109: Taiyin Spirit Fluid

Xiao Shi picked up the items on the ground.

As he gazed, information about the items immediately appeared in his vision.

"Name: Taiyin Spirit Liquid"

"Type: Spirit Liquid"

"Grade: Qi Warrior Grade"

"Description: A drop of spirit liquid from the Taiyin. After absorption, multiple Taiyin Qi Vortexes can be opened."

"Note: The Taiyin Qi Vortexes opened by the Taiyin Spirit Liquid will be larger than normal Taiyin Qi Vortexes."

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"This is..."

Xiao Shi's mind was shaken.

He hadn't expected there to be a [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] that was even better than Grand Yin Qi!

According to the description of the [Taiyin Spirit Liquid]... a single drop of spirit liquid could open multiple Taiyin Qi Vortexes!

This greatly shocked Xiao Shi.

One must know.

Given the current solidity of the Qi locks in his body.

Many Qi locks required almost ten streams of Grand Yin Qi to break through.

If a single drop of spirit liquid could break through multiple Qi locks... then the value of this one drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] was almost comparable to dozens of Grand Yin Qi clusters!

And perhaps even more.

After all, the Taiyin Qi Vortexes opened by the [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] would also be larger than normal Taiyin Qi Vortexes!

Thinking of this.

Xiao Shi eagerly absorbed this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid].

To test its effect.

Boom!

The moment this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] was absorbed into his body.

He immediately clearly felt that this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] was far more powerful than ordinary Grand Yin Qi.

Especially when this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] impacted an extremely solid Qi lock.

Even with the solidity of that Qi lock... it shattered instantly under the impact!

Thereby successfully opening a Taiyin Qi Vortex.

And this opened Taiyin Qi Vortex was incredibly vast; although it hadn't expanded to its limit, it was already not far from it.

This made Xiao Shi's heart even more shaken.

At the same time.

After this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] broke through one Qi lock.

It continued to impact other Qi locks.

Like a flashing arrow.

Wherever it passed.

One Qi lock after another shattered in response.

Even the most solid Qi locks were fragile and crumbled upon contact in front of this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid].

After continuously penetrating six Qi locks.

This drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] was finally exhausted.

Xiao Shi felt the Taiyin Qi Vortexes in his body with an excited expression.

Opening six Grand Yin Qi locks at once... This was an experience he had never had before!

And these six Taiyin Qi Vortexes were all much larger than typical Taiyin Qi Vortexes.

If it normally took seven or eight expansions to expand these six Taiyin Qi Vortexes to their limit, now... it would only require two to three more expansions at most.

Then these six Taiyin Qi Vortexes could be expanded to their limit!

This greatly reduced the consumption of items when expanding Qi Vortexes.

Xiao Shi's heart was incredibly excited.

This drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] was definitely a high-grade item of the Qi Warrior Grade!

Presumably, this was also the main reason it hadn't dropped before.

Such a high-grade item.

Only by killing a Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection would there be a chance for it to drop.

But now...

"My guess is correct!"

"Items dropped by killing evil spirits will be one grade higher than items dropped by killing martial artists!"

Xiao Shi knew.

Killing martial artists in the Qi Warrior Realm Middle Stage and Qi Warrior Realm Late Stage often primarily dropped medium-grade items.

But killing eight-mark and nine-mark evil spirits would drop high-grade items!

He mused that as long as he continued to kill eight-mark evil spirits.

Then he would continuously obtain high-grade items.

If more [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] could drop... his cultivation would undoubtedly increase at an extremely fast rate.

Now, under the effect of this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid], the number of Qi Vortexes he had opened directly reached twenty-nine.

He was not far from the thirty-three Qi Vortexes of the Qi Warrior Realm Early Stage.

Soon.

His gaze once again locked onto an eight-mark evil spirit in the distance.

His figure flickered, and he swiftly charged over.

Just like that.

Many disciples of the Red Tiger Sect began to clear the vast number of evil spirits surrounding Jin Yun City.

Although there were many evil spirits, their clearing efficiency was also quite good.

After more than half a month of continuous clearing.

Within thirty li of Jin Yun City, there was no longer a single evil spirit!

This was considered a preliminary defense of Jin Yun City.

However.

Beyond thirty li, there were still countless evil spirits.

The crisis brought by these evil spirits had not yet been resolved.

At this moment, about thirty li away from Jin Yun City.

Swish!

Xiao Shi's figure flickered.

He directly crashed into an eight-mark evil spirit, sending it flying high into the air.

Immediately, a deep black Qi Strength whistled out.

Slashing in the air.

It swept past the body of this eight-mark evil spirit.

Causing the body of this eight-mark evil spirit to instantly crumble and disintegrate in the air.

