Chapter 253
"Brother Lu Qing, this carriage, blessed by the formation, is truly miraculous.
I estimated that today we have traveled at least over a thousand miles."
In the evening, while resting in a forest, Mago exclaimed.
A thousand miles in a day—this is truly a remarkable feat.
He had heard tales of the magnificent sweat-blooded horses that could cover a thousand miles in a day.
But he never expected that one day, the carriage he personally drove could achieve such a miraculous feat.
The key point is that, after running all day, the two fine horses pulling the carriage did not seem overly tired.
They were still leisurely grazing on the grass by the roadside.
It was evident that the strain of the day's run was not too great for them.
Moreover, because of the formation, the carriage did not bump even on rugged roads, so everyone did not feel as weary from the journey as they used to."This is nothing," Lu Qing smiled, "In ancient times, it was said that immortals could refine flying artifacts that could ride the wind and soar into the sky, traveling hundreds of miles in an instant.
Such speed could be called true immortal artifacts."
Although the carriage had three formations inscribed by Lu Qing, giving it extraordinary power, akin to a treasure, strictly speaking, it could not be called a treasure due to its material. It was not even a magical artifact, at most possessing some characteristics of a treasure.
Compared to real treasures or magical artifacts, it was still far inferior.
"Riding the wind, soaring into the sky, traveling hundreds of miles in an instant..."
Hearing Lu Qing's description, not only Mago but also the old doctor felt a sense of wonder and longing.
They couldn't help but imagine how carefree and exhilarating such a sight would be.
After imagining for a while, they began to set up tents and prepare dinner.
"Brother, why hasn't Xiao Li woken up yet?"
When Lu Qing finished preparing dinner and called everyone to eat, Xiao Yan, holding Xiao Li, asked worriedly.
Ever since consuming the Beast Spirit Fruit, Xiao Li had been in a deep sleep and hadn't woken up even for meals.
Usually, it would always beg Lu Qing for dried fish during meal times.
But these past two days, it had been sleeping without any sign of waking up, causing Xiao Yan much concern.
Lu Qing took Xiao Li, who was still sound asleep.
He used his spiritual force to sense and then activated his abilities to check.
He reassured Xiao Yan, "Don't worry, Xiao Li is still digesting the medicinal power. It will wake up in two or three days at most."
"Another two or three days?"
Xiao Yan, relieved that Xiao Li was fine, still felt a bit melancholic.
These past two days, with Xiao Li sleeping, she had no one to play chess with her.
"Don't worry, when Xiao Li wakes up, it can play with you again."
Lu Qing walked to the carriage and gently placed Xiao Li in its little nest.
Honestly, he hadn't expected Xiao Li to sleep for so long this time.
However, when he sensed with his spiritual force, he could feel a powerful energy lurking within Xiao Li.
The information from his ability also indicated that Xiao Li was undergoing a significant transformation.
It seemed the Beast Spirit Fruit was indeed highly effective for it, otherwise, it wouldn't be transforming for so long.
He wondered what level of strength Xiao Li would reach after this transformation. Lu Qing was very much looking forward to it.
Before consuming the Beast Spirit Fruit, Xiao Li's strength was enough to easily slay Internal Organs Realm experts.
Even Martial Grandmasters were no match for its stealth talent.
One could say that, except for anomalies like Lu Qing, Xiao Li was almost invincible in the Postnatal Realm.
So Lu Qing was quite eager to see what changes Xiao Li would have after waking up this time.
With this anticipation, in the following days, while traveling, Lu Qing kept a close eye on Xiao Li's condition.
He noticed that the energy within Xiao Li grew stronger, and its fur, like black flames, became deeper and more profound.
Finally, on the evening of the third day, while they were having dinner, a figure suddenly darted out from the carriage, instantly appearing before Lu Qing, with two big eyes misty and pitifully looking at him.
Lu Qing's hand, holding the bowl, paused: "Xiao Li, you're awake?"
He was shocked because he hadn't sensed Xiao Li waking up at all.
Even the sudden movement just now was without any warning, almost catching him off guard.
The old doctor's face also showed a trace of shock.
Like Lu Qing, he hadn't detected Xiao Li's movements in advance.
More importantly, he sensed a dangerous aura from Xiao Li.
This indicated that Xiao Li was now capable of posing a threat to him to some extent.
"Xiao Li, you're awake!"
Xiao Yan was overjoyed, and if she hadn't been holding a bowl, she would have rushed over to hug it.
Xiao Li nodded but still looked pitiful, pulling at Lu Qing's clothes with its little paw.
"Are you hungry, want something to eat?"
Having spent so much time with Xiao Li, Lu Qing understood its meaning instantly.
Xiao Li nodded again.
"I'll get you some dried fish."
Lu Qing immediately went to the carriage and soon brought out a large bowl of dried fish, placing it before Xiao Li.
Xiao Li's eyes lit up, and it immediately pounced, devouring the dried fish in large mouthfuls.
It seemed the days of sleep had indeed left it very hungry.
Lu Qing didn't disturb it and quietly activated his ability, observing Xiao Li.
He saw a dense golden light of ability emerging from Xiao Li's body.
[Night Spirit Lynx: Precelestial Spirit Beast, juvenile, female.]
[Extremely fast, with sharp claws capable of breaking stone and cutting metal, slicing through everything.]
[After refining the Beast Spirit Fruit, its bloodline evolved and transformed, becoming a Precelestial Spirit Beast, activating its bloodline inheritance.]
[After the bloodline transformation, its talent also evolved into a divine ability, with its fur capable of distorting space, merging completely into the darkness, and hiding all traces.]
