Almighty Genius

Chapter 2313 - 1807: Silver Scale Fish

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Actually, there's nothing much to clean up here, just taking anything that still holds some value, taking everything that can be taken...

As for gold, silver, and jewels, Qin Fang and the others weren't interested, so naturally, they directly ignored them.

The spiritual medicine and such, its spiritual energy had been drained by the Spiritual Spring, leaving only some withered roots and stems. Qin Fang took what he could carry away, and even if there were some that slipped through, they were of no consequence.

Speaking of the most valuable thing in this Treasure Repository, it certainly had to be that piece of Spiritual Spring... maybe more than a thousand years ago it wasn't much, but now it's extremely, extremely precious! Unfortunately, no matter how capable Qin Fang is, there's no way to move it...

A little less valuable might be the Treasure Bead left by the owner of this Underground Palace, but Qin Fang still hasn't figured out its wonderful use, so its value is a little lower, but it is definitely a rare treasure, something you can encounter by chance but not seek.

The Divine Silkworm is the same, certainly an extremely formidable comprehension, but it needs to grow up to be able to unleash its terrifying power. Right now... it's just a cute Little Divine Silkworm, at most selling its cuteness!

Other than that, there were some remaining elixirs and such, but after Qin Fang burned them, even if there were remnants, it's considered wasted...

"Let's go... leave this place!"

After tidying up a bit, Qin Fang called out, heading in a certain direction of the Treasure Repository.

"Leaving from here?"

Song Yi and the others were stunned because Qin Fang led them to a stone wall, "Young Master Qin, you're saying the way out... is here?"

Looking at this stone wall, towering dozens of meters high, lightly tapping the surface, quite solid and likely solid through... this made Song Yi and the others feel strange!

Don't be fooled even if they are now Great Grandmaster Level Experts, with full strength, their palm energy can indeed blast through a certain thickness of the stone wall, but a wall this solid is absolutely not in the same class... even if they joined forces, there was no hope.

"Who told you to look at the front? Look below..."

At this time, Qin Fang was checking something, hearing Song Yi's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, then responded.

"Uh..."

The three Great Grandmaster Level Experts were dumbfounded, just noticing the floor beneath their feet, which seemed unremarkable, but gently tapping it, they were surprised to find an echo.

"Let's join forces and blast open the ground..."

After Qin Fang's careful inspection, he basically confirmed this was the Underground Palace exit marked on his map.

The Treasure Repository was already the deepest part of the Underground Palace, and to leave this palace there were only two paths to choose from...

One was to go back to the altar in that mysterious space, relying on one's terrifying strength, theoretically rushing out through that passage... however, that passage is fraught with danger, and even Great Grandmaster Level Experts are certain to die, with Supreme Realm Powerhouses likely to fall as well!

The other was what this map marked, right below where they were standing... below was an Underground Dark River, from which they could leave this perilous Underground Palace.

Actually, this area was arranged with an escape formation, but unfortunately, Qin Fang found the formation's activation point only to discover, frustratingly... because of his fire, it had damaged the activation mechanism.

The formation still existed, but Qin Fang was unable to activate it normally...

Being a formation, Qin Fang's Grandmaster-level Lockpicking Skill was useless here, and they could only use brute force methods to solve it!

Boom~~~

After Qin Fang carefully studied and outlined the attack point, he immediately stood aside to assist, and Song Yi and the other three immediately executed their strongest strike, terrifying palm energy fiercely struck the ground...

It only took a dull sound, the violent energy aura mercilessly bombarded the ground, its strong pressure directly pushed this ground down by over half a meter... but this time they could see the formation's presence.

Pa~~

And at this moment, Qin Fang also made his move, once this formation was exposed, he easily found the breakthrough point, a wild Sword Qi attack pierced through it.

Crash~~~

Once the formation broke, the bricks and stones on the ground could no longer withstand the palm energy of the three Great Grandmaster Level Experts, immediately collapsing with a rumble, endless rubble, and debris falling down, revealing an Underground Dark River in front of Qin Fang and the others.

"There is indeed a way out..."

Seeing this underground dark river, smiles finally appeared on the faces of Song Yi and his group, even though they didn't know where this dark river would lead.

However, once their strength reached the Great Grandmaster level, they were truly among the ranks of top experts, and little tricks like holding their breath were no issue... As long as they held onto that breath of true qi, they wouldn't drown even if they stayed in the water for three days!