Now, Xiao Shi no longer had to rely solely on his physical strength to kill eight-mark evil spirits; his Taiyin Qi Strength had already reached a level where he could easily kill them!

With the death of this eight-mark evil spirit.

The items it dropped after its death also fell from the air, steadily caught by Xiao Shi.

After more than half a month of slaughter, his Taiyin Qi Vortexes had increased from twenty-nine to sixty-two!

He had not only successfully entered the Qi Warrior Realm Early Stage but was also quickly about to break through to the Qi Warrior Realm Middle Stage!

The reason for such a fast opening speed.

Was mainly due to the extremely high chance of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] dropping after killing eight-mark evil spirits!

This was similar to when Xiao Shi was in the Entering Martial Realm, killing martial artists of Entering Martial Realm Seventh and Eighth Layers, which often dropped heavenly treasures.

Although, based on the patterns he summarized after killing them.

Eight-mark evil spirits did not necessarily drop high-grade items every time they died; they would also drop medium-grade items.

And it would take approximately three drops of medium-grade items before a high-grade item would drop once.

However, the high-grade items that dropped were basically all [Taiyin Spirit Liquid].

This allowed Xiao Shi to acquire a significant amount of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] during this half month of killing, successfully opening sixty-two Taiyin Qi Vortexes!

And through his continuous expansion of the Qi Vortexes, eighteen Taiyin Qi Vortexes had already been expanded to their limit!

This caused his current strength to undergo a tremendous, earth-shattering transformation compared to half a month ago.

Killing these eight-mark evil spirits was no longer difficult.

"Once I break through to the Qi Warrior Realm Middle Stage, I can consider killing nine-mark evil spirits!"

Xiao Shi's eyes sparkled.

The drop rate of high-grade items from eight-mark evil spirits was not one hundred percent.

If he were to kill nine-mark evil spirits... he believed that high-grade items would definitely drop!

Xiao Shi was incredibly eager about this.

The item dropped by this eight-mark evil spirit was still a drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid].

Xiao Shi immediately absorbed this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] into his body.

If all went well.

Perhaps he could use this drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] to break through to the Qi Warrior Realm Middle Stage in one go!

Boom!

This drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid], which surged into Xiao Shi's body, quickly broke through one Qi lock after another.

Although not every drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] would consistently break through six Qi locks.

Some might only break through four Qi locks.

While others could break through five Qi locks.

But such efficiency in breaking locks was already astonishing.

Under normal circumstances, it would require at least five or six clusters of Grand Yin Qi to break through one Qi lock.

Crack, crack!

Amidst a series of shattering sounds.

This drop of [Taiyin Spirit Liquid] successfully broke through five Qi locks!

The number of Qi Vortexes in Xiao Shi's body immediately increased from sixty-two to sixty-seven.

Thereby allowing him to enter the Qi Warrior Realm Middle Stage in one fell swoop!

Xiao Shi felt the many Taiyin Qi Vortexes in his body.

Not only had their quantity greatly increased.

In terms of power, there was an astonishing qualitative change.

Xiao Shi even felt that killing eight-mark evil spirits now would be effortless.

"This way... I can also go deeper to search for nine-mark evil spirits."

Xiao Shi looked into the distance.

At this moment, he was located about thirty-five li from Jin Yun City.

Now, with the breakthrough in his cultivation.

He felt that he might be able to go to a place forty li away.

There, there would presumably be even more eight-mark and nine-mark evil spirits.

Swish!

Xiao Shi's figure flickered.

He sped towards the distance at an extremely fast pace.

Directly arriving at a place forty li outside Jin Yun City.

The evil spirits here were even denser, and the weakest were seven-mark evil spirits; evil spirits below seven marks were almost no longer seen.

Boom!!

Xiao Shi was like a charging boulder.

He smashed into the multitude of evil spirits, stirring up a sky full of dust.

Beneath the swirling dust.

Streaks of deep black blade light shot out in all directions, piercing through the bodies of many nearby evil spirits.

Instantly completing a small-scale clear-out.

Now, even eight-mark evil spirits... could not withstand the whistling blade light and were directly annihilated.

These dead evil spirits all transformed into black Qi, merging into Xiao Shi's wristband, making the Battle Soul within the wristband increasingly powerful.

Xiao Shi then picked up the numerous items on the ground one by one.

He raised his head, fixing his gaze on a nine-mark evil spirit in the distance.

Just as he was about to make a move.

Suddenly.

An incredibly cold aura abruptly diffused from afar.

This was a terrifying aura Xiao Shi had never felt before.

Filled with endless chill.

