Deep in the Ten Thousand Mountains, in the Jade Transformation Cave.
Lu Qing was sitting cross-legged in the cave where he usually practiced his martial arts.
The spiritual energy around him gathered and was quickly absorbed into him.
Fortunately, it was in the Jade Transformation Cave, where an ancient array gathered spiritual energy.
If this were in Jiuli Village, the simple formation set up by Lu Qing alone would probably not be enough to supply his current cultivation needs.
A large amount of spiritual energy was continuously absorbed into Lu Qing's body and transformed into the five elements of spiritual power.
Then it is refined and purified by the Five Elements Gourd in the Dantian.
After an unknown amount of time, the suction force in Lu Qing's dantian increased significantly, absorbing all the spiritual energy in the entire jade-transformed cave.
This caused the large formations to be unable to supply the supplies for a while.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Qing's whole body trembled, and a precious light appeared on his body.
An incomparably powerful aura emanated from him.
A phantom suddenly emerged from a small cauldron hanging around Lu Qing's neck, hovering in mid-air.
Yan looked at the dense white light emanating from Lu Qing with a complex expression.
"He has broken through again. In just a few months, he has gone from the initial stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Qi Refining, and now he has reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining."
This person's talent for cultivation is truly terrifying.
Yan was both shocked and amazed.
He had been watching Lu Qing cultivate for the past few months.
To be honest, Lu Qing's cultivation was not considered particularly arduous within the "Flame" realm.
Every day, there are all sorts of trivial matters to attend to.
He was either tending to the spirit fields and medicinal fields, or supervising Xiaoyan and Xiaoli's studies.
Or he would cook for everyone, preparing meals.
He also often worked with the senior doctor to treat and prepare medicine for villagers who came up the mountain for medical treatment, doing good deeds and accumulating merit.
He would even occasionally go fishing outside the village for Xiao Li, and often he would fish for half a day.
The time I spend on spiritual practice each day is truly minimal.
Forget about being hardworking, they're downright lazy.
If this were back in the Li Huo Sect, a disciple as undisciplined as Lu Qing would certainly have been punished.
In more serious cases, they could be expelled from the sect.
However, it was precisely under Lu Qing's careless and extremely lax attitude towards cultivation that...
"Yan" watched helplessly as he broke through from the initial stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Qi Refining in just over a month.
Now, almost two more months have passed, and he continues to break through from the middle stage of Qi Refining to the great stage of Qi Refining.
Most importantly, he was cultivating the 【Five Elements Body Refining Technique】, a technique from the ancient era of cultivation known for its notoriously slow cultivation speed!
You know, if it were someone else, they probably wouldn't even be able to get the basics of this technique in such a short time.
In the past two or three months, "Yan" has never been seen once, and Lu Qing has never been troubled by his cultivation.
Even his cultivation level has never stagnated.
Although Lu Qing didn't have much time to cultivate each day, Yan could clearly sense that he was getting stronger almost every moment.
Therefore, the longer it spends with Lu Qing, the more it can sense it.
Lu Qing's terrifying potential, vast and unfathomable, lies hidden deep within his body.
Without realizing it, Yan began to feel that if she continued to follow Lu Qing...
Perhaps it will one day break free from its cage.
After a while, the precious light on Lu Qing's body subsided, and his aura gradually receded. He opened his eyes.
His eyes were warm and gentle, as deep and calm as the ocean.
"Congratulations, young man, on your successful breakthrough to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Realm."
"Yan" immediately offered his congratulations.
"It's just a minor breakthrough, nothing to mention," Lu Qing said calmly.
He possesses the Five Elements Gourd, a natal treasure that constantly helps him refine pure spiritual energy.
It seems that he hasn't spent much time on cultivation.
In reality, his cultivation level had been continuously increasing day and night.
In addition, the baptism of heavenly tribulation and the solid foundation laid by the nine primordial energies had given him.
Breaking through two minor realms in just a few months was perfectly normal for Lu Qing.
"Although it is only a minor breakthrough, young master, your physical body is exceptionally gifted and your foundation is solid."
"You've only reached the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, yet your body already radiates a precious light. Even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators would likely be no match for you."
The word "炎" is not meant to be flattering.
Although Lu Qing is currently in the Qi Refining stage, the white precious light emanating from his body is extremely strong.
His physical strength is in no way inferior to that of a body cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage.
In a real battle, even without using magic weapons or other means, he could probably defeat most Foundation Establishment cultivators with just his physical strength.
Lu Qing shook his head and didn't reply.
