Chapter 329 Miss Cao Ying’s imagination
"If you fancy something here, put it into this ring first." Mr. Mu said, handing Xiao Ling a ring, and Xiao Ling quickly took it. "When you have made your choice, take it out to me. I will estimate the value of the items inside and tell you the price of the exchange."
"I understand, thank you, Mr. Mu." Xiao Ling nodded to express his understanding.
The gentle attitude of Mr. Mu made Xiao Ling feel very comfortable. After taking away the ring, he and Cao Ying exchanged a tacit look, and then stepped into the Danta's treasure house together.
The space inside is open and well-lit. Rows of neat shelves display a dazzling array of rare medicinal materials and elixirs, and high-level magic cores can be seen everywhere.
The aroma of various medicinal herbs wafts in the air, and taking a deep breath seems to make people feel refreshed.
Cao Ying seems to be a frequent visitor here. She skillfully leads Xiao Ling through the treasure house. As she walked, she enthusiastically introduced to Xiao Ling the properties of various medicinal materials and their magical uses in refining medicine.
Xiao Ling listened with great interest. Whenever he heard something particularly interesting, he could not help but nod his head or make one or two gasps of praise.
Their footsteps echoed in the quiet treasure house. Cao Ying's voice was clear and sweet, and Xiao Ling's response was full of curiosity. The conversation and occasional laughter between the two added a bit of liveliness and warmth to this treasure-filled space.
And Xiao Ling was wandering around the treasure house. Whenever he found some rare medicinal materials that he did not own, he would carefully take one, intending to use it to enrich his medicinal collection.
He was thinking that in the future, he would use the Palm Sky Bottle to ripen these medicinal materials, so that he would be able to obtain the same type of medicinal materials continuously.
Xiao Ling also carefully selected those high-level magic cores with different attributes and collected many types.
These magic cores are gone once used and cannot be regenerated like medicinal materials, so Xiao Ling selected them very carefully. He also selected as many magic cores as possible to prepare for emergencies.
Moreover, the Dan Pagoda's treasure house not only contains various rare materials, but also contains all kinds of poisonous substances, which opened Xiao Ling's eyes. Naturally, he would not miss this opportunity and collected some of these poisonous things.
Although he didn't know much about these poisonous things, if he gave them to the little medical fairy, they might be helpful to her practice. After all, the Little Medical Immortal's poisonous body will naturally not refuse these highly poisonous things.
Cao Ying couldn't help but be a little surprised as she watched Xiao Ling keep pocketing various rare medicinal materials and high-level magic cores along the way. No one else, because Xiao Ling collected so many rare materials that she couldn't help but be stunned.
"These treasures are not cheap," Cao Ying finally couldn't help but say, "The combined value of those things you just took away is probably not even comparable to the net worth of an average eighth-grade alchemist. Are you sure you have it?" Is it enough to exchange for so many treasures? ”
"Don't worry, my net worth is quite rich," Xiao Ling smiled slightly and said in a relaxed tone, "It should be more than enough to exchange for these things."
Immediately, Xiao Ling waved his hand, and a box placed on a shelf not far away floated gently, slowly flew towards him, and was finally held firmly in his hand.
Through the transparent lid of the box, you can see a crystal clear ice crystal lotus lying quietly inside. It is exactly that, the thousand-year-old ice crystal snow lotus that can only grow in extremely cold places, a kind that can be used to refine eighth-grade or even The rare materials of the ninth-grade elixir are priceless.
Moreover, this medicinal material also has some effects on improving soul power, and is pursued by countless alchemists.
"This ice crystal snow lotus is so beautiful. I think it matches you very well, so I consider it as a gift to you." Xiao Ling said as he took out the ice crystal snow lotus.
He first carefully removed a rhizome from the lotus, collected it, and then handed the remaining part to Cao Ying.
Xiao Ling had noticed before that Cao Ying's eyes would be attracted to this thousand-year-old ice crystal snow lotus from time to time. Every time she looked at it, her eyes showed unconcealable fondness.
