Zi Lingling looked triumphantly at Zi Jinling and said, "See? My second sister, this is called financial strength!"
Showing off!
Nakedly showing off!
Zi Jinling was so angry she felt like spitting blood.
She had originally thought that with so many people at the auction, there would surely be one or two with deep pockets, right?
But what was the result? It truly was a case of 'dreams are full, reality is bony!'
"Hmph! You'll regret this!"
Zi Jinling resentfully spat out this parting remark and turned back to her private room.
Zi Lingling watched her retreating back, a wicked smile playing on her lips, before turning to leave.
She would never tell Zi Jinling that she had added a little something "special" for her.
"Miss Zi, please wait a moment!" Minglan called out to Zi Lingling.
Zi Lingling turned back, surprised, and asked, "Does Auctioneer Minglan have any further instructions?"
Minglan smiled and said, "Our auction still has a final highlight item. Aren't you participating, Miss Zi?"
Zi Lingling shook her head and replied, "How many treasures are there in the world? It's impossible for one person to own them all.
Today, being able to save this spirit has already brought me immense benefit. I will not participate in the rest of the auction; I should leave some room for others!
Thank you, Auctioneer Minglan. Goodbye!"
With that, she turned and left with the spirit.
"This..."
Minglan was dumbfounded.
Others would be so captivated by treasures that they couldn't move, wishing to possess all the treasures, even resorting to deception and trickery.
But Zi Lingling?
Despite clearly possessing substantial financial means, she gave up on bidding for treasures. This was difficult to comprehend.
What Minglan didn't know was that Zi Lingling was in a hurry to leave for a reason.
Firstly, she had promised the spirit that she would send him home.
Secondly, having exposed her dan yi and dan yao, she was sure to attract the attention of many, inevitably leading to trouble.
And her early departure was precisely to avoid these troubles.
Zi Lingling exited the Linxian Restaurant and, after taking several turns with the spirit, confirmed that no one was following her. Only then did she say to the spirit, "Do you trust me?"
The spirit solemnly performed the most honored gesture of the elf tribe and said, "Benefactor, you are a good person, and I trust you!"
Zi Lingling gave a wry smile. "A good person? I've killed quite a few people, I can hardly be counted among the good."
The spirit shook its head and said, "Benefactor, killing is not the mark of a bad person!
Some people kill to satisfy their desires.
While others kill to save more lives.
Therefore, those who kill are not necessarily bad people, and those who don't kill are not necessarily good people.
We elves are naturally sensitive to kindness.
Thus, we can tell at a glance who is a good person and who is a bad person.
And Benefactor, although you carry the scent of killing, this scent cannot overwhelm your goodness.
This shows that you are a person of great breadth of mind, a person of great love, a person of utmost goodness!"
Zi Lingling was stunned.
Although the spirit's words were a bit convoluted, they brought a sense of sudden clarity to her heart.
She felt that her state of mind had improved once again.
However, this was not the time to discuss such matters.
Zi Lingling smiled and said, "Let's not talk about this for now! Let me take you somewhere, okay?"
The spirit nodded without hesitation.
"Alright, don't resist!"
With a thought, Zi Lingling collected the spirit into the Goddess Palace.
But before Zi Lingling could breathe a sigh of relief, the nascent world within her dantian began to flash with light.
And the spirit also appeared within the nascent world.
"Oh? The Life Divine Tree! The World Tree!"
The spirit exclaimed excitedly.
The Life Divine Tree it mentioned was the Tree of Life in the green space.
And the World Tree it mentioned was the small sprout in the nascent world, which had mutated from Zi Lingling's Qi Condensation realm cyclone.
Of course, the sprout had now transformed into a large tree, though it only had three pairs of leaves.
Just as Zi Lingling was about to communicate with the spirit, she sensed several presences rapidly approaching her.
Calmly, she took out two pills from her Nine Spirit Ring and swallowed them.
These two pills were a Concealment Pill and a Disguise Pill.
In the blink of an eye, her stunning beauty transformed into a common, unremarkable face.
At the same time, her aura also weakened considerably.
With a thought, Zi Lingling vanished from her original spot.
Beneath the Bodhi Tree in the Goddess Palace, Zi Lingling slowly revealed herself.
Change of clothes!
When Zi Lingling reappeared in the outside world, she looked like an ordinary village girl.
Activating her Phantom Dragon Step, she quickly blended into the bustling street.
Just moments after she left her original spot, five masked figures in black robes surrounded the area.
Alas, they had rushed over in a panic only to find an empty space.
Zi Lingling, hidden in the crowd, returned to the Alchemist Guild's entrance without incident.
She cautiously released her divine sense, scanning her surroundings.
After confirming she was not being followed, she took out a Recovery Pill, restored her original appearance, and then plunged into the Alchemist Guild.
Having become the Vice President of the Alchemist Guild, she had her own room for rest.
She set up a barrier around her room before releasing the spirit and saying, "After my competition tomorrow, I'll send you home."
The spirit nodded. "Everything is as Benefactor arranges! Before then, please allow me to stay in that place I was just in."
"Ah? Isn't it not good outside?"
Zi Lingling asked in surprise.
There were no living beings in the nascent world, and she worried the spirit would get bored.
The spirit replied, "Benefactor, to be honest, it is not as good outside as inside.
The aura outside is too turbid, making me feel very uncomfortable.
But it is different inside; the aura is pure, without a trace of impurity, which is the kind of aura we elves love most."
"Alright then!"
Zi Lingling chatted with the spirit for a while before sending him back to the nascent world.
The night passed quickly as she meditated.
Today was the day of Zi Lingling's alchemy competition against Lu Zuichang.
The area around the central arena in Linxian City was packed with people, to the point of being overcrowded.
Of course, not only alchemists and nobles came to watch, but even ordinary cultivators had crowded in.
It wasn't until the sun was high in the sky that Zi Lingling leisurely ambled onto the arena.
Lu Zuichang, clearly impatient, saw Zi Lingling ascend and immediately taunted, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come!"
Zi Lingling didn't even lift her eyelids and lazily retorted, "If a long-mouthed donkey like you dares to come, why wouldn't I?"