229: Boss, no!

Hearing the System's voice, Shen Nian smiled gently at Xiao Qinger.

Even he hadn't expected that he could gain preaching value this way. It truly wasn't a wasted trip to Lingwu City.

Shen Nian had asked Qinger where she wanted to go shopping. Since he had promised her, he naturally had to follow through. Although the five cities were situated in the four directions of the Eastern Profound, separated by tens of millions of miles, with the Breaking Boundary Boat, it wouldn't take much time.

Even though every activation required a massive amount of Top-Grade Spirit Stone, for Shen Nian, who had a huge Family fortune, it was merely a drop in the bucket. This was the first time he truly felt the benefits of being rich and powerful.

After listening to Shen Nian's introduction, Xiao Qinger resolutely chose Lingwu City. Besides its pleasant scenery, more importantly, it was the birthplace of the Xiao Family. She wanted to see if any remnants of the Xiao Family's glory remained... 800 points were enough for him to perfect the Immortal Palace of the Void Return Third Layer and reach the Peak of the third layer with some to spare. However, Shen Nian temporarily decided against upgrading the Immortal Palace. He had been pondering carefully on the way here.

Since the Azure Profound Dragon Your Highness had a formidable physical body and many hidden cards, it was nearly impossible for an ordinary Dao Integration expert to kill him instantly. Furthermore, the Human Race's Peak experts were all being watched; as soon as they appeared in the Heavenly Abyss, the Royal Clan Demon Emperors would descend the next second.

So why did he still bring a Dao Protector?

Was it truly for stability, or...? Finally, Shen Nian suddenly realized one point.

demon soul!

The opponent's weakness was likely in his demon soul. If a Dao Integration expert targeted his demon soul, they could kill him in an instant. This was his true weakness!

Although it was just a guess, his intuition told Shen Nian that it was very likely true.

Because of this speculation, Shen Nian also thought about his own Divine Soul. It seemed he had never paid attention to this aspect from beginning to end.

His Divine Soul had never been properly Cultivated. It had only been tempered a bit relying on the characteristics of the Nine Revolutions Creation Heavenly Art. If he really encountered a Prodigy specializing in Divine Soul attacks, he might genuinely run into trouble, which immediately made Shen Nian take it seriously.

He planned to save this preaching value for Cultivating his Divine Soul.

“My Lord, my Lord, it smells so good...” Little Qing tightly hugged Shen Nian's leg, sticking out its tongue and licking its lips.

“...” Shen Nian was speechless and pretended not to hear.

After the Azure Moon Spirit Fire begged Xiao Qinger many times, she finally couldn't hold out and spoke to Shen Nian.

Considering the Azure Moon Spirit Fire had rendered service, and since Xiao Qinger had asked, Shen Nian silently agreed. But the requirement was: only hugging was allowed, no kissing!

What kind of situation was it to be flirted with by an unusual flame?

He was the Human Emperor Lord!

Just then, the surrounding Cultivators of Lingwu City spoke out in surprise.

“Amazing! This is the third piece! This woman's luck is exaggeratedly good, I'm so jealous!”

“I don't think so. Every time this woman was unsure, her Senior Brother made the decision. This person must possess some kind of special ability...” A Golden Core Stage old gambler Cultivator immediately hit the nail on the head.

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned towards the white-robed young man because of the old gambler's words. Although they were envious, no one dared to cause trouble. After all, this was the Stone Gambling Field opened by the Xu Family, and the Xu Family was the strongest Family in Lingwu City. If nothing unexpected happened, after this year, the Xu Family would become the rightful Lord of Lingwu, as currently, no force in Lingwu City could surpass the Xu Family.

In fact, the Xu Family Patriarch should have taken the City Lord position long ago, but the Ancient Desolate Shen Family had delayed giving the order. The reason was that the Shen Family Elders responsible for Lingwu City affairs years ago had a close relationship with the former Lord of Lingwu, the Xiao Family, until this Shen Family Elders reached the end of their lifespan and passed away ten years ago. Only after a new Elders arrived did the matter loosen up... “The Xu Family lost big this time. Three pieces containing Soul Transformation Divine Ability, and Top-Grade ones at that, were sold for only three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones... Tsk tsk tsk.”

