Chapter 448: Chapter 206: Golden Rainbow
In cultivation, one loses track of day and night.
As winter turned to summer, half a year slipped by.
Within the Cold Cave on Old Ox Back.
Suspended cross-legged amidst a twenty-meter expanse of frost, Qin Fang was enveloped in a dark, unending weave of Profound Light.
A dense Profound Nether True Essence saturated the air, and the temperature immediately around Qin Fang plunged even lower than his surroundings.
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Fang let out a soft breath and slowly opened his eyes.
He glanced at his status panel, where text appeared.
’Profound Nether True Water Scripture Second Layer (True Essence Root Technique) (Great Success): 16/10000’
His Root Skill had reached Great Success.
’Seven hundred thousand contribution points, and I spent about five hundred thousand of them on True Essence Pills... To think it was only just enough to reach Great Success... It’s just as they say, the further you go, the slower your progress...’
Qin Fang thought with a sense of resignation.
Still, compared to six months ago, the sheer density of his True Essence had likely increased by two or three times!
At a mere thought, the Profound Nether True Essence surged through his body like a vast, ceaseless tide, swelling to its absolute limits.
The next step, from Great Success to Perfection, would likely be the gradual process of "Transforming Qi into Truth."
Simply put, this meant compressing his True Essence, converting it from a gaseous to a liquid state. This would drastically increase its inherent strength and destructive power.
An ordinary Martial Artist could raise their True Essence Nature to the Third Grade at this stage.
But that was the limit.
To achieve a Nature above the Third Grade... that didn’t depend on arduous cultivation, but on personal destiny and fortunate encounters.
It depended on whether one could find Heavenly and Earthly Treasures or special regions compatible with one’s True Essence Nature.
However, even if Qin Fang reached the Condensing Truth stage, his Profound Nether Nature wouldn’t change much.
This was because his Profound Nether Nature was already at the Fourth Grade, bordering on the Fifth Grade.
’At the seventy-meter mark... that must be the Fifth Grade ’Eternal Freeze’ Ultimate Yin Primordial Power...’
His eyes flashed at the thought.
’If my body could withstand that frost, I could quickly bring my Profound Nether Nature fully into the Fifth Grade.’
’According to my Master, if I could fully achieve the Fifth Grade, the next time I face that Erosion Puppet, I could freeze it solid in an instant with a single leaf.’
’The boost to my combat power would be terrifying.’
...However, ever since that first accident, he hadn’t dared to act so recklessly again.
’The treasures here are clearly meant to be used in conjunction with cultivating the Profound Nether Nature, to improve one’s Physique... Only when your Physique can withstand the erosion from the ultimate Power of Form and Nature can you continue to cultivate.’
’I was lucky the first time. I consumed a large amount of that mysterious liquid at the critical moment... and maybe the Treasure Fish helped too. That’s how I barely managed to withstand it.’
’But it’s still too dangerous... If I’m not careful and absorb too much at once, I might really turn into an ice sculpture... and that would be a huge problem.’
Therefore, he wouldn’t dare act rashly until he was absolutely certain.
’It’s a shame I still haven’t figured out what kind of plant that orchid is... I haven’t finished all the books in the Hundred Herbs Courtyard yet. I’ll make a decision after I’ve read them and confirmed what it is.’
Qin Fang was, of course, thinking of the orchid shrouded in a blue haze at the sixty-meter mark.
He had read numerous texts in the Hundred Herbs Courtyard but had yet to find any description of that orchid.
...And so, Qin Fang dared not act blindly.
The more he knew, the more cautious he became.
Many Treasure Plants, after all, couldn’t be consumed so simply.
Consuming some of them directly not only offered no benefits but would actually cause harm... If things went poorly, it could even lead to instant death.
’Besides the orchid, I still haven’t found any description of the Treasure Plant deeper in the cave... I can’t figure that one out either.’
He thought again of the Treasure Plant in the cave’s depths.
He hadn’t found a description for that one either.
Letting out a soft breath, Qin Fang shook his head and rose to his feet.
He glanced at the deep, dark Cold Cave, then turned and left.
’The True Essence Pills are all gone, and it’s been over half a year. The next crop should be ready... time to go back for another harvest.’
’And then, back into seclusion!’
He stepped out of the cave into the bright sunlight.
It was spring, and the mountainside was bursting with life.
He took in the beautiful mountain scenery and breathed in the fresh air...
Qin Fang felt a little dazed.
Before he knew it, more than three years had passed since he joined the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect.
To him, those three years seemed to have passed in a flash...
’...Then again, I suppose that’s natural. I spent most of those three years in cultivation.’
’And time passes far too quickly when you’re cultivating.’
’Especially here on Old Ox Back.’
’A single session of Meditation could last three to five days.’
’Time really does fly for an Extraordinary Martial Artist,’ Qin Fang mused.
He couldn’t help but recall his early years of Martial Cultivation. Back then, every day and month crawled by as he painfully tempered his body...
Mortal and Extraordinary were two different worlds.
These thoughts inevitably led him to his master and senior brothers...
A shadow of sorrow crossed his eyes.
But he quickly let out a breath and composed himself, not dwelling on it further.
With a single movement, he shot into the air.
He had already reached Perfection in the First Layer of Mirror Flower Water Moon several months ago.
He had just reached Minor Achievement in the Second Layer.
His speed now was far greater than it had been with only the First Layer.
His movements now had a certain unpredictable quality to them, shifting between motion and stillness.
’Mirror Flower Water Moon has three layers in total. At the Third Layer, your form becomes as illusory as a flower in a mirror or the moon on the water—visible, but untouchable... In a fight between Martial Artists of the same realm, it would make you virtually undefeatable,’ Qin Fang thought to himself.
’Of course, I’m still a long way from the description in the Secret Manual’s summary... but that’s fine. I’ll get there, one step at a time.’
’I’ve single-handedly driven up the price of Wind-Chasing Spiritual Liquid... I’ll have to figure out a solution for that,’ he thought.
Aside from Mirror Flower Water Moon, all his other Leaf Skills had also reached the Perfection stage.
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