Chapter 553: They Came to My Door |
"Gentlemen, is there something I can help you with?"
The shop assistant, hearing their words, asked curiously.
"Did a man and woman just come in? Which room did they go to?"
Qianqian spoke while taking out several supreme spirit stones and handing them to the assistant.
"Gentlemen, this..."
Looking at the spirit stones she offered, the assistant couldn't help but hesitate.
He put on a look of difficulty.
"Just tell us, you won't be shortchanged for your benefits."
Xu Feng stepped forward, giving the assistant another meaningful glance.
The assistant glanced around, then led the two to a less crowded spot.
He pointed at the room Ning Qi and Li Xiangrou had entered, whispering something.
Meanwhile, Ning Qi and the other had already returned to their Sumeru Courtyard.
"Ning Qi, did you see when we came back just now..."
"How come those guards are searching for people everywhere?"
Li Xiangrou asked curiously.
"Didn't someone say their young city lord was killed?"
"They're probably looking for the murderer, right?"
Ning Qi had already noticed this matter on the way back.
However, he had executed this matter flawlessly.
There was no need to worry about being discovered at all.
Therefore, he was completely unafraid.
"Master, we've already destroyed the evidence and disposed of the bodies."
"They probably won't be able to find us!"
Pill Spirit thought of something and said to Ning Qi.
"Not necessarily."
Ning Qi shook his head, then continued, "The assistant we killed must have had limited contact with people."
"If they search through all the guests he came into contact with, they'll eventually circle back to us."
"Ah? I overlooked that."
"What should we do then? If we get targeted, it could be very troublesome!"
Pill Spirit, hearing this analysis, couldn't help but worry.
"It's fine. By that time, we'll have already left long ago!"
"Even if they find us, they won't have any evidence."
"If they try to force the issue, then I won't be polite either."
Ning Qi snorted coldly, revealing a look of disdain. "I'd like to test who among them can do anything to me."
"Master, I'm just worried about causing trouble for Miss Xu!"
Pill Spirit thought for a moment and said worriedly.
"It's fine!"
"Let me think of a way!"
Ning Qi thought seriously for a moment, then suddenly said, "Perhaps, our Bronze Mirror can provide the answer."
"Ning Qi!"
"It's getting late, I'm going to sleep now!"
Li Xiangrou came over at this moment and said to Ning Qi.
"Wait!"
Ning Qi suddenly called her back, saying in a deep voice.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Li Xiangrou, hearing him call her back, couldn't help but ask.
"Can you refine the immortal herb?"
"Let me help you! Let's refine the immortal herb!"
"Afterwards, you can slowly refine its spiritual energy to nourish your body."
Ning Qi smiled, then continued, "Let's go. It'll be very fast if I do the refining; it'll probably take about half an hour."
"It won't delay anything."
"Alright..."
Li Xiangrou thought for a moment and finally agreed.
If it could truly be refined, it would be a good thing.
At least after her strength increased, she could awe everyone when she returned.
She wouldn't be easily assassinated.
"Let's go!"
Ning Qi beckoned to her, then headed into one of the chambers.
Li Xiangrou followed behind him, entering together.
After they entered, Ning Qi pointed to the bed. "Come, sit cross-legged!"
"Okay!"
Li Xiangrou nodded, then went back onto the bed.
Following Ning Qi's instructions, she sat cross-legged directly.
Her whole person seemed particularly tense.
"Relax, there won't be any problems with this."
"With me helping you refine and guide it, you won't suffer from cultivation deviation, and there won't be any resistance issues either!"
Ning Qi also sat cross-legged, speaking from behind her. "Take out the immortal herb."
"Okay."
After Li Xiangrou agreed, she directly took out the immortal herb from her main storage bag.
"Huff!"
With just a wave of his hand, Ning Qi directly drew it over.
He then immediately activated his Immortal Power, beginning to slowly refine the immortal herb.
At first, the vast life force within the immortal herb was still resisting.
However, under Ning Qi's Celestial Immortal level strength, it was simply no match.
In just a few breaths, it was completely subdued.
If Li Xiangrou had tried to do this herself, it would likely have taken considerable effort.
"It's about to begin!"
After another reminder from Ning Qi, he directly activated his Immortal Power, channeling these vast life energies into her body.
