Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly and quickly said, "Second Elder, it really wasn’t me this time. I’m just at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm right now, and there’s still a long way to go before I truly break through..."
Before Zhou Qing could finish his words, the Second Elder’s figure flashed and mysteriously appeared behind him, kicking him hard on the buttocks without saying a word.
"Stop pretending! Get on with it!" the Second Elder urged impatiently.
Zhou Qing, seeing this, could only smile awkwardly, then hastily sat down cross-legged. Before long, a Nascent Soul slowly emerged, tightly gripping a splendid four-colored flower in its hand.
Seeing this, the Second Elder couldn’t help but murmur in amazement.
"Woah, such a chubby little guy. He only just broke through a few days ago, and his Nascent Soul is already this big!"
The Second Elder stared at Zhou Qing’s Nascent Soul with a face full of astonishment, observing it carefully from head to toe.
"How’s its power?" the Second Elder asked.
Zhou Qing replied honestly, "Killing a mid-stage Nascent Soul is pretty much no problem. If conditions allow, I could even try an advanced stage."
"Hmph, quite arrogant of you, but it’s not far from what I expected!"
The Second Elder said, while reaching out to gently rub the strange flower, a curious light in his eyes. He then asked, "How about the boost provided by the Nascent Soul?"
For the Second Elder, Zhou Qing had nothing to hide. Without him, Zhou Qing, who only established a foundation on the Human Dao, would have died countless times by now.
So, facing the Second Elder’s questions, he held nothing back and told him everything, just in time to hear this peerless genius’s opinion.
When he heard that Zhou Qing’s Nascent Soul actually had four boosts, the Second Elder was truly shocked.
It was known that normally, cultivators in the Nascent Soul Realm only had one boost, even those with Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown were no exception. Their boosts were just relatively stronger.
But Zhou Qing only had an additional flower, how could he inexplicably get three more boosts?
It was simply too extraordinary.
"Not only can you achieve twice the results with half the effort when cultivating under moonlight, but you can also move freely in water like a fish, withstand high temperatures with your flame body, and even pre-store Spirit Blood in advance. It’s just unbelievable!"
The Second Elder exclaimed again, full of amazement.
Zhou Qing listened and chuckled, a small look of pride unconsciously appearing on his face.
Soon, the Second Elder looked contemplative and slowly began, "Speaking of your flame body’s heat resistance, there’s something I’d really like to ask for your help with. About how high a temperature can you withstand?"
Zhou Qing shook his head; he really didn’t know.
"Let’s just go and test it out!" The Second Elder, looking excited and impatient, grabbed Zhou Qing without further ado, and the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.
In less than two breaths, they appeared at the entrance of an underground tunnel.
"Comparable to Shifting Ground!" Zhou Qing’s eyes were full of admiration. This was far superior to the "Silver Dragon Step" he had been cultivating.
Then, he looked at the Second Elder expectantly, "Elder, you said that if I could recognize you the next time we met, you would grant me another opportunity. I don’t want much, just that Divine Technique of yours for changing appearances at will."
"Hehe, when I left last time, I didn’t agree to that. You were just shouting it behind my back. However, I can consider it. Let’s go down first!"
With that, the Second Elder grabbed Zhou Qing and jumped down.