Almighty Genius

Chapter 2299 - 1793: Spiritual Energy Crystals!

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This point is quite similar to the earthworm formed by spiritual energy that he killed earlier, as if Qin Fang's entire body is condensed from this spiritual energy… yet Qin Fang can still clearly feel the existence of his flesh.

"Dive down..."

The pressure weighing on his body lightened significantly, and Qin Fang slowly adapted to the surroundings. Looking toward the depths of the spiritual spring, he gritted his teeth and dove deeper into it.

The deeper he went into the spiritual spring, the greater the concentration of spiritual energy became, even just a slight breath seemed to fill his body with an immense power, as if it was about to burst his meridians completely.

However, after a brief pause, the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique began its effect, transforming into a small whirlpool, devouring all the spiritual energy and then converting it into Qin Fang's elemental energy, continuously strengthening and refining Qin Fang's physique and meridians.

A moment later, Qin Fang felt that his meridians seemed to have widened considerably, and their resilience had also increased greatly compared to before…

Especially he felt a mysterious, formidable power flowing inside his body… not just within his meridians, but seemingly touching every inch of his skin.

"This elemental energy is too powerful..."

Qin Fang clearly understood that his cultivation and realm had not changed much, still somewhat the same as before, at most only slightly more solidified, but the strength of his flesh had grown immeasurably.

He even felt that his physical strength now surpassed that even when he pushed the power of the Blood Martial Secret Tome to the extreme, much more powerful and terrifying… Even if Chen Zhi were to resurrect, Qin Fang could crush him easily without resorting to the powers of the Blood Martial Secret Tome!

Furthermore, Qin Fang's meridians had expanded significantly, and the circulation and storage of True Qi had multiplied several times over… although having abundant True Qi does not necessarily equate to great strength, in most cases, the more robust the True Qi, the stronger the power!

Take Qin Fang earlier, his combat power, although surpassing the grandmaster-level tier, was still slightly weaker compared to a great grandmaster level expert; it was a difference of quantity and quality… not so easily bridged.

However, the True Qi baptized by these dense and formidable spiritual energies, tempered by this extremely potent elemental energy, although not yet fully transformed into Gang Qi, already showed little difference in quality…

"Perhaps, after this physical enhancement, I will truly possess the combat power to contend with great grandmaster level experts…"

Feeling the massive transformations in his body, Qin Fang thought so in his heart.

Previously, he had managed to defeat many great grandmaster level experts, with a hint of opportunism involved… his strength was still lacking a bit, unable to withstand head-on confrontations against an expert many tiers above his own hard-contestedly.

But now…

"Not at the bottom yet, continue..."

Qin Fang wasn't satisfied with just this. After resting for a brief moment, he continued to dive toward the depths of the spiritual spring… As he went deeper, the surrounding pressure also intensified. Although supported by the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique, Qin Fang eventually started feeling discomfort in his body.

Everything has a limit…

Qin Fang's body had already reached such a "limit," having unleashed all his power; venturing here was already pushing the ultimate limit… Going any further would truly be immensely dangerous.

"Can't give up!"

However, Qin Fang faintly felt that the bottom of the spring was within reach. Surroundings of the spiritual spring gradually blurred and muddied, the concentration of spiritual energy reached an extremely terrifying pinnacle, causing Qin Fang to be unwilling to give up.

Gritting his teeth, feeling like his body was almost on the brink of collapse, Qin Fang continued diving less than a meter downwards, sensing with his hand that he might have touched something… Something somewhat hard, and fairly smooth in range!

"Finally reached the bottom..."

At the bottom of the spiritual spring, with Qin Fang's vision already clouded and obscure, not seeing things clearly, but vaguely feeling he had reached the bottom, at least Qin Fang's hand had touched something.

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword appeared in his hand, and although a stream of sword Qi spat out, it could not completely dispel the dense spiritual energy, barely giving Qin Fang a bit of room to maneuver, he thrust towards the bottom of the spiritual spring.

Rather than stabbing, it might as well be called digging…

Breaking through the bottom, he pried some things up, and Qin Fang began feeling around with his hand.

Though he couldn't see very clearly, it didn't affect Qin Fang's use of the scouting skill…

"Spirit Crystal!"

When the scouting skill's results were fed back, Qin Fang couldn't help but exclaim in his mind.

"It truly exists..."

Qin Fang felt joyous as he collected these Spirit Crystals that had solidified deep within the Spiritual Spring, his smile becoming all the more radiant...

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi transforming from gaseous to liquid form in the Spiritual Spring is already very rare and requires a high degree of condensation to achieve... Further condensing this liquid Spiritual Spring into solid Spirit Crystals is yet another advanced condensation.

