Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

"Earth Fire Refining the Spirit is somewhat dangerous, even for cultivators at the second level of the Spirit Refining Technique."

"We must not be careless!"

Bai Xuanjing thought to himself.

Then he took out a bottle of pills and some spiritual herbs from his storage bag, just in case.

This elixir is the Feather Elixir.

Based on Bai Xuanjing's understanding of elixirs, this Feather Elixir has a significant effect on nourishing the spirit and soul.

Bai Xuanle also acknowledged this.

Besides the Feather Pill, the other spiritual herbs and materials that Bai Xuanjing took out were also spiritual items that had an effect on the soul.

If any unexpected events occur during the refining process, even though the Feather Pill is not exclusively for healing, it can still help nourish Bai Xuanjing's soul and reduce the damage.

After completing the preparations, Bai Xuanjing immediately recalled the second level of the "Fire Refining God Technique" in his mind.

Although he had read and comprehended the technique many times, when the moment came, a careful examination revealed that it was Bai Xuanjing's personality.

About half an hour later, Bai Xuanjing solemnly turned his gaze to the earth fire.

He activated his magic, unleashing a beam of spiritual light that landed on the earth fire.

"call!"

As if a cold wind had blown by, the subterranean fire suddenly began to flicker and sway.

"rise!"

With a change of incantation, Bai Xuanjing extracted a cluster of flames, which landed in front of him.

Although it had broken away from the source of the flame, the earth fire did not immediately dissipate under the restraint of the magic technique.

Then came the continuous changes in incantations, and the spiritual light on the surface of the flames constantly shifted.

As if something had been stripped away from the flames, the aura of the flames gradually became somewhat eerie.

As the aura of the flames changed, cold sweat gradually appeared on Bai Xuanjing's forehead.

In its eyes, the shape of the flames was clearly reflected, like the reflection of mountains on the water.

Bai Xuanjing, however, was somewhat surprised.

He has already begun refining his spirit!

Humans have seven orifices, among which the eyes are most closely related to the soul. Therefore, the initial stage of the art of refining the soul is to refine the soul through the eyes.

Place the flames in front of you, circulate the incantation, and your eyes will absorb the essence of the flames, which will then merge and refine with your soul.

The whole process...

It hurts so much!

It's like the pain of having your muscles sanded by sandpaper under the heat of a flame, but even more intense and unbearable.

And even the very soul!

It was precisely during this process that Bai Xuanjing felt her consciousness was exceptionally clear.

Fortunately, although the process of circulating the incantation was extremely painful, once it was finished, a feeling of sweet rain cleansing the soul would come.

This feeling was incredibly pleasant, and it also brought a significant boost to the strength of one's soul!

Pain and comfort alternated, like experiencing both ice and fire, making Bai Xuanjing feel like she was dying.

The results were hard-won, but the effects were remarkable.

After completing one cycle of spirit cultivation, the improvement in the soul is much more significant than the effect of spirit cultivation during alchemy.

However, the Earth Fire Refining God technique is more domineering, and one needs to recuperate for a period of time after the refining process is completed.

Otherwise, it is easy to suffer damage to one's spirit and soul.

……

Earth Fire Chamber

Having just finished refining pills and received a reward for improving his pill-refining skills, Bai Xuanjing, who was digesting the skill, suddenly opened his eyes.

More than ten days have passed since the cultivation level was improved and the spirit was refined by the earth fire.

During this period, Bai Xuanjing continuously refined pills to improve her cultivation, and her realm gradually stabilized.

There was nothing else going on.

but……

Reflecting on the unusual feeling that had suddenly arisen in her heart, Bai Xuanjing's gaze shifted slightly as she looked at a piece of wood in the corner.

It was the Jade Spirit Beehive.

Since arriving at Autumn Maple Island, Bai Xuanjing has released all the Jade Spirit Bees.

As for the beehive, he kept it with him.

With the help of the Jade Spirit Bee, Bai Xuanjing was able to grasp the general changes in spiritual energy within a radius of more than ten miles around the island.

In the past six months, the Jade Spirit Bee colony has not sensed any significant changes.

But, just now...

