“breakthrough.” Following Ye Chen’s low roar, his Qi Condensation First Level cultivation base surged, leaping straight to Qi Condensation Second Level.
His body also underwent significant changes.
First, his dantian sea expanded greatly, and his True Qi became more abundant and refined.
Then, his meridians and bones became tougher, and they were even tinged with strands of gold.
Besides this, Ye Chen also discovered the abundant power contained within his fists.
He was confident that a single punch now would be enough to kill a sturdy ox.
Hoo!
As he exhaled a breath of turbid air, Ye Chen slowly opened his eyes.
Crack!
Crack!
Feeling quite refreshed, he twisted his somewhat stiff body, and the sound of bones colliding echoed from within him, making him feel extremely comfortable.
“Not bad.” Ye Chen couldn’t help but praise.
Naturally, what excited him most wasn’t this, but the spiritual power contained in the jade spirit liquid he had refined, which could not be compared to the jade spirit liquid distributed by the Sect.
“The jade spirit liquid refined with True Fire and Earth Fire is truly not on the same level.”
For a moment, Ye Chen thought of a way to make a fortune.
With True Fire and the refining method for jade spirit liquid, given time, the speed and quality of his jade spirit liquid refining would definitely improve rapidly.
Not only could he fill his large-capacity dantian sea and use it to break through his cultivation base, but he could also exchange it for more useful items.
Forcibly suppressing the excitement in his heart, Ye Chen was full of motivation.
With a thought, he summoned the True Fire again, condensing it into the shape of a cauldron, and dropped in medicinal herbs one by one.
Because he had a successful precedent, his control over the flames became increasingly proficient, and the spiritual power of the jade spirit liquid also became exceptionally refined.
It wasn’t until night fell that he stopped refining.
It wasn’t that he wanted to stop, but the medicinal herbs needed to refine the jade spirit liquid had run out.
More accurately, it was because there were no more snow jade orchid flowers.
“The other Spirit Herbs needed to refine the jade spirit liquid aren’t hard to find in the back mountain, but this snow jade orchid flower…”
Ye Chen realized where the problem lay.
Yesterday, he had wandered around the back mountain for a long time.
He had collected quite a few other Spirit Herbs, but the snow jade orchid flower was hard to find in the back mountain, and he had only managed to collect nine stalks.
“I need to find a way to get more snow jade orchid flowers.” Ye Chen rubbed his chin, and the first place he thought of was the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.
“The Myriad Treasures Pavilion has a rich collection, so it shouldn’t be hard to get some snow jade orchid flowers, but these Spirit Stones…” Ye Chen muttered to himself, not forgetting to peek into his Storage Bag, and couldn’t help but cough dryly.
Previously at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, in order to buy that purple-gold gourd, he had spent all his savings.
Although he really wanted to get more snow jade orchid flowers, he was penniless, which made him scratch his head in frustration.
“Where can I get some money!” Scratching his head, Ye Chen was a bit conflicted, realizing that without Spirit Stones, everything was truly difficult to accomplish!
“Ye Chen, tomorrow, a decisive battle at the Fengyun Platform.” Just as Ye Chen was pondering, such a voice drifted up to his small hill.
“Now, there’s money to be made.” Rubbing his hands, Ye Chen couldn’t help but look up at the vigorous and majestic Tianyang Peak.
Because, from the voice, he could tell that the one issuing the challenge was none other than Wei Yang of Tianyang Peak.
That made sense; he had rejected the invitation from Tianyang Peak, which was a disguised slap in the face to Tianyang Peak.
Although the Tianyang Peak Head, Old Daoist Zhong, was not as petty and vengeful as Ge Hong, Ye Chen had, after all, caused Tianyang Peak to lose face.
If they didn’t teach Ye Chen a lesson, Tianyang Peak’s dignity would surely be swept away.
However, Ye Chen didn’t care about that much right now; his eyes were only on money.
If there was money to be made, he didn’t mind going up to the Fengyun Platform again.
The night passed without incident, and in the blink of an eye, it was dawn.
Before the sky was fully bright, most of the Outer Sect Disciples had already run out.
Last night, everyone had heard the challenge from Wei Yang of Tianyang Peak, and the target of the challenge was none other than Ye Chen.
Disciples who loved to watch the excitement had already gathered under the Fengyun Platform.
