Pain! A soul-crushing pain swept through my entire body.
"Damn it! I'm not dead." Qin Xin was awakened by the pain.
Using his spiritual sense, he quickly examined his body and discovered that although he was in pain all over, he could feel his flesh and blood being strengthened.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered that his bones had undergone tremendous changes.
A blue light flowed across Qin Xin's bones, slowly propelling the circulation of his internal energy, appearing extremely mysterious.
The changes in his dantian made Qin Xin so excited he almost jumped up.
Because where the martial bone had been dug out, a new bone was growing. Although it wasn't very obvious, Qin Xin could clearly feel that the emptiness in his dantian was disappearing.
"My martial spirit..."
When Qin Xin discovered the Black Stick Martial Spirit in the Yuan Mansion, his mind went blank for a moment.
At this moment, the Martial Spirit underwent a dramatic change, with its blue and red colors flowing and continuously being injected into the golden Martial Spirit patterns.
On the martial spirit pattern, one could vaguely see the figures of two huge spirit beasts.
"Could this be because of that Dragon Soul Pill?" Qin Xin wondered to himself.
However, he suddenly thought of Danqing, who had burned his own spirit to help him escape, and he wondered what had become of him.
Just as Qin Xin was about to calm his mind and enter the mysterious fragmented map space, a voice that sounded ancient yet extremely majestic rang in Qin Xin's ears.
"Don't worry, that spirit hasn't been destroyed, but it will take some time to awaken."
Hearing the sudden sound, Qin Xin was instantly awakened. When he opened his eyes, he saw a skeleton sitting cross-legged in front of him.
The bones around the skeleton's mouth kept clattering, making a sound that confirmed to him that the words were coming from the skeleton in front of him.
Qin Xin immediately jumped up, ignoring the pain all over his body, and hurriedly circulated his internal energy, preparing to fight this skeleton warrior to the death.
Qin Xin still vividly remembered the pain the Bone King had caused when he tried to possess his body, so he was even more wary of this skeletal warrior.
"Young man, don't be hasty. I am not a member of the Bone Clan, but the owner of this tomb."
Seeing Qin Xin's nervousness, the skeleton hurriedly spoke up, but it lacked its previous majesty and its voice was much calmer, as if its spiritual power was about to run out.
Qin Xin glanced at the skeletal warrior and noticed that the golden lines on his bones had indeed dimmed considerably.
"Are you the Old Man of the Fire of the Snake?" Qin Xin asked in confusion.
Upon hearing Qin Xin's words, the skeletal warrior slammed his jaw together and uttered a sound, "Old Man Si Huo, huh? So that's how you descendants address me."
"My remaining spiritual consciousness is about to perish, so let's get to the point."
The old man of the Fire element began to recount his past, saying, "Back then, when I came to this Red Ridge Peak mountain range, I unexpectedly discovered the existence of a strange fire."
"Upon further investigation, it was discovered that this strange fire was actually the Flaming Bone Fire."
"Back then, although I was already at the Earth Profound Realm, I was unaware of the existence of the Bone Clan, so I had great confidence in obtaining this strange fire."
"But I never expected that this was indeed a trap set by the Bone King. While I was collecting the strange fire, countless skeletons suddenly awakened, and the Bone King suddenly attacked, trying to seize my body."
"Although I eventually suppressed the Bone King, I was also severely injured because my physical body was damaged."
"In order to prevent the Bone Clan here from fleeing and causing chaos on the Tianxuan Continent, I built a palace in Chiling City and recruited some disciples."
"But the Bone Clan King was no pushover. He actually built this Bone Tower to accumulate power. His disciples died one after another, and I perished along with him."
"In order to prevent the Bone Clan from escaping, before I perished, I sealed off the entire mountain range and used an array to cut off the Bone Clan's energy source."
"But as time went by, the power of the formation gradually diminished, and my remaining spiritual consciousness on this skeleton could only watch helplessly as the bone race was revived."
"If it weren't for you, I might not have been able to completely wipe out this Bone Clan."
As the old man spoke, his voice grew fainter and fainter, like a flickering candle that could be extinguished at any moment.
"It's me?" Qin Xin asked, somewhat puzzled.
“That’s right, there must be a special stone in your sea of consciousness,” the old man of the Fire of the Snake said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Qin Xin immediately realized that the sea of consciousness the old man from the Si Fire Sect was referring to was his Niwan Palace, and that the stone was the Spirit Devouring Stone. He immediately became vigilant because he knew that the Spirit Devouring Stone was connected to something significant.
"Don't be nervous. If I were still alive, I would probably take action against you directly and snatch that thing away." The old man said, "I can sense that thing is extraordinary. It may not belong here, but if you possess it, it may break the shackles of this world..."
The old man of the Fire element spoke in a very profound way, and Qin Xin did not quite understand it at first. When he was about to ask again, the old man of the Fire element shook his head and told Qin Xin that knowing too much now would not do him any good.
"Now that I am about to be completely obliterated, I hope you can grant me one request?"
The old man of the Fire element suddenly spoke.
Qin Xin was taken aback. "This junior's strength is limited. May I ask what business you have with me, senior?"
Qin Xin did not pursue the realm he desired, but instead maintained a certain distance from the old man of the Si Fire, who was now nothing but a skeleton.
"I hope my legacy can continue. You are already a spiritual cultivator, so my cultivation method may not be suitable for you. I just hope you can help me find a successor to continue the incense of my Fire Control Sect."
As soon as the person from the Fire element finished speaking, a fiery red bead condensed from his white bones, containing some golden threads that made it appear quite mysterious.
Qin Xin knew that this thing was a legacy bead, which was given to disciples by some major sects a long time ago, containing the sect's cultivation techniques and so on.
When the fiery red bead fell into his hand, Qin Xin discovered that there was indeed a spiritual cultivation technique inside. However, compared with the Supreme Derivation Technique, it was much weaker, and the spiritual cultivation level only reached the Spirit Body Realm.
"You may use any of the martial arts techniques here at will, but I only hope that the voice of the Fire Control Sect can be heard again on this continent in the future." The old man of the Fire Si Fire sounded even weaker, as if taking out this inheritance bead had exhausted all his strength.
"Before I leave, I'll leave this Fiery Bone Flame to you."
After speaking, the old man of the Fire element raised his hand and a pink flame slowly flew out from the bones of the Bone King.
"Burning Flame Bone Fire!"
Qin Xin was somewhat surprised, because he could sense that the soul imprint of the Flaming Bone Fire had been completely erased, and it was now ownerless.
At the same time, the golden threads on the bones of the old man of the Fire of the Si Fire all disappeared, as if the remaining spiritual consciousness had been completely annihilated in this world.
The Old Man of the Fire of the Snake has completely disappeared from this world.
Qin Xin also had some respect for this old man. For the sake of the living beings of Tianxuan Continent, he was here alone to suppress the Bone Clan. It would be difficult for ordinary martial artists to sacrifice themselves to do that.
Qin Xin bowed slightly to the skeleton of the old man of the Fire element to show respect, and solemnly said, "This junior will certainly find a successor for the deceased."
As the voice faded, the Old Man of the Fire seemed to have gotten his wish, and then the entire bone tower completely weathered away and disappeared.
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