Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 48 - 47: Stone Coffin, Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill

Chapter 48: Chapter 47: Stone Coffin, Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill
Murong Fan looked at Qi Chuan’s calm state after the battle, frowning slightly, intuitively feeling that something was off.
However, because he had been fully engrossed in a fierce battle with the female Black Jade Spirit Snake, he was unaware of what had happened on Qi Chuan’s side.
At this moment, he could only speculate.
"Maybe Brother Qi’s mana is quite profound for the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, while that male Black Jade Spirit Snake’s ability is only comparable to an average cultivator at the Qi Refining Fourth Layer..."
Murong Fan mused inwardly.
For a moment, he didn’t consider that Qi Chuan’s cultivation might already be at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer.
After all, Qi Chuan was only up against a male Black Jade Spirit Snake comparable to a Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivator.
Sometimes, a slightly stronger Qi Refining Fourth Layer technique might be enough.
Qi Chuan didn’t mind what Murong Fan thought in his heart.
He just quietly waited, not approaching the weakened Murong Fan to avoid misunderstandings.
Murong Fan swallowed an elixir, then took out a Lower Grade Spirit Stone, and circulated his cultivation method to restore his cultivation. Soon, he temporarily regained some mana.
"Let’s go, Brother Qi, into the cave."
After restoring his mana, Murong Fan stood up, and a hint of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
"Alright." Qi Chuan nodded as well, it was time to go see.
The location noted on the treasure map was inside the cave ahead.
Then, the two of them set off, walking from the middle of the forked path to the end, and then cleared some rubble in front of the cave and jumped into the cave.
Inside the cave, passageways extended in all directions, and based on some hints on the treasure map, the two came to a passage deep within the cave and at the end of the passage, they saw a small cold pool.
"Who would bury good things under here?"
Looking at the small cold pool, Qi Chuan couldn’t help but show a hint of speechlessness. According to the treasure map, the treasure was under this cold pool.
"In the Cultivation Realm, there are always some eccentric cultivators who, nearing the end of their lifespan with no descendants, do such things for amusement. Of course, most cultivators would indeed rather destroy their legacies than leave them to others."
Murong Fan shook his head, saying.
In the Cultivation Realm, occasionally true and false treasure maps emerge, but most are fake, and the one in his hand was genuine, which was rare.
Then, Murong Fan didn’t hesitate much and directly pulled out several Fireball Talismans to evaporate the small cold pool.
On the side, Qi Chuan lent a hand, extending his palm, lightly forming a technique. The cracked silt at the bottom of the cold pool automatically parted to the sides, revealing a stone coffin three meters underground.
Seeing a stone coffin in such a place was somewhat frightening.
However, the coffin lid was already shattered into pieces, and through the gap, one could see some items inside.
There were no dried corpses, bones, or blood, just some ordinary cultivation resources.
Whoosh!
Murong Fan used the Floating Technique to fly down and retrieve the cultivation resources, laying them out on the ground.
Next was the matter of distributing the spoils.
Qi Chuan and Murong Fan exchanged a glance, and each picked up a somewhat ancient booklet, reading it.
Qi Chuan was perusing the ancient booklet in his hand, and before he had finished skimming it, Murong Fan handed his ancient booklet over.
"This is a Dual Cultivation Technique, would you like it?" Murong Fan said.
"Dual Cultivation Technique?" Qi Chuan was a bit surprised upon hearing that, and said, "Let me see."
He took the ancient booklet, flipping through it casually.
[You skimmed through the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill, attempting to grasp its entry-level understanding, triggering a double critical strike, obtaining double the gains, and you gained a slight increase in understanding of the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill.]
When Qi Chuan finished reading, a line of text appeared before him, and some information surged in his mind.
This was a very minor understanding of the Dual Cultivation Technique, the Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill.
From this slight understanding, Qi Chuan already knew that this Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill was indeed a reasonably decent Dual Cultivation Technique.
However, like his Evergreen Technique, it was only a Qi Refining technique, which reached its end at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer, needing a change in technique afterward.
If there was someone of a similar age for dual cultivation, this Fish and Snake Intertwining Skill would indeed be a faster path compared to an average Qi Refining Cultivation Immortality Method.
However, Qi Chuan was currently focused on cultivating the Evergreen Technique and couldn’t switch to this Dual Cultivation Technique, as it was too time-consuming and laborious. It was best to cultivate the Evergreen Technique up to the Tenth Layer, then directly switch to a Foundation Establishment Technique.
"This Dual Cultivation Technique is of no use to me."
Thinking this, Qi Chuan shook his head and returned the Dual Cultivation Technique to Murong Fan.
"You don’t want it? Then I’ll take it."
Murong Fan didn’t hesitate and directly accepted the Dual Cultivation Technique into his bosom.
"You..."
Seeing this, Qi Chuan was a bit taken aback; did this Murong Fan, who seemed quite straightforward, really have such an interest in Dual Cultivation Techniques?
"Don’t misunderstand, compared to general basic Qi Refining Techniques, this Dual Cultivation Technique enhances cultivation speed with no side effects, and it shouldn’t be a Demon Skill. I can take it back to the clan; it might be of use to some cultivators there, and offering a somewhat decent technique would earn me rewards from the clan."
Looking at Qi Chuan’s gaze, Murong Fan’s expression didn’t change much, he just said plainly.
"I see, I misunderstood, didn’t think of that." Upon hearing that, Qi Chuan realized he might have been mistaken.
For most cultivation clans, the number of techniques within the clan isn’t many. Having one more technique adds an option for clan cultivators to choose from. If one happens to find a cultivation method that suits them, cultivation speed can indeed increase.
Seeing it this way, for these cultivation clans, a technique’s value might indeed be greater than that of a single magic spell.
After all, in the Cultivation Realm, the fundamental aspect is the cultivation realm.
Considering this, Qi Chuan expressed his understanding.
He then picked up the ancient booklet he previously held and began reading again, soon finishing.
[You skimmed through the Clarity Spirit Eye, attempting to grasp its entry-level understanding, triggering a tenfold critical strike, obtaining tenfold gains, and you gained a slight increase in understanding of the Clarity Spirit Eye.]
Immediately, a line of text appeared before his eyes.
At the same time, his mind filled with understanding about the Clarity Spirit Eye.
"This..."
As Qi Chuan absorbed this part of the understanding, surprise surfaced deep in his eyes.
"This turned out to be an Eye Technique?"