"My physical body and spiritual power have finally been perfected again and have reached their limit."
Lu Qing felt the changes in his body and felt a surge of joy in his heart.
I originally thought that it would take a few days for his physical body and spiritual power to reach perfection, but I didn't expect it to happen several days earlier.
It seems that last night's insights were indeed of great benefit to him.
As a result, the refining of the Earth Spirit Pearl was also accelerated, and the nourishing effect on itself was further improved.
This made the physical and spiritual power, which would have taken several days to reach its limit again, reach perfection ahead of time.
He clenched his fist, without even mobilizing the energy of his blood, only the pure strength of his physical body. A slight sound of air explosion came from Lu Qing's palm.
“With my current strength, even if I don’t use the talisman and earth spirit bead in my eyebrow acupoint, I can defeat Mo Zhen, who has transformed into a blood demon, with my physical strength alone.
People like the old lady from the Zheng family can be killed with just one punch.
Furthermore, my methods of cultivation are all complementary to each other.
Now that the power of my soul has reached its limit again, the speed with which I refine the Earth Spirit Pearl is also increasing.
It won’t be long before I can completely refine this earth-based treasure.
By then, our strength will be greatly enhanced again."
Lu Qing felt very satisfied as he felt the perfect, unobstructed, surging physical strength in his body.
It was not in vain that he had suppressed his realm for so long, and had been resisting the temptation of the innate power and not breaking through.
Now the rewards are indeed rich.
"Now that the strength of my body and soul has reached its acquired limit, it is time to prepare for a breakthrough."
Ever since listening to Xuanjizi's description of the situation in Zhongzhou, Lu Qing has developed a sense of crisis.
The situation in Zhongzhou now seems to be under the control of the three people from the Holy Mountain, but he knows that this is only temporary.
Once people from other major sects have successfully comprehended the ancient practice methods, they will enter a whole new realm.
When the balance is broken, there will definitely be some turmoil.
So he decided that after entering Zhongzhou, if he still had no idea about the unknown opportunity, he would immediately find a place full of spiritual energy to go into seclusion and break through to the innate realm.
Lu Qing believed that his current foundation was, although unprecedented, probably hard to find anyone in the world today with a stronger foundation than him.
With his accumulation, once he enters the innate realm, his strength will definitely undergo an extremely astonishing transformation.
Plus the many cards he has in his hand.
By then, he might not necessarily be afraid of even the most powerful person who has reached the perfection of the innate realm.
The early perfection of his physical and spiritual power made Lu Qing in a very good mood.
So much so that even Magu and the others could see the joy on his face when he was having breakfast.
"Ah Qing, what happened to you? Why are you so happy?" the old doctor asked curiously.
"Nothing, just some new insights in cultivation." Lu Qing said with a smile, "By the way, Master, I studied the meaning of the words engraved on the city gate last night and found some interesting things."
"Oh, what is it?"
"Let's talk about this on the way." Lu Qing did not say it immediately.
The old doctor looked around and realized what was happening.
Yes, there were many people in the inn. Not far from where they were having breakfast, there were two tables of diners.
The inscription on the city gate has a great history. If they really talk about it, it will probably attract attention.
"Then let's get ready to set off after we finish breakfast. Ma Gu has already asked the shopkeeper, and he knows that Qinglong Pass will only be opened once every seven days.
And they all open at chenshi, and today is the day they open. Now it’s only half an hour away from chenshi.”
Hearing that the checkpoint would be opened at Chenshi, Lu Qing and his companions also quickened their eating pace.
After finishing breakfast, everyone went back to their rooms and started packing.
Soon, after everything was packed up, while Lu Qing went to settle the room fee, Ma Gu also harnessed the carriage.
"Let's go."
Because horses were not allowed to run in Qinglong City, Ma Gu had to lead the carriage forward.
The old doctor and his friends also chose to walk and continue to appreciate the scenery of the majestic Qinglong City.
The checkpoint leading to Zhongzhou is in the west of the city. Lu Qing and his companions walked and stopped, admiring the scenery of the city as they walked. They arrived at the west of the city just before the checkpoint opened.
"Is this Qinglong Pass?"
When Lu Qing and his companions saw the legendary Qinglong Pass, they looked a little dazed.
Qinglong City was built by the river, and the west side of the city is close to the river.
