txolops Chapter 208 Ling Yuling and Wen Siyue
Chapter 208 Ling Yuling and Wen Siyue
His gaze swept over the Phoenix Egg beside Mingyue, which emitted a faint blue glow, and he had already made up his mind.
After a moment's thought, Luo Ming reached out and touched his storage bag, and a jade box about a foot long, carved entirely from cold jade, appeared in his hand. The moment the jade box appeared, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop slightly, but a barely perceptible aura swirled around the box.
"Master, what is this...?" Mingyue was taken aback, looking at the jade box handed to her, somewhat puzzled.
"Open it and take a look," Luo Ming said calmly.
Mingyue took the jade box with both hands; it was cool to the touch and the jade was delicate. She carefully opened the lid, and an extremely pure and extraordinary aura of wind spirit immediately rushed out. There was no strong airflow coming out of the box; instead, it formed a restrained, almost tangible, blue halo.
At the center of the halo, a fist-sized, slowly flowing and changing cyan gelatinous substance floated quietly, with countless tiny whirlpools seemingly creating and disappearing within it, emitting the most primal rhythm of wind.
"The essence of wind spirit!" Mingyue exclaimed, her eyes filled with unbelievable joy.
Over the years, she had seen it once in the outer seas, and had sensed a similar aura from afar, but the wind spirit that appeared that time almost took her life.
At the time, several powerful demonic beasts were fighting over this item, resulting in them being bloodied and battered. She, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, was caught in the crossfire because she was too close. If it weren't for her profound wind manipulation technique, she would have been easily killed by one of the demonic beasts.
It wasn't until later that she realized how precious this item was. Although she had hoped to be lucky enough to obtain one, she also knew that even in the hands of those Nascent Soul stage monsters, it was a rare treasure, far beyond her wildest dreams.
This is a rare treasure of heaven and earth containing a trace of the essence of wind. For wind-attribute cultivators or spirit beasts, whether they directly refine and absorb it to improve their cultivation or use it as the main material to refine magic weapons, it has immeasurable value! Its rarity is enough to make even Golden Core stage cultivators envious.
"This Wind Phoenix Egg has an extraordinary bloodline, and the wind spirit power required for its hatching and early nurturing is immense. Giving you this item may help it hatch sooner and lay a better foundation," Luo Ming explained casually, as if he were giving away nothing more than an ordinary object.
Mingyue clutched the jade box tightly, feeling the pure and powerful wind spirit energy within. Looking at the Wind Phoenix Egg beside her, her heart was filled with immense warmth and excitement. She looked up at Luo Ming, her eyes sparkling, a radiant smile spreading across her face: "Thank you, Master! It's so good to have you! These treasures, which I never dared to dream of before, are now...now we have them!"
She was filled with emotion. In the past, she had to fight for every resource she could get by on her own, and she had to spend time and effort to acquire it. Now, with her master's care, even a casual gift from him was a treasure. This feeling of having someone to rely on and guide her filled her with unprecedented confidence and anticipation for her future path of cultivation.
The Azure Winged Scorpion seemed to sense the immense attraction of the contents of the jade box. It gently touched the hem of Mingyue's skirt with its pincers, making a soft "rustling" sound, its compound eyes filled with longing.
This gratitude emboldened her. Looking at Luo Ming's still expressionless profile, she suddenly remembered an old incident, and a sly smile crept onto her lips as she spoke with a hint of jest:
"Oh, right, Master, there's something I forgot to tell you. When I was in Tianxing City, I also took in a grand-disciple for you. Her name is Wen Siyue, and she's a very well-behaved little girl. Unfortunately, the demonic path was pursuing us so hard at the time that I temporarily entrusted her to a trustworthy friend to look after."
Luo Ming was taken aback, his expression unusually frozen: "...Who did you say? Wen Siyue?"
Seeing his reaction, Mingyue blinked and asked in surprise, "Yes, Wen Siyue. Master... do you know her?"
Luo Ming's expression turned somewhat strange, a mixture of helplessness and amusement. He finally shook his head slightly and sighed, "The ways of fate in this world are truly wondrous. I wouldn't say I know her personally, but during my Foundation Establishment stage, I had a close friend surnamed Han, and her father, Wen Qiang, did me a great deal of favor and assistance. I never expected…"
Mingyue was also stunned. Her red lips parted slightly, and it took her a while to process the information. Then, a strange and indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.
She glanced at Luo Ming, then thought of the obedient "grand-disciple" Wen Siyue, and couldn't help but chuckle softly, her eyes crinkling: "This...this is really...it turns out that the disciple I randomly took in actually has such a connection with you, Master. After all this time, this fate has already been tied together."
Seeing his apprentice's rare hearty smile, Luo Ming's eyes also flashed with a faint smile, but then, as if he had thought of something, he asked, "You just said you entrusted that girl to a good friend?"
"Yes," Mingyue nodded, the smile on her face not yet completely fading.
"The situation was quite critical at the time. I was barely able to protect myself, and it would be too dangerous to take care of a little girl in the Qi Refining stage. So I entrusted her to take care of her. Although her strength was about the same as that of a disciple, her background seemed to be quite extraordinary. I could feel a little more at ease leaving Siyue in her care."
Luo Ming's eyes flickered slightly, his mind racing. Wen Siyue? In his hazy, distant memory, this woman later had some connection with the Miaoyin Sect. "Oh? Is your friend a member of the Miaoyin Sect?" he asked, following his guess.
"The Myriad Sounds Sect?" Mingyue blinked and shook her head. "No. Why did you think of the Myriad Sounds Sect, Master? My friend is named Ling Yuling. I met her when I was running that small talisman shop in Tianxing City. She often came to the shop back then. She found the beast soul talismans I drew quite novel and unique, so she often patronized the shop and was very generous. I was short of spirit stones at the time, so I naturally wanted to hold onto such a generous customer."
Recalling the past, a smile appeared on her face: "We got to know each other better over time, and I discovered that my disciple also had considerable insight into the art of talismans, so we often exchanged ideas and practiced together. Although she was also at the Foundation Establishment stage, she was very knowledgeable, and her speech and demeanor were extraordinary. Moreover... I always felt that she had some secrets, but she never brought them up, and I never inquired. We got along well and became friends. During this evacuation, she said that she had some connections in the Star Palace and wanted Mingyue to join the Star Palace as well. However, Mingyue didn't like being tied down and also needed to find a suitable spirit beast in the outer sea, so she shamelessly entrusted Siyue to her."
"Ling Yuling?" The moment Luo Ming heard this name, he almost instinctively uttered a low gasp of surprise: "It's her?"
Mingyue, with her keen perception, immediately noticed Luo Ming's unusual reaction. Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, almost overflowing with curiosity and inquiry: "Ling Yuling... Master, you also know Sister Yuling?"