"My ability to sense things has been greatly enhanced."
Inside the Jade Transformation Cave, there was a magic array concealing the interior, so Lu Qing didn't really notice it.
After emerging from inside, he clearly felt that, with the blessing of the soul talisman, his soul perception ability had been greatly enhanced.
The range has been expanded from a radius of 100 meters to a distance of two miles, a tenfold increase, and the sensing accuracy has also been greatly improved.
As long as they are within his range, the vast majority of living beings cannot escape his senses.
"After condensing the soul talisman, my soul perception has already begun to resemble Xiao Li's strange perception ability."
Lu Qing understood.
Xiao Li's extraordinary sensory abilities are truly remarkable.
So far, he has not found anything that can escape its senses.
Even a powerful innate realm expert like Master, who has grasped a trace of the domain's essence, would still be detected by Xiao Li if he concealed his aura and got too close.
The only time something went wrong was when that young man in plain clothes from Tianji Tower came to visit.
But that's because the other party possessed a rare treasure, which completely concealed their aura, allowing them to escape Xiao Li's detection.
"The abnormal movement of the primordial energy of heaven and earth is becoming increasingly intense."
With his spiritual power greatly enhanced, Lu Qing's perception of the primordial energy of heaven and earth became even clearer.
In fact, he had already noticed over the past two years that the fluctuations of the primordial energy in the world had become increasingly active.
It was as if something extremely important was about to emerge from a deeper space.
However, due to the timing not being right, they were unable to succeed.
But Lu Qing had a premonition that once that thing was truly conceived, the entire world would undergo tremendous changes.
Is it spiritual energy?
Lu Qing carefully sensed the changes in the surrounding spiritual energy and thought to himself.
"Hmm, what is this?"
Suddenly, his expression shifted, as if he had discovered something, and the next moment, his figure had vanished from the spot.
After a few leaps, they arrived at a small slope above the valley.
As he landed, a plant on the ground seemed to sense something, its branches and leaves shrank, as if it wanted to disappear underground.
However, it was too late. Before it could completely disappear, Lu Qing grabbed the branch and, with a skillful touch, pulled it out of the ground.
"It really is ginseng."
Looking at what he had in his hand, Lu Qing's face lit up with surprise.
What he was holding in his hand at that moment was a huge ginseng.
With complete roots and limbs, it had completely taken on a human form.
He immediately activated his supernatural ability and looked at it.
An extremely rich red light, mixed with a trace of golden light, emerged from the ginseng.
Ginseng: A precious medicinal herb, non-toxic and edible.
This ginseng, having grown for over 1,800 years, has developed a trace of innate intelligence.
【Legend has it that ginseng that develops sentience will awaken a trace of its innate supernatural power, allowing it to quickly burrow underground to preserve itself in the face of danger.】
"A thousand-year-old ginseng!"
After reading the message on the note, Lu Qing was even more delighted.
This is actually a ginseng that has developed a trace of intelligence and is over 1,800 years old.
It is important to know that once ginseng has been aged for more than a thousand years and has developed sentience, its medicinal effects will undergo a qualitative change, truly entering the level of a spiritual medicine.
It can truly be called a rare and precious treasure.
"Sure enough, this mountain forest has been nourished by the earth's energy gathered from the Jade Cave for so many years, and there are ginseng plants that have been born there for more than a thousand years."
However, thousand-year-old ginseng has developed a trace of intelligence and possesses a trace of supernatural power, enabling it to escape on its own, which is why it has remained undiscovered.
"Buzz!"
An invisible wave emanated from the ginseng in his hand, causing its roots to tremble as if in great fear.
Lu Qing remained unmoved.
Although this thousand-year-old ginseng had developed a trace of intelligence, it was extremely ignorant and could only act according to its instincts.
Its true intelligence is probably inferior to that of ordinary chickens and ducks.
So he ignored the ginseng's trembling, took out red rope and other items from his Qiankun Qi Bag, and wrapped them around the ginseng.
Immediately, the ginseng stopped struggling and moving.
However, since this ginseng had already developed a trace of intelligence and had entered the level of a living being, Lu Qing could not put it into the Qiankun Yiqi Bag. He could only temporarily wrap it in damp moss, put it in the medicine box, and put it in his pocket.
After putting away the medicine box, Lu Qing searched the vicinity again, but found no other thousand-year-old ginseng.
It's unclear whether this is the only thousand-year-old ginseng in the area, or if the others sensed danger and all disappeared underground.
His spiritual perception range extends up to two miles above ground, but his perception underground is much weaker.
