102: Ruined World

Lines and light dots intertwined; some were clearer, while others were extremely blurry.

The first step of Visualization Method is called analysis!

It involves an initial understanding of the extraordinary life one is visualizing.

As the fundamental power surged, Qin Jin's body glowed faintly in reality, his eyes tightly shut.

With a thought, he activated the Secret Treasure!

The Mountain and River Divine Tree appeared, empowering him.

The light dots and lines on this [Thunder Accumulation Beast] became clearer.

Qin's mind completely immersed itself, and after the initial analysis phase, he began to comprehend.

His own fundamental power interacted with the extraordinary life recorded within the treasure orb, and faintly, he even had the sensation of transforming into a beast.

This was precisely the 'pollution' that occurred during Visualization Method.

However.

After reaching the Congenital Realm, this pollution could not affect him.

Qin Jin maintained his original intention and continued to comprehend.

Time passed, and at a certain moment, within Qin's vision, clusters of obscure light spheres formed by lightning appeared in his spiritual perception.

Those were extraordinary factors!

Through continuous Visualization Method and comprehension, extraordinary factors emerged!

With his fundamental power unleashed, Qin Chi faced them without fear, capturing them all.

At this moment—his body was like a furnace, refining the factors and integrating them into his physique.

No accidents occurred.

Gu Huang had carefully observed the state he displayed during combat.

The [Thunder Accumulation Beast] recorded within this Martial Arts Treasure Orb was undoubtedly very suitable for him, which was why it was chosen.

The extraordinary factors comprehended at this time were extremely compatible, and the process was very fast.

After being refined, the extraordinary factors completely transformed into fundamental power and integrated into his body.

Qin Chi opened his eyes.

"This is a complete Visualization Method cultivation session."

Qin comprehended his own state.

"My mastery of the Visualization Method still needs to become more familiar and natural."

"Those Martial Artists who search for extraordinary life across the star sea, on different planets, and visualize it, don't have this kind of environment.

They often need to engrave and visualize during combat."

"In a sense, this also aligns with the true essence of martial arts."

Qin's thoughts flowed, leading him to consider more.

"During the Ancestral Star era, the Congenital Realm was rarely seen, and Grandmasters were hard to find."

"Martial Artists back then probably could only cultivate through Breathing Methods, which was extremely slow.

Because of this, even if a Grandmaster-level figure appeared, they were often already old and nearing their twilight years."

"The Starfire Federation has continuously developed, and the path of martial arts has also continuously progressed, providing a more complete and rapid path for latecomers like me to advance."

Qin Jin did not continue cultivating.

He removed his personal terminal, left it in the room, set the villa to reject visitors, and with a thought.

He went to the Great Wilderness!

Qin Jin stood in the Great Wilderness.

During this period, he had been constantly traveling, getting closer and closer to the Si Huo Tribe.

The moment he appeared.

Qin Jin clearly sensed that, even without him actively guiding it, the spiritual energy around him rapidly intensified within just a few breaths.

He himself seemed to have become a spiritual gathering array, with spiritual energy constantly integrating into his physique and entering his Spiritual Void, at a much faster rate than before!

As the spiritual energy refined and integrated into the Spiritual Void, it transformed into his own power.

Due to the growth of the Spiritual Void, his fundamental power showed obvious fluctuations, indicating a trend of growth.

"This is—"

"I have a third way to enhance my fundamental power!"

Qin Chi's eyes brightened.

He carefully perceived his own situation and finally confirmed his current state.

Congenital Realm, divine-flesh fusion, self-transformation!

For normal Martial Artists of the Starfire Federation, divine-flesh fusion refers to the spirit and the physical body.

But.

Compared to them, Qin possessed a Dao Foundation Spiritual Void, a source of power born within himself.

During that Congenital transformation, this source also underwent changes, integrating into his fundamental power and establishing a connection with it.

At the same time.

After Martial Artists advance to the Congenital Realm, their talent will be enhanced.

