Chapter 363

Chapter 363: The Clothes of Merit, Taking the Initiative

“I didn’t expect there would be two methods like this.”

When Lu Qing finished comprehending the two methods given by the demon cultivator, surprise flashed in his eyes.

These two methods were indeed about the use of the light of merit.

One of them, called [Girl of Merit], was a practice.

The other was a method for refining the treasure of merit.

Both methods focused on the use of the light of merit, and even if one did not understand Buddhist or Taoist practices, it would not have any impact.

So even Lu Qing could practice.

However, when it came time to choose, Lu Qing was a little confused.

He had resolved the calamity of the provincial capital city, and was inspired by heaven and earth, which bestowed merit.

Although he had obtained a lot of light of merit, it was not enough for him to practice both.

So he could only choose one of them at most.

Lu Qing began to think about the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

[Girl of Merit] was to condense the light of merit he had obtained into clothing using a unique method.

Once the [Garment of Merit] is mastered, it can bring fortune and avoid disaster, deter evil spirits and protect the mind. It is

particularly effective against attacks targeting the soul, demonstrating its remarkable defensive power.

It is a unique technique focused on defending the soul.

Furthermore, as the Light of Merit increases, the [Garment of Merit] can be advanced.

It can ultimately transform into the [Heavenly Garment of Merit], a power so powerful that all evil will retreat, even the demon lords and demon generals will be terrified.

Of course, to condense the [Heavenly Garment of Merit], a vast amount of Light of Merit is required.

It’s not something the small ball of Light of Merit within Lu Qingmei’s heart acupoint can even produce.

Furthermore, the technique passed down by the demon cultivators merely mentions the [Heavenly Garment of Merit], without providing the specific methods for refining it.

As for the method for refining a treasure of Merit

, honestly, it’s somewhat inferior to the [Garment of Merit].

It primarily focuses on how to integrate the Light of Merit into a magical weapon.

The refined treasure of merit could be miraculously effective against demonic cultivators, evil cultivators, and other demonic entities.

However, in Lu Qing’s opinion, the refining method was not as profound as the [Garment of Merit].

After pondering for a while, Lu Qing finally decided to practice the [Garment of Merit].

There was no other way; the upper limit of this practice was too high, and it filled Lu Qing with fascination.

Although it would be difficult for him to obtain the Light of Merit again in the future, the soul-defending effect of even the initial practice of the [Garment of Merit] was enough to make Lu Qing covetous.

He calculated that the light of merit in the space between his eyebrows should be just enough to start practicing

this practice. Having made his decision, Lu Qing immediately activated his supernatural powers and began to fully comprehend the [Garment of Merit].

Not long after, a warm aura emerged from Lu Qing.

Half an hour later, a faint golden light emanated from him.

The golden light intertwined, forming a simple robe that draped Lu Qing.

“Is this the [Robe of Merit]?”

Lu Qing opened his eyes and gazed at the robe, somewhat surprised.

The robe looked thin, but he could sense a mystical power flowing through it.

It could effectively protect his mind from evil.

“Young Master, what are you doing…”

“Yan” sensed the changes in Lu Qing and manifested a phantom from the Lihuo Cauldron. It stared at the robe of merit in a daze.

It could sense the robe’s rich power of merit.

“I learned a technique from a demon cultivator that utilizes the light of merit. I just tried practicing it, and unexpectedly, it succeeded so quickly,” Lu Qing explained.

“Yan”: …

It wasn’t surprised that Lu Qing had learned the technique from a demon cultivator.

After all, the demon cultivator was enslaved by Lu Qing’s soul, unable to disobey his will.

It was astonished by the speed with which Lu Qing cultivated the technique.

Judging from the aura of Lu Qing’s robe, one could tell this technique must be profound.

Yet, he had silently and successfully cultivated it.

Although he had witnessed Lu Qing’s comprehension more than once, Yan couldn’t help but be astonished once more.

Lu Qing felt the profound power of the robe of merit for a moment before withdrawing it into his body.

Once mastered, the robe of merit would automatically protect its master, requiring no further effort on his part. It was truly profound.

“When Master returns, I can teach him this technique and see if he can also cultivate the robe of merit.”

After sensing the profound power of the robe of merit, Lu Qing felt reassured.

Master had always been a compassionate healer, practicing medicine for decades, and the aura of merit accumulated within him was not weak.

If he could cultivate the robe of merit, it would be of great benefit to him.

However, Master had gone into the mountains to collect herbs these days, and there was no telling when he would return.

