The events that followed were much simpler. With no life-threatening danger, Ye Feng stayed at Cloud-Falling Peak until the evening of the next day. Just as the Chief sent someone to invite the Sect Master again, Ye Feng finally completed his agreed one-day stay and vanished without a trace.
"I'm back!!"
Ye Feng flew out from within the Golden Plate.
This time, he noticed that as he passed through the Golden Plate, the golden light in the second inner ring seemed to have increased significantly. At the moment of his passage, many shining golden rays flew out from the void, merging into the Golden Plate and being absorbed by him.
This is...
Ye Feng was both surprised and returned to reality.
He immediately focused on his dantian and indeed found that the Golden Plate had changed since the last time. The second inner ring, originally divided into three segments, had its golden light fill the first segment and about a third of the second segment previously. But upon his return, the second segment was now completely filled, leaving only the last segment to fill the entire second ring.
Is this the Golden Plate's own growth?
Ye Feng murmured to himself, "It seems that every time I travel, the Golden Plate can absorb that golden spiritual light... and this growth is related to how long I stay. The longer the time, the more energy it absorbs?"
Unexpectedly, before Ye Feng could ask, the Golden Plate spoke up on its own, seemingly satisfied with Ye Feng's performance this time, with a much less arrogant tone.
"You can understand it that way," the Golden Plate said slowly. "Because you successfully helped me unlock the second 'shackle,' the next time you return, you can stay for three days. However, since more energy needs to be accumulated, the next travel will be delayed to seven days later. Prepare well."
"That's much better, explaining everything in advance makes the next journey much smoother," Ye Feng was in a good mood.
This time, the gains were significant. Not only did he memorize a fifth of the Star Map of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture, but he also secretly buried three blue pills from the bottle in the small courtyard without anyone noticing. Now, Ye Feng couldn't wait to retrieve the pills and start cultivating.
"Smooth?" But the Golden Plate's words made Ye Feng's heart skip a beat: "I have some bad news to tell you."
"Brother Golden Plate, don't scare me."
"Because the time limit for returning hasn't been broken, I must tell you that the last return was the earliest day within a hundred years, which means..."
Ye Feng instantly understood: "Which means... next time I return, it won't be earlier, and that person will remember my existence?"
"Smart... Ye Feng, next time is three days, do your best."
Do your best, my ass!!
This time, the bragging has reached the sky, and when that person sees me, it's going to be a direct chopping, how can I play?
Ye Feng's good mood was instantly dampened, and the Golden Plate fell silent. Fortunately, he still had a week to prepare for the next task. For now, it was urgent to dig up the pills and find a way to open the second Profound Vein.
So, Ye Feng hurried back to the courtyard. Under Bone's inexplicable gaze, he dug a few times at the base of the wall behind his house, then happily picked up something and dashed back inside.
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Ye Feng sat down happily, opening his palm to reveal three blue pills covered in mud. Although the potency of the pills had weakened significantly over a hundred years, they were still spiritual medicine consumed by the Chief of Cloud-Falling Peak. With Ye Feng's slight understanding of pharmacology and pill techniques, after careful inspection, he confirmed that this was definitely a fourth-grade spiritual pill surpassing the level of a third-grade Spirit Cloud Fruit. In the entire Tianyun Sect today, there wouldn't be more than a hundred such pills, each extremely precious.
This trip was truly worth it!
In his joy, Ye Feng didn't rush to take the pills because he knew the potency of a fourth-grade spiritual pill was too strong, and his body might not withstand it. But just as he was about to divide a pill into portions, a thought from the Golden Plate echoed in his mind.
"No worries, take it boldly."
Ye Feng was startled, then filled with joy.
The Golden Plate would never harm him. If it said he could take it, then it was absolutely certain. Without any hesitation, Ye Feng directly put one of the pills into his mouth, which instantly turned into a massive tide of Profound Qi, spreading throughout his body.
Such strong efficacy!
Ye Feng felt as if a huge energy exploded inside him. Just as this force was about to impact his meridians and Profound Veins, a golden flash appeared in his dantian, and a stronger suction force emerged, absorbing all the spiritual pill's Profound Qi into the Golden Plate. It transformed into a steady stream of faint golden Variant Profound Qi for Ye Feng to use.
Amazing!
Ye Feng finally realized the practical benefits of the Golden Plate in cultivation. This way, his efficiency in using spiritual pills for cultivation would break many limitations. Even if it were a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine or a rare treasure of heaven and earth, he could immediately consume it to enhance his cultivation. Moreover, the efficiency of absorbing and utilizing Profound Qi was much faster than slowly refining it like ordinary people.
A fourth-grade spiritual pill, given Ye Feng's current cultivation, would take at least several days to refine slowly, even if it didn't burst his dantian. But at the current efficiency, the Golden Plate could completely help Ye Feng refine and absorb the Profound Qi by tonight, with the second Profound Vein breakthrough in sight by the next day!
