Celestial Phenomenon

"It actually dropped a gold-tier one."

Qin Jiu felt an extraordinary surge of joy in his heart.

He had slaughtered nearly ten spirit beasts over the past few days, but they had all been blue or green grade, and there was even one with a white-grade talent. He had not expected a gold-grade talent to appear today.

Although it was not related to bone structure.

The information revealed in the talent description column was far from simple.

"To control a hundred poisons means immunity to a hundred poisons; to control ten thousand poisons means a body free of impurities. If this logic holds, does it mean that after I imprint this talent, I will be fearless against all poisons?"

Qin Jiu's eyes grew increasingly bright.

If it were truly as he imagined, then this was a genuine treasure.

Martial artists were beyond ordinary men, unafraid of cold or heat.

Yet, this did not mean they were immune to poison. On the contrary, for a martial artist walking the path of the jianghu, the word "poison" was the most feared of all.

"It's just the Ice Crystal..."

"I recall this item only appears in specific environments."

"I wonder if it can be found within the city."

Qin Jiu pondered.

He set down the bone-carving knife in his hand and went to the side to stand in a horse stance.

The Yin Sha within his body seemed to have reached a peak; he needed to accumulate sufficient blood energy before he could undergo a transformation. For now, he could only focus on Bone Forging. After all, whether it was medicinal pills or the blood energy nourishment from spirit beast meat, both required time to take effect.

"This Yin Sha power is becoming increasingly pure."

"Its effectiveness for my Bone Forging and force generation is getting better and better."

"I fear that within half a month, I will be able to fill my entire body with internal force. Once that is integrated into the great circulation of blood energy, allowing the internal force to become endless, I will be able to step into the Three Refinements and push my internal force to penetrate the meridians."

Two days later.

Qin Jiu obtained another talent that could be imprinted.

[Ink Scale Insect (Rank 1)]

[Talent: Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone (Purple)]

[Description: Born with the appearance of an ink insect, shaped like a qilin, strength can reach the divine, qi can reach clarity.]

[Talent Status: Can be imprinted]

[Imprinting Condition: Seven taels of refined gold]

"Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone..."

Qin Jiu's expression shifted slightly.

Although this spirit beast was called an Ink Scale Insect, it was not truly an insect, but a dog-like creature covered in ink-colored scales, with a short, bamboo-shoot-like horn on its head, canine teeth in its mouth, and no tail.

It looked quite bizarre.

The talent description mentioned it possessed the appearance of a qilin.

He didn't see it, but this talent was clearly related to bone structure. He just wondered if this Dragon Tendon would overlap with the other Python Tendon.

"I'll imprint it first and see."

Qin Jiu pondered briefly.

He had Xu Zheng take his token to the accounting office to withdraw seven taels of Red Gold.

Afterward, he went to the courtyard where Qin Xuanzhou used to rest.

With a thought.

He commanded the Red Seal to imprint Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone.

"Crack."

A sound of tendons and bones resonating together.

It echoed through the courtyard.

Qin Jiu's expression changed slightly; he felt as if his own bones were being crushed inch by inch by an invisible giant hand, only to be reconstructed again.

And the blood energy within his body, following the changes in his tendons and bones.

Surged violently.

"This bone structure actually has the effect of strengthening blood?"

He had no time to think.

He immediately urged the Blood Sha to condense.

However, as soon as he moved, the Yin Sha power, which had been at its peak purity, began to boil violently. Then, an even colder aura suddenly emerged at the peak of that boiling, and in an instant, it spread wildly throughout his body.

It even squeezed toward his limbs and bones.

His internal organs.

Qin Jiu dared not delay for a single moment, immediately activating Withered Wood Meets Spring to protect his viscera while guiding this cold Sha Qi to merge with his internal energy.

At this moment.

Time became incomparably long.

Until the transformation of the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone was complete.

That cold, sinister Sha Qi had finally merged completely with his internal energy.

"My physique is, after all, not that of a Demon; this cold Sha is truly terrifying. If not for my activation of Withered Wood Meets Spring, I fear I would have damaged my internal organs this time."

Qin Jiu spat out an arrow of breath.

The fence in front of him immediately condensed a layer of frost.

He let out a breath of relief, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.

Just now, as his foundation and the cold Sha transformed, they had tempered every single bone in his body. At this moment, the internal energy within him flooded his entire body, reaching even his limbs and bones.

"This also means that I have reached the Great Completion of Bone Forging."

Qin Jiu's face was filled with joy.

From here on, as long as he settled his internal energy a bit more, he could integrate it into the grand circulation of his blood and Qi, allowing it to flow endlessly, attempt to open the hundred meridians, and break through to the Three Refinements.

And the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone was just as he had expected.

The Python Tendon had been directly covered.

But the talent's effect was not only still active, it had even strengthened significantly; he guessed this was because his own tendons and bones had improved.

At this moment.

A beast roar suddenly exploded.

"Awoo!"

This seemed to be the start of it.

Immediately following, the other spirit beasts roared one after another, the sounds rising and falling in succession.

Qin Jiu frowned, pushed open the courtyard door, and walked out.

"What is going on?"

"This subordinate... this subordinate does not know either."

Xu Zheng was also looking bewildered at this time, saying, "The spirit beasts in the garden have suddenly become very irritable, every single one of them is roaring... Eh, Master, look quickly, why are snowflakes falling from the sky?"

This exclamation.

Made Qin Jiu involuntarily look up toward the firmament.

He saw that in the sky where the great sun was shining, fine snowflakes were actually fluttering down.

"It is currently midsummer."

"How could there be such a celestial phenomenon?"

He reached out his hand, letting a snowflake land on his palm, only for it to melt into water.

Qin Jiu's brows were tightly locked.

He did not feel anything unusual.

Because these were completely normal snowflakes; the only abnormality was the surrounding beast roars and the light snow falling in the middle of summer.

Not long after.

Huang Jing's figure hurried into the Hundred Beasts Garden.

"Head of the Family, it is bad."

"Demons outside the city have suddenly rioted, charging at the Outer City from all directions. Commander Qin asked me to tell you to go to the reception hall; people from the Han Family and the Canghai Martial Arts Hall have come, wishing to join forces with us to guard the Inner City, but Commander Qin cannot make up his mind."

"Them?"

Qin Jiu frowned tightly and said, "What about the people from the County Office and the Demon Suppression Bureau?"

"They are all guarding the Outer City."

Huang Jing said, then hesitated, "According to the news coming from there, quite a few Demons have also left the county town, and they appear to be fleeing in a disorganized manner; it does not look like they are gathering at any specific place."

He had been at the Hundred Flower Pavilion with Qin Xudong that day.

He had naturally heard Li Mu's words.

Therefore, Huang Jing was naturally very attentive regarding this aspect.

Qin Jiu's gaze sharpened, and he immediately spoke, "Go tell Qin Xuanzhou to handle the matter of joining forces as he sees fit, but he himself must not leave the Qin Family, and the rest of the guard team must also leave enough manpower to protect the family."

Upon hearing this, Huang Jing nodded in agreement.

He then hurried away from the Hundred Beasts Garden.

"Running away..."

"Could it be that some great demon is approaching?"

Qin Jiu gazed up at the firmament, unable to help but draw a deep breath, before turning back to return to the courtyard.

At such a critical juncture.

He could only seize the time to practice his cultivation.

However, just as night fell.

A figure in a frantic rush pushed open the gates of the Hundred Beasts Garden once more.

"Uncle Wang has returned?"

Upon hearing the report, Qin Jiu was stunned for a moment.

He then hurried out of the Hundred Beasts Garden.