52: Chapter 52 Young Master Kang, what's wrong with you?

“Why? Why are you asking this?”

Ruan Mi suddenly looked at Liu Qiyue with curiosity, only to see the other girl smile faintly, a charming curve forming on her already beautiful crescent-moon face.

“In that case, I have a way.”

Liu Qiyue took a red pouch out from her bosom. Before Ruan Mi could ask, she spoke up:

“I have here what I've obtained from killing demons over the years. I wonder if it's enough.”

“Enough, of course it's enough.”

Before Ruan Mi could say anything, Kang Dalei's figure had appeared in front of the two of them at some unknown point.

Upon seeing the red pouch in Liu Qiyue's hand filled with demon cores, Kang Dalei's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

“I wonder what you want, Miss Qiyue? As long as you can afford the demon cores, I can make you the strongest person of the younger generation in Dongning Prefecture in a matter of minutes.”

Seeing how quickly Kang Dalei's attitude had changed, Liu Qiyue couldn't help but shake her head in amusement, yet she spoke with feigned anger:

“I originally came to do business with Young Master Kang, but I didn't expect Young Master Kang to actually look down on me. In that case, Qiyue had better leave.”

With that, Liu Qiyue took hold of Ruan Mi and turned to walk out.

This instantly threw Kang Dalei into a panic. He grabbed Liu Qiyue with one hand and hugged Ruan Mi's thigh with the other, crying out with tears and snot:

“My two big sisters, please give me a chance, alright? I was wrong before. I'll change, I'll definitely change.”

“Hmph, that's more like it.”

Though Liu Qiyue said this, her resentment toward Kang Dalei had actually lessened a bit, replaced by a touch of curiosity.

A dignified Divine Venerable actually speaking so humbly to someone just for some demon cores—this was the first time she had seen Kang Dalei act like this.

At the same time, she thought to herself that if she had known sooner that he liked demon cores so much, why would she have let him take advantage of her?

Recalling how Kang Dalei had said her feel was just average, Liu Qiyue let out another hmph, slapped away his small hand that was grabbing at her, and said coldly:

“I want to temper my body. I wonder how many demon cores it will require.”

“Ten high-grade demon cores and one xuanpin star. The xuanpin star can help you awaken Sha Qi. The more Sha Qi you have, the better your talent is. Take Little Mimi's Five-Colored Sha, for example. Although it's the absolute trashiest, she can still become a King-Sealing Divine Venerable in the future. As for the rest, come into the room, and I'll explain it to you slowly.”

When Kang Dalei said her Five-Colored Sha was the absolute trashiest, Ruan Mi couldn't resist kicking Kang Dalei again.

This bastard just couldn't speak properly for once.

Seeing Ruan Mi walk over to the edge of the Death Fish Pond in a huff, Kang Dalei did not forget to remind her:

“Little Mimi, you still owe me so many demon cores. You are not allowed to use the Death Fish Pond.”

“Kang Dalei, did this old lady give you too much face?”

Seeing that the two of them were about to start arguing again at the slightest disagreement, Liu Qiyue quickly spoke up to stop them:

“Young Master Kang, tell me more about Sha Qi.”

Over the next half hour, under Kang Dalei's non-stop, eloquent, nonsensical, and money-grubbing verbal onslaught, Liu Qiyue finally bought a xuanpin star.

Looking at the remaining dozens of demon cores in her pouch, oh, how Kang Dalei's heart soared.

“Miss Qiyue, why don't you take a look at some other things? I have plenty of good stuff here.”

“No, I only want to temper my body.”

“Don't be like that! I'll give you a discount, a massive discount! How about a 9.9 discount?”

Liu Qiyue stared at him, and he stared back at Liu Qiyue. Finally, Liu Qiyue suddenly smiled sweetly.

“Alright, with the remainder, I would like to take a dip in the Death Fish Pond. I wonder if this is enough?”

“Enough, absolutely enough.”

The disappointment on Kang Dalei's face instantly vanished, replaced by a flattering grin, which Liu Qiyue found highly amusing.

However, as she was handing over the cores, Liu Qiyue suddenly said very seriously:

“I hope you won't keep calling me a drag, alright?”

Kang Dalei nodded frantically. “No problem.”

Get the demon cores first, talk later.

Liu Qiyue handed over the demon cores. Following Ruan Mi's example, she walked over to the Death Fish Pond, untied her sash, and was about to take off her robe when she suddenly sensed a peeping gaze.

