Chapter 541: The Qilin Armor Appears Again |
"Shop assistant, bring us a table of food."
Ning Qi had the shop assistant lead the way while also asking him to arrange a table of food for them.
"Alright!"
The shop assistant agreed and then directly led Ning Qi and the others to the door of a guest room upstairs.
After opening the door, he invited Ning Qi and his companion inside.
Ning Qi then followed and entered.
Inside this chamber, there was a bed and a dining table.
Further ahead was a window. Walking forward and opening it would reveal the bustling scene on the street below.
"Young Master, is this room acceptable?"
The shop assistant looked at Ning Qi and asked with a smile.
"This one will do."
Ning Qi nodded in satisfaction and instructed the shop assistant, "The food should be of the best quality, all infused with spiritual energy. Bring it up quickly."
"Alright, I'll go arrange it right away!"
After agreeing, the shop assistant hurriedly left.
"Master, this place is really nice. Spending ten-odd days here is perfectly fine!"
Pill Spirit looked around the environment and said to Ning Qi with a smile.
"Mm, next, I can properly study these cultivation techniques!"
Ning Qi nodded satisfactorily, then directly sat down in front of the window, looking outside.
He could see the bustling crowd on the street.
Many small vendors were hawking their wares.
However, they all wore uniform clothing, clearly indicating they were all people from this giant ship.
Only the passing guests were not part of their group.
"Young Master, the food is here!"
After about the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, the shop assistant returned with several people carrying delicious food.
It was all spiritual vegetables and spiritual meat, and the wine was also spiritual wine.
"Wow, there's spiritual vegetables I love to eat!"
Pill Spirit clapped his hands, revealing an eager expression.
Ning Qi also returned to the dining table. "Good, you've worked hard."
"This is what we should do!"
The shop assistant smiled, then had the people he brought arrange all the food properly.
These people then left together.
"What fun places are there here?"
Ning Qi asked with keen interest.
"Oh? There are quite a few fun places here."
"We have an underground casino where you can try your luck."
"There's also a black market where you can hunt for treasures."
"And there's the Sumeru Arena where you can challenge the arena master to get the rewards you desire!"
"These are all in the lower deck!"
The shop assistant pointed at their feet and continued, "If you're interested, you can go take a look. It's much more fun than up here!"
"Oh? That does sound quite interesting!"
Hearing this, Ning Qi asked with interest, "The black market, is it reliable?"
"Reliable, but not safe. It's easy to get targeted."
"So, don't easily expose your treasures!"
"If someone targets you, it can be very troublesome!"
The shop assistant nodded, then added, "If your strength is sufficient, just pretend I didn't say anything!"
"Our place respects the strong. If you're strong enough, no one dares to scheme against you."
"Mm, good! Understood!"
Ning Qi nodded, then took out several spirit stones and handed them to the shop assistant. "Take these. I'll find you if I need anything later!"
"Yes, thank you, Young Master!"
Seeing the spirit stones, the shop assistant immediately beamed with joy.
After expressing his thanks, he respectfully left the chamber.
"Master, should we go see the excitement?"
Pill Spirit had already started eating, looking at Ning Qi as he asked.
"Go, why not go?"
Ning Qi nodded. "Let's see the excitement. It's been a long time since I've had fun like this."
"By the way, we can see if we can inquire about some matters regarding the Myriad Swords Sect."
"After all, we're going there. We can't know nothing."
Ning Qi nodded, voicing his thoughts.
"Oh, I see."
Hearing this, Pill Spirit immediately understood what was going on.
So it was to gather information.
"Eat quickly. After we finish, we'll go down and see the excitement."
After reminding him, Ning Qi also began to eat heartily.
Soon, the table full of sumptuous food was completely devoured.
The two then left the chamber.
They went downstairs.
To get to the lower level, they didn't need to go outside.
After reaching downstairs, they found the shop assistant, who then guided them.
Thus, the two of them reached the lower deck.
This place made their eyes light up.
Although it was the lower deck of the ship.
However, there were many spirit stones illuminating the area.
Lining the streets were various vendors selling all kinds of resources, as well as weapons and equipment.
"These... aren't normal trade goods."
