"Holy crap! So you two take turns turning evil, right?"
Qin Luo looked at the simulation results and said with some lingering fear.
Unexpectedly, Yi Ting's descent into darkness was even more thorough than Xia Zihan's. In the end, she directly turned him into a mindless personal puppet. In this respect, Xia Zihan was still a little more lenient towards him, at least the human pig still had self-awareness.
"No, we absolutely cannot let the two of them meet at this stage."
Qin Luo immediately made the right choice. Xia Zihan's descent into darkness was still traceable, but Yi Ting's descent into darkness would not be shown. Instead, it would be buried deep in her heart, and she never knew when it would suddenly erupt.
After making his decision, Qin Luo turned his attention to the Spirit Gathering Plate he had obtained as a reward.
"Is this the Spirit Gathering Plate that can gather spiritual energy?"
He looked at the palm-sized disc in his hand, which was made of a hard, unidentified material and looked dark and unremarkable.
"Is this what Xia Zihan needs right now?"
Qin Luo gently stroked the surface of the Spirit Gathering Plate, murmuring to himself.
However, after a while, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled slightly before quickly leaving Xu Fengcheng.
When Qin Luo returned to the shop, it was already evening. In Xu Feng City, he had thought of a way to have Xia Zihan stay here to cultivate. He prepared countless drafts in his mind along the way to avoid any unexpected situations.
Once everything was ready, he took a deep breath and opened the shop door.
As he reached the doorway, seeing the purple aura emanating from it, Qin Luo resolutely knocked on the door.
At this moment, Xia Zihan was sitting cross-legged on the bed, her hands forming complicated hand seals. The surrounding spiritual energy was constantly flowing into her body, and wisps of purple spiritual energy were occasionally emanating from her body.
She was cultivating, but her brows were furrowed, as if she was troubled by something.
"The spiritual energy here is pitifully thin. If this continues, the precious pills that Fellow Daoist Wang Wu bestowed upon me will probably be wasted."
She thought anxiously to herself that after several days of cultivation, she had already consumed one bottle of Gathering Spirit Pills and three Gathering Spirit Heavenly Spirit Pills.
However, her cultivation level had only just broken through to the fourth stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm, which was far from meeting her expectations.
However, she couldn't control the level of spiritual energy here, so she could only do her best to draw in more spiritual energy from heaven and earth to make up for the lack of quality with quantity.
Knock knock knock~
Just then, a knock sounded on the door, followed by Qin Luo's voice from outside.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, I have something I'd like to ask you. May I come in?"
Hearing the voice she had longed for day and night, Xia Zihan in the room hurriedly stopped her cultivation. Looking at the darkening night outside the window, she couldn't help but whisper:
"The night has already fallen. What brings Fellow Daoist Wang Wu to me at this hour? Could it be that he has finally awakened to enlightenment?"
Thinking of this, a hint of anticipation appeared in her eyes. She quickly straightened the wrinkles on her robes and gently smoothed the hair behind her ears, making sure she appeared in front of Qin Luo in the best possible condition.
After tidying up, she looked towards the door, her heart involuntarily racing—a feeling of both nervousness and excitement.
Xia Zihan walked slowly towards the door, each step seemingly carrying endless tenderness. She gently placed her hand on the doorknob, paused slightly, took a deep breath, and then slowly opened the door.
The moment the door opened, her gaze immediately fell on Qin Luo, her eyes filled with deep affection.
Then, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a gentle smile, and said softly:
"Fellow Daoist Wang Wu, what brings you here so late?"
Her voice trembled slightly, a sign that she was trying her best to suppress her inner excitement.
When Qin Luo saw her like this, his heart skipped a beat. He knew something was wrong. A whole night had passed, why was she still like this?
But on the surface, he still put on an apologetic smile.
"Fellow Daoist Xia, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night. I just have some things I'd like to ask you about. Would it be convenient for you?"
Xia Zihan gently shook her head and said, "It's alright, come in and talk."
She stepped aside, her gaze never leaving Qin Luo, the affection in her eyes seemingly overflowing.
Looking at the brightly lit room, Qin Luo felt like a lamb entering a tiger's den. He swallowed hard and forced himself to go in.
Stepping into the room, Qin Luo felt a sense of unease. He could feel the intense gaze behind him, which made him break out in a cold sweat.
Xia Zihan closed the door and quietly looked at him. This made the atmosphere in the room somewhat subtle, so quiet that it was as if they could hear each other's heartbeats.
"Fellow Daoist Wang Wu, what can I do for you?"
In the end, Xia Zihan couldn't hold back any longer. She glared at him resentfully, then asked softly, her voice gentle as water.
Qin Luo calmed himself down, realizing he needed to finish the battle quickly, and then took out the Spirit Gathering Plate.
“Fellow Daoist Xia, I obtained something by chance today, but I don’t know what it is for. After thinking about it, I feel that you are knowledgeable and experienced, and perhaps you can enlighten me.”
Xia Zihan was slightly taken aback when she heard this, and her gaze shifted from Qin Luo's face to the dark-colored spirit plate in his hand.
"This is... a Spirit Gathering and Spirit Guiding Disc?"
She said somewhat uncertainly that she had seen records of the Spirit Gathering Plate in the palace books, but its appearance seemed a little different. After pondering for a while, she remembered that this type of Spirit Gathering Plate seemed to be disposable.
“Fellow Daoist Wang Wu, if I’m not mistaken, this item is called the Spirit Gathering Plate, but it’s a one-time use auxiliary item.”
"It can continuously gather the surrounding spiritual energy, providing cultivators with a rich spiritual energy environment, which helps to improve cultivation speed. The method of use is not complicated. Just place it in a suitable location and then activate it with spiritual power."
Qin Luo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her explanation. Luckily, she recognized the spirit disk; otherwise, they would have had to activate Plan B.
"I see. Since this Spirit Gathering Disc can increase cultivation speed, I'll give it to you. That way, you can also improve your strength as quickly as possible."
Xia Zihan looked at Qin Luo in surprise, her eyes filled with emotion. But then a wave of resentment welled up in her heart. Why did this Fellow Daoist Wang Wu never consider her feelings? Such treasures were exactly what cultivators who were about to break through needed most.
It's important to understand that every breakthrough on the path of cultivation is crucial, and a sufficient spiritual energy environment often plays a key role in propelling it forward. This Spirit Gathering Plate, though only usable once...
Its value is immeasurable simply because it can continuously gather the surrounding spiritual energy.
Even if I don't use it myself, if I sell it, the price will definitely not be lower than the previous alchemy books.
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