The oppressive force was like a tide, coming wave after wave, continuous and unending, with the illusion of the Three-headed Exotic Python floating in the air, its icy cold gaze filled with a bloody aura.
Facing the mental pressure of extraordinary creatures and facing a leftover image through the Martial Arts Crystal were completely different.
However...
The Three-headed Exotic Python before him, after all, was already dead.
Life and death are the two most extreme states.
Compared to when it was alive, the current mental pressure was merely the residue of its body, not even a tenth remaining.
Its body still contained oppressive force, but this force would fade over time until it completely disappeared without a trace.
Qin Jin stared at the illusion created by the oppressive force in the Spiritual World, and after confirming it was within his tolerance, he started to engrave without hesitation!
Since he found this corpse, he naturally wanted to make it serve its greatest purpose.
Using spiritual strength as a brush and the Spiritual World as a canvas, he engraved everything to transform it into resources for his cultivation.
Engraving in progress.
The illusion of the Exotic Python grew more ferocious, and in Qin Jin's perception, its body coiled upwards, mouth opening wide, extremely fierce, diving towards Qin Jin.
The pressure rose, as if the intent of freezing spread.
Spiritual strength was being consumed rapidly, and his thoughts slowed down.
Sweat beaded on Qin Jin's forehead.
But now, the remaining oppressive force on the python's body was ultimately like rootless duckweed, unable to sustain.
It didn't even have instincts, except for applying pressure, it had no means of attack.
The engraving continued...
Until the spiritual strength was nearly exhausted, Qin Jin stopped visualizing.
His expression was somewhat listless, but his eyes were filled with an uplifting spirit.
With a slight thought, the panel appeared.
[Visualization Technique: Withered Bone Thunder Elephant Lv1 (57%)]
[Visualization Technique: Three-headed Exotic Python Lv0 (17%)]
Some changes appeared on the profession panel.
The method of cultivating the Visualization Technique was similar, but the object of focus was the only difference.
"I don't really know the true name of this Ice Attribute Exotic Python, it seems the information on the panel was named based on my subjective thoughts."
A thought flashed, Qin Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I couldn't engrave successfully directly; after all, the level of this Exotic Python is so much higher than the Withered Bone Thunder Elephant."
"This is undoubtedly a great opportunity. If it hadn't fallen, who knows how long it would have been before I could engrave creatures of this rank."
"Once I complete the engraving, in addition to aiding my cultivation, it can also become my trump card."
When a Martial Arts Family engraves, once successful, the scene of the retained image in the Spiritual World also becomes a means of attack for the Martial Artist.
In the past, when fighting alongside the Hunting Team, Qin Jin once manifested the Withered Bone Thunder Elephant to slow a giant rhinoceros mentally.
"Once the spiritual strength recovers, I'll continue."
Qin Jin maneuvered the Deep Driller and stepped forward.
Although the engraving wasn't completely successful, perhaps because there was already a similar origin aura within Qin Jin's Spiritual World, the oppressive force from the corpse lightened significantly when he wasn't engraving.
The Three-headed Exotic Python was frozen in ice, and Qin Jin maneuvered the Deep Driller to step closer, raising his head to look up.
"Python blood can be used for medicinal baths. The quantity is so astonishing that it can nurture the people of Sacrificial Fire Tribe besides myself."
"If anyone awakens a Treasure Skill because of it, it would be a great enhancement for Sacrificial Fire Tribe."
"Python meat as food, such extraordinary creatures, even the meat is a treasure, continuously consuming it subtly enhances the constitution."
"This python meat is even ice-fresh, no need to worry about rot."
"After peeling off the scales, they can be taken to Sacrificial Fire Tribe to see if any skillful hands can weave them into armor. With the size of this Exotic Python, it can arm many people."
"As for python bones, they can only be treasured first."
Qin Jin surveyed the giant python: "The bones of this Exotic Python must be extremely precious extraordinary materials. With my current status, using them or trading them poses risks."
"I can only keep them for later."
Having made a plan in his heart, Qin Jin immediately started taking action.
The right arm of Deep Driller transformed, and the drill bit protruded, rapidly spinning towards the ice in front.
Ice crystals splattered.
This extended ice field was created by the dissipated power from the corpse of this Exotic Python after its fall.
Fortunately, when Qin Jin used physical methods, he wasn't obstructed by extraordinary powers; the dissipated power truly transformed into ice, at most becoming more solid.
The Deep Driller was originally a mining mecha, with the drill bit rotating rapidly, coordinated with other tools, finally starting its primary job. Under Qin Jin's continuous effort, blocks of square ice were divided.
Qin Jin's first target was this Exotic Python's blood.
Its blood was deep blue, flowing out of the wounds on the python's body, frozen within the ice crystals, forming patterns that reflected strange colors under the sunlight.
"This is still a massive project."
Amidst his busyness, Qin Jin's mind was racing with thoughts.
"The storage space in Deep Driller is limited, so I can only do some initial cutting, using the warehouse in the storage area as a transit station to transport them to Sacrificial Fire Tribe, converting them into the tribe's strength and resources."
"Leave the rest here and harvest slowly over time."
"Two extraordinary creatures battled here, leaving residual aura. Ordinary creatures dare not approach, and although the pressure from the Exotic Python's corpse is continuously fading, it can still last for a period."
"Once I know the exact location here, I'll be much quicker on subsequent visits."
"After the tribe members of Sacrificial Fire Tribe take medicinal baths of python blood and become familiar with this Exotic Python's aura, and when the pressure here lessens, they can come directly to collect."
"There's enough time."
Qin Jin busied himself on the ice field.
Just collecting python blood was a massive project.
He maneuvered the mining mecha, continuously cutting, and once his spiritual strength recovered, he continued the visualization engraving.
Eventually, as Qin Jin became more familiar, he multitasked, controlling the mining mecha for mechanical work while operating the Breathing Technique to enhance Life Energy.
This also strengthened control over spiritual strength.
The two suns in the sky gradually set from east to west.
The Great Wilderness plunged into darkness.
Under the night, blocks of ice containing python blood emitted a faint light, stacked together, looking quite beautiful.
"For today, this will do."
The Deep Driller stored one block in its storage space, Qin Jin called out the panel, and in the next moment, he had returned to the Mining Star.
The old warehouse was shrouded in darkness.
The cockpit door opened, Qin Jin spoke, and the lights of the entire warehouse turned on with voice command, illuminating the space.
He jumped down from the Deep Driller, gazing at the familiar setup within the warehouse, feeling a faint sense of timelessness.
Though it was only seven days, within these seven days, he had completely entered a state of cultivation in the Great Wilderness, disregarding other matters and thoughts.
This purity was rare to behold.
After returning to the Mining Star, the wristwatch resumed communication, vibrating continuously.
Qin Jin raised his arm, and the light screen appeared as he started to browse through it.
The only reason he returned to the Mining Star was to reply to messages, preventing him from being viewed as completely missing by others.
His gaze fell on the light screen, and the first message made Qin Jin's eyes narrow.
The message was from Yan Gaoyuan.
Uncle Yan was quite understanding and knew there might be a generation gap with the young people, usually having Yan Yue contact him unless it was necessary, he wouldn't directly reach out to Qin Jin.
With a gentle touch of his finger, the complete message appeared.
"Jin'Er, head to this place tomorrow."
"[Map]"
"That senior Spiritualist has already arrived at the Mining Star."