Lu Qing was struggling with his cultivation.
In fact, besides the spirit stone, he also had two other treasures that could quickly improve his cultivation.
It was the Five Elements Lotus he obtained from the Five Elements Secret Realm, and the Pure Lotus he obtained from the gray-robed man.
Both of these precious lotuses are top-grade spiritual herbs, containing extremely powerful medicinal properties; they are truly rare and incomparably precious medicinal treasures.
It is of great use even to powerful beings at the Nascent Soul Realm.
Moreover, these two precious lotuses have other wonderful uses; refining them into elixirs is the best way to unleash their medicinal power.
Directly consuming it to improve one's cultivation level would waste a lot of medicinal power, which is too wasteful.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Lu Qing did not want to use these two top-grade spiritual herbs so soon.
"Let's wait until this matter is settled before going out to see if we can find suitable cultivation resources."
Lu Qing made a decision in her heart.
After drinking the plum tea, the Lord of Tianji Pavilion got up to take his leave. Although Lu Qing and the others tried to persuade him to stay, he had something to entrust to him and needed to quickly convey the information that Lu Qing had obtained to the other major secret places, so he politely declined.
"Young Master Lu, when I came here, several holy lords asked me to pass on a message."
What happened back then was just a misunderstanding, and I hope you won't hold it against me.
The First Holy Lord also said that you will always be the most honored guest of the Holy Mountain.
I hope that one day I can receive some guidance from you.
Before leaving, the Master of Tianji Pavilion suddenly said these words.
Lu Qing smiled and said, "I dare not presume to offer guidance. I have long admired the three Holy Lords."
If he has the time in the future, Lu Qing will definitely ascend the Holy Mountain and exchange ideas with the three Holy Lords.
Lu Qing didn't have any ill feelings towards the three Holy Lords of the Holy Mountain.
After all, since the establishment of the sacred mountain, it has indeed made great contributions to maintaining the stability of the world.
As for the past conflict, Lu Qing didn't care too much, since he hadn't suffered any losses.
On the contrary, the master had received a fortuitous opportunity from there.
Therefore, he gladly accepted the other party's gesture of goodwill.
“Alright, I will report to the Holy Lords when I return.”
Upon hearing this, the Master of Tianji Pavilion was overjoyed.
He very much hoped that Shengshan could repair its relationship with Lu Qing.
After the Tianji Pavilion Master and his disciples left, Lu Qing looked at the old doctor.
"I haven't congratulated Master yet on reaching the Foundation Establishment Perfection stage. He's only one step away from the Golden Core stage."
Indeed, when Lu Qing came here this time, he found that his master's aura was harmonious and had already broken through to the perfect Foundation Establishment stage.
The old doctor smiled and said, "I have to thank you, Ah Qing, for the cultivation techniques and pills you gave me. That's why I was able to cultivate so quickly."
"Pills are ultimately just an aid. It's because you, Master, are so powerful that you can transform pills into real strength once you reach a certain level," Lu Qing said with a smile.
After killing the gray-robed man and his fellow disciples, Lu Qing obtained a lot of cultivation techniques and pills from their storage magic treasures.
He kept some things that were useful to himself, and gave a lot of the rest to his master.
Furthermore, with the blessing of the formation, the spiritual energy within Jiuli Village has become increasingly abundant.
This has led to the old doctor's cultivation level advancing by leaps and bounds over the past year.
Having overcome several minor obstacles, he had already reached the pinnacle of Foundation Establishment.
It is worth mentioning that even Ma Gu and his apprentice Wei Zi'an, as well as Hu Zezhi and a few others, were present.
During this year, they all broke through and entered the Innate Realm.
His cultivation progress has been remarkably rapid.
But this is not surprising.
After all, during their trip to Zhongzhou, the three of them also obtained a wisp of primordial energy.
After refining and absorbing it, his physical aptitude underwent a tremendous transformation, making him no less capable than those born under heaven.
Moreover, he was cultivating in a place as rich in spiritual energy as Jiuli Village, and he also received guidance from the old doctor and Lu Qing from time to time.
With such exceptionally favorable cultivation conditions, it would be abnormal if one's cultivation progressed slowly.
Several months passed after the visit by the Master of Tianji Tower.
On this day, Lu Qing awoke from his cultivation in the Jade Transformation Cave.
Looking at the low-grade spirit stone in his hand, which had become dull, he fell silent.
This spirit stone was the last low-grade spirit stone he had, and he had already used it all up.
He sensed the magical core within his body and discovered that he was still far from completing the first transformation.
After receiving the spirit stones from the two gray-robed men, Lu Qing felt like he had suddenly become rich.
After all, according to "Yan", that was equivalent to the inventory of a large immortal sect in the previous era of cultivation.
