Almighty Genius

Chapter 2251 - 1745: Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique

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The Third Floor of the Underground Palace is obviously much larger than the Second Floor... According to Qin Fang's estimation, even if it's not ten times bigger, it's at least more than five times.

This place is also like a maze, with corridors winding and twisting, dividing the entire Third Floor into many areas...

As for whether there is a Fourth Layer of the Underground Palace, Qin Fang is not really sure at the moment. This is not shown on his small map, so they just stayed on the third floor, searching for some precious treasures.

The third floor is very large, and some protections are hidden in dark chambers. Such places often have one or two Bronze Warriors guarding them, which are relatively easier to find.

The only trouble is that the Bronze Warriors are too powerful, and trying to obtain the treasures from their protection requires a great deal of effort.

Even so, Qin Fang didn't intend to give up. Such an opportunity is extremely rare... A few people groped forward, and soon found a dark chamber, where a Bronze Warrior holding a longsword looked majestic at the entrance.

"Young Master Qin, the same method as before?"

Looking at the Bronze Warrior, Charlie couldn't help but lick his lips and asked.

Already having had one successful experience, he figured this second time would be faster and easier...

"Hmm, old method!"

Qin Fang did have a better way, but after hesitating for a moment, he planned to stick to the old method... With a shake of the long gun in his hand, a sharp Qi sword shot straight at the Bronze Warrior's chest, hitting it with a puff.

Ka ka ka~~~

This naturally alarmed the Bronze Warrior instantly, and it moved immediately, wielding its longsword as it charged towards Qin Fang.

Clang clang clang~~~

Similar to the Bronze Warrior who used the Ghost Head Greatsword before, this one held a sword with wide open and closed moves, slashing one blade after another. Qin Fang also shook his gun and fought fiercely with the Bronze Warrior.

An intense numbing sensation came from his arms, almost causing Qin Fang to lose his grip on the long gun... But he gritted his teeth and persevered, even though both his hands were numb from the shock, he kept on going.

"Move it!"

Qin Fang held back the Bronze Warrior, and Charlie got Qin Fang's signal, quickly rushing into the dark chamber, quickly scanning everything inside, and without bothering to examine what they had grabbed, hurriedly snatched the items and ran off.

As for Qin Fang, seeing Charlie and the others retreating, he also immediately broke free from the Bronze Warrior with one shot, quickly chasing after Charlie and the others, his speed... absolutely invincible, the potential unleashed when escaping is often terrifying!

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Second Floor of the Underground Palace.

"Phew~~~ finally got through!"

When Gagarin successfully passed through the Bronze Warrior Formation and reached the entrance of the third floor, he let out a long breath.

Not only him, but even Gatt also breathed a sigh of relief. He was just a little bit away from becoming cannon fodder... Even though he had some connection with Gagarin, at such times, Gagarin was really ruthless.

However, his luck lay in the fact that at the most critical moment, the third wave of teams arrived at the Second Floor of the Underground Palace, fresh cannon fodder to fill the gap.

After sacrificing four or five people's lives, they finally found the right way to pass through...

"Captain, we've lost a lot of time, so let's hurry into the Third Floor of the Underground Palace... Leave a few brothers here to report the crossing route!"

At this time, Gatt also moved cautiously to Gagarin's side and reminded him.

They had wasted a lot of time at this level, and Charlie and the others had already been in for a long time... Gatt's men were all dead, leaving him alone, a solitary commander, and it was all related to Charlie, so naturally, he wanted to use Gagarin to deal with them.

"Let's go..."

At this moment, Gagarin also thought of Charlie's hateful face. In fact, there was no need for Gatt to provoke him as he had no intention of letting Charlie off... He held such a high position in the Hand of the Demon, and Charlie was just a little team leader of an Elite Team, which naturally made him quite displeased.

When Gagarin is displeased, there is only one outcome... death!

So, without much nonsense, Gagarin made simple arrangements for someone to stay guard and then led Gatt and the others into the Third Floor of the Underground Palace...

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"Young Master Qin, take a look at this!"

After acquiring the treasure, Qin Fang's group chose a safe and secluded spot to rest. Like presenting a treasure, Charlie handed over the item to Qin Fang... Unfortunately, even though he had held onto it for a while, he couldn't figure out its origin.

"Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique?"

