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Xiao Shi currently had many Entering Martial Rank items, but very few Qi Warrior Grade items.

Since each Qi Vortex could only devour one item, he naturally couldn't let his Qi Vortex devour Entering Martial Rank items.

He had to devour Qi Warrior Grade items no matter what.

But getting Qi Warrior Grade items now was a very difficult task for him.

It wasn't because he lacked strength and couldn't kill Qi Martial Realm martial artists, but because there were too few Qi Martial Realm martial artists in the surrounding area.

This was also why he had only managed to obtain five Qi Warrior Grade items in three years.

Of these five Qi Warrior Grade items, the Grand Yin Qi was dropped by that Qi Martial Realm Black-Robed Leader.

The Azure Frost Sword was dropped after killing hundreds of evil spirits.

The Revitalizing Qi Pill and Earth Core Crystal Marrow were dropped after killing two Qi Martial Realm individuals from evil factions.

The final Fire Dragon Breath was dropped after he killed thousands of Entering Martial Realm bandits.

In other words, to continue dropping Qi Warrior Grade items now, simply killing Entering Martial Realm bandits was already very difficult.

He would at least have to kill tens of thousands of Entering Martial Realm bandits to have a chance of continuing to drop Qi Warrior Grade items.

Currently, there were clearly no longer so many Entering Martial Realm bandits to kill.

He could only kill Qi Martial Realm bandits.

But there were only so few Qi Martial Realm bandits in total; after dealing with the one on Liuyue Mountain, he had basically killed all the surrounding Qi Martial Realm bandits.

"There is still one way to get Qi Warrior Grade items."

Xiao Shi thought for a moment.

He considered going to Jin Yun City or the surrounding black markets to purchase Qi Warrior Grade items.

In the past three years, he had sold many Entering Martial Rank items, and now he was quite wealthy, so buying the Qi Warrior Grade items on the market wouldn't be difficult.

However, after he looked around these markets, he found that all the Qi Warrior Grade items there were very subpar.

He couldn't buy any good Qi Warrior Grade items at all.

Typically, good Qi Warrior Grade items were only found within various factions.

Those on the market were generally very ordinary and common items.

Ultimately, Xiao Shi could only look at the Qi Warrior Grade items he currently possessed.

He decided to devour the Fire Dragon Breath!

Among his current Qi Warrior Grade items, the Fire Dragon Breath was undoubtedly the best.

However, since different special Qi Vortexes were incompatible and he could only choose one type of special Qi Vortex, Xiao Shi, having chosen Taiyin, could no longer use the Fire Dragon Breath to activate a Qi Vortex.

It was perfect for devouring.

What worried him, though, was whether devouring the Fire Dragon Breath would conflict with the Taiyin Qi Vortex?

After some thought, Xiao Shi still decided to give it a try.

Whoosh!

As the entire ball of Fire Dragon Breath was devoured by the Taiyin Qi Vortex within him, the entire Taiyin Qi Vortex immediately began to vibrate.

It expanded at a visible speed, and throughout the entire process, the conflict Xiao Shi had worried about did not occur.

Once the Fire Dragon Breath was devoured, it was directly transformed into an energy that caused the Qi Vortex to expand.

It was no longer the breath of a fire dragon.

Therefore, there was no conflict whatsoever.

Rumble!

In an instant, this Taiyin Qi Vortex within Xiao Shi doubled in size from its original foundation.

The Taiyin Qi Strength within it grew wildly; not only was there more of it than before, but its intensity also continuously surged.

"It's exactly as I thought!!"

Xiao Shi's heart trembled.

This expanded Taiyin Qi Vortex was definitely equivalent to two Qi Vortexes of other people!

This way, as long as he continuously expanded the subsequent Taiyin Qi Vortexes, once all one hundred Taiyin Qi Vortexes in his body had expanded, no one would be able to contend with him in terms of Qi Strength.

The only thing to worry about was not having enough Qi Warrior Grade items to devour.

Xiao Shi had already clearly felt the scarcity of Qi Warrior Grade items.

He needed far too many Qi Warrior Grade items.

Whether it was natural treasures for body tempering or Grand Yin Qi for activating Qi Vortexes, the required amounts were enormous.

Now he needed numerous items to expand his Qi Vortexes as well... the things he needed were simply too many.

Yet, Qi Martial Realm martial artists were too few.

This made him a bit troubled.

"It seems I need to find a way to search for more Qi Martial Realm prey."

Xiao Shi pondered that there weren't many Qi Martial Realm individuals left to kill around Jin Yun City, or even around the Red Tiger Sect.

If he wanted to find more prey, he might have to travel to other areas of Seven Stars Province.

However, regarding the sect... although there were no restrictions on the whereabouts of Inner Sect Disciples like them, it would certainly not be acceptable to be away from the sect for too long.

At the same time, traveling to other regions posed a significant safety issue that Xiao Shi had to seriously consider.

Although he now had a certain degree of self-preservation ability after breaking through to the Qi Martial Realm, the Qi Martial Realm was only considered a middle-tier force in Seven Stars Province.

Above it, there were even more powerful Blood Martial Realm existences!

Moreover, within the Qi Martial Realm, he had only just begun.

He couldn't yet freely search for prey throughout Seven Stars Province.

Xiao Shi felt a headache about this.

He felt like he was in a predicament.

Fortunately, at this moment, he heard a piece of news.

The Seven Stars Holy Land was about to open!

This news had now completely spread throughout the Upper Sect.

After some inquiry, Xiao Shi learned that the Seven Stars Holy Land was the most important and mysterious area in Seven Stars Province.

It was usually closed off and only opened once every sixty-six years.

And within the Seven Stars Holy Land, there existed all sorts of opportunities and fortunes.

From Blood Martial Realm opportunities to Entering Martial Realm fortunes, everything was available!

Each opening of the Seven Stars Holy Land was a grand event.

At that time, almost all the various factions in Seven Stars Province would enter it to obtain fortunes.

It was said that the Flying Origin Palace back then, relying on its many gains from the Seven Stars Holy Land, rose in one fell swoop to become the strongest faction in Seven Stars Province, replacing the Seven Stars Sect.

Although the situation in Seven Stars Province was complex now, one thing was certain: with the opening of the Seven Stars Holy Land, all factions would go and contend for the opportunities and fortunes within.

"As far as I know,"

"Within the Seven Stars Holy Land, there exist special auras! These special auras can not only easily unlock Qi Locks, but most importantly, they can transform the Qi Vortexes in our bodies into special Qi Vortexes!"

"As long as we can possess one special Qi Vortex, our combat power will far exceed that of ordinary Qi Martial Realm martial artists!"

Cen Qingci, as a core direct disciple, knew a lot of information and now told Xiao Shi and the others everything she knew.

Wang Luo, Yang Zhen, and the others, upon learning that special auras existed within the Seven Stars Holy Land, their eyes instantly burned with passion.

For them, nothing was more attractive than special auras.

However, what Xiao Shi cared about was not the special auras within the Seven Stars Holy Land.

"So that means... the Seven Stars Holy Land will gather almost all the martial artists from the entire Seven Stars Province?"