The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Hu Xingtong's heart moved. The red-gold light undoubtedly aroused her great interest.

"Chen Wu, did you see that red-gold light? What is that?" Hu Xingtong asked anxiously, his eyes fixed on the fleeting light.

Chen Wu was silent for a moment, as if sensing something, before slowly speaking, "That's... the Heart of Flame Extreme, the essence of the Flame Extreme Mine. It's said that cultivators who obtain the Heart of Flame Extreme will not only greatly increase their cultivation, but also master a powerful flame-based magical power. It's just... a little strange..."

"What's weird?"

[I can't really say. If you're interested, you can practice for a while. It's not too late to check it out once your body's endurance reaches a certain limit.]

"That's true." After all, the things here still belong to the Fire Clan. Even if Hu Xingtong really wants them, he has to ask Yu Chi first. So, for now, he should just practice hard and go there when he is strong enough.

Hu Xingtong took Chen Wu's warning to heart and decided to focus on her own cultivation. She refocused her breathing, completely immersing her body in the scalding magma, feeling every ounce of heat seeping through, every wisp of spiritual energy flowing. Her spirit entered the thirteenth floor of the Chonglou for the trial.

As time went by, Hu Xingtong's body gradually adapted to the high temperature environment of the middle layer of magma, and her physical strength also increased. Her skin became as hard as lava under the baptism of magma, and her spiritual power was purified and enhanced unprecedentedly, and her soul also broke into the fourth level in the secret realm.

During this period, Hu Xingtong not only tried to combine the Scanning Eye with his own spiritual power, but also tried to integrate the Scanning Eye into the magical powers he practiced. As the Dharma body continued to take shape, Hu Xingtong's body was like a flowing flame, invisible and intangible. It was also because of his understanding of magma in the past few days that Hu Xingtong gradually understood the essence of the fire element.

[Congratulations to the host for clearing the thirteenth floor of the secret realm. Please complete the formation of the Dharma body.]

She began to try to combine her soul with the fire element in the magma, but the violence of the fire element itself was enough to make her soul feel a burning and tearing sensation. This feeling continued to intensify with each dive of Hu Xingtong. Gradually, Hu Xingtong felt that her soul and body were filled with heat, as if she was lacking water.

It’s almost there, the Flame Body and Flame Soul are almost complete.

Hu Xingtong closed his eyes tightly, feeling the heat rising in his body. This feeling gradually expanded from his meridians to his soul, becoming clearer and more unbearable.

"Crack, crack—" the sound of objects breaking echoed, and then, piece after piece of debris fell from Hu Xingtong's body. The fragments were burned into ashes in the magma. Gradually, Hu Xingtong's body gradually merged with the surrounding environment, and there was no sense of incongruity.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the creation of the Dharmakaya and opening the secret realm of Bingjie Chongshan]

As the system's announcement sounded, Hu Xingtong slowly opened his eyes and felt the changes in his body. Hu Xingtong tilted his head and suddenly remembered that in the novel, when the protagonist merged with the strange fire, his hair was burned off by the fire and he became a bald head. He immediately touched his head in fear.

Feeling the familiar touch of hair in his hands, Hu Xingtong smiled with satisfaction and murmured thankfully: "Fortunately, I still have hair."

"Hair is also part of the Dharmakaya, okay? You can't possibly develop a Dharmakaya and end up with no hair." Chen Wu thought her behavior was ridiculous and rolled his eyes as he explained within the system space.

"I'm just worried. I find that you are becoming less and less lovely than before." Hu Xingtong withdrew his hand. After obtaining the Dharma body, his mood inexplicably improved a lot.

"Don't keep looking for my problems. Look for the answers within yourself. Think more about what you've learned over the years. This basic knowledge was learned when you were building your foundation. Are you giving it back so quickly?"

"Haha, don't change the subject. What I'm saying is that you love to argue with me now. You're not as cute as you used to be."

"You probably don't have any idea what's going on. You don't even consider that you have no memory, but I do. If it weren't for the fact that I wanted you to have a good impression of me at first, I wouldn't be playing nice."

Damn, all that cuteness before was just an act. Hu Xingtong felt depressed, but he couldn't say anything to her. After all, he was also the one who pretended to be a good kid in order to leave a good first impression.

[Do you want to continue?] Chen Wu asked.

"Go on, strike while the iron is hot, and let's refine a mineral bone by the way." Hu Xingtong moved her wrists a little. After having a Dharma body, she was no longer afraid of the magma around her. Instead, she swam in it like a fish in water.

Fortunately, the Scanning Eye has also made a qualitative leap following the training of the Dharma Body. Now it has the ability to perceive stronger energy. It is equivalent to Hu Xingtong having an extra energy perception detector, which is really nice.

Finally, guided by the Scanning Eye, Hu Xingtong arrived close to the crimson-gold light. She peered closely and saw a round bead emitting a fiery glow, quietly suspended in the magma, surrounded by countless tiny fragments of Yanji ore, as if protecting it.

Hu Xingtong's heart skipped a beat; she knew this was the Heart of Flame. She carefully extended a hand, wrapped her palm with spiritual power, and slowly approached the bead.

Just as her fingers were about to touch the bead, a powerful wave of heat and spiritual power suddenly erupted, shocking Hu Xingtong back several steps.

It is precisely because of the appearance of this heat that the scanning eye is able to capture the existence of another heat.

"It seems there is another one..."

[Really... fake... there really is another one? I was wondering why it was so strange. Don't rush to take it. Go back and ask Yu Chi not to take away other people's treasures.] Chen Wu reminded Hu Xingtong, and only then did he react and withdrew his hand in dismay.

"Don't be in a hurry, let's refine the ore first."

"Alright, I'll see if there's a bone refining method I can pass on to you." As he spoke, Chen Wu searched various ancient books for information on refining mineral bones. Hard work paid off, and he found a record of refining mineral bones in the technique taught by Si Xu.

However, the more Hu Xingtong read the record, the more outrageous it seemed to him. His expression grew more ferocious, and in the end, he simply couldn't bear to read any more. He said doubtfully, "Using ore as a blade to cut bones, and using flesh and blood as a guide, the properties of the flesh and ore must also be consistent. These conditions are extremely demanding. Fortunately, I cultivated a Dharma body in advance."

"And this, to refine the mineral bones, you need to balance the spiritual roots with it. If the spiritual roots are not qualified enough, it will probably be a failure. Can this thing really succeed?"

"You can try it. I think it's fine. After all, the first person in this world to possess a mineral bone was Yu Chi. Your master wouldn't have made any mistakes in his records, would he?"

"Thank you." Hu Xingtong raised a professional fake smile, and finally looked at the piece of Yanji Ore fragment in front of him and decided to give it a try.

"If something goes wrong for me, I'll find a way to contact the higher-ups. Don't let me die here. It's really chilling."

[Yeah, yeah, I won't let you die in the lava.] Chen Wu said perfunctorily and didn't say anything else to interrupt.

Hu Xingtong took a deep breath, adjusted her mood, closed her eyes, and began to practice the method of cultivating the ore bone recorded by Cheese Xu. As her breathing gradually became deeper and steady, the surrounding magma seemed to be affected and became calm.

Driven by her spiritual energy, the fragments of the Yanji ore began to merge with her body, fusing with her spiritual roots and flesh. Hu Xingtong felt an unprecedented pain, far more painful than the burning of her flesh by magma, as if countless sharp needles were piercing her bones, causing both itching and pain.