81: Baodi Xiantian

The Sacrificial Spirit holds an extremely respected position in the tribe. Since Qin Jin had been staying directly in the Sacrificial Spirit Hall to oversee the tribe for the Heavenly Selection selection, the Si Huo Tribe members would not disturb him unless absolutely necessary.

Now.

For Qi Ze to turn back and proactively seek him out, there must have been a significant discovery.

As the thought arose, the Deep Driller was retrieved from the mountain and river, and Qin Jin entered it.

Subsequently, the restriction set by the vow power was lifted, and Qin Jin's voice sounded in Qi Ze's mind.

"Come in."

Outside.

Qi Ze gestured for others to wait outside, then quickly walked into the hall, bowing respectfully to the Deep Driller.

He originally came from the hunting team and displayed talent after practicing the Breathing Method. In recent times, he and Ding Yang had been exploring outside, and his face showed signs of wear from the elements.

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit."

After bowing, Qi Ze spoke earnestly, narrating: "Ding Yang and I set out with other tribe members. This trip was originally based on information provided by newly joined tribe members, to investigate the tribe where that member came from, to see if there were any gains."

"Along our way, Ding Yang made a discovery."

"According to his description, his spirit perceived an anomaly in his body."

"Following his feeling, we changed our route, and eventually, we found a hidden deep valley!"

A look of recollection flashed across Qi Ze's face: "That deep valley was very peculiar. There were no fierce beasts or firewood inside,

but the ground was constantly burning with flames, like a valley of fire."

"Upon approaching, Ding Yang realized that it might be a treasure land in the Great Wilderness. He could feel that practicing there would definitely yield unique gains."

"Because we still had to investigate the other tribe, we decided to split up. He would stay there first to practice and see the effect."

"Unexpectedly—"

"After he began to circulate the Breathing Method there, an anomaly occurred."

Qi Ze's expression became serious: "The flames in that deep valley were originally relatively stable, but as he practiced, they suddenly became violent. It looked as if the balance was broken, and many flames merged into Ding Yang's body. As the flames merged, a layer vaguely appeared within the deep valley—"

"Hmm—"

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit, I will take the liberty."

He was quite eager to describe what he had seen.

Seeing this, Qin Jin gently hummed in response.

Qi Ze's expression became solemn. On his left chest, the Treasure Technique pattern glowed softly, and a gentle breeze blew, forming a barrier-like existence around him.

"That's roughly it."

Qi Ze quickened his pace: "There was a layer like a defensive Treasure Technique barrier, blocking the front and preventing people from going deeper."

"Moreover, before the flames there changed, we didn't even notice that Treasure Technique barrier."

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit."

"Ding Yang and I both speculate that this might be like the fragment from the Spring Stream Tribe, both left here by the legendary Divine Kingdom."

"We tried methods like attacking, but we couldn't penetrate that barrier to enter."

"Now, Ding Yang is still there, trying. I rushed back because I wanted to ask you to make a move and see if you can explore it. If there are treasures like that fragment inside, it will definitely be of great help to the tribe."

As his words fell, an expectant look appeared on his face.

Inside the cockpit, Qin Jin's eyes swept with thought. With the assistance of vow power, a voice imbued with majesty sounded.

"How is Ding Yang's condition?"

Hearing Lord Sacrificial Spirit first inquire about Ding Yang, the respect in Qi Ze's eyes deepened: "His condition is exceptionally good,

and he has even become much stronger!"

"According to Ding Yang, Lord Sacrificial Spirit once instructed him to excavate his own potential. During this time, he also stepped into the Newborn Realm, and his latent spiritual power began to be controlled. He can more keenly perceive his own changes."

"It is precisely because of this that we found that treasure land."

"Now, he is staying there, trying to actively absorb those self-igniting flames without fuel, to see if he can remove that barrier."

The Deep Driller nodded.

Qin Jin's voice resonated, echoing in the hall.

"Let him stay there to guard and continue to find methods."

"Qi Ze, you can follow the original plan and continue to investigate other tribes."

"After some time, I will personally go to that treasure land to investigate."

"After some time?"

