Vampire Cultivation Notes

Li Jieqing had a plan for his future spiritual practice.

Today's actions of seizing the cave were a bit too aggressive, revealing our cultivation level and greatly reducing our chances of plotting against our acquaintances in the future.

The reason for this was entirely due to his breakthrough to the seventh level of Qi Refining, his direct killing of Jiang Ping, a disciple of the Upper Sect who had reached the peak of Qi Refining, and his escape after toying with a second-tier great demon. This made him somewhat arrogant, and he no longer took the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the market seriously.

Therefore, without much thought, they brazenly stepped forward and seized the cave.

We should take this as a warning and always be careful in our actions to avoid making a mistake in a small ditch.

"I'm in such a hurry because of this thing. I want to see if it can survive in the place with the strongest spiritual energy in the area. If not, I'll just eat it."

Li Jieqing arrived at the small section of the underground second-tier spiritual vein where spiritual energy was overflowing, and opened his storage bag.

A lotus platform was taken out and floated in his hand.

Having been separated from its birthplace for more than half a month, the lotus leaves of Qingliantai were already wrinkled and the entire lotus platform was quite withered.

These rare and precious creatures of heaven and earth can probably only survive by relying on sacred places.

As for sacred sites, the best one in the mortal world is naturally Wangyue Valley, which is also the old home of Qingliantai.

However, Li Jieqing would not raise it under the white tiger's nose again. If it could not be grown in Taiping Market, he would rather eat it to avoid waste.

They still couldn't find where the roots of the Azure Lotus Platform were.

Li Jieqing looked at it over and over again, and thinking of the common method of planting lotus leaves and white lotus roots, he made a hand seal and cast the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique from the Five Elements Magic.

"Come!"

The moisture inside the cave was drawn in, the moisture turned into mist, the mist into beads, the beads into streams, and finally, as Li Jieqing formed a hand seal and landed on the ground, the streams gathered together to form a small pool.

Li Jieqing released his grip, letting the Green Lotus Terrace float on the small pond.

Still not enough, he took out one hundred low-grade spirit stones and three mid-grade spirit stones and dropped them into the small pool to nourish the lotus platform.

Thus, Li Jieqing thought to himself that he had done his best.

He gave up the limited amount of second-tier spiritual energy, and three out of the seven mid-grade spirit stones. If the Azure Lotus Platform still couldn't survive, it would be best to eat it himself.

"By the way, my dear niece's collection of books may contain records of the Azure Lotus Platform. We should take a closer look... If she really can't be saved, we should find a proper way to give her the food. That would be a kind of destiny."

Having hidden from the White Tiger for half a month, Li Jieqing finally has the time to process what he has learned.

They don't go far away either.

Li Jieqing opened his storage bag and, right by the small pond, took out stacks of books and jade slips to read.

……

The cave was shrouded in darkness.

About two days passed, and in this short period of time, the entrance to the cave was disturbed several times.

One time it was a wandering eel that came to gaze at the moon; the rest were monks with ill intentions who lingered in the ruins of the town.

The cave dwelling of Master Baozhou is indeed easy to be coveted.

Li Jieqing initially didn't want to pay attention, but the last group of guests were reluctant to leave, and the situation seemed to escalate.

This cannot be ignored.

Li Jieqing wasn't afraid of attracting demonic beasts. With the black jade hairpin in hand, unless the white tiger confronted him and he had nowhere to escape, no demonic beast here could harm him.

However, he would not repair the small magic array in his cave if it was damaged.

Therefore, Li Jieqing had no choice but to break free from his reading state and first use the Blood-Seeking Technique to probe outside.

However, these were several pieces of cultivator's blood energy information that had never been recorded before.

Li Jieqing grinned: "Wonderful! You don't even qualify to have your blood taken by this old ancestor, so you're probably just a lowly cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. Take this sword strike!"

He summoned the Azure Water Sword to his front, infused it with magical power, and then threw it away.

At the same time, the cave gate opened, and the magic array left by the Yu brothers closed.

Outside the door, as the group of envious cultivators were rejoicing, a blood-red longsword flew out from the door and slashed down at them!