Faintly, Lu Qing could still hear the sound of rushing river.
Standing in front of them at this moment was a huge city gate that was about ten feet wide and thirty to forty feet high.
Above the city gate are three huge characters "Qinglong Pass".
These three inscriptions are rotten and look as if they have been eroded by wind and rain for thousands of years. They are full of ancient and heavy meaning.
Although there is no martial arts spirit on it, the ancient meaning brought by the baptism of time is more profound than the three words engraved by the martial saint on the east gate.
"This checkpoint in the west of the city is much more majestic than the east gate into the city." Lu Qing exclaimed.
"Yes, in comparison, this side is more like the main city gate."
Magu and the others nodded in agreement.
“A lot of people are going to leave together.”
Wei Zian looked around. There were at least a thousand people gathered in front of the checkpoint, waiting to leave.
Many people were traveling in groups, looking like a caravan, with the smallest group consisting of a dozen people or the largest group consisting of nearly a hundred.
Their carriage parked here was inconspicuous.
But this is exactly what Lu Qing wants.
After all, their carriage was engraved with a formation. Although the formation has been shut down by him now, some runes on the carriage can still be seen if you observe carefully.
If you meet someone who knows what he is doing, he might pay attention to it.
Although they are not afraid, they are about to enter the customs, so it is better to have less trouble than more, and the lower the profile, the better.
"The city gate is about to open!"
Just as everyone was waiting, suddenly, someone shouted, immediately diverting everyone's attention.
Lu Qing also looked towards the city gate.
"ha!"
There was a burst of loud shouts in unison. On both sides of the city gate, more than twenty shirtless men grabbed a huge winch together. Their blood rushed out, their faces flushed, and they turned the winch with great effort.
Boom, boom!
As the capstan turned, a crack appeared in the middle of the city gate, and the two city gates slowly moved away to both sides.
"Good fellow, even the one who opened the door is a warrior above the Great Perfection of the Bones and Muscles Realm. No wonder this Qinglong Pass only opens once every seven days."
Lu Qing raised his eyebrows when he felt the energy and blood bursting out from the big men turning the capstan.
Among these dozens of big men, none of them has a martial arts skill lower than the great success of the muscle and bone realm.
The most powerful ones have already achieved complete perfection in Qi and blood, and are only a step away from the internal organs realm.
Such a strong man, if placed in a big province outside, could find any small town and live a very comfortable life.
Form a gang and live comfortably.
But here, they have to do the work of opening the city gates.
The heritage of this city at this level is indeed profound.
However, this city gate is indeed very heavy, and I wonder how much manpower and material resources were consumed when it was built.
With loud shouts and the efforts of the group of shirtless men, the city gate gradually moved to the sides.
At the same time, a stream of water vapor came from outside, and the sound of a huge rushing water instantly poured into the city.
"this……"
Feeling the abundant water vapor, Lu Qing's eyes opened slightly.
He felt abundant spiritual energy from the water vapor.
Another half a quarter of an hour later, thanks to the efforts of the group of men, the city gate was finally completely opened.
At this time, the big men's faces became a little tired, and they were resting on the side, panting.
One can imagine how much effort it took for them just to open this city gate.
"The city gates have been opened. Anyone who wants to leave should line up immediately. After paying the customs fee, you can enter!"
A loud voice rang out.
As the voice fell, people who were waiting immediately lined up in an orderly manner.
In front of a big city like Qinglong City, no one dared to cause trouble and everyone was very well-behaved.
Lu Qing and his companions were also pulling a carriage and lined up at the back of the team.
Because there were so many people entering the checkpoint, they waited for almost an hour before arriving at the checkpoint.
"Sir, we want to enter the customs!"
Ma Gu walked forward and smiled at Wei Wuxian, who was sitting at a table and writing something in the account book on the table.
"There are five people in total, plus a carriage." Ma Gu said politely.
The mighty man raised his head, glanced at Lu Qing and the others, paused at Xiaoyan, and then looked at the carriage behind them.
Then he lowered his head and wrote: "Each person is charged five taels of silver for entry, children do not need to pay, and the carriage is charged one tael of silver, a total of twenty-one silver coins."
"Yes, sir, this is the fee we pay."
Magu handed over a purse.
The mighty man took the purse, paused for a moment, weighed it, opened it, and poured out two ingots of silver.
