135: Fire offering

The Starfire Federation has a vast territory, and as the most numerous evolutionary path, Martial Artists have various competitions taking place almost constantly within the Federation.

From small regional events to large galactic competitions.

The Star Dome Breaking Limit Cup is considered one of the major events in the Corridor Star System, primarily organized by the seven major academies of the Corridor Star System,

In conjunction with other academies and numerous Martial Arts dojos, they jointly host it.

This is an undisputed elite event, highly anticipated.

"This is just right."

Qin Jin's gaze swept over the information: "After hard cultivation, it's a good opportunity to verify myself through martial combat."

"According to the previous rules of the Star Dome Breaking Limit Cup, there's also a possibility of fighting against older students."

"And..."

"This is not a purely Martial Artist competition; because it's hosted by academies, Spiritual Energy User students might also participate."

Qin's heart filled with anticipation.

After completing an academy mission, he had his first encounter with Secret Sect Disciples.

He had not yet personally experienced the methods of Spiritual Energy Users.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Qin took a vehicle directly back to his residence.

He briefly sorted out the equipment he carried, then with a thought, he headed to the Great Wilderness.

He had been cultivating in the Star Sea for some time and hadn't been to the Great Wilderness for a while.

The next instant.

Qin appeared in the Sacrificial Spirit Hall.

Arriving at the hall, returning to this world abundant with spiritual energy, for Qin Jin, it was like a fish returning to water, a sense of comfort emanating from his entire body, his Spiritual Void trembling slightly, absorbing spiritual energy like a whale swallowing.

Within the Divine Martial Furnace, his spiritual energy was refined, and his Spiritual Void could now hold more spiritual energy.

Appearing for only a few short seconds, under the attraction of the Spiritual Void, the spiritual energy concentration in the Sacrificial Spirit Hall surged. Seeing this, Qin did not hesitate, and with a thought, the azure lightning dark halberd appeared!

The surface of the mecha glowed, having been maintained and overhauled.

While traveling on Teacher Gu's starship, he had meticulously maintained the azure lightning dark halberd during his cultivation.

As a Grandmaster Realm Martial Artist, Gu Huang also possessed her own mecha, and the starship was equipped with a separate mecha repair room, though Qin had yet to see what her mecha looked like.

The mecha appeared.

Qin Jin leaped up, stepping into the air, and sat cross-legged on top of the mecha.

The nourishment of spiritual energy was also beneficial to the mecha; this was something he had confirmed long ago.

Then, with his eyes slightly closed, Qin actively stirred his Spiritual Void.

At this moment, within the Spiritual Void, the God of Fire opened his eyes, and the Thunder Marsh vibrated!

The speed at which spiritual energy poured into the Spiritual Void surged. In just a few breaths, the spiritual energy from all directions, as if finding an outlet, surged towards Qin Jin like a frenzy. Centered on the Sacrificial Spirit Hall, spiritual energy accumulated in the sky above, gradually forming a tornado, creating a phenomenon!

In the past, when Qin Jin broke through a realm, he caused a spiritual energy phenomenon.

Now.

He was merely recovering his spiritual energy normally, yet it had already triggered an unusual sight.

Both his Dao Foundation and Heavenly Cave were extraordinary, combined with two top-tier True Scriptures, creating this effect.

Qin Jin completely immersed himself in cultivation, and with the True Scriptures fully activated, new changes began to emerge.

The Great Wilderness.

At this moment, to the south of the Si Huo Tribe, a vast procession was moving at full speed.

That was the Fengyu Tribe and the Tu Yang Tribe.

The Tu Yang Tribe had explored and drawn a complete map. One of the two tribes wanted to rely on the Si Huo Tribe, and the other was eager to return home, so they moved extremely fast, traveling day and night, and were already close to the Si Huo Tribe.

Just then.

Gazing into the distance, Sacrificial Spirit Bai Su's steps paused, and her eyes revealed a scene of shock.

"What is that?"

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit, what's wrong?"

As the question sounded, many people looked into the distance and froze, their eyes filled with shock.