Qin Fang picked up the item, and immediately felt its considerable weight, as if it was made from some exceptionally heavy metal... Looking closely at the text, he read it aloud.

"This is actually a qi cultivation martial arts manuscript..."

At this point, Qin Fang noticed that this object, resembling a stone stele, was a martial arts manuscript... However, it was a very peculiar manuscript, seemingly vastly different from the orthodox manuscripts Qin Fang and his group cultivated.

The martial arts they practiced cultivated True Qi... As one's strength advanced to the Great Grandmaster Realm, it would transform into an even more formidable Gang Qi... As for what's cultivated at the Supreme Realm, Qin Fang did not know.

However, upon briefly skimming through the Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique, despite its few words, only a few hundred in fact, it was extremely profound and obscure. Qin Fang could only grasp a bit of its content through some special functions of his Scouting Skill.

This Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique also cultivated a form of energy in the human body, but it wasn't the True Qi of martial artists; it was elemental energy...

This elemental energy and True Qi are not the same, yet it seems to be much stronger... Because the information was too scant, Qin Fang could only derive this small sliver of useful knowledge!

"There's actually a special cultivation requirement..."

What frustrated Qin Fang even more was that this set of Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Techniques had specific requirements for the practitioner, necessitating an Earth Attribute body to practice!

However, Qin Fang's body constitution was special, with a balanced Five Elements body. Although he could practice the Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique, it would be difficult to reach the Supreme Level... Even if he used Skill Proficiency to accumulate, it would require tenfold or hundredfold proficiency.

"Alas, more pain than gain..."

Qin Fang quickly calculated in his mind and ultimately shook his head in resignation... Such proficiency would indeed be more pain than gain, and it was better to simply give it up!

"Young Master Qin, there are many more dark chambers on the third floor of the Underground Palace, maybe you'll find something useful there!"

Charlie, who had been observing Qin Fang's expression, noticed Qin Fang's slight disappointment, indicating that the item was unsuitable for him. He quickly offered consolation.

"You're right..."

Qin Fang thought it over and found the logic compelling.

Since he found the Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique in a dark chamber, there might be other manuscripts of the same level... Surely there would be something suitable for his cultivation, so why get entangled in the trivial losses right in front of him?

"I recall Qing Mountain being Earth Attribute; this Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique might be quite suitable for him..."

Immediately, Qin Fang thought of someone close to him, quickly thinking of Song Qingshan, who practiced the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover... Although the Golden Bell Cover, once practiced, gave an appearance of golden light over the body, it was actually an Earth Attribute manifestation externally.

Were one to have a Metal Attribute body and practice the Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Golden Bell Cover, reaching Song Qingshan's level would result in a body flowing with metallic texture, rather than just having a faint golden sheen like Song Qingshan.

Song Qingshan likely has an Earth Attribute body, at the very least one where the Earth Attribute is more prominent... So this Black Tortoise Qi Cultivation Technique would be very suitable for him!

"Alright, let's set off again..."

Qin Fang swung his arm a bit, noticing that it was now moving freely. While there was still a slight numbness, it was much better than the previous time.

"This indeed is a great way to train physical strength... Trying a few more times, perhaps I could even forcibly fend off those Bronze Warriors!"

Grasping the long gun in his hand once more, he immediately felt his strength had improved noticeably... At the very least, it was two or threefold stronger than before; though his arm was somewhat numb, it seemed filled with infinite energy.

This effect only occurred after engaging in battle with the Bronze Warriors twice... The change was so significant that if it weren't a fact, Qin Fang himself would hardly believe it!

"Could it be there's some unique special effect from cultivating on this third floor of the Underground Palace?"

Qin Fang quickly surveyed the mysterious Underground Palace, feeling it was extraordinary, yet perceiving no abnormality... The abruptness of this change understandably made Qin Fang ponder further.

"If that's really the case, we indeed came to the right place..."

Nonetheless, Qin Fang had no intention of delving deeper, he was merely here treasure hunting, not for archaeological research... Everything else couldn't match up to the tangible treasures in hand! Especially when these treasures were all unique, rare, and precious... There was no room for hesitation!

"Never mind, comrades, onto... the next stop!"

Discarding any further thoughts on these details, Qin Fang immediately called out to continue advancing toward the depths of the Underground Palace, searching for the next dark chamber location... The team proceeded with their treasure hunt journey! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)