If they had cultivated some secret techniques similar to the Turtle Breathing Technique, they could extend this time significantly... Song Yi and his group, coming from the Six Major Families, had decent foundations and had all practiced some Turtle Breathing Techniques, so they had little to worry about for self-preservation.

"If there's no issue, let's set off... follow me!"

Qin Fang called out, then immediately leaped down, diving into the underground dark river.

Song Yi and the others were not ones to hesitate, swiftly following Qin Fang into the underground dark river, keeping pace with him quickly... Although the water of this underground dark river was somewhat cold, it didn't have much impact on these martial arts experts, and the water was clear, so visibility wasn't much affected.

The underground dark river didn't seem very large from the treasure repository of the underground palace, but once they were in the water, they discovered that the waterway was quite spacious, and the current was swift... With a map in hand, Qin Fang swam in the direction marked.

The water was very clear and very cold...

This allowed Qin Fang and his group to keep their spirits relatively stable, as they swam forward.

Who knows how many years this underground dark river had existed, it seemed to be hidden quite deep, and occasionally they could see some strange-looking little fish swimming freely... They seemed quite free and leisurely.

"Silver Scale Fish?"

Qin Fang was initially unconcerned with these little fish, but found it boring while swimming and decided to wildly throw his Scouting Skill at the creatures in the water... When he discovered a kind of silver fish, he couldn't help but be stunned.

Because this Silver Scale Fish had long been extinct in the outside world, and was recorded in ancient texts as an exotic beast. Although very weak and incapable of upgrading to a Spiritual Beast, its blood and flesh had a very powerful effect... Meridian opening!

When martial artists reach the Grandmaster level, each step of improvement involves completely opening all acupuncture points on the governor and conception vessels, and for those aspiring to the Great Grandmaster level, it involves thoroughly connecting these two vessels, linking all energy meridians into a massive, flawless circuit!

Once this circuit is established, true qi becomes gang qi, and the protective gang qi safeguards the entire body without any weak points at all...

However, opening the governor and conception vessels is quite difficult for countless Grandmaster-level experts... Some even spend their entire lives unable to complete this arduous task, ending sadly.

Yet this Silver Scale Fish is naturally able to do this, so in ancient times, many sects would raise some Silver Scale Fish to help their Grandmaster-level disciples open their meridians and strive for the Great Grandmaster level...

However, Silver Scale Fish are very choosy about their environment, and problems often arise in artificial breeding. Due to some sects fishing with exhaustion, these Silver Scale Fish eventually became extinct... Perhaps sects like Shaolin and Kunlun still have some, but definitely not many.

Moreover, these sects would certainly treat these Silver Scale Fish as treasures...

It's no longer like it was before—every Great Grandmaster-level expert is a top fighter, and having one more boosts a sect's strength dramatically... Naturally, these Silver Scale Fish would only be allocated to those exceptionally gifted elite disciples with the greatest potential to break through to the Great Grandmaster level.

"This is good stuff..."

Understanding the benefits of these Silver Scale Fish, Qin Fang couldn't help but feel joy in his heart, immediately diving towards the Silver Scale Fish.

Plop~~~

Qin Fang's sudden acceleration left Song Yi and the others puzzled, but soon they noticed something, seeing Qin Fang rushing towards the fish school, reaching out towards the fish...

Whoosh~~~

But, the school of fish scattered the moment Qin Fang reached out, darting away in all directions in the blink of an eye... Naturally, Qin Fang caught nothing.

However, Qin Fang was not discouraged, immediately continuing the chase... Perhaps because the fish dispersed a bit, Song Yi and the others could see more clearly, vaguely sensing that Qin Fang was tracking a certain type of fish!

The Silver Scale Fish were small, but moved very quickly in the water, with seemingly strong danger perception. Whenever Qin Fang approached, they would always slip away at the first moment, as if they already knew Qin Fang was there to catch them...

"Forcing me to use a killer move, huh~~~"

Seeing that dealing with these Silver Scale Fish was not as easy as it seemed, Qin Fang's expression turned cold as he prepared to use some slightly forbidden techniques.

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword appeared instantly in his hand, the tip pointing slightly at a Silver Scale Fish swimming a few meters away, then...

Plop~~~

A faint thread of sword qi shot rapidly from the sword tip, and that Silver Scale Fish seemed to sense the sudden killing intent, instinctively trying to dodge, but... its reaction was a bit slow, and it was hit directly in the head by the sword qi, instantly killed... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)