The old doctor stared in shock at Lu Qing's palm.
On his palm, a small domain, about the size of a chicken egg, was slowly rotating.
It was exactly the same method he had shown Lu Qing before.
The difference is that the small domain he demonstrated was a sword energy domain, which contained the power of water and fire.
Lu Qing demonstrated a hazy, inconspicuous area filled with only misty fog.
However, the old doctor could sense that the small domain in Lu Qing's hand revealed a profound and complete meaning, and was by no means as simple as it looked.
"Ah Qing, your domain... seems to contain multiple types of spiritual energy?"
The old doctor was deeply shaken.
It's not just because Lu Qing only spent a short time comprehending the technique, but also because his control over the domain is almost on par with his.
More importantly, he intuitively sensed that the small domain in Lu Qing's hand was far too profound.
Even he couldn't see through the truth for a moment.
“Master’s insight is indeed keen. Indeed, my domain contains several kinds of spiritual power, including metal, wood, water, fire, and earth,” Lu Qing said with a smile.
"All five elements present?" The old doctor was shocked. "Then you just absorbed the spiritual energy of all five elements simultaneously..."
"That is a new cultivation technique that I have been practicing. It is a body cultivation method that cultivates all five elements."
After the disciple survived the tribulation, his physical body underwent a transformation, and his ability to contain spiritual energy of various attributes increased significantly.
Practicing this technique will yield twice the results with half the effort.
Lu Qing explained.
"A method of body cultivation?" The old doctor immediately became interested.
"Yes, in the ancient era of cultivating immortality, the path of cultivation was divided into many schools."
This method of physical cultivation is one of them.
If Master is interested, I will compile a detailed list of information for you later.
"Okay." The old doctor nodded.
He knew that Lu Qing had received a mysterious inheritance and was very knowledgeable about the ancient times of cultivation.
"Your domain only contains spiritual power, not primordial energy. Have you converted all the power within your body into spiritual power?" the old doctor asked again.
"The cultivation method I practice is quite special. The spiritual power I condense is quite domineering. True Qi cannot coexist with it and is easily devoured."
Therefore, this disciple intends to specialize in one area: the cultivation of spiritual power.
The old doctor understood.
Indeed, spiritual power is much more powerful than true qi.
As someone who cultivates both spiritual energy and true qi, he could naturally sense the difference between the two.
“Master, the revival of spiritual energy is now an inevitable trend, and the power of spiritual energy is stronger and has a higher upper limit than that of true energy.”
In the future, the path of cultivation will surely return to a situation where the immortal path reigns supreme.
Master, you should make a decision sooner rather than later.
The old doctor fell into deep thought.
In fact, he had encountered this problem during his recent cultivation.
Spiritual power and true qi are two different types of power.
Whether it's power or spirituality, spiritual power is superior.
It also provides stronger nourishment to the body.
Although the cultivation of the Qi-absorbing method is more difficult and slower than that of the innate cultivation method.
However, compared to the benefits brought by spiritual power, this drawback is obviously insignificant.
With this in mind, the old doctor finally made a decision.
"That's fine. We used to cultivate both spiritual energy and true qi at the same time because spiritual energy had just begun to recover and was still scarce, making it quite difficult to condense spiritual energy."
Now that the spiritual energy is becoming increasingly abundant, there are no longer any obstacles to our cultivation. It is time for us to focus on a specific path.
"Master, which lineage do you wish to cultivate? I will prepare a set of teachings for you."
Seeing that his master had made a decision, Lu Qing smiled as well.
"There's no rush. I know nothing about the path of cultivation."
Let me figure out what schools of spiritual practice you're talking about before I make a decision.
Now, I will first convert all the internal energy in my body into spiritual energy.
"Then this disciple will protect Master."
The old doctor was also a decisive person.
Having made up his mind, he didn't hesitate and immediately sat down cross-legged to begin practicing his internal energy.
The old doctor now has four types of energy in his dantian.
Water-attribute spiritual power and fire-attribute spiritual power, water-attribute true qi and fire-attribute true qi.
He grasped the profound meaning of the harmony between water and fire, and was able to perfectly control the power of water and fire.
Therefore, there is a relationship between the spiritual energy of water and fire and the true energy of water and fire.
Instead of conflicting with each other, they complement and promote each other, operating perfectly.
However, because spiritual power is stronger than true qi, the old doctor experienced the same situation as Lu Qing before in his dantian.
