Watching the black Qi being refined into spiritual liquid, Qin Xuan directly absorbed it.
After being refined by the Refining God Cauldron, the black Qi had completely transformed into spiritual liquid.
"Heaven Xuan Triple!"
With the spiritual liquid entering his body, Qin Xuan's cultivation directly reached Heaven Xuan Triple.
Feeling the Spiritual Qi within his body, Qin Xuan nodded contentedly.
"I never thought that a small evil entity within a token, after being refined, would contain such dense Spiritual Qi."
As various acupoints in his body could store Spiritual Qi, the amount of Spiritual Qi Qin Xuan needed for each advancement became enormous.
As a result, the Spiritual Qi Qin Xuan needed for each Realm advancement would be incredibly vast.
Yet, this time, merely absorbing the spiritual liquid refined from the black Qi allowed Qin Xuan to improve so much.
It must be said that this token was indeed extraordinary.
"Besides the token, Ma Elder's corpse also needs to be cleared."
Qin Xuan swiftly eliminated Ma Elder's corpse as well. After finishing, Qin Xuan picked up the qiankun ring and examined it.
"Since this Ma Elder knew how to use Gu insects, he should have some Gu insects left in his qiankun ring."
Although Qin Xuan did not plan to specialize in Gu arts, it was always good to master and understand some Gu insects.
Thinking this, Qin Xuan carefully opened Ma Elder's qiankun ring.
Ma Elder's qiankun ring was quite meager, containing only a few dozen Spirit Stones, all of which were Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
One must know that the Qin Family in Fire Wind City could produce many Spirit Stones, and these Spirit Stones were indeed too few for a Di Xuan Realm Cultivator.
However, it was also normal.
Firstly, this Ma Elder was merely a Mortal who began cultivating; he had neither Family support nor a powerful Sect as a backing, so he was naturally impoverished.
Secondly, Ma Elder's strength was not great, so he couldn't seize things from others.
Looking at Ma Elder, Qin Xuan couldn't help but feel a little melancholic.
This was the predicament of such Mortals.
Not only was their cultivation path extremely arduous, but even the cultivation they had so painstakingly acquired was essentially serving as a wedding dress for others.
Shaking his head, Qin Xuan turned his attention to other items nearby.
Inside the qiankun ring, besides these few Spirit Stones, there were two booklets, some simple Medicinal Pills, and a small cage.
Glancing at the Medicinal Pills, these were all Medicinal Pills refined with fresh blood, which could only be described as mediocre.
His gaze shifted to the small booklet nearby, and Qin Xuan's eyes flickered slightly.
"Gu Insect Compendium? Such a common name?"
Qin Xuan looked at one of the booklets and opened it.
After opening the booklet, Qin Xuan's gaze lingered on it.
This booklet recorded hundreds of Gu insects, with detailed descriptions and feeding methods for each one.
Qin Xuan only read a few lines before his scalp tingled.
"Nine Nether Corpse Gu: Using a female child born in a yin year, yin month, yin day, and yin hour as a vessel, plant five poisonous insects into the child's body, then cut off her limbs and place her in an urn, feeding her various poisonous herbs daily!"
"The five poisonous insects will first devour flesh and blood to grow. After forty-nine days, the five poisonous insects will fight each other, and what remains will be the Corpse Gu."
"Refine forty-nine Corpse Gu using this method, then choose an extremely yin location, place the forty-nine Gu insects together, and the one that survives will be the Nine Nether Corpse Gu!"
Looking at these words, Qin Xuan felt his scalp tingle.
"Senior, why forty-nine days?"
Qin Xuan asked Han Ye.
"The Great Divination number is fifty, with forty-nine being used. This is derived from the Great Divination number. But how can such a heinous thing exist in the world?"
Looking at this, Han Ye also felt his scalp tingle.
Apart from anything else, the refinement of these things seemed horrifying to him.
"The Dao of Gu insects is truly sinister enough."
Qin Xuan only glanced at a few types of Gu insects, then shook his head and put the book away.
"This should be the complete Blood Extremes Scripture!"
The other one was the Blood Extremes Scripture.
Looking at the Blood Extremes Scripture, Qin Xuan flipped through it with interest, finally finding the description of Aptitude enhancement in the Blood Extremes Scripture.
"Indeed, it says here that one can use the corpses of talented individuals to enhance one's Aptitude."
"However, it requires using corpses to refine three Medicinal Pills."
Qin Xuan looked around and then shook his head.
Evidently, these so-called three Medicinal Pills were not for enhancing the Aptitude of Mortals.
In reality, these three Medicinal Pills were used to enhance the Aptitude of the Blood Infant within a Mortal's body.
"After consuming this type of Medicinal Pill, the Blood Infant's Aptitude can be enhanced, and the Blood Infant will naturally feed back some strength to the Mortal, making them believe that their own Aptitude and strength have improved."
Qin Xuan had already guessed what this thing was about.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Xuan put away the Blood Extremes Scripture.
Although this thing was useless to him, it might be used to deal with the so-called Blood Worshiping Sect in the future.
Subsequently, Qin Xuan looked at the last cage.
Picking up the cage, Qin Xuan immediately sensed a Seal on it.
"A cage made of jade? Interesting."
Qin Xuan's Mental Energy entered the cage.
"It's a Gu insect!"
Qin Xuan immediately widened his eyes in surprise.
This seemingly small cage actually contained a hidden world.
The cage, less than half a foot square, was divided into dozens of small, independent spaces.
Each space contained a few Gu insects.
Some of these Gu insects even existed in the form of eggs.
"Interesting, interesting. This Ma Elder is quite a master of using Gu insects."
Qin Xuan stroked his chin, his Mental Energy continuing to probe these Gu insects.
After a while, Qin Xuan had gained an understanding of these Gu insects.
Taking out the Gu Insect Compendium, Qin Xuan immediately began to study these Gu insects by comparing them.
"This is the Echoing Worm. Using this Gu insect, one can imitate the target's voice."
"This is the Heart Probing Gu. Using this Gu insect, one can probe the thoughts and intentions in the opponent's heart. Not bad, although this thing is not as thorough as soul-searching, it can also be used on Cultivators with lower Realms. Not bad."
Qin Xuan's eyes lit up. The effect of this Gu insect was quite good, and he could definitely use it.
Besides these two types of Gu insects, there were many other Gu insects that Qin Xuan could use.
Of course, most of the Gu insects here were those used to harm others covertly.
Qin Xuan raised an eyebrow.
"Although refining Gu insects is harmful to heaven's harmony, I don't have to refine Gu insects; I can just use these Gu insects to harm others covertly."
Qin Xuan pondered, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
"Not bad, this Gu insect cage can also be used."
Looking at these items, Qin Xuan nodded.
"Although this Ma Elder was poor, he had quite a few good things on him. With these, I can dabble a bit in the Gu Dao."
Putting away all these items, Qin Xuan looked at the faintly brightening sky, then at the crimson lake water, and nodded knowingly.
"The lake water turning red means others will soon discover clues. This way, the entrance to the ruins is completely exposed. There might be a chaotic battle here next, so I'll leave first."
Thinking this, Qin Xuan pondered for a moment and prepared to leave.
"I'll find a place to absorb the Lightning Body and this time's gains first, then decide on the next course of action!"
