Chapter 572 - 247: Grotto Heaven

Chapter 572: Chapter 247: Grotto Heaven

But he quickly shook his head and came back to his senses.

"Seeing you didn’t know about the subsequent Realms, I got a bit carried away... Let’s get back to the matter of Jinlan Prefecture."

Qin Fang jolted back to his senses as well. He suppressed the various thoughts swirling in his mind and nodded slightly.

"After the higher-ups of the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect investigated, they discovered that Grotto Heaven. They suspect it might be the Grotto Heaven of some ancient Seventh Realm powerhouse who once raised Exotic Species inside. Now, for some unknown reason, it has suddenly opened up, triggering this disaster."

"Now, everyone in the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect has been mobilized... But because a vast number of Exotic Species rushed out, and many of them are at the Extraordinary Level or even higher, the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect is finding it extremely difficult to handle the situation quickly."

"The Ganglan Army in Jinlan Prefecture, and even the Court’s armies from the various prefectures and counties, have all been mobilized... but it hasn’t been very effective."

"These Court armies can still handle those below the Extraordinary Level to some extent."

"But the Exotic Species at the Extraordinary Level and above... no, after eating humans, they are already ’Demons’... They can’t handle Demons at the Extraordinary Level and above. That’s why they’ve requested aid from our sect."

"Right now, your senior martial uncle and your master are still in Yanfang Prefecture and haven’t returned. Your Master Duan and Master Han are stationed at the Ancient Well year-round and cannot leave lightly. You also know about your Master Li’s situation... So, among the Hall Master Level members in the sect, only your Master Xing is left."

"But the sect can’t be left without a Hall Master Level figure watching over it. So after some discussion, it was decided that this time, each lineage will send one Elder, along with some disciples at the True Essence Second Realm or higher, to provide aid."

"You are now in the Divine Illumination Realm, and with your various fortuitous encounters, I know your strength is a pillar among the disciples. That’s why I plan to take you with me."

Master Fan looked at Qin Fang and said, "While our Guiyuan Lineage preaches Hidden Blade and Simple-mindedness, as we hide our edge, we must also keep it whetted."

Hearing this, Qin Fang fully understood the situation. He took a deep breath and said, "Yes, this disciple understands... When do we depart?"

Seeing Qin Fang agree so decisively, Master Fan nodded slightly... Of course, he never thought Qin Fang would refuse.

...Though he hadn’t gone to the battle on Jiulian Island, he had heard a great deal about it.

This martial nephew of his was no hothouse flower.

He immediately said, "It will take some time for the lineages to prepare. We will depart in about an hour."

"Alright. This disciple will come to Guiyuan Valley in an hour."

"Mm."

After bowing, Qin Fang left Guiyuan Valley.

’I can’t believe something so major happened in Jinlan Prefecture.’

’Tens of thousands of Exotic Species burst out of a Grotto Heaven and slaughtered three entire counties in a single night?’

Qin Fang knew that ’the land of three counties’ didn’t just refer to three county seats.

It was just like when the True Martial was annihilated by the Blood Luo Sect... every village, every market town, had probably been wiped out.

...That was terrifying.

’Did that mean five or six hundred thousand common people had died?’

’A Grotto Heaven World... a massive number of Exotic Species appearing...’

Qin Fang couldn’t help but recall what his martial uncle had just said about the path of cultivation ahead, and he let out a long sigh...

...He had thought he was already quite strong.

But after hearing all this... it seemed he still had a long, long way to go.

’Forget the Grotto Heaven Realm... even the Martial Domain and Divine Techniques were probably still a distant goal!’

Thinking about how he had rested for a while and his progress on the Root Skill had almost stalled, Qin Fang felt that... once this matter was over, perhaps he should go back into seclusion.

It was the principle of alternating between tension and relaxation, the path of both the scholar and the warrior.

’He’d been ’relaxed’ for so long; it was time to get ’tense’ again.’

’But the way he described the progression from Martial Domain to Grotto Heaven... why does it sound so much like my ’Void Realm’? Could it be... that this ’Profound Vagina Return and Storage’ Leaf Skill was developed by mimicking the advancement from Martial Domain to Grotto Heaven?’

’Thinking about it that way... the value of that ’Void Boundary Orchid’ seems a bit high... It’s an almost essential item for a Martial Domain Realm powerhouse to advance to the Grotto Heaven Realm.’

’And even for Grotto Heaven Realm powerhouses... wouldn’t they need it to further expand the Grotto Heavens they’ve already created?’

’Looked at this way... even Grotto Heaven Realm powerhouses could probably use it...’

Qin Fang was a little dazed.

...So a treasure like the ’Void Boundary Orchid’, something that even a Seventh Realm Grotto Heaven powerhouse might value, or even covet... just appeared, all fresh and dewy, sixty meters inside the Old Ox Back Cold Cave?

And the Jade Scroll a hundred meters in contained a Spatial Skill, a Personal Space, that was most likely created by modeling the advancement from Martial Domain to Grotto Heaven...

’...What kind of astonishing secret lies in the depths of the Old Ox Back Cold Cave?’

’Could there be another Grotto Heaven or something deep inside?’

Qin Fang’s mind raced with wild thoughts as he traveled.

Only after arriving at Linyuan Peak did Qin Fang slowly gather his thoughts.

’Whatever, there’s no point in thinking about all this.’

’I’ll just have to wait and see how things unfold.’

He walked into the hall and began to pack.

An hour later, Qin Fang returned to Guiyuan Valley.

He found that quite a few people had already gathered in front of the main hall—about fifty or sixty disciples.

Judging by their auras, all of them were at the True Essence Second Realm or higher.

Many more True Species Realm and Huajin disciples were watching from a distance, discussing something in low voices.

Seeing Qin Fang descend from the sky, these disciples immediately snapped to attention and bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Senior Brother."

Qin Fang nodded slightly and looked to the side.

His senior sister was standing at the entrance of the main hall. Seeing Qin Fang, she gave him a gentle nod.

"Senior Sister."

He walked over to her.

"Mm, Master has already told me... It’s a shame, but someone has to take care of the mundane affairs in the valley, so I won’t be going this time. Be careful over there."

His senior sister advised gently, giving him a soft nod.