Chapter 846: Chapter 550: Checking the Storage Bags, a Fortune in Spirit Stones

"This strange bird possesses an incredibly strong ability to conceal its aura, I couldn’t even detect it in advance."

Lu Qing’s heart tightened with caution.

However, his reaction was extremely quick.

He formed his fingers into a sword, and a burst of Sword Qi soared into the sky.

Feeling the sharp killing intent emanating from the Sword Qi, a sudden panic appeared in the eyes of the strange bird.

It had never expected this inconspicuous human young man, at only the Golden Core Third Turn, to unleash such terrifying Sword Qi.

It desperately flapped its wings, frantically trying to dodge.

But the speed of Lu Qing’s Sword Qi was incredibly swift, and the strange bird had initially been charging at high speed.

So it couldn’t evade in time and was slashed into two halves by the Sword Qi, blood spilling through the sky, a Demon Core dropping from within.

Lu Qing swiftly passed through, collecting the bisected strange bird’s corpse and Demon Core into the Leaving Fire Tripod.

Then, altering his stance, he descended toward a mountain range below, quickly searching for a cave to slip into.

After knocking unconscious a nest of leopard-like spiritual beasts, temporarily occupying their lair, Lu Qing summoned an Array Plate to conceal the cave.

Only then did he sit cross-legged, exhaling as he drew out the strange bird’s corpse from before.

Feeling the powerful aura emanating from the strange bird’s corpse, the largest creature in the leopard nest beside him stiffened briefly and then truly fainted.

Lu Qing chuckled gently, then began to scrutinize the strange bird’s corpse before him.

To be honest, he had been taken aback.

The strange bird appeared very suddenly, seeming to be hiding within the clouds, completely merging its aura with the mist.

Even he hadn’t noticed anything amiss right away.

Fortunately, the strange bird’s strength wasn’t very strong, only at the Golden Core Middle Stage.

If it had been a powerful Demon Beast at the Late-stage Golden Core, he might have suffered a bit.

"It seems that in the Heavenly Origin Great World, one must be even more cautious while traveling," Lu Qing warned himself internally.

Even while flying in the sky, one could encounter a strange bird capable of concealing its aura.

This time he was strong enough, so nothing happened.

But there’s no guarantee he’d have such luck next time.

"Master."

Just as Lu Qing was reflecting, the Five Elements nudged against his clothing hem.

"What is it?" Lu Qing turned his head.

"Can I eat the strange bird’s corpse?"

The Five Elements pointed with its tail tip at the two halves of the strange bird’s corpse.

"You want to eat this?" Lu Qing was surprised.

"Yes, I can feel that eating it will benefit me."

Lu Qing pondered; he naturally understood that Demon Beasts and Spiritual Beasts could cultivate and evolve by devouring blood meals.

Even in his homeland, the distinction between Demon Beasts and Spiritual Beasts was determined by whether they cultivated through consuming blood meals.

Those fond of devouring blood meals would be affected by Blood Evil Qi, becoming relatively more violent, hence called Demon Beasts.

Those primarily absorbing nature’s spiritual energy and comprehending the Law would have a much gentler disposition, thus called Spiritual Beasts.

In truth, there wasn’t a fundamental difference between the two, merely different paths of cultivation.

This strange bird, being a Golden Core realm Demon Beast, had its physical body filled with immense Essence Qi.

The Five Elements’ craving for it was quite normal.

Lu Qing contemplated whether to allow it to embark on the path of devouring blood meals.

However, he quickly recalled that during the crossing of the tribulation, the Five Elements only faced eight Tribulation Thunders.

The potential demonstrated was somewhat inferior to Little Li’s.

Perhaps cultivating the path of devouring blood meals might compensate for its foundational shortcomings.

As for the notion that Demon Beasts on the path of devouring blood meals would be relatively violent, it wasn’t a concern for Lu Qing.

The Five Elements had long been enslaved by his Divine Soul, exhibiting absolute obedience towards him.

The bit of Blood Evil Qi produced by devouring blood meals couldn’t influence it.

"Little Li, do you want to eat this?"

Though he had decided in his mind, Lu Qing still asked Little Li first.

"No! Let that stinky snake eat it."

Unexpectedly, Little Li looked at the strange bird’s corpse with disdain.

It only liked to eat fish and had no interest in these bizarre things.

"Well then, Five Elements, you can take this corpse, but the strange bird’s Demon Core, I can’t give you, I have a use for it."

"Yes, Master!"

Delighted, the Five Elements grew larger and swallowed the strange bird’s corpse whole.

Then it reverted to its original form, lying to the side, beginning the refinement and absorption of the strange bird’s Essence Qi.

Lu Qing watched thoughtfully.

In his homeland, the Five Elements never showed such a craving for the physical bodies of other Demon Beasts and Spiritual Beasts.

Was it a new change after refining the Dragon Turtle’s bloodline, or was it because the Demon Beasts and Spiritual Beasts in his homeland were too weak to spark its interest?

After pondering for a moment, Lu Qing withdrew his Heart and Spirit, letting the Five Elements refine the strange bird’s corpse.

He then took out several items.

There were two storage bags and an ancient-looking ring.

They were the two storage bags given by Mo Hongyun and the storage ring from Nangong Yuanwu.

"Unfortunately, I didn’t dare to take the storage bags from Gongshu Yu and those two Primordial Spirit realm cultivators."

Looking at the storage treasures before him, Lu Qing felt a twinge of regret.

Earlier, when he defeated Gongshu Yu and captured the two unconscious Primordial Spirit realm members of the Gongsu family into the city,

he actually had the opportunity to take their storage treasures.

But after weighing the situation for a while, he ultimately chose not to do so.

After all, he didn’t know whether the Gongsu family had set traps on those storage treasures or any treasures inside them.

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