The walls were crumbling and the place was desolate.
There was not a trace of aura. The entire main peak of Kunmen seemed to be covered with a layer of dust. Even a light step could shake up countless dust particles.
Qin Xin followed the sound of the drums and slowly walked towards them, as if it were some inexplicable summons.
Sa... Sa...
With each step, a sound was heard, sending chills down Qin Xin's spine.
After walking about three hundred zhang, a stone tablet appeared before Qin Xin's eyes.
The sound of the drum was coming from the stone tablet.
The entire stone tablet is about ten zhang tall. There are carvings on the top of the tablet. Perhaps due to the long time that has passed, the text on the tablet has been eroded by the wind and is no longer visible. At the bottom of the stone tablet, there is a carved dragon-turtle-shaped monster carrying it.
"Thump...thump..."
The sound of drums continued to resound. Qin Xin stood aside, not daring to go forward directly. Although he could feel something calling to him, he was still wary of this somewhat eerie Kunmen main peak.
"hiss!"
In a daze, the Supreme Divine Evolution Technique suddenly began to flow rapidly, and a massive amount of spiritual power was instantly poured into the Spirit Devouring Stone in the Niwan Palace.
In that instant, the emerald-green crystal floated in mid-air, completely out of Qin Xin's control.
"……this".
The sudden detachment of the Spirit Devouring Stone surprised Qin Xin. Every time the Spirit Devouring Stone showed unusual activity, it seemed that something was about to happen.
Qin Xin's mind was completely focused on the Spirit Devouring Stone that was floating in mid-air. This stone could be said to have given Qin Xin a second life.
The Spirit-Devouring Stone flew straight towards the stone tablet, accompanied by the sound of drums, constantly emitting ripples.
"Click! Click! Click!"
After a series of faint sounds, the cracks on the entire stone tablet continued to widen until it broke open. A fiery red crystal slowly flew out from it, and the mysterious patterns on the crystal seemed to be very similar to those on the Spirit Devouring Stone.
Before Qin Xin could even think, the Spirit Devouring Stone hurtled straight towards the fiery red crystal. This sight terrified Qin Xin, who was afraid that something might happen to the Spirit Devouring Stone.
"Don't worry, they seem to be merging!"
Just as Qin Xin was getting anxious and wanted to stop him, Dan Qing spoke up and stopped him.
"Fusion?" Qin Xin asked inwardly with doubt.
"That's right, just wait patiently." Danqing's tone was somewhat serious.
After hearing Danqing's words, Qin Xinzhan stood aside and waited patiently.
The fiery red crystal seemed to resist the Spirit Devouring Stone the moment it came into contact with it, but the Spirit Devouring Stone seemed to be more forceful. The blue and red crystals merged together in a rapid collision.
Instantly, the silhouette of a giant tree flashed across the fused crystal.
However, Qin Xin did manage to see a glimpse of the giant tree's features. Its branches stretched for tens of thousands of feet, its canopy penetrated deep into the clouds and mist, seemingly unreachable, and its roots were deeply embedded in the earth.
"That's terrifying!"
Qin Xin sighed at the phantom of the giant tree.
As the phantom of the giant tree dissipated, the Devouring Stone, which had swallowed the fiery red crystal, returned to its "original form".
Qin Xin stretched out his palm, and the Spirit-Swallowing Stone slowly descended.
"Buzz!"
After a buzzing sound in his mind, countless images appeared in Qin Xin's eyes.
A colossal dragon, reaching to the heavens, coiled atop a giant tree. Before it, a dark mass of creatures gradually approached. The scene shifted again, and the dragon sacrificed itself, sealing off an entire realm. A cyan crystal slowly floated out from within the giant tree, splitting into seven streams of light in the final moment of the dragon's demise, creating several spatial ripples before dissipating in its place.
“This Spirit Devouring Stone…”
Qin Xin was astonished by what he saw. He never expected that the Spirit Devouring Stone that had accompanied him into this world would have such a powerful background.
"Vulcan Crystal? I wonder where the remaining five crystals are."
Feeling the Spirit-Devouring Stone return to the Niwan Palace, Qin Xin murmured to himself.
