Chapter 573 239: Martial Arts Furnace

The mist gradually clears, revealing the symbolic patterns of the fourth floor.

Looking out, the far left pattern is a combat pattern, the middle one is a recovery pattern, both have appeared before, while the pattern on the far right is entirely new.

The central part of this new pattern resembles a furnace; around the furnace, intricate lines intertwine in a chaotic manner on the furnace's exterior.

"A new pattern."

"This likely represents a possible new step for the Martial Arts Family when breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm."

A thought flashes by, Qin Jin has gained deeper recognition of this Tower of the Supreme through previous experiences. Since it is the path one must take to ascend to the Martial Saint, he naturally seeks to understand it as much as possible.

Stepping up the stairs, he climbs ever higher. As Qin Jin ascends, new sights gradually emerge around the Tower of the Supreme.

Eventually, he steps onto the fourth floor.

At this place, upon leaving the stairs, the pattern in front of him begins to change, transforming from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. Qin Jin clearly senses the power surging out around him, a harvest from within the Tower of the Supreme.

The power melds into the pattern, the blood moon behind him reflects, as if conducting some examination. After a silent moment, the furnace pattern transforms into the simplest linear form, swiftly dropping and disappearing completely during its descent.

In the next moment, with Qin Jin at the center, light radiates from beneath his feet, the disappeared lines reappear, interwoven with each other, constructing into an array-like form. After expanding to a certain range, the lines rise, intertwine, and within a few breaths, a furnace constructed from force lines bursts into radiant brilliance, becoming fully formed!

Qin Jin stands at the center.

He surveys the surroundings, the furnace half-transparent, extremely sparse except where the force lines exist. If carefully sensed, one would discover the universe within, densely packed small symbols cover the line surfaces.

As the furnace forms.

Inside the furnace, around Qin Jin, true flames flicker, dancing subtly. Qin Jin does not feel the burning but instead experiences a mystical sensation forming around him. With the forging of fire, his physique changes, akin to inscription, akin to confirmation.

"This is..."

"Casting with Technique!"

The insight Qin Jin possesses is extraordinary, instantly recognizing: "This Tower of the Supreme, based on my previous harvests, generates the Technique. Now this furnace scene is simulating the casting with Technique. This is also a crucial step in breaking through to the Martial Saint Realm."

"This furnace can be rightfully called the Martial Arts Furnace!"

Inwardly, Qin Jin murmurs, his mind dispersing as he meticulously experiences the process, concurrently generating more thoughts, closely observing everything around him.

"This Martial Arts Furnace can be viewed as an extremely special array, valuable for reference, augmenting my accumulation in arrays."

"Moreover, being a furnace, it can similarly provide assistance in other directions."

Thrice the benefit.

As thoughts swirl rapidly, Enlightenment Treasure Skill activates, the azure lotus sways within the Grotto Heaven, as the furnace casts the body. He observes every line forming the furnace, committing them to memory.

In the process, at a certain moment, Qin Jin's expression becomes solemn, Fire God Technique activates!

Behind Qin Jin, the scene of Lingxu Fire God flickers into view, moments later, the Fire God bends low, seemingly merging into Qin Jin himself. Outside his physique, a small furnace adheres and forms.

This is the evolution brought about by the Fire God Technique, utilizing the Divine Martial Furnace, an evolution specific to Qin Jin's path.

Externally large furnace, internally small furnace, everything proceeds, the furnace evolving from the Fire God Technique begins to collect the subtleties of the external furnace, undergoing changes in certain places.

This step is immensely demanding on energy and a test of comprehension.

Even Qin Jin must remain completely focused, with not a moment of distraction.

Just in this process, fully invested, a subtle sound reaches Qin Jin's ears quietly.

The sound is particularly calm, speaking a language unfamiliar to Qin Jin, yet listening closely, he understands the intent. The content described pertains precisely to this Martial Arts Furnace!

Like reading intensely and then someone opens the path to clarity, the efficiency thus soars, accelerating the transformation speed of the furnace around Qin Jin.

He pauses momentarily but reacts immediately.

The cause of the recent occurrence is precisely the [Saint Trait] he acquired in this Tower of the Supreme!

His choice on the third floor: [Heroic Spirit].

This is a completely supernatural special ability, triggered while he is wholly immersed in cultivation, allowing him to reap significant benefits.

"Martial Saint, indeed a completely unique realm."

