Chapter 518 - 229: Falling in Love?
...And if they happened to come across any Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence or Treasure Land and Treasure Plants during the process,
a violent clash would be all but inevitable.
’Wasn’t that just like his own conflict with Zhao Yuanling, which had started over a simple spar?’
’If I didn’t suspect he was carrying his master’s War Gang Avatar, and if this weren’t such a sensitive time to have a complete falling out with the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect... I would’ve found a way to get that Zhao Yuanling killed ages ago.’
’The Martial World was hardly a harmonious place.’
So, it made sense that the Sect would gather intelligence on the Root and Leaf Skill characteristics of other sects.
It allowed the sect’s disciples to have a general idea of their opponents’ capabilities when they met, so they wouldn’t be caught by a sneak attack.
"I see... Thank you for clearing that up, Senior Brother."
Qin Fang said respectfully.
Yue Shan gave a slight nod and said no more, returning to the book in his hands.
’This Senior Brother Yue Shan didn’t seem to be a man of many words.’
’But he was incredibly reliable.’
They had fought side-by-side during the battle on Jiulian Island... and the man’s terrifying Body Protection True Gang had left a deep impression on Qin Fang.
When the battle had reached a stalemate, the sight of that yellow True Gang on the battlefield filled even Qin Fang with a profound sense of security!
Seeing that Yue Shan had no desire to chat, Qin Fang didn’t disturb him further and walked over to the bookshelf for the Condensing Realm.
After a careful look, realization dawned on him...
’No wonder all the Third Realm secret manuals were here.’
The number of secret manuals suitable for the Condensing Realm had clearly dwindled.
Often, for a single Nature, only a handful of Root and Leaf Skills remained.
Evidently, the higher the level, the fewer the corresponding Root and Leaf Skills there were.
Fortunately, the descriptions for the few Root and Leaf Skills Qin Fang had selected clearly stated they had at least a Third Layer, with corresponding secret manuals for the Condensing Realm.
’But after the Condensing Realm, I’ll probably have to switch secret manuals... Of my Leaf Skills, only Void Spiritual Eyes and Deep Stream Returning Technique have versions for the Divine Illumination Realm. The others don’t.’
Qin Fang thought to himself.
Void Mirror Observation was a Spiritual Sense Leaf Skill, a very special one—the only one of its kind.
To cultivate a Spiritual Sense Leaf Skill further, one requirement had to be met first.
Namely, one’s Divine Sense had to achieve a one hundred percent fusion with the special substance from the Concentrating Iron Heart Jade to enable further cultivation.
And the step beyond that... was the Nine Tribulations God Refining Chapter, one of the six great techniques.
Of course, for purely defensive purposes, Void Mirror Observation fully fused with the Concentrating Iron Heart Jade was already sufficient.
It would be incredibly difficult to break through its defense with Divine Sense.
But if one wanted to use Divine Sense as a medium for attack... they had to cultivate the Nine Tribulations God Refining Chapter.
Only that technique contained its many wondrous applications, such as attacks, Illusion Realms, and Breaking Illusions.
Otherwise, it was just a glorified form of Telekinesis...
...Of course, even so, a Divine Sense attack was still incredibly potent.
Assuming the opponent hadn’t specifically trained their Divine Sense, that is.
While Qin Fang’s mind wandered, he had already located all the Cultivation Techniques he was looking for.
The Third Layer of the Profound Nether True Water Scripture.
The Third Layer of Mirror Flower Water Moon.
The Third Layer of the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor.
The Third Layer of Celestial River Reversal.
The prices were terrifyingly high...
The Root Skill cost twenty thousand.
The others were fifteen thousand each.
...And just like that, Qin Fang was back to being broke...
After completing the exchange, Qin Fang looked at the few Jade Scrolls in his hand and sighed...
’Right, I have to go "harvesting."’
’Otherwise, I won’t even have the money to buy supplementary medicines.’
The legacy Jade Scrolls were not allowed to be taken from their designated floors, so Qin Fang began to absorb their contents one by one.
His Divine Sense was powerful now, granting him a photographic memory. Soon, he had clearly committed the many, far more complex circulation patterns to memory, perfectly ordered.
Without any confusion.
He placed the crumbled Jade Scrolls in the designated receptacle and glanced subconsciously toward the area where Yue Shan was... That section was filled with book summaries, all of them likely introductions to the Root and Leaf Skills of other sects.
He was actually a little curious himself.
But after a moment’s thought, he decided to leave.
’The Heavenly Gang Secret Realm is opening soon. To cultivate smoothly inside, I need to make sure I have the necessary resources ready.’
’Better go "harvesting" first.’
With that in mind, he said to Yue Shan, "Senior Brother, I’ll be leaving now."
There were only the two of them on the fourth floor. Yue Shan looked up at his words and gave a slight nod. "Mm."
Qin Fang left the fourth floor and ran into Master Zhou again on the first floor.
This time, before Master Zhou could open his mouth, Qin Fang hurriedly said, "Master, I have something to attend to, so I’m leaving now!"
𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
And he was gone in a flash.
He didn’t give Master Zhou any chance to speak.
Zhou Xuanmo stared blankly for a moment, then his eyes widened. "That brat! So you’re starting to find your old Master a nag, are you?! Isn’t this old man just looking out for your own good? You rotten kid, can’t even recognize good intentions..."
Master Zhou continued to curse up a storm.
Qin Fang didn’t hear a thing, as the sound was blocked by the Array.
Once outside the Scripture Pavilion, he let out a sigh of relief... Of course he knew Master Zhou meant well, but his incessant nagging truly gave him a headache.
’No wonder they made him a Steward in the Scripture Pavilion.’
’Who could stand him anywhere else...’
Qin Fang muttered.
His body flickered as he prepared to leave.
He planned to return to Linyuan Peak first to complete the initial cultivation of his various Root and Leaf Skills.
Only then would they be recorded by his panel.
But just as he was about to leave, he spotted another familiar figure on Baichuan Plaza...
’Wasn’t that Yan Chen, the guy I just saw over at Senior Sister’s place?’
At that moment, several other disciples wearing the same robes were chatting with him.
"So? You were even willing to give her the Fire-Departing Jade Marrow. I bet that Fairy Wen was moved to tears and is ready to promise you her hand in marriage, right?"