For martial artists, the effects of the Fire Spirit Spike are not immediate.
It requires continuous consumption to subtly transform the body, allowing martial artists to have greater potential in the later stages of training.
After feeling completely full, Qin Xin stopped consuming the Fire Spirit Spike, because the spiritual power of the Fire Spirit Spike needed time to be refined and integrated into his body after entering various parts of it.
Therefore, taking too much is simply a waste.
Immediately afterwards, Qin Xin picked up the jade bottle containing the Earth Core Stone Milk in front of him, consumed some, and began cultivating the Desolate God Battle Body. In an instant, the blood energy around Qin Xin suddenly erupted, and several swollen meridians appeared on his body.
After a night of cultivation, the Earth Core Stone Milk in the jade bottle was almost used up. Now that the Desolate God Battle Body has entered the third level, cultivation is even more difficult than before.
Using a bottle of Earth Core Essence only resulted in a slight improvement. After Qin Xin clenched his fist, powerful true energy immediately overflowed.
Within the martial arts core, a vortex over ten feet long slowly rose, seemingly about to expand again.
"It seems I'll soon be entering the second level of the Qi Sea Realm."
After stretching, a smile appeared on Qin Xin's handsome face.
After putting away the Nine Flames Battle Immortal Sword placed in front of him, the sword formation above emitted a slight ripple.
Qin Xin is not very familiar with controlling this sword formation yet. He only knows that he can activate it by injecting true energy into it. However, perhaps due to his cultivation level, Qin Xin is unable to control this Nine Heavens Thunderfire Sword Formation for the time being.
After getting up, he washed away the filth that had been expelled from his body after a night of cultivation.
After leaving the courtyard, Qin Xin ran into Qin Xue, who was in a hurry to go to Fan Hua Ge, and they chatted briefly.
He looked utterly helpless at Ya Ru and Long Mu's current outbursts.
After letting out a long sigh, Qin Xin left the main peak of Kunmen and headed towards the entrance of the inner courtyard.
Qin Xin planned to go to the Pill Tower in Black Dragon City first, hoping to find the main medicinal materials for refining the Frost Pill and the Spirit Stabilizing Pill.
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Black Dragon City was as bustling as ever, with warriors coming and going at the city gate entrance.
Qin Xin did not receive much attention after entering Black Dragon City.
After all, there are thousands of disciples in the inner court of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, and many of them come and go in Black Dragon City every day, so the people here are already used to it.
After wandering around some markets in Black Dragon City, Qin Xin still couldn't find what he needed.
As they walked, they arrived at the Pill Tower of Black Dragon City.
Qin Xin turned and entered the Pill Tower. As a fourth-grade intermediate alchemist, he received a warm welcome from the maids inside.
"Is it enough for me to just tell you the medicinal herbs I need?" Qin Xin said, looking at the maid in front of him.
"Please give your orders, Master Alchemist, and I will do my best to fulfill them." The maid hadn't expected the person before her to be so polite.
Most alchemists are very arrogant, but Qin Xin, who stood in front of her, looked quite young and was very easygoing, which even stirred a ripple in her heart.
Just as the maid was about to curry favor with Qin Xin, a clear female voice rang out, "Oh dear, you came without even informing me. Isn't that a bit too formal?"
Ming Ningzhu strode over, her robes fluttering in the wind, and a faint fragrance lingered around Qin Xin's nose.
He hadn't expected that Ming Ningzhu would also leave from the inner courtyard and come to the Black Dragon City Pill Tower, so he said very politely, "I didn't know that Miss Ningzhu was here, otherwise I would definitely have come to find you."
Ming Ningzhu stared at Qin Xin with eyes that seemed to see through everything; she naturally knew that Qin Xin was just being polite.
However, he was also very magnanimous, waving his hand to dismiss the maid with ulterior motives.
When the maid saw Ming Ningzhu, she didn't dare to say much, after all, she was the granddaughter of the Tower Master of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower, so she could only go and entertain the other guests.
After leading Qin Xin to sit down in an empty seat, Ming Ningzhu took out a pen and ink and asked Qin Xin to write down the spiritual herbs he needed. Qin Xin naturally did not stand on ceremony and wrote down the main ingredients for refining the Azure Frost Pill and the Spirit Stabilizing Pill.
Ming Ningzhu frowned slightly as she held the medicinal herbs Qin Xin needed.
He then looked up at Qin Xin and said solemnly, "These spiritual herbs are all very cold in nature. Taking too much of them will not be good for cultivation."
Qin Xin's expression was very firm, and he said lightly, "Just help me get it. Tell me how many spirit stones you need. If I don't have enough spirit stones, I will go back to the inner courtyard and exchange some with spiritual energy."
Seeing that Qin Xin truly needed it, Ming Ningzhu didn't say anything more. After waving her hand, she instructed her personal maid to bring over the medicinal herbs listed on the paper.
After her personal maid left, Ming Ningzhu said, "Some of these spiritual herbs are not even in the Black Dragon City Pill Tower's treasury, so they need to be transferred from other Pill Towers, which may take some time."
"Approximately how long?"
"one day."
"good."
Qin Xin breathed a sigh of relief after receiving a definite time.
In the remaining few days, he could refine the Frost Pill and the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill to prepare for subduing the strange fire later.
In the silence, Ming Ningzhu suddenly spoke up, "You need these spiritual herbs, presumably to refine some pills to subdue the strange fire in the inner courtyard."
Upon hearing Ming Ningzhu's words, Qin Xin's mind was completely thrown into disarray, and he asked in confusion, "How did you know that?"
“My grandfather is the master of the Pill Tower in Black Dragon City. What can he hide from me?” Ming Ningzhu smiled slightly, speaking with a hint of arrogance. “However, I’ve heard that the strange fire has already developed some intelligence. To succeed in it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven.”
"Awakening intelligence?" Qin Xin murmured.
Danqing had previously told Qin Xin that this strange fire was extraordinary, and now, after hearing Ming Ningzhu's words, he was more wary of trying to subdue it.
A sentient flame is completely different from an uncivilized flame, because a sentient flame already has the means to attack, and can even flee when it encounters danger.
Ming Ningzhu seemed to have heard Qin Xin's murmur as well. After glancing at Qin Xin, she said, "Grandpa had talked to me about the strange fire in the inner courtyard before. However, even though he tried to subdue it, he couldn't succeed despite using all sorts of methods."
"So, if you want to subdue this strange fire, I advise you to give up on that idea."
Qin Xin completely ignored Ming Ningzhu's advice. If he were to give up because of the danger of this strange fire, he wouldn't be himself.
He desperately needs power to take revenge and unravel the mysteries surrounding him. Subduing this strange fire and advancing the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern is the quickest way for him to gain even greater power.
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