Qin Tiexin squatted in front of the pile of ashes, which was about half a person's height. After all, the entire Iron Spine Sect was made up of all Spirit Stone and heavenly materials and earthly treasures. It was still very impressive to turn it into ashes.
He reached out and gently pushed away the floating ash on the surface. The ash was so fine that it collapsed silently as soon as his fingers touched it, raising a small gray mist in the air.
As he opened it layer by layer, the black ring on his chest had changed from being continuously warm to beating regularly, as if it was urging him; Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts in his mind also began to tremble, and the ghost pages of the book turned rapidly in the depths of his consciousness, making a swishing sound that only he could hear.
This feeling is not unfamiliar to him. When Flowing Cloud Sect Curios Pavilion found the bone fragment recording "Cauldron Eating Art", the ring and Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts had the same reaction.
This can't help but make Qin Tiexin look forward to it even more. Is it a treasure that is no less than the bone fragments of "Cauldron Eating Art"? You must know that Qin Tiexin's strength limit has gradually increased to the current level of more than 20,000 kilograms. "Cauldron Eating Art" can be said to have played the most important role. This assist Cultivation Method has greatly improved the effect of absorbing the essence of food.
As the ashes were pushed away layer by layer, the ring beat more and more rapidly, and Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts's tremors became more and more violent.
Suddenly, Qin Tiexin's fingertips touched a hard surface. The touch was completely different from the loose ashes next to it. It was cold, smooth, and had a slightly cool texture like jade.
He moved his five fingers together to clean away all the ashes covering it, and a complete human sternum appeared in front of him.
The sternum is white and slightly larger than the sternum of an average adult man. Two rows of ribs extend evenly from both sides of the sternum, and the curvature of each rib is rounded and precise.
The bone surface was smooth, with a very light jade luster under the dark golden light, and it looked like it was carved from a whole piece of warm white jade. Qin Tiexin tapped it lightly with his fingertips, and the bone surface made a slight crisp sound. The hardness was far higher than ordinary bones, and even denser than the spiritual materials he had come into contact with.
The sternum is densely engraved with writings. The characters are extremely small and dense, each one is only the size of a grain of rice, but the strokes are clear and arranged neatly. The lines spread from the top of the sternum to the bottom. When the front is full, it is engraved on the back. The characters are curved and curved, completely different from the common writing today.
Qin Tiexin was shocked.
The material of this sternum, the way of engraving, and the warm and jade-like texture of the bone - are almost exactly the same as the bone fragment originally found in the Flowing Cloud Sect Curios Pavilion that recorded "Cauldron Eating Art".
He reached out and picked up the sternum from the ashes. It was heavy in his hand, much heavier than it looked. The bone was dense and cold, and the moment his fingertips touched it, the fine writing on the surface glowed with a very faint golden halo.
At the same moment when his fingers completely grasped the sternum, the ring on his chest stopped beating. Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts in his mind suddenly quieted down. All the flipping pages stopped, and then, several simple and vigorous large characters slowly appeared on the pages.
Body Refining Judgment, "True Fire Furnace Scripture".
Qin Tiexin's breath paused for a moment, and his eyes showed a look of disbelief.
This is actually a Body Refining magic spell. You know, what he lacks most at the moment is a Body Refining magic spell that can support his attack on the Qi and Blood Realm. To participate in this Body Refining Master Conference, participate in transactions and enter the ruins, the biggest goal is to obtain a Body Refining magic spell.
It's a pity that things went wrong. The Cultivation Method that was traded was not suitable for him. The Cultivation Method in the Cultivation Method cabinet in the ruins disappeared. He only found a few martial arts and practiced martial arts. Qin Tiexin prepared for the worst. If there was really no suitable one, he practiced "Essence Restoration and Body Fortification Art". Unexpectedly, he found a Body Refining magic spell here.
This course "True Fire Furnace Scripture", just by looking at the name, you can tell that it is a complete set of Body Refining majoring in Cultivation Method.
He sat cross-legged, placed his sternum flat on his knees, and stared unblinkingly at the writing Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts that slowly appeared in his mind.