Therefore, Xiao Ling decided to give it to Cao Ying as a gift, which could be regarded as a small reward for Cao Ying's role as a guide during this period.
Faced with such an unexpected situation, Cao Ying was stunned at first, and then waved her hand with some embarrassment, wanting to reject Xiao Ling's kindness.
"How embarrassing, this is too expensive..." There was a trace of hesitation in her voice.
Xiao Ling did not speak, but silently handed the thousand-year-old ice crystal snow lotus to Cao Ying's eyes, obviously without any intention of taking it back.
In his opinion, since he decided to send it away, there was no need to take it back. To him, this was just a trivial matter, just a matter of sprinkling water.
In the end, at Xiao Ling's insistence, Cao Ying took the ice crystal snow lotus with a blushing face. "Thank you..." she whispered, her voice almost inaudible.
Then, Cao Ying quickly turned her head and walked quickly in front of Xiao Ling, leaving only a graceful back wrapped in a black dress.
And where Xiao Ling couldn't see it, Cao Yingzheng gently held the thousand-year-old ice crystal snow lotus, put it on the tip of her nose and sniffed it gently.
The light fragrance made her feel extremely happy. At some point, her cheeks were stained with a faint blush. Her shyness and joy seemed particularly moving in the silence of the treasure house.
This unexpected gift really made Cao Ying's impression of Xiao Ling skyrocket, and it also made her more confident in her inner speculation.
He must be interested in me!
Otherwise, who would be so generous as to give such a precious thing to a person whom they have only known for a short time?
Picture what?
Of course it’s for her beauty!
It has to be said that the three major illusions in life are common in any world, especially for a talented and beautiful woman like Cao Ying, who has attracted much attention. She has never been in the minority of suitors.
"Hmph, it's not easy to catch up with this young lady, but this guy is indeed much better than those young talents in Zhongzhou who claim to be young talents, so he is not a bad choice."
Cao Ying thought this in her heart, looking at Xiao Ling's handsome face, the more she looked at it, the more pleasing it became to her eyes.
This made Xiao Ling who was following behind feel a little confused, "What's wrong with this woman? She's so weird."
He muttered in his mind, but didn't think much about it and continued to focus on selecting various rare medicinal materials.
On the other side, Elder Mu, who was monitoring the situation in the treasure house through special treasures, couldn't help but twitching when he saw Xiao Ling's actions,
"Is this boy so rich? He actually chose so many treasures, even the thousand-year-old ice crystal snow lotus can be given away at will. But if he can't get enough exchange rewards, then he can only work for the Danta. The medicine is gone..."
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About an hour later, Xiao Ling and Cao Ying walked around the treasure house, selected the materials they were satisfied with, and then returned to the front desk.
It has to be said that the Alchemy Pagoda's collection of medicinal materials and various rare materials are indeed rich, which is an eye-opener for Xiao Ling.
However, he knew in his heart that these were far from the complete details of Danta. There must be more precious materials that are not accessible to him at this level.
Elder Mu at the front desk saw Xiao Ling and Cao Ying coming out and greeted them with a smile: "Hey, you two young people have finally come out. It seems that you have almost made your choice, right?"
"I just saw that you, young man, took away a lot of rare materials, which made me a little bit greedy. But don't be unable to bring something of equal value in exchange." Elder Mu continued half-jokingly. He said to Xiao Ling, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
"Haha, don't worry, I can still handle these materials." Xiao Ling smiled easily, with full confidence in his tone.
Are you kidding me? With the Heavenly Palm Bottle in hand, an artifact that can accelerate the ripening of medicinal materials, when has Xiao Ling ever lacked elixir resources?
In exchange for these precious treasures selected from the Danta's treasure house this time, it is definitely more than enough.
Immediately, Xiao Ling nodded to Cao Ying and signaled her to start processing the resource exchange. Then he walked towards Elder Mu and prepared to exchange resources.
