Returning to his own cave dwelling, he tidied up a bit. He changed into a cleaner and neater casual outfit. Ling Xiao then arrived below the Moon Flower Pagoda to wait for Moon Lady.
Unexpectedly, Moon Lady had already arrived first.
At this time, Moon Lady had also changed into a very appropriate outfit.
The moonlight-coloured long skirt made Moon Lady appear even more noble and elegant. It was as if she had truly become a fairy who did not partake in worldly affairs.
Every frown and smile of hers was intoxicating.
Yet such a Moon Lady, in front of Ling Xiao, seemed like a lively teenage girl full of youth and sunshine. She gave off a feeling brimming with vitality.
“What are you looking at?”
Seeing Ling Xiao staring at her and observing, Moon Lady said coquettishly.
“Tsk tsk. Moon Lady sister, your outfit today is truly stunning and captivating. Is it specially prepared because you’re going out with me?”
Ling Xiao teased.
“That’s right. It’s rare for you to go out and play with me, so I have to dress properly. I wouldn’t want to embarrass you, little guy.”
Moon Lady actually showed a playful smile. She stuck out her tongue at Ling Xiao and said.
Speaking of which, although Moon Lady had lived through very long years, due to her prolonged hibernation, her actual mental age was not much different from Ling Xiao’s. It was normal for her to show such lively and playful behaviour.
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment. He seemed somewhat surprised.
Immediately after, his mood greatly improved. It seemed that his efforts during this period had not been in vain. Although Moon Lady was usually cold and icy, there was finally some small gain.
He simply stepped forward and held Moon Lady’s soft and fair jade hand. Then he openly walked towards the sect gate.
Moon Lady’s body trembled violently at first. However, she quickly adapted to the situation. Apart from the blush floating on her cheeks, one really could not see anything wrong with her.
On the way, they inevitably encountered some sect members. Seeing Ling Xiao and Moon Lady holding hands so intimately, each one was almost shocked enough to drop their jaws.
Without a doubt, Moon Lady’s beauty was absolutely the first in the entire Moon Flower Sect.
Her strength went without saying. She probably had few rivals among the twelve sects.
Such a proud daughter of heaven usually lived in seclusion and was quite cold. Few people could even speak to her.
However, Ling Xiao not only could speak to her, but even chatted and laughed with her in such an intimately boundless manner. How could this not surprise people?
Ling Xiao openly greeted the sect members they met on the way. When introducing Moon Lady, he directly called her “Moon Lady sister”. There was none of the restraint from when they first met.
After leaving the mountain gate, the two took to the air. They flew towards the direction of the North Han capital city.
Moon Lady was a Yin-Yang Realm powerhouse. Flying was naturally no problem for her.
Ling Xiao possessed Golden Light Dragon Wings. Currently, sustaining flight for about twenty minutes was no issue. Reaching the North Han capital city was easy.
When the two arrived three to five miles outside the North Han capital city, they descended from the sky. Then they used light body techniques to hurry into the city.
After all, martial artists who could fly were extremely rare. There were not even a few in the entire North Han country or even on the Heavenly Dragon Continent. Flying in would be too conspicuous.
Entering the city, the two headed straight for the big market. Moon Lady had obviously been to this place before, so she was very familiar with the situation here.
The North Han capital city was worthy of being the largest city in the eastern and southern parts of the Holy Dynasty. So the popularity was extremely high.
At this time, it was early spring, still with a lingering chill. Logically, there should not be many people on the streets. But in reality, the streets and alleys were overcrowded. It could be called a surging tide of people.
Besides the Holy Dynasty’s human race, blue-eyed race, ninja race, and barbarian race, here you could also see some strange races from other continents. There were even some peculiar means of transportation. It was simply dazzling, making one overwhelmed.
Moon Lady, by Ling Xiao’s side, seemed to become the most innocent and carefree little girl. She felt curious about everything.
Seeing candied haws, amber sugar, cotton candy, and the like, she actually pulled Ling Xiao to buy them to eat.
These ordinary things were not worth much money at all. They cost gold and silver.
Ling Xiao had plenty, so whatever she wanted, he bought for her. It coaxed Moon Lady to occasionally let out excited and light-hearted laughter. This also made Ling Xiao feel a bit of familial warmth.
In this lingering spring chill, it was truly not easy.
When he was born, he had never seen his parents. A group of beggars accompanied him as he grew up. Later, that group of beggars was killed. Although he avenged them, the only family left were Hong Qi and Ling Luo.
Now Grandpa Hong Qi was also gone. Ling Luo was diligently training in the Divine Sword Sect.
So sometimes when he stopped cultivating, Ling Xiao really felt a bit lonely and isolated.
Fortunately, now with Moon Lady accompanying him, the trace of gloom in his heart was completely dissipated.
Passing through streets and alleys, the two finally arrived at a street in the North Han capital city specialising in selling medicinal materials.
They spent ten thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy ten stalks of thousand-year golden-leaf wolf-tail grass.
Additionally, they spent five thousand low-grade spirit stones to buy five stalks of five-hundred-year mist flowers.
The North Han capital city was worthy of being the largest city in the southeast. The medicinal materials were indeed plentiful. In several pharmacies, Ling Xiao even saw medicinal materials over ten thousand years old.
However, those things were too expensive. Plus, Ling Xiao had some himself, so he did not buy them.
Sometimes he really felt that having money was truly good.
If it were before, to make him take out so many spirit stones at once to buy these materials, he could not do it even if beaten to death. But now he could casually take them out and spend. The customers nearby all looked on with envy and jealousy.
Ling Xiao was not afraid of exposing his wealth. Whoever wanted to target him was probably not far from doom.
Although there were many martial artists in the North Han capital city, those who reached his level of cultivation were not many. As for those who could reach Moon Lady’s level, at least for now, he had not seen one.
With the medicinal materials all bought, the last thing missing was a mirage beast’s demon core.
Moreover, it needed to be a fierce beast king-level mirage beast demon core. An ordinary one would not do.
Demon cores were very famous throughout the entire Profound Realm. Some hunting-based clans even used demon cores directly as currency. Some were worth more than spirit stones.
Demon cores were also called beast pills, inner pills, and so on.
In any case, they were a kind of pill-like thing condensed inside the bodies of beasts. They contained the beast’s lifetime cultivation energy and the spiritual qi absorbed from heaven and earth.
Few people dared to directly absorb the energy of a demon core. If not careful, it could lead to the destruction of the pill and death.
So generally, demon cores were excellent materials for alchemists to refine pills and medicines. Whether as auxiliary or main materials, they could exert very magical effects.
Pills refined using demon cores generally possessed some characteristics of the demon core itself. However, these characteristics would be greatly enhanced.
Moreover, after consumption, there would no longer be any danger. This made such pills extremely precious. Naturally, the price would not be cheap.
