Chapter 950:
Just like that.
No one knew how long it had gone on, or how many times it had happened.
Luo Yanran was completely immersed in that marvelous sensation; to the point that, as it went on, she had gone so crazy she started babbling nonsense.
She couldn’t even remember what she was saying anymore.
Only when it was finally over.
Her fair, delicate body collapsed onto the bed; with her breathing still rapid, she was utterly and completely lost in it.
The rosy flush on her pretty face and the hazy look in her eyes fully showed that she still hadn’t completely stepped out of that pleasure.
So much so that she didn’t know when exactly Qin Qi’s voice finally sounded, "Senior Sister Luo, how long do you plan to keep lying there? It’s already the second day, we need to set out!"
Luo Yanran then snapped awake.
Only then did she realize it was already daylight.
She had actually still been soaking in that lingering warmth of happiness, not yet fully awake.
Qin Qi chuckled and said, "Senior Sister Luo, if you don’t want to get up, I can... keep going..."
Luo Yanran’s heart instantly sped up as she thought of that wildness from Qin Qi.
She subconsciously clamped her legs together, blushing hard, "You, you don’t go too far. We, we still have proper business to do!"
Once she finished speaking, she hurriedly threw her clothes over herself.
Qin Qi, of course, knew the serious matter was important; he stopped teasing and left the inn together with Luo Yanran.
The crowds and bustle in all of Feiliu City were even more spectacular than yesterday.
People came and went in great numbers.
Everywhere you looked you could see Cultivators spontaneously setting up stalls; vendors were all over the place, and what they sold was dazzling, making it hard to take everything in!
Qin Qi couldn’t help but say, "Senior Sister Luo, the Netherflower Spirit Liquid that City Lord Tianqing mentioned, where can we buy it?"
"Naturally, we have to go to Xingyuan Commerce!" Luo Yanran parted her red lips and explained everything in detail.
"Xingyuan Commerce?" Qin Qi clearly hadn’t heard of it.
Luo Yanran patiently explained, "This Xingyuan Commerce may not be the largest in Feiliu City, but it’s definitely the one with the strangest goods!"
"Strangest?" Qin Qi raised his eyebrows.
"Mm, the items they sell inside are all over the place, all kinds of bizarre things. My master also asked friends to inquire at this very commerce; only after hearing they had something as rare as Netherflower Spirit Liquid did he arrange for us to come!" Luo Yanran explained.
Only then did Qin Qi suddenly get it. "So that’s how it is!"
Just buying all kinds of strange oddities—this really was interesting.
Roughly half an hour later.
The two of them finally arrived at the location of Xingyuan Commerce.
On the way, Qin Qi had more or less toured half of Feiliu City!
This Xingyuan Commerce, compared to other chambers of commerce, wasn’t especially large, but the people coming and going were anything but few.
And the entire style and decor of the commerce carried a distinctive, novel feel.
But as soon as they stepped into the commerce, Qin Qi and Luo Yanran were immediately drawn by a scene not far away!
"Elder Huang, what is this thing?"
A crowd of people was gathered together.
And the man at their head was none other than the elder of Xingyuan Commerce, Huang Wanshan.
In front of him stood an ice sculpture a full zhang tall, and inside the ice sculpture, something seemed to be sealed.
"Come on, let’s go have a look too!" Luo Yanran said softly.
Naturally, Qin Qi followed.
Once they approached, Luo Yanran, who seemed to know Huang Wanshan, greeted him directly, "Elder Huang, what are you doing here?"
Huang Wanshan saw Luo Yanran and lifted his brows. "So it’s Yanran. Looks like you’re here on your master’s business?"
"That’s right!" Luo Yanran said.
Huang Wanshan pointed at the ice sculpture. "There’s nothing much to hide here, Yanran, and everyone. Inside this ice sculpture is a Xuan-Armored Turtle that has already perished!"
"A Xuan-Armored Turtle?"
Hearing that, everyone couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"What, just what kind of method could freeze something like a Xuan-Armored Turtle to this extent?"
Qin Qi was a bit puzzled. "What is a Xuan-Armored Turtle?"
Luo Yanran’s tone was shocked. "You know that in the Secret Realm, there aren’t only human Cultivators; there are also demon beasts that have gained sentience and cultivated to a considerable level!"
"These demon beasts are all sorts of strange forms, and most of them live in the Ten Thousand Demons Mountain to the northwest of the Secret Realm."
"They and humans mind their own business and don’t interfere with each other—neither side wants to provoke the other. Sometimes, if the pressure from the Evil Demons is too great, the demon beasts will even send forces to harass them!"
Qin Qi froze for a moment; he hadn’t expected such a situation in the Secret Realm.
Luo Yanran continued, "But aside from Ten Thousand Demons Mountain, other regions also see demon beasts appear. Those demon beasts, however, aren’t so lucky."
"After all, demon beasts are full of treasures; it’s easy for them to become targets of human greed. That’s also why some people take demon beasts as pets, and use their shells and other parts to refine Elixir Pills and Magical Treasures!"
"The Xuan-Armored Turtle is one kind of demon beast, but it’s even more special. Even among all demon beasts, it’s an extremely noble bloodline!"
Qin Qi asked, "How so?"
"Because it carries the blood of the Xuanwu True Spirit!" Luo Yanran, afraid Qin Qi wouldn’t understand, explained extra carefully.
Qin Qi’s pupils shrank.
"Xuanwu?"
He was stunned in his heart.
He had originally thought those things were just ancient myths and legends; he hadn’t expected they actually existed in this world?
It was just that he was far removed from ordinary people and lived in the world of Cultivators.
However, clearly, even in the Secret Realm, Xuanwu was something of legend.
Otherwise, this Xuan-Armored Turtle, which possessed only a portion of its bloodline, wouldn’t have shocked so many people.
"This Xuan-Armored Turtle bears Xuanwu’s bloodline; its entire body is a treasure!"
"Especially that shell, incredibly sturdy; if it could be refined into armor, its defense wouldn’t be inferior to those Innate Spiritual Treasures!"
Everyone looked at each other; in their eyes, without exception, flashed a trace of greed.
Seeing that greed on their faces, Elder Huang sneered, "Everyone, the Xuan-Armored Turtle may be precious, but you need the ability to covet it!"
"After all, as for this ice sculpture, all the experts in our commerce have tried various methods, and none could find a Magic Technique to melt it!"
"So, our president has already spoken: whoever can melt this ice sculpture and take out the treasure inside—"
"You can choose any one item you like from the treasures of our Xingyuan Commerce and take it away directly, without paying a single Spirit Stone! If you truly have the skill, don’t hide it; this ice sculpture sealing the Xuan-Armored Turtle is right here. Feel free to use whatever Divine Skills you have!"
Hearing this, quite a few people were even more excited.
The Xuan-Armored Turtle was precious, but they didn’t have the skill to refine it.
On the other hand, the treasures in Xingyuan Commerce were all manner of bizarre items, and many of them truly tempted them.
"Let me give it a try!"
Someone immediately stepped forward. "What I cultivate is a unique art of my sect, the Blood Spirit Sacred Flame. I refuse to believe I can’t deal with a mere little ice sculpture!"