70: Chapter 70 Another spirit crystal, ten innate pills! Two birds with one stone!

"Boss Ning."

Lu Qingyun turned his head, a look of embarrassment in his eyes.

After all, while he had enjoyed farming his experience and health points, he had ended up wounding all the xiantian-level ferocious beasts.

The damage caused certainly wouldn't be small.

Originally, he had intended to use selecting ferocious beasts as an excuse.

After displaying his impressive combat strength, he figured there shouldn't be any major issues.

However, he hadn't expected Ning Xuanzhou to come over in person.

The nature of the situation was different now; after all, the losses incurred would be borne entirely by Ning Xuanzhou.

"What's with this 'Boss' business! Qingyun, you're the same generation as Zhiyi, just call me Uncle Ning!"

Ning Xuanzhou didn't care in the slightest about the injuries of these ferocious beasts. He walked up quickly, his eyes burning with intense fervor.

He grabbed Lu Qingyun's hand with unusual enthusiasm.

Compared to a prodigy who would at the very least reach the Air-Traversing Realm in the future, what were these few xiantian ferocious beasts worth!

Hearing Ning Xuanzhou being so affectionate, Lu Qingyun was quick to capitalize on the opportunity!

He called out "Uncle Ning" with every breath, his face beaming with a bright smile, looking just like an innocent, sunny young man.

Zhao Yan, standing to the side, silently took note of this scene.

There was no doubt that with this kind of talent, combined with Ning Xuanzhou's attitude...

In the future, the Lu Qingyun before him would definitely be a figure he would have to look up to!

Even now, he was already someone most people should add to their 'do not provoke' list!

"Qingyun, are you planning to take more ferocious beasts back to the Fifth District today? It looks like you're planning something big."

Ning Xuanzhou quickly steered the conversation back to the main topic.

His gaze was sharp and focused as he stared at Lu Qingyun, trying to discern his true inner thoughts.

"Something big? Maybe."

"I don't know the specifics yet, I just figured... it's always right to be prepared in advance."

Lu Qingyun scratched his head, acting as if it were a spur-of-the-moment decision.

In reality, that was indeed the case.

If he didn't say that, it would be hard to explain why he had come here to beat up the ferocious beasts.

Yet in Ning Xuanzhou's eyes, this was an expression with deeper meaning.

It could be considered an indirect admission of his inner ambition!

This played right into his hands!

After giving Zhao Yan a glance, the latter understood the meaning and took the initiative to leave.

Only then did Ning Xuanzhou continue: "Since you want to make a name for yourself in the Outer City, you have the right to know about certain matters."

"You must have received the news that the Fifth District was broken into and provoked earlier. This was not a simple accident. The Black Phoenix Gang was not the main mastermind; after all, a gang whose strongest member is only at the xiantian level wouldn't dare provoke my Burning Bone Beast Arena, let alone... go against the Ning Family!"

"In other words, from now on, the waters in the Outer City and even the Inner City will be very murky."

"Currently, my Burning Bone Beast Arena is essentially at the center of the storm, and many forces in the shadows want to come up and take a bite."

"If you continue to serve as the supervisor of the Fifth District... the danger is not low, so you can choose whether to continue. If you decline, I will arrange for a strong expert to take your current position later, and you can choose to continue in a position at the Burning Bone Beast Arena in the Inner City, or you can find your own path."

"These are all reasonable courses of action, so you don't need to worry about me overthinking it. It all depends on your own thoughts..."

After finishing, Ning Xuanzhou looked at Lu Qingyun seriously, waiting for his reply.

However, after waiting for a while, Lu Qingyun frowned slightly when he realized there really was nothing more to add.

Seeing this, Ning Xuanzhou thought Lu Qingyun was extremely resistant to this, so he sighed in his heart.

"As expected, he's unwilling? That makes sense. With his talent, he can completely take it step by step without needing to risk so much."

However, just as Ning Xuanzhou was about to smile and tell Lu Qingyun not to take it to heart...

