Lu Qing was amazed to see Xiao Li disappear before his eyes.
Xiao Li not only concealed her body, but also completely suppressed her aura.
At least with his sensory abilities, he couldn't detect at all that there was a living being hiding in front of him.
Such a perfectly hidden talent, coupled with those invincible claws.
If Xiao Li wanted to, she could become the world's most terrifying nighttime assassin.
Even a grandmaster-level expert with perfected internal organs would likely find it difficult to withstand its fatal blow.
At that moment, a dark figure jumped out from another direction; it was Xiao Li.
It turned out that it had moved to another direction without Lu Qing noticing.
"Even moving won't break the invisibility effect?"
Looking at Xiao Li, who seemed to have emerged from another dimension, Lu Qing was amazed once again.
Xiao Li seemed quite satisfied with her new ability.
They started constantly darting in and out of the air, having a great time.
From Lu Qing's perspective, it seemed to possess the ability to pierce through space, constantly disappearing and reappearing.
"Xiao Li, how long can you maintain this invisibility ability?"
Seeing that Xiao Li had been playing for a while and showed no signs of getting tired, Lu Qing asked.
"Aww~"
Xiao Li tilted her head and thought for a moment, then called out.
"You mean, you can maintain invisibility indefinitely as long as you want?"
Having spent so much time with the little black beast, Lu Qing was now able to understand what it was trying to say quite easily.
Xiao Li nodded.
"Is this what a talent skill is? It really doesn't make sense."
Lu Qing was impressed.
At the same time, I am very satisfied.
These five drops of earth vein essence liquid were extremely worthwhile. After awakening this talent, Xiao Li's destructive power increased many times over.
More importantly, he no longer has to worry about Xiao Li being discovered by others.
Now, even the head steward of the Wei family can't pose any threat to Xiao Li.
"Xiao Li, with this talent, you can come fishing with us from now on," Lu Qing said with a smile.
To avoid attracting attention, Lu Qing usually took Xiao Yan with him when he went fishing, while Xiao Li had to stay at home.
Now that it has awakened its invisibility talent, it can go out freely even during the day.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Li's eyes immediately lit up.
It loves fish so much that it has always wanted to go fishing with Lu Qing, and now its wish can finally come true.
"Alright, now it's my turn to take this Earth Vein Elixir. Xiao Li, you protect me for a moment."
After inquiring and discovering that Xiao Li did not need to continue taking the Earth Vein Elixir, Lu Qing immediately made a decision.
Seeing that Xiao Li had gained such great benefits, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.
After explaining things to Xiao Li, Lu Qing took out a jade bottle and poured a drop of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid into his mouth.
He didn't take much.
According to the records of the Divine Talisman Sect, ordinary beings born after birth only need a drop of earth vein essence to improve their aptitude to its limit.
Lu Qing's physical body was merely that of an ordinary person, unlike the extraordinary spirit beast Xiao Li. Therefore, he decided to try taking a drop of spirit liquid to avoid wasting it.
As soon as a drop of the earth vein essence entered his stomach, Lu Qing felt a gentle yet strange, vast yet not domineering magical energy surging from his body.
This peculiar energy, like Mother Earth, is full of life and seems to have an innate high degree of compatibility with Lu Qing's body.
As soon as it appeared, it was quickly absorbed by his body and integrated into his muscles, bones, and every inch of his flesh.
Lu Qing immediately felt that his body was undergoing an unimaginable transformation.
An extremely comfortable and warm feeling rose in his heart, making him feel completely relaxed, both physically and mentally.
However, perhaps because he hadn't consumed a large amount of the Earth Vein Elixir, although he felt relaxed and a little sleepy, he remained awake, unlike Xiao Li who fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Qing quietly experienced the changes within her body.
That gentle energy was constantly nourishing his body, causing his physical body to slowly undergo a strange transformation.
This transformation did not directly enhance his physical strength.
Instead, it breaks through the original limitations at the deepest level, allowing his qualifications to be improved.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Qing noticed that the gentle energy within his body was gradually decreasing, but he sensed that his transformation had not yet reached its limit.
Without hesitation, Lu Qing took out the jade bottle and poured another drop of Earth Vein Spirit Liquid into his mouth.
After consuming this drop of earth vein essence, the gentle energy grew stronger once more, and Lu Qing's physical transformation continued.
In this way, Lu Qing consumed a total of three drops of Earth Vein Elixir before his physical transformation came to an end.
This surprised Lu Qing quite a bit.
