"He's being tempered by the Vermilion Bird's breath," Mo Tiange said to Jing Xingzhi after learning what happened from Feifei.
Jing Xingzhi was puzzled. "How do you know?"
Mo Tiange paused for a moment. Feifei's ability to speak was indeed a bit surprising.
In the current cultivation world, eighth rank demonic beasts only began to develop spiritual wisdom and could speak after learning. Feifei was only a fifth rank spiritual beast, but its spiritual wisdom wasn't inferior to that of humans. If this was known by others, Feifei would probably become a treasure coveted by everyone.
Although Jing Xingzhi could be considered a trustworthy person in this immortal palace, this kind of thing …
"Just trust me." In the end, Mo Tiange didn't say it clearly.
Feifei never spoke in front of Jing Xingzhi and only communicated with her using its divine comprehension, probably because it didn't want others to know.
Jing Xingzhi didn't ask anymore and turned to pay attention to Qin Xi's condition.
He had been in the cultivation world for many years, so he knew he had to learn to keep his mouth shut when he shouldn't ask too many questions.
The two of them just stood there, watching Qin Xi being surrounded by the Vermilion Bird's breath again and slowly going through the process of body tempering.
This process lasted for a full three days.
At first, Jing Xingzhi was very concerned, but later, he became impatient. When he heard Mo Tiange said there was no danger, he returned to his previous habits and continued to meditate, practice swordsmanship, and go out for a walk every day.
On the third day, Mo Tiange saw that the flames on Qin Xi's body were getting weaker and weaker, but his face was getting redder and redder. She knew the body tempering process was about to be completed and was overjoyed.
In this dim underground palace, although she lived peacefully for several months, she had been suppressing her emotions. Now, she finally felt her mood brighten.
Finally, after half a day, the flames on Qin Xi's body dimmed and finally extinguished completely.
For more than half a year, his face, which had been unconscious for a long time, showed a slight fluctuation. After a while, he opened his eyes.
"Senior Martial Brother …" Mo Tiange's voice was hoarse when she finally saw him.
Qin Xi slowly turned his head and saw her at first glance, but he didn't say anything. He just gently reached out his hand and held it.
Mo Tiange's eyes were slightly wet. She smiled, closed her eyes, and gently leaned her cheek on his hand, feeling this long-lost warmth.
The silent warmth did not last long. After a series of cracking sounds, it turned out that it had jumped onto the tea table and swept the parts of the dolls to the ground. Then, it waved its tail and pointed its butt at them to show its dissatisfaction.
Mo Tiange couldn't help but laugh. She blinked away the tears at the corners of her eyes.
From beginning to end, Feifei didn't like Qin Xi very much. Perhaps it was because of the pride of a divine beast that it had no choice but to recognize her as its master. Qin Xi obviously had nothing to do with it, but it still had to put up with it.
Qin Xi also smiled. After regaining his consciousness and lying down for a while, he had already regained some of his spirit. Now that he sat up and slightly stretched his muscles and bones, he unexpectedly discovered that he was full of strength.
He was a little surprised. Looking inside himself, he found that his Dantian and meridians were very different from before. Even his body had become much tougher.
Stretching out his hand, he seemed to have something more than usual. It was filled with vigor.
Then, he raised his head and looked around. He found that he was still in the Vermilion Bird Main Hall, but the layout of the surroundings seemed to be a temporary residence.
"What's going on?" Qin Xi was puzzled.
He remembered that he was swallowed by the Vermilion Bird's breath. His meridians and Dantian had to bear the Vermilion Bird's divine power. This kind of power was too strong. He thought he couldn't hold it anymore and then he lost consciousness.
Unexpectedly, when he woke up, he was still fine, even better than before. Mo Tiange was also fine. They were still in the Vermilion Bird Main Hall.
No, the time when the passage to the Immortal Palace closed was already very close. Why were they still here?
"Mo Tiange, is the passage closed?" he asked with a serious expression.
Qin Xi's question caught the key point.
Mo Tiange nodded and said carelessly, "You've been in a coma for more than half a year. The passage to the Immortal Palace has long been closed."
"Really?"
Qin Xi was only a little stunned when he heard this news. He was neither shocked nor panicked. Then he sighed softly.
He was very clear about the situation before he was in a coma. It was already difficult for them to keep their lives with Jing Xingzhi alone. It was almost impossible for them to get out of the passage.
Compared with their lives, what was the big deal about being locked in the Immortal Palace?
If they were alive, they would have hope.
He wasn't a disciple of a famous school who hadn't experienced setbacks. Although there weren't many obstacles in cultivating to the Nascent Soul realm, he had experienced a lot of hardships. His mental state had long been cultivated to the point of being indomitable.
These thoughts flashed through his mind. His gaze fell on Mo Tiange and he asked with concern, "How have you been in the past half a year?
Did they make things difficult for you?
What happened after that? "
"What's wrong with me?
You'll know just by looking at me. "Mo Tiange smiled." As for what happened in the past half a year … "
Mo Tiange spent some time telling him everything that happened after he was in a coma.
Jiuyan Sect's hopes were dashed, Master Daoist Iron Mask had no choice but to leave, Jing Xingzhi was implicated and injured, Guifang Devil Monarch died, Yang Chengji practiced the Primordial Devil Technique, and finally, she told him about how he subdued the Vermilion Bird Bow due to the Yang Spiritual Bead and how his body was transformed.
