Chapter 548 - 239: Battle Gang
"Yes, you have a point. Even though the other eleven who entered with you are all fine, we can’t be careless about what you’ve encountered. It’s impossible to tell if this was a coincidence or if something has changed within the Secret Realm. Let’s close it for now. Later, we senior martial brothers will go in first to investigate before we decide anything."
For the elders, the Secret Realm was actually not of much use anymore... after all, they had all reached the Sixth Realm, and trials for the Fourth Realm and the like were completely useless to them.
But now that Qin Fang mentioned the Great Abyss and the terrifying creature beneath it, it made them realize that the Secret Realm might be far beyond their imagination. Naturally, they didn’t dare to casually open it again and let the disciples take risks.
...Qin Fang’s failure to return for six years after entering this time had truly worried his Master and the others.
Qin Fang took the opportunity to ask, "Martial Uncle, Master, that Secret Realm... where did it actually come from?"
Xuan Qiong paused upon hearing this, then sighed softly and shook his head. "To be honest, I’m not very clear on this matter either. The Sect has been passed down for over 3,600 years, and this Secret Realm has existed since the time of the first-generation Ancestral Master. However, the first Ancestral Master seems not to have explained the Secret Realm’s origin... We descendants only know that it is a good place to train disciples and is greatly beneficial for Condensing Gang. As for anything else, we don’t know the details... The first Ancestral Master has long since passed on... I’m afraid no one else knows the truth about this Secret Realm."
Qin Fang frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "I feel that this Secret Realm is unusual. In the years after I escaped death, I kept trying to fly out of that Great Abyss, but no matter how long I flew, I couldn’t get out. Due to the lack of reference points, I don’t know if I was flying for a very long time... or if I was trapped in the same place by some kind of power..."
Xuan Qiong nodded.
...Qin Fang didn’t need to emphasize this point. The mere appearance of a terrifying creature like that great fish in the Secret Realm was enough to make them take it seriously!
Xuan Qiong then asked for a few more details, which Qin Fang answered one by one.
...However, in the end, he still didn’t mention that the Golden Light was currently in his Sea of Consciousness.
...The Sect elders were all very fond of him. He hadn’t returned in six years, and they had been very anxious, even coming to wait for him the moment he returned.
But this ’Great Sun’ was even more extraordinary.
...Qin Fang had no intention of testing human nature.
In the end, Xuan Qiong felt he had asked enough. He nodded lightly, stood up, and said, "For the time being, focus on recovering from your injuries. The information you’ve brought back is very valuable... Since you’ve succeeded in Condensing Gang, you’ll probably need to exchange for quite a few Cultivation Techniques, right? Hmm... How about this? The Sect will reward you with 200,000 contribution points... Will that be enough?"
Hearing the Sect Leader’s words, Qin Fang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes instantly lit up.
"It’s enough, it’s enough! Hehe, thank you, Martial Uncle!"
Seeing Qin Fang’s expression, Xuan Qiong also revealed a smile. After shaking his head, he said no more and turned to leave.
His Master was the last to leave. Before he left, he said, "Focus on recovering for now. After your injuries have healed, come see me."
Qin Fang said respectfully, "Yes."
His Master looked at him with satisfaction, smiled and nodded, then turned and left.
After seeing the elders off, Qin Fang let out a long breath.
’I’m finally back.’
’And I even got 200,000 contribution points just like that...’
’Wait, I was away from the Sect for six years. The contribution points for those six years should have been distributed as usual. My base contribution points are 10,000 a month. Six years... that’s 720,000, right? Plus this extra 200,000... doesn’t that mean I have 920,000?’
Qin Fang’s eyes shone brightly.
...’After reaching True Gang, there are so many more Leaf Skills I can exchange for.’
’Never mind the others... the one that excites me most is the Clone Leaf Skill!’
’That’s a technique for condensing a War Gang Avatar!’
...’Although my War Gang Avatar definitely won’t be able to compare to Master’s, its uses are still enormous.’
His eyes glinted faintly.
And besides the War Gang Avatar,
there was another matter that he was quite conflicted about.
And that was...
’...My Nature can now transform into the Li Fire Nature, but the Cultivation Method Leaf Skills I have are all for the Profound Nether Nature. Although I can activate them without any issues... maybe I should learn some Li Fire Nature Leaf Skills too?’
It was like his Attack Leaf Skill, ’Celestial River Reversal.’ That Leaf Skill was a better fit for the Profound Water Nature. He could barely manage to activate it with the Li Fire Nature, but it always felt a bit... off.
If he could get a Li Fire Nature Leaf Skill to use with his Li Fire Nature, the power should be even more terrifying.
’But if I go to the Scripture Pavilion to get one, it’ll definitely leave a record... And the ability to switch my True Gang Nature is tied to the Great Sun in my Sea of Consciousness, which isn’t something I can easily explain...’
His brows furrowed deeply. After a moment, he finally let out a soft breath.
’Forget it. I’ll heal my injuries first and worry about the rest later.’
He thought.
Then, looking at his tightly bandaged body, he decided to use ’Primordial Essence’ to recover.
For the period that followed, Qin Fang focused on his recovery.
His Senior Sister took care of him for a few days, but seeing that he could eat and move, and at his strong insistence, she finally returned to Guiyuan Valley...
...It was now six years later, and the stewardship of the Sacrificial Hall had already rotated to the next Peak Vein.
The next Peak Vein was the Nine Hell Lineage.
Of course, his Senior Sister had already completed the handover two years ago.
...’How should I put it?’
’I was the Sacrificial Hall Chief Steward for a whole term, but I feel like I wasn’t really there for it at all.’
...’Thank goodness for Senior Sister.’
「One month later.」 Qin Fang’s injuries were fully healed.
’Primordial Essence’ was quite fast at healing injuries.
The reason it took over a month was because Qin Fang was now deliberately adjusting his Perception of time.