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If the myrtle did not lead the way, it would have been difficult to find Qin Shaojie here. Of course, the elite disciples of the Hall of Medicine must have known about it, because when Qin Shaojie entered the ninth floor, he immediately sensed the remnant Qi of Senior Brother Tang and the others.

As the flames rose, the blazing temperature enveloped the entire space. Even Qin Shaojie, who was a Spirit Sea Realm expert, had no choice but to summon out his protective energy shield, but even so, he could clearly feel that his own profound energy was being burned and devoured under this level of temperature!

Presumably, only the practitioners of the Earth Origin Stage were qualified to stay in the ninth floor for a period of time. According to Qin Shaojie's current condition, he would only be able to stay here for two days before he was unable to resist the temperature of the lava.

The entire ninth floor had turned red. Other than the color of the flames that attracted his eyes, he could barely see anything else. As he slowly released his consciousness, Qin Shaojie could also feel that there were quite a few medicinal pellets on the scalding ground.

These pellets were not simple low quality pellets, and Qin Shaojie even discovered third grade pellets during the process. If this kind of medicinal pill was sold in the Hundred Great Empire, it would definitely fetch an extraordinary price. Of course, even in Nether Sect, this kind of pill could not be considered as a street vendor, and one would even need a large portion of profound strength value to buy it.

Even though Senior Brother Tang was severely injured, the three of them still persisted to enter the ninth floor. Furthermore, it seemed like they were not very interested in the pellets on the ninth floor, which surprised Qin Shaojie.

Little guy? You're awake?

Just as Qin Shaojie was about to continue forward, he discovered that there was a slight movement deep within his consciousness. This movement was extremely minute, but it was discovered by Qin Shaojie in an instant.

Since the last time when the Xuanhe River rushed to open her meridians, the little guy had already fallen into a deep slumber, and could not awaken no matter how Qin Shaojie tried. Thus, it was rare for Qin Shaojie to manage it, but he never expected that the little guy would wake up at this time.

There is a rich fire type energy here. If you want to absorb the energy within, you can as well.

The little guy's slightly happy expression caused Qin Shaojie to roughly guess that some good item had awakened him. Otherwise, that fellow would not easily wake up. However, this was also good. Since the last time when he was trying to break through his meridians in Xuanhe River, Qin Shaojie felt that the little fellow would probably need more than enough energy to grow.

Since there was an energy that could be absorbed by the Hall of Medicine's medicinal furnace, it would be extremely good for Qin Shaojie.

Following that, the little guy also pulled Qin Shaojie towards a certain location on the ninth floor. Regarding this, Qin Shaojie didn't hesitate and with a leap, he disappeared from where he stood, quickly rushing towards the little guy's location filled with excitement.

His speed was extremely fast, to the point where even the sounds of rustling could be heard on the ninth floor. However, the faster he rubbed against the air, the higher the temperature of his surroundings. This situation made Qin Shaojie frown slightly.

However, even if it was the three Earth Origin Stage s, they probably wouldn't be any better off on the ninth floor. However, to be able to attract the three Earth Origin Stage s and the little fellow were all things that they yearned for, and the treasures within would presumably be extremely joyful as well.

Heh, Qin Shaojie, I never thought that you would actually come here, but from the looks of it, you are really greedy.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qin Shaojie's footsteps stopped, three powerful auras locked onto Qin Shaojie, and the leading Hall of Medicine disciple shouted out.

At this moment, Qin Shaojie noticed that what appeared before him was truly a volcano, but it was not a large volcano, it was just that this volcano was around a few dozen meters high, and blazing flames were spewing out of the volcano's crater. Although there was no lava dispersing, the dense fire type energy and the temperature of the sea of fire made people feel extremely uncomfortable, even if they were to go a little closer, it would make their entire body feel uncomfortable.

After taking in a small breath of air, he could actually feel that the profound energy within his body was actually stimulating every part of his body, as if it was being tempered from the inside out. This was only a trace, but if it was absorbed by a large area, wouldn't that mean that even his internal organs, veins and bones could be tempered to the maximum?

Refining a martial artist's body was already a very difficult thing to do, especially the forging of the inner body. Even if one reached the Earth Origin Stage, it was impossible to perfectly temper their inner body, unless they had crossed the threshold of the life and death realm. Only then would they be able to force a martial artist to truly transform from the inside out, but there was still a difference between the inner and outer body, so forging an inner body was always an extremely important matter in the world of martial artists.

