Stone Coffin, Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

Murong Fan watched Qi Chuan's calm demeanor after the battle, his brows knitting slightly as he instinctively sensed that something was off.

However, because he had just thrown himself wholeheartedly into a bitter battle with the Mother Black Jade Spirit Snake, he had no way of knowing what had happened on Qi Chuan's side.

At this moment, he could only speculate.

"Perhaps Brother Qi's spell power is rather profound even among cultivators at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, while that Male Black Jade Spirit Snake was merely comparable to an ordinary Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator..."

Murong Fan thought to himself.

For a moment, he did not consider the possibility that Qi Chuan had already reached the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.

After all, the Male Black Jade Spirit Snake Qi Chuan had faced was only comparable to a Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator.

Sometimes, a stronger Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator with more formidable methods might also have been able to accomplish such a feat.

Qi Chuan did not care much about what Murong Fan was thinking.

He merely waited quietly, keeping his distance from the weakened Murong Fan to avoid causing a misunderstanding.

After swallowing an Elixir, Murong Fan took out Low-grade Spirit Stones and circulated his cultivation technique to restore his cultivation base. Before long, he had temporarily recovered some spell power.

"Let's go, Brother Qi. We'll enter the cave."

After recovering his spell power, Murong Fan stood up. At this moment, a trace of anticipation inevitably appeared in his eyes.

"Alright." Qi Chuan naturally nodded as well. It was time to go in and have a look.

The treasure site recorded on the Treasure Map was inside the cave ahead.

The two of them then set off, walking from the middle of the Forked Path to its end. After pushing aside some scattered rocks before the cave, they jumped inside.

The cave branched in every direction. Following several clues on the Treasure Map, the two arrived at a passage deep within the cave, where they found a Small Cold Pond at its end.

"Just what kind of person would bury good things beneath this?"

Looking at the Small Cold Pond before him, Qi Chuan could not help but speak with a hint of speechlessness. According to the Treasure Map, the treasure site lay beneath this Small Cold Pond.

"In the Cultivation World, there are always some cultivators with strange temperaments. With their lifespans nearing their end and no descendants to inherit their things, they indulge in such malicious amusements. Of course, the Vast Majority of cultivators would indeed rather destroy what they left behind than give it to others."

Murong Fan merely shook his head and replied.

There were indeed occasional Treasure Maps, both real and fake, circulating through the Cultivation World, though the Vast Majority were false. The one in his hands was genuinely real, which was rather rare.

Murong Fan did not hesitate any longer. He directly took out several Fireball Talismans and evaporated the Small Cold Pond.

At the side, Qi Chuan lent a hand as well. He extended his palm and made a slight hand seal, and the dried, cracked mud at the bottom of the Small Cold Pond automatically parted to either side. Three zhang underground, they found a Stone Coffin.

Seeing a Stone Coffin in a place like this was still rather frightening.

However, the coffin lid had long since shattered into several pieces, and some objects inside could be seen through the gaps.

There were no mummified corpses, white bones, bloodstains, or anything of the sort—only some ordinary cultivation resources.

Whoosh!

Murong Fan cast the Levitation Technique and flew down, retrieving those cultivation resources. He brought them up and laid them out on the ground one by one.

Then came the matter of dividing the spoils.

Qi Chuan and Murong Fan exchanged a glance, then each picked up an Ancient Booklet and began reading.

Qi Chuan was flipping through the Ancient Booklet in his hand. Before he had even finished skimming it, Murong Fan across from him handed over his own Ancient Booklet.

"This is a Dual Cultivation Technique. Do you want it?" Murong Fan asked.

"A Dual Cultivation Technique?" Qi Chuan looked somewhat surprised. "Let me see."

He accepted the Ancient Booklet and casually flipped through it.

You very roughly browsed the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method, attempting to comprehend its Entry Stage. You triggered a Twofold Critical Hit and obtained a Twofold Harvest. Your understanding of the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method has improved slightly.

When Qi Chuan finished browsing it, a line of text appeared before his eyes, while information surged into his mind.

It was precisely an extremely small portion of understanding regarding the Dual Cultivation Technique, the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method.

Through that tiny portion of understanding, Qi Chuan already knew that the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method was indeed a fairly decent Dual Cultivation Technique.

However, like his own Evergreen Art, it was only a Qi Refining Realm technique. Once cultivated to the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining, it would reach its end, and he would have to change techniques afterward.

If one had a dual cultivation partner of similar age, then compared to ordinary Qi Refining Realm cultivation techniques, the Fish-Snake Entwined Cultivation Method would indeed raise one's cultivation base somewhat faster.

However, Qi Chuan was already cultivating the Evergreen Art. It was impossible for him to switch to this Dual Cultivation Technique. Changing cultivation techniques consumed too much time and effort; it would be best to directly cultivate the Evergreen Art to the tenth layer before switching straight to a Foundation Establishment Technique.

"This Dual Cultivation Technique is of no use to me."

With that thought, Qi Chuan shook his head and handed the Dual Cultivation Technique back to Murong Fan.

"You don't want it? Then I'll take it."

Murong Fan did not hesitate much and directly tucked the Dual Cultivation Technique into his robes.

"You..."

Qi Chuan froze at the sight. Murong Fan looked rather straightforward, yet he was so interested in a Dual Cultivation Technique?

"Don't misunderstand. Compared with ordinary basic Qi Refining techniques, this Dual Cultivation Technique raises one's cultivation base faster and has no side effects. It should not be some Demonic Art. If I bring it back to my Lineage, it might be useful to some of the cultivators there. And if I offer up a fairly good cultivation technique, the Lineage will reward me as well."

Seeing Qi Chuan's gaze, Murong Fan's expression did not change much. He merely spoke calmly.

"I see. I misunderstood. I hadn't thought of that." Qi Chuan came to a sudden realization upon hearing this. Perhaps he truly had been mistaken.

For the Vast Majority of Cultivation Families, the number of cultivation techniques within the clan was indeed not large. With one more cultivation technique, the clan's cultivators would have one more choice. If they happened to choose a cultivation technique that suited them, their cultivation bases would improve more quickly as well.

From this perspective, to these Cultivation Families, the value of a cultivation technique was probably indeed greater than that of a spell.

After all, in the Cultivation World, the most fundamental thing was still one's Cultivation Realm.

Thinking this, Qi Chuan expressed his understanding as well.

He then picked up the Ancient Booklet he had taken earlier and began reading it. Before long, he had finished browsing it.

You very roughly browsed the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye, attempting to comprehend its Entry Stage. You triggered a Tenfold Critical Hit and obtained a Tenfold Harvest. Your understanding of the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye has improved slightly.

Immediately afterward, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

At the same time, some understanding regarding the Cave Clarity Spiritual Eye surged into Qi Chuan's mind.

"This..."

After Qi Chuan absorbed this portion of understanding, a trace of astonishment immediately surfaced in the depths of his eyes.

"This is actually a Pupil Technique?"