I Can See Through Everything-Chapter 349

Deep within the Hundred Thousand Mountains, in the Jade Transformation Chamber.

Lu Qing was seated cross-legged in the chamber where he usually practiced cultivation.

Spirit energy gathered around him, and he rapidly absorbed it.

Thankfully, he was in the Jade Transformation Chamber, where an ancient array gathered the spirit energy.

If he were back in Jiuli Village, the simple formation he had set up there wouldn't have been enough to supply the energy he needed for his current cultivation.

A vast amount of spirit energy was continuously absorbed by Lu Qing, transforming into Five Elements Spiritual Power.

The energy was then further refined by the Five Elements Gourd in his dantian, purifying it to an extreme degree.

No one knew how long had passed when suddenly the suction force in his dantian surged, draining all the spirit energy in the Jade Transformation Chamber.

Even the array couldn’t replenish the energy fast enough.

At that moment, Lu Qing's body shook, and a treasure-like radiance emerged from his body.

An overwhelmingly powerful aura surfaced from him.

Suddenly, a phantom emerged from a small cauldron hanging around Lu Qing's neck, hovering midair.

"Yan" looked at the dense white radiance enveloping Lu Qing's body, his expression complex.

"Another breakthrough. In just a few months, he's gone from the initial stage of Qi Refinement to the middle stage, and now to Qi Refinement Great Perfection.

"His cultivation talent is truly terrifying," Yan thought, both shocked and in awe.

Over the past few months, Yan had been watching Lu Qing cultivate.

To be honest, Lu Qing’s cultivation wasn’t particularly rigorous in Yan’s eyes.

Every day, there were various mundane things to take care of.

If he wasn't tending to the spirit fields and medicinal fields, he was overseeing Xiao Yan and Xiao Li's studies.

If not that, he was in the kitchen, cooking meals for everyone.

He often helped the old doctor treat villagers from nearby who came seeking medical help, preparing medicine and acting charitably.

Sometimes, he even took Xiao Li fishing outside the village, and it wasn’t uncommon for them to fish for half a day.

The time he spent on cultivation each day was truly minimal.

To say he was diligent would be an overstatement; lazy would be more accurate.

If Lu Qing had been in the Li Huo Sect back in the day, such a lackadaisical disciple would surely have been reprimanded.

In more severe cases, he might have even been expelled from the sect.

Yet, despite Lu Qing's carefree and extremely casual attitude toward cultivation, Yan had seen with his own eyes how, in just over a month, Lu Qing had broken through from the initial stage to the middle stage of Qi Refinement.

And now, another two months had passed, and he had already reached Qi Refinement Great Perfection.

What was most astounding was that the cultivation method he practiced was the Five Elements Body Refining Technique, a method from the ancient immortal cultivation era, known for its infamously slow progress!

For most people, they wouldn’t even be able to get started with this technique in such a short amount of time.

And throughout these past two or three months, Yan had never once seen Lu Qing struggle with his cultivation.

His progress had never been halted.

Even though he didn’t spend much time cultivating each day, Yan could clearly feel that Lu Qing was growing stronger every moment.

The more time Yan spent with Lu Qing, the more he could sense it.

Deep within Lu Qing’s body was a vast, unfathomable potential, as boundless as the sea.

Without realizing it, Yan began to think that if he continued to follow Lu Qing, perhaps the day would come when he could truly break free from his own limitations.

After a while, the treasure-like radiance on Lu Qing's body began to retract, and his aura gradually settled. He opened his eyes.

His gaze was calm and deep, like the vast ocean.

"Congratulations, young master, on successfully breaking through to Qi Refinement Great Perfection."

Yan immediately offered his congratulations.

"It's just a small breakthrough, nothing worth mentioning," Lu Qing said calmly.

With the Five Elements Gourd as his natal treasure, constantly refining and purifying spirit energy for him, it may have seemed like he wasn’t spending much time cultivating.

In reality, his cultivation had been advancing day and night without pause.

Coupled with the Heavenly Tribulation he had undergone earlier, as well as the foundation laid by the Nine Origin Qi, breaking through two minor stages in a few months seemed perfectly normal to Lu Qing.

"Although it was just a minor breakthrough, young master, your body’s innate talent is extraordinary, and your foundation is solid. Even though you’ve only reached Qi Refinement Great Perfection, your body radiates such treasure-like light that ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators might not be your match."

Yan’s words were not flattery.

