The Yang Fire Seed flowed along the meridians and, guided by Qin Xin's true energy, slowly descended downwards.
Large amounts of mist continuously rose from the body, while the frost formed by the Fire-Repelling Pill protected the meridians, constantly resisting the scorching heat of the Yang Fire.
From the outside, there was an orange dot of light inside Qin Xin's body. With each movement, his skin seemed to dry out and become wrinkled.
Danqing, suspended in mid-air, stared at Qin Xin with a tense expression, not daring to relax for a moment. This "ignition" was a crucial step in subduing the flame. As long as the fire seed could be successfully guided to the martial core, the success rate would reach 70%...
The endless pain made Qin Xin wish he could just knock himself unconscious. Every inch the Yang Fire moved downwards was an unbearable torment for him.
Fortunately, everything went very smoothly. After enduring dozens of breaths of torment, the Yang Fire Seed successfully entered the Martial Core.
The martial pill, whose true energy was almost depleted during the ignition process, saw the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth rapidly converge the moment the yang fire seed entered. Under the urging of the martial spirit, it quickly transformed into purer true energy, and the three true apertures that were originally dim became exceptionally bright at this moment.
The true energy contained in the three true apertures seemed to have reached its limit, and the fourth true aperture suddenly lit up with an orange light, followed by the fifth... and the sixth...
Seeing the changes in Qin Xin's body, Danqing's worry deepened.
"I wonder if I can resist the temptation of such a boost to my strength..." Danqing murmured softly. Although the Yang Fire Seed could gather a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth and quickly convert it into true energy, relying on this to break through quickly would very likely cause instability in one's foundation.
Although Qin Xin's cultivation level had improved due to the purple lightning in that mysterious Thunder Swamp, it was mainly due to his previous accumulation that led to the rapid improvement. However, the Yang Fire Seed and the purple lightning were fundamentally different.
"It all depends on him. If he's too greedy, he'll probably have a hard time making any progress in the future..."
Seeing the light of true acupoints constantly lighting up in the dantian of the young man in front of him, Danqing shook his head helplessly.
At this moment, Qin Xin, enduring the scorching pain of the Yang Fire Seed, was perfectly conscious and could naturally perceive the rapid advancement in his cultivation. Initially, he was somewhat excited, but when the seventh True Aperture began to take shape, he became afraid...
He desperately wanted to improve rapidly because he needed strength, but he was well aware of the consequences of such rapid improvement...
Suppression... constant suppression...
Qin Xin mobilized all his strength to quickly suppress the true energy that was rapidly gathering on his True Aperture. In an instant, the seven flashing points of light at Qin Xin's Martial Core were reduced to only three.
"If you suppress it too much, it will backfire!"
Seeing that Qin Xin's suddenly surging aura had stopped, Danqing's worried expression lessened considerably, and a hint of relief appeared in his eyes. He murmured softly.
Suppression, rebound, suppression again, rebound again, and so on, until finally a balance was reached when the five true acupoints of light flickered.
Under the constant refinement of the Black Stick Martial Spirit, the Yang Fire Seed began to subside and became somewhat docile. However, the effects of the Fire-Repelling Pill were also about to wear off, and the intense pain emanating from his internal organs made Qin Xin dare not be careless.
Gathering all his true energy, he controlled the black staff martial spirit to charge directly at the Yang Fire Seed.
The Yang Fire Seed instinctively wanted to dodge, and seemed to sense the Black Stick Martial Spirit's intention, but it was bound by true energy and could not break free.
"boom!"
The moment the Yang Fire Seed collided with the Black Stick Martial Spirit, the Spirit Devouring Stone inside Qin Xin's head vibrated slightly.
The tiny space constructed from the blue and red energies directly absorbed the Yang Fire Seeds into it.
After the Yang Fire Seed was subdued, complete silence finally fell within the Martial Core...
Within the forbidden area, Danqing's illusory spirit floated, gazing at Qin Xin, who sat cross-legged with his black eyes tightly closed. After a long while, he frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Fortunately, this kid withstood it. He's only at the fifth level of the Awakening Realm, which is alright. It seems we need to arrange another round of grueling training for him to solidify his foundation."
At this moment, Qin Xin was unaware that Dan Qing beside him had already begun to plan to train him. Otherwise, he would definitely have jumped out to object, because the devilish training that Dan Qing talked about would almost peel off a layer of skin from his body.
After absorbing the Yang Fire Seed, Qin Xin seemed to be immersed in a strange state. The black staff martial spirit, which was originally surrounded by cyan and red energy, was now completely enveloped in orange flames, and the Heavenly Phoenix Martial Spirit pattern on the martial spirit became more obvious.
As the flow of true energy around the young man gradually weakened, the intense heat within the forbidden area also decreased considerably.
The boy, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, had all his clothes burned away by the Yang Fire Seed. His tightly closed eyes trembled slightly, and after a moment, he slowly opened them.
"puff!"
In his pitch-black eyes, orange flames swirled, then the true qi veil of burning flames enveloped Qin Xin's entire body, making him look like a war god reborn from the ashes.
The orange flames didn't last long before gradually fading away. Once the flames were completely gone, Qin Xin's eyes returned to their original black color. However, compared to before, his eyes were much brighter, giving him a somewhat profound look.
"Click!"
With a thought, the black staff spirit floated beside him. Qin Xin stood up and gently gripped it in his hand. He could feel the spirit vibrating slightly, as if it were expressing excitement.
Holding the black staff spirit in his hand, Qin Xin observed it closely and found that compared to before, the spirit now had a more mysterious quality. With a thought, orange flames surrounded it, feeling very hot, but when he placed his palm on it, it was very warm, as if the flames were a part of his body.
"This Martial Spirit can now be considered a five-star level."
Qin Xin gently squeezed, and the martial spirit was instantly absorbed into the martial core, then murmured softly.
A chill ran through him; a cool sensation ran through his lower body, making Qin Xin shiver. He looked down and saw that his skin seemed to be peeling off, with blackened skin flakes constantly falling off, revealing a very fair complexion. Even the scars from past battles had all healed. However, the color of his skin left Qin Xin feeling quite helpless.
"Hey kid, what are you showing off by being naked? Is streaking fun?"
Danqing's voice suddenly rang out, his eyes filled with mockery as he looked at Qin Xin, whose body had undergone changes.
"..."
Reminded by Danqing, Qin Xin immediately came to his senses and hurriedly took out a black robe from his Qiankun bag, putting it on in a flustered manner.
"Strange, it seems that your Yang Fire Seed has become one with the Martial Spirit. That's really strange."
When Qin Xin activated his martial spirit, Dan Qing, who was standing nearby, observed for a long time and discovered the special changes in Qin Xin's martial spirit.
Qin Xin then remembered that Danqing's life-giving fire was located in his martial spirit's Fire-Transforming Star Cauldron, which had a special storage space. Although it could be activated at any time, it was not like Qin Xin's. The fire seed and the martial spirit seemed to be integrated, and the flame could be directly attached to the martial spirit.
"Could it be because of that spirit-devouring stone?"
Qin Xin also recalled that during the process of subduing the Yang Fire Seed, the Spirit Devouring Stone had exhibited some unusual behavior.
"Perhaps?" Danqing said thoughtfully.
Qin Xin didn't think much about it. He moved around a bit and found that apart from the fact that the flames could be directly attached to the Martial Spirit, there didn't seem to be anything special about it. After all, the Devouring Spirit Stone had already brought him too many surprises, and everything was developing in a positive direction, so there was no need to think too much about it now.
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