If you don't bring disaster to the world, what kind of henchman are you to be?

This place was not a safe place to stay, so he grabbed the wooden box and the leather bag and quickly left the courtyard under the cover of night.

A moment later, Zhu Qing rushed back to her home and opened the dark red wooden box.

Suddenly, a faint red glow shone on his face.

"This is……"

Inside the wooden box was a red cicada the size of a fist, its entire body made of crystal-clear jade, resembling a meticulously crafted jade work of art.

But it is a living thing!

Its wings were trembling gently, and there were still some shed skins around them. Zhu Qing could even faintly feel its vitality slowly stirring.

"This is a treasure beast."

Zhu Qing examined the matter for a moment before giving his conclusion.

Besides ordinary plants and animals, there exists a strange entity in the world called spiritual treasures, which are divided into treasure beasts and treasure plants.

Spiritual treasures are born from heaven and earth, containing nutrients that greatly aid martial artists' cultivation. Due to their scarcity, they are extremely valuable.

In the original owner's memories, the imperial court had recruited extraordinary people from all over the world, hoping to artificially cultivate and grow this kind of spiritual treasure.

But after more than 20 years of effort, there was no result, and in the end, it had to be abandoned.

The chances of an ordinary martial artist coming into contact with a spiritual treasure are extremely slim.

The red jade cicada before us is most likely a rare and precious beast!

"I understand. The reason that bloodstain disappeared is because the treasure beast sensed and absorbed it, so it is now in a preliminary awakening state."

Zhu Qing's breathing gradually became rapid, and her heartbeat quickened.

The value of this thing cannot be measured in silver!

He then closed the box and opened the leather bag instead.

The contents of the leather bag were rather ordinary; they were mostly gold, silver jewelry, and banknotes, seemingly Wang Degui's backup plan.

There was also a letter among them.

Zhu Qing unfolded the book, brought it closer to the candlelight to read through it, and her eyes relaxed.

This letter was written by Wang Degui to his wife.

As an ordinary person, he had long anticipated that this day would come, so he had saved some money in case his family needed it.

The section on the red jade cicada takes up half the space.

He found it by chance outside the city three months ago. At that time, it was still in a dormant insect state. He felt that this thing must be very valuable, so he took it with him.

After making inquiries from various sources, it was discovered that this was indeed the Heavenly Treasure, the Red Jade Cicada.

It is also recorded in the Tianya Kelu (Records of Travelers).

The Red Jade Cicada is transformed from a Red Jade Insect that is over twenty years old, and it has an excellent purifying effect.

This purification process, when applied to the fourth stage of body tempering, can refine the qi and blood, thereby improving their quality.

In the Five Elements Open Source stage, the focus is on purifying the true energy, which is still about improving quality.

Wang Degui was not a martial artist, so the red jade cicada was of little use to him. He originally wanted to exchange it for silver, but Xu Lingyun noticed his inquiries.

Therefore, Wang Degui had no choice but to make an excuse that he had found something similar to the Red Jade Cicada outside, and kept quiet about the fact that he had already obtained it.

And by using this as a condition, she increased her value to Xu Lingyun.

As long as it remains a secret and hasn't been revealed, it can be used as a protective charm.

If he were to die unexpectedly, this red jade cicada would be the greatest legacy he could leave to his family.

You can take it to join any martial arts sect, or exchange it for silver and land.

"Purification and refining".

"nice one!"

Zhu Qing was overjoyed, suddenly feeling like she had won the lottery.

It is important to know that the quality of one's Qi and blood directly affects one's combat strength.

The higher the level of the cultivation technique, the stronger the qi and blood it produces, and the greater the advantage among those of the same realm.

However, such profound skills are usually only in the hands of the powerful and wealthy or the core members of a sect, and ordinary people have little access to them.

Therefore, improving the quality of one's Qi and blood is extremely difficult.