Confusion appeared on Qi Ze's face, but out of respect for the Sacrificial Spirit, he did not ask, directly nodding: "I understand. I will return now to tell Ding Yang."

After speaking, he bowed, took a few steps back, and turned to leave the Sacrificial Spirit Hall.

It was at this moment.

In his mind, a majestic voice sounded.

"I am about to break through."

"Breakthrough?!"

In the past Si Huo Tribe, there was no concept of breakthrough. They tempered their vital energy and blood, reaching their peak in their prime, and declining in old age, without any so-called bottlenecks.

But after the Breathing Method was promoted, the term 'breakthrough' became known to them.

Realizing the meaning of this term, Qi Ze suddenly stopped, looked back at the Deep Driller, his eyes full of surprise.

He was not very old and could not completely hide his emotions. In his eyes, if the already very powerful Lord Sacrificial Spirit made another breakthrough, what level would he reach? Wouldn't the Si Huo Tribe become more and more prosperous?

This was the purest joy.

After turning back, he saw Lord Sacrificial Spirit wave his hand, signaling him to leave quickly.

Seeing this, he turned around and jogged away.

After leaving the Sacrificial Spirit Hall area, the vow power restriction rose again.

Outside.

Several tribe members who had returned with him saw his excited appearance, and someone couldn't help but ask: "Team Leader, what's wrong with you?"

Currently, several outstanding powerhouses in the Si Huo Tribe temporarily inherited the title of the former tribal hunting team, referred to as Team Leaders,

and no replacement had been made yet.

"Secret."

Qi Ze did not reveal it directly, laughing heartily: "I can only say, it's a great thing."

"Let's go, we're setting off."

"Did Lord Sacrificial Spirit not agree?"

An inquiry sounded.

"Lord Sacrificial Spirit has his own arrangements. Let's do what we should do."

"Set off."

The others didn't understand, but their emotions were quickly infected by this young and excellent team leader, and the atmosphere became lively.

Inside the Sacrificial Spirit Hall.

Qin Jin withdrew his spiritual power.

The cockpit door opened. He did not get off. He disconnected his spiritual link with the Deep Driller and took out the mountain and river from in front of him.

A soft border wrapped around this treasure, with vow power surrounding it and faint light hidden, making it appear rather ordinary, no longer as extraordinary as before.

"If I can acquire this tripod body fragment again, I can confirm some conjectures."

Qi Ze described that treasure land as a Treasure Technique barrier, but in Qin Chi's view, it was clearly a formation or restriction-like object set up by someone in the past.

It was highly likely that it reappeared in the world due to the passage of time and the consumption of power.

The possibility of a cultivation civilization having existed in the Great Wilderness was gradually increasing.

If it were in the past, with his personality, he would have set off immediately.

But now, his new mech was about to be built, and Qin Jin had already made plans without enough time to investigate, so he had to temporarily suppress the anticipation in his heart.

The breakthrough he spoke of was naturally a preliminary setup.

Thoughts flickered in his mind.

"The paint scheme for the new mech can continue to be mainly black and red."

"Changes in form are inevitable, so the color will come step by step."

"If the 'Lord Sacrificial Spirit' turns white the next time he walks out of the Sacrificial Spirit Hall, the entire Si Huo Tribe will probably be startled."

With the mountain and river tucked into his arms, Qin Jin leaped down from the mech and came before the python bones, perceiving them with spiritual power and selecting among them.

The Three-Headed Strange Python's level was too high. Considering the driving requirements of the new mech, it was certainly impossible to build it primarily from its bones. He could only try to add them to build partial components.

While selecting, Qin Jin pondered other matters.

He was thinking about Ding Yang.

Ding Yang clearly possessed a special fire-attributed physique. It was precisely because of this that he was able to detect that treasure land.

Taking him as an example, there must still be people with such special talents in the Great Wilderness. It was just that in the past, people of the Great Wilderness did not cultivate their spirits and could not perceive the anomalies in their physiques.

Such people with special talents and excellent aptitudes often awakened Treasure Techniques, and their own changes were attributed to the Treasure Techniques, without fully realizing their own potential.

"After everything is done, I can conduct a major screening to see if there are still such individuals in the tribe."

