474: Chapter 474 Ninth-Order Source-Gathering Turtle?

Nie Ning finished his meal and stood up, heading towards the door.

"Are you going to her place again?"

Amivika's voice, filled with dissatisfaction, came from behind Nie Ning.

"What else can I do? We can't rely on these two useless people, can we? Without money, we can't survive here at all."

Nie Ning turned around, his gaze falling on the love-struck Qian Ning and the gluttonous Xiaoguang.

Let's not even talk about the love-struck Qian Ning; his financial background remains unclear to this day, and it seems the concept of 'lacking money' has never crossed his mind.

As for Xiaoguang...

Being smart and being able to communicate normally are two different concepts.

Xiaoguang had excellent talent in human magic, but when it came to social interaction, he was significantly lacking.

Furthermore, it was only recently that he understood the meaning behind the words previously spoken by the Yin-Yang Dao Envoy.

Xiaoguang is a perfect human form exotic beast!

Not only did he retain his complete exotic beast bloodline, but he also possessed a body almost identical to that of a human, which is a very rare phenomenon among exotic beasts in human form.

If one had to make a comparison, it was on par with Qian Ning's Yuanfa Body.

Because, to a certain extent, Xiaoguang was a complete, high-aptitude human who would not be restricted by his bloodline at all.

Now, let alone letting him out, he was even afraid that someone would steal him if he kept him at home.

"I recently found a master."

Xiaoguang suddenly put down his bowl and basin, looked at Nie Ning, and said.

"Hey, hey, I was just saying that casually. I wasn't looking down on you. Please don't do anything rash. At worst, I'll stop talking nonsense in the future."

Nie Ning thought Xiaoguang was looking for a teacher because he had called him a 'useless person', so he hurriedly leaned over to Xiaoguang to persuade him.

Although he disliked that Xiaoguang couldn't earn money, Xiaoguang's uniqueness would make him a hot commodity in the eyes of many wizards.

He was just afraid that the apprenticeship was fake, and that wanting to study Xiaoguang was the real motive.

Moreover, within the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, there were similar tasks involving cooperative research, which was a legal transaction within the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

One could only say they were living in a good era. In the past wizarding world, someone would have come directly to threaten them. If you didn't agree, they would cut off your cultivation resources; all sorts of coercion and bribery were common occurrences.

But even so, he didn't feel at ease letting Xiaoguang go out; he would rather keep him at home as a decorative vase.

Xiaoguang shook his head slightly: "He should be considered the same kind as me."

Nie Ning was stunned upon hearing this.

"The same kind? Are there other fox-type exotic beasts in human form in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace?"

Exotic beasts in human form are very rare, and those that can grow up are even less common; this is even rarer than the Yuanfa Body.

Because they had only been here for a little over two months, Nie Ning didn't know if there were other powerful exotic beasts in human form here.

"There is a Tier 9 Huiyuan Turtle."

As soon as Xiaoguang finished speaking, Nie Ning's eyes widened, and he jumped up.

"What the hell? A Tier 9 Huiyuan Turtle? Can that thing, which is everywhere, grow to Tier 9?"

The Huiyuan Turtle is a type of water-earth dual-element turtle-type exotic beast that can gestate a Huiyuan Pill similar to a pearl, which can barely replace the cultivation pills used by Transcendents.

Most importantly, its bloodline is only Tier 3!

Tier 3 is the limit, and most are below Tier 2; very few can break through this restriction.

That kind of thing, which you can grab a handful of in any river, is completely not on the same level as Xiaoguang, yet you're telling me it can grow to Tier 9?

You're not joking, are you?!

"Are you talking about me?"

Just at this moment, a deep voice suddenly sounded at the door.

Nie Ning looked towards the door, and there stood a handsome young man holding a short staff, dressed in a suit, with yellow and blue hair.

The man was expressionless, his eyes carrying a hint of coldness as he looked at Nie Ning.

Although there was no pressure, it still made Nie Ning's scalp tingle.

Because Xiaoguang would not lie!

That meant the other party was that Tier 9 Huiyuan Turtle!

'Holy crap, what do I do if I'm caught bad-mouthing a Tier 9 powerhouse? Waiting online, it's urgent!'

Nie Ning's brain spun rapidly, and he immediately put on a smiling face: "Yes, we were just talking about you. Xiaoguang has really found a good master."

"Hmph!"

The man clearly didn't buy it. He lightly tapped his cane on the ground, and Nie Ning was instantly sent flying as if he had been heavily struck.

Everything happened too fast; by the time everyone reacted, Nie Ning was already plastered against the wall.

A few people hurriedly went up to check on Nie Ning's condition.

There was a trace of blood at the corner of Nie Ning's mouth, but his body didn't have any major issues; evidently, the other party had held back.

Otherwise, given the other party's strength, Nie Ning would have died eight hundred times over just by him moving a finger.

"Our master-disciple relationship ends here!"

Xiaoguang suddenly pointed at the man and scolded angrily.

"No, no, we were just joking."

Nie Ning heard this and hurriedly said.

In this day and age, where can you find such a backer? Giving this up would be a huge loss for them.

"Hmph, don't beg me!"

The Young Man's expression darkened slightly. With a cold snort, he flew straight out.

"Hey, hey, don't go! Stay and have a meal." Nie Ning chased after him, shouting.

But by the time he reached the door, the figure of The Young Man had long since disappeared.

Nie Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face looking utterly hopeless.

Now it was great; he hadn't done anything, but he had properly offended a Tier 9 powerhouse. It was probably normal if he ended up tripping and dying one day.

Turning his head to look at the fuming Xiaoguang, Nie Ning couldn't help but scratch his head.

He wanted to say a few words, but he didn't know what to say.

In the end, Nie Ning shook his head helplessly.

It was because his time in human form was too short, and he hadn't been in contact with humans for long, so he had absolutely no concept of social interaction.

Otherwise, if they had latched onto that Tier 9 Huiyuan Turtle, they could walk sideways in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace in the future, and even if they didn't like someone, they could just say, "What are you looking at?"

But now it was too late to say anything. Recently, they could only try their best not to leave the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, so as not to be caught by the other party and beaten to death.

Nie Ning let out a long sigh.

"I'm going out to work; don't wait for me to eat."

He had to earn money to support the family; otherwise, if they just sat around eating their savings, they would starve to death sooner or later.

"Can you not go?"

Amivika followed behind and said.

"If I don't go, we'll starve to death on your meager salary."

Nie Ning waved his hand, feeling slightly helpless.

Relying on her previous teaching qualifications, Amivika had found a teaching job where she worked two days and rested five, teaching those newly initiated kindergarten-age Transcendents.

The salary was a bit low, only about three hundred a year, and with the year-end bonus, it was about five hundred.

Theoretically, it was enough.

But Amivika was about to advance to Tier 6; her own money might not even be enough to support herself, let alone spend it on him too.

Furthermore, he was about to break through to Tier 5, and the god-forbidden ring needed to be replenished with energy; the expenses for pills alone would be a huge amount.

Not to mention that Amivika also needed to refine a god-forbidden ring, Xiaoguang also needed one, and Qian Ning—exclude him.

Just thinking about it made Nie Ning feel exhausted.

"But the problem is, can't you find a decent job? Every time you go to that bitch's place, do you think I'm easy to bully?"

Amivika was as cold as frost, and she said with an unhappy expression.