The immortals of the two worlds started from farming and refining pills.

Chapter 81: The Elves Disappeared, Demons Danced Wildly (Please Order the Whole Book)
Through Luna's gestures, Li Qing roughly understood that Xiaolian was also born in the water lily pond behind the manor.

When the water lily cordyceps was first conceived, Luna keenly sensed the presence of her own kind, so she took the initiative to use her own cordyceps to help cover it up.

Until now, the little lotus has grown mature and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and its movements are difficult to conceal.

Luna was afraid of attracting the attention of "bad guys", so she smuggled it out and entrusted it to Li Qing, who "had a friendly aura".

As for where the friendly aura came from, Li Qing thought that it might come from Qingmu Zhenyuan and Xiao Shentong, or it might be left by the interaction with Asun and the other two.

"Okay, I roughly understand." Li Qing nodded and sent Luna out of the window. "I will be careful not to let the bad guys catch it."

"Gujiya!" Luna held up the hem of her skirt, saluted like a lady to Li Qing, flapped her slender dragonfly wings, and flew towards the water lily pond.

"We just got another Elf Bug?" Li Qing felt that it was a little unreal. "Is there any conspiracy behind this?"

Even through the divine sense, Luna is indeed sincere. But who knows if she is being used?
Li Qing flicked his fingers and fed Xiaolian a ball of pure spiritual energy. Seeing it chewing it ignorantly and happily, he suddenly had an idea and put it into his dantian.

"Hey, no matter if there is any other calculation, I really took this sugar-coated bullet. There is no such thing as Dantian in this world. No matter how hard others try, they can't find it."

In the Dantian, the lake formed by the true essence was no longer as calm as a mirror. From time to time, waves were stirred up, washing the high platform and the Three Treasures Wonderful Tree on the platform.

Beside the foundation of the path, a True Yuan Green Lotus was holding up Asun and the other two as they traveled in the True Yuan Lake, just like a fishing boat fighting the wind and waves. Although it was tilting from side to side, it never capsized.

Sanxiao's Cordyceps took root in the "lake", constantly absorbing Li Qingjing's pure essence, passing it through his body and then passing it back.

As he went in and out, Li Qing's true essence gradually took on some of the spirit's characteristics, and the Cordyceps also grew slowly.

Especially the lettuce Cordyceps, with another inflorescence quietly hanging from the top, this time it is light green, hidden among the green leaves, and very inconspicuous.

Li Qing's spiritual consciousness was touched, and he felt refreshed and happy. He thought that the new seeds might have magical effects beyond his spiritual consciousness.

As soon as Xiaolian entered Dantian, she landed on Zhenyuan Qinglian, almost scaring Chaoyin: "Guka?"

Xiaolian was also confused. She looked around and felt that Asun and Asao looked a little strange, so she instinctively moved closer to Chaoyin: "Guji!"

Li Qing communicated with Xiaolian through his spiritual consciousness and asked her to plant the Cordyceps in her Zhen Yuan. He then entrusted it to Chao Yin and the other two, then lay back on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

Xiaolian's Cordyceps is a light purple water lily with three leaves and one flower. It belongs to the water element, so it is somewhat similar to Chaoyin, which is also of the water element.

But Chaoyin seemed a little aloof and didn't pay much attention to Xiaolian. When she saw it coming towards her, she pushed it away with force.

Xiaolian thought it was playing with her, so she kept moving closer to it, and the cycle continued.

However, Acao was very interested in Xiaolian's Cordyceps. He flapped his wings and left the Zhenyuan Green Lotus, slowly landing on the water lily flower, which was quite poetic.

*
That night, the manor steward came hurriedly, bringing several people with him. Holding a compass-like instrument, they walked around the courtyard and even wanted to go into the house to investigate.

Ryan was very annoyed, fearing that he would disturb Li Qing, he stood up and rebuked him, "Is this how you treat guests in the Earl's Mansion? Disturbing people's sleep in the middle of the night?"

The butler showed an anxious look on his face: "Your Excellency the Baron, Luna is missing. We have to search overnight. We have to search all the manors. Please forgive me if it is an offense!"

"The water lily elf is missing?!" Ryan was shocked and hesitated. "This is indeed worrying, but my master..."

Li Qing in the room naturally heard it as well.

His expression became serious, and his powerful spiritual sense swept across the manor and then over the water lily pond behind it.

However, nothing was found! Luna seemed to have disappeared out of thin air!
He closed his eyes and reviewed his interaction with Luna, but did not find anything wrong.

"Ryan, please ask the housekeeper to come in." Li Qing said softly, "This matter is of great importance, elf. We should make an emergency decision and let them search for it."

In this world, the elf bugs can only make ordinary plants have a good harvest. Although their value is high, it can still be measured in money.

But the elves can already "plant" large areas of ordinary plants into witchcraft medicine for rune warriors and even wizards to use in their practice. This is an absolute strategic resource.