He originally thought that he only needed a drop of earth vein essence to bring his body's transformation to its limit.
After all, the original owner's body was inherently somewhat deficient and physically weak.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have succumbed to a cold back then.
After practicing martial arts, his qi and blood became stronger, and he also consumed highly nourishing foods such as golden loach and blood-tonifying and qi-boosting pills.
This significantly improved his foundation.
But in the end, it's just an ordinary human body, nothing special.
Unexpectedly, it now requires three drops of Earth Vein Elixir to complete the body's transformation.
Is it because of his transmigration, or the physical attributes of a Qi and Blood Realm martial artist?
Lu Qing thought about it for a while, but when she realized she couldn't figure it out, she decided to stop worrying about it.
In any case, the more spiritual liquid his body can absorb from the earth veins, the higher the upper limit of his aptitude will be, which is entirely beneficial to him.
Standing up, Lu Qing assumed a boxing stance and began practicing the health-preserving boxing.
As the air currents surged, Lu Qing performed a graceful and effortless health-preserving exercise, a look of delight appearing in his eyes.
He could feel that his body had indeed undergone a tremendous transformation.
Although the Earth Vein Elixir did not directly enhance his Qi and Blood Power, he is still at the Lesser Completion stage of the Qi and Blood Realm.
But now, he could probably defeat several of his former selves by himself.
Because his potential has become stronger, at the same level, the power he can unleash far exceeds that before.
"In that case, the few ginseng roots we dug up before might not be enough."
Previously, Lu Qing had unearthed a 200-year-old ginseng and three 100-year-old ginsengs, in addition to the 100-year-old ginseng at home.
If all five ginseng roots were refined into blood-nourishing and qi-boosting pills, it would be more than enough to sustain him until he reached the peak of the blood and qi realm.
Now that he has taken the Earth Vein Elixir, his physical attributes have increased several times over.
If you want to quickly cultivate to the peak of the Qi and Blood Realm, then five ginseng roots won't be enough.
"It seems we have to keep digging." Lu Qing immediately made a decision. "Xiao Li, let's go out."
He had already obtained all the opportunities in the cave, so there was no need for him to stay here any longer.
Inside the cave, they had no idea of day or night, nor what time it was outside.
However, Xiao Li had been asleep for quite some time, and if she didn't go back soon, her master and Xiao Yan would worry again.
Anyway, they can come back here anytime in the future, so there's no need to be reluctant to leave.
They led Xiao Li out of the cave and back into the valley.
Outside the valley, the sun was shining brightly, and the morning sun was rising; it was already morning.
I just don't know if this is their second or third day in the mountains.
Thinking that he and Xiao Li hadn't returned home all night, he figured his master and the others must be worried.
Lu Qing didn't linger in the valley and left immediately.
Before leaving, Lu Qing took one last deep look at the cave entrance behind the waterfall.
This time, he and Xiao Li's harvest in the mountains was truly enormous.
In particular, he not only obtained the cultivation technique of a master at the peak of the Innate Realm, but also the even more mysterious and strange inheritance of the Divine Talisman Sect.
In addition, there's the earth vein essence.
It's fair to say that any one of these items, if placed outside, would be a treasure that countless forces would fight tooth and nail to acquire.
Such a great opportunity, and he got it all by himself.
Lu Qing found it unbelievable.
...
Ginseng: A precious medicinal herb, non-toxic and edible.
This ginseng is over 500 years old.
【Legend has it that ginseng possesses various miraculous effects, and ginseng that is old enough is said to have psychic abilities and be able to develop sentience.】
Looking at the ginseng in front of him, which emitted a half-white and half-red light of supernatural power, Lu Qing was pleasantly surprised.
After leaving the valley, he and Xiao Li did not return to the village immediately.
After realizing it was already morning, Lu Qing wasn't in a hurry to go back.
Since we've already spent so much time in the mountains, what's another half day?
So he simply continued searching for ginseng, wanting to gather all the resources needed to cultivate to the perfect Qi and Blood Realm.
This time, when choosing ginseng, he did not insist on finding it himself.
Instead, he had Xiao Li use its strange sensory abilities to take him directly to dig up ginseng that was old enough.
After consuming the Earth Vein Elixir, Xiao Li's strange sensory abilities seemed to have been enhanced.
Under its guidance, Lu Qing quickly dug up several more century-old ginseng plants, including one that was three hundred years old!
However, this was not the end of the surprises.
In the end, they even found a precious ginseng that was over 500 years old!
Yes, it is indeed a precious ginseng.
