Chen Changqing simply tidied up the clothes and pants on the bed.
Then, he latched the door, sat cross-legged on the bed, and prepared to continue studying the Creation Black Lotus.
He closed his eyes, and his consciousness sank into his mind.
Within the mysterious mind space, a large black lotus was slowly burning.
"Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus"
"Owner: Chen Changqing"
"Magic Power Cultivation: None"
"Physical Body Cultivation: Body Refining Level 0 (96/100)"
"Spells: None"
"Skills: Archery Level 0 (57/100), Climbing Level 0 (33/100), Fist Arts Level 0 (21/100), Leg Arts Level 0 (21/100), Calligraphy Level 0 (19/100)"
Chen Changqing's Divine Thought touched the black lotus petals, and he felt an unusual sense of closeness.
Then his Divine Thought entered the space at the bottom of the black lotus, lightly touching the milky-white liquid, and a line of golden characters reappeared above the flames.
"Soul Origin Liquid, burning it can extract a trace of Creation Power, which in turn aids the master's Cultivation."
Chen Changqing carefully sensed it and found that there was not much milky-white liquid left at the bottom of the lotus, only a thin layer remained.
His Divine Thought touched the lotus leaves.
The lotus leaves swayed gently.
His Divine Thought touched the lotus petals, and a line of golden characters appeared above the flames.
"Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus petals can be integrated into the Soul Origin of living beings connected by Soul, possessing 30% of the Creation Black Lotus's effectiveness."
"Unable to absorb and refine Souls, it requires scooping Soul Origin Liquid from the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus."
Chen Changqing was startled.
Living beings connected by Soul?
He and Little Black Tiger had signed a Soul contract through a Soul Fusion Talisman, so were they considered Soul-connected?
Chen Changqing continued to touch it with his Divine Thought, wanting to understand more information.
He wanted to know how to pluck the petals of the Creation Black Lotus.
But each time he touched it, it was the same information as before.
Chen Changqing continued his research.
Five minutes later, he actually discovered a method to make the petals fall off.
As long as he focused his mind, locked onto a specific petal, and silently willed the petal to detach.
The petal would indeed fall off.
And when he focused his mind again to restore the petal, it would transform into countless specks of light and dissipate, and in the next instant, the petal had already grown back in its original place.
Detaching.
Restoring.
Dissipating.
Condensing.
Chen Changqing felt it was quite magical and had a lot of fun playing with it.
Two minutes later, he felt it was boring.
Chen Changqing made a petal from the bottom of the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus detach, then locked onto it with his Divine Thought, and then opened his eyes.
The black petal, dark as ink, actually floated out of his mind space.
It hovered in front of Chen Changqing.
Upon the petal, black flames were still flickering.
Chen Changqing controlled it with his Divine Thought, and the petal flew around the room.
With a thought from his Divine Thought, the petal transformed into countless tiny specks of light, quietly dissipating.
In the next instant, the petal had actually grown back onto the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus.
Chen Changqing again controlled the black lotus petal to appear in front of him, then kicked the sleeping Little Black Tiger, pointed at the black petal in front of him, and said, "Little Black, let me show you a treasure."
Little Black Tiger opened his eyes and looked at Chen Changqing blankly.
There's nothing?
What is it?
The Little Black Tiger shook his head, looking bewildered, and then very Spiritually gestured with his paw.
"You can't see this petal? Look closely." Chen Changqing pointed at the black lotus in front of him.
Little Black Tiger got up, raised his head, widened his eyes, and looked very carefully.
Petal?
Where is there any petal?
Little Black Tiger looked bewildered, changed direction, and continued to look at the spot Chen Changqing had just pointed at, but still found nothing.
Little Black Tiger leaped lightly and arrived at the spot Chen Changqing had just pointed at.
The black petal touched Little Black Tiger's body and immediately merged into Little Black Tiger's body.
But as Little Black Tiger landed, the petal came out of his body again.