Those with poorer talent will be supplemented, while those with excellent talent will become even more extraordinary.

To put it simply, after entering the Congenital Realm, his physique also underwent some changes, becoming a so-called spiritual body, increasing its attraction to spiritual energy and indirectly boosting his cultivation speed.

"After cultivating two systems simultaneously, a wonderful synergy has emerged, and my cultivation speed has actually increased."

"What's all this about 'left foot stepping on right foot'?"

"Then, the allocation for the future is quite simple: in the Great Wilderness, focus on improving the Spiritual Void, with auxiliary improvements to fundamental power."

"In the academy, primarily cultivate the Visualization Method."

"According to the information within the Visualization Method, when refining extraordinary factors, Martial Artists also have a very small chance of comprehending individual abilities of the extraordinary life."

Thinking of this, Qin's heart stirred.

His chest rose and fell, his breathing rhythm adjusted, and the Breathing Method operated!

At the same time.

The Secret Treasure was activated, and the lightning fruit on the divine tree swayed, providing empowerment.

The spiritual energy gathered around him was already abundant.

Now, as Qin circulated the Breathing Method, with intentional guidance, lightning spiritual energy gained absolute dominance, and as lightning spiritual energy converged,

the sound of thunder roared in all directions, and lightning appeared around his body, becoming increasingly violent.

Under Qin's active control, spiritual energy continuously gathered, and streaks of lightning struck from mid-air to the ground, some even directly striking his body.

The external pressure increased dramatically.

If operating the Breathing Method in the academy was like a heavy hammer tempering the physique, then at this moment, it was as if siege rams were continuously striking Qin's body from far and near.

That was the converged lightning spiritual energy, which caused significant changes in the surrounding environment, amplifying the effect of the Breathing Method.

After three consecutive breaths, even with Qin Jin's current physique, under such astonishing pressure, it became somewhat unbearable, and he quickly stopped voluntarily.

Pain continuously emanated from various parts of his body.

Fundamental power surged, repairing everything.

"What a fierce effect."

Qin Jin let out a long breath, not distressed by the pain, but instead a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"This rapid concentration of a single spiritual energy in a short period, combined with the Breathing Method, is clearly artificially creating dangerous zones."

"It can aid in the cultivation of the Breathing Method."

"Not just lightning, but in the future, fire, ice, extreme heat, extreme cold, all can be attempted."

"Within the Great Wilderness, there are also unique places.

Perhaps, in the future, I can find even more extraordinary cultivation spots here."

"After reaching the Congenital Realm, in a sense, my cultivation speed has actually increased."

"It's just that the gap for each breakthrough in the Congenital Realm is larger.

I wonder when I will meet the conditions for the second transformation."

Thoughts flashed by.

Qin's mind stirred, and the azure lightning dark halberd appeared!

"No wonder Engineer Wang recommended a phased approach."

"Judging from the difference between the Congenital Realm and the Ningyi Realm, if I were to advance to Congenital, the effectiveness of ordinary mechs would indeed be greatly reduced."

Thoughts flashed, and he boarded the mech.

His spirit connected to the control core.

In front of Qin, an information pop-up appeared.

[Do you want to unseal the second phase]

After the spiritual connection, because Qin had advanced to the Congenital Realm, the unsealing condition built into the azure lightning dark halberd was triggered.

"Unseal."

Qin Jin's voice sounded.

The moment his voice fell, a roar suddenly erupted from deep within the azure lightning dark halberd's fuselage!

That sound came from the mech's own power core.

[Thunder Engine]

Within Qin's spiritual perception, the engine's operating speed surged, dazzling lightning roared, and the extraordinary components on the entire azure lightning dark halberd's fuselage, whose power had been suppressed, were unsealed, awakening from slumber, and more numerous and complex runes lit up.

On its chest.

The black crystal stone rapidly rotated, and on its surface, it was no longer ordinary, but instead reflected a frozen, icy plain.

