The inner region.
Occasionally, cracks would appear in the sky, and the red glow emanating from them made people afraid to approach.
After Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu entered together, they did not go on a crazy hunt for the creatures to obtain the pure spiritual energy from these monsters and use it for cultivation.
Within this inner realm reside some very unique creatures.
These creatures are mostly shaped like toads and emit flames all over their bodies, so they are also called fire toads.
These fire toads do not belong to the category of demonic beasts. Their bodies are composed of spiritual energy. After killing them, a spiritual pearl will be formed, which contains a very rich spiritual energy. This is of great help to the cultivation of martial artists, saving them the step of obtaining spiritual energy from heaven and earth through martial spirit cultivation. As a result, some elders of the inner academy are vying for a spot in the inner domain, which allows the disciples who enter to improve more quickly.
Ming Ningzhu also felt that Qin Xin's actions were a bit strange, but Qin Xin told her everything about his purpose in coming to find the Dragon Wood.
To Qin Xin's surprise, Ming Ningzhu did not choose to leave, but instead chose to follow him.
Seeing that Ming Ningzhu had already made up her mind, Qin Xin didn't say anything. Having someone as a helper was much better than fighting alone.
Following the map in his mind, Qin Xin led Ming Ningzhu quickly toward its red marker.
Along the way, Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu encountered many fire toads. After killing all of them, they collected the remaining spirit pearls.
Instead of choosing to cultivate, the two continued their journey.
Along the way, there were only scattered rocks. Looking around, the yellow sand swept across the sky and earth. The occasional red light that appeared in the space made Qin Xin hurriedly take Ming Ningzhu to hide.
Qin Xin was aware of the danger posed by these red lights. These spatial rifts were extremely unstable, and if one were to accidentally fall into one, they could be directly shattered by the spatial power within.
If you're lucky, you might fall into a spatial rift and be randomly teleported to an unknown place.
After walking for a while, the two came into view a dense forest, which made them more wary.
Because the trees in these forests have red stripes, it seems that it is these red stripes that allow them to survive in this desert-like place.
Following the directions on the map, Qin Xin quickly arrived at the red dot marked on the map.
However, the area was completely open, and there was no sign of Longmu at all, which surprised Qin Xin.
After calming his mind, Qin Xin directly extended his spiritual sense to perceive everything around him, only to discover that there seemed to be a hidden restriction in this open space.
Ming Ningzhu, who was standing to the side, saw Qin Xin groping forward with his eyes closed and thought something was wrong. She was about to go forward and pull Qin Xin back.
After a ripple, a dilapidated palace slowly appeared.
After Qin Xin opened his eyes, he looked at the ruins of the palace in front of him. It seemed to have been left by a battle. Now, after so much time, the palace was covered with moss.
Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu stood before the dilapidated palace, both filled with worry. After all, the palace had always been under a hidden restriction, and no one knew what lay within it, so they needed to be cautious.
Unable to assess the risks within the palace, Qin Xin said to Ming Ningzhu beside him, "This palace seems to be very old. I wonder if Longmu is here. Why don't you wait outside, Miss Ningzhu? There's no need for you to come with me and take this risk."
Ming Ningzhu hesitated for a moment, but shook her head with a smile. She blinked her phoenix eyes and said shrewdly, "There must be a lot of good things in a place that no one has discovered. I can't let you have them all."
"Well, fine. If you're coming along, then come along. But if you encounter any danger, you'd better leave as soon as possible," Qin Xin said helplessly.
Upon hearing Qin Xin's words, Ming Ningzhu smiled and said, "I am now at the third level of the Qi Sea Realm. If there is any danger, you should be the one to escape first."
Ming Ningzhu held her head high, looking somewhat like an older sister, and patted Qin Xin on the shoulder.
Qin Xin shrugged and didn't continue the discussion with Ming Ningzhu. He knew that it was impossible to reason with a woman. What he didn't expect was that Ming Ningzhu, who had only been at the second level of the Qi Sea Realm at the Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering, had now entered the third level of the Qi Sea Realm in just a few days.
Thinking that the other party's martial spirit was the Heavenly Flame Lion with spiritual power reaching the seventh star, he couldn't help but feel a little envious. Since his own martial spirit devoured the soul fragment of the Lava Giant Scorpion King, it had advanced to the sixth star martial spirit for quite some time. Qin Xin had also absorbed the soul power of many other demonic beasts through the Devouring Spirit Stone. Some of these demonic beasts were even no weaker than the fourth-level peak demonic beast, the Lava Giant Scorpion King. However, his martial spirit was like a bottomless pit, and it seemed that his martial spirit had not improved at all.
"It seems that only demonic beasts of level five or above can give a martial spirit some improvement," Qin Xin began to speculate.
Seeing that Ming Ningzhu had already entered the dilapidated palace, Qin Xin followed her in.
Shortly after the two entered, a young man carrying a long sword, along with several others, also discovered the suddenly appearing palace. After some investigation, they finally stepped inside.
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After Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu entered the palace, they discovered that it seemed to have once been the cave dwelling of a martial artist. Through the murals decorated with the bones of some huge demonic beasts, the two were amazed by the power of the person who owned this palace.
However, the palace looks like it has been abandoned for a long time, and you can still see footprints when you step on the stone slabs.
Upon seeing the footprints, Qin Xin immediately remembered something and hurriedly searched his surroundings.
Unsurprisingly, Qin Xin also discovered another person's footprints. These footprints were somewhat blurry, seemingly covered by dust, suggesting that the person had been inside the palace for quite some time.
Qin Xin didn't know if this person was Long Mu, so he followed the footprints and searched inside out out of curiosity.
During his search, Qin Xin discovered numerous monster skeletons on both sides of the palace, stretching for hundreds of meters. He had intended to collect some for future research.
However, it was discovered that these bones would weather away with the slightest touch, indicating that they had been weathered for countless years.
"Qin Xin, come and see what this is!" Ming Ningzhu's call made Qin Xin immediately abandon his idea of ​​collecting these monster bones.
He quickly approached Ming Ningzhu and, following the direction she pointed, saw an even larger skeleton of a demon beast. Among these bones was a white bead that showed no signs of spiritual energy and appeared quite ordinary.
After Ming Ningzhu picked up the bead and examined it, she found nothing amiss and tossed it directly to Qin Xin.
Looking at the skeleton of the demon beast, Qin Xin felt that it had broad wings, as if he had seen them in the images transmitted from the ancient Heavenly Phoenix Egg.
Holding the white sphere, Qin Xin immediately felt the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Pattern on his Martial Spirit quietly activating. Startled, Qin Xin immediately put it into his spatial ring.
The quietly operating Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit Patterns finally stopped.
Ming Ningzhu, who was still searching around, saw Qin Xin put the white sphere away. She didn't say anything; she had already studied it and found nothing special about it.
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