Xu Qian's eyes stayed on the sandalwood brocade box. The box was sealed by a force, and the light was dim.

He slowly stretched out his hand and pressed it on the brocade box.

Zhao Shou's voice was deep as he said, "I must remind you that when you open this box, you will officially join the game..."

Xu Qian's face was calm: "I have awakened."

He immediately opened the box, and a touch of sad scarlet reflected in his pupils. Inside the brocade box, a blood pill the size of a pigeon egg lay quietly.

In the autumn wind, the surrounding vegetation "rustles" and sways, the dead branches outside the pavilion sprout new green buds, the ground has spiky grass colors, and insects emerge from the ground and flock to the pavilion.

But he was blocked from the pavilion by a shield of clear light.

Xu Qian's lips moved slightly: "Blood Pill..."

Zhao Shou nodded: "Before Wei Yuan left, he left part of the blood pill here. He and I have worked together to deduce that whether this part of the blood pill is left or not will not affect the winning rate of Jingshan City.

"So, Wei Yuan separated a part of the blood pill and gave it to me for safekeeping. He said that he would settle the battlefield of the Witch God Sect, and leave the battlefield of the capital to Xu Qi'an."

Having said this, Zhao Shou smiled and said in a gentle voice: "I asked him, what if Xu Qi'an cannot be promoted to the fourth rank at that time? He did not answer me. Now that I see you, I understand how he was at that time

confidence."

Wei Gong had already expected this step...Xu Qi'an's eyes seemed to darken for a moment, and he looked down at the blood pill:

"If I swallow it, can I advance to the third level?"

Zhao Shou gave an affirmative reply and said:

"The third level is called the immortal body. In the final analysis, its essence is a powerful vitality that far exceeds that of ordinary people. It can regenerate broken limbs, and can recover from any injury as long as it does not die on the spot.

"The normal method of cultivation is to temper the body day after day. It would be best if it can be supplemented with elixirs and other heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Through cultivation, the body will undergo transformation and the flesh and blood will be filled with vitality.

"Of course, he has a shortcut, which is to swallow qi and blood, use the huge qi and blood to catalyze the transformation of the body, and shed the mortal body. King Zhenbei wanted to refine the blood pill that day, push the body to the third level of perfection, and advance to the next level

The probability of grade two.”

Xu Qian nodded slowly. Prince Huai refined the blood elixir in order to prepare for the concubine's recovery. This was something he had known for a long time.

To be promoted to the second rank, the most important thing is the princess' spiritual essence.

King Huai just wanted to increase the success rate, so he refined the blood pill and forcibly upgraded it to the third level of perfection. From this, it can be seen that the core of the third level realm is indeed the essence of life.

Zhao Shou gently waved his sleeves, shaking the densely packed insects outside the pavilion into powder, and then said:

"Theoretically speaking, as long as you are promoted to the fourth level, if you have enough powerful life essence, you can quickly advance to the third level. But there are also failures. The blood pill is just an introduction. What a fourth-level warrior has to do is not absorb it. A mortal body can absorb such a huge amount.

The energy will only explode and die, just like those insects.

"The correct approach is to use its life energy to refine and stimulate the physical body, so that your body can transform and transcend the world.

"Wait until your body has transformed and entered the transcendent realm, then absorb the power of blood pills to repair your injuries."

The role of the blood pill is to use the life energy to open the door to the extraordinary. At that time, you will definitely be on the verge of death, but you also have the ability to absorb the essence of the blood pill. You can use the blood pill to restore your state and repair wounds...

.... Xu Qian nodded: "This is not difficult to understand."

"I have set up a barrier in the pavilion. You might as well be promoted here. Even if you fail, I can save your life."

The meaning of Zhao Shou's words is very straightforward. Failure is a dead end for a martial artist who takes this sideways approach, and the probability of failure is very high.

After Xu Qian asked about the details of the refining, he grabbed the blood pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

boom!

As soon as the blood pill entered his throat, he felt a warm current rushing into his abdomen, and then his lower abdomen seemed to explode.

In severe pain, Xu Qian saw the ground in front of him splattered with blood, and realized that this was not an illusion, and his lower abdomen had really exploded.

Puff, puff, puff... Bloody holes exploded on his body one after another, on his chest, back, waist, etc. He was like the big devil in the story, who was stuffed with explosives by the knights, and his body

It is gradually heading towards collapse.

"Concentrate your thoughts and refine the blood elixir."

Zhao Shou's voice seemed to contain some kind of power, allowing his chaotic thoughts to be contained and get rid of the chaos.

Xu Qi'an held his breath and concentrated, using the method of regulating his breath to try to draw out the chaotic and violent life essence in his body.

But it was useless. Wherever this life essence went, it brought destruction. Each of his meridians broke, each cell exploded, and horrific wounds appeared one after another, with spiderweb-like cracks appearing on his body surface.

