Chapter 94: Consuming Earth Vein Spirit Liquid, Greatly Increasing Potential, Returning_2
Was it because he was a transmigrator, or was it the physical qualities of a Qi Blood Realm martial artist?
Lu Qing thought for a while, but couldn't figure out the reason and decided not to dwell on it.
After all, the more Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid his body could absorb, the higher his talent's upper limit would be, which was all to his benefit and no harm.
He stood up, pulled open his stance, and began to practice Nourishing Body Boxing.
As the airflow surged smoothly, he performed Nourishing Body Boxing once with flair, and a look of pleasant surprise appeared in Lu Qing's eyes.
He could feel that his body had indeed undergone a tremendous transformation.
Although the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid didn't directly boost his Qi and Blood Power, he was still at the Small Success realm of the Qi Blood Realm.
But now, he could probably overpower several of his former selves all by himself.
His potential had become much stronger, and at the same realm, he could exert much more power than before.
"In this case, those ginsengs I dug up earlier probably won't be enough."
Before, Lu Qing had found a two-hundred-year ginseng and three century-old ginsengs, along with one more century-old ginseng at home.
If all five ginsengs were processed into Blood Nourishing Qi Enhancing Pills, it would have been more than enough to cultivate him to the Perfect Blood Qi Realm.
Now, after consuming the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, his physical talent had multiplied several times over.
To quickly cultivate to the Perfect Blood Qi Realm, those five ginsengs would no longer suffice.
"It seems I need to keep digging," Lu Qing decided at once, "Little Li, let's go."
He had already gained all the fortuitous opportunities in the cave, so there was no need to stay any longer.
Inside the cave, he was oblivious to the passing of day and night, and also unaware of what the current day was outside.
Considering that Little Li had been asleep for not a short time, if they didn't return soon, Master and Little Yan among others would start worrying.
Anyway, they could always come back here in the future, so there was no need for a tearful farewell.
Taking Little Li with him, he left the Jade Cave and returned to the valley.
At that moment, outside the valley, the sun was bright, and the early morning sun had just risen.
It was uncertain whether it was their second or third day in the mountains.
Thinking of how he and Little Li had not returned all night, Master and others were likely worried.
Lu Qing thus did not linger in the valley and directly departed.
Before leaving, Lu Qing looked deeply one more time at the waterfall's cave entrance.
The harvest from this trip to the mountains for him and Little Li was truly substantial.
Especially for him, as he had not only acquired a cultivation technique of an Innate Perfection strong practitioner but also a more mysterious and magical heritage from the Divine Talisman Sect.
Plus all that Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid.
All of these treasures, any single one of them if taken outside, would have countless forces vying desperately for them.
Such a huge opportunity had unexpectedly come to him alone.
Lu Qing found it incredible.
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[Ginseng: A precious medicinal herb, non-toxic, edible.]
[This ginseng, having grown for a long time, has surpassed five hundred years.]
[According to legends, ginseng possesses various miraculous effects, and sufficiently aged ginseng appears even to possess the ability to awaken spiritual wisdom.]
Looking at the ginseng in front of him emitting half-white, half-red Superpower Light, Lu Qing felt extremely delighted.
After leaving the valley, he and Little Li did not head back to the village immediately.
Upon realizing it was already morning outside, Lu Qing was no longer in a hurry to get back.
Since they were delayed in the mountains for so long, half a day more didn't matter.
So he decided to keep searching for ginseng, aiming to gather all the resources needed to cultivate to the Perfect Blood Qi Realm completely.
This time while choosing ginseng, he didn't insist on searching by himself.
Instead, he let Little Li use its peculiar sensing ability to lead him directly to dig ginsengs old enough.
After consuming the Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid, Little Li's peculiar sensing ability seemed to have been enhanced as well.
Under its guidance, Lu Qing quickly dug up several century-old ginsengs, including even one that was three hundred years old!
However, that wasn't the end of the surprises.
Eventually, they even found a treasure ginseng that was over five hundred years old!
Yes, indeed, it was a treasure ginseng.
