Chapter 75: Enter the Earth Cave!

Entering the cave halfway up the mountainside, Qin Shuo felt nothing remarkable.

He followed the crowd all the way to the deepest part of the cave, only then discovering it was an extremely spacious cavern.

In the very center of the cavern, a black boulder the size of a bed floated suspended in midair.

Directly beneath it, a cave mouth emitted a strange blue light outward.

"Is this the Yuan Magnetic Grotto?" Qin Shuo exclaimed, his face full of astonishment.

That black boulder, weighing at least tens of thousands of catties, now floated in midair—a truly astonishing sight.

"Not bad. Back then, Ah Yan's father discovered this treasure site and sent people down to investigate. The grotto is very deep; the deeper you go, the larger the space, and the greater the pressure you must withstand."

"As for how deep the entire grotto goes, no one knows."

"You only need to remember: when the Yuan Magnetic Force inside the grotto begins to weaken, hurry up and come out—that's the sign the grotto is about to close."

"Once the grotto closes, even a peak Tongmai Realm master cannot save you, so you must not be greedy and reckless."

Song Tianhao stood beside the grotto entrance, sternly instructing Qin Shuo and Song Xuan.

"While Song He hasn't arrived yet, you two go in first. The Yuan Magnetic Force inside is limited— the earlier you enter, the better the tempering effect. Of course, exactly how much benefit you gain still depends on your own fortune." Song Yan beside him also reminded them.

"After entering the blue-light zone, crawl forward—this way you won't float up like that boulder. When you reach the mouth, sink your qi to the dantian and push down forcefully. Landing means you're on the first level, where you can train." Song Tianhao continued.

Qin Shuo and Song Xuan exchanged a glance upon hearing this, then prepared to head into the grotto.

At that moment, Song Yan seemed to recall something and suddenly called out to Qin Shuo: "Junior Brother Qin, the Yuan Magnetic Grotto is a treasure land for cultivating Inner Strength transforming into Qi, but it consumes vast amounts of qi and blood. Take these three bottles of Blood Qi Pills first; if they're not enough, come out and find me for more."

"Rest assured, you helped the Song Family win this grotto contest—these pills are yours by right."

Saying this, Song Yan glanced at her second uncle.

Song Tianhao laughed and nodded: "Young Brother Qin, eat the Blood Qi Pills as you need—take as much as you want, the Song Family will supply as much as needed. As long as you enter the Tongmai Realm soon, these pills are nothing."

Qin Shuo, hearing this, showed no false modesty, took the Blood Qi Pills from Song Yan's hand, turned, and walked toward the grotto entrance.

Now he was deeply entwined with the main line of the Song Family.

Even if he refused the Song Family's favors, the Tian Family, the Song Family's branch lineages, and even the Fang Family would not let him go easily.

In that case, it's better to openly accept Song Tianhao's investment and use the Song Family's resources to break through quickly.

Once he breaks through to the Tongmai Realm, whether facing the Tian Family, the Song Family's branch lineages, or the Fang Family, he will have the means to protect himself.

"Whoosh!"

Song Xuan leapt into the grotto first, clutching the boulder, with Qin Shuo following closely behind.

As his body kept falling, Qin Shuo felt increasing pressure and growing speed, until with a thud he landed on a hard rock.

"Such strong gravity!"

As soon as he landed, Qin Shuo felt a heavy pressure surge from all directions, enveloping him completely.

He wanted to observe his surroundings, but found every inch of muscle and every bone felt as if pressed by iron, making movement difficult.

"Ultra-strong gravity chamber!"

This phrase appeared in Qin Shuo's mind.

His current situation closely resembled the gravity training chambers in the sci-fi films he had watched in his past life.

However, there was a difference: this place was filled with Yuan Magnetic Force.

This force was not simple gravity; it also mingled with some mysterious substance.

Since entering the grotto's interior, these mysterious substances had continuously drilled into his body, aiding in tempering his tendons, bones, and flesh.

"Big Brother Qin, to quickly absorb the Yuan Magnetic Force, the best method is to train here. This not only accelerates Inner Strength transforming into Qi but also helps temper the flesh and meridians."

