360: Big Deal

Ye Litian looked around and found that several of his subordinates had already been smashed into meat paste.

Suddenly, a phantom floated out from his body and quickly arrived above the head of one of his subordinates.

The phantom gently sucked, pulling a white light orb out from the corpse.

Then, it swallowed the phantom whole.

Following the same method, it successively sucked out light orbs from the remaining corpses and then devoured them.

When the phantom returned to Ye Litian's body, his face flushed red.

He said with a look of joy, "A great disaster survived guarantees future blessings. Qin Shilei, just you wait. In a while, I will definitely cut you down with my sword."

When that Soul-Devouring Demon tried to devour Ye Litian just now, an accident occurred.

Because this Soul-Devouring Demon had already been severely wounded by Qin Shilei, its strength was greatly reduced.

However, Ye Litian possessed a top-grade equipment that protected his soul, and his own strength was also considerable.

By a stroke of luck, he, in turn, fused with the Soul-Devouring Demon and gained the Soul-Devouring Demon's talent for devouring souls.

With this fortuitous encounter, Ye Litian no longer continued his investigation towards Lingquan City, turning instead to fly back to Litian City.

Meanwhile, after Qin Shilei returned to Litian City, he opened a room and began to ponder how to resist the Soul-Devouring Demon's soul attack.

If the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple were to upgrade again, relying on its attached effects, it might very well be able to resist the opponent's soul attack, or even turn the tables and control the opponent.

However, Qin Shilei had no clue how the Eye of Illusion Breaking Purple could be upgraded.

Alternatively, he could directly control the phantom to enter Lingquan City for investigation, or even eliminate that Soul-Devouring Demon.

However, the phantom is composed of energy, and continuously casting energy attacks like Devouring Thunder would quickly deplete its internal energy, causing it to disappear into the air.

After much thought, obtaining a top-grade equipment to protect his soul was still the correct path.

Qin Shilei took out a Telepathic Talisman to contact Zhang Xiaoli.

"Zhang Xiaoli, have someone keep an eye out for anyone selling top-grade equipment that can protect the soul."

"Okay."

Half an hour later, Qin Shilei received a reply from Zhang Xiaoli.

Another hour later, Qin Shilei had already returned to the Qin An Royal Mansion in Hope City.

"Xia Yunyan, where is the top-grade equipment you mentioned?"

Xia Yunyan untied a mystic jade pendant from her neck and handed it over, "City Lord, this is that equipment. See if it's suitable?"

Qin Shilei took the mystic jade pendant, which still carried body warmth, and secretly glanced at his wife, seeing her looking at him with a half-smile.

He then pretended to seriously examine the mystic jade pendant in his hand.

mystic jade pendant (Purple): This mystic jade pendant has the effect of protecting and nourishing the soul. After wearing it, mental power is doubled, and it has the effect of purifying mental power.

"Not bad." Qin Shilei looked up and asked, "Xia Yunyan, what do you want to exchange for this mystic jade pendant?"

"A piece of Enlightenment Tea," Xia Yunyan said without hesitation.

"Alright, the Enlightenment Tea will be sufficient until you successfully advance to the Golden Realm."

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he took out a piece of Enlightenment Tea, brewed it, and handed it over.

Xia Yunyan took it and drank it in one gulp, then turned to Zhang Xiaoli and said, "Madam City Lord, I trouble you to protect my cultivation, elder sister."

Zhang Xiaoli chuckled, "It's nothing, Sister Yunyan, feel free to advance here."

Xia Yunyan directly sat cross-legged on the ground and began her advancement.

Zhang Xiaoli then turned to Qin Shilei and said, "Just now, I also had someone compile a list. Several people now hope to exchange Enlightenment Tea with us.

Among the most valuable are three great City Guardian Monuments, two natural treasures, and one orange-grade top-grade item."

Qin Shilei quickly found the three City Guardian Monuments in the trade channel and directly exchanged three pieces of Enlightenment Tea for them.

The two natural treasures were a section of a World Tree branch and a person-tall Crystal Source.

