"Junior Sister Xiaoyan, is that evil cultivator dead?"
Mu Tian looked at the fallen figure of the evil cultivator in front of him and asked.
Although the death energy attack unleashed by the evil cultivator was powerful, those of them who were next to Lu Qing were naturally unharmed.
"He should be dead."
Xiaoyan asked, somewhat uncertainly.
In her perception, the evil cultivator's aura had vanished, leaving no trace of life.
But my brother said that we cannot completely trust our spiritual senses. Even if an enemy shows no signs of life, we still cannot be careless when facing them.
Moreover, this evil cultivator was clearly skilled in corpse refining, so she was even less certain.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but look at her brother.
Lu Qing smiled slightly: "Since you can't be sure, how did your brother teach you before?"
Xiaoyan thought about it for a moment and suddenly realized.
Then, he took out a fiery red talisman from his storage artifact.
With a focused mind, a dragon's roar suddenly resounded.
A fire dragon flew out and headed towards the fallen evil cultivator.
boom!
The fire dragon's power is extremely strong, comparable to a full-force attack from a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Upon landing on the evil cultivator's corpse, the body was instantly incinerated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Before long, only a handful of dust remained, along with a few black magical artifacts.
Throughout the entire process, the heretical practitioner didn't even move an inch.
"Brother, he's dead."
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yan reported it to Lu Qing.
"..."
Mu Tian and the others watched this scene in silence.
When Lu Qing spoke just now, they thought he had taught Xiao Yan some secret method to identify whether the enemy was alive or not.
Unexpectedly, the solution was so straightforward.
However, this way, everyone can be considered to have confirmed it.
This heretical cultivator is beyond dead.
"Mm." Lu Qing nodded.
He could certainly confirm whether the heretical cultivator was truly dead.
However, Xiaoyan still needs to be cautious.
Now it seems that Xiaoyan has indeed kept his previous teachings in mind.
"Not bad, it seems you've already grasped some of the essence of Master's swordsmanship," Lu Qing exclaimed.
Xiao Yan's flying sword technique was perfectly controlled, and it was combined with her own icy spiritual power.
He killed a Foundation Establishment realm enemy with great ease.
This performance pleased him greatly.
To be honest, Lu Qing was a little surprised.
When Xiaoyan achieved success in her cultivation and reached the perfection of the Innate Realm.
Lu Qing asked her what combat techniques she wanted to master.
It turned out that what the little girl wanted to learn most was the art of flying swords.
Therefore, Lu Qing specially crafted a high-grade magic weapon-level flying sword for Xiao Yan to refine.
Over the years, she has been practicing swordsmanship with her master in Jiuli Village.
Looking back now, it seems that he has achieved quite a bit.
However, Xiaoyan did not use her natal flying sword in the battle just now.
It was just his own sword that was being activated.
Otherwise, given the power of that flying sword that Lu Qing spent a lot of effort to forge,
Even someone at the Golden Core stage could suffer a great loss if they were not careful.
"Hehe, brother, Xiaoyan hasn't slacked off in her cultivation, has she?"
Xiao Yan beamed with joy upon hearing her brother's praise, just like the little girl who had always followed Lu Qing around back then.
"Okay, you passed. I'll give you a reward later." Lu Qing smiled.
"Really?"
Xiao Yan was even more delighted to hear this.
Mu Tian and the others, who were standing nearby, understood what was going on when they heard the brother and sister talking.
Sure enough, Little Yan has an extraordinary lineage.
I just don't know which powerful sect she comes from. Could it be one of those legendary secret realms?
Mu Tian and the others thought it over and realized that among the top sects and forces in the world today, there didn't seem to be any disciples as stunning as Xiao Yan.
After all, Xiaoyan had just killed a Foundation Establishment Realm evil cultivator.
Most importantly, she is still so young.
Such talent in cultivation far surpasses even the most gifted disciples of the top sects in Zhongzhou.
The only place they could think of was the three secret locations that had always been kept low-key and mysterious.
Even the Holy Mountain had never heard of a disciple with such extraordinary talent.
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While the others were speculating, Lu Qing stepped forward and picked up the few black magical artifacts left behind after the evil cultivator was burned to ashes.
Under the burning of the talisman fire dragon cast by Xiaoyan, these evil magical artifacts were mostly damaged to varying degrees, and their power was greatly reduced.
The only item that was intact was a black jade pendant.
"Um?"
Lu Qing looked at the jade pendant and let out a soft exclamation.
In his perception, the method of crafting this jade pendant was quite exquisite, and it was not something that a Foundation Establishment cultivator could create.
Moreover, the atmosphere within it lacks that "ancient" charm.
Clearly, this is a magical artifact that has been crafted in recent years, rather than an ancient treasure.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Xiaoyan asked.
"nothing."
Lu Qing shook his head, continued to look at the black jade pendant, and quietly activated his supernatural ability.
Soon, a faint golden light of supernatural power emerged from the jade pendant.
Several notes of information floated out.
【Mysterious Jade Pendant: A superior magical artifact crafted from Mysterious Black Jade.】
【Mysterious Black Jade: A rare and wondrous jade found deep underground, where death energy is abundant.】
【This jade pendant was crafted by a heretical cultivator at the Golden Core stage; it has the effect of guarding the mind and suppressing inner demons.】
...
"So it was Xuanming Black Jade."
After reading the messages on the notes, Lu Qing understood.
The Xuanming Black Jade is also recorded in the legacy left by the Li Huo Sect.
This kind of black jade can only be produced in those deadly and desolate places.
It is a rare and precious jade that has been nurtured for countless years by the influence of deathly energy.
It has the unique effect of clearing one's mind and suppressing inner demons.
For cultivators, it is an extremely rare and precious item for guarding their mind.
Those who cultivate evil paths, especially demonic cultivators, crave such precious jade.
Because of the nature of their cultivation methods, demonic cultivators are prone to developing inner demons.
For them, the Xuanming Black Jade, a precious jade imbued with the essence of death and capable of calming the mind, was simply the best rare treasure.
Even the most exquisite Xuanming Black Jade would be tempted by a demonic cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm.
However, the Xuanming Jade Pendant in Lu Qing's hand was made from the lowest grade of Xuanming Black Jade.
Its ability to calm the mind is not particularly strong; at most, it can only be effective for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.
It has virtually no effect on experts of Lu Qing's level.
However, these were not the reasons why Lu Qing cared about the jade pendant.
Rather, it was another piece of information revealed in the note just now.
"Created by some evil cultivator at the Golden Core stage? So, there's someone else behind it all..."
Lu Qing looked at the black jade pendant in his hand, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