“Tell me, do you guess Ye Chen can win this time?”
The two sides of the duel hadn’t arrived yet, but the crowd below was already buzzing with discussion.
“I think it’s doubtful.
Wei Yang is at the Qi Condensation Seventh Level peak, a whole minor Realm higher than Zhao Long.
Although it’s only a minor Realm, the difference in strength is huge.”
“Why do I feel like Ye Chen will win?”
“Not so.
Have you forgotten Wei Yang’s methods?”
“Ice True Qi.” Speaking of Wei Yang’s methods, the Disciples present couldn’t help but shiver.
“Look, Wei Yang is here.”
Someone said, and everyone’s gaze turned in one direction.
There, the crowd had tacitly cleared a path.
Wei Yang, dressed in a white Daoist robe, approached with a graceful demeanor.
His prestige seemed quite high, as he had been listening to flattery all the way.
Wei Yang seemed to enjoy the awe-filled gazes around him very much; such gazes made him feel carried away.
Despite this, he still put on a fake pose of indifference to fame and fortune, walking straight onto the Fengyun Platform, then stood with his hands behind his back, standing tall and looking down on everyone in all directions.
“Ye Chen is here too.”
Soon, the watching Disciples caused a commotion again.
The bustling crowd once again tacitly cleared a path.
Ye Chen strode over, his steps steady and powerful, carrying his two-hundred-plus-pound heavenly fortress Heavy Sword.
Gulp!
Seeing that heavenly fortress Heavy Sword, many Disciples couldn’t help but swallow their saliva secretly.
They still remembered that a few days ago, Zhao Long had been smashed to his knees by this sword.
“Senior Brothers, good morning.” Ye Chen was a social butterfly, waving his hand along the way, but his enthusiasm didn’t get any response, making him feel quite awkward.
No one paid attention to him.
Ye Chen couldn’t help but cough dryly, then strode onto the Fengyun Platform.
At this moment, Wei Yang, standing on the Fengyun Platform, also opened his eyes.
“Ye Chen, you have a lot of nerve, daring to reject even my Tianyang Peak’s invitation.” As soon as he came up, Wei Yang shouted, seemingly as a show of force, or perhaps as a scolding.
Hearing this, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow.
“Senior Brother Wei, your words are incorrect.
The Sect rules don’t state that I must join your Tianyang Peak.
Whether or not I join your Tianyang Peak is my choice.
Could it be that it’s against the law?”
“What a sharp tongue.” Wei Yang sneered.
“Then today, I will let you know the consequences of looking down on my Tianyang Peak.”
As he spoke, Wei Yang lightly tapped his foot.
Soon, with his foot as the center, a cold white True Qi spread rapidly.
Wherever the white True Qi passed, the surface of the Fengyun Platform froze into ice at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“Ice True Qi.” Seeing this scene, Ye Chen was slightly surprised.
“Kid, you know quite a lot!” A playful smile curled at the corners of Wei Yang’s mouth.
“I really had poor eyes.” Ye Chen couldn’t help but rub his chin.
In the Zhengyang Sect, he had also seen True Qi with such cold attributes.
This kind of Ice True Qi could be Innate or Acquired.
The Acquired kind required enduring the extreme pain of bone-chilling ice, and not everyone could withstand the feeling of that bone-chilling cold.
As for Wei Yang, Ye Chen was slightly surprised; he was someone who possessed Innate Ice True Qi.
Although both were Ice True Qi, the gap between the Acquired kind and the Innate kind was not small at all.
Generally, such people would receive special training from the Sect; it seemed Wei Yang was that type of person.
While they were speaking, that Ice True Qi had already spread to Ye Chen’s feet.
However, he did not retreat, allowing the Ice True Qi to invade his body through his feet, then freeze his body and freeze his meridians.
Holy crap!
His actions made the Disciples below scream in shock.
“Is Ye Chen looking for death?
Ice True Qi invading the body is not something to mess around with.”
“I think he’s probably scared stupid.”
Among them, too many Disciples had suffered setbacks at the hands of Wei Yang.
That Ice True Qi was not like ordinary True Qi; once it invaded the body, it was very difficult to resist.
Generally, when facing people with Ice True Qi, they would avoid them, fearing that the Ice True Qi would invade their bodies.
Ye Chen, on the other hand, did not dodge or evade, actually allowing the Ice True Qi to freeze his body.