The amount of Spiritual Energy contained in such a Spirit Crystal is exceedingly daunting... even a Middle Grade Spiritual Medicine cannot compare.

Of course, this is not a comparison on the same level!

If Qin Fang were to choose, he would rather have a Middle Grade Spiritual Medicine than a single Spirit Crystal!

After all, Spirit Crystals are consumables that are used once and are gone forever, while Spiritual Medicines can continuously release Spiritual Energy as long as they don't wither or die, cycling endlessly with more benefits.

Spirit Crystals are extremely rare and only appear in places with rich Spiritual Energy... especially at such Spiritual Springs, where the possibility of producing Spirit Crystals is higher; but it's merely a higher possibility, not a certainty!

Were it not for that worm with a body transformed from Spiritual Energy, Qin Fang wouldn't have thought Spirit Crystals could condense in this Spiritual Spring...

However, even if one knows that Spirit Crystals are here, it's very difficult to remove them... Just this Spiritual Spring with its intense Spiritual Energy would be a challenge even for a Supreme Realm Powerhouse to withstand its depths.

"Take them all, leave nothing behind..."

The pressure of the Spiritual Energy at the bottom of the spring is immense, and Qin Fang cannot linger here for too long, or else his body will completely collapse... He relies on continuously using Blood Replenishing Pills to repair his injuries just to remain here.

But for every second he hesitates, Qin Fang loses a portion of his Blood Replenishing Pills...

If this continues, no matter how many Blood Replenishing Pills Qin Fang has, he won't be able to sustain long!

Thus, Qin Fang made a decisive choice, immediately beginning to gather the scattered Spirit Crystals at the bottom of the spring...

The Flowing Shadow Divine Sword in his hand was no longer a Divine Weapon, but rather served the role of a shovel...

Unfortunately, though Qin Fang's Props Box has a soldier's shovel, it's ordinary iron and unable to withstand the surrounding pressure of Spiritual Energy; it deforms easily under pressure and is incapable of excavating the Spirit Crystals at the bottom of the spring.

Though the Flowing Shadow Divine Sword is not the most elite Divine Weapon, it's among the best of the second tier, and even in the depths of the Spiritual Spring, it shows no sign of deformation; its sharp blade can pry open the Spirit Crystals at the bottom.

As for these Spirit Crystals, Qin Fang grabs whatever comes to hand and unreservedly sends them all into the Props Box!

This is where the advantage of the Props Box truly shines...

As long as Qin Fang touches them, they automatically enter the Props Box, which has substantial space and won't be filled no matter how many are thrown in...

Of course, the quantity of Spirit Crystals will certainly not be very large!

Gathering Spirit Crystals is an absolute technical task requiring constant changes in strategy to ensure Qin Fang can acquire as many Spirit Crystals as possible while protecting his life.

If any slip occurs midway, then it's too late!

Without support from consciousness, no matter how powerful Qin Fang's body is, he could not withstand the dense, almost inescapable pressure of the Spiritual Spring around him... Ultimately, Qin Fang might become "fertilizer" for the spring!

After working at the bottom of the spring for only two or three minutes, Qin Fang feels his body surpass its limits, quickly rising two to three meters, enabling the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique to autonomously absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy to replenish Qin Fang's depletion.

"Continue..."

Then, after sufficient rest, Qin Fang once again dives to the bottom to dig and gather Spirit Crystals!

When his body cannot handle anymore, he rises again...

Repeating this cycle many times, the number of Spirit Crystals at the bottom of the spring becomes increasingly sparse, often taking Qin Fang considerable time to find one or two pieces, and sometimes none at all... Yet, inside Qin Fang's Props Box, over a hundred Spirit Crystals have been stored.

The greatest change is actually within Qin Fang's True Qi...

Qin Fang's cultivation remains at the Grandmaster-level Tier, with True Qi still dominant inside, yet during this process Qin Fang constantly circulated True Qi to resist the surrounding pressure... This undoubtedly maintained his safety, but the consumption of True Qi was also enormous.

At such depths, aside from the Azure Dragon Qi Cultivation Technique functioning normally, all other cultivation techniques face severe suppression... Thus, the elemental energy inside Qin Fang has progressively grown, surpassing the remaining depleted True Qi.

In Qin Fang's Dantian, these elemental energies, unmanageable by him, have occupied over half the territory... whereas the lesser True Qi occupies less than half!

"Who knows if it's good or bad?"

Qin Fang couldn't help but mutter to himself, but at this point, he considers his work complete, deciding to abandon staying at the bottom any longer, quickly floating upward...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)