X-Dragon Era

Yan Qingying not only looked cold but in fact... her personality was very cold as well. Xin Yun had never seen, nor heard of her smiling, especially when her clearly defined black and white eyes gazed intently, the brilliance they emitted made everyone's neck feel a chill.

Actually, women are very difficult to assess. Yi Luo Xiang's beauty could be described as perfect, flawless in every aspect, making it impossible to pick out even the slightest fault. The moment you saw her, you would involuntarily bestow upon her the title of the most beautiful woman.

There were many women, and many were beautiful; it was hard to say who was more beautiful or who was less so. It was just a matter of different flavors, feelings, and types. Different kinds of beauty, yet all equally enchanting—that is what women are.

Comparatively speaking, the reason Yan Qingying could not rival Yi Luo Xiang had little to do with her own looks; mainly, it was her dragon that brought her many negative points. Speaking of which, her dragon was indeed a bit chilly.

Yi Luo Xiang was perfect, not only beautiful as a person but her dragon was even more beautiful, while Yan Qingying was extremely beautiful, definitely not inferior to Yi Luo Xiang, it was just that the type was different. However, her dragon was a—Phantom Spider!

In terms of appearance, the Phantom Spider, when compared with common spiders, had an additional pair of soft wings on its back. Its body was not round and bulbous like ordinary spiders but very streamlined and flat. On each side of its slender, streamlined body, there were eight long legs.

The most distinctive feature of the Phantom Spider was surely its head. Unlike ordinary spiders, the Phantom Spider's head did not have dragon horns; instead of horns, there were three crown-like protrusions where the horns should have been, and beneath the three protrusions, a throne-like structure naturally formed!

Armrests, backrest, seat, and the three crown-like protrusions behind—all these added to the spider's inherently terrifying impression, and since she came from the Demon Dragon Clan, she earned the title of Demon Queen.

This woman gave Xin Yun the impression of being only one thing—cool! For other dragons, their riders were generally positioned behind the dragon horns, shielded by them for safety as it was safer not to face the enemy's attacks directly. This was almost the choice of all the dragon warriors in the world.

But Yan Qingying was different, her throne was at the very front. If the Phantom Spider were likened to a one Tael large truck, then Yan Qingying would be sitting in the position of the driver's front windshield, her massive vehicle body following behind her. As for the front, aside from a protruding part of the hood under her feet, there was no cover whatsoever.

However, do not assume her standing position was dangerous; in reality, it was extremely safe. The Phantom Spider was called so because it could create illusions—if you really were to attack her, you wouldn't be able to harm anything. In fact... not only Yan Qingying but even the entire spider was nothing more than an illusion.

The word 'demon' always synonymous with trickery, and Yan Qingying was no different. She looked very real, but in fact, she was just a phantom of nothingness. Yet, if you really treated her as a mere illusion, she could still deliver fatal attacks. Whether phantom or reality, that was something no one could know except for Yan Qingying herself.

In her past life, many had tried to figure her out, attempting to dispel the illusion and find her true form. Although many strove to do so, not a single one had succeeded in breaking through the illusion. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been one of the Nine Great Experts. What does it mean to be one of the Nine Great Experts?

Besides possessing unmatched power, the most fundamental criterion is being unbeatable.

Apart from her dragon's rather cold appearance, Yan Qingying had a similarity to Yi Luo Xiang's most beautiful dragon. Yan Qingying's dragon bore the nickname of the Cruel Dragon. What kind of attacks would earn the nickname 'Cruel'?

If one were to compare them just as individuals, Yan Qingying was stunningly cold while Yi Luo Xiang was alluringly gorgeous. Both were top-notch beauties, none superior or inferior. In fact, if you only counted beauty as a criterion, there would be countless women in this world who could stand shoulder to shoulder with them.

However, if you include the dragon, Yi Luo Xiang was incomparably the most beautiful dragon!

Upon reaching Ethereal City, Xin Yun and his companion checked into an inn. As for the goods they carried, there was no rush to sell them. The day Yan Qingying appeared was the annual Treasure Exchange Convention. That was the optimum time to sell for a good price, and not only that, during the convention, they could also buy a lot of goods.

