《Becoming Invincible Starts With Marrying A Wife》 Chapter 1 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°junior sister xu, give birth to a child for me¡­¡± ¡°senior brother ye¡­ i¡¯m not ready yet. maybe next time¡­¡± ¡°but i¡¯ve already given you all my monthly spirit stones¡­¡± ¡°senior brother ye, you¡¯re a good person¡­¡± ¡°bah!!!¡± ¡­ thousand moon country. ten thousand flower sect, back mountain. ye xuan looked at the beautiful silhouette flying away and twitched his mouth fiercely. he originally thought that the girls in the immortal cultivation world were different from the women on earth in his previous life. at the very least, they would be more sentimental. unexpectedly¡­ ¡°forget it, forget it. if the junior sisters in the sect can¡¯t do it, i can only settle for the next best thing and find a mortal woman to carry on the family line.¡± ye xuan shook his head helplessly and then walked down the mountain. ¡°system, can we discuss how to get the novice gift bag in advance?¡± ¡°look at this huge sect. where can i find a girlfriend?¡± ¡°i can¡¯t possibly look for my golden core master¡­¡± as ye xuan walked, he discussed with the system in his mind. [request denied. due to the host¡¯s trashy qualifications, please marry and have children quickly, build a family and career, and contribute to the future of the immortal cultivation world!] ye xuan was speechless. ¡°then i¡¯ll just take a look. just one look would do¡­¡± ye xuan was really curious about what was in the novice gift bag. [request denied. host, please complete the novice mission as soon as possible¡­] ¡°alright, you¡¯re awesome!¡± ye xuan gave up and could only accept reality. he was a transmigrator. he had been in this world for 28 years, but he had yet to achieve anything. his parents were killed by his enemies when he was young. he was adopted by the sect master gu qingyao of the ten thousand flower sect and became her personal disciple because his mother and the sect master of the ten thousand flower sect used to be best friends. due to the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s cultivation technique, they never accepted male disciples. therefore, he became the only male disciple of the sect, and he was even the sect master¡¯s personal disciple. it seemed that everything was going well. things were about to take off¡­ but the truth was¡­ he was just a small fry with a grade-1 spiritual root. he had cultivated for nearly thirty years before he could enter the qi refinement stage. moreover, gu qingyao had used a large amount of resources to build this up. in the immortal cultivation world, strength reigned supreme. to the talented female disciples of the ten thousand flower sect, a small fry like him was not worthy of their attention. it was only because of his identity as a direct disciple of the sect and the 3% temperament and 97% looks he brought over from his previous life that they reluctantly accepted him. just when he thought that his life would pass uneventfully like this, just last month, he accidentally obtained the [longevity family clan] system. as the name suggested, it was to allow him to establish a longevity family clan in the immortal cultivation world. the more prosperous the family clan was, the more rewards he could obtain. if he could not achieve it himself, then his son¡¯s generation would continue. if his son¡¯s generation could not achieve it, then his grandson¡¯s generation would continue. the children and grandchildren would be boundless. the stronger his family clan was, the more rewards he would receive. unfortunately¡­ he did not even have a girlfriend now. if he died before he could even succeed, how was he going to play¡­ ¡­ the female disciples in the sect were too arrogant. most of the junior sisters ignored him. only a few gentle junior sisters and senior sisters might take care of him and give him some pointers on cultivation. as for dating, it was impossible. even if there was, it would be some female disciples at the bottom of the sect who wanted to take spirit stones from him. a servant disciple would get one low-grade spirit stone a month. outer sect disciples would get ten low-grade spirit stones a month. inner disciples would get 100 low-grade spirit stones a month. of course, these were all basic spirit stones. it was like the subsidies given to the poor in his previous life. those who knew would understand. as for the personal disciples of the sect elders, all cultivation resources were handled by those elders. as the direct disciple of sect master gu qingyao, he naturally had a lot of spirit stones every month. thus, many female disciples would lure him and try to cheat him of his spirit stones. fortunately, his heart of cultivation was firm and he had only been deceived three times¡­ now, he was completely disappointed in the junior and senior sisters of the sect. he felt that the mortal world was better. although he was only at the qi refinement stage, he was still an immortal and would be worshiped and respected by countless mortals. not to mention one wife. even if he wanted ten or a hundred, countless families would be willing to offer their children. ¡­ soon, ye xuan arrived at ethereal peak. the ten thousand flower sect was located deep in the mountains, far away from the mortal world. there were a total of thirteen peaks in the sect. twelve peaks belonged to the twelve elders of the sect, while the ethereal peak in the middle belonged to sect master gu qingyao. walking on the winding mountain path, ye xuan¡¯s footsteps flew fast. gu qingyao was the only one in ethereal peak. if the other elders wanted to see the sect master, they had to get the sect master¡¯s approval. as gu qingyao¡¯s direct disciple, he naturally did not need to report. moreover, gu qingyao was a big shot in the golden core realm. every movement in the entire mountain could not escape her senses. reporting was just a formality. ¡­ ye xuan came to the top of the mountain. in front of him was a cliff. at the edge of the cliff, there was a pale green lotus platform made of jade. it was impossible to encounter such a huge jade in the mortal world. even in the immortal cultivation world, it was expensive. on the jade lotus platform sat a petite white-haired girl. the girl was wearing a moon-white robe and a silver belt that gently outlined her slender waist¡­ be it from the side or the back, it was all so plain. a gentle breeze blew past, lifting a few strands of hair on the woman¡¯s temples. it carried a faint scent that drifted into ye xuan¡¯s nostrils. that¡¯s right. this was his master¡ªgu qingyao. she was also the sect master of the ten thousand flower sect! if one had not seen her with one¡¯s own eyes, one would not have believed that this was a super expert of the golder core realm. she had white hair but a youthful face. she looked like a sage. however, when ye xuan first saw her, he only thought of this term¡ªwhite-haired lolita! ye xuan threw away the bad thoughts in his mind and hurriedly bowed and said, ¡°your disciple greets white¡­. master.¡± ¡°i heard that¡­ you¡¯ve been looking for female disciples to bear you children?¡± gu qingyao was expressionless as she spoke slowly. she looked very aloof. however, with her girlish tone and voice, she looked a little cute. ¡°that¡¯s true. maybe my hormones have been secreting more recently¡­¡± ye xuan touched his nose and felt a little embarrassed. gu qingyao: ??? ¡°i also know my qualifications, so i plan to enter the mortal world, get married, and have children. i¡¯m here to resign.¡± ye xuan did not wait for gu qingyao to say anything and quickly explained his intentions. he then bowed slightly to gu qingyao. ¡°not bad, you¡¯re very self-aware.¡± ¡°coincidentally, i have a mansion in the ten thousand flower city. take this token and you can become the owner of the mansion. it will be your base there.¡± gu qingyao seemed to have known ye xuan¡¯s intentions. as soon as she finished speaking, she threw a golden jade pendant at ye xuan. ¡°pa da~¡± ye xuan took the jade pendant and saw the word ¡°ye¡± written on it. ¡°master, have you been thinking of chasing me away a long time ago¡­¡± the corner of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched. ¡°what are you thinking of?¡± gu qingyao turned slightly and rolled her eyes at ye xuan. she said slowly, ¡°i promised wanqing that i would take good care of you. whether you choose to stay in the sect or enter the mortal world, i will support you.¡± ¡°cough cough, thank you, master¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯ve misunderstood¡­¡± ye xuan hurriedly laughed to ease the awkwardness. ¡°wanqing¡± was the name of his deceased mother. she was gu qingyao¡¯s best friend. that was why gu qingyao was so nice to him. gu qingyao seemed to be used to ye xuan¡¯s personality and was not bothered. but in the end, she still instructed, ¡°remember, after you enter the mortal world, you are still my disciple. no matter what difficulties you encounter, you must send me a message in time. the ten thousand flower sect will always be your backer.¡± ¡°thank you, master!¡± ye xuan was in a good mood. he bowed deeply to gu qingyao and left. at that moment, ye xuan was extremely grateful to gu qingyao. he planned to trick gu qingyao into joining his family clan and becoming a member of the ye family when he became stronger in the future! * * * * * * * Chapter 2 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the next day. ten thousand flower city. in front of a huge and luxurious mansion, a white-robed young man stood there in a daze. this young man was naturally ye xuan, who had come down the mountain from the ten thousand flower sect and was preparing to start a family. the ten thousand flower city was the closest city to the ten thousand flower sect. ye xuan had thought that gu qingyao had arranged an ordinary residence for him; he did not expect it to be such a huge mansion. as he approached the mansion, ye xuan suddenly sensed something. he hurriedly took out the jade pendant that gu qingyao had given him from his storage ring. at this moment, the originally cold jade pendant suddenly began to tremble and emit a weak light. ¡°hurry!¡± ¡°quick, quick, quick!¡± ¡°it¡¯s right outside!¡± at this moment, hurried footsteps sounded from the mansion. creak! creak! creak! the heavy bronze door slowly opened, and a group of old men in black brocade clothes hurriedly walked out. ye xuan found that the old man in the lead was holding a jade pendant that was exactly the same as the one in his hand. it was also emitting traces of light. in an instant, the few old men also saw the jade pendant in ye xuan¡¯s hand. their originally turbid old eyes instantly burst forth a bright light. ¡°plop, plop¡ª¡± in the next moment, all the old men knelt on the ground and greeted respectfully, ¡°greetings, family head!¡± ye xuan was speechless. ¡­ there was a long pause. in the central hall of the ye residence. ye xuan sat in the family head¡¯s seat and finally understood everything after listening to the elders below. it turned out that gu qingyao had been secretly operating this place for 20 years. these old men were all butlers of the ye residence. other than knowing that the ye residence had the support of a mysterious lord, they knew nothing else. although the ye family had developed well over the years, because they did not have a family head, their development was relatively slow and random. now that he was here, the ye family had a true master and a promising future. ¡°reporting, madam ye is here.¡± at this moment, a servant suddenly announced from outside the door. ¡°ma¡¯am?¡± ¡°what madam?¡± ¡°since when do i have a wife?¡± ye xuan was stunned for a moment and felt a little baffled. ¡°cough cough¡­¡± ¡°master, madam ye is the wife that lord had prepared for you. although she hasn¡¯t married you yet, we¡¯ve treated her as the mistress of the ye family all these years.¡± an old butler coughed and quickly explained. ¡°damn!¡± ¡°there¡¯s such a¡­ good thing???¡± ye xuan was shocked. gu qingyao had clearly planned the rest of his life! this was too good for him! ¡°invite her in!¡± ye xuan forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart. on the surface, his expression remained unchanged, maintaining the demeanor and dignity of a family head. ¡°greetings, family head.¡± soon, a woman who looked to be in her twenties walked in slowly and bowed to ye xuan. the woman was wearing a long white dress. her face was exquisite, her skin was fair, and her figure was well-endowed. she looked natural and beautiful. although she could not compare to his master, gu qingyao, in his previous life, it was enough to shake off those internet celebrities by a few streets and even by a toilet. she could crush them without makeup! ¡°there¡¯s no need to be so polite.¡± ye xuan smiled and waved his hand. he seemed to be in a good mood. ¡°family head, madam ye has been in the ye family for many years. coincidentally, family head has returned today, and it¡¯s an auspicious day. why don¡¯t we hold the wedding on this occasion and add some joy to the ye residence?¡± an old butler hurriedly stood up and said in a respectful voice to ye xuan. ¡°that¡¯s right, family head. madam ye has grown up in the ye family ever since it was established. moreover, she was handpicked by the lord to be madam ye. it would be best to get married today.¡± ¡°that¡¯s right, that¡¯s right!¡± the group of butlers suggested with a smile. after all, they were all elders of the ye family and had watched luo xin grow up. naturally, they hoped that luo xin could marry the head of the family as soon as possible. moreover, ye xuan was the only real member of the ye family. they naturally hoped to see the next generation of the ye family as soon as possible so that the ye family could become a true big family. ¡°ah, this¡­¡± ye xuan opened his mouth. he did not expect things to happen so quickly. then, he looked at luo xin. luo xin lowered her head slightly, and a blush appeared on her pretty face. clearly, she had no objections. ¡­ ¡°knock, knock, clang~¡± ¡°knock, knock, clang~¡± crackle¡ª in less than two hours. the entire ye family was filled with the sound of gongs and drums. lanterns were hung, and the place was full of guests. ye xuan was in a daze. first, he was changed into a bright red groom¡¯s suit. then, he was forced to drink some strong wine. finally, he was pushed into the bridal chamber by a group of butlers and maids. ¡­ at this moment. it was already evening, and the candlelight in the room was dim. in the bright red wedding room, the candlelight flickered. the bride sat quietly at the head of the bed with a red veil over her head. although ye xuan was mentally prepared, this was his first time even though he had lived two lives. he slowly walked to the head of the bed and gently reached out to lift the bride¡¯s red veil. ¡°husband¡­¡± luo xin blushed and lowered her head gently. the tingling voice entered ye xuan¡¯s ears, making him feel weak all over. ¡°you¡­¡± ye xuan opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he was interrupted by luo xin. ¡°luo xin knows what my husband wants to ask. luo xin was saved by a mysterious expert when she was young and has dedicated herself to the ye family ever since. it¡¯s luo xin¡¯s honor to be your woman~¡± ¡°okay, you are my first woman. i won¡¯t let you down.¡± ye xuan took a deep breath and nodded gently. although he had lived in this world for so long, this was still his first time doing such a thing. it was inevitable that he would feel a little uncomfortable. ¡°with your words, i¡¯m already satisfied.¡± luo xin smiled and took the initiative to approach him. soon. in the room. candlelight flickered. * * * * * * * Chapter 3 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations [ding~ congratulations to the host for taking the first step to establish the longevity family clan. you have received rewards for your achievement: 10 years of cultivation and 10 years of lifespan;] [luo xin¡¯s favorability towards the host has increased by 90. reward: 90 days of cultivation. host, please work harder.] ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ the system notifications in ye xuan¡¯s mind kept coming. apart from the achievement rewards, there were also rewards for other events, which were about a year of cultivation and lifespan. ye xuan did not sleep the entire night, while luo xin had long fallen asleep. after all, luo xin was only an ordinary mortal. although ye xuan was the trashiest immortal, his combat strength was comparable to the top masters among mortals. his physique was naturally not something ordinary people could compare to. he did not expect to receive so many rewards on his first try. in his excitement, ye xuan also took the time to look at his attribute panel: [name: ye xuan] [age: 28] [cultivation: level 2 qi refinement stage (0%)] [cultivation technique: qi inhalation technique] [magic artifact: none] the reward of more than 10 years of cultivation directly allowed him to reach level 2 of the qi refinement stage. ye xuan was not surprised. after all, before this, he had already reached the late-stage of level 1 of the qi refinement stage by taking pills. he would reach level 2 of the qi refinement stage in at most, three to four years. the 10 years of cultivation rewarded by the system should be cultivated step by step, so the increase was relatively small. it just happened to allow him to reach level 2 of the qi refinement stage. the next morning. ye xuan woke up early. ¡°husband~¡± luo xin also woke up. as if she had not had enough, she gently hugged ye xuan¡¯s arm with a blush on her face. ¡°good girl, it¡¯s been hard on you!¡± ¡°i, your husband, will go get you breakfast.¡± ye xuan pinched luo xin¡¯s peach-like cheeks dotingly, his eyes filled with gentleness. after all, this was his first woman in this world. although he might marry countless concubines and wives in the future, luo xin¡¯s status in his heart was still the most special. ¡°mm~¡± luo xin nodded gently and obediently shrank back into the blanket. she watched ye xuan leave, her eyes filled with love. she had imagined countless times what her future husband was like. she had thought that he might be a kid who was yet to grow up. she had also thought that he might be a middle-aged uncle. she even suspected that the other party might be a senile old man. although she could accept either of them, the feeling would always be different. however, she no longer had any worries now. instead, she was extremely glad that she had made a promise back then. ¡­ happiness passed day by day. eleven months later, in the delivery room. ¡°madam, use more strength!!¡± ¡°harder¡ª¡± ¡°ah¡ª¡± ¡°she has given birth, she has given birth, it¡¯s a boy!!!¡± ¡°wow~¡± ¡°wow!¡± a baby¡¯s cry came from the delivery room. finally, ye xuan¡¯s first child was born in this world. outside the delivery room, ye xuan was overjoyed, not just because of the birth of his first child in this world, but also because of the system notification in his mind. [child of the longevity family clan +1. reward: 1 year of lifespan, 1 year of cultivation, and access to the novice gift bag.] [ding~ congratulations to the host for completing the achievement of the longevity family clan. you are rewarded with an additional 10 years of lifespan and 10 years of cultivation.] the moment the system rewards were transferred to his account, ye xuan felt an invisible warm current surging into his body. eleven years of cultivation had caused his cultivation progress to increase by a large margin again, but he was still far from level 3 of the qi refinement stage. if he wanted to reach the foundation establishment realm or even higher, he had to work hard to build his family and make the ye family clan even larger. ¡°oh right, the novice gift bag!¡± ye xuan quickly remembered the novice gift bag. this was the good stuff that he had been longing for. the novice gift bag had been in his backpack since the first day he obtained the system. this was like a super treasure chest. unfortunately, the rogue system had never given him the key. it had only given him the authority to open it now. ¡°system, open the novice gift bag.¡± ye xuan hurriedly instructed. [ding~ the novice gift bag has been opened. congratulations to the host for obtaining the following rewards: strong kidneys, strong body.] [introduction: you have strong kidneys; you have a strong physique;] ye xuan was speechless. ye xuan was stunned for a long time. he flipped through the system interface but did not see any other rewards. ¡°just this?¡± ¡°that¡¯s it???¡± the corner of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched fiercely. he had been looking forward to it for nearly a year¡­ at the very least, he should get some immortal pills or immortal-grade magic artifacts! at the very least, he could be given some true immortal experience card or some superb invincible immortal-world treasure. what was this? ye xuan was very disappointed. [host, please continue to work hard to build the longevity family clan! there is a chance of obtaining a lucky critical hit!] the system explained patiently. ¡°pfft, keep bragging.¡± ¡°can it even be a critical hit??¡± ¡°even if it¡¯s a critical hit, it definitely won¡¯t be anything good.¡± ye xuan pursed his lips and no longer believed the nonsense of the system. initially, he thought that it was the opening of the invincible style. he did not expect it to still be the farming style. shaking his head helplessly, ye xuan entered the delivery room. ¡°greetings, family head!¡± ¡°family head, give the child a name.¡± ¡°that¡¯s right. family head, you¡¯re knowledgeable. you definitely know more than us old women.¡± ¡°yeah, yeah.¡± the midwives and maids in the room all looked at ye xuan expectantly. luo xin, who had just given birth, held the baby wrapped in a white cloth in her arms. she also looked at ye xuan with faint love in her eyes. ¡°since this is my first child, let¡¯s call him new dawn.¡± ye xuan chuckled. he was not good at naming, but as long as it was not too unpleasant. ¡°good!¡± ¡°ye new dawn, what a good name!¡± ¡°that¡¯s a good name!¡± the midwives and maids cheered, clearly satisfied with the name. ¡°thank you for your hard work.¡± ye xuan came to the bed and gently hugged the child and luo xin. ¡°this is what i should do~¡± luo xin smiled. she looked a little weak, but her heart was warm. ¡­ soon, the days returned to normal. other than taking care of the child, ye xuan slowly began to develop the ye family. previously, although the ye family had gu qingyao¡¯s financial support, they did not have a real leader, so their development was extremely slow, and they were timid. now that they had ye xuan, the ye family naturally expanded rapidly. at the same time, ye xuan experienced the benefits of the system. however, if he wanted to develop the ye family, luo xin alone was definitely not enough. the ye family was originally a dormant ¡°tiger¡±. with ye xuan¡¯s arrival, this ¡°tiger¡± slowly woke up, which made many surrounding families notice something amiss. some families were very wary of the ye family clan, while others saw an opportunity. ¡­ in the main hall of the ye family. ¡°family head, the liu family head is willing to marry his two granddaughters into the ye family and form a marriage alliance with us.¡± ¡°the daughter of the wu family head is as beautiful as a flower. he¡¯s also willing to marry his daughter into the ye family.¡± ¡°and the su family¡­¡± ¡°the wang family too¡­¡± one by one, the butlers came forward to report their ¡°results.¡± the ten thousand flower city was very big and the competition was intense. the ye family had gu qingyao¡¯s support in the early stages. even without the family head, they were still a large family in the region. less than three days after the news spread, more than ten families were willing to marry their children into the ye family and enter into a marriage alliance with the ye family. of course, this was when ye xuan still had not revealed his identity as an immortal cultivator. otherwise, not to mention these small families, even those first-rate families comparable to the ye family would kneel and beg to enter into a marriage alliance with the ye family. this was the charm of cultivators in the mortal world. however, the ten thousand flower city was very, very big. there were also many immortal-cultivation family clans. it was said that the three major immortal-cultivation family clans even had a patriarch of the foundation establishment realm guarding them. ye xuan had just arrived. naturally, he had to develop quietly first and slowly strengthen his family clan. it was not too late to reveal his identity as an immortal cultivator in the end. otherwise, he might encounter some unnecessary trouble. as for his relationship with the ten thousand flower sect, he definitely did not dare to expose it. the ten thousand flower sect was his greatest backing and trump card, but it could also bring him danger. after all, his identity was too sensitive and he was weak. if the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s enemy found out about his identity, he would definitely be in deep trouble. he might even implicate gu qingyao. three days later. the ye family was once again decorated with lanterns and banners. a banquet was held, and the sounds of gongs and drums soared into the sky. this was because the ye family head had taken in twenty concubines on his first occasion of taking in concubines. although this was not too many for the other families, this one-time feat caused quite a stir in the vicinity. many people came because of the fame. they wanted to see who this ye family head who had suddenly appeared was. he was actually so fierce. however, ye xuan was not in the mood to care about this. after all, he was very busy and worked hard every day. * * * * * * * Chapter 4 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ye residence, moon court. the family of three sat in the courtyard. the woman played with the child while the man looked at the woman. the atmosphere was very cozy. ¡°it¡¯s been hard on you these past few days.¡± ye xuan reached out and hugged luo xin¡¯s slender waist, his eyes full of tenderness. over the past few days, he had been busy taking care of his concubines and had neglected luo xin. ¡°husband, what are you talking about~¡± she looked at ye xuan with slight resentment and then said with a smile, ¡°it¡¯s normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. the fact that husband has taken in 20 concubines all at once means that the ye family will be extremely prosperous in the future. this should be a joyous occasion~¡± ¡°hahaha!¡± ¡°i¡¯m sorry. i misunderstood you.¡± ¡°but don¡¯t worry, no matter how many concubines i have, you will always be my first wife.¡± ye xuan laughed and reached out to pull luo xin and the child into his arms. if he had such a wife in his previous life, he would definitely be content. however, this was the immortal cultivation world, and he even had a system. he wanted love too. he also wanted the great dao of longevity. at the very least, he could not embarrass the vast number of transmigrators. ¡­ time passed like a white steed passing through a crack. ye xuan¡¯s 20 concubines began to give birth one after another. perhaps it was because of the resonance, all the concubines gave birth on the same day. fortunately, the ye family was rich and had hired nearly 50 experienced midwives and a large number of maids to wait on the side to ensure the safe birth of the children. ¡­ [ding~ congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 year of lifespan and 1 year of cultivation.] [ding¡­] [ding¡­] system notifications and rewards kept hitting ye xuan¡¯s mind. the birth of each child represented a further step in the development of the longevity family clan. ye xuan could obtain a large amount of cultivation and comprehension. of course, there was also the pleasure of increased lifespan. he felt that his entire body was filled with inexhaustible strength and that he was 18 years old again! suddenly, a special notification flashed across ye xuan¡¯s mind. [ding! congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 year of lifespan and 1 year of cultivation. extra critical hit reward: grade-1 alchemy] ¡°extra critical hit!¡± ¡°is there really such a thing?!¡± seeing that it was really a critical hit, ye xuan¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. along with this notification, countless streams of strange information surged madly into ye xuan¡¯s mind like a flood. ¡°damn!¡± ¡°so much!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going to explode!¡± ¡°system, you bastard!¡± in the room, ye xuan hurriedly covered his head, feeling a splitting headache. his cultivation was not very strong, and naturally, his spiritual strength was not that strong either. now that there was a sudden influx of such a vast ocean of alchemy information, his brain almost exploded! alchemists, blacksmiths, talisman masters, and so on were all extremely rare professions. there were very few of them. at this moment, ye xuan finally understood why these professions were so rare. even the lowest grade-1 alchemist needed to master such vast knowledge. if one was not gifted, one would not have had so much energy to learn this knowledge. ¡­ huff! huff! a long time later, ye xuan was drenched in sweat and completely exhausted. this was only because of his cultivation level. if an ordinary person were to receive so much information at once, he might really become an idiot. however, although it was a little painful, after mastering grade-1 alchemy, he was now a grade-1 alchemist! a grade-1 alchemist had an extremely high status in the eyes of qi refinement stage cultivators. even a foundation establishment realm cultivator had to show some respect to a grade-1 alchemist. after all, who could guarantee that the other party would not become a grade-2 alchemist or even higher in the future? an alchemist was the number one friend of almost all cultivators. if they could avoid offending them, they should make every effort to make friends with them. this was the consensus among all the cultivators. as he happened to have taken in so many concubines, ye xuan planned to refine some beauty retaining pills as a reward for giving birth to his children. this time, the system gave him a total of more than 20 years of rewards. if those ten thousand flower sect disciples had that much cultivation, they could advance by at least four to five small levels. however, his spiritual root was too useless, and his aptitude was not good either. with the addition of 20 years of cultivation, his cultivation had only reached the intermediate stage of level 2 of the qi refinement stage. ¡­ after quickly changing into a new set of clothes, ye xuan arrived outside the delivery room. ¡°the family head is here!¡± ¡°greetings, family head!¡± ¡°greetings, family head!¡± a group of male upper echelons of the family clan stood outside the delivery room. when they saw ye xuan coming over, they hurriedly bowed. creak! at this moment, the door opened. the sound of babies crying surged out of the room like a tsunami. a few midwives came out. a very old midwife came to ye xuan and bowed slightly. then, she smiled and said, ¡°congratulations, family head ye. the children have all been delivered successfully. the mothers and children are safe.¡± ¡°phew~¡± ¡°that¡¯s good!¡± ¡°you guys have worked hard. there will be many benefits after this.¡± ye xuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded with a smile. ¡°no trouble, no trouble at all~¡± the old midwife quickly waved her hand. then, she changed the topic and chuckled. ¡°however, the ye family head is really lucky. there are a total of 20 children, and there are actually 19 boys! it¡¯s really an eye-opener for this old woman!¡± the midwife smiled brightly and looked at ye xuan as if she was looking at a rare treasure. she had been a midwife for more than fifty years and had never seen such a situation. she was really curious. how did ye xuan do it? could he be an immortal? ¡°what!?¡± ¡°is there such a thing?¡± ¡°the family head actually has such extraordinary abilities?!¡± when the upper echelons of the ye family outside heard this, they were all shocked and looked at ye xuan as if they were looking at a monster. 20 children, 19 boys! in this immortal cultivation world, the more males a clan had, the more prosperous the family clan would be and the more promising their future would be. ye xuan¡¯s ratio of making male babies was simply appalling. even the men who grew up being supported by an immortal did not have such good fortune! not just the other upper echelons in the family clan, even ye xuan did not expect it. ¡°system, what¡¯s going on?¡± ye xuan did not find out the problem with himself first. instead, he asked the system directly. damn it. he did not believe that his luck was that good! almost every shot was a male child. this was impossible! [in view of the host¡¯s weak strength, the system has made slight adjustments to the host¡¯s body.] the system openly admitted it. ¡°as expected!¡± ye xuan was also relieved to see the system admit it. as long as it was controllable, it was fine. he did not have any intention of favoring boys over girls. it did not matter if it was a boy or a girl. however, if he kept giving birth to boys or girls, he would probably question life as well. ¡­ ye xuan checked the physical condition of his wives, concubines, and children. after finding that they were all fine, he left. then, ye xuan ordered people to buy all kinds of medicinal herbs for refining medicinal pills from the market. medicinal herbs were easy to find, but pill formulas were hard to find. fortunately, the system was still powerful. in the grade-1 alchemy information it had instilled into him, there were many basic alchemy prescriptions, saving him a lot of trouble. although these basic pill formulas were not very valuable, they still required quite a few spirit stones to purchase. he was penniless now. he could not possibly go to gu qingyao for help just a year after leaving the mountain. that would be embarrassing¡­ he had to at least reach the foundation establishment realm. when he returned to the ten thousand flower sect again, he would be able to give his master a surprise. * * * * * * * ps: for the convenience of viewing, medicinal pills, spiritual roots, and so on, are from low to high, from grade-1 to grade-9, from small to big. Chapter 5 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations a few days later. ye xuan had gathered all the medicinal herbs and pill formulas that he needed and spent a total of 200,000 gold coins. the purchasing power of gold coins in the secular world was extremely strong. 200,000 gold coins was equivalent to tens of millions in his previous life, but he could only buy one or two medicinal herbs. other than that, there was also some equipment needed to refine pills. he had spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins in total. fortunately, the ye family was rich and had accumulated a lot of resources, so buying these things did not consume too much. when everything was ready, ye xuan entered the newly-built alchemy chamber and then slowly closed the heavy iron door. the ye family butlers stood outside the alchemy chamber and looked at each other, their hearts filled with anticipation. ¡°i didn¡¯t expect family head to hide his strength so well. he¡¯s actually an alchemist!¡± ¡°i wonder if family head can refine ranked medicinal pills¡­¡± ¡°how is that possible! ranked medicinal pills can only be refined by immortal cultivators. family head¡­¡± as the butlers spoke, they suddenly fell silent. this did not seem impossible. when mortal alchemists refined pills, there were no rankings. there were only elementary, intermediate, and high grades. only the pills refined by immortal cultivators could be ranked. the lowest was grade-1, and the highest was grade-9. and their family head¡¯s background was mysterious. it might not have shown at first. however, when they saw with their own eyes that their family head had taken in 20 concubines at once and was still lively after fighting consecutively for more than a month, everyone had a bold guess in their hearts¡­ however, this was a serious matter. as family servants, they naturally did not dare to ask, let alone say anything. however, everyone had a vague answer in their hearts. ¡­ in the alchemy chamber. ye xuan looked at the dark, two-meter-tall huge iron furnace in front of him and was speechless for a long time. ¡°isn¡¯t this a little too crude? is this thing worth 200,000 gold coins?¡± the corner of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched. he felt cheated. looking at the huge iron furnace in front of him, ye xuan slightly condensed a trace of spiritual energy at his fingertips. then, he slowly reached out and knocked on the outer wall of the furnace in front of him. knock, knock, knock! ¡°knock knock~¡± a dull sound came, and a faint echo resounded in the room. ¡°phew~¡± ¡°not bad. the quality is still acceptable.¡± hearing this sound, ye xuan also heaved a sigh of relief. as a grade-1 alchemist, he was able to judge the basic quality of the alchemy furnace. at the very least, using this alchemy furnace to refine pills would not cause the furnace to explode. that was enough. after some preparation, ye xuan began to put the herbs into the designated positions in the alchemy furnace and added various auxiliary ingredients. after all the preparation, the last step was to boil water in the pot and light the fire. ¡°splash¡ª¡± terrifying flames rose from under the alchemy furnace and instantly engulfed half of it. soon, the temperature in the room rose abruptly. ¡°here we go.