Chapter 384

Chapter 384: Direction of Cultivation

“Hmm?”

Lu Qing emerged from the Jade Cavern. Just as he emerged from the valley, he suddenly exclaimed softly.

With a flash, he reached the top of the hillside. He reached out and gently plucked something from the ground.

The creature in his hand froze for a moment, then panicked, struggling with its teeth and claws.

It was a ginseng plant that had taken human form.

“A thousand-year-old ginseng! I didn’t expect such an unexpected find just after I got out.”

Lu Qing held the ginseng plant, delighted.

With his level of cultivation and mastery of power, digging for ginseng naturally required no caution.

With a flick of his wrist, he gently lifted it free.

“Little thing, stop struggling. I’ll take you to a better place.”

Lu Qing conjured a simple talisman, sealed the ginseng’s movement, and stored it away.

It just so happened that the ginseng plant in the medicinal field in the courtyard halfway up the mountain was feeling lonely, so he took this one back to keep it company.

After storing the thousand-year-old ginseng, Lu Qing took another look around.

He knew there must be other thousand-year-old ginseng in this area,

but he had no intention of searching for them.

The Jade Cavern was his secret base.

These ginseng thrived on the earth and spiritual energy gathered by the formation and wouldn’t leave easily.

He could come back and dig for more later if he needed them.

A clear light emanated from Lu Qing, and he transformed into a wisp of gentle wind, rising up and flying towards Jiuli Village.

“Sure enough, after this breakthrough, casting talismans has become much easier.”

As he flew, Lu Qing meticulously experienced the changes within his body.

A breakthrough to a higher realm brought about comprehensive changes.

After entering the Foundation Establishment stage, in addition to his physical strength, his spiritual and spiritual powers also increased significantly.

Activating talismans would naturally become much easier.

Furthermore, this was due to his recent breakthrough.

Once he re-condensed the talisman stored in his brow acupoint and replaced it with a more powerful one,

he would be able to harness the power of talismans and become even more powerful.

The Jade Cavern wasn’t far from Jiuli Village, and since Lu Qing was using the power of the talisman to fly, he quickly returned to the village and landed in the courtyard halfway up the mountain.

“Who is it?”

As Lu Qing’s body touched the power of the formation protecting Jiuli Village, the old doctor instantly appeared in the courtyard, looking up at the sky with a solemn expression.

“Master, it’s me,”

Lu Qing said with a smile as he slowly descended from the sky.

“It’s Ah Qing! Have you emerged from seclusion?”

The old doctor breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought a powerful individual was about to attack Jiuli Village.

After relaxing, the old doctor noticed the aura emanating from Lu Qing.

He exclaimed in surprise, “Ah Qing, have you made a breakthrough?”

“Yes, this retreat went very smoothly.”

Lu Qing had deliberately revealed his aura. Otherwise, with the presence of the Soul Talisman, even his master would have difficulty detecting it if he tried to conceal it.

“A breakthrough! This is great news, Ah Qing! Now your cultivation has completely caught up with your master.”

The old doctor was both happy and a little sad.

Ever since he learned of Lu Qing’s talent for cultivation, the old doctor knew that his own cultivation level would sooner or later be surpassed by his disciple, or even surpassed.

But when that day finally arrived, he still felt a little sad.

Sometimes, a disciple’s excellence can also put a teacher under pressure.

“My disciple is still far behind you,” Lu Qing said with a smile.

“You just know how to fool people,” the old doctor scolded with a smile.

“By the way, Master, where are Xiaoyan and Xiaoli?”

Lu Qing sensed the two little ones and found they were not in the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.

“They went to the Wei family’s villa. The Wei family invited us there for a banquet last night, and Madam Wei asked Xiaoyan and the others to stay.”

Lu Qing nodded.

Madam Wei loved Xiaoyan very much, so Xiaoyan would sometimes stay at the Wei family’s villa.

No one else knew about Lu Qing’s breakthrough except the old doctor.

At his level, concealing his cultivation was easy.

So, neither Wei Shanhai nor Lin Zhirui knew that Lu Qing had actually entered the Foundation Establishment stage.

In fact, until now, they had never fully grasped Lu Qing’s strength.

Every time they were with Lu Qing, they felt that he was shrouded in layers of mist, unable to perceive his specific realm.

Two days later, in the early morning.

Lu Qing sat cross-legged in the bamboo forest behind the mountain.

Spiritual energy surged through his body, and his hands constantly changed seals. A spiritual talisman gradually took shape in front of him.

With his final incantation, the talisman fully formed, hovering before him, emitting a powerful and inexplicable aura.

Sensing the power contained within the talisman, Lu Qing revealed a look of satisfaction as he stored it in his brow acupoint.

“I’ve successfully condensed the last talisman. After entering the Foundation Establishment stage, condensing talismans has become much easier.

Even a beginner-level talisman isn’t difficult to condense.”

Lu Qing exclaimed with relief.

Over the past two days, he had replaced all the talismans previously stored in his brow acupoint with more powerful ones.

Previously, the talismans in his brow acupoint were only basic, but now they’ve all been replaced with beginner-level talismans.

In the world of runes, the power of each talisman level varies greatly.

Basic-level talismans are generally only condensed by talisman practitioners at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.

After replacing all the talismans in his brow acupoint, Lu Qing had gained several more cards.

“Talisman replacement complete. Next, it’s time to cultivate my supernatural powers,” Lu Qing pondered.

Over the past two days, he reviewed his learning and roughly determined the direction of his cultivation after the Foundation Establishment stage.

First, his main practice, the Five Elements Body Refining Technique,

didn’t require much effort.

With his natal magic weapon, the Five Elements Gourd, constantly refining his pure spiritual energy, he could practically practice on the fly. He

simply needed to practice daily, tempering his body with spiritual energy. It wouldn’t be difficult at all.

Once he accumulated enough, he would be able to continuously improve his cultivation without ever hitting a bottleneck.

Then there was the Way of Runes.

This was equally simple.

Ever since his Soul Talisman reached the Yang Talisman realm, Lu Qing’s progress in the Way of Runes had been rapid.

Coupled with his supernatural powers, he could easily comprehend even the most difficult and obscure talismans and formations.

It was simply because of his realm that he couldn’t perform higher-level talismans and formations.

But as his cultivation level rose, he would quickly master the corresponding talismans and formations.

Lu Qing had already mastered the Five Elements Body Refining Technique and the Way of Runes, and didn’t need to devote too much energy to it.

At least before reaching the Golden Core stage, there shouldn’t be any major problems.

Therefore, in the coming days, he planned to devote more energy to another area of cultivation:

supernatural powers.

(End of this chapter)