The process of resource exchange is actually very simple. Each rare treasure in the treasure house is assigned a value point. If you want to take away these treasures, you must exchange them with the corresponding value points.
Xiao Ling planned to exchange some of the duplicate medicinal materials in his hand for these value points, and then use these value points to exchange for the rare materials he selected in the treasure house. In Danta, these value points are usually obtained by completing tasks assigned by Danta, turning in rare materials, or contributing martial arts and fighting skills. Such rights and interests can only be enjoyed by formal members of Danta.
Although Xiao Ling has not officially joined the Danta Tower, since Xuan Yi, one of the three giants of the Danta Tower, has spoken, he can naturally make an exception and make such an exchange.
However, Xuan Yi originally thought that Xiao Ling was from the northwest continent and could not even get together the medicinal materials for refining Poria Green Pill. No matter how rich Xiao Ling was, it should not be much richer than an ordinary eighth-grade alchemist. .
In that case, Xiao Ling might just take out some materials he doesn't need in exchange for useful treasures in the Danta's treasure house.
This can be regarded as Danta's care for Xiao Ling.
However, the wealth that Xiao Ling showed this time was not inferior to that of a veteran eighth-level alchemist, which was beyond Xuan Yi's expectation.
However, Xuanyi won't know about this in a short time, and even if Xuanyi knows this, she won't care too much.
After all, Danta will not suffer any loss from this. Xiao Ling got what he wanted from Danta, and he would naturally leave a better impression on Danta. This is also a good thing for Danta.
After completing the exchange, Elder Mu looked at Xiao Ling with a strange look. As a veteran eighth-grade alchemy master, his net worth is actually not as good as the young man in front of him who looks to be only about twenty years old. He couldn't help but wonder how on earth this boy accumulated so many precious medicinal materials.
"Hey, you kid, you are so rich that even the old man is a little envious of you. How about we make a deal?" Elder Mu rubbed his hands while sorting out the medicinal materials he received from Xiao Ling. Said to Xiao Ling in a joking tone.
"Oh? Senior, what deal are you going to make with me?" Xiao Ling had gained a lot this time and was in a good mood, so he asked curiously with a smile.
"I got this fighting skill from a relic. It's very precious. I see that you have chosen a lot of poison-type materials before. I wonder if you are interested in fighting skills." Elder Mu said again and again. , while taking out a dark green scroll and handing it to Xiao Ling,
"I don't want anything too precious from you, just two of the evergreen spirit vines you took out before. If this fighting skill wasn't suitable for me to practice, I wouldn't give it to you in exchange so cheaply."
Hearing Elder Mu's words, Xiao Ling's interest was piqued. He reached out and took the dark green scroll, then spread it out and looked at it carefully.
""Poison Soul-Breaking Strike" is an intermediate earth-level fighting skill. This skill uses poisonous gas as a blade, pointing directly at the enemy's soul, causing great damage. Its attack is invisible, and its damage is very powerful. It can hear thunder in a silent place, and kill
The enemy is invisible.
If the practitioner has a strong soul and strong poisonous energy, and uses this technique, its power will be even greater. It can make the opponent unable to guard against it, destroying the soul with one blow, and its power is unpredictable. ”
"This is a rare poison-type soul fighting skill. It's really good." Xiao Ling touched his chin and thought to himself, "If the little medical fairy learns it, it will definitely become one of her trump cards."
He was very satisfied with the deal proposed by Elder Mu.
"How's it going, young man? Is this fighting skill to your liking?" When Elder Mu saw Xiao Ling didn't respond immediately, he rubbed his hands and asked with expectant eyes.
He knew in his heart that such fighting skills might not be suitable for an alchemist like Xiao Ling to practice in person. No matter how powerful the soul power is, if the fighting spirit attributes do not match, the power displayed will be greatly reduced.
"I like this fighting skill very much, and I agree to this deal." Xiao Ling came back to his senses, nodded to Elder Mu, then put the green scroll into his own ring, and then took out two Evergreen Spirit Vine was handed to Elder Mu.
