Chapter 427

Chapter 427: Top-grade Spiritual Stone, Fighting for Favor

“Young Master, what is this?”

Yan asked, seeing the crystal-like lotus in Lu Qing’s treasure box.

“If I’m not mistaken, this must be the Lotus of Purity,” Lu Qing said.

“It’s the Lotus of Purity! So, was that gray-robed man trying to scare us?”

Yan immediately realized.

“Now it seems so.” Lu Qing closed the treasure box.

Yan: …

After a moment, he said, “Luckily, young master, you have a keen eye and saw through his plan immediately, otherwise we would have been fooled.”

“I’m not sure whether what he said was true or not, but I just don’t like being threatened.”

Lu Qing put the treasure box into his storage bag and continued to examine it mentally.

The gray-robed man’s storage bag was clearly extraordinary. The space was no smaller than his junior brother’s storage ring.

And the treasures inside were even richer than those of the white-robed youth.

The spirit stones alone were several times more than those in the space ring.

There were also many other spiritual herbs and elixirs.

Lu Qing was exploring when a sudden thought struck him, and a spirit stone appeared in his hand.

The stone’s surface was crystal clear, its interior shrouded in mist. Through his mind, he sensed the immense spiritual energy within, a depth that moved Lu Qing.

“Is this a top-grade spirit stone? Its aura is indeed infinitely more refined than that of a mid-grade one.”

Lu Qing held up the top-grade spirit stone, his face lit with delight.

The gray-robed man’s storage bag contained several times more spirit stones than the white-robed youth, and he also had five top-grade spirit stones.

It could be said that Lu Qing had become instantly wealthy, his collection rivaling the collections of even a sect from the ancient era of immortal cultivation.

“Senior Yan, I need to go out for a while. I’ll leave this place in your hands.”

Lu Qing collected the gray-robed man’s remaining magic weapon and mana elixir and was about to leave.

Just then, a figure suddenly whizzed up to him, circling him, tail wagging in a fawning manner.

“Wu Xing, you said you wanted to go out?”

Lu Qing stared at the winged snake in silence. It looked like a snake, completely dignified.

The winged snake nodded frantically, like a chick pecking at rice.

This spiritual artifact space was empty and boring. It was practically suffocating.

Lu Qing thought for a moment. The winged snake was now enslaved by his spirit, completely at his beck and call.

Even if he took it outside, it wouldn’t cause any trouble.

So he nodded: “I’ll take you out, but you have to promise me you won’t cause any trouble.”

The winged snake nodded rapidly again.

“Alright, then, come with me.”

Lu Qing smiled and vanished, his spirit returning to his body.

With a thought, he released the storage bag and the winged snake from the Lihuo Cauldron.

As soon as it emerged, the winged snake clung to Lu Qing, acting like a complete lackey.

Lu Qing was about to speak when a dark shadow flew in from outside, emitting several cold rays of light and slashing towards the winged snake.

The cold light was so fast that the winged snake couldn’t dodge it and was directly cut.

The winged snake suddenly shuddered, opened its mouth, and was about to fight back.

Lu Qing quickly grabbed the winged snake’s head and shouted to Xiao Li, who wanted to continue attacking, “Xiao Li, wait a minute, it’s not an enemy.”

Xiao Li stopped, claws exposed, flashing with cold light, staring at Lu Qing with a pair of wide eyes: “Ah Qing, what is this?”

Just now, it was playing chess with Xiaoyan outside when it suddenly sensed a deeply unpleasant aura emerging from Lu Qing’s room.

Rushing in, it saw a strange, winged snake and immediately slashed at it with its claws.

Unexpectedly, the snake was remarkably resilient, withstanding its claws without breaking.

“It’s called Wuxing, a spirit beast I subdued in the secret realm. From now on, it’ll be responsible for protecting the village

,” Lu Qing said with a smile. “Can it protect the village?”

Xiao Li sensed the winged snake and found a hint of Lu Qing’s presence.

But for some reason, seeing the stinking snake snuggling up to Lu Qing made it furious and disliked it.

The nearby winged snake, sensing Xiao Li’s spiritual aura, immediately straightened its body, holding its head high and chest puffed out, looking quite proud.

It pointed the tip of one wing at its waist and winked at Xiao Li.

Xiao Li’s sharp claw had struck it there earlier, but now it looked completely unscathed, not even a scratch on its scales.

“Stinky snake!”

Xiao Li’s fur stood up when he saw the stinky snake dared to mock him, and a wisp of spatial force began to linger around it.

Lu Qing felt a headache upon seeing this.

He hadn’t expected these two guys to act like enemies the moment they met.

He quickly patted Xiao Li’s head to stop it from going off: “Alright, Xiao Li, stop it.” He

then scolded the winged snake: “Wu Xing, you too, don’t make Xiao Li angry. Also, from now on, when I’m not around, you have to listen to Xiao Li!”

The winged snake, which had been smugly at the side, suddenly froze and stared blankly at Lu Qing.

Xiao Li, upon hearing this, immediately became delighted and jumped onto Lu Qing’s shoulder.

He clasped his front paws to his chest, looking down at the winged snake with a haughty air.

“Did you hear that, stinky snake? From now on, you must obey me. If I tell you to go east, you can’t go west. If I tell you to squat, you can’t stand up!”

Seeing Xiao Li’s arrogance, the winged snake wanted to refuse, but under Lu Qing’s calm gaze, it could only nod reluctantly.

Seeing the winged snake relent, Lu Qing patted Xiao Li’s head.

“Alright, don’t be angry. Also, don’t be so harsh on the Five Elements. It’s quite powerful and can help you a lot.”

Seeing Xiao Li’s eyes narrow, Lu Qing took out another golden fruit the size of an egg.

“By the way, I got a lot of stuff this time. This spiritual fruit is for you. After refining it, it should significantly increase your cultivation.”

Xiao Li’s eyes widened upon seeing the fruit.

He could sense the immense energy contained in this golden fruit, and it had a strong attraction to him.

Xiao Li immediately stretched out his two front paws, embraced the fruit, and smiled.

“Thank you, Ah Qing!”

He also gave the winged snake a smug look.

The winged snake felt the energy contained in the golden fruit and its eyes widened.

Then it looked at Lu Qing eagerly, its meaning self-evident.

Unfortunately, Lu Qing pretended not to see it.

He took this golden spiritual fruit from the storage bag of the gray-robed man.

According to the information discovered by his supernatural powers, it has great benefits for creatures such as spiritual beasts, and can purify blood and increase cultivation. There is

only one spiritual fruit, so of course he gave it to Xiao Li.

Although the five-colored winged snake is his enslaved spiritual beast, how can his feelings compare to Xiao Li, who has been through life and death with him and fought side by side so many times.

(End of this chapter)