Xiao Tian looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Ah Yin and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I've made thorough preparations this time, and I'm sure I'll succeed. You two just stand by and protect me."
Then, Xiao Tian sat down cross-legged, took a deep breath, and first swallowed a Qi and Blood Pill.
In an instant, a scorching energy surged through his body like a raging torrent, violently impacting his blood vessels and meridians. The force seemed to want to burst his body open; his skin instantly turned crimson, veins bulged, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. But Xiao Tian gritted his teeth and persisted, using his tenacious willpower to guide this violent energy to circulate within his body according to a unique operational route.
Xiao Tian: As expected of the highest quality Qi and Blood Pill, this medicinal power is truly fierce!
Immediately after, he took a Gathering Soul Pill. Instantly, the external energy seemed to be strongly summoned, rushing towards him madly, forming a huge energy vortex. Xiao Tian's body trembled slightly under the pack of this immense energy. He could clearly feel the external energy intertwining and colliding with the bloodline power within his body, which had been activated by the Qi and Blood Pill.
As time passed, Xiao Tian's aura grew stronger, and a faint, blood-red glow gradually appeared around his body. The glow initially resembled a wisp of smoke, ethereal and weak, but with the continuous effect of the two pills and his precise spirit power circulation, the glow became increasingly bright, gradually converging into a complete circular shape.
However, it was clearly visible that the inner ring, enveloped by this blood-red spirit ring, was black!
In other words, Xiao Tian's seventh spirit ring was currently only at the ten-thousand-year level, which was far from enough!
Xiao Tian frowned slightly and swallowed two more Qi and Blood Pills and Gathering Soul Pills.
His sixth spirit ring was already at the hundred-thousand-year level, and the fourth and fifth spirit rings, bestowed upon him by Da Ming and Er Ming, had also advanced to just over a hundred thousand years.
Therefore, the minimum age for his seventh spirit ring now had to be at least two hundred thousand years!
After swallowing the Qi and Blood Pills and Gathering Soul Pills again, Xiao Tian's aura around him surged once more. Zhu Zhuqing and Ah Yin involuntarily retreated a few steps under this pressure.
Zhu Zhuqing stared intently at the already half-formed seventh spirit ring, her worry not immediately easing. She murmured, "Sister Ah Yin, do you think Xiao Tian can succeed?"
Ah Yin said with a serious expression, "He definitely can!" As Ah Yin spoke, her eyes also fell on Xiao Tian.
If she noticed anything amiss, she might be able to help a little, as she was Xiao Tian's spirit.
At the same time, Xiao Wu, who was in Shu Mountain, suddenly felt something and woke up with a start from her bed. Her gaze fell on the Demon Subjugation Tower outside the window, and her heart began to pound rapidly.
Eight months had passed in the Spirit Time House, so it was now the latter half of the next day in Shu Mountain. It was pitch black outside, with only a faint glimmer of light from the stars.
Xiao Wu's hands were tightly clasped over her chest, feeling her rapidly beating heart. Just now, she seemed to have suddenly felt something.
By her reckoning, seven or eight months should have passed in the Spirit Time House, right?
With Xiao Tian's cultivation speed, he might already be starting to condense his seventh spirit ring now.
Thinking of this, she suddenly couldn't sleep. She furrowed her brows, her face filled with worry.
After some thought, she got up and changed her clothes, wanting to go out for some fresh air. But just as she opened her door, the door to the room next to hers also opened.
And that was Ning Rongrong's room!
When Xiao Wu saw Ning Rongrong, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes: "Rongrong, you are..."
Ning Rongrong shook her head helplessly: "Xiao Wu, are you also worried about Xiao Tian?"
Xiao Wu nodded and smiled: "Then let's go for a walk together?"
Ning Rongrong hummed in agreement. She hadn't been startled awake from sleep like Xiao Wu, but had simply felt something suddenly and opened her eyes, which was very strange.
As they walked, Ning Rongrong asked curiously, "Xiao Wu, you should have been sleeping at this time, right? How did you suddenly wake up? I don't know what's going on, but this time my body just automatically woke up in the middle of the night, and when I thought that Xiao Tian might be condensing his spirit ring right now, I just couldn't sleep..."
Xiao Wu glanced at Ning Rongrong, her voice low, her brows subtly furrowed with worry: "I had a dream. I dreamed that Brother had already started condensing his spirit ring, and Zhuqing and Sister Ah Yin were guarding him. But Brother seemed to be in a lot of pain while condensing his spirit ring, and then I woke up with a start..."
Xiao Wu didn't know why she would have such a dream.
Ning Rongrong couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Wu, it seems you think about it during the day, so you dream about it at night."
Xiao Wu glared at Ning Rongrong, who was trying to tease her: "You're no different!"
Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and chuckled: "This means Xiao Tian and us have a telepathic connection. Someone as amazing as Xiao Tian will definitely succeed!"
As the two chatted, they soon arrived at the back mountain where the Demon Subjugation Tower was located. Looking at the tightly closed door at the base of the tower, they felt an impulse to enter. Both of them wanted to know if Xiao Tian was doing well right now.
But they knew they couldn't do that. The only thing they could do now was to quietly guard.
And they weren't the only ones worried about Xiao Tian. After they had been standing in front of the Demon Subjugation Tower for about two quarters of an hour, they could faintly see a green figure not far behind them.
Inside the Spirit Time House.
Finally, accompanied by a low roar, the seventh Qi and Blood spirit ring formed beneath Xiao Tian's feet with a rumble!
The originally blood-red outer ring, at the moment the spirit ring formed, re-concealed itself within Xiao Tian's body, revealing the crimson-gold inner ring. This was the seventh crimson-gold Qi and Blood spirit ringXiao Tian had condensed, a full two hundred thousand years!
His spirit power showed no change, but the increase this seventh spirit ring brought him was immense.
Unlike other hundred-thousand-year red spirit rings, or even the orange spirit rings of fierce beasts, his seventh spirit ring only had one Spirit Ability, which was Martial Soul True Body!
This was what he desired in his heart, because he didn't need superfluous Spirit Abilities; he merged two Spirit Abilities into one, solely for the most powerful amplification!
How powerful could a two-hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ability that purely amplifies oneself be?
Xiao Tian couldn't help but curve his lips into a smile. He had finally succeeded!
The bottle of Qi and Blood Pills Yang Wudi gave him was indeed of good quality, but the first pill had the best effect, and the effect would diminish the more he took.
Or perhaps it was because his own control was still insufficient; the higher the year limit, the harder it was to advance. During this process, a lot of qi and blood would be lost, so for this seventh spirit ring of just over two hundred thousand years, he had eaten a full five Qi and Blood Pills!
Theoretically, five Qi and Blood Pills of this quality should have allowed him to condense a three-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-year spirit ring, but he wasted a lot.
But the final result was good!
(End of Chapter)
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