Each petal represents a unique enhancement.
The first silver petal enables him to cultivate under the moonlight, achieving double the results with half the effort.
This is pushing him to become a night owl.
The second blue petal allows him to breathe and fight effortlessly in water or the sea without being affected by the surrounding environment.
You can understand it as, at that moment, he is a living fish.
The third red petal represents heat, allowing his body to withstand extremely high temperatures. He could even soak in lava when bored and search for treasures at the same time.
The last golden petal is for storage. Zhou Qing could understand it as a backup battery.
When idle, he could store excess blood qi and spiritual power in it. Later, whether in a fight or running away, when both sides are exhausted, he can replenish himself.
Ha ha ha, I’m alive and kicking again. Mom will no longer worry about my hand being scratched by tetanus.
Compared with the other three enhancements, the last one made Zhou Qing a bit surprised.
In another aspect, this could be considered an extremely safe assurance.
At this moment, looking at this four-colored petal flower, Zhou Qing grew more and more satisfied.
Indeed, the rich rely on magic, the poor rely on mutations.
Meanwhile, outside, Mo Xingjian, who was on high alert, had a feeling and immediately took out his identity token.
[Is there anyone from Taiqing Sect around? The location is basically determined, it’s in the Desert Sea north of the Lingxu Mountain Range. I’ll go there first. If anyone arrives, come quickly and meet up.]
The message sender was none other than Sect Leader Cao Zhengyang.
"Didn’t he take Lu Yaoyao out for training?" Mo Xingjian frowned. How far did this anomaly extend?
Then Mo Xingjian seemed to think of something and turned to look at Zhou Qing.
Because at this moment, they were in the Lingxu Mountain Range.
After thinking for a while, he decided not to return for now. He would wait for the Sect Leader and others to reach the Desert Sea first before going, so it wouldn’t seem too deliberate.
Seeing that he had been noticed for a while and hadn’t received any ignore point alerts, Zhou Qing had no choice but to get up, walk to his second senior sister Luo Lingling, and return three runes to her.
"Take them, they’re yours!" Luo Lingling frowned, immediately refusing, with a firm tone.
Zhou Qing said sincerely, "Senior Sister, I have my own path to walk next, I really don’t need these things."
Each of these three runes was extremely precious, worth a fortune. Given Senior Sister’s personality and circumstances, she needed them more than he did.
After some back and forth, Luo Lingling couldn’t refuse any longer and had to accept the runes.
"My little Xiao Qing has really grown up now. Four Flowers Gathering at the Crown! This is truly unprecedented. In the history of the Nascent Soul stage, they will have to create a special Chapter for you."
Looking at Zhou Qing, Luo Lingling’s eyes were full of gratified smiles.
Being praised, Zhou Qing felt a bit embarrassed, scratching his head and smiling shyly.
Mo Xingjian, who was beside and heard this, was also excited, with an uncontrollable joy in his expression.
"According to ancient records, anyone who achieves Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, as long as they don’t die prematurely, can easily enter the Spirit Severing Realm. Since you have unprecedentedly condensed four flowers, who knows how strong you will be in the future. Hmm... if I guessed right, the dynasty might soon send people to find you."
Mo Xingjian spoke thoughtfully.
Hearing this, Zhou Qing felt worried. He did not want to become a captive bird, nurtured by those people and losing his freedom.
Hearing this, Luo Lingling’s face immediately became serious, and she said solemnly, "This matter must not be known to others except us three."
"Second Uncle and Yan know!" Zhou Qing added.
Luo Lingling could only say, "Alright, so it’s just the five of us..."
"What about First Senior Brother? It would seem unfair if everyone knows but we hide it from him..." Zhou Qing hesitated and then spoke again.
Luo Lingling sighed, "Then it’s the six of us, and no one else."
Mo Xingjian shook his head with a wry smile and then fell into deep thought.
"The dynasty will send people to find you, but they won’t dare to really find you!" Mo Xingjian suddenly looked at Zhou Qing and said.
The two were puzzled.
Mo Xingjian analyzed, "The Holy Martial Dynasty is, after all, a newly elevated fourth-level cultivation country. Its strength is far inferior to those old powers. Some surrounding dynasties have as many as forty or fifty practitioners in the Spirit Severing Realm. If they truly found you, do you think they have the power to protect you?"
Zhou Qing realized and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "So, now I’m a hot potato?"
Mo Xingjian nodded, "You could say that. Indeed, your future might lead the Holy Martial Dynasty to a qualitative leap, potentially advancing to a fifth-level cultivation country, but the time required is too long."
"How could the surrounding fourth-level cultivation countries just wait for you to grow and then annex them? All the dynasties are infiltrating each other; you will never know for whom those sanctimonious high-ranking officials truly work."
"If they really find you, and other dynasties unite to pressure them, they will hand you over without hesitation."
Luo Lingling said, "What if they can’t find him? Would the other fourth-level cultivation countries give up?"
Mo Xingjian said, "If they can’t find him, at least there remains an uncertain factor, right? By then, they could completely declare that it’s some prodigy from another dynasty, deliberately fleeing to the Holy Martial Dynasty to shift the blame. There are plenty of reasons."