After selecting several giant bones from the python bones, Qin Jin's gaze fell on the enormous eyeball. After a moment of hesitation, he also put one of them into the mountain and river.

Turning back, Qin Chi looked at the Deep Driller, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

As his first [mech], the Deep Driller had certainly given its all.

But this mining machine was indeed no longer up to date.

"Later, I can specially build a mech collection room to store the mechs I have piloted."

"So—"

His expression relaxed, and he smiled as he thought of some things.

"Perhaps no one would have thought that the breakthrough of the Sacrificial Spirit of the Great Wilderness Si Huo Tribe was actually—a shell change."

"Some creatures become stronger after shedding their shells, which is perfectly reasonable."

With the Deep Driller also stored in the mountain and river, Qin Jin's figure disappeared into the hall.

Several days later.

Central New Sheep District.

In a spacious detached villa.

Figures were busy.

This was Qin Jin's accompanying residence as a [Development Consultant].

In the past few days, the interior had been tidied up.

The New Sheep District would likely be gradually demolished and rebuilt into a large city conforming to Gaia Planet standards, but until Qin Jin left the Mining Star

and went to a top academy in the star system, this would be his residence.

In the distance, Chu Tianyi and Yan Gaoyuan were conversing.

The subordinates brought by Chu Tianyi helped move various furniture into the villa.

At the other end of the courtyard, Qin Jin stood at the front, with Yan Yue hiding behind him, peeking out her small head to look ahead, her voice filled with deep shock: "Qin Jin, this is the cat you mentioned?!"

At the front.

A Saber-toothed tiger lay on the ground, its four tiger paws retracted, blinking its eyes obediently.

"Isn't a tiger just a big cat?"

Qin Jin's tone was calm: "Don't underestimate it. It has made great contributions. Although it proved to be useless afterwards, it's still very powerful."

"I didn't underestimate it."

Yan Yue tentatively stepped out from behind Qin Jin. Seeing that the Saber-toothed tiger was still very well-behaved, she became a little bolder and quickly said: "It's so big, how could I underestimate it?"

"This is a genuine transcendent creature." Qin Jin's tone was calm: "Later, when it grows stronger, it might also learn to master abilities like shrinking. At that time, wouldn't it be able to be raised directly as a Star Cat?"

"You need to look at the long term. The Star Cats circulating in the Star Sea now are all ornamental small pets. How can they compare to a Thunder Cat in combat?"

"Alright."

Yan Yue rolled her eyes slightly.

Seeing this, Qin Jin smiled placidly: "This fellow won't be kept here either. With its personality, it's more suitable for living in the wild. I've already arranged a place for it."

Just then—

From the distance, a call came.

"Qin Jin."

Qin Jin looked over, only to see Chu Tianyi and Yan Gaoyuan approaching together.

After they arrived, Yan Gaoyuan gestured, and Yan Yue left with him, joining the busy crowd nearby.

"Teacher Chu."

Qin Jin addressed him, guessing: "Are you leaving?"

"Yes."

Chu Tianyi nodded: "Things here are settled. Tomorrow, I will leave the Mining Star."

Hearing this, Qin Jin hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Teacher Chu, how was your exchange with Your Excellency Star God?"

"It was very fruitful."

The five-pointed star in Chu Tianyi's eyes rotated: "Some things, when observed from a deity's perspective, yield completely different results."

"I already have a new direction in my heart."

He spoke a few sentences, then looked at Qin Jin: "Qin Jin, I want to thank you."

"When I first came to the Mining Star, I never expected this trip to be so successful."

"It is I who should thank you."

Qin Jin's tone was steady: "If not for Teacher Chu's strong support, I would not have had such a great improvement."

The two exchanged polite words, but their voices were sincere. After looking at each other, they both smiled.

"Oh, right."

Chu Tianyi thought of something, a smile on his face: "Let me tell you some good news."

"Su Chaozong's path to breakthrough has been very smooth. He has deep accumulation, and now, he has successfully taken the first step."

"If all goes well."

Chu Tianyi calculated for a moment: "By the time you go to the academy to study, he will be able to advance further and become a Martial Saint."

Qin Chi nodded.

He pondered for a moment and then said: "Teacher Chu, you have also ventured into Martial Arts cultivation."

