92: The Land of Chance (Part 2)

It could be said that these two pills, which enhanced comprehension, were the two most valuable items among the many ordinary drops this time.

Xiao Shi immediately swallowed these two pills, unable to wait.

He clearly felt a great improvement in his comprehension.

A secret manual that originally would have taken an hour to master...

He could now complete its cultivation in just ten minutes!

Afterward,

Xiao Shi looked at the two Heaven and Earth Treasures that had dropped this time.

Ever since he broke through to the Qi Martial Realm, he had always been in short supply of Heaven and Earth Treasures.

After all, Qi Warrior Grade Heaven and Earth Treasures were much rarer drops than Entering Martial Rank Heaven and Earth Treasures.

Before this,

Only one Qi Warrior Grade Heaven and Earth Treasure had ever dropped.

Now with these two Heaven and Earth Treasures,

Xiao Shi could continue body tempering.

However, before body tempering,

He first took out a [Fire Maple Flower Seed], and directly inserted the entire thumb-sized seed into the soil in front of him.

There was no need for fertilization or watering.

The entire Fire Maple Flower seed began to grow rapidly after entering the soil.

While waiting for it to grow,

Xiao Shi tightly held the Heaven and Earth Treasure in his hand.

Following the cultivation method of Vajra Skin, he first refined this Heaven and Earth Treasure.

The speed of refinement usually depended mainly on the strength of the Qi and blood within the body.

With the Qi and blood strength of an ordinary person, refinement often took a considerable amount of time.

But Xiao Shi's Qi and blood strength was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

His speed in refining Heaven and Earth Treasures was astonishing.

After a period of refinement,

The Heaven and Earth Treasure in his hand was quickly refined into a liquid-like substance.

Xiao Shi applied this substance to his body.

It was continuously absorbed by his skin.

His skin then glowed with a golden luster, constantly shimmering.

Making his entire skin even tougher.

However, relying solely on this Heaven and Earth Treasure was clearly not enough to cultivate Vajra Skin.

“Continue!”

Xiao Shi picked up the second Heaven and Earth Treasure.

He refined this Heaven and Earth Treasure in the same way as before.

By the time he had refined this Heaven and Earth Treasure and applied it to his body,

The [Fire Maple Flower Seed] had also finished growing during this time.

It had formed a brilliant maple leaf-shaped flower.

The entire Fire Maple Flower was crimson, with bright colors, especially at night, it looked like a cluster of crimson flames, dazzling and eye-catching.

A fresh floral fragrance also permeated the air, refreshing the mind.

At the same time,

A cluster of fiery Qi also appeared on this Fire Maple Flower.

Xiao Shi’s luck was good.

When the Fire Maple Flower bloomed, it was not guaranteed to produce fiery Qi, but rather had a certain probability.

He reached out and grabbed it.

He then held up this fiery Qi and placed it into his storage bag.

Then, Xiao Shi looked at the blooming Fire Maple Flower with fervent eyes.

He gently plucked it, held it in his hand, and refined and applied it.

Thus,

When Xiao Shi completed his body tempering with three Heaven and Earth Treasures in a row,

The golden luster emanating from his entire body became even more brilliant, a powerful aura continuously emanated from his skin, and his physical strength surged endlessly within his body.

Crack, crack!

Accompanied by a series of cracking sounds,

Several cracks appeared on both sides of his shoulders, but they did not shatter.

“Still not enough!”

Xiao Shi frowned slightly.

The golden luster on his body quickly receded, merging into his skin, and returning to his normal skin tone.

However, the cracks on his shoulders remained.

The cultivation of Vajra Skin... was far more difficult than body tempering during the Entering Martial Realm.

Even though he had successively refined four Entering Martial Rank Heaven and Earth Treasures, it was still not enough.

However,

Although he had not cultivated Vajra Skin,

After cultivating to this extent, his physical strength had already greatly improved.

Xiao Shi clenched his fists and carefully felt the surging and violent power within his body.

He mused that his current physical strength was already comparable to the strength of a Qi Martial Realm expert who had opened ten Qi Vortexes!

