Qin Tiexin did not apply for exit rashly.
The excitement brought by the mysterious Blood Bead only lasted one night.
The next morning, when he stood in front of the forging table again, the impulse had cooled down. He carefully recalled his fight with that Blood Devil Demon General - that was when the opponent's wings were broken, his strength dropped, and his injuries were not healed. He used Edgeless to absorb Sha Qi's special ability, and then reluctantly seized the opportunity to kill him.
If he were to encounter a Demon General in perfect condition head-on, even if he was a beginner, with his Qi Refining Sixth Layer's cultivation and Body Tempering Eighth Layer's physical body, the chances of winning might not be high. Not to mention that he might encounter hordes of Devil Soldier after coming out of seclusion, as well as Ice Devil who was at ease in the ice and snow environment.
--Improve your strength first.
He pressed this idea into his heart and began to practice and refine weapons step by step.
Time passes faster than imagined in boring repetition.
One month, two months, three months.
When Qin Tiexin accidentally looked up and saw that the falling snowflakes outside the window were denser than when he first arrived, he realized that it had been three months since he arrived at Wind and Snow Pass.
In the past three months, his life has formed a stable and efficient rhythm. During the day, the broken Law Artifact sent by Deacon Lin is filled with broken Law Artifact - knives, swords, guns, shields, armor pieces, and various types. There are many, and the damage varies. He handles them one by one, from the initial quota of fifty tasks per month to sixty and seventy tasks later, and the speed and quality are steadily improving. When Deacon Lin accepted it, the rework rate was always zero.
After nightfall, he sat cross-legged on the stone bed and ran "Primordial Unity Instruction". In Dantian, seven Primordial Qi Vortex rotated slowly, absorbing the cool and extremely pure Spiritual Qi--Wind and Snow Pass in the surrounding space. Although it was bitter cold, The concentration of Spiritual Qi is higher than that of the Flowing Cloud Sect in many places, especially the clear and pure texture, which is very helpful for cultivation. Five Phases Conversion Pearl rotates slightly in Dantian, converting the absorbed Spiritual Qi into five attributes, and pours them into the corresponding cyclones respectively.
Late one night a month ago, he successfully broke through the threshold of Qi Refining Seventh Layer.
The seven cyclones in Dantian are running stably, the rotation of the five elements is smoother than before, the total amount of spiritual power has almost doubled, and the control of Edgeless and "Primordial Unity Instruction" is also more comfortable.
Body Refining also did not fall behind. He ate a large amount of Demon Beast meat every day with "Cauldron Eating Art" - low-grade Demon Beast meat purchased from the market with his merits in service. The price was not too expensive, but it was better in large quantities. He also took the two Refined Blood Pill Nangong Yao brought.
After taking the first one, Blood Strengthening's progress improved; when he took the second one, the effect was slightly attenuated, but still considerable. With two Refined Blood Pill and the daily supplement of Demon Beast meat with Qi and Blood, his blood gradually became more viscous and heavier, and the color changed from bright red to dark red, with a faint metallic luster. Body Tempering Eighth Layer Blood Strengthening's realm has reached its peak.
Blood is like mercury, dark red almost black.
One step further is Marrow Replacement from Body Tempering Ninth Layer.
The so-called Marrow Replacement is to rejuvenate the whole body's bone marrow, shed the mortal marrow produced in mortal bones, and give birth to the first light golden Spirit Marrow. Once this step is successful, the physical body will undergo a qualitative leap - its hematopoietic ability, recovery ability, and spiritual power carrying capacity will all far exceed those of ordinary mortals.
But the threshold for this step is also extremely high.
You cannot break through through hard work alone. You must use the assistance of "Marrow Cleansing Liquid" to penetrate the bone marrow with medicinal power and guide it to complete its transformation. The main medicine of Marrow Cleansing Liquid is Hundred-Year Earth Marrow Milk.
Qin Tiexin had collected most of the auxiliary medicines before coming to Wind and Snow Pass, but this main medicine was never found. Flowing Cloud Sect's exchange price was too high, and he couldn't afford it at the time. When he arrived at Wind and Snow Pass later, he asked Deacon Lin and learned that Earth Marrow Milk was indeed stored in the Ice and Snow Pavilion's medicine warehouse, but it was expensive - a whole bottle of Hundred-Year Earth Marrow Milk required one thousand service points.
He looked at the merit records he had accumulated in the past three months.
One thousand two hundred points.
Qin Tiexin put down the merit card, got up and went out, walking to the Ice and Snow Pavilion medicine warehouse.
When he handed over the jade plaque that recorded his meritorious service, the Ice and Snow Pavilion disciple in charge of the exchange checked the amount of meritorious service and carefully checked his identity information, then turned and entered the inner treasury. After a moment, she took out a palm-sized white jade bottle and placed it on the counter.
"Hundred-Year Earth Marrow Milk, the whole bottle is unopened. Please click."
Qin Tiexin took the white jade bottle and uncorked it. A strong and pure medicinal fragrance hit his face, vaguely carrying a deep breath of the earth. Inside the bottle was a pale golden liquid that was as viscous as honey, glowing with a warm color under the dim light.
He re-corked the bottle, put it away, and nodded to the Ice and Snow Pavilion disciple. "Thank you very much."
The auxiliary medicine has already been prepared and is currently placed in his storage ring.
Returning to C Zone Number Seven, Qin Tiexin closed the doors and windows, cleaned the forging table in the weapon refining room, and took out the big cauldron from the storage ring.
The big cauldron was placed on the ground fire. He adjusted the heat, poured water, and started heating. Then he added the medicinal materials one by one according to the formula he had already memorized.
This process does not involve the refining of elixirs, so Qin Tiexin can handle it by one person.
The first thing to be dispensed was the royal medicine - Hundred-Year Earth Marrow Milk. The viscous light golden liquid fell into the cauldron and quickly dissolved in the water, dyeing the entire cauldron of clear water into a warm milky white color. The aroma of the medicine instantly became stronger several times.
Then there are the ministerial drugs - Blazing Sun Grass and Cold Jade Marrow. Blazing Sun Grass is red in color and releases a warm power after entering the water; Cold Jade Marrow is a piece of crystal clear jade. After being put into the cauldron, the water quality becomes a bit cooler. One is hot and the other is cold. The two medicinal powers are neutralized by Earth Marrow Milk and gradually reach a balance.
Finally, there are more than ten kinds of auxiliary medicines. They are all put into the cauldron in strict order and intervals. The addition of each auxiliary medicine will cause subtle changes in the color of the Chinese medicine liquid in the cauldron.
Qin Tiexin concentrated on controlling the heat, and Divine Sense sank into the cauldron, sensing the process of each medicinal material releasing its medicinal power and merging with each other under high temperature.
This is not a difficult task for him. In the process of forging Law Artifact, the control of fire is more delicate and complicated than refining liquid medicine. The fire control experience accumulated over many years of weapon refining comes in handy at this moment.
Three hours later, the liquid in the cauldron had been concentrated to one-third of its original size, taking on a warm color between gold and jade. It was no longer a thin water, but became thick and viscous. There were tiny Spiritual Qi bubbles on the surface that kept rising and dissipating. Every time one of them burst, a pure medicinal power spread out.
Qin Tiexin Put out the ground fire and lift the lid of the cauldron.
A strange medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire refining room. Penetration was so powerful that it even suppressed the smell of rust and charcoal fire that had accumulated for many years in the stone crevices in the corners.
Dingzhong, Marrow Cleansing Liquid has been completed.