Wei Shiqin's beautiful eyes flickered with surprise as she continued her probing, "That's a real shame. I thought Young Master Ning was trying to refine some powerful pills. If that's the case, as long as Young Master Ning provides this pavilion with those pills, we can even offer you the spiritual materials for free."
Ning Fa suddenly understood.
So this woman thought he was refining some pills, which was why she was showing interest.
It wasn't entirely inaccurate, come to think of it.
It was just a pity that he didn't want to reveal the Nine Revolutions Purple Yuan Powder.
Seeing Ning Fa smile without speaking, Wei Shiqin wasn't disappointed. She chuckled, "I wonder if Young Master Ning has any other needs that I can assist with?"
Ning Fa glanced at her discreetly.
He thought to himself, I do have such a need, but I'm afraid Miss Wei might not agree.
Ning Fa cleared his throat and said seriously, "Miss Wei, does your pavilion have any high-level arrays for sale?"
Wei Shiqin nodded, "Naturally. May I ask what requirements Young Master Ning has for the array?"
Ning Fa said in a deep voice, "I need a defensive array. The defensive performance can be ordinary, but the spiritual sense shielding ability must be very good. The higher the grade, the better."
Wei Shiqin's expression remained unchanged as she nodded, "The array Young Master Ning needs is rather special. Although our pavilion has some related arrays, I'm not sure if they meet your needs. Please wait a moment longer, and I will retrieve them."
When Wei Shiqin returned, she pushed two brocade boxes in front of Ning Fa.
Ning Fa glanced at her, then opened the first brocade box.
Immediately, white auspicious light flashed. Inside the brocade box, nine small jade-like rings were stacked together.
In the center was a circular array flag, like jade and silk, embroidered with nine interconnected jade rings.
Even though this set of array flags and discs was not activated, a considerable spiritual pressure still emanated from it, clearly indicating it was no ordinary item.
Wei Shiqin chuckled and introduced, "This is a Tier 1 High-grade array, the [Nine-Ring Spirit Locking Array]. It can temporarily withstand the full attacks of several cultivators in the late Qi Condensation stage, and its spiritual sense shielding ability is also quite outstanding, capable of blocking the spiritual sense probing of cultivators at the peak of Qi Condensation."
Ning Fa nodded, then opened the second brocade box.
A burst of golden light flashed.
Inside the brocade box were thirteen rhombus-shaped golden array discs, engraved with complex patterns.
There was also another rhombus-shaped array disc, about twice the size, which was clearly the control disc.
Wei Shiqin introduced again, "This is also a Tier 1 High-grade array, the [Minor Yuan Spirit Trapping Array]. Its defensive capabilities and spiritual sense shielding ability are slightly better than the Nine-Ring Spirit Locking Array, and it can even slightly shield the spiritual sense of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators."
After she finished speaking, seeing Ning Fa lost in thought, she couldn't help but ask, "Could it be that neither of these two arrays meets Young Master Ning's needs?"
Ning Fa's eyes flickered, and he slowly nodded.
Although these two arrays were of superior quality, they were still a bit short of his expectations.
He hoped that it could even block the spiritual sense of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
At this moment, Wei Shiqin showed a hesitant expression and then said, "Actually, our pavilion has another defensive array that has reached the level of a Quasi-Tier 2 array. Its defensive performance and spiritual sense shielding ability are much stronger than these two arrays, and it even has an illusion array effect. Even early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it difficult to break through its restrictions, but..."
Ning Fa was overjoyed. Wasn't this exactly the array he was looking for?
However, seeing Wei Shiqin's troubled expression, he couldn't help but wonder if this array would require some item for exchange.
He simply asked, "This array sounds like it fits my needs perfectly, but judging by Miss Wei's expression, it seems this array isn't easy to obtain. Miss Wei, please be direct."
Wei Shiqin said with a wry smile, "That's right. This array doesn't belong to our pavilion. It was left here by a friend of mine. She doesn't intend to sell it directly for Spirit Stones, but rather wants to exchange it for a special Magic Tool."
"She requires it to be a dual Water-Fire attribute flying sword type offensive Magic Tool, preferably a Top-grade Magic Artifact, or at least a Fine Quality High-grade Magic Artifact."
"Young Master Ning should also know that cultivators with dual Water-Fire Spiritual Roots are extremely rare among us. Therefore, the special Magic Tool my friend is requesting is naturally very scarce. It's been over half a year now, and although many people have been interested in this array, no one has been able to exchange for it in the end."
Ning Fa frowned upon hearing this.
That was indeed a bit difficult. He couldn't obtain such a dual Water-Fire attribute flying sword Magic Tool either.
At this moment, Wei Shiqin chuckled, "If it were anyone else, my friend might not be accommodating. But if it's Young Master Ning, perhaps you might be able to purchase it directly with Spirit Stones."
Ning Fa's face showed surprise, and he couldn't help but ponder the meaning of Wei Shiqin's words.
Wei Shiqin smiled faintly, "Coincidentally, my friend is currently in Tianshui Market to participate in our pavilion's auction tomorrow. I'll have her come over so that Young Master Ning can discuss it with her in person."
Ning Fa's eyes lit up. Being able to discuss it in person would be ideal.
He couldn't help but curiously ask, "May I ask who Miss Wei's friend is? And why does Miss Wei think she would give me face?"
Wei Shiqin's eyes flowed, and she smiled meaningfully, "Speaking of which, my friend is quite famous. She's known as the Thousand Wave Lake's Number One Beauty, and also the Thousand Wave Lake's Number One Array Master. Does that ring a bell for Young Master Ning?"
However, to Wei Shiqin's surprise, Ning Fa shook his head decisively.
He said, "I've been focusing on alchemy all these years and haven't paid much attention to outside affairs, so I haven't heard of her."
Wei Shiqin suddenly realized, and she said with admiration, "No wonder Young Master Ning has achieved such great success in alchemy at such a young age. It turns out you have such a dedicated spirit of cultivation."
Then she chuckled, "Young Master Ning, please wait a moment. I'll have my friend come over now."
With that, she extended her delicate hand, and a spiritual light flashed, revealing a special piece of paper that resembled a pink petal.
Wei Shiqin's index finger flashed with spiritual light, and she wrote a line of text on it.
Then, the surface of the petal-like paper rippled gently, and the writing on it disappeared.
About thirty breaths later, the surface of the paper rippled like water, and a line of text reappeared.
Wei Shiqin looked at Ning Fa again and smiled, "My friend will be here soon. Young Master Ning, please wait a moment."
Ning Fa nodded, his heart filled with curiosity about Wei Shiqin's friend.
The title of Thousand Wave Lake's Number One Beauty was certainly not small.
It seemed that in terms of beauty, this friend surpassed Wei Shiqin before him.
In Ning Fa's opinion, Wei Shiqin, like Liu Qinghui, was a top-tier beauty.
If she was even more beautiful than Wei Shiqin, wouldn't she be as beautiful as a celestial being?
Furthermore, from Wei Shiqin's words, this woman hailed from a faction within Thousand Wave Lake.
This truly piqued his curiosity.
Wei Shiqin's friend did not make Ning Fa wait long before arriving.