Vampire Cultivation Notes

There weren't many spirit stones in the storage bag, only six, plus twenty-three small spirit crystals.

This shows the predicament that Jiang Wei and his wife were in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

However, there were quite a few Qi-Nourishing Pills, all packaged in jade bottles. Jade is good for health, and these sealed bottles preserve the medicinal properties, waiting to be sent to Ruyi Sect after the market's express courier service resumes.

Li Jieqing counted them carefully and found that there were seven mid-grade Qi-Nourishing Pills and one high-grade Qi-Nourishing Pill, but he didn't know where they came from.

In addition, there were some miscellaneous belongings.

Clothing, food, fasting pills, medicine, hoes, fire talismans, and magical implements—the list goes on and on, too many to see in a short time, but all together they're worth a couple hundred spirit stones.

If that were all, they would just be an ordinary couple of cultivators who worked tirelessly from dawn till dusk robbing and searching for treasures, finally managing to accumulate some wealth, only to have it all taken advantage of by someone else. This kind of thing is not uncommon in the cultivation world.

However, there are two particularly extraordinary items in this storage bag.

One was a jade slip for transmitting skills, made of ancient material. Judging from the discerning eye Li Jieqing had developed over the past two years, it must be an old object that had existed for over four hundred years. It was undoubtedly a valuable item that Jiang Wei and his wife had brought out from the Wangyue Valley cave.

The other item was a green lotus seed, its entire body emerald green and radiating light, exuding spiritual energy.

Anyone who takes one look will know that this is a great treasure.

The Jiang couple also sealed it with a jade bottle, but they couldn't hide the precious treasure's significance. When Li Jieqing opened the storage bag just now, he was almost blinded by its brilliance.

"My precious baby!"

Using his magic to lift the tiny green lotus seed, bathed in spiritual light, Li Jieqing was almost moved to tears.

This is truly the aura of an immortal.

Having spent years refining pills and seen hundreds of vulgar spiritual objects, how could they compare to the Green Lotus Seed?

If I could enjoy that even once, it would be...

Oh, it's already in my hands, then it's fine.

Sensing that the microcosmic orbit within his body was still circulating and breathing on its own, Li Jieqing gradually calmed down.

The treasure is a good treasure.

After observing it for half a day and trying to analyze it using various methods, he still couldn't figure out what kind of celestial treasure the Green Lotus Seed was. But as an alchemist, even if he was a self-taught amateur, Li Jieqing knew that this was extremely unusual.

As the lotus seed radiates its spiritual light, its medicinal power is inevitably being lost over time.

If left unchecked, sooner or later, even the finest spiritual objects will be reduced to mere mortals.

"To leave it lost outside is such a waste of my precious treasure."

Once the idea took hold, Li Jieqing hurriedly led Qinglianzi to the alchemy room that had not yet collapsed.

Once inside, he searched the market thoroughly and found the finest jade bottle in the market. He carefully placed the lotus seed inside and sealed it tightly.

Finally, let's wait a little while.

Li Jieqing noticed that a faint fragrance was emanating from the bottle again, though less than before, it was still expending the medicinal power.

"If none of this works, then we have no choice but to find a proper jade bottle or magical artifact to store it in?"

Even so, that type of magical artifact has never appeared in Taipingfang City before, and it is impossible to find it even if you want to.

Helpless, Li Jieqing saw that the medicine was leaking more and more, so he had no choice but to get up and go back to the quiet room.

The most spiritually vibrant place in the courtyard is this cultivation spot.

Li Jieqing stepped forward, took down the prayer mat, and offered the lotus seeds in the jade bottle on it.

In this way, the situation of drug leakage seemed to have been alleviated a little.

If you're worried about losing the medicinal properties of the lotus seeds and don't intend to use them for alchemy, then eating them directly is the most convenient option.

Li Jieqing thought the same thing, so he got up again and went to the alchemy room to look through the miscellaneous books about spiritual objects he had bought during the past two years of alchemy.