Looking at the vision dominated by red Superpower Light, Lu Qing knew, this ginseng, truly worthy of being called a 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 from the Divine Talisman Sect, he also understood why there were so many century-old ginseng plants in this forest,
as well as the reasons herbs like Tianqi, which normally grow in different conditions from ginseng, appeared here too.
The reason was actually not complex.
Everything was related to the mysterious existence that had created the Jade Cave.
After establishing the Jade Cave, that mysterious figure from the Divine Talisman Sect had casually scattered some medicinal seeds in the forest, aiming to cultivate this place into a medicine field for the sect.
The mysterious patterns inside the Jade Cave were actually a rune array called the Earth Pivot Gathering Spirit Array.
It had the effect of organizing local earth energy and gathering the essence of Earth Veins.
The existence of the Jade Cave made the earth energy within a hundred miles of this mountain range unconsciously gather towards it.
The rich earth energy naturally nourished the plants in the area to grow robustly, including the medicinal herbs.
Also, due to the Jade Cave's existence, the most essential part of the earth energy, spiritual charm, condensed into Earth Vein Spiritual Liquid.
This allowed the medicinal herbs in the area to also gain a touch of spiritual charm.
This was why Elder Chen was initially surprised that the ginseng Little Li had given Lu Qing seemed to have an especially strong effect.
It was actually due to the effect of that touch of spiritual charm.
The reason Lu Qing felt that he could only find ginseng up to five hundred years old
was because if the ginseng age were any higher, the ginseng could develop a hint of its own spiritual nature and possess the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Such spiritual objects would already have the ability to move.
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In such a vast mountain, by simply burrowing into the ground, both he and Little Li would be unable to find them.
Of course, the five-hundred-year-old ginseng was already enough for Lu Qing's current use.
With this treasure ginseng, he had truly amassed the resources needed to reach the perfect Qi Blood Realm.
Carefully, he dug out the five-hundred-year-old ginseng, wrapped it up well, and placed it into his medicine basket, feeling completely satisfied.
He glanced at the sunlight filtering through the tree gaps overhead and noticed it was nearly noon.
He immediately called out, "Little Li, let's go, head home, or Little Yan is going to start crying again!"
With a swift motion, Little Li was on Lu Qing's shoulder, his eyes showing happiness.
Having been out for so long, it also began to miss the little two-legged creature.
Of course, what it missed more was the fresh fish meal at home.
After being in the mountains for so long without catching a single fish, it now craved it terribly.
With Little Li, Lu Qing traveled over mountains and ridges, taking most of the day to finally emerge from the mountains.
Only a martial artist like him, guided by Little Li, could achieve such a feat.
If it were another herb gatherer, even three days and nights might not be enough to find a way out.
Standing on a mountaintop, looking at Jiuli Village ahead, Lu Qing showed a sincere smile.
Although the mountains held various treasures and the miraculous Jade Cave,
only by returning to Jiuli Village would his mood truly relax.
Unconsciously, he had come to regard this place as his genuine home in this world.
Tightening the straps on his medicine basket, Lu Qing walked towards the village.
Just as he arrived at the village, he bumped into a villager.
Seeing Lu Qing, the villager happily said, "Ah Qing, have you returned from gathering herbs?"
"Yes, just got back. Uncle Hong, how long was I in the mountains?"
Uncle Hong was taken aback, "You went into the mountains alone, don't you know the time?"
"I was in a cave gathering some herbs and stayed quite a while, even took a sleep, so I lost track of time," Lu Qing explained.
"No wonder," expressed Uncle Hong, coming to a realization, "then you must have had a tough time gathering those herbs, today is the third day since you entered the mountain."
"The third day?" Lu Qing was shocked.
He hadn't expected Little Li to have slept for so long.
Nor had he expected that comprehending the patterns on a silver piece had taken so much time.
In his perception, not much time had passed at all.
Of course, what made him even more anxious was that Little Yan must be worried sick after his two-day absence.
"I didn't realize so much time had passed. Uncle Hong, I can't chat now, I need to go see my master first, or Little Yan will start throwing a tantrum."
"Go ahead, hurry."
Lu Qing waved his hand and ran towards the Half Mountain Small Courtyard.