"Many are things obtained through murder and robbery."
The shop assistant had been following Ning Qi, introducing the place as they walked.
"Oh?"
"Then, aren't you afraid someone might come looking?"
Hearing this, Ning Qi couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Not afraid! Those daring to come here to buy and sell are all people who live by the blade!"
"Even if discovered, they wouldn't be afraid!"
"At worst, it's death. They've long since disregarded life and death!"
The shop assistant shook his head, then pointed ahead and said, "Up ahead is the Sumeru Arena. The people who come here gamble with their lives!"
"They put up their best weapons or armor to deliberately attract challengers!"
"But these people are all seasoned duelists, battle-hardened veterans."
"Challenging them, a single moment of carelessness could get you killed."
"Even people stronger than them aren't necessarily spared!"
"These people all have secret methods to suppress their own strength. If you're strong, often they might be even stronger than you!"
"So, don't easily seek duels with them."
"Oh? If so many people know this, do people still fall for it?"
After hearing the shop assistant's words, Ning Qi asked curiously.
If that's the case, it would probably be difficult to successfully trick people.
"They do, because their treasures are attractive enough."
"And also, many people don't know. These words, I don't say to just anyone!"
The shop assistant shook his head, revealing a sly look. "The Young Master has been good to me, so naturally I must tell you to prevent you from being deceived!"
"Oh? Then these spirit stones of mine were given to the right person!"
Ning Qi smiled, then continued looking ahead. "So, what does that red building up ahead mean?"
"Why are there so many red lanterns hung?"
This was what he was curious about. The only eye-catching thing here was this red building.
The reason he didn't know what it was for was because it was sealed shut, with no sign of people coming and going at all.
"This is for some dancing girls, all captured by our experts from outside our realm!"
"It looks quiet, but actually, there's another secret to it."
"They only have one entrance, which is on the next level down!"
"After entering from the next level down, it's not easy for anyone to escape, because each level has restrictions!"
"Preventing these people from having a chance to escape!"
The shop assistant smiled and said, "They will die here in this lifetime, never having a chance to leave!"
"So that's it, they're imprisoned!"
After hearing the shop assistant's words, Ning Qi finally understood what was going on.
"Yes, there are also some disciples from Immortal Gates outside our realm here."
"Some lost their composure after being chased by Distorted Monsters and were caught by our people!"
"Others were captured by us after we conquered their lower realms!"
The shop assistant continued introducing things to Ning Qi.
"Mm, then what's that up ahead?"
Having learned a bit, Ning Qi pointed at a market area ahead and asked curiously.
"Young Master, this is the black market I told you about!"
"Here, you can find hidden gems!"
"As long as you encounter one, it's an opportunity. But as I just said..."
"This carries the risk of being discovered. If encountered, you either win or flee!"
"Otherwise, you'll only be caught and killed."
The shop assistant reminded Ning Qi.
"Good, you've worked hard just now!"
"I understand now. You can go attend to your duties!"
After asking so many questions, Ning Qi finally understood this place.
As he spoke, he took out a few more spirit stones and handed them to the shop assistant.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Seeing more spirit stones, the shop assistant was immediately delighted.
He quickly took them and expressed his thanks again.
"No need for courtesy, go on!"
"I'll find you again if I need anything!"
Ning Qi waved his hand, signaling the shop assistant to leave.
"Yes!"
After agreeing, the shop assistant hurried away.
Clearly, he still had things to do.
However, for a few spirit stones, he was happy to delay for a while.
After watching the shop assistant leave, Ning Qi headed for the market area ahead.
"Master, did you hear that? There's another level below!"
Pill Spirit said curiously, "I wonder what the difference is between below and up here."
"That shop assistant just now didn't say much, which proves the level below is even more interesting!"
Ning Qi smiled and said, "Let's first see what's here!"
"Master, then why didn't he say anything about it just now?"
"If we knew, we could choose whether to go or not!"
Pill Spirit asked, somewhat puzzled.
"It indicates one problem: he himself doesn't know."
Ning Qi smiled, then continued, "Let's go, check out this black market, then go down!"
"Alright!"
Hearing there was something fun, Pill Spirit immediately became happy.