The spiritual power of water and fire is located in the center, while the true energy of water and fire is squeezed to the periphery.
The old doctor had a gut feeling that even if he didn't make a decision now...
As his cultivation level increased and his water and fire spiritual power grew stronger, there was still no place for true qi to reside in his dantian.
Rather than waiting until a conflict breaks out between the two sides and harms themselves, it is better to resolve this issue as soon as possible.
With his mind focused and calm, the old doctor began to use his inner energy to guide the flow of water and fire spiritual energy into the center.
The water and fire elemental energies, quite ruthlessly, began to devour it.
Because they share the same origin, both being products of the old doctor's cultivation.
Despite their different natures, the integration process went very smoothly.
Before long, the water and fire spiritual energy had completely devoured all the true energy.
After all the true energy was devoured and absorbed by the spiritual power, the old doctor immediately felt his dantian become empty.
A sense of ease spread throughout my body.
The spiritual energy within the dantian circulated freely and smoothly.
He immediately realized that his choice this time was correct.
If this is delayed any longer, the issues with his true qi and spiritual power will likely affect his cultivation.
"Master's refining speed is quite fast."
Lu Qing had been keeping a close eye on her master's situation.
He suddenly trembled slightly, and a sense of ease and harmony rose from his body.
He immediately realized that his master had already used spiritual energy to refine and absorb all the true energy in his body.
He thought for a moment, then took out a jade slip, channeled his divine soul power into it, and began to inscribe it.
Even Li Weitian was able to create a jade slip for inheritance before his death.
Lu Qing's current spiritual power is far greater than Li Weitian's was back then.
It is naturally easy to create jade slips for inheritance.
Half an hour later, the old doctor woke up from his meditation.
His eyes were bright and alert, clearly indicating that he was in excellent spirits.
An ethereal aura emanated from him, making him appear like an immortal, leaving Ma Gu and the others somewhat stunned.
At this point, both master and disciple had completely dissipated the true energy within their bodies and officially become true cultivators.
At this time, Lu Qing also finished engraving the jade slip.
He handed it over: "Master, I have recorded information about the various schools of cultivation in this book. You can take your time to look at it when you have time."
The old doctor nodded, took the jade slip, and put it away.
Now that things have come to this, the master and disciple naturally no longer need to maintain that polite distance.
After putting the jade slip away, the old doctor looked at the sky and saw that Xiao Yan's eyelids were already drooping.
He immediately laughed and said, "Alright, it's getting late. Everyone should go and rest first. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."
Upon hearing the doctor's words, everyone immediately felt a wave of drowsiness wash over them.
After all, they had been traveling all day.
Lu Qing and the old doctor had spent a lot of time cultivating, and now it was past midnight.
Therefore, no one said much and went back to their seats to rest.
As for keeping watch, that was left to Lu Qing.
His spiritual power is strong, so even if he doesn't sleep for several days, it won't have much of an effect on him.
For him, keeping watch at night was simply a matter of meditating.
Even in the middle of the night, he didn't let Magu take his place and stayed up all night by himself.
Not only that, but by the time everyone got up in the morning, he had already prepared breakfast.
"Brother Lu Qing, Doctor, what should we do next? Should we head straight back to the village, or what?"
While eating breakfast, Magu asked.
They traveled so hastily yesterday, spending the entire day on the move, in order to shake off the spies from various forces within the Holy City.
They are now thousands of miles away from the holy city.
Those spies from those forces could no longer catch up with them.
Lu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "Let's head straight back to the village. We've been out for so long, we don't know what the situation is like there. It's better to go back and check it out as soon as possible."
Lu Qing thought of the patient he had met in Yunlai Town when he came here that day, who had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
The poison that the patient was afflicted with was extremely strange; it was a poison of malevolent energy.
The snake that bit him was supposed to be non-venomous.
This indicates that with the changes in the world, not only has spiritual energy revived, but also a lot of malevolent and poisonous energy has revived.
Jiuli Village is nestled against the Shiwan Mountains, and it's unknown what the situation is like in the mountains, or whether similar toxic mutations have occurred there.
Worried, he naturally wanted to go home as soon as possible.
The old doctor also thought of this and nodded in agreement, saying, "Aqing is right. We've been away from the village for so long, we should go back soon."
“Okay, then let’s continue on our way.” Magu agreed.
“Miss Hu, we will arrive in Qinglong City in two days at most, and then you will be able to reunite with your father,” Lu Qing said to Hu Zezhi.
