Almighty Genius

Chapter 2520 - 2014: Condensing Protective Gang Qi!

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Breaking through that barrier, Qin Fang officially stepped into the Great Grandmaster Level... He entered a completely new world, and truly joined the ranks of expert masters. He was no longer the young man whom everyone bullied.

"Protective Gang Qi..."

Having advanced, Qin Fang did not rush to consolidate his cultivation but immediately began to condense the Protective Gang Qi.

Long before, Qin Fang's strength had already reached the Great Grandmaster Level, and if he went completely berserk and surged, he could completely rival Great Grandmaster Late-Stage, or even Peak experts. Thus now that he officially advanced, consolidating his strength was not the most important, and he could naturally set it aside for the time being.

On the contrary, the Protective Gang Qi was extremely important to Qin Fang...

Outside the Savage Secret Realm, Qin Fang might not be particularly anxious; after all, with his body's defense, he would not necessarily fear encountering Great Grandmaster-level Experts... The role of Protective Gang Qi is relatively smaller.

However, within the Savage Secret Realm, things were completely different.

This place is filled with crises, with all kinds of fierce exotic beasts emerging endlessly... Similar to the Bloodthirsty Mosquito, these smaller yet highly destructive series of fierce exotic beasts are numerous.

Although Little Dragon and Divine Silkworm could do their utmost to protect Qin Fang's safety, even the most stringent defense would have its flaws, and once these exotic beasts break through the defensive net of Little Dragon and Divine Silkworm, disaster would truly strike.

Upon reflection, being protected by Protective Gang Qi oneself is truly safe.

As long as the Protective Gang Qi is strong and resilient enough, even if these terrifyingly destructive exotic beasts break through the defensive net of Little Dragon and Divine Silkworm, they could still not harm Qin Fang; instead, they would be easily killed by Qin Fang.

"This time, it's finally useful..."

Gazing at the small piece of Barbaric God Stone in his hand, Qin Fang said with a smile.

Protective Gang Qi is the hallmark of Great Grandmaster-level Experts, and essentially, every expert advancing to the Great Grandmaster Level would immediately start condensing the Protective Gang Qi after stabilizing their strength... it is the strongest safeguard for Great Grandmaster-level Experts.

Qin Fang is no exception...

At least until he truly steps into the Supreme Realm, before condensing the Supreme Gang Body, Protective Gang Qi is also a powerful protective measure for Qin Fang.

However, condensing Protective Gang Qi is not a simple matter...

The quality of the condensed Protective Gang Qi varies greatly in different environments.

For example, in ordinary environments outside, not to mention whether the Protective Gang Qi can be condensed, even if it can be condensed, the quality will be quite poor, and even for monstrously talented experts, it might not be very good.

If the Protective Gang Qi were categorized into one, two, and three levels, and upper, middle, and lower divisions among nine grades, in environments with sparse Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi outside, most people can at most condense lower third-grade Protective Gang Qi, and monster geniuses can only manage upper third-grade at best.

However, in Thousand-Year Sects like the Five Great Sects, where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is relatively plenty, the initial starting point is much higher than the outside world, starting from at least middle to upper third-grade, and slightly stronger individuals can reach lower second-grade, some monster geniuses can reach middle second-grade, and if there are cultivation workshops or mini Secret Realms, it can even reach upper second-grade.

Better ones, such as Minor Kunlun Realm, Kunlun Secret Realm, Penglai Secret Realm, Savage Secret Realm, such extensively inherited, extraordinarily dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi Secret Realms, the initial level for condensed Protective Gang Qi is even higher, starting at least from lower second-grade, easily reaching middle and upper second-grade, some geniuses can even reach lower first-grade.

Though the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm cannot compare with the actual Savage Secret Realm, it is already quite formidable; disciples from the Five Great Sects advancing in the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm and then condensing Protective Gang Qi would start at least from middle second-grade... These disciples are extremely outstanding within the Five Great Sects, and this grade is quite normal for them.

Individuals like Leng Bingbing, the Lawless Brothers, etc., can all potentially reach upper second-grade, or even lower first-grade...

If they coincidentally become the first place in the Five Sects Grand Competition, occupying the No.1 Training Room, then it might be possible to reach middle first-grade due to fortuitous opportunities...

Of course, such monstrosities across many decades of the Five Sects Grand Competition in the Five Great Sects have only appeared one or two...

Some monstrosities in this age group are too formidable, having already stepped into the Great Grandmaster Level early and condensed the Protective Gang Qi, naturally missing such treatment... At most, they could use the Barbaric Qi to baptize the Protective Gang Qi and slightly enhance its grade.

Securing the first place in the Five Sects Grand Competition with Supreme Realm cultivation... this is exceedingly rare in the history of the Five Sects Grand Competition, and the number can be counted on one hand; it requires absolutely monstrous strength.

Even a prodigy like Li Wuhua didn't achieve this in the last Five Factions Competition...