The first thing that appeared was the general outline. Every word was clear and every stroke seemed to be imprinted in his sea of consciousness.
[Heaven and earth are furnaces, and all things are copper.]
[Yin and Yang are charcoal, and nature is work.]
[I use my flesh and blood to build this mysterious dome.]
[The true fire is never extinguished and the furnace is never empty.]
After the four-sentence general outline, what follows is a brief introduction to the entire method. Qin Tiexin reads it bit by bit:
The training method of "True Fire Furnace Scripture" in the Body Tempering stage is not fundamentally different from that of other Body Refining Cultivation Method. It also requires the use of food, medicinal materials and repeated exercise to polish bones, muscles, skin, blood and bone marrow.
But at this stage, it additionally requires the cultivator to forcibly store far more energy than conventional in the body, including flesh and blood essence, spirit medicine essence, Demon Beast blood, and elixir Spiritual Qi. Store as much as you can, the more the better, until the limit of the Body Refining Realm.
This limit is clearly written on Cultivation Method: the strength of one hand exceeds 15,000 kilograms.
The ordinary Body Refining Cultivation Method and Body Tempering Peak can try to hit the Qi and Blood Realm at ten thousand kilograms; this Cultivation Method directly raises the threshold to at least fifteen thousand kilograms, and after reaching this threshold, it cannot directly break through, and it has to continue to accumulate energy in the body until it can no longer accumulate.
Then, the most important thing, which is also the core of the whole article Cultivation Method, is to light a flower in the heart after Body Tempering Peak--
[Fire of Life]
When these words appeared on Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts, Qin Tiexin felt that the sternum in his hand was slightly warm, as if there were some tiny embers still remaining deep in the bone marrow.
The introduction says that this Fire of Life is the core power of the entire body.
Flame is not extinguished, and its power is constant. As long as Fire of Life is burning, the entire body's functions can always be maintained at its peak state - whether it is power output, spiritual power operation or wound self-healing speed, it will far exceed that of ordinary monks.
Moreover, even if Fire of Life is temporarily extinguished, it does not mean that it is permanently lost. What continues to be consumed is only the energy in the body itself. When enough power is accumulated, it can be rekindled.
This is an all-round Cultivation Method. All ingested energy, including but not limited to Demon Beast flesh and blood, elixirs, Spiritual Qi, spirit medicine essence, can be used to strengthen any aspect of the body after being transformed by Fire of Life.
If the strength is not enough, strengthen the muscles and bones, if the speed is not enough, strengthen the fascial reflexes, and if the defense is not enough, increase the hardness of the body surface and the toughness of the internal organs.
The main strengthening direction of the Qi and Blood Realm will be concentrated on the blood, and every drop of blood will be gradually tempered into Essence Blood. The power will be drawn from the blood, and the explosive power will be doubled compared to the Body Refining Realm.
Not only that, Fire of Life can also evolve.
After Fire of Life burns stably, it can absorb different types of Spirit Fire from heaven and earth and integrate it into the body, completing the evolution and mutation of Fire of Life, and even giving it different Spirit Fire characteristics.
Incorporating the extremely cold Spirit Fire, the attack will be accompanied by the power of ice; incorporating the highly poisonous Spirit Fire, the enemy will be poisoned if it touches your fist; incorporating thunder and fire, the speed and damage will suddenly increase to a higher level.
Such powerful Cultivation Method, Qin Tiexin, continue reading.
The content of the second half of the introduction cooled down the heat he had just ignited.
This Cultivation Method practice is extremely difficult, both in terms of the threshold and the process.
First of all, there is the hard threshold of fifteen thousand kilograms - ordinary Body Refining monks who can cultivate to ten thousand kilograms are already talented. Twelve thousand kilograms are considered elite in the entire Wind and Snow Pass. Fifteen thousand kilograms is already the Early Stage of the Qi and Blood Realm's strength standard for any sect.
The second is the process of igniting Fire of Life. Only four words are used to describe it: "Pay with one's own body".
The ignition of Fire of Life involves a complete burning and tempering of oneself from the inside out. The five internal organs, meridians, blood, and skin are all burned inside and out by this true fire, which is simply unbearable for ordinary people.