Then he took out a silver ingot from his purse, pinched off a corner of it, stuffed the missing corner of the silver ingot back into the purse, and threw it back to Magu.
"I have always kept my public and private affairs separate. I never accept extra money. You can take back the remaining money."
Ma Gu took the purse with an embarrassed look on his face.
However, he did not dare to say anything more. He could only bow respectfully and put the purse away.
When Lu Qing saw this scene, his eyes flashed slightly, and his gaze lingered on the mighty man for a few breaths without revealing any expression.
After paying the entry fee, Lu Qing and his group started to leave the city.
When they crossed the city gate and came out of the city, they were once again shocked by the scene outside.
Outside the city gate was a huge platform that could accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time, and below the platform was a mighty river.
A magnificent and flat bridge, dozens of meters wide, is connected to the front end of the platform, spanning the river with almost no end in sight.
Look at the fast-flowing, surging river under your feet, and the huge bridge across the river that looks like a dragon.
Lu Qing couldn't help but marvel.
It is worthy of being called Qinglong Pass, the number one pass in the world.
This miraculous scenery alone was enough to make him feel that the trip was worthwhile.
The old doctor and his colleagues were also shocked by the spectacular sight before them.
It took me a while to come back to my senses.
"It is true that the world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. I used to think that I was very experienced, but now I know that I am just a frog in a well." The old doctor sighed.
As for Ma Gu and Wei Zian, they were even more excited.
If they had not followed Lu Qing and the others to Zhongzhou, how could they have seen such a breathtaking sight before them.
"Master, let's go."
Lu Qing saw that most of the people ahead had already started to board the bridge, so he reminded them.
The old doctor nodded, and several people began to move forward.
Such a spectacular scenery must be appreciated.
Lu Qing and his friends decided that it would be better to walk across the bridge.
So Magu continued to pull the carriage, while Lu Qing held Xiaoyan in his arms and walked towards the bridge.
As for Xiao Li, who always hated water, had already crawled into Lu Qing's arms.
"Xiao Lian, when you arrive at Xuanxin Sect, remember to practice hard. If you can become a disciple of Xuanxin Sect, it will be a great achievement.
This time, it was the young master of the Ji family who helped me, so I was able to collect enough money in advance to buy you a place. You can’t waste it.”
"But father, the Xuanxin Sect's disciple assessment has always been notoriously difficult. I have only just reached the Perfect Qi and Blood Realm, how can I possibly pass it?"
"If you can't pass it, go find your uncle. He is the outer sect elder of Xuanxin Sect. He will definitely have a way."
"But doesn't my uncle always hate our family? How could he possibly help?"
"No matter how much you hate him, you are still his niece. If it weren't for him, your mother wouldn't have died. If he dares not to help you, I will carry your mother's spirit tablet to find him in person!"
When he was about to board the bridge, Lu Qing suddenly heard the following conversation.
One of the voices sounded somewhat familiar.
Looking back, I saw several people standing not far away. Among them was a middle-aged man, who was giving serious instructions to a beautiful young girl.
And that middle-aged man with gray hair, isn’t he the city guard Hu Laosan whom they saw when they entered the city yesterday?
Seeing his daughter still hesitating, Hu Lao San's face darkened and he shouted, "Anyway, remember, you must do your best to join the Xuanxin Sect this time, understand? Otherwise, I will no longer recognize you as my daughter!"
"Dad, don't be angry. I promised you. If I can't pass the test, I will ask my uncle for help."
Seeing that Hu Laosan was angry, the girl quickly agreed.
"Just remember it."
Hu Laosan's expression finally relaxed.
Then he smiled at the few people who had been silent beside him and said, "Brother Zheng, Brother Liu, Miss Wang, I entrust Xiaolian's safety to you.
This little girl is usually spoiled at home, so please forgive her if she behaves in a spoiled way on the road."
"Don't worry, Brother Hu. Since it's the Third Young Master of the Ji Family who asked, and we're on our way, we will definitely send Miss Hu to Xuanxin Sect safely..."
As they walked further and further away, and with the sound of the rushing water beneath their feet masking the sound, Lu Qing gradually could no longer hear what was being said.
But he didn't care much and continued to walk forward with Xiaoyan in his arms. (End of this chapter)
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