Just looking at it sent shivers down one's spine.

The azure lightning dark halberd's size did not change.

After all, that special ability to grow larger was referred to as 'Heavenly Law and Earthly Form' in ancient texts, and the technological difficulty can be imagined.

But—.

As the second phase was activated and its power unsealed, this mech truly revealed its true form.

Extraordinary runes resonated with each other,

and combined with its mechanical style skeleton, it possessed a unique kind of beauty.

It merely stood in place, yet it exuded terrifying might.

At the same time.

Inside the cockpit, information appeared.

[Remote attack module unlocked]

[Berserk Protocol updated]

[All module effects enhanced]

[Unsealing complete]

A series of specific pieces of information appeared.

Qin Chi had participated in the mech's manufacturing process, so he was naturally familiar with this information.

He scanned the information, stood in place, and the azure lightning dark halberd raised its right arm, its palm open, like a cannon muzzle.

Electric arcs converged, continuously accumulating in its palm.

After reaching a certain point, Qin's mind stirred, and the thunder cannon, with a diameter of over ten meters, shot forward!

At the same time as it was fired.

Qin had already turned and was heading towards the Si Huo Tribe.

A true man never looks back at an explosion.

After unsealing the second phase, the azure lightning dark halberd's speed also significantly increased.

Just as his figure surged forward.

Behind him.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed in all directions.

Amidst the bursting lightning and fire, dust flew everywhere.

Using the light of the explosion, one could see the figure of the azure lightning dark halberd rapidly moving away.

Traveling, cultivating.

Occasionally returning to the academy to deal with potential social interactions.

In his cultivation, Qin had never been negligent, and he believed that his efforts were second to none!

The unsealing of the azure lightning dark halberd accelerated his return speed.

Today.

The two "suns" that he was destined to attempt to visualize in the future hung in the center of the sky.

It was high noon, and the tribesmen outside the Si Huo Tribe clearly heard deafening footsteps, approaching rapidly from afar.

The tribesmen on the outskirts of the tribe instantly became alert.

Currently, the Si Huo Tribe, apart from the exploration and hunting teams that were out, also had its own defensive forces stationed within the tribe.

Someone galloped towards the tribe to relay the news, and some tribesmen, armed with weapons, were already prepared for battle.

Then—

In the far distance of their vision, they saw a massive figure rapidly moving, raising a trail of dust, uninhibited, charging towards the Tribe!

As it was about to reach the Tribe,

the massive figure suddenly stomped, its entire body leaping, full of oppressive presence, revealing a formidable might in mid-air, landing in front of the Si Huo Tribe's main entrance.

"It's Lord Sacrificial Spirit!"

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit is back!"

After a brief tremor and silence, cheers suddenly erupted around the Tribe's periphery.

These cheers alarmed more tribesmen, and many stopped what they were doing and came closer to look.

Qin Chi had not concealed his departure.

Now,

seeing Lord Sacrificial Spirit return, countless tribesmen felt a sense of relief.

At the same time,

there were also tribesmen who had newly joined the Tribe during Qin's absence, seeing the Sacrificial Spirit for the first time!

Qin's gaze swept across the front.

After cultivating his spirit, his memory was also constantly improving; at present, with a glance, he could see many familiar faces.

At the same time, within his sight, inside the Tribe, figures were standing by, fully prepared, holding weapons, and rushing towards the outer entrance.

The figure at the very front was enveloped in scorching flames.

It was Ding Yang.

As they advanced, the cheers for Lord Sacrificial Spirit reached their ears; Ding Yang's flames, originally extremely vibrant, dimmed within a few seconds, and as he rushed forward, he also saw the azure lightning dark halberd, his eyes showing a look of pleasant surprise.

Facing the gaze of countless tribesmen,

Qin's thoughts stirred slightly.

At this instant, within his mountain and river, the fierce beasts he had hunted during his journey, now shifted out from the mountain and river; frozen by ice spiritual power, they fell to the ground with dull thuds, piling up into a small mountain in a short moment.

