My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 424: Chapter 198: Orderly

When Qin Fang emerged from the Scripture Pavilion, four hours had already passed.

’The Second Layer of the Profound Nether True Water Scripture, ten thousand contribution points... The First Layer of Void Spiritual Eyes, five thousand contribution points. The First Layer of the Deep Stream Returning Technique, five thousand contribution points. The Second Layer of Mirror Flower Water Moon, five thousand contribution points. The Second Layer of the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor... five thousand contribution points. The Second Layer of Celestial River Reversal, five thousand contribution points...’

Qin Fang stared resignedly at his token.

Sure enough, his monthly stipends from the past six months were all there, deposited on time into his Identity Token.

But since he hadn’t given any lectures in the past six months, he only received the base amount of ten thousand points per month.

Sixty thousand for six months.

He had just spent thirty-five thousand, leaving him with...

Twenty-five thousand.

Twenty-five thousand might seem like a lot, but in reality...

It wouldn’t last him long at all.

He now had to cultivate one Root Skill and five Leaf Skills... and each Leaf Skill required precious Elixir Powders or Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence to practice.

And all of those things... were incredibly expensive.

Qin Fang sighed in resignation...

’...Thankfully, I’ve already made arrangements with Master. I can go to Old Ox Back to enter seclusion at any time.’

’With the Cold Cave, I can save a lot on True Essence Pills.’

’I haven’t even reached Perfection in the First Layer of Mirror Flower Water Moon and the other Skills, so I’ll just practice them slowly for now. The Cold Cave will help with my Root Skill... so I’ll focus on training the First Layer of Deep Stream Returning and Void Spiritual Eyes first.’

Qin Fang finally made his decision.

He went to the Pill Pavilion and spent all his contribution points, exchanging them for the Elixir Powders and Heaven and Earth Spirit Essence required to practice these two Leaf Skills.

’I’ll skip the lectures,’ Qin Fang planned. ’I’ll stay in the Sect for a few days, go to the Hundred Herbs Courtyard to read more books on Treasure Plants, and then head back to Old Ox Back to slowly begin my seclusion.’

’Besides, the few contribution points I’d get from lecturing wouldn’t make much of a difference anyway.’

After leaving the Pill Pavilion, Qin Fang returned to Guiyuan Valley.

From a great distance, he could hear waves of gasps and laughter.

Looking down from the sky, he saw a number of Inner Sect Disciples gathered before the main hall, feeding Xile.

One female disciple, her eyes sparkling, held out a piece of some unknown beast meat, carefully offering it to Xile.

Xile’s nose twitched. Then, it extended its wide, massive tongue and gently swept the meat into its mouth. The female disciple’s face flushed with excitement as she carefully stroked Xile’s fur.

”Xile is so gentle...”

”I wish I could have a big dog like Xile...”

”Who wouldn’t?”

The female disciples crowded around Xile, petting him all over, clearly adoring him.

Some of the male disciples also came forward to pet Xile.

”So cool!”

”An Extraordinary Alien Species... This has to be the only one in our Sect, right?”

”I don’t think I’d even be a match for Xile...”

”I heard an Elder who lectures at the Tempering Martial Hall say that Exotic Species in the Extraordinary Realm automatically grasp True Essence and can even master some Leaf Skills... it’s practically instinct. Even one that has just entered the Extraordinary Realm is much stronger than an ordinary Martial Artist at the True Essence First Realm!”

They buzzed with discussion.

The sudden appearance of such an Extraordinary Alien Species was a novel sight for all the disciples of Guiyuan Valley.

The female disciples were mostly focused on Xile’s adorably goofy appearance.

The male disciples, on the other hand, were more interested in its power.

It was only when Qin Fang descended from the sky that the disciples snapped out of it and hurriedly bowed to him in greeting.

Xile let out a happy bark at him.

Wen Suxin also looked up, smiling at Qin Fang.

After smiling and nodding to the Inner Sect Disciples, Qin Fang turned to Wen Suxin and said, ”Oh, by the way, Senior Sister, I brought back some delicious snacks. I’ll send some over to you and Martial Uncle in a bit so you can see what you think.”

”Snacks?” Wen Suxin looked a little surprised.

Qin Fang chuckled and explained, and Wen Suxin’s expression cleared. She then smiled and sighed, ”Junior Brother, your fortune is truly astounding... It seems your trip outside the Sect was exceptionally fruitful.”

Qin Fang laughed and replied that it was all just luck.

The two started chatting off to the side, and Qin Fang asked if anything new had happened in the Sect while he was away.

He ended up learning something unexpected.

”Two months ago, the Sect found several traces of the Blood Luo Sect. Disciples from the Battle Hall Department were dispatched, and they destroyed five of the Blood Luo Sect’s strongholds.”

’He was getting news about the Blood Luo Sect so unexpectedly?’

Qin Fang’s heart skipped a beat. He looked at Wen Suxin with anticipation. ”Then...?”

Wen Suxin knew what he wanted to ask. She sighed and shook her head. ”What’s most vicious about the Blood Luo Sect’s followers is that they use their own bodies as incubators for Blood Beasts... When they were discovered, they fought the Battle Hall Department to the death, and nearly all of them transformed into Blood Beasts... No one was left alive.”

Qin Fang froze, then fell silent.

”However, the Battle Hall Department did find some leads and are following them to track down other traces of the Blood Luo Sect... As for the search for your master, the Sect is taking it very seriously. After all, he’s not just your master; he’s also Junior Sister Xueci’s father... And even though Junior Sister Xueci is... now... as long as there’s a lead, the Sect will get to the bottom of it. You... try not to worry too much.”

Hearing this, Qin Fang could only give a silent, slight nod.

Wen Suxin continued to share more information about the situation.

”Traces of the Blood Luo Sect have been found on the islands near the Great Cloud Marsh recently. Combined with the fact that they’ve massacred two entire counties, the Sect believes that their scheme this time is likely significant. It might even be aimed directly at our Sect...”

”Unfortunately, the Blood Luo Sect’s bloodline imprints are too well-hidden. Unless they appear directly within the Ascending Array, only disciples who have cultivated a Pupil Leaf Skill can faintly sense the anomaly... But sadly, there are very few disciples who can successfully cultivate a Pupil Leaf Skill... so tracking them down is often very difficult.”

Wen Suxin lamented.

Every Leaf Skill is incredibly complex and difficult to master.