Reading this, Qin Fang finally understood what the so-called "Divine Gate" was...

It descended to the Kidney Palace and ascended to the Mud Pill Palace...

But in essence, it was still a part of the body!

’The body... it truly is a Divine Treasure!’

To break open the Divine Gate was to truly step into the Extraordinary and possess Extraordinary Power!

He read on, utterly engrossed, as time quietly slipped away.

This gate-breaking method provided a detailed description of how to break the gate.

The Divine Gate was an intangible barrier separating the mortal from the Extraordinary.

To break this gate required no external aid. One had to rely solely on the perfection of their own "Essence, Qi, and Spirit," condensing all three into a single point to perform the act of "Breaking the Wall."

Once the gate opened, the Heaven and Earth Bridge would connect, allowing the body to draw in and convert a higher level of energy. This energy... was "True Essence."

There were three requirements for breaking the gate.

First, one’s Qi Blood had to be abundant, achieving a state of perfect containment throughout the body!

Second, one must achieve microscopic Control over both overt and covert Qi Forces, with the body’s Force becoming perfectly unified, capable of being condensed into a single point.

Third, one’s Spirit had to be focused, their will like iron, and their Perception refined to a microscopic level...

Qin Fang compared himself to these requirements and realized... he seemed to have met all of them.

A surge of excitement welled up within him...

’Could it be? Could I break the Divine Gate today?’

He excitedly read on, looking for the specific method to break the gate...

But after turning to the next page, he froze, his brow furrowing deeply...

’Just as I thought. This gate-breaking method isn’t that simple!’

The book described it in archaic, convoluted language, and the section was quite long.

After summarizing it, Qin Fang could distill it down to a single sentence...

...Generally, it was very difficult for a Huajin Martial Artist to break the gate. To do so, one first needed to master a Contemplation Method.

The reason was simple.

A will refined to be as strong as iron was one of the three requirements.

The first two requirements were easy to assess... but how did one determine if they possessed an Iron Will?

After all, the will of a Huajin Martial Artist wasn’t something that manifested externally.

Breaking the Divine Gate was a critical step. Failure meant death in the worst case, and severe injury in the best.

If one’s will was insufficient, failure was guaranteed.

And upon failure, one would inevitably suffer grievous harm.

In severe cases, one’s Realm might even regress...

’Chen Shanhe must have attempted it once after... eating Xu Ran.’

’But the result was failure.’

’That’s why he was spitting up blood and had to recuperate for several months.’

...Although Qin Fang believed his will was already as strong as iron.

But how could he prove it?

At this thought, Qin Fang let out a soft breath, his eyes glinting.

’Besides, if I try to break the gate like this, nothing will show up on my panel. That means there’s no guarantee I’ll succeed on the first try... The Contemplation Method...’

He looked at the section on the Contemplation Method.

It was a method for focusing one’s will and Spirit.

Through Contemplation, one could further refine their will and Spirit.

Furthermore, there were different manifestations at different stages, which could be used to judge and verify whether one’s will had reached the standard required to break the gate...

Qin Fang let out a long breath.

’This World is truly something else. To think there’s such a clear path from ’mortal’ to ’Extraordinary’... They even thought of a way to verify one’s progress.’

’It just shows how mature the system is.’

’In that case, there’s no need to rush into Breaking the Realm.’

’Forcing a breakthrough now would be too risky.’

’After all, the panel hasn’t recorded any ’Contemplation Method’ yet... That means if I attempt Breaking the Realm now, I’d be going in completely blind, without any help from my Golden Finger.’

’Even with my abilities, there would be a risk of failure.’

’And it’s a risk I don’t need to take.’

With that thought, he stopped agonizing over it and decided to finish reading the book first.

The Contemplation Method section described in detail what to visualize and the manifestations at different stages, all of which he carefully memorized.

After that, he came to the Chapter on True Essence.

His eyes lit up. ’So how does one cultivate True Essence?’

He was just about to eagerly turn the page when he realized... the text ended right there, stopping abruptly.

This left Qin Fang stunned.

After a long moment, he finally let out a heavy sigh.

"It seems this is just a fragment... or perhaps only a general outline, an introduction... The only real content is about breaking the gate and the Contemplation."

But Qin Fang still felt he had gained immensely!

At the very least, he now understood what True Essence was.

He also had a rough idea of the path that came after attaining True Essence.

After reviewing it one last time, he stood up and carefully tucked the book into his robes.

He scanned his surroundings... Chen Shanhe was as dead as he could be.

A glint flashed in his eyes, and he began the usual routine...

Looting the body!

He first patted down Chen Shanhe’s body, only to find that the man had nothing on him.

But that made sense... he had been meditating in his room when Qin Fang attacked. Of course he wouldn’t be carrying anything.

Qin Fang began to search the room, turning over chests and cabinets.

...Chen Shanhe had clearly been well-prepared. Though the room was simple, it was filled with items, including all sorts of books.

Qin Fang even found various manuals on Fist Techniques, palm techniques, and Pile Methods.

But after a closer look, he shook his head...

While they all had their merits, none were as comprehensive or profound as his own self-created Mortal Martial Canon.

’My guess was right. Within the Mortal Martial Third Realm, my Mortal Martial Canon should be unparalleled.’

’After all... I do have an Epiphany with every breakthrough.’

’Those Epiphanies cover all aspects. Once I’ve incorporated them, it’s hard to find any weaknesses.’

Next, Qin Fang found a large quantity of Qi Blood Pills... at least several hundred of them!

Looking at the pills, Qin Fang’s eyes glinted. Judging by the bottles, they were all from Huichun Hall.

...But Qin Fang didn’t have much need for Qi Blood Pills anymore.

After all, with the Bee Meat, why would he still need Qi Blood Pills?

In fact, he felt the effects of the Bee Meat were constantly diminishing now.

...It seemed that no matter how strong the physical body became, it ultimately had its limits.

It couldn’t grow indefinitely.

Still, he wasn’t about to pass up so many Qi Blood Pills... Even if he couldn’t use them himself, he could sell them after he got to the Prefecture City.

’I don’t know what kind of status Senior Sister holds in the Prefecture City.’

’But regardless of her status, I’ll still need some money of my own.’

After searching a bit more, Qin Fang discovered a small wooden box under the man’s pillow. He opened it to find it was filled with stacks of Silver Notes!

And they were all one-hundred-tael notes!

This made Qin Fang’s eyes light up...

’As expected of the master of the True Martial Boxing Hall. He was loaded!’

’This thick stack... has to be over ten thousand taels, right?!’

Qin Fang, of course, didn’t stand on ceremony!

As he was putting the Silver Notes away, Qin Fang suddenly paused, noticing something else in the wooden box...

It was a waist token of some kind, made of a material that was neither gold nor wood.

He picked it up for a closer look.

The first three words made his gaze freeze.

...Martial Arts Records!