"Ah, Ah Qing."
In a blur, Lu Qing heard a childish voice ring out in his mind.
He thought he was dreaming, but the next moment he sensed something was wrong and woke up abruptly.
"Ah, Qing, you're awake."
This time, the childish voice was still there. Lu Qing knew that he was not dreaming or imagining things, but that someone was really calling him.
However, this was the first time he had ever heard this voice.
He sat up, turned his head to find the source of the sound, and finally his gaze settled on a small figure.
Then, he opened his mouth slightly: "Xiao, Xiao Li?"
"It's me, it's me!" Xiao Li jumped happily onto his shoulder. "Aqing, I think I can talk now!"
"Yes, I heard you."
Lu Qing nodded, but his expression remained somewhat blank.
The situation came so suddenly that even he was caught off guard.
However, he was no ordinary person, and he quickly regained his composure.
"Xiao Li, you only learned to speak because you consumed the Essence of the Moon? No, this isn't speaking, it's telepathy!"
Lu Qing finally noticed something amiss.
Although Xiao Li's voice echoed in his mind, his mouth did not move.
Xiao Li tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't know either. After drinking the essence of the moon last night, I woke up and felt like I could talk, but when I called Xiao Yan, she didn't seem to hear me."
Lu Qing was now completely certain that Xiao Li was indeed using telepathic communication, not actual speaking.
Only those with extremely high cultivation levels can transmit their voices through their souls in a way that everyone can hear.
Otherwise, only martial arts experts who have also honed their spiritual power can sense the information within.
"Come here, let me take a look."
Lu Qing thought for a moment, then picked up Xiao Li and brought her to his side.
Xiao Li didn't struggle either; it also wanted to know what was going on with itself.
Lu Qing activated his supernatural ability and looked at Xiao Li.
Soon, a faint purple aura appeared on Xiao Li's body.
"Purple?"
Lu Qing was slightly startled and quickly looked at the notes.
【Mutant Black Night Spirit Fox: A mutated innate-level spirit beast, juvenile, female.】
【Extremely fast, with sharp claws capable of shattering stone, splitting gold, and cutting through anything.】
【Due to refining the Beast Spirit Fruit, his bloodline underwent evolution and transformation, becoming a Primordial Spirit Beast and activating his bloodline inheritance.】
【By consuming and absorbing a large amount of lunar essence containing a trace of the power of rules, his intelligence greatly increased, divine soul power was born, his bloodline underwent further transformation, and he awakened new supernatural abilities.】
【Dark Lurk: After the bloodline transformation, the talent also transforms, becoming a supernatural power. The fur can distort space, completely merging into darkness and concealing all traces of one's presence.】
【Size at Will: A supernatural power awakened after consuming a large amount of lunar essence, allowing control over the body's size, changing at will.】
【Legend has it that the Night Spirit Fox loves to eat fish, but is born with an aversion to water, and can only sigh longingly at the sight of fish.】
"It has mutated."
After reading the note that appeared on Xiao Li's body, Lu Qing was somewhat amazed.
The essence of the moon is truly a great blessing bestowed upon all things by heaven and earth.
After Xiao Li swallowed most of the bottle, she indeed underwent a transformation.
Not only did he gain divine soul power, but he also awakened new supernatural abilities.
"Xiao Li, have you awakened a new ability, like the one that allows you to enter space?" Lu Qing asked.
"Let me think about it."
Xiao Li tilted her head, trying hard to sense and recall.
Suddenly, its eyes lit up: "Yes, I think I've learned a new skill, Ah Qing, let me show you!"
After saying that, Xiao Li jumped to the ground, and a strange aura emanated from its body, and a black light suddenly appeared on its body.
The next moment, Lu Qing saw that Xiao Li, who was originally only the size of a raccoon, began to slowly swell and grow bigger.
Soon, it grew to be two meters tall, and the hair on its body also grew longer, like real burning black flames, making it look very majestic.
His aura surged even more dramatically, causing Lu Qing to feel a sense of unease.
If their room hadn't been on the first floor, the floor would probably have been trampled by it.
"How about that, Qing? Aren't I amazing?" Xiao Li looked down at Lu Qing and said smugly.
"Aqing, what happened? Why is there a strange and powerful aura suddenly appearing over there?"
At that moment, the old doctor's voice suddenly rang in Lu Qing's mind.
"Master, it's nothing. I'm just working on some new gadgets. I'll explain later," Lu Qing replied via telepathic communication.
After hearing this, the old doctor didn't ask any more questions.
"Xiao Li, can you conceal your aura?" Lu Qing asked.