Looking at the predominantly red glow of supernatural energy in his field of vision, Lu Qing knew that this ginseng was so precious that it could be called a true treasure.
"This should be the oldest ginseng we can find in this area."
Lu Qing looked around and made a judgment.
After receiving the inheritance of the Divine Talisman Sect, he also understood why there were so many century-old ginseng trees in this mountain forest.
This explains why herbs like Panax notoginseng, which grow in environments different from ginseng, also appear here.
The reason is actually not complicated.
All of this is related to the mysterious being who created the Jade Transformation Cave.
After creating the Jade Transformation Cave, the mysterious figure from the Divine Talisman Sect casually scattered some medicinal herb seeds in these mountains and forests, intending to cultivate this place into a medicinal herb field for the Divine Talisman Sect.
The mysterious patterns in the Jade Transformation Cave are actually a runic array called the Earth Pivot Spirit Gathering Array.
It has the effect of regulating the energy of a region and gathering the essence of the earth's veins.
The existence of the Jade Transformation Cave causes the earth's energy within a radius of hundreds of miles in this mountain range to unconsciously converge towards it.
The rich earth energy naturally nourishes the plants and trees in this area, allowing them to grow vigorously, including medicinal herbs.
Because of the existence of the Jade Cave, the most essential spiritual energy of the earth is condensed into the earth vein elixir.
This allowed the medicinal herbs in this area to also benefit, acquiring a touch of spiritual energy.
This is also why Doctor Chen was surprised that the ginseng Xiao Li gave to Lu Qing seemed to have particularly strong medicinal effects.
It's actually the effect of that touch of spiritual energy.
Lu Qing believed that the most he could find was a ginseng that was at most 500 years old.
It is because as ginseng ages, it can develop a trace of its own spirituality, possessing an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm.
Those spiritual beings already possess the ability to move.
In such a remote mountain area, if he were to simply disappear into the ground, he and Xiao Li would be impossible to find.
Of course, five-hundred-year-old ginseng is more than enough for Lu Qing's current needs.
With this precious ginseng, he will have truly gathered all the resources needed to cultivate to the peak of the Qi and Blood Realm.
Carefully, Lu Qing dug out the 500-year-old ginseng, wrapped it up, and put it into the medicine basket. He was satisfied.
He glanced at the sunlight streaming through the trees overhead and realized it was almost noon.
He immediately called out, "Xiao Li, let's go home. If we don't go back, Xiao Yan will start crying again!"
Xiao Li darted up to Lu Qing's shoulder in a flash, her eyes shining with joy.
Having been away for so long, it also missed the little two-legged creature.
Of course, what it misses even more is a fresh fish feast at home.
It's been in the mountains for so long and hasn't eaten a single fish; it must be craving one now.
With Xiao Li by his side, Lu Qing traveled over mountains and valleys for most of the day before finally emerging from the mountains.
It was only because he was a martial artist, and Xiao Li was guiding him, that he was able to achieve this.
Even if other herb gatherers were given three days and three nights, they might not be able to get out of there.
Standing atop a mountain, looking out at Jiuli Village, Lu Qing smiled sincerely.
The mountains are wonderful, with all sorts of treasures and magical places like the Jade Cave.
But only when he returned to Jiuli Village could he truly relax.
Without realizing it, he had come to regard this place as his true home in this world.
Lu Qing tightened the medicine basket on his back and walked towards the village.
As soon as I arrived in the village, I met a villager.
When the villager saw Lu Qing, he said happily, "Qing, you're back from gathering herbs?"
"Yes, I just got back. Uncle Hong, how long have I been in the mountains?"
Uncle Hong was taken aback: "You went into the mountains by yourself, how could you not know the time?"
"I stayed in a cave for quite a while to collect a medicinal herb, and then I took a nap, so I'm a little unaware of the time," Lu Qing explained.
"No wonder." Uncle Hong suddenly realized, "You must have worked very hard to gather these medicinal herbs. Today is your third day in the mountains."
"The third day?" Lu Qing was shocked.
I never imagined that Xiao Li had been asleep for so long.
What he didn't expect was that it took him so much time to decipher the patterns on the silver.
In his mind, not much time had passed.
Of course, what worried him even more was that he hadn't returned for two days, and he wondered how worried Xiaoyan would be.
"I didn't expect so much time to have passed, Uncle Hong. I'll stop talking to you now. I need to go back to my master first, otherwise Xiaoyan will start making a fuss again."
"Okay, go ahead."
Lu Qing waved his hand and ran towards the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