"Haha, you really have good vision." Elder Mu took the Qingling Vine with a satisfied smile on his face.
Being able to exchange a fighting skill that had no effect on him in exchange for the medicinal materials he needed, Elder Mu felt that he had made a profit from this transaction.
After greeting each other for a few words, Xiao Ling and Cao Ying said goodbye to Elder Mu and left.
Walking in the corridor of Dan Pagoda, Cao Ying pulled back a strand of hair and asked Xiao Ling: "Xiao Ling, are you planning to return to your residence in Shengdan City next? My Cao family is in Shengdan City. There are also some mansions in the city that can be loaned to you and your companions if you need them.”
"No, thank you for your kindness." Xiao Ling declined with a smile, "I will leave Shengdan City in a while. I won't stay for too long, so I won't trouble you."
Haha, okay then. "Cao Ying chuckled. Although she heard that Xiao Ling would not stay in Shengdan City for a long time, a trace of imperceptible disappointment flashed in her eyes, but she soon changed to a bright smile.
She came slightly closer to Xiao Ling, staring straight at his side face with her charming peach blossom eyes, with a hint of playfulness in her tone: "Then during the time you are in Shengdan City, I can go to you and ask for some advice. Is there a problem with alchemy? If I can learn from you, an eighth-grade alchemy master, maybe I can improve my alchemy.”
Xiao Ling didn't turn her head, she just stretched out a hand and gently put it in front of her cheek, cleverly keeping Cao Ying's head away.
Then he turned his head and said helplessly: "This matter can be... Let's go! But you don't have to get so close."
"Humph! None of the girls said anything!" Cao Ying protested softly, but a different meaning flashed in her eyes.
Over the years, as she became more and more beautiful, there were more and more eyes around her that disgusted her.
She is not an ordinary person, so she naturally understands what those men have in mind.
She felt disgusted and helpless towards those men who looked the same on the surface but had evil intentions behind their backs, because there were too many such people.
However, she unexpectedly developed a heartfelt affection for Xiao Ling.
Maybe it was because she had been the best among her peers for many years, but suddenly meeting someone who was far beyond her made her feel a little uneasy.
And Xiao Ling's eyes were different from ordinary people's. The way he looked at her did not have the desire and greed of those men, which made her feel a rare sense of comfort and respect.
This unique attitude made her affection for Xiao Ling continue to improve as she got along with Xiao Ling.
"You can come to me, but I have a condition." Xiao Ling suddenly stopped and turned to look at Cao Ying, with a trace of seriousness in his eyes.
Cao Ying was caught off guard by his sudden serious attitude. She blinked and asked curiously: "What are the conditions?"
"I hope that our communication will be limited to the knowledge of alchemy and medicinal materials. I don't want to involve other unnecessary things." Xiao Ling's voice was calm, but there was a sense that he could not refuse.
Xiao Ling and Cao Ying got along fairly well, but he was still confused about Cao Ying's thoughts. After all, women like Cao Ying are very shrewd, and you may fall into her trap if you are not careful. As far as the current situation is concerned, it is more appropriate to maintain a certain distance.
Besides, there were two girls at home, and Xiao Ling didn't want to cause any uncontrollable situation due to a moment of carelessness.
Cao Ying was startled for a moment, then showed a nice smile: "I understand, don't worry, I, Cao Ying, am not the kind of person who is ignorant. Since you said so, let's just talk about refining medicine."
Xiao Ling nodded, and the two continued walking along the corridor. Although Cao Ying accepted Xiao Ling's conditions on the surface, she was a little unconvinced in her heart.
She has been the center of attention since she was a child and has countless suitors, but no one has ever kept a distance from her like Xiao Ling.
Thoughts surged in her mind like a tide, and Cao Ying fell into her own endless thoughts again.
Could it be that Xiao Ling secretly likes herself, but she just doesn't dare to say it openly, so she deliberately acts so cold and wants to use this hard-to-get approach?
(End of chapter)