And once it starts, it cannot be stopped. If you survive, Fire of Life will ignite and step into the Qi and Blood Realm; if you cannot survive, Fire of Life will burn the whole person to ashes from the inside out.
There is no possibility of a repeat, and no external aid can be used to alleviate the pain. It depends entirely on the practitioner's own will and body.
The last line of the general outline slowly emerged on Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts: "Use the human body as a furnace, use Qi and Blood as salary, use heaven and earth Spirit Fire as seeds, and burn out the mortal body before you can see the true body. When refined to the extreme, the physical body can be regarded as the furnace of heaven and earth, tempering a supreme treasure body that will never be destroyed."
Qin Tiexin looked at this line of words and was silent for a long time.
This Cultivation Method is perfect for him.
Cauldron Eating Art laid a foundation for him that far surpasses the Qi and Blood of the same level. From the spiritual ox to Ironback Pig, from bear paws to bear marrow, the huge amount of essence accumulated in the body has never been suitable for Cultivation Method. The transformation of was all due to Cauldron Eating Art's hard support and storage in flesh and blood. It was only partially refined in the tunnel trial, and Qin Tiexin felt that he was far from reaching his limit.
The requirements of this course "True Fire Furnace Scripture" are precisely to accumulate more energy, the better, the higher the threshold, the better, and the thicker the foundation, the better.
He already has a one-handed strength of 20,000 kilograms, which has already exceeded the hard threshold of 15,000 kilograms. The food essence, Demon Beast flesh and blood essence accumulated in the body, the fascia strengthening brought by bear marrow, and the blood tempered by honey, all these things that were previously considered to be wasted, now have a use.
But those four words in the general outline also made his heart tense.
"With one's own body", once the Fire of Life is lit, there is no turning back. If it succeeds, it will step into the Qi and Blood Realm; if it fails, the whole person will be burned into a pile of fly ash, not even the bones will be left.
He couldn't help but think of the scene just now - Devil King named Ye Cang dropped a small purple fireball, and True Person Iron Bone turned into fly ash from head to toe.
Fire of Life burns from the inside out, and it doesn't burn any slower than that.
Qin Tiexin's eyes darkened, then calmed down again.
Cultivation as an immortal is meant to compete with heaven. If you were afraid of difficulties, it would have been enough to stay in Ink City as a blacksmith; if you were afraid of death, you would have turned around and ran away when you met Demon General outside Wind and Snow Pass, and you would not have made it to where you are today.
Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts and the ring guided him to find this Cultivation Method. Perhaps it was not a coincidence. At least so far, this is the only Body Refining Cultivation Method that suits him.
There is no need to hesitate anymore, Qin Tiexin's eyes became firm again.
He lowered his head and glanced at the white sternum on his knees, and then looked at the Illustrated Catalog of Ten Thousand Artifacts book page that was continuing to appear in his mind.
According to the experience of the last bone fragment, it will take some time for the complete cultivation method to emerge. All he can see now is the general outline and introduction. He is not in a hurry. The general outline says that the more energy accumulated before entering Qi and Blood Realm, the better. What he has to do now is to continue to hunt Demon Beast, search for spirit medicine, and eat enough things.
Qin Tiexin stood up, carefully put the sternum into the storage ring, and tied the Storage Bag filled with five hundred and seventy-eight human remains around his waist. He looked around the entire underground palace square. The Spirit Rune on the white jade floor had completely dimmed. He had already turned over the ashes, and there was nothing worth paying attention to.
He bowed his head and bowed again to the scattered pile of ashes in the center of the square, then turned and walked towards the stone steps from where he came.
When passing through the stone door, the open bluestone brick door closed silently again, and the brick surface reset without any trace. The dozen or so light pillars in the hall were still slowly rotating, and the pale golden halo reflected on the bluestone floor remained motionless.
Qin Tiexin glanced at the main hall, there were no new monks, and there were two fewer things than when he entered. It seemed that someone had come in, took out the things, and left.
The time he spent here is not short, Duan Xuan should be waiting for him outside.
He walked along the original path through the corridor, stepped through the water film, and walked toward the outskirts of the main hall.