"The Central Region is indeed a better place for cultivation than the Western Song Kingdom," Feng Yuqin sighed.
"Yes. So before we go to the Alchemy Union, I'll take you somewhere first," Mo Xuanye said.
"Where?" Feng Yuqin asked curiously.
"The Desolate City," Mo Xuanye replied.
"The Desolate City? What kind of place is that? It sounds so desolate," Feng Yuqin said.
Mo Xuanye hooked his lips into a smile and said in a doting voice, "It won't be desolate once you're there."
"What do you mean?" Feng Yuqin asked, looking at him in confusion.
"You'll know when we get there." Instead of answering her question, Mo Xuanye took her directly to the Desolate City.
...
When Feng Yuqin followed Mo Xuanye to the outside of the so - called Desolate City, all she saw was desolation.
"This will be the headquarters of your Dark Night Pavilion in the future," Mo Xuanye said, pointing to the desolate city not far away.
Feng Yuqin stopped in her tracks and looked at him in shock. "How do you know?"
The main purpose of her coming to the Central Region was to establish the headquarters of her Dark Night Pavilion. But she had never told anyone about it because she wasn't sure if the Central Region was suitable for her to settle down.
"Because I'm the man who loves you, so I'll take the time to understand you," Mo Xuanye said domineeringly.
Feng Yuqin: "..."
This sudden confession, combined with his ability to guess her thoughts, made her wonder if it was because she had suffered too much in her previous life that God pitied her and sent such an excellent man to her side.
Logically speaking, her home was in the Western Song Kingdom, and if she were to build a headquarters, she should choose a place within the Western Song Kingdom. However, she didn't have a good impression of the Western Song Kingdom. So if there was a more suitable place, she would definitely choose it.
"The spiritual energy here is so rich, but why is it so desolate?" Feng Yuqin asked, looking at Mo Xuanye in confusion as she felt the spiritual energy around her.
"Because the spiritual energy in this area contains a strong poison," Mo Xuanye said. "So no one dares to cultivate here, no matter how rich the spiritual energy is."
Feng Yuqin was shocked. She carefully felt the spiritual energy and indeed found the toxin.
"This toxin can make people go mad during cultivation," Feng Yuqin said after determining what the toxin was.
Mo Xuanye nodded. "But I believe you can solve this problem because the geographical conditions of this desolate city are very suitable for the headquarters of the Dark Night Pavilion."
Feng Yuqin smiled. "You must have made the right choice. But are you really that confident in me when it comes to this toxin?"
"Of course. No one can compare to my Qin'er," Mo Xuanye said affectionately.
Feng Yuqin: "..."
It was so unfair. He flirted with her at every turn.
"Let me show you around," Mo Xuanye said as he pulled her forward.
"Is it large in area?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"Not small," Mo Xuanye replied.
"Then let Xiaoying come out and lead the way for us," Feng Yuqin said.
"Aren't you worried that someone might see your spiritual pet?" Mo Xuanye asked, raising his eyebrows.
"Aren't you here?" Feng Yuqin said with a smile.
Mo Xuanye laughed and lovingly rubbed her hair. "Yes, with your husband here, no one dares to rob your spiritual pet."
"We're not even married yet. Don't talk nonsense," Feng Yuqin said speechlessly.
"Even if we're not married, I'm still your husband," Mo Xuanye said domineeringly.
Feng Yuqin was too lazy to argue with him. She directly summoned Xiaoying to lead them inside.
These toxins were indeed a difficult obstacle for ordinary people, but they had no effect on a spiritual pet like Xiaoying.
After Xiaoying led them flying for a while, Feng Yuqin found that the deeper they went, the stronger the toxin became.
"No wonder there's no one here," Feng Yuqin said. "The toxin outside is not too bad. As long as you're cultivating, you'll be fine. But inside here, even if you're not cultivating, it's easy to inhale the toxin."
Mo Xuanye said, "Previously, some people came here. After getting poisoned and going back to cultivate, they went mad. After that, no one dared to come, so hardly anyone has been here since."
After all, not everyone knew about toxins. They couldn't determine at what point the toxin would appear, so this place became more and more desolate.
"For others, this is a place that makes them turn pale at the mention of it, but for me, it's simply a treasure trove," Feng Yuqin's eyes started to shine as she walked deeper.
"I'm glad Qin'er likes it," Mo Xuanye knew she would.
Because the biggest obstacle here was the toxin in the air, and the other problems were minor. But the toxin that was an obstacle for others was no problem for Qin'er.
"If we build the headquarters of the Dark Night Pavilion here, no one will dare to come," Feng Yuqin said excitedly.
Moreover, the area here was large enough, several times larger than the headquarters of her Dark Night Pavilion in the modern world. She simply loved it.
Hearing this, Mo Xuanye frowned. "Qin'er, do you mean not to solve the toxin but to use it to fight against external enemies?"
Feng Yuqin nodded. "Yes. This toxin is a barrier to prevent external enemies from invading. Why should I solve it?"
"But ordinary people can't live or cultivate in such a place," Mo Xuanye said.
"I'll figure it out," Feng Yuqin thought for a while and said. "This toxin isn't too difficult for me. It's easy to refine the antidote. But it will take some time to refine a pill that can neutralize the toxin and allow people to absorb the spiritual energy at the same time."
Mo Xuanye was stunned. "You mean you can develop a pill that allows people to cultivate normally in this environment?"
"Yes. I just detected the toxin here. I should be able to refine it, but I might be short of some medicinal materials," Feng Yuqin already had many ideas in her mind, but she found that if she wanted to conduct research, she didn't have a few medicinal materials.
"Qin'er, you always surprise me," Mo Xuanye reached out and hugged her. The corner of his mouth curled up in a charming arc. "Don't worry about the medicinal materials. The Alchemy Union must have them."
Feng Yuqin's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"The Alchemy Union has a relatively complete collection of medicinal materials. If you can't find them there, you may not be able to find them anywhere else," Mo Xuanye said.
Feng Yuqin looked at him and asked, "So the reason you want me to go to the Alchemy Union is because of these medicinal materials?"
Mo Xuanye laughed. "You know me so well, Qin'er."
He originally wanted to take her to the White Flame Sect, but since she didn't want to go, he thought the Alchemy Union would be more suitable for her.
"However, the situation here is so strange. Do you know the reason?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"There should be an Eight - Trigram Formation underground," Mo Xuanye said.
"So it's this Eight - Trigram Formation that caused this situation here?" Feng Yuqin asked.
Mo Xuanye nodded.
"If this Eight - Trigram Formation disappears, this desolate city will return to normal, right?" Feng Yuqin asked.