Golden spiritual power, protective shield!
Lu Yao was a bit surprised. Nearly twenty minutes had passed, yet he was the only one who had acquired a source core.
Moreover, a total of six people had died, which must have been the six he had just killed.
Could it be that no conflicts had broken out elsewhere?
So he asked in the group chat, "Have any of you encountered other Survivors?"
Qin Rao replied, "Not yet."
Qin Yimo said, "I saw one from afar just now, but he turned and fled after seeing me."
Her territory was also quite large, with a diameter of over thirty meters, and it also had a small wooden house.
In the eyes of most people, those with a small wooden house would not be too weak, so some weaker individuals would surely be afraid upon seeing one.
"I just killed a few Little Rascals; they seem to be targeting us Dragon Country people, so be careful," Lu Yao warned.
"Little Rascals?" Qin Rao immediately said, "Good kill! If I encounter them, I'd go down fighting, even if it meant mutual destruction!"
It was clear that he harbored deep hatred for the Little Rascals.
This was truly a Dragon Country person with upright values.
Lu Yao said, "Kill them if you can; if you can't, a tactical retreat is not shameful."
"Hehe, I understand, but seeing the Little Rascals just makes me angry," Qin Rao said with a laugh.
At this moment, Qin Yimo spoke, "Oh, Lu Yao, Big Shot, I just discovered a vine with several Spiritual Qi fruits on it. After eating them, you can immediately gain 50 points of Spiritual Qi. I have four here, but unfortunately, I can't trade them right now."
"Spiritual Qi fruits?" Lu Yao and Qin Rao were both surprised.
Qin Rao asked, "What do those fruits look like, and in what environment do they grow?"
He didn't have the Qingxin Skill, and only had over four hundred points of Spiritual Qi stored. Therefore, Spiritual Qi fruits were very important to him.
Qin Yimo said, "They look like Saintess fruits, but they are greenish-white. The one I found was growing on a cliff, with no other plants around, making it easy to find."
There was a cliff next to Qin Rao, and he quickly ran over to search.
Listening to Qin Yimo's description, Lu Yao said, "Look around nearby; there might be other treasures."
He felt that the place where Spiritual Qi fruits grew must have dense Spiritual Qi.
Dense Spiritual Qi might give rise to other treasures, or perhaps this Spiritual Qi was condensed from a certain treasure.
Qin Yimo said, "Then I'll go back and look again."
After she had picked the fruits, she had hurried away as if she had stolen something from someone else's home. Hearing Lu Yao say this, she decided to go back and look.
A few minutes later, Qin Yimo returned to the place where she had picked the fruits.
However, she carefully checked and found nothing.
The surroundings were bare rock walls, and the full view could be seen at a glance.
"Lu Yao, Big Shot, there doesn't seem to be anything else around," Qin Yimo said to Lu Yao after a thorough search.
"Pull out that plant and see; it's best to keep the roots to see if you can take it back and plant it," Lu Yao said.
Qin Yimo complied. She tried to pull it out directly, but the plant's roots were firmly embedded. So, she used her high-quality iron spear to chip away at the surrounding rock, gradually digging the plant out of the rock.
As she continued to dig deeper, she soon saw a blue object.
"I found it! There seems to be a gem inside!" Qin Yimo excitedly said in the group chat.
"Heh heh, dig it out and see what it is," Lu Yao said with a smile.
Qin Yimo dug very carefully. It took her about five or six minutes to dig out the plant. The gem was right beneath the plant's root System, within reach.
After she took out the gem, she had a thought and continued to dig deeper, and she found another gem of the same size. There were no more after that; this spot had a total of two gems.
"It's a Low Grade spirit gathering stone! Its function is to condense Spiritual Qi, which can help Spirit Plants or Spirit Beasts grow. At the same time, it's also a special Material," Qin Yimo excitedly explained.
"Then you should be able to plant that Spiritual Qi fruit vine in your territory," Lu Yao said with a smile.
"Mm," Qin Yimo nodded and immediately started the process.
She was currently living in a small wooden house and did not have a courtyard like Lu Yao.
So, she planted the Spirit Plant on the south side of the house, where there was more sunlight.
However, she only buried one spirit gathering stone.
Meanwhile, Lu Yao's Qi Residence Fusion was also complete.
Originally, there were four Qi Residences coexisting in his Dantian, each capable of storing spiritual power.
Therefore, Lu Yao's spiritual power was much higher than others at the same Realm.
Now, the four Qi Residences had merged into one, and the space of the Qi Residence was much larger than the sum of the previous four. If before they were four ping-pong balls, now it had become a volleyball.
However, the most significant change was that the color of the spiritual power after the Qi Residence's transformation had changed!
Before, it was light yellow, but now, it had turned into a dazzling golden color.
Not only had all the spiritual power Lu Yao had previously consumed been restored, but his spiritual power limit had also increased by 100.
At the same time, Lu Yao also saw the System prompt after the Qi Residence Fusion:
"[Qi Residence Fusion complete, gaining an additional 20% to all attributes when increasing Rank.]"
According to the Cultivation Assistant, 20% was the maximum increase, directly achieving the best effect.
It seemed that the Heaven's Blessing was also subtly influencing his luck.
"[Golden Spiritual Power: All your attack methods deal 10% increased damage, and all your skill effects are increased by 10%.]"
"It really is a 10% damage increase!" Lu Yao was instantly thrilled.
Coupled with his Cultivation Technique and title, his total damage increase in wild combat now reached 26%!
This meant that any of his attacks could trigger a 1.26 times critical hit.
Moreover, this 26% was the final damage increase; if a critical hit occurred, the effect would double!
For example: A normal attack deals 100 points of damage. If it triggers a critical hit, it's 200 points. With the additional 26% final damage increase, the total damage can reach 252 points.
However, this was not all the benefits of the Qi Residence Fusion.
Because there were three System prompts in total, the last one was, "[Qi Residence Fusion, activate Bodyguard Shield!]"
"[Bodyguard Shield: A shield condensed from one's own spiritual power, automatically triggered when HP falls below 30%, reducing damage by 35%.]"
"[Rank: Rank 1.]"
"[Conditions for upgrading: Qi Refinement Stage Fifth Realm, Low-Grade Spirit Stone * 100, First Rank Vicious Beast Core * 10, First Rank Spirit Beast Core * 10, First Rank Ghost Core * 10, First Rank Immortal Pill * 10.]"
"Holy crap, 35% damage reduction!" Lu Yao was overjoyed; this ability was too Heaven-Defying. As long as he carried strong recovery medicine, he would be virtually invincible.
More importantly, it could be upgraded!
The Bodyguard Shield's starting point was already so high; if he leveled it up a few more times, who could even hurt him?