At this moment, Qin Shaojie roughly understood why the three Earth Origin Stage Warriors were not interested in the pellet. They were not willing to waste their time searching for pellets, since with the strength and methods of the three of them, they could obtain this kind of pellet in the Hall of Medicine. There was no need to waste time. It would be better to use all of his time to temper his inner body. If that were the case, then at least he would be able to increase his strength to the maximum, making it easier for him to improve by a large amount.

His three senior brothers had coincidentally met again.

They absolutely did not expect that Qin Shaojie would actually appear on the ninth floor, but they did not think that Qin Shaojie had found the way up by himself. In their opinion, Qin Shaojie must have been following the scent of Junior Brother Tang's blood and had followed him here.

The three of them looked at Qin Shaojie with hostility, obviously disliked him.

Evidently, it was because they were worried that they would waste too much of their profound strength under such circumstances. One had to know, the trick to the ninth floor was that the longer they stayed in there, the more benefits they would receive.

They were all people who knew what was important and what was not. It was very clear what was important and what was not. There would be plenty of time to take care of Qin Shaojie in the future. What they wanted was to increase the strength of their own bodies as much as possible, and absorb the energy inside so that their cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds.

Of course, the three of them were also very cautious. If Qin Shaojie really did not know what was good for him, they would not be afraid to fight with Qin Shaojie.

At most, he would just treat the pill furnace challenge as a simple experiential learning.

Senior brothers, don't worry. This brat just happened to pass by. You guys continue, you continue.

Seeing their expressions, Qin Shaojie felt helpless, it seemed that the three of them had a deep grudge against him. But Senior Brother Tang was able to recover so quickly. It seemed that he really did have some tricks up his sleeves.

With these words, Qin Shaojie's gaze landed on the volcano in front of him in the end.

There was no other reason other than the fact that the little fellow in the depths of his mind was in high spirits at the moment, and all of this joy was signalling to Qin Shaojie to jump into the volcano.

Although this volcano could not be considered to be gigantic, but Qin Shaojie did not believe that the boiling hot temperature was any weaker than the magma from the ancient ruins, or even much stronger than it was. Forget about the Spirit Sea Realm, even Earth Origin Stage would not dare to take the risk, otherwise, the disciples of the three Hall of Medicine s would not be cultivating in meditation on the outskirts of the volcano!

Damn it, if I jump down, I might even be burnt to ashes. Are you sure you want to go?

Qin Shaojie's face was also filled with hesitation. If it was just right here, he would not have thought much of it, but once he entered the volcano and saw the surging lava and flames, Qin Shaojie felt a wave of headache.

However, after receiving the little fellow's confirmation, Qin Shaojie could only silently curse in his heart. Could it be that he did not know that he did not possess the same physique as he did. He had a human body; not to mention magma flames, even boiling water was sufficient to injure him!

Forget it, since I'm dead, you won't be any better!

After taking in a deep breath, Qin Shaojie's face revealed a vicious expression. With a shout, he leapt out and landed within the volcano's crater. This jump of his caused the previously nervous faces of the three to be filled with disbelief.

It was obvious that the three of them did not understand Qin Shaojie's actions.

Did he come here just to seek death? If it was like that, wasn't it too complicated?

Hmph, since he wants to court death, let him be. Coincidentally, we will not have to waste our energy doing this.

He squinted his eyes slightly. Forget about the Spirit Sea Realm, even the life and death realm would not dare to be so careless. In their eyes, the moment Qin Shaojie jumped in, other than death, there was no other way out for him.

The three of them looked at each other, then closed their eyes and continued to cultivate. As for Qin Shaojie, they no longer needed to care about him.

Everyone, Palace Elder, what do you think will happen to the pill furnace this time?

Inside the Hall of Medicine, Tang Qin looked at the nine Palace Elder s and asked. It had already been 30 minutes and no disciples had come out yet. However, they were not in a hurry. If they came out so quickly, then it would not be very meaningful for them to challenge the pill furnace.

The three Earth Origin Stage disciples all had decent innate skills, and could presumably rely on their own abilities to come out. As for the other things, they wanted to see who had the courage to enter the eighth floor.

Each year, they would open the pill furnace, and the disciples of each batch would have either good or bad performances. However, in their eyes, only the disciples who had truly entered the ninth layer, would be able to stir up trouble in the future.

It was clear that the audience looked favorably upon the three Earth Origin Stage disciples as well.

As for the other disciples, what treasures they could obtain from the pill furnace, it all depended on their own luck.

Then what about the brat from Kui Temple?

Suddenly, Tang Qin frowned slightly as he continued asking. This time, Qin Shaojie's appearance was truly unexpected, and also caused Tang Qin to be somewhat passive. It wouldn't be good if he died inside, and it wouldn't be good if he made it out alive.