Ji Qiu knew that the "boss" his disciple spoke of was the young man recommended by Emperor Ming.
The blueprints for this weapon were provided by that young man!
Ji Qiu was momentarily surprised, but what he was more curious about now was the function of this weapon called a sniper rifle.
He continued to inquire of Luo Fei, "This weapon called a sniper rifle was manufactured by you. You should know what functions it has, shouldn't you?"
"Of course."
Luo Fei proudly raised his eyebrows and explained, "Master, don't be fooled by this weapon's strange appearance; its power is not small."
"Oh, tell me about it."
"It's like this, Master. I used the formations and runes you taught me to upgrade and modify this sniper rifle, increasing its range from two thousand meters to twenty thousand meters."
"Its grip also has a mini formation disk that can adjust the power of the emitted bullets. The maximum power of one bullet can flatten a small mountain."
"These bullets are refined using Tianyuan Crystal and spirit fire, and they can break through the true essence shields of those below the Heavenly Venerate realm."
Ji Qiu grew increasingly astonished the more he listened.
Although this weapon called a sniper rifle was of little use to cultivators above the Heavenly Venerate realm, it was undoubtedly a divine weapon for low-level cultivators.
With this miraculous weapon, it was no longer a dream for cultivators in the Lower Realm to kill those in the Upper Realm.
Thinking of this, Ji Qiu became more excited, unable to hide the excitement in his eyes. He patted Luo Fei's shoulder and grinned, saying, "As expected of my disciple, you can even manufacture such divine weapons."
"You seem so happy, is there any good news?"
Just then, a mellow voice came from outside the door.
Following that, Emperor Ming Shen Wei and Xin Ci, who had switched back to his main personality, appeared.
With only a few days left before the Xin family's arranged marriage, Emperor Ming, who had been invited by the Xin family, had also arrived in the Holy City.
Compared to Shen Wei, Ji Qiu's attention was mainly focused on Xin Ci.
This young man was the one who provided the blueprints for the sniper rifle.
"Boss, you're here. I've made the weapon you wanted."
Upon seeing Xin Ci, Luo Fei grinned and trotted over excitedly.
Looking at the sniper rifle held by Luo Fei, Xin Ci couldn't quite figure out what this iron-like object was.
However, Mu Qingling must have had a deep reason for asking Luo Fei to manufacture this thing.
So Xin Ci stored the sniper rifle in his Sumeru ring and thanked Luo Fei, "Luo Fei, thank you!"
Huh?
Is it my imagination?
Why does it feel like the boss's personality has returned to how it was at the Four Symbols Academy?
Luo Fei, unaware of Xin Ci's second personality, naturally felt confused.
"Not at all, Boss, we're all buddies," Luo Fei said with a smile, waving his hand.
Then, Luo Fei asked with concern, "Boss, are you really going to attend the Xin family's union banquet?"
In the past half-year, Luo Fei had learned that Xin Ci was being hunted by the Xin family. If Xin Ci were to attend the Xin family's union banquet, he would likely be discovered.
Facing an ancient aristocratic family with Emperor-level powerhouses, Xin Ci might be in danger.
Xin Ci didn't offer much explanation, simply replying, "Yes."
Although his tone was calm, Luo Fei knew he couldn't persuade Xin Ci and said no more.
However, he still patted his chest and said righteously, "Boss, don't worry. No matter what trouble you get into, my Luo Fei Merchant Guild and I will be your strong backing and will always be here to help you."
"I didn't expect this little fatty to be so loyal. What do you think, Xin Ci?" Mu Qingling's voice transmitted from within the consciousness space.
Xin Ci sincerely nodded slightly, feeling quite comforted in his heart.
Emperor Ming also spoke at this time, "Let's go, Xin Ci. We should also pay a visit to the aristocratic families on the Celestial Spirit layer."
"Yes!" Xin Ci respectfully replied, bid farewell to Ji Qiu and Luo Fei, and then set off with Emperor Ming towards the second layer of the Holy City.
The Celestial Spirit layer was the territory of the Four Great Aristocratic Families. With the Xin family's alliance with the Changyang family, it was estimated that the other two great families would also attend.
Before entering the teleportation array leading to the Celestial Spirit layer, Old Han reminded him, "Xin Ci, the Xin family has a Spirit Blood Jade Token. Even if you disguise yourself, they can still detect you. Therefore, you should let Qingling control your body. That way, you might be able to evade the detection of the Spirit Blood Jade Token."
However, Xin Ci shook his head and explained, "Old Han, I considered doing that at first. But to evade the Spirit Blood Jade Token's detection, I would have to change into Qingling's body. If I did that, Qingling's displayed true essence realm would be Peak Saint Emperor."
"The Peak Saint Emperors invited by the Xin family are all recorded as having received invitations. This would make it even harder for me to enter the Xin family."
Xin Ci also found himself in a difficult situation.
Although he could pretend to be Emperor Ming's disciple, if his main personality went to the Xin family, it would be easy to expose his identity.
But if he let his second personality, Mu Qingling, switch to a female body, it would be difficult to disguise herself as Emperor Ming's disciple with the Peak Saint Emperor realm.
Even if he concealed his true essence realm, it would be utterly useless in front of the Xin family, which had Emperor-level powerhouses.
Just as Xin Ci and Old Han were worrying about this, Mu Qingling suddenly appeared beside him and smiled playfully, saying, "I have a way."
"Oh, little girl, what good idea do you have?" Old Han couldn't help but ask curiously.
For some reason, looking at Mu Qingling's knowing smile, Xin Ci had a bad premonition.
Mu Qingling gave them a sly smile, and then her figure transformed into a stream of light, instantly merging into Xin Ci's body.
Xin Ci's body trembled slightly. He felt a wondrous change occurring within his body.
His bones and muscles seemed to be reassembled and restructured. His height visibly decreased, and his skin became fair and delicate.
Finally, his body transformed to resemble Mu Qingling.
Xin Ci looked at his body in surprise, and when he spoke, his voice was as melodious as a nightingale's.
"This...?"
Before he could finish speaking, Xin Ci, noticing the change in his voice, covered his mouth in surprise.
Old Han also looked at Xin Ci's transformation with amazement.
Although Xin Ci's current appearance was similar to when he switched to his second personality, Mu Qingling, and changed into a female body, he could sense that Xin Ci was currently being controlled by his main personality, and his realm was not Peak Saint Emperor, but One-star Heavenly Venerate.
It seemed that Xin Ci's body had merely transformed into a female form; nothing else had changed.
"How is it? This way, you won't be discovered by the Xin family, right, hee hee!"
Mu Qingling's voice echoed in Xin Ci's mind.
Old Han suddenly understood. So this was the method she had mentioned.
Xin Ci was on the verge of tears. Now he had truly become a woman.
Emperor Ming, standing beside Xin Ci, also noticed the transformation of Xin Ci's body.
Although he had long suspected that Mu Qingling and Xin Ci were the same person, he was still quite shocked to see him transform from a handsome young man into a delicate young girl right before his eyes.