Thinking of this, Qin Luo looked around. In the dim environment, the dense spiritual energy still surged from all directions like a tide, constantly impacting his body and spiritual energy shield.
As Qin Luo continued to explore, the pressure she faced also increased.
Not only did the power of the Spirit Abyss continuously increase in intensity, but its attack methods also became increasingly complex and varied. Sometimes it was an impact of the power of the Spirit Abyss that howled like a whirlwind, and sometimes it was a hidden force that quietly wrapped around him like fine threads, trying to break through his defenses and invade his body from various angles.
During his exploration, Qin Luo also discovered several jade platforms that appeared and disappeared, which were presumably the places where the Abyss Crystal could be refined.
Meanwhile, along the way, he also encountered many other cultivators who were also cultivating in this first level of the abyss.
Most of the cultivators were pale-faced, clearly struggling to withstand the pressure of the spiritual abyss's power. A very small number, however, were completely absorbed in their cultivation, seemingly oblivious to their surroundings.
This surprised Qin Luo secretly.
"Could it be possible to be distracted by cultivation under the tempering of the power of the Spirit Abyss?"
Qin Luo was filled with doubts, so he stopped and began to carefully observe the cultivators who were able to concentrate on their cultivation.
He discovered that these cultivators were on a jade platform that emitted a cold, eerie light. There were faint fluctuations of spiritual energy flowing on the platform, indicating that they were undergoing a tempering process.
Qin Luo examined it carefully and saw that wisps of spiritual energy were slowly gathering on the jade platform, gradually condensing into tiny crystals. These must be the legendary Abyss Crystals.
"So that's how it is!"
A glint flashed in Qin Luo's eyes, and he uttered a word of praise.
It turns out that these cultivators were using the opportunity of condensing the Abyss Crystal on the jade platform to free up their hands for their own cultivation. After guiding their spiritual energy to the jade platform for tempering, they seized the opportunity to circulate their spiritual energy and cultivate according to their respective cultivation methods while waiting for the Abyss Crystal to take shape.
Although the power of the Abyss was still raging around them, constantly impacting them, this was exactly what they wanted. Due to the circulation of spiritual energy, the power of the Abyss continued to surge in, which not only increased the concentration of the power of the Abyss in the jade platform, thus refining more Abyss Crystals, but also allowed them to advance their cultivation techniques further during this period.
This allows them to simultaneously refine the Abyss Crystal and cultivate to enhance their own strength.
With that in mind, Qin Luo stopped lingering and began searching the surrounding area for a suitable jade platform.
Before long, Qin Luo discovered an unused jade platform in a relatively secluded corner. The jade platform seemed to emit a faint spiritual glow, indicating its extraordinary quality.
Qin Luo slowly sat down cross-legged not far from the jade platform, took a deep breath, removed the spiritual energy shield around his body, and began his first body tempering.
As the spiritual energy shield was removed, the dense, almost tangible spiritual energy surged forth like a tidal wave, tightly enveloping his body.
Qin Luo felt a heavy and cold sense of oppression coming from all directions, as if countless invisible hands were squeezing his body, and every inch of his skin was under tremendous pressure.
The moment the spiritual energy made contact with his body, a sharp pain swept over him. It felt like countless red-hot steel needles were mercilessly piercing every inch of his skin, then churning inside, causing a searing pain wherever they went, making Qin Luo gasp involuntarily.
This pain was not a brief shock, but a continuous, spreading sensation that quickly penetrated from the skin's surface into the muscles and bones. His muscles felt as if they were being tightly clamped by countless vises and then violently twisted, with waves of aches and pains intertwined, causing his body to tremble involuntarily.
"Ouch! This body tempering seems to be much more painful than I expected..."
Qin Luo inwardly groaned, subconsciously trying to circulate the Radiant Heart Sutra, hoping to use its unique effects to face the excruciating body-refining process with absolute composure.
It should be noted that in the past, the Radiant Heart Sutra always helped him to quickly calm down and deal with his situation in the most rational way.
But just as he tried to circulate the Radiant Heart Sutra, he suddenly noticed that the originally calm golden divine soul in his dantian had become agitated.
On the forehead of the golden divine soul, the contract rune representing the pact with the Primordial Ancestral Dragon suddenly lit up, radiating a powerful and domineering force.
This force, like a tangible shackle, instantly suppressed the operation of the Radiant Heart Sutra, causing the trace of calm that Qin Luo had just gathered to vanish without a trace.
This caused Qin Luo's face, which was contorted with pain, to twitch slightly, and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
He never expected that at this critical moment, the contract runes of the Primordial Ancestral Dragon would cause trouble, cutting off his way of relieving pain through the Radiant Heart Sutra.
"Looks like I'll have to force myself to endure this body tempering. There really is no way to temper the body after all."
After a long while, Qin Luo gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly to himself. Since the contract rune had made such an intervention, there must be a reason for it.
"Then let me see for myself just how difficult this so-called body tempering really is!"
Qin Luo took a deep breath, no longer dwelling on the severed Radiant Heart Sutra, and focused all his attention on the body-refining process of the Spirit Abyss Power.
Time passed second by second, and the surging spiritual energy continued to assault his body, each wave of impact bringing new and intense pain.
Under the immense pressure, the cracking sounds emanating from the bones grew increasingly clear, as if they might break at any moment. The soreness and stinging in the muscles intensified, and the trembling of the body became increasingly difficult to control.
Qin Luo gritted his teeth, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead and soaking his clothes. His hands were clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, yet he felt no pain, for the intense physical pain he was experiencing far outweighed any minor injury.
As time passed, a thin layer of black light spots covered Qin Luo's body, a sign of the concentrated power of the Spirit Abyss.
These black specks of light clung densely to the skin, shimmering with an eerie glow.
As the power of the Spirit Abyss continued to impact and permeate, the number of black light spots gradually increased, making him look increasingly dark.
Each black dot of light that touched Qin Luo's skin brought him a slight chill and caused his body to tremble violently.
However, this coolness was not a comfortable feeling, but rather a deeper kind of erosion, penetrating through the skin and reaching the bone marrow, imprinting the corrosive nature of the Spirit Abyss Power even more deeply into his body.
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