“Are you ready? My little babies, we're going treasure hunting!
Let's go! Go, go, go!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Qingyu stepped onto the Somersault Cloud. One person and two beasts flew toward the depths of the secret realm.
Heart Clearing Grass, taken.
Top-grade spiritual lingzhi, also taken.
Crimson blood vine, take them all.
“Today is a good day, everything I wish for will come true!”
Luo Qingyu hummed a song as she looked at the heavy storage bag at her waist, her eyes sparkling.
Mm, not bad. It was a huge harvest.
She looked down at the two walking treasure detectors in her arms, affectionately rubbing against them as she smiled. “As expected of our Qiuqiu and Pikachu. You really are Mama's precious babies.”
Pikachu twitched its furry ears and chirped twice.
Beautiful master is happy.
Qiuqiu also excitedly wagged its fluffy tail, gently rubbing against Luo Qingyu's palm as if acting cute.
With the two soft little guys snuggled in her arms, Luo Qingyu almost couldn't resist squealing.
Heavens, they were just too cute! How could there be such adorable spirit pets in the world?
In her delight, Luo Qingyu waved her hand and took out a large pile of rare spiritual plants and spiritual fruits she had recently bought from Wanbao Pavilion.
The colorful fruits and spiritual plants piled up into a small mound, instantly releasing a sweet, fresh fragrance. Qiuqiu and Pikachu's eyes lit up, and they immediately crowded around.
“Chiu chiu! Delicious!”
“Awoo, mine!”
Luo Qingyu smiled and coaxed, “Alright, alright, don't fight. There's still so much. Once you finish, I have plenty more here.”
Pikachu hopped in front of Luo Qingyu holding a few spiritual fruits. Tilting its head, it pushed the fruits toward her.
Chiu chiu! Beautiful master, eat.
Qiuqiu also squeezed over, holding two fruits in its mouth, offering them to Luo Qingyu in the same way.
Sitting outside the secret realm, Elder Zhao clutched his chest in deep agony. Looking at the rare spiritual plants and spiritual fruits on the ground inside the secret realm, he gritted his teeth and muttered, “Those are top-grade spiritual fruits! A single one outside costs a thousand high-grade spirit stones!”
“This child, Xiaoyu, is actually feeding them to spirit beasts! What a spendthrift! Truly too wasteful! Wouldn't it be better to use these things for alchemy?”
Beside him, the elder of the Bishui Sect couldn't help but twitch his lips at the sight. “Your Changming Sect... is indeed wealthy.”
To actually feed rare spiritual fruits and spiritual plants to contracted beasts as regular meals was even more extravagant than their Bishui Sect.
Qin Fanfan could only force a couple of dry laughs, putting on a polite smile while grumbling inwardly.
How could he dare tell the truth? His Xiaoyu was this wealthy, but it had absolutely nothing to do with the Changming Sect.
Sigh, this batch of disciples is truly hard to manage. Just one Ye Qiao was enough to give him a headache, and now there's another spendthrift like Xiaoyu. How is he supposed to survive this?
...
In the secret realm, the two little guys were eating happily.
Luo Qingyu found a quiet spot, took out a lounge chair and a parasol from her storage ring, and lay down after setting them up.
Then she fished out a cola she had previously bought from the System Mall. Drinking it while enjoying the surrounding scenery, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. “Ah, comfortable.”
“It's just that it's still a bit hot.” Luo Qingyu tried waving her hand back and forth to fan herself, wanting to cool down.
【Ding~】
【Hi, Host! Would you like to try some delicious ice pops? I spent a fortune to snatch—cough, exchange them from another system. I heard eating them is also beneficial to one's cultivation.】
Luo Qingyu pushed up the sunglasses on her face. Seeing it was 007, she teased with a smile, “Yo, 007, you busybody, how do you have time to watch my competition?”
“What? You're not playing games with other systems?”
007 scratched its head sheepishly and smiled, 【Oh, Host, they all went out on missions, and I was just bored. It's only natural for me to come and keep you company.】
Luo Qingyu shook her head helplessly and said, “Alright, as long as you're happy. By the way, are these ice pops really that magical? Eating them can actually increase one's cultivation?”
Hearing this, 007 proudly patted its chest. 【Of course, Host! These were made in the Primordial Plane using innate spiritual fruits. According to that system, its host originally made them for it, but I intercepted them halfway.】
【Don't worry, Host. I even left one for it.】
Hearing this, the corner of Luo Qingyu's mouth couldn't help but twitch. She thought to herself: Indeed, this style of doing things fits 007's personality perfectly.
