My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 405: Chapter 191: Treasure Plant

Returning to the familiar large cave at Old Ox Back, Qin Fang looked around. After confirming the seal was intact, he applied a bit of force with his hands to move the massive boulder just enough for him to pass, then slipped into the cave.

Back in his Huajin Stage, Qin Fang’s five senses were already sharp enough to move freely in this cave. Now that he had reached the True Essence Realm, the cave’s interior was as bright as day to him.

Soon, he arrived at the long-unvisited Cold Cave.

However, the moment he stepped inside, Qin Fang noticed something was different!

...The True Essence in his body seemed to become a bit more active!

At this, Qin Fang’s eyes suddenly lit up!

He could tell without even needing to experiment...

...This Cold Cave would be of immense help to his cultivation of the Profound Nether True Water Scripture!

”My True Essence didn’t even feel this active when I was cultivating at midnight!”

His eyes shining, Qin Fang stepped into the Cold Cave without any further hesitation.

Soon, he reached the spot with the mysterious liquid. The porcelain bottle he had placed here before was still resting quietly in the stone bowl. He picked it up, and a satisfied smile spread across his face...

Although it wasn’t full, the amount was already quite astonishing.

’Even now, this mysterious liquid can still enhance my physique to a certain extent...’

Qin Fang had taken a few drops from here before. Over the past year of cultivation, he figured he would be safe within the Sect, so instead of saving them as a healing remedy, he had consumed them for his training.

It didn’t significantly boost his True Essence, but it still had a strengthening effect on his bones and flesh.

However, the effect wasn’t very strong anymore.

’No wonder I’ve heard that some Evil Cultivators hunt Martial Artists to devour their flesh and blood for cultivation... With my current body, it’s no exaggeration to call my flesh and bones a treasure.’

Qin Fang thought to himself.

He often went to the Tempering Martial Hall for lectures. Besides explaining the basics of the Extraordinary world and the cultivation methods for specific Leaf Skills, the sect teachers at the Tempering Martial Hall would also tell the disciples about the Martial Arts World.

...Although Qin Fang had never left the Sect, he had actually gained a general understanding of the Great Yu Martial Arts Realm.

For instance, the two other evil factions on par with the Blood Luo Sect, famous locations in the Martial Arts Realm, and even the more well-known sects in the nearby Prefecture Paths... and so on.

He now had a basic grasp of these matters.

...He was no longer the ignorant boy from a year ago who knew nothing about the Extraordinary World.

Although the mysterious liquid was no longer of great use to him, he still collected it and placed a new porcelain bottle in the stone bowl.

Then, he continued deeper into the cave.

The chill here no longer affected him in the slightest.

In the blink of an eye, he reached the sixty-meter mark, and the patch of blue mist was right before him.

The last time he stood in this spot, back in his Huajin Stage, he had been shivering from the cold, barely able to withstand it even by circulating his Qi Blood to its absolute limit.

But this time... he felt no cold at all.

With his Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor circulating slightly, all he felt was a gentle warmth with just a hint of coolness... a perfectly comfortable state.

He looked at the blue mist. The blue light source, some ten-odd meters away, was still there.

Qin Fang subconsciously extended his Divine Sense to probe it.

But soon, he raised his eyebrows in surprise...

...His Divine Sense couldn’t penetrate the blue mist?

’In some special areas, abnormal Primordial Power can indeed interfere with Divine Sense...’

The piece of common knowledge about the Extraordinary World he had learned in the Tempering Martial Hall surfaced in Qin Fang’s mind.

He hesitated for a moment but ultimately still looked toward the blue mist.

He walked forward, circulated his True Essence, gathered it at his fingertip, and tentatively reached into the mist...

The next moment, he felt a trace of coldness drill in through his fingertip.

However, after passing through two layers of his Abyss Water Armor, it had mostly dissipated.

...The last time, he had used a bamboo pole and a vine to probe it, and both had frozen solid instantly, the ice spreading up their lengths...

Now, when he put his finger in, he didn’t feel it was particularly cold.

Only then did Qin Fang feel relieved, and he stepped inside.

Only after his entire body was submerged in the blue mist did he begin to feel a slight chill.

His Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor activated, causing his body to emit a faint glow.

He took a moment to assess the feeling. It was quite comfortable. He let out a soft breath, walked forward, and soon arrived at the source of the light.

This time, he could finally see it clearly...

...Growing on the ground before him was a plant that looked just like an orchid.

But this orchid was a deep, clear blue from root to tip, as if sculpted from ice crystals. Its petals looked extremely soft, and they were dotted with what looked like tiny blue ice crystals, making it breathtakingly beautiful.

...It was actually a Treasure Plant?

A faint gleam appeared in Qin Fang’s eyes.

He walked over to observe it more closely and discovered a subtle fragrance wafting from the ice-blue orchid. However, it seemed to be contained by something, unable to spread very far.

’But... what is this?’

Qin Fang frowned.

After a moment, he let out a soft sigh.

’Looks like I can’t just focus on cultivation... When I get back to the sect, I’ll have to find some books on Treasure Plants and really learn about all the different kinds.’

Qin Fang thought with a sense of helplessness.

The Hundred Herbs Courtyard was the main territory of the Guiyuan Lineage, and it contained many books about Treasure Plants. As the Hall Master’s True Inheritance, Qin Fang naturally had full access to those texts.

It was just that over the past year, Qin Fang had been cultivating every single day—his Root Skill, the Three Great Leaf Skills, and he also had to cram on the fundamentals of the Divine Domain at the Tempering Martial Hall...

His schedule was packed every single day.

He really hadn’t had the time to go look through the Hundred Herbs Courtyard.

...’After all, it’s only been a year. How could I have possibly gotten that much done?’

The various aspects of the Extraordinary World were as vast and ephemeral as a sea of clouds.

Even now, he could only be considered to have taken his first step into it...

However, not recognizing the golden lotus pod from earlier today or the blue orchid before him now made him determined to properly study this area of knowledge.

’When it comes to things like Treasure Plants, if I don’t even know what they are, it’s easy to waste them or miss opportunities.’

’Wasting them or missing out would be one thing... but if I think something is good and use it recklessly... that could lead to big trouble.’

’When I get back, I’ll really have to do some serious studying.’

he thought to himself.

Looking at the mystical and bewitching orchid before him, Qin Fang hesitated for a moment before standing up.

’I’ll leave it here to grow for now. I’ll see if I can figure out what it is when I get back... I’ll decide what to do after I’ve found out.’

he thought, his eyes glinting.

’The deeper I go, the more active my True Essence becomes. This place is an unparalleled holy ground for cultivating the Profound Nether True Water Scripture!’

’He felt that he could gain the 10,000 proficiency points needed to break through the True Species and reach ’Circulation’ in a very short time here, even without the aid of True Essence Pills!’

’The temperature feels bearable. I can probably go a bit further... I should see what else is inside...’

With this in mind, Qin Fang bypassed the Demon Orchid and continued his journey deeper into the Cold Cave...

...What else lay within?