The three jade bottles slowly rose and floated in front of Lu Qing.
Lu Qing took the bottle, opened one of the bottles, and sensed the surging energy and rich life force contained within. He nodded slightly.
After a brief examination, he put the jade bottle into his Qiankun Yiqi Bag and then flicked out another jade slip, which landed on the old dragon turtle.
"Senior Dragon Turtle, this is the starry sky region we are in, a complete star map."
With the guidance of the star map, if you wish to venture into the starry sky in the future, you shouldn't get lost.
The old dragon turtle caught the jade slip and examined it with his mind. He was delighted to see that the star map inside was much more complete and complex than the previous jade slip.
But when it saw the contents of the star map, it was surprised.
"Is our world so far removed from the next world of life?"
In the star map provided by Lu Qing, there is a faint point of light representing their world.
Not only is it located at the very edge of the star map, but it is also surrounded by a large area of dark and void.
It seemed as if their world was isolated and lonely in the starry sky.
"Indeed, our world is located at the edge of the starry sky, and is extremely far away from other worlds of life."
Lu Qing nodded upon hearing the old dragon turtle's exclamation.
"No wonder that in the last era of cultivation, those Nascent Soul Realm cultivators who ventured too far into the starry sky either returned empty-handed or got lost in the starry sky."
After examining the entire star map, the old dragon turtle felt a sense of relief.
It took a long time to condense three portions of true blood.
Even with its primordial spirit realm-level physical body, after condensing three portions of true blood, it inevitably falls into a period of weakness.
It has only been a little over ten years since the spiritual energy revived, and no sea creatures capable of threatening it have yet emerged in the deep sea.
Otherwise, it would never have agreed to Lu Qing's request.
It was initially a little heartbroken about losing its three portions of true blood.
But looking at it now, it's clear that it didn't lose out at all in this deal.
After all, for it, if it wants to advance further after recovering its cultivation, it certainly can't stay in this world any longer.
However, judging from the star map provided by Lu Qing, if it rashly enters the starry sky without the guidance of the star map, it will probably end up like the pioneers of the previous era of cultivation.
They either returned empty-handed or got lost in the starry sky.
It is simply impossible to find the next world of life.
Once the old dragon turtle understood this, it immediately felt more at peace.
This star map is extremely useful to it, and it's well worth sacrificing several portions of true blood that can be recovered later.
"Senior Dragon Turtle, you didn't suffer a loss in this transaction, did you?" Lu Qing asked with a smile.
Lu Qing was well aware of the value of the star map.
For the outside world, star charts may not be of much value and can be bought at will.
However, for the cultivators of this world, star charts are guiding lights, and their value is immense.
“Indeed, this star map is very valuable.” The old dragon turtle did not deny it.
"In that case, I'll take my leave."
Seeing that the old dragon turtle was satisfied with the transaction, Lu Qing was relieved.
After bidding farewell to the old dragon turtle, Lu Qing did not return to the Holy Mountain, but instead headed north into the northern border region.
"The Five Elements theory states that Xiaoyan and the others live in a small state called Linzhou?"
After entering the northern border region, Lu Qing focused his mind on the acupoint between his eyebrows, sensing the location of the five-colored winged snake.
The five-colored winged serpent was his enslaved spirit beast; as long as the distance wasn't too far, he could sense its location.
"Over there."
Soon, Lu Qing sensed the location of the Five-Colored Winged Serpent through the Soul Enslavement Mark and immediately flew towards it.
Are they at the inn?
When Lu Qing arrived at the location of the Five-Colored Winged Serpent, he found it to be a small town, and the aura of the five elements was inside a building that resembled an inn.
At the same time, he also sensed the presence of Xiaoyan and Xiaoli; they were both in the same location.
Nearby, there were several auras, the weakest of which had reached the Lesser Completion of the Innate Realm.
These must be the companions Xiaoyan mentioned in the message.
"The little girl is quite diligent."
Lu Qing observed from the sky for a while.
They discovered that Xiaoyan lived in a separate courtyard, and at that moment, there was a slight surge of spiritual energy around the courtyard. The little girl was cultivating in her room.
He slowly descended, his face changing as his muscles subtly adjusted, becoming only slightly similar to his original appearance.
During the descent, no trace of Lu Qing could be found.
Only after landing in the courtyard did it dispel the spell and reveal a trace of its aura.
As soon as this aura appeared, Xiao Li and Wu Xing, who were inside the room, sensed it and immediately jumped out of the room.
When they saw Lu Qing in the courtyard, they all shouted with delight.
"Aqing!"
"Owner!"
They immediately pounced on it.
One of them stood on Lu Qing's shoulder and nuzzled his head vigorously.
The other one circled around Lu Qing, occasionally rubbing against his trouser leg.
"Xiao Li, Wu Xing, what happened?"
Just then, a clear, crisp sound came from inside the house.
Immediately afterwards, a beautiful girl with skin as white as snow, like an elf, walked out of the house.
When she saw Lu Qing comforting Xiao Li and Wu Xing in the courtyard, she was taken aback.
Then, an expression of disbelief slowly appeared on her face: "Brother?"
"What? It's only been a year, and you don't even recognize your own brother?" Lu Qing said jokingly.
Hearing that familiar voice, Xiaoyan finally realized that it really was her brother.
Her face immediately lit up with surprise, and she rushed over, exclaiming, "Brother, it really is you!"
Xiao Yan is now a powerful cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage, and she even used her movement technique to pounce.
In the blink of an eye, she was in front of Lu Qing, hugged him, and buried her head in his chest.
Lu Qing felt a pang of guilt as he felt the little girl's shoulders trembling slightly.
Her hand gently landed on her long, dark hair, softly comforting her younger sister.
"Alright, you're a grown woman now, why do you still cry so easily?"
"Brother, why did it take you so long to come see Xiaoyan?"
The little girl buried herself in Lu Qing's arms and refused to get up, asking in a muffled voice.
There was a hint of sobbing in her voice.
"It's my fault, but I've finished my seclusion and now I have a lot of time to spend with Xiaoyan."
Is it true?
Upon hearing this, Xiaoyan immediately looked up, her eyes filled with surprise.
Seeing the tear stains on her face, Lu Qing reached out and wiped them away for her.
He laughed and said, "Of course it's true. Besides, your cultivation has improved a lot now. Even if I go into seclusion again in the future, I can take you with me."
The reason I didn't take Xiaoyan to the Holy Mountain before was because her cultivation level was still too low.
The place where he was in seclusion was too stressful and not suitable for the little girl to stay for long.
But now that she is a cultivator who has reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage, she can go to the Holy Mountain to hone her skills.
Hearing Lu Qing's assurance, Xiao Yan's smile became even brighter.
Just as she was about to say something, a furious shout suddenly rang out.
"You scoundrel, let go of Xiaoyan!"
Along with this angry shout came a sharp sword aura that pierced towards Lu Qing!