Ryan also understood this truth. After listening to Li Qing's words, he let him in: "Let's start with the sailors' rooms. My Lord and I need to clean up first..."

The butler was so anxious that bubbles appeared on his lips. "Thank you, sir, and the Baron for your understanding. If you are traveling with elves, please move to the courtyard first to avoid misunderstandings."

As he said this, he directed the others to search the sailors' quarters. He himself started from Little Joel's room, and when there was no result, he went to Ryan's.

Li Qing didn't feel guilty at all. When the housekeeper came over, he opened the door wide and allowed them to search.

Fortunately, the housekeeper was sensible and did not search the room. He just walked around with the compass-like instrument.

Li Qing took a closer look and saw that it was a small wooden gadget with a green wooden needle in the middle, which was spinning around unsteadily.

Ryan observed his expression and asked casually, "Is this a new talisman?"

Rune weapons are extraordinary tools used by rune warriors, such as his harpoon that can amplify the power of runes.

The butler was in a state of panic and replied casually, "This is a magical device that can sense the presence of elves. Whether it is an elf bug, a small elf, or even a big elf, nothing can escape its presence."

As for magical weapons, they are of course the extraordinary tools used by wizards.

Li Qing narrowed his eyes and deliberately walked in front of the housekeeper. As expected, the pointer did not change.

He used the Bewitching God Spell and the Bewitching Mind Spell. Although they were just two small spells for the Qi training period, they were easy to use to influence the opponent's bronze warrior.

"This magical device was given to the Earl by a mysterious wizard. We used it for only two and a half years and found more than thirty cordyceps growing in the wild. Through careful cultivation, all of them gave birth to spirit insects."

"It's a pity that the sensing range of this magic weapon is a bit small, so we need to mobilize so many people. If we can just make a big one that covers the entire island, it would be convenient..."

Li Qing exclaimed twice in a flattering manner, and then asked indirectly: "When did Luna disappear?"

The housekeeper suddenly made a bitter face: "It was about nine o'clock in the evening. The serf who was guarding the water lily pond suddenly lost the pink, yellow and purple water lily Cordyceps."

"Luna may be naughty and likes to wander around, but her Cordyceps has always been in the pond. Now that it has suddenly disappeared, something must have happened."

Li Qing calculated the time and found that the accident happened about an hour after Luna left here. Even if someone was monitoring the manor from a distance, it would not involve him.

He thought for a moment and casually said, "Many wizards have spatial abilities. Maybe someone hid Luna?"

The butler rejected it outright: "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Which wizard dares to use space abilities in the great Iris Family's territory?"

Li Qing thought of his storage bag and spirit beast bag, which he used freely, and was silent for a moment: Perhaps, this is another difference between the two worlds?

He was about to ask more questions, but the housekeeper had already searched Li Qing's room.

He was so anxious that smoke came out of his forehead. Li Qing was afraid that if he pestered him too much, it would arouse suspicion, so he stopped using the spell to confuse the mind and sent him away from the manor.

Ryan and the others left, and he pounded the door frame angrily: "This Iris family is too rude! We are all well-known figures, how could we steal their elves?"

"Besides, even if we have to search, the Earl has to lead the team himself to show his sincerity and apology, right? How can we let the butler take the lead?"

Before he finished speaking, a fourth-level witchcraft fluctuation comparable to that of foundation-building magic was heard from another manor in the distance.

A gloomy voice was very annoyed: "Get out! How dare you, a lowly fellow, touch my treasure!" After a moment, another fourth-level witchcraft exploded, and a tyrannical voice resounded through the night sky: "How rude! You have no shame!"

The two level four warriors who came to the island today were venting their dissatisfaction unscrupulously on the main island of Iris.

Only the one who had hidden his strength, like Li Qing, politely allowed them to search him.

As for the forces without a level 4 strongman in charge, including the Morning Glory Family, they finally held back and did not have a head-on conflict with the people who came to search.

Unfortunately, the water lily elf Luna seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth, and no trace of her could be found.

Instead, the dissatisfaction of various forces has been accumulating more and more, like a powder keg, which will explode if the temperature rises a little bit.

*
Amidst all this commotion, the next day's lunch began.

Li Qing, Ryan, and Little Joel, accompanied by the steward of the manor, went to the banquet hall of Iris Castle.

Outside the castle, he finally met the long-famous Earl Gavin Iris.

To Li Qing's surprise, the earl was not the majestic middle-aged man he had imagined, but a young man with pale skin, handsome looks and a somewhat cold aura.

"I'm sorry for the poor hospitality and the rude incident yesterday. I've already punished Thorne." Gavin spoke softly, and it was hard to tell that he was a powerful being who had dominated the Iris Sea for decades.

Li Qing was apprehensive, but he smiled and said, "The elf is a serious matter, and Luna is a cute little girl, and I don't want anything to happen to her."