"What kind of existence is the third realm of Martial Arts, the Congenital Realm?"

Hearing this, Chu Tianyi raised an eyebrow, looking at Qin Jin: "It seems your improvement in the Heavenly Selection selection was also significant, and you are already looking towards the Congenital Realm."

“My achievements in Martial Arts are inferior to my spiritual energy. My understanding of each realm is also not as good as the mentors who specialize in it at top academies.”

“However, since you asked, I’ll give you a simple explanation. Just take it as a reference.”

Qin Chi nodded solemnly, his expression becoming serious.

Teacher Chu’s eyes flickered with a five-pointed star. He sorted his thoughts and slowly began.

“In a Martial Artist’s evolution path, purely in terms of individual combat without external aid, it’s almost impossible to fight above one’s realm.”

“The eight realms of Martial Arts each have immense differences, and this gap will become even wider and insurmountable as one ascends to the higher realms of Martial Arts.”

“Take you, for example. When you first broke through to Newborn Realm, you underwent a transformation.”

“Achieving Ningyi Realm, condensing Divine Intent.”

“Each breakthrough will bring extraordinary growth to a Martial Artist. Precisely because of this, the gap in realms becomes increasingly large.”

“Congenital Realm, as the third realm of Martial Arts, first requires that both your spiritual index and life index reach one hundred points!”

“After reaching one hundred points, a Martial Artist is already far from ordinary. Their spirit and body have a chance to resonate, giving birth to a [Spiritual Opportunity]. By capturing this Spiritual Opportunity, a Martial Artist can reverse the innate and advance another realm.”

“Qin Jin, you must pay attention.”

“Congenital Realm is the first truly significant hurdle in a Martial Artist’s evolution path.”

“Even after meeting the requirements, not everyone can generate a Spiritual Opportunity or successfully capture it. The first two realms can eventually be passed with persistent effort, but the term ‘Congenital’ has a profound meaning, and not everyone can succeed.”

“Many people’s Martial Arts journey stops here.”

“After truly breaking through to Congenital Realm, a Martial Artist will experience an elevation in their life essence. That is a qualitative change in the true sense.”

“Martial Artists with poorer talent will have their flaws mended after reversing the innate, allowing for further progress. Martial Artists who are already excellent in talent will find their aptitude becoming even more extraordinary during this advancement.”

“At the same time—”

“Every Martial Artist, upon reaching Congenital Realm, will unearth their unique [Talent].”

“This is the extra growth gained when breaking through the third realm.”

“This talent is the primordial secret hidden within the human body. Born innate, it becomes acquired; reversing the innate, the secret returns!”

“Upon reaching Congenital Realm, the specific cultivation methods will also undergo astonishing changes.”

After seriously explaining his understanding of Congenital Realm, the busy crowd in the villa gradually finished their work.

Chu Yan moved his mechanical arm, approached, and said, “Boss.”

Teacher Chu nodded slightly.

He looked at Qin Jin: “In the future, if anything comes up, you can contact me directly.”

“In the vast Star Sea, I’m not a big shot, but I do have my own connections.”

“Teacher Chu.”

Qin Jin smiled: “I won’t be polite.”

“It’s good that you won’t be polite.”

Teacher Chu laughed heartily, looked up at the sky, and said, “Judging by the time, those top academies who received the Heavenly Selection news have probably already dispatched people on their way to the Mining Star.”

“Choose carefully.”

“The top academies in the Star System are true gathering places for elites, and they are also the true halls of civilization’s inheritance.”

Leaving his last words.

He didn’t say goodbye, turning and leaving.

Behind him, Chu Yan nodded to Qin Jin, then left the villa with the other subordinates who had come to help.

The noisy villa fell silent.

Yan Gaoyuan stepped closer: “Jin’er, how do you feel?”

“Very good.”

Qin Jin recalled his first visit to that base, punching in front of Teacher Chu, and being designated as the core Heavenly Selection.

He said with some emotion: “Teacher Chu is the kind of person with extremely strong personal charisma.”

“Indeed.”

Yan Gaoyuan nodded in agreement, his tone long and drawn out: “Once, it was for this very reason that I ended up helping him.”

