Back in his cubicle, Qin Luo sat cross-legged. Although he had just forced Xia Zihan to cultivate with his words, given her strong desire for control, Qin Luo couldn't guarantee that she wouldn't release her senses to probe again.

So he still had to stay here for half a day to see how things went. If she could really endure it, then he could go out and carry out his plan.

After taking a deep breath, Qin Luo closed his eyes and began to cultivate.

Above the emerald green star in his dantian, a dark green furnace, two zhang in size, was radiating intense heat.

Inside the furnace, flames flickered faintly, but they were not the usual red; instead, they were a deep, rich green.

Below it, wisps of spiritual energy continuously emerged from the emerald stars and flowed into the furnace.

After this period of nurturing, the Spirit Flame Furnace has gradually evolved from its initial size, which required three people to encircle, to its current size of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

One hour later.

Qin Luo suddenly opened his eyes, a look of joy in them.

Suddenly, a strange fluctuation emanated from the furnace in the Qi Sea, making the already scorching spiritual flames even hotter. At the same time, the emerald green stars below were also twinkling in response, as if they were jumping for joy.

As the fluctuations continued to spread, a pure, snow-white speck of light quietly emerged within the furnace. With the appearance of the light, a gentle breeze began to slowly rise around the furnace.

As the breeze passed by, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be summoned, and all rushed towards the Spirit Flame Furnace.

As the spiritual energy flowed in, the gentle breeze began to dissipate, lightly brushing against each and every emerald star. Each star, touched by the ethereal breeze, shone even brighter.

The wisp of ethereal energy that was constantly drifting away became even lighter and more ethereal. Tiny specks of pure white light were born in the wind, and after blowing past all the emerald stars, the ethereal energy returned to the white specks of light above the furnace.

Qin Luo could sense that the point of light seemed to have grown slightly stronger. As the spiritual energy flowed into the point of light, a gentle breeze once again emerged around the furnace, like an endless cycle, continuing to blow towards those emerald stars...

"I didn't expect the spiritual energy to be generated so quickly. It seems that this is thanks to the spiritual energy that Yiting returned last time."

Qin Luo smiled faintly, and then a spiritual flame emerged from his dantian and gathered in his hand, instantly covering his palm with constantly dancing emerald green flames.

Looking at the scorching flame in his hand, Qin Luo had a thought, and a wisp of pure white spiritual energy blew from his Qi Sea.

A warm sensation spread from his arm to his palm. After the spiritual energy and spiritual flame merged, the flame in his hand began to stabilize. It stopped dancing in his hand and instead condensed around his palm.

As the spiritual energy continued to flow in, the temperature of the spiritual flame also continued to rise, and its color changed from the initial emerald green to a deep jade green.

Qin Luo looked at his jade-like palm and marveled inwardly. He could feel that the fused flame contained even greater power.

The addition of spiritual energy seemed to infuse the spiritual flame with a soul, making it no longer just a simple flame, but possessing a certain spirituality.

Perhaps only now can the flames truly be called "Flame Rhythm"!

Just as Qin Luo was overjoyed at the birth of Lingyun, an extremely faint sense quietly entered his cubicle.

This perception was extremely subtle. If Qin Luo hadn't just developed spiritual energy and become exceptionally sensitive to changes in the surrounding atmosphere, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect it.

Just as Qin Luo frowned, a mechanical system voice sounded in his mind.

[Xia Zihan has reached the sixth stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm. Based on her current affection level for the host: 110 (enough for marriage); therefore, the return reward will be randomly distributed between 111 and 555 times.]

[Cultivation points are doubled, with a multiplier of 374, resulting in a gain of 374 times the cultivation level of the sixth stage of the Spirit Gathering Realm]

In an instant, a massive surge of purple spiritual energy rushed into his body like a raging tide. This energy was extremely powerful, causing his physique to tremble slightly involuntarily.

"So it was only after breaking through that you dared to slightly release your senses to explore."

"During the simulation, she stared at me for those five days straight?"

Qin Luo said somewhat helplessly, "You know, in the simulation, Xia Zihan only broke through on the fifth day, but after my 'coercion', she broke through much faster."

He shook his head helplessly, then activated the Myriad Manifestations Return to One Technique. A suction force emanated from his Qi Sea, continuously drawing in the purple spiritual energy.

At the same time, purple stars were constantly being born in Qin Luo's Qi Sea, making his Qi Sea gradually become brighter and brighter.

"Phew~"

Half an incense stick later, Qin Luo looked at the extra stars in his Qi Sea and shook his head inwardly. Even with the emerald stars, his Qi Sea was only about 30% full. It seemed that he had to take the Spirit Void Fruit.

With that thought in mind, he didn't hesitate any longer, walked out of the cubicle, and knocked on Xia Zihan's door.

"Fellow Daoist Xia, I may have to go out for a while."

Da da da

A series of hurried footsteps came from inside.

Then the door was flung open. Xia Zihan still carried the lingering spiritual energy from her cultivation, her eyes filled with concern.

"Fellow Daoist Wang Wu, what's wrong? Where are you going?"

Qin Luo looked at Xia Zihan, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"I need to go to Qingfeng City. The female alchemist promised to refine a batch of Spirit Gathering Pills for me, and judging by the timeline, the first batch should have been completed today. These are the cultivation resources I prepared for you, so..."

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