Qin Jin recalls his past encounters with powerful figures who reside beyond the Martial Saint Realm in the Martial Arts Realm, reflecting on their appearances: "Such entirely different abilities, paired with the infinite possibilities of the vast Star Sea, indeed, each person walks a completely unique path."

As thoughts flash by, Qin Jin's body moves at this moment.

He steps forward within the furnace, with each step, the furnace around him glows more brilliantly, while the furnace formed by the Tower of the Supreme dims accordingly.

This is not a depletion or weakening of power being absorbed, but rather as Qin Jin himself learned, the effects of the furnace within the tower on him quickly diminished, thus it dimmed.

Moving forward, with the final step taken, Qin Jin had already left the furnace, stepping onto the stairs leading to a higher place. The furnace behind him collapsed with a bang, yet the furnace within Qin Jin himself remained, clinging to his body, continuously altering him.

The true Divine Martial Furnace serves to help the Martial Arts Family condense Divine Intent, worthy of being called Forging Intent!

After Qin Jin had a miraculous encounter, merging with the Fire God Technique, it manifested on Qin Jin himself with the effect of Body Refining, honing oneself.

And now…

After undergoing growth in this Martial Arts Furnace, it began to develop new abilities, which, if given a name, would be… Forging Technique!

Intent, Body, Technique!

The furnace persisted, the mist above unveiled, and upon confirming no special gate, Qin Jin threw himself into the combat gate, honing himself.

The enemies encountered grew progressively stronger, yet Qin Jin found it increasingly effortless, wandering leisurely.

Step by step, ascending higher.

In the following layers, no special gate appeared, combat became the main theme, somewhat monotonous.

But this enabled Qin Jin to gain more insights.

On the Martial Saint Road, this ultimate leap after the nine transformations of the Martial Arts Family, they gain numerous opportunities and rewards, reaping boundless possibilities, becoming henceforth more extraordinary, yet all of this is inseparable from personal accumulation.

It is the scenes of the past, the battles of Martial Combat, the repeated cultivation, that truly forged the self.

One layer after another.

The external furnace maintained, increasingly dazzling, when Qin Jin departed from the battle scene on the eighth layer, the peak of the [Tower of the Supreme], the endpoint, was already visible to the naked eye.

At this moment.

Not long after Qin Jin ascended the Tower of the Supreme, the Blood Moon that hung behind him and weighed him down silently began to cast shadows from above.

The shadows expanded like web-like cracks, multiplying rapidly after appearing, and within seconds, the Blood Moon was densely covered with webs, increasingly bizarre, and after a silent moment, shattered with a roar!

The shattered Blood Moon transformed into incredibly pure energy, falling into Qin Jin, merging throughout his body.

Qin Jin felt a release within himself.

The heavy pressure he had been bearing was suddenly lifted in that instant, Qin Jin's momentum erupted fiercely outward, his eyes blazing, gazing down at himself, feeling light.

As if shackles were broken.

Breaking through the Martial Saint Realm, the Martial Arts Family might, due to reasons in cultivation, gain negative impacts, but with sincerity and perseverance, continuous consolidation and honing could transform it into useful assets, and even reap more benefits.

This ascent of the Tower of the Supreme did not last long but represented a prolonged journey of cultivation.

Blood Moon merged.

In the sky, the mist of the ninth layer slowly dispersed outward.

At the moment Qin Jin's gaze reached it, the dispersing mist suddenly halted, and in the next instant, a booming sound echoed within the Tower of the Supreme, as the three stairway routes converged towards the center!

The entire Tower of the Supreme has ten layers, the tenth layer being the place where three routes converge, the final destination.

But now… on the ninth layer, the routes changed, requiring no choice to be made; the three routes merged into one!

The three stairways unified, becoming broader, and the pressure increased at an unimaginable speed, though shrouded by mist, Qin Jin clearly saw the symbols on the ninth layer rapidly changing.

"It seems I've fulfilled some kind of opportunity."

Qin Jin murmured to himself.

The changes above lasted for about half an hour, during which the mist grew denser.

Qin Jin watched everything, quietly awaiting.

As time passed, with the fluctuations beneath the mist ceasing, like unveiling a veil, the mist dispersed to both sides, but after spreading to a certain distance, stopped, encircling the symbols of the ninth layer, appearing like a [Fog Gate].

In the center of the Fog Gate was an entirely new symbol never seen before.

Its shape was abstract and could be described as resembling a [question mark].

Question mark, representing the unknown.

This Fog Gate connects to an unknown land!