At this moment, within Qin Xin's Niwan Palace, the originally greenish-blue Devouring Spirit Stone was now larger than before, bearing the same fiery red patterns as the Fire God Crystal.
After absorbing the Fire God Crystal, the Devouring Spirit Stone seemed to have enough energy to support it, and the scroll of the Supreme Divine Evolution Technique unfolded in Qin Xin's mind once again, with a massive flow of information rushing into his mind.
Seeing this, Qin Xin immediately sat down cross-legged and focused all his attention on absorbing the information within the Supreme Divine Evolution Technique inheritance.
After a while, Qin Xin, whose head was still a little dizzy, opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in his pupils.
"So, after the Spirit Form Realm comes the Spirit Body Realm and the Spirit Pattern Realm!"
Upon sensing the two realms beyond the Spirit Form Realm of the Supreme Divine Evolution Technique in his mind, a smile appeared on Qin Xin's lips.
"You little rascal, it seems that your wicked smile has yielded quite a reward!"
Just as Qin Xin slowly stood up, Dan Qing's illusory spirit also floated out, a hint of joy on its face.
"Teacher, aren't you afraid of being discovered by those people from the Eastern Wilderness Academy if you come out here?"
Seeing Danqing appear right beside him, Qin Xin asked with some concern.
"It's alright. The main peak of the Kun Sect is sealed, and its aura is completely isolated. It should be impossible to detect it."
Danqing shook his head, then looked Qin Xin up and down, seemingly curious about what changes had occurred in him. Then his expression darkened, and he said, "Remember this: never release the Spirit Devouring Stone from your Niwan Palace."
"Why is that? After the Spirit Devouring Stone came out, it didn't seem to have any unique aura!" Qin Xin was puzzled. Although he knew the mystery of the Spirit Devouring Stone, judging from its appearance and aura, it was actually no different from an ordinary stone.
"Just listen to me. Anyway, this Spirit Devouring Stone is of great importance, and we must not let anyone else know about it," Danqing said with a serious expression.
Seeing Danqing's expression, Qin Xin could only nod in agreement. However, he still had some questions about what kind of existence the Spirit Devouring Stone was. After the Spirit Devouring Stone devoured the Fire God Crystal, the scenes he saw seemed to be engraved in his mind and could not be erased.
"Very well! I also read about this thing in the records of my former sect. It seems to be related to the ancient war of the gods. That war was extremely bloody. After that, the myriad worlds began to wither, countless inheritances were cut off, and even the spiritual cultivation that people were once proud of gradually disappeared."
Danqing took a deep breath and said, "There are very few records of it, as if it has been erased. The specific details of that great battle are unknown, and the strong people who wanted to explore this period of history have all vanished as if they have evaporated from the face of the earth."
“Your Spirit Devouring Stone seems to have something in common with the ‘divine crystals’ condensed by the ancient gods, but this is just my guess.”
"Divine Crystal? What's that?"
The amount of information Danqing was providing was too much for Qin Xin to process at once, so he continued to ask questions.
"Legend has it that martial artists who reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao can condense divine crystals, becoming immortal and coexisting with the Great Dao," Danqing patiently explained.
For a moment, Qin Xin felt a longing in his heart and wanted to step into the peak of the Great Dao to experience it. However, Dan Qing quickly saw through his thoughts and poured cold water on them, so Qin Xin could only helplessly shrug.
As dawn broke and Qin Xin was preparing to return along the same route, a black light suddenly flashed beneath the stone tablet.
"What is this? A restriction?"
Upon seeing the patterns beneath the black light, Qin Xin immediately discerned the clue: "But why would there be such a dark restriction within the Eastern Wilderness Academy? What exactly exists within the Kunmen Main Peak?"
Even Danqing dared not touch the restrictions beneath this stone tablet.
Qin Xin had not expected to obtain the Fire God Crystal from the main peak of the Kunmen Sect. However, he could sense that the Fire God Crystal seemed to be there to suppress what was under the restriction. But who set up the restriction, what was being suppressed, and who used the Fire God Crystal to suppress it? These questions arose in Qin Xin's mind.
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