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Whether or not it can be snatched is another matter, but anyway, when Qin Fang goes to Japan, he never planned for it to be peaceful. That ultimate task destined Qin Fang to be almost standing in opposition to some powerful forces.

And this powerful force almost encompasses all factions of the Japanese martial world, which means Qin Fang has been hostile to these factions from the beginning. So, it is only natural for Qin Fang to casually seize the maps while dealing with them...

This task is not urgent. Right now, Qin Fang still can't spare time to stir up chaos in Japan and naturally can't go searching for the other three maps.

Not yet time to go to Japan doesn't mean Qin Fang won't study this mystical map.

"Do these three Overseas Immortal Mountains really exist?"

Looking at this map, it seems that the Overseas Immortal Mountains from the ancient legends of Dragon Country really exist. It just doesn't reveal which location, even if America's military satellites cover the globe, they have not discovered its existence...

Of course, this also shows how secretive this realm is. It seems likely that only by integrating these four maps can that realm possibly be found.

This is not strange, as many ancient techniques of Dragon Country are extremely mysterious. Among them, the formations of Thousand Gate are particularly remarkable.

For instance, Elder Song Qianqiu of Thousand Gates whom Qin Fang met on Hong Kong Island, his attainment in the Array Formation Path is at the grandmaster level, capable of arranging many incredibly amazing formations.

The three Overseas Immortal Mountains are apparently fairy realms. They have always been extremely mysterious, with countless people venturing out to search, yet they have never been found.

Until modern times, even satellites can't detect them, which can only mean these Overseas Immortal Mountains are hidden by mystical formations... The only way to find this secret realm might be to collect these four maps and follow them, and then there may be a chance to find that realm!

However, Qin Fang is quite fascinated by this realm that has existed for countless years, whether it is a fairyland paradise or an incredibly primitive wilderness. Only by truly entering it can one truly understand it.

Still, these three Immortal Mountains have always been isolated overseas, with almost no connections to the surrounding mainland. After hundreds of years of breaking off communication, it is probably hard for them to develop as rapidly as outside, perhaps remaining in a very primitive ancient state...

Qin Fang even somewhat doubts whether there are humans in this realm. It could well be deserted as no one remains inside!

"Never mind... It's likely not that easy to fully collect the four maps either, take it slowly!"

This task doesn't have a time limit, so Qin Fang isn't in a hurry. After going to Japan, he'll slowly collect and complete this task.

Qin Fang just put the map in the Props Box for now, and will take it out when needed. There's no place safer than here.

"How did Nakano get this map?"

However, Qin Fang was surprised at how this map exploded from Nakano. The four maps are hidden among various factions of the Japanese martial world, but Qin Fang is not clear about which faction precisely holds them.

But it can be basically certain that these factions regard this thing as a treasure, at least it was once a treasure. Yet Nakano seems to come from a comparatively ordinary background, a little-known master from a small school, only after scrambling into the special organization did he receive focused training.

But this map, if it came from this organization, seems inexplicable. How could something like this be allowed to be easily taken out?

"Could Nakano have obtained it by accident?"

Thinking about it, Qin Fang seems to find this possibility somewhat larger, given Nakano's strength and conduct style, accidental murder and treasure looting aren't impossible.

Moreover, this mystical realm may indeed be located in this nearby sea area, making Nakano's search with the map somewhat plausible.

Qin Fang knows the map is split into four parts, but Nakano may not be aware that the map has been divided for hundreds or thousands of years, always treasured by certain factions, and only a very few know about this map, let alone that there are quite a few parts of it...

After putting away the map, Qin Fang doesn't continue to dwell on it but rather focuses on his own matters because...

"I've advanced to Grandmaster Level, so why hasn't my level increased to Level 6?"

Previously, Qin Fang was busy and hadn't noticed this point. Now he realizes, upon checking his character panel, that the level still remains at Level 5, not yet risen to Level 6.

This is clearly abnormal. Based on experience points, Qin Fang already reached the requirement to rise to Level 6 long ago, and possibly not far from Level 7, especially considering the numerous experts he has defeated recently, including several grandmaster-level experts, causing his experience points to definitely increase rapidly.

