Chapter 322: Chapter 163: True Essence
With a thought, he quickly dispersed it.
’A small amount of this power has a nourishing effect. But if too much gathers, it gradually changes... and instead places immense pressure on the area it occupies?’
He mused to himself.
But he could feel it.
When the white light completely gathered, the hardness of his hand far surpassed his imagination!
A single slap could probably shatter an ordinary weapon!
’Is this the True Essence Realm?’
Although his physical strength had only increased two or three times over.
But his actual combat ability had skyrocketed by more than tenfold!
He could feel how miraculous this power was... It wasn’t just a superior substitute for Qi Force and Qi Blood!
’But what are its specific miraculous properties?... I have no way of knowing for now...’
Qin Fang thought, dazed.
Right now, he only knew its most basic application: circulating it through his body.
But he had a nagging feeling that the true way to use this power... was far from this simple!
He subconsciously glanced down at his abdomen...
Once he stopped deliberately circulating the power, he felt a warm sensation appear within his Dantian.
...It was that very power.
It was like a warm current, resting quietly in his Dantian. Yet it radiated outward, suffusing his entire body with an indescribably comfortable warmth.
After a long while, Qin Fang let out a soft breath and stood up.
Only then did he notice the considerable amount of impurities that had been expelled from his body. They were blackish in color and gave off an incredibly foul stench.
’Good thing the Post House delivered water for a bath.’
He quickly got up and went to the washroom. Sure enough, there was a bucket full of water...
The water was already cold, but he didn’t mind and jumped right in.
An hour later, Qin Fang emerged, completely clean and feeling refreshed.
He was scrubbed clean from head to toe.
’Now, let’s see if this power is really as strong as I think it is...’
He went into the room and took out the long saber he’d brought with him.
The long saber hadn’t been used in a while, and its blade was mottled with rust.
His eyes narrowed. The next moment, a white light suffused his palm as he gripped the long saber and squeezed gently.
With a SNAP, it broke clean in two!
’My strength and toughness really have increased dramatically!’
In his hand, the long saber felt no different from a twig.
He looked at the broken blade, thought for a moment, then went to the courtyard and sharpened it until its edge was as good as new.
Gritting his teeth, he placed the sharp edge against his left forearm and swiped with a bit of force...
But in the next moment, only a shallow white mark appeared on his skin!
On closer inspection, he discovered that while his skin looked ordinary, it was actually covered by a dense layer of scale-like armor, like that of a fish!
This layer of skin seemed soft, but it was as hard as iron. He couldn’t feel it at all simply because the scales were too fine.
The sharp edge couldn’t break the skin at all!
It was only when Qin Fang applied continuous pressure, using nearly seventy or eighty percent of his strength, that he felt the scale-like armor begin to give way just a tiny bit.
He stopped at once.
’This layer of scales... It seems to have appeared after I ate the Treasure Fish...’
Qin Fang mused.
...What exactly is that Treasure Fish?
The more he thought about it, the more miraculous the Treasure Fish seemed.
But unfortunately, with no more Treasure Fish available, he had no way to study it. He could only shake his head and set the question aside for now.
Afterward, he went into the courtyard to get a feel for his current strength and speed.
As for strength, there was nowhere in the courtyard to properly test it.
But as for his speed...
It had exploded!
With just a flicker of movement, Qin Fang crossed from one end of the courtyard to the other.
This speed... it far surpassed what he was capable of before!
’If I had this speed before... I wouldn’t have needed to rely on my Martial Arts Realm to fight Chen Shanhe. I could have completely crushed him!’
He would have been completely unable to react.
After experimenting for a good while, Qin Fang finally let out a long breath.
’With my current Cultivation... a spot among the twelve seats should be secure.’
he thought, his eyes glinting.
’However, I still lack a Root Technique. Even though I’ve reached the True Essence Realm, I have no idea how to continue getting stronger... Only by passing the Martial Arts Examination and entering the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect can I obtain a Root Technique for the Extraordinary Realm.’
Qin Fang thought.
’I wonder where Chen Shanhe got that Profound Nether True Water Scripture from?’
’He most likely got it from the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect... If that’s the case, I’ll have to look for it once I’m in...’
The Profound Nether True Water Scripture seemed incredibly powerful.
The crucial part was that Qin Fang felt it was a perfect fit for his own cultivation.
His current Pile Method was the Spiritual Snake Listening Wave Pile, which, now that he thought about it, was also related to water.
And as for the Profound Nether True Water Scripture, although he’d only seen the opening, he knew it was a Water Element Technique.
Most importantly... this ’water’ was described as ’pointing directly to the Essence of Water Virtue—stillness, cold, storage, life...’ and would ’refine a strand of the Purest and Coldest, Heaviest and Softest Original True Essence...’
...The Cold Cave at Old Ox Back was practically a supreme, treasured land tailor-made for cultivating the Profound Nether True Water Scripture!
’Since I have access to such a place, I naturally have to choose the most suitable Root Technique!’
Letting out a soft breath, Qin Fang looked up at the bright moon...
’The Martial Arts Examination... is just over a month away!’
...
For the next while, Qin Fang stopped his daily Contemplation, focusing instead on mastering his newly acquired power.
He tried to find a way to continue growing stronger on his own...
But he failed.
’As expected, creating an Extraordinary Level Root Technique from scratch, without any prior foundation, isn’t so easy...’
Qin Fang sighed softly.
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