Foundation Establishment cultivators already possess a sliver of understanding of the rules of heaven and earth.
The means available to them far exceed those of the Qi Refining stage.
Although he is powerful now, his cultivation level is not yet high enough.
If you really encounter an enemy of that level, it's hard to say whether you can win with just physical strength.
"Senior Yan, how long did I spend in seclusion this time?"
"Not long, only three days."
"Three days?" Lu Qing nodded. "Before I entered the mountain, the spirit grains in the spirit fields were almost fully ripe."
"This time when we go back, we can harvest them."
Indeed, the batch of spirit grains that Lu Qing had guided to plant several months ago has finally reached harvest time after careful care during this period.
Lu Qing had originally planned to reap the rewards three days ago, but suddenly he sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough.
That's why I made a last-minute decision to go into seclusion in the mountains and slightly postpone the harvest of the spirit grains.
Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt a surge of excitement.
He immediately left the Jade Cave, exited the valley, and hurried towards the village.
While traveling, Lu Qing was also sensing the situation in the mountains and forests.
Then he discovered that, after several months, the spiritual energy in the mountains had become much richer.
The vegetation became more lush, and many of the already tall trees grew even larger.
As for poisonous insects and snakes, that goes without saying.
Not only is it more toxic, but its body shape is also starting to mutate.
During his journey, Lu Qing would occasionally spot colorful, face-sized poisonous spiders.
If it weren't for his profound cultivation and the aura emanating from his body that kept those poisonous creatures away, he wouldn't have been able to approach.
If a weaker martial artist were to enter, they would likely be besieged by various poisonous creatures.
"These Hundred Thousand Mountains have almost completely become a forbidden zone for humans, where no living person is allowed to enter."
Aside from powerful cultivators who have achieved significant progress in their cultivation, ordinary martial artists who enter would likely have no chance of survival.
Lu Qing sensed the changes in the mountains and thought to himself.
I plan to warn the villagers again after returning to the village that they should never easily go into the mountains.
At Lu Qing's current speed, it won't take him long to get back to Jiuli Village from the Jade Transformation Cave.
Not long after, he returned to the village.
After sensing the formation and finding nothing unusual, Lu Qing went directly to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
Just then, I saw Master and several elderly people from the village, including Grandpa Zhang, standing by the spirit field, gazing at the spirit grains in the field with some worry.
"Master, Grandpa Zhang, Grandpa Chen..." Lu Qing went over to pay his respects.
"Ah Qing, you've come out of seclusion?" The old doctor's body trembled, and he turned around in surprise. "I was just wondering whether or not to harvest this spirit grain. Your return is just in time!"
"Is the spirit grain fully ripe?" Lu Qing asked.
"It's ripe. I just asked Old Man Zhang and the others, and they all said that the spirit grain is still ripe enough. If it's not harvested soon, it might fall off," the old doctor said.
That's why he was worried earlier.
The spirit grain was planted by Lu Qing, but now that it's harvest time, he has temporarily gone into seclusion.
If they are not harvested in time, they will ripen and fall into the soil, which would be a great pity.
After all, this is a spiritual object, and every grain of rice is quite precious.
Fortunately, Lu Qing has returned in time, so he doesn't have to worry about it.
“Yes, Ah Qing, if you don’t accept this spirit grain, I’m afraid a lot of it will be wasted.”
Grandpa Zhang and the others also spoke up at this moment.
Lu Qing walked to the edge of the spirit field and looked at the spirit valley inside.
In the fields, every stalk of Linggu rice was laden with heavy ears of grain, each one a golden, bright, and plump disc.
It is indeed the best time to harvest.
He nodded: "Grandpa Zhang and the others are right, we should indeed take the spirit grain."
"Then we should not delay, I'll go get the sickle," the old doctor said hurriedly.
"Perfect timing, we've got nothing else to do, we'll help you collect them too."
Grandpa Zhang and several other elderly people also started rolling up their sleeves, ready to help.
However, Lu Qing dared not let these elderly people work in the fields, and quickly stopped them:
“Master, Grandpa Zhang, there’s no need for this trouble. I have a better way to harvest the spirit grains; we don’t need to use a sickle.”
"A better way?" The old doctor was taken aback.
"If you don't use a sickle to harvest rice, what else can you use?"
Grandpa Zhang and the others were even more confused.
"Use this."
After Lu Qing finished speaking, he smiled slightly, took the Qiankun Qi Bag from his waist, and threw it forward into the air.