¡± ye xuan murmured in a low voice. then, he slowly stretched out his hand and covered his palm with spiritual energy¡­ finally, he placed his entire palm on the hot outer wall of the boiling alchemy furnace¡­ nothing happened. with the protection of spiritual energy, this bit of temperature could not harm ye xuan at all. holding his breath and concentrating, ye xuan began to infuse his spiritual energy into the alchemy furnace and controlled the various medicinal herbs in the alchemy furnace to mix and react. this was alchemy! however, it looked a little crude¡­ therefore, alchemists liked to refine pills alone and did not like to be watched by others, in case they became a laughing stock. ordinary people could only control the process of alchemy by controlling the temperature of the flames and flipping the ingredients. no matter how powerful an alchemist was, he would not be able to refine a ranked medicinal pill. on the other hand, when immortal cultivators refined pills, they could control the reaction of various medicinal herbs more finely through their spiritual energy. each grade of alchemist was divided into four levels according to their proficiency: elementary, intermediate, advanced and peak. grade and proficiency were the criteria for evaluating an alchemist. the grade meant that this alchemist could refine medicinal pills of the corresponding grade. and proficiency represented the alchemist¡¯s proficiency in refining this grade of medicinal pill. grade-1 peak alchemists could refine a grade-1 pill, and the quality was almost perfect. however, they could not refine a grade-2 pill. grade-2 elementary alchemists could refine a grade-2 pill, but they might only have intermediate proficiency in refining a grade-1 pill. ¡­ two hours passed. four hours passed. finally, the pitch-black alchemy furnace trembled¡­ chi chi chi! ¡°swish, swish, swish¡­¡± ¡°pop~¡± a large amount of white gas emitted from the top of the alchemy furnace. the rich aroma of pills and other impurities instantly filled the entire alchemy room. ¡°phew!¡± ¡°it¡¯s finally over!¡± at this moment, ye xuan quickly withdrew his palm. he was already drenched in sweat and panting from exhaustion. after all, his cultivation level was too low. it was already so difficult to refine a beauty retaining pill. ignoring his fatigue, ye xuan quickly opened the furnace and waved his hand. swoosh! a pink pill instantly landed in his hand. ¡°the grade-1 beauty retaining pill is finally successful!¡± ye xuan looked at the pill the size of a green bean in his hand and a bright smile appeared on his face. although this pill was small, even the lowest grade-1 beauty retaining pill cost as much as 20 low-grade spirit stones! generally speaking, a low-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for 10,000 gold coins. the ingredients he used to refine the beauty retaining pill added up to only 50,000 gold coins. in just four hours, he had earned 150,000 gold coins! although there were very few alchemists, it was not just talk that every alchemist was as rich as a country. the grade-1 beauty retaining pill would allow qi refinement stage cultivators to retain their youth for about a year. they would not age. if their cultivation level was too high, the effect would be poorer. for mortals, a grade-1 beauty retaining pill could maintain the youthful effect for at least 10 years! this was also one of the reasons why ye xuan was the first to refine the beauty retaining pill. in a month¡¯s time, each of his concubines would get one. since they had followed him, ye xuan would naturally give them the best life. which woman would not want her youth to last forever? as long as it was a woman, she would definitely not be able to resist the beauty retaining pill! with this thought in mind, ye xuan started to refine pills again. with the remaining spiritual energy in his body, it was not a big problem to refine another pill. however, this time, he refined the essence enhancing pill. his concubines had just given birth. the essence enhancing pill had the effect of strengthening the foundation and nurturing the essence. it was what he needed now. the faster his concubines recovered, the faster he could impregnate them. the cost-effectiveness was much higher than the beauty retaining pill. ¡­ crack! eight hours later. the iron door slowly opened. ¡°he¡¯s out, he¡¯s out!¡± ¡°greetings, family head!¡± when the butlers saw ye xuan coming out, they hurriedly bowed. ¡°eh?¡± ¡°why are you all here?¡± ye xuan looked at the dozen old butlers outside and was a little dumbfounded. ¡°it¡¯s family head¡¯s first time refining pills. we¡¯re just worried about you¡­¡± a black-faced butler smiled awkwardly. ¡°well, that makes sense. don¡¯t say it again next time.¡± ye xuan took a deep look at the black-faced butler and said softly. ¡°ah, this¡­¡± of course, the black-faced butler was stunned. ¡°hahaha!¡± the butlers also knew that ye xuan was joking, so they all laughed. ¡°family head, a mysterious person sent a letter not long ago. he said that he wants you to open it personally.¡± ¡°this matter is very serious. we didn¡¯t dare to cause a delay, so we waited again.¡± at that moment, a white-bearded old man stood out and explained the situation. then, the white-bearded old man took out a letter and presented it to ye xuan. the white-bearded old man¡¯s name was kong qiu. he was one of the oldest butlers in the ye family and was also responsible for finding new concubines for ye xuan. therefore, he had a good relationship with ye xuan and had great power in the ye family. ¡°oh?¡± ¡°mysterious man?¡± ye xuan was stunned and felt a little baffled. ¡°family head, after that mysterious person sent the letter, he mysteriously disappeared. i suspect¡­¡± kong qiu wanted to say something but hesitated. when ye xuan heard kong qiu¡¯s words, his eyes suddenly narrowed. he took the letter and waved his hand. ¡°got it. all of you can go back first.¡± ¡°yes!¡± the butlers bowed and left one after another. they were nervous but also slightly excited. in fact, everyone knew that the mysterious person was very likely an immortal cultivator. and their family head had dealings with immortal cultivators. from the previous speculation, their family head might also be an immortal cultivator. if this matter was exposed, their ye family would become an immortal cultivation family! this was a great thing! however, before ye xuan admitted it, none of them would say anything. ¡­ ye xuan quickly returned to his room and put the envelope on the table. he wanted to open it directly, but he had read many cultivation novels in his previous life and felt that things were definitely not that simple. ¡°system, is this thing dangerous? can i open it?¡± ye xuan could only pin his hopes on his system. he did not know if the system had such a function, but he had to at least give it a try. [this is just an ordinary letter. please don¡¯t be suspicious.] [if you encounter danger, the system will warn you in advance.] the system¡¯s answer was calm, but ye xuan could clearly hear a trace of speechlessness in it. it was as if it was saying, ¡°you¡¯re just a useless qi refinement stage cultivator who has been hiding in the sect for more than twenty years. who would be so bored as to harm you?¡± ¡°ahem, that¡¯s good.¡± ye xuan coughed awkwardly, but he was still relieved. rip! he tore open the envelope and took out the letter inside. he found that it was blank. ye xuan was stunned for a second. then, he quickly thought of something. with a thought, a weak spiritual energy surged out of his body and slowly surged into the letter. as ye xuan¡¯s spiritual energy surged in, dense lines of small words appeared on the letter. ¡°as expected!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed and quickly checked. [since fellow cultivator can see the content i wrote, it means that fellow cultivator is also an immortal cultivator. i¡¯m an elder of the ouyang family and have no ill intentions towards you¡­] ¡­ very quickly, ye xuan skimmed through the contents of the letter. the other party had guessed that he was an immortal cultivator through his mysterious background and a series of concubines. ye xuan was not surprised about this. other than that, there was only one main piece of information¡ªa gathering of independent cultivators! ten thousand flower city was a large city, and there were actually many cultivators. not only were there three major immortal-cultivation family clans, there were also some small ones like the ye family clan. there were also many independent cultivators operating in the city. some independent cultivators were lone rangers who were filled with hope for the future. they were usually either cultivating or searching for cultivation resources. on the other hand, the cultivators of immortal cultivation family clans were more buddhist. or rather, they had reached the limit of their potential and it was very difficult for them to take another step forward. therefore, they chose to marry and have children to carry on the family line. this gathering of independent cultivators was led by the three major immortal-cultivation family clans. they invited all the independent cultivators in the entire ten thousand flower city to participate. the main purpose was to allow each independent cultivator to exchange for the resources they needed for their cultivation. after all, every independent cultivator¡¯s technique was almost different, and the cultivation resources required were also different. however, independent cultivators were extremely cautious in private and were extremely vigilant against unfamiliar independent cultivators. and now, with the joint guarantee of the three major family clans, it made it much easier for independent cultivators to trade and communicate. after reading the letter, ye xuan tore the envelope. there was still more than a year before the gathering of independent cultivators. at this moment, he had some plans in his heart. if he was lucky, he would definitely be the biggest winner of this gathering of independent cultivators! ¡­ there was still a long time before the gathering of independent cultivators. ye xuan naturally had to cherish what was in front of him. in the blink of an eye, the sky turned dark. uncle ye began to work hard again, looking forward to next year¡¯s harvest. * * * * * * * Chapter 6 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations time flew by, and a year and a half passed in a flash. one day. the tiring day finally ended. ye xuan lay in the courtyard, enjoying a rare moment of leisure. then, he began to check his attribute panel: [name: ye xuan] [age: 31] [cultivation: level 5 qi refinement stage (49%)] [profession: grade-1 alchemist (advanced), grade-1 talisman master (advanced)] [cultivation technique: qi inhalation technique] [magic artifact: amethyst furnace (grade-1 magic artifact)] ¡­ these were mainly ye xuan¡¯s gains in the past year and a half. of course, most of these were gained from the achievements of having 10 children, 100 children, 10 wives and concubines, 100 wives and 100 concubines. the improvement in alchemy proficiency, as well as the status as a grade-1 talisman master, were all obtained from the ¡°critical hits¡± with the birth of children. they could be regarded as good resources. as for the other critical hits, they were only some spirit stones and gold coins. as his alchemist proficiency improved, the efficiency and success rate of his pill refinement also increased rapidly. the most important thing was still the essence enhancing pill. it could allow ye xuan¡¯s wives and concubines to recover quickly after pregnancy to give birth again. at the same time, ye family¡¯s reputation as a family of immortal cultivators had spread thoroughly. more family clans were willing to send the outstanding women from their family clans to the ye family to marry ye xuan. basically, ye xuan would take in concubines every month. in addition, because of marriage, it could be said that the ye family had a good relationship with all the family clans in the neighborhood. as the ye family grew stronger and gradually became a giant family in the surrounding region, more family clans would choose to enter into a marriage alliance with ye xuan. this formed a virtuous cycle. however, for the sake of having exceptional offspring, ye xuan was extremely selective now. a concubine¡¯s looks had to be at least 8 points. otherwise, they were all rejected. however, even so, a large number of family clans still sent their family members to the ye family. the system was able to check each wife¡¯s favorability toward him. therefore, ye xuan could be sure if these women were following him willingly, and he could also determine if there were any spies among them. there was definitely such a possibility, but ye xuan had not encountered it yet. ¡°in just over two years, my cultivation has reached level 5 of the qi refinement stage.¡± ¡°this speed is outstanding even in the ten thousand flower sect.¡± a faint smile appeared at the corner of ye xuan¡¯s lips. at this rate, he might be able to reach the foundation establishment realm in less than ten years! when the time came, he would also be a giant in the ten thousand flower city! the patriarchs of the three major family clans were only in the foundation establishment realm. they were all old antiques who had lived for hundreds of years. and how old was he? of course, without considering the hundreds of years of cultivation rewarded by the system, he would be at most 40 or even 50 years old by that time¡­ he would have reached the foundation establishment realm before he was even 50 years old. this was considered very young. moreover, at the foundation establishment realm, he could become an ordinary elder in the ten thousand flower sect. when the time came, he might be able to hoodwink some little junior sisters~ at the thought of this, ye xuan was a little excited. ¡­ ¡°family head, there¡¯s a letter from a mysterious person.¡± at this moment, kong qiu¡¯s voice came from outside. ¡°yes, come in.¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes lit up as he roughly guessed something. creak! the courtyard door slowly opened and kong qiu walked in slowly. he respectfully handed the envelope to ye xuan. ¡°old kong, how many years have you been in the ye family?¡± ye xuan took the envelope but did not open it. instead, he raised his eyes slightly and looked at kong qiu with a smile. ¡°family head, i have worked in the ye family for 18 years.¡± kong qiu did not know what ye xuan wanted to ask, but he still answered honestly. ¡°hmm, this is a rejuvenation pill. it can extend one¡¯s lifespan. take it.¡± ye xuan nodded gently and then took out an exquisite jade box and handed it to him. ¡°no, no, you can¡¯t!¡± ¡°this is too valuable. i¡¯m already very satisfied to be able to work in the ye family for such a long time. i don¡¯t dare to ask for more.¡± kong qiu knelt down with a plop, a little overwhelmed by the favor shown upon him. ¡°get up!¡± ¡°kneeling as you wish? how improper!¡± ye xuan glared at kong qiu speechlessly. ¡°family head, this is really too valuable¡­¡± ¡°this is a pill which only immortals are worthy to consume. i really don¡¯t have the fortune to enjoy it¡­¡± kong qiu hurriedly stood up and looked at ye xuan with a bitter smile. what he said just now was indeed what he was thinking. as a butler in the ye family, he was already very satisfied to work under an immortal. he had a wonderful family. life was blissful and harmonious, and his children were all healthy. now, ye xuan actually wanted to give him a pill that only immortals could take. he was really flattered. ¡°just take it as i tell you to.¡± ¡°not only you, but the other old butlers will also have a share when the time comes.¡± ¡°you guys are the only ones now who can work in the ye family. if anyone suddenly leaves early, then who can i find to take over the job?¡± ye xuan forced the rejuvenation pill into kong qiu¡¯s hand. one rejuvenation pill was enough to increase a mortal¡¯s lifespan by 10 years. kong qiu and the others were now his trusted aides, but they were already in their seventies. all of them had white hair and beards. although they looked energetic, one could never tell when they would suddenly die. since he had the ability now, he would naturally let them live longer. after all, they were all his own people. he would never be stingy with his own people. ¡°thank you for your gift, family head!¡± kong qiu clutched the jade box tightly with both hands. tears welled up in his yellow eyes and he almost knelt down again. however, after being glared at by ye xuan, kong qiu did not kneel in the end. instead, he bowed deeply to ye xuan. ¡°okay, okay. you know i hate this kind of formality.¡± ¡°hurry up and consume this medicinal pill. then, quickly contact the other family clans and see how many of them are willing to enter into a marriage alliance this month.¡± ye xuan waved his hand and said casually. ¡°yes, family head!¡± kong qiu was overjoyed and left respectfully. the next day, at dawn, ye xuan left the ye family alone. ¡­ ouyang family clan. today, the ouyang family was especially lively. this was because the ouyang family had taken the lead in organizing the gathering of the independent cultivators this time. almost all the independent cultivators in ten thousand flower city had received invitations, and one after another, they began to rush to the ouyang family clan residence. ye xuan also drove a carriage. after spending four hours, he finally arrived at the ouyang family clan residence. ¡°lord, are you here to participate in the gathering of independent cultivators?¡± when ye xuan arrived at the ouyang family clan, a servant came up to him and asked respectfully. ¡°yes, this is the invitation.¡± ye xuan smiled and took out the invitation that the mysterious man had sent yesterday. with a slight injection of spiritual energy, the golden patterns on it began to emit a faint golden light. although no one would impersonate an immortal, the anti-counterfeiting measures were quite well done. ¡°exalted immortal, please follow me!¡± after confirming ye xuan¡¯s identity, the servant became even more respectful and changed his address to ¡°exalted immortal¡±. it could be seen that in the eyes of mortals, immortal cultivators were definitely at the top. ¡°thank you.¡± ye xuan chuckled and did not put on airs. he looked very approachable. this made the guards and other servants at the door feel very strange. they had been in the ouyang family for so long and had seen many exalted immortals. however, they had not seen many who were as easy-going as ye xuan. * * * * * * * Chapter 7 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the ouyang family clan was one of the three major immortal-cultivation clans in the ten thousand flower city. the other two major family clans were the jiang family clan and the bai family clan. the three major family clans had all come from ordinary immortal-cultivation family clans, step by step. it was not until the patriarch in the family clan broke through to the foundation establishment realm that the status of the entire family clan instantly soared and became the top family clan and faction in the ten thousand flower city. the ouyang family clan was the last to start, but their patriarch was also the youngest. the three family clans were equal in strength. there was competition as well as cooperation, but they were all within a reasonable range. after all, cultivators were not allowed to fight wantonly in the city. once they were discovered, they would definitely be severely punished by the law enforcement team. apart from the three major immortal-cultivation family clans, in ten thousand flower city, there was also a city lord¡¯s residence. the city lord¡¯s residence was just an organization that was mainly responsible for the stability of the city and did not participate in the distribution of benefits. however, its law enforcement team was still terrifying. ¡­ ye xuan followed the servant into the ouyang family. what greeted him was an atmosphere like that of an ancient court. there were pavilions after pavilions that were low-key yet contained endless luxury. every blade of grass, every tree, every brick, and every tile exuded the aura of wealth. the ye family clan could be considered a large family clan, but compared to the ouyang family clan, which had cultivated for a hundred years, it was still far from it. after quickly passing through a wide corridor, ye xuan arrived at a huge garden. there was a small bridge with flowing water. birds were chirping, and there was the sweet scent of flowers. the sound of the zither drifted into his ears, and in the distance, there were dancers dancing. there were some cultivators sitting scattered around the banquet table. some were chatting, while others were enjoying the delicacies and doing their own things, and there was no sense of incongruity. in addition to this, ye xuan also realized that the cultivators here were all older. they looked at least 30 years old, but their actual age was definitely more than 50 years old. some of them even had white sideburns. they might even be over a hundred years old. a young man in his twenties like him did not exist at all. ¡°eh, this fellow cultivator looks so young!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator, is this your first time participating in the gathering of independent cultivators?¡± just as ye xuan was at a loss, a startled voice suddenly came from the side. ye xuan turned around and found a young man dressed in white. then, he was stunned. earlier, he still thought that he was the youngest. now, unexpectedly, someone younger than him came. this was awkward. ¡°fellow cultivator, are you alright?¡± when the young man saw ye xuan staring at him, he was also a little dumbfounded. ¡°oh, i¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°this is indeed my first time here. i¡¯m a little presumptuous.¡± ye xuan cupped his fists at the young man and apologized. ¡°hehe, it¡¯s fine~¡± ¡°i¡¯m ouyang xiao, the direct heir of the ouyang family and a disciple of the green cloud sect.¡± ¡°green cloud sect¡¯s disciple?¡± ye xuan was also stunned. the green cloud sect was a sect on par with the ten thousand flower sect. if one wanted to join it, one would need to be at least a grade-3 spiritual root. he did not expect this young man to be from there. no wonder the ouyang family clan was able to rise in such a short period of time. it was probably because ouyang xiao was a disciple of the green cloud sect. ouyang xiao nodded gently, then looked at ye xuan and asked with a smile, ¡°i see that you¡¯ve stepped into the ranks of immortal cultivators at such a young age. you must have extraordinary talent. you¡¯re not an independent cultivator, right?¡± ¡°hehe, fellow cultivator ouyang has misunderstood.¡± ¡°i¡¯m indeed an independent cultivator. i stepped onto the path of cultivation by chance. i look young because i value looks more.¡± ye xuan chuckled and spouted nonsense without changing his expression. his relationship with the ten thousand flower sect would definitely not be exposed unless he had no choice. as for his looks, he would attribute it to the beauty retaining pill. anyway, when the time was right, he would reveal his identity as an alchemist to maximize the benefits of this trip. ¡°i see. i was presumptuous.¡± ouyang xiao revealed an apologetic look. then, he looked at ye xuan and asked with a smile, ¡°may i know your name? if you don¡¯t mind, i can bring you around so that you may be familiar with the format of our gathering.¡± after all, since ye xuan came to the ten thousand flower city, he had barely left the house. the outside world only knew the existence of the ye family head, but no one had ever seen him. ¡°you¡¯re too kind, fellow cultivator. i¡¯m ye xuan, the head of the ye family.¡± ye xuan smiled slightly. ¡°the head of the ye family, could it be that ye family that has risen in the past two years?¡± ouyang xiao was stunned. he really did not expect the handsome young man in front of him to be the ye family patriarch! this was completely different from what he imagined! ¡°what? he¡¯s the ye family patriarch?¡± ¡°he¡¯s actually so young. i thought he was some old fellow who was about to exhaust his lifespan.¡± ¡°rumor has it that the patriarch of the ye family values sex as much as his life. i didn¡¯t expect him to be so young.¡± ¡°in just three short years, he took in more than a hundred concubines. however, i saw that his face was rosy and he didn¡¯t look like he was exhausted at all. it¡¯s really strange¡­¡± ¡°could this be talent?¡± ¡°it¡¯s good to be young!¡± ¡­ since ye xuan and his companion did not hide their conversation, the surrounding guests who were independent cultivators overheard and started to discuss among themselves. all of them looked at ye xuan curiously. ye xuan could naturally hear the whispers of the others. he was also somewhat helpless. it seemed like he had to come out more often in the future. otherwise, there would probably be rumors that he relied on women to cultivate after this year. ¡°hahaha!¡± ¡°so it¡¯s fellow cultivator ye. sorry for the disrespect.¡± ¡°although fellow cultivator ye hasn¡¯t been in ten thousand flower city for long, you¡¯re a role model for my generation~¡± ouyang xiao laughed and teased. ¡°fellow cultivator ouyang, don¡¯t tease me.¡± ¡°it¡¯s better that you give me an introduction on this gathering of independent cultivators¡­¡± the corners of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched. he was still a little embarrassed to be stared at by so many people. ¡°alright, alright, alright. fellow cultivator ye, follow me!¡± ouyang xiao laughed and made a gesture of invitation to ye xuan. ¡­ ¡°this time, we¡¯ve sent out a total of more than 500 invitations. currently, there are about 300 people attending the gathering.¡± ¡°this is the cultivation discussion area. we can discuss our respective insights on cultivation. we can exchange ideas, check for gaps, and make improvements together.¡± ouyang xiao brought ye xuan into the depths of the courtyard and explained to him while chatting. after arriving at a pavilion, ouyang xiao stopped and said with a smile, ¡°this is a rest area. there are a lot of delicacies and some maid services. i believe fellow cultivator ye will like it~¡± ¡°cough, cough.¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ouyang, i¡¯m a serious person. don¡¯t joke¡­.¡± ye xuan¡¯s face darkened. damn it, was there no end to this?? ¡°haha! don¡¯t mind me, fellow cultivator ye!¡± ouyang xiao hurriedly laughed before changing the topic. he pointed at a large empty space in front of him and slowly introduced it. ¡°up ahead is the trading area. all cultivators can take out their items to trade with other cultivators. they can also put up a reward for some specific cultivation resources. our ouyang family provides an appraisal service for free.¡± ¡°this is also the liveliest place for independent cultivators to gather. if fellow cultivator comes with me, i¡¯m sure you won¡¯t be disappointed.¡± with that said, ouyang xiao led the way. ¡°hehe, just in time. i also have something to trade.¡± ¡°i wonder if there¡¯s any good stuff here~¡± a bright smile appeared on ye xuan¡¯s face as he followed ouyang xiao to the large open space. * * * * * * * Chapter 8 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°the clear heart pill is priced at 20 spirit stones. if you need it, come!¡± ¡°the concealment talisman is priced at 50 spirit stones. this is the only one!¡± ¡°the apocalyptic meteor blade is priced at 100 spirit stones. it¡¯s a fair price!¡± ¡°requesting a rejuvenation pill. the price is negotiable ~¡± ¡°requesting¡­¡± ¡­ as soon as they approached the empty space, loud yells came from inside. if he was not certain that he had transmigrated, ye xuan would have thought that he had arrived at the market in his previous life. fortunately, there were no mortals here. otherwise, if outsiders knew that immortal cultivators actually looked like this, their jaws would probably drop. ¡°most of these people have their own immortal-cultivation family clans like fellow cultivator ye.¡± ¡°some of them are from other cities.¡± ¡°if fellow cultivator ye has any doubts about the items they¡¯re selling, you can ask our appraisers to appraise them for free.¡± ¡°if fellow cultivator ye needs anything, you can also bring it up. if there¡¯s any information on them, we¡¯ll inform fellow cultivator ye immediately.¡± ouyang xiao said with a smile. ¡°i see. no wonder so many independent cultivators are willing to come here to participate.¡± ye xuan nodded. by organizing this gathering of independent cultivators, all the independent cultivators would benefit. on the other hand, the ouyang family clan would be able to gain prestige and establish networking connections. it could be considered a win-win relationship. ¡°coincidentally, i have some medicinal pills here that can be exchanged for some spirit stones.¡± ye xuan smiled and got ready to find a good stall. ¡°pills?¡± ¡°some??¡± ¡°could it be that fellow cultivator ye is also an alchemist!?¡± ouyang xiao exclaimed on the spot. ¡°what, an alchemist?¡± at this moment, the two of them had already arrived at the trading area. when the people around them heard their conversation, they all looked over. ¡°i guess so.¡± ¡°i¡¯ve studied alchemy for decades and can barely be considered a grade-1 alchemist.¡± ye xuan smiled slightly and added some drama to himself. ¡°what!¡± ¡°a grade-1 alchemist!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator, can you refine a rejuvenation pill for me? i¡¯ll definitely reward you handsomely!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator! can you refine a beauty retaining pill for me? i¡¯m willing to pay a high price to customize it¡­¡± ¡°my fellow cultivator!¡± all the surrounding cultivators surrounded ye xuan in an instant. this was a grade-1 alchemist! in the immortal cultivation world, ordinary alchemists were already extremely rare, let alone grade-1 alchemists. especially in the ten thousand flower city, there were less than ten grade-1 alchemists. moreover, most of them were only at the elementary and intermediate levels of proficiency. the success rate of refining medicinal pills was extremely low. but even so, their status was still incomparably noble. they were hired with a high fee by the various major immortal-cultivation family clans and some huge chambers of commerce. as independent cultivators, some of them had never even seen an alchemist before. most of their pills were bought at a high price from large factions or sects. it was extremely not worth it. and now. a grade-1 alchemist had appeared at this gathering of independent cultivators. how could they not be excited! ¡°fellow cultivator ye, with your identity, why didn¡¯t you say so earlier!¡± ouyang xiao was also dumbfounded on the spot and was even more vexed. he did not expect ye xuan to have such an identity. their ouyang clan only had one advanced grade-1 alchemist. however, he was already over a hundred years old and his birthday was approaching. if they could pull ye xuan to the ouyang family in advance, it would definitely be extremely beneficial to the ouyang family. but now, if ye xuan¡¯s identity as an alchemist was confirmed, it would definitely cause a scramble by the other two major immortal-cultivation family clans. the rise of the ouyang family was relatively slow, and their foundation was shallow. they might not be able to compete with the other two family clans. ¡­ ¡°ahem, everyone, calm down.¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ye is new here, so there¡¯s no need for everyone to be so enthusiastic.¡± ¡°allow fellow cultivator ye to finish speaking first.¡± with this thought in mind, ouyang xiao hurriedly released a weak wall of spiritual energy to stop the crowd. ¡°hehe, everyone, don¡¯t be anxious.¡± ¡°i¡¯m ye xuan from the ye family. i¡¯ve just entered the ranks of grade-1 alchemists. i¡¯ve refined some medicinal pills and am prepared to exchange them for some resources.¡± ¡°i haven¡¯t considered customizing medicinal pills yet.¡± ye xuan quickly waved his hand and smiled. he had guessed that alchemists were very popular, but he did not expect them to be so enthusiastic. although he could not tell the cultivation levels of these independent cultivators, he could still sense that these independent cultivators were basically all experts above level 4 of the qi refinement stage. there were even a few old men who might have reached level 6 or level 7 of the qi refinement stage. in the ten thousand flower city, he was already considered an expert. moreover, he was definitely on par with the patriarch of an immortal-cultivation family clan. ye xuan did not expect such an old man to be so crazy over a pill. ¡°ye family? could it be that ye family?¡± ¡°could it be that you¡¯re the ye family patriarch?¡± ¡°what! the ye family patriarch?¡± ¡°that¡¯s impossible. didn¡¯t they say that the ye family patriarch values sex as much as his life? he¡¯s a lustful old demon. how could he be so young?¡± ¡°damn, don¡¯t spout nonsense if you don¡¯t know. fellow cultivator ye is an alchemist. how could he be that old demon from the ye family!¡± ¡°that¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. fellow cultivator ye, this person is slandering you. i know him. it seems to be the wu family patriarch. fellow cultivator ye, you have to cut ties with the wu family in the future.¡± ¡°damn, you guys¡­¡± ¡­ for a moment, the surrounding crowd was in an uproar. when ouyang xiao heard what everyone said, he was also a little embarrassed. he hurriedly wanted to stop them so as not to anger ye xuan. ¡°everyone, stop talking¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯m the ye family patriarch you¡¯re talking about.¡± at this moment, ye xuan¡¯s face was extremely dark. damn. no wonder he felt that the concubines he had recently taken in looked at him strangely. now he finally knew. it turned out that there were dogs outside spreading rumors about him! the butlers of the ye family might have been afraid that he would be angry, so they sealed the news. he did not know the truth until he got here. as soon as ye xuan finished speaking, the scene instantly fell silent. the atmosphere was exceptionally awkward. especially those who had bad-mouthed ye xuan just now. at this moment, they wished they could find a hole to hide in. ¡­ ¡°ahem, i knew it. fellow cultivator ye is a cultivator. how could he be that kind of person!¡± ¡°right, right, right. someone must be jealous of fellow cultivator ye¡¯s strong body, so they slandered fellow cultivator ye!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ye is so young. what¡¯s the harm in taking in more concubines!¡± ¡°that¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. does fellow cultivator ye still need a concubine? i have a granddaughter¡­¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ye, my great-granddaughter¡­¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ye¡­¡± there was silence for a few seconds. the group of independent cultivators hurriedly chimed in. initially, they wanted to ease the awkwardness, but gradually¡­ the topic was a little off¡­ ¡°ahem, everyone, don¡¯t misunderstand.¡± ¡°this is my first time attending this gathering. i¡¯m only here to sell some medicinal pills and find some fellow cultivators with similar goals to discuss cultivation.¡± ye xuan smiled slightly and looked unmoved. in fact, he was already overjoyed. this was the effect he wanted. he did not care about the rumors at all. his only goal was to take in concubines. of course. he could not appear too obvious or deliberate, nor could he appear too excited. instead, he had to pretend to be more unfathomable. when he returned this time, he only needed to get someone to release the news of him taking in concubines again, and that would definitely yield huge gains. ¡­ at this moment, two loud laughs came from behind. ¡°haha!¡± ¡°i wonder what kind of medicinal pills fellow cultivator ye is selling. if fellow cultivator ye needs spirit stones, our bai family is willing to purchase all of your medicinal pills at a high price.¡± ¡°so is our jiang family. not only that, if fellow cultivator ye is willing to join our jiang family, we¡¯re willing to support fellow cultivator ye.¡± hearing these two voices, the expressions of the other independent cultivators changed and they quickly made way. when ouyang xiao heard this, his heart skipped a beat and his expression immediately turned ugly. ¡­ Chapter 9 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ye xuan traced the voice and looked over. two young men suddenly walked over from the side. they looked to be in their twenties, about the same age as ouyang xiao. one of them wore a golden brocade robe and a jade crown on his head. he held a folding fan in his hand and exuded an oppressive aura. the other wore a white robe and had a delicate appearance. he had the demeanor of a scholar. from the looks of it, the two of them were obviously disciples of a large sect. at such a young age, they were already of at least level 5 of the qi refinement stage in strength. ¡°may i ask who you are¡­?¡± ye xuan looked at the two of them and raised his eyebrows slightly. although he already had a guess, he still planned to confirm it. ¡°hehe, fellow cultivator ye, i¡¯ve heard a lot about you!¡± ¡°i am jiang shen of the jiang family clan, an outer disciple of the thousand swords sect.¡± the man in the golden brocade robe smiled and cupped his fists at ye xuan politely. ¡°i am bai wen shu of the bai family, an outer disciple of the profound yang sect.¡± the young man in white who looked like a scholar also stepped forward and gently cupped his fists towards ye xuan. ¡°if fellow cultivator ye doesn¡¯t mind, you can sell the pills to my jiang family. the price my jiang family offers will definitely satisfy you,¡± jiang shen spoke first. ¡°the same goes for my bai family.¡± bai wen shu also smiled. ¡°you guys!!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator ye is my esteemed guest. jiang shen, bai wen shu, you guys are too much!