World Tree Branch (Purple): A branch broken off from the World Tree, possessing extraordinary effects. If planted, under suitable conditions, it may grow into a World Tree again. It can also be refined into a staff, which can greatly enhance the power of wood-attribute abilities.

Qin Shilei also exchanged for it without hesitation.

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoli also contacted the seller of that orange-grade item in the chat channel.

Zhang Xiaoli hesitated slightly, "Qin Dage, why don't we delay a bit more? Perhaps we can push the price down to within five pieces of Enlightenment Tea."

Qin Shilei shook his head, "Let's not risk it. Once the other party successfully advances to the Golden Realm, they might never be willing to sell this item again."

At this moment, a young man tens of thousands of kilometers away, with a pained expression, placed a mask into the trading system.

As soon as he put it up, Qin Shilei exchanged it for ten pieces of Enlightenment Tea.

This made him feel even more pained, secretly wondering if he had set the price too low.

However, looking at the ten pieces of Enlightenment Tea in his hand, his mood brightened again.

Zhang Xiaoli spoke again, "Qin Dage, Han Hongyu and Shen Feixue from our mansion have also each offered a City Guardian Monument. Should we reward each of them with a piece of Enlightenment Tea?"

"They deserve it," Qin Shilei said, "Also, Duan Tianhe perfectly completed the task I gave him, and he should also receive a piece of Enlightenment Tea. However, this kid has already successfully advanced to the Golden Realm, so this piece of Enlightenment Tea will likely be given to his girlfriend.

After some more time, there should be quite a few people in the mansion whose contributions reach one million merit points. At that time, we must also ensure they can exchange for Enlightenment Tea promptly."

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he picked up a total of five City Guardian Monuments, refreshed and fixed their attributes one by one, then placed them in his Qiankun Ring. He would bury the City Guardian Monuments when he found suitable locations, and then dispatch these peerless experts who had successfully advanced to the Golden Realm to guard various cities.

He picked up the half-meter-long World Tree branch again.

[Do you want to refresh the attributes?]

[Refresh.]

Treasure Concealment (Green): The miraculous effects of the branch are completely hidden, making it appear like an extremely ordinary branch.

Full of Vitality (Red): The vitality of the branch is greatly enhanced, making it easier to survive after planting.

Radiant Splendor (Purple): The miraculous effects contained within the branch are fully revealed, and all its functions are thus doubled. After six months, its own energy will be exhausted and it will turn into an ordinary piece of wood.

Qin Shilei thought for a moment, then fixed the Radiant Splendor attribute and handed the World Tree branch to Zhang Xiaoli.

"I hope you can use this to make the World Tree within your body grow into a towering tree."

"Thank you, husband!" Zhang Xiaoli offered a joyful kiss.

Qin Shilei then took out the mystic jade pendant.

[Do you want to refresh the attributes?]

[Refresh.]

Crystal Clear (Blue): The material of the mystic jade pendant becomes more crystal clear, making it highly ornamental.

Flowing Radiance (Blue): The mystic jade pendant will emit colorful light, making it extraordinarily brilliant.

Soul Suppression (Purple): The soul-protecting effect of the mystic jade pendant is doubled, capable of resisting the three strongest soul attacks from the Platinum Realm.

After Qin Shilei fixed the Soul Suppression attribute, he directly wore it around his neck.

He then fixed an attribute similar to Whale Devouring Dragon Sucking for the newly acquired Crystal Source.

Then, he began to absorb the spiritual energy from it on the other side of the hall.

A day later, when Qin Shilei opened his eyes again, he had successfully advanced to Golden Seven Stars.

Looking up, Xia Yunyan was also standing by his side.

"Xia Yunyan, congratulations on successfully advancing to the Golden Realm."

Xia Yunyan sincerely thanked him, "Thank you for the City Lord's generous gift. I won't disturb you two anymore; I'll take my leave now."

Qin Shilei nodded, "Alright, but you need to prepare. Later, I will send you out to guard a city and make you a Deputy City Lord."