Under the Heaven Chip's control.

  Even with only his left hand, Xia Li's movements were extraordinarily swift and nimble.

  【Please use telekinesis to levitate the marked prosthetic fragments in front of you】

  The only limitation was that the Heaven Chip couldn't utilize Xia Li's telekinesis, requiring Xia Li himself to assist. However, the tasks the Heaven Chip assigned to him weren't difficult.

  The usable components among the fragments floated before Xia Li. After some processing, they were disassembled and then recombined.

  In less than a minute.

  A mechanical heart was assembled.

  【Scan the white fox's condition. Begin prosthetic implantation surgery immediately!】

  【Mission received】

  The Heaven Chip controlled Xia Li's body to approach the white fox. After about five seconds of scanning, the Heaven Chip immediately calculated a surgical plan.

  【Request activation of Ethereal Dharma Body】

  【Permission granted】

  Xia Li immediately agreed. Once the Ethereal Dharma Body appeared, it wasted no time—it condensed qi into a blade and cut open the flesh on the white fox's chest.

  Inside the white fox's chest cavity, the heart was almost unrecognizable, shredded into a mass of minced flesh. Severe internal bleeding accompanied the damage.

  Under the Heaven Chip's direction, Xia Li used telekinesis to pinch off the blood vessels that were still bleeding heavily. Simultaneously, the Ethereal Dharma Body began clearing the destroyed tissue from the white fox's chest cavity and extracting pooled blood.

  【Detected severe blood loss in surgical subject. Has reached critical levels. Recommend immediate blood spiritualization for transfusion】

  【Agreed】

  Xia Li agreed. Blood spiritualization was a discovery of modern Earth medicine—spiritualized blood could ignore blood types and even allow cross-species transfusions.

  Of course, this still had certain effects, just targeting the transfusion recipient.

  The recipient had a chance of genetic contamination from the donor. On Earth, blood spiritualization required specialized equipment to ensure no genetic contamination occurred.

  But where was Xia Li supposed to find equipment right now?

  He could only hope the white fox was lucky—that beneficial gene expression would outweigh harmful ones. If harmful gene expression was greater, there was nothing Xia Li could do.

  Xia Li had suffered from hereditary family cancer. Receiving his spiritualized blood meant a chance of contracting the same terminal illness.

  In emergency treatment of critical injuries, Earth's technology was something this traditional cultivation world currently couldn't match.

  Even if they could save someone, it would mostly be through high-realm cultivators' saturation-style rescue—the equivalent of feeding immortal elixirs to mosquitoes, causing tremendous waste.

  Moreover, it required the rescued party to have a considerable cultivation level. Otherwise, before life could be saved, they'd be burst apart by the powerful forces involved.

  So this white fox really was lucky. With its low cultivation and mortal flesh incapable of absorbing much spiritual energy, even Bai Qi standing here would probably just shake his head. Yet Xia Li could save it!

  The Ethereal Dharma Body condensed qi into a blade and cut a wound on Xia Li's left arm.

  Then...

  Translucent spiritual blood, thin as thread, was extracted.

  The spiritual blood was directly infused into the white fox's blood vessels. The Ethereal Dharma Body also immediately installed the mechanical heart into the white fox's chest cavity. After reconnecting the blood vessels, sparks shot from its fingertips as it performed electrothermal suturing on the vessels.

  After completing all this, the Heaven Chip transmitted a command to the mechanical heart. The mechanical heart immediately began contracting and pumping, and blood flowed once more.

  Finally, using electrothermal suturing technology to close the opening in the white fox's chest, removing the arrow, and suturing the back wound, this emergency prosthetic implantation surgery was complete.

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  "Done..."

  After finishing everything, Xia Li immediately collapsed and let out a long breath. Performing the prosthetic implantation surgery on the white fox had consumed considerable energy.

  And Qiu Fu, who had watched the entire surgical process, now looked at Xia Li with a hint of reverence in her eyes.

  "Has human medical arts advanced to this level? In comparison, our demon tribe is truly primitive and barbaric..."

  "This isn't human medical arts—it's human medicine."

  "Um... is there a difference?"

  "The difference is enormous. Don't develop meaningless fantasies about humanity. Don't forget—it was also humans who hurt the white fox."

  "Mm..."

  Qiu Fu nodded. Xia Li rested briefly, then placed his hand on the white fox's body, channeling spiritual energy to continue adjusting its condition.

  After all, the white fox's heart had stopped for some time. It was in a state of being dead but not completely dead.

  The only good thing was that the white fox still had some cultivation. Under the effect of spiritual energy, its brain retained some activity. But blood clots had formed in its vessels from the blood cooling and coagulating.

  More than ten minutes later...

  The white fox weakly opened its eyes and let out a feeble cry. Seeing this, Qiu Fu was so moved that tears fell.

  "Thank goodness... Thank goodness!!"

  Qiu Fu was overjoyed, but Xia Li had no time for joy. He only frowned, looking toward the dense forest to the east.

  He didn't move carelessly.

  Because the Heaven Chip alerted him that his forehead was locked by a killing intent. The Heaven Chip was analyzing it.

  Soon.

  A young man maintaining a bow-and-arrow stance walked out of the dense forest with a group of people.

  "Are you planning to steal my prey?"

  The moment the young man appeared, he looked at the white fox. Seeing its injuries had been healed, surprise flickered in his eyes.

  The arrows he used were specially crafted spiral-shatter arrows, and he had hit the heart directly.

  In that situation, it should have been impossible to save.

  Yet now the white fox was alive!

  "Name your price. I'll buy this prey of yours. I don't want conflict."

  "Though I don't know how you saved this demon fox, resurrection techniques surely come at no small cost. Spending so much to save a demon—you must be a human traitor!"

  The young man immediately started labeling Xia Li.

  "I took a liking to this white fox. I intend to keep it as a demon slave."

  Xia Li spoke calmly, but the young man still didn't lower his bow. The arrow remained aimed at Xia Li's forehead.

  "But it's my prey. By the rules, it belongs to me. How about you name your price instead? I've taken a liking to your demon slave."

  The young man glanced at Qiu Fu. The people behind him seemed to receive some signal, preparing for battle as if ready to attack at any disagreement.

  "Sir, aren't you being excessive? I've said I don't want trouble."

  Xia Li emphasized that he didn't want trouble, implying that if the other party insisted on causing trouble, they should prepare for a fight to the death.

  This was his final warning.

  "You stole my prey. You're the one causing trouble."

  "Fine, I understand. You can take your prey. Just my demon slave..."

  Before Xia Li finished speaking, he suddenly drew his gun from the phase ring and used telekinesis to immobilize the young man. Without another word, he directly shot and blew off the man's head.

  His movements were so swift, his attack so decisive—clearly committed to the kill.

  In merely an instant, before the young man's followers could even react, their master was dead.

  Xia Li had a good habit when fighting—he liked to lower his opponent's guard through misdirection before suddenly striking.

  "Qiu Fu, attack!"

  Xia Li signaled Qiu Fu to help clear the scene immediately. They had to eliminate everyone present.