¡± before ye xuan could speak, ouyang xiao exploded. he was just thinking about how to befriend ye xuan. even if ye xuan was unwilling to join the ouyang family, he still had to establish a long-term relationship of cooperation with ye xuan. however, he did not expect jiang shen and bai wen shu to have such a good nose. coincidentally, they had also appeared here. the ouyang family clan was a clan that rose up later. their foundation and connections were not as good as the jiang family and the bai family. if ye xuan collaborated with the jiang family or the bai family because of this, it would be a huge loss for the ouyang family clan. ¡°so you¡¯re fellow cultivators from the jiang family and the bai family. nice to meet you~¡± ye xuan said politely, then slowly shook his head and said, ¡°fellow cultivators, you don¡¯t know this, but i¡¯ve just become a grade-1 alchemist not long ago. i can only barely refine some basic medicinal pills for my concubines to consume. the number of medicinal pills i can refine in a year is limited, so i can¡¯t sell too many. this time, i just thought that this gathering of independent cultivators was more interesting, so i thought of selling some medicinal pills.¡± after ye xuan finished speaking, he took out an exquisite white jade bottle. ¡°pa da~¡± the jade bottle was opened. in an instant, a fragrance filled the air. everyone was extremely surprised. they did not know what kind of a pill it was. all the independent cultivators stretched their necks, wanting to see clearly the pill in ye xuan¡¯s jade bottle. ¡°this smell, could it be¡­¡± ouyang xiao¡¯s eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°if i¡¯m not wrong, the pill in fellow cultivator ye¡¯s jade bottle should be the beauty retaining pill, right?¡± jiang shen immediately interrupted, his tone somewhat shocked. ¡°what!¡± ¡°beauty retaining pill!¡± ¡°no wonder i couldn¡¯t tell what it was. it¡¯s actually the beauty retaining pill. this makes sense.¡± while everyone was surprised, they also felt that it made sense. after all, they were all men. buying a medicinal pill for cultivation was enough to make their hearts ache for a long time. only a fool would buy such a fancy pill! however, people like jiang shen and the others were different. they came from large family clans and were knowledgeable. even if they had not used the beauty retaining pill, they had probably smelled it before. the beauty retaining pill was extremely tempting to some female cultivators. although the effect of the grade-1 beauty retaining pill could only last for about a year on a cultivator of the qi refinement stage, countless women still flocked to it. especially on some special occasions, if one could give a beauty retaining pill to the female cultivator he liked, there was a high chance that he could spend a good night with that female cultivator. however, most cultivators controlled their desires very well. only the geniuses of those sects or some disciples from large immortal-cultivation family clans could be so generous. ¡°that¡¯s right, it¡¯s the beauty retaining pill.¡± ye xuan smiled and poured out all the beauty retaining pills in the jade bottle. there were ten pills in total. ¡°i¡¯m only good at refining beauty retaining pills at the moment. i happen to have some surplus, so i might as well take them out to trade,¡± ye xuan explained casually. he naturally knew that the beauty retaining pill was extremely ineffective against ordinary cultivators. however, ye xuan was sure that among so many independent cultivators, there were definitely bootlickers. coupled with ouyang xiao and the others, he was not worried that his pills would not sell. moreover, his fundamental goal was not to sell medicinal pills, but to use this gathering of independent cultivators to expand his influence. ¡°hahaha, fellow cultivator ye has indeed given me a heavenly surprise!¡± at the side, jiang shen suddenly laughed out loud. then, he waved his hand and spoke boldly, ¡°fellow cultivator ye, i want all these beauty retaining pills. i¡¯m willing to buy them at 400,000 gold coins each, and i¡¯ll pay for one-tenth of them with spirit stones. what do you think, fellow cultivator ye?¡± ¡°what!¡± ¡°400,000 gold coins!¡± ¡°this is far beyond the market price of the beauty retaining pill!¡± ¡°moreover, one-tenth of it is even to be paid with spirit stones. as expected of a disciple of the jiang family. how generous!¡± as soon as jiang shen finished speaking, all the surrounding independent cultivators gasped in shock. the beauty retaining pill was worth about 200,000 to 300,000 gold coins, but jiang shen had offered a high price of 400,000 gold coins. he was even willing to pay a portion for them in spirit stones. spirit stones were extremely precious cultivation resources. even among independent cultivators, unless there were some special items, they were basically traded with gold coins. one spirit stone could be exchanged for 10,000 gold coins. however, 10,000 gold coins might not be enough to buy spirit stones. however, jiang shen was willing to pay one-tenth of the price with spirit stones, which was forty low-grade spirit stones. this was already an exaggeratedly high price! ¡°jiang shen, you¡­¡± ouyang xiao opened his mouth slightly, but in the end, he could not say a word. whether it was 4,000,000 gold coins or 40 spirit stones, he could take them out. however, this was still a considerable amount of wealth for him. if it were any other pill, he might not hesitate to bid and use the opportunity to befriend ye xuan. but this beauty retaining pill¡­ it was really useless to him. he could grit his teeth and buy one, but he could not directly purchase ten all at once like jiang shen. not only did jiang shen want to buy all of them, but he also offered a high price. obviously, he wanted to befriend ye xuan. ¡°since brother jiang needs these pills, i won¡¯t snatch them from you.¡± bai wen shu smiled and gave up the competition. this was not only because of his relationship with jiang shen, but also because he did not need the beauty retaining pills. as jiang shen was rather handsome, coupled with his temperament and personality, he had many lovers in the sect. jiang shen was clearly preparing to get these pills for his senior and junior sisters in the sect. ¡°hehehe~¡± ¡°since fellow cultivator jiang has said so, i naturally have to give you some face.¡± ye xuan immediately beamed with joy. he stuffed the pills back into the jade bottle and handed it to jiang shen. it was true that the ye family was rich and imposing, but he had also spent a lot on alchemy, and the success rate was not very high. 4,000,000 gold coins was not a small income for the ye family. moreover, his identity as an alchemist was completely established today. this had great benefits for him. one day later, the gathering of independent cultivators had not yet ended. however, ye xuan left the ouyang family and returned to the ye family. ¡­ seven days later. in the ye family, the music from suonas soared into the sky as a banquet was held. within a radius of tens of miles, everyone knew that the ye family patriarch was getting married again! dozens of ye family¡¯s bridal welcoming teams draped in bright red floral cloths were running around the city. cart after cart came in an endless stream, and the total number reached 120! there was an endless stream of guests who came to the banquet. the banquet lasted for three days and three nights. this ceremony to take in concubines was unprecedented. it was even written into history by some nosy fellows. in august, year 2233 of the thousand moon calendar, the ye family patriarch had taken hundreds of concubines. he was an unworthy son. ¡­ late at night. in the ye family¡¯s courtyard, uncle ye worked hard to farm alone. he was extremely busy. * * * * * * * Chapter 10 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations in a certain courtyard of the ye family, a group of old butlers gathered together to drink tea. the few of them listened to the sound of gongs and drums outside with emotional expressions. ¡°the family head is really powerful. he actually took in so many concubines this time. i¡¯m really envious ~¡± ¡°hehe, family head is an immortal cultivator. that¡¯s not something mortals like us can compare to.¡± ¡°that¡¯s nothing. i heard that more than half of these women are from immortal-cultivation family clans! don¡¯t you agree, old kong?¡± an old man chuckled. when everyone heard this, they all looked at kong qiu. kong qiu was the closest to ye xuan at the moment. although the butlers were envious, they were not jealous. moreover, kong qiu was an easygoing person and had extremely high qualifications in the ye family. therefore, everyone respected him. ¡°hehe, it¡¯s fine if all of you know this. just don¡¯t go out and talk nonsense.¡± ¡°the family head went out a few days ago. after he returned, a large number of immortal-cultivation family clans contacted me and were willing to marry into the ye family.¡± ¡°therefore, this time round, there were especially more women marrying into the ye family.¡± kong qiu chuckled and did not deny it. these were not secrets to begin with, and there was nothing that could not be said. ¡°i see.¡± ¡°the family head is indeed the family head. his charm is too great.¡± ¡°hehehe, with so many family clans marrying into the ye family, the future development of our ye family could be said to be unhindered.¡± ¡°recently, the family head has spent a lot in refining pills, so it¡¯s just as well to take advantage of this wave of opportunities to cooperate with the other factions. we should be able to make a huge profit.¡± ¡°we¡¯re actually approaching the age of being buried. i didn¡¯t expect the family head to be so generous. he gave each of us a rejuvenation pill. we naturally have to go through fire and water for the ye family and the family head!¡± all the butlers nodded and began to discuss the development of the ye family. after all, ye xuan never cared about anything. each of them, as butlers, could decide the future direction of the ye family. however, no one had any selfish motives. they prioritized the development of the ye family and did their best to serve the ye family. this was also one of the reasons why the ye family had developed so quickly recently. ¡­ spring passed and autumn came. a year passed quickly. under ye xuan¡¯s lead, the ye family became more and more prosperous! in a certain courtyard of the ye family. the autumn wind blew. ye xuan lay on the recliner and looked at the falling leaves above his head. he was a little absent-minded. however, when he saw the golden notifications in his mind, his mood instantly improved. [ding~ congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 year of lifespan and 1 year of cultivation. critical hit reward: alchemist proficiency +1,000] [ding! congratulations to the host for reaching the peak of alchemist proficiency and becoming a peak grade-1 alchemist.] [ding! congratulations to the host for obtaining 1 year of lifespan and 1 year of cultivation. critical hit reward: talisman master proficiency +999] [ding~ congratulations to the host for attaining advanced talisman master proficiency and becoming an advanced grade-1 talisman master~] [ding¡­] ¡­ ¡°husband, is there something on your mind?¡± a gentle voice suddenly came from behind ye xuan. luo xin gently covered ye xuan with the blanket in her hand, while she slowly sat beside ye xuan and gently kneaded ye xuan¡¯s thigh with her pair of fair hands. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°i¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°it¡¯s been hard on you all these years.¡± ye xuan gently shook his head and then pulled luo xin gently into his arms. smelling the faint fragrance of hair from the tip of his nose, ye xuan also felt refreshed. luo xin had already given birth to two children for him. although they did not have a spiritual root, they were also handsome. when they grew up, they would definitely be the object of many women¡¯s pursuit when they grew up. ¡°this is what i had to do~¡± ¡°no matter how many concubines you have, luo xin will always love you¡­¡± luo xin leaned gently in ye xuan¡¯s arms and a blissful smile appeared on her lips. no matter how many concubines ye xuan had, she would always love ye xuan, and ye xuan also loved her, which was enough. the only regret she had was that ye xuan was an immortal cultivator while she was just a mortal. even if she had the rejuvenation pill, she would not be able to accompany ye xuan for a long time¡­ ¡°thank you!¡± ye xuan¡¯s gaze also gradually became softer. luo xin was his official wife, chosen by gu qingyao. she was also his only wife, so he would specially spend two days a week with luo xin. the rest of the time, he would accompany his concubines. although they were concubines, the treatment and status ye xuan gave them were actually not inferior to luo xin. however, there were a lot of concubines, and all of them were incomparably passionate. ye xuan was somewhat overwhelmed. as for raising children, there was no need for them to do it themselves. the ye family had more than a thousand nannies, which was enough to ensure that all children would grow up healthily. luo xin was also pregnant with her third child now. she was about to give birth in half a year. this year, ye xuan reached level 6 of the qi refinement stage with the system¡¯s rewards. however, the further he progressed, the harder it was to cultivate. moreover, his current number of concubines had vaguely reached a bottleneck. ¡°when i¡¯m more powerful, i¡¯ll go to the ten thousand flower sect to find my senior and junior sisters¡­¡± ye xuan suddenly thought of something and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up. every year, the ten thousand flower sect would have a sect competition. it was not only to give some outstanding disciples a chance to advance to a higher level, but also to eliminate some female cultivators with poor talent. although the cultivators who entered the ten thousand flower sect were all quite talented, the path of cultivation did not only depend on talent, but also on hard work and opportunities. the beginning of the sect competition was a cultivation test. if one entered the sect for 10 years and their cultivation level had yet to reach level 5 of the qi refinement stage, they would be removed from the ten thousand flower sect. this was actually a very low standard, but every year, there were still many female cultivators who were unable to reach it due to various reasons. the qualifications of the female cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect were definitely not low. ten years and they were still hovering below level 5 of the qi refinement stage. this meant that they had not worked hard at all. the sect master of the ten thousand flower sect would not accept such a person. as for the cultivators who had been removed from the ten thousand flower sect, although their qualification was good, their talent was not. coupled with the fact that they were relatively old, even some small sects would not want such cultivators. the ten thousand flower sect were all female cultivators. after being expelled from the ten thousand flower sect, most female cultivators would start to find cultivator partners. only a few people with strong qi would suddenly wake up and obtain an earth-shaking opportunity to change their fate and come back to take revenge¡­ the probability was very small. therefore, ye xuan planned to return to the ten thousand flower sect in his spare time to see if he could pick up some bargains. ¡­ outside ten thousand flower city, in the wilderness. a black figure sped across the wilderness. behind him, there were more than ten cultivators who were chasing after him on their flying swords. from time to time, they would send out flying swords to attack the black-robed man in front of them. however, the man in black seemed to be in a sorry state, but his figure was abnormally agile. every time, he would narrowly dodge the flying swords behind him. ¡°demoness, don¡¯t leave. hand over your life!¡± ¡°demoness, i want you to die with my junior brother!¡± ¡°demoness, i want to avenge my brother!¡± ¡°witch, i want to avenge my grandfather!!¡± ¡°huh???¡± ¡­ the cultivators behind him shouted indignantly. this was because the ¡°demonic woman¡± they were chasing was a demonic cultivator. moreover, she was a demonic cultivator who extracted yang to nourish yin. all their relatives and friends had been killed by her. this was a rare opportunity, so they naturally would not let the other party off. ¡°hmph!¡± ¡°a bunch of perverts. they deserve to die!¡± the woman in black snorted coldly. her tone was cold, but there was a hint of fatigue in it. however, when she looked at the large city ahead, her eyes revealed a trace of hope. as long as she managed to get into the city, she could use the disguise technique to change her appearance and she would definitely not be discovered. ¡°damned old thing, if i hadn¡¯t been plotted against, i would have torn you into pieces!¡± the woman cursed fiercely and suddenly sped up. in the blink of an eye, she entered a huge city ahead. ¡°quick, chase after her¡± ¡°she¡¯s been hit by my spirit severing scatter. her strength will plummet very soon. we can¡¯t let her escape!¡± a middle-aged man hurriedly shouted and chased after her. * * * * * * * Chapter 11 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations however, when the several figures behind her chased into the city, they completely lost sight of the woman in black. ¡°where is she?¡± ¡°damn! she disappeared!¡± ¡°what¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°where did she go?!¡± ¡­ several cultivators exploded on the spot! this was because in front of them were countless tall and low buildings of all kinds. they were densely packed, and there were a large number of mortals coming and going on the streets. as long as she entered the crowd, they would not be able to find a trace. ¡°immortal cultivators!¡± ¡°quick, let¡¯s go. we can¡¯t stay here for long.¡± ¡°let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go¡­¡± not only that, the people on the street also saw a group of immortal cultivator big shots riding their swords over. moreover, they looked aggressive. one by one, the mortals scattered, not daring to stay any longer. when immortals fought, mortals suffered. if it were ordinary immortal cultivators, the ordinary mortals would not be too afraid of them. however, when they flew in groups on their swords, with each of them carrying an aura of monstrous killing intent¡­ even a fool would know that something big was about to happen and would quickly run away to avoid being afflicted. ¡°bastard!¡± more than ten experts of the foundation establishment realm came down from the sky one after another, stopping an unlucky person who could not escape in time. a cultivator shouted sternly, ¡°kid, did you see a¡­¡± ¡°spare me, immortal!¡± ¡°spare me, immortal!¡± ¡°i don¡¯t know anything, i don¡¯t know anything!¡± before the cultivator could ask, the unlucky man knelt down with a thud and kowtowed crazily. soon, a strange odor came from the air. the few cultivators looked down and realized that the place where the man was kneeling had long been soaked with a yellowish fluid. ¡°bad luck!¡± ¡°scram!¡± a cultivator was furious and kicked the unlucky man away. however, he did not go too far. after all, they were also from a righteous sect. naturally, they would not kill the innocent indiscriminately. ¡°thank you, exalted immortal. thank you, exalted immortal!¡± the unlucky man rolled on the ground a few times and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him before running away. in an instant, the originally bustling street was empty. only a few cultivators with ugly expressions were looking at each other. ¡°i know this place. this is the ten thousand flower city, which is under the jurisdiction of the ten thousand flower sect.¡± ¡°a demonic cultivator has escaped here. as one of the four great sects, they will definitely not stand by and do nothing.¡± a young man in gray said in a deep voice. ¡°you¡¯re right, fellow cultivator lu.¡± ¡°come, let¡¯s go find the people from the ten thousand flower sect. they know this place better. if we have their help, that demoness will definitely have nowhere to hide!¡± the group of people nodded in unison. then, they rode their swords again and flew quickly towards the center of the city. ¡­ a month later. in a teahouse somewhere. a woman in white with a delicate figure and a veil sat quietly in a corner. she kept listening to the conversations of the people around her and analyzing them carefully. this woman was the demonic cultivator who had been chased by a group of cultivators of the foundation establishment realm from a sect and had no choice but to escape to the ten thousand flower city¡ªliu ruyan. liu ruyan was originally an ordinary girl from the countryside. however, due to her beauty, she was forcibly sold to a rich man by her parents. on the day of her wedding, she took the opportunity to escape and in the end fell into a cliff. however, she did not die. instead, she fell into a cave and obtained a powerful cultivation technique that extracted yang to nourish yin. moreover, this cultivation technique did not require dual cultivation. as long as she could knock out the man, she could snatch his yang qi and increase her own lifespan and cultivation. liu ruyan relied on her beauty and cautious character to play those men, ranging from mortals to cultivators, step by step, in the palms of her hands. when she stepped onto the path of cultivation, she realized that she actually had a grade-3 spiritual root. just like that, in just a few short years, she relied on her talent and unique skills to reach the foundation establishment stage before the age of 30! she originally thought that she could use this cultivation technique to reach a higher level, but she did not expect that this cultivation technique had a fatal flaw. after reaching the foundation establishment stage, the amount of yang qi she needed increased crazily. if she could not absorb enough yang qi, her cultivation would decrease and she would suffer the backlash of the cultivation technique every day. liu ruyan knew that there was no turning back. in the end, she fell into the demonic path and sucked many men dry of their yang qi. finally, the matter was exposed and she was quickly hunted down by a large number of experts¡­ ¡°a bunch of stinking men. creatures that only think with their lower bodies. all of you deserve to die!¡± ¡°when i recover this time, i¡¯ll definitely teach you a lesson!¡± ¡­ liu ruyan sipped the fragrant tea with her red lips, but she cursed viciously in her heart. due to the spirit severing scatter, her cultivation had already completely reached level 1 of the qi refinement stage, and she was almost on the verge of becoming a mortal. although her strength had fallen, and she no longer needed to suffer the backlash of the cultivation technique, she was still reluctant! she wanted to become stronger. only when she was strong enough could she take control of her life. if she was lucky, she might even be able to find a way to resolve the flaws in her cultivation technique. she did not care for such a short and comfortable life which required her to be cautious at all times! however, recently, those fellows and the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s law enforcers had been searching for her throughout the city. she was forced to bear with it. ¡°ye xuan from the ye family.¡± ¡°after this period of time passes, i¡¯ll meet you!¡± a faint evil smile appeared at the corner of liu ruyan¡¯s mouth. after all, she was not just on the run during this period of time, she was also secretly searching for other convenient targets to quickly recover her strength. however, in a mortal city like the ten thousand flower city, even if there were millions of people, the number of cultivators were still extremely small. there were even fewer young cultivators. most of them were old things that were about to be buried. the only thing that interested her was the ye family patriarch, who was rumored to have taken hundreds of concubines. liu ruyan did not know the background of the ye family patriarch, but she was certain that¡­ the yang qi of the ye family patriarch was definitely beyond her imagination!!! that was enough. ¡­ one day. ye xuan had just left the harem that he had built. after all, most of the concubines were pregnant now, and his daily life was not very busy. therefore, most of the time, he would still choose to refine pills and make talismans. if cultivation did not work, he could only think of another way. especially when it came to making talismans. compared to refining pills, it was many times more elegant. it only consumed a little more mental strength, but some special talismans were quite useful to his current situation. he quickly returned to his courtyard. when he saw the open door of his courtyard, he was suddenly stunned. ¡°eh, someone has entered?¡± ye xuan blinked and instantly became vigilant. generally speaking, his concubines were arranged to stay in the harem and would hardly disturb him. luo xin had also been resting in the harem recently. he had just come out of luo xin¡¯s room. as for the butler of the ye family, that was even more impossible. who would dare to enter his private courtyard like this? did they want to die? ¡°who¡¯s in there!¡± ¡°come out!¡± ye xuan rushed into the courtyard in an instant. his body was wrapped in faint spiritual energy, and he held ten grade-1 explosive talismans and several defense talismans in his hand. he looked fierce and looked like he was going to fight for his life. however, what surprised ye xuan was that there was no one in the courtyard. at this moment, a chuckle suddenly came from behind ye xuan. ¡°you¡¯re quite cautious~¡± ye xuan sensed that there was someone behind him and subconsciously wanted to activate the explosive talismans and defense talismans in his hand. however, when he heard that familiar voice, his face instantly revealed a pleasantly surprised expression! ¡°senior sister! why are you here?!¡± ye xuan turned his head abruptly. sure enough, a woman in white was standing behind him. her white clothes were as white as snow, her skin was as fair as jade, and her eyebrows were as beautiful as a painting. her plain white dress made her look even more elegant and refined. a faint smile and shallow dimples could make countless men yearn for her. the woman wore an ancient longsword at her waist, and she had the demeanor of a martial artist. this person was ye xuan¡¯s senior sister and one of gu qingyao¡¯s disciples¡ªxia yuning. she was also a disciple who entered the sect at the same time as him. she was a sword dao genius who cultivated the ten thousand flower sword manual of the ten thousand flower sect. gu qingyao liked her very much. ye xuan had a total of four senior sisters. the two senior sisters had already left the sect and were out traveling. xia yuning and the other senior sister treated him extremely well. however, they spent most of their time cultivating or going out to train, so they did not meet much. ever since ye xuan left the ten thousand flower sect, he had not contacted the sect. he did not expect xia yuning to look for him personally. * * * * * * * Chapter 12 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°why?¡± ¡°why can¡¯t i come?¡± ¡°could it be that junior brother has some unspeakable secret?¡± xia yuning narrowed her eyes and teased. ¡°how is that possible!¡± ¡°i¡¯m a gentleman. i¡¯m upright and righteous. what unspeakable secrets can i have?!¡± ye xuan puffed out his chest slightly and said with a straight face! ¡°pfft~¡± when xia yuning saw ye xuan¡¯s expression, she could not help but laugh. then, she waved her hand and said with a smile, ¡°junior brother, look at how guilty you are. master has long known about you taking concubines.¡± ¡°cough cough¡­¡± ¡°i can¡¯t help it.¡± ¡°senior sister, don¡¯t laugh at me. is there something urgent that you¡¯re looking for me for? did master ask you to come?¡± ye xuan coughed and quickly changed the topic. ¡°you¡¯re quite smart.¡± xia yuning rolled her eyes and said slowly, ¡°indeed, master has asked me to come. recently, a wanted criminal has infiltrated ten thousand flower city. it¡¯s a female demonic cultivator who cultivates the evil technique of ¡®extracting yang to nourish yin¡¯. master is worried about you. in addition, recently, i happened to be the leader of the law enforcement team, so master asked me to protect you¡­¡± xia yuning very succinctly explained the ins and outs of the matter, and glared at ye xuan in the end. who would have imagined that this junior brother of hers, whose natural talent in cultivation was inferior, would actually possess such natural talent in that aspect¡­ now, some of her best friends all knew about this and asked her about ye xuan, which made her very speechless. ¡°i see¡­¡± ¡°then senior sister, you must protect me well. i feel that i must have been locked on by that demonic cultivator¡­¡± when ye xuan heard this, he immediately felt a chill down his spine and shivered fiercely. if it was a demonic cultivator, it would be fine. he kept a low profile and was not afraid at all. however, that demonic cultivator actually cultivated an evil technique like ¡°extracting yang to nourish yin¡±. this made his balls hurt¡­ ¡°hmph! you too know how to be afraid!¡± ¡°weren¡¯t you quite awesome when you took in concubines a few days ago? why are you wilting now?¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan again. she had just returned from training three months ago. her master had asked her to be the leader of the ten thousand flower city¡¯s law enforcement team so that she could settle down for a period of time to wear down the killing intent brought back from the outside world. of course, she also asked her to take care of ye xuan. she thought that ye xuan, who had entered the mortal world, would not be used to the life of a mortal. she did not expect¡­ she did not mind a man having multiple wives and concubines. however, she had never seen someone so outrageous like ye xuan who took concubines once a month and took several concubines at a time! moreover, this fellow was her junior brother! it was simply too humiliating! if her master had not specifically instructed her to protect ye xuan this time, she would not even want to meet ye xuan. it was too humiliating! ¡°senior sister, why do you say that? i was forced to do so.¡± ¡°senior sister, you also know that my cultivation talent is not good, so i can only settle down in this mortal world so that i can spread the ye family¡¯s family line~¡± ye xuan smiled bitterly. ¡°that¡¯s true¡­¡± xia yuning nodded. when she thought of ye xuan¡¯s spiritual root, she still felt a little regretful. although cultivators were the envy of all mortals, if one¡¯s talent was too poor, it would be a tragedy for the cultivator. after all, he had seen the vastness of this world, but he was helpless. this was definitely a form of torture for a cultivator. at the thought of this, xia yuning¡¯s gaze towards ye xuan gradually softened. ¡°seeing that you¡¯re doing well now, master should be very happy too.¡± xia yuning smiled and gently reached out her jade-like hand to pat ye xuan¡¯s shoulder. then, she subconsciously checked ye xuan¡¯s current cultivation¡­ ¡°hmm, not bad. you¡¯ve reached level 6 of the qi refinement stage¡­¡± ¡°wait¡­¡± ¡°qi refinement stage, level 6???¡± the smile on xia yuning¡¯s face instantly froze, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. she even suspected that she had misread it. ¡°hiss, hiss, hiss~¡± xia yuning directly injected a trace of spiritual energy into ye xuan¡¯s body and examined it carefully. she was finally sure that her senses were not wrong. ye xuan¡¯s cultivation was really at level 6 of the qi refinement stage!! ¡°senior sister, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ye xuan turned his head with a smile and asked knowingly. ¡°you, you, you¡­¡± ¡°junior brother, how did you do it?!¡± ¡°level 6 of the qi refinement stage!!!¡± ¡°when i left the sect, you were still at level 1 of the qi refinement stage!!¡± xia yuning took a few steps back hurriedly. the intense shock was like waves that kept attacking her mind. if she was not sure that the guy in front of her was really her junior brother, she even suspected that ye xuan had been possessed by someone! this was too ridiculous! she had only left the sect for three years! in just over three years, ye xuan¡¯s cultivation had reached level 6 of the qi refinement stage from level 1! even her cultivation speed of a grade-5 spiritual root was not that fast. how did ye xuan do it? ¡°senior sister, it¡¯s a long story. listen to my excuses¡­ no, listen to my explanation¡­¡± ¡­ finally, ye xuan spent five minutes telling xia yuning everything. when xia yuning heard that, she opened her mouth slightly and was speechless for a long time. because she had never heard of such a ridiculous thing¡­ ¡°in other words, it¡¯s not because your spiritual root talent is too poor, but because the cultivation environment is not right?¡± xia yuning was still in a daze. ¡°that¡¯s it!¡± ¡°it¡¯s not that my talent is bad. my spiritual root is special. i need to train in the mortal world to cultivate quickly.¡± ¡°moreover, i feel that my cultivation speed is related to the number of children i have. the more children i have, the faster my cultivation speed will be.¡± ye xuan explained in a serious manner. ¡°although what you said makes sense¡­¡± ¡°but i have a feeling that you¡¯re lying to me¡­¡± xia yuning frowned and looked at ye xuan suspiciously. however, ye xuan¡¯s explanation was very reasonable and she could not think of any loopholes at all. ¡°senior sister, i really didn¡¯t lie to you¡­¡± ¡°if you don¡¯t believe me, you can give birth to a child for me and you¡¯ll know.¡± ¡°i have a feeling that if i have a son with a spiritual root, my cultivation speed will definitely soar.¡± ye xuan straightened his body slightly and was very confident. ¡°alright, i don¡¯t believe it. i¡¯ll give¡­¡± ¡°wait¡­¡± ¡°ah! ye xuan, you bastard!¡± ¡°i¡¯ll kill you!!¡± xia yuning came back to her senses instantly and her foundation establishment realm cultivation completely exploded. bang! bang! bang! bang! bang! bang! ¡°oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, hold the fight, hold the fight!¡± ye xuan hurriedly pasted a few defense talismans that he had carved on himself. however, xia yuning was a great cultivator at the foundation establishment realm. the defense talismans could not resist her true qi at all and were all completely destroyed. foundation establishment realm cultivators were able to condense true qi, which was countless times stronger than that of cultivators at the qi refinement stage. although xia yuning did not kill him, ye xuan was still beaten up very badly. * * * * * * * Chapter 13 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations huff! huff! ¡°ye xuan, you bastard, i¡¯m going to tell master about this!!¡± xia yuning¡¯s face was flushed red and her chest heaved. her small white feet stomped on top of ye xuan¡¯s chest fiercely. it was obvious that she was very angry at ye xuan for teasing her just now. ¡°senior sister, i was wrong. can i make it up to you¡­¡± ye xuan was so beaten up that his temper was gone. he hurriedly took out a bottle of beauty retaining pills and opened it in front of her. ¡°it¡¯s just some beauty retaining pills. i don¡¯t care for them!¡± when xia yuning smelled the fragrance of the pills, she quickly recognized that it was the beauty retaining pills. however, she rejected it without even looking at the pills in the jade bottle. it was not like she had not used the beauty retaining pills before. she was a foundation establishment realm cultivator. a grade-1 beauty retaining pill would only last for a few months at most. she did not care for just one beauty retaining pill! moreover, she was only 38 years old and in her prime. she did not need any beauty retaining pills! ¡°wait, senior sister, listen¡­¡± ye xuan extended his arm and gently shook the jade bottle. ¡°pa da da da da da~¡± the sound of pills colliding rang out and xia yuning was stunned. then, she snatched the jade bottle from ye xuan¡¯s hand and poured out all the pills inside. ¡°gu lu, gu lu~¡± one by one, beauty retaining pills rolled out like pearls. there were actually more than a hundred of them!! xia bingning was stunned on the spot and could not help but exclaim, ¡°where did you get so many beauty retaining pills?¡± when she saw those beauty retaining pills, xia yuning¡¯s heart was in turmoil. a hundred beauty retaining pills were worth thousands of low-grade spirit stones. even for her, this amount of spirit stones was not a small fortune! moreover, although these were only grade-1 beauty retaining pills, even if the effect of one beauty retaining pill could only last for three months, those 100 pills could last for more than 20 years! ye xuan, this brat! how could he be so rich??? could it be that master had given them to him? impossible. no matter how biased her master was, she would not give ye xuan so many spirit stones. moreover, with ye xuan¡¯s personality, he would definitely not accept them. could it be that ye xuan bought these pills himself? but that was not right either! how could a small cultivator family clan have so much wealth? thousands of low-grade spirit stones were equivalent to tens of millions of gold coins in the mortal world. this was a considerable fortune even for the three major immortal-cultivation family clans of ten thousand flower city. while xia yuning was shocked, she was also filled with endless doubts. ¡°senior sister, don¡¯t worry about it. i¡¯ve cultivated my heart in the mortal world, so i¡¯ve gained some enlightenment. that¡¯s why i¡¯m also a grade-1 alchemist now.¡± ye xuan gently moved xia yuning¡¯s feet away and slowly stood up. ¡°you?¡± ¡°a grade-1 alchemist, who are you trying to fool!¡± xia yuning curled her lips in disdain. obviously, she would not believe ye xuan¡¯s nonsense. alchemists were extremely rare. even if they had talent, they would need at least ten years of research. otherwise, they would not achieve much at all. there were only twenty grade-1 alchemists in the entire ten thousand flower sect. after ye xuan entered the sect, he knew that it was difficult to cultivate. most of the time, he did some fancy things. she had seen it with her own eyes. he had never even come into contact with alchemy. how could he be an alchemist! seeing that he had successfully changed the topic, ye xuan was also relieved. ¡°alright, alright. if you don¡¯t believe me, then forget it. these pills are a gift from me to senior sister. after all, senior sister gave up her cultivation time to protect me. naturally, i can¡¯t let senior sister work for nothing~¡± ye xuan continued to change the topic and did not mention that he wanted xia yuning to bear his child anymore. ¡°hmph, since you¡¯re so thoughtful, i won¡¯t stand on ceremony!