Song Xuan, who had struggled to stand after a long while, reminded him with difficulty.

"Okay, I understand." Qin Shuo nodded.

His physique was far stronger than Song Xuan's, so after overcoming the initial discomfort, he soon moved with ease, as if on flat ground.

According to Qin Shuo's estimate, the gravity here was about four to five times that of the surface.

That is, every extra second spent here equaled training with a five-hundred-catty load.

For ordinary people, this is unimaginable; prolonged exposure would inevitably rupture internal organs and cause death.

Qin Shuo and Song Xuan are both martial artists at Inner Strength Great Perfection; by circulating Inner Strength, they can offset most of the pressure.

And this is precisely the key to Inner Strength transforming into Qi.

Inner Strength transforming into Qi, simply put, means refining Inner Strength to the extreme, thereby producing a kind of Inner Qi.

Under the grotto's pressure, the difficulty of compressing and condensing Inner Strength is greatly reduced.

Of course, the cost is consuming large amounts of Blood Qi Pills to replenish qi and blood loss.

"Hey~ha~"

After brief discomfort, Song Xuan gradually adapted to this high-pressure environment and began practicing fists in the grotto as taught by Song Tianhao.

As his fist forms unfolded, Qin Shuo clearly felt the mysterious substance around Song Xuan grow denser.

Even more strangely, the mysterious substance originally flowing toward himself seemed pulled away, abandoning him and rushing toward Song Xuan.

"Could it be that training disturbed the Yuan Magnetic Field inside the grotto, causing the Yuan Magnetic Force to gather?" Qin Shuo wondered.

He walked toward the grotto stone wall, threw a heavy punch—where fist met wall, golden light flashed, but the wall remained unscathed.

"What a hard stone wall!" Qin Shuo exclaimed.

Know that with his current strength and the toughness of the Longxiang Golden Body, even granite he could shatter with one punch.

Yet the stone wall inside this grotto is as hard as steel, completely unlike ordinary stone outside.

"This is perfect for training my Longxiang Golden Body." Qin Shuo secretly rejoiced.

The next moment, he stood in Arhat Stance before the stone wall, sank his mind into the Taotie Cauldron, and began refining the Longxiang Golden Body Divine Intent Map.

【Longxiang Golden Body (Entry 7682/)】

【Longxiang Golden Body (Entry 7683/)】

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In the battle with Fang Lin, Qin Shuo's Longxiang Golden Body refinement progress surged by leaps and bounds, and he was now very close to achieving minor completion of the golden body.

As he also began to cultivate, the mysterious substances that had originally surged toward Song Xuan rushed toward him again, and this time there were far more of them.

"Whoosh!"

Due to the great commotion of his cultivation, he stirred the Yuan Magnetic Field of the Earth Cave violently, and the mysterious substances containing Yuan Magnetic Force came howling like a tide, forming a pale blue Yuan Magnetic Vortex around him.

The entire field of the Earth Cave was agitated at that moment, stirred by that Yuan Magnetic Vortex.

Vast amounts of mysterious substances were absorbed into Qin Shuo's body, nourishing his flesh and blood and strengthening his tendons and bones.

"This guy!"

Song Xuan's face darkened.

He could clearly feel that the mysterious substances around him were rapidly decreasing, more than half of them having been plundered by Qin Shuo.

But when he saw Qin Shuo tempering his flesh by slamming his body into the wall, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

He could not learn this way of stirring the Yuan Magnetic Field.

He now found even standing as a post difficult, each post exercise requiring a great deal of time and qi and blood.

To have him train post exercises with large, open movements as he did on the ground, his physical body simply could not withstand it.

Yet watching his mysterious substances being plundered like this, Song Xuan felt unwilling.

So he stuffed a Blood Qi Pill into his mouth and then exerted himself swinging his fists and feet, stirring the Yuan Magnetic Field, and ultimately managed to retain some of the mysterious substances that wanted to surge toward Qin Shuo, continuing to temper his flesh.