Knowing that the Iris Family and the Emerald Ring were cooperating, Li Qing stopped pretending to be someone else, but he also did not give his real name, only calling himself "the tree shepherd".

In fact, because of the fear of the real name curse and other means, Li Qing never said his name in this world. Including the Ryan family, they always addressed him as "sir".

Gavin didn't care. Instead, he looked at Li Qing in surprise, politely led him into the banquet hall, apologized, and then went out to wait for others.

Li Qing followed the local customs today and imitated Ryan, wearing a white silk shirt with gold thread and a black silk vest with silver embroidery, looking very aristocratic.

Even though he had black hair and black eyes, which were very different from those of ordinary people, it couldn't stop those noble girls from being curious about him.

But he was, after all, a level four warrior with an extraordinary bearing, so no one came up to chat with him, leaving him some peace and quiet.

Not long after, Gavin brought in another level four expert.

This man was thin and handsome, but he had huge dark circles under his eyes, which made people feel that he had not woken up yet.

What alerted Li Qing was that this man actually had a strange and resentful aura all over his body, and there seemed to be wronged souls bound in his body, wailing constantly.

Compared to Li Qing’s “unattainable” nature, no one dared to approach this person because of the “keep away from strangers” rule.

However, a nobleman came in behind him. He seemed to be particularly good at socializing and could chat with many people.

According to Ryan, this person is Viscount Michel Violet.

But his family's violet elf heritage has been broken, and there is only one oak elf in the house, which was a dowry brought by his wife.

Not long after, Gavin brought in another muscular man with a wide mouth and angry eyes. It turned out to be another level four strong man.

Thus, all the guests for today's banquet were present. Only the one who came with concealed aura was nowhere to be seen.

The host of the banquet, the Iris family, had only the Count present from beginning to end.

Other family members, as well as the other three level four experts that Li Qing sensed yesterday, have not shown up.

As for the guests, except for the two fourth-level strong men, nearly half of the nobles present were surrounded by wizards with different auras.

Some of them were wearing black robes, their faces couldn't be seen clearly; some were covered in blood; some wore half a bone mask; some wore skull necklaces...

In comparison, Donald, who came with the Morning Glory family, was relatively normal, although his words were a bit annoying.

"Why do I feel that there is not a single normal person among these wizards?" Li Qing frowned slightly, turned his head and spoke to Ryan in a low voice.

Ryan was also surprised.

Lettuce Island is a remote place. Over the years, apart from Li Qing, he has only seen the old witch who destroyed Jinmai Island.

Seeing so many strange wizards for the first time, it really opened my eyes: "Sir, I think these people fit the image of evil wizards in the legend."

Li Qing was speechless for a moment, thinking: "With so many monsters and demons, no wonder wizards have become villains in the "World History". I really can't blame anyone else."

Donato was drinking a glass of iris wine. Hearing Li Qing and the other man talking, he came over with a strong desire to show off.

"These guys from the wizard hermitage were abandoned by the Wizard Country back then, and then encountered the witch hunt movement of the Kingdom of Light. They hid here and there, lost their original heritage, and could only resort to these crooked ways."

Li Qing changed his mind and winked at Ryan.

Ryan took over the conversation knowingly, not wanting Li Qing, the "big shot from the Emerald Ring", to be exposed.

"After all, there are fourth-level wizards. Is there no wizard organization willing to absorb them?"

Donald smiled coldly: "A bunch of fake wizards who don't even have a wizard core can't even go to the Wizard Country. Why accept them?"

"Hey, which witch country is this top-notch witch from?" A charming witch came gracefully, twisting her slender waist and holding a bottle of blood-colored wine.

"When the disaster struck, you cowards hid in your shells and pretended to be dead. Now you are shaking..."

"You!" Donald glared at her.

Seeing that a quarrel was about to break out, Frank pulled Donald aside, sweating profusely, and said, "Mr. Donald, please be patient. There are many of them."

Donald looked around and found that many "fake wizards" were eyeing him covetously, so he quickly shut up.

Fortunately, after greeting the guests, the Earl finally stood in the center of the banquet hall.

"Good afternoon, everyone!" The Earl still spoke softly, but the power of a fourth-level strong man made everyone feel awe-inspiring.

"I invited you all here today to discuss the important matter of our Iris Islands forming an alliance to respond to the incident on Jinmai Island."

"Secondly, it is the winter awakening ceremony of our Iris family, and I would like to invite you all to watch the ceremony."

Unlike Lettuce Island, the awakening ceremony on Iris Island is held every quarter. The one held tonight is the winter ceremony.

"Watching the ceremony? I'm afraid it's a demonstration." Frank muttered softly.

Li Qing glanced at him and roughly understood why this man and Donald were able to get together.

But he was indeed somewhat curious: "Is there anything special about the awakening ceremony of the Iris Family?"

(End of this chapter)