Chapter 508 - 226: Condensing Truth
Time has no meaning in cultivation.
On Old Ox Back, in the Cold Cave, thirty meters deep.
’Profound Nether True Water Scripture (True Essence Root Technique) (Perfection) 1/∞’
When the proficiency on his panel jumped from ’Great Success 5000’ to ’Perfection 1,’ a flood of epiphanies washed over Qin Fang’s mind.
Simultaneously, the last wisp of gaseous True Essence within his body liquefied.
SLOSH~
His Dantian became an ocean of True Essence. The highly condensed essence gathered within, surging like a great sea tide.
And with a single thought, this ocean of highly condensed True Essence would surge like a mighty river, rushing through Qin Fang’s meridians.
His Eight Extraordinary Meridians were like great rivers themselves, allowing the tide of True Essence to surge through them...
This highly condensed, liquid True Essence was more than ten times as potent as it had been in the True Essence Second Realm!
"Finally... I’ve reached the True Essence Third Realm. I’ve successfully completed Condensing Truth!"
A faint smile touched Qin Fang’s lips.
With a flicker of his Divine Sense, a perfectly clear image of his entire body materialized in his mind. It was as clear as looking at the lines on his own palm; not a single change could escape the notice of his Divine Sense.
From the perspective of his Divine Sense, his entire body looked like a perfect diagram of True Essence circulation. His dark, jade-like bones, combined with the multicolored divine light blooming from his organs, created a magnificent, beautiful spectacle...
Qin Fang observed this for a while before exhaling slowly. He retracted his True Essence and opened his eyes.
’Just as I thought. It took nearly a year to go from Great Success to Perfection...’
Indeed.
This time, Qin Fang had been in seclusion for nearly a year.
And that was with him cultivating at the thirty-meter mark.
If he had remained at the twenty-meter mark...
He probably wouldn’t have reached Perfection even after a year.
’At the thirty-meter mark, not only is the ’quality’ of the Ultimate Yin Primordial Power better, but the ’quantity’ is also much greater...’ Qin Fang thought to himself.
This also explained why, back then, a single breath at the seventy-meter mark had been enough to freeze him solid for half a year while simultaneously increasing his cultivation by so much.
The Ultimate Yin Primordial Power at seventy meters wasn’t just higher in quality; the quantity was also astonishingly vast.
’...This Old Ox Back really is a sacred ground for my cultivation!’
He looked forward to his cultivation rising higher and higher, until he could finally practice at the seventy-meter mark... It was hard to imagine just how fast his cultivation would be then.
...At the same time, his curiosity grew. What lay beyond the seventy-meter mark?
’And this Cold Cave... what secrets does it really hide?’
He glanced into the depths of the Cold Cave before finally rising to his feet. He walked out and headed deeper into Old Ox Back.
He soon arrived at the Treasure Plant. His gaze swept over it, and with a thought—
The next moment, his Divine Sense shot out, transforming into a sharp blade that sliced a small piece of honey from the air!
Before the honey could hit the ground, it was as if an invisible hand caught it and guided it to float gently before Qin Fang.
Qin Fang reached out and took the honey, a glint in his eye.
’This honey really is effective for the Divine Soul... It seems Su Nian wasn’t imagining things.’
Qin Fang narrowed his eyes, studying the honey in his hand.
Over the past year, besides cultivating his Root Skill, he had also diligently practiced the ’Void Mirror Observation’.
Thanks to the ’Divine Summoning Hourglass’, Qin Fang no longer experienced situations where a month would pass in a single seclusion.
But Spiritual Sense Contemplation was indeed incredibly time-consuming... Often, just as Qin Fang was getting into the right state of mind, the ’Divine Summoning Hourglass’ would chime, startling him awake.
...signifying that an entire day had gone by.
This left Qin Fang astonished.
Honestly, it was a terrible feeling... like getting all revved up for a big push, only to be stopped cold... leaving him completely hanging.
It was incredibly frustrating.
But Qin Fang quickly came to his senses...
’...Most people don’t run into major problems when they first start practicing a Spiritual Sense Leaf Skill.’
’The real danger lies in obsession.’
’The ones who run into trouble are always those who become obsessed!’
So, every time the ’Divine Summoning Hourglass’ chimed, he would immediately stop his Contemplation, no matter how frustrating it felt.
...even when he felt he was in an excellent state and could make rapid progress by continuing.
’A little progress each day is enough. The dangers of cultivating the Divine Sense aren’t just present when Breaking Through... everyday practice is fraught with peril at every step... Confusing the passage of time is just the first step. If I indulge in it too much, all sorts of mental problems will follow.’
’Besides, I have my panel. As long as I practice diligently every day, my proficiency will increase.’
’And with the effect of the ’Eternal Dao Fruit’, there’s no risk of my cultivation regressing.’
’So why... should I expose myself to that kind of risk?’
Qin Fang was perfectly calm and rational.
He decided to treat his daily Spiritual Sense Contemplation like attending a class or punching a clock... He would contemplate diligently for a set period, but the moment the ’dismissal bell’ rang, he would stop—no ’staying late’ or ’working overtime.’
...Once he adopted this mindset, that sense of disappointment naturally faded away.
Then, looking at the increased proficiency on his panel would instantly fill him with a sense of accomplishment.
...He had no need to push his limits whatsoever.
Thus, he fell into a very regular routine: one day cultivating his Root Skill, the next his Divine Sense.
Before he knew it, his ’Void Mirror Observation’ had also reached the Great Success stage.
In the process, the piece of Concentrating Iron Heart Jade he had was, without him even noticing, completely consumed.
This, in turn, allowed Qin Fang’s Divine Sense to undergo the fabled Illusion and Reality Shift!
It had crossed from the ’Spiritual River’ to the ’River of Reality,’ now able to truly interfere with the physical world!
...But this clearly didn’t match what Su Nian had told him.
She had said that for other cultivators, a thirty-gram piece of Concentrating Iron Heart Jade could last two to three years before its special properties were fully absorbed.
But Qin Fang, being generous, had spent maybe half a year at most... and he’d completely consumed a fifty-gram piece of Concentrating Iron Heart Jade...