Mysterious World: I Have a Lost Heavenly Court

[Spiritual Item: Blood Jade Crystal]

[Category: Spirit Dust Robe Clan, Spirit Ore Class, Essence Element Order, Blood Crystal Family, Blood Jade Genus.]

[Description: A crystalline stone formed on the outer layer of a blood-stiffened heart. Humans are divided into good and evil, but things are neither inherently good nor evil. Demons and monsters, evil spirits and ghosts, are essentially formed by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the essence of the sun and moon; they simply follow a yin and evil path, feeding on flesh, resentment, and malevolent energy, distorting and transforming the essence of heaven and earth for their own use. Just like two fruits growing on the same tree, one ripens in the sun, the other grows in the shade; the flesh may differ in sweetness and bitterness, but the same source is sealed within the pit. Under the dual tempering of malevolent energy and vital essence, the blood-stiffened heart gradually condensed into this crystal.]

[Effect: Crushing and absorbing this energy can enhance one's spiritual power, regardless of cultivation level or talent.]

[Note: The blood zombie thinks it is cultivating, but it is actually just storing spiritual energy for someone else.]

Lu Changqing's eyes sparkled with delight.

"nice one!"

Cultivating Taoism is different from practicing martial arts.

The latter, under conditions of intense self-torture training and life-or-death struggles, will always be able to make continuous progress.

The former places great importance on the upper limit of the capacity of meridians and spiritual fields.

Lu Changqing's talent for cultivation was forcibly cultivated later in life, so naturally it couldn't be very high.

Now, this diamond-shaped thing in my hand can actually directly enhance the spiritual power within my body!

That would be of great significance to someone like him with only average talent in cultivation!

【Taoist Technique: Gentle Breeze Mantra (71/500)】

Even after so many days of arduous practice, I've only managed to reach a mere 71 points of proficiency in the Qi Condensation Realm cultivation method.

Cultivating Taoism is far more difficult than practicing martial arts.

Therefore, Lu Changqing did not intend to save this for later use.

He squeezed it hard, and the rhombus-shaped crystal broke.

[The protagonist defeats the Blood Zombie lineage of zombies, increasing the progress of unlocking the "Blood Zombie" section of the Underworld Catalogue.]

[Underworld Catalogue: Blood Zombie (Unlocked, 12%)]

At the same time, a pure and flawless spiritual energy, far more pure than the spiritual energy that Lu Changqing absorbed from heaven and earth, was revealed.

The spiritual energy seeped into his body through the skin of his palms.

As spiritual energy enters the body, the Clear Breeze Technique naturally circulates.

Lu Changqing was startled as he felt the abundant spiritual energy, which was like a vast ocean.

He immediately focused his gaze and began to circulate his energy.

[The subject has effectively cultivated the Qingfeng Technique, transforming spiritual energy into controllable spiritual power; proficiency +31]

[The subject has effectively cultivated the Qingfeng Technique, transforming spiritual energy into controllable spiritual power; proficiency +14]

[The subject has effectively cultivated the Qingfeng Technique, transforming spiritual energy into controllable spiritual power; proficiency +52]

【…】

A few breaths later, all the abundant spiritual energy was transformed into his own and concentrated in Lu Changqing's dantian!

This is not over yet.

He clearly felt that his spiritual power had reached a critical point...

[The subject has effectively cultivated the Clear Breeze Technique, increasing their proficiency.]

【Gentle Breeze Technique (Beginner, 503/500)】

[Your mastery of the Qingfeng Technique is maxed out. Do you wish to advance further?]

Lu Changqing's eyes lit up with excitement!

The benefits this thing brings to cultivation are truly immense!

He was originally at least two more months away from breaking through to the Qi Refining level!

Now, my proficiency level in the Qingfeng Technique is high enough!

In an instant, a thought popped into Lu Changqing's mind: these strange creatures were targeting him.

However, judging from the records of the underworld and the current progress of cultivation,

But wasn't he also eyeing them from the opposite direction?

Lu Changqing calmed down and composed himself.

This matter is still too far in the past.

Let's focus on the immediate situation first!

Without hesitation, he immediately chose to break through!

Under the cover of night, there was no night breeze blowing around Lu Changqing, but his slightly worn robes swayed on their own without any wind.

The abundant spiritual energy in his dantian began to gather into a vortex under his unintentional control, constantly rotating on its own.

His body began to show a passive effect similar to the supernatural power [Earthshaking]: autonomously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to fill the gaps in his own spiritual power!

Qi gathers into a vortex! The spiritual vortex is self-sufficient!

The second stage of cultivation, the Qi Refining stage, has been achieved!

At this moment, Lu Changqing felt much lighter inside his body.

He became even more integrated with the "qi" of his surroundings!

Moved by the thought, he immediately threw a punch.

"call--"

The force of the punch was overwhelming, displaying its full power!

"After breaking through in cultivation, my martial arts cultivation has also improved! My punching speed has noticeably increased by several points due to my heightened perception of 'qi'!"

