Who the hell was this guy?!
A few question marks popped into Qin Shi's head. The projected "gatekeeper boss" from Xuanming radiated such an overbearing, cocky aura that it made him want to punch that face.
Xuanming didn't answer. It merely reminded him:
"Student Qin, please prepare as quickly as you can. Once you clear the trial, Nanhuang Dojo will provide you with a feast of high-grade ingredients to replenish your strength."
A highly conspicuous countdown appeared, with an hourglass icon beside it.
Qin Shi put aside his curiosity and turned his gaze to the wall. A large block of projected text came into view.
He sat cross-legged and studied it carefully for several minutes.
His increasingly powerful Mental Strength was remarkably focused. It imprinted each character in his mind, then broke the meaning down and chewed it over with care.
This was the study method Qin Shi had come up with after the Void Meditation Method had thoroughly beaten him down.
If his comprehension wasn't good enough, he'd just grit his teeth and keep trying!
"Body Refining Furnace. Treat the mortal body as a furnace. The five organs and six bowels, the flesh and bones, all the vital energy that nurtures and generates life are fuel... Sounds like a high-level inheritance that says, 'I'm gonna eat, eat, eat!'"
Qin Shi believed that steadily improving his Mental Strength would help improve his aptitude.
In the past, when he looked at obscure, abstruse inheritances from the Old Martial Arts Faction, he would get a splitting headache and feel drowsy.
Now, after gritting his teeth and studying them for a while, he could even savor a little of their meaning.
After about fifteen minutes, Qin Shi had grasped most of it.
The "Body Refining Furnace" presented by Nanhuang Dojo treated the mortal