For an ordinary cultivator, being able to cultivate the strength of a dragon in the New Year Realm was already extremely difficult. Even at the peak of the Yuan Dan Realm, many cultivators were only able to cultivate the strength of a little more than a dragon.
Qin Feng was only at the ninth level of the True Element Realm, but he already possessed the strength of one flood dragon. The strength of his body was already not inferior to that of an Origin Core Realm martial artist. If he added the strength of one flood dragon, wouldn't his strength reach the strength of two flood dragons? A ninth level True Element Realm martial artist with the strength of two flood dragons, let alone seeing one, he had never even heard of one.
When the Great Luo Heavenly Pill was first refined, it was meant for Yuan Dan Realm cultivators to consume. Furthermore, it was not for ordinary Yuan Dan Realm cultivators. It had to be a Yuan Dan Realm cultivator who had condensed the strength of a dragon. Only Yuan Dan Realm cultivators who had condensed the strength of a dragon had a body and martial veins strong enough to withstand the overbearing medicinal effects of the Great Luo Heavenly Pill.
Although Qin Feng's physical body was indeed comparable to a Yuan Dan Stage martial artist, he was still not at the Yuan Dan Stage after all. No one dared to guarantee that there wouldn't be any problems if Qin Feng swallowed this Heavenly Dipper Great Overarching Pill.
However, it was useless for the old man to think too much. Qin Feng, this brat who did not listen to advice, had already swallowed the Great Luo Heavenly Pill. If he wanted to die, he could only wait for death.
As soon as the Great Luo Heavenly Pill entered his mouth, the overbearing medicinal effects wreaked havoc in Qin Feng's body like a flood. The overbearing medicinal effects seemed to want to destroy everything. It was no wonder that only Yuan Dan Realm cultivators could consume it. Just this overbearing medicinal effects alone was enough to destroy a True Energy Realm cultivator's physical body and burst their martial veins.
However, Qin Feng was not an ordinary True Energy Realm cultivator. The strength of his physical body was not something an ordinary True Energy Realm cultivator could compare to. The fact that he had opened eighteen martial veins was unprecedented. Under the guidance of the eighteen martial veins, Qin Feng completely absorbed the violent medicinal effects.
After all, it was a high tier fourth-grade pill. The medicinal effects were overbearing and long-lasting. Even Qin Feng could not completely absorb the medicinal effects in a short period of time. It was also impossible for him to immediately add the strength of a dragon. To completely absorb the medicinal effects of the Great Luo Heavenly Pill would require at least a day.
Qin Feng nonchalantly opened the third treasure chest. It was a high grade grade 4 longsword, the Flourishing Sun Sword. After playing around with the sword for a while, he felt that it was pretty good. Currently, he did not have any suitable weapons, so this Flourishing Sun Sword could still be used.
The old man stared at Qin Feng from left to right. "Are you alright?"
"What do you expect me to do?" Qin Feng rolled his eyes and opened the fourth treasure chest.
"Low grade Earth Tier Martial Skill, Beast King's Roar." Qin Feng curled his lips and did not comment further.
The fifth treasure chest contained a bottle of True Dragon Blood Essence. This item caused Qin Feng's eyes to light up. True Dragon Blood Essence was something that only True Dragons possessed. In order to obtain a bottle of True Dragon Blood Essence, one would need to kill at least a True Dragon with a pure bloodline.
The sixth treasure chest contained a True Dragon Essence. If he guessed correctly, it should be from the same source as the previous bottle of True Dragon Blood Essence.
The seventh treasure chest contained a mid-tier Earth-tier skill, the First Volume of the Beast God True Scripture.
"Although it is only the first volume, it is enough for you to cultivate until the Soul Core Realm. This Beast God True Scripture is a skill that my master painstakingly created." The old man explained.
Qin Feng did not say anything as he opened the last treasure chest. As the difficulty increased, the value of the treasures in each treasure chest would also increase. The last treasure chest would definitely contain the most precious treasure.
The moment Qin Feng opened the treasure chest, a majestic soul force gushed out from the treasure chest.
"Soul Bead!"
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows. The treasure in the last treasure chest was self-evident. It was actually a soul secret technique.
The soul was extremely important to a martial artist. If nothing unexpected happened, a martial artist who had awakened his soul could easily beat a martial artist who had not awakened his soul at the same cultivation level.
For a martial artist who had awakened his soul, a soul secret technique could undoubtedly increase his strength. The value of a soul secret technique was far above a martial skill.
Even the most ordinary low-tier yellow-tier soul secret technique was worth more than a mystic or even an earth-tier martial skill.
Soul secret techniques were too rare, and the majority of martial artists had never cultivated a soul secret technique. The reason was simple. The inheritance of a soul secret technique required a soul bead. A soul bead was the only medium for a soul secret technique, and a soul bead was condensed from a powerful soul. Unless it was a loved one, who would be willing to expend their soul power to condense a soul bead?
As a Martial Emperor, Qin Feng naturally did not lack soul secret techniques. However, he did not expect to obtain a soul secret technique from the Beast Emperor's secret treasure.
"Mid-tier yellow-tier soul secret technique, Misty Wolf's Tooth."
Qin Feng did not hesitate to crush a soul bead. The soul secret technique in the soul bead was absorbed by the Eternal Fire, and a fire wolf appeared in the blue flames.
The treasures in the eight treasure chests were all extraordinary. Just obtaining one of them was enough to make a martial artist go wild with joy. All eight treasures were enough to make a martial artist reborn.
"You have passed all the challenges of the Peak of Strength. Do you want to head to the next peak?" the old man asked.
Qin Feng nodded. "Senior, please lead the way!"
