Chapter 580: This is not scrap metal |
The two chatted while they ate, and soon they were almost finished.
"How is it, the food here tastes pretty good, right?"
Xu Qingqiu looked at Ning Qi and asked with a smile.
"Mmm, it feels pretty good."
Ning Qi nodded, then looked out the window at the street. "This place must be very lively at night. Let's go out later and see what's fun."
"Okay!"
Xu Qingqiu agreed and continued to savor the delicious food on the table.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two finally finished off the entire table of food.
"Let's go."
"Let's go."
After Ning Qi agreed, he also stood up.
Then they left together.
They quickly reached the downstairs and headed towards the bustling area.
After a while, they arrived at a lively street, crowded with people everywhere.
Pedestrians coming and going, jostling shoulder to shoulder.
The street sides were selling various resources, and some auction houses were in operation.
"How about it, are we still going today?"
Xu Qingqiu looked around and asked with a smile.
"No need to go. Let's just stroll around outside."
Ning Qi shook his head, showing no interest in the auction houses here.
"Okay!"
Xu Qingqiu obviously didn't want to go either. Hearing him say this, she immediately skipped away with him.
After leaving that area, they came to another street, which also had quite a few people.
The shops here sold various weapons and armor, and some sold Natural Treasures.
"Let's go in and take a look."
Ning Qi saw one shop and said with a smile.
"Sure."
Xu Qingqiu also directly followed him in.
"You two, what would you like?"
A Shop Assistant came forward and asked with a smile.
"Just looking around."
Ning Qi didn't say much, instead walking directly inside.
Seeing this, the Shop Assistant followed behind, ready to introduce the treasures here at any moment.
Xu Qingqiu also followed. After seeing them go ahead, she looked forward.
At this moment, she saw a weapon hanging on the wall. Looking closely, it was a soft sword.
"What, do you like it?"
Ning Qi came over and asked with a smile.
"It looks like it would be fun."
Xu Qingqiu didn't say she didn't care for it, but instead continued to look curiously at the soft sword before her.
"This sword has a history. It was passed down from the Immortal Realm."
"Our boss acquired it at great expense."
The Shop Assistant stepped forward to introduce it. "If you two like it, you can take a look."
"Come, let me see."
Ning Qi beckoned with his hand.
"Okay!"
The Shop Assistant hurriedly stepped forward, took it down, and handed it to Ning Qi with both hands.
Ning Qi took the soft sword in his hand and first channeled his Immortal Power into it.
"Hum!"
Instantly, the soft sword erupted with a sharp sword energy.
"Bang!"
It directly shattered a wooden chair in front of it.
"See, I wasn't wrong!"
Seeing this, the Shop Assistant said smugly.
"Not impressive."
Ning Qi shook his head and said with a smile, "Let's look at something else."
"Young Master, with such great power, you still say it's not impressive?"
"Then see if any of the others here have this kind of power."
The Shop Assistant immediately became displeased.
"Have you considered that it might be because his strength is high?"
Xu Qingqiu smiled and said to the Shop Assistant.
"Young Master, it's not that I don't know my place, but your strength isn't that great."
"Don't look down on our weapons."
The Shop Assistant didn't care at all.
"Looks like there's nothing here either. Let's just go."
The Pill Spirit on Ning Qi's shoulder said indifferently.
Seeing they were about to leave, the Shop Assistant quickly said, "You can't leave."
"Oh? Why can't we leave?"
"I haven't bought anything from you. Do I owe you spirit stones?"
Ning Qi was puzzled and couldn't help but look at the Shop Assistant.
Was this place going to force a sale?
"You've already touched our weapon. How are we supposed to sell it later?"
The Shop Assistant looked at Ning Qi and continued, "You must buy this sword. Otherwise, don't think about leaving here."
After his words, several other Shop Assistants immediately came over one after another.
Each of them erupted with sharp auras, clearly preparing to take action.
Ning Qi looked at their fierce expressions unmoved, simply watching the few people.
"Hmph, we won't buy. Do you dare to cause trouble?"
"This is Violet Cloud City. What kind of place do you think this is?"
Xu Qingqiu coldly snorted, also displeased.
Her eyes were full of anger.
She never expected to encounter this kind of forced sale here.