“If it weren’t for this unavoidable turmoil, and if I didn’t trust his character, I wouldn’t have recommended you to him.”

“Now it seems—”

“Everything was the best choice.”

At this point, Yan Gaoyuan looked to the side, where Yan Yue had already approached the Saber-toothed tiger and was petting it: “Yue’er, let’s go.”

“Understood.”

Yan Yue patted the Saber-toothed tiger and quickly walked over.

“Uncle Yan.”

Qin Chi looked at him: “Anyway, we’ve left rooms for you here. In my opinion, you should all just move in.”

“It would also add some life to the place.”

“Just come and stay occasionally.”

Yan Gaoyuan’s tone was steady: “Jin’er, when you first wanted to move out of the house, I strongly opposed it because I thought you were still young then.”

“But now, you have proven that you have truly grown up.”

“You should have your own space.”

“It would be inappropriate for us to move in.”

“Let’s go, Jin’er, don’t forget to come home for dinner tonight.”

He left that last sentence, then led the way to the door. Yan Yue greeted Qin Jin and then left with him.

In the villa courtyard, only one person and one tiger remained.

Qin Jin walked to a warehouse at one end of the courtyard, took out the meat chunks Teacher Chu had prepared for feeding the Saber-toothed tiger, held one in his hand, and flung it hard.

In the distance, the Saber-toothed tiger, quick-eyed and quick-pawed, snatched it up and devoured it heartily.

Chewing sounds echoed.

“Eat up.”

“In the restricted area, you did help me.”

“After some time, I’ll still place you back in the restricted area first.”

He looked up at the sky.

Today was a beautiful, cloudless day.

Since the Star God came into being, the weather on the Mining Star had been getting better day by day.

Qin Jin looked at the sky and suddenly thought of that day, the countless runic chains that appeared in the sky, and the single saber strike reflected in the hearts of countless people on the Mining Star.

“Eighth Realm, Martial God.”

He softly recited the title, and the aura around him gradually sharpened.

“One step at a time.”

“First, starting from the third realm, Congenital Realm!”

“I wonder what kind of secret I hold, what kind of talent it will be.”

Outside New Sheep District, to the east, about twenty kilometers away.

Accompanied by deafening roars, a cosmic cargo bay slowly descended onto the prepared wide ground.

The moment it landed, the dome above the cargo bay and the special walls on all four sides automatically disassembled, their connections breaking, gradually unfolding, and falling in all directions.

At this moment.

Rather than a cargo bay, it was more like a super-large mobile factory.

Qin Jin and Wang Yao were among the waiting crowd on one side. As the cargo bay landed, Star Ring Heavy Industries staff streamed in. Wang Yao took out her portable laptop, brought up a light screen, and handed it to Qin Jin.

“The initial design has been completed.”

“The stacking of extraordinary materials will increase the demand for spiritual index, raise piloting requirements, and increase spiritual consumption. Therefore, the entire mech will use some extraordinary materials, with the remaining parts primarily made of the most suitable Dragon Bone N-7 alloy.”

“Currently, the preliminary design of the mech is divided into a main framework and different modules.”

“This is the most popular modular design, which also makes it easier for you to upgrade and adjust in the future, and to supplement the segmented solution.”

At this point, she looked at Qin Jin: “Qin Sheng, have you brought the materials you plan to incorporate into the mech?”

“I have.”

Qin Chi nodded.

Seeing this, Wang Yao wasn’t surprised. For a designer like her, from Star Ring Heavy Industries, spatial expansion equipment was undoubtedly common.

“Let’s go to the materials department.”

“We’ll evaluate the extraordinary materials you brought and see where they would be most suitable for use.”

As they conversed, the two merged into the crowd.

Inside the materials department.

Besides Wang Yao, there were other staff members here. Seeing the two enter, they all stopped what they were doing, clearly prepared.

“Qin Sheng, please.”

In the center of the widest part of the materials department, with a slight thought, Qin Jin took out a python bone.

This was a bone from the tail of the Three-Headed Strange Python. It was relatively small among the python bones, with an irregularly shaped spine in the middle and rib bones extending out like curved blades on both sides, all silver-white.

