38: Earth Listening Technique! One Thousand Bloodline Points! Bloodline Transformation!
After learning that Liu Mei was pregnant again, Xu Qing immediately ordered Profound Yin Mountain and the Flower and Fruit Forest to send a batch of spirit fruit over.
Liu Mei and Bai Ling both had needs.
His many wives down the mountain also needed spirit fruit to replenish their Origin Qi.
Xu Qing had now discovered a problem.
Giving birth was quite taxing on the female demons, especially those with low Cultivation Level; it was rather difficult for them to conceive Xu Qing's offspring.
Laying an egg once would leave them weak for a long time.
If they did it a few more times, it might directly cost them their lives.
"Your 3,345th offspring has been born, transforming into a demon at birth with outstanding Aptitude. You have obtained the Spell: Earth Hearing Technique!"
"Earth Hearing Technique: The divine is contained within the earth; by stirring the spiritual energy in the soil, information from all directions enters your ears!"
Hearing the Prompt Tone, Xu Qing became interested.
The Spells and Divine Abilities granted by the System were directly imprinted onto his body.
Therefore, Xu Qing could activate them naturally without needing to study.
He immediately cast the Earth Hearing Technique.
Instantly.
Xu Qing felt that he had established a connection with the earth beneath him.
Sounds from dozens of miles around flooded into his ears.
"How am I pregnant again... Am I too fertile, or is my Husband too amazing?"
This was Liu Mei's murmur.
"Doing that every day... He really is a Lecher..."
Bai Ling curled up, muttering softly. Thinking about the future, her body couldn't help but tremble.
Even a Flood Dragon couldn't withstand this kind of torment!
"Next time I see the Great King, I must perform well. Maybe I'll get another reward."
Red Serpent muttered sincerely to herself.
"The Great King is truly formidable. I think the Great King has the bearing of an Overlord of the mountains!"
"If only I could have one-thousandth of the Great King's power in the future."
"Greedy! Having one ten-thousandth would mean your Ancestral Grave Smoking Green Smoke!"
"Idiot! We don't have an ancestral grave; didn't that Old Bastard eat our ancestors' corpses ages ago?"
"Fool, I was speaking figuratively!"
The conversations of the Imps in the mountain all rang in Xu Qing's ears.
In addition, there were the sounds and movements of other sentient beings.
It was noisy and chaotic.
Xu Qing adapted for a while before learning to filter out useful sounds, and only then did his ears quiet down.
A radius of thirty miles.
That was the approximate range the Earth Hearing Technique could monitor.
Xu Qing tried to expand the range and found that the Magic Power consumed skyrocketed.
When the range expanded to cover the entire Taihang Mountain Range, the consumption of Magic Power reached a terrifying speed.
Even with over two thousand years of pure Cultivation Level, he couldn't sustain it.
"It's a good reconnaissance method. I should listen every once in a while. If I catch them off guard, perhaps I can discover something."
Xu Qing deactivated the Spell. With a thought, the translucent System Panel appeared before his eyes.
[Name: Xu Qing]
[Identity: Snake God of Mount Taihang]
[Bloodline: Ancient Return (600/1000)]
[Length: 73 meters]
[Cultivation Level: 2,550 years]
[Number of Offspring: 3,345]
[Earthly Fiend Techniques: Conceal Sun, Great Strength, Spitting Flame, Light Generation, Swallowing Soldiers, Spirit Expulsion, Wind Borrowing, Soul Seizing, Grain Avoidance]
[Spells: Earth Hearing Technique, Breath Concealment Art, Five Thunders Incantation, Spirit Eye, Divine Movement Technique]
New offspring were born last night.
His Cultivation Level increased by one hundred and fifty years!
He was about to reach the threshold of three thousand years.
Crossing the three-thousand-year Cultivation Level threshold meant reaching a new Realm Level.
He closed the System Panel.
Xu Qing returned to the Taihang Mountain Peak and took out a Jade Bottle from his storage ring.
Green Qi permeated the Jade Bottle, Incense Offerings accumulated at the bottom, and the Vows of Sentient Beings echoed in Xu Qing's ears.
"My reputation isn't loud enough yet."
Xu Qing observed and found that the Incense Offerings were far less than what the monks had previously collected.
