My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 427: Chapter 199: Heading Out Again

In the blink of an eye, Qin Fang had been back at the Sect for over a month.

Early in the morning, Qin Fang awoke from his Meditation and let out a long breath.

His gaze swept over to his status panel.

’Profound Nether True Water Scripture, Second Layer (True Essence Root Technique) (entry-level): 29/1000’

Over a month had passed, and his Root Skill had reached the entry-level.

However, this progress left Qin Fang feeling rather resigned.

...For the past month, he hadn’t exchanged for any True Essence Pills, relying entirely on his own cultivation.

The result... was astonishingly slow progress.

...Back in the True Species Realm, even without True Essence Pills, his proficiency would increase by two or three points each day.

But now in the Primordial Stream Realm, he was barely gaining 1 proficiency point per day.

’Cultivation gets harder and slower the further you advance... Once my cultivation rises again, I might not even be able to guarantee 1 proficiency point a day. It might take several days, or even more than ten, just to gain a single point...’

Qin Fang shook his head, resigned.

In truth, this was the normal pace of cultivation.

It was perfectly normal to spend several years polishing a single Realm.

...Qin Fang had reached the Primordial Stream Realm in less than two years since joining the sect, a feat that had astonished even his master and Master Fan. This alone demonstrated just how slow cultivation in the True Essence Realm typically was.

’Looks like I’ll have to go to the Cold Cave after all... At this rate, even with True Essence Pills, it would probably take two or three years to reach Perfection,’ Qin Fang thought to himself.

Letting out a soft breath, he looked at his panel again.

The panel now had two more lines.

’Void Spiritual Eyes (True Essence Leaf Skill) (Minor Achievement): 134/5000’

’Deep Stream Returning Technique (True Essence Leaf Skill) (Minor Achievement): 89/5000’

With the panel’s help, reaching the entry-level for a Leaf Skill was incredibly easy for Qin Fang.

After that, he just needed to cultivate step-by-step... as long as he had enough resources, his progress would be swift.

The resources he had exchanged for this time were all for cultivating these two Leaf Skills, which was why they had both reached Minor Achievement in just over a month.

As he thought this, a trace of spiritual energy flickered through his pupils, which glowed with a dark, mysterious light...

The entire World instantly became completely different.

Not only was everything clearer, but he could also faintly perceive some of the churning Vitality that covered everything in his field of vision...

’This must be the Sect Defense Array,’ Qin Fang thought.

In this World, the circulation of Heaven and Earth Primordial Power followed its own laws.

For Martial Artists who wished to guide, control, or change these formless powers, the core method they relied on was the Array.

The so-called ’Array’ was the general term for the art of arranging Elemental Spiritual Objects, runes, and Elemental Power Nodes in a specific way. This process constructed a stable structure that conformed to a certain ’principle’ or ’number’ of the World, thereby producing all sorts of profound effects...

...Ahem, the above was mentioned by the lecturing Elder at the Tempering Martial Hall when he introduced Arrays.

However, Qin Fang didn’t know much about Arrays.

He only knew that the Celestial Array Pavilion was responsible for maintaining them.

And the Celestial Array Pavilion was the home turf of the Jinghong Lineage... just as the Hundred Herbs Courtyard was to the Guiyuan Lineage.

’I should go and study them when I have the chance...’ Qin Fang mused.

Arrays were incredibly miraculous. For example, they were used when new disciples entered the Sect to brand their blood souls, allowing them to form a wondrous connection with the entire Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect. They were also responsible for the identification function of Identity Tokens for Inner Sect Disciples and True Disciples, the protective arrays around places like the Scripture Pavilion, and the Divine Sense communication function...

All these wondrous abilities and more were accomplished through Arrays.

...Besides, Qin Fang hadn’t forgotten how, the first time he entered Lanyang City, the ’Cannibals’ and others had been exposed the moment they stepped inside...

That was all done by an Array.

This just showed how miraculous Arrays were.

In fact, Qin Fang had wanted to delve into this field of knowledge for a long time.

He simply couldn’t find the time.

’I’ve been reading the classic texts for over a month, but I’ve only gotten through a tenth of them. It’ll probably take me a year or two to finish them all...’

’Besides, the Celestial Array Pavilion is the Jinghong Lineage’s home turf, after all... I can’t help but feel a bit awkward about going over there...’

The Jinghong Lineage had once come to the Guiyuan Lineage to poach him, and they had even left word that Qin Fang could join the Jinghong Lineage whenever he wished.

But that made things very awkward.

...Qin Fang was doing just fine in the Guiyuan Lineage, and the elders of the lineage treated him very well.

If he were to start ’making eyes’ with the ’Jinghong Lineage’...

It would feel a bit like being a two-timing scumbag.

’Oh, well. I’ll take it one step at a time...’

’It’s about time I went back to Old Ox Back to continue my seclusion.’

He had so much to learn right now. The way of Arrays was vast and profound, as boundless as a sea of clouds. If he got engrossed in it... he would be completely overwhelmed.

...The further one progressed in cultivation, the more it felt like there was never enough time.

Qin Fang sighed.

”Master, I plan to return to that treasured location to continue my seclusion.”

A month later, Qin Fang came to his master’s place again, intending to return to Old Ox Back.

Naturally, his master had no reason to refuse.

After bidding farewell to his master, he went to see his senior sister and Master Fan.

Hearing that Qin Fang was leaving again, his senior sister asked him how long he would be gone this time.

”It shouldn’t be too long this time... maybe three to five months.”

Qin Fang replied.

From now on, traveling back and forth between the Sect and Old Ox Back would likely become routine for him.

His senior sister and Master Fan naturally didn’t have much else to say, only reminding Qin Fang to be careful.

Qin Fang said he would bring back more Bee Meat and honey, then mounted Xile and left the Sect.

By now, Xile was gradually becoming a familiar sight to the Sect’s disciples.

Over the past month, besides riding Xile to Guiyuan Valley, Qin Fang had also taken it to Baichuan Plaza a few times.

At first, the disciples who saw Xile for the first time were rather shocked.

But after seeing it more and more, they got used to it.

Still, every time they saw it, many would show expressions of envy...

...An Extraordinary Alien Species, and a personal mount at that!

This couldn’t help but make many of the Inner Sect Disciples envious—disciples who hadn’t even mastered a Body Technique Leaf Skill and still had to rely on their own two feet to get anywhere.

He thus passed smoothly through the mountain gate and headed straight for the Inner City.

Qin Fang returned to his courtyard and met with Qian Ruhai.