It can only sense movement up to 20 or 30 meters underground, and even that is quite blurry. Anything below that is just a hazy blur.
If the remaining thousand-year-old ginseng is all hidden underground, it will be almost impossible for him to find it.
The earth is thick and heavy, and protected by its energy, making it extremely difficult for divine soul power to penetrate and break through.
However, instead of finding a thousand-year-old ginseng, Lu Qing did find several hundred-year-old ginseng plants.
He dug out the oldest one, which was four hundred years old, but left the rest untouched.
At his current level of strength, a century-old ginseng is no longer of much use to him.
The reason I dug up one was to take it back to my master to replenish the medicine storehouse for unforeseen circumstances.
After finishing all this, Lu Qing took Xiao Li and hurried out of the mountains.
With Lu Qing's current strength, entering and leaving the mountains and forests is incredibly easy.
Before long, Jiuli Village came into view.
As soon as he entered the village, he heard the sound of reading coming from not far away, and Lu Qing couldn't help but smile.
Jiuli Village has undergone tremendous changes in the past two years.
Not only were the roads repaired and leveled, but the villagers' houses were also renovated, and even a new school was built.
The Wei family was the one who brought about this change.
Two years ago, to escape his family's nagging, Ma Gu left the county town and returned to the market to live a leisurely life.
At the time, Lu Qing asked him curiously what to do about Wei Zian. Unexpectedly, the next day, Wei Zian also came to Jiuli Village, accompanied by Chief Steward Wei and many servants of the Wei family.
In the days that followed, the Wei family bought a piece of land next to Jiuli Village at a high price and built a villa there as Wei Zi'an's residence.
Sometimes Mrs. Wei and her husband Wei Xinghe would come over for a short stay.
Even the patriarch of the Wei family would occasionally appear to have tea with his master.
Because there are many people in the Wei family's villa, the amount of vegetables, meat, eggs, and other similar items needed on a daily basis is quite large.
The villa purchases these items directly from the villagers of Jiuli Village, giving the villagers an extra source of income.
Gradually, the Wei family helped the village repair roads, and even built a school for their young master, hiring two teachers to teach him.
He also stated that if villagers have children of school age, they can send them to school without paying tuition or fees, as long as they bring their own meals.
The villagers were initially skeptical when they heard this.
After receiving repeated assurances from the Wei family and inquiring with Lu Qing, he was overjoyed.
They all sent their children to school.
Even those whose families are struggling financially still grit their teeth and persevere.
They would rather work harder themselves than let their children fall behind.
Lu Qing and the old doctor did not object to the Wei family's actions; on the contrary, they readily approved of them.
After all, what the Wei family did was beneficial and harmless to Jiuli Village.
They naturally hope that the village will get better and better.
Lu Qing even secretly provided subsidies to some of the poorer families in the village.
As a result, Jiuli Village has undergone the changes it has today in just two years.
With Xiao Li in tow, Lu Qing headed towards the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw the old patriarch of the Wei family sitting under the plum tree with my master, leisurely drinking tea.
Xiaoyan, on the other hand, quietly wrote her words.
"Brother, Xiao Li, you're back!"
Because she was directly facing the courtyard entrance, Xiaoyan spotted Lu Qing returning immediately. She put down her pen with delight and went to greet him.
On the contrary, the old doctor and Wei Shanhai turned their heads in surprise.
Because none of them had noticed Lu Qing's return.
"Yes, I just got back."
Lu Qing rubbed his younger sister's head. In the two years since, the little one had grown up a bit, but she was still just a little kid.
Xiao Li jumped onto Xiao Yan's shoulder, tugged at her hair with her paw, and then pointed into the house.
"Okay, I'll go get the chess pieces now!"
Xiao Yan, who had been with it day and night, immediately understood what it meant and excitedly ran into the house.
Lu Qing shook his head, letting the two little ones play.
Then he came to the plum tree and first bowed, saying, "Greetings, Senior Wei."
Then he said to the old doctor, "Master, I'm back."
At this moment, the old doctor's expression had returned to calm: "Is the seclusion over?"
"It just finished this morning. Xiao Li missed Xiao Yan, so she rushed back."
"I think it's gotten addicted to chess and wants to rush back to play chess with Xiaoyan," the old doctor chuckled.
He also knew that Lu Qing had recently created a novel animal chess game that the two little ones were quite fascinated by.
"It seems that Young Master Lu has gained a lot from his seclusion this time!"
Wei Shanhai sighed from the side.