"I see." Qin Xi suddenly understood. "No wonder I found myself different from before as soon as I woke up."
"Oh?" Mo Tiange's eyes sparkled. "Did you make a realm-breakthrough?"
Upon seeing her expectant gaze, Qin Xi couldn't help but laugh. "How could it be that easy?
If I make a realm-breakthrough, I'll be in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
However, in order to cross the South Sea that year, I forcibly increased my cultivation level and made a realm-breakthrough, so my foundation was a bit shaky. I also got injured while crossing the South Sea. Although my cultivation level is still there, there are hidden dangers in my body.
Just now, I discovered that my dantian is full, my meridians are strong, and even my body has become incomparably sturdy. Not only are the hidden dangers gone, but even my spiritual aura is also a lot more solid. "
Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange felt relieved. "That's good. I was worried there would be some sequelae, but now, your previous big problem has been solved."
"Not bad."
Qin Xi was also very relaxed. "I originally thought the injuries I suffered in the South Sea would take many years to recover, but now, it's a blessing in disguise."
"What about the Vermilion Bird Bow?"
Since there were no problems with other things, Mo Tiange asked about this. "Feifei said the Yang Spiritual Bead has already assimilated the Vermilion Bird's breath, so the Vermilion Bird Bow also recognized you as its master. Do you feel anything?"
Qin Xi didn't answer immediately. Instead, he tried to use his spiritual aura to approach the Yang Spiritual Bead inside his dantian.
He knew the Vermilion Bird Bow was inside the Yang Spiritual Bead. Ever since he took the Yang Spiritual Bead as his own, this bead had been continuously transforming his physique. However, due to the limitations of his cultivation level, the amount of spiritual aura he could use inside the Yang Spiritual Bead was still very little.
Half a day later, Qin Xi shook his head. "I can sense the Vermilion Bird Bow, but I can't pull it out of the Yang Spiritual Bead. I think it's probably because I haven't assimilated it enough.
Although the Yang Spiritual Bead has already fused with me, the spiritual aura it contains is too much — it's not something I can use right now. It was the Yang Spiritual Bead that subdued the Vermilion Bird Bow, not me.
No matter which one it is, both of them are too powerful. If I want to control them, I have to slowly tame them. "
Even if a powerful treasure was subdued, it still wasn't easy to use it.
Mo Tiange also understood this, so she didn't ask any more questions.
In any case, he woke up, and it was a blessing in disguise — this was a good thing.
The Vermilion Bird Bow wasn't within her expectations. Fu Yao Zi didn't tell her about the Vermilion Bird Bow in the beginning because he obviously knew it was impossible for them to obtain the Vermilion Bird Bow with their cultivation levels.
Now that the Vermilion Bird Bow was subdued by Qin Xi by accident, it was already a pleasant surprise. She couldn't use it for the time being, but she didn't need to worry too much.
Qin Xi seemed to understand what she was thinking. He reached out, pulled her into his arms, and said softly, "You've worked hard for more than half a year."
During this time, although she didn't need to use her magical power or her wits, she was trapped in the dark underground palace with little hope. She didn't know the future, but she also had to worry about his injuries and plot a way to get out … If she didn't have a firm will, all these things together would be enough to crush her.
At her side, there was only Jing Xingzhi, who seemed like a friend but wasn't very reliable, and a proud and awkward spiritual beast. There was no one to share her burden.
Mo Tiange also hugged his waist. Feeling each other's body temperature intertwining, her nerves, which had been tense for more than half a year, suddenly relaxed.
She closed her eyes and murmured, "I … didn't work hard at all …"
None of this was a big deal. As long as there was hope in her heart, these psychological torments were nothing.
She was no longer the orphan girl who had lost her parents, nor was she a little cultivator who was not steady enough and often made mistakes. She had a strong heart and a firm will. When he had an accident, she could stand up and bear everything.
The two of them were affectionate when they suddenly heard a voice. "Huh? You're awake?"
Jing Xingzhi had come back.
Mo Tiange and Qin Xi separated. Their attitudes were very natural, and they didn't feel embarrassed — they didn't do anything.
Qin Xi glanced at him and said, "I didn't expect you to still be alive." His tone was very flat as if he was just stating a fact.
But because of his flat tone, Jing Xingzhi was very unhappy. "Why can't I be alive?
You're still alive! "This Qin Shoujing really looked down on him out of habit!
"Aren't you?
An early stage Nascent Soul cultivator dared to enter the Immortal Palace — you're already very brave, and you even fought against a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator. It's really a miracle that you're still alive now. "
"Hmph!
If you were in my position, do you dare to say you wouldn't do that? "
Jing Xingzhi wasn't polite at all. "You're only in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but you dared to take your little lover and deal with a bunch of late stage Nascent Soul cultivators. You're no less courageous than me.
Also, if you weren't lucky enough to run into me, you two would've been killed already! "
What he said wasn't a lie.
When Qin Xi was unconscious after receiving the Vermilion Bird's Breath, if Jing Xingzhi hadn't been by his side, Master Daoist Iron Mask definitely wouldn't have let them go.
But Qin Xi ignored the main point of Jing Xingzhi's words and only said, "Tiange isn't my little lover; she's my Dao companion."
"…" Jing Xingzhi held back for a long time. "Qin Shoujing, you …"
Qin Xi smiled then suddenly said, "Thank you very much.
Although I really don't believe this is something you'd do. "
"…" Jing Xingzhi was speechless. He even had to say thank you to provoke him.