Li Xiaozi ran away.
However, judging from the venomous look in the woman's eyes as she left, there must be more to the story about her.
"As expected, she's a villainous extra whose intelligence has been lowered."
Just like that Du Bin, who would kill someone over a trivial matter.
At least Du Bin had a legitimate reason, but this Li Xiaozi, Ling Yi really doesn't like Sister Li.
Just because you're stronger than the other person, does that mean they hate you?
Or perhaps, he harbored resentment simply because he didn't do what she wanted?
It really is that serious illness.
People like this are truly disgusting. Next time I encounter someone like this, I'll just kill them.
Ling Yi Void his hands in the air, and the dozen or so overlapping curse seals floating on either side of his body crumbled one by one, finally dissipating into nothingness.
Then, with Li Xuan in tow, they turned around and continued shopping.
Li Xuan licked her little paws and said, "That Li Xiaozi is a vengeful lunatic; she'll probably cause us trouble again."
"She's been like this since she was little. If she sets her sights on something, she has to get it. Anyone who disobeys her is her enemy, and she'll do anything to suppress them, even kill them."
Ling Yi: "Are you people from the Li Family just going to let this idiot cause trouble like this? Aren't you afraid of biting a hornet's nest?"
" Li Xiaozi has become the Situ Yanmu, the eldest son of the Situ Family."
Does anyone even want a woman like that?
"The two grew up together as childhood sweethearts, meow!" Li Xuan added.
"That Situ Yanmu is truly incredibly unlucky."
With a woman like that around, you'll probably be ripped off sooner or later and won't even have a drop of bitter tea left.
That's secondary.
If someone who is completely self-centered is like this in public, wouldn't they be acting like royalty at home?
"I bet Situ Yanmu seems quite dull-witted most of the time, but he dotes on Li Xiaozi so much that he'd help her out no matter what she did?"
How did you know? Meow?
How do you know? Just watch more TV dramas!
At this moment, Ling Yi suddenly saw a shop with a sign that read " Murong Family Curse Artifact Shop " and immediately became interested.
I stepped into the store.
Unlike traditional shops, this magical artifact shop looks somewhat similar to a traditional Chinese medicine shop.
Behind the counter was a row of wooden cabinets, each door of which was engraved with a sealing seal.
A young man who looked to be in his twenties sat at the corner of the counter.
He was wearing a white long shirt, had a buzz cut, and what was rather unusual was that he was wearing sunglasses.
He was sitting with his legs crossed, playing a game on his phone.
Hearing someone enter, the young man, without looking up, said, "What kind of magical artifact do you want to buy? There are touchscreen Computer over there; take a look."
Ling Yi glanced at the young man and immediately revealed a playful smile.
Standing in front of the Computer, Ling Yi began to browse through the contents.
Blade of Flame, a three-spell-sealed artifact, inflicts a burning Huoyan effect upon attack and comes with the Blazing Flame Slash skill. Price: 100 Soul Crystal.
Armor of Earth, Five-Spell Seal Artifact... Price: 500 Soul Crystal.
Wings of Flight, an Eight-Spell Seal Artifact. After use, it generates wings of spell seals, allowing you to soar through the sky... Price: 5000 Soul Crystal.
The names of these magical artifacts are ridiculously gamified.
But what exactly are these Soul Crystal? Are they a special currency used in the Curse Realm?
" Soul Crystal are crystals that contain the power of the soul. They are the main currency used by sorcerers in the Curse Realm and can also be used for cultivation to strengthen the soul," Li Xuan explained to Ling Yi Voice Transmission.
"Where do Soul Crystal come from?" Ling Yi asked curiously.
"There's a Soul Crystal Soul Crystal belonging to the Situ Family Clan not far from Three Curses City. It can produce tens of millions of Soul Crystal every year."
Ling Yi immediately had an idea. He glanced at the young man in sunglasses again, then turned and left the cursed artifact shop.
The young man never once looked up at them.
After Ling Yi left, a smile crept onto the young man's lips as he muttered, "Interesting!"
"Is this Murong Family Clan one of the three major families in the Curse Realm that you mentioned?" Ling Yi asked Li Xuan after leaving the Curse Artifact Shop.
"That's right, meow. The Situ Family Clan specializes in Curse Seal Formation, the Murong Family Clan specializes in spell artifacts, and there's also the Xuanyuan Family Clan, which specializes in spell jade Jade Talisman and elixirs."
Ling Yi nodded.
He had always harbored a suspicion about the origins of sorcerers.
The spells cast by these sorcerers, especially the spells cast by magic Curse Master, were far too similar to the incantations in cultivation novels I had read in my "previous life" in my "memory".
However, sorcerers use curse seals, which consume life force and Soul Power.
Is it possible that the end of the Dharma era led to the disappearance of cultivators and the emergence of sorcerers?
After all, sorcerers are simply too sinister beings.
What normal cultivator would expend their life force and Soul Power to unleash a skill? That's clearly courting death.
The crucial point is that the tradition of sorcerers has been passed down, which is quite absurd.
Ling Yi and Li Xuan wandered around the Three Curses City until dark.
Since he didn't have any Soul Crystal, he could only watch the spectacle.
It's not that Soul Crystal are the only currency in this world.
