This change left Qin Xin somewhat dumbfounded.
They ventured into the depths of this spirit pool at great risk, only to find nothing; the sapling they had discovered had now vanished.
Although he felt a little regretful, Qin Xin quickly put it aside. The spiritual energy inside this withered tree stump was far more concentrated than that above, and no one would ever step into it, making it an ideal place for a breakthrough.
Without hesitation, Qin Xin sat down cross-legged and, with his martial spirit activated, absorbed the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth once more, condensing the true liquid previously consumed within his martial core.
What Qin Xin didn't know was that while he was cultivating, the green color flowed across the mysterious fragment of the diagram inside his Niwan Palace, and in an instant, it returned to its original state.
Completely immersed in cultivation, the rapid condensation of true essence allowed Qin Xin to temporarily sever all contact with the outside world.
Qin Xin guessed correctly; this withered tree stump was indeed an excellent place for a breakthrough.
At this moment, the amount of true liquid in his martial elixir continued to break through, and the blue and red true energy on the martial elixir circulated rapidly, constantly emitting light.
The nine true orifices, shimmering with light, appeared quite beautiful, completely adorning the surrounding meridians.
Qin Xin seemed to enter a mysterious state, his physical strength was constantly being developed, and the strong and powerful sound of his heartbeat echoed throughout the bottom of the spirit pool.
Just as the spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowing into Qin Xin's body suddenly stopped, after the 1001st drop of true liquid condensed, Qin Xin could feel that his martial core was about to explode.
"It's time!"
After Qin Xin shouted loudly, the true liquid gathered together and flowed into the true aperture from bottom to top like a stream.
Driven by the constant flow of the true liquid, the nine true apertures slowly circulated, surrounding the Martial Spirit and emitting a dazzling light.
"True aperture condenses!"
Qin Xin quickly formed hand seals, and the nine true acupoints converged directly towards the center as if driven by a command.
"boom!"
The first muffled sound rang out from within the martial arts core, and Qin Xin's body trembled slightly.
The two true acupoints have been successfully merged.
Qin Xin dared not stop. He was well aware of the dangers of the True Aperture Fusion process. If a mistake was made, at best the True Aperture fusion would fail and his cultivation would drop. To fuse the True Apertures again, he would need to re-condense the nine True Apertures, which would take much longer, and time was something he could not afford to waste.
Furthermore, during the process of merging the true essence, many martial artists fail, resulting in the shattering of their martial core and rendering them useless.
"Melt again!"
The first success allowed Qin Xin to accumulate a lot of experience, and he used the True Liquid again to promote the fusion of the True Aperture.
This time, Qin Xin did not feel as comfortable as the first time. With the fusion of the True Apertures, he could clearly feel the intense pain emanating from within his Martial Core, seemingly caused by the collision of True Qi within the True Apertures during the fusion process.
"Again!"
Looking at the five remaining true apertures within the martial core, all radiating a crimson light, Qin Xin gritted his teeth and continued the fusion of the true apertures.
"Bang!"
A loud, muffled thud came from Qin Xin's martial core. His face turned deathly pale instantly. The pain caused by the fusion of the true acupoints made him want to scream.
However, compared to the pain of having one's martial bones stripped away, the pain from this true acupoint is still easily bearable.
As he sensed the two remaining true apertures within the martial pill, Qin Xin felt no ripples in his heart.
The transition from the Qi Opening Realm to the Qi Sea Realm is a significant hurdle for martial artists, with countless individuals failing to take this step throughout their entire lives. Qin Xin, however, has already taken half a step and is just one final step away from achieving it.
After taking a deep breath, Qin Xin pushed the fusion of the last two true acupoints.
"Thump!"
The intense pain left Qin Xin's mind blank, and the two true acupoints shattered upon impact.
This scene was unexpected for Qin Xin. The process of each martial artist's true acupoint fusion is different, so it cannot be used as a reference.
Just as Qin Xin was surprised, the blue and red energy within the martial pill slowly enveloped all the fragments of the True Aperture, faintly revealing a trace of golden light.
"It's finished?" Qin Xin was somewhat surprised as he felt the slightly hot True Aperture floating above the Martial Spirit.
Qin Xin was confident that he could complete the fusion of the true apertures, but what he did not expect was that it would be done in this way.
After calming his mind, Qin Xin lowered his spiritual sense to examine the changes within the martial core.
The next step is to merge the meridians and transform them into the eye of the Qi Sea. Although this step is not very difficult, there is no guarantee that some problems will not occur. After all, Qin Xin has lost his martial bone, so his current martial core is incomplete.
After a period of rest and recuperation, the true essence within the martial elixir was fully restored.
Qin Xin had just used the circulation of his true qi to slowly bring forth his true meridians.
After sensing the connection to the Martial Spirit's true vein, Qin Xin did not pause at all, but directly pushed the true aperture that emitted a trace of golden light to merge with it.
With the meridians merging, Qin Xin could clearly feel the comfortable sensation emanating from all the meridians in his body. It seemed that these meridians were originally one, and with the support of the vast true energy within the true meridians, the meridians throughout his body were once again cleansed.
Impurities of a dark brown color are constantly being expelled from the body.
After the fusion was completed, a bright spot of light appeared inside the martial core. The blue and red true energy around the spot of light flowed rapidly. The originally floating true energy turned into flowing true liquid as it spun continuously.
"Is this the Qi Sea Realm?"
After completing the breakthrough, Qin Xin slightly opened his eyes. At this moment, he could feel that the Martial Pill seemed to have undergone some changes after the True Aperture was fused. With the blessing of the Fire and Wood attributes, the outer wall of the Martial Pill became more solid, making it very difficult to break through.
However, upon sensing the true liquid flowing like a stream within the martial pill, a smile appeared on Qin Xin's lips.
Compared to the Qi Opening Realm, Qin Xin, who has now entered the first level of the Qi Sea Realm, can manipulate it at will. The abundant true fluid in his body seems to give him an inexhaustible feeling.
With a thought, orange flame armor appeared around him. Although it was weaker than the Heavenly Phoenix Armor of the first Nirvana in the Nine Nirvanas, it was several times stronger than the True Qi Veil he had worn before. This was a clear difference between the Qi Sea Realm and the Opening Aperture Realm.
After withdrawing his released true energy, Qin Xin stood up. Although continuing to cultivate would lead to significant progress, the time to enter the inner domain was almost up, and he didn't know when it would open again. He didn't want to be trapped here because of this.
Now that he has completed the breakthrough, he did not stay at the bottom of the spirit pool any longer.
After scanning his surroundings and finding nothing else, Qin Xin turned and stepped over the barrier. His Yang Fire Armor enveloped him, directly dispelling all the surrounding spiritual liquid.
With a thought, Qin Xin directly created a depression in the space of the mysterious fragment map, and the spiritual liquid radiating a fiery red aura flowed into it until the depression was completely filled before he stopped.
This spirit pool is so deep that it would be wishful thinking to collect it all. Qin Xin only needs enough of the spirit liquid for his own use. Now that he has entered the Qi Sea Realm, the spirit liquid can not provide him with much help, so there is no need to collect too much.
After feeling satisfied, Qin Xin swam towards the top of the spirit pool.
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