He heard Lu Qingyun speak up: "If I continue in the role, can I do whatever I want? Will the Burning Bone Beast Arena be my backing?"

Ning Xuanzhou was taken aback, but he shook his head and said seriously:

"Not just the Burning Bone Beast Arena, the Ning Family... will be your backing! As long as you can withstand the pressure those forces put on you, the Ning Family will bear the consequences of any actions you take!"

"What if a Yukong Realm expert comes to kill me?"

Lu Qingyun looked a little dazed, and the question he asked made Ning Xuanzhou laugh in spite of himself.

The Yukong Realm can already be considered a Grandmaster-level martial artist!

Such figures are always the top combat power of a family!

They wouldn't be dispatched easily in daily life; unless it was a critical moment like the survival of the family, conflicts of interest or exchanges like this would not disturb existences of this level.

"Rest assured, if any Sky-Surpassing Level Grandmaster comes to commit an offense, I... will kill them with a single sword!"

Ning Xuanzhou's expression was grave, and he spoke with great seriousness!

A surge of Sword Intent soared from his body, crisscrossing and terrifying!

Seemingly thinking of something, his eyes were filled with extremely intense killing intent!

Clearly, his words were not just empty talk.

If it truly came to the point where a Sky-Walking Grandmaster had to enter the fray, he would truly kill!

In an instant, the Sword Intent retracted.

Ning Xuanzhou's gaze became as calm as water again, as if the soaring Sword Intent from just a moment ago hadn't been released by him at all.

"Of course, since you are working for my Ning Family."

"Naturally, I cannot treat you unfairly!"

Ning Xuanzhou took a small box out from his bosom. It was palm-sized, but its shape was very familiar to Lu Qingyun.

After opening it, a transparent, prism-shaped red crystal emitted a glowing luster, making the surrounding environment, polluted by the stench of the ferocious beasts, seem to become clean and clear, making one want to take deep breaths.

Spirit Crystal!

Although the color was different, it was exactly the same as the one he had previously obtained from the Tianjiao Camp!

[High-level experience stone detected. Due to a certain level gap, it cannot be used temporarily.]

Just like the previous one, this one still couldn't be used.

However, as Lu Qingyun's level increased, the system prompt became less absolute.

It shouldn't be long before he could use it.

"Looking at your expression, you must know what this is. This Spirit Crystal is an extra reward from me. If... you do a good job, it's not impossible to give you another one later."

These words sounded exactly like a capitalist drawing a big picture of future rewards.

Do a good job? What does doing a good job even mean?

Isn't that just based on his own judgment!

However, at least he gave a benefit right from the start, which wasn't bad.

"Besides this, seeing that there is no lingering medicinal scent on you, you must rarely consume pills."

"These ten xiantian pills can also improve your cultivation."

Ning Xuanzhou took out another jade bottle. Inside were ten round pills, and the essence they emitted was astonishing!

xiantian pills are extremely precious, every single one of them!

They are the pills most craved by xiantian-level martial artists, usually only used when they are willing to part with them at critical moments like breaking through a realm.

Because a single one costs a massive sum of fifty million!

And because of reasons like the scarcity of materials, they are often priceless and unavailable!

These ten were worth a full five hundred million!

Added to the one Spirit Crystal, one couldn't say he wasn't generous!

Seeing Lu Qingyun's mouth slightly agape in surprise, Ning Xuanzhou knew that he had taken the right step!

In his view, Lu Qingyun had almost no lingering medicinal aura, and he came from such a small city as Jiangcheng.

Natural resources wouldn't be very abundant, and he might even have eaten pills very rarely.

He had completely relied on himself to train to this level!

This move of his could not only show his regard for him, but also greatly boost Lu Qingyun's favorability.

It could also allow Lu Qingyun, who had "never" eaten pills, to receive the greatest improvement, and once his strength became powerful, he could better deal with the targeting in the Outer City for them!

It was completely killing two birds with one stone!

They were winning big!