Lu Qing activated his supernatural ability and looked at the five-colored lotus.
Before long, a rich purple light of supernatural power emerged from the lotus, and several messages floated out.
"Purple light!"
Upon seeing this, Lu Qing was startled and quickly looked at the messages on the notes.
【Five Elements Lotus: A top-grade spiritual medicine nurtured from the pure essence of the five elements.】
【This elixir possesses the pure essence of the Five Elements. Completely refining it has a very high probability of transforming into a Five Elements Dao Body.】
【The medicinal herb is ripe and ready to be harvested.】
【These spiritual herbs, possessing the pure essence of the five elements, must be stored in containers of jade or higher quality to ensure their potency is not lost.】
【This top-grade spiritual medicine possesses immense medicinal power and contains Daoist principles and rules. It can only be consumed and refined by those at the Golden Core stage or above; otherwise, there is a risk of the body exploding and dying.】
【Rare and precious medicinal herbs are often guarded by exotic beasts or spirit beasts; caution is required when harvesting them.】
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"Five Elements Lotus, a top-grade spiritual medicine!"
After reading the messages on the note, Lu Qing was overjoyed.
I never expected that this secret realm would nurture such a top-grade spiritual herb.
It should be noted that spiritual medicines, like magical treasures, are also divided into different grades, namely low-grade, medium-grade, high-grade, and top-grade.
Among them, top-grade spiritual herbs are undoubtedly the most precious, so much so that even a Nascent Soul expert would be tempted and driven mad by them.
I never expected that such a supreme medicinal herb would be nurtured in this secret realm!
"This lotus possesses all five elements and contains the Daoist principles; it is a top-grade spiritual medicine!"
Yan's figure reappeared beside Lu Qing, his face filled with shock.
As the spirit of the only sect-protecting artifact within the Li Huo Sect, "Yan" naturally possesses extensive knowledge and experience.
Especially in the areas of weapon crafting and alchemy, his insight was so sharp that he could be considered a master.
After all, in the ancient era of cultivation, the Li Huo Sect used the Li Huo Cauldron to refine countless magical treasures and elixirs.
Therefore, even though Yan had never seen the Five Elements Lotus before, he could still tell its grade at a glance.
"Young master, hurry! We must not miss this precious herb. Quickly pick it!"
"Yan" was very excited.
It had only seen top-grade spiritual herbs once before, even back in the Li Huo Sect.
It was on that occasion, after refining that top-grade spiritual herb into a pill, that it comprehended a higher level of law power and broke through to become a mid-grade spiritual artifact.
Lu Qing did not make any rash moves, but instead looked around.
He hadn't forgotten the warning in the note he'd just received.
Rare and precious medicinal herbs are often guarded by exotic beasts or spirit beasts.
This Five Elements Lotus is so precious; if it has a guardian, its strength must be considerable.
After observing for a while, Lu Qing did not find anything unusual, so he took out a pebble.
With a flick of his finger, a strong wind howled and the five-colored lotus was sent flying.
"Young master, you..."
"Yan" was startled and was about to say something when suddenly, a streak of light flew out from the pool and pounced on the pebble that Lu Qing had thrown.
Snap!
The pebble Lu Qing had thrown shattered instantly upon being struck by the streak of light.
The light then fell to the shore, revealing its true form.
It was a winged serpent as thick as an arm, with long wings on its back and a pair of small, pointed horns on its head, and it was staring at Lu Qing and his companions with hostility.
"A guardian spirit beast?!"
"Yan" was startled again; it hadn't even sensed that there was another winged snake hiding underwater.
Lu Qing immediately activated his supernatural ability and looked towards the winged serpent.
Soon, several notes appeared in his field of vision.
【Five Elements Winged Serpent: A special spiritual beast born from this secret realm.】
【Cultivation level: Foundation Establishment Realm Perfection, only one step away from transforming into a dragon.】
【Nourished by the power of the Five Elements, his physical body is incredibly strong, comparable to the early stage of the Golden Core realm.】
【This spirit beast has existed for a thousand years, guarding the growth of the Five Elements Lotus, waiting for the lotus seeds to ripen, so that it can devour them and transform into a dragon.】
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"A spirit beast at the peak of the Foundation Establishment realm possesses a physical body comparable to that of a Golden Core realm cultivator!"
When Lu Qing saw the information about the winged serpent, he did not hesitate at all and immediately summoned the Qiankun Qi Bag.
The Qiankun Qi Bag, which was originally only the size of a money pouch, instantly expanded to the size of half a person.
A beam of yellow light shot out and flew towards the winged serpent.
The power of the magical artifact was terrifying. The winged serpent's senses were extremely sharp. As soon as the yellow light flew out, it shuddered, its eyes showing fear, and tried to flee to the pool behind it.
But the attacks of magical weapons are so swift, how could they be so easily dodged?
Furthermore, Lu Qing's attack was almost a sneak attack, making it even more difficult to guard against.
Before the winged serpent could even make a move, the yellow light had already struck it.
Immediately, the winged serpent's attempt to escape froze, rendering it unable to move.
"Senior Yan, hurry!"
As Lu Qing immobilized the winged serpent, he gave a command, and "Yan" immediately understood.
He manipulated the Fire Cauldron to fly out from Lu Qing's neck, transforming it into the size of a water vat, and enveloping the Winged Serpent.
Upon seeing this, the winged serpent's vertical pupils revealed even greater fear.
However, its soul was immobilized by the yellow light, and it could do nothing but watch helplessly as it was enveloped by the Fire Cauldron and plunged into darkness.
Seeing that "Yan" had put the winged serpent into the Li Huo Cauldron, Lu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief and put away the Qiankun Yiqi Bag.
At the same time, a sense of relief flashed through my mind.
Fortunately, he recently broke through in his cultivation, further enhancing his control over the Qiankun Qi Bag.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy to immobilize this winged serpent.
After all, according to the information detected by his supernatural abilities, this guy's physical strength is comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator.
If it really causes trouble, he's not confident he can suppress it.
Fortunately, a spirit beast is still a spirit beast.
Even with high spirituality, growing up in this secluded and hidden realm, their minds remain very simple.
They were easily ambushed and temporarily suppressed.
"Good heavens, what kind of spirit beast is this? Its physical strength is so powerful!"
At this moment, Yan's exclamation also reached Lu Qing's ears.
"Senior Yan, what's wrong?" Lu Qing asked.
"The winged serpent we just took in has an extremely powerful physical body. Although it is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, the physical strength it unleashes is comparable to that of a Golden Core stage spirit beast."
The tone of "炎" was full of amazement.
This was the first time it had ever seen such a special spirit beast.
"Senior Yan, are you confident you can suppress it?"
"Don't worry, this little thing is just physically strong, but it's not a true Golden Core cultivator. Once it enters my space, it will have absolutely no chance of escaping."
"Yan" said confidently.
If it were a true Golden Core cultivator, it naturally wouldn't dare to make such a guarantee.
After all, the Fire Cauldron has not yet recovered to its peak state and cannot unleash its full power.
Once one reaches the Golden Core stage and comprehends the mysteries of magic power, their physical strength, spiritual awareness, and magical power will all undergo a qualitative transformation.
Given its current state, it's not necessarily possible to suppress it.
However, this winged serpent only possessed the brute strength of the Golden Core Realm, but its cultivation level was still only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, making it completely unable to comprehend the mysteries of the spiritual artifact space.
For it, suppressing it was quite easy.
"As long as it can be suppressed, that's good."
Lu Qing nodded, then turned his gaze to the pool.
This time, however, aside from the five-colored lotus, he paid more attention to the distinctly colored liquid in the pool.