The petal remained in its original position.
Little Black Tiger landed on the ground, his body trembling slightly.
He widened his eyes.
He stared blankly at Chen Changqing.
What just happened?
He shivered.
It was so exhilarating.
"Little Black, how do you feel right now?" Chen Changqing asked.
Little Black snarled softly: "Owoo owoo."
While howling, he also gestured with his paw, indicating that he felt especially comfortable and that he wanted more.
Chen Changqing nodded: "Then climb onto the bed and don't move."
Little Black was very obedient, quickly leaped onto the bed, and lay down obediently.
Chen Changqing controlled the petal to touch Little Black's head.
The petal disappeared again.
Little Black began to tremble slightly, then trembled more and more violently.
Chen Changqing found that he could sense the position of the petal, and he could also sense that the petal was merging into Little Black Tiger's Soul.
Little Black Tiger kept trembling, trembling for a full ten minutes, then opened his eyes, which were full of satisfaction.
The petal of the Creation Black Lotus had completely merged into Little Black Tiger's Soul.
However, he felt that with just a thought from his Divine Thought, he could make the petal detach from Little Black Tiger's Soul and dissipate into countless specks of light.
Chen Changqing asked Little Black Tiger: "How do you feel now?"
Little Black Tiger lazily gestured: "Owoo owoo."
He felt so comfortable, all the fatigue from a day of hunting was swept away, and he felt better than ever before.
He also felt something merging into his head.
As Little Black Tiger gestured, he had already controlled the petal of the Creation Black Lotus to float out of his mind.
Little Black could see the black petal now.
He extended his paw and gently touched it, feeling an unusual sense of closeness.
Little Black looked at Chen Changqing, pointed at the black petal, and asked, "Owoo owoo," with gestures.
He wanted to know what this thing was; the tiny threads of energy that emerged were truly amazing.
Chen Changqing hadn't expected that Little Black could control the black lotus petal to leave his mind.
He had thought only he could control the Creation Black Lotus petal.
However, his control over the petal seemed to be much stronger than Little Black Tiger's control.
Chen Changqing raised his hand, and the petal obediently floated into his palm.
With a wave of his hand, the petal transformed into countless specks of light, then quietly dissipated, appearing on the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus.
In the next instant, it reappeared in front of Little Black.
Chen Changqing squatted down, looked at Little Black, and earnestly instructed: "Little Black, this thing is a supreme treasure. From now on, you must never display this Creation Black Lotus petal in front of others, do you understand?"
Based on Little Black Tiger's previous expression, Chen Changqing guessed that ordinary people couldn't see the Creation Black Lotus petal.
But if someone did see it, it might bring about a deadly disaster.
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger nodded in agreement; he obeyed Chen Changqing's instructions without question.
It was just that he didn't quite understand what "in front of others" meant, so he continued to gesture and ask Chen Changqing: "Owoo owoo."
Chen Changqing patiently explained: "It means you can only display this Creation Black Lotus petal when it's just you and me. As long as there are other people around us, you can't display it, understand?"
"Owoo owoo." Little Black Tiger nodded, indicating he understood.
Chen Changqing emphasized: "Not even a small bird is allowed to be around; it must only be you and me, preferably inside the house."
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger nodded with a solemn expression.
Immediately, he controlled the Creation Black Lotus to turn into specks of light and quietly dissipate.
"That's good." Chen Changqing was relieved.
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger lay down on the bed, ready to continue sleeping in.
Chen Changqing said: "Get off the bed and go exercise in the courtyard."
The Creation Black Lotus petal had 30% of the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus's effectiveness.
This meant that when Little Black Tiger exercised, he could also receive a trace of the power of heaven and earth Creation as an enhancement.
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger reluctantly jumped off the bed.
Chen Changqing pulled out the weighted vest Little Black Tiger wore from the wooden box under the bed, helped Little Black Tiger put it on, then ruffled Little Black Tiger's head: "Go exercise by yourself in the courtyard, don't leave the courtyard."
