Chapter 221
Gu Qing wasn't particularly afraid of snakes, but a whole group of them would be a different story. She unconsciously rubbed her arms.
"Qingqing, don't be afraid of those things, they're just small spicy strips," Qi Bai said, squeezing to the side.
Lou Xiaoyu chuckled, but ultimately said nothing.
Everyone else seemed not to have heard, and Gu Qing nodded seriously, "Then I'll have to rely on Qi Bai to protect me then."
Qi Bai couldn't suppress his laughter, and finally said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'll go check on my second brother's situation." Then he dashed out.
Gu Qing knew that Lou Xiaoyu would definitely be jealous again, so she just turned her head and glanced at him before releasing Little Cloud to absorb the pollution from the crystal core.
She started fiddling with the flame in her hand again, manipulating it into various shapes and adjusting it to different temperatures.
She does this when she has nothing else to do, to practice her fire-based abilities. She didn't practice on the first day of her journey because she was excited and nervous.
The next day, due to the battle, she only practiced in the tent for a short while.
Lou Xiaoyu is a very cunning person! Seeing this, she naturally wouldn't dare to say anything sarcastic or make any underhanded moves.
Instead, he leaned closer to watch Gu Qing practice, saying things like, "Qingqing is so amazing, Qingqing is so hardworking." His words were as sweet as honey.
However, this is not an exaggeration. When she first did this, the other three were also surprised. Meng Yan, who was relatively lively, couldn't help but ask.
"Qingqing, what are you doing?" Although this kind of practice doesn't consume too much of your superpowers, it does consume a lot of your mental energy.
Excessive consumption of either mental energy or supernatural abilities is extremely uncomfortable.
Gu Qing told them, "I'm getting to know my own abilities, challenging myself to improve my control over energy, and I want to practice fine motor skills."
Meng Yan pointed at the flame in his hand in surprise, "Do you usually act like this?"
"What do you mean? This?" Gu Qing moved the flame on her finger.
"Exactly, do you practice like this whenever you have time?" Meng Yan felt her voice was hoarse.
"Yes, when conditions don't allow it, I practice like this. Or I actively absorb energy to help purify my spiritual body."
Meng Yan received the answer she didn't want to hear and suddenly covered her head. "Are you crazy? You can't even spare this little bit of time to cultivate? No wonder you leveled up so fast?"
But aren't you tired? Aren't you bored? Aren't you uncomfortable?
Gu Qing clenched her fist tightly, the flames disappearing into her palm. Then she looked at her and said, "Of course I'm tired, bored, and uncomfortable. But the coldness, indifference, and ridicule I received before I leveled up made me even more tired, uncomfortable, and humiliated."
She stopped pretending; her true level was revealed.
Hearing her say this, Sun Mo's face showed a hint of pity, and then he nodded, "That's true. We've already been given a divine opportunity to awaken. If we don't work hard, then our achievements will be limited."
Meng Yan and Bai Yujie suddenly felt a little guilty and ashamed, as their awakened talents were higher than Gu Qing's. However, apart from the usual purification, they had only planted some plants, which they had initially taken good care of.
Later, once their initial interest waned, although the plants weren't completely abandoned, they weren't taken as seriously anymore. At least for their level, they needed to buy the pure food they ate.
This shows that they have wasted their time.
Gu Qing would stop to recover when her mental energy and supernatural abilities were depleted to one-third. After all, they were in the wild, and if any unexpected situation arose, not having a backup plan would easily hold them back.
And just like that, the four of them inexplicably got involved. Sun Mo also started fiddling with her little flame. Before setting off, Meng Yan and Bai Yujie would each absorb a low-level crystal core, and then on the way, they would autonomously absorb energy to help purify their spiritual bodies.
The people in the group also learned about the four people's efforts, and no more fighters took the opportunity to strike up a conversation with them while they were on their way.
During her recovery period, Gu Qing would use her special ability to carefully examine the surrounding area for any pure or purifying alien plants. She did manage to find two purifying alien plants.
These plants and beasts are adept at hiding themselves. Although I found these two, I can't find their inoculation period, and I don't know if they can leave seeds.
But the others were already quite astonished. There were no S-rank or higher purifiers here, and for someone to find pure exotic plants so easily was simply unbelievable.
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