¡± xia yuning glanced at ye xuan lightly, but a satisfied smile finally appeared on her face. although she did not need this beauty retaining pill now, which girl did not want her youth to last forever? if she used it now, it could still slow down the time of aging. moreover, this was a gift from her junior brother, so she naturally accepted it with a straight face. ¡°by the way, senior sister, do you have a picture of that demonic cultivator?¡± ¡°i¡¯m still a little scared.¡± ye xuan rubbed his hands and looked at xia yuning expectantly. he was weak now, and he knew that the female demonic cultivator was not to be trifled with. ye xuan naturally had to make sufficient preparations. ¡°look at how timid you are!¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan speechlessly and then said helplessly, ¡°that demonic cultivator is proficient in the art of disguise, so we haven¡¯t been able to find her for such a long time.¡± seeing the slight change in ye xuan¡¯s expression, xia yuning added, ¡°but don¡¯t worry. with me guarding your ye family, that demonic cultivator will definitely not dare to approach this place. moreover, it¡¯s said that that demonic cultivator is seriously injured and her cultivation level has fallen. i¡¯m afraid she¡¯s only at the level 1 or 2 of the qi refinement stage now. you don¡¯t have to be too afraid. it¡¯s just that that demonic cultivator is cunning. you would be safe if you don¡¯t fall into her trap.¡± as soon as xia yuning finished speaking, she glanced at ye xuan again. the meaning was obvious. ye xuan took concubines every day and he might marry that demonic cultivator one day. she could not stop this kind of suicidal behavior. ¡°senior sister, don¡¯t worry. i naturally won¡¯t do such a stupid thing.¡± ye xuan patted his chest and promised. then, he went to xia yuning and said with a smile, ¡°senior sister, you¡¯re tired from the long journey. i¡¯ll arrange a place for you to stay to welcome you~¡± ¡°hmph!¡± ¡°that¡¯s more like it!¡± xia yuning snorted softly and turned her head away, her face still flushed. it was not only because she was tired from beating ye xuan up just now, but also because she was a little embarrassed after accepting so many beauty retaining pills from ye xuan. after all, her master had already given her a lot of benefits for agreeing to take care of ye xuan. it was a little unreasonable for her to accept so many beauty retaining pills from ye xuan now. subconsciously, she saw the swelling on ye xuan¡¯s face from the corner of her eye, and her heart ached a little. ¡°this is a blood recovery pill. take it.¡± ¡°but if you dare to say such things again, i¡¯ll still beat you up!¡± xia yuning casually took out a small light red pill and shoved it into ye xuan¡¯s hands. she glared at him and warned him. ¡°many thanks, senior sister!¡± although ye xuan could also refine this pill, he still accepted it without ceremony, and a bright smile appeared on his face. ¡­ soon, ye xuan asked someone to arrange for xia yuning to stay at the ye family, and the room happened to be in the courtyard next to him. after all, xia yuning was a foundation establishment realm expert. in the sect, she was at the junior master level! and such a big shot was an invincible existence in the ten thousand flower city. she could crush any one of the three major immortal-cultivation family clans! ye xuan felt much more at ease with such a great master in the ye family. however, he felt that it was a pity. xia yuning was extremely beautiful. not only did she have a grade-5 spiritual root, but she was also a super genius in swordplay. if he could get xia yuning to bear a child for him, the probability of giving birth to a child with spiritual root was extremely high. however, if this matter was brought up again, the probability of him being beaten to death was also very high. to be safe, ye xuan felt that this matter needed to be discussed in the future and discussed at length. ¡­ late at night. xia yuning was meditating on the bed and from time to time, her brows furrowed, and an indelible brush appeared on her face. the noise in the courtyard next door was really too loud, making her unable to cultivate or rest. her heart of cultivation was on the verge of collapse. ¡°this bastard¡­¡± * * * * * * * Chapter 14 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations time flew by, and three months passed in a flash. with xia yuning¡¯s arrival, the days quickly calmed down. because of the demonic cultivator, ye xuan stayed in ye residence for the past three months and did not take in any concubines. however, he had more than 30 children, and the number of pregnant concubines had increased instead of decreasing. as for xia yuning, she would secretly go out occasionally. most of the time, she would be cultivating in the ye residence. foundation establishment realm cultivators had long reached the level of abstinence. they could go without food or drink. however, it was his own world after all, so ye xuan would often make delicious food for xia yuning to increase her favorability toward him. one of the system¡¯s additional functions was to check a woman¡¯s favorability towards him. favorability reached 70. you could fall in love. if the favorability reached 80, they could get married; it meant that they were true cultivation partners. if the favorability reached 90, they would be a loving couple. they would be an immortal couple for a hundred years. favorability reached 100. love you for 10,000 years. ¡­ currently, all of ye xuan¡¯s concubines had a favorability exceeding 90 toward him, and it was still rising. only luo xin¡¯s favorability towards him had reached 100. this was also one of the reasons why ye xuan took such good care of luo xin. currently, xia yuning¡¯s favorability towards him was only 61. he was considered a good friend, but his favorability had already vaguely reached a bottleneck. if he wanted a higher favorability, something special had to happen. ¡­ another month passed and ye xuan could not hold it in anymore. it had been four months since a new woman had married into the ye family. this made him a little frustrated. ¡°no, i can¡¯t just sit here and wait for death¡­¡± ¡°establishing the longevity family clan requires persistence and perseverance!¡± ¡°while senior sister is still here, i should take the initiative to attack. i can¡¯t be so timid!¡± ¡°moreover, i have the system, a crisis notification, and a good favorability system. perhaps i can find some clues and find that demonic cultivator in advance!!¡± in the courtyard, ye xuan muttered to himself alone, and his gaze gradually became firm. he knew that xia yuning would definitely not be able to protect him in the ye family for a long time. this was definitely not a solution. furthermore, xia yuning had also said that although the demonic cultivator was severely injured and her cultivation had fallen, it was definitely not permanent. that demonic cultivator was a foundation establishment realm expert to begin with. if he waited till she regained her strength, he would definitely be in danger. although the past few months had been ordinary, ye xuan kept having a sense of danger that could not be erased. it was very weak and feeble, but it still made him a little uneasy. ¡­ three days later. ye xuan quietly brought ten concubines to the ye residence. every concubine had a very clear identity, background, and resume. from the favorability system, their favorability towards him all exceeded 30, and it kept rising. most importantly, the system did not indicate any danger. only then did ye xuan bring these ten concubines into the ye family. ¡­ a month later, all the ten concubines were expecting. this made ye xuan very happy. after the cultivation in seclusion ended, xia yuning immediately found ye xuan and questioned him angrily, ¡°do you want to die? you know that the demonic cultivator is still in the city, but you still dare to show off like this?¡± ¡°senior sister, you¡¯re here!¡± ¡°that demonic cultivator hasn¡¯t appeared for so long. she might have left the ten thousand flower city long ago.¡± ye xuan spread his hands helplessly. however, ye xuan was still touched by xia yuning¡¯s concern for him. ¡°can¡¯t you just stop for a while!¡± ¡°will you die if you don¡¯t take a concubine?¡± ¡°if something happens to you, how am i going to explain it to master?!¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan angrily. it was not only because of her master¡¯s instructions. she was also really worried about ye xuan and did not want anything to happen to him. recently, there were some signs that the demonic cultivator was still in ten thousand flower city. moreover, she was still absorbing man¡¯s yang qi to cultivate. it seemed that her strength had already recovered a lot. however, at this juncture, ye xuan took in concubines again. wasn¡¯t he courting death? ye xuan already had so many wives. she had been in the ye family for so many days, but she had never seen ye xuan stop for a single day. and yet ye xuan still wanted to take in concubines? could he really handle it?? ¡°okay, okay! i got it!¡± ¡°i¡¯m not taking in concubines anymore, alright?!¡± ye xuan was like a primary school student who had not done his homework and was called to the office and reprimanded by the teacher face to face. at this moment, ye xuan could not withstand xia yuning¡¯s threatening aura at all and quickly waved his hands to beg for mercy. ¡°that¡¯s more like it!¡± ¡°recently, that demonic cultivator has gradually become arrogant. the sect has also sent many people. i think it won¡¯t be long before we kill that demonic cultivator. when the time comes, you can do whatever you want. no one will interfere with you.¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan resentfully. she swung the long sword at her waist and left elegantly. ¡°forget it, forget it. i¡¯ll wait a little longer.¡± ¡°there are more children born this month. i¡¯ll spend more time with the children.¡± since xia yuning had said so, ye xuan¡¯s temper was gone. after all, looking at xia yuning, if she did not kill the demonic cultivator, there was a high chance that she would stay in the ye family for the time being. he would be relieved. ¡­ in the harem of the ye residence. this was the place where ye xuan¡¯s concubines lived. it was huge. the ye residence had expanded five to six times in just a few years. the current ye residence was comparable to a small city. there were tens of thousands of servants, thousands of guards, and countless businesses. most of them were dowries brought by those concubines. at this moment, in the harem, nine women were taking a nap under a laurel tree in a courtyard. they were the concubines that ye xuan had just taken in this month. they were placed within this huge courtyard. ¡°when do you think husband will come again?¡± a woman in white held her chin with both hands in anticipation. ¡°what are you thinking about? husband has so many concubines. he¡¯s already very good to us by staying here for ten days.¡± a woman gently rolled her eyes. ¡°by the way, i¡¯ve been feeling a little uncomfortable recently. i like to eat sour food. do you guys think i might be pregnant?¡± ¡°you too? it¡¯s the same with me. i think i¡¯m pregnant too.¡± the other women also chimed in and were stunned on the spot. ¡°how is that possible? husband only stayed with us for a month¡­¡± ¡°husband, he also¡­¡± the concubines blushed, but their hearts were filled with sweetness. at this moment, a woman in red returned from outside. ¡°yixuan, you¡¯re back!¡± ¡°where have you been?¡± the group of women smiled and asked when they saw who it was. ¡°i¡¯m fine. i just went out to familiarize myself with the environment.¡± ¡°this harem is really big. if not for the maid¡¯s path, i¡¯m afraid i would have lost my way.¡± the woman in red said with a smile. ¡°hehehe~¡± ¡°by the way, yixuan, do you feel any discomfort? do you like to eat sour food? or do you sometimes have symptoms of vomiting?¡± the group of women laughed, and a woman in a white dress asked. ¡°uh, i haven¡¯t paid much attention¡­¡± ¡°but i do feel a little unwell recently. i¡¯ll go back first.¡± the red-robed woman known as yixuan gave a perfunctory reply before returning to her room. upon entering the room, the woman in red then heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°i¡¯ve been waiting for so long. i¡¯ve finally come in.¡± ¡°ye xuan, i hope you won¡¯t disappoint me!¡± the woman in red took a deep breath and a strange smile slowly appeared on her face. * * * * * * * Chapter 15 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations a few days later, ye xuan came to his harem as usual. he was very good to his women and basically satisfied most of their requests. the harem was not a place to imprison them. there were many concubines who were homesick sometimes, and ye xuan would not stop them from leaving. even if she was pregnant, she could return to her mother¡¯s house to recuperate. ye xuan would also give her some maids to serve her. he quickly arrived at a huge courtyard where the ten concubines he had just taken in last month lived. this was not because he liked the new and hated the old, but to increase his favorability. currently, most of the concubines¡¯ favorability towards him was between 80 to 90. a small number of them exceeded 90. the 10 concubines who had just been taken in had a slightly poorer favorability toward him, so ye xuan naturally needed to spend more time taking care of them to increase their happiness. ¡°ah, husband, why are you here!¡± ¡°husband, i miss you so much!¡± ¡°husband~¡± when the concubines saw ye xuan coming over, they were all flattered and went forward to hug ye xuan. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°is there anything you guys can¡¯t get used to after entering the ye family?¡± ye xuan laughed and asked with concern. ¡°no, the ye family is very good~¡± ¡°that¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. it¡¯s good if husband could visit us often.¡± the concubines were all very happy. ¡°and husband, i think i¡¯m pregnant¡­¡± a woman in a white dress said hesitantly. ¡°i also feel some strange symptoms. i might be pregnant too¡­¡± the other concubines all nodded. they wanted ye xuan to get a doctor to take a look at them. if they were really pregnant, ye xuan would treat them better. after all, they had just married into the ye family and were not familiar with everything in the ye family, let alone have a sense of belonging. however, if they could give birth to a child for ye xuan, they would truly become a part of the ye family and have a greater sense of belonging. ¡°haha, good, good~¡± ye xuan laughed out loud and was very happy. with the system notification, he naturally knew that these women were all pregnant, but the others did not know. therefore, he had to pretend. when they were all confirmed to be pregnant, ye xuan would give each of them a set of pills to increase their favorability toward him. when the girls heard this, they all cheered happily. after all, they all knew that ye xuan was an immortal. the rewards given by an immortal would definitely not be too bad. [liu ruyan¡¯s favorability towards the host has increased by 10¡­] suddenly, a notification flashed through ye xuan¡¯s mind. ¡°wait¡­¡± ¡°liu ruyan, who is that??¡± ye xuan was stunned on the spot. the notification would only appear when the increase in favorability exceeded 10 points. ye xuan could only see this notification when he slept with his concubine. usually, when he farmed favorability, it would definitely not exceed 10 points at once. but now, such a notification had appeared. furthermore¡­ liu ruyan¡­ who the hell was this??? none of his hundreds of concubines had the name liu ruyan! subconsciously, ye xuan activated the system¡¯s favorability detection ability. in the next moment. a string of numbers that only he could see appeared above the heads of the ten concubines around him. 80. 81. 87. 85. ¡­ when ye xuan¡¯s gaze fell on the last woman in red, he was surprised to find that there were two white numbers on her head¡ª12. the woman in red seemed to have sensed ye xuan¡¯s strange gaze. the shock on her face disappeared in a flash, and then a hint of shyness quickly appeared on her pretty face. the woman in red slightly turned her head away as if she was a little shy and did not dare to look ye xuan in the eye. seeing this scene, ye xuan swallowed his saliva gently. he knew the red-robed woman¡¯s name. her name was yixuan. it was said that she came from an immortal-cultivation family, but she belonged to a branch line of descent. the last time they slept together, ye xuan was very sure that the other party¡¯s favorability towards him had reached 70 points, but now it had become 12 points. generally speaking, unless he did something overboard to his concubine, it was impossible for his favorability to drop. even if it did drop, it would not drop so much! from the system notification just now, ye xuan was very sure that¡­ this woman in red was definitely not yixuan! it was liu ruyan! ye xuan had never heard of the name ¡°liu ruyan¡±, but at this moment, ye xuan was 100% sure that she was the demonic cultivator!!! ¡°damn it!¡± ¡°she really sneaked in.¡± ¡°no, i have to call xia yuning¡­ no, i have to send her a message¡­¡± ye xuan still had a smile on his face, but he was extremely nervous inside. he suddenly recalled that he did not have xia yuning¡¯s communication method and that she had coincidentally left for something in the morning. demonic cultivators all cultivated some evil techniques and killed without batting an eyelid. ever since he transmigrated, he had been living like a prince. this was the first time he had encountered such a ferocious person. it was impossible for him not to be nervous. ¡°alright, you guys seem to be in good condition. i won¡¯t disturb you anymore.¡± ¡°moreover, the symptoms you mentioned are true. i¡¯ll go and get a doctor to confirm it for you now.¡± ye xuan looked at the crowd with a smile and prepared to slip away. ¡°system, why didn¡¯t you warn me when such a dangerous person sneaked in¡­¡± ye xuan complained in his heart and felt a little helpless. it seemed that he could not trust the system too much. he had to be more cautious in the future. [detected no danger around the host.] the system¡¯s answer was very concise and clear. ye xuan was just complaining, but when he heard the system¡¯s answer, he was unhappy on the spot! ¡°pfft! the demonic cultivator has already sneaked in, and you¡¯re still saying that there¡¯s no danger!¡± ¡°that¡¯s a great demon that specialized in extracting yang to nourish yin. she was even a foundation establishment realm cultivator in the past. with just a few tricks, i could be sucked dry! and you still say that there¡¯s no danger!!¡± [the host has a long lifespan and tenacious vitality. the other party does not have the ability to cause too much damage to you.] ye xuan suddenly realized that the system had a lot to say this time, and it seemed to contain other meanings. ¡°in other words¡­¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows. [i suggest that the host try it boldly. the system guarantees your safety.] the system¡¯s reply was still the same cold mechanical voice, but ye xuan could clearly hear a hint of urging and excitement in it. ¡°good god!¡± ¡°you son of a b*tch¡­ you don¡¯t even let out a fart¡­¡± ¡°you¡¯re more excited than i am when something like this happens¡­¡± at this moment, ye xuan was also powerless to complain. however, he was already planning to leave. it was not good for him to suddenly stay. just as ye xuan was thinking of a valid reason to stay, liu ruyan, who had sneaked in, suddenly said, ¡°husband, don¡¯t be in a hurry to leave. can you stay with us for a while longer?¡± * * * * * * * Chapter 16 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations hearing liu ruyan¡¯s words, ye xuan also stopped and turned to look at liu ruyan. he chuckled and said, ¡°yixuan, it seems that you can¡¯t bear to part with your husband.¡± as ye xuan spoke, he strode to yixuan and reached out to pull her into his arms. of course, ye xuan secretly pinched a defense talisman with his other hand. he was betting that the other party would not dare to make a move. as for the danger, with the system¡¯s notification, ye xuan had already confirmed that liu ruyan¡¯s cultivation might have only recovered a little. he was now at level 6 of the qi refinement stage. he would take a gamble and make a demonic cultivator his wife! ye xuan was also a little tempted. after all, his advancement speed was too slow. he urgently needed a descendant with a spiritual root! ¡°husband~~¡± liu ruyan was not afraid at all. instead, she boldly leaned against ye xuan¡¯s chest and pretended to be a little woman. however, she was extremely shocked at this moment. ¡°such rich yang qi, such a firm chest, such strong arms, and he¡¯s so handsome¡­¡± liu ruyan had to admit that she was tempted for a moment. ye xuan was simply the dream lover of countless women. no wonder so many women were willing to marry into the ye family. if she had not cultivated the demonic technique, she might have fallen for it. ¡°it¡¯s a pity that you don¡¯t belong to me alone. otherwise, i might really not be able to help myself~¡± liu ruyan secretly licked her red lips, her heart filled with anticipation. [ding~ liu ruyan¡¯s favorability towards the host has increased by 10. reward: 10 days of cultivation. host, please continue to work hard.] ye xuan hugged liu ruyan¡¯s slender waist and the system notification sounded in his mind again. this made ye xuan a little confused. ¡°what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°does this demonic cultivator have a love brain?¡± ye xuan was very puzzled. how long had it been? the other party¡¯s favorability had soared to 20. if this continued, would the other party really fall in love with him?? ¡°husband, they are all pregnant, but i don¡¯t feel anything. why don¡¯t¡­¡± liu ruyan¡¯s eyes were like silk as she pretended to be shy and buried her head in ye xuan¡¯s arms. ¡°hiss~¡± ¡°as expected of a demonic woman~¡± ¡°this is many times better than yixuan¡­¡± ye xuan immediately took a deep breath. he couldn¡¯t withstand liu ruyan¡¯s secret flirtation. his system showed that the number of wives and concubines had not decreased, which meant that yixuan was still alive. ye xuan was not too worried. he decided to beat her at her own game and laughed loudly. ¡°haha, since xuan¡¯er has said so, i will naturally satisfy you~¡± ye xuan laughed. then, under the envious gazes of the girls, he carried liu ruyan into the room. ¡­ in the room, the candlelight was dim. plop! ye xuan pressed liu ruyan onto the red bed. ¡°husband~¡± liu ruyan looked pitiful in the corner. however, she secretly made a hand seal and decided to use a special method to hypnotize ye xuan so that she could enjoy this delicious food to her heart¡¯s content. this special hypnosis technique could make a man fall asleep quickly. moreover, he could dream according to his own imagination. when he woke up, he would not notice any abnormalities. although she did not know ye xuan¡¯s cultivation level, her hypnosis technique was superb. she could even hypnotize an expert at the level 1 of the foundation establishment realm. she was naturally confident in a mere trashy independent cultivator. just as liu ruyan was about to execute her plan, ye xuan suddenly took out a stack of talismans from behind and scattered them. ¡°what is he doing?¡± a trace of doubt flashed across liu ruyan¡¯s mind. then. smack! ye xuan directly stuck an immobilization talisman on liu ruyan¡¯s head. in an instant, liu ruyan felt that she had lost control of herself. her entire body went limp. other than being able to speak, she could not control any part of her body. even the spiritual energy in her body was completely sealed. ¡°husband¡­¡± ¡°what are you doing¡­¡± liu ruyan¡¯s mind was blank at this moment. a trace of panic flashed across her heart as she hurriedly asked. ¡°oh, i forgot to tell you~¡± ¡°xuan¡¯er, didn¡¯t you say that you wanted to play something exciting last time?¡± ¡°i specially got someone to customize some immobilization talismans. don¡¯t worry, you won¡¯t be able to imagine what will happen next. i won¡¯t disappoint you.¡± ye xuan chuckled. ¡°i never said¡ª¡± ¡°i¡¯m not playing anymore. let go of me¡­¡± liu ruyan was completely flustered. she would never have thought that the woman she replaced had such a special fetish!! that woman was damn perverted!! liu ruyan wanted to struggle, but her foundation was damaged and her vital energy was exhausted. at most, she could only use a trace of spiritual energy. moreover, the other party was using a grade-1 body immobilization talisman. a single body immobilization talisman could confine her for two hours. there was no way she could escape! ¡°hehe, it¡¯s indeed exciting¡­¡± ¡°xuan¡¯er, you still know how to play. why didn¡¯t i think of that?¡± ¡°xuan¡¯er, you can struggle harder. i like you more and more~¡± ye xuan laughed out loud, full of joy. since this fellow had come knocking on his door, he naturally would not be polite. ¡°i¡­ ugh¡­¡± ye xuan did not give liu ruyan any chance at all. he rolled up the blanket and covered himself and liu ruyan. ¡­ the sun set and the sun rose. the next day, ye xuan got off the bed refreshed. he turned around and saw that liu ruyan was still rooted to the ground. her eyes were filled with tears and she looked pitiful. what ye xuan did not expect the most was that this was liu ruyan¡¯s first time. what the hell. if not for the system¡¯s [danger warning] in his mind, he would have suspected that he had slept with the wrong person. now, liu ruyan¡¯s killing intent towards him was about to break through the sky. even without the system prompt, ye xuan could feel it. ¡­ ¡°husband¡­¡± ¡°can you let me go now¡­¡± liu ruyan¡¯s eyes were filled with tears as she looked at ye xuan pitifully. but at this moment, her heart was already filled with anger. as long as ye xuan let her go, she would kill ye xuan even at the risk of being exposed¡­ no, she wanted to suck all of ye xuan¡¯s yang qi! not a single drop would be left!! a perverted man like ye xuan! he should not exist in this world! ¡°xuan¡¯er, it¡¯s been hard on you¡­¡± ye xuan sat back on the bed and gently reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of liu ruyan¡¯s eyes. then, he slowly asked, ¡°xuan¡¯er, can i ask you a question?¡± ¡°damn it, hurry up and unshackle me!!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going to suck all your yang qi dry!!!¡± liu ruyan cursed all of ye xuan¡¯s family members in her heart before revealing a moving smile. ¡°darling, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. i will definitely not hide what i know¡­¡± ¡°actually, i just want to know¡­¡± ¡°aren¡¯t you a demonic cultivator? don¡¯t you specialize in extracting yang to nourish yin? why are you still a virgin?¡± ye xuan gently reached out and pinched liu ruyan¡¯s soft little face. he grinned. in an instant. the room was silent. liu ruyan¡¯s heart even stopped for a second. then, she was drowned in endless fear. ¡­ Chapter 17 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°husband, what are you saying¡­¡± ¡°why don¡¯t i understand?¡± ¡°what is a demonic cultivator?¡± ¡°husband, your hand is hurting me¡­¡± however, liu ruyan still had a trace of hope in her heart. her big, ignorant eyes were filled with doubt, confusion, and a trace of grievance. ¡°if i¡¯m not wrong, your name is liu ruyan, right?¡± ye xuan was not moved at all. a faint smile still appeared at the corner of his mouth. hearing the name mentioned by the other party, liu ruyan¡¯s heart sank. she knew that her identity had been exposed. ¡°when did you discover me? !¡± liu ruyan¡¯s face instantly darkened. the pitiful look she had just now was completely thrown away, replaced by a murderous look. ¡°last night, i think. in fact, i discovered your true identity the moment i saw you.¡± ye xuan said casually. ¡°what!¡± ¡°how is this possible!¡± liu ruyan widened her eyes in disbelief. in her opinion, her biggest flaw was her first time¡­ however, ye xuan actually said that he recognized her at first sight! ¡°in other words¡­ what happened last night¡­ was all because you deliberately targeted me!!!¡± liu ruyan looked at ye xuan and her voice was trembling. ¡°i¡¯m not targeting you on purpose. you¡¯re the one who came to me¡­¡± ye xuan glanced at her speechlessly. liu ruyan was quite good-looking, but she was a little silly and cute. at this moment, when liu ruyan thought of what happened last night, her pretty face instantly turned red¡­ ¡°ye xuan, you bastard! how dare you treat me like this? i won¡¯t rest until you die!¡± ¡°let go of me, i¡¯ll kill you!!!¡± liu ruyan was furious! to think that she thought she could control ye xuan¡­ unexpectedly, she was the clown herself!!! ¡­ ¡°alright, alright. stop arguing. it won¡¯t be good if others hear you.¡± ye xuan quickly covered liu ruyan¡¯s mouth to stop her from shouting. if others heard this, he would really become a pervert. ¡°wu wu wu wu¡­¡± liu ruyan struggled with all her might. however, ye xuan had used a total of ten body immobilization talismans on her, making her unable to resist at all. at this moment, a maid reported from outside, ¡°family head, butler xia is here. she wants you to go out and see her¡­¡± hearing the maid¡¯s report outside, ye xuan was stunned. ¡°xia yuning, why is she here?¡± in order to facilitate her work, he had promoted xia yuning to the position of the family¡¯s butler and gave her great authority. however, other than cultivating, xia yuning would go to the law enforcement team in ten thousand flower city to handle matters every day and he rarely interacted with her. unless something big happened¡­ ¡°damn, did liu ruyan get discovered¡­¡± ye xuan glanced at liu ruyan on the bed and had a bad feeling. ¡°bastard!! let go of me!!¡± liu ruyan did not notice the approaching danger and continued to shout. when the maid outside heard liu ruyan¡¯s shout in the room, her pretty face instantly turned red. she quickly ran away, not daring to listen anymore. ¡°shut up!¡± ¡°xia yuning is here. if you don¡¯t want to die, eat this pill!¡± ye xuan hurriedly took out a pill and handed it to liu ruyan. ¡°who¡¯s here?¡± when liu ruyan heard the words ¡°xia yuning¡±, her eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°xia yuning, the leader of the law enforcement team and my senior sister. i don¡¯t believe you don¡¯t know her!¡± xia yuning had been in ten thousand flower city for so long and had been chasing after liu ruyan. ye xuan did not believe that she did not know her. as soon as ye xuan finished speaking, he stuffed the pill into liu ruyan¡¯s mouth without giving her a chance to speak. ¡°this is the ¡®spirit scattering pill¡¯. it will dissipate all your cultivation. if you don¡¯t want to die, swallow it obediently. don¡¯t blame me for not protecting you when you¡¯re discovered!¡± after ye xuan finished speaking, he rushed out of the door without giving liu ruyan a chance to continue asking. ¡°bastard!!¡± liu ruyan could only move her throat now, but she did not dare to speak because the ¡°spirit scattering pill¡± had already melted in her mouth. if she was not careful, she would swallow it all. at that time, her cultivation that she had painstakingly recovered would be crippled again. who could withstand this? what made liu ruyan even more aggrieved was¡­ why did ye xuan carry this kind of pill with him? he had the body immobilization talismans and the spirit scattering pills. he must be a demon! who was the real demonic cultivator!!! ¡­ outside the harem. ye xuan was wearing white pajamas and stood there awkwardly. that was because xia yuning was not the only one in front of her. there were also a few other disciples of the ten thousand flower sect. they should be working for xia yuning. furthermore, they were all wearing the light blue robes of the law enforcers. all of them looked valiant and extraordinary. ¡°senior sister, why are you here¡­¡± ¡°and you brought so many people with you. why didn¡¯t you say so earlier¡­¡± the corner of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched as he asked with a smile. ¡°put on your clothes first!¡± xia yuning was also a little embarrassed. if not for the fact that she was carrying out official duties, she would have turned around and left long ago. ¡°oh.¡± ye xuan nodded and acted very obediently. he was not as majestic as when he was in bed. when xia yuning saw ye xuan¡¯s expression, she could tell at a glance that he had just crawled out of a gentle place. she naturally knew that this was ye xuan¡¯s harem. she also guessed that ye xuan might be doing something, so she did not barge in directly. instead, she sent someone to report it. ¡°did you encounter anything strange last night?¡± ¡°or did you see someone strange?¡± seeing that ye xuan had put on his clothes, xia yuning asked lightly. ¡°huh?¡± ¡°weird people?¡± ¡°no, i didn¡¯t find anything yesterday.¡± ye xuan pretended to be dumb and shook his head. ¡°are you sure?¡± ¡°we tracked down the demonic cultivator and discovered that she had appeared around the ye residence.¡± ¡°therefore, we suspect that the demonic cultivator has already infiltrated the ye residence. bring me in to take a look and see if we can find anything.¡± xia yuning frowned slightly. although she did not doubt ye xuan¡¯s words, she believed her own judgment. that demonic cultivator must be nearby. ¡°senior sister, there¡¯s no need for that¡­¡± ye xuan hesitated. after last night, liu ruyan¡¯s impression of him had soared to 47. although it had decreased a little in the morning, it was still 40. ye xuan felt that he could work hard. after all, liu ruyan¡¯s talent was not bad. even the system approved of her. it would be best if he could marry her. ¡°junior brother, you don¡¯t understand the danger of that demonic cultivator.¡± ¡°i promised master that i would protect you, so i can¡¯t allow any existence that can threaten you.¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry, we¡¯re just going in to take a look. we won¡¯t do anything to your concubines.¡± xia yuning thought that ye xuan was worried that they would disturb his concubines if they went in, so she explained. although her tone was very soft, her attitude was very unyielding. ¡°fine¡­¡± ye xuan sighed and did not stop her in the end. he had already stalled for a long time. now, it was up to liu ruyan to make her own choice. * * * * * * * Chapter 18 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡®a few minutes ago.¡¯ ye xuan¡¯s room was quiet. the door was tightly shut. the cool breeze at the head of the bed blew, and the bright red floral curtains fluttered slightly. liu ruyan lay quietly on the bed, unable to move at all. the spirit scattering pill had already completely dissolved in her mouth. as long as she moved her throat gently, she could completely swallow the spirit scattering pill. but she could not accept it¡­ not only did he cheat her of her chastity, now he even wanted to scatter the cultivation she had painstakingly recovered. who could stand this¡­ ¡°could xia yuning really be outside?¡± liu ruyan did not believe it and suspected that ye xuan was lying to her. however, after thinking about it carefully, ye xuan had no reason to lie to her. because of her current situation, ye xuan could totally cripple her cultivation, but he did not do so. liu ruyan¡¯s expression kept changing. soon, she heard a conversation coming from outside, and she vaguely felt a sense of danger. this was a sixth sense that she had developed over the years. if this feeling appeared, it meant that she was about to encounter danger. ¡°gulp¡­¡± finally, liu ruyan made up her mind and swallowed the spirit scattering pill in her mouth. in an instant, liu ruyan felt as if her body was a balloon that had burst. the spiritual energy that she had accumulated for so long crazily fled through these cracks. in the end, it turned into spiritual energy of heaven and earth and dissipated in the air. level 5 of the qi refinement stage. level 3 of the qi refinement stage. level 1 of the qi refinement stage. in just a dozen breaths, liu ruyan¡¯s cultivation completely dissipated and she became a mortal. the concentration of spiritual energy in the room had also increased by a lot. ¡­ outside. xia yuning brought a few members of her law enforcement team into ye xuan¡¯s harem. when all of ye xuan¡¯s concubines saw the law enforcement team of ten thousand flower city, they were all so frightened that they hid. after all, the law enforcement team was notorious. most of the people caught by the law enforcement team were independent cultivators who had committed evil deeds. they were basically killed on the spot. although they were doing good deeds, they were still feared by everyone. ¡°senior brother ye, you have too many concubines in your harem¡­¡± ¡°there are a few in each courtyard. this place is so big, how many are there¡­¡± the few people behind xia yuning were all disciples of the ten thousand flower sect who had come out to train. naturally, they had seen ye xuan before. at this moment, when they saw that ye xuan had so many concubines, they were all so shocked that they could not close their mouths. ¡°xiao xue, xiao yu, pay attention to your surroundings. don¡¯t be distracted!¡± xia yuning was instantly displeased when she saw these little fellows teasing ye xuan. ¡°i¡¯m¡­ i¡¯m sorry, junior master¡­¡± the girls quickly collected their smiles and lowered their heads to admit their mistake. ¡°check the surroundings and report to me if there¡¯s any situation!¡± xia yuning said coldly. ¡°yes, junior master!