Unexpectedly, even with so many spirit stones, he still couldn't cultivate to the first stage of the Golden Core realm.
The resources required for cultivating this perfect Golden Core are simply terrifying.
"Could it be that I need to use mid-grade spirit stones for cultivation?"
Another spirit stone appeared in Lu Qing's hand.
This spirit stone is much more crystal clear than the previous one.
It was one of the mid-grade spirit stones he obtained from the gray-robed man's storage bag.
However, Lu Qing hesitated when he held the mid-grade spirit stone.
He didn't get many mid-grade spirit stones from the gray-robed man's storage bag, only a dozen or so.
Besides cultivation, spirit stones of medium grade and above have many other uses.
For example, formation, weapon crafting, and so on.
Alternatively, if he wants to pilot a void flying boat across the starry sky in the future, his own magical power alone will certainly not be enough.
At this point, mid-grade spirit stones can come in handy.
After pondering the mid-grade spirit stone in his hand for a while, Lu Qing finally put it away.
Spirit stones are strategic support, so it's best to keep some on hand for unforeseen circumstances.
If you use them all up at once, it will be quite troublesome if you need them later but don't have them on hand.
Moreover, given his current strength, whether or not he has completed the first stage of cultivation in this world makes little difference.
"It seems it's time to go on a trip."
Lu Qing murmured to herself, having already made up her mind.
He turned and left the Jade Transformation Cave, his body transforming into a stream of light, and quickly returned to the village.
"Aqing is back?"
Some villagers saw the stream of light that Lu Qing had transformed into, looked up at it briefly, and then went back to their own business.
After so much time, they had long gotten used to Lu Qing frequently going out in high places.
"Brother, you're back!"
As soon as she landed in the yard, Xiaoyan ran out of the house.
Xiao Li and Wu Xing followed behind.
"Yes, I'm back."
Looking at Xiaoyan, Lu Qing's heart suddenly stirred.
"Xiaoyan, are you bored at home? Do you want your brother to take you out to play?"
"Where are we going to play? To the market?" Xiaoyan asked, tilting her head.
Although the little girl has grown up a bit, she is still as innocent and carefree as before.
She thought Lu Qing was going to take her to the market.
"We want to go further, to go out and travel around, just like when we went to Zhongzhou last time."
"Are we going on a long trip? Yes, yes!"
Xiao Yan's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.
"Then let's go tell our master, and then we'll set off."
"Isn't Grandpa Chen coming with us?"
“My master is currently at a crucial stage in his cultivation and it is not suitable for him to travel far.”
"Then I'll tell Er Ya and my aunts."
"Okay, go ahead."
After Xiaoyan said goodbye to her friends, Lu Qing took Xiaoyan, Xiaoli, and Wuxing to the hillside courtyard.
Are you going on a long trip?
After hearing Lu Qing's words, the old doctor asked.
“Yes, my cultivation has recently reached a bottleneck, and further seclusion is no longer useful. So I wanted to take Xiaoyan out to travel and broaden her horizons,” Lu Qing said.
The old doctor pondered for a moment and said, "It's good to go out for a walk. Don't worry, I'll take care of things in the village, nothing will happen."
Lu Qing was not worried about the safety of the village.
Now that the formidable enemy, Suspended Mountain, has been eliminated, the village is protected by the array he rearranged after achieving the Golden Core stage.
Moreover, Wei Shanhai and his group have been living in the villa for a long time.
It can be said that Jiuli Village is now completely impregnable and powerful.
There is absolutely no need for anyone to come and cause trouble.
Lu Qing was more concerned about something else.
"Master, what are your plans for transcending tribulation and breaking through?"
The old doctor had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment several months ago.
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But after all this time, there has still been no breakthrough.
"There's no rush. I plan to accumulate more experience. The matter of transcending the tribulation is of utmost importance, and I haven't yet sensed the opportunity for a breakthrough."
The old doctor, however, was not in a hurry.
“Since we haven’t sensed the opportunity yet, there’s no rush to break through.” Lu Qing nodded.
The tribulation of the Golden Core is extraordinary, especially the Golden Core of magical power that is condensed, which has an extremely important influence on the principles of future cultivation.
Therefore, the more you accumulate before undergoing the tribulation, the better.
Therefore, it is not a bad thing that the master did not sense the opportunity for a breakthrough; on the contrary, it is a good thing.
This means that his accumulation has not reached its limit, and there is still room for him to continue to solidify his foundation.
“Master, when will you undergo your tribulation? Remember to send a message to your disciple, and your disciple will return to protect you.”
Lu Qing possesses a Void Flying Boat. If he really wants to travel, even if he is far away in Zhongzhou, it won't take him long to return.
"Alright, you guys go out and have fun without worry. If I sense an opportunity for a breakthrough, I'll send you a message."
The old doctor readily agreed.