He kept the crystal cores; the blood and flesh were of little value to him, so he planned to leave them for the Si Huo Tribe.

The number of fierce beasts attracted when Qin Jin opened his spiritual void was truly considerable, leading to such astonishing gains.

This shocking scene was witnessed by tribesmen one by one.

Within Qin's sight, brilliant golden mist rose from all directions, and the power of vows rapidly increased.

Without these actions, the tribesmen of the Si Huo Tribe would still provide him with the power of vows, but such actions could stimulate the generation of the power of vows.

At the front,

Ding Yang had already arrived not far in front of the azure lightning dark halberd.

Looking at the piled-up carcasses of fierce beasts, his eyes flashed with shock; upon reaching Qin Jin, he did not hesitate and immediately clasped his fists, saying, "Lord Sacrificial Spirit."

"Please go and check Shi Cang's condition."

"Shi Cang?"

Qin Chi's gaze slightly flickered.

He undoubtedly had a deep impression of this little fellow.

In his opinion, among the current Sacrificial Fire Tribe, the most astonishing talent was undoubtedly this little fellow.

Shi Cang was originally a person of the Great Wilderness; if he cultivated the Heavenly Azure Method in the future, who knew how brilliant his future would be.

"Take me there."

Qin's voice was low, he did not ask further, stating directly.

"Yes."

Ding Yang turned around.

As the azure lightning dark halberd passed, the tribesmen scattered, casting devout gazes.

Tribe center.

The new Sacrificial Spirit Hall had been completely built; compared to before, it now covered an area of over a thousand meters, with giant stones at the bottom and giant wood at the top, truly giving off a sense of grandeur.

At one end of the Sacrificial Spirit Hall,

outside the simply constructed house, Qi Chuan's gaze looked towards Ding Yang and the massive figure behind him.

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit."

He quickly bowed.

Qin Chi, controlling the azure lightning dark halberd, reached out, and the roof of the simple house was directly removed and thrown aside, his gaze falling on the center.

Inside,

a golden light cocoon hung low in the air, and Shi Cang's figure was within it.

On the way there, Qin had already learned what happened from Ding Yang.

Ding Yang had also stated his own conjecture.

At this moment, seeing Shi Cang's state with his own eyes, Qin believed that Ding Yang's deduction should be correct.

But...

Since he had already returned, he would naturally not stand by and do nothing, choosing to trust a mere deduction.

Experience often kills people.

As the thought arose, the power of origin surged out, spreading in the void, coming into contact with the outermost barrier within the house.

Upon contact with the power, Qin did not perceive the sense of obstruction that Ding Yang mentioned; the power of origin directly entered the interior.

The golden light cocoon was right in front.

Qin sensed carefully, his brows slightly raised.

A portion of the power forming this protective light cocoon was relatively unfamiliar, appearing to come from Shi Cang himself, while another portion was very familiar to Qin Jin.

That was the blessing power he had once bestowed upon Shi Cang.

As the thought flashed, Qin Jin's heart stirred; the power of vows moved, surrounding the power of origin, his movements extremely gentle as he first made contact with the light cocoon.

The power of origin touched the light cocoon without any sense of obstruction; Qin could perceive that if he wanted to, he could enter the light cocoon at any time to investigate.

Not only his bestowed power, but also the protective power seemingly from Shi Cang himself, showed no intention of obstruction.

"This golden light cocoon was clearly generated to protect Shi Cang."

"Can I enter freely because this little fellow is familiar with this power, subconsciously believing that I won't harm him?"

His thoughts turned.

The power of origin entered the light cocoon.

Shi Cang's face entered his perception.

This little fellow was sleeping soundly, with faint traces of drool at the corner of his mouth, as if he was dreaming.

Qin Jin's attention immediately focused on Shi Cang's glabella.

As early as the Great Sacrifice, he had discovered the special nature of this place.

