Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

Feeling his heart pounding, Zhang Qiling felt as if he could once again feel those warm hands stroking his palms.

He looked up at the darkness before him and found it strangely warm.

At that moment, a slightly warm spiritual energy entered through the Baihui acupoint, gradually merging into the meridians and slowly moving in one direction.

Even though it was the first time he had introduced spiritual energy, his body seemed to instinctively guide the spiritual energy along a predetermined path.

"The Light Spirit Root represents salvation, while Zhang Qiling represents protection." Su Yunqing in the void seemed to have traversed endless space and time, meeting Zhang Qiling's gaze.

"Ali's arrival changed the course of this world; this world no longer needs a savior."

Zhang Qiling heard Su Yunqing say this.

"What you need to think about now is... are you Zhang Qiling or a minor official?"

You are the spirit guide of the Zhang family...

He was still a minor official in Baima's household...

Zhang Qiling pondered this question with a sense of bewilderment. Ever since he accepted the title of Zhang Qiling, everyone had repeatedly emphasized his responsibilities to him.

Some of them are dead, some have left, and some have betrayed them...

It seems that only he has been carrying out the so-called responsibilities of Zhang Qiling and the clan leader that they assigned him...

He had been burdened by responsibilities for nearly a century, and even after losing his memory, he had never been able to let go of them...

He could still feel his heart beating in his palm, and his confused gaze gradually hardened.

"I am Zhang Qiling...and also...a minor official..."

He won't easily abandon his responsibilities, but he will also take good care of himself and strive to be happy and content...

This is what Mom most wanted to see...

"Boom..."

A soft popping sound as a bubble bursts...

Zhang Qiling felt a wave of dizziness. A warm current of energy was slowly flowing through his body along a specific path, forming a cycle within him.

The route that had already been opened was gradually tempered and strengthened as spiritual energy flowed through it.

After a full cycle of spiritual energy circulation, the spiritual energy guided into the body has been exhausted.

After successfully drawing spiritual energy into the body for the first time, the process became much more proficient. Little by little, the amount of spiritual energy absorbed was gradually increased, and the tempering process was continuously completed.

……

Su Yunqing's illusory figure had disappeared at some point.

The large tree that used to provide shade in the yard has also disappeared.

The moonlight faded, the stars disappeared...

The dark sky was breaking through the first light of dawn...

The group of people who had been cultivating in the courtyard all night awoke at the same time as the first rays of sunlight fell on their faces.

As they slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, the group of people who had just successfully guided their qi into their bodies all felt the difference in this world.

It was as if the veil that had been covering my eyes had been lifted, and the world before my eyes became much brighter.

"Wuhu, this is so awesome! The blind man loves cultivation!!! The blind man declares that from now on, his favorite things are, first, gold and silver jewelry, and second, cultivation!!!!"

Black Bear excitedly announced.

Wu Xie rolled his eyes. Although Hei Xiazi was guiding his training, he still had to complain. The fact that Hei Xiazi's first thought in this situation was gold and silver jewelry—Hei Xiazi really took his love of money to the extreme!

The "love money" persona will never fall, right?

Seeing that everyone had woken up from their meditation, Su Li jumped up as well.

Upon hearing Hei Xiazi's words, his eyes darted around, and he flipped his wrist, holding two things in each hand.

In his left hand was a gleaming gold brick...

In the right hand, a crystal-clear gemstone...

“Come on, choose one of the two extreme options…” Su Li raised an eyebrow at Hei Xiazi…

Black Bear's eyes gleamed as he looked at the things in Su Li's hands.

Based on Hei Xiazi's consistent preferences, he should have chosen the gold bricks without hesitation at this point.

However, no...

His gaze swept between his two hands, then became fixed on the crystal, so much so that he couldn't even spare a single piece for the gold brick beside him...

He felt that the seemingly ordinary prismatic crystal block was exceptionally attractive to the blind man, making him wish he could snatch it right now, put it in his pocket, and keep it for himself.

"So, who do you love more?"

Black Blind Man: ...

That really hurts, Little Ali...

In fact, it wasn't just him; even the four people who were just watching the spectacle couldn't help but fix their gazes on the crystal.

Su Li chuckled at their expressions; spirit stones held a fatal attraction for cultivators who had just begun to cultivate Qi.

This is because this is the initial stage when the body first comes into contact with spiritual energy, and the body's desire for spiritual energy is constant.

Imagine you've been starving for seven or eight days. If you put gold bars and a delicious meal in front of him, do you think he'll even glance at the gold bars?

Fortunately, the courtyard they were in was the one where Su Li had previously set up a spirit-locking array, and it had been nourished by the dragon vein.

The spiritual energy is abundant, and even though they have stopped cultivating, it still surrounds them and nourishes their bodies.

If we let them go out like this, believe me, they'll all collapse...

Su Li smiled and pulled out a large pile of low-grade spirit stones from the Emperor's Rest Realm, dividing them into five portions.

It's not that he's unwilling to give them better things; his Emperor's Rest Realm also has mineral veins, and if it's not enough, he'll just mine them.

The main reason is that they don't need them now. Low-grade spirit stones have low spiritual energy content, so they can just hold them in their hands and play with them when they have nothing to do, and stuff them into their pockets when they need something without any problem.

But if it were a mid-grade or high-grade spirit stone, which has an excessively high spiritual energy content, and you accidentally inhaled a mouthful...

At best, he'd be overwhelmed by the dense spiritual energy; at worst... he was afraid he'd explode on the spot...

For details, please refer to the section on oxygen toxicity...

Even the best things can be overdone.

The allure of a single spirit stone was undeniable, let alone now that they were piled up in front of them...

If it weren't for their years of self-discipline, they would all be lying on top of each other by now.

It's not that they're breaking character, it's just that this thing is too terrifying...

"Quickly, put one away for each person." As soon as Su Li finished speaking, the five piles of spirit stones in front of them disappeared.

Xie Yuchen and Zhang Qiling are alright; they've always been restrained (due to their idol image).

The remaining three are a bit too embarrassing to look at.

Exactly the same, each person holding a spirit stone in one hand and smiling contentedly...