The rag picking sister turned out to be a weapon refiner

Returning to the depths of the magma again, it was much easier without the hindrance of the magma's heat. Hu Xingtong did not wrap himself with spiritual power like the first time, but stood alone in front of the two Hearts of Flame, looking at the two red-gold crystals that were no different from each other. This time, Hu Xingtong reached out for one of them without any scruples.

As his palm touched the Heart of Flame, the surrounding magma immediately surged towards Hu Xingtong like a tide. Invisible air currents flowed around Hu Xingtong, and red ripples set off waves behind Hu Xingtong.

This strange phenomenon lasted for about an incense stick of time before gradually subsiding.

Perhaps because of the mineral bones, Hu Xingtong's body was very receptive to the Heart of Flame. After entering Hu Xingtong's body, the Heart of Flame became motionless and lay quietly in his dantian. Strands of red light flowed out from his dantian, nourishing Hu Xingtong's body at every moment.

Once you get what you want, it's time to go back and prepare.

The sect competition will be held in less than a year, and after that, Hu Xingtong feels that he should prepare to embark on a journey of training on his own.

This experience, with the care of Sun Ze and Han Qianyu along the way, made her almost forget the purpose of her coming to this world. A comfortable life can easily wear down a person's will, and she almost forgot the pressure she was carrying.

Hu Xingtong felt the strength of her body. The strength of her physical body had completely stabilized at the middle and late stages of the Zhenyuan Realm. Similarly, her cultivation realm had also stabilized at the middle and late stages of the Jindan Realm. Both were only one step away from entering the late stages. Hu Xingtong thought that before the Yuanying Stage, she should not take the initiative to refine the power of the Flame Heart. At least she would suppress her cultivation for a period of time, and then go into seclusion to practice after completing the refining of Sun Ze's weapon.

However, where should she go after the sect competition? If she wants to have the power to truly break through the dimension, she must first break through the way of heaven, and then she cannot lack the tempering of crisis.

[What are you thinking about?] Chen Wu saw her sitting motionless in the lava, curious about what she was thinking, and asked.

"I'm thinking about what will happen after the sect-wide competition. I plan to go out and gain some experience on my own."

[Do you have any ideas? You really should go out and explore on your own. I don't have much experience following your fellow students around in a fixed location and meeting fixed people every day. If you need it, I can make a plan for you.]

Yes, Hu Xingtong almost forgot that she still had a main task, and she also had to experience this world with the system. In this case, she had to go everywhere.

"Here's what I think. This game world is built on a Kaiyuan Continent. This continent is divided into three regions: Central, Western, and Eastern. The Western Region is the territory of demons, while the Eastern Region is the territory of humans and cultivators. The Central Region is located at the junction of both the Eastern and Western Regions."

[You can't go to the Central Region now.]

"why?"

[The Central Region is surrounded by a barrier. It's not located at the junction of the East and West Regions, but rather borders both regions, with the East and West being the border. Your information is inaccurate, and the barrier around the Central Region is still inaccessible. According to this world's theory, the barrier should only admit cultivators above the Spiritual Transformation stage. In current history, only your Grandmaster Sixu has ever entered, but there are few records. Therefore, your plans cannot include the Central Region for the time being.]

"That's fine." Upon hearing this, Hu Xingtong didn't pay much attention. His consciousness entered the system space, and he looked at the map that Chen Wu had laid out and said, "According to my thinking, there are two sects and four full sects in the Eastern Region. The full sect competition will be held at one of the four sects, the Fu Zhen Sect. There is a Tianhun Secret Realm on the territory of the Fu Zhen Sect, and this secret realm will be open to the top twenty disciples of the competition, and I should be one of them."

"After that, the closest to the Fuzhen Sect is the Wanshou Sect. Within the Wanshou Sect's heartland lies the Fansheng Abyss, which is filled with monsters. I can also walk through it and fight with those monsters. The Qingzhu Sect, which is also difficult to walk to and close to the Wanshou Sect, has the Wushan Mountain in its heartland, which is the location of the side quest. We should save this for last. As for the Yujian Sect's heartland, there's a sword tomb there."

"But if I want to go into that place, I need my master to show up. It's a sword tomb. I always see it in novels. I really want to go and see if there are many spiritual swords and sword intentions in it."

"Then there's also the Shenyin Sect. How come you don't have any ideas?" Chen Wu noticed a sect that hadn't been mentioned and immediately asked curiously.

"Yes, the Shenyin Sect is located at the junction of the East and West Central Regions. There is a heavy rock mountain range between their hinterland and the Western Region. It is also a good place for training. From there, you can directly enter the Western Region. Oh, and my master said that there is another sect at the entrance to the Western Region. It is a neutral sect called the Yin Chan Sect. I heard that they are all monks, but there is a Qingxin Lake in their sect. Whether they are demon cultivators, monster cultivators or Taoist cultivators, they all like to go there. It is said that it has the effect of calming the mind and having great benefits for the soul."

[Then you can follow this route. However, before you go to the demon territory, you can take Ye Nanhe with you. Maybe you can complete part of your mission by the way.]

"Of course you do. Do I need to tell you? But I don't quite understand. Although most people don't know about the grudge between Zuo Ying and the master, there has never been any grudge between Taoist and demonic cultivators. Why are they fighting to the death now? I always think that as long as Taoist and demonic cultivators don't kill or burn people, there shouldn't be any big problems between them." Hu Xingtong frowned, recalling the image of Zuo Ying in the master's story. It seemed that there was no deep hatred between Taoist and demonic cultivators at the beginning. Even if there was a personal grudge between the master and Zuo Ying later, it would not cause such a big gap between the two cultivation races.

You're a bit foolish. Taoist and demonic cultivators don't really have much in common except for their different standpoints and philosophies. However, over the years, both have had disagreements over the difficulty of breaking through. Demonic cultivators spread rumors of an evil method from the evil cultivators, claiming it could lead to a breakthrough to the Divine Transformation stage. Meanwhile, Taoists also spread theories about cultivating the Supreme and Merciless Dao and killing their wives to prove their Dao. As a result, Taoists implied that demonic cultivators were evil, while demonic cultivators felt that Taoists were unkind. Over time, misunderstandings and conflicts arose.

Then, driven by profit, conflicts arose wherever there were people. Daoist cultivators and demonic cultivators clashed over territory and resources. Their differing behavior led to dislike for each other, and over time, they grew to dislike each other. This situation has now evolved into a contest for dominance, and who is right and who is wrong has become unimportant.

"What you're saying is that there's still a possibility for Daoist and Demonic cultivators to reconcile. It's just that some people's problems aren't the same as most people's. So, as long as we can find the external conflict and divert it eastward, that's all that matters."

[Bing Gou, you're right. In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak, and strength is the only way to go.]

"After all, I have to continue practicing. There is no other way. Well, I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going to go out and practice my sword skills and the magical powers given by my master. I have to get a good ranking in the sect competition." With that, Hu Xingtong also left the system space. Chen Wu just stood there watching the man's back as he left, with a relieved smile on his face. If you didn't know, you would think he was like a father watching his child.