I Can See Through Everything-Chapter 480 (1)
Jiuli Village, Lu Family.
Lu Qing stepped into the courtyard, and with a thought, he released the ancient tree from the Li Huo Cauldron.
As for the villagers of Huangsha Village, he had already asked the Wei Family to allocate a piece of land nearby for their settlement.
The ancient tree landed on the ground, momentarily stunned.
But as soon as it sensed the comfortable environment and the dense spiritual energy, it was instantly overjoyed.
"This is my cultivation ground. Settle down here, help regulate the earth’s energy, and protect the village," Lu Qing instructed the ancient tree.
The tree's branches trembled slightly, nodding repeatedly.
Then, unable to wait any longer, it chose a suitable spot in the courtyard and began to take root.
Its dense root system rapidly expanded, burrowing into the ground and stretching deep underground.
At the same time, its trunk swelled rapidly, growing from merely three feet tall to over two zhang high.
Lush and verdant leaves spread out, making the air in the courtyard noticeably fresher.
The ancient tree’s greatest strength lay in its vast root system.
It continuously extended its roots deeper into the ground, following Lu Qing's instructions to regulate the earth's energy in the surroundings.
Just as it was about to spread its roots across the entire Jiuli Village, it suddenly sensed several strange fluctuations, causing its trunk to stiffen.
At that moment, Lu Qing's voice rang out.
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you—there are other trees like you in this village. You should get along with them and work together to protect the village. No fighting."
Lu Qing was referring to the Communicating Spirit Tree at the village entrance, the plum tree in his master's half-mountain courtyard, and the thousand-year-old ginseng in the medicine field.
These trees had been continuously nourished by the village’s dense spiritual energy over the years, greatly enhancing their intelligence.
Compared to this newly arrived ancient tree from Huangsha Village, they were by no means inferior.
So, when they sensed this new arrival attempting to monopolize the village’s spiritual energy, they immediately sent out warnings.
The ancient tree, after hearing Lu Qing’s words and sensing the fluctuations from its kindred, quickly realized that it was not the only wood elemental spirit here.
Thus, it cautiously withdrew some of its roots, limiting itself to the area around Lu Qing’s courtyard.
Though its territory was reduced, it was still very pleased.
After all, the earth’s energy and spiritual essence here were far superior to those in the depths of the Boundless Desert.
Moreover, there were fellow wood spirits present.
Having been alone for countless years, the ancient tree felt immense excitement.
After settling in, it immediately sent out spiritual waves, eager to befriend its new neighbors.
Lu Qing did not interfere with the interaction between the wood spirits.
Seeing that the ancient tree had successfully rooted itself, he returned to his room, entered his meditation chamber, and took out the Wood Spirit Pearl.
The light-green Wood Spirit Pearl emanated a refreshing aura, and the wood elemental power it contained was incredibly pure.
Lu Qing examined the Wood Spirit Pearl for a while before sending his spiritual sense into it to refine it.
The process was extremely smooth.
Even the ancient tree had been able to absorb the Wood Spirit Pearl's power, indicating that the treasure had yet to develop its own spiritual consciousness.
Thus, Lu Qing easily left his soul imprint in the deepest part of the pearl, fully refining it.
The Wood Spirit Pearl then transformed into a streak of light, flying into the brow acupoint in his forehead and heading straight for the center of his acupoint space.
As if following some preordained pattern, the Gold Spirit Pearl and Fire Spirit Pearl slightly shifted their positions, making room for the Wood Spirit Pearl, which seamlessly joined them, orbiting around the central Earth Spirit Pearl.
After a few rotations, the connection between the pearls stabilized.
Lu Qing immediately felt a profound and mysterious insight arise in his heart.
More importantly, with four of the five Five Elements Pearls gathered, his connection to the final Water Spirit Pearl became significantly stronger.
He even sensed that he might possess some ability to summon it.
"Let’s give it a try."
Sensing this possibility, Lu Qing immediately sat cross-legged, following the trace of that spiritual connection to sense the Water Spirit Pearl.
Then, in a trance-like state, his spiritual consciousness perceived a blurry vision.
In the depths of a vast darkness, a black pearl was slowly rotating.
Surrounding it, endless streams of water elemental power surged.
Judging from its aura, it was undoubtedly the Water Spirit Pearl, the last missing piece.
Following the connection in his heart, Lu Qing attempted to summon the Water Spirit Pearl.
The image showed the black pearl trembling slightly, as if about to rise.
But the next moment, a shadowy figure suddenly appeared, enveloping the Water Spirit Pearl.
A cold snort rang out, shaking Lu Qing's spiritual consciousness.
Immediately afterward, the vision he had sensed began to distort and collapse like a shattered water mirror.
When Lu Qing snapped back to his senses, he found that his connection to the Water Spirit Pearl had weakened significantly.
"As expected… The Water Spirit Pearl is already in the hands of some mysterious being."
Recalling the shadowy figure, Lu Qing vaguely made out a massive claw.
Clearly, the one in possession of the Water Spirit Pearl was not human.
Judging from the vision, this being was also incredibly powerful.
At the very least, it was at the Golden Core Realm or higher.
But that made sense—based on his spiritual sense, the Water Spirit Pearl resided in the depths of the Eastern Sea, a region long considered a forbidden zone for humanity.
It was naturally impossible for the Water Spirit Pearl to be in the hands of a human cultivator.
This, however, made things more difficult.
The Water Spirit Pearl was not only under the control of some entity but was also most likely hidden beneath the deep sea.
Retrieving it to complete the Five Elements Pearls would not be easy.
Nonetheless, no matter how difficult it might be, Lu Qing had to at least try.
With that thought in mind, Lu Qing stepped out of the house and summoned his companion.
Before long, a slender silhouette streaked through the air, landing in front of him and affectionately rubbing against his leg.
It was none other than Wuxing, the Five Elements Winged Serpent.
A wave of spiritual sense emanated from Wuxing.
Lu Qing nodded. "That’s right, I need your help. We're heading out on a trip soon."
Hearing this, the Five Elements Winged Serpent became overjoyed, its body twisting excitedly, even flapping its wings.
Finally! Its master finally needed its power!
"Aqing, where are you taking that stinky snake?"
At that moment, a black shadow darted in from outside, landing on Lu Qing’s shoulder.
Who else could it be but Xiao Li? 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Earlier, both Xiao Li and Wuxing had been staying at the Wei Family estate with Xiao Yan.
Seeing the Five Elements Winged Serpent rush toward home, Xiao Li had followed out of curiosity, only to overhear Lu Qing’s words.
"We’re heading out to the Eastern Sea for an errand. Do you want to come, Xiao Li?" Lu Qing asked with a smile.
"The sea?"
Hearing this, Xiao Li’s expression instantly crumpled.
The last time they had been near the ocean, even just standing on the shore, the thick water elemental power had made it feel unbearably uncomfortable.
Actually going into the sea...
Xiao Li shuddered at the thought and quickly shook its head.
"Then I’ll pass. I’ll stay home and keep Xiao Yan company. You two better come back soon. And you—stinky snake! Protect Ah Qing properly!"
Hearing this, the Five Elements Winged Serpent immediately straightened itself proudly.
As if declaring: "With me here, there’s nothing to fear."
Lu Qing chuckled at the sight.