For a moment, streams of green life energy transformed into massive currents.
They began pouring down towards the crown of her head.
"Huff!"
Infused with this torrential life force, Li Xiangrou's entire body trembled.
The influx of this life force washed over and filled her meridians and blood vessels.
Her blood vessels, which were once like small streams, began to expand.
Finally becoming like rivers.
The blood energy within began to surge along with them.
Wave after wave of energy currents surged, causing her entire body to radiate waves of heat.
As if she were being steamed.
"Huff!"
At this moment, Li Xiangrou's entire body was flushed red.
On her tender skin, mist-like droplets began to condense.
With each condensation, streams of crystalline green liquid gathered together.
These were all signs of the immortal herb's life force overflowing.
This indicated that her physique had already been saturated with the herb's energy.
"The refinement has begun. Follow the guidance of my Immortal Power and start channeling it into your dantian!"
After Ning Qi's reminder, he began to circulate his own Immortal Power, channeling it towards Li Xiangrou's dantian.
At first, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.
This strange sensation...
Ning Qi's Immortal Power was like streams of blazing flames, surging within her meridians and blood vessels.
Carrying the already refined spiritual energy of the immortal herb, it surged towards her dantian.
At first, it was just a few threads exploring.
After entering somewhat, it began to accelerate.
Causing her dantian to be enveloped in a green fluorescent glow.
Green light continuously poured into her dantian without pause, washing over her energy center.
Initially, her dantian couldn't withstand it, but with Ning Qi's deliberate assistance,
her dantian also began to become more condensed and solid.
Even its barriers became stronger than before.
Although it didn't look vastly different overall, only Li Xiangrou herself could feel this sensation.
Her dantian had been tempered and was now much larger than before.
Each circulation was significantly greater than before.
This was just the surface appearance; in reality, she clearly understood that her dantian had become stronger.
If before it could only hold a small amount of the same Immortal Power, now it could hold several times more.
Because she could clearly feel that her dantian's refining capacity had increased.
If before it could refine a certain amount of Immortal Power, now it could refine several times that amount.
As the water rises, the boat floats higher, meaning her Immortal Power had also become more condensed and powerful.
"I... I've reached the Half-Step True Immortal level!"
After a moment, Li Xiangrou suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
She never imagined that her strength would improve so rapidly with Ning Qi's help.
This was something she never dared to imagine before.
For a moment, her entire being became even more excited.
"The power of this immortal herb is almost exhausted!"
Ning Qi followed up, saying, "However, this is enough. I've already helped you unblock your meridians."
"Your cultivation speed in the future will advance by leaps and bounds!"
"Far faster than others! From now on, you won't have to worry about anyone assassinating you anymore!"
"Mhm! Ning Qi, thank you!"
Li Xiangrou, hearing his words, nodded gently.
A look of gratitude flashed in her eyes.
"Alright, I still have some miraculous elixirs here!"
"I'll give them to you to reshape your physique, making your cultivation easier!"
As Ning Qi spoke, he began to take out all of his miraculous elixirs.
"Okay!"
This time, having tasted the benefits, Li Xiangrou no longer refused.
This feeling of possessing overwhelming strength was excellent.
If she encountered the commander who tried to assassinate her before now, even without Ning Qi, she could easily kill him herself.
"Huff!"
"It begins!"
Ning Qi said in a deep voice.
Then he began to take action.
The two of them in the room diligently refined the medicinal power.
Outside their courtyard, someone had already arrived furtively.
It was the previous Qianqian and Xu Feng.
"This is the place, it should be correct!"
Qianqian glanced inside, then said, "Let's go teach them a lesson!"
"Okay! Be careful!"
Xu Feng nodded, then followed her inside.
After they entered the courtyard, they began to observe the situation here.
Soon, they noticed the commotion from their chamber.
With just one glance, the two of them were shocked.
"Is this... the fluctuation of True Immortal level strength?"
Xu Feng widened his eyes, saying incredulously.
"I don't know, but it's definitely powerful!"
"We are no match for them. Even if we called all the people we brought, we still wouldn't be a match!"
Qianqian also quickly recognized reality, sighing as she said, "No wonder they're so arrogant; it turns out their strength is formidable."
"Then what do we do? We can't just come here for nothing, can we?"
Xu Feng was very unwilling, his eyes fixed on the direction of the chamber.