But the problem is, despite sufficient experience points, the level hasn't increased, which is quite eerie...

Upon discovering this issue, Qin Fang carefully examines the details of his character panel because the system likely wouldn't make a mistake, meaning he must have overlooked something.

"This is..."

Upon thorough examination, the problem emerges.

A smaller option appears behind the level section, labeled with "Level Up" and "Exchange."

First noticing the "Level Up" option, Qin Fang understands what's going on. Level 6 is a watershed, not only in terms of strength but for the system as well.

Once experience points reach the upgrading critical point, and the realm achieves Grandmaster Level, the upgrading condition is met. At this point, manual upgrading is required.

Or else… the "Exchange" option at the back.

Qin Fang carefully researched the "Exchange," and although the system's annotation isn't particularly detailed, it is fairly clear.

After entering Grandmaster Level, experience points aren't as important for upgrading, and experience grinding options also relatively increase, making experience points often in surplus status; however, realm upgrades, skill mastery, etc., aren't achieved in one go.

This then adds an "Exchange" option.

The exchange items are plenty, mainly divided into two categories… Skill Proficiency and Rare Items.

Skill Proficiency doesn't need much elaboration, it's Qin Fang's strength as well as his greatest weakness. Skills upgrading speed from Beginner Level to Intermediate Level is barely acceptable, but reaching Advanced Skill Stage turns into a snail's pace.

Even now, among Qin Fang's numerous skills, only Cooking and Reconnaissance have crossed into the Master Level stage. Other skills mostly remain at Beginner Level or Intermediate, a few have reached Advanced, yet still remain far away from Grandmaster Level.

"This exchange function arrives quite timely..."

Precisely because skill proficiency upgrades are too slow, causing Qin Fang extreme frustration, the emergence of this exchange function becomes particularly important and timely.

"Although the exchange ratio is somewhat troublesome, it's still relatively acceptable..."

Looking at the exchange ratio, while the experience points correspond differently to each skill, overall it's inclined towards a troublesome ratio.

Skills requiring a lot of proficiency have relatively smaller exchange ratios, whereas those requiring little proficiency have exchange ratios that are astonishing.

Though this ratio is somewhat troublesome, Qin Fang isn't upset but rather secretly delighted...

Experience points comparatively are easier to acquire, skill proficiency needs usage to accumulate; among numerous skills, aiming to grind proficiency individually isn't practical, thus using experience points to exchange for skill proficiency proves a very good choice.

Experience points can be slowly accumulated, for example, the upcoming trip to Japan, the future journey to Devil's Island, and the King of Assassins task, all of which are excellent opportunities to grind experience points, so Qin Fang isn't worried he can't gather experience...

The experience points needed for upgrading aren't so urgent, Qin Fang currently is at the Master Level Peak cultivation, but to cross into Grandmaster Level might not be expected for a while.

Thus, even if experience points reach upgrading conditions, he still can't upgrade...

In this case, using them to exchange for skill proficiency becomes advantageous; Qin Fang has proficiency in certain skills urgently needing improvement, but Qin Fang has always lacked time to grind proficiency, or it's too exhausting. Now, direct exchange makes it quite worthwhile.

Besides skill proficiency, experience points can also exchange for some rare items.

Nonetheless, after checking, Qin Fang ultimately shakes his head. Undoubtedly, among those rare items, many are extremely practical.

But the exchange ratio is ten times, a hundred times more troublesome than exchanging skill proficiency. For instance, Qin Fang sees the "Brick II" placed foremost inside, essentially the evolved form of his "Thug's Brick," with a super dizziness effect; exchanged experience points could elevate Qin Fang from Level 6 to Level 7...

Of course, another type of "Brick Evolution Charm" requiring much fewer experience points, approximately one-seventh only.

Qin Fang already possesses a Brick, using this evolution charm can upgrade to "Brick II", but as Qin Fang's strength grows, the brick's dizziness chance becomes frustratingly low, so even if this evolution charm doesn't require much, Qin Fang won't exchange for it...

With such an ample amount of experience points, he would rather elevate a skill directly from Beginner Level to Advanced... That would be much more worthwhile! (To be continued. If you liked this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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