He hopped about on Ning Qi's shoulder.
Ning Qi soon reached the black market.
The people here no longer shouted about selling.
Each one wore a vigilant expression.
On their stalls were sets of armor stained with blood, and many others carried heavy killing intent.
"Master, these things are clearly all stolen!"
Pill Spirit followed Ning Qi, looking around, and couldn't help but say, "Let's just forget about it."
"Let's go down and see if there's anything fun instead."
"What's there to be afraid of?"
Ning Qi smiled disdainfully. "We are now at the Celestial Immortal level. We can't exactly walk sideways here, but at least we don't need to be timid!"
"Master, but... after all, we are on someone else's turf, and we have no allies!"
"People like Sea Ancestor, I wonder how they're doing now."
Pill Spirit still remembered these people. When he was sealed inside the alchemy furnace, the one he remembered most clearly was Wei Xian.
"They should be fine. Their life jade slips are safe with me."
"There haven't been any major fluctuations."
Ning Qi sensed for a moment, then said with a smile, "The people chasing us have been drawn away by us. They are currently safe!"
"Mm, that's good. Let's hope nothing goes wrong in the True Martial Spirit Realm by the time we return."
Pill Spirit's tone was also reminding Ning Qi.
"Don't worry, after bidding farewell to Xu Qingqiu, we'll go back and check the situation!"
Ning Qi clearly already had plans.
After hearing this, he continued, "Let's go, help me keep an eye out. See if there's anything good, don't miss it."
"Alright!"
Pill Spirit perked up, then focused his attention on the stalls lined up one after another.
He began helping to search for valuable items.
After Ning Qi searched for a while, there was a person dressed entirely in black robes.
On his stall, there weren't many items.
However, a set of armor placed on it caught Ning Qi's attention.
This set of armor was extremely similar to his Qilin Armor.
It was like a suit of armor.
"Master, this looks very familiar. Isn't this your Qilin Armor?"
Pill Spirit also noticed the issue and couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Mm, it really does resemble it!"
Ning Qi nodded, then stopped, looking at the black-robed man and asking, "How much for this armor?"
"This armor costs ten million top-grade spirit stones."
The black-robed man looked up, glanced at Ning Qi.
He extended a finger and said.
"Where did this come from?"
This was what Ning Qi wanted to ask.
"Buy it, and I can tell you."
"Don't buy it, you can leave."
The black-robed man looked at Ning Qi and said bluntly.
That aloof, keep-your-distance attitude made one feel quite displeased.
"Master, this guy is sick!"
"Let's ignore him. We have our own anyway!"
Pill Spirit immediately became unhappy, curling his lip and saying.
"Here you go!"
Who knew Ning Qi had already taken a liking to this set of armor? As he spoke, he handed a storage bag to the black-robed man.
"Good, straightforward!"
Seeing Ning Qi didn't even haggle and directly bought the armor.
This surprised the black-robed man somewhat.
Ning Qi's decisiveness made his attitude change for the better.
He clearly became more enthusiastic.
"Well, can you tell me now?"
Ning Qi watched as the black-robed man handed over the armor.
While taking it, he also casually probed it with his divine sense.
To his surprise, he discovered that this thing was indeed made of the same material as his Qilin Armor.
This made him even more curious.
What exactly was going on? Where did this set of armor come from?
"This set of armor was actually obtained not long ago when we went to a fragment continent outside our realm!"
"I sacrificed two senior brothers to get my hands on it!"
"Since they were already killed, I kept it as a memento, and it's not very useful anyway, so I came to sell it!"
The black-robed man looked at Ning Qi, then continued, "Now, it has also found its destined owner."
"I hope you can make good use of it!"
"Then, do you understand this armor's origin and abilities?"
This was what Ning Qi cared about.
He looked at the black-robed man and asked in a serious tone.
"I know. Actually... to be honest with you, it's somewhat useless."
"Because it can only protect your soul and your three hun and seven po souls!"
"In other words, it can only protect your soul! From being harmed!"
The black-robed man looked at Ning Qi and continued, "So, it doesn't have much practical use for us. Even if you wear it, where are there so many enemies that use soul attacks?"