"The next peak is the Mountain of Blades and Fire Sea Peak. It is not as safe as the Peak of Strength. The slightest mistake will result in death. Have you thought it through?" the old man asked.
"Mountain of Blades and Fire Sea Peak. Just from the name, I know it is not a good place. However, since I am here, how can I not give it a try?" Qin Feng laughed.
The old man seemed to have expected Qin Feng to say this. With a wave of his hand, a fiery red door appeared in front of Qin Feng. Suddenly, a scorching aura rushed towards him.
With just a single step, Qin Feng was already in a sea of fire. He stared at the mountain of sabers before him. That was a true mountain of sabers. Countless sharp sabers floated above the flames. The raging flames engulfed everything, and from time to time, fireballs would fall from the sky.
Qin Feng took out a Grade 3 spirit weapon and threw it into the sea of fire. With a "chi" sound, the Grade 3 spirit weapon turned into a puff of green smoke.
"What a tyrannical flame!"
Qin Feng muttered to himself. The Grade 3 spirit weapon did not even touch the flame before it was melted by the heat.
"That's only natural. Master had to search through the myriad of worlds to find this peerlessly tyrannical Black Death Flame. Not to mention a mere Grade 3 Spirit Artifact, even a Grade 5 or 6 Spirit Artifact would be nothing more than scrap metal before this Black Death Flame." The old man appeared beside Qin Feng.
"Then, how do I pass this mountain?" Qin Feng asked.
"After passing through the mountain of blades and the sea of flames, there will be a floating platform every 100 li. The floating platforms are surrounded by magic arrays set up by Master. The floating platforms are absolutely safe," the old man said.
"As long as I reach the floating platforms, I can pass?" Qin Feng asked.
"Yes. However, it is the same as the Peak of Strength. This sea of fire stretches for a distance of 1,000 li and there are a total of 10 floating platforms. Reaching the first floating platform will allow you to pass. However, the reward and evaluation will be the lowest." The old man nodded his head.
Qin Feng now understood the conditions to pass through this Mountain of Blades and Sea of Flames Summit. The difficulty of the sea of fire was high while the difficulty of the mountain of blades was high. One wrong step would either result in death within the sea of fire or death by the mountain of blades.
To pass through the sea of fire, one must ascend the mountain of blades. In this Mountain of Blades and Sea of Flames Summit, not only must one endure the heat of the flames, one must also endure the sharpness of the mountain of blades.
The Dark Death Flame was too tyrannical. Even Qin Feng dared not make contact with it. Although the mountain of blades was sharp, as long as one possessed a high level of movement technique, it would not be a problem. Additionally, the mountain of blades was the only path within this sea of fire.
"Have you considered this properly? Once you take this step, there will be no turning back. In fact, the moment you take this step, you may die," the old man said.
Qin Feng revealed a faint smile and took a step forward, charging into the mountain of blades and sea of flames.
The old man watched Qin Feng, who was twisting and turning on the tip of the blades, with an impassive face. Who knows how many talented cultivators had fallen to this mountain of blades and sea of flames? Would this Qin Feng be the next?
"Boom!" Flames rose from the sea of flames and a pillar of fire shot up into the sky.
Qin Feng casually moved to the side to avoid the pillar of fire. The tip of his foot landed right on the tip of the blade. The moment he landed, Qin Feng's body floated forward. The contact between the tip of his foot and the tip of the blade was less than one-tenth of a breath's worth of time.
"The mountain of blades and sea of flames is not only a test of a cultivator's movement technique and speed, it is also a test of a cultivator's perseverance and endurance!"
After walking for just ten li, Qin Feng's forehead was already covered in sweat. However, Qin Feng did not have the time to wipe the sweat off his forehead. Within this mountain of blades and sea of flames, not a single mistake could be made.
"As expected, you have some skills. The strength of your movement technique is also rarely seen. Looks like reaching the first floating platform will not be difficult!" the old man said coolly.
A hundred li to a floating platform. Normally, a distance of a hundred li would be nothing more than a blink of an eye for Qin Feng. But today, after an hour, he had only walked 90 li. Even though the floating platform was right in front of him, Qin Feng's rhythm was still not the slightest bit disturbed. He walked the same way as before.
The old man nodded with satisfaction. Nine li to climb a mountain and fail at the last moment. Such examples could be found everywhere. Many cultivators had already reached the floating platform, but because they did not stabilize themselves, they either stepped into the sea of flames or had their soles pierced by the blades and their bodies cut into countless pieces.
"Weng!"
When Qin Feng stepped onto the floating platform, he felt an unprecedented cool feeling. Qin Feng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
In the sea of fire, even with the protection of Zhen Yuan, the Death Abyss Black Flame was constantly burning his body. However, he was unable to divert more Zhen Yuan to resist the Death Abyss Black Flame. He could only control the Death Abyss Black Flame's damage to his body to a tolerable level.
In this tense situation where the black flames of death were constantly weakening his physical strength, he had to precisely control his every step, using the tip of the blade as a support point to cross the mountain of blades. This was simply torture.
"You've already passed. Do you want to continue?" The old man stepped across the sea of flames.
"Of course. This is a good way to temper yourself. You can't find such a good thing outside."
Qin Feng chuckled. He took a step forward and then took a step back. He was actually practicing a new movement technique on the floating platform.
The two movement techniques that Qin Feng had used before were 'Exploding Steps' and 'Overlapping Shadows Steps'. Although the ranks of these two movement techniques were not high, when used together, they were still quite powerful. However, when facing the mountain of blades and sea of flames, they were somewhat insufficient. Thus, Qin Feng decided to practice another movement technique. After all, there was no time limit for this mountain of blades and sea of flames.