Two-Vein Profound Realm, here I come.
Ye Feng was overjoyed, yet his cultivation was flawless. With the Golden Plate's assistance, the Sharp Vein was growing visibly within him, and the Heart Method of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture was safeguarding him, allowing Ye Feng's cultivation to grow at an unprecedented speed.
Under such circumstances, by the night, as Ye Feng expected, the efficacy of the first blue pill had been completely absorbed, and the second Profound Vein was on the verge of forming. He chose not to take another pill but directly operated the now more complete Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture to complete the final breakthrough through his own Profound Qi absorption.
This feeling was equally exhilarating.
Because with a fifth of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture in operation, Ye Feng's speed of absorbing Profound Qi had more than doubled compared to three days ago. Originally, only dozens of points of crystalline starlight could be condensed around him, but this time, with the Heart Method in operation, one or two hundred sparkling stars surrounded him, dancing lightly, turning Ye Feng's small room into a mystical and magical little world, seemingly celebrating Ye Feng's imminent breakthrough.
At this moment, outside the small courtyard, at the edge of Cloud-Falling Peak, a graceful figure stepped on a flying sword and silently landed on the ground.
"Senior Brother!"
Nearby, Meng Cangxing had been waiting for a long time and immediately approached upon seeing Li Shouzhuo.
"Where's Ye Feng?"
"He's cultivating in the house. Haha, that kid is truly a good seedling, not only with high talent but also diligent and hardworking. He'll definitely be an extraordinary figure in the future."
"The more so, the more we need to carefully protect this child. I've already found out the identity of the assassin from yesterday; it should be related to the Ji Family."
"Hmph! Just a mere Ji Family. Back in the day, Ji Ruhai wasn't even fit to carry your shoes, Senior Brother. Now they dare to openly send assassins to our Tianyun Sect to kill, it's simply lawless!"
"Enough, Cangxing, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's go see Ye Feng first. Tonight, I've prepared a formation to test whether his Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture is truly our Tianyun Sect's orthodox."
In Li Shouzhuo's heart, he naturally didn't believe Ye Feng's fabricated story about the ancestor's dream. He suspected that Ye Feng had already learned the Heart Method of the Spirit Cloud Scripture and was now using it to lure them. Over the past days, he had pored over the texts, pondering repeatedly, and only after losing a handful of white hair did he develop a formation that could manifest Ye Feng's cultivation of the Spirit Cloud Scripture's Star Map, revealing some of Ye Feng's hidden mysteries. Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping . com.
"Ahem... Senior Brother..."
Meng Cangxing followed Li Shouzhuo, and as they approached Ye Feng's small house, he hesitated for a moment before speaking his mind: "I always feel that Ye Feng is pure-hearted and doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. Although his Spirit Cloud Scripture's origin is unknown, if we talk to him properly, I think he can be reasoned with and used for our Tianyun Sect... Senior Brother, what do you think? Senior Brother..."
Meng Cangxing sensed something was wrong.
Li Shouzhuo was leaning against Ye Feng's small house window, completely stunned, not responding to his quiet calls.
"Senior Brother?"
Meng Cangxing had never seen his Senior Brother so out of character before. He leaned over, following Li Shouzhuo's gaze into Ye Feng's small house.
Oh my god!!
What did I just see!!
At this moment, inside Ye Feng's house, the stars were dazzling, the light was brilliant, with over two hundred stars flying around, and a torrent of Profound Qi was continuously pouring into Ye Feng's body, clearly at a critical moment of cultivation breakthrough.
But that's not the point.
The key was the two hundred plus stars floating around Ye Feng, representing a realm of cultivation in the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture that completely surpassed the 'Profound Qi Star Condensation' realm.
"Stars... a hundred stars like, like a stream... is this the 'Hundred Stars Like a Stream' realm?"
Li Shouzhuo felt his throat go dry.
Beside him, Meng Cangxing's eyes were about to pop out.
This damn thing is the legendary 'Hundred Stars Like a Stream' realm!
That's a phenomenon that can only manifest when the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture is cultivated to the 'proficient' level.
But the problem is, after the great calamity of Tianyun a hundred years ago, no one in the entire Tianyun Sect, including Li Shouzhuo, could reach such a realm. It's not that they lacked talent, but the Star Map of the Spirit Cloud Scripture left by the Shenwu Emperor of Great Qin for the Tianyun Sect was only a small piece. No matter how much Li Shouzhuo, Meng Cangxing, and others racked their brains to perfect the Star Map, how could they compare to the genius of the Tianyun Ancestor?
And this Ye Feng... no, this little monster, his mastery of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture has already surpassed Li Shouzhuo?
Is there... still a need to test?
Test my ass!
Do they even have the qualifications to test Ye Feng?
This damn thing must be the effect of the ancestor personally passing down the teachings!
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