So on this day, Lu Qing took Xiao Yan and two spirit beasts and left Jiuli Village to travel.
Their first stop was Cangzhou, where they lived.
This made Xiaoyan and Xiaoli extremely happy. Every day she could see new things, which not only made her happy but also greatly broadened her horizons.
Even Lu Qing felt quite gratified after seeing their happiness.
Since returning from Zhongzhou, he has often been in seclusion, and the time he spends with Xiaoyan has become much less.
Since we've come all this way, let's make the most of this trip and enjoy ourselves to the fullest.
And so, after visiting Cangzhou, Lu Qing and his group went on to Jizhou, Qizhou, Fengzhou...
As they traveled, their footprints were left in many places across the land.
At first, Lu Qing went to explore the location given by "Yan".
As a result, he discovered that the places mentioned by "Yan" during the ancient era of cultivation contained spiritual stone veins.
Although the spiritual energy is much more abundant than in other places.
But it's unclear whether it was because it had been mined before, or because the time for the world to recover was too short.
Ultimately, no spirit stone vein was formed.
Aside from picking some low-level spiritual herbs, there was almost nothing else to gain.
After several fruitless attempts, Lu Qing simply gave up his search for spirit stone veins and focused on playing with Xiao Yan and the others.
On this day, Lu Qing and his group arrived in a new large state.
"Is this the ocean? How magnificent!"
On a high mountain, Xiaoyan looked at the boundless ocean in front of her, her eyes filled with amazement.
Lu Qing also looked surprised.
They arrived at a small border state in the east.
This small state borders the East China Sea. He brought Xiaoyan here because he wanted her to see the ocean in this world.
As a result, his mind was thoroughly shaken.
Having lived in this world for so long, this was the first time he had ever seen the ocean.
Compared to the Blue Star where I lived in my previous life, the ocean in this world is not only more vast, but also more breathtaking.
Furthermore, Lu Qing's Golden Core Realm level perception told him that there was an extremely powerful force hidden within this sea.
It is even more unfathomable than the land.
He felt a slight chill.
I recalled what "Yan" had once said.
In the ancient era of cultivation, the sea was ruled by sea creatures.
Even powerful beings at the Nascent Soul Realm dare not easily venture into the depths of the ocean.
Later, when the spiritual energy was depleted, the ocean became an even more forbidden zone for the human race.
Therefore, no one can say for sure what the situation is like deep in the ocean.
Now it seems that the world has changed, and spiritual energy has been revived.
Unseen changes have also taken place in the depths of this ocean.
Moreover, any change that could make him feel wary must be significant.
The five-colored winged serpent stared wide-eyed at the vast, turbulent sea before it.
Although it is a winged serpent, it also loves water.
When it guards the Five Elements Lotus in the Five Elements Secret Realm, it stays in the water all year round.
Seeing such a vast ocean now, it was not only awe-inspiring, but also felt an urge to go in and swim.
On the contrary, Xiao Li, who was standing on Lu Qing's shoulder, looked at the sea in front of her and sensed the abundant water-based spiritual energy around her, with a look of disgust on her face.
Naturally averse to water, it couldn't be more disgusted to see so much water.
After enjoying the beautiful scenery of the sea, Lu Qing left with Xiao Yan and the others.
Although he was also interested in exploring the sea.
But the ocean is too complicated, and he didn't want to take any risks while carrying Xiaoyan.
Moreover, given Xiao Li's aversion to water, if he knew he was going to explore the ocean, he might get scratched all over.
After leaving the beach, Lu Qing led Xiao Yan and the others northward.
Along the way, we witnessed many new and interesting local customs and traditions.
Xiaoyan and the others were constantly exclaiming in surprise.
Even Lu Qing felt his eyes were opened, and he gained a deeper understanding of this world.
On this day, they arrived in a new large state.
Upon entering this large state, Lu Qing was surprised.
"The temperature here..."
He felt that the temperature dropped sharply after entering this large state.
It is significantly lower than the previous large state.
But the distance between the two is clearly not that far.
"Brother, the weather here is so nice, Xiaoyan likes it here."
What Lu Qing didn't expect was that, despite the low temperature, Xiao Yan looked like she was enjoying herself.
They seem to really like the climate here.
Lu Qing's heart stirred, and he sensed the surrounding laws of heaven and earth.
Soon, he realized the truth.
It turned out that the surrounding laws of heaven and earth had taken on a touch of icy coldness, adding a chill to this great continent.
Even the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has a trace of "icy cold" attribute.
No wonder Xiaoyan finds the climate here comfortable.
The little girl possesses the talent of "Ice Skin and Jade Bones," so she will naturally feel close to this environment.
"It seems we've arrived in a very special state."
Observing the strange surroundings, Lu Qing seemed to be deep in thought.