¡± the few girls¡¯ delicate bodies trembled slightly before they scattered in all directions as if they were fleeing. ¡°senior sister, it seems like you¡¯re very authoritative in the hearts of these junior sisters~¡± when ye xuan saw that xia yuning¡¯s words made the girls tremble in fear, he teased her. to think that xia yuning had only become gu qingyao¡¯s disciple a year earlier than him, he had not expected his youthful and lively senior sister had already grown to such an extent. she vaguely resembled the sect master, gu qingyao. ¡°don¡¯t try to change the subject!¡± ¡°do you know where that demonic cultivator is?!¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan and asked angrily. ¡°no, senior sister, don¡¯t slander me. how could i know!¡± ye xuan¡¯s heart tightened and he was a little flustered. he subconsciously turned his head away. ¡°you like to turn your head away when you lie, and you still say you don¡¯t know!!¡± xia yuning was even angrier. she had lived with ye xuan for so many years and knew ye xuan very well. looking at ye xuan, it was obvious that he was lying. in other words, ye xuan was very likely to collude with that demonic cultivator! ¡°senior sister, i¡­¡± ye xuan still wanted to argue, but xia yuning¡¯s eyes turned cold. she grabbed ye xuan¡¯s collar and lifted him up. ¡°that witch is extremely dangerous. you¡¯d better stay away from her. tell me her location. i¡¯ll kill her!¡± an extreme killing intent flashed through xia yuning¡¯s eyes! she knew that the demonic cultivator was good-looking, and her junior brother was obviously a pervert. if ye xuan died at the hands of that witch, she would definitely not be able to accept it, and she would not be able to go back and report to her master. no matter what relationship ye xuan had with the demonic cultivator, she had to kill her! ¡°buzz buzz buzz¡ª¡± suddenly, a strange fluctuation of spiritual energy erupted from somewhere in the harem. although the spiritual energy fluctuation was very faint and disappeared in a flash, ye xuan and xia yuning were both cultivators, so they naturally felt it very clearly. ¡°shit!¡± ¡°why did that idiot consume the spirit scattering pill at this time?!¡± sensing this scene, ye xuan immediately felt that something was wrong. ¡°found her!¡± ¡°i knew there was something wrong with you!!¡± ¡°i¡¯ll settle the score with you when the time comes!¡± xia yuning threw ye xuan away angrily and then flew towards the demonic cultivator on her sword. ¡°senior sister, wait for me!!¡± ye xuan was extremely anxious, but he still chased after her. after all, it was not easy for him to gain such a high favorability. as long as he worked hard for a few more days, he might really be able to make her his wife. if he worked harder and produced a child with a spiritual root, the rewards would definitely be extremely generous. ye xuan did not want to give up this opportunity. ¡­ swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! in the sky, two figures quickly shuttled through. then, the other law enforcers rushed over and met up with xia yuning. not long after, they arrived at liu ruyan¡¯s room. at this moment. liu ruyan was still unable to move. although she had dispersed all her cultivation, she was very familiar with the aura of a foundation establishment realm expert. ¡°fortunately, i¡¯m decisive. otherwise, i¡¯m afraid i would really be in danger¡­¡± liu ruyan took a deep breath and secretly rejoiced at her decisiveness. now, she was just a mortal. she had even removed her disguise and returned to her original appearance. no one in the outside world had ever seen her true appearance. as long as ye xuan covered for her slightly, she could guarantee that no one could confirm her identity. ¡°i didn¡¯t expect that one day, i would also put all my life on this bastard¡­¡± liu ruyan shook her head gently and sighed. life was unpredictable. ¡­ outside the house. a few figures quickly landed. ¡°the spiritual energy fluctuation just now erupted from here.¡± ¡°who lives here?¡± xia yuning looked at ye xuan and asked coldly. although much of the spirit energy had dissipated, one could still clearly sense the residual spirit energy. xia yuning was certain that she had not got the wrong location. ¡°it¡¯s a concubine i took in a few days ago. her name is yixuan. i stayed with her last night¡­¡± ye xuan touched his nose and did not continue. xia yuning and the other girls from the ten thousand flower sect instantly understood. xia yuning was fine. she had long known ye xuan¡¯s temperament, but the other girls all blushed cutely. * * * * * * * Chapter 19 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°is it convenient for us to go in and take a look?¡± xia yuning looked at ye xuan and asked lightly. in front of outsiders, xia yuning was still the valiant and heroic talented sword cultivator. she was also the domineering leader of the law enforcement team. only when she was alone with ye xuan would she show the look of an elder sister caring for her younger brother. however, ye xuan did not care about any of this. he only hoped that liu ruyan would be smarter and not expose herself. ¡°since senior sister has said so, how would i dare to have any objections¡­¡± ye xuan smiled and opened the door. creak! everyone stepped in, and a strange fragrance assaulted their noses. there were even some other smells mixed in. the other members of the law enforcement team were all newbies. they did not know what this meant. however, xia yuning had been training outside for many years. as soon as she smelled it, she could guess what ye xuan had done last night. however, she did not show any disgust. after all, ye xuan was her junior brother and his spiritual root was not good, so he could only cultivate in this way. at least it was not a demonic technique. that was enough. the few of them came to the bedroom and soon saw liu ruyan lying on the bed, unable to move. liu ruyan was lying quietly on the bed with a blanket over her. her breathing was even and her face was rosy. she looked fine. ¡°she¡¯s smart. pretending to be asleep is a good idea.¡± ye xuan was worried that the body immobilization talisman he gave liu ruyan would be exposed. now that he saw this scene, he was relieved. xia yuning slowly walked to the side of the bed and stared at liu ruyan¡¯s face. however, she did not find any traces of disguise. in the next second, the true qi in xia yuning¡¯s body erupted. buzz! terrifying vital energy instantly enveloped liu ruyan. however, liu ruyan, who was on the bed, did not seem to notice anything and remained unmoved. ¡°no reaction?¡± ¡°is she really a mortal?¡± xia yuning was completely dumbfounded. the true qi she had just released could instantly trigger a cultivator¡¯s danger warning. as long as the other party had a trace of cultivation, she would definitely give herself away. but now, the other party really did not have any reaction! in other words, the other party was a pure mortal. ¡°where is she? !¡± xia yuning frowned and looked at ye xuan. she suspected that this was ye xuan¡¯s trick to lure them away. he deliberately created a method to attract them over, and then the demonic cultivator took the opportunity to escape. if that was the case, she had to go back and tell her master about this! otherwise, if ye xuan was deceived by that demonic cultivator again, she would probably fall into eternal damnation! ¡°senior sister, i really don¡¯t have any demonic cultivators here.¡± ¡°i promise you, nothing will happen to me. i¡¯m not that stupid.¡± ye xuan shrugged helplessly. he knew that xia yuning was worried about him, but he still wanted to take a gamble. the effect of the spirit scattering pill was actually equivalent to poking a huge hole in a cultivator¡¯s body and dissipating all the cultivation of the cultivator. moreover, one would not be able to recover for a month. the gap between a mortal and a cultivator was like a chasm. coupled with the double guarantee of favorability and the system, as well as what happened last night as ground preparation, ye xuan was still very confident that he could make liu ruyan his woman. this time, he could only wrong xia yuning. ¡­ seeing how determined ye xuan was, xia yuning sighed and felt a little tired. she had no choice. if ye xuan did not say anything, she could not force him. moreover, from the looks of it, the demonic cultivator had definitely escaped. it was meaningless to say anything else. ¡°i will continue to stay in the ye family until master calls me back. this is my communication jade talisman. i can rush over instantly if you crush it.¡± as xia yuning spoke, she handed a jade talisman to ye xuan and reminded him, ¡°remember, don¡¯t take the risk¡­ master is really worried about you¡­¡± ¡°good!¡± ye xuan nodded and said nothing more. xia yuning and the others checked their surroundings again. after finding nothing abnormal, they finally left the ye family. ¡­ ye xuan saw xia yuning and the others leave with his own eyes. only then did he return to his room. ¡°okay, they¡¯re gone.¡± ye xuan said lightly. ¡°so what if they left? hurry up and release me!¡± liu ruyan opened her eyes instantly. she wanted to glare at ye xuan angrily, but she could not turn her head. she could only glare at ye xuan from the corner of her eyes, which looked very strange. ¡°hehe, when did i say that i would let you go~¡± ye xuan came to the bed and gently touched liu ruyan¡¯s exquisite face. he sighed with emotion and said, ¡°i didn¡¯t expect you to be quite good-looking. as expected of my woman.¡± ¡°bastard!!¡± ¡°who¡¯s your woman!!¡± ¡°let go of me!!¡± hearing this, liu ruyan exploded on the spot and cursed. ¡°alright, alright, alright. it¡¯s not like i can¡¯t let you go, as long as you promise me one condition.¡± ye xuan could not stand liu ruyan¡¯s shouting and hurriedly comforted her. ¡°what condition?¡± liu ruyan¡¯s face was full of vigilance. ¡°bear me a child. a child with a spiritual root.¡± ye xuan smiled slightly. liu ruyan was stunned for a second before she said angrily, ¡°get lost!!!¡± ¡°don¡¯t even think about it!¡± liu ruyan felt that she had underestimated ye xuan¡¯s shamelessness. if the other party said that to sleep with him for another night, she might even grit her teeth and agree. but damn it, ye xuan, this bastard, actually said that he wanted her to bear a child for him! how many days did she have to sleep with him to do this!! he was simply shameless to the extreme! how could she, liu ruyan, agree to such a thing?! ¡°if you don¡¯t agree, there¡¯s nothing i can do.¡± helpless, ye xuan gently lifted the blanket on liu ruyan¡¯s body. as liu ruyan had been frozen by the body immobilization talisman all this while and had never gotten out of bed, so¡­ ¡°bastard!¡± ¡°what are you doing?!¡± liu ruyan blushed and felt extremely ashamed. ¡°nothing.¡± ¡°because of you, one of my concubines went missing, so it¡¯s not too much for me to ask for some compensation.¡± ye xuan said casually. ¡°no!!¡± ¡°she¡¯s still alive. i didn¡¯t kill her. i¡¯ll take you to her!! don¡¯t¡­¡± liu ruyan shouted excitedly. ¡°it¡¯s too late!¡± ye xuan sneered, got into bed, and turned off the lights. the morning sun shone down, illuminating the entire room. ¡­ [ding~ liu ruyan¡¯s favorability towards you has increased by 10¡­] soon, the system notification suddenly sounded in ye xuan¡¯s mind again. ¡°i¡¯m really impressed. liu ruyan really has a special attribute!¡± ye xuan clicked his tongue in wonder and felt emotional. he had his suspicions last night, but he was not sure. and now, it was finally confirmed. half a day later. ye xuan unlocked the effect of the body immobilization talisman on liu ruyan. the body immobilization talisman was bound to the user, so he could naturally remove it easily. ¡°bastard!!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going to kill you!!¡± as soon as liu ruyan regained her mobility, she stretched out her fair hand and pinched ye xuan¡¯s neck ruthlessly. however, because liu ruyan was overworked and she did not have any cultivation at the moment, her pair of jade-like hands were soft and weak. she could not cause any harm to ye xuan at all. she could not even massage him. ¡°what¡¯s the hurry? there¡¯s still a long way to go.¡± ye xuan slapped liu ruyan¡¯s hand away and turned around to sleep. he did not care if liu ruyan would run away. * * * * * * * Chapter 20 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°ye xuan, you bastard!¡± liu ruyan gritted her teeth in anger. however, she had long been wasted by ye xuan and had no strength left. she could only glare at ye xuan¡¯s well-defined and robust sphincter muscles. the more she looked at them, the more interesting they became¡­ ¡°pui, pui, pui!!¡± ¡°he¡¯s an asshole, pretty boy!¡± ¡°he¡¯s so good-looking, but he¡¯s a beast in human clothes. i don¡¯t like such a guy!¡± liu ruyan hurriedly shook her head and threw away the unrealistic thoughts in her mind. ¡­ after a long time. liu ruyan finally calmed down. she did not cry, make a fuss, or run away. ¡°hey, i¡¯m a demonic cultivator¡­¡± ¡°i cultivate by absorbing men¡¯s yang qi. are you really not afraid?¡± liu ruyan asked unhappily. although she could not use other abilities, she could still cultivate. was ye xuan really not afraid that she would secretly suck his yang qi dry? although she could not do it, ye xuan might suddenly have a shortness of breath when he was cultivating and be seriously injured¡­ by then, she would have a chance! ¡°whatever. you can cultivate if you want. i won¡¯t stop you.¡± ye xuan waved his hand indifferently. what a joke. according to the system, yang qi was actually related to lifespan. his lifespan was about to surpass that of a golden core old monster. liu ruyan was now a mortal. even if she had a technique, she would not be able to absorb much. ¡°you!!¡± initially, liu ruyan did not dare to attack ye xuan. however, after being provoked by ye xuan, she went all out. anyway, she was already a mortal and had offended ye xuan. so what if she absorbed some yang qi! liu ruyan thought to herself. her fair hand patted ye xuan¡¯s back fiercely and directly circulated her cultivation technique. ¡°hu hu hu¡­¡± in an instant, terrifying yang qi flowed into liu ruyan¡¯s body through her palm. ¡°bang¡ª¡± the terrifying yang qi filled liu ruyan up and the overflowing yang qi exploded. the powerful impact sent her flying. ¡°how could there be so much?!¡± ¡°he must be a demon!!¡± liu ruyan fell headfirst into the wardrobe, her face full of shock. such terrifying yang qi! this guy¡¯s lifespan was too long! even some foundation establishment cultivators¡¯ yang qi was not as terrifying as ye xuan¡¯s! liu ruyan could not imagine how a qi refinement stage cultivator could have so much yang qi. liu ruyan did not have time to think. she quickly circulated her cultivation technique to digest the huge amount of yang qi in her body and convert it into her cultivation. chi chi chi¡ª liu ruyan quickly absorbed the yang qi and converted it into spiritual energy and cultivation. then, it floated out of her body. liu ruyan was stunned. then, she remembered that she had just taken the spirit scattering pill. her entire body was like a bamboo basket. it looked like it could hold many things, but there were holes all over and it could not store any spiritual energy. ¡°ahhh!!¡± ¡°b*stard, i¡¯m so angry!!¡± seeing so much yang qi that could not be absorbed was like seeing a mountain of gold, and being unable to do anything about it. liu ruyan¡¯s mind exploded again. she almost went crazy on the spot. she had dominated the martial arts world for so many years and countless stinky men had fallen head over heels for her. now, she was being bullied by ye xuan, this bastard. she really could not tolerate it. ¡°what a pity¡­¡± ¡°i have to work harder¡­¡± ye xuan saw that liu ruyan¡¯s favorability toward him, which had just soared to 60, suddenly dropped by a few points. he felt that it was a pity. just when liu ruyan was absorbing his yang qi, it was probably too comfortable¡­ his favorability directly increased by 20 points. however, it had fallen by a few points again, but at least it was increasing. the yang qi that liu ruyan had just absorbed was equivalent to more than a month of his lifespan. if spending this bit of lifespan could increase liu ruyan¡¯s favorability by so much, ye xuan still felt that he had made a killing this time. ¡­ liu ruyan complained in a low voice for a long while. she looked up and found that ye xuan was sleeping soundly under the blanket. for a moment, endless grievances drowned her again. she wanted to run, but she could not. moreover, she was really too tired now. after calming down, she could not help but feel sleepy. ¡°i¡¯ll settle the score with you when i¡¯m done resting¡­¡± liu ruyan came to the bed and tried her best to convince herself. then, she slowly lay on the bed with a large gap between her and ye xuan. fortunately, the bed was big enough and liu ruyan would not fall off. ¡­ liu ruyan shivered in the gentle breeze. she had almost forgotten that she had no cultivation at all and was just an ordinary mortal. coupled with the fact that the sunlight could not reach the bed and the wind outside was a little strong, she was unable to sleep in such an environment. she turned around and saw ye xuan sleeping soundly under the blanket. liu ruyan was inexplicably angry. all the male cultivation partners she had made in the past had served her well and given her all the cultivation resources. what about ye xuan?? was this still a man?! liu ruyan was so angry that she wanted to pull ye xuan¡¯s blanket over. however, she thought of ye xuan¡¯s personality. if she really did that, ye xuan, this bastard, might take revenge on her when he woke up. ¡°forget it, i won¡¯t argue with you¡­¡± liu ruyan pursed her red lips and could only lift the corner of the blanket slightly and crawl in. in an instant, a stream of warm air rushed over, accompanied by a strong masculine aura, which was ye xuan¡¯s body scent. ¡°sniff, sniff¡­¡± ¡°it smells pretty good¡­¡± ¡°what a strange guy¡­¡± liu ruyan pouted and was a little envious. however, she was too sleepy now. liu ruyan quickly closed her eyes and fell asleep in such a comfortable environment. in her sleep. liu ruyan dreamed that she was being hunted by a large number of cultivators. she was like a rat in the sewers, fleeing frantically. ¡°help¡­¡± seeing that there were more and more pursuers behind her, liu ruyan felt that she was wrapped in endless despair. she kept calling for help and struggling frantically. however, there were more and more pursuers behind her. ¡°help¡­¡± ¡°help me¡­¡± ¡°i don¡¯t want to die¡­¡± liu ruyan kept crying. at this moment, a bright ball of light suddenly appeared in front of her. liu ruyan did not know what it was. however, the light emitted by the ball of light made her feel endless warmth and security. without hesitation, liu ruyan sped up and dove into the ball of light. ¡­ ¡°alright, it¡¯s alright¡­¡± ¡°be good. with me around, you¡¯ll be fine¡­¡± a low and magnetic voice entered liu ruyan¡¯s ears. liu ruyan¡¯s consciousness was blurry. however, she just felt very comfortable and safe. ¡°so comfortable¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯ve finally survived¡­¡± liu ruyan murmured softly and a blissful smile appeared on her face. soon, she calmed down and her breathing gradually stabilized. * * * * * * * Chapter 21 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations after an unknown period of time. liu ruyan slowly regained consciousness. the warmth and comfort around her made her a little reluctant to part. a familiar smell came from the tip of her nose. it was very pleasant, but she could not remember it for a moment. finally, liu ruyan opened her eyes. she suddenly realized that she was lying on a man¡¯s chest and her hands were wrapped tightly around his waist. liu ruyan was stunned for a second before she exploded on the spot. ¡°ah!!!¡± ¡°what did you do to me!!!¡± liu ruyan let out an ear-piercing scream and quickly let go. ¡°you¡­ boohoo¡­¡± liu ruyan still wanted to say something, but ye xuan pinched her face. ¡°i give up. you tried your best to crawl into my arms when you were sleeping, and now you¡¯re asking me?¡± ye xuan was speechless. he pinched liu ruyan¡¯s mouth with two fingers, making her mouth pout into an ¡°8¡± shape. ¡°mm¡­ no¡­ you¡¯re talking nonsense¡­¡± liu ruyan shook her head desperately. she would never believe it. how could she do such a thing? ye xuan must have slandered her! that must be it! ¡°what a strange woman¡­¡± at this moment, ye xuan looked at the increasing favorability above liu ruyan¡¯s head. he could not wrap his head around it. ¡­ ¡°alright, let¡¯s go eat something since you¡¯ve woken up.¡± ¡°it¡¯s been a long day.¡± seeing that liu ruyan finally quieted down, ye xuan let go of his hand and threw her a clean dress. ye xuan quickly got off the bed and used the ¡°body cleansing technique¡± to clean himself before putting on his clothes. liu ruyan got off the bed. she felt that her body was a little dirty and wanted to use the body cleansing technique. however, after she formed the hand seal, she remembered that she was now an ordinary mortal. she did not have any spiritual energy and could not use the body cleansing technique at all. ¡°hey!¡± ¡°wash me too, you bastard!¡± liu ruyan hurriedly shouted, but ye xuan left the room as if he did not hear her. ¡°b*stard!¡± ¡°why did i meet such a stinky man!!!¡± liu ruyan was furious. however, there was nothing she could do. she took the towel dejectedly and entered the bathroom. ¡­ after leaving his courtyard, the first thing ye xuan did was to send someone to find yixuan. he had obtained yixuan¡¯s location from liu ruyan. it was not too late to look for her now. after all, it had only been a few days. especially since yixuan had just gotten pregnant, and she was also his concubine, ye xuan naturally would not give up. after dealing with this matter, ye xuan went to the kitchen and personally made some delicious dishes before coming to xia yuning¡¯s courtyard. knock, knock, knock! ¡°senior sister, are you back?¡± ye xuan stood at the door and gently knocked on it. ¡°come in.¡± xia yuning¡¯s calm voice sounded from the courtyard. ye xuan was delighted. then, he hurriedly pushed open the courtyard door and walked in. in ye xuan¡¯s heart, xia yuning was the real family member, and liu ruyan counted as half a family member. when he was in the harem, he had tricked xia yuning a little. now, he definitely had to apologize to prevent her from feeling estranged. he entered the courtyard. ye xuan saw xia yuning sitting on the stone bench and gently wiping the long sword in her hand with a white handkerchief. xia yuning¡¯s longsword was a grade-2 magic weapon. it was a greeting gift from gu qingyao. grade-2 magic weapons were extremely rare and they were powerful. they could increase xia yuning¡¯s combat strength by at least 30%. ¡°gulp¡­¡± seeing this scene, ye xuan could not help but gulp. ten years ago, in the back mountain of the sect, he had personally seen xia yuning use this longsword to split a level 1 demonic beast into two with a single slash. it was extremely bloody. ¡°senior sister, are you alright¡­¡± ¡°have you caught the demonic cultivator?¡± ye xuan hurriedly sent over the delicacies he had prepared and sat beside xia yuning with a smile. ¡°what do you think?¡± xia yuning rolled her eyes unhappily and was speechless. wasn¡¯t this asking the obvious? with a scheming junior brother like you interfering, what could i catch? ¡­ ¡°ahem, senior sister, come and taste my cooking. although you¡¯ve abstained from eating, this is something i got up early in the morning to prepare for you. hehehe~¡± ye xuan stopped dwelling on this topic and hurriedly pointed at the delicacies in front of him with a smile. xia yuning glanced at the delicacies in front of her and casually picked up a piece of roasted meat drenched in honey to taste before revealing a satisfied smile. ¡°at least you have a conscience.¡± ¡°i won¡¯t tell master about this for now, but you have to tell me the truth.¡± xia yuning glanced at ye xuan and said calmly. although her tone was calm, there was a hint of determination in it. ¡°fine¡­¡± ¡°it¡¯s like this¡­¡± ¡°yesterday¡­¡± ¡­ ye xuan also knew that this was xia yuning¡¯s bottom line. although he could still say nothing, it would inevitably cause an estrangement in xia yuning¡¯s heart. moreover, ye xuan knew that xia yuning was genuinely good to him, so he told her everything in detail, but he hid some key points. ¡­ ¡°you¡­ are really capable¡­¡± after listening to ye xuan¡¯s story, xia yuning was stunned on the spot. she looked at ye xuan quietly and did not know how to complain. she really did not expect this. a great demonic cultivator at the foundation establishment realm who extracted yang to nourish yin had now been reduced to a mortal, and ye xuan had even¡­ after listening to ye xuan¡¯s explanation, xia yuning understood everything. ye xuan did not collude with the demonic cultivator, nor did he help the demonic cultivator escape, nor did he trick her. previously, he had stopped them purely because ye xuan was lustful and wanted the demonic cultivator to bear a child for him¡­ xia yuning mourned for the demonic cultivator in her heart for 0.00001 seconds before she looked at ye xuan and asked, ¡°in other words, that demonic cultivator is still in your harem?¡± ¡°that¡¯s right.¡± ye xuan nodded and suddenly thought of something. he looked at xia yuning and said warily, ¡°senior, what are you going to do? it wasn¡¯t easy for me to take her down. you can¡¯t do anything rash!¡± ¡°look at how scared you are. am i that kind of person?¡± xia yuning pouted and cast a disdainful glance at ye xuan. ¡°then what do you want to do, senior sister?¡± ye xuan was still a little worried. he was afraid that xia yuning would secretly kill liu ruyan. after all, demonic cultivators were existences that were hated by everyone. furthermore, xia yuning was full of righteousness and there was a high chance that she would do such a thing. as for liu ruyan¡¯s previous identity as a demonic cultivator, ye xuan did not mind at all. he only cared about favorability. after all, in the immortal cultivation world, who did not have a few lives in their hands? those who did not know how to kill would have been eliminated long ago. ¡°don¡¯t worry, i won¡¯t do anything to her.¡± ¡°however, she¡¯s a demonic cultivator after all. moreover, i see that her body is fine. she can clearly continue cultivating. i¡¯m just afraid that you¡¯ll suffer a backlash.¡± xia yuning took a sip of the fresh salty soy milk and rolled her eyes at ye xuan. * * * * * * * Chapter 22 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°senior sister, you still don¡¯t trust me.¡± ¡°how about this? i¡¯ll give her a spirit scattering pill every month to ensure that she won¡¯t be a problem. that way, you can rest assured.¡± ye xuan sighed helplessly. however, he was very touched by xia yuning¡¯s concern for him, so he was not impatient. he still had to get past xia yuning. otherwise, if gu qingyao found out about this, it would be even more difficult to deal with. gu qingyao seemed to treat him very well, but she was also a golden core elder who had lived for more than a hundred years. she might be even more unyielding towards demonic cultivators. ye xuan did not dare to take the risk. ¡°spirit scattering pill?¡± ¡°where did you get so many pills?¡± xia yuning frowned and asked. although the spirit scattering pill was very easy to refine, this thing was harmful and could be considered a kind of poison. very few alchemists would refine such a pill. she found it strange that ye xuan had a spirit scattering pill. now, ye xuan said that he wanted to give one to the demonic cultivator every month. did he have so many spirit scattering pills? also, she had not got to the bottom of the beauty retaining pills previously. and now, there were so many spirit scattering pills. could ye xuan really be an alchemist?? how was this possible! ¡°i told you, i¡¯m a grade-1 alchemist.¡± in order to prove his innocence, ye xuan took out the grade-1 magic artifact, the amethyst furnace, which was rewarded by the system. boom! a huge purple furnace that was as tall as a person suddenly appeared and smashed into the ground. the four legs of the amethyst furnace directly dried up the limestone slabs in the courtyard and ruthlessly embedded them into the soil. ¡°a grade-1 alchemy furnace magic artifact!!¡± xia yuning¡¯s eyes widened when she saw the alchemy furnace. grade-1 magic artifacts were extremely rare. moreover, it was an alchemy furnace which was even rarer. ¡°ye xuan, where did this come from??¡± ¡°to be honest, i obtained this from an underground ruin.¡± ¡°i also got my alchemy skills from inheriting part of the legacy.¡± ye xuan spouted nonsense in all seriousness. after all, he could not explain the origins of many things. xia yuning and gu qingyao might not get to the bottom of it, but ye xuan had to give them an explanation and not let them worry. there was also the matter of his rapid increase in cultivation. if he did not give a reasonable explanation, gu qingyao would probably think that he was secretly using women to cultivate demonic skills. if that happened, there would be a huge misunderstanding. using the matter of the ruins to cover it up, although it was still full of loopholes, as long as they did not pursue the matter, it would be very reasonable. ¡­ ¡°i see¡­¡± seeing ye xuan take out the evidence, xia yuning finally understood everything. furthermore, xia yuning did not believe in ye xuan¡¯s cultivation in the mortal world. she guessed that it was very likely that ye xuan had also obtained an opportunity in the ruins. as for what kind of opportunity it was, she would not ask in detail. as long as ye xuan was safe and did not fall into the demonic path, she could rest assured. ¡°in that case, this matter ends here.¡± ¡°i still have more than a month before the training ends. during this period of time, i will stay in the ye family, lest any accidents happen.¡± xia yuning spoke indifferently and did not continue this topic. since ye xuan had said so, it was obvious that he was really confident in subduing the demonic cultivator. however, to be safe and to give her master an explanation, she would still protect ye xuan in the ye family lest he fail. ¡°thank you, senior sister.¡± ¡°there are some medicinal pills here. please accept them, senior sister.¡± ye xuan was also relieved. then, he hurriedly took out jade bottles and placed them in front of xia yuning. although there were all only grade-1 beauty retaining pills, spirit concentration pills, spirit gathering pills, and other pills, there were enough of them. since he hardly needed to cultivate, and since his concubines were pregnant, he had a lot of time to refine pills every day. the reason why he gave so many medicinal pills to xia yuning was partly to thank her, and partly to increase her favorability toward him. after spending so much time together, xia yuning¡¯s favorability toward him had already reached 61. if he worked harder and increased her favorability toward him to 70, they would be boyfriend and girlfriend. in the end, he would make another effort to increase her favorability toward him to 80. then, he could start making babies. however, if he wanted to exceed 70, he had to make xia yuning fall in love with him. xia yuning was infatuated with the sword dao, so this mission was more difficult. however, ye xuan would not give up. sooner or later, there would be a chance. ¡­ xia yuning casually opened a jade bottle and saw the densely packed medicinal pills inside. she could not help but laugh, ¡°you¡­¡± however, this time, she did not refuse. instead, she accepted it directly. ye xuan also saw that xia yuning¡¯s favorability towards him had increased by two points. ¡°since there¡¯s nothing else, i¡¯ll take my leave first.¡± ¡°senior sister, cultivate well~¡± seeing this, ye xuan was also delighted in his heart and hurriedly bade farewell and left. ¡­ after leaving xia yuning¡¯s courtyard, ye xuan wanted to find liu ruyan. however, he met the old butler, kong qiu, along the way. ¡°family head, i¡¯ve finally found you!¡± when kong qiu saw ye xuan, he hurriedly went forward and bowed. ¡°what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°why are you so flustered?¡± ye xuan asked lightly. ¡°family head, we¡¯ve found madam yixuan.¡± kong qiu said hurriedly. ¡°oh?¡± ¡°is she alright?¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows and asked quickly. he was very good to his concubines, but he had only been with yixuan for a short period of time. in addition, liu ruyan¡¯s matter was a headache, so he almost forgot about it. ¡°she¡¯s fine but just a little weak. she has already been sent to the harem to recuperate,¡± kong qiu reported respectfully. ¡°go to the storeroom and get some medicinal pills. let her recuperate well. don¡¯t neglect her.¡± ye xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly. ¡°yes!¡± kong qiu responded and left. ¡­ since liu ruyan had replaced yixuan, yixuan definitely had to change rooms. if yixuan found out that liu ruyan had knocked her out, she would definitely be furious. at the thought of this, ye xuan also felt a slight headache. ¡°i have to get liu ruyan pregnant as soon as possible. otherwise, i¡¯ll suffer a huge loss¡­¡± ye xuan muttered and walked towards liu ruyan¡¯s courtyard. due to the sudden intrusion of the law enforcement team yesterday, all the other concubines in the courtyard had moved to the next room. liu ruyan was the only one left, which saved a lot of trouble. when ye xuan entered the courtyard, he saw liu ruyan squatting by the pond in boredom, staring at the fish in the pond in a daze. seeing ye xuan come in, liu ruyan just glanced at him indifferently and ignored him. ¡°how is it? the environment here is not bad, right?¡± ye xuan came behind liu ruyan and squatted down. he put his hand on her shoulder and asked with a smile. ¡°the environment is good, but it¡¯s not good when i see you.¡± liu ruyan turned her head away unhappily. ¡°just now, my senior sister found me and told me that demonic cultivators are unforgivable. she will find a time to kill you.¡± ye xuan smiled gently and said indifferently. ¡°what!!¡± ¡°she wants to kill me!!¡± ¡°you betrayed me?!¡± when liu ruyan heard this, she instantly exploded. extreme fear surged in her heart, making her scalp tingle. she took a few steps back and looked at ye xuan in disbelief. she was confident that she had disguised herself well and it was impossible for her to be discovered. the only possibility was that ye xuan had betrayed her! as expected! no man was good! ye xuan, this bastard! he actually refused to recognize her after putting on his pants! bastard! liu ruyan glared at ye xuan as if she wanted to skin him alive. *********** Chapter 23 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°i¡¯m convinced!¡± ¡°why are you shouting so loudly?!¡± ¡°what do you mean i betrayed you? what benefits can i get from betraying you?¡± ¡°you didn¡¯t hide yourself well and gave yourself away.¡± ¡°moreover, my senior sister has not come to kill you now. do you have to be so afraid?¡± ¡°also, i haven¡¯t even finished speaking. why are you in such a hurry¡­¡± ye xuan was also shocked by liu ruyan¡¯s reaction and was speechless on the spot. why was this woman so good at imagining things? ¡°then what do you mean by telling me all this!¡± liu ruyan took a deep breath and calmed down. however, she was still very wary of ye xuan. ¡°it doesn¡¯t mean anything.¡± ¡°it was because i argued with reason that i finally dispelled my senior sister¡¯s idea of chopping you up. however, you have to agree to one condition.¡± ye xuan spread his hands and said with a smile. ¡°what condition¡­¡± ¡°do you want me to give birth to her child?¡± liu ruyan blurted out subconsciously. ¡°what the hell¡­¡± ¡°if you want to die, tell me earlier. i¡¯ll call my senior sister over now!¡± the corner of ye xuan¡¯s mouth twitched fiercely. ¡°what¡­ what condition¡­¡± ¡°as long as it¡¯s not too much, i¡¯ll agree¡­¡± liu ruyan knew that she had said the wrong thing. she stuck out her tongue playfully. ¡°the condition is very simple. you have to consume a spirit scattering pill every month in the future.¡± ye xuan said with a smile. ¡°what!¡± ¡°no!!¡± ¡°then what¡¯s the difference between that and crippling me?!¡± upon hearing such harsh conditions, liu ruyan¡¯s expression immediately turned ugly. if she really agreed to the other party¡¯s conditions, then she would be no different from a mortal! after experiencing the superiority of cultivators, how could she be willing to become a mortal in the future?! ¡°then i have no choice. my senior sister is afraid that you will hurt me, so this is a necessary condition.¡± ye xuan shrugged and said indifferently. ¡°what do you mean i hurt you!!¡± ¡°you¡¯re the one who bullied me!¡± liu ruyan¡¯s chest heaved up and down. it was obvious that she was furious. ¡°it¡¯s fine if you don¡¯t agree. i¡¯ll reply to my senior sister and see what she thinks.¡± ye xuan looked helpless and was ready to leave. ¡°wait!!¡± liu ruyan¡¯s face was full of fear. she quickly grabbed the corner of ye xuan¡¯s clothes. what a joke. xia yuning was a foundation establishment realm cultivator and the leader of the law enforcement team. if she came over again, she might directly kill her here. liu ruyan was really scared this time. ¡°anything else?¡± ye xuan turned his head and glanced at liu ruyan. ¡°i¡­ i promise her¡­¡± liu ruyan finally made up her mind to agree. however, she raised her head again and pretended to be pitiful as she looked at ye xuan. she pursed her red lips and probed softly, ¡°but can you promise me that after i give birth to a child for you¡­ you will let me go¡­?¡± seeing liu ruyan¡¯s pitiful look, ye xuan¡¯s heart softened a little. he gently held her in his arms and then said gently, ¡°silly girl¡­ you¡¯re dreaming. that was the earlier condition. you¡¯re already my woman, and you still want to run away? dream on.¡± liu ruyan was speechless. ¡°ye xuan, you bastard!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going to kill you!