Turning her head, her cheeks flushed red, and she stamped her foot, saying:

“Kang Dalei, you are not allowed to peek!”

Kang Dalei was speechless, so he explained:

“Don't worry. Once you successfully enter, the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth will be sealed off. No one except me will be able to see.”

“Is that so?” Doubtingly, Liu Qiyue continued to remove her outer wear. It wasn't until she slipped into the pond that she realized something was wrong with Kang Dalei's words.

“What do you mean 'except you'?”

“Kang Dalei!” Liu Qiyue's cheeks grew even redder with anger. She gritted her teeth, swearing that once she became a Divine Venerable, she would definitely teach this pervert a lesson.

As time passed, Liu Qiyue, who had swallowed the xuanpin star upon entering the Death Fish Pond, finally showed a reaction.

One-Colored Sha, Danyun Realm.

Two-Colored Sha, Undying Realm.

Three-Colored Sha, Great Sun Realm.

Four-Colored Sha, Dark Star Realm.

Five-Colored Sha, Wujian Realm.

Six-Colored Sha, Creation Realm.

Seven-Colored Sha, Hundong Realm.

Eight-Colored Savage Qi, Imperial Lord Realm.

“Holy crap, it's actually an Eight-Colored Savage Qi.”

Kang Dalei could hardly believe his eyes. Out of all the xuanpin stars he had sold, this was the first person to awaken an Eight-Colored Savage Qi Qi.

At the bottom of the Death Fish Pond, Liu Qiyue closed her eyes as the aura around her body began to gather continuously. In just forty-five minutes, her cultivation had already reached the third level of the Body Tempering Realm.

“What a terrifying cultivation speed.”

Just as Kang Dalei was still marveling in awe, a system notification rang in his mind, instantly leaving him dumbfounded.

[Ding! Detected that the Deathly Black Water of the Death Fish Pond has been depleted. Would you like to spend 50,000 points to change the water?]

“Holy crap, no way! It actually needs a water change?!”

Kang Dalei was completely dumbfounded.

Doesn't that mean his previous invitations for them to soak in the Death Fish Pond were all consuming his points?

“Holy mother of... I suspect you're doing this on purpose.”

Looking at the remaining eight thousand-odd pills in his inventory, Kang Dalei had every reason to believe that this dog system had definitely quoted the price based on his points.

[Ding! Host, please do not question the system's professionalism. The Death Fish Pond is a cheat that allows one to gradually become stronger just by sitting, without needing to be beaten. It belongs to the same tier as the divine blood pool. Therefore, once the deathly power in the Death Fish Pond is depleted, the host must replace it.]

“Fine, fine, fine, you motherf—”

[Ding! If you dare swear, don't force me to slap you.]

Before Kang Dalei could finish his sentence, the system's threatening notification had already echoed in his mind.

Hearing this familiar voice, Kang Dalei was forced to hand over his remaining eight thousand demon cores to change the water of the Death Fish Pond.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully changing the water by consuming 10,000 points. The Death Fish Pond can be used 100 times. Each person who enters will increase by one level, reducing the remaining uses by one.]

After changing the water, Kang Dalei immediately woke up everyone who was still soaking inside.

Every extra second they stayed inside now was pure torture to the Skinflint Kang.

Liu Qiyue, who was originally on the verge of breaking through to the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm, was suddenly woken up by Kang Dalei, and a trace of anger clearly appeared on her face.

However, with her extremely good-natured personality, her momentary dissatisfaction quickly turned into confusion.

When she stepped out of the pond, dressed, and came before Kang Dalei, she saw that Kang Dalei, who had been beaming with joy just moments ago, now had tears welling up in his eyes.

Reduced to poverty overnight, with the eight thousand demon cores he had just earned not even warm in his hands yet—who could possibly understand his current feelings?

“Young Master Kang, what is wrong with you?” Seeing Kang Dalei weeping silently without saying a word, Liu Qiyue asked with even greater curiosity.

Kang Dalei did not speak, but Ruan Mi, who had just come out of the pond, was absolutely furious.

She had felt that she was about to break through again, only to be suddenly woken up. She was currently burning with rage.

“Kang Dalei, you bas—”

Before she could finish the word 'tard', she saw Kang Dalei standing there with a look of utter despair, looking completely disheveled in the wind.

“What's wrong with him?” Ruan Mi asked Liu Qiyue.

Liu Qiyue shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either.