Xiahou Chu heard that Qin Xin was now following Ling Hanyan to refine pills.
His face showed a mixture of emotions, and his eyes were filled with indescribable feelings as he looked at Qin Xin.
"Junior Brother Qin, have you heard that Senior Sister Ling once single-handedly slaughtered all the living creatures of an entire clan?" Xiahou Chu said in a low voice, frowning, as if worried that someone nearby might hear.
Qin Xin was somewhat surprised. Ling Hanyan was now a sixth-grade advanced alchemist, and her martial arts cultivation had also reached the Solid Core Realm. It was not impossible for her to wipe out a small family.
"It is said that before Senior Sister Ling Hanyan joined the Tianxuan Sect, she had a very pitiful background and suffered a lot of humiliation. Later, her strength suddenly increased and she directly slaughtered the family that had humiliated her."
"This action made her a target of many people. Later, when the sect leader went on a trip, he discovered that she had extremely high talent in alchemy and then brought her back to the Tianxuan Sect."
"After arriving at the Tianxuan Sect, Senior Sister Ling hardly interacted with the other disciples. She cultivated a medicinal herb field on the mountainside and obtained permission from the sect to prevent other disciples from entering at will. I heard that it was the sect leader's idea to let her plant spiritual herbs."
After hearing Xiahou Chu's introduction, Qin Xin was also surprised to learn that Ling Hanyan had this past.
Qin Xin didn't care much about Ling Hanyan's past. He too had his martial bone removed, and perhaps only by trampling the person who took his martial bone under his feet could he erase some of that obsession.
After hearing about the competition for spirit stones, Qin Xin was also tempted. Now that he had joined the Tianxuan Sect, what he lacked most was cultivation resources. If he could obtain some high-grade spirit stones from the iron ore mine, he wouldn't have to worry about cultivation for a long time to come.
So Qin Xin directly asked Xiahou Chu, "By the way, Senior Brother Xiahou, do you know anything about the iron ore vein?"
"Hmm? I didn't expect Junior Brother Qin to have heard about it too. This matter has been going on for a while now. There were some conflicts between the sects before, but now a consensus has been reached. The five sects—Tianxuan Sect, Ziwei Sect, Qiwu Sect, Lingshou Sect, and Xuantian Sword Sect—will send disciples to compete for it themselves." Xiahou Chu said calmly, then added, "Yang Ruoyi and I plan to go and take a look together in a couple of days. We heard that the disciples of the Xuantian Sword Sect discovered a top-grade spirit stone a few days ago."
"A top-grade spirit stone!" Qin Xin exclaimed in surprise.
Spirit stones are classified into three grades: upper, middle, and lower. However, there are even more precious top-grade spirit stones above these grades. These top-grade spirit stones are usually the treasures of a sect, and it is very likely that there is only one top-grade spirit stone in the entire spirit stone mine.
"Senior Brother Xiahou, I'd also like to go along and take a look," Qin Xin said, thinking to himself.
When Xiahou Chu heard that Qin Xin also wanted to go, he frowned slightly and said, "You only have the strength of the ninth level of the Qi Sea Realm now. I'm afraid you'll go there..."
"It's alright, I'm just taking a look from the outside, I won't go any deeper, and Junior Brother has ways to protect himself," Qin Xin said, waving his hand.
Seeing Qin Xin's confidence, and considering that he had only recently joined the Tianxuan Sect, Xiahou Chu felt it was difficult to refuse.
Just as they were hesitating about whether to agree, a ripple of spiritual energy appeared around them, and Yang Ruoyi's figure appeared in front of them.
"Senior Sister Ruoyi." Qin Xin greeted the woman in front of him who had changed into a long dress.
Xiahou Chu, standing to the side, gave a wooden smile, his gaze occasionally sweeping over Yang Ruoyi, seemingly quite uncomfortable with her attire.
"Xiahou Chu, why are you talking to Junior Brother Qin Xin about that iron mine?" Yang Ruoyi said somewhat reproachfully. Seeing that Xiahou Chu lowered his head and didn't speak, she turned around and followed Qin Xin, saying, "Since you want to go and take a look, it's not impossible, but you must follow behind me and Xiahou Chu."
Seeing Yang Ruoyi's serious attitude, Qin Xin could only nod in agreement. After all, Yang Ruoyi and Xiahou Chu were both experts at the Void Core Realm. With their protection, it would be relatively safer for them to enter the iron mine.
After Qin Xin nodded in agreement, Yang Ruoyi said earnestly, "Now, there are quite a few strong disciples from the Xuantian Sword Sect in this iron mine. There has always been considerable friction between my Tianxuan Sect and the Xuantian Sword Sect. Although there are strong people from various sects guarding outside the mine, once inside, it is inevitable that those people will do some underhanded things."
“Your strength is relatively low, and your senior sister is worried that you might fall into their trap, which is why she asked you to come with us.”
After hearing Yang Ruoyi's explanation, Qin Xin could completely understand. He had experienced many chases and treacherous schemes in the Eastern Wilderness, and he was capable of protecting himself. He thanked her and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister Ruoyi. I will definitely follow you closely."
After chatting for a while, the group returned to their respective pavilions to prepare for their trip to the iron ore mine to compete for spirit stones.
After entering the pavilion, Qin Xin did not linger. He immediately took out the spiritual medicine for refining the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill, which he had purchased from the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy.
After taking out the Blazing Iron Furnace, Qin Xin placed it in front of him.
After activating his martial spirit, the Azure Rock Fire slowly rose in his hand and was then thrown into the Blazing Black Iron Furnace.
In an instant, the entire pavilion was filled with a fiery atmosphere.
Qin Xin had refined the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill several times before in the Eastern Wilderness, so he was very familiar with the refining process.
As one spiritual herb after another was continuously thrown into the alchemy furnace, Qin Xin constantly changed his hand gestures to control the temperature of the Azure Rock Fire within the furnace.
Before long, the entire pavilion was filled with a pleasant fragrance.
Refining this Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill is not difficult, but the process of handling nearly a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs is somewhat mentally taxing.
After the last spiritual herb was purified, Qin Xin let out a slight breath, then waved his hand lightly, and all the purified spiritual herbs were mixed together in a regular manner.
And under the scorching heat of the Azure Rock Fire, it surged continuously within the Blazing Black Iron Furnace.
"laugh!"
A soft sound kept emanating from the alchemy furnace, followed by the continuous expulsion of impurities.
As the colorful, viscous substance gradually faded in color, the spiritual energy within the alchemy furnace became increasingly concentrated.
"Condense!"
With a soft shout from Qin Xin, the viscous substance of the pill began to fuse together and took on the shape of a pill.
"The Method of Ascension!"
As the gestures changed rapidly, the viscous substance shaped like a pill in the furnace quickly shrank and became more solid.
After the flames subsided, two round pills emitting a bluish hue floated in the furnace.
Feeling the round pills inside the alchemy furnace, Qin Xin smiled knowingly. With a light wave of his hand, the pills flew out of the furnace. After catching them and examining them briefly, Qin Xin put them into a jade bottle.
Qin Xin did not rest afterward, but continued to refine the Hundred Spirits Gathering True Pill.
He currently possesses two Breakthrough Pills. If he has enough Hundred Spirits Gathering True Qi Pills to provide true energy and allow his Qi Sea to grow to its maximum, then breaking through to the Yuan Mansion Realm is highly probable.
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