"Let's go take a look, what are they doing?"
Hearing him say this, Qianqian couldn't help but glance forward. "With such strong strength, why haven't they noticed us since we entered?"
"Yeah, let's go check the situation!"
Xu Feng nodded, then followed, sneaking over.
At this moment, Ning Qi was solely focused on refining the medicinal power with Li Xiangrou and hadn't noticed anyone entering.
They were fully concentrated, leaving no room for distraction.
However, Pill Spirit was not refining along with them.
He had seen Qianqian and Xu Feng approaching early on.
"Halt!"
Pill Spirit manifested, his eyes warily watching the two.
"Who?"
Neither Qianqian nor Xu Feng had noticed Pill Spirit; their strength was simply too weak.
Just a shout didn't allow them to see Pill Spirit's traces.
"Too weak."
"With strength like yours, you dare to barge into someone else's home."
Knowing they were too weak, Pill Spirit directly released a burst of energy.
"Huff!"
With the burst of energy, he directly manifested.
This time, the two finally saw Pill Spirit's existence.
Seeing him, they were both startled.
"Who are you!"
"What is this?"
The two had never seen a tiny person like Pill Spirit before.
Seeing him for the first time, they both showed looks of astonishment.
"You barge into someone else's home and still ask who I am?"
Pill Spirit looked coldly at the two, showing a disdainful expression. "You're really too weak, not even worthy of me taking action."
"Get lost on your own."
"You!"
Xu Feng, being mocked by a tiny person, couldn't hold back anymore.
He raised his hand, about to strike.
"Boom!"
However, the next moment, he was directly sent flying by a punch from Pill Spirit.
Xu Feng fell to the ground, rolling in pain.
"Now, get out immediately!"
Pill Spirit pointed at the door, saying in a deep voice, "Otherwise, when my master comes out, you'll both die."
"You... you just wait."
Xu Feng was beaten until he spat blood, but still threw out a threatening remark.
"Let's go!"
Qianqian stepped forward to help him up, then fled in panic.
"Halt!"
"Did I say you could leave?"
It was at this moment that Ning Qi suddenly walked out.
He had just finished helping Li Xiangrou refine the medicinal power.
He had heard the commotion outside long ago and hurried out.
He saw Qianqian and Xu Feng about to leave.
"It's you!"
Just by hearing the voice, Qianqian knew this was the person who had competed with her for the treasure.
"So it's you!"
Ning Qi also recognized her identity and couldn't help but smile. "What, you bribed the assistant, found me here, what do you want?"
"If you're smart, hand over your treasure, and I can let bygones be bygones!"
Qianqian looked at Ning Qi, threatening, "Otherwise, I'll make sure you never leave the territory of the Myriad Swords Sect."
"Oh? Another person from the Myriad Swords Sect."
Hearing this, Ning Qi immediately understood her identity.
Since coming here, he originally had no intention of provoking the Myriad Swords Sect.
He had even auctioned a sword for Xu Qingqiu's master.
Unexpectedly, he kept encountering people from the Fang Sword Sect causing trouble.
First it was some young city lord, now it's some bratty girl.
"That's right. If you're smart, hand it over."
Qianqian smiled smugly, extending her hand.
"Get out now. Since you're from the Myriad Swords Sect, I'll spare you this once."
Ning Qi pointed at the door. "If you don't leave, I'll make you stay in this courtyard forever."
"You! Just you wait!"
Qianqian's pretty face flushed red from his words, saying angrily, "You'll regret this."
"I'll be waiting!"
Ning Qi gave a disdainful laugh, then waved his hand.
He released a burst of energy.
"Huff!"
As the energy surged forth, it erupted, directly sweeping Qianqian and Xu Feng away like sacks.
"Who's there!"
At this moment, the commander and guards outside also rushed over upon hearing the noise.
They saw the two people lying outside the chamber door.
"They trespassed into our Sumeru Courtyard. Throw them out!"
"And whoever leaked the information, have the inn deal with them as well!"
Ning Qi left these words, then directly closed the door to the Sumeru Courtyard.
"Master, it seems we really can't escape entanglement with people from the Myriad Swords Sect!"
Pill Spirit looked at the door and couldn't help but sigh. "Now we've offended another one. I wonder whose young lady she is."