"Mmm." Upon hearing this, a look of longing appeared in Hu Zezhi's eyes.
Although she was away from home for a relatively short time, less than a month at most.
But so much has happened during this period.
She even nearly died several times, which made her miss her father terribly, the warm figure who always smiled and protected her for more than ten years.
Over the next two days, Lu Qing and the others continued their journey.
Sure enough, with the array chariot traveling at top speed, they arrived at Qinglong Pass on the morning of the third day.
"Brother Lu Qing, Doctor, I just asked around, and today is the day Qinglong City opens its gates."
Before the One Line Sky Canyon, a number of people had gathered. Ma Gu, who had just returned from asking questions, said with a happy expression.
"Looks like we're in luck," Lu Qing said with a smile.
Hu Zezhi stood on the edge of the cliff, looking down at the cliff below with a complicated expression.
The three women in red who were supposed to be escorting her but later turned around and tried to murder her were the ones whose bodies Magu threw down this cliff.
That day was also the first time Hu Zezhi experienced the wickedness of the world, far exceeding her imagination.
Now that she's back here, her thoughts are still somewhat complicated.
"Sister Hu, we're about to set off!"
Hu Zezhi was staring blankly at the clouds and mist below the cliff when Xiao Yan's voice came from below.
This brought him back to his senses immediately. After taking one last deep look at the cliff below, he turned and ran towards the group.
"Here you are."
Returning to the Azure Dragon One Line Sky Canyon, Lu Qing and the others still felt the same way.
The strange pressure in this mysterious canyon was exactly the same as when they came here.
It remained as majestic and dignified as ever, commanding respect in the slightest.
Even though Lu Qing's cultivation had made great progress and he had become a true cultivator, he still felt depressed inside.
It's hard to imagine just how terrifying the entity that created this great rift valley must have been.
Emerging from the One-Line Sky Canyon, we then stepped onto the massive Azure Dragon Bridge.
Returning to the same place, the scenery was still grand, but it no longer had the shock and amazement I felt when I first saw it.
Lu Qing and the others crossed the bridge and arrived at the huge platform in front of Qinglong City.
There were already many business travelers waiting on the platform, but it was not yet time for the platform to open, so they still had to wait.
"The spiritual energy in Qinglong City is much richer than when we left, and it's not much worse than that in Zhongzhou."
Lu Qing sensed it and found that the concentration of spiritual energy here had increased again.
Based on this calculation, the spiritual energy in the outer states must be much richer as well.
This gave him some peace of mind.
Since the concentration of spiritual energy spreads from the Central Plains to all directions of the world.
Jiuli Village is located in a remote area, so it is unlikely to change much.
Feeling relaxed, he began to take in the scenery around him.
Just then, a conversation not far away caught his attention.
"Have you heard? I heard that something big has happened in the Holy City this time!" someone suddenly said.
"Brother Zhao, you're so capable, your business has even expanded to the Holy City?" another person asked in surprise.
"I don't have such ability. I heard about this from one of my sect's disciples."
It is said that a few days ago, strange phenomena occurred in the Holy City, bringing forth countless opportunities.
This caused the martial arts masters in the Holy City to fight tooth and nail, and even many of the Innate Realm masters died!
"That was the first voice."
"Many Innate Realm masters have died. What kind of opportunity could be so extraordinary?" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
"I don't know about that. I've only heard that when the opportunity came from heaven, not only did a vortex of clouds cover the sky in the Holy City, but lightning also filled the air, and strange phenomena occurred one after another."
"Such an extraordinary phenomenon must indicate an extraordinary opportunity. No wonder those martial arts masters are fighting over it so fiercely," the crowd exclaimed.
“It’s not just the Holy City that’s experiencing strange phenomena. I’ve also heard that a white wolf, ten feet tall and exceptionally handsome, has appeared in the north of Zhongzhou.”
Not only can it command wolf packs, but it is also incredibly powerful itself.
I heard that the martial arts masters of Guiyuan Sect sent out many experts, but they were unable to defeat it and many of them were injured instead.
The white wolf has now disappeared into the deep mountains and can no longer be found!
Then someone else said...
"A white wolf that's ten feet tall, wouldn't it be able to swallow a person whole?" someone exclaimed in shock.
"What's a white wolf? I've heard that white elephants have even appeared in the south. Those white elephants are even more terrifying. With a casual flick of their trunks, they can shatter rocks the size of small mountains!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing's heart stirred slightly, and he looked in the direction of the conversation.