However, Qin Fang, who rose this time, accomplished such a feat... He became the fourth young expert in the history of the Five Factions Competition to receive such an honor.

This honor isn't much, but using it as an opportunity to break through to the Great Grandmaster Level in the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm and then refining the Protective Gang Qi, it indeed has immeasurable benefits... Qing Xu Lao Dao had previously mentioned that Qin Fang should strive to condense Protective Gang Qi of grade one or higher, and it would be even better if it reached the middle grade.

The quality of Protective Gang Qi doesn't seem to be very useful, but that's not actually the case at all...

Why, with the same Supreme Realm powerhouses, is there such a vast difference in strength?

The martial skills and secret techniques cultivated are secondary; it's truly the quality of the Gang Qi that is critical... Supreme Realm experts not only possess the Gangqi Territory, but they have also integrated the Protective Gang Qi into their physical bodies, forming the Supreme Gang Body, which achieves formidable and invincible defensive power.

Different qualities of Protective Gang Qi determine varying toughness and defensive power, which naturally makes a huge difference...

And when these differently graded Protective Gang Qi are integrated into the physical body, upon stepping into the Supreme Realm, the defensive power of the cultivated Supreme Gang Body is entirely different... Leading to a significant distinction in the following condensation of the Gangqi Territory as well.

All of this is fundamentally based on the refinement of the Protective Gang Qi...

This is also why Qing Xu Lao Dao emphasized to Qin Fang the utmost importance of refining the most powerful Protective Gang Qi, greatly affecting the future potential in the Supreme Realm!

Snow Mountain Sect used to be very powerful, comparable to the existence of the Five Great Sects, but later it gradually declined, even losing the sect's ultimate technique, the Traceless Snow Stepping Technique...

However, Xue Wuchen single-handedly shouldered the heavy responsibility of the Snow Mountain Sect; his cultivation was by no means weaker than the sect leaders of the Five Great Sects, precisely because during his breakthrough to the Great Grandmaster Level, he had a fortunate encounter, allowing him to refine exceptionally powerful Protective Gang Qi, thus being able to stand on par with experts like Qing Xu Lao Dao who emerged from the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm!

This is also why Qin Fang insists on breaking through to the Great Grandmaster Level in the Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm... To the extent that Qin Fang even planned it all out, not hesitating to waste treasures like the Azure Dragon Pill, just to ensure a successful breakthrough.

Fortunately, Qin Fang happened to discover a piece of Barbaric God Stone, making the use of the Azure Dragon Pill unnecessary.

Now Qin Fang has broken through, and although some of the Barbaric God Stone was consumed, a portion still remains, and Qin Fang has set his sights on it.

He doesn't know if the treasure in the No.1 Training Room refers to the Barbaric God Stone, but judging from this piece of the stone, Qin Fang thinks it will be extremely beneficial for his upcoming condensation of Protective Gang Qi.

With this in mind, although fully aware of the immense value of the Barbaric God Stone, Qin Fang couldn't afford to be bothered with it.

Buzz~~~

Qin Fang sat cross-legged there and immediately began to slowly mobilize the True Qi in his body, gradually compressing it, and then transforming it into Gang Qi... This is a highly complex, yet practically simple task.

If his strength hadn't reached the Great Grandmaster Level and completed that qualitative change process, no matter how hard Qin Fang tried, he wouldn't be able to convert True Qi into Gang Qi... But now it's much simpler than before!

Converting True Qi into Gang Qi is the first step!

Then, Qin Fang needs to slowly extract this portion of Gang Qi from the True Qi, forming a Gang Qi cluster... This is the prototype of the Protective Gang Qi, and the most fundamental part of it.

When this Gang Qi cluster reaches a certain degree, it can be released from the body according to Qin Fang's will, gradually dispersing around Qin Fang's body, becoming an all-encompassing Protective Gang Qi.

It is only at this moment that the Protective Gang Qi is completely condensed...

Of course, it seems easy to say but is indeed very difficult to accomplish.

Some people are really fast and might succeed in condensing the Protective Gang Qi within a few hours... For example, Song Yi, a disciple Qin Fang took in the Underground Palace, broke through to the Great Grandmaster Level with the aid of the Spiritual Spring, and condensed the Protective Gang Qi in just one or two hours.

But some people need to spend a significantly long time; ten days to half a month are considered relatively short, and there are cases where it took two to three months... It's said that the highest record kept in the martial world took as long as nine months to successfully condense the Protective Gang Qi.

"It seems I don't need that long..."

The Barbaric Wilderness Mini Secret Realm has an exceptionally dense Barbaric Qi, which is extremely beneficial for condensing the Protective Gang Qi... Quality improvement is one aspect, but the time consumption will also be greatly reduced; perhaps it can be done in a short period like Song Yi, within two or three hours.

However, to refine even higher quality Protective Gang Qi, Qin Fang probably won't be satisfied that quickly...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)