At this moment, in the perception of the power of origin, the abyss between his eyebrows no longer absorbed power, becoming stable.

"Now it can be confirmed."

"With the blood of the Three-Headed Strange Python as a medicinal bath, it accelerated the development of this little fellow Shi Cang's innate talent; his true talent is finally about to be revealed."

Qin sensed the little fellow's state and made a judgment in his heart.

Since the person's state was fine, he also relaxed and prepared to withdraw his power of origin.

He still lacked sufficient understanding of the awakening of talents in the Great Wilderness; rashly participating might instead have a negative effect.

Just as Qin's power of origin was about to leave,

Qin clearly saw that Shi Cang's glabella moved!

At his glabella, a golden line emerged, with power surging within it.

After the golden line appeared, Qin Jin's power of origin sensed that, with it as the source, tiny, currently extremely subtle special powers actively came into contact with his power of origin, expressing an invitation-like meaning.

"Is Shi Cang inviting me, or something else?"

Inside the cockpit, Qin Jin's expression became serious.

"Within the Great Wilderness, top-tier talented individuals seem to possess many secrets."

A thought flashed in his mind, and the power of vows, accompanied by the power of origin, swept towards Shi Cang's glabella.

Since he received an invitation, he naturally had to go and investigate.

After reaching the Congenital Realm, he himself was unmoving like a mountain; if there was an accident, he could cut off this power at any time.

Having made his decision, Qin Jin's power of origin arrived at the golden line between the eyebrows; the feeling of that former abyss came, and he did not hesitate, entering directly.

In his perception, the surroundings dimmed for a moment.

Then, accompanied by thunderous roars, thunder that pierced the heavens flashed above, and the surroundings suddenly brightened, no longer dark.

Qin Chi's thoughts stirred slightly.

This power of origin that entered this place changed its form, becoming more like Divine Intent, though much smaller in size.

He stood in mid-air, and everything here was taken into his sight.

Accompanied by thunderous roars, a torrential rain, appearing turbid, instantly descended.

As far as the eye could see, everything around was dim; broken mountain ranges, dried-up lakes and seas, shattered skies, destruction, seemed to be the main theme here.

The abyss within Shi Cang's glabella seemed to contain a small, ruined world!

The power of origin transformed into Divine Intent, and Qin walked through the air.

Silence permeated.

In all directions, there were also completely withered towering ancient trees; everything was destroyed.

"To what extent is Shi Cang's talent good?"

A young child, himself containing such a great secret.

At this moment, Qin had a higher expectation for the strength of the Tiancang Immortal Dynasty.

Did the Tiancang Immortal Dynasty at that time also have such extraordinary talents?

As thoughts flashed,

Divine Intent moved forward.

At the front of this ruined world, he saw the familiar figure of the little fellow.

Within this ruined world, Shi Cang's figure was transparent; as his body rose and fell, he was also in slumber, appearing to be gradually solidifying from a transparent state.

Shi Cang's physical body was sleeping in the outside world.

Then, the Shi Cang here, in Qin's conjecture, was naturally on the spiritual level.

If explained with relevant information from the Heavenly Azure Method, it might be related to the [Divine Soul] he had once read about.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qin Jin looked up, towards the back of Shi Cang.

Behind him, there was a stone tablet, standing in this ruined world.

The stone tablet was broken and also in a dilapidated state; after an unknown amount of time, its surface was full of traces of erosion from the years, without any moss, because there was no vitality in this ruined world.

On the surface of the stone tablet were cracks, covering the tablet body; in Qin Jin's observation, what was currently in this world should be the upper half of the complete stone tablet.

At present, on the side facing Qin Jin and Shi Cang, there was a bloody character, also full of cracks, carved on the stone tablet.

That was the writing of the Tiancang Immortal Dynasty!

Through the tiancang jade pendant, Qin had already become familiar with Tiancang characters, and now, as he gazed, he understood the meaning of this character.

That was...

"Comprehension"