to possess much sentience, merely repeating the same words. Yu Xian thought for a moment, then turned and left. A minute later, he returned with several Abyss creatures in hand and hurled them toward the Pixiu. Sure enough, the Abyss creatures had no chance to resist at all, absorbed into the gemstone on the Pixiu's forehead in the blink of an eye. The Pixiu possessed only a head, the back of its neck joined to the grand doors. After devouring this batch of Abyss creatures, visible streaks of red light traveled from its body into the tower, lending the entire structure an added touch of vitality. "Delicious... great tonic... bring more." The Pixiu still repeated what it had said before. Yu Xian asked no further questions and vanished again. From then on, he constantly vanished and reappeared, bringing back several Abyss creatures each time and feeding them frantically to the Pixiu. Because he fed it so quickly, the gemstone on the Pixiu's forehead gradually began shifting from black to gray, while the entire 'God Vault Tower' grew increasingly imposing. In the outside world, Yu Xian and Zhang Buyao cooperated: Zhang Buyao was responsible for breaking the limbs of Abyss creatures and binding them, while Yu Xian served as the procurer. Once he took the Abyss creatures whose limbs she had shattered, he returned to the Everlasting Silence Prison Tower, passed through it into the God Vault Space, and fed them to the Pixiu. In fact, Yu Xian had kept something in mind: he memorized the appearance of every Abyss creature he fed to the beast. If they never appeared again afterwards, it would prove that feeding them to the God Vault Space could prevent them from reviving. If an identical Abyss creature appeared again, it would mean their efforts were in vain. "This is too slow." "Yu Xian, how about filling a spatial ring before heading over?" Zhang Buyao snapped the limbs of several Abyss creatures with the back of her blade and said to Yu Xian. Right now, Yu Xian could only transport at most five Abyss creatures at a time to the God Vault Space. God knew how long that would take; there were still far too many Abyss creatures here. "Wouldn't that waste a spatial ring each time?" Yu Xian frowned at the suggestion. Abyss creatures had a corrupting effect on space. Although as non-living matter they could indeed be placed inside a storage ring, the entire ring would quickly become tainted, and its interior space might eventually rupture. "I can use the Reset Eye to record the state of your storage ring, and every time you come back, I'll reset it for you. Wouldn't that solve it?" A brief moment of thought gave Zhang Buyao a solution. Yu Xian had already learned that Nora and Niman hadn't been killed by Feng Laixian because of Zhang Buyao's Reset Eye. After considering it, he nodded. "All right. It just so happens I have spare spatial rings." After eliminating Star-rank powerhouses like Margaret, he had kept all their storage rings. Having experienced a situation where storage space was insufficient, he had developed a phobia of running out of storage space. No amount of storage rings felt like enough, so naturally he hadn't discarded a single one. Zhang Buyao's pupils turned rhombic. Once she recorded the state of Yu Xian's ring, she immediately began capturing Abyss creatures. Her blade was exceptionally sharp and possessed the effect of preventing living creatures from recovering from injuries. Earlier, in the fight against the Infinite Sea Corpse Vein Dragon, it was precisely because the dragon's regenerative capacity had been suppressed that it was ultimately slain in an instant. In fact, Zhang Buyao was covered in treasures from head to toe. After emerging from Feng Laixian's memory world, she had significantly upgraded the Reset Eye obtained there. Originally limited to once per day per target, it now boasted unlimited uses. Although it drained stamina, with her current physique she could practically keep resetting the state of any target she recorded indefinitely. One hour later. Yu Xian reappeared at the 'God Vault Tower.' Without hesitation, he released every single Abyss creature from the storage ring in one go, shoving them all toward the Pixiu. In an instant, the round gem on the Pixiu's forehead radiated a tremendous suction force, pulling every Abyss creature into it. "It doesn't harm humans?" Yu Xian noticed then that the Pixiu seemed unable to harm him. Just then, when he dumped out such a massive swarm of Abyss creatures, some had been very close to him. Yet the Pixiu's suction had acted solely upon the Abyss creatures, leaving him completely unaffected. By all logic, at such close range, he should have felt at least a faint pull. He pondered for a moment, then stepped up to the Pixiu. Sure enough, the creature showed no interest in him whatsoever. He reached out and touched the gem on its forehead. Excellent—it had no effect on humans. No, wait. It was also possible that it was ineffective against friendly units. "Kid, stop feeling around. Your grandpa doesn't swing that way," the Pixiu suddenly said, its eyes lighting up as it looked at Yu Xian. Holy shit. Startled, Yu Xian hurriedly backed away, staring at the Pixiu in astonishment. It was practically brain-dead earlier—how did it suddenly sprout a brain? "Sure enough, pretty boys have no guts. Did your grandpa's majestic, imposing aura wound your self-esteem?" Seeing Yu Xian's stunned expression, the Pixiu asked in a smug, boastful tone. Yu Xian asked curiously, "You're a living creature?" "Nonsense! Do I look dead to you?" the Pixiu snapped testily. Yu Xian quickly asked, "Can the monsters you eat revive again?" "What backwater corner did you crawl out of, kid? Haven't you ever heard that what goes into a Pixiu never comes out? Once it's in your grandpa's belly, you think it can escape?" the Pixiu said proudly. Great. That was exactly the answer Yu Xian wanted. Yu Xian smiled. "Then if I bring even more over, can you stomach them?" "No matter how many you bring, I can eat them all! Hurry up and bring them!" The Pixiu's eyes shone as it nodded eagerly. Smiling, Yu Xian was about to leave when a thought struck him, and he asked curiously, "Uh... what is the God Vault Tower used for?" "The God Vault Tower? You mean that pansy tower? It's responsible for power supply and repairs, mainly keeping the God Vault Space running normally." The Pixiu paused, then replied. Yu Xian froze as well. He stared at the Pixiu, incredulous. "Pansy tower? In other words, you aren't the God Vault Tower?" "Who told you this was the God Vault Tower? This is the Tower of Myriad Treasures," the Pixiu said, staring back at Yu Xian with wide eyes, looking utterly exasperated. The two of them stared at each other, both realizing a problem: oh no, there had been a mix-up. The Pixiu realized Yu Xian had made a mistake. Now that it had given him the answer, would Yu Xian still bring Abyss creatures for it to eat? While Yu Xian realized that the God Vault Tower seemed rather more important. Perhaps supplying power to the God Vault Tower would allow it to begin repairing the entire space.