Dual cultivation makes you stronger, everyone else is a prodigy, and I'm the only one slacking

Meanwhile, at Yueqing Palace.

Yueqi slowly put down the Lingxi Conch in her hand.

The Spirit Conch comes from a deep-sea spiritual cave. He obtained it by chance and refined it into a sound transmission artifact, also to help Xing Qi relieve his boredom.

The one in his hand is the Spirit Rhinoceros Mother Snail, which can hear the movements of all its daughter snails unilaterally.

It just so happens that Xingqi and the female cultivator are holding two baby snails.

Yue Qi had no intention of prying into his younger brother's privacy; it was just that the person opposite him was the dangerous individual who had abducted his innocent younger brother.

After listening to the entire conversation between the two.

Yue Qi's expression was solemn.

They thought they were in love, but it turned out to be just Xingqi's wishful thinking.

Does she know Xing Qi's feelings? Was it unintentional or deliberate for her to bring up other men in front of him?

If she intended to, how could Xing Qi possibly be a match for her manipulative tactics?

Silly little brother...

Yueqi slowly put away the mother snail, his expression growing increasingly solemn.

He turned and walked into the depths of the palace, casting a spell with both hands.

At this time, in the distant Dongbao Shangzong.

A handsome man who was meditating slowly opened his eyes.

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The treasure-hunting mouse blinked, its eyes never leaving the Spirit Rhinoceros Conch.

"The spiritual treasure you mentioned, could it be this Spiritual Rhinoceros Conch?" Yu Luoning asked.

The mouse stared with its big eyes and waved its short paws.

He said, "Do you know how powerful this conch shell is? Look at the spirit stones embedded in it! These aren't ordinary spirit stones; they're Aurora Spirit Stones! Do you understand what an Aurora Spirit Stone is?"

Yu Luoning put on a show of listening attentively, but in her heart she thought, "Isn't this just an old-fashioned phone?"

I wonder if my hamster will let me see a modern cell phone; I wonder if it will let out a screeching scream like a groundhog.

Seeing that she didn't recognize its value, the mouse snorted, "This item comes from a spiritual cave in the depths of the Asura Sea, and the spiritual power it contains is equivalent to the spiritual vein of a lower sect accumulated over a hundred years."

Upon hearing this, Yu Luoning stroked his chin.

"So, according to you, if I want to break through to a higher realm, can I just drain all the spiritual energy from above to cultivate? That would save a lot of spirit stones."

"That's true..." Mouse shrank his neck, "But without spiritual power, the conch is just an empty shell. Forget about transmitting sound, it's too fragile to even be used as a decoration."

"Oh, that's such a pity. But if we really need it urgently, it shouldn't be a problem to set aside a little for emergencies, right?"

Yu Luoning felt a little regretful, because only conch shells with spiritual power could transmit sound.

After finishing their business, Yu Luoning thought that since she had decided to go out and explore, it would be good to have a few extra protective items on her.

So he changed into some light clothes and decided to go to the market to see if he could find some good stuff.

As soon as I stepped out of the courtyard, the once spacious path was crowded with people, gathered in twos and threes, discussing the matter.

"Oh dear, what a terrible death. I heard they were completely drained, leaving only a dried-up corpse."

"It seems an evil spirit has come to this city. It's been peaceful for so many years. This evil cultivator is too bold to dare to cause trouble in the Feng family's territory. He really doesn't know what he's getting himself into."

Yu Luoning pulled a woman next to her aside and asked softly, "What happened? I heard something about ghost cultivators?"

"It's the Zhang family at the alley entrance. Their old man was fine yesterday, but when his family went to wake him this morning, they found that he had been drained of his life essence and was completely dead."

The eldest sister lowered her voice and continued, "This matter has been reported to the Feng family's external affairs office, and they are investigating it. They said they will increase patrols at night and have also reminded residents to lock their doors and windows at night and not to linger outside."

Yu Luoning nodded, but her heart sank. It was right at the alley entrance, only a few dozen steps away from where she was.

It seems we need to strengthen our night watch.

She went to the city for a stroll, went straight to the Fu Lu shop, and spent a lot of money to buy a stack of talismans for protection and defense.

If this evil cultivator commits another crime, the price of these exorcism talismans will definitely rise.

Yu Luoning originally intended to buy back all the talismans in the store and resell them to make a profit, while everyone was still unaware of what was happening.

Thinking about it, she felt bad. After all, she was a cultivator with her own cultivation techniques, while ordinary people relied entirely on these talismans.

So we only bought one serving, enough for the three of us.

When they returned to the courtyard, Song Chi and the clerk had just returned as well. Although the Feng family provided dormitory accommodation for the students, the two still preferred to stay in the small courtyard every day.

Yu Luoning handed the newly bought talismans to the two of them and instructed them:

"Things have been a bit unsettled in the city lately. It seems some evil cultivators have come and are draining people's life essence. Keep your talismans with you, and come back immediately after class. Don't wander off."

Song Chi nodded. The young clerk turned pale with fright and tugged at Yu Luoning's sleeve.

"Sister, can I sleep with you tonight? I'm a little scared."

Yu Luoning rubbed his head and comforted him, "Okay, don't be afraid. This street is now a key patrol area, and the Feng family experts are definitely keeping an eye on it. Anyway, it's safer than other places. You can sleep with your sister tonight, so don't worry."

As night deepened, the courtyard became completely dark.

Yu Luoning sat on the veranda and pulled the treasure-hunting rat out of the jade bracelet space. "Rat, I'll have to trouble you with keeping watch tonight."

The mouse lowered its head, its eyes darting away, refusing to look at her. "I...I'm scared too. I want to go into the space."

After saying that, with a "poof," it disappeared back into the jade bracelet space.

Yu Luoning laughed in exasperation.

She stared at the jade bracelet space for a while, then suddenly remembered how bold this guy was. He even dared to betray a ghost cultivator, and now he was afraid of some unknown evil cultivator.

Hiding like this, it must be something special, right?

Yu Luoning narrowed her eyes, her voice turning colder.

"Come out, or I'll slap you!"