“That’s right. Although the bait has been laid, I’m not just going to wait for them to come to me. I’m going to make this ‘bait’ play a bigger role.”
Qin Luo explained gently, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of Dongfang Jinyao's furrowed brows and the confusion in her eyes. This extremely cute expression made him unable to resist reaching out and pinching Dongfang Jinyao's cheek with his fingers.
The delicate touch was warm, making him reluctant to put it down.
The sudden intimacy caused Dongfang Jinyao's cheeks to flush a beautiful blush. She gently slapped Qin Luo's hand away and said reproachfully:
"What time is it? You're still acting so improperly!"
Despite her words, a hint of shyness crept into her tone. She turned her face away, feigning anger, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile. "You still haven't made it clear what you want me to do."
"No rush, you'll find out soon enough. We'll give them a surprise then."
"The time should be enough..."
Qin Luo merely smiled faintly when his hand was slapped away, then looked in the direction where the silver-robed man had disappeared.
Instead of searching for the Spirit-Destroying Orchid in this ruin like looking for a needle in a haystack, it's better to follow this 'bait' to find the possible hiding place of the Spirit-Destroying Orchid.
Moreover, once he returns to the 'school of fish,' the roles of hunter and prey will truly change.
With Nian Zhi gone, Qin Luo didn't wait any longer and followed the bloodstains on the ground. The bloodstains meandered across the broken bricks and barren land, forming a dark red thread that added a touch of horror to the desolate landscape.
Dongfang Jinyao followed behind Qin Luo, her steps light and cautious, her eyes scanning back and forth among the surrounding ruins, wary of any possible danger.
"All you do is give riddles, and then you stop halfway through. Humph! One day I'll..." As Dongfang Jinyao said this, something suddenly flashed through her mind, and her face instantly turned bright red.
He carefully raised his eyes to look at the figure in front of him, which seemed to sink into the abyss, and picked up the thought that had suddenly surfaced in his mind. A sly smile appeared on his lips.
"Hehe, if we tell him then, let's see if he can still pretend to be calm and collected like he is now."
Dongfang Jinyao thought to herself smugly, but then she pictured Qin Luo's usually composed face looking helpless, and she almost burst out laughing.
Just as she was lost in thought, Qin Luo, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped. Dongfang Jinyao was not paying attention and almost bumped into his back.
She subconsciously reached out and grabbed Qin Luo's clothes to steady herself, then looked up at him with a questioning gaze.
Qin Luo put a finger to his lips, gesturing for a shushing sound. He leaned down, lowered his voice, and whispered almost in Dongfang Jinyao's ear, "Shh, don't make a sound."
Hearing the sound brushing past her ear, Dongfang Jinyao quickly raised her hand to cover her pink lips, and then looked in the direction Qin Luo indicated.
Not far away, a black flower rooted high in the sky came into view.
It stands about a thousand feet tall, resembling a majestic mountain peak, exuding a controlling power that seems to want to encompass everything around it.
The leaves of this enormous plant are deep purple, shaped like sickles, with slightly curled edges, exuding a cold and austere aura that sends chills down your spine.
In the center of the leaf grows a huge flower, its color a deep black, as if formed from some dark substance, inspiring awe.
At the center of the flower is a golden stamen, which upon closer inspection turns out to be a pond hundreds of feet in size, formed by the convergence of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy in this pond was so concentrated that it almost materialized, flowing in as a golden liquid and radiating immense spiritual power.
The golden spiritual liquid rippled in the pool, creating layers of waves. Each ripple contained astonishing energy, and when they touched each other, they would occasionally trigger a considerable spiritual storm.
Beneath this plant, countless roots take hold in the void, which, in the face of its roots, transforms into solid soil.
They stretched wildly into the void, constantly drawing upon any trace of spiritual energy within this ruin.
The bizarre plant left Dongfang Jinyao speechless; she had never seen such a strange plant before. Instinctively, she gripped Qin Luo's sleeve tightly, her voice barely audible:
"Qin Luo, could this be the Spirit-Destroying Demon Orchid that the old man spoke of?"
Qin Luo nodded and lowered his voice as well, saying, "It should be correct. This strange plant should be pretty much the same."
However, while responding, his gaze only lingered for a moment on the enormous body of the Spirit-Extinguishing Orchid before turning his attention to the golden pool of spiritual energy.
To be precise, it was the black-robed figure sitting cross-legged in the pond. The figure was surrounded by a dense golden aura, and its general outline could be vaguely seen.
Dongfang Jinyao followed Qin Luo's gaze, and when she saw the mysterious figure in black robes, she was startled. She instinctively moved closer to Qin Luo, her lips almost touching his ear, and whispered:
"Qin Luo, who...who is that?"
"Judging from this situation, the person who can freely absorb spiritual energy within is no ordinary individual. However, the rest is up to you, Jin Yao."
"You're still speaking in riddles, why do you want me to do this?" Dongfang Jinyao said coquettishly, her eyes wide, looking at Qin Luo with a mixture of doubt and nervousness.
Qin Luo stopped teasing her. A flash of light appeared in his palm, and ten drops of primordial spirit liquid appeared and landed in her hand.
"Primal Elixir! You preserved it like this?"
Dongfang Jinyao's hand trembled as she tightly gripped the primordial liquid containing boundless spiritual energy, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.
She did bring some Origin Spirit Liquid with her, but when she entered the ruins, the Origin Spirit Liquid in her storage artifact was completely devoured by the Devouring Power emitted by the Spirit-Extinguishing Demon Orchid, along with the loss of spiritual energy in her Qi Sea.
The Origin Spirit Liquid that Qin Luo took out at this moment clearly surprised and delighted her.
"I'll explain this to you later. If you don't absorb it soon, I'm afraid I'll have to use this primordial spirit liquid to feed that Spirit-Extinguishing Demon Orchid."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Jinyao subconsciously focused her gaze on the Origin Spirit Liquid in her hand. Sure enough, the Origin Spirit Liquid was inexplicably disappearing at an alarming rate.
The original spiritual liquid, which was originally radiating rich spiritual energy, disappeared with a faint flash of light every second. In just a few breaths, two of the ten drops of original spiritual liquid had disappeared!
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