Although Lu Qing was still in the Qi Refinement stage, the white treasure-like glow from his body was extremely dense.

His physical strength was on par with that of a Foundation Establishment body cultivator at the Great Perfection stage.

In a real fight, even without using magical artifacts or other techniques, just relying on his physical strength alone, Lu Qing could likely defeat most Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lu Qing shook his head, saying nothing.

Foundation Establishment cultivators had a slight understanding of the laws of heaven and earth.

The techniques they could use far surpassed those of the Qi Refinement stage.

Although his strength was great, he hadn't reached that level of cultivation yet.

If he encountered an opponent of that level, it was hard to say if he could win with just physical strength.

"Senior Yan, how long was I in seclusion this time?"

"Not long, just three days."

"Three days?" Lu Qing nodded. "Before I went into the mountains, the spirit rice in the fields was nearly fully ripe.

"I can harvest it now."

Indeed, the batch of spirit rice Lu Qing had planted and nurtured a few months ago had finally reached full maturity after being carefully tended to.

Three days earlier, Lu Qing had planned to harvest it, but then he suddenly sensed an opportunity for a breakthrough.

He had decided to enter the mountains for secluded cultivation, delaying the harvest for a bit.

Thinking of this, Lu Qing felt a wave of excitement.

He immediately left the Jade Transformation Chamber, exited the valley, and hurried toward the village.

As he traveled, Lu Qing sensed the state of the forest around him.

He noticed that after a few months, the spirit energy in the mountains had become much denser.

The vegetation had also grown more lush, with many of the already large trees becoming even more enormous.

As for the poisonous insects and snakes, there was no need to mention them.

Not only had their venom become more potent, but their bodies had also begun to mutate.

During his journey, Lu Qing frequently saw brightly colored, face-sized poisonous spiders.

If not for his high level of cultivation and the aura he exuded that kept these poisonous creatures at bay, a weaker martial artist entering the mountains would likely have been swarmed by them.

“These Hundred Thousand Mountains are becoming a no-man's land, a forbidden zone for humans.

“Only powerful cultivators can venture in here now. For ordinary martial artists, there’s no way they would survive.”

Sensing the changes in the mountains, Lu Qing made a mental note to warn the villagers again when he returned not to venture into the mountains lightly.

With his current speed, it didn’t take long for him to travel from the Jade Transformation Chamber back to Jiuli Village.

After checking the formation and finding nothing out of the ordinary, Lu Qing went straight to the Half-Mountain Courtyard.

There, he saw his master and Grandfather Zhang, along with several of the village elders, standing by the spirit fields, looking worriedly at the spirit rice.

“Master, Grandfather Zhang, Grandfather Chen...” Lu Qing greeted them as he approached.

“Aqing, you’re out of seclusion?” The old doctor turned around in surprise, his face lighting up. “I was just worrying about whether we should start harvesting the spirit rice. You came back just in time!”

“Has the spirit rice fully ripened?” Lu Qing asked.

“It’s fully ripe. I just asked Zhang Old Man and the others, and they said if we don’t harvest it soon, it might fall off,” the old doctor replied.

This was precisely why they were worried earlier.

Lu Qing had planted the spirit rice, and now it was time to harvest, but he had gone into seclusion.

If they didn’t harvest it in time and the ripe rice fell to the ground, it would be such a waste.

After all, it was a spiritual crop, and every grain was incredibly precious.

Fortunately, Lu Qing had returned just in time, relieving them of their concerns.

“Yes, Aqing, if you don’t harvest this spirit rice soon, a lot of it might go to waste.”

Grandfather Zhang and the other elders chimed in.

Lu Qing walked to the edge of the spirit fields and looked at the spirit rice.

Each stalk was heavy with golden, radiant grains, full and plump.

It was indeed the perfect time to harvest.

He nodded. "Grandfather Zhang is right; it’s time to harvest."

“Then let’s not waste any time. I’ll go get a sickle,” the old doctor said quickly.

“Perfect timing! We’re free, so we can help you with the harvest.”

Grandfather Zhang and the other elders started rolling up their sleeves, ready to help.

But how could Lu Qing let these elderly men work in the fields? He quickly stopped them.

“Master, Grandfather Zhang, there’s no need to trouble yourselves. I have a better way to harvest the spirit rice—no need for a sickle.”

“A better way?” The old doctor was puzzled.

"How can you harvest rice without a sickle?"