"There have also been changes in our understanding of the 'Gale Technique' and the 'Mind Disruption Technique'!"

As Lu Changqing's eyes flickered, he couldn't help but form hand seals.

The speed of spiritual energy manipulation far surpasses that of before!

"A strong wind, swift as lightning!"

In just two breaths, the Gale Technique was formed!

With a flick of his finger.

With a loud "bang," the force of the wind slammed into the ground, cracking the bluestone slab and creating a deep dent!

[The user's proficiency in using the Gale Technique has increased.]

[Wind Technique proficiency is maxed out. Want to advance?]

Lu Changqing diligently cultivated martial arts every day, but he did not neglect the path of Taoism and magic.

With his daily practice of drawing talismans, the Wind Technique was just a hair's breadth away from a breakthrough.

The release of this surgical method now is a natural breakthrough.

breakthrough!

Lu Changqing was overjoyed.

"Hahaha, now the casting speed is increased, and the power of the spells is greatly enhanced!"

"With martial arts flourishing and the rat hiding in the gutter caught in the act, it's a triple blessing!"

Just as Lu Changqing stood up, intending to transport the beggars behind him—who were now leaderless, dazed, and terrified due to the complete death of their protector—to the county government office,

Suddenly, a gust of wind tore through the air from behind!

"Killing my colleague? You're asking for death!!"

The joy in Lu Changqing's eyes instantly turned into solemnity.

In the blink of an eye, his right hand, which had been hanging down, finished forming a hand seal, and he immediately unleashed a powerful wind technique at the fierce wind coming from behind him!

"call!"

The strong wind caused a shockwave, and its power was considerable.

"What?" The person who attacked Lu Changqing from behind exclaimed in surprise, and hurriedly switched from offense to defense to block the strong wind.

A muffled "bang".

The attacking figure collided with the gust of wind, then staggered back two steps, revealing its true form.

Lu Changqing looked over.

They discovered it was a guy dressed in clothing similar to that of a guardian.

But they are much taller.

The most striking feature was the other person's two arms that hung naturally at their waist.

The fingers were long and narrow, with nails that were three to five centimeters long and had a bluish-purple tinge, making them look like they were full of poison.

"Another zombie soldier..."

Lu Changqing narrowed his eyes slightly, noticing something amiss.

The guy in front of me is clearly the same "Old Zuo" that the protector I just killed called out before he died.

From the perspective of hands-on habits

This old Zuo and that protector are clearly not on the same path; he follows the traditional path of physical training.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the increased power of his wind technique.

After being stopped by Lu Changqing's extremely fast surgical technique, a hint of surprise and apprehension flashed in Lao Zuo's eyes.

At the same time, he turned his head to look at the ground, at the corpse that was barely recognizable as that of a colleague, and cried out in grief and indignation, "Right Protector!"

Realizing there was no hope of saving him, he suddenly looked up, his eyes like those of a wild beast that had lost its mind.

"Boy, you could have joined the Holy Church, but now, you only have one fate: to die a gruesome death!"

"roar!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Zuo, also known as the Left Protector, suddenly swelled up.

The fingernails on both hands began to grow again, as if they had turned into ten short blades.

Then, with a stomp of his foot, he charged forward, his rock-cracked form charging towards him!

"I want you dead!"

In terms of presence, this old left-hand man is far stronger than the right-hand man.

But he remained completely calm in the face of this situation.

Because of the Yin energy, its true strength has been revealed.

He is perfectly capable of handling it.

Therefore, Lu Changqing formed a hand seal with both hands.

In the blink of an eye, he condensed two powerful gusts of wind and swung them at his opponent.

The once formidable Left Protector's momentum weakened somewhat upon seeing Lu Changqing's magical counterattack.

He had to raise his long, venomous fingernails to defend himself.

However, he had just finished deflecting two strong gusts of wind.

Then three or five more strong gusts of wind came!

The speed and the sheer number of them left him somewhat overwhelmed!

"Bang—Ouch!!"

Five powerful gusts of wind, tearing through the air, attacked.

The Left Protector hastily greeted them, managing to block only four paths.

There was another one, which hit him squarely in the chest!

With a muffled groan, his chest caved in, and black blood gushed from the corner of his mouth, accompanied by a painful roar.

Upon seeing this, Lu Changqing immediately felt the power of cultivation!

The difference between accepting one's breath and practicing one's breath may seem to be only one level.

But their actual combat abilities are completely different!

He looked at the Left Protector, who had been suppressed by him for more than ten steps and could not get close, his face full of frustration and anger.

Lu Changqing retorted, echoing the words of the Right Protector: "Despicable and ignorant brute!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he began making hand seals again.

In just a few breaths, he had left the imposing Left Protector panting heavily.

Seeing that he had almost exhausted his opponent's strength, Lu Changqing did not hesitate and immediately began to use his footwork!

He suddenly charged towards the left protector, who was already somewhat dazed!

White smoke billowed from his fist; he planned to end the fight with a single punch!