Chapter 60

"Jinzhao Huozhong" had become much thinner.

The spiritual energy in his Dantian had grown a bit.

After the first round of refinement, Xu Xiaoshou stopped.

Unexpectedly, it was much easier than he had imagined. The various worries he had earlier seemed to have never appeared...

Xu Xiaoshou was puzzled, "Has 'Jinzhao Huozhong' become weaker?"

No...

No!

He walked to the door with a serious face, letting the evening breeze blow through his clothes. He pressed his fingers to his forehead, looked up at the sky, and his eyes were filled with boundless loneliness.

"It's not that 'Jinzhao Huozhong' has become weaker, it's that I..."

"Have become stronger!"

Swish, swish.

The cold wind blew, and it seemed like it was about to rain. Xu Xiaoshou felt he had grasped the meaning of "the higher you go, the colder it gets."

After a long while, he came back to his senses.

Since "Jinzhao Huozhong" no longer posed a threat to him, he slowed down the refinement process. His goal changed from refining the fire seed to earning passive values, and...

Successfully cultivating "Jinzhao Tianfen"!

Without a doubt, this was a powerful spiritual technique, and its mindless cultivation method suited Xu Xiaoshou perfectly.

His eyes became resolute, and he sat down again, enduring the pain as his body once again spewed out red mist.

Absorb!

Spew out again...

Absorb again!

Spew out again...

...

Perseverance is a good thing, and Xu Xiaoshou's perseverance had been honed by illness in his previous life.

As long as he was determined and there was hope, no matter how much pain, he could accomplish it!

As time passed, the size of the fire seed in his body continued to shrink, and the passive values in his mind soared.

"Passive values: 43,220."

"Passive values: 53,449."

"Passive values: 64,122."

Night fell, and the last bit of scorching power was swallowed into his Dantian. The spiritual energy in his Dantian surged, seemingly about to be filled again.

"Success!"

Xu Xiaoshou opened his eyes, and his gaze seemed to be burning.

He felt the surging power within his body. This real sense of becoming stronger was no less satisfying than leveling up skills.

Above the Dantian, "Jinzhao Huozhong" had indeed disappeared, but the cultivation progress of "Jinzhao Lingyuan" was only about 80-90% complete...

"Did that old man even calculate this?"

Xu Xiaoshou took out a bottle, which contained another "Jinzhao Huozhong"...

His face twisted, why did he feel like he had endless homework to do...

"Damn!"

He sat down again, not even wanting to rest. He looked at the sky and decided to complete "Jinzhao Lingyuan" before the sun came up.

Swallowing the third "Jinzhao Huozhong," he sat down to refine it again.

The night was quiet, the wind was gentle, and it started to drizzle outside.

If Elder Sang were here, he would probably be shocked again by this guy's terrifying perseverance.

He had indeed given the third "Jinzhao Huozhong," but he never thought this guy would plan to refine two in one day!

This was no longer just about perseverance; anyone who could do this was probably a masochist!

"Whoosh!"

As the red mist spewed out, Xu Xiaoshou became engrossed again.

"Attacked, passive values, +1."

"Attacked, passive values, +1."

"..."

The repeated burning of his body, accompanied by waves of pain, brought a little bit of passive values.

"Passive values: 73,322."

"Passive values: 81,008."

"..."

Time passed, and the mist-like spiritual energy in his Dantian gradually became thicker. The red color swallowed the colorless and approached the critical point.

Xu Xiaoshou knew that when the mist-like spiritual energy was thoroughly condensed, it would be the moment "Jinzhao Lingyuan" was completed!

With only a few more breaths left of "Jinzhao Huozhong," Xu Xiaoshou exhaled sharply, ignoring the pain, and instantly refined it into his Dantian.

"Boom!"

At that moment, his Dantian shook violently, and the spiritual energy completely condensed into a red Lingyuan, which raged inside the Dantian.

A wave of spiritual energy spread out, breaking through!

Ninth stage of Spirit Refinement!

Xu Xiaoshou, in one breath, swallowed a Spirit Refinement Pill, which merged into the red Lingyuan. The "Breathing Technique" continuously transformed, and his realm stabilized.

The Lingyuan cooled down, and the red color turned into an ancient white, completely settling.

"Phew~"

Xu Xiaoshou exhaled a breath of turbid air, his expression excited.

Success!

Jinzhao Lingyuan, white, with a powerful and extremely high-temperature force, immovable like a mountain, and moving like a thunderclap!

Xu Xiaoshou tried to mobilize the Lingyuan in his body. Just a thread of it contained several times more intense heat energy than his previous spiritual energy.

Covering it on his fingertip and poking the ground, he found that the stone had already melted before his finger even touched it.

"Is it this powerful?"

Xu Xiaoshou was surprised. The attack strength had visibly increased!

If he added "Strength" and "Sharpness," the effect would be...

"Tsk tsk!"

Xu Xiaoshou marveled. Mastering innate fire attribute power through postnatal cultivation, especially such a powerful "Jinzhao Lingyuan," he was definitely a genius!

"Next, it's time to condense 'Jinzhao Tianyan.'"

According to the jade slip, "Jinzhao Tianyan" was the prerequisite for completing "Jinzhao Tianfen."

The white Lingyuan gushed out, appearing in the center of his palm, and the room's temperature suddenly became scorching.

Controlling the Lingyuan with his mind, he tried to compress it as much as possible. Xu Xiaoshou could feel the powerful energy in his palm gathering into a single point.

Sweat dripped from his forehead, and he didn't dare to relax. His "Perception" was at its maximum, carefully controlling every strand of energy in his palm.

If this thing went wrong, it would explode, and he valued his life very much!

Precise control, continuous adjustment.

Soon, the white in his palm condensed to the extreme and suddenly disappeared.

"Crackle."

Xu Xiaoshou clearly heard a few crackling sounds.

He looked at his palm, and to the naked eye, there was nothing, but with "Perception," it was a highly compressed, raging energy.

Jinzhao Tianyan, colorless and transparent, occasionally showing white sparks, capable of burning everything!

The jade slip recorded it this way, and Xu Xiaoshou didn't know if it was exaggerated. He thought for a moment and took out a spirit crystal.

This thing was as hard as a rock, with high energy density, making it a good test subject.

Xu Xiaoshou held the spirit crystal high with his left hand and placed the invisible energy in his right hand below it. However, before he even let go, a wisp of mist had already started to form.

"This..."

Xu Xiaoshou was secretly surprised and let go.

"Whoosh!"

The spirit crystal fell freely, and before it even reached his palm, it instantly vaporized, releasing a dense spiritual energy.

"Damn!"

Xu Xiaoshou was shocked. This was terrifyingly high-temperature, invisible flame, making it impossible to guard against!

He thought for a moment, and the flame in his palm was reabsorbed into his Dantian, along with the vaporized spirit crystal energy, which flowed into his body.

This was the "Breathing Technique," not wasting a drop, all absorbed!

"Ah~"

Xu Xiaoshou moaned in comfort. This energy entering his body healed much of the fatigue from his intense cultivation throughout the night.

He clenched his fist, everything was proceeding in order, and only the final step remained to complete this powerful spiritual technique...