"It worked!"

Huo Xiu's eyes lit up, and a few hints of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

According to this progress, it is estimated that it will not take half of the Qi Cultivation Pill to completely condense and form that Qi Pattern, and he will be able to successfully step into the realm of the middle stage of the Penetration Realm.

It was much easier than expected, which made Huo Xiu suddenly feel a big boost in confidence. With a flick of his wrist, he poured out a Qi Nourishing Pill from the bottle again.

It has been proven before that the true qi in this Qi Nourishing Pill requires effort to refine because it is foreign. Otherwise, a lot of it will escape, resulting in waste.

It was Huo Xiu who was not in a hurry, but steady. Each time, only one Qi Nourishing Pill was refined.

And soon, this Qi Nourishing Pill entered Huo Xiu's body. Similar to before, it didn't make too many waves, and it was completely refined by Huo Xiu. It became a part of the true qi in his body and merged into the qi core, making the qi lines more condensed.

However, this time, Huo Xiu suddenly found a clue.

"The refined true qi is not much different from before, but the degree of condensation of the qi pattern is a little worse. ”

Huo Xiu bit his lip tightly and couldn't help frowning. He pondered for a moment, then touched the vial and poured out a Qi Nourishing Pill from it again.

This time, he decided to concentrate on observing the entire refining process, vowing to find out the reason.

Soon, however, Huo Xiu was disappointed again. I saw that the Qi Nourishing Pill, under his careful refining, had all turned into refined true qi, and flowed into the qi core along the meridians. However, the gas streak on the surface of the gas core did not condense too much, and the effect was even worse than the previous two times.

"Could it be that the quality of these pills is not good?"

Thinking of this, Huo Xiu immediately clenched the bottom of the vial. With a twist of his wrist, he poured out all the pills inside.

At this time, I saw seven pills of the same size falling on Huo Xiu's palm in a row. Outwardly, it's no different.

Huo Xiu thought for a while, then released his spiritual power, and began to perceive these pills one by one.

But soon, Huo Xiu's face became solemn.

"These Qi Nourishing Pills, whether from the outside or from the inside, are no different at all, they should be from the same furnace. Could it be that the problem is ......"

Huo Xiu's eyes lifted, as if he had thought of something. He immediately picked up a Qi Nourishing Pill and threw it into his mouth. Then, it was thoroughly refined step by step.

After doing all this, Huo Xiu still seemed to be unsatisfied, he didn't stop at all, and took a Qi Nourishing Pill again.

And after refining this Qi Nourishing Pill, a smile quietly appeared on the corner of Huo Xiu's mouth, he had already discovered the mystery.

"It turns out that the efficacy of these pills is gradually decreasing. At first, the results are excellent. But then, it starts to decay. It is estimated that in the end, it can only be maintained at a low level. It is no wonder that the more you reach the late stage of the Breakthrough Realm and the Great Perfection, the more Qi Nourishing Pills you need, not only because you need more True Qi, but also because the efficacy of the Qi Nourishing Pill has been greatly reduced. ”

Huo Xiu looked at the five remaining pills in his hand and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Fortunately, his true qi refining level was extremely good, and it was estimated that he only needed ten qi cultivation pills to break through to the middle stage of the Penetration Realm. If it is replaced by someone else, I am afraid that more than 100 pieces will do.

However, this is only the first step. In the later stage, Huo Xiu also needed a lot of Qi Nourishing Pills. At that time, not only will he need the ten pieces in his monthly reward, but I'm afraid he will also have to use merit points to exchange for more Qi Nourishing Pills before he can break through to the next realm.

"Under normal means, my merit points are not enough at all. It seems that it is still necessary to kill those demon clans and evil ways in order to obtain a large number of merit points. ”

Thinking of this, Huo Xiu's gaze shifted to the five Qi Nourishing Pills in his hand again. This is the key to his advancement, and only when he reaches the middle stage of the Penetration Realm can he better deal with the demon clan and the evil path.

Next, according to the established plan, Huo Xiu sent the Qi Nourishing Pill into his body one by one.

Finally, when the last Qi Nourishing Pill was exhausted by Huo Xiu and entered the qi core, the qi pattern finally condensed and formed, firmly clamping in the middle, making the liquid qi core finally stabilize.

At this time, Huo Xiu felt that his body was full of strength, and the true qi reserves in his body were twice as high as before.

He was already able to hold up the shield of True Qi without any scruples, without worrying about the lack of True Qi. Of course, given his current realm, the True Qi Shield couldn't last forever. But in a pinch, it's not a problem.

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is owed. ”

Huo Xiu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and then took out a pair of ice-blue scrolls from his arms.

This is exactly the Xuan-rank mid-grade combat skill that he spent almost all of his merit points to get, the Cold Light Shield. When he inspected the goods before, he had already received a hint from the super task system and could use it immediately.

However, in order not to attract attention, Huo Xiu chose to postpone it. It was only then that it was taken back out.

Huo Xiu had just advanced to the middle stage of the Penetration Realm, and he was in good shape, so without the slightest hesitation, he directly summoned the super task system, spending 300,000 skill points to raise the Cold Light Shield to the realm of mastery.

Suddenly, the scroll in Huo Xiu's hand turned into powder, and he also got a hint from the super task system.

"Congratulations, host, you have learned and fully mastered the Cold Light Shield, a mid-grade body protection combat technique of the Xuan Rank. ”

Huo Xiu looked at this system prompt, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he couldn't help but smile. The next moment, he opened his mouth and let out a soft snort.

"Cold Light Shield, up!"

As soon as the words fell, Huo Xiu instantly condensed a thin light blue true qi shield, surrounding his body, leaving no gaps.

"Is this the Cold Light Shield? I wonder how powerful it is?"

As soon as Huo Xiu thought of this, he clenched his fists violently and hammered them towards his chest.

Rumble!

Seeing that this iron fist was about to hit Huo Xiu firmly, the cold light shield suddenly lit up, blocking the fist stiffly.

Not only that, but some of the true qi wrapped in the fist was also integrated into the shield, making it even more condensed.

"The power of this cold light shield is really good. Although I didn't use my combat skills, this punch was not weak at all, and it was easily blocked. Moreover, it can also absorb part of the true qi, which can indeed be called the stronger and stronger the more you fight, and it is worthy of being a weapon for long-term combat. ”