¡± liu ruyan was so angry that smoke was coming out of her mouth. she attacked ye xuan crazily. ¡°since you¡¯ve agreed, my senior sister definitely won¡¯t make things difficult for you.¡± ¡°but children are necessary.¡± ¡°this is also my senior sister¡¯s second condition.¡± ye xuan laughed out loud. he carried liu ruyan up and rushed into the room. ¡°asshole, why would i believe you!!¡± ¡°let go of me, you bastard!¡± ¡°bang, bang, bang¡­¡± ¡­ [ding~ congratulations, host¡­] ¡­ the notifications kept coming. ye xuan did not expect liu ruyan to get pregnant so quickly. however, a child¡¯s talent depended on their parents¡¯ aptitude. liu ruyan had a grade-3 spiritual root. even if her cultivation level dropped, it would not affect the child¡¯s talent much. ye xuan did not know what his and liu ruyan¡¯s child¡¯s aptitude was. ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ time flew by, and ten months passed quickly. in ten months, his cultivation increased by another 300 years, and ye xuan¡¯s cultivation also reached the level 7 of the qi refinement stage. he had cultivated for more than 800 years!!! 800 years!! if his master, gu qingyao, had so many years of cultivation, she could even break through to the nascent soul stage. however, with so much cultivation on him, he could only reach level 7 of the qi refinement stage. moreover, the further he progressed, the slower his cultivation level would increase. his spiritual root was really too low-level. even a grade-1 spiritual root had quality. ye xuan felt that his spiritual root was definitely inferior! at this moment, ye xuan could not wait for liu ruyan to give birth to their child. however, ten months had passed and liu ruyan still showed no signs of giving birth. ¡­ another month passed. finally, good news arrived. liu ruyan was about to give birth. ye xuan could not wait to come to the harem. he saw that liu ruyan had already entered the delivery room. ¡°ah¡­ it¡¯s so painful¡­¡± ¡°ye xuan, that b*stard¡­ i won¡¯t give birth again¡­¡± ¡°****¡± ¡­ in the delivery room, liu ruyan¡¯s painful howl could be heard. hearing this, ye xuan could not help but feel a little heartache. however, it was not convenient for him to go in and comfort her, so he could only let liu ruyan vent. after all, liu ruyan was the second woman who had a favorability of 100 toward him. liu ruyan was really a strange woman. she was soft-hearted and hard-hearted. before liu ruyan got pregnant, ye xuan relied on his strong body to gain favorability. after liu ruyan got pregnant, ye xuan did not touch her. instead, he took good care of her. his favorability rose again, and it was full in less than two months. later on, ye xuan did not give liu ruyan any spirit scattering pills. liu ruyan was still very obedient. ¡­ finally, a few hours passed. however, liu ruyan¡¯s painful cries were still loud and clear. ¡°system, what¡¯s going on¡­¡± ¡°will anything happen?¡± ye xuan could not help but question the system in his mind. due to the help of various medicinal pills, his other women were all strong and healthy. they could give birth and raise children. this had never happened before. but why did something happen to liu ruyan? [i think it¡¯s because liu ruyan was a demonic cultivator in the past that it affected the child to a certain extent.] the system replied. ¡°damn!!¡± ¡°system, don¡¯t scare me. will liu ruyan give birth to a monster?¡± ye xuan was shocked by the system¡¯s words and his soul almost flew up. [host, please calm down. it¡¯s liu ruyan¡¯s own fault. it has nothing to do with the child.] the system explained. ¡°that¡¯s good¡­¡± hearing this, ye xuan was finally relieved. he waited for another two hours. finally, a series of surprised voices came from the room. ¡°she has given birth! she has given birth!¡± ¡°it¡¯s a boy!¡± ¡°that¡¯s great!¡± ¡°waaah¡­¡± ¡°wow¡­ wow¡­¡± * * * * * * ps: the realm of this book hasn¡¯t collapsed. in the early stages, it was because the spiritual root was poor and the increase in cultivation was slow. just look at the later few pages. another ten more chapters to reach the foundation establishment realm. Chapter 24 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations at the same time, the system¡¯s voice sounded in ye xuan¡¯s mind. [ding! congratulations to the host for producing a descendant with spiritual root for the first time in the host¡¯s family. you have made a huge contribution to the building of the ¡°longevity family clan¡±. you are rewarded with 500 years of cultivation and 500 years of lifespan; grade-1 formation technique; grade-2 alchemy technique; system shop is opened.] [ding! congratulations to the host for obtaining 100 years of lifespan. reward: 100 years of cultivation. critical hit reward of divine power: great star-plucking hand!] ¡­ seeing the two golden notifications flashing on the system interface, ye xuan heaved a sigh of relief. logically speaking, the child of a cultivator might not necessarily have a spiritual root. it was just that the probability of having a spiritual root was slightly higher. therefore, ye xuan was also hoping for a fluke and was even prepared for failure. if he failed, he would have to make liu ruyan go through it again and bear him another child¡­ fortunately, his luck was good. this was a huge gain. ¡­ in the next moment. a large amount of information on formations and alchemy surged into ye xuan¡¯s mind. fortunately, ye xuan was already used to it. moreover, his cultivation was not weak now. although it was still a little painful, he could still bear it. apart from that, the divine power, the great star-plucking hand, also entered his mind and directly entered the elementary level. cultivation techniques were similar to laying a foundation and enhancing a cultivator¡¯s base and cultivation. on the other hand, divine powers were like amplifiers that transformed a cultivator¡¯s cultivation into true combat strength in proportion. the stronger the divine power, the more terrifying the combat power. it was normal to fight above one¡¯s level. of course, other than divine powers, there were also secret techniques. these were relatively rare, but they were even more powerful. many of them were passed down from ancient times and were extremely rare. ye xuan did not know what level the ¡°great star-plucking hand¡± belonged to, but he knew that it was very awesome. however, the more powerful a divine power was, the greater the consumption. it was extremely difficult to cultivate a divine power to great perfection. ¡­ of course. these were secondary. what surprised ye xuan the most was the opening of the system shop. ¡°open the shop!¡± ye xuan directly opened the system shop with his mind. in the next second, a list that only he could see appeared in front of him. the list was densely filled with items. pills, talisman formation discs, magic artifacts, armors, and so on. there were all kinds of things. the category that ye xuan was looking at now was the medicinal pills. there were all kinds of medicinal pills. the lowest level was grade-1, and the highest level was grade-3! beauty retaining pills, qi nourishing pills, essence enhancing pills, foundation establishment pills, and so on, regardless of whether he had seen them or not, could all be bought in the system shop. the only thing that gave ye xuan a headache was that the common currency in the system shop was not gold coins or spirit stones, but lifespan! a grade-1 beauty retaining pill was priced at 30 days of lifespan. a grade-2 foundation establishment pill was priced at 10 years of lifespan. a grade-1 beast-trapping formation disc was priced at 1 year of lifespan. ¡­ ¡­ when ye xuan saw these prices, he suddenly felt a headache. how was this a more-descendants-more-fortunes system? this was a damn life-sucking system! although the items were good, they were a little expensive. he could afford to buy a little. however, if his hands trembled and he bought too much at once, he did not know if he would court death. when ye xuan thought of this, he shivered with fear and quickly took a look at his attribute panel. [name: ye xuan] [age: 33] [remaining lifespan: 1,314] [cultivation: level 7 of the qi refinement stage (99%)] [profession: grade-2 alchemist (elementary), grade-1 talisman master (peak), grade-1 formation master (elementary)] [cultivation technique: qi inhalation technique] [divine power: great star-plucking hand (1%); upgradeable] [magic artifact: amethyst furnace (grade-1 magic artifact)] as expected, an attribute has been added to his attribute panel¡ªremaining lifespan: 1,300 years! he had obtained most of it from having children. a small portion was an achievement reward. in the end, coupled with his lifespan as a qi refinement stage cultivator, the figure was about there. in addition, ye xuan also discovered that there was a red ¡°upgradeable¡± option behind the cultivation progress of the ¡°great star-plucking hand¡±. ¡°upgrade the great star-plucking hand!¡± with a thought from ye xuan, an option appeared in the system: [do you want to spend one year of your lifespan to increase the cultivation progress of the great star-plucking hand by 1%?] ¡°eh?¡± ¡°so cheap!¡± ¡°upgrade!¡± ¡°give me the full level directly!!¡± without hesitation, ye xuan consumed 100 years of his lifespan and maxed out the great star-plucking hand. a mere 100 years of lifespan was nothing to him. this great star-plucking hand sounded extremely extraordinary. it seemed to have consumed 100 years, but in fact, he was freeloading. ¡°buzz buzz buzz¡ª¡± in the next moment. ye xuan found that the figure behind the great star-plucking hand on the attribute panel skyrocketed crazily. 10% 20% 60% 100% ¡­ in an instant, ye xuan¡¯s comprehension of the great star-plucking hand reached the full level. countless comprehensions of the great star-plucking hand surged into ye xuan¡¯s mind crazily, filling his head. ¡°damn, so much¡­¡± ye xuan felt as if his head was about to explode. it was exactly the same as the first time he absorbed alchemy. he had never come into contact with or learned any secret techniques before. the content he received from the first initiation almost caused his brain to explode. ye xuan was a little regretful. he was too careless this time. he should not have been so impatient¡­ ¡­ after an unknown period of time, the great star-plucking hand was finally upgraded. ¡°damn¡­ exciting¡­¡± ye xuan was dizzy. he slowly spat out two words and then sat down on the ground. ¡­ ¡°family head, are you alright?!¡± ¡°family head!!¡± ¡°someone, someone come quickly!!¡± in the courtyard, when the butlers saw ye xuan suddenly fall to the ground, they were all scared out of their wits. in an instant, everyone in the courtyard was in an uproar. they were completely at a loss. ¡°don¡¯t!¡± ¡°no need, i¡¯m fine!¡± ye xuan¡¯s face was slightly pale as he hurriedly stood up. ¡°family head, are you alright?¡± kong qiu hurriedly went forward and asked with a worried expression. after all, ye xuan was the pillar of the entire ye family. if anything happened to ye xuan, the ye family would probably fall apart! ¡°i¡¯m fine. don¡¯t worry.¡± ye xuan waved his hand and said quickly. the impact just now was too strong. his mind was in a mess. ¡°creak¡ª¡± at this moment, the door of the delivery room opened. a few midwives poked their heads out and asked, ¡°what happened?¡± ¡°i¡¯m fine.¡± ye xuan quickly got up and quickly adjusted his state. then, he quickly came to the door of the delivery room and asked, ¡°how is it? are both mother and son alright?¡± ¡°family head, don¡¯t worry. the mother and son are safe.¡± ¡°family head can come in now.¡± the midwives smiled quickly and said respectfully. they also made way for him. although ye xuan had long wanted to enter the delivery room to accompany liu ruyan, most people in this world thought that it would be bad for a man to enter when a woman was giving birth. they were more superstitious. ye xuan naturally did not believe this, but this was the immortal-cultivation world. perhaps there might really be some effects, so he still chose to respect the customs of this world. he only went in after liu ruyan finished giving birth. ¡­ when she entered the room, she saw liu ruyan holding her child in her arms. the child had been washed. it was pink and tender, and the long umbilical cord still had some blood in it. ¡°are you alright¡­¡± ¡°thank you for your hard work¡­¡± ye xuan hurried to the head of the bed and bent down to gently hold liu ruyan in his arms. liu ruyan wanted to be his woman wholeheartedly. like luo xin, her favorability reached 100. ye xuan would naturally treat them better. ¡°ye xuan, you big baddie, don¡¯t even think about tricking me into giving birth in the future!¡± when liu ruyan saw ye xuan coming over, the resentment in her heart completely erupted. she bit ye xuan¡¯s neck fiercely. ¡°howl¡­¡± ¡°hiss¡ª¡± instantly, ye xuan sucked in a breath of cold air. however, he did not dare to use his spiritual energy to defend at all. he even took the initiative to relax his muscles in case he hurt the child and liu ruyan. after a long stalemate, liu ruyan finally let out her breath and slowly loosened her mouth. there was also a clear bite mark on ye xuan¡¯s neck. ¡°okay, okay, be good~¡± ¡°it¡¯s alright¡­¡± ye xuan held liu ruyan and the child in his arms again. seeing this, the surrounding maids and midwives were also very sensible; they retreated. only liu ruyan, ye xuan, and the little wailing one were left. * * * * * * * ps: the realm of this book hasn¡¯t collapsed. in the early stages, it was because the spiritual root was poor and the increase in cultivation was slow. just look at the later few pages. another ten more chapters to reach the foundation establishment realm. Chapter 25 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations with the birth of ye xuan¡¯s first child with spiritual root, ye xuan also had a taste of the sweetness. however, the quality of his own spiritual root was even lower than his son¡¯s. the further he progressed, the slower his cultivation progressed. a child with spiritual root was far from enough to satisfy his needs. although ye xuan had given his concubines great benefits and could take more than 20 concubines every month, it was still not enough to satisfy his requirements. ye xuan was also helpless about this. he only hoped that when a child was born, something good would burst forth to improve his spiritual root. as for cultivation techniques and divine powers, they were really useless to ye xuan at the moment. he had the ten thousand flower sect as his backer and he was an easy-going person. the hundreds of immortal-cultivation family clans in the ten thousand flower city were all his in-laws. coupled with his current strength, as long as he did not go out of the city to court death, he would almost not encounter any danger. he just wanted to lie at home quietly and produce children. now, he was plowing it himself. eighteen years later, when his children grew up, they would get a wife or a husband, and have children. the children they produced would also give him rewards. therefore, ye xuan only wanted to have more children while his passion was still there so that he could be more relaxed in the future. ¡­ ¡°husband, giving birth is so painful. can i stop giving birth? boohoo¡­¡± ¡°give birth to another child. you don¡¯t want the child to have no siblings, right? if you give birth to another son, you can stop.¡± ¡°alright¡­ alright¡­ i¡¯ll listen to you¡­¡± ¡­ soon, the next year, liu ruyan gave birth to a boy for ye xuan. unfortunately, this child did not have a spiritual root. however, ye xuan was not surprised. marrying a talented woman only meant that the probability of giving birth to children with spiritual roots was higher. it was not 100%. moreover, it was not guaranteed that they would give birth to children with high-grade spiritual roots. for example, ye xuan knew that his father was a mortal and his mother was a foundation establishment realm cultivator, but in the end, she gave birth to him, an inferior product among grade-1 spiritual roots. ye xuan was also helpless about this, but he did not have any resentment. instead, he was even more grateful to his parents. it was because of them that he could have his current achievements. ¡­ ¡°husband, you still want to have children¡­ but¡­¡± in the room, liu ruyan blushed and looked at ye xuan pitifully. although giving birth a second time was not as painful as the first time, she still had a phobia and did not want to face it. ye xuan gently held liu ruyan in his arms and explained gently, ¡°look at our children. they¡¯re all boys. one older brother and one younger brother. they¡¯ll probably fight because you¡¯re sometimes biased.¡± ¡°but if they have a younger sister, the older brother and the younger brother will give her their love. moreover, the family will all side with her and live in harmony.¡± ¡°yan¡¯er, you probably don¡¯t want your children to quarrel over all kinds of small matters, right?¡± hearing ye xuan¡¯s words, liu ruyan immediately felt that it made sense. she nodded her head in confusion. soon, liu ruyan got pregnant again. ¡­ in the third year, liu ruyan gave birth to a girl for ye xuan. unfortunately, she still did not have a spiritual root. ¡°husband¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯m sorry, why don¡¯t i give birth to another one for you¡­¡± in the delivery room, liu ruyan could clearly feel ye xuan¡¯s disappointment and immediately blamed herself. she had been with ye xuan for so long, so she naturally knew that ye xuan wanted to have another child with spiritual root. although ye xuan was always fooling her, she was not a fool, so she agreed each time. however, she felt a tinge of guilt for not having given birth to a child with spiritual root for two consecutive years. ¡­ ¡°it¡¯s alright. it¡¯s good that you¡¯re fine.¡± ¡°it¡¯s been hard on you. if you don¡¯t like it, we don¡¯t have children anymore.¡± ye xuan shook his head gently and felt that there was no need. a grade-1 spiritual root should be the limit for liu ruyan. it was probably because liu ruyan¡¯s cultivation level had regressed. for him, liu ruyan gave up on the demonic technique and switched to the ordinary cultivation technique he had exchanged from the system shop. however, she had been severely injured. coupled with the fact that her body was not as good as before, she only recovered to the level 3 of the qi refinement stage in three years. ye xuan planned to let liu ruyan cultivate well in the future and cultivate ordinary cultivation techniques. it would be good if she could return to the foundation establishment realm within 20 years. ¡°husband¡­ let¡¯s produce another child¡­ i can do it¡­¡± ¡°husband¡­ ugh¡­¡± liu ruyan still wanted to say something, but ye xuan covered her red lips. ¡°be good and listen to me.¡± ye xuan gently pinched liu ruyan¡¯s red cheeks. his tone was gentle, but there was an unquestionable majesty. ¡°okay¡­ okay¡­¡± liu ruyan lowered her head gently. her eyes were misty, as if she was about to cry in the next second. ye xuan was afraid that he would not be able to control himself. he only left after he coaxed liu ruyan to sleep. liu ruyan¡¯s feelings for him were wholehearted. just like luo xin, her favorability toward him of 100 had never wavered. he naturally knew that liu ruyan did not like to have children. ye xuan felt sorry for liu ruyan after fooling her three times. since it was very difficult to give birth to a child with spiritual root, ye xuan did not force it. ¡­ in the past three years. his children had more than doubled in number. the number of wives and concubines almost tripled. in three years, including other rewards, he had smashed down nearly 1,800 years of cultivation before he was barely able to step into level 8 of the qi refinement stage. because his spiritual root was not good, his entire body was like a leaking ball. despite him smashing down so many years of cultivation, the improvement was not too great. according to the current projection, he would still need at least 10,000 years of cultivation before he could reach the peak of level 10 of the qi refinement stage. it would be extremely difficult for him to enter the foundation establishment realm. the only way was to improve the quality of his spiritual root! ¡­ however, he searched the entire system shop and did not see anything that could increase the quality of his spiritual root. perhaps because he was too weak, many high-grade items in the system shop had not been unlocked. the highest priced item in the system shop was not more than 1,000 years in lifespan. to increase the chance of getting a spiritual root reward was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. but the good news was¡­ his proficiency in refining grade-1 pills had reached the peak. no matter what grade-1 pill he refined, his success rate could reach more than 90%. moreover, the success rate of producing pills was extremely high, and the probability of high-grade pills was not low either. not only that, he could also refine grade-2 pills now. he could even refine foundation establishment realm pills. however, there were too many impurities, which might be poisonous¡­ however, he alone was comparable to more than ten grade-1 alchemists. in addition, he was now working with the three major immortal-cultivation family clans. if he gave the three major immortal-cultivation family clans a little more benefits, he would still be earning a lot of money. however, he had not revealed his identity as a grade-2 alchemist. after all, this kind of thing was too shocking. if it was rashly revealed, he would be targeted or even threatened by some demonic cultivators. after all, he was not alone. he had his own family. if he was targeted one day, it would be a very troublesome matter. when he became stronger and truly gained a foothold in the ten thousand flower city, it might be better then to reveal his identity as a grade-2 alchemist. of course. ye xuan was not in a hurry. this was because he planned to return to the ten thousand flower sect in a month. he received news that the annual sect competition of the ten thousand flower sect would be held in a month. the reason why he did not go back in the previous years was because he had received insider information that no one had been eliminated, so it was useless for him to go back. in addition, he had many wives and concubines and was busy with work every day. he could not leave at all. however, this year was different. or rather, the sect had expanded its recruitment ten years ago, and more than a hundred disciples had been recruited that year. however, because of this, the disciples they recruited had slightly poor temperament and were not very talented. it was said that several junior sisters were still only at the level 4 of the qi refinement stage. coincidentally, ye xuan had some free time now, so he planned to take this opportunity to find some junior sisters to bear his children. that would be really cool. after all, his cultivation had reached level 8 of the qi refinement stage! he was also a great cultivator. the dragon king had returned! naturally, he had the confidence! * * * * * * * Chapter 26 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations swoosh! one month later, a flying sword descended from the sky and flew straight into the ye family¡¯s courtyard. ¡°senior sister, you¡¯re finally here!¡± ¡°i missed you so much!¡± ye xuan was also very happy to see xia yuning coming on her sword. he opened his arms to welcome her. ¡°cut it out!¡± xia yuning glared at ye xuan helplessly. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°senior sister, you¡¯ve become younger again. it seems that your cultivation has improved a lot recently.¡± ye xuan retracted his arms, smiled awkwardly, and casually threw a flattery. ¡°the sect competition won¡¯t start until tomorrow. since you haven¡¯t been back for some time, i¡¯ll bring you to see master first.¡± xia yuning¡¯s tone was calm, but there was still a faint blush on her face. it was obvious that she could not stand ye xuan¡¯s shamelessness. ¡°alright!¡± ¡°i¡¯m ready. we can leave at any time!¡± ye xuan laughed and was in a good mood. ¡°husband, when are you coming back?¡± ¡°darling, please be careful!¡± at this moment, two people suddenly walked out of the house. they were luo xin and liu ruyan. the two of them were carrying babies in their arms, but their eyes were still filled with reluctance to part with ye xuan. ¡°don¡¯t worry, i won¡¯t be gone for long.¡± ¡°you guys have to take care of yourselves and the children.¡± ye xuan gave the two women a reassuring look. ¡°alright, then we¡¯ll wait for husband to return.¡± the two women knew that ye xuan came from a large sect, and it was not good for them to interfere. they nodded, and their eyes were full of longing and reluctance. xia yuning glanced at liu ruyan. she could naturally sense liu ruyan¡¯s cultivation level. she was a little surprised, but she did not ask in person. ¡°come on up.¡± xia yuning released the flying sword casually. she stood at the front end of the flying sword and gestured for ye xuan to come up. ¡°alright!¡± it was not ye xuan¡¯s first time riding a flying sword, so he was naturally familiar with it. he quickly flew onto the flying sword and stood steadily at the end of the flying sword. he subconsciously placed his hands on xia yuning¡¯s slender waist. it was soft and felt very good. ¡°behave yourself!¡± xia yuning blushed and reprimanded softly before controlling the flying sword to take off quickly. ¡­ in the courtyard, liu ruyan and luo xin looked at the two of them drifting further and further away and sighed softly. ¡°sister luo xin, how long do you think it will take for husband to conquer this beautiful fairy?¡± liu ruyan suddenly thought of something and smiled at luo xin. ¡°huh?¡± ¡°conquer that fairy!¡± luo xin widened her beautiful eyes, looking a little flustered. as a mortal, she subconsciously avoided the discussion of immortals. ¡°i think husband has been drooling over fairy xia for a long time. it¡¯s a pity that husband¡¯s strength is too low, but i still think husband has a chance of conquering her.¡± liu ruyan covered her mouth and chuckled. although she had been pursued by xia yuning for some time back then, now that she had followed ye xuan, she had long let go of her grudges. however, when she thought about how xia yuning would have to call her sister after ye xuan conquered her, she could not help but feel a little excited. unlike liu ruyan, luo xin was more simple. she only hoped that ye xuan could come back safely. she just hoped that she could always be by ye xuan¡¯s side and bear him a child every year, and she would already be very satisfied. ¡­ ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± above the clouds, the flying sword sped with two figures. foundation establishment realm cultivators were completely different from qi refinement stage cultivators. flying on a sword was a special ability of foundation establishment realm cultivators. ¡°senior sister, slow down. i¡¯m afraid of heights¡­¡± ye xuan hugged xia yuning¡¯s slender waist tightly and pressed himself against her back. only then did he feel a sense of security. ¡°if you continue like this, believe it or not, i¡¯ll throw you down!!¡± there was a hint of shyness in xia yuning¡¯s tone, but her fair and pretty face was already so red that it was about to bleed. she had long known that ye xuan was interested in her, and she did not dislike ye xuan. however, it was still very embarrassing to be hugged by ye xuan like this¡­ if others saw it, she would be too ashamed to face anyone. ye xuan was too bad! if they were on the ground, she would have already beaten ye xuan up. however, she was in the air now and could not be distracted while controlling the flying sword. if she acted rashly, there might be an accident. she was definitely fine high up in the sky, but she was afraid of hurting ye xuan. ¡°no one saw it anyway. it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± ¡°didn¡¯t i often hug you like this when we were young?¡± ye xuan curled his lips and remained unmoved. xia yuning had a favorability of more than 60 toward him. ye xuan naturally knew what he could and could not do. xia yuning would not be angry at all with hugging and cuddling. it might even increase her favorability toward him. naturally, he would not give up this opportunity. ¡°that was when we were young. how can this be the same?!¡± ¡°we¡¯re almost there. let go of your hands¡­¡± xia yuning said angrily. ¡°one beauty retaining pill.¡± ye xuan said lightly. ¡°dream on!¡± xia yuning rejected it immediately. ¡°ten!¡± ¡°that¡­ that won¡¯t do either¡­¡± ¡°it¡¯s a grade-2 beauty retaining pill.¡± ¡°what!!!¡± ¡°shocking¡ª¡± xia yuning was shocked and was slightly distracted. the flying sword also tilted violently. one of ye xuan¡¯s feet was thrown out and his soul almost left his body. ¡°ah, are you alright!¡± xia yuning came back to her senses hurriedly and asked with concern. ¡°senior sister, are you trying to harm junior brother? i¡¯m going to complain to master!¡± ye xuan¡¯s back was drenched in cold sweat, but he tightened his grip even more. he had a flying talisman, so he would definitely be fine if he fell, but he was still quite frightened. ¡°i-i wasn¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°where did you get the grade-2 beauty retaining pill? could it be that you¡¯re a grade-2 alchemist?!¡± this was what xia yuning was most concerned about now. she did not care the slightest about the movements of ye xuan¡¯s hands at all. ¡°that¡¯s a secret.¡± ¡°let me hold you a while longer. ten grade-2 beauty retaining pills ~¡± ye xuan chuckled and started to bribe xia yuning. ¡°that¡­ that won¡¯t do either¡­¡± ¡°we¡¯re almost at the sect. quick, let go. don¡¯t let others see us¡­¡± although xia yuning coveted the grade-2 beauty retaining pill, she could not put down her pride and hurriedly urged ye xuan to let go. ¡°alright, alright~¡± ye xuan lowered his head and indeed saw the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s mountain gate. he did not insist and slowly let go. then, he smiled and said, ¡°however, i still have to give the beauty retaining pills to senior sister. take them as the fee for senior sister to send me here~¡± as soon as he finished speaking, ye xuan gently hung a small jade bottle on xia yuning¡¯s waist. ¡°hmph, at least you still have some conscience!¡± seeing this, xia yuning was instantly in a good mood. in her heart, she was actually very fond of this junior brother of hers. however, she was obsessed with the sword dao, and ye xuan was preoccupied with having babies, so she naturally would not agree. of course, if she wanted to enter the secular world in the future, her first choice would definitely be him, a very good-looking junior brother. however, xia yuning naturally would not show this. otherwise, if ye xuan found out, he might be so smug. * * * * * * * Chapter 27 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± because both of them had the tokens of sect disciples, the flying sword easily passed through the defense of the mountain-protecting formation and headed straight for gu qingyao¡¯s ethereal peak. ¡°pa da¡ª¡± the flying sword slowly landed. the two of them landed gently without raising any dust. ¡°let¡¯s go. master has been waiting for you for a long time.¡± xia yuning straightened her slightly ruffled dress and used her spirit energy to suppress the blush on her face before speaking calmly. ¡°oh.¡± ye xuan nodded. looking at the scenery around him that had barely changed, he felt a little emotional. it had been so many years since he descended from the mountain, and his offspring had already exceeded a thousand. however, to immortals with long lifespans, this time was just a blink of an eye. even the various spiritual plants planted on the mountain had a longer lifespan than mortals. a flower blooms for ten generations, and is still there when people leave. ¡­ the two of them followed the winding path between the mountains and quickly arrived at the top of the mountain. it was still the same cliff, the same jade stone platform, and on it sat a white-haired lolita. after so many years, this scene seemed to have never changed. ¡°greetings, master!¡± the two of them bowed to gu qingyao. xia yuning said, ¡°master, i¡¯ve brought junior brother back.¡± at that moment, gu qingyao, who was cultivating with her eyes closed, finally opened her eyes slowly and turned to look at ye xuan. her beautiful light blue eyes seemed to contain a galaxy, making people feel like they would lose themselves just by looking at them. ¡°master, i¡¯m back.¡± ye xuan grinned, looking very happy. after not seeing her for so many years, gu qingyao had become prettier again. it was most likely because her strength had improved. although he was only at level 8 of the qi refinement stage, he could also clearly feel that the sense of oppression from gu qingyao was stronger. ¡°as expected of a grade-7 spiritual root. as expected, it¡¯s not an exaggeration.¡± ¡°if only you could bear me a child, i¡¯ll fly immediately.¡± ye xuan had a smile on his face and looked very happy. ¡°yes, it¡¯s good that you¡¯re back.¡± gu qingyao smiled and nodded slightly at ye xuan. although gu qingyao tried her best to maintain her image as an elder, to ye xuan, gu qingyao was still very adorable. gu qingyao sensed ye xuan¡¯s gaze and her vast divine subconsciousness landed on ye xuan. she was stunned and her bright eyes widened. she asked in disbelief, ¡°you¡¯re at level 8 of the qi refinement stage???¡± ¡°master, what are you talking about? junior brother was only at level 6 five years ago. now he¡­¡± before xia yuning could finish speaking, she sensed the level 8 of the qi refinement stage aura released by ye xuan¡¯s body because it automatically resisted the pressure from gu qingyao. in the next moment, she froze on the spot. ¡°how is that possible!¡± ¡°junior brother, when did you reach level 8 of the qi refinement stage???¡± xia yuning revealed a look of disbelief as well, feeling that her worldview had been overturned. previously, when ye xuan reached level 6 of the qi refinement stage, she and her master had guessed that ye xuan might have obtained some good fortune in the ruins, resulting in his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds, which was understandable. however, it had only been less than four years and ye xuan had advanced by two small levels? this cultivation speed was even faster than hers. who exactly had a grade-5 spiritual root?? ¡°master, my spiritual root is special. my cultivation speed is faster in the mortal world. this is my achievement over the years.¡± ye xuan bowed slightly, but there was a smile at the corner of his mouth. this was the first time he had seen his lolita master show such an expression. it was simply adorable. when gu qingyao saw ye xuan¡¯s expression, she immediately knew that she had lost her composure. she hurriedly put away her shocked expression and said calmly, ¡°not bad. i didn¡¯t expect you to be so talented. if i had known earlier, i would have let you enter the mortal world earlier to train.¡± although she did not know how ye xuan cultivated, she had never heard of his special spiritual root. however, she had sent people to investigate ye xuan and his wives and concubines. it was enough to confirm that ye xuan did not use any demonic cultivator¡¯s methods. ¡°junior brother, if you had shown such talent earlier, your cultivation might have surpassed mine¡­¡± xia yuning was shocked and emotional. ye xuan had been delayed for so many years, yet he could actually reach level 8 of the qi refinement stage. if he had entered the world earlier, he might have built his foundation long ago. ye xuan said that his spiritual root was special and his cultivation speed was faster in the mortal world. she naturally did not believe it before. but now, she was starting to waver. ¡°alright, tomorrow is the sect competition. little xuan, since you are so talented, you can find a chance to show off. if you can achieve a certain ranking, the sect will give you a lot of rewards.¡± gu qingyao smiled at ye xuan. as soon as she finished speaking, she looked at xia yuning and said indifferently, ¡°yuning, bring little xuan to the library pavilion. his cultivation level is now at level 8 of the qi refinement stage. it¡¯s time for him to choose a suitable cultivation technique to cultivate.¡± ¡°yes, master!¡± xia yuning had actually guessed that and hurriedly replied respectfully. most of the cultivation techniques of the ten thousand flower sect were suitable for women to cultivate, but it was not that there were none that were suitable for men. it was just that the levels were relatively low. the levels of cultivation techniques were relatively simple. they were divided into four tiers: heaven, earth, black, and yellow. the higher the levels, the faster the cultivation speed, but the corresponding difficulty in comprehension would also be higher. a suitable cultivation technique was the most important to a cultivator. next was the completeness and upper limit of the cultivation technique. the reason why cultivation techniques were rare was because they determined a person¡¯s cultivation. without a foundation establishment realm cultivation technique, one would not be able to break through to the foundation establishment realm. if one forcefully broke through, there was a high chance that he would self-destruct and die. there was a small chance that all his meridians would be completely severed. therefore, most independent cultivators were only at the qi refinement stage. it was not that they were not talented, but that they did not have the cultivation techniques. most of the powerful cultivation techniques were incomplete and basically only had the qi refinement section. the ten thousand flower sect only had one complete earth stage cultivation technique. it was also the sect¡¯s ultimate technique¡ªten thousand flower scripture. it could be cultivated up to the nascent soul realm at most. because it was too profound, only disciples with extraordinary talent and comprehension could cultivate it. inner sect disciples could obtain the content of the ten thousand flower scripture at the qi refinement stage and foundation establishment realm. the personal disciples were able to obtain the content of the golden core realm, and only cultivators above the elder level were qualified to comprehend the complete version of the ten thousand flower scripture. it was a pity that ye xuan was a man. otherwise, with the talent he displayed now, he might be very suitable to cultivate the ten thousand flower scripture. ¡­ ¡°junior brother, what kind of cultivation technique do you want?