[Legend has it that the Night Spirit Lynx loves fish but is naturally afraid of water, always sighing at the sight of fish.]
After reading Xiao Li's information, Lu Qing was greatly delighted.
After refining the Beast Spirit Fruit, Xiao Li indeed underwent a significant transformation.
It was now a Precelestial Spirit Beast, and its talent had also evolved.
Lu Qing remembered that Xiao Li's previous talent was merely a skill that could only distort light and hide its tracks.
But when facing Precelestial level experts, it couldn't evade their spiritual perception.
However, the information now showed that Xiao Li's talent had evolved into a divine ability.
It could now not only distort light but also space, hiding completely in the darkness and concealing all traces.
No wonder he hadn't sensed Xiao Li's movements earlier—it had undergone such a significant transformation.
With such a terrifying talent of distorting space, once hidden, even top-level Precelestial experts might not be able to detect Xiao Li's presence.
Moreover, the information mentioned that Xiao Li had activated its bloodline inheritance. He needed to find some time to ask it about it.
Because it involved Xiao Li's secrets, Lu Qing didn't inquire about the transformation in front of everyone.
The next morning, he took Xiao Li to a secluded valley.
"Xiao Li, after refining the Beast Spirit Fruit, do you feel any different?"
Xiao Li tilted its head, thinking for a moment. Suddenly, its fur surged and slowly disappeared before Lu Qing's eyes.
"Is this your new evolved divine ability?"
Spiritual force surged from Lu Qing's Brow Acupoint.
Then he found that he really couldn't sense Xiao Li's presence.
Everything around was calm and normal.
If he hadn't seen Xiao Li disappear with his own eyes, he would never have thought that a unique spirit beast was lurking nearby.
Suddenly, Lu Qing felt a slight spatial fluctuation around him.
If it weren't for his extraordinarily strong and unique spiritual force, he might not have noticed it.
Immediately, he felt a slight weight on his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw Xiao Li standing on his shoulder, looking at him expectantly, as if waiting for his praise.
Lu Qing was generous with his compliments: "Amazing, Xiao Li. With your talent evolved, even Precelestial martial artists would find it hard to detect your presence."
Xiao Li immediately lifted its head, placing its front paws on its waist in a proud posture.
Seeing its human-like actions, Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh.
He tapped its head: "You're becoming more and more like Xiao Yan."
Xiao Yan often boasted in a similar manner, hands on her waist, looking proud.
The two little ones spent so much time together that their behaviors became similar.
"By the way, Xiao Li, besides your talent becoming more formidable, do you feel any other strange changes?"
Xiao Li tilted its head, pondering again.
After a while, its eyes lit up, and it began waving its paws to convey something to Lu Qing.
However, what it wanted to communicate was too complex, even Lu Qing couldn't understand it all at once.
"You mean... in your mind... suddenly appeared... some things, like the cultivation methods I taught Xiao Yan?"
Xiao Li nodded, then continued writing on the sand.
"And you feel that the methods in your mind are very close to you and very helpful?"
Xiao Li nodded again and continued to write.
"You want to know what to do?"
Lu Qing pondered and asked, "Can you write down the methods in your mind?"
Xiao Li shook its head.
Lu Qing thought so too. The methods in Xiao Li's mind probably came from its bloodline and might not be simple texts that could be described.
Unfortunately,
perhaps because Xiao Li hadn't learned the methods yet, even when he activated his ability, he didn't see any hints for simulating and downloading the methods.
Otherwise, he could use his ability to help Xiao Li analyze whether there were any issues with those methods.
However, after thinking for a moment, Lu Qing said, "Since the methods appeared after your bloodline evolved, they should be part of your bloodline inheritance. Xiao Li, you can try cultivating them."
Xiao Li's eyes brightened.
Although it felt the methods in its mind were very familiar, it was still a bit scared of this inexplicable thing.
Now that Lu Qing had said it was okay, it suddenly felt much more at ease.
As Lu Qing's longtime battle companion, Xiao Li deeply knew how formidable he was.
Since he said it was fine, it could cultivate without worry.
"You can start cultivating. If there's any problem, I'll remind you in time."
Lu Qing estimated that once Xiao Li learned the methods in its mind, he might be able to simulate and download them.
By then, he would understand the methods' secrets.
It might even help uncover Xiao Li's origins.
Lu Qing had always been curious about Xiao Li's origins.
Especially after this bloodline evolution, Xiao Li's divine ability made him realize its extraordinary background.
Unfortunately, Xiao Li itself was also clueless about how it appeared in the mountains behind Jiuli Village and had no memory of events before awakening.
This made it difficult for Lu Qing to investigate.
However, Xiao Li's activation of its bloodline inheritance gave him a glimmer of hope.
Lu Qing intuitively felt that Xiao Li's extraordinary background might involve some ancient secrets.
Of course, these were just his speculations, so he hadn't told Xiao Li.
Next, he tested Xiao Li's strength.
After becoming a Precelestial Spirit Beast, its talent evolved into a divine ability.
Its speed and attack power also doubled.
Especially its claws and teeth, which were already indestructible, could now cut through stone and metal even more easily.
Lu Qing took out a piece of Heaven's Meteorite Iron, and Xiao Li could even scratch it.
Looking at the scratches on the Heaven's Meteorite Iron, Lu Qing was astonished.
Although the Heaven's Meteorite Iron he took out hadn't been refined or inscribed with runes, its material strength alone was still superior to most weapons, comparable to divine weapons.
If Xiao Li could scratch it, it meant even divine weapons could be damaged by its claws.
Terrifying indeed!
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