After this period, the pressure contained within this bone, collected from the python, had been completely depleted. Thus, Qin Chi took it out directly, unafraid of it affecting the staff present.

The moment the bone was taken out, Wang Yao’s gaze focused on it.

At the same time.

The materials department staff activated the detection instruments.

Waves swept over, and complex data appeared on the light screen in front of Wang Yao. Her gaze fell upon it, and her face showed a ripple of emotion.

“Qin Sheng.”

“This bone must have come from a very powerful python-type extraordinary creature, right?!”

Qin Chi nodded.

Wang Yao knew Qin Jin’s background and didn’t ask further. Her gaze swept over the rows of data, and she said solemnly: “It will likely be very difficult to integrate it into your new mech.”

“Based on the current data, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to use it as material for a Martial Saint mech.”

“If it were added to the mech, the demand for spiritual index would probably increase significantly.”

Qin Jin understood.

This was not beyond his expectation.

Judging by the performance of the Three-Headed Strange Python, it deserved such an evaluation.

He pondered for a moment and said, “I have contemplated this extraordinary creature, so my spiritual power is quite familiar with it. Would this lower the requirements?”

“Contemplated it?”

Wang Yao thought for a moment: “It will have some effect, but the integration of extraordinary materials into mechs is also a major challenge. Qin Sheng, I suggest that perhaps this bone could be used as the main material to create a close-combat weapon module for the mech.”

“The close-combat weapon module would not be integrated into the main body of the mech, but would be in an assembled state. However, because you have contemplated this extraordinary creature, you will still be able to control it as if it were your own arm when piloting the mech.”

“This is a rather clever method.”

Qin Jin was deep in thought.

He didn’t give a direct answer. With a surge of spiritual power, another giant object was taken out and placed in the center of the venue.

The moment it appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted.

It looked like dazzling black crystal, exceptionally brilliant.

This was one of the Three-Headed Strange Python’s eyeballs!

The starship landed, and the hatch opened.

After the changes on the Mining Star, starships arriving here no longer needed to constantly maintain their defensive fields.

A figure stepped out first.

She had a graceful figure, dressed in casual clothes, with a saber on her back. It was Zhong Yi.

After she walked down the gangway to the ground, figures streamed out behind her, nearly a hundred people at a glance.

Zhong Yi looked back, frowned slightly, and said, “We don’t need this many people. Doesn’t the academy have other targets on this planet? And those with good talent but who don’t qualify for special recruitment, we can send people to invite them to apply to Martial Abyss during the big exam.”

“Just a few people with me will be fine.”

“In that case, will Qin Jin feel that we don’t value him enough?”

As Zhong Yi’s words fell, a female voice next to her spoke.

“Is importance shown by numbers?”

Zhong Yi raised an eyebrow: “If so many people go, others will think we’re going to apply pressure.”

“If you want to show importance, why don’t you try to see if you can invite the principal himself to come here.”

The surroundings fell silent.

Zhong Yi’s expression was serious: “I had brief contact with Qin Jin. He seems to be the pragmatic type.”

“Our Martial Abyss is currently in the lead, so there’s no need for anything flashy. Just show as much sincerity as possible.”

Just as she was about to say more, she sensed something and looked to the other side.

At the other end of the starship docking area, another starship was landing, its sound deafening.

On the side of that starship, there was a specially carved emblem: two open ancient wooden doors leading to a deep, dark place. Above the wooden doors, many mysterious patterns were carved.

This was the school emblem of a top academy in the Corridor Star System.

[Ling Shu Academy]

“Let’s go. Our competitors have arrived.”

“I wonder if anyone else got here before us.”

After speaking, Zhong Yi walked to the front, opened her communication wristband, and began operating it.

Star Ring Heavy Industries temporary factory.

In the materials area, the coldness emanating from the strange python’s eyeball made the surrounding staff members instinctively pull their clothes tighter.

Qin Jin pondered for a moment and slowly said, “The python bone can be crafted into a close-combat weapon module. Also, find a way to incorporate this eyeball into my new mech.”

At this moment.

Qin Jin adopted the attitude of a client.

Just then.

His communication wristband vibrated slightly, and a message came through.