Currently, the name of the Mountain God circulated in the Villages and Stockades on the edge of the great mountain, but it was still limited to a small area.
The place with the most Incense Offerings and Vows of Sentient Beings was Dongshu Village at the foot of the Taihang Mountains.
Xu Qing had once accidentally saved a hunter from Dongshu Village.
After they returned, they completely devoted themselves to the Mountain God, becoming extremely devout, and offered sacrifices daily.
But it was still too little.
Xu Qing put away the Jade Bottle and took out another bottle of Medicinal Pills.
Three Origin Blood Tempering Pill!
After hearing Bai Ling's explanation about Bloodline, Xu Qing began to pay attention.
Since Bloodline was linked to Aptitude, the higher this thing was, the better.
Xu Qing took out a Medicinal Pill and swallowed it directly.
The pure Medicinal Power transformed into a Warm Current, pouring into various parts of Xu Qing's body, beginning to temper his Bloodline.
Muffled rumbling sounds emanated from the Azure Serpent's body, like thunder.
Xu Qing's Bloodline began to change, becoming more refined and more primal, as a special Dao Rhyme quietly emerged.
After a long while.
The Medicinal Power of the Medicinal Pill was completely consumed.
Xu Qing did not stop and swallowed another Medicinal Pill.
Then came the third and fourth pills... Xu Qing's Bloodline Points rapidly increased.
After the Medicinal Power of the fourth Three Origin Blood Tempering Pill was completely absorbed.
His Bloodline Points had reached 920!
Xu Qing looked at the last Three Origin Blood Tempering Pill, a hint of anticipation flashing in his Vertical Pupil.
This remaining pill was enough to make his Bloodline undergo another Transformation!
Without the slightest hesitation.
Xu Qing swallowed the Medicinal Pill in one gulp.
Instantly, the Medicinal Power circulated, and his Bloodline began to change.
Nine hundred thirty... nine hundred forty... nine hundred fifty... Before long.
His Bloodline Points reached one thousand!
Right at this moment.
"Boom!"
A Loud Bang erupted from within Xu Qing's body.
The sound swept through the mountains and forests like thunder, startling countless sentient beings.
Inside the System Panel.
The phrase 'Ancient Return' in the Bloodline section slowly disappeared!
Xu Qing felt as if the blood inside his body was boiling; a scorching sensation spread throughout his whole body, and waves of intense pain surged over him.
"Roar!"
He couldn't help but let out a long howl toward the sky.
Liu Mei and Bai Ling in the Lair were startled.
Liu Mei rushed out and cried out in alarm when she saw Xu Qing in pain.
She wanted to step forward but felt a vast Pressure descend upon her.
That Pressure was even more astonishing than a Flood Dragon's Pressure, suppressing her until she could barely breathe, nearly forcing her to collapse onto the ground.
"Don't go over there!"
Bai Ling stopped Liu Mei, looking up at the Azure Giant Serpent howling on the mountain peak, profound shock surging in her Beautiful Eyes.
"His Bloodline is undergoing Transformation!"
"So strong! What exactly is his origin!"
"A Yao Race member with such a Bloodline actually exists in a place like this!"
Alarm, shock, doubt, disbelief... all kinds of emotions merged, ultimately transforming into a sense of complexity that spread in Bai Ling's heart.
"To have a High Grade Bloodline yet be stuck here, he either suffered Family Decline or has a Great Enemy in the Demon Spirit Realm..."
"If he were discovered by beings from the Demon Spirit Realm, they might personally take action!"
Thinking of this.
A trace of worry, which Bai Ling herself didn't notice, flashed in her eyes.
At the same time.
On the Taihang Mountain Peak.
The Transformation within Xu Qing's body ended. A Profound Aura enveloped his entire being, and a powerful and domineering Pressure shot into the sky, turning into a tide that surged outward in all directions!
Instantly.
The entire mountain forest was shrouded beneath the aura of the Lord of Taihang Mountains.
Throughout the hundred-mile Taihang Mountains, Wild Beasts and Imps wailed and knelt, and the plants bent and swayed as if performing a salute!
All things in the mountains congratulated Xu Qing on the successful Bloodline Transformation!