Zhu Qing currently cultivates only Yellow-rank techniques, and his blood and qi strength is not high. If he encounters an enemy who cultivates Profound-rank or even higher-rank techniques, he will definitely be no match for them.

For example, the former disciple of Mount Song that he encountered today is a case in point.

The sudden increase in power of the Mountain-Slaying Sword Technique is due to a temporary increase in the purity of one's Qi and blood.

If I hadn't mastered the Thunder Blade Technique to a minor degree, I certainly wouldn't be his match.

This is the drawback of low-quality Qi and blood.

But now, this red jade cicada can help him improve!

"Treasures of heaven and earth are priceless."

Zhu Qing regained her composure and burned the letter to ashes over the candlelight...

The following day, after finishing his morning shift, he went to a bookstore and bought a copy of "The Record of a Wanderer: Lingbao Special Edition".

After returning home, I finally found the relevant chapters about the Red Jade Cicada.

"Nourish it with essence and blood, and it will become a living host..."

Zhu Qing carefully read the instructions and then squeezed a drop of blood from her fingertip onto the red jade cicada, just as instructed.

The blood essence of a martial artist is far superior to that of an ordinary person, and it is absorbed almost instantly.

For the next three days, Zhu Qing strictly followed the feeding method. Only after the red jade cicada was completely familiar with the food did she cut an opening in its lower abdomen with a knife.

In an instant, the previously quiet red jade cicada emitted a series of strange sounds and plunged into the wound, burrowing deeper inside.

hiss~~

The pain of his flesh being torn apart made his scalp tingle and he gasped.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Qing was covered in sweat, and the red jade cicada inside her finally stopped moving.

The location was right in my dantian, and the sound of cicadas was still ringing in my ears.

"Is that all?"

Zhu Qing wiped away his sweat, and then clearly sensed the location of the Red Jade Cicada. It was like a vortex, and the blood and qi in his body involuntarily gathered there.

In just a few breaths, Zhu Qing felt weak all over, as if she had been hollowed out.

However, this doesn't mean it's all in and no out.

Gradually, a warm current began to spread from the dantian.

It is the purified blood and qi of the Red Jade Cicada.

Zhu Qing carefully sensed that her Qi and blood were indeed quite different from before; they were hotter and more mellow.

It felt very strange.

After all the blood and qi had been purified, the chirping of cicadas gradually disappeared from his ears, and the red jade cicadas also returned to calm.

Zhu Qing put on his robe and went into the courtyard, where he began practicing the Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist.

call!

call!

A powerful wind swept through the snow.

When I practiced again now, it was truly as miraculous as if I had been reborn!

Although he was still in the Skin Refining stage, the force of his punches had already stirred up snow dust several feet away, demonstrating a significant increase in power.

Zhu Qing grinned: "Such power can only be achieved by those at the Flesh Refining Realm or above. This Crimson Jade Cicada is truly impressive!"

By compensating for his lack of cultivation level with the quality of his qi and blood, he is confident that he can fight against someone in the early stage of flesh refining, even though he is still in the skin refining stage!

"The quality of my Qi and blood is one thing, but it's also time for me to advance to the Body Refinement realm."

Zhu Qing breathed a sigh of relief and then summoned the control panel.

[Realm Level: Late Stage of Skin Refining (Perfect)]

Martial Arts:

Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist (Complete)

White Ape Skill (not yet unlocked)

Thunder Blade Technique (Minor Success 3/100)

Wild Goose Formation Technique (Minor Success 5/100)

[Attribute value: 14]

These past few days he has been practicing boxing diligently, and with the help of Tiger Bone Powder, he has mastered the Zhengyang Fierce Tiger Fist.

Next, I will cultivate the White Ape Technique and advance to the Flesh Refining Realm.

Coincidentally, Zhu Qing had accumulated some attribute points when he killed Wang Degui a few days ago, and he had been saving them for today.

No need for three to five months of intensive cultivation; you can achieve it all in one fell swoop today!