My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

...Even if they hadn’t found him then, it would have led to huge problems.

If people from the Three Religions or other Sects had discovered Xile, should Qin Fang have revealed himself or not? If he didn’t, Xile might have been killed by the people from the Three Religions... or she could have been mistaken for a wild Exotic Species and eliminated by some expert from another Sect who didn’t recognize her.

And if Sect elders had come... they might have recognized Xile, and she most likely would have been fine. But it would have also exposed the fact that Qin Fang was nearby...

...The Sect elders actually had a tacit understanding about Qin Fang’s fortuitous encounters.

They didn’t actively pry into them.

But if they discovered Qin Fang by accident... that would be another matter entirely.

The secret of Old Ox Back would have most likely been exposed.

This made Qin Fang feel fortunate for a long time.

After going undiscovered through two sweeps of Divine Sense, Qin Fang simply stopped leaving Old Ox Back altogether and just cultivated inside.

After reaching the True Essence Realm, the need for food was almost nonexistent, anyway... This was the very divide between the mortal and the Extraordinary.

True Essence constantly strengthened and altered things like his cells, allowing him to break free from his dependence on food... Otherwise, he would have starved to death long ago when he was frozen for half a year.

Of course, appetite is one of humanity’s greatest desires. Moreover, some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures also needed to be absorbed through the primitive method of ’eating’ for maximum efficiency, so Martial Artists still ate.

It was just that this was more for ’enjoyment’ and ’cultivation’ rather than a necessity for ’survival’.

...He had spent the past year more or less like this.

Now, however, Qin Fang planned to leave.

...He had now reached the Condensing Realm and needed to obtain the Third Layer of the ’Profound Nether True Water Scripture’ to advance further.

Moreover, he was also out of Concentrating Iron Heart Jade and needed to get some more...

’Now that I’ve reached the Condensing Realm, it should be about time I can enter the Heavenly Gang Secret Realm...’

A glint appeared in Qin Fang’s eyes.

He certainly hadn’t forgotten about the Heavenly Gang Secret Realm.

His Master had said the situation inside the Heavenly Gang Secret Realm was miraculous and would be of great use for his future cultivation path, so he was naturally full of anticipation.

Furthermore, besides his ’Void Mirror Observation’, all his other various Leaf Skills had long since reached the level of Perfection...

They needed to be updated with a new set.

After he reached the True Essence Realm, the power of these Leaf Skills had actually increased somewhat.

For example, the quality of his Nine-Layered Abyss Water Armor was now more than twice as strong as it had been in the Primordial Stream Realm.

But he still needed the next layer of the cultivation technique to construct an entirely new structure with liquid True Essence... This would allow him to raise his defense by another level.

At the same time, his Physique would also be strengthened again in the process.

...A Leaf Skill wasn’t merely a simple ’application’. In fact, after being cultivated to a certain level, every Leaf Skill provided a certain degree of enhancement to one’s Physique.

’Did he really think the supplementary medicines for the Leaf Skills were consumed for nothing?’

’The frequency of searches seems to have dropped recently. It’s been almost a month since any experts came searching this way... Still, to be safe, I should wait a few more days and see...’

Qin Fang thought to himself.

He planned to wait until the experts had conducted another search before leaving.

This would ensure that no experts would come investigating in this direction and find him for a short while.

Qin Fang could roughly guess what they were looking for.

’It’s nothing more than traces of the Three Religions, right?’

Qin Fang mused.

And so, a few more days passed.

On this day, a Divine Sense once again swept across the sky, causing Qin Fang’s eyes to light up... He had finally been waiting for this.

However, he didn’t go out immediately. Instead, he waited another three days. Only after three days did he emerge from Old Ox Back, but first, he went down the mountain to get some bamboo tubes.

Only then did he go back up the mountain and use his Divine Sense to collect some honey and Bee Meat...

...He had promised Su Nian that he would bring some more honey back for Senior Brother Yun.

...Actually, the most logical course of action would have been to tell Su Nian that the honey was all gone. That would have better ensured the secret of Old Ox Back remained hidden.

But in the end, Qin Fang didn’t choose to do that.

For one thing, he had already promised Su Nian, and he didn’t intend to go back on his word.

...Without Su Nian, he probably wouldn’t even know about the effect honey had on one’s Divine Sense.

After all, he didn’t particularly like eating honey himself... even if this honey tasted good.

But if not for what Su Nian had said, he really wouldn’t have eaten it. At most, he would have brought some back for his senior sister and the others to try.

For another...

Although the honey had some benefits, it wasn’t so amazing that this small amount would be enough for Senior Brother Yun to recover.

No, even if Senior Brother Yun ate all the honey in the entire cave, he still might not make a full recovery...

In that case, it was unlikely to attract too much attention.

...They were fellow disciples, after all. He had met Senior Brother Yun a few times and had even fought alongside him.

If it could help him get better, Qin Fang would be happy to see it happen.

After making these preparations, Qin Fang packed the bamboo tubes and other things into the same bag that had held the True Essence Pill vials, and then shot into the sky and departed.

However, he didn’t head in the direction of the Ancient Well, but in another direction entirely...

...Needless to say, the area around the Ancient Well was certainly guarded by a large number of experts, and he would definitely be discovered if he went that way.

He still had to take a detour.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and Qin Fang’s detour brought him to the Great Cloud Marsh of Lanyang City.

...After reaching the Condensing Realm, Qin Fang’s True Essence was more than ten times stronger, so his flight endurance was naturally greater as well.

Moreover, his flying speed was also far faster than it had been in the Primordial Stream Realm.

It felt like switching from regular gasoline to aviation fuel... The higher the quality of his True Essence, the better the effects and the greater the power when activating a Leaf Skill.

...This was the so-called ’Root and Leaf’ relationship.

The stronger the root, the more robust the leaf!

Carrying his various bags, Qin Fang let out a soft breath, a slight glint in his eyes.

’This time, I’ll probably have to stay at the Sect for a while longer.’

’The harvest should be ripe by now, shouldn’t it?’

he thought, a flicker in his eyes.

With a flicker of his body, he flew off in the direction of the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect...