My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 380: Chapter 183: Linyuan

With Fan Zhengchu’s booming proclamation, the sound of bells and drums thundered out a third time.

From that moment on, the Guiyuan Lineage had one more True Disciple, with the style name ’Linyuan.’

...

The ceremony was over.

After Qin Fang had been accepted as a disciple and received his style name, a grand banquet was naturally held, and all the disciples who had attended the ceremony were invited to feast.

The figures of light and shadow on the high platform dissipated, and everyone departed.

From this day forward, Qin Fang officially became the third True Disciple of the Guiyuan Lineage.

...However, during the ceremony, Qin Fang hadn’t seen the other senior brother and sister True Disciples... because at that moment, they were not within the Sect.

Senior Sister Wen had said that even though the Sect watched over an entire prefecture and seemed to enjoy an era of great peace within its walls...

...in reality, the world outside was far from peaceful.

The Sects and the Court ruled the Great Yu World together, and the Sects were responsible for handling its Extraordinary threats... This was the very foundation of their existence.

”Junior Brother, you haven’t been cultivating for long, so you won’t be needed for these things just yet. But as your Cultivation advances, you will inevitably have to deal with these troubles as well.”

Qin Fang nodded. He had long expected as much.

However, this clearly wasn’t something he needed to worry about in the short term... After all, his Cultivation was still too weak.

The day after the ceremony, the contribution points Qin Fang had been eagerly awaiting were finally distributed.

Another ten thousand...

’So much for special treatment after completing the disciple initiation ceremony.’

But of course, Qin Fang knew this wasn’t the Sect being stingy; everyone was treated the same.

”Senior Brother Qin.”

”Greetings, Senior Brother Linyuan.”

On the way to the Pill Pavilion, many Inner Sect Disciples bowed respectfully upon seeing Qin Fang.

...After the ceremony, Qin Fang had become the man of the hour in the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect, known by nearly everyone.

Quite a few people had gone to watch the ceremony that day.

...Now that he had a style name, many people addressed him by it directly as a sign of closeness.

After all, in the old days, if someone had a style name, calling them by their full name was considered an insult...

’It’s still a little strange, having just received a style name...’

...However, Qin Fang was gradually getting used to being greeted by the sect disciples.

He simply gave a slight nod in acknowledgment before walking away, and naturally, none of these Inner Sect Disciples dared to pester him.

He exchanged his points for this round of resources at the Pill Pavilion.

Ten thousand contribution points were gone in an instant.

’Ten thousand points... still not enough.’

Qin Fang felt helpless.

In another two months, the Sect should be assigning him specific duties.

That would give him another source of contribution points.

...However, his Cultivation was too low right now. Even if he were assigned a position, it would most likely be a cushy post that wasn’t too difficult.

But if it wasn’t difficult... it naturally wouldn’t offer too many contribution points.

’But... it has to be better than my current situation, right?’

And so, the days passed, one by one.

After the ceremony, Qin Fang’s life didn’t seem to change much.

He began his cultivation every day at the midnight hour and finished when the sun first rose... that was the only time he could cultivate each day.

Then there was practicing his three Leaf Skills... Mirror Flower Water Moon was currently at Minor Achievement, which was barely sufficient.

His focus was on the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor and Celestial River Reversal.

Qin Fang planned to train both of them to Minor Achievement before considering anything else.

「One month later.」

The two Leaf Skills reached Minor Achievement!

When both had reached Minor Achievement, an Epiphany naturally occurred. Many things he hadn’t understood before suddenly became crystal clear.

Qin Fang couldn’t help but marvel... This Epiphany was truly a Divine Technique, especially for cultivating Leaf Skills.

He even gained new insights into aspects not mentioned in the Secret Manual during the Epiphany.

By now, a layer of ’Abyss Water Armor’ had already formed beneath Qin Fang’s skin.

The structure of this Abyss Water Armor was astonishing. Though it was just a thin layer, it possessed the effects of ’defense,’ ’cushioning,’ and ’force redirection.’

When struck by an attack from someone in the same Realm, unless their Attack Leaf Skill was extraordinary, they probably wouldn’t even be able to injure Qin Fang.

’...If I cultivated all nine layers, it’s hard to imagine what level of defense I’d reach...’

Besides defense, the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor also had a certain Body Refining effect.

Remember when Qin Fang first gathered True Essence in his right hand? As the True Essence concentrated, his hand felt immense pressure, even a piercing pain.

This was because the physical body’s capacity to bear True Essence is limited. It’s impossible to gather all of one’s True Essence into a single point.

The internal structure of the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor was incredibly intricate, using a limited amount of True Essence to construct a powerful defensive system.

In the process, it would also gently nourish and strengthen his Physique.

When Qin Fang first joined the Sect, his physical strength had already reached fifty-eight thousand pounds.

And now that he had mastered the First Layer of the Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor, his strength had likely reached a massive eighty thousand pounds!

...It was a terrifying level of power.

As for ’Celestial River Reversal,’ it was a pure Attack Leaf Skill with the effect of amplifying strength.

At Minor Achievement, Celestial River Reversal provided a thirty percent amplification...

This meant that during an attack, Qin Fang could unleash a destructive force of over one hundred thousand pounds!

’...That’s simply frightening!’

However, in all the time since joining the Sect, Qin Fang had been single-mindedly focused on his cultivation and hadn’t sparred with anyone...

...It had to be said, the path of the Guiyuan Lineage was actually quite suited to his temperament.

Most of the time, Qin Fang was simply obsessed with the act of Martial Cultivation and becoming stronger itself.

He didn’t have much of a competitive desire to outdo others.

Just like that, another month passed unknowingly.

It had been almost three months since Qin Fang joined the Sect.

On this day, Wen Suxin sent him a message.

...After the disciple initiation ceremony, Qin Fang had already moved out of Guiyuan Valley and chosen a new residence.

This was a privilege reserved for True Disciples.

...A True Disciple could select an entire mountain peak as their residence.

However, Qin Fang had not yet chosen a Personal Guard, so for now, aside from a main hall, there was no one else on the mountain peak.

”Junior Brother, in three days, it will have been three months since you joined the Sect. According to custom, it’s time for you to take on specific duties. Master asked me to come find you to discuss the matter of what position you will take.”

Hearing the message, Qin Fang’s eyes lit up.

’It’s finally happening.’

’But being the Hall Master’s True Inheritance... really is something special.’

’Normally, an ordinary Inner Sect Disciple has no choice but to obey whatever assignment the Sect gives them.’

’But from what Senior Sister said, it sounds like being the Hall Master’s True Inheritance means I get some say in choosing my own position?’

”Alright, Senior Sister. I’m on my way.”

Qin Fang replied, then activated Mirror Flower Water Moon and soared through the air.