Qi Cultivation Starting from the Repair Panel

Xie Xingzhong left the war chariot and entered the Stars. After an hour, he finally returned.

"A middle-quality Life Star, the strongest of the unearthly creatures is at the initial stage of the Sixth Order, with no traces of Human Race activity. It's also not listed in the Immortal Martial Star Compilation, so it can be designated as a trial ground," he said.

In such a short time, he had scoured the entire star and confirmed that there were no threats beyond his control.

He then turned his head to Song Lingxue and explained, "The Immortal Martial Star Compilation is a star number shared amongst the paths of the Immortal Martial. Those without a star number are stars that have yet to be discovered by anyone."

"Some Supreme Beings need many Life Stars when crafting their protective Secret Treasures. They generally select from the Immortal Martial Star Compilation to avoid unnecessary killing of our Human Race," he said.

These top-notch powerhouses forge Secret Treasures with the starry sky as their furnace. With a single grasp, they can throw many stars into it for nourishment, without the time to check whether there's a Human Race presence on these multitude of stars.

The existence of the Immortal Martial Star Compilation is for the convenience of these top powerhouses.

Since it's not listed in the Immortal Martial Star Compilation, this star is temporarily considered safe and won't be taken away and thrown into the furnace from afar.

After the explanation, Xie Xingzhong began to set up a great formation around the area to hide the entire star, to prevent some wandering unearthly creatures from casually munching on the star as a snack.

Once these preparations were complete, Xie Xingzhong returned to the war chariot, his expression solemn:

"It has been three years since the last transmission of true inheritance. The Blood Trial gives you only the span of two cycles for your trial, and now you have only seventeen years left," he informed.

"In seventeen years, by any means necessary, exterminate all the unearthly creatures on this star, and your assessment will be considered initially passed," he said.

Seventeen years to wipe out all the otherworldly creatures on the entire star was an impossibly daunting task for Song Lingxue at the moment.

The most powerful creature on this star was at the initial stage of the Sixth Order, equivalent to a practitioner at the Tongxuan of the Immortal Path or at the Martial God Realm of the Martial Path.

Currently, Yu Ning was at the initial stage of the Martial God Realm as well.

Song Lingxue had just recently reached the Embracing Pill stage and had barely stepped into the Third Great Realm of the Martial Path. She still had a considerable distance to cover to reach the Fourth Realm of Gathering Spirits, not to mention the Divine Orifice realm that followed.

To kill a Sixth Order creature, she must advance through the large realms of 'Gathering Spirits' and 'Divine Orifice' within these seventeen years.

With the Breath Breaking Pill to blend in the hundred orifices, she might be able to fight against the tide and defeat that creature across realms.

But this was merely a slim possibility.

"You should feel fortunate that you have just embraced the pill. If you had already reached Gathering Spirits or even stepped into Divine Orifice, the standard for the Blood Trial would be immediately raised to killing Seventh Order creatures," he said.

Xie Xingzhong was silent for a moment before he took out a blood-colored Jade Talisman and tossed it to Song Lingxue.

"If you can't hold on, crush this talisman. Inside is one of my avatars. At that point, the avatar will kill all the unearthly creatures on this star to ensure your safety," he said.

This act was tantamount to cheating in the trial. If it was discovered by the Martial Hall, he would surely be punished, but Xie Xingzhong still did it.

Since he had promised Chu Zheng to protect Song Lingxue, it was his duty to do so conscientiously.

"Senior, I fear this is not proper..."

Song Lingxue's expression changed subtly, as she clearly grasped the gravity of his actions.

The reason the Blood Trial was so named was because of its extremely high mortality rate. Such an act of cheating, if caught, would likely cost Xie Xingzhong dearly, if not his life then at least a severe penalty.

"Remember, once you use this Jade Talisman, you will completely lose the qualification to enter the Martial Hall. Rest assured, even if that happens, I will help you find a suitable grand Sect to continue your studies, which shouldn't be too far off," he said.

Xie Xingzhong had no desire for further discussion. He waved his hand and created a spatial passage, sending Song Lingxue into it:

"After you complete the Blood Trial, someone will come to fetch you. Go now, until we meet again at the Martial Hall," he said.

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The stars adorned the firmament, with the waning moon suspended high in the sky.

Goose feather-like snow floated down between heaven and earth, and the reflective silver glow of the snow illuminated the forests and mountains, casting eerie shadows as the air filled with a biting chill.

By the moonlight trickling through the cracks in the mountain walls, it flowed deep into a cave where melting snow dripped from the cracks, pooling into puddles, its pitter-patter echoes resonating coldly within the cave.

Song Lingxue leaned against the cave wall, curling up, while the moonlight seeping from the crevices made her complexion appear slightly pale. Her waist, tightly bound with layers of beast skin, exuded a strong smell of blood.

Blood slowly seeped through the beast skin, dampening the fur, and almost instantly freezing into clumps of bloody ice crystals in the low temperature.

Song Lingxue breathed out a few breaths of hot air. The circulation of Blood Qi in her body barely dispelled some of the cold. She took out a chunk of raw flesh, hair and all, and stuffed it into her mouth.

The raw, cold flesh barely entered her stomach before it began to replenish the vastly depleted Blood Qi. Her frozen limbs gradually began to revive.

Time flew by, and before she knew it, she had been on this star for more than a month. In this state of consuming raw flesh and blood, she gradually became accustomed to it.

The number of otherworldly creatures on this star was frighteningly high, and due to the harsh living conditions, most of them had extremely vicious temperaments and were incredibly difficult to deal with.

In the regions she had explored thus far, which were less than a hundredth of the whole area, she had encountered danger several times, and at any moment she might be devoured by the beasts.

Such skirting along the edges of death had an obvious tempering effect on her, causing her Cultivation to grow at an unprecedented speed.

In just a short period, supplemented by the flesh and blood of many otherworldly creatures, her Cultivation had already taken another step forward into the middle stage of the Embracing Pill Realm.