Xiao Li thought for a moment and said, "I'll give it a try."
Then, sensing something, its aura began to slowly decrease, eventually receding entirely into its body.
"Aqing, is that right?"
"Good job, very well done." Lu Qing nodded approvingly.
He knew that Xiao Li's Dark Stealth Divine Ability was an extremely powerful innate ability that could perfectly conceal all of his own aura.
It's not difficult to restrain one's aura.
"Xiao Li, can you use another supernatural power now to hide your body?"
Seeing that Xiao Li had concealed her aura, Lu Qing continued to ask.
Xiao Li tried it, then shook her head: "No, it seems I can only use one skill right now, not two at the same time. But I think it should be possible when I get stronger."
"so......"
Lu Qing seemed to be deep in thought.
It seems that although Xiao Li has awakened two innate divine abilities, she cannot use them at the same time for the time being.
That makes sense, given its current form; to hide itself, it would require an immensely powerful spatial distortion force.
Xiao Li is still only a primordial-level spirit beast, so it's normal that its strength is not yet fully developed.
Just then, Xiao Li's body began to shrink gradually, eventually returning to its normal size.
"How did it turn back so quickly?" Lu Qing asked in surprise.
He thought the little guy would gloat a bit longer.
"It's not changing anymore. Getting bigger is so tiring. It's better as it is now."
Xiao Li jumped onto the bed, lay there, stuck out her tongue, and didn't want to move anymore.
"Won't it be tiring for you to keep growing bigger?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, I'm so tired. That was the largest size I could go right now. I can only maintain it for a quarter of an hour. If I shrink a little, I can last longer."
"It seems that while your transformation ability increases your strength when you grow bigger, it also increases your stamina consumption exponentially."
Lu Qing understood.
To put it bluntly, Xiao Li's transformation technique is actually just like the explosive secret techniques of martial artists. It can unleash greater power in a short period of time, but the consumption will also increase exponentially.
However, compared to that, Xiao Li's transformation abilities are much more mysterious.
"In that case, Xiao Li, you should not use this supernatural power normally, and you should not tell others about it casually."
When Xiao Li grew larger, her aura was terrifying, even making Lu Qing a little scared.
Its ability to transform itself is definitely something that can be used as a trump card.
"Okay, I understand."
Xiao Li said weakly.
This new skill is so tiring, it doesn't want to use it at all.
"And let's not reveal your ability to speak for now."
"Okay~" Xiao Li agreed as well.
It doesn't like to talk to anyone except Lu Qing and Xiao Yan.
Since Xiaoyan can't hear it now, it only talks to Lu Qing at most.
"Brother Lu Qing, are you awake?"
Before Lu Qing could say anything, Ma Gu's voice suddenly rang out from outside the room.
"You're awake. What's up?"
"It seems there's something wrong with the horses pulling our carriage. Perhaps you should come out and take a look."
"Is there a problem with the horses?" Lu Qing's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately said, "Okay, you go ahead first, I'll be right out."
"Xiao Li, you rest for a while, I'll go out and take a look."
After giving his instructions, Lu Qing walked out of the room and headed towards the stables.
When they arrived at the stable, they saw Ma Gu standing outside, lost in thought.
"Master Ma, what happened?"
"Brother Lu Qing, you're here?" Ma Gu snapped out of his daze and quickly stepped aside. "Come and take a look. I don't know what happened last night, but our two horses seem... seem to have changed a bit."
Lu Qing approached and looked towards the stable, then he couldn't help but become somewhat dazed.
Good heavens, after just one night, those two horses not only grew taller, but their originally gray fur also turned snow-white.
It looks like it has become more than ten times more magnificent.
Most importantly, each of the two horses has a small white horn growing from its forehead, with strange patterns on the horn.
"Brother Lu Qing, look, are these still our two horses?"
Magu asked, somewhat incredulously.
The two fine horses in the stable came up to Lu Qing when they saw him, and tried to nuzzle his hand affectionately.
Lu Qing patted their heads and nodded: "That's right, they are our two horses. Something happened last night, and you and Zi'an were asleep and didn't see them..."
Lu Qing briefly recounted what happened last night, leaving Ma Gu both astonished and annoyed.
Amazingly, such a wondrous sight occurred last night. Unfortunately, I was too tired and slept too soundly, missing this spectacle.
"So, these two horses became like this because they drank the essence of the moon you mentioned?" Magu asked.
“That’s right. But this change should be a good thing for them. The essence of the moon is extremely beneficial to all living things. Now it seems that their bloodline has undergone a transformation.”