Driven by his thoughts, the Qiankun Qi Bag in mid-air grew rapidly in the wind, quickly reaching the size of half a room.
Then, with the bag opening facing down, a beam of green light emerged from the bag and shone towards the spirit field.
Wherever the azure light reached, the spiritual grains in the spiritual fields detached from the rice ears, floated upwards, and were absorbed into the Qiankun Qi Bag.
The blue light moved continuously, and wherever it went, the spirit grains were absorbed.
Before long, the two acres of spirit fields were illuminated, and all the spirit grains were collected into the Qiankun Qi Bag.
After collecting the spirit grains, Lu Qing made another hand seal, and suddenly streaks of azure wind blades flew out from his Qiankun Qi Bag and headed towards the spirit field.
Swish, swish, swish...
With a flash of wind blades, almost in an instant, the rice stalks that were standing upright in the field were cleanly cut off and neatly fell to the ground.
After doing all this, Lu Qing waved his hand, and the Qiankun Qi Bag quickly shrank and fell into his hand.
The whole process took only a few dozen breaths.
This scene naturally stunned Grandpa Zhang and the others.
They never expected that Lu Qing would harvest the rice using such a miraculous method.
Moreover, the speed was far beyond their imagination.
You should know that normally, when they harvest rice, the whole family has to work for several days to finish harvesting the two acres of rice fields.
After all, harvesting rice is no easy task.
Besides harvesting, there's also threshing, transportation, and then air-drying.
Every step is extremely arduous.
Who would have thought that Lu Qing had such a convenient and quick way of harvesting?
Suddenly, all the old men stared intently at the Qiankun Qi Bag in Lu Qing's hand.
"Ah Qing, what kind of magical artifact is this? It's so amazing that it can automatically harvest rice!"
Looking at the eager eyes of Grandpa Zhang and the others, Lu Qing understood what they were thinking.
He chuckled and said, "Grandpa Zhang, this magic treasure is called the Qiankun Yiqi Bag. It's a treasure I obtained by chance. It contains a space that can hold all things."
"My precious baby, my precious baby!"
The elderly people were even more amazed when they heard this.
"By the way, Grandpa Zhang, when I returned from my last trip, I said I would treat the villagers to a meal."
But he never found a good opportunity after that.
Now that the spirit grains are ripe, I'll treat everyone to a meal of spirit rice tomorrow.
Lu Qing smiled.
"You're going to use this spirit rice to treat everyone in the village to a meal?" Grandpa Zhang's eyes widened.
Although he didn't know what effects the spirit rice Lu Qing planted had.
However, over the past few months, he has seen Lu Qing use magic to irrigate the spirit field more than once every morning.
Rice grown and irrigated with magic must be extremely precious.
"Yes, these seeds of the Spirit Valley were provided by everyone in the village."
Now that the spirit grain is ripe, it's only right that everyone tastes it.
Lu Qing nodded.
"That's right. In that case, I'll tell everyone about it when we get back."
After hearing this, Grandpa Zhang thought for a moment and did not object.
Seeing that Grandpa Zhang had agreed, the other elderly people naturally had even less objection.
Moreover, they were very curious about the taste of the spirit rice.
After all, they had seen what Linggu looked like before.
Having farmed all their lives, they had never seen rice of such high quality.
Those plump grains looked incredibly tempting.
I wonder what the cooked rice will taste like.
"By the way, Aqing, did you cut these rice stalks to use as firewood?"
At this moment, an old man suddenly asked a question.
"No," Lu Qing said with a smile, "These rice stalks and straw are still very useful; it would be too wasteful to just burn them."
Grandpa Mu, have you taken a liking to them?
The old man said somewhat embarrassedly, "I just feel that it would be such a waste to burn such good rice stalks and straw."
I know Grandpa Mu is very skilled at knitting, and coincidentally, I also have something I'd like to ask for your help with.
Grandpa Mu was taken aback: "What is it?"
"I would like to ask you, Grandpa Mu, to weave these rice stalks into straw mats or pillows."
"That's easy, leave it to me!"
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Mu patted his chest and said it was no problem.
He was very confident in his skills, believing that no one in the surrounding area had better weaving techniques than him.
"Then I'll have to trouble Grandpa Mu."
Lu Qing smiled.
These rice stalks and straws grow by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and are inherently imbued with spiritual charm, making them a kind of spiritual object.
If it can be woven into a straw mat or futon, and one sleeps on it for a long time, its spiritual essence can nourish the body and calm the mind.
It was quite a valuable item, so he didn't want to waste it.
