Chu Xinxin: Hehe.
After the demon general left, the demon lord stretched out his demonic claws towards Chu Xinxin... but withdrew his hand a second before touching Chu Xinxin's leaves.
He looked around at the display stand where he had visited Chu Xinxin, and it was indeed somewhat empty.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out the Yaoqing Grass, found a black jade flowerpot that Chu Xinxin had discarded, put the Yaoqing Grass in it, and placed it next to Chu Xinxin.
After he finished, he closed the door again and went out.
The red light is off, and the alarm is off.
"My goodness! I've been searching high and low, and now this has come to me without any effort!" Chu Xinxin excitedly shook the few leaves off her clothes. "It's Yaoqing Grass! System, hurry up and put it in my mouth to undo that damn incantation!"
[Sister, although I really want to help you, where's your mouth?] The system kindly reminded me.
"Damn it! I forgot I'm just a blade of grass right now!"
Chu Xinxin's leaves drooped: "Seeing it but not being able to eat it, how cruel!"
"Sister, you can absorb these rare and precious materials placed around you first. I've calculated that if you absorb two more rounds of this scale, you'll be able to take human form in a short time."
"Can it be done in one step using energy?"
Chu Xinxin remembered that she seemed to have about 90 units of energy left.
Your energy isn't even enough to fill a tooth gap; save it for something else.
Chu Xinxin could only whimper and desperately absorb the divine power.
......
The capital city.
The news that the goddess of Kunlun Mountain was going to descend the mountain was no secret.
Many people flocked from all over to the capital, not only to catch a glimpse of the goddess but also to witness the duel between the two top gods of the divine race.
After the goddess vanished into ruins, the capital city finally became lively again.
With more people, various markets and auctions also increased, providing Nan Guangyu with a great deal of convenience in finding rare and precious materials to nourish his soul.
Any rare and precious materials that appear on the market that are related to nourishing the soul will eventually fall into his hands.
Although he was very cautious, the sudden disappearance of a large number of rare and precious materials that nourish the soul still attracted the attention of those who were interested.
"The goddess, it's him."
In Xifang Street, the most bustling street in the capital, there is a very ordinary tavern.
Two people were standing in front of a window on the second floor of the tavern facing the street. One of them was a thin, hunched old woman. She pointed at Nan Guangyu, who was looking at medicinal herbs at a stall, and then turned to a young girl standing inside.
The girl was wearing a long purple dress with intricate patterns embroidered on the cuffs, which, upon closer inspection, resembled the auspicious mythical beast, the Azure Phoenix.
Her eyes were like stars, sparkling with life. A string of bells adorned her jade-like wrists, jingling as she walked, a sound that brightened the mood.
The girl walked to the window and looked down. Nan Guangyu had just stood up. He was dressed in a tight-fitting outfit with narrow sleeves, a black hair and jade crown, and had an indifferent expression and a cold temperament. He was completely out of place with his surroundings and could be seen at a glance.
"He's really good-looking. Let's bring him back to Kunlun Mountain and make him our son-in-law."
downstairs.
After buying a Soul-Nourishing Grass and carefully placing it close to his body, Nan Guangyu walked towards the center of the street, hoping to find something else to nourish the soul.
He had only taken two steps when he realized that his presence had been locked onto.
Nan Guangyu pretended not to notice and strolled leisurely from one end of the street to the other, and then back to the other end. He bought two more boxes of Six Souls Flower before leaving Xifang Street.
To make it easier for those behind him to carry out the attack, he deliberately chose to walk along secluded paths.
When they reached a narrow, deserted alley, the person behind them finally couldn't hold back and made their move.
The newcomer was masked, and his divine power was unfathomable. After exchanging a few blows with him, Nan Guangyu pretended to be captured.
"Young man, I mean you no harm, I just want to ask you something."
The woman was hunched over, with a hoarse and aged voice that sounded very unpleasant. She was the old woman who had been secretly observing Nan Guangyu in the tavern.
Nan Guangyu snorted coldly and raised his bound hands: "You call this no malice?"
"I'll let you go in a bit."
"Let me go now..."
Before Nan Guangyu could finish speaking, the old woman stuffed a pill into his mouth.
"Cough cough cough, what did you give me to eat!?" No matter how hard Nan Guangyu coughed, he couldn't cough up the pill.
"This is my specially made snake venom pill. It melts in your mouth. Without my antidote, you can only live for seven days at most."
The old woman smiled, her face full of wrinkles: "Cooperate well, and I will give you the antidote in a moment."
Nan Guangyu looked at her coldly.
The old woman didn't care. She pointed to the Soul-Nourishing Grass peeking out from Nan Guangyu's arms and asked, "Why did you buy so many treasures to nourish your soul?"
"Even if you kill me, I won't tell."
“Young man, it’s good to have backbone.” The old woman walked around Nan Guangyu. “I’ve been observing you for several days. I know exactly where you’ve hidden these treasures. I’m just curious and don’t want to kill you to steal them. If you don’t tell me, then I’ll help you get rid of the treasures you’ve gone to so much trouble to find.”
Nan Guangyu hesitated for a few moments before reluctantly saying, "The priest told me to find it..."
Why did he ask you to find these things?
"After the goddess vanished, the priest's health deteriorated significantly. His love for his daughter caused him sleepless nights. He fought the Demon Lord several times, each time ending in a draw, but this triggered a relapse of his old ailment..."
"Ha, a string of lies!" the old woman sneered.
Nan Guangyu: "It's true! Haven't you noticed that the priest basically doesn't show his face anymore, and Meng Ji is handling all the affairs of the capital?"
The old woman's mocking expression vanished, and she began to think seriously.
"Since you have been observing me for many days, you should know who I am, and you should also know that the conflict between me and Meng Ji can be described as a mortal enemy. I may die, but I will never let Meng Ji get away with it!"
A resolute glint flashed in Nan Guangyu's eyes: "If the priest persists a little longer, he will find a more suitable successor than Meng Ji!"
The old woman pondered, seemingly considering whether Nan Guangyu's words were true or false.
After a while, the old woman untied the rope from Nan Guangyu's hands and gave him a pill: "I keep my word, you can go now."
Nan Guangyu rubbed his wrist, making a face that suggested he wanted to attack her but was too weak to do so. He glanced at the old woman for a few moments, then turned and left.
After he disappeared, the girl with the bell on her wrist emerged from the shadows.
She said coquettishly, "Mother-in-law, why did you let him go? Didn't you say you were going to bring him back to be my live-in son-in-law?"
"Goddess, appearances are only temporary. If you truly like her, when she comes to the capital, tell her. She loves you so much, she will surely grant your wish..."
"Hmph, Mother only wants to fight the priest, she doesn't care about me..."
The old woman and the girl walked and talked, and soon they were far away.
After they left, Nan Guangyu appeared where they had just been standing.
He opened his hands, and in his palms were the snake venom pills and antidote that the old woman had just fed him.
"The snake venom is real snake venom, but the antidote is fake. That's incredibly dishonest."
Nan Guangyu flicked away the fake antidote, but put the snake venom pill into his pocket and continued searching for something to nourish the soul in another direction.
When they returned to their residence that evening, the rare and precious herbs that had been hidden in the cabinet had indeed been tampered with.
He picked up one of them and burned it. The ashes that fell had a faint blue glow and had been sprinkled with colorless and odorless soul-severing powder.
Nan Guangyu's lips curled into a mocking smile. This Kunlun Mountain is really interesting.
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