Thunder raged between heaven and earth.
Lightning struck the light curtain, rippling with endless waves.
Beyond the light curtain lay a terrifying world of unpredictable celestial might.
"Unfortunately, in the Great Wilderness, even the sun in the sky isn't real. It's likely the Golden Crow Divine Bird, even more absurd than the artificial sun of Xinyang District."
"It seems only by leaving the Mining Star and heading to a Life Planet can one see the real sun."
Qin Jin withdrew his gaze.
Mining Star JK4176.
Numbered Mining Star.
With nearly ten thousand years of exploration, coupled with astonishing leap technology, the Starfire Federation ventured into the Star Sea, discovering Life Planets scattered throughout the universe.
Interstellar migration, pioneering and construction, emerged endlessly.
Only habitable Life Planets receive a Federation designation.
According to rumors, Life Planets also have high and low rankings, classified into different levels, with the highest being akin to a paradise on earth.
The Mining Star where Qin Jin resides was originally a resource planet unsuitable for human habitation. However, due to its unique natural environment and incredibly valuable rare treasure minerals, the Federation established survival zones there.
Within the entire JK4176 Mining Star, there are a total of five major survival zones, and Xinyang District is one of them.
Leaving the storage area, Qin Jin increased his speed and started running along the street.
Life Energy was active, and in this most pure form of primitive exercise, a sense of delight came over his entire body.
"The increase in Life Index is truly fascinating."
"Only a step away from the Newborn Realm, the transformation of the human body—what does it feel like?"
As he murmured to himself, Qin Jin accelerated once more.
He found a small street shop and had a hearty meal.
As Life Energy grows, so does the food intake of the Martial Arts Family, which is considered a necessary expense. However, compared to the consumption of other evolutionary paths, it's negligible.
Journeying all the way.
Qin Jin returned to his residence.
It was a single courtyard house located in the eastern district of Xinyang District, right next to Yan Yue's Family.
After his parents disappeared, they left him a sum of compensation money, so he never had to worry about food or drink from a young age.
Upon returning home, he took a bath and lay down on the bed.
The tension in his heart completely relaxed, and the young man soon drifted into slumber.
...
The next morning.
In the old warehouse, Qin Jin stood on a high ladder, retrieving one by one his spoils from the Great Wilderness from the storage space of the Deep Driller.
One bone after another, left behind by some kind of fierce beast, shimmered with faint light. The rare ore exuded a slight scent, the big medicine with lush green leaves was placed in a container, and the Fire Python Blood, bubbling as if boiling.
Along with the rare fruits that grew from the Fire Willow, the crystal core that was the source of the Fire Python's power.
Yesterday, at the Fire Sacrifice Tribe, he had to maintain his "Sacrificial Spirit People persona" and didn't examine them closely.
The Great Wilderness is a treasure trove.
Qin Jin regarded his harvest, pondering in his heart: "I can invest in the Fire Sacrifice Tribe to gain more resources within the Great Wilderness."
"At the same time, some resources from the Great Wilderness that are temporarily useless to me also need to be traded out to form a cycle."
"I guess this makes me a merchant between two worlds."
"However, to achieve all this, I need to maintain greater strength."
His thoughts shifted as he looked to the side.
Beside the Deep Driller, a large pot that resembled a cauldron was set up.
A fire was lit beneath the pot, continuously heating it.
This was something he prepared when he came by early that morning.
Expressionless, Qin Jin picked up the Fire Python Blood and poured it into the pot.
The Fire Python Blood, already boiling, became even more intense upon entering the pot, with faint strands of flame rising from above.
Qin Jin's expression remained unchanged. Without any hesitation, he tossed in the exotic bones and big medicine offered by the Fire Sacrifice Tribe, along with the auxiliary materials prepared for the ritual bath.
This was precisely the medicine bath technique of the Fire Sacrifice Tribe.
