In the quiet cultivation room, amidst the flickering candlelight, Qin Xin sat cross-legged on the Heavenly Phoenix Futon. The surrounding space rippled slightly, and wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth entered his body with his breath. Then, through his martial spirit, they were refined into true energy and flowed into his Firewood Martial Core.
Through the circulation of the martial elixir, true qi continuously washes over the six main meridians, and occasionally a trace of impurities is expelled from the body.
The cultivation lasted for about an hour before Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes. A red light flashed in his left eye and a blue light flashed in his right eye before quickly disappearing.
"This battle has also brought many benefits. The seventh main meridian, which originally would have taken several months to open, is now showing signs of loosening." Qin Xin clenched his fist and felt the flow of true energy within his body.
"It's a pity that this strength is still somewhat weak." Frowning, Qin Xin waved his hand and directly put the Heavenly Phoenix Futon into the mysterious fragment space of the map.
As Qin Xin got up and left the cultivation room, he found that someone was already waiting in the courtyard.
Looking at the two women, Qin Xin was very curious. When he saw a woman in a pink dress wearing a jade pendant with a golden sun pattern on her waist, he immediately guessed their identities.
"Boss, why did Princess Xia Yue suddenly come to see you?"
Jin Yuanbao lived as if he were living in Qin Xin's courtyard. Ever since returning from the martial arts arena, he would spend all his days cultivating in Qin Xin's courtyard, except at night.
Every day, many students visit Qin Xin's courtyard, and he also receives numerous invitations from gangs and families, all of which Qin Xin has Jin Yuanbao refuse on his behalf. As for the affairs of Class 17, Shangguan Lingdie is currently handling them.
How would I know?
Qin Xin rolled his eyes at the gold ingot, because he seemed to see gossip in the latter's eyes.
"So you're Qin Xin? You've kept my princess waiting for so long!" said Xiao Mei, a palace maid standing nearby, with a straight face.
"Xiao Mei, you mustn't be rude!" Princess Xia Yue said softly.
Upon hearing this, Xiaomei pouted and stood behind Princess Xia Yue.
"I wonder what brings Princess Xia Yue here?"
Qin Xin glanced at Xia Yue, who had a good figure and elegant manners, and asked softly.
"Speaking of which, I've met Young Master Qin once before," Xia Yue said with a smile, looking at Qin Xin.
"Yes, I must thank the princess that day, because it was through her that I was able to enter Black Dragon City."
Qin Xin felt uncomfortable under Xia Yue's gaze. Although he was quite confident in his appearance, he seemed a bit rustic in front of the elegant princess.
"I won't beat around the bush. I wonder if Young Master Qin is interested in joining the royal family of my Great Xia?" Xia Yue asked directly.
In the Tianxuan Continent, some families and sects invite powerful individuals to join them. This helps the families improve their strength, and those who join also receive the protection of the families and sects, as well as more cultivation resources. It's a win-win situation.
"Thank you for the invitation, Princess, but I currently have no plans to join any other family or sect," Qin Xin said directly.
Xia Yue wasn't surprised to hear the rejection, as if she had already expected it.
"Since Young Master Qin has made up his mind, I will not press the matter further. However, there is one thing I hope I can help you with."
Xia Yue suddenly changed her royal demeanor and actually lowered herself to invite Qin Xin.
"Oh? Princess, please speak freely?" Qin Xin raised an eyebrow.
"I wonder if Young Master Qin knows about the S-rank mission involving an ancient ruin in the mission hall of the outer courtyard?" Xia Yue asked softly.
"Is the S-rank mission the princess is referring to? Is it the one on Mount Luoshen in the Fallen Leaf Forest?"
Jin Yuanbao, standing to the side, asked with some surprise, seemingly quite familiar with the location of this mission.
“That’s right.” Xia Yue nodded gently.
“Mount Luoshen is a dangerous place, located near the interior of the Dead Leaf Forest. Back then, it was the location of the Luoshen Sect, the number one power in the Eastern Wilderness, but it was suddenly wiped out overnight. The entire Luoshen Sect seemed to have vanished into thin air. Many powerful individuals went there to explore, but most of them went and few returned. However, those who did return gained many opportunities.” Jin Yuanbao said with a look of surprise.
Seeing that Princess Xia Yue did not refute him, Qin Xin knew that what Jin Yuanbao said was true.
"Boss, we shouldn't go to that place, it's too dangerous," Jin Yuanbao advised.
"It is up to Young Master Qin to decide everything. Here is a map to Mount Luoshen. If you have made up your mind, come to the gate of Black Dragon City at dawn seven days from now."
As Xia Yue waved her hand, a woman's fragrance wafted over, seemingly mixed with a hint of blood.
Qin Xin reached out and took the map.
Looking at the special peach blossom mark on the map, he realized that the location of Mount Luoshen was similar to the fragment of the map he had obtained from Ruan Yang.
After the others left, Qin Xin returned to his cultivation room.
When Qin Xin took out the fragment of the map he had obtained from Ruan Yang, he confirmed that the place marked on the map was indeed Mount Luoshen.
"Should we go take a look?"
Qin Xin was somewhat conflicted, after all, the location of Mount Luoshen was still full of dangers, and there was still some distance to go before he could enter the Enlightenment Realm.
"If a woman dares to go, why wouldn't I!"
Qin Xin cast aside that distracting thought, and a surge of pride welled up in his heart. The path of cultivation is inherently full of dangers. If one chooses to retreat out of fear of danger, one will eventually stray from the Great Dao and never achieve anything significant in one's life.
Qin Xin understood the principle that opportunities and risks coexist.
"It seems I need to break through before the seven days. The stronger I am, the better I'll be able to survive on Mount Luoshen," Qin Xin murmured.
After a quick tidying up, he immediately headed to the Spirit Forging Tower. Although the spiritual energy tide on the third floor didn't help his cultivation as much as before, it was still much faster than cultivating in the cultivation room.
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Outside the Spirit Forging Tower, Elder Ye Nian of the Weaponry Academy, dressed in a gray robe, narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing Qin Xin, as if he were investigating him, before a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.
"Not bad. Although his martial spirit is a bit lacking, his perception and composure are far superior to other students in the Innate Realm!"
Are you interested in the sword fighting class?
Ye Nian suddenly stared at Qin Xin, looking at the identity token in his hand, and spoke.
"Thank you for the invitation, Elder, but I'm doing fine in Class 17," Qin Xin replied softly.
"Very well, your martial spirit is not a sword, so coming to my sword martial arts class is not a good thing."
Ye Nian nodded. He also knew about the current conflict between the Sword Gang and Qin Xin. Most of the Sword Gang members were from his Sword Martial Arts Class.
"May I ask, Elder, how can one enter the fourth level of cultivation?" Qin Xin suddenly asked.
"Oh? The spiritual energy tide on your third level no longer has any effect on you."
Ye Nian was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. He was quite familiar with the spiritual energy tide of the third level, and it had a strong effect even on students at the third level of the Awakening Realm.
“Yes!” Qin Xin replied.
"Here, take this. But it will be a bit dangerous to go into the fourth floor."
Upon seeing Qin Xin nod, Ye Nian immediately took out an iron token and gave it to him.
Qin Xin took the token. It was made of the same material as the Spirit Forging Tower and had some weight in his hand.
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