He was still quite surprised.
When Lu Qing returned just now, he, being a Xiantian Realm cultivator, was completely unaware of it.
Even now, with Lu Qing standing right in front of him, he still couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood.
If you close your eyes, in your spiritual perception, that place is just a void, and there is no one there at all.
Such a bizarre scene could not help but surprise Wei Shanhai.
Could it be that Lu Qing has broken through to the Innate Realm?
However, upon closer inspection, he found no unique aura of the Innate Realm on Lu Qing's body.
"It's just a small breakthrough, and it doesn't deserve Senior Wei's praise."
Faced with Wei Shanhai's praise, Lu Qing did not become complacent, but instead replied humbly.
Upon hearing this, Wei Shanhai knew that Lu Qing did not want to reveal what breakthrough he had made, so he could only awkwardly pick up his teacup and take a sip.
"Xiao Li, hurry up!"
Fortunately, at that moment, Xiaoyan rushed out of the house with a chessboard in her arms, defusing the awkward situation.
"Aww~"
Xiao Li swiftly jumped onto the stone table and waited.
Xiaoyan tidied up her calligraphy practice materials and began setting up the chessboard.
Soon, the two little ones started playing chess.
This scene left Wei Shanhai completely stunned.
He knew that Xiao Li was very spiritual, comparable to a child.
But seeing it playing chess there so skillfully still felt somewhat unbelievable.
Out of curiosity, he couldn't help but step forward to see how the two little ones were playing chess.
As a result, after taking a few glances, he was surprised again.
"What kind of chess is this? I don't think I've ever seen it before."
"Grandpa Wei, my brother said this is called Animal Chess, and it's a lot of fun," Xiaoyan replied obediently.
"Animal Chess?" Wei Shanhai looked at Lu Qing.
Lu Qing laughed and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, senior. This chess game was just something I came up with when I was bored. It's not worthy of being called a refined game."
"Oh, so this was all figured out by the young master himself. I wonder how it works?"
Unexpectedly, Wei Shanhai became even more interested after hearing this.
"Grandpa Wei, let me teach you. Animal Chess is very simple. First of all, these beasts are ranked. The ancient elephant is the biggest and the most powerful, and the little mouse is the smallest, but the little mouse can crawl into the ancient elephant's trunk and defeat it..."
Xiao Yan immediately began explaining the rules of the game to Wei Shanhai.
The set of beast chess that Lu Qing made is somewhat different from the one in his previous life. He has deleted and modified some of the beasts in his previous life and replaced them with ferocious beasts that are more familiar to people in this world.
However, the core rules remain unchanged: the big eat the small, and the smallest can restrain the largest.
After hearing this, Wei Shanhai was even more surprised.
Although the rules of this animal chess game are simple, they are logically sound and flawless, making it quite fun and suitable for children to learn.
Furthermore, there is a subtle underlying principle of mutual generation and restraint.
The fact that Lu Qing was able to devise such a game of chess demonstrates his exceptional wisdom.
He truly deserves to be called a peerless genius with great fortune.
If Lu Qing knew what Wei Shan Hai was thinking at this moment, he would definitely be speechless.
It's just a simple game of Animal Chess, yet it's made so many connections.
Seeing Wei Shanhai watching Xiaoyan and the others play chess with great interest, Lu Qing suddenly remembered the medicine box in his arms.
He took it out and said, "Master, this time when I went into the mountains, I found a thousand-year-old ginseng. It seems to have developed a spiritual nature. I don't know how to deal with it. Please make a decision, Master."
"A thousand-year-old ginseng that has already developed a spiritual essence?!"
This surprised not only the old doctor, but also Wei Shanhai, who turned around in shock.
"Indeed, this ginseng can escape on its own. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been taken away by it."
Lu Qing opened the medicine box, peeled back the damp moss, and revealed the ginseng inside, which was bound with red thread.
"With its features clearly visible and limbs intact, it truly is a ginseng that is over a thousand years old!"
The old doctor was well-versed in many medical classics. Even if he had never seen it in person before, he could still tell at a glance that the ginseng in the medicine box was at least a thousand years old.
“Master, look, this ginseng contains spirituality and already has some of the characteristics of a living being.”
Lu Qing untied the red thread and gently pinched the main stem of the ginseng.
Once the restraints were removed, the ginseng roots began to stir again, trembling.
"It truly has awakened its intelligence." The old doctor was overjoyed. "Ah Qing, this ginseng needs to be carefully nurtured; it will be of great use in the future!"
