Holding Zhou Chenxi in a princess carry, Zhou Fan covered her with a protective barrier.
Then, with a flash of his figure, he soared into the sky, flying towards the direction where Qin Li and the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly were fighting.
Soon, Zhou Fan arrived at the battlefield.
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly was like a brilliant streak of light, darting through the battlefield; its body was only the size of a palm, yet it was breathtakingly beautiful.
Its wings were as thin as cicada wings, shimmering with colorful light under the sun, like a flowing rainbow, with mysterious and exquisite patterns on each wing, as if personally drawn by an ancient deity.
Its antennae were slender and nimble, with a faint blue glow at the tips, like two dazzling gems.
Its body was semi-transparent, and one could vaguely see the flowing light within; staring at it for too long would make one unable to look away, as the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly's body possessed an inherent captivating power.
At this moment, Qin Li was fully focused on fighting it, but the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly was extremely fast and could conjure various illusions to confuse its opponents; Qin Li's cultivation was still at the Late Stage of Core Formation, having not yet achieved a Breakthrough to Nascent Soul, thus he was temporarily caught in a bitter struggle.
When Zhou Fan arrived, he communicated with Qin Li through Divine Sense and already knew that the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly's main attack method relied on illusions.
The simplest way to break an illusion was to have a stronger Divine Sense than the caster.
Zhou Fan joined the battlefield; he handed Zhou Chenxi to Qin Li, telling Qin Li to take Zhou Chenxi to a distance to observe the battle, and that he would handle the rest of the fight.
Qin Li took Zhou Chenxi and quickly flew into the distance.
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly wanted to stop them; its memories were connected to its clones, and it already knew of Zhou Fan's threat.
Its speed was as fast as lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it appeared before Zhou Fan; with a flap of its wings, countless illusions instantly enveloped Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan was prepared; he did not activate the Overlord form, which only increased Physical Body strength, but instead chose to directly activate the Great Sun form, which greatly enhanced all-around resistance.
A sun wheel radiating infinite light and heat appeared behind Zhou Fan; now, Zhou Fan's various elemental resistances and mental resistances were several times stronger than in his normal state.
The myriad illusions were easily shattered; Zhou Fan reached out, and his Physical Body speed was far faster than the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly, so no matter how the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly tried to escape, it could not change the reality that Zhou Fan's palm was getting closer and closer to it.
Like a Great Sun Deity, he closed his hand, and the colorful Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly was firmly held in Zhou Fan's palm.
His Physical Body, comparable to a fifth-tier strength, slowly exerted force, and the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly was about to be crushed into Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Paste.
It suddenly let out a voice that sounded very young and innocent, "Human, don't kill me, I am an ancient rare species, and I know the location of an ancient Secret Realm, which contains a Legacy up to the ninth tier and various Immortal Pills and Spiritual Artifacts."
"As long as you spare my life, all the treasures in that Secret Realm will be yours."
Zhou Fan continued to clench his hand; seeing that this move was useless, the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly had no choice but to accept reality and said, "Human, you win, I can sign a contract with you and become your demon pet."
"Quickly let go of me, if you keep squeezing, I'll really be a dead butterfly! Human, don't you want to subdue an ancient exotic beast as a demon pet?"
"I really don't lack them; I've previously contracted two Desire Demons, and not long ago, I even contracted a pure-blooded Dragon."
Death was approaching little by little, but the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly could no longer offer anything more valuable.
"Human, please, please spare my life."
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly pleaded in her little girl-like voice, "I really don't want to die, I want to live longer, Human, what exactly do I need to do for you to spare my life?"
"All beings fear death, but death does not disappear because of fear."
Zhou Fan thought of the deceased April, and his tone became a bit more melancholic, while the grip of his hand tightened again.
"Human, Human, I remember now, your childhood friend isn't dead yet, she's not dead!"
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly, discerning human hearts, finally revealed valuable information.
"April isn't dead? Where is she now?"
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly dared not deceive Zhou Fan on such a matter; she struggled and said, "You let go first, I swear by the Dao, I'm absolutely not lying to you."
Zhou Fan released his hand; the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly, having narrowly escaped death, calmed herself before saying, "You should contract me first, I want to become your demon pet."
"There's no rush for that, first tell me where April is?"
"No, you must contract me first, and promise not to kill me, only then can I tell you where Zhou Mei is."
"Alright."
Zhou Fan sent over a master-servant contract with his Divine Sense; the contract established a relationship of master and servant, where the servant could never betray and would completely obey all the master's commands.
The binding power of this contract was several times stronger than the master-subordinate contract Zhou Fan gave to Chihong; even if the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly's cultivation was two major Realms higher than Zhou Fan's, it would not be able to break free.
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly received the contract in her Sea of Consciousness but did not sign it.
She looked at Zhou Fan eagerly, hoping that Zhou Fan would swear not to kill her.
But in an instant, she was once again held in Zhou Fan's hand, and the pain of being crushed throughout her body Attack came again.
Was it a choice to die immediately, or possibly die in the future?
Zhou Mei's location was not difficult to find, and the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly dared not gamble.
Always cautious, she finally signed this extremely unequal master-servant contract; Zhou Fan took Zhou Chenxi, who was full of admiration, from Qin Li's hands, he dispelled the Great Sun form, and the group, led by the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly, returned to the Zhou Family ancestral graveyard.
Arriving before the nameless tombstone, the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly pointed to the grave mound with her antennae and said, "Zhou Mei is inside."
Zhou Fan used his Divine Sense to part the earth, placing a wooden coffin on the open ground.
Zhou Chenxi had now regained her ability to move; Zhou Fan told her and Qin Li to leave first.
The two understood and left; Zhou Fan pushed open the coffin lid, and April, eighteen years old, lay quietly in the coffin with her eyes closed.
The clothes she was buried in were somewhat decayed, but her body and face still looked the same as when she was eighteen.
Although April had no breath or heartbeat, Zhou Fan surprisingly sensed a faint trace of vitality in her.
The Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly spoke at the opportune moment, "When she was confirmed dead, there was no vitality in her body, which is why she was buried here."
"Later, I used an illusion to alter memories, and to prevent the name on this tombstone from being seen by others, I came to the grave and replaced the stone tablet with a nameless one."
"At that time, I scanned the inside of the coffin with my Divine Sense and surprisingly found that this deceased person, after several decades, had regained vitality; I think she might have entered a state of suspended animation before, but I'm not sure of the specific reason."
After understanding the situation, Zhou Fan told the Thousand-Faced Illusion Heart Butterfly to also step aside.
He communicated with the System in his Sea of Consciousness; the System understood the host's mood, quickly retrieved information, and then gave its deduction.
"Host, your childhood friend April most likely possesses a special Physique; combining with previous information, it is highly probable that she has the Star Physique, known as the Child of the Stars."