Grandfather Zhang and the others were equally confused.

“With this.”

Lu Qing smiled and took the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag from his waist, tossing it into the air.

With a thought, the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag expanded rapidly in the wind until it was the size of half a house.

Then, the opening of the bag faced downward, and a green light emerged from its mouth, shining over the spirit fields.

Wherever the green light touched, the spirit rice floated up from the stalks and was sucked into the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag.

The light moved across the fields, collecting the spirit rice as it went.

In just a short time, the two acres of spirit fields had been harvested, and all the spirit rice had been collected into the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag.

After the harvest was done, Lu Qing formed a seal with his fingers, and sharp green wind blades flew out from the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag, sweeping across the spirit fields.

Swish, swish, swish...

In the blink of an eye, the rice stalks that had been standing tall in the fields were neatly cut down at the roots, lying in orderly rows.

Once everything was done, Lu Qing summoned the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag back into his hand.

The entire process had only taken a few dozen breaths.

Naturally, Grandfather Zhang and the others were stunned by what they had just witnessed.

They had never imagined that Lu Qing would use such a magical method to harvest the rice.

And the speed at which he did it was beyond their imagination.

Usually, when they harvested rice, the whole family had to pitch in, and even then, it took several days to finish harvesting two acres of fields.

Harvesting rice wasn’t an easy task.

Besides cutting it, there was threshing, transporting, drying, and airing it out.

Every step was exhausting.

Who could have imagined that there was such a convenient and swift method for harvesting?

All of a sudden, the elderly men were all looking at Lu Qing’s Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag with bright, eager eyes.

“Aqing, what kind of treasure is that? How is it so magical that it can automatically harvest rice?”

Seeing the eager looks in their eyes, Lu Qing understood what they were thinking and smiled.

“Grandfather Zhang, this treasure is called the Heaven and Earth One Qi Bag. I came across it by chance. It contains a space within and can store all kinds of things.”

“Amazing, absolutely amazing!”

The elderly men were even more astonished upon hearing this.

“Oh, right, Grandfather Zhang. I mentioned last time when I returned from my travels that I wanted to treat everyone in the village to a meal.

“But I never found the right time to do it.

“Now that the spirit rice is ready, how about tomorrow, I cook a meal of spirit rice for everyone?” Lu Qing said with a smile.

“You want to use this spirit rice to treat everyone in the village?” Grandfather Zhang’s eyes widened.

Although he didn’t know the specific effects of the spirit rice Lu Qing had grown, he had often seen Lu Qing using magic to water the spirit fields every morning.

It was clear that the rice, grown with magic, had to be incredibly precious.

“Yes. The seeds for this spirit rice were provided by the villagers.

“Now that it’s matured, it’s only right that everyone gets to taste it,” Lu Qing nodded.

“Well, in that case, I’ll let everyone know when I get back,” Grandfather Zhang agreed after a moment’s thought.

Since Grandfather Zhang had agreed, the other elders naturally had no objections.

They were also quite curious about the taste of spirit rice.

After all, they had seen the spirit rice up close.

As farmers all their lives, they had never seen rice grains so perfect and radiant.

The full, golden grains looked incredibly tempting.

They couldn’t wait to find out how it tasted when cooked.

“Oh, by the way, Aqing, you cut down the rice stalks too. Are you planning to use them for firewood?”

At this moment, one of the elders asked.

“No,” Lu Qing chuckled. “These rice stalks still have great use. Burning them would be such a waste.

“Grandfather Mu, have you taken a liking to them?”

The elder hesitated for a moment before responding, “I just thought it would be such a pity to burn such fine stalks.”

“I know Grandfather Mu is skilled in weaving. As it happens, I have a favor to ask of you.”

Grandfather Mu was surprised. “What is it?”

“I would like you to weave these rice stalks into mats or pillows for me.”

“That’s easy, leave it to me!”

Grandfather Mu thumped his chest, full of confidence.

He was very proud of his weaving skills. In the entire area, no one was better at weaving than him.

“Thank you, Grandfather Mu.”

Lu Qing smiled.

These rice stalks had absorbed the spirit energy of heaven and earth as they grew, and they naturally contained spiritual essence, making them a type of spiritual material.

If woven into mats or cushions, the spiritual essence in them could nourish the body and calm the mind during sleep.

They were indeed a fine treasure, so Lu Qing didn’t want to waste them.

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