"My most precious treasure, a mid-grade protective magic artifact, has been shattered! Run!"

A cry of alarm rang out from the group of cultivators, and the rest scattered and fled, fearing they would be beheaded by flying swords.

Qing Shui Jian didn't chase after him. He twirled his sword outside the door and went back inside.

Firstly, Li Jieqing had not learned Jiang Ping's sword techniques and could not make his flying sword automatically seek out and kill enemies. Secondly, he deliberately spared their lives so that they could spread his reputation and prevent other people from coming to his door.

However, Li Jieqing was unaware that several old acquaintances were watching this scene at the entrance of the cave from a great distance and sighing with emotion.

One person said, "This guy surnamed Zhao has really made it big. I wonder what kind of magical artifact that flying sword is; its power is truly remarkable."

Another person complained, "If I knew how to refine pills, I might not be much less capable than him with all the spirit stones I had accumulated."

"Stop talking nonsense. Since no one's coming up, then I'll just give him the cave. I'm leaving."

The person speaking was Scorpion Lady, and the person next to her was Yu Da and Yu Er.

The group of people who were fighting earlier have somehow ended up together again.

However, this is also the norm for independent cultivators, who always prioritize profit and are straightforward without any attempt to conceal it.

"Scorpion Lady, don't rush off. Don't forget that other matter."

Yu Er gestured and said, "Since we don't want to get into trouble with alchemy, why don't we recruit him? If alchemists have the skill, we'll have a better chance of winning when we fight on that day."

However, since it was not easy to make a profit from Li Jieqing's side, the two Yu brothers decided to bring Li Jieqing into their cooperation.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult..." Scorpion Lady sighed, uttering three difficult words in a row.

"This man surnamed Zhao has always disliked going out, so even if you give him something good, it might not be easy for him to do so."

"It's not impossible to discuss this carefully. We've searched every cave in Baozhou and couldn't find a method to break through to the Qi Refining stage. Such a precious knowledge is something that person has probably never even seen before..."

As a demonic beast came hunting, the voices of the group gradually faded away.

……

Inside the cave, in the underground hall.

The blood-stained Qingshui Sword flew back, shaking off the bloodstains in the air. Li Jieqing summoned it back and placed it horizontally in front of his lap.

"Good, go and intimidate them for a while and then come back on your own, so as not to fall into anyone's ambush."

"You're becoming more and more insightful, it's rare..." Li Jieqing held a silk book in one hand and stroked the sword with the other, nodding slightly.

In the world of cultivation, one must always be cautious.

The Azure Water Sword trembled slightly, as if in response.

Li Jieqing was not a sword cultivator obsessed with swords, and the Qingshui Sword was not some kind of immortal magic weapon. The reason he had this ability was mostly due to the effects of using the treasure-nurturing technique over the years.

The unwelcome guest outside had left. Li Jieqing sheathed his sword, stood up, closed the silk scroll in his hand, and sighed.

"What an incredible stroke of luck that it has come to me, what a treasure!"

This treasure refers not only to the art of nurturing treasures, but also to other gains.

After searching through books for two days, Li Jieqing of Qinglian Terrace finally found the source.

It turns out that it is a second-grade Ruyi Green Lotus recorded by the Ruyi Sect, belonging to the spiritual root created by heaven and earth.

As you can tell from the name, this Green Lotus has a close relationship with the Ruyi Sect.

In the world, when discussing the quality of all things, the first grade is usually considered the highest and the ninth grade the lowest. However, the five-colored spiritual roots of heaven and earth are different, with the first grade being the lowest and the ninth grade being the most precious.

One layer of upturned lotus flowers constitutes one grade, and another layer of downturned lotus flowers adds another grade.

The lotus platform in Li Jieqing's hand has one layer of upturned lotus and one layer of downturned lotus, which is the second grade.

About five hundred years ago, the Ruyi Sect sent someone to fight and steal a second-grade Ruyi Green Lotus. This green lotus has the supernatural power to manipulate creation. When it matures, picking the green lotus seeds and eating them can grant one an acquired talent at will.

If there are no unforeseen circumstances, it should be the one right in front of Li Jieqing now.