The green lotus seed was clearly a treasure, but he was afraid of wasting it or getting sick from eating it, so he held back.

No matter how precious a treasure is, it is not as important as one's own life.

I added candles to make a lamp and read carefully all night.

As dawn broke, sunlight streamed in through the screen window of the collapsed house next door.

Li Jieqing closed the miscellaneous book introducing spiritual creatures and shook his head slightly.

I can't recognize it.

They still lack experience; even when the treasure is right in front of them, they can't recognize its origins.

Seeing that it was already broad daylight, Li Jieqing pondered for a moment, put down the miscellaneous books, found the black cloak, and got up.

Before entering the Taoist temple, a sign was hung up saying "No visitors today".

Wrapped in a cloak, Li Jieqing returned to the courtyard and began to clean up the mess from the previous night.

After sweeping away the traces of the blasted thunderbolt and drying the bloodstains, and finally moving the remains of Jiang Wei and his wife, a thought suddenly occurred to Li Jieqing.

He spent the whole night reading miscellaneous books but couldn't find a spiritual object that perfectly matched the Green Lotus Seed. However, he did remember one sentence, and now that he thinks about it, it actually does fit the Green Lotus Seed.

A miscellaneous book called "Strange Tales of China" states that there is a spiritual root of heaven and earth in the world, which is equal to the spiritual root of man.

It states:

Golden lotus, a treasure of merit;

Red lotus, a treasure of life;

Black Lotus, a treasure of the underworld;

White lotus, a treasure for purification;

The blue lotus, a treasure of creation...

The word "creation" is easy to understand. It refers to the myriad phenomena of the universe and the creation and nurturing process. When the two are combined, it means that heaven and earth are used as a furnace to forge all things, which is called creation.

It sounds rather mysterious.

However, in practice, this manifested as Jiang Wei's daughter, Jiang Ping, joining the Ruyi Sect.

Li Jieqing remembered clearly that Jiang Ping was only a person with four spiritual roots, and was only slightly better than himself. However, a few years ago, he suddenly gained power and joined the upper sect Ruyi Sect, which can be described as a great fortune.

Then I thought that, regardless of whether it is a common lotus or a spiritual lotus, most of them produce more than one seed.

Therefore, it is likely that a few years ago, when Jiang Wei and his wife first found the Wangyue Valley cave, they obtained a green lotus seed for their daughter to use, which improved her aptitude.

As for the second one...

It seems that Jiang Wei and his wife made another discovery after receiving funding in the past two years. However, due to the impact of the beast tide, the flying post was closed, so it remained in their possession and could not be sent to Jiang Ping of the Ruyi Sect.

That makes perfect sense.

The Jiang family's actions over the years flashed through Li Jieqing's mind. He took a deep breath and put the two mummified corpses into his storage bag.

It's necessary to take over the exploration progress of that Moon Gazing Valley cave as soon as possible.

Firstly, the medicinal properties of lotus seeds are constantly being lost, so it's best to confirm the origin of the lotus seeds as soon as possible before making a decision to take them.

Secondly, the appearance of the green lotus seed, which is suspected to be a treasure of creation, makes the treasures in that cave increasingly anticipated.

In the nearly two hundred years since Taipingfang City was founded, no local independent cultivator has ever advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, which shows how difficult the path to immortality is.

Li Jieqing has no shortage of lifespan. Just considering the blood essence that Jiang Wei and his wife selflessly contributed this time, if he doesn't squander it, he will be able to live and jump around for at least several decades without eating.

Therefore, Li Jieqing was not worried about his cultivation before reaching the perfection of Qi Refining. With time and perseverance, he would eventually reach that level.

However, he is still not confident about foundation building.

As a rogue cultivator, Li Jieqing, like most cultivators in the community, didn't even know the conditions for Foundation Establishment.

I've vaguely heard of a Foundation Building Pill, but unfortunately, no actual product has ever appeared in Taiping Market.

This is the fundamental difference in conditions between cultivators of the Ruyi Sect and independent cultivators.