Longmu and Ming Ningzhu, who had not dared to approach, also quickly hid behind the stone pillars of the palace amidst the aftershocks of the explosion.

Only after the remaining explosive energy had completely dissipated did he lean out.

Qin Xin, who had just finished off Lin Jinglei, also came over at this moment.

Seeing that Qin Xin's face was pale and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, Ming Ningzhu quickly stepped forward and asked, "Qin Xin, are you alright? Where is Lin Jinglei?"

"Dead." Qin Xin's answer was very straightforward.

Upon hearing that Lin Jinglei had died at Qin Xin's hands, Ming Ningzhu was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that Qin Xin, who was only at the ninth level of the Qi Opening Realm, would be able to challenge someone of a higher level and kill a martial artist at the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm.

Long Mu sat down wearily to the side and smiled at Qin Xin, saying, "See, I told you Qin Xin could defeat Lin Jinglei."

Seeing that Long Mu was so confident in himself, Qin Xin didn't say anything, but quickly asked, "What about the others who came with Lin Jinglei?"

"I beat them half to death before, but they should all be blown to bits by now." Longmu said, pursing his lips and pulling at his charred clothes.

Seeing Long Mu's expression, Qin Xin felt a little apologetic. He had no choice but to use this fusion of martial arts attacks when fighting Lin Jinglei. The attack method, which contained destructive power, did not distinguish between friend and foe.

However, to Qin Xin's surprise, Lin Jinglei was able to block his fused fire blade with the black flames. If it weren't for the fact that he had entered the Spirit Form Realm, the outcome of the battle between him and Lin Jinglei would have been uncertain.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and the people who came with Lin Jinglei were all dead. Otherwise, if they had escaped, it would have caused him a lot of trouble.

Before he could even heal his wounds, Qin Xin, along with Long Mu and Ming Ningzhu, hurriedly left the palace.

The shockwave from the massive explosion would likely attract the attention of other forces entering this inner region. For safety's sake, Longmu and Ming Ningzhu both agreed with Qin Xin's assessment.

No sooner had the three left the dilapidated palace than several figures stood before it.

Looking at the dilapidated palace in front of them, the group was filled with excitement, because this palace was not marked on any map of the inner region.

“Yunyi, Jiju, this palace doesn’t seem to exist on the map of the inner region.”

A young boy stared warily at the dilapidated palace before him and spoke to the two who were also rushing over.

"Wu Fa, that explosion just now came from here. There must be something good inside. If you're not in a hurry, I'll go in first." Yun Yi said, as if trying to provoke Wu Fa, who was somewhat wary and hesitant to step in.

Seeing Ji Ju and Yun Yi move slightly, Wu Fa naturally did not want to give up this opportunity to the two of them so easily, and quickly rushed into it.

The occasional sight of monster bones along the palace passageway filled the three with joy, prompting them to quicken their pace.

Upon reaching a throne, Yunyi saw a headless corpse and brains spilling onto the ground.

"This looks like Lin Jinglei," Ji Ju said with a frown after stepping forward to examine him.

When Wu Fa heard that it was Lin Jinglei, he was somewhat surprised. "Lin Jinglei showed amazing talent when he first entered the inner courtyard. Now he must have reached the sixth level of the Qi Sea Realm. I suppose I would not be able to kill him easily."

Ji Ju, standing to the side, nodded in agreement. He acknowledged Lin Jinglei's strength, but he never expected him to die in this dilapidated palace of unknown origin.

Yun Yi looked around and saw nothing of value except for a few corpses that had been roasted to ashes. He said helplessly, "Let's go. It seems that everything here has been taken."

After searching unsuccessfully, the three left the palace.

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Qin Xin, who was quickly leaving the palace with Long Mu and Ming Ningzhu, had just exhausted the last bit of true energy in his body.

He lay exhausted on the grass, panting heavily.

Because of the intense heat in the air, you can feel the warmth emanating from your lungs with every breath.

What made Qin Xin feel very comfortable was that the air here was filled with abundant spiritual energy, and unlike the spiritual energy outside, the spiritual energy here seemed to have the effect of refining the true energy in the body, making the true energy even purer.

It is precisely for this reason that this inner region can quickly help martial artists break through their cultivation levels.

After seeing Qin Xin stop, neither Long Mu nor Ming Ningzhu chose to continue. Both of them had sustained minor injuries during the battle, and Long Mu had just awakened from his slumber and would need some time to fully absorb the mysterious energy.

After checking his surroundings, Qin Xin left his spiritual sense as a warning before sitting cross-legged on the ground to recover quickly.

Upon internal inspection, Qin Xin could feel the damage to his internal organs caused by the explosion. Fortunately, he had entered the third level of the Desolate God Battle Body, possessing powerful blood energy and a physique comparable to a level four demon beast. The explosion had not fundamentally damaged him, and with a little recuperation, he could recover completely.

Inside the Niwan Palace, the Spirit Devouring Stone, after absorbing Lin Jinglei's martial spirit, continuously infused pure energy into Qin Xin's martial spirit.

Originally, Qin Xin's martial spirit was only at the initial stage of the sixth star. Now, after completely devouring Lin Jinglei's sixth-star martial spirit, the Purple Thunder Piercing Sword, his martial spirit is showing signs of advancing to the intermediate stage of the sixth star.

After calming his mind, Qin Xin discovered that the black staff martial spirit, which originally had golden phoenix martial spirit patterns, now had purple lightning flowing through it.

After exhaling a long breath, Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes.

Feeling that his internal energy had almost fully recovered, Qin Xin remembered the thing he had promised to help Hua Jin find.

"One for you, one for me..."

Long Mu's somewhat childish voice came from in front of him, and Qin Xin looked over curiously.

Just then, they saw Long Mu and Ming Ningzhu sitting on the ground, with many fiery red beads in front of them, as if they were dividing up an account.

Sensing the rich spiritual energy emanating from the fiery red beads, Qin Xin naturally knew that these beads were obtained by hunting fire toads in this inner region.

Long Mu and Ming Ningzhu noticed the sound of Qin Xin waking up, but both of them stared at the beads in front of them, afraid that the other would take more than he wanted.

Seeing the two men's tense demeanor, Qin Xin couldn't help but smile.