On the summit of Tianxuan Mountain.

In front of a secluded pavilion, Qin Xin was sitting at a stone table making tea, while Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu were sitting on the ground waiting.

Although Qin Xin had not returned for three months, the Tianxuan Sect was still very humane. Before it was confirmed that a disciple was 100% dead, his former residence would be preserved and someone would come to clean it.

So when Qin Xin returned to the courtyard of the pavilion, he was slightly surprised.

"By the way, Senior Brother Xiahou, I've noticed you've become much more cheerful than before, which is why I've noticed you're so much more cheerful these past three months." Seeing Xiahou Chu's happy appearance, Qin Xin couldn't help but ask while making tea.

After hearing Qin Xin's question, Yang Ruoyi directly answered for Xiahou Chu, "This guy directly trampled his former nemesis Mo Ruan under his feet at the iron mine. How could he not be happy?"

Qin Xin had a slight impression of Mo Ruan, having met him at the iron mine. He had a long-standing conflict with Xiahou Chu.

Because Xiahou Chu's family and Mo Ruan's family lived in the same city, conflicts between them were constant. The two families were sworn enemies. Moreover, Qin Xin knew that Mo Ruan had once injured Xiahou Chu. Perhaps this was why Mo Ruan became a thorn in Xiahou Chu's side. Now that he was able to defeat him, it could be said that Xiahou Chu had recovered from his defeat.

"That Mo Ruan seems to be at the Real Core stage. It seems that Senior Brother Xiahou has made quite a bit of progress."

After Qin Xin pushed the brewed Chiling Yunye tea in front of Xiahou Chu and Yang Ruoyi, he congratulated them.

Xiahou Chu picked up the teacup directly, not caring that it was too hot, and drank it all in one gulp. His face turned red, and he seemed to be unable to speak for a moment because of the heat.

"Excellent tea! No wonder it's called Chiling Yunye!"

Once he recovered, Xiahou Chu quickly praised him.

The Crimson Ridge Cloud Leaf itself possessed immense spiritual power, so when Xiahou Chu drank it all in one gulp, the spiritual power that instantly surged out of the tea made his body feel somewhat uncomfortable. In order to prevent this spiritual power from escaping to his forehead, Xiahou Chu held his breath until his face turned completely red.

Seeing Xiahou Chu's expression, Yang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh out loud, then took small sips of tea.

"To say that we were able to defeat Mo Ruan, we owe it all to the Heavenly Spirit Crystal from that iron mine."

Xiahou Chu, after drinking another cup of tea, said excitedly.

"Celestial Spirit Crystal?" Qin Xin was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected to find such a thing in the iron ore mine.

This Heavenly Spirit Crystal is born of heaven and earth, condensing almost pure spiritual energy. It is a valuable item for both martial artists in the Core Formation stage and those in the Dharma Aspect stage to break through their bottlenecks.

Seemingly hearing Qin Xin's surprise, Xiahou Chu continued, "After the top-grade spirit stones in that iron mine were taken away, the major sects also withdrew their disciples from there one after another."

"After collecting some mid-grade and low-grade spirit stones, Ruoyi and I realized that we hadn't gained anything, so we prepared to leave."

"However, when we ventured deep underground into the iron ore mine, we discovered two Celestial Spirit Crystals. It was with the help of these that we broke through to the next level." (Reading by Shuo)

As Xiahou Chu spoke, Yang Ruoyi nodded in agreement.

"Afterwards, disciples from other sects also discovered some, and the entire iron mine once again became a battleground for various sects."

"I was injured during the battle with Mo Ruan, so I returned to the sect to recuperate and wait until I am fully recovered before going to the iron mine to try my luck. After all, the Heavenly Spirit Crystal is a rare and precious item."

Hearing these words, Qin Xin nodded. He had collected sixteen Heavenly Spirit Crystals on the Bone Tower, but since he had not yet entered the third stage of Core Formation, he had not been saving them.

After the two left, Qin Xin sat alone in the pavilion.

After taking out the Heavenly Phoenix Futon and entering its space, they found that the Broken Gold Tiger cub had awakened and was lying on the ground, as if it were imitating a human martial artist cultivating.

Furthermore, the fur on the head of this Golden Tiger cub, which now revealed the character "王" (king), had turned completely fiery red, appearing quite peculiar, as if it contained immense power.

"Xiao Jin".

After Qin Xin called out softly, the Golden Tiger cub immediately opened its eyes, staring at Qin Xin with excited eyes, and pounced on him.

"Little Gold" is the new name Qin Xin gave to the Broken Gold Tiger cub.

This Golden Tiger cub is very easy to raise. Qin Xin usually feeds it some beast crystals or spiritual medicines, and it is not picky about food at all.

After playing with the Golden Tiger cub for a while, Qin Xin turned his attention to the ancient Heavenly Phoenix egg.

These ancient phoenix eggs have been behaving strangely lately. The colorful aura has completely disappeared, as if they have lost their life force. If it weren't for the occasional white mist that rises above the egg, Qin Xin might have thought that the ancient phoenix egg was a dead egg.

Qin Xin was powerless to do anything about it. Human records of these ancient mythical beasts were only partial, let alone how to hatch their eggs.

Upon exiting the futon space, Qin Xin also took out a fiery red bead from his spatial ring.

This bead was left to Qin Xin by the old man of the Si Huo in the last moments of his remaining consciousness, and Qin Xin promised to find him a successor so that his sect could continue.

Qin Xin also investigated the inheritance within the bead and found that in addition to some cultivation insights and techniques, there were also many records about the Tianxuan Continent.

Qin Xin naturally didn't need the spiritual cultivation techniques, and as for the so-called martial arts, he knew the principle of not biting off more than he could chew, so he only selected two and memorized them, waiting for the opportunity to cultivate them later.

However, Qin Xin was very interested in the secrets of the Tianxuan Continent and the records of demonic beasts, spirit beasts, and so on.

Through those records, Qin Xin discovered that there were nine regions on the Tianxuan Continent, and Yunxi Region was only a very small one of them. Even the smallest Yunxi Region covered a million miles.

The other eight larger domains are ten times the size of the Cloud Tide Domain, and the sects and families in those places are much more powerful.

After gaining a new understanding of the Tianxuan Continent, Qin Xin's horizons have broadened considerably. However, he still has a very important matter to attend to.

That means improving our strength as quickly as possible and taking back what we've lost.