To some extent,

It even surpassed his Tai Yin Power!

This was also the power of body tempering.

As long as one had body tempering techniques and enough Heaven and Earth Treasures, one could continuously improve, without limits!

“If I cultivate Vajra Skin, I wonder if I can reach the level of being comparable to opening thirty Qi Vortexes?”

Xiao Shi pondered that to cultivate Vajra Skin,

He would probably need at least three or four more Heaven and Earth Treasures, or even more.

He would have to wait until this layer of skin on his body completely shattered before a new Vajra Skin could form.

Currently, only cracks had appeared, and it was still some distance from shattering.

But he was not in a hurry.

It was not difficult to cultivate Vajra Skin in the Seven Stars Holy Land.

On one hand, there were many Qi Martial Realm experts here that could be killed.

On the other hand, the opportunities and fortunes here could also yield Heaven and Earth Treasures.

Xiao Shi mused that his main focus next would be to find ways to acquire Grand Yin Qi and Heaven and Earth Treasures.

While exclusive items could make him invincible in this Seven Stars Holy Land,

As soon as he left the Seven Stars Holy Land, he would immediately revert to his original state.

He knew very well... that only the permanent improvements brought by Grand Yin Qi and Heaven and Earth Treasures were what he needed most.

These exclusive items on him were also to allow him to gain more of these kinds of harvests here... The sky gradually brightened.

The morning sun rose.

Xiao Shi’s massive figure was revealed under the sunlight.

He quickly took out a pill from his storage bag and swallowed it to maintain his large physique.

This pill, which enlarged his body, could only last for three days.

Fortunately, he had a lot of stock.

As long as he took it on time,

He could maintain this physique here indefinitely.

He looked up at the sun in the sky.

Xiao Shi squinted uncomfortably.

Ever since he formed the Taiyin Qi Vortex, he had an instinctive dislike for the sun.

Also, according to his previous custom, he would not move during the day.

He would wait until night to start acting.

But now it was different... The many exclusive items in his hand were now enough to support him to act as usual during the day, without worrying about encountering any threats.

Xiao Shi planned in his mind.

He decided that during the day, he would focus on searching for opportunities and fortunes in the Seven Stars Holy Land.

At night... he would continue to kill.

This was the most prudent approach.

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi took out an [opportunity guiding scroll].

After using it,

The entire scroll spontaneously burned, turning into ashes.

And Xiao Shi successfully received guidance.

A faint light appeared in his eyes, and this light could guide him in a direction; as long as he followed the direction of the light and kept moving forward, he could find the specific location of an opportunity in the Holy Land.

“Depart!”

Xiao Shi was still very much looking forward to the opportunities and fortunes in the Seven Stars Holy Land.

Of course, what he hoped for most was to find Grand Yin Qi here.

Walking in the sunlight was an uncomfortable thing for Xiao Shi.

During his journey,

He still tried his best to walk in the shadows of some trees.

Since many people in this area had previously been killed by Seven Stars Sect disciples, Xiao Shi did not encounter anyone during his journey.

At the same time, his speed of movement during the day was not as fast as at night.

It wasn't until noon.

The light in Xiao Shi’s eyes suddenly became much more intense than before.

It seemed to indicate that he was about to reach the location of this opportunity.

After walking for some more distance,

A small mountain peak appeared in front of him; according to the guidance of the light in his eyes, this opportunity seemed to be located at the summit of this mountain.

Xiao Shi ascended the mountain all the way to the summit, and soon reached his destination.

He saw at a glance.

In the summit area, there was a huge basin, and in the basin, a large tree grew; this tree was somewhat like a willow, with branches hanging down, and on each branch, unbloomed white flower buds grew.

Although not yet bloomed, these flower buds were faintly surrounded by a faint aura.

Making anyone who felt this aura realize... that when these flower buds bloomed, each flower bud would release a special aura!

And the auras of many flower buds were different, so presumably the special auras released at that time would also be different.

“This big tree must be the opportunity here!”

Xiao Shi understood in his heart.

At the same time, he also saw.

In the basin, not only was there this big tree, but also many flowers and plants growing under the tree.

