The instant Qin Xin's feet touched the ground after entering the tower gate, his body suddenly froze, his handsome face furrowed, and as his true energy circulated rapidly, it exerted tremendous pressure on the meridians throughout his body, and sweat quickly soaked his robes.
Beside Qin Xin, Jin Yuanbao, who had entered the Spirit Forging Tower with him, was now limp on the ground, having only managed ten breaths under the surge of spiritual energy.
Fortunately, the elder of the Martial Arts Academy, dressed in a gray robe, also entered and gently patted several acupoints on Jin Yuanbao's body. The surge of spiritual energy instantly subsided, and Jin Yuanbao, due to the rapid depletion of his internal energy, felt weak and collapsed to the ground.
Some trainees were gloating when they saw Jin Yuanbao's appearance.
Jin Yuanbao looked helpless in the face of the ridicule, completely ignoring the crowd around him. Instead, he focused his attention on Qin Xin, who had been holding out for fifteen breaths under the spiritual energy tide. The elder of the Weapon Martial Academy also looked at Qin Xin with some interest, seemingly curious about how long he could last.
"What's going on? I can't suppress the internal energy within my body!"
Qin Xin calmed his mind, but the martial spirit within his body seemed to be activated involuntarily. True energy surged wildly throughout his martial core, flowing through his main meridians and making Qin Xin's entire body appear hazy.
When Qin Xin felt wave after wave of spiritual energy surging in his dantian, he couldn't help but panic. This spiritual energy surge was invisible, and if it weren't for his enhanced spiritual sense after entering the late stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm, it would be very difficult to detect. The main problem was that this invisible spiritual energy surge was completely uncontrollable; he could only feel his true energy constantly dissipating outwards.
While this spiritual energy tide may not be particularly powerful, its origin is mysterious, especially since it forms within the martial arts core, the most vulnerable part of a martial artist. If any problems arise, it will cause permanent damage.
As the spiritual energy tide continued to increase, Qin Xin gradually felt a stinging pain in his meridians and bones. Through his spiritual sense, Qin Xin understood that his body's meridians could only withstand two more waves of spiritual energy tides at most. Otherwise, his meridians and bones would be damaged, and it might even cause irreversible damage to his martial core.
Suddenly, Qin Xin felt a sharp pain in his soul, as if something was tearing it apart.
"Stop!"
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xin quickly focused all his attention on controlling the flow of true energy within his body and mobilizing all the spiritual consciousness in his Niwan Palace to counteract the impact of the spiritual energy tide on his soul.
As Qin Xin completely enveloped his Niwan Palace with his spiritual sense, he immediately felt much more relaxed. The oppressive force of the spiritual energy tide quickly dissipated, and the stinging pain in his bones and meridians completely disappeared.
"What is this thing? How did it get into my martial core? And how can it attack my soul?"
Feeling much more comfortable, Qin Xin began to wonder about the mysterious power within his dantian.
"If I'm not mistaken, there is Holy Soul Water inside this Spirit Forging Tower!"
Just as Qin Xin was filled with doubt, an aged voice suddenly emerged from his mind.
"Teacher?" Hearing this voice, Qin Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
"I happened to see an introduction in the encyclopedia of strange objects in the world. In this world, besides strange fire, there are also strange wood, strange water, strange stone, and strange soil. Their birth methods are similar to those of strange fire. Since this thing can generate invisible spiritual energy tides and can also affect the soul, it must be the holy soul water among the strange waters."
Danqing's soft murmur echoed in Qin Xin's heart.
"Holy Soul Water?" Qin Xin was immediately surprised, as he had rarely heard of this strange water.
"This Holy Soul Water can strengthen a martial artist's soul and make their true energy more refined, thus laying a better foundation."
Danqing briefly explained the abilities of the Holy Soul Water.
"Strengthening the soul, wouldn't that be a great help to spiritual cultivation?" Qin Xin's eyes lit up immediately. Now he just wanted to quickly enter the Spiritual Travel Realm so that spiritual cultivation could also give his strength a qualitative leap.
"Of course, but the Holy Soul Water in front of you is very docile, and it is obviously already a creature that recognizes its master. Moreover, you are of the fire and wood attributes. Subduing this Holy Soul Water will make the true qi in your martial core chaotic, which will affect your future cultivation. The disadvantages outweigh the advantages, and it is not worth the loss."
Danqing guessed Qin Xin's thoughts and immediately dismissed them.
"Then forget it, I'd better just focus on finding the strange fire."
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin's thoughts immediately vanished. He was quite capable of clearly distinguishing between the pros and cons in such matters.
"call……"
Inside the Spirit Forging Tower, the wrinkles on Qin Xin's head immediately smoothed out. With each breath, the misty true energy around him was instantly swallowed into his body, flowing back into his martial core and main meridian.
"They actually withstood the spiritual energy tide!"
"No wonder he's someone who can rival the veteran students!"
"Those who survived this spiritual energy tide last time are probably about to enter the Qi Sea Realm by now!"
"If that bald guy you mentioned knew that someone else had withstood the spiritual energy tide on their first visit to the Spirit Forging Tower, he'd probably come over and challenge them."
"You dare to talk about that martial arts fanatic? Have you forgotten the people who spoke ill of him behind his back last time?"
The group of people who were discussing it enthusiastically immediately fell silent when they heard the word "bald".
"Not bad, the Weaponry Academy has produced a promising talent. What's your name?"
After Qin Xin opened his eyes, he felt that his vision had become brighter, and the true energy in his body seemed to be more abundant. Before he could rejoice, an old face stared intently at Qin Xin, his face full of admiration.
"You flatter me, senior. My name is Qin Xin."
Qin Xin bowed in reply.
"You may freely enter and exit the first three levels of the Spirit Forging Tower. If anyone tries to stop you, just state my name."
The old man, dressed in a gray robe, had a longsword badge on his chest that flashed with a glint of light. Then, he left an afterimage in the air and said, "My name is Ye Nian."
After saying this, the old man disappeared from the Spirit Forging Tower.
"Boss, you actually got noticed by the elders of the Sword Martial Arts Class? Looks like I didn't follow the wrong person."
Jin Yuanbao, who was standing to the side, had recovered from the impact of the spiritual energy tide and looked at Qin Xin with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
"Elder of the Sword and Martial Arts Class?"
Qin Xin was somewhat puzzled.
"That's right. Of the twenty classes in the Weaponry Academy, only the Sword Martial Arts Class has all students with sword martial spirits. Moreover, they have always been ranked first among the classes in the Weaponry Academy and second in strength among all the classes in the three academies."
Jin Yuanbao talked on and on, occasionally glancing at the stares from the side. He held his head high and puffed out his chest, his round belly almost bursting through his academy robe.
"All right."
Qin Xin replied calmly, saying he didn't care about this sword and martial arts class; he just wanted to find a place to cultivate.
Qin Xin accompanied Jin Yuanbao on a tour of the first level of the Spirit Forging Tower. Although he could sense the discussions around him, Qin Xin chose to ignore them.
Jin Yuanbao found a cultivation room and went straight in to cultivate, while Qin Xin felt that this place was not suitable for him to cultivate, so he went down to the second floor of the Spirit Forging Tower.
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