If transported out, they could make a great profit from those as well.

Some might ask, why such a coincidence? Last time, they happened upon the Treasure Exchange Convention, and this time they have arrived at the Ethereal trading event. Isn't that too much of a coincidence?

This was no coincidence at all. The first Treasure Exchange Convention was known to Xin Yun only through the memories of her rebirth. At that time, she didn't even care if Yi Luo Xiang, who had just recovered from a serious illness, could endure it; she rushed there in a frenzy. This was not a coincidence.

As for this time, if you want to call it a coincidence, then so be it... Yan Qingying was to be auctioned off this year. Since it had already been decided to auction her off this year, naturally she had to be sold at the Ethereal Trade Fair. At any other time, she wouldn't fetch a good price. Your next chapter awaits on empire

The number of girls put up for sale by the Demon Dragon Clan was not small this time; there were over a hundred. They were the ones who had been eliminated for being unable to summon dragons, or those who summoned dragons too weak, all very beautiful girls.

If I remember correctly, Yan Qingying is older than Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang; she should be around nine and a half by now but has never summoned her own dragon. The Demon Dragon Clan deemed her as someone forsaken by dragons, thus deciding to sell her at this Ethereal Trade Fair.

But ironically, half a year after the Demon Dragon Clan sold Yan Qingying, when she turned ten, somehow she managed to summon her own dragon, and it was a bronze Ten Stars on the first try!

Legendary, that's right... Yan Qingying's journey was full of hardships, but it was also legendary. She couldn't summon her own dragon at eight, nor at nine, but at ten, she summoned a bronze Ten Stars immediately. Later even became the seventh-ranked among the Nine Great Experts. It was truly legendary.

Before the beginning of the Ethereal Trade Fair, Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang did not go anywhere else. They stayed in the inn, consolidating their energy, holding each other when tired and sleeping together, then continuing to cultivate upon waking, until the beginning of the Ethereal Fair forced them to stop.

This time, Xin Yun didn't aim for huge profits; she sold for only ten times the price. Some might find this price too high, but in reality, it was not high at all.

The source of the Dragon Creation Stones was quite remote, a half-year's journey away from here, and this so-called half-year's journey is referring to someone like Xin Yun, who could maintain full speed with Yinglong for half a year.

Although everyone knows the profit margins of Dragon Creation Stones are high, as I said before, only merchant groups above the crystal rank and comprising more than ten people could potentially traverse this route safely, and it's extremely dangerous, with the possibility of the entire group perishing.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Just in terms of speed, Xin Yun is now much faster than she was at her peak in her previous life. In that life, Xin Yun was a diamond-rank expert!

In other words, if it was a regular crystal-rank merchant group, their speed would be more than twice slower than Xin Yun's, and their sustained flying capability would be more than twice worse. Plus, the time lost due to obstructions along the way, it would take at least over three years to arrive here.

Think about it, with the high costs of crystal-rank experts, the inevitable loss of personnel, and three years' time, the cost would be enormous! A tenfold profit would be a deeply discounted sale.

Take the ancient Silk Road of China as an example, a bolt of silk transported over a year's journey could yield up to a hundred times profit. Compared to that, ten times seems rather modest.

In fact, the Dragon Creation Stones are mostly sold in a relay fashion, with trader A transporting them from Jia City to Yi City, then trader B from Yi City to Bing City... and so forth. By the time the Dragon Creation Stones reach Ethereal City, a tenfold price would be considered wholesale!

Xin Yun didn't sell at a higher price not because she didn't want more money but because the fair started concurrently with the auction. Xin Yun didn't have time to dawdle here, for if Yan Qingying were sold off, then all her tears would be for naught. Money can be earned again, but if Yan Qingying is gone, there would be nowhere else to find such a formidable existence.

Thus, upon arriving at the market, Xin Yun sold all her Dragon Creation Stones at a wholesale price, taking just over an hour to turn her ten million in capital into a hundred million! Afterward... Xin Yun, accompanied by Yi Luo Xiang, quickly headed towards the auction house.