“Hah, the Xu Family has a huge business. What kind of loss is this? Even if she opened up a Void Return dao palace divine object, the Xu Family could still bear it!”

While everyone was discussing, Xiao Qinger had already taken out the Movement Divine Ability from the raw stone and excitedly walked up to Shen Nian.

“Senior Brother, you are too amazing!” Xiao Qinger said worshipfully, her eyes full of little stars.

In her Divine Soul, the Female Yan Emperor pouted, seemingly still dissatisfied with Xiao Qinger's foolishness—she could have asked for something practical, but instead chose this illusory thing. However, suspicion flickered in her golden eyes as she continuously scrutinized Shen Nian, even harboring a trace of jealousy.

Even the Female Yan Emperor had to admit that Shen Nian's omnipotence was simply too outrageous.

It seemed there was nothing he couldn't do!

She had never seen him suffer a setback!

“How exactly did he see through this?”

“Raw stones are born of Heaven and Earth. Even Dao Integration experts can't see through them, otherwise who would dare open a Stone Gambling Field? Wouldn't that be a guaranteed loss?”

“Is there really nothing he doesn't know?”

Shen Nian, however, said, “It has nothing to do with me. You just have good luck...”

Honestly, he really didn't do anything. He just let Xiao Qinger choose, and when she hesitated, he merely spoke up to encourage her.

Because it was simple: how could something chosen by the Daughter of Destiny be ordinary?

Look at the products contained within these three raw stones—every single one seemed tailor-made for Xiao Qinger!

“Senior Brother, Qinger understands: be low-key!” Xiao Qinger narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a cunning smile, giving an expression that said, “I know, I know.”

“...” Shen Nian was silent and didn't respond. He couldn't exactly explain that she was the Daughter of Destiny and it was purely luck.

“Do you want to continue?”

Xiao Qinger thought for a moment, then shook her head, saying, “These three Divine Abilities are enough. Qinger still understands the principle of not biting off more than you can chew. It's getting late, Senior Brother, shall we go eat?”

Since arriving in Lingwu City, she and Shen Nian had already enjoyed many interesting things.

“Alright!” Shen Nian nodded.

Just then.

“Revered Master.” Zuo Wuhen suddenly appeared behind Shen Nian, bowing respectfully. He had changed into simple gray robes, and his Emperor Crown was removed, his hair tied with a simple wooden hairpin, giving him the air of a scholar.

“Your subordinate has already pinpointed the spatial coordinates and personally went there. It is indeed the Pure Lotus Divine Flame. All of Yan Wushuang's accumulated items are also there, but he set up a Formation. Your subordinate will need to spend some time to break it...”

“Revered Master's foresight is divine. After Yan Wushuang's death, the Pure Lotus Divine Flame that he refined indeed returned completely to its main body. Your subordinate immediately intercepted a strand, as requested by Revered Master...”

Zuo Wuhen's voice was wrapped in dao principle power, audible only to Shen Nian. Furthermore, the surrounding people didn't even notice Zuo Wuhen's appearance because he hadn't let out a single trace of Qi.

At the same time, Zuo Wuhen respectfully took out an ancient porcelain bottle. The bottle itself was a Dao Integration Treasure, otherwise, it couldn't withstand the Pure Lotus Divine Flame.

“Revered Master is truly mysterious. Even I didn't know that Revered Master was refining the Pure Lotus Divine Flame...”

“Revered Master will certainly want to collect this item in the future. This Pure Lotus Divine Flame was highly ranked even in the Ancient Era, let alone that this is a Pure Lotus Divine Flame that has taken human form...”

Shen Nian took the porcelain bottle.

“Revered Master, don't open it!” Zuo Wuhen immediately panicked. Even he trembled slightly when seeing the Pure Lotus Divine Flame. Although it was only a strand now, it was not something a Void Return expert could touch.

However, the next second!

A strand of Silver Flame danced in Shen Nian's hand. This Silver Flame was hazy, and a Chaos aura flowed, instantly suppressing the Pure Lotus Divine Flame until it trembled.

“Big Shot, please don't...”