A subtle, changing spiritual energy emanated from the Jade Spirit Bee swarm and was transmitted to Bai Xuanjing through the hive.

"Something has landed on the island; its presence is quite strong!"

"The absence of a message via paper crane indicates that the visitor is not a cultivator from the Bai family."

"But we don't know if it's a demonic beast or a cultivator?"

Bai Xuanjing's thoughts raced, and she immediately became somewhat wary.

Although the Jade Spirit Bee swarm can sense abnormal spiritual energy, it can only sense it roughly, and cannot even distinguish whether the source of the abnormal spiritual energy is a cultivator or a demon beast.

If it were a passing demon beast or cultivator, that would be fine; Bai Xuanjing had no need to provoke it.

However, judging from the information transmitted by the Jade Spirit Bee, this thing is clearly heading towards the island.

Autumn Maple Island isn't large, and that thing's route... seems to pass through the cave at the entrance to the subterranean fire.

If you are trapped in the cave with no other way out, it's a dead end!

Thinking of this, Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred slightly.

After a moment's thought, he immediately put on the Invisibility Cloak and then fled towards the cave entrance.

Upon exiting the fiery cave, Bai Xuanjing leaped into the air.

With the blessing of magic, although it could not fly through the air, its figure was extremely agile, and it landed on a treetop.

Then, Bai Xuanjing concealed himself and his aura.

Standing on the tree, Bai Xuanjing gazed into the distance, looking in the direction indicated by the Jade Spirit Bee swarm.

There, a huge figure swept by, and as it moved, the trees fell to either side.

"A python demon... its scales are black and white, it's three zhang long and as thick as a bucket, its demonic energy is solid... its assessment is that it's at the late stage of the first tier!"

"It looks like a spotted serpent python!"

Sensing the strength of the demonic energy, Bai Xuanjing's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant.

He quickly recalled it in his mind.

Immediately afterwards, information about the Spotted Serpent appeared one by one in Bai Xuanjing's mind.

This demon is enormous, adept at strangulation, and although it is a python, it is venomous.

Its venom is corrosive and can easily break through a cultivator's protective aura, and may even corrode magical artifacts.

It can be described as an extremely troublesome monster.

Immediately, Bai Xuanjing noticed that large patches of scales had fallen off the spotted python's body, indicating that it was injured.

Even more bizarrely, black mist occasionally emanated from the demon's entire body.

The black mist transformed into various hideous ghost faces in mid-air, lunging at the spotted venomous python like evil spirits.

Although it looked extremely terrifying, the black-faced demon did not seem to be very powerful. It was shaken by the demonic aura emanating from the spotted venomous python and turned into mist and dissipated.

Even so, the demon appeared to have been affected.

Behind this demon were two streaks of light, which belonged to cultivators.

"Could he be a demon-hunting cultivator?"

Bai Xuanjing began to speculate in his mind.

The spotted venomous python is quite troublesome, and its flesh and blood are inedible. Its scales are not as strong as those of other monsters, and the only usable material on its body is actually its venom sacs.

Hunting monsters isn't very cost-effective.

Generally speaking, few cultivators would actively provoke such a demonic beast.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Xuanjing felt a bit unlucky.

This spotted venomous python is really unlucky; how did it end up hiding on my island while trying to escape being hunted down?

Autumn Maple Island is remote and small in size.

If a war between humans and demons were to break out here, it might shatter the concealment of the Earth Fire Cave.

This would expose the fire cave.

Regardless of whether he was in danger or not, the exposure of the fire cave was a terrible thing.

After all, the underground fire on Autumn Maple Island is not protected by any formation.

If outsiders find out, countless troubles will follow.

Thinking of this, Bai Xuanjing's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

What an undeserved disaster.

He quietly picked up the Azure Scale Sword and the Black Gold Sword.

When traveling, you must be careful.

Even if these two cultivators appear to be demon hunters, if they discover there are other people on the island, they might just stage a murder and robbery.

In the vast ocean, there is no justice to be found.

After completing the preparations, Bai Xuanjing did not intend to show herself immediately. Instead, she hid in the treetops and quietly watched the spotted venomous python and the two cultivators who came to the island.