They saw that in the distant sky, an anomaly appeared in the firmament. A spiritual energy tornado, primarily composed of thunder and fire, mixed with other spiritual energies, almost formed a liquid, manifesting and reaching directly into the sky.

Behind this spiritual energy tornado.

Vaguely, there was an illusory giant, with flames surging around his body, like a divine being.

That was the [Mysterious Scroll of Self-Contained Fire Observation]. Under Qin Jin's full activation, the shadow of the God of Fire flickered in and out of view.

"That location is where the Si Huo Tribe is located."

To show friendliness, the leaders of the two teams were traveling together.

At this moment, Sheng Yi's voice sounded: "Such a momentum, could it be their Lord Sacrificial Spirit?"

While they were conversing.

In the distance.

At this time, a patrol team from the Si Huo Tribe, each member robust and full of vitality, discovered the group and actively approached them, holding their weapons and shouting loudly: "Who are you?"

"Why are you approaching our tribe?"

The inquiry sounded.

Sheng Yi swept her gaze and stepped forward: "We are from the Tu Yang Tribe."

"I have previously met your Lord Sacrificial Spirit. This time, I am here at the invitation of Xia Yanh Tiger from your tribe, to be a guest."

"Leader Xia?"

Xia Yanh Tiger, as a core leader of the Si Huo Tribe, was clearly known to the patrol members.

The leading tribesman solemnly said: "Please wait a moment, everyone."

After speaking, he stepped to the rear of the team, and with other tribesmen blocking the view, he took out a simple object about the size of a palm.

That was the communicator Qin had provided to the Si Huo Tribe.

Opening the communication, he lowered his voice and exchanged a few words, then returned to the front of the team, turning his gaze, he looked at the Sacrificial Spirit on the side: "Are you also from the Tu Yang Tribe?"

"We are from the Fengyu Tribe."

Bai Su's tone was gentle as she responded: "I have met your Lord Sacrificial Spirit before, and this time I have come specifically to visit him."

"I see."

"Everyone, please follow me."

Si Huo Tribe.

The unusual sight at the Sacrificial Spirit Hall also attracted the attention of the tribesmen.

Seeing the spiritual energy tornado and the shadow of the God of Fire, many tribesmen gathered, and conversations arose.

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit, has he broken through again?"

"With Lord Qin Jin's protection, our tribe will surely prosper."

"That's great."

In front, Qi Chuan put down the communicator in his hand.

Beside him, little Shi Cang was held by the woman who adopted him, his eyes full of anticipation: "Grandpa Qi, is Lord Sacrificial Spirit about to come out of seclusion?"

"Probably."

Qi Chuan responded, then said: "Shi Cang, you wait here. I have something to take care of."

After speaking, surrounded by the young and strong of the tribe, he walked towards the tribe's entrance.

Inside the hall.

As spiritual energy continuously poured in, after being refined, the somewhat empty Spiritual Void was once again filled.

At a certain moment.

Qin Jin stopped cultivating, felt his own state, and nodded with satisfaction.

"This tempering has also allowed the Heavenly Cave to grow."

"After cultivating peacefully for some more time, I can try to open the second Heavenly Cave."

"The progress of Heavenly Azure Method's cultivation is not slow at all; in fact, it can be described as rapid."

"Perhaps, this is the normal state for the Immortal Dynasty's chosen ones."

"With abundant resources and extraordinary talent as a foundation, breaking through realms in the early stages of cultivation is exceptionally swift, without hindrance."

Thoughts flashed through his mind. As he stopped cultivating, the spiritual energy phenomenon dissipated. Qin Jin's Divine Intent soared, ascending into the air. Recovering spiritual energy was exceptionally easy for him. During his recent cultivation, he had also been paying attention to the outside world.

His Divine Intent stepped into the void, in an invisible state. Qin Jin's gaze immediately fell upon that small figure.

Shi Cang.

"The little fellow has finally awakened."