"Hmph, if you don't pay, don't think about leaving."
"This is our rule here. Otherwise, let's try."
The Shop Assistant looked coldly at the two, as if looking at two lambs for slaughter.
"That's right, you can try."
"You must buy this sword today."
...
The other few Shop Assistants also chimed in one after another, each looking completely unafraid.
They clearly had them pegged.
"What if I don't give it?"
Ning Qi stepped forward, his eyes icy as he looked at the few people before him.
These people were only at the Half-Step True Immortal level. They weren't even qualified to fight him.
At this moment, Ning Qi also erupted with a sharp aura.
This instantly let the few people know that he had been hiding his strength earlier, which was why they hadn't seen his true power.
Now that Ning Qi revealed his strength, the few finally understood that the person before them was also an Expert.
However, they didn't give up just because he was an Expert. Instead, they became even more arrogant.
"If you don't give it, you can try."
The Shop Assistant smiled, then said playfully, "This isn't an ordinary place. The people behind us, you can't afford to offend."
"Then I advise you to hand over the people behind you."
"Otherwise, they'll have to collect your corpses."
Ning Qi also wore a look of disdain as he looked at the few people before him.
As if they were already corpses.
Killing intent was already swirling around him, clearly preparing to take action.
"Hmph, don't be arrogant. You'll see what's coming to you later."
The Shop Assistant snorted coldly, then said to someone beside him, "Go call the Shopkeeper."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
That person agreed and then hurriedly left.
"Now, let's see how you act arrogant."
The previous Shop Assistant smiled smugly, looking at Ning Qi and Xu Qingqiu. "Refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
"Pfft!"
However, the next moment, before he could continue speaking.
Ning Qi directly punched through his chest.
The man didn't even know what happened before he breathed his last.
"How dare you!"
"You dare kill our people!"
"...."
The other few people saw this and immediately became furious.
However, they only dared to shout here. Not a single one dared to step forward and fight.
They clearly understood that Ning Qi's strength was formidable. They were simply no match for him.
Now, they could only wait for their Shopkeeper to come out.
"I'm leaving. Let's see which of you can stop me!"
Ning Qi snorted coldly, completely unconcerned.
As he spoke, he beckoned to Xu Qingqiu. "Let's go."
"Okay!"
Xu Qingqiu agreed and then followed Ning Qi as they continued walking out.
"Halt!"
Just as they were about to leave, an aged voice came from the side.
Hearing this, Ning Qi turned his head to look and saw a white-haired old man walking towards them.
His eyes were full of gravity.
When he reached Ning Qi's side, he sized him up.
"You're the Shopkeeper."
Ning Qi also looked at him, a hint of vigilance appearing in his eyes.
He could sense the old man's strength was great, but compared to himself, it was still slightly inferior.
Most importantly, he had Xu Qingqiu with him. He didn't want to cause trouble, as that would be disadvantageous for her.
"Young man, you killed my people, looked at my goods, and now you're just leaving like this?"
The Shopkeeper looked at Ning Qi and spoke to him in a cold voice.
"Oh? You open for business, but don't let people look at the goods?"
Ning Qi looked at the old man and continued, "Then why don't you close the door? Could it be you're just here to extort people?"
"Insolence!"
Before the Shopkeeper could speak, a Shop Assistant behind him spoke first. "If you keep making noise, you'll regret it."
"Bang!"
However, before his words even finished.
He was directly sent flying by a sharp aura from Ning Qi.
He crashed heavily into the wall and was impaled by a sword.
The Shop Assistant who had just been jumping around and shouting arrogantly was directly killed just like that.
"Audacious!"
Seeing this, the old man flew into a rage and stepped forward to attack Ning Qi.
A pair of withered hands were already probing towards his chest.
Clearly, he intended to directly crush his chest.
"Slap!"
Ning Qi didn't retreat but instead advanced, using just one hand to force the old man back several steps.
"Be careful."
Xu Qingqiu was also behind, worriedly reminding him.
The old man retreated several steps but didn't give up. Instead, he circulated his aura again, sweeping towards Ning Qi.
Wanting to rely on his own strength to crush Ning Qi and make him know his power.
"Bang!"