Ordinary people still use paper money, but it's different from the paper money in the Mortal Realm. It's a currency jointly designed by the Situ Family, the Xuanyuan Family, and the Murong Family.
The front features the portrait of Yuan Zun, the Creator of the Curse Realm, while the back depicts a picture of the Realm Soul Fruit. Because it is the common paper currency of the Curse Realm, it is called Curse Currency.
In addition, there are special incantations and runes on it, which are used to prevent counterfeiting and are basically impossible to imitate.
One Soul Crystal can be exchanged for approximately 100,000 Curse Currency, which is equivalent to 10 million Ancient Country Currency.
This demonstrates just how valuable a Soul Crystal is.
Late at night, Ling Yi and Li Xuan appeared in a valley 20 kilometers west of the Three Curses City.
This is the location of the Situ Family's Soul Crystal Mine.
Even at night, the entire valley remains brightly lit, as bright as day.
In the valley, there is a huge courtyard with four buildings arranged in a row.
This appears to be where the miners usually live.
Deep within the valley lies a massive mine shaft.
The slope slopes downwards, its depth unknown, and workers come and go, bustling about.
"Why not use modern mechanized mining?" Ling Yi asked, puzzled.
" Soul Crystal ore can only be mined manually; machinery is of little use. You'll understand once you see it."
"Then forget it. We're here to get Soul Crystal, not to experience being a miner. Do you know where to store Soul Crystal?" Ling Yi asked again.
" Soul Crystal ore is usually stored in the Space Curse carried by the person in charge."
" Space Curse? That saves you trouble."
Just then, a squad of a hundred sorcerers emerged from the courtyard and boarded three vehicles that resembled mobile steel fortresses.
Then, to Ling Yi's astonishment, the three cars slowly took to the air.
"Is it that high-tech?"
"This is a large flying artifact, meow. It seems today is the day to transport Soul Crystal," Li Xuan explained.
How often are these Soul Crystal transported?
"One month!"
"That's a bit too little."
"Hundreds of thousands, even millions, of Soul Crystal a month? Isn't that a lot?"
Ling Yi didn't speak. After hesitating for a moment, he Translocation Curse in his left hand and a ten-layered Soul-Suppressing Curse in his right. The next moment, he disappeared from the spot with Li Xuan.
When they reappeared, they were already inside a flying magical artifact.
The ten layers of Soul-Suppressing Curse were unleashed.
It instantly stunned everyone inside the flying artifact.
His left hand flashed with gray light, and the ten layers of the Soul-Control Curse were completed in the blink of an eye, while his right hand continued to cast the Translocation Curse.
After casting the Soul-Control Curse, Ling Yi and Li Xuan Teleportation to another flying magical artifact.
In less than a minute, Ling Yi had brought the hundred-person sorcerer squad under control.
With ten layers of Soul-Control Curse stacked upon each other, these people didn't even have a chance to resist.
Ling Yi walked up to a minor leader and asked, "Are these Soul Crystal being transported to the Situ Family?"
"Yes!" The petty officer looked utterly dejected.
Although they were controlled by Ling Yi using Soul-Control Curse, their minds remained intact; it was just that their souls were controlled and they could not disobey orders.
Do you know where the Situ Family keeps their Soul Crystal?
"We know, but we can't get close. There are people inside the Situ Family who will receive this batch of Soul Crystal. We can only stay outside."
"Knowing where it is is enough."
It's best to act stealthily; if not, then go all in.
The flying artifact was very fast, and Ling Yi was very interested in it.
Especially the incantation seal on it.
Ling Yi released his Divine Power and carefully Perception all the incantations on the flying magical artifact, which he quickly deciphered.
"So this is how you can play with it!" Ling Yi's eyes gleamed with excitement.
Is this a combination of technology and sorcery?
This flying artifact may seem bulky, but it actually contains a hidden secret.
It is engraved with 399 spell seals.
These incantations are imprinted on each folded metal plate. Using Soul Crystal as energy, switching between folded plates allows the use of different incantation powers.
It has defense, attack, flight, and even Shapeshifting.
This thing isn't some kind of flying artifact; it's practically a flying war fortress, the kind that can even Transformers.
Like layering curse seals, this method of crafting cursed artifacts was like opening the door to a new world for Ling Yi Ling Yi, filling him with immense joy and surprise.
A spell seal is a means of casting spells. Only when it is cast does it become a spell; before it is cast, it is merely a spell seal.
"What's wrong? Meow!" Seeing Ling Yi's happy expression, Li Xuan asked curiously.
"It's nothing, I just feel that my application of spells was still too superficial before."
"The methods of using incantations in the Mortal Realm are indeed somewhat crude. The Curse Realm has a history of thousands of years since its inception, and its research into incantations has reached a level of consummate skill."
Ling Yi nodded, then asked, "Did you know that before the Curse Realm appeared, there were other Body Refining in this world?"
Li Xuan shook her head. Were there other Body Refining before the Curse Realm appeared? She really didn't know.
Ling Yi then asked, "Do you know where the Situ Family's library is located?"
"The library? Is it where the secret scrolls of incantations are stored? Almost everyone knows that the Situ Family has a spell tower where all the secret scrolls of incantations are kept, but it's said that a powerful spellcaster is stationed there, meow!"