"Young master, what is this?"
"Yan" saw the crystal-like lotus in the treasure box in Lu Qing's hand and couldn't help but ask.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the Pure Lotus," Lu Qing said.
"This is the Lotus of Purity! So, that gray-robed man was just trying to scare us?"
"Yan" immediately realized what was happening.
"Now it seems so." Lu Qing closed the treasure box.
"inflammation":......
After a while, he said, "Fortunately, young master, you have keen eyes and saw through his scheme immediately, otherwise we might have been fooled by him."
"I'm not sure if he's telling the truth or not, but I just don't like being threatened."
Lu Qing put the treasure box into his storage bag and continued to examine it with his mind.
The gray-robed man's storage bag was clearly extraordinary; its space was no smaller than that of his junior brother's storage ring.
Moreover, the treasures inside are even more abundant than those of the young man in white robes.
The amount of spirit stones alone is several times that of the space ring.
There are also many other elixirs and pills.
As Lu Qing was investigating, a thought suddenly struck him, and a spirit stone appeared in his hand.
The spirit stone was crystal clear on the outside and filled with wisps of mist inside. When sensed with his mind, the immense spiritual energy contained within moved even Lu Qing.
"So this is a high-grade spirit stone? Its spiritual essence is indeed much purer than that of a mid-grade spirit stone."
Lu Qing held up the high-grade spirit stone in his hand, his face showing joy.
The gray-robed man's storage bag contained several times more spirit stones than the white-robed youth's, plus five high-grade spirit stones.
It can be said that Lu Qing suddenly became rich, possessing spirit stones comparable to the collection of a major immortal sect in the ancient cultivation era.
“Senior Yan, I need to go out for a while. I’ll leave this place to you.”
Lu Qing collected the magical artifacts and magical pills left behind by the gray-robed man and was about to leave.
Just then, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, circling around him, its tail wagging wildly, looking extremely obsequious.
"Five Elements, you said you want to go out?"
Lu Qing looked at the winged snake speechlessly. The snake's current appearance showed no trace of its usual aloofness.
The winged snake immediately began nodding its head frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.
There's nothing in this magical artifact space, it's so boring, it's about to go stir-crazy.
Lu Qing thought for a moment. The winged serpent was now enslaved by his soul and completely obeyed him.
Even if you take it outside, it won't cause any trouble.
So he nodded: "I can take you out, but you have to promise me you won't cause trouble."
The winged serpent's head nodded rapidly once more.
"Alright, then come out with me."
Lu Qing smiled and then disappeared, his soul returning to his body.
With a thought, he released the storage bag and the winged serpent from the Fire Cauldron.
As soon as the winged snake appeared, it immediately rubbed against Lu Qing, acting like a complete lackey.
Lu Qing was about to speak when, in the next moment, a dark shadow flew in from outside, raising several streaks of cold light as it slashed towards the winged serpent.
The cold light was extremely fast, and the winged serpent was unable to dodge it in time and was directly struck.
The winged serpent jolted, opened its mouth, and prepared to retaliate.
Lu Qing quickly grabbed the winged snake's head and shouted to Xiao Li, who was about to continue attacking, "Xiao Li, wait a minute, it's not an enemy."
Xiao Li stopped, its claws sticking out and gleaming coldly. It stared at Lu Qing with its big eyes: "Qing, what is this thing?"
Just now, it was playing chess with Xiaoyan outside when it suddenly sensed a very annoying aura in Lu Qing's room.
Rushing in, it saw a strange snake with wings and immediately swung its claws to slash at it.
Unexpectedly, the strange snake was extremely tough; it withstood one of its claws without being severed.
"It's called Five Elements. It's a spirit beast I subdued in the secret realm, and it will be responsible for protecting the village from now on," Lu Qing said with a smile.
"Can it protect the village?"
Xiao Li sensed it and found that there was indeed a trace of Lu Qing's aura on the winged snake.
But for some reason, seeing the stinky snake nestled next to Lu Qing made it angry and it couldn't stand the sight of it.
The winged serpent beside him sensed Xiao Li's spiritual fluctuations and immediately straightened up, head held high and chest puffed out, looking very proud.
At the same time, the tip of one wing pointed to its waist and glanced at Xiao Li.
Xiao Li's sharp claws struck that spot just now, but now it looks completely unharmed, without even a scratch on its scales.
"Stinky snake!"
When Xiao Li saw that this stinky snake dared to mock her, her fur stood on end, and a wisp of spatial power began to swirl around it.
Upon seeing this, Lu Qing felt a headache coming on.
He didn't expect that these two guys would act like enemies the moment they met.
He quickly patted Xiao Li's head to stop its outburst: "Alright, Xiao Li, stop making a fuss."
Then he scolded the winged snake, "Five Elements, you too, don't you dare make Xiao Li angry. Also, when I'm not around, you have to listen to Xiao Li!"
The winged serpent, which had been gloating on the side, suddenly froze and stared blankly at Lu Qing.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li immediately perked up and jumped onto Lu Qing's shoulder.
With its two front paws folded in front of its chest, it looked down at the winged snake with an arrogant and haughty air.
"Did you hear me, you stinking snake? From now on, you have to listen to me. If I tell you to go east, you can't go west. If I tell you to squat down, you can't stand up!"
Seeing Xiao Li's arrogant demeanor, the winged snake wanted to refuse, but under Lu Qing's calm gaze, it had no choice but to nod reluctantly.
Seeing that the winged snake had given in, Lu Qing patted Xiao Li's head.
"Alright, don't be angry. Also, don't be so harsh on the Five Elements. They're quite powerful and can help you a lot."
Seeing Xiao Li squint her eyes, Lu Qing took out a golden fruit the size of an egg.
"By the way, I got quite a lot this time. Here, take this spiritual fruit. After refining it, it should increase your cultivation level considerably."
When Xiao Li saw the fruit, her eyes widened immediately.
It could sense that the golden fruit contained immense energy and had a powerful attraction for it.
Xiao Li immediately stretched out her two front paws, hugged the fruit, and smiled with her eyes narrowed.
"Thank you, Aqing!"
At the same time, he didn't forget to give the winged snake a smug look.
The winged serpent, sensing the energy contained within the golden fruit, also stared wide-eyed.
Then he looked at Lu Qing expectantly, his meaning self-evident.
Unfortunately, Lu Qing completely ignored it.
He took the golden spiritual fruit from the gray-robed man's storage bag.
According to the information obtained through supernatural abilities, it is of great benefit to creatures such as spirit beasts, as it can purify their bloodline and increase their cultivation level.
There was only one spirit fruit, so of course he gave it to Xiao Li.
Although the Five-Colored Winged Serpent was his enslaved spirit beast, how could his feelings compare to those for Xiao Li, who had shared life and death with him and fought side by side so many times?
