Chapter 296: Chapter 154: Taking the Initiative
Qian Ruhai looked at Lin Chen and asked curiously.
Lin Chen’s expression darkened again. He shot Qian Ruhai a look and ignored him, taking a sip of his tea...
’How could I not feel pressure?’
’That’s the Martial Arts Third Realm...’
He held his teacup, steam swirling from it. After a long moment, he sighed softly. "Just how does he cultivate?"
Qian Ruhai shrugged. "I guess that’s what you call Talent, huh?"
Lin Chen was speechless.
After leaving Tingyu Pavilion, Qin Fang went straight back to the Post House.
His eyes flashed.
The casual chat with Qian Ruhai had been quite fruitful.
’The competition is even fiercer than I imagined.’
His eyes glinted as names flashed through his mind. After a moment, he narrowed his eyes, a few ideas beginning to form.
Back in his room, Qin Fang took out the Soul Condensing Crystal Ointment, sat down cross-legged, and swallowed it in one gulp, beginning today’s Contemplation Cultivation!
「Ten hours later.」
Qin Fang opened his eyes.
...In his Seeing God state, the grain of ’sand’ above his head had grown larger and larger, looking solid and real.
Then he looked at the panel.
’Profound Nether Realm-Breaking Awl (Contemplation) (Spirit) (Minor Achievement) 2882/5000’
Seeing the numbers on it, Qin Fang’s eyes instantly lit up!
...It really did increase by over fifteen hundred points!
It made his breathing quicken.
"Three more qian... at most, and I’ll reach Great Success and begin ’Forging Sand into Iron’!"
This ’Profound Nether Realm-Breaking Awl’ has three stages in total.
The first stage is ’Condensing Thought into Sand’... consolidating ethereal Spiritual Power into a real ’Thought Sand’. This is the complete concentration of Spiritual Power!
The effects were already visible... it had given birth to the mysterious Divine Sense... It could be considered a preliminary brush with the Extraordinary.
The second stage, then, is ’Forging Sand into Iron’.
This is undoubtedly a further enhancement of the first stage, compressing and forging the initially concentrated Spirit to increase its density and strength...
And the third stage is ’Quenching Iron into an Awl’!
Once the ’awl’ is fully formed, it can be used to break open the ’Divine Gate’, and the Force in the body will naturally transform into ’True Essence’!
...Of course, this ’True Essence’ is only the most primitive form, with no Nature to speak of.
He still needs to obtain a higher-level ’Root Skill’ to truly cultivate True Essence that possesses ’Nature’.
Only then can his strength truly improve.
’Today, Qian Ruhai said that True Essence alone has five realms... but he didn’t specify which five realms...’
The path of the Extraordinary seems even longer than Qin Fang had imagined!
’The longer, the better.’
He recalled the giant hand he had seen that day, and his heart couldn’t help but stir...
’I wonder what the cultivation of that giant hand’s master, Yue Zhenyuan, is?’
’It’s definitely not simple True Essence... It’s probably not even the Divine Techniques that come after True Essence...’
He pursed his lips, finally letting out a soft breath.
He began to inspect the changes in his Divine Sense.
...Based on his experience, even if the proficiency wasn’t maxed out, the related abilities would still improve along with it.
For example, during the Anjin Stage, his Physique’s strength had been continuously increasing along with his proficiency.
With a thought, his Divine Sense expanded.
And this time, Qin Fang’s eyes brightened slightly...
...Excellent. The range of his Divine Sense had increased!
Before, his Divine Sense could extend about half a meter at most.
But now, its range had reached one meter!
’Won’t it reach two meters before my breakthrough?’
A two-meter range would already have some practical use!
Qin Fang was in a great mood and a smile appeared on his face.
After playing around with his Divine Sense for a little while, Qin Fang retracted it and stood up.
’Next up, I need to make some money.’
He narrowed his eyes.
’I’m not allowed to leave the Post House, is that right?’
’You want to test my strength, is that it?’
’Shen Han, is it?’
’A Courtyard, is it?’
Qin Fang narrowed his eyes. He glanced at the sky; it was already late at night, but he still went out, making his way to the Post House gate.
Some Black Armored Soldiers were on duty in the Zhi Lu. Qin Fang even saw a familiar face... it was Li Yao, the one who had led him into the Post House that day.
"Chief Li."
Qin Fang called out.
Li Yao, who was chatting with his colleagues, subconsciously turned his head. When he saw Qin Fang, his gaze sharpened for a moment before he broke into a smile. "Ah, it’s Young Master Qin. Is there something I can help you with?"
This attitude was much better than it had been on the first day...
...Today, his boss had watched the entire fight between Qin Fang and Geng Ye and had given Qin Fang an extremely high evaluation!
He believed that Qin Fang had a greater than ninety percent chance of securing one of the twelve seats.
...Although he was part of the Black Armor Army and had no subordinate relationship with the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect.
But the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect, after all, represented the ’Extraordinary’ in this region. Every year, those who took one of the twelve seats and entered the Inner Sect would gain a very respectable status.
Building a good relationship with someone with such a bright future at this time could only bring benefits, no harm.
Naturally, his attitude had changed.
Qin Fang keenly sensed the change in the other’s attitude. But after chatting with Qian Ruhai twice, he was no longer the clueless greenhorn who knew nothing upon first entering the city.
He naturally understood what the other man was thinking.
It didn’t matter much to him, though. He smiled and said, "Actually, there is one thing I wanted to ask... If I want to challenge someone else, what are the procedures?"
A challenge?
Li Yao’s pupils shrank slightly...
...It seemed that Qin Fang, who had been challenged repeatedly in his first few days here, was about to reveal his own sharpness?
"Who is it that you wish to challenge?" Li Yao asked.
"I think A Courtyard looks pretty nice. I’d like to try living there... so I wanted to ask, can someone from C Courtyard directly challenge someone from A Courtyard?"
Qin Fang asked, his eyes narrowed.
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