Dragon Hidden in the Sky

Inside the passage, Ye Qing was covered in blood again, his body almost on the verge of disintegration.

He gasped for breath, then began to circulate his Nine Heavens Qi. After his physical body had recovered somewhat, he endured the pain and crawled to the other end of the passage.

After confirming that no one was outside, he easily found his way to the room where he had stayed before.

What Ye Qing didn't notice was that every time he entered the room, the Thousand Machine Cauldron would silently rotate, as if it were helping him conceal some kind of aura.

After arriving at the room, Ye Qing quickly entered the Great Evolution Tower and then... began to cultivate!

During this cultivation, he felt that more and more divine treasure power was being integrated into his body. More and more divine treasure power was emanating from the five divine treasure gates. Most of the divine treasure power intertwined with the rhythm of the Great Dao and then entered his physical body!

Ye Qing often felt that he could use martial arts techniques, such as breaking through all kinds of laws, with ease.

Although his injuries were severe this time, they were all physical injuries. His internal health was still quite good, and with the enhancement of his physical body, his recovery ability also improved. It only took him three days to return to his best condition.

He exhaled, then opened his eyes and clenched his fist.

More than twenty star-patterned stones appeared in his hand.

Yes, his luck was so-so this time. In almost a whole day, he only dug up about twenty star-patterned stones. He picked them out and chose the ones that he thought had something in them!

He discovered that under these circumstances, his stone-carving skills were also quietly improving.

This time, the harvest was much less than the first time. Of the twenty-odd star-patterned stones, he only took out five stones, all of which were of grade eight.

After finishing, he headed back towards the mine.

However, to his dismay, the immense pressure he felt the moment he stepped into the mine was still there, and it did not return to normal after he left the mine!

However, under this pressure, he still pushed his physical body to its limit again and came out!

He took a few breaths and then said, "No wonder they only get to enter once every two weeks. It turns out there's a time limit for refreshing each time they enter!"

In the following days, Ye Qing followed a very regular routine: he would cultivate, then enter the mine to suppress his physical body to its limit, and then return to continue cultivating!

With each training session, he felt his physical body become much stronger.

The divine power that had been born within him had become incredibly powerful.

Ye Qing even felt that his divine power was now comparable to that of a saint, but his physical body had not yet fully entered the saint realm.

This left Ye Qing completely confused about what went wrong.

Through continuous training, Ye Qing discovered a problem: he could only safely enter the mine after about seven days since his last visit!

This also made Ye Qing's days in this strange place more regular.

Enter the mine, mine, and then cultivate to restore your physical body. After that, cut stones and use the time you have left to cultivate and capture the rhythm of the Great Dao by utilizing the rare and precious treasures you have mined!

Even though Ye Qing reached the peak of the Venerable realm, he still felt that he was getting stronger every day.

Before he knew it, another month had passed. In that month, Ye Qing had entered the mine four times!

To his surprise, whether he hadn't noticed or for some other reason, he hadn't seen Liu Qing and the others reappear in the past month or so!

Perhaps because this place was exposed, they moved to another location, or perhaps for other reasons.

In short, Liu Qing and the others did not appear for more than a month afterward.

After another training session, Ye Qing felt that his physical body was very close to undergoing a transformation.

He felt that after a few more times, his physical body would undergo a complete transformation, and he would enter the ranks of saints.

This made Ye Qing extremely excited.

Once his physical body reaches the level of a saint, and he combines it with his special abilities, his combat power will undoubtedly be among the strongest in the early stages of sainthood.

However, he didn't rush over. He suppressed his emotions and tried to calm himself down, otherwise, if something unexpected happened during his breakthrough, it would be a loss.

Following the same method as before, he took out the star-patterned stones. The longer he stayed in the mine, the more star-patterned stones he mined!

This time, he mined more than thirty star-patterned stones. After selecting them, he took out six and began to cut them!

Through continuous cutting, Ye Qing also discovered a problem: getting items of grade nine or higher depended on luck.

He seemed to have good luck the first time; in the subsequent attempts, he only managed to get a ninth-grade dagger.

These six pieces in front of him made Ye Qing very excited!

Before long, Ye Qing cut open the five stones. This time the harvest was quite good. The first five stones actually revealed a unique skill, but this unique skill was a palm technique!

This thing is pretty useless. Either keep it for Lingtian Pavilion or sell it.

Ye Qing looked at the last piece, and then he began to cut it.

Amidst the flying stone chips, Ye Qing's expression brightened with delight. As the stone became transparent, he discovered that it contained a thick ancient book.

This made Ye Qing extremely excited, as the ancient books he opened contained techniques beyond the level of ultimate skills!

It seems that even a Heaven-level combat skill is not qualified to enter this Star Pattern Stone.

Ye Qing quickly cut the stone open, but when he saw the words on it, he was stunned!

"Random Thoughts!"

There were only two words written on it!

Ye Qing opened it and took a look. He found that it was actually a diary-like thing!

Ye Qing frowned slightly and said, "They actually sealed the diary inside this star-patterned stone. Could there be some extraordinary information inside?"

Ye Qing hesitated for a moment, but he still turned the page!

The handwriting is very neat.

There was no date on it, only a record of the events.

"Today, I turn eighteen. This is my last chance to awaken my abilities. If I can't test my special characteristics this time, then I'm likely doomed for the rest of my life!"

"The result is somewhat disappointing. I really don't have any special characteristics! Without special characteristics, I'm not qualified to enter a sect. If I want to pursue the path of martial arts, I can only take the path of a martial artist, but without special characteristics, I can't enter a sect! It seems like I've already seen my entire life!"

"And Xiaoyue has awakened a rare trait. She's going to be taken away by the Yan Yue Sect. I really envy her!"