By communicating at a spiritual level, aided by Wish Power, Qin Jin memorized the process and replicated it here.
The exotic bone and big medicine fell into the pot, and under the roasting flames, a peculiar fragrance wafted through the warehouse.
"This primitive medicine bath probably wastes quite a bit."
"According to legend, a true Martial Arts Powerhouse who reaches the High Realm, or a top existence of other evolutionary paths, often has an entire reserve support team behind them."
"Resources like these, which could be considered rare treasures for cultivation, would surely be analyzed meticulously and used with zero waste, striving to maximize their effectiveness."
"However, I don't yet have the privilege to consider these factors."
"Concentrating on enhancing myself is crucial for greater future gains."
Thoughts whirling, Qin Jin raised his palm, and with a mere thought, the golden thread representing the Sacrificial Spirit Profession appeared.
With a slight mental activation, a few points of Wish Power were consumed, and a golden light flickered and plunged into the pot.
As the golden light entered, the boiling within became even more intense, with an enticing aroma spreading, and just by taking a gentle sniff, Qin Jin could feel his own Life Energy fluctuating.
The Sacrificial Spirit, who masters Wish Power, can enhance the effects of the medicine bath.
This was information Qin Jin obtained from the memory images of Qi Chuan.
With the fragrant aroma filling his nostrils, Qin Jin hesitated no longer. Stripping off his clothing, his muscular physique was laid bare and entered the pot.
"To think, I'd have a day where I'm stewing myself in a metal pot."
The thought flashed through his mind, and distractions faded away.
Submerging himself in the pot, his body was immersed in a liquid primarily composed of Fire Python Blood, fused with exotic bones and big medicine. Amidst unparalleled heat, a sensation akin to being cut by knives coursed through his physique.
Beads of sweat trickled down Qin Jin's forehead, his expression stern as his chest rose and fell, and his Breathing Technique started working.
With the Breathing Technique in operation, the pain became even more severe, as if his flesh was being torn apart, with blood seeping out from his body's surface.
Unable to help himself, he clenched his fists tightly.
Yet amidst such pain, Life Energy became increasingly active, growing while simultaneously alleviating pain throughout his physique, mending himself.
Throughout the process, Qin Jin clearly sensed that a rather fierce energy was being absorbed by him from within this pot of big medicine, flooding into his physique and refining his body.
Medicine bath refining body, blood melting body refining.
As Life Energy surged, the fierce energy absorbed from the medicine bath wandered through his physique, recklessly charging, honing his physique, eventually gathering in Qin Jin's right arm with a vague sense of condensation.
"What's this?"
Qin Jin acutely perceived all this, reacting swiftly.
"This is condensing a Treasure Skill!"
"According to the records of the Fire Sacrifice Tribe, clan members with exceptionally great talent can condense Treasure Skills using Fierce Beast Treasure Blood."
He thought of the flames spewed by the Fire Python during the Deep Driller's encounter with it.
"Condensed in the right arm, Flame Fist?"
"Flame Fist Qin Jin?"
The thought lasted just a moment.
The fierce energy condensed in his right arm, and influenced by it, flame-like patterns emerged on his right arm's skin.
Only for an instant.
Qin Jin made a decision.
While the Breathing Technique continued running, his own Life Energy was mobilized, surging through his body like a sharp spear, crashing toward his right arm.
As good as Treasure Skills are, even if successfully condensed, he would essentially become a Superpower Awakened individual.
However, he refused!
Qin Jin's expression was resolute.
His purpose in engaging in the medicine bath was solely to enhance his own purity, with no other intentions.
This special power, acquired using Beast Blood and forming marks on the skin, might come with hidden dangers. Observing the way the Fire Sacrifice Tribe people improved, he thought their path had lost direction. How could he delve deeper into it?
Besides.
The Fire Python had even been easily defeated by the mining machine he controlled.
This performance was still far from prompting him to make the decision, "The human body is too weak; I refuse to remain human!"