These flowers and plants were also not ordinary flowers and plants.

It was just that, like the flower buds on the tree, they were in a state of being about to bloom.

It seemed they needed to wait for a certain moment.

Before they would fully bloom.

And it was precisely because of this point.

That many people had already gathered here.

These people were scattered all around, coming from different forces.

Each of them had cold and fierce eyes.

Some were solitary, and some chose to group together.

All of them were intently observing the situation in the basin.

Quietly waiting for the moment when the flowers, grass, and trees in the basin would bloom.

The location of this opportunity was not a hidden place.

It was easy to discover.

Among these people, many had discovered this place not long after entering the Seven Stars Holy Land.

It was just that due to the flowers, grass, and trees in the basin never fully blooming, they could only wait here, which led to more and more people gathering here.

Xiao Shi was not surprised by this.

The opportunities guided by the [opportunity guiding scroll] were not necessarily hidden opportunities that others would find difficult to detect.

The opportunities it guided would only be relatively significant opportunities in the Seven Stars Holy Land.

Small opportunities like speeding up the lock-breaking process would not have any guidance.

At this moment, Xiao Shi’s arrival.

Immediately attracted the attention of many people.

Some of them frowned.

The more people there were here, the more intense the struggle would be when these flowers, grass, and trees bloomed.

And when they discovered that the aura fluctuations emanating from Xiao Shi were merely those of someone who had opened one Qi Vortex,

Many people’s eyes immediately showed ill intent, containing a fierce glint.

One group of people, after exchanging glances.

One of them, a Qi Martial Realm expert who had opened eight Qi Vortexes, directly walked towards Xiao Shi.

“This is not a place for you, get lost!”

Among the people gathered here, few were Qi Martial Realm beginners with fewer than thirty-three Qi Vortexes.

The only few Qi Martial Realm beginners were able to stay here by following other Qi Martial Realm powerhouses within their respective forces.

A solitary Qi Martial Realm beginner like Xiao Shi.

In the eyes of the crowd, he was not qualified to stay here and contend for the opportunity.

Xiao Shi faintly glanced at the Qi Martial Realm expert in front of him who had opened eight Qi Vortexes.

Whoosh!

His footsteps moved, and his entire figure blurred, as if splitting into two, forming two identical figures.

These two figures simultaneously raised their blades and struck down!

The Qi Martial Realm expert who had opened eight Qi Vortexes was startled.

He hadn't expected the other party to directly make a move.

Even more, he hadn't expected this person to possess such profound movement techniques.

He knew that among the two figures in front of him, one was real and one was fake.

Boom!

He immediately swung the long staff in his hand, simultaneously roaring as he struck towards both figures.

Since he couldn't distinguish clearly, he would attack both at once.

Swish!

The long staff directly passed through both figures.

Both were fake!

Behind him,

A third figure slowly solidified.

Chirp!

A flash of a blade.

A head flew high into the air, crimson blood splattering and staining the ground red.

This scene... immediately made the eyes of the onlookers in the distance shrink.

They were not only surprised by the opponent’s movement technique, but also clearly perceived... that this burly man, who outwardly had only opened one Qi Vortex, had not used Qi Strength with this one strike, but had completely relied on his physical strength to kill this Qi Martial Realm expert who had opened eight Qi Vortexes with a single slash!

This caused huge waves to rise in the hearts of many people.

Such terrifying physical strength... they had never seen before!

Even more terrifying was... from the corpse whose head had been severed, a black, shadow-like object suddenly emerged, continuously wriggling out of the corpse.

This emerging black shadow had the same figure and appearance as the corpse, and even the clothes on it were completely identical, also headless.

But soon... Pop!

With a sound like pulling out a cork from a bottle,

A head suddenly emerged from the neck of this black shadow.

Its facial features were identical to the head that had been severed and fallen to the ground, but its eyes were devoid of spirit, numb and dull, like a puppet.

“What... what is this!?”

Terror spread across everyone's faces, and their scalps tingled!

After this black shadow appeared, it automatically floated to Xiao Shi’s side, hovering beside him like a guard.