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Chapter 209: The Earth Spirit Pearl, a Cruel Blow to the Flower!
"What is this?"
There weren't many things in the secret room, just a few wooden racks.
They held weapons, medicinal ingredients, books, jars, bottles, and other miscellaneous items.
However, none of these caught Lu Qing's attention.
The moment he entered, his gaze was drawn to something at the very center of the room.
It was a yellowish-brown pearl, about the size of an egg, perfectly round, and with a misty aura swirling on its surface.
It was also the only item in the secret chamber that wasn't placed on a wooden rack.
Instead, it rested on a black iron stand with a slight indentation in the middle.
Lu Qing's intuition immediately told him that this object was extraordinary.
He focused his attention on the yellowish-brown pearl.
But even after a few moments, no information about the pearl appeared.
Lu Qing's heart filled with even greater joy.
According to his past experiences, the longer it took for his ability to reveal an item's information, the more precious the item usually was.
He patiently waited, keeping his eyes fixed on the pearl.
After several more moments, a faint purple light of his ability finally appeared on the pearl's surface.
"A purple-light item!"
Lu Qing's heart skipped a beat as he quickly read the information that appeared.
【Earth Spirit Pearl: A wondrous pearl nurtured from the source of Earth's power, possessing numerous mysterious and extraordinary abilities.】
【According to legends, the Earth Spirit Pearl can only be formed in the deepest parts of the earth, where the Earth's power is most concentrated.】
【Contains the power of Earth's rules, making it the best natural spiritual artifact.】
【Heavier than a Thousand Jun, this small pearl has an astonishing weight.】
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"The Earth Spirit Pearl! I can't believe it's the Earth Spirit Pearl!"
After reading the information about the yellowish-brown pearl, Lu Qing's emotions went beyond mere joy.
The Earth Spirit Pearl was also documented in detail in the Legacy of the Li Huo Sect.
It was a peculiar pearl nurtured from the source of Earth's power, endowed with various unique and powerful abilities, and extremely rare.
Even during the Cultivation Era, it was considered an invaluable treasure. Whenever one appeared, it would inevitably attract the greed and competition of countless cultivators.
Who would have thought that the Zheng family's secret vault would contain such an Earthly treasure?
"It seems that this period of tens of thousands of years, where spiritual energy has been scarce, has indeed caused countless spiritual objects to gather dust. If it were still the Cultivation Era, how could the Zheng family have gotten their hands on the Earth Spirit Pearl?"
Lu Qing gazed at the Earth Spirit Pearl, filled with emotion.
Now he understood why the Zheng family had placed this pearl on a separate iron stand.
The Earth Spirit Pearl, imbued with the power of Earth's rules, was naturally very heavy. A mere wooden rack couldn't bear its weight.
He reached out and grasped the Earth Spirit Pearl, trying to lift it, but found that despite its small size, it was indeed extremely heavy.
Without unleashing his qi and blood, his cultivation was insufficient to lift it.
His thoughts raced, and the power of his qi and blood surged within him. The veins on his hand became slightly visible, and only then was he able to grasp the Earth Spirit Pearl and lift it from its iron stand.
"Wow, this little pearl weighs no less than a thousand pounds."
Lu Qing tested the weight of the pearl in his hand, astonished.
It was a good thing that his physical strength was several times greater than that of an ordinary Martial Arts Master.
Otherwise, a weaker warrior might not even be able to lift it.
After all, the pearl was so small that one could only use finger strength to pick it up, and the average Internal Organs Realm warrior probably didn't have such powerful finger techniques.
No wonder the Zheng family had boldly displayed this treasure in the center of the secret chamber, in such an eye-catching position.
Perhaps there was a reason they didn't know the true nature of the Earth Spirit Pearl.
Similarly, it was probably because the pearl was so heavy that stealing it would be extremely difficult.
Even if someone could bypass the mansion's guards, sneak into the secret chamber, and get their hands on the pearl, taking it out undetected would be nearly impossible.
Infiltrating the Zheng mansion alone and escaping with a thousand-pound item are two vastly different matters.
Not to mention that with the weight of the Earth Spirit Pearl, ordinary bags wouldn't be able to bear its weight; one could only carry it in their hands.
And if one were to carry a thousand-pound object in their hands, even a strong innate realm warrior might not be able to sneak out without alerting the guards.
"Luckily I have the Qiankun Bag; otherwise, taking this thing back wouldn't be easy."
Lu Qing thought to himself as he willed the Earth Spirit Pearl into the bag with some difficulty.
The "heaviness" of the Earth Spirit Pearl was not only reflected in its physical weight but also in the oppressive feeling it gave to one's spiritual soul.
If not for Lu Qing's refined Divine Soul Talisman, he might not have been able to store it in the Qiankun Bag.
After collecting the Earth Spirit Pearl, Lu Qing turned his attention to the other items in the secret chamber.
However, after obtaining the Earth Spirit Pearl, such a precious earth-attribute treasure, the other items didn't seem as exciting.
Although there were other purple-light items among them, Lu Qing's heart remained calm.
Without examining them one by one, he directly stored them all away, planning to sort through them later.
After looting everything in the secret chamber, Lu Qing turned to the middle-aged beautiful woman standing in the corner.
At this moment, the woman's face was still slightly pale, but her expression had calmed significantly.
Seeing Lu Qing look at her, her body trembled, and she asked with a quivering voice, "Am I... not going to be spared?"
"Oh? Why do you think that?" Lu Qing was a little surprised.
"Ever since you showed me that extraordinary ability by producing the long sword out of thin air, and now, making all these items disappear, I knew," the woman replied bitterly.
Lu Qing had produced the long sword out of nothingness, and now he had made all the items in the secret chamber vanish as well.
Such abilities were truly mystical.
Even she, as the mistress of the Zheng family, had never heard of warriors possessing such divine abilities.
Even the old ancestor, a strong innate realm warrior, didn't have such mysterious skills.
But the middle-aged woman knew that any secret abilities a warrior possessed were usually kept as trump cards, and the fewer people who knew about them, the better.
Yet, Lu Qing had used his abilities right before her without any hesitation, clearly not worried that she would reveal them.
And the only person who could truly keep a secret was a dead person.
"You're a smart woman, madam," Lu Qing praised, though his words implied the opposite.
"Can you spare me? I swear I won't reveal anything I saw today!" The middle-aged woman pleaded, her face pale.
"Would you take that risk if you were in my position?" Lu Qing asked calmly.
"Moreover, do you really think you're some kind of innocent bystander? The number of maids and servants you've personally killed in this mansion is probably countless."
Hearing this, the middle-aged woman's eyes widened in shock.
But the next moment, Lu Qing appeared in front of her, his finger gently pressing against her brow.
His inner strength flowed out, causing her body to tremble, her eyes to glaze over, and she eventually collapsed to the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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