Chapter 505 - 225: Core?
Before leaving, he naturally paid a visit to the Sacrificial Hall to see his senior sister.
His senior sister was quite surprised by his arrival... She had thought Qin Fang had already left. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have had Qian Ruhai clean his residence yesterday.
...Still, Qin Fang was quite moved, even though Qian Ruhai was the one who ended up doing the cleaning.
This proved his senior sister was always thinking of him.
Besides, it would have been improper for his senior sister to go there herself. With him, the host, absent, how could she just show up at his home?
Qian Ruhai was different. As Qin Fang’s only Personal Guard, cleaning Qin Fang’s residence was part of his duties.
Qin Fang briefly explained the reason... Of course, he only said he had spent the last month in seclusion cultivating the Spiritual Sense Leaf Skill, not that a single session of Meditation had lasted the entire month.
Upon hearing this, his senior sister showed a hint of worry, as expected... She was well aware of the dangers of the Spiritual Sense Leaf Skill.
But Qin Fang reassured her, saying he wouldn’t get greedy and rush his progress, so she shouldn’t worry too much.
Hearing Qin Fang’s reassurance, and considering her junior brother’s temperament, Wen Suxin knew there was no use saying anything more now that his cultivation of it had begun.
Wen Suxin could only sigh softly and urge him to be careful every step of the way.
Especially when Breaking Through... It was better to stagnate than to force a breakthrough without being certain of success.
Qin Fang naturally agreed.
After chatting for a while, Qin Fang told his senior sister he might be leaving again for some time and that he would have to trouble her with the Sacrificial Hall.
His senior sister didn’t try to stop him, only telling Qin Fang to be careful while he was away. She assured him that with her at the Sacrificial Hall, nothing would go wrong.
After bidding farewell to his senior sister, Qin Fang left Lanyang City, picked a direction, and tore through the sky.
...He didn’t head directly for True Martial County Town.
Because to get to True Martial County, he would have to pass by the Ancient Well.
And right now, that area was swarming with powerful experts from the Sect.
...If at all possible, he still had no intention of exposing the secret of Old Ox Back.
...The secret of Old Ox Back was potentially astounding.
Taking a detour that cost him nearly seven or eight days, Qin Fang successfully arrived at Old Ox Back.
Everything here was as he had left it.
The True Essence Pills he had hidden were also untouched.
Clearly, no one had come here.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, he looked into the distance... in the direction of the Ancient Well.
From there to Old Ox Back, it would take him about a day of Flying.
But for the Sect elders, it probably wouldn’t even take the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
He fell silent for a moment.
But in the end, he could only sigh...
...With the Ancient Well right there, and the Three Religions having been stationed in the area for so long, they definitely wouldn’t give up easily.
And something else might erupt from the Ancient Well later on.
Now the Sect was also inviting people from other sects to deal with the problem of this withered well.
The number of experts would likely only increase.
And for those experts, Old Ox Back was very close.
...’I have no idea when this place will be discovered.’
At this thought, Qin Fang decided he had to do something... If Old Ox Back was accidentally discovered by some expert, he had to leave behind evidence proving that Old Ox Back belonged to his Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect.
That way, the Sect elders could logically intervene.
...He had to admit he was being a little selfish.
If possible, he really didn’t want to share the secrets of the Treasure Plant and the Cold Cave with anyone else.
...After all, he was no saint.
But if it was discovered by accident, then he would just have to contribute it to the Sect.
Anyway...
The Sect had been very good to him.
Many people in the Sect probably had similar fortuitous encounters.
Never mind those far away... just take his two ’flesh-and-blood’ senior brother and sister. They hadn’t returned to the Sect in years; he wouldn’t believe for a second they didn’t have their own secrets out there.
The Sect being good to him was one thing.
Him getting stronger, fighting for the Sect, and even dying for the Sect... that was all for later.
He still wanted to handle his own fortuitous encounters himself.
With this in mind, he simply took all the True Essence Pills with him and headed up Old Ox Back.
Once inside the Cold Cave, he began to carve on the walls with his fingertips.
...He was carving the mark of ’Guiyuan Valley’.
He carved it all the way from the ten-meter mark to the seventy-meter mark.
...In the future, if Old Ox Back were discovered, this mark would be the proof that the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect had already claimed this place long ago.
In addition, he also made a trip to the cave where the Giant Bees were and carved several more Guiyuan Valley marks nearby.
He even left quite a few in the nooks and crannies of the caves along the way.
Only after he was finished did he nod in satisfaction...
...If the people from the Three Religions found it, he would immediately notify the Sect, and the Sect would surely unite with other sects to drive them out.
Then these markings would be the evidence for wrangling with the other sects later.
And if other sects discovered it first, the marks would be just as useful.
"Hopefully... they won’t be needed in the end."
Qin Fang sighed helplessly.
...No one wanted their own fortuitous encounters to be discovered by others.
...Even family members have their own hidden stashes of money.
After doing all this, Qin Fang thought for a moment, then went back to the Giant Bee cave to get some honey.
’Su Nian said this honey might be good for Divine Sense injuries... Although my Divine Sense isn’t injured, I’m currently in a state of mental exhaustion. If the honey really is effective for Divine Sense injuries... then it will most likely be useful for recovering from mental exhaustion as well.’
He thought to himself as he tossed a large chunk into his mouth.
Only then did he return to the twenty-meter mark in the Cold Cave and begin his secluded cultivation.
’This time, I’ll stay in seclusion until I enter the ’Condensing Realm’.’
Qin Fang thought, a flicker in his eyes.
He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.
...
「In cultivation, days and months cease to exist.」
As Qin Fang began his secluded cultivation, the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect was also making a major move.