Three minutes later.
The Seven-Colored Spiritual Light in the sky was completely absorbed by the Golden Bone in Qin Shuang's chest.
Qin Shuang stood at the mouth of the rocky crevice, his heart shaken beyond words. He tore open his shirt, but the golden "§" rune inside the Golden Bone in his chest had vanished. He couldn't sense it at all.
Everything was as before, as though the scene just now had been a dream that had never happened!
"Little brother, congratulations! You've forged a Golden Bone and triggered the Heaven and Earth Anomaly of 'Seven-Colored Clouds Descending with Purple Thunder'! Your future achievements are boundless!"
Just then, Tiger Wanderer approached slowly and stopped ten feet from Qin Shuang, approval showing in his eyes.
"Thank you, senior. I couldn't have done it without your help!"
"I'll repay your kindness in full someday!"
Qin Shuang was also very happy. He could feel that after most of his bones had become Golden Bone, the strength in his entire body had surged. He was on a whole different level from before!
"Helping you is helping myself, too. Once you're strong enough, help me get something from the Dao Platform Secret Realm, and that'll be repayment enough!" Tiger Wanderer said with a hearty laugh.
Tiger Wanderer wasn't wearing a mask in front of Qin Shuang.
At that moment.
Tiger Wanderer was also filled with anticipation. Having seen Qin Shuang's potential, he had changed how he addressed him from "young friend" to "little brother." He looked Qin Shuang over and said, "Little brother, after absorbing the Spiritual Milk, you forged Golden Bone in most of your body. Your combat strength is already comparable to a martial artist who has just entered the Divine Wheel Realm. If you can forge Golden Bone throughout your body and raise your cultivation to the peak of the Divine Wheel Realm, then helping me get that item will be all but certain!"
"Too many experts outside are hunting you down. To make things easier, take this mask!"
As he spoke, Tiger Wanderer took out a mask as thin as a cicada's wing and handed it to Qin Shuang. He then showed him how to use it.
"Thank you so much, big brother..."
Qin Shuang accepted the mask and immediately cupped his hands in salute.
With the mask, he could assume a different identity. It really would make things much easier.
"Don't mention it. I want that treasure from the secret realm as soon as possible, too!"
Tiger Wanderer waved his hand, looked Qin Shuang over, then pointed toward a nearby crack in the rock. "You triggered the Seven-Colored Clouds and Purple Thunder anomaly just now. It's sure to draw experts from the sect! We can't stay here. Leave at once!"
"Right!"
Qin Shuang glanced at the corpse of the Fierce Tiger Beast King beneath the cliff, regret in his eyes. He didn't know when he would get another chance to encounter one. Seeing this, Tiger Wanderer said, "I've already dug out its core, so there's only the carcass left. We don't have time to take it. I know a place with plenty of tigers. I'll take you there to kill a few when the time comes!"
Qin Shuang nodded at his words.
Tiger Wanderer swept Qin Shuang up in a wave of power, and the two vanished in an instant.
The following day.
The sun rose.
"Little brother, I'm heading off. If you want to go out, head east from here and you'll reach Qingzhou City. But I suggest you lay low here for a while."
"I'll come find you again in a year. Don't forget our deal. You can also find me at Sword Worship Manor in the Tianwu Dynasty."
At the foot of a towering mountain, six hundred miles from the massive mountain where the Spiritual Milk Cave lay, Tiger Wanderer looked toward the mountain and spoke to Qin Shuang.
"Thank you for your help, big brother. I'll remember your kindness!"
"If you haven't come back after a year, I'll go to Sword Worship Manor to find you!"
Qin Shuang cupped his hands toward Tiger Wanderer. Golden rays shone through the gaps between the leaves overhead and painted him with a golden hue.
Senior Tiger Wanderer really was a good man. Not only had he helped Qin Shuang drive off his enemies and let him kill two Fierce Tiger Beast Kings, he had also prepared an Alchemy Furnace for him. It was only right that Qin Shuang help him obtain the treasure from the Dao Platform Secret Realm.
"Mm!"
Tiger Wanderer nodded at Qin Shuang, then flashed away and disappeared into the mountain forest.
"Refine these two Fierce Tiger Beast Kings into Qi and Blood Essence!"
"First, I'll bring Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill to perfection!"
Qin Shuang watched Tiger Wanderer leave, silently planning his next move.
Right now, his most urgent task was to use the Simplification System to perfect Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill and increase his martial strength. When the skill had reached great accomplishment, it had boosted his Qi and Blood by an astonishing amount. Now that it was advancing to perfection, the boost would surely be even greater!
Two days later.
Qin Shuang sat cross-legged in a cave and swallowed the Qi and Blood Essence of a Fierce Tiger Beast King from the Stone Hollow in his hand.
[ Ding! You have met the requirements: kill one Fierce Tiger Beast King, eat one Fierce Tiger Beast King, and refine one Tiger Pill. Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill has advanced to perfection!] [ Simplification: Kill three Fierce Tiger Beast Kings, eat three Fierce Tiger Beast Kings, and refine three Tiger Pills to advance to the next stage!]
Just then, two system notification chimes rang in Qin Shuang's mind.
A vast stream of information poured into Qin Shuang's Sea of Consciousness and merged with his awareness.
It was the insights and cultivation techniques for Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill at perfection.
In an instant, Qin Shuang felt as though he had been practicing Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill for thirty or forty years!
At the same time.
A wave of Qi and Blood far more immense than before surged through his limbs and bones!
"Boom!"
The terrifying Qi and Blood coursed through Qin Shuang's limbs and bones, surging like a roaring tidal wave!
Qin Shuang immediately circulated Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill at perfection, channeling the Qi and Blood generated within his body to begin nourishing the bones in his hands!
As the Qi and Blood flowed into them,
Qin Shuang sensed a lustrous glow shimmering through the bones in his palms!
A terrifying aura surged through the cave, whipping Qin Shuang's black hair and robes into the air. The temperature inside the entire cave shot up, turning it into a gigantic furnace!
When Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill was at perfection, it channeled Qi and Blood ten times faster than it had at great accomplishment!
A red vortex formed around Qin Shuang!
It swept up pebbles from the ground and sent them flying in every direction!
After about ten minutes, Qin Shuang used Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill at perfection to finish converting the first wave of Qi and Blood generated within him. He nourished a patch of bone about the size of a pigeon's egg at the base of his thumb until a spot of it turned golden!
Once the first wave of Qi and Blood had been used up, a second wave appeared.
Qin Shuang circulated Tiger Roar Divine Intent Skill once more.
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