Mortal: I have a gathering technique

Fang Qing gently raised his hand, and the flying sword talisman returned in an instant, turning back into yellow paper, the flying sword pattern on it becoming increasingly faint.

Fang Qing knew that the power of this talisman was almost exhausted, and it could only withstand one more attack at most.

He carefully put it away, then went to pick up the storage bags of the willful woman and the male cultivator, as well as the magical artifacts scattered around.

After completing the entire process of destroying the body and eliminating evidence, he used his Wind Control Technique to leave without looking back.

Just as Fang Qing's figure was about to disappear into the vast yellow sand, a small round mound suddenly appeared somewhere in the sand dunes. The mound churned and a girl in green emerged.

It was Han Yunzhi.

Watching Fang Qing's retreating figure, a complex mix of gratitude, doubt, and other emotions welled up on Han Yunzhi's pretty round face.

……

Half a day later.

Inside a secluded cave, Fang Qing carefully counted his previous spoils.

Let's leave aside those miscellaneous things.

On the spirit stones, the willful woman and the male cultivator together contributed nearly five hundred stones to Fang Qing.

There are two medicinal herbs that are over a hundred years old.

There are two top-tier magical artifacts: one is the Azure Condensation Mirror, and the other is the male cultivator's Flame Flying Fork.

As for the unruly woman's throwing knife, it was destroyed by the flying sword and talisman, just like the golden shield, because the other party fought desperately.

However, Fang Qing wasn't heartbroken.

At this moment, he was playing with the Azure Condensation Mirror.

If it weren't for the fact that there was an old ghost in the forbidden area whose whereabouts were unknown, he would have wanted to use the Gathering Technique on the Azure Condensation Mirror right now.

He wants to collect the method for refining this item!

This is a use of the gathering technique that Fang Qing accidentally discovered while collecting fragments of magical artifacts.

One can learn the crafting methods from a complete magical artifact or treasure.

Similarly, one can also collect the formulas for elixirs from the pills.

The discovery of this ability led Fang Qing to develop a peculiar collecting obsession with all kinds of treasures and elixirs.

"What a pity, the Azure Condensation Mirror is still a bit too low-level. If only I could obtain the crafting method for the ancient treasure, the Condensing Light Mirror, that would be perfect!"

Thinking of the power of the Condensing Light Mirror, a hint of longing appeared on Fang Qing's face.

……

After a short rest, Fang Qing set off again.

On the rest of the journey, he did not encounter any more cultivators who had robbed him of his power. Most of the secret places along the way where spiritual herbs grew had already been claimed by others.

On the morning of the third day, Fang Qing finally arrived at the bronze gate leading to the central area.

At this moment, the gate was already wide open, and it was clear that someone had already gone in.

Fang Qing stood outside the bronze door for a while, and after finding no one lying in ambush, he quietly passed through the door, found an inconspicuous tree hole, and hid there.

This central area is also divided into three layers: inner, middle, and outer.

Let's start with the outermost layer, which is the area below the eyes where the blue pigment is hidden.

This layer is about a mile wide, and it is planted with exotic flowers and rare herbs, which can only be used for ornamental purposes and have no medicinal value.

Let's talk about the middle management.

This level occupies the largest area and, from a topographical perspective, forms a huge ring-shaped mountain range.

The mountain range is dotted with natural sacred sites such as caves, secret valleys, and cliffs, and among these sacred sites, there are stone houses and grand halls.

The vast majority of spiritual herbs grow in these spiritual lands.

But it is precisely this layer that is constantly blocked by the sea of ​​fog. If the "Moonlight Pearl" does not dispel the fog, one will be in grave danger.

Finally, there is the inner layer, which contains only a giant pagoda and is the central hub of the forbidden area.

Without a certain level of cultivation and a token, one simply cannot enter, so it is not considered.

Inside the tree hollow, Fang Qing held a jade slip and flipped through it.

This jade slip came from the unruly woman's storage bag, and it contained a partial map of the forbidden area.

Regarding the central area, Fang Qing discovered a prominently marked bluestone hall.

As expected, this should be the location of the black dragon.

Just as Fang Qing was planning his route using the map, someone finally activated the Moon Sun Pearl.

Above the area, a huge sphere of light exploded, turning into countless smaller spheres like bright lanterns, which fell into the sea of ​​fog.

The fog sea trembled, and large swathes of white fog were swallowed by the "beacon," gradually revealing the second layer of the ring-shaped mountain range to everyone's view.

Fang Qing walked out of the tree hole, found the right direction, and crawled inside without saying a word.

……

Time flew by, and it was already the fourth day.

Early that morning, in front of a blue stone hall surrounded by oddly shaped rocks.

Fang Qing, his face dark and looking somewhat disheveled, glanced around. After carefully examining the surroundings for a while, he slowly let out a sigh of relief.

"At least I didn't go to the wrong place."

Unfortunately for him, he encountered a venomous python on his journey that had been provoked. The python was a top-tier demonic beast, and no one knew what had happened to it, but upon seeing Fang Qing, it went berserk and relentlessly pursued him.

Fang Qing only wanted to get to the Blue Stone Palace as soon as possible. He didn't intend to deal with the venomous python at first, but in the chase, he accidentally entered the territory of another venomous python.

Good heavens, the two venomous pythons, though clearly not of the same species, seemed to have taken a liking to each other and joined forces to attack Fang Qing.

Although Fang Qing was the winner in this battle, the final blow of his flying sword talisman was ultimately wasted here.