"It's not absorption, it's the use of this power that makes my cells extraordinary and immortal. But, how can I make the cells glow with new vitality?"

Seeing his vitality being wiped out bit by bit, Xu Qian felt an unconcealable fear in his heart.

"...Wait a minute, this is the same as the way Shenshu gave me blood essence. The only difference is that Shenshu wiped out the willpower in the blood essence in advance."

Xu Qian suddenly remembered that he was different from ordinary warriors. He had absorbed the life essence of high-quality warriors twice. If I followed what the dean said, I should have died the first two times.

"Ordinary warriors must transform their life levels before they can absorb the power of blood pills, but I have already behaved similarly, so I might as well try to absorb it directly..."

With the blessing of the power of the dean's words, his thoughts became clear. While controlling the life essences with his thoughts to make them less violent, he tried to absorb and warm the cells.

The annihilated cells are reborn with vitality, and then "die" again after being destroyed by the power of the blood elixir, and are reborn again. Every time they are annihilated and reborn, the cells are tempered like ordinary iron.

Xu Qi'an was pleasantly surprised. He did have the foundation to directly absorb the power of blood pills. He had already become half extraordinary. Under the protection of Shenshu, the precedent of absorbing blood essence twice laid a solid foundation for him.

Jian Zheng, is this also one of your gifts?

He couldn't help but think of what Shenshu said before, that nurturing and nourishment are mutual, which not only makes Shenshu perfect, but also makes him perfect. Jian Zheng must also know this in his heart, right?

He has already paved the way for me?

Forcibly getting rid of his fear and jealousy of the old silver coin, he patiently absorbed the power of the blood pill.

Time passed slowly. I don't know how long it took. After the last life essence was absorbed, the wounds on Xu Qian's body had long since healed.

His clothes were stained with blood, but his body was as crystal clear as jade, flawless and unblemished.

Zhao Shou squinted his eyes and smiled: "Congratulations to Xu Yinluo for being promoted to the third rank and entering the extraordinary realm."

The dean is at the third level, and I am also at the third level. I don’t know if I can beat him... Oh, Zhao Shou is at the peak of the third level, and is only one step away from the second level, so that’s okay...

...Xu Qi'an responded respectfully:

"Thank you, Dean, for your help."

Zhao Shou smiled and shook his head: "It's not me who helps you, it's Wei Yuan, it's..."

He glanced towards the capital.

...........

Xu Qi'an changed into clean and tidy clothes and came to the yard where her second uncle lived.

Lingyin and Lina were missing in the yard. The second uncle and Xu Lingyue were sitting at the stone table drinking tea, and the aunt was squatting by the flower bed, loosening the soil and watering the flowers and plants.

"Master, the academy is so magical. The flowers here are unbeatable all year round. Erlang told me before, but I still didn't believe it..."

Auntie said softly.

Uncle Xu stood up in surprise and looked at his nephew entering the yard.

The person who was one step ahead of him was Xu Lingyue, who had fled to the forest as a baby. After the Chinese New Year, she would be a nineteen-year-old girl's sister, and her figure became more and more exquisite and convex.

"Brother!"

Xu Lingyue choked with sobs, feeling mixed with sadness and joy.

After Li Miaozhen returned to Beijing, he came to the academy to tell Xu Qian's details. He was seriously injured and fell into coma, almost dying.

Uncle Xu felt relieved.

The aunt turned around and saw that her nephew was unharmed. Her face instantly brightened, and she immediately calmed down her expression and curled her lips:

"Sir, I'm just saying that this kid's life is stinky and tough, so there's no need to worry about him."

Erlang's arrogance was inherited from his aunt.

After chatting for a while, Xu Qian took out the house deed and land deed he had prepared and said:

"Second uncle, I bought a house in Jianzhou. Tomorrow at nine o'clock, you will set off with your aunt and sisters."

He left no money. The Xu family now has money and is not short of money and subsequent expenses.

In addition, if something unexpected happens to him, someone will give his savings to Uncle Xu.

Uncle Xu opened his mouth but did not answer. He looked deeply at his nephew: "What about you?"

Xu Qian said in a calm tone with a smile: "I have no way out."

Uncle Xu then took over the house deed and land deed: "Okay."

After a pause, he whispered: "I have no control over your affairs for a long time. My second uncle is just sorry that I didn't see you marrying a wife. At least, I have to leave a seed for my eldest brother's lineage. You are unfilial."

damn thing."

He became emotionally excited.

Forgive me for my unruly love of prostitution in my life...Xu Qi'an offers the most sincere apology in his heart.

"I will make arrangements for Erlang, don't worry."

After Xu Qian finished speaking, he said goodbye to his family.
To be continued...