“Alright then, I'll try them in a bit. Remember to put the ice pops into my storage ring. There are still quite a few people watching the secret realm outside, so I'll take them out to eat later.”
【Alright, Host! Then I'll head back to the system space first. Just call me if you need anything.】
Luo Qingyu waved her hand and urged, “Alright, alright, hurry up and go. It's so hot here, don't stay outside and overheat to the point of crashing.”
007 stuck out its tongue with a smile, 【Got it, Host! Remember to try them. If they aren't enough, I'll go ask it for more.】
The corner of Luo Qingyu's mouth curled up slightly, and she let out a soft hum.
It felt nice to be remembered by someone.
007's consciousness withdrew back into the system space. Only the scorching hot wind remained around them. Qiuqiu and Pikachu, having eaten until their bellies were round, lay on either side of the lounge chair, squinting their eyes as they dozed off groggily.
Lying on the lounge chair, Luo Qingyu released her spiritual sense to sweep the surroundings. After confirming there was no one else around, she took out a food box from her storage ring that was constantly emitting cold air.
As soon as she opened the lid, a refreshing breeze rushed over her face. Five or six ice pops lay inside the box, a faint fruit fragrance slowly drifting out.
Luo Qingyu picked up an ice pop and took a small bite. The icy feeling slid down her throat, and a gentle spiritual energy flowed throughout her body, instantly dispersing much of the dry heat brought by Flame Mountain.
“Wow, it really is a good item,” she couldn't help but murmur.
As the refreshing fruit fragrance spread, Qiuqiu, who had been sleeping peacefully, twitched its nose. It groggily lifted its head, its eyes locked onto the ice pop in Luo Qingyu's hand.
Pikachu also woke up instantly. It hopped to the side of the lounge chair, chirping nonstop while craning its head forward, looking extremely eager to eat.
Luo Qingyu looked at the two greedy little guys, amused yet helpless. “Alright, alright, only one for each of you. No more.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Qingyu took the ice pops out of the food box and gave one to each of the two little guys.
At this moment, a very bizarre scene appeared inside the secret realm.
Under a parasol, one person and two beasts stayed leisurely in the shade, each munching on an ice pop, presenting a relaxed and carefree picture.
“Holy crap, are they here for a competition or a vacation?”
“What should I do? Seeing them eat so happily makes me really want to eat some too.”
“I'm begging Beauty Luo online to tell me where she bought so many strange and wonderful things. I want them so badly too.”
Still unaware of the outside world's reaction, Luo Qingyu was solely focused on eating. Before long, all the ice pops in the food box were gone.
“No way, gone so fast? I haven't had enough yet.”
She secretly thought that these ice pops were not only delicious but could also increase one's cultivation. If she sold them, they might become a huge hit.
At this thought, Luo Qingyu called out excitedly in her heart, “007, 007, come out quickly! I have a very important matter to discuss with you!”
007 materialized while crunching on potato chips, asking with a face full of confusion, 【What's wrong, Host?】
Luo Qingyu cleared her throat, a hint of embarrassment on her face as she spoke, “Um, are there any more ice pops? If possible, I'd like to buy the recipe as well.”
Hearing this, 007 was somewhat surprised, 【Ah? Host, isn't it better for us to just buy them ready-made? Why go through the trouble of making them yourself?】
Luo Qingyu wagged her finger and shook her head, saying, “No, no, ready-made is only temporary. One must have a long-term vision. As a merchant, I need to look toward the future.”
“If we can mass-produce these delicious ice pops that also benefit cultivation, they will definitely become a massive hit in the cultivation world. When that time comes, spirit stones will roll in, and we can easily lie back and collect money.”
After hearing this, 007 suddenly realized, 【Brilliant, Host! But for this matter, I'll have to contact that system and ask.】
Luo Qingyu gave 007 an OK gesture. “Alright, no rush. Ask it first. See if it has any ready-made ice pops on hand, and we'll buy some first.”
After all, they still had to stay in this secret realm for another four days before it ended. Even she, as an Ice Spiritual Root user, found it somewhat hard to bear, so Ming Xuan and the other Fire Spiritual Root users probably felt even worse.
Buying more would ensure they were prepared for any situation.
“Alright, Host, you rest first. I'll go ask it and be back in a bit.”
With that, 007's figure vanished instantly.
Luo Qingyu lay back down on the lounge chair under the parasol. “Mm, the world is vast, but sleeping is the most important.”
“Anyway, it's getting late. I might as well sleep first and leave everything for tomorrow.”
Goodnight, Makka Pakka.
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