"No wonder," Magu suddenly realized. "This morning I almost thought our horse had run away."
When he came to check on the horses in the morning, he was really startled.
If he hadn't been driving the carriage every day and was extremely familiar with the two horses that pulled them, he wouldn't have been able to find any trace of the two drastically changed men in front of him.
Moreover, he recognized the reins on them.
He even suspected that some idiot had switched their horses.
Lu Qing smiled, patted the heads of the two horses that kept rubbing against him, and activated his supernatural ability to look at them.
Soon, a rich red aura of supernatural power emanated from the two horses.
【Dragonblood Steed: A magnificent steed that has awakened a trace of ancient dragon bloodline.】
【Having consumed the essence of the moon, which contained the power of rules, his bloodline underwent a transformation, awakening a trace of ancient dragon bloodline, greatly increasing his strength and astonishing endurance.】
【Legend has it that the vast majority of all living things in the world contain a trace of the bloodline of an ancient dragon, and once awakened, they can receive the power of the dragon.】
...
"As expected, his bloodline has undergone a transformation."
After reading the messages that appeared on the two horses, Lu Qing's eyes showed surprise.
He had a guess when he saw the changes in these two guys.
However, the benefits these two horses received were somewhat beyond his expectations.
Unexpectedly, they awakened a trace of dragon power deep within their bloodline and transformed into Dragon Blood Horses.
But this is a good thing.
With the help of these two dragon-blooded horses, their speed on their way to the holy mountain could be increased even further.
“Master Ma, the bloodline of these two horses has undergone a transformation. Their strength has increased significantly, and their speed will also become faster. You need to keep an eye on them when we set off,” Lu Qing said.
"Don't worry, Brother Lu Qing, even if it goes fast, I can control it," Ma Gu said confidently.
He wasn't bragging.
After running around every day these past few days, Magu is confident that, in terms of carriage driving skills alone, he can at least be called a master.
"Then you should get to know them first. These two horses have become quite intelligent, so they shouldn't be difficult to ride."
I have to go out again. After I come back and have breakfast, we'll set off.
Last night, my master and I discussed it, and this time, after setting off, we won't linger along the way; we'll try to reach the sacred mountain as soon as possible.
“I understand,” Magu replied earnestly, his expression turning serious.
Magu was left to bond with the two dragon-blooded horses, while Lu Qing left the inn and headed towards the Renxin Medical Clinic.
"Young Master Lu, you've arrived?"
As soon as he arrived at Renxin Medical Clinic, he saw the young apprentice waiting at the entrance. When he saw Lu Qing, his eyes lit up and he quickly came to greet him.
"Little master, so early?" Lu Qing asked with a smile.
“My master had instructed me to get up early to wait for you, so I got up as soon as it was light.”
"Young Master Lu, I have prepared all the medicinal herbs you requested," the young apprentice said solicitously.
"Thank you very much. By the way, how is the patient from last night?" Lu Qing asked.
"Not long after Young Master Lu left, Uncle Wang woke up and has now gone home to recuperate," the young apprentice replied.
"That's good."
Lu Qing felt relieved and followed the young apprentice into the clinic, where he saw Doctor Zhao sitting inside.
"Doctor Zhao is here so early too?" Lu Qing was a little surprised.
"I'm always an early riser," Doctor Zhao said gently. "Did Young Master Lu sleep well last night?"
"Not bad." Lu Qing nodded slightly. "Dr. Zhao, I came here to pick up the medicinal herbs I ordered yesterday."
"The medicinal herbs are ready. Xiao Yi, go and fetch them for Young Master Lu."
"Yes, Master." The young apprentice replied respectfully, taking out a large package from under the counter. "Young Master Lu, these are the medicinal herbs you ordered. Please check them."
"No need." Lu Qing picked up the package and took out the money pouch. "How much is it in total?"
"Young Master Lu, you're too kind. The medicinal herbs you ordered aren't expensive. The silver ingot you left yesterday is enough to pay for the medicine. We still need to give you back one tael of silver."
"Doctor Zhao said gently."
He then had Xiao Yi take out another tael of silver and hand it to Lu Qing.
"Thank you very much then." Lu Qing didn't stand on ceremony, took the silver and put it into his money bag. "Doctor Zhao, I have other matters to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer. Farewell."
"Young Master Lu, please take care."
Unexpectedly, this time, Dr. Zhao did not try to keep Lu Qing, but politely saw him out of the clinic.
After Lu Qing left, a figure appeared behind Doctor Zhao.
"Master, why don't you ask Young Master Lu what exactly happened with the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth last night?" (End of Chapter)