He murmured to himself, then Qin looked into the distance where Qi Chuan was leading people towards the tribe's entrance. In the far distance, a sizable group was approaching the Si Huo Tribe.

"The Tu Yang Tribe and the Fengyu Tribe, they're mixed together."

"The Tu Yang Tribe's exploration team found the Fengyu Tribe's location?"

Thoughts flashed, and Qin Jin's Divine Intent returned: "Bai Su also came along. From the looks of it, is the Fengyu Tribe migrating as an entire tribe?"

He had a deep impression of Bai Su.

As the first external Sacrificial Spirit he encountered, she was completely new to it, offering him no useful information, which indeed left a deep impression.

With his Divine Intent returned to his body, Qin's thoughts stirred, and in the next instant, he entered the cockpit of the azure lightning dark halberd.

In the Great Wilderness, at least in the short term, he did not intend to reveal his true form, appearing only in mecha form.

His spirit surged forth, establishing a connection with the azure lightning dark halberd. The power of his origin flowed to all parts of the mecha. Sensing the powerful response from all around him, Qin smiled slightly.

It was at this moment.

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

[Do you want to unseal the third phase]

Qin Chi raised an eyebrow slightly.

The azure lightning dark halberd adopted a phased approach, divided into three stages.

Intent Condensation, Congenital, Grandmaster.

The third phase corresponds to the Grandmaster Realm.

"According to the azure lightning dark halberd's judgment regarding the power of my origin, I have already met the requirements for activating the third phase."

He murmured to himself, not surprised.

The nine transformations of Congenital Realm resulted in significant disparities due to each person's specific transformation effects. When he had just broken through to the Congenital Realm, Teacher Gu once said that he could already contend with those at the average three transformations, or even four transformations of Congenital Realm.

Admittedly, that was the result of his full power at the time.

But now, with his own two transformations, and an additional transformation, his own improvement was equally astonishing.

With a slight thought, Qin directly chose to unseal it.

Unexpected, yet within reason.

The moment the unsealing command was given, a brilliant light rose from the mecha's abdomen, and extraordinary power surged, enveloping the entire mecha.

Runes flickered. Under Qin's gaze, various modules changed, and information rapidly flashed before him: [Performance of all modules released]

[Mecha power core fully released]

[Flight module enabled]

[Unsealing complete]

Complex information flashed by.

Qin Jin clearly perceived that the mecha's amplification of his own abilities had significantly increased.

"The azure lightning dark halberd also gained the ability to fly."

The flight module consumed a lot of power, and when the cultivation realm was insufficient, it was also a burden on the Martial Artist himself, so it had never been activated.

Now---

With the unsealing of the third phase, the azure lightning dark halberd had completely entered its full state.

"Judging by my current breakthrough speed, the azure lightning dark halberd can accompany me for quite some time."

"Choosing the phased approach back then was the most correct decision. If I had built a mecha for the Ningyi Realm, the boost it could provide me now would probably be barely better than nothing."

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

Qin Jin's heart stirred, and his voice sounded in the minds of Shi Cang and the woman holding his hand.

Hearing the voice, Shi Cang showed a look of surprise. Accompanied by the woman, he walked to the front of the Sacrificial Spirit Hall. The small figure tentatively moved forward, and the power of vows restriction did not hinder him. He entered the hall alone.

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit!"

Shi Cang's clear voice rang out. He looked up at the azure lightning dark halberd, tilting his head: "I think I dreamed of you before."

Inside the azure lightning dark halberd.

Qin Chi's expression was calm.

Clearly, the dream Shi Cang spoke of was the faint impression left on him when Qin Jin entered the space between his eyebrows during his previous slumber.

At that time, his soul had been sleeping there.

"Shi Cang."

Qin Jin's voice was gentle: "Wait where you are."

"Ah?"

Confusion appeared in his eyes, but he still nodded obediently: "I understand."

Qin's origin power surged out, lingering before his brow.

In Qin's perception, the golden line between the eyebrows was like a heavenly eye, with sharp power surging within it, of considerable quality. Perhaps because it was in its initial formation, the golden line conveyed a sense of obstruction, blocking external objects from entering.