Lu Qing would have to wait until he returned before he could teach him the technique.

As Lu Qing pondered this, a sudden thought struck him.

After more than ten breaths, a voice rang out from outside the courtyard.

“Young Master Lu, are you there?”

“Master Wei, please come in.”

Soon, Wei Xinghe appeared in the courtyard.

“Master Wei, what happened?”

Seeing the seriousness on Wei Xinghe’s face, Lu Qing asked.

“It’s like this, Young Master Lu, I just received news from our spies.

They say a group of powerful monks have emerged in Xizhou. In a very short time, they’ve conquered many sects and unified Xizhou. They

‘ve then embarked on a massive construction project, building temples under the name of Xuankong Mountain. It’s quite a big move.”

“Oh, has Xuankong Mountain finally been forced to reveal itself?”

Lu Qing raised an eyebrow at this.

But he wasn’t particularly surprised.

He had long known from the assassins at Wujian Tower that the secret realm of Xuankong Mountain was in Xizhou.

Now that the Dao Sound of Heaven and Earth has sounded for the fourth time, and the laws of heaven and earth have further evolved, it seems the time has come for several of the great secret places to be revealed.

If they don’t, they’ll lose the opportunity to revive the spiritual energy.

“What about other places? Are they experiencing the same situation?” Lu Qing asked.

“Young Master Lu is as good as a god. Yes, there are several other major states that have experienced similar situations as Xizhou.

A group of mysterious masters suddenly appeared, swept across a state, and established their own leadership.”

“Which major states are they?”

Wei Xinghe immediately named several major states, which surprised Lu Qing.

Because he found that none of the major secret places were located in Zhongzhou.

It is not known whether it was in the ancient times when the spiritual energy was exhausted and the world was declining, the changes in Zhongzhou were the most drastic and no secret realm could survive, or there were other reasons.

“Okay, I understand, Master Wei, now the changes in the world are even more drastic, and even the four major secret places can no longer hold back and come out.

It is conceivable that the outside world will become more chaotic in the days to come.

So everyone should stay at home for the time being and focus on cultivation.”

“Okay, I’ll give Zihao and Zian some instructions when I get back. “

Wei Xinghe knew what to do without Lu Qing’s explanation.

Even the four legendary secret places have now come out to fight for territory.

The world is probably about to be in chaos.

At a time like this, only a fool would choose to go out and venture.

What’s more, since Lu Qing laid the formation, the spiritual energy in Jiuli Village has become increasingly rich, and it has gradually evolved into a blessed land.

Wei Xinghe can feel that by practicing in the courtyard, not only has his cultivation increased rapidly, but his mind is also very peaceful.

There is no need to worry about the risk of going astray.

Knowing that all these changes are due to Lu Qing, Wei Xinghe will not waste this opportunity.

After Wei Xinghe left, Lu Qing fell into deep thought.

It was not unexpected that the four secret places chose to come out at this time.

The sound of heaven and earth has sounded for the fourth time, and the rules of heaven and earth have evolved to the point where foundation-building cultivators can move freely.

According to “Yan”, as the rules of heaven and earth continue to evolve, there will be more changes in heaven and earth.

For example, some genius treasures are likely to be ready to come out.

Even the legendary The secret realm within might re-evolve before long.

In this case, the four secret places naturally needed to be prepared and deployed quickly

to prepare for the upcoming battle for various celestial opportunities.

Lu Qing considered whether to seize this opportunity to travel to Xizhou and surprise Xuankong Mountain. After all,

Xuankong Mountain had only just emerged. Although it was a unified Xizhou, it was certainly still unstable.

If he took this opportunity to travel to Xizhou, he might be able to give them a surprise.

After pondering for a moment, Lu Qing finally decided it was worth a try.

The enmity between Xuankong Mountain and him was impossible to resolve.

Rather than waiting for them to gain a foothold before attacking him,

he would be better off taking the initiative and striking them head-on.

Even if he couldn’t destroy them, he could at least inflict pain and cripple them!

This would throw them into disarray, leaving them unable to respond to him.

With this in mind, Lu Qing immediately began to prepare. He

waited until his master returned from collecting herbs in the mountains a day later, and someone was in charge of the formation.

He then quietly left Jiuli Village with Xiao Li, heading towards Xizhou.

“Young Master, are you really heading to Xizhou?”

On the way, “Yan” communicated with Lu Qing via telepathy within the Lihuo Cauldron.