However, before his aura could even surge over, he was sent flying by a wave of energy.
The entire person crashed into a nearby counter and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
"You!"
Only then did the old man realize that Ning Qi's strength was far above his own.
The arrogance in his eyes was gone.
His face was full of disbelief.
"Me? What about me?"
Ning Qi smiled, then walked over. "Speak."
"You are a Celestial Immortal Expert!"
The old man finally reacted. His old face immediately showed a trace of panic.
He never expected Ning Qi to be a Celestial Immortal Expert.
In a sect, that would be the level of a Sect Master. Why would he come to a place like this? Shouldn't he be in seclusion cultivating in his sect?
"At least you have some discernment."
Ning Qi smiled, then looked at the old man. "So, are you still asking me for spirit stones?"
"Sir, you jest. It was our lack of discernment earlier."
The old man immediately reacted and hurriedly put on a smiling face.
Before a Celestial Immortal Expert, he didn't have a single thought of resistance. This was the gap of absolute strength.
He believed that if he were even slightly careless, he could be directly killed by Ning Qi.
That would be a death too meaningless.
It was all because he listened to that Shop Assistant's words that he encountered such a deadly star.
However, that Shop Assistant had already been killed by Ning Qi. Wanting to settle accounts with him was no longer possible.
"Compensate me with a hundred million spirit stones, and I can let bygones be bygones."
"Otherwise, I'll tear down your shop."
Ning Qi extended a finger, showing a playful expression. "Otherwise, you won't learn your lesson."
"Sir, we don't have that many spirit stones."
"Please forgive us, sir."
"The weapons and armor here, you can pick any you like. Whatever you like is fine."
The old man quickly shook his head, simultaneously pointing to all the weapons and armor here for Ning Qi to choose from.
"None of what you have here is something I can take a liking to."
Ning Qi shook his head, then continued, "However, if you have something useful to take out, and if I'm in a good mood, I can spare your life."
"This..."
Hearing his words, the old man immediately began to hesitate.
He never expected Ning Qi to make such an outrageous demand.
But right now, the only option was to spend money to avoid disaster.
"What? Unwilling?"
Seeing him hesitate, Ning Qi immediately darkened his face.
Killing intent was already swirling in his eyes.
"Sir, please... follow me to the backyard."
The old man finally made some decision, asking Ning Qi to follow him to the backyard.
"Okay!"
Ning Qi agreed and then followed the old man towards the backyard.
Seeing this, Xu Qingqiu didn't hesitate either and followed them over.
They quickly reached the backyard. Ning Qi had already followed the old man towards a study.
He crashed heavily into the wall, just as he was impaled by a sword.
After they entered, the old man gestured for them to sit down.
"You two, these are our treasures. You can take a look."
As the old man spoke, he took down a Brocade Box from a bookshelf behind him.
He placed it on the table and said to the two of them.
"Open it and see."
Ning Qi wasn't in a hurry to open it himself. Instead, he had the old man open it for him.
This way, even if there was danger, it wouldn't affect him.
"Swish."
The old man opened it.
A flash of brilliant light came from inside.
After the brilliant light flashed, a pagoda appeared inside.
However, it looked utterly ordinary, just like a piece of scrap iron.
"Master, he's making fun of us."
Seeing this, the Pill Spirit immediately became displeased.
They finally came in, and he was joking with them using a piece of scrap iron.
"Sir, please calm your anger. This isn't an ordinary pagoda. It truly came from the upper realm."
"It's just... there are restrictions inside. We just can't activate them."
Hearing him say this, the old man hurriedly explained.
"Oh? Let me see."
Hearing him say this, Ning Qi instead became interested.
So he stepped forward and took the iron pagoda, feeling it in his hands.
It felt heavy in his hand, not like an ordinary thing.
He was now a Celestial Immortal Expert. Such scrap iron in his hands should logically have no weight at all.
But after holding this, even when he circulated his power, it still had some weight.
"How is it?"
Seeing this, Xu Qingqiu asked curiously.
"Don't know yet. Let me try."
Ning Qi shook his head, then circulated his Immortal Power, letting it surge into the iron pagoda.
As his Immortal Power surged, the pagoda had a slight fluctuation.
It actually showed a bit of a reaction.