Back in his quiet little courtyard, the first thing Chen Qing did was calm his mind and focus his spirit, carefully sorting through the gains and losses of this trip to Lin'an Prefecture.
The harvest had been plentiful.
He had smoothly obtained the Wood Sun Jade, and his exchange with Jiang Chuanqiao had given him a deeper understanding of Gang Jin.
"Jiang Chuanqiao..."
Chen Qing took out that small black notebook made of unusual material, ground some ink, picked up his brush, and slowly wrote down the name.
He recorded these people's names to remind himself at every moment.
He could not relax for even an instant!
How many people had fallen because of that single word—"carelessness"?
Only after doing all this did he completely immerse himself in cultivation.
Chen Qing took out the Earth Core Marrow Pearl and the Wood Sun Jade, placing the two rare treasures before him. One was earthy yellow and weighty, containing the essence of the land; the other was emerald green and gentle, bursting with vitality.
Chen Qing recalled Li Baichuan's guidance: "To borrow their power, first follow their nature... Use yourself as the guide, allowing the rare treasures to resonate with the sources of the corresponding attribute True Qi... Let the treasures serve as bridges, guiding the two sources of True Qi slowly closer until they blend together..."
Holding his breath and focusing his spirit, he hovered both hands over the two rare treasures and first began to slowly circulate the Eight Desolations Mountain Suppressing Art.
Within his dantian, the Kuntu True Qi was drawn by the Earth Core Marrow Pearl, becoming exceptionally active and docile. Naturally, it separated out a thread of pure Earth Element True Qi, which slowly passed through the Laogong acupoint in his palm and entered the Earth Core