In an instant, Xiao Shi felt as if his entire body had been frozen, his body instantly stiffened, and a strong sense of crisis arose from the depths of his soul.

Not only that.

He also clearly saw... the ground in the distance rapidly turning black at a visible speed, continuously spreading in all directions.

It was as if a layer of ice had spread.

However, this layer of ice was black.

Under this continuous spread, evil spirits constantly emerged from beneath the black ground.

These evil spirits emerging from beneath the black ground seemed to be very different from ordinary evil spirits; not only were they completely black, but the aura they emitted was incredibly cold.

Xiao Shi even saw... on the back of a ten-mark evil spirit that emerged, there was actually a black tentacle growing!

An indescribably terrifying crisis.

Immediately enveloped Xiao Shi's entire mind.

Although he didn't know what was happening!

He could also sense... that all of this was very unusual!

"Must leave immediately!!"

Xiao Shi did not hesitate for a moment.

The [martial emperor mask] immediately appeared on his face, and through the mask's immunity to aura, he dispelled the stiffness caused by the cold aura.

At the same time, his body turned deep black and gradually disappeared into the night.

Seeming to merge with the night.

Making his presence completely invisible to the naked eye.

He directly entered the Taiyin.

Turning to flee.

After cultivating the Vajra Tendons, his speed was already astonishing.

With the Taiyin Escape activated, his overall speed reached an unbelievable level.

And as his Taiyin Qi Vortexes had now opened to sixty-seven.

He was no longer like before, where he could only take one step forward in the Taiyin before reappearing from the Taiyin state.

With his current Taiyin Qi Strength, he was fully capable of sprinting at full speed for thirty breaths in the Taiyin state.

And almost at the instant Xiao Shi entered the Taiyin and turned to flee.

Swish!

The ten-mark evil spirit with the black tentacle on its back appeared out of thin air at the location where Xiao Shi had just been.

A chilling and terrifying coldness emanated from it.

Making goosebumps rise all over Xiao Shi's body.

If he had hesitated for even half a second just now... the consequences would have been unimaginable!

This ten-mark evil spirit looked around, but did not find any trace of Xiao Shi, its eyes filled with confusion.

Xiao Shi, having entered the Taiyin, was not only invisible to the naked eye, but also concealed his scent, breathing, and masked the sounds and heat emitted by his body.

Coupled with the [martial emperor mask]'s concealment of aura.

Even this eerie ten-mark evil spirit could not detect his presence.

Xiao Shi fled at full speed.

Within the Taiyin.

His speed was extremely exaggerated.

Like a flash, he instantly escaped a great distance.

Xiao Shi's expression was incredibly solemn.

He continuously rushed towards Jin Yun City.

He had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Something happened!"

At the same time.

In another direction.

Among the three Blood Martial Realm Elders, Elder Qiao, who was relatively short and had a black spot on his face, was currently battling an adult evil spirit.

Rumbling sounds continuously erupted.

The battle between the two sides was incredibly fierce.

But just then.

An incredibly cold aura appeared out of thin air, and the ground rapidly turned black at a visible speed.

On this black ground.

Hiss!

A thick black tentacle suddenly emerged from beneath the black ground, twisting and dancing in the air.

Elder Qiao's scalp tightened, his pupils contracted violently, and his expression instantly changed drastically.

"This is..."

With the appearance of this black tentacle, an eye suddenly opened on the tentacle!

The entire eye was dim, eerie, and stared at Elder Qiao with extreme coldness.

Boom!

Under the gaze of this eye.

Elder Qiao felt as if he had been struck on the back of the head, and blood seeped from his nose and mouth simultaneously.

A strong sense of mortal danger made his heart tremble, and he dared not linger for a single moment, erupting with all his speed, retreating frantically.

He immediately fled this area.

His face was horrified, filled with intense fear, and as he fled, he shouted.

"All disciples of the Red Tiger Sect, listen to my command, immediately retreat to Jin Yun City!!"

His voice was incredibly loud.

Spreading all around.

Making many people nearby clearly hear it.

At this moment, those in this area were basically all Qi Warrior Realm Great Perfection.

They were responsible for clearing the nine-mark and ten-mark evil spirits here.

Although they didn't know why Elder Qiao would order them to retreat, they all realized that something was amiss.

They quickly moved away at the fastest possible speed.

However, in another direction.

Two core direct disciples of the Red Tiger Sect, caught off guard, found their feet frozen to the ground as the ground beneath them turned black, unable to move.

Hiss!

A black tentacle emerged from beneath the ground.

It effortlessly pierced through the stomachs of these two core direct disciples.

The two had not even reacted.

The moment the black tentacle pierced their bodies, their flesh and blood instantly dissipated, leaving only a pile of white bones...