Qin perceived it carefully.

In his perception, the power within Shi Cang's brow was being mobilized, constantly gathering and changing, as if something was being nurtured.

"This feeling."

"It's somewhat similar to the nurturing of Heavenly Cave Treasure Techniques after a Heavenly Cave forms."

He recalled the words of the Enlightenment Stele in his mind, and understood: "So, this is the next stage of Shi Cang's talent."

"After his talent manifested, he began to nurture a unique divine technique. Because his soul was nascent before, the Enlightenment Stele intervened, making him fall into slumber to nourish his soul."

"Only when he was sufficient to bear the nurturing of the [Technique] did the little fellow awaken from his slumber."

Analyzing everything in his mind.

Qin Jin looked at Shi Cang, who stood obediently in place, and said calmly: "I will impart a cultivation method to you."

"From now on, you will cultivate according to this method. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me when I come out of seclusion."

"Cultivation method?"

Shi Cang's eyes brightened. Though young, he knew that the adults in the tribe cultivated special methods, and he had been coveting Breathing Methods for a long time.

Before Shi Cang awakened, Qin Jin had already made a decision. Now, in a soft voice, he used the power of vows as a foundation to imprint a method from the tiancang jade pendant, along with explanations of the text, into Shi Cang's mind.

At the same time, he used the power of vows to set up a restriction, so that subsequent chapters of the True Scripture would only unlock once the requirements were met.

Now, he was almost certain that the power of vows was also greatly related to the mountain and river Giant Cauldron, which was why it was so miraculous.

As for the method he chose, it was precisely the [Mysterious Scroll of Self-Contained Fire Observation].

This was the method he had cultivated in the Divine Martial Furnace not long ago.

Compared to the initial inheritance of the tiancang jade pendant, the information within these True Scriptures was more complete, also including methods for refining the spirit. Although the cultivation difficulty was higher, Shi Cang was indeed an undisputed prodigy,

And the benefits after cultivation would also be immense.

Putting aside everything else, just the formed God of Fire, which could serve as the foundation of a Heavenly Cave, was already of immense value.

The True Scripture's information entered Shi Cang's mind, and his eyes were a little dazed.

"Little fellow, for now, continue to refine beast blood, temper your spirit, and solidify your foundation."

"Once you are ready, and the subsequent chapters unlock, then you can fully embark on this path."

Looking at Shi Cang's joyful gaze, Qin Jin smiled calmly: "Go."

"Mmm, Lord Sacrificial Spirit, I will work hard!"

Shi Cang nodded vigorously, then, after saying goodbye, quickly ran out of the Sacrificial Spirit Hall.

"After embarking on this path, combined with Shi Cang's own talent, his combat power will rapidly increase."

"However, Heavenly Azure Method cultivation requires a lot of resources, and subsequent cultivation will also require the little fellow's own efforts."

"I, this Sacrificial Spirit, have truly passed down a True Scripture."

Qin Chi's eyes lowered slightly.

That Shi Cang could attract the broken Enlightenment Stele as a companion treasure proved that even under the prohibition of the mountain and river Giant Cauldron, the land of the Great Wilderness still contained many treasures.

And this was the opportunity for the Si Huo Tribe's rise, and also the fundamental basis for the cultivation of Heavenly Azure Method.

"Currently, Heavenly Azure Method can only be circulated among the tribe's chosen ones."

"However—"

"I can extract methods for refining the spirit from these few methods, to make the martial path of other tribesmen smoother, which is also a way to improve."

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

His Divine Intent ascended into the air.

Looking into the distance, Qi Chuan was already conversing with the people of the Tu Yang Tribe and the Fengyu Tribe.

Qi Chuan was quite at ease with the Tu Yang Tribe, but he was clearly wary of the Fengyu Tribe, whom he was meeting for the first time.

Because of this, both tribes remained outside the tribe and had not yet entered.

Seeing this, Qin Jin murmured in his heart, and his voice sounded in Qi Chuan's mind.