“Yes, Xuankong Mountain and I have a deep grudge. If they completely control Xizhou, they’ll probably target me.”

Lu Qing himself wasn’t afraid of being targeted, but Xiaoyan and the villagers of Jiuli Village weren’t so sure.

Xuankong Mountain, having survived the ancient immortal cultivation era, possesses a profound heritage and must possess many hidden weapons.

The formation he had set up was, after all, a simplified one, so it was unclear if it could completely prevent retaliation from this ancient secret place.

So, rather than passively waiting for an attack, it was better to take the initiative.

“If that Xuankong Mountain secret place is truly the Xuankong Mountain from the ancient immortal cultivation era, young master, you’d better be careful,”

“Yan” warned within the Lihuo Cauldron. “Those monks are quite skilled. Even in the ancient immortal cultivation era, they were one of the most powerful forces.

They’ve been able to survive the tens of thousands of years of spiritual energy depletion and pass down their legacy, so they must possess many hidden weapons. ” “

I know, don’t worry, senior, I will be careful.” Lu Qing responded.

“It’s good that you know what’s going on.”

Seeing that Lu Qing was not rushing forward rashly out of passion, “Yan” felt a lot more relaxed.

If it was when Lu Qing had just taken control of the Lihuo Ding, “Yan” would never have had such emotions.

At that time, it was threatened to hand over the control of the Lihuo Ding, and it wished that Lu Qing would die immediately, so how could it persuade him.

But after these days, seeing Lu Qing’s terrifying and heaven-defying cultivation aptitude and comprehension, “Yan”‘s mentality had long changed.

It knew that with Lu Qing’s cultivation aptitude, as long as he did not die halfway, his future achievements would be unimaginable.

Even compared to those powerful beings who stood at the top of the cultivation world in the ancient times of cultivation, I am afraid they would not be inferior at all.

And if it wants to break free from the cage in the future, the only one it can rely on is Lu Qing.

So it really cares about Lu Qing and doesn’t want him to be surprised.

Lu Qing can naturally feel “Yan’s” attitude ‘s changes, but he did not point it out.

Instead, he took Xiao Li and continued to head towards Xizhou.

Xizhou is not very close to Cangzhou.

There are two large states in between. Even if Lu Qing had the talisman to bless him and traveled day and night, it still took him two full days to reach the edge of Xizhou.

After arriving in Xizhou, Lu Qing did not rush to enter.

Instead, he spent another half a day to regulate his breath, replenish his diet, and adjust his condition to the peak before preparing to act.

With his powerful physical control ability, he used the method of changing his appearance that he had learned from the killer of the Seven Killings Tower.

The muscles and bones on his face were transformed into another appearance.

He also took out a ghost face mask from the Qiankun Yiqi bag and put it on.

Finally, the soul talisman in the eyebrow acupoint changed.

Lu Qing’s body shape, appearance, and soul aura were completely transformed into another appearance.

He was confident that even his master wouldn’t be able to recognize him.

“I never thought a mortal’s method of disguise could be so unique,”

Yan exclaimed in amazement, observing the transformed Lu Qing.

From Lu Qing’s words, it learned that he was employing a secret technique created by a mortal warrior, and was astonished.

It also understood that Lu Qing had come prepared, and felt even more reassured.

“During the period of spiritual energy depletion, warriors could only cultivate to the Xiantian realm at best. Beyond that, due to the limitations of heaven and earth, no further breakthroughs were possible.

Many warriors, seeing no hope of breaking through through sheer force, turned to studying various sophisticated martial arts and secret techniques.

This is how the method of transformation came about,”

Lu Qing explained with a smile.

As his knowledge of cultivation grew, he slowly pieced together how martial arts had evolved over the tens of thousands of years since the spiritual energy was exhausted.

“As expected, the wisdom of your race is boundless,”

Yan exclaimed in admiration once again.

In the ancient era of immortal cultivation, the human race was renowned for its exceptional comprehension.

Despite their inherent weakness, they relied on their incredible comprehension and creativity to comprehend and develop numerous powerful techniques, strengthening themselves.

They oppressed the demon and sea tribes, occupying the spiritually rich lands of Zhongzhou and other provinces.

“Yan,” as a spirit, lacked this spirituality.

This was one reason it dreamed of one day escaping its cage and becoming a true living being.

“Alright, Xiao Li, let’s go.”

After chatting with “Yan,” Lu Qing, now disguised, embraced Xiao Li and began to head towards the interior of Xizhou.

(End of this chapter)