Chapter 538 - 236: Condensing Gang
The passage was quite long, but enveloped by the Gang Wind, Qin Fang moved at an extreme speed.
’...Thankfully, the quality of my True Essence has improved again, causing the strength of my Abyss Water Armor to skyrocket.’
’If this were when I first entered... I’d probably be covered in wounds by now, or even on the brink of death.’
But now, only three or four layers of his Abyss Water Armor were constantly shattering and reforming...
...Of course, this was Qin Fang circulating his True Essence to repair the Abyss Water Armor.
In any case, the Gang Wind no longer posed much of a threat to him.
The only problem was the sheer speed, which sent him bumping and ricocheting around, making him feel dizzy and disoriented.
Fortunately, the surfaces he slammed into were all soft walls of flesh... and with the Abyss Water Armor for protection, he remained uninjured.
When the Gang Wind dissipated, Qin Fang entered another mysterious region.
He looked around and saw densely packed, crisscrossing ’pipes’ everywhere. A thunderous rushing sound was incessant, as if a vast sea was surging within them.
The pipes weren’t smooth; they were covered in fine villi that swayed with the currents of the Gang Wind.
A dark, mysterious light pulsed across their surfaces, sometimes brightening, sometimes dimming... as if they were breathing.
The Profound Nether Cold Will was so dense that even without absorbing it, Qin Fang knew the Ultimate Yin Primordial Power here was likely even more potent than in the previous Meat Cave.
’...Are these meridians, or blood vessels?’
Qin Fang stared, his focus absolute.
The great fish’s body was immense. Inside it, Qin Fang was as insignificant as an ant.
Gazing at the endless, crisscrossing ’pipes’, Qin Fang hesitated for a moment before deciding not to venture deeper...
...He had left the area of the mountain of flesh because the Gang Wind had started appearing more frequently and with greater violence, making it unsuitable for cultivation.
In his current location, the Gang Wind was still present, but it was much weaker.
He just needed to find a spot where the Gang Wind was relatively stable to continue his cultivation.
’I can’t stay inside this great fish forever, or I’m done for.’
’I need to achieve Condensing Gang here. It’ll dramatically increase my chances of survival. Then I have to find a way out of this fish.’
’Otherwise, if I wait until the fish actually dives into the Great Abyss... the outcome is unthinkable.’
’It should be more than three years now, but the force that’s supposed to eject you from the Secret Realm hasn’t appeared at all... I wonder if it’s because my time here has already exceeded three years? Or... is it because I’m inside this great fish that I can’t be expelled?’
Qin Fang couldn’t be sure.
But he knew that, ultimately, he had to leave the great fish’s body.
That’s why he couldn’t go any deeper. He needed to stay here to ensure he could leave the moment an opportunity presented itself.
’If I explore deeper and get lost in the depths of this fish’s body, I’ll miss my chance when it comes!’
So, after one last look at this strange and mystical world, he took a deep breath, found a sheltered area nearby, and began to cultivate again.
However, having just arrived in a new area, Qin Fang was still cautious. He absorbed only a tiny bit of Primordial Power before immediately stopping to gauge its intensity.
He discovered that the Ultimate Yin Primordial Power here was even more potent than outside. The terrifying chill even caused frost to form inside his lungs!
Fortunately, he possessed the Profound Nether Nature. His body, having been nourished by Profound Nether True Essence for many years, had an extremely high resistance to the Profound Nether Cold Will. Shortly after he began circulating his True Essence, he gradually absorbed this pure chill...
Haaa...~
He let out a long breath, a dense white mist pluming from his lips, with faint specks of frost mixed within.
He glanced at his status panel... and found the proficiency gain was even greater than it had been in the Meat Cave.
’Excellent. In this location, I can achieve Condensing Gang even faster!’
Qin Fang began another session of secluded cultivation!
His Profound Nether True Water Scripture had already reached a proficiency of over eight thousand before he came here.
The Ultimate Yin Primordial Power here was even denser than outside, and the Profound Nether Nature Attribute Level was higher, causing his proficiency to increase even faster!
Eight thousand two hundred, eight thousand three hundred, eight thousand four hundred...
But here, he couldn’t feel the passage of time. Or rather... he had completely lost any accurate sense of it.
He had no idea how much time had passed.
He only knew that the Gang Wind was appearing more and more frequently.
The great fish’s body also began to roll and tumble with increasing intensity.
To prevent the great fish’s tumbling from interrupting his cultivation, Qin Fang simply used his Profound Nether True Essence to freeze his lower body, fusing himself to the nearby wall of flesh.
In this way, he was completely welded to the great fish.
Now, no matter how the great fish moved, it wouldn’t disturb him, barring any unforeseen circumstances.
...Of course, one of the great fish’s "death rolls" was still enough to send his world spinning.
But Qin Fang had already grown accustomed to this situation back in the Meat Cave. He was cultivating the Profound Nether True Water Scripture and performing Contemplation on the Profound Nether Realm-Breaking Awl, which required an Unflappable state of mind. He could completely ignore such a minor disturbance.
And so, his proficiency climbed higher and higher.
In the blink of an eye, his proficiency reached nine thousand!
...Qin Fang didn’t know whether to be happy or exasperated.
This time, entering the Secret Realm, both he and his master had only expected him to absorb as much of the realm’s special substance as possible to make his True Essence more solid.
They never expected that he would be able to directly achieve Condensing Gang in a single trip to a Secret Realm.
...After all, Condensing Gang was considered the single biggest step up within the True Essence Realm.
But at the same time, it was also the most difficult.