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger indicated he understood, then walked to the door, bit the door latch to pull it out, opened the door, ran into the courtyard, and quickly started running.
Little Black Tiger, wearing the weighted vest, was still very fast and agile.
He was on the ground just now, and in the next instant, he had quickly climbed onto the jujube tree, leaping rapidly among the large tree branches.
Chen Changqing closed the door and continued to study the Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus.
After studying for a long time, he found nothing else.
Chen Changqing opened his eyes and came into the courtyard.
Night had deepened, and the bright moon hung high.
Little Black Tiger leaped down from the jujube tree and came in front of Chen Changqing, excitedly howling "Owoo owoo" while gesturing with his paws.
He told Chen Changqing that the petal treasure was incredibly powerful; the energy surging into his body made him feel warm and incredibly comfortable.
Then, Little Black Tiger gestured again to tell Chen Changqing that he was very diligent and hadn't been lazy, having trained for over an hour straight.
After Little Black Tiger finished gesturing, he looked up at Chen Changqing with anticipation in his eyes.
He looked just like a child who had done well in kindergarten and was waiting for the teacher's praise.
Chen Changqing gave a big thumbs up and loudly praised: "Little Black, you are truly amazing! You are the best Little Black Tiger."
"Owoo owoo." Little Black Tiger was indeed overjoyed at the praise, bouncing around like a husky.
Chen Changqing smiled and said, "Keep exercising."
"Owoo owoo." Little Black Tiger nodded, then continued to run wildly in the courtyard.
Chen Changqing smiled, picked up a stone pier, and did squats.
In just half a day today, his Physical Body quality had improved a lot.
His Body Cultivator Cultivation had also increased from Body Refining Level 0 (86/100) to Body Refining Level 0 (96/100).
He was only four points away from advancing to Body Refining Layer One.
The flames above the black lotus suddenly flared up.
A warm, hot energy surged into Chen Changqing's body, slowly strengthening his Physical Body.
Chen Changqing felt warm and hot all over, but the warmth in his legs was even more noticeable.
After a dozen squats.
Above the black flames, a line of golden characters appeared.
"Physical Body Quality +1"
Little Black Tiger stood on the tree, seriously watching Chen Changqing squat.
Then he leaped down, came to Chen Changqing's side, and mimicked him by doing squats.
Chen Changqing smiled; this little guy was too cute.
If he gained a little more weight, he would be even cuter.
Chen Changqing asked: "Little guy, are you hungry yet?"
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger shook his head, indicating he wasn't hungry yet, and then continued to do squats.
Chen Changqing said: "You should practice speed instead. You're still small, practicing strength too much might stunt your growth."
"Owoo."
The Little Black Tiger was very obedient, rubbed his head against Chen Changqing's leg, and then began to practice speed.
But very quickly, the Little Black Tiger ran back, gesturing and howling "Owoo owoo" while pointing his paw at the door.
He meant that he had something to tell Chen Changqing and wanted to go inside the house to talk.
Entering the room, Little Black closed the door, then summoned the black petal, raised his paw and pointed at the petal: "Owoo owoo."
He meant that the petal no longer had black flames and no longer exuded mysterious energy.
Little Black Tiger looked at Chen Changqing with wide eyes, full of worry.
"This means there's no more Soul Origin Liquid." Chen Changqing smiled and drew the Creation Black Lotus petal into his Soul space.
Then, with Divine Thought, he drew a few wisps of Soul Origin Liquid into the small black space within the petal.
Chen Changqing controlled the petal to approach the slowly burning Soul Devouring Creation Black Lotus.
Boom...
The petal was reignited, and black flames flickered.
Then he summoned it out of his mind space.
"Owoo." Little Black Tiger was overjoyed to see the petal burning again.
Little Black drew it into his mind and then continued his training.