¡± walking on the small path in the library pavilion, xia yuning looked at ye xuan and asked seriously. he knew that ye xuan cultivated the most basic ¡°qi inhalation technique¡±. this entry level was extremely simple. it could be said to be the most common cultivation technique in the immortal-cultivation world. moreover, it did not have any attributes and could be changed to other cultivation techniques at will. however, the qi inhalation technique was only suitable for newcomers. in other words, it only had the qi refinement section. if he wanted to build his foundation, he had to find a higher-level cultivation technique. ¡°i don¡¯t care, as long as i can build my foundation.¡± ye xuan waved his hand casually. he did not have any requirements for cultivation techniques. in any case, it was the same whether he cultivated or not. he was thinking of casually exchanging for a cheaper cultivation technique to cultivate after reaching the maximum of the qi refinement stage. however, even the cheapest foundation establishment realm cultivation technique required 200 years of lifespan. since he could freeload, he naturally would not waste his lifespan. the most urgent thing for him now was to improve the quality of his spiritual root. otherwise, he would suffer a huge loss after entering the foundation establishment realm. as for powerful divine powers, as long as one¡¯s lifespan was long enough, they could be exchanged from the system shop and could be maxed out with one click. what was he afraid of? * * * * * * * Chapter 28 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°that won¡¯t do.¡± ¡°if it¡¯s really as you said, and your cultivation speed is faster in the mortal world, then you have to choose a cultivation technique that suits you. otherwise, it will be very troublesome to change cultivation techniques in the future.¡± xia yuning said solemnly. since she had discovered her junior brother¡¯s talent, she would definitely not allow him to act recklessly. however, she did not understand ye xuan¡¯s cultivation. she could only ask ye xuan for his thoughts so that she could find a suitable cultivation technique for him. ¡°alright, alright, i know.¡± ye xuan waved his hand indifferently and walked quickly towards the library pavilion. obviously, he did not hear xia yuning¡¯s words. ¡°junior brother, you idiot¡­¡± xia yuning was anxious. she fiercely stomped her feet before hurriedly running to catch up. ¡­ the library pavilion was a tall tower that stood on the northwest mountain of the ten thousand flower sect. ye xuan had gone in before and felt that his game cheat might be hidden in this scripture pavilion. after searching in the library pavilion for two years, he finally understood that he was daydreaming¡­ after that, he never came again. he had seen most of the cultivation techniques and secret manuals in the library pavilion. he had even seen some bamboo slips that recorded divine powers and spells. there was nothing special. arriving in front of the library pavilion, an old woman sat cross-legged with her eyes closed at the pitch-black door. ye xuan did not know the old woman¡¯s name. everyone called her grandma hua. she was very senior in the sect and was even older than gu qingyao. her cultivation was also unfathomable. ¡°disciple xia yuning greets grandma hua.¡± ¡°disciple ye xuan greets grandma hua.¡± when they got closer, ye xuan and xia yuning bowed respectfully to the old woman. after all, the other party was an elder. even gu qingyao had to bow, so ye xuan naturally did not dare to be reckless. ¡°eh?¡± ¡°it¡¯s the two of you!¡± the old woman seemed to have just woken up from her sleep. when she saw ye xuan and xia yuning, she squeezed out a smile on her aged face. ¡°not bad. you¡¯ve reached level 3 of the foundation establishment realm so quickly. as expected of little yao¡¯s disciple.¡± grandma hua glanced at xia yuning and nodded in satisfaction. then, she looked at ye xuan and was suddenly stunned. ¡°you are little xuan???¡± grandma hua asked in disbelief. ¡°grandma hua, it¡¯s me!¡± ¡°back then, i had stayed in the library for more than two years. it¡¯s all thanks to you, grandma hua, for taking care of me~¡± ye xuan chuckled. according to the rules, what he did was definitely against the rules. even gu qingyao would not dare to stay in the library for such a long period. however, back then, he had captured grandma hua¡¯s mouth with the honey soup dumplings. naturally, he could stay as long as he wanted. ¡°i didn¡¯t expect you to grow so big after so many years!¡± ¡°moreover, you¡¯ve actually cultivated to level 8 of the qi refinement stage. looks like little yao has obtained a lot of opportunities for you.¡± grandma hua was very emotional. in her opinion, even if ye xuan had a grade-1 spiritual root, it was impossible for him to cultivate to such an extent even in a hundred years. so her only thought was that gu qingyao had given ye xuan a great opportunity and improved his spiritual root. coupled with the accumulation of a large amount of resources, she was able to push ye xuan to this extent. ¡°grandma hua, no¡­¡± hearing this, xia yuning immediately knew that grandma hua had misunderstood. she wanted to explain but was stopped by ye xuan. ¡°grandma hua, it has been a long while since we last met. these are the honey soup dumplings i¡¯ve specially made for you.¡± ye xuan chuckled. without giving xia yuning a chance to continue speaking, he took out a bamboo steamer basket that still had steam coming out from it from his storage ring and handed it to grandma hua. ¡°hahaha, little xuan, you know me the best!¡± when grandma hua saw this, she immediately laughed heartily. a spark of light instantly burst forth from her turbid eyes. ¡°grandma hua, enjoy. senior sister and i will go in and choose a cultivation technique before coming out,¡± ye xuan said with a smile. ¡°go, go. with this old fogey here, no one will go in and disturb you.¡± grandma hua hurriedly waved her hand, signaling ye xuan to go in quickly. xia yuning was dumbfounded when she heard that. this was the first time she had seen granny hua, who had always been serious and obeyed the rules, let them in so easily. shouldn¡¯t she tell the visitors the rules every time they went in? furthermore, there was a time limit. one could not exceed the time it took for an incense stick to burn. what was going on? a dignified golden core realm old monster could actually be bribed by a steamer of soup dumplings??? was this a joke?? ¡°alright!¡± ye xuan laughed when he heard that. he took xia yuning¡¯s soft hand and entered the library pavilion. ¡°let¡­ let go¡­¡± ¡°if you keep doing this, i¡¯ll get angry!¡± after xia yuning entered the library pavilion, she calmed down and instantly realized that ye xuan was taking advantage of her again. she was a little angry. ye xuan was clearly so handsome, but why was he always so indecent? he was too detestable! ¡°oh, oh, oh¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯m sorry¡­¡± ye xuan smiled awkwardly and quickly let go. xia yuning glared at ye xuan angrily and then began to explain the partitions in the scripture pavilion to ye xuan. ¡°this is the cultivation technique area, this is the divine power area. there are all kinds of martial arts here. when you cultivate your martial arts to the peak, you can comprehend all kinds of mighty divine powers¡­¡± ¡°there are a total of seven floors in the library pavilion. the higher the floor, the higher the level of the cultivation technique. however, the token master gave us can allow us to enter up to the third floor, which is enough for us to pick the cultivation techniques of the foundation establishment realm¡­¡± as xia yuning did not know that ye xuan had been in the library pavilion for two years, she thought that ye xuan was not familiar with this place. naturally, she wanted to lead the way for ye xuan. ¡°hey, where are you going?¡± ¡°wait for me!¡± however, as xia yuning spoke, she turned around and found that ye xuan had already walked far away. xia yuning was anxious and hurriedly chased after him. ¡­ ¡°what is this place? why haven¡¯t i seen it before?¡± ¡°why haven¡¯t i seen it before?¡± ye xuan came to the northwest corner of the first floor and suddenly realized that there was a new shelf with all kinds of cultivation techniques on it. he was suddenly curious. the library pavilion did not change much since the last time he came here. however, ye xuan had never seen this brand new shelf and the large number of cultivation techniques on it. ¡°don¡¯t you know?¡± ¡°ten years ago, master and the sect elders discovered a ruin by the sea outside the thousand moon country. the cultivation techniques here were brought out from the ruins.¡± xia yuning explained. ¡°oh?¡± ¡°brought out from the ruins?!¡± ye xuan was a little excited when he heard that they had been brought out from the ruins. he had an impression of the ruins that appeared ten years ago. it was said that many talented disciples from various sects had entered the ruins and gained a lot. unfortunately, he was still a mortal at that time and could not participate in such matters. this kind of ruins was specially for the destined protagonist to farm items. he was just an ordinary person and could not be bothered. ye xuan counted carefully and found that there were more than 30 bamboo slips here. however, they seemed to be incomplete. at this moment, a system notification suddenly sounded. after reading it, ye xuan was stunned on the spot. [ding! ¡°longevity spirit transformation technique (incomplete)¡± has been detected. it meets the host¡¯s current requirements. the host is advised to check it out in a timely manner.] [longevity spirit transformation technique: a cultivation technique of the black tortoise clan. after cultivating it, one can consume his lifespan to increase his aptitude.] * * * * * * * Chapter 29 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°longevity spirit transformation technique!¡± ¡°there¡¯s actually such a magic cultivation technique???¡± ye xuan was shocked and immediately overjoyed. this was really a timely blessing. following the system¡¯s instructions, ye xuan quickly found a jade slip of the darkest color among the densely packed jade slips and took it out. ¡°eh?¡± ¡°surprisingly, it¡¯s actually this cultivation technique?¡± xia yuning exclaimed when she saw the jade slip in ye xuan¡¯s hand. ¡°senior sister, have you heard of this cultivation technique?¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows and asked curiously. ¡°of course i¡¯ve heard of it!¡± ¡°this cultivation technique is for demonic beasts to cultivate, not cultivators. it¡¯s placed here only for reference. no fool would choose this cultivation technique.¡± xia yuning explained with a smile. ye xuan was speechless. ¡°cough cough¡­¡± ¡°it might not be the case. not only is this cultivation technique very complete, it also looks very mysterious. hasn¡¯t any cultivator tried to cultivate this?¡± ye xuan twitched the corners of his mouth and pretended to be curious. although the system had introduced this cultivation technique, ye xuan still felt that it was better to ask clearly. ¡°don¡¯t you listen to the introduction of this cultivation technique.¡± ¡°although by cultivating this cultivation technique, one¡¯s spiritual root could be enhanced through the consumption of one¡¯s lifespan, and one could even break through a bottleneck, the lifespan consumed is extremely high. it¡¯s not something a cultivator could withstand.¡± ¡°it is only suitable for cultivation by some demonic beasts with ancient bloodlines or some long-lived demonic beasts.¡± xia yuning patiently explained. however, after she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something. her eyes widened as she looked at ye xuan and asked, ¡°junior brother, don¡¯t tell me you want to choose this cultivation technique?¡± ¡°ahem, how could that be?¡± ¡°i¡¯m only curious, only curious¡­¡± ¡°who would want to learn this cultivation technique? wouldn¡¯t that be courting death?¡± ye xuan coughed dryly and put the cultivation technique back quietly. in fact, the moment he flipped through the cultivation technique, the system had already learned this cultivation technique and automatically initiated it, with the comprehension progress reaching 1%. ¡°that¡¯s good.¡± ¡°i thought you were going to learn this technique.¡± ¡°actually, there had also been disciples in the sect who didn¡¯t believe in evil. because their talent was limited, they encountered a bottleneck, so they wanted to use this cultivation technique to break through. in the end, guess what¡­¡± ¡°i don¡¯t know.¡± ye xuan opened his big, ignorant eyes and shook his head gently, but there was anticipation in his eyes. xia yuning seemed to be very satisfied with ye xuan¡¯s expression. then, she told him the outcome, ¡°that disciple did make a breakthrough in the end with this cultivation technique, but she died a year after the breakthrough.¡± ¡°hiss¡ª¡± ¡°how terrible!!¡± ye xuan took a deep breath. ¡°that¡¯s right~¡± after xia yuning finished speaking, she immediately felt some emotion and regret. then, she quickly recovered and smiled. ¡°alright, let¡¯s not talk about this. let¡¯s go somewhere else to take a look~ the cultivation techniques here have not been verified. they¡¯re only for the reference of the sect disciples, and definitely not for you.¡± ¡°okay.¡± ye xuan nodded. he was not afraid at all. instead, he was looking forward to it. if this cultivation technique really had the ability to break through bottlenecks and increase one¡¯s aptitude, then he would really have to walk all the way to the destination on the life-sucking path. ¡­ after strolling in the library pavilion for some time, ye xuan had wanted to wait for the system to notify him of some special cultivation techniques for him to pick up. unfortunately, there was nothing. in the end, ye xuan obediently listened to xia yuning¡¯s suggestion and chose a black-level cultivation technique. it was barely passable. xia yuning was very happy because her junior brother was finally obedient this time. if ye xuan cultivated it well, there was hope for him to build his foundation in the future. ye xuan was also very happy and wanted to hurry back to practice the cultivation technique. he wanted to see what was so special about the cultivation technique specified by the system. the two of them left the library pavilion in satisfaction. of course, grandma hua, who was outside the door, was also very happy. she had not eaten ye xuan¡¯s honey soup dumplings for a long time. this time, she finally had a good meal. ¡­ after leaving the library pavilion, ye xuan quickly found a cave abode to cultivate in seclusion with the excuse that he wanted to comprehend the cultivation technique. upon entering his cave abode, ye xuan could not wait to look at his attribute panel. then, in the cultivation technique column, he saw the longevity spirit transformation technique that the system had just stolen. behind it, there was also a ¡°1%¡± initiation progress and a red ¡°upgradeable¡± option. cultivation techniques and divine powers required a lot of time to comprehend. only by fully comprehending the cultivation technique could one unleash the power of the cultivation technique in full. for example, cultivating a black-level cultivation technique might only accelerate one¡¯s cultivation by 1% if one was only at the entry level. however, if one fully comprehended it, there¡¯ll be at least a 200% acceleration effect on his cultivation. ye xuan had such thoughts in his heart. he guessed that the unlucky person who had learned the longevity spirit transformation technique¡­ ahem, the sect senior could have wasted so much of her lifespan because she had not comprehended it thoroughly enough. however, since he had the system, the situation might be different. ¡°system, how much lifespan does it take to increase the comprehension progress of the cultivation technique by 10%?¡± ye xuan hurriedly asked. [ding~ this cultivation technique is more profound. increasing it by 10% will consume 30 years of lifespan.] the system replied. ¡°hiss¡ª¡± ¡°thirty years!¡± when ye xuan saw this figure, although he had made a decision in his heart, he was also a little surprised. he knew that most of the credit for comprehending the cultivation technique was actually due to the system¡¯s computation ability, and this was most likely related to his cultivation level. after all, for a divine power as awesome as the great star-plucking hand, it would only take 100 years to comprehend it to the full level. if he comprehended this cultivation technique in full, he would need nearly 300 years of lifespan! clearly, the level of this cultivation technique far exceeded the great star-plucking hand. however, this made ye xuan look forward to it even more. ¡°use 300 years of my lifespan. i want to comprehend this cultivation technique in full!¡± ye xuan gave the command without hesitation! then, he took a few spirit stabilizing pills and also pasted calming talismans all over his body! this time, he was fully prepared! [ding~ comprehension of cultivation technique in progress¡­] soon, a large amount of extremely profound knowledge surged into ye xuan¡¯s mind crazily. the huge amount of information made ye xuan dizzy again. he staggered and almost fainted. although it was uncomfortable, ye xuan gritted his teeth and persisted. this was because it was also a form of training for himself. every time he experienced the system¡¯s pouring of knowledge, ye xuan could feel his mental power becoming much stronger. therefore, even though he knew that the impact this time was extremely huge, he still decided to take on all the content at once. as countless comprehensions of the cultivation technique poured into ye xuan¡¯s mind, ye xuan finally understood why this cultivation technique was so deceptive. in the final analysis, it was still because this cultivation technique was not for human cultivators to cultivate, but for demonic beasts! * * * * * * * Chapter 30 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations demonic beasts had powerful bloodlines and long lifespans, far exceeding that of humans. moreover, as a demonic beast¡¯s strength increased, its lifespan would also increase greatly. therefore, burning a portion of their lifespan to enhance their potential and break through bottlenecks at certain times was definitely a great gain for demonic beasts. although the lifespan of human cultivators was not short, compared to demonic beasts, it was simply between heaven and earth. according to ye xuan¡¯s current understanding, if his comprehension of the cultivation technique was only 1%, then even if he spent 10,000 years of his lifespan, he could only increase his aptitude by 1 point at most. now that he had fully comprehended the cultivation technique, if he consumed 10,000 years of his lifespan, he could increase his aptitude by at least 1,000 points! this was a qualitative change, not just a quantitative change. of course, his current lifespan was far from 10,000 years, and his aptitude was not digitized. however, it would be reflected in the enhancement of his spiritual root. after thoroughly comprehending the cultivation technique, ye xuan began to circulate the cultivation technique, intending to try it out first. as ye xuan continued to circulate his cultivation technique, ye xuan could clearly feel the extraordinary and terrifying vitality in his body. lifespan was actually a person¡¯s life force. many secret techniques that risked one¡¯s life would burn one¡¯s life force or cultivation in exchange for a short burst of power, but it would severely shorten one¡¯s life. this longevity spirit transformation technique was actually similar to those secret techniques. however, this cultivation technique used a profound method to refine one¡¯s life force and transform it into wonders of heaven and earth to achieve the purpose of enhancing one¡¯s aptitude. for demonic beasts, it could achieve the effect of cleansing the sinews and marrow. for cultivators, it could nourish their spiritual roots and increase the grade of their spiritual roots. soon, as the cultivation technique circulated, ye xuan could clearly feel his life force draining away. 1 month. 2 months. one year. two years. the speed at which it drained was unimaginable! however, with so much of his life force being refined to nourish his spiritual root, ye xuan also felt incomparably comfortable. ¡°hiss¡ª¡± ¡°this feeling is really awesome!¡± ye xuan finally understood why the unlucky cultivator died after breaking through. perhaps it was because it felt too good that she forgot her life force was being drained. by the time the unlucky cultivator reacted, it was already too late. in just a few dozen breaths, ye xuan checked his attribute panel and found that his lifespan had already decreased by nearly a hundred years. ¡°continue!¡± however, ye xuan did not stop. instead, he made up his mind and continued to circulate his cultivation technique. a hundred years. two hundred years! three hundred years! ¡­ seven hundred years!! his life force was consumed crazily and refined into strange warm currents by the cultivation technique, nourishing ye xuan¡¯s spiritual root. at this moment, ye xuan could clearly feel his originally sickly, limp, and extremely shriveled grade-1 spiritual root. because of the nourishment from this energy, it seemed to have come alive and was instantly full of vitality and firm! moreover, his spiritual root was special. it was an extremely rare attribute-less spiritual root. this meant that he could completely adapt to any attribute cultivation technique, but it also meant that he was not especially good at anything. no matter what cultivation technique he cultivated, there was no enhancement. it was ordinary. before he had the system, this was his sorrow. however, after the system, this was his advantage! ¡°a thousand years!!!¡± after 1,000 years of lifespan was consumed, ye xuan could clearly feel that his spiritual root seemed to have reached a point of saturation, but there was no qualitative change for a long time. it was still at the stage of a grade-1 spiritual root. ¡°damn!¡± ¡°i¡¯m going all out!¡± at this point, ye xuan naturally would not give up! he circulated his cultivation technique again and crazily consumed his life force to nourish this inferior product in his body! 1100 years! 1,200 years! ¡­ 1600 years!! ¡°ah!!¡± ¡°damn!¡± finally! after burning 1,700 years, suddenly a burst of dazzling white violently erupted from the spiritual root in ye xuan¡¯s body. then, a small side branch suddenly appeared on his bare spiritual root, as if it was a second root. it was extremely flexible! the moment this root appeared, ye xuan could instantly sense that he had a new understanding of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth! ¡°damn it, so this is a grade-2 spiritual root!¡± at this moment, ye xuan finally knew why those geniuses with high-quality spiritual roots could cultivate so quickly. he was simply not on the same level as them! his impression of the world seemed to have jumped from a-v picture quality to high-definition. he had even gotten rid of the mosaic processing. this was damn awesome!! ¡°i finally have a grade-2 spiritual root. i have to take off this time!¡± at this moment, ye xuan¡¯s heart was filled with pride! although he had spent more than 1,700 years of his lifespan, it was all worth it! with the enhancement of his spiritual root, the same amount of cultivation in the future would also produce a qualitative change in his improvement. no matter what, this was a great gain! ye xuan was a little impatient. he planned to quickly kidnap a few junior sisters and let them give birth to many babies for him. if ordinary people had more children, it would still have a greater impact on their bodies. after they had given birth to more than 10 children, ye xuan did not plan to let them continue. however, cultivators were different. their bodies were strong, and with the help of medicinal pills, giving birth to about eighty to a hundred children was as easy as eating and drinking for cultivators. this applies to both men and women. in the immortal cultivation world, there was no lack of female patriarchs. there were 3,000 harems and each of them founded a family clan. they were extremely powerful¡­ ¡­ the next day. the sect competition officially began. all the disciples of the ten thousand flower sect were incomparably excited. all of them rubbed their palms together and prepared to show off their skills on the immortal cultivation stage. if they were lucky and caught the eye of one of the elders, they would definitely soar into the heavens. ¡­ ¡°block, block, block¡ª¡± ¡°junior brother, why aren¡¯t you up yet!!¡± ¡°the sect competition is about to end!¡± xia yuning kept knocking on the door of ye xuan¡¯s room, with a speechless look. ye xuan had said that he would be participating in the sect competition, but it had been a whole day, and he had yet to be seen. he had stood her and the master up. how detestable. ¡°creak¡ª¡± ye xuan slowly opened the door, looking refreshed. ¡°ugh¡­¡± ¡°good afternoon, senior sister!¡± ye xuan stretched himself and greeted her lazily. originally, he had wanted to go take a look today, but he had used up more than a thousand years of his lifespan last night. his heart ached so much that he did not sleep well, so he stayed in bed for a while and slept until the afternoon. however, ye xuan did not care about the sect competition. what he cared about were the junior sisters who had left the sect without meeting the standards. ¡°huh?¡± when xia yuning saw ye xuan, her beautiful eyes narrowed and she said in surprise, ¡°junior brother, you seem to have changed¡­¡± for some reason, she felt that ye xuan was a little different today. but she could not tell what was different. he seemed to have become better-looking¡­ moreover, his temperament seemed to have improved a lot. he looked more pleasing to the eye, but there seemed to be an indescribable change. this made her feel very confused. * * * * * * * Chapter 31 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°changed?¡± ¡°have i become better-looking?¡± ye xuan grinned. ¡°bah!! shameless¡­¡± when xia yuning heard that, she pursed her lips and the strange feeling in her heart disappeared instantly. those were just her illusions. ye xuan was still the same ye xuan. he was still so shameless! ¡°alright, alright. is the sect competition over?¡± ¡°senior sister, can you quickly tell me how many junior sisters did not pass the cultivation test before the competition this year?¡± ye xuan chuckled and hurriedly asked. this was what he was most concerned about. ¡°why are you only thinking about having children¡­¡± xia yuning rolled her eyes helplessly. however, she already knew ye xuan¡¯s temperament and could only answer him with helplessness, ¡°there are a total of five junior sisters who did not pass the assessment this year. they should be leaving the sect tomorrow.¡± ¡°five!¡± ¡°that¡¯s great!¡± ye xuan laughed and was rejoicing in his heart. five junior sisters did not pass the assessment before the competition, which meant that their cultivation levels had not reached level 5 of the qi refinement stage. however, their talent was definitely not bad. those who could enter the ten thousand flower sect were at least good seedlings that possessed grade-3 spiritual roots. ¡°senior sister, they should still be in the sect. can you bring me to see them?¡± ye xuan rubbed his hands and looked at xia yuning with some embarrassment. ¡°phew¡­¡± ¡°i really don¡¯t know what to do with you¡­¡± ¡°they should be in the sect¡¯s miscellaneous affairs hall right now, receiving the allowance to leave the sect.¡± xia yuning naturally knew what ye xuan was thinking and had no choice but to speak helplessly. ¡°allowance to leave the sect??¡± ¡°is there such a thing even?¡± ye xuan panicked on the spot. he was still thinking of using the ye family¡¯s resources to fool these junior sisters! if the sect also gave an allowance for leaving the sect, and if the allowance was higher than what he offered, it would not be fun. ¡°don¡¯t worry, the allowance for leaving the sect won¡¯t be too much. it¡¯s just some spirit stones and gold coins to ensure that they could adapt better after entering the secular world.¡± xia yuning could tell what ye xuan was thinking at a glance and explained calmly. ¡°i see~¡± ¡°senior sister knows so much~¡± hearing this, ye xuan was also relieved and laughed. ye xuan was really happy to have such a senior sister who watched out for him. she was even more gentle and considerate than his own sister. unfortunately, it was still a little difficult to trick xia yuning into bearing his child¡­ ¡­ at this moment, in the sect¡¯s miscellaneous affairs hall, five women in ordinary clothes reluctantly handed their identity tokens and sect clothing to an old woman in front of them. ¡°elder liu, i beg you, please give me a chance. i¡¯m so close to reaching level 5 of the qi refinement stage¡­¡± a woman looked at the old woman pitifully, her bright black eyes filled with tears. ¡°that¡¯s right, elder liu. give me a chance. i¡¯ll definitely cultivate diligently¡­¡± ¡°elder liu, i beg you¡­¡± the other four women also begged. they looked very pitiful and lovable. however, the old woman called elder liu was unmoved. she had seen this kind of thing many times. there was a rule in the sect. if one could not reach level 5 of the qi refinement stage within ten years, they would be stripped of their status as a disciple of the ten thousand flower sect. this rule was hidden and would not be revealed to ordinary disciples. this was also to test the temperament of those disciples. in the assessment before the sect competition 10 years later, if any disciple did not meet the standards, she would bring those disciples to the miscellaneous affairs hall and tell them the truth. regret was inevitable. however, for a full ten years, they had enjoyed the resources and cultivation environment of the ten thousand flower sect but did not cherish it. this was also what they deserved. elder liu¡¯s eyes burned as she stared at one of the women and said indifferently, ¡°du qianqian, you¡¯ve been in the sect for ten years and have never gone on a mission. do you think there¡¯s a need for you to stay in the ten thousand flower sect?¡± ¡°i¡ª¡± du qianqian met elder liu¡¯s gaze and hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to say a word. elder liu did not let the others go. she turned her gaze to another woman and said indifferently, ¡°ding xiang, ever since you failed your first mission, you¡¯ve been dispirited until now. you¡¯re even dissatisfied with the sect, doing nothing all day long, wasting the resources of the sect. after ten years, you¡¯re still at level 3 of the qi refinement stage. what¡¯s the use of giving you a chance?¡± ¡°i¡ª¡± ding xiang also lowered her head, her face full of regret and shame. ¡°there¡¯s also xu qing. although the ten thousand flower sect doesn¡¯t forbid disciples from falling in love, you seduced more than ten male cultivators from other small sects alone and cheated them of their spirit stones. someone has long since complained to the sect.¡± elder liu said helplessly, ¡°you thought that you did it flawlessly, but in fact, the sect resisted all the pressure for you. unfortunately, you still let the sect down.¡± ¡°elder liu, i¡­¡± xu qing¡¯s expression alternated between turning green and pale. it was extremely ugly. ¡°you¡¯re all disciples of the ten thousand flower sect. you are also considered geniuses when placed outside. unfortunately¡­¡± elder liu sighed helplessly and waved her hand.¡± leave. no matter what choices you make in the future, they have nothing to do with the ten thousand flower sect. ¡± after elder liu finished speaking, she turned around and disappeared at the end of the hall, leaving the five female disciples standing there in a daze, their expressions indescribably despondent. ¡­ at this moment, ye xuan and xia yuning had just arrived at the miscellaneous affairs hall. ¡°senior sister, why are you following along too? isn¡¯t it a little inappropriate¡­¡± ye xuan glanced at xia yuning beside him and felt somewhat helpless. he was going to trick his junior sisters into bearing children for him. why did xia yuning follow him? she was so bored¡­ ¡°hmph, why can¡¯t i come!¡± ¡°master asked me to watch over you, so i naturally have to fulfill the mission. i can¡¯t let you mess around.¡± xia yuning crossed her arms and snorted. she naturally knew what ye xuan wanted to do, so she was also curious. she wanted to see how ye xuan would trick those junior sisters into bearing children for him. ¡­ as soon as the two of them entered the miscellaneous affairs hall, they encountered the five female disciples. the five women were not wearing the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s disciple uniforms and they looked a little forlorn. ye xuan saw someone he knew among them¡ªxu qing! xu qing was the last woman he had pursued! five years ago, he had failed in his pursuit of xu qing. in the end, he had no choice but to leave the mountain and enter the mortal world. five years ago, xu qing was at level 3 of the qi refinement stage. five years later, xu qing had reached level 4 of the qi refinement stage. xu qing had a wood-attribute spiritual root, and it was a grade-3 spiritual root. as long as she was willing to cultivate diligently, her cultivation level was definitely not just this level. however, xu qing was timid by nature and rarely went out for missions, so she did not have enough cultivation resources. it was also because of this that ye xuan felt that he had a chance. unfortunately, he was actually the clown. however, every dog had its day! now, he had many wives and concubines, and his strength had reached level 8 of the qi refinement stage. he had entered into marriage alliances with other immortal-cultivation family clans and was earning tens of thousands of spirit stones every year. he was no longer the scum that he once was. * * * * * * * Chapter 32 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations at this moment. the five female disciples also saw the arrival of ye xuan and xia yuning. ¡°greetings, junior master xia!¡± when the female disciples saw xia yuning, they bowed instinctively. although they were no longer disciples of the ten thousand flower sect, xia yuning was a foundation establishment realm cultivator and the personal disciple of the sect master. she had a noble status and they did not dare to show her disrespect. as for ye xuan, they naturally recognized him, but they did not greet him. they even felt a trace of jealousy inexplicably. ye xuan had the most trashy grade-1 spiritual root. after cultivating for 30 years, he was still trash at level 1 of the qi refinement stage. however, because of the sect master, a person like him was not just the only male disciple in the sect, he could also enjoy resources that were many times better than theirs. as for them, they had painstakingly cultivated for so many years. just because their cultivation was a little short of reaching level 5 of the qi refinement stage, they were going to be expelled from the sect. it would have been fine if they had not seen ye xuan. they had long forgotten about him. moreover, they had heard that ye xuan had already entered the mortal world, married, and had children. he was completely ruined. however, seeing ye xuan suddenly appear here and being so close to xia yuning made them feel even more unbalanced. even though ye xuan had entered the secular world, he was still the personal disciple of the sect master and enjoyed extremely good treatment. as for them, after leaving the ten thousand flower sect, they could only become independent cultivators. their cultivation levels were already so slow in the sect. if they left the resources and shelter of the sect, then their fate could be imagined. especially xu qing. she had some regrets now¡­ if she had known earlier, she would not have rejected him so quickly. as long as she dangled ye xuan, she would be able to obtain a steady stream of spirit stones. unfortunately, she did not know what was wrong with her at that time and directly rejected him. at the thought of this, xu qing¡¯s heart was filled with regret. ¡°junior sister xu, long time no see~¡± seeing that everyone had different expressions, ye xuan revealed a bright smile and greeted xu qing first. ¡°senior brother ye¡­ long time no see¡­¡± they hurriedly looked up at ye xuan and forced a smile. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°junior sisters, to be honest, i want to invite all of you to join my ye family.¡± ye xuan chuckled and said slowly. ¡°join the ye family?¡± the few of them were taken aback. they had thought that ye xuan was here to say some hypocritical words of goodbye and reluctance, but they did not expect ye xuan¡¯s purpose to be this. ¡°senior brother ye, what do we need to do and what can we gain from joining the ye family?¡± a female disciple asked. in fact, they had all heard about ye xuan entering the human world and naturally knew that ye xuan must have established an immortal-cultivation family clan. cultivation clans naturally needed some cultivators to oversee them. ye xuan¡¯s talent was trash, and his cultivation was even worse. moreover, the ten thousand flower sect could not interfere with the secular world. thinking of this, it was very reasonable for ye xuan to invite them to join his family. however, before that, they had to ask clearly what benefits they would get from joining ye xuan¡¯s family. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°if you join my ye family, i can provide you with 100 low-grade spirit stones, 10 grade-1 essence enhancing pills, 1 grade-1 beauty retaining pill, and other medicinal pill benefits every month. i wonder what your thoughts are?¡± ye xuan said with a smile. ¡°what!¡± ¡°100 low-grade spirit stones!¡± ¡°there are also the essence enhancing pills and beauty retaining pills!¡± when ye xuan mentioned the benefits of joining the ye family, the few of them widened their eyes in disbelief. they even suspected that ye xuan was lying to them. after all, ye xuan¡¯s cultivation level was extremely low. even an immortal-cultivation family clan could not provide so many resources! could it be that the ten thousand flower sect was secretly supporting him from behind? however, it was not impossible. after all, ye xuan was the personal disciple of the sect master. it seemed that no one said anything about her secretly giving him special treatment. they had been in the sect for so long, but they were still only outer sect disciples. they only had 10 low-grade spirit stones every month. it was not enough for them to spend for a few days. however, ye xuan directly offered ten times the price. including the pills, it was almost a hundred times the price! how big was the ye family to be able to offer such good benefits! their eyes were filled with surprise. however, there was still a female disciple who was not blinded by the huge benefits. she hurriedly asked cautiously, ¡°then may i ask senior brother ye, what do we need to do to enter the ye family?¡± when the other four women heard this, they came back to their senses. that¡¯s right. with such huge benefits, it was surely not for them to eat for nothing. they might be working as guards or something. it might even be dangerous! the reason why their cultivation could not improve was because of their temperament. they did not dare to go out to do missions or face danger. at the thought of this, the few of them looked at ye xuan in unison with anticipation and nervousness. ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°junior sisters, you¡¯re overthinking~¡± ¡°i don¡¯t need you to do anything. i just need to make a contribution to building the family line of the ye family.¡± ye xuan said slowly. ¡°build the family line?¡± when the five women heard this, they were stunned and did not react. however, xu qing knew ye xuan the best. when she heard this, she instantly understood. then, a blush appeared on her pretty face. ¡°senior brother ye, you¡­ don¡¯t tell me you want us to bear your children!!!¡± no matter how well xu qing knew ye xuan, she was still dumbfounded at this moment. ye xuan had come all the way here to invite them, and he actually wanted to have children with them!! was there anything more ridiculous than this!! Chapter 33 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations when the other women heard this, they instantly understood. then, a faint blush appeared on the faces of the other four. ¡°haha, junior sister xu knows me best.¡± ye xuan laughed and continued to flirt with them. ¡°as you know, my ye family has a big business, but we are still a mortal family. therefore, i need some children with spiritual roots.¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry. when you enter the ye family, other than giving birth, i¡¯ll give you the greatest authority.¡± ¡°furthermore, as long as you give birth to a child with spiritual root for me, i will give you 1,000 low-grade spirit stones as a reward and many medicinal pills. there will be an unlimited supply!¡± ye xuan waved his hand and promised generously. it was not that he was bragging, but his ye family had the ability to do so. just by relying on him to refine pills alone, the ye family could make a fortune every year. there was no need to mention anything else. it was more than enough to provide for five qi refinement stage female cultivators. xu qing and the others were almost shocked by ye xuan¡¯s generous methods. this benefit was too good! 1,000 low-grade spirit stones¡­ seeing that they were still hesitating, ye xuan knew that it was time to use his ultimate move. he took a small step forward, and the aura of level 8 of the qi refinement stage completely erupted from his body, drowning xu qing and the others. ¡°ah¡ª¡± ¡°well ¡­¡± ¡°is this¡­¡± ¡°level 8 of the qi refinement stage!!!¡± ¡°how is this possible?!¡± xu qing and the others widened their eyes and opened their mouths wide. their minds had suffered a strong impact! ye xuan, whom they had always regarded as a good-for-nothing, had actually directly raised his strength to the level 8 of the qi refinement stage after going down the mountain!! it had only been five years! even the geniuses in the sect could not advance seven small levels in five years! could it be that ye xuan had encountered a great opportunity outside? otherwise, how could he have improved so quickly? xu qing and the others opened their mouths wide. at this moment, they finally knew where ye xuan¡¯s confidence came from. level 8 of the qi refinement stage was already considered an inner sect disciple in the sect. if he advanced further, he might very well be accepted as a core disciple by the elders of the sect! if it was outside, he would also be a great cultivator! coupled with the possibility that the ten thousand flower sect was secretly supporting him, they naturally did not doubt ye xuan¡¯s financial resources. ¡°senior brother ye¡­¡± ¡°i¡­ i¡¯m willing to join the ye family¡­¡± finally, a female disciple pursed her red lips and made a final decision with a red face. in the end, she was still too shy to say anything like bearing ye xuan¡¯s child. however, when she said that she wanted to join the ye family, she naturally agreed to ye xuan¡¯s conditions. ye xuan glanced at the woman who spoke first. he also knew her name, which was du qianqian. at this moment, du qianqian was also very nervous and a little shy. she lowered her head and did not look at ye xuan. she had been valued by the immortal sect since she was young. when she was accepted into the sect, the entire village celebrated. however, because of her personality, she had never done any missions after she entered the sect, so her cultivation naturally could not increase. in fact, she had wanted to find a cultivation partner for a long time, but because she had never left the ten thousand flower sect, she had not seen many men, let alone a cultivation partner. the only person she was familiar with was the only male in the ten thousand flower sect, ye xuan. however, ye xuan¡¯s cultivation and talent were too low and he was slightly older, so she had never considered it. now that ye xuan had taken the initiative to invite her, coupled with the fact that ye xuan might have obtained some great opportunity and the conditions that ye xuan had offered, she could not find any reason to refuse. ¡°i¡­ i agree too¡­¡± ¡°senior brother ye, i¡¯m also willing to follow you¡­¡± ¡°i¡ª¡± including xu qing, after seeing ye xuan¡¯s strength, they were all willing to agree to ye xuan¡¯s request. ¡°hahaha!¡± ¡°that¡¯s good~¡± ¡°there¡¯s no time like the present. everyone, follow me back to the ye family first so that we can make other plans.¡± ye xuan laughed and was very happy. the other four females were all gentle types, so ye xuan naturally liked them. although xu qing had fooled him in the past and cheated him of his spirit stones, ye xuan did not mind. in any case, he had the favorability system. he was not afraid of being harmed. as for whether they were sincere or not, ye xuan no longer cared. he had many wives and concubines, and he had two true loves. he did not care how the others were. if the other party was sincere to him, he would naturally not treat them badly. however, if they treated him as a tool¡­ then ye xuan would also treat them as tools. no matter what, his gains were far greater than the price he had to pay. he would not make a loss. that was enough. moreover, he also wanted to see what kind of surprise his spiritual root would bring him after reaching grade-2. ¡­ a few days later, the ye family held a banquet again and invited guests from all walks of life. the ten thousand flower city became lively again. ¡°oh my god, patriarch ye has taken in concubines again!¡± ¡°moreover, it¡¯s said that patriarch ye actually took in five fairies this time. it¡¯s simply shocking!¡± ¡°damn! five fairies! patriarch is going to overturn the sky!¡± ¡°patriarch ye is really a strong person. i heard that all the immortals are¡­ can patriarch ye really take it?¡± ¡°hehe, i¡¯m afraid you guys don¡¯t know. patriarch ye is not even fifty years old and is in his prime. how can ordinary people like you imagine? not to mention five fairies, even if there are fifty of them, he¡¯ll still be able to¡­¡± ¡°i see. patriarch ye is really our role model!¡± ¡­ the entire ten thousand flower city was all abuzz. after all, since the last gathering of independent cultivators, ye xuan¡¯s reputation among the independent cultivators had spread completely. coupled with the marriage alliance with other family clans, the ye family¡¯s prestige increased with each passing day. of course, the main thing was the matter of ye xuan¡¯s taking in of concubines crazily, which was the hot topic of discussion. now, in many inns and hotels, there were people making bets every day, guessing when ye xuan would take in the next concubine, how many concubines he would take in at a time, and when he would marry a fairy. unfortunately, no one guessed correctly this time. ye xuan¡¯s feat of taking in five fairies all at once naturally became the focus of conversation in the entire city. ¡­ ouyang family. in the living room. the ouyang family patriarch, ouyang qingfeng, sat in the middle. below him were his sons and daughters. ouyang xiao was among them. ¡°i heard that the patriarch of the ye family took in five fairies yesterday. what do you guys think of this?¡± ouyang qingfeng asked calmly. ¡°what!¡± ¡°five fairies in a row? how is this possible?!¡± when the members of the ouyang family below heard this, someone immediately exclaimed. after all, everyone knew. most of the female independent cultivators were relatively independent. as their horizons were higher, they lost interest in having cultivation partners. having seen more of the world¡¯s evils, they were even more averse to men. although ye xuan was a grade-1 alchemist, he was not an independent cultivator, but the patriarch of an immortal-cultivation family clan. many female cultivators were willing to buy pills from ye xuan, but most of them were unwilling to marry into the ye family. this time, ye xuan actually took in five fairies all at once, which was very strange. ¡°father, i think the ye family¡¯s growth is inevitable.¡± ¡°brother ye is a grade-1 alchemist. if we can befriend him earlier, it will definitely be beneficial to our ouyang family clan.¡± at this moment, ouyang xiao stood up and spoke slowly. he had a very good impression of ye xuan. previously, it was his idea to let a woman from a branch line of descent marry into the ye family. ¡°oh?¡± ¡°xiao¡¯er, do you mean¡­¡± ouyang qingfeng looked at the son whom he was most pleased with. there was encouragement and admiration in his eyes. ¡°father, i recently discovered that the number of types of medicinal pills sold to our ouyang family by the ye family has increased quite a bit, and the quality has also improved.¡± ¡°so ¡­¡± ¡°so you suspect that the ye family patriarch might be an alchemy genius?¡± ¡°or do you think he¡¯s holding back?¡± ouyang qingfeng asked first. ¡°yes!¡± ¡°therefore, i suggest strengthening our relationship with the ye family before the other two families do.¡± although ouyang xiao spoke in a very cryptic manner, everyone present understood. ¡°alright, if that¡¯s the case¡­¡± ouyang qingfeng looked around as if he had read everyone¡¯s thoughts. then, he said slowly, ¡°in a few days, xiaoyun will marry into the ye family. xiao¡¯er, i¡¯ll leave it to you to discuss matters of deeper cooperation with the ye family.¡± ¡­ late at night. ye xuan was naturally unaware of what was happening in the outside world. no matter what the others thought, it had nothing to do with him. he had opened up five new fertile fields, so he naturally had to irrigate them well and not rest day and night. he did not like fighting and killing. farming was still the most comfortable life. * * * * * * * Chapter 34 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations a few days later, ye xuan finished a day¡¯s work and immediately received the news brought by kong qiu. ¡°what? are you saying that the ouyang family clan wants to marry a woman from the direct line of descent to me?¡± ye xuan was also a little surprised to hear kong qiu¡¯s report. previously, when he revealed his identity as a grade-1 alchemist, the three major immortal-cultivation family clans had only sent their women from their branch line of descent to marry into the ye family. and now, he had just taken in five immortals, and the ouyang family clan had hurriedly come to send their daughter. what did this mean?? ye xuan could not figure it out for a moment. ¡°what the ouyang family clan means is that they want to cooperate more deeply with you, family head.¡± ¡°such as¡­¡± kong qiu carefully explained the ouyang family clan¡¯s conditions. ¡°hehe, this ouyang family clan is quite ambitious.¡± hearing this, ye xuan smiled coldly. now that he had the system shop, he had exchanged for many cheap and useful pill formulas. currently, he had only released two or three less important items, but the ouyang family clan had actually seen a business opportunity from them. ye xuan could not help but be impressed. the ouyang family clan was indeed a big family clan. their judgment was indeed sharp. however, the ouyang family clan wanted to monopolize some of the new medicinal pills refined by him with just one woman? what were they thinking? although he, ye xuan, was lustful, what he needed more was children, the more, the merrier. if the ouyang family clan gave him dozens of women as concubines, he might consider it. ¡°family head, ouyang yun, who the ouyang family clan had chosen to marry¡­¡± kong qiu wanted to say something but hesitated. ¡°what happened to ouyang yun?¡± ¡°it¡¯s just a woman. why would i care?¡± ye xuan curled his lips in disdain. since ouyang yun was a direct descendant of the ouyang family, she surely had a princess complex. she might even be pampered, overbearing, and temperamental. he would not serve her. seeing that ye xuan was so disdainful, kong qiu had more admiration for his family head. then, he hastily flattered him, ¡°even the number one beauty of the ten thousand flower city can¡¯t move the family head. the family head is indeed noble and upright. i, your old servant, admire you.¡± ¡­ three days later. ouyang yun of the ouyang family, the number one beauty of the ten thousand flower city, was married into the ye family, causing a commotion in the entire city! ¡°ah!!! no!! my goddess!!¡± ¡°how could this be?! i don¡¯t believe it!!¡± ¡°patriarch ye is already a few hundred years old. why did my goddess marry him? boohoo¡­¡± as this news spread, countless men in the ten thousand flower city were heartbroken. be it ordinary people or some male cultivators, they all cried endlessly and were completely heartbroken. ouyang yun was a direct descendant of the ouyang family. although she did not have a cultivation base, she was talented and intelligent, and her looks was peerless. it was said that any man who had seen ouyang yun would think that she was more like a fairy than a mortal. in fact, most men believed that a fairy¡¯s looks and temperament were inferior to ouyang yun¡¯s. this was also one of the reasons why ouyang yun could become the number one beauty in the ten thousand flower city. the reason why ye xuan agreed to the marriage and request of the ouyang family was definitely not because he coveted ouyang yun¡¯s beauty. he only felt that the ouyang family clan was one of the three major immortal-cultivation family clans after all. if they could establish a closer cooperative relationship, it would also be beneficial to the development of the ye family clan. currently, the ye family¡¯s name had spread only in ten thousand flower city. if he could cooperate with the ouyang family clan, he could spread the ye family¡¯s reputation to other cities outside the ten thousand flower city. as the ten thousand flower city was close to the ten thousand flower sect, although it was prosperous, it was located in a remote area. the city closest to the ten thousand flower city was also hundreds of kilometers away. the reason why many people chose the ten thousand flower city was because it was relatively safe. many other large cities did not have the intimidation of a large sect like the ten thousand flower sect. battles between cultivation family clans were commonplace. a random mineral lode could cause a dozen immortal-cultivation family clans to completely disappear. the immortal cultivation world was cruel. ye xuan was able to develop so steadily because he was in the ten thousand flower city. however, as the ye family grew stronger, it was inevitable that they would expand outwards. cooperating deeply with the ouyang family clan could only be considered a beginning. ¡­ on the wedding night. in the fiery red wedding room, the candlelight was flickering, and a graceful woman in a long red dress sat quietly by the bed, weakly accepting her fate. the woman was naturally ouyang yun. ouyang yun was not in a good mood. although she was ouyang qingfeng¡¯s daughter, she was born after ouyang qingfeng got drunk and slept with a maid from his family. ever since she became sensible, she knew her fate. therefore, she desperately studied all kinds of knowledge and kept getting to know all kinds of celebrities. she even tried to interfere in the family¡¯s affairs and make a career. unfortunately, no matter how well she did or how good the people she knew were, they could not help her at all. because she was born into an immortal cultivation family. without a spiritual root, she could only be reduced to a tool of the family like her siblings. men married and had children. women were used to form marriage alliances. all these years, she had watched her brothers marry and have children. she had watched her sisters marry far away. now, it was finally her turn. it was said that her marriage partner this time was the ye family¡¯s patriarch, and he seemed to be someone of the same seniority as her father. at the thought that the other party might be an old demon who had lived for a hundred years, ouyang yun felt an indescribable repulsion and disgust. however, she knew that this was her fate. creak! at this moment, the door opened. ouyang yun¡¯s heart skipped a beat. **da da da da¡­.* the footsteps slowly approached. through the slightly transparent red veil, ouyang yun could clearly see a figure slowly walking towards her. finally, the figure came in front of ouyang yun and slowly sat down. ouyang yun held her breath. she closed her eyes slightly, not daring to face him. ¡­ ye xuan looked at the bride in front of him and was a little dumbfounded. this was the first time he had seen a woman whose favorability towards him had reached -1¡­ ye xuan thought that his reputation was not bad and he was handsome and dashing. it could not be¡­ wouldn¡¯t that make him lose face?? if he had not confirmed that the woman was a mortal, ye xuan might even suspect that this woman was an assassin sent by the ouyang family clan. of course, she could also be a spy, but ye xuan did not care. they would become familiar with each other after a while. if they did not develop feelings for each other over time, it would mean that there was a problem. then, he could only put her in the harem as a vase. with this thought in mind, ye xuan directly lifted the other party¡¯s red veil. ¡°whoosh¡ª¡± the red veil fluttered, revealing an overwhelmingly beautiful face that could cause the downfall of a kingdom. ye xuan swore that this was the most beautiful mortal woman he had ever seen in his two lives. her fair skin was smooth and flawless, with a slight blush, making her look even more delicate. her perfect oval face was natural and pristine. it was many times better than the artificially modified ones in his previous life. the faint scent emanating from the other party¡¯s body could even arouse a man¡¯s instinctive desire. even though ye xuan had cultivation, he could not resist such temptation. * * * * * * * Chapter 35 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations when the red veil was lifted, ouyang yun was stunned when she saw ye xuan¡¯s face. ¡°you¡­¡± ¡°who are you?!¡± ouyang yun widened her eyes in confusion. ¡°who am i?¡± ¡°you¡¯re already my concubine, and you¡¯re still asking me who i am?¡± ¡°could it be that ouyang xiao didn¡¯t tell you what i look like?¡± at this moment, ye xuan was also baffled by the question. this was because at this moment, ouyang yun¡¯s favorability towards him instantly soared. indeed. no matter which world it was, looks were a huge criterion. ye xuan knew even without thinking that the other party might have heard rumors and thought that he was an old monster. that was why she hated him. ¡°you¡¯re the ye family patriarch!¡± when ouyang yun heard ye xuan¡¯s self-introduction, her beautiful eyes widened and she did not come to her senses at all. she imagined ye xuan¡¯s face countless times in her mind and even consoled herself with the fact that since ye xuan was an immortal cultivator, he surely did not look that old. at most, he would just be a middle-aged uncle, and that she should be able to barely accept him. but now, she saw a young man with such outstanding looks and temperament. ¡°so this is an immortal cultivator. this is the ye family patriarch¡­¡± ouyang yun muttered in her heart, and an even more obvious blush appeared on her pretty face. ¡°well, it¡¯s getting late.¡± ¡°we¡¯ve got to get down to serious matters!¡± ye xuan was full of joy and pushed her onto the bed. ¡­ soon. a system notification suddenly sounded in his mind. [detected special physical constitution¡ªconstitution for conception. host, please work harder.] [constitution for conception: rare physical constitution, probability of conception increased by 100%, probability of giving birth to children with spiritual roots increased by 1,000%] when ye xuan received this notification, he felt dizzy. this surprise was too great. it was as if he had been hit by a huge heavenly pie. he agreed to the marriage alliance with the ouyang family clan partly because he was lustful¡­ cough cough, it was for the development of the ye family¡­ on the other hand, it was for the development of the ye family. after all, the better the mother¡¯s conditions were, the better the descendants would be. unexpectedly, he encountered a special physical constitution. although he had never heard of such a constitution, ye xuan did not doubt the system at all. ye xuan finally knew why ouyang yun was so good-looking. it was very likely that the constitution for conception had added a buff to her. [ding! detected that ouyang yun is pregnant. special physical constitution bonus. reward: 10 years of lifespan and 10 years of cultivation.] [ding~ ouyang yun¡¯s favorability towards the host has increased by 50. special physique bonus. reward: 5 years of cultivation.] ¡­ half a day later, ye xuan received a system notification and immediately felt terrible. it was indeed a physical constitution with ease of conception¡­. this was only the first day??? this was too much! although she had just gotten pregnant and it did not affect him much, ye xuan always felt a little awkward. if not for the system notification, he would have felt at ease. but there was a system notification. then he would feel like a bt. ¡­ ¡°husband¡­ what¡¯s wrong¡­¡± ¡°did i not do a good enough job¡­¡± ouyang yun clearly sensed that something was wrong with ye xuan and hurriedly asked. she was afraid that she did not serve ye xuan well and was even more afraid that she would make ye xuan angry. ¡°i¡¯m fine¡­¡± ye xuan sighed softly and felt a little helpless. ¡­ ¡­ the jiang family. in a luxurious study room. bang! bang! bang! when jiang shen received the news that ye xuan had married ouyang yun, he instantly flew into a rage and smashed the priceless black wooden desk in front of him into pieces! ¡°ouyang yun had actually married the ye family patriarch¡­¡± ¡°what is the ouyang family doing?¡± ¡°what¡¯s so good about ye xuan?¡± ¡°isn¡¯t he just a grade-1 alchemist? what¡¯s so great about him?¡± jiang shen¡¯s eyes were bloodshot as he raged helplessly. the old servant in front of him was sent flying by the huge impact. then, he scrambled out of the study. ¡­ ¡°huff¡­ huff¡­¡± at this moment, jiang shen was still angry. ouyang yun was the woman he had long taken a fancy to! he had proposed marriage to the ouyang family clan many times, but he had been tactfully rejected. and now, the ouyang family actually gave ouyang yun to ye xuan as a concubine! how could he not be furious! didn¡¯t that mean that he, jiang shen, was inferior to ye xuan? ye xuan was just an independent cultivator. perhaps he had been lucky enough to obtain some insignificant alchemy inheritance. what was so great about that! in this world, ultimately, strength reigned supreme! he had been cultivating diligently all these years and his cultivation had long reached level 6 of the qi refinement stage. he had become an inner sect disciple of the thousand swords sect, and he was only 40 years old now! ye xuan was nothing! in his opinion, ye xuan was an independent cultivator who spent a lot of time refining pills. his cultivation would definitely not exceed level 4 of the qi refinement stage. in the qi refinement stage, the gap between every level was extremely huge. moreover, ye xuan was an alchemist and his combat strength was not strong to begin with. if he wanted to attack ye xuan, he was absolutely confident that he could kill him in one strike! the more jiang shen thought about it, the angrier he became. his eyes were filled with killing intent. however, he could not stop the collaboration with the ye family¡­ from the looks of it, ye xuan¡¯s status as an alchemist was indeed slightly higher than his¡­ moreover, he was just the young master of the jiang family and could not influence the family clan¡¯s decision. the collaboration with the ye family had brought many benefits to the jiang family. if he wanted to end the collaboration for no reason, those old fogeys in the family clan would definitely not agree. at the thought of this, jiang shen finally retracted his killing intent. however, jiang shen would remember this grudge! ¡­ bai family. bai wen shu, who was dressed in green, sat in the courtyard and leisurely sipped his fragrant tea. however, when he heard the report from his subordinate, his hand which was holding the teacup instantly paused. ¡°what is the ouyang family doing?¡± bai wen shu frowned slightly and could not figure it out. although ye xuan was a grade-1 alchemist, he was an independent cultivator and had his own family clan. it was almost impossible for such a person to be roped in by other forces. that was why he and jiang shen had chosen women from their branch line of descent to marry ye xuan and establish a simple collaborative relationship. but now, the ouyang family clan had actually given ouyang yun to ye xuan to form a marriage alliance. this was definitely not an ordinary marriage alliance. there must be a secret that he did not know. ¡°forget it, it doesn¡¯t matter.¡± bai wen shu suddenly thought of something interesting and chuckled softly. ¡°that guy has been in love with ouyang yun for a long time. if he knew about this, he would probably go crazy from anger¡­¡± ¡­ of course, ye xuan had no idea how his marriage to ouyang yun would affect the outside world. other than refining pills, making talismans, and setting up formations every day, he was also looking forward to the birth of his child with ouyang yun. it was probably because she had just arrived at the ye family that he had not maximized ouyang yun¡¯s favorability toward him. but that was no longer important. the child was the most important. his spiritual root had now reached grade-2. just the reward for impregnating ouyang yun had increased his cultivation progress by a large margin. after all, the newborns of the ye family had provided him with much cultivation. even without ouyang yun, ye xuan felt that he could reach the foundation establishment realm in less than five years! * * * * * * * Chapter 36 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations time passed quickly. the five fairies that ye xuan took in from the ten thousand flower sect, xu qing and the others, gave birth one after another, but they did not give birth to a child with spiritual root, which disappointed ye xuan. ye xuan guessed that it might be because of the favorability level. xu qing, in particular, probably had the pride of an immortal. after a year, ye xuan¡¯s favorability toward him only reached 68, and the other four¡¯s favorability toward him only just barely exceeded 70. this disappointed ye xuan, so he simply threw them into the harem to be upkept first. after all, the probability of immortals giving birth to children with spiritual roots was not 100%. however, ye xuan was not worried. immortals had superb physiques, and after giving birth to eighty or a hundred, there should be one. after an ordinary woman had given birth to 10 children, the quality of the children would severely weaken. therefore, ye xuan did not regret taking xu qing and the others into his harem. xu qing and the others were comparable to 500 concubines. as long as he provided them with enough food¡­ pills, there would always be a chance of them giving birth to a child with spiritual root. ¡­ in addition, ouyang yun had been pregnant for ten months, and the time to give birth had finally arrived. ouyang yun had the super buff, so ye xuan was naturally full of anticipation. ye xuan, luo xin, liu ruyan, and a group of family clan elders were all waiting outside the delivery room. now, there were concubines giving birth almost every day. the entire delivery room had not stopped operating for 24 hours. dozens of midwives and hundreds of maids took turns working. this delivery room could be said to be the liveliest place in the entire ye family. after having gone through this so often, usually, when a concubine was pregnant, no one would wait outside the delivery room. although ouyang yun was only a concubine, ever since ouyang yun married into the ye family and got pregnant quickly, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that ye xuan¡¯s attitude towards ouyang yun was definitely not ordinary. when ouyang yun gave birth, ye xuan personally waited outside the delivery room, which further confirmed this point. therefore, the elders in the family clan also rushed over and all waited outside anxiously. this almost became a tradition of the ye family. ¡­ hearing the painful wails coming from the delivery room, ye xuan was also a little worried. ¡°husband, sister ouyang should be fine, right¡­¡± luo xin grabbed the corner of ye xuan¡¯s shirt tightly, also worried for ouyang yun. ¡°don¡¯t worry, everything will be fine.¡± ye xuan gently patted luo xin¡¯s small hand and comforted her with a smile. ¡°hmph, when i gave birth back then, did you ever worry about me this much?¡± at the side, liu ruyan gently pinched ye xuan¡¯s thigh and pouted. ¡°of course i was worried about you!¡± ye xuan also smiled and rubbed liu ruyan¡¯s little hand. ¡°hmph, that¡¯s more like it!¡± only then did liu ruyan smile in satisfaction. she leaned her head gently on ye xuan¡¯s shoulder, her face full of happiness. when luo xin saw this, she only covered her mouth and smiled lightly, finding it very amusing. ye xuan was helpless about this. luo xin was a kind person and was very friendly to everyone. moreover, she was sincere and not pretentious at all, so she was welcomed by all the women in the harem and was publicly acknowledged as the first lady. as for liu ruyan, it was probably because she was a cultivator in the past. coupled with her experience, she was a little unruly. sometimes, there would even be conflicts with other concubines. it was also a headache for him, so he could only let luo xin mediate. after ouyang yun appeared, liu ruyan seemed to feel some pressure. although she did not cause trouble, she became even more clingy and wanted more love. this made ye xuan very helpless. he wondered if he should let liu ruyan have another child¡­ however, everyone had their own personalities, so ye xuan did not interfere too much. if everyone around him was like a puppet on strings, it would be extremely boring. ¡­ ¡°wow¡­¡± ¡°waaah¡­¡± soon, the loud cry of a baby came from the room. at the same time, the system¡¯s golden notification exploded in his mind¡ª [ding! congratulations to the host¡¯s family clan for producing a descendant with a grade-3 spiritual root. you are rewarded with 800 years of lifespan, 800 years of cultivation, and a critical hit cultivation technique¡ªdeity visualization.] [deity visualization: an ancient supreme cultivation method to cultivate the power of the deity¡¯s soul.] seeing this notification, ye xuan was stunned on the spot. ¡­ ¡°she has given birth. that¡¯s great!¡± before ye xuan could react, luo xin and liu ruyan pulled ye xuan into the delivery room. ¡°greetings, family head and madams!¡± ¡°congratulations, family head. it¡¯s a boy!¡± ¡°congratulations, family head!¡± the midwives bowed slightly, revealing smiles of relief. after all, they delivered babies almost every day, but it had been a long time since ye xuan came. today, ye xuan was not the only one who came. many of the higher-ups in the family clan, including the first and second mistresses of the ye family, were also here! clearly, the identity of the woman in the delivery room was definitely not simple. she might even be the third mistress of the ye family! fortunately, the mother and son were safe and sound. everyone heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°husband, it¡¯s a boy¡­¡± ouyang yun carried the baby in her arms. when she saw ye xuan coming over, a bright smile appeared on her face. ¡°thank you for your hard work¡­¡± ¡°from now on, you are the third mistress of the ye family.¡± ye xuan forcefully suppressed the surprise in his heart. he gently hugged ouyang yun in his arms and said with a smile. ¡°husband, this¡­¡± ouyang yun was stunned. because she never thought that after giving birth to a child for ye xuan, ye xuan would raise her status to the level of a mistress of the ye family! she knew that ye xuan treated her very well. she also liked ye xuan very much and had long treated herself as a real member of the ye family. however, she had never had any extravagant hopes to be a mistress of the ye family. the surprise came too suddenly. tears instantly welled up in ouyang yun¡¯s beautiful eyes. ¡°thank you, husband¡­¡± ouyang yun looked at ye xuan with deep love and gratitude. at the same time, a system notification sounded in ye xuan¡¯s mind. [ding~ ouyang yun¡¯s favorability towards you has reached 100. ouyang yun¡¯s special physical constitution bonus. congratulations to the host for obtaining 10 years of cultivation and 10 years of lifespan.] ¡°alright, have a good rest.¡± ¡°this is the essence enhancing pill. it¡¯s good for you.¡± ye xuan smiled and then personally stuffed the best essence enhancing pill he had refined into ouyang yun¡¯s mouth. the essence enhancing pills he sold were all of medium quality, mixed with some low-grade ones. there were many impurities. after consuming too many, there would be a lot of pill residue accumulating in one¡¯s body, blocking the meridians and affecting one¡¯s future cultivation. what he fed his concubine were all top-grade spirit pills with very little impurities. even if they took them every day, it would not cause any harm to their body. although most of his concubines did not cultivate, ye xuan was still willing to give them the best as a kind of compensation. * * * * * * * Chapter 37 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations after the pill entered her stomach, ouyang yun¡¯s pale face, which had lost too much blood, instantly recovered a lot. her mental state also recovered quickly. ¡°thank you, husband¡­¡± although ouyang yun was not a cultivator, she knew that the pill that ye xuan gave her was definitely extremely precious. the endless gratitude in her heart finally turned into strong feelings in her eyes. in the past year in the ye family, she could really feel how well ye xuan treated her and also experienced the welfare in the ye family. as a concubine, she could enjoy these things, but in the ouyang family, she had never enjoyed them. at this moment, ouyang yun had already made up her mind. since ye xuan liked children so much, she would give birth to one child for ye xuan every year until she could not give birth anymore. ¡°husband, can you give the child a name?¡± ouyang yun came back to his senses and looked at ye xuan with anticipation. ¡°haha~ since this is your first child, let¡¯s call him ye xingchen~¡± ye xuan said seriously, ¡°yun¡¯er, i believe that our child will be extraordinary in the future~¡± what a joke. it¡¯s a grade-3 spiritual root. even if he did not cultivate every day and ate all kinds of pills every day, ye xuan was confident that he could feed him to the peak of the qi refinement stage. coupled with the unlimited amount of foundation establishment pills, he could directly build his foundation on the spot. ye xuan himself was a little envious. ¡°xingchen¡­¡± ¡°thank you for the name, husband~¡± of course, ouyang yun did not know that her child had a spiritual root. however, she was still very happy that ye xuan had given him a name. it was said that only luo xin and liu ruyan¡¯s children were named by ye xuan, and she also enjoyed this treatment. ouyang yun was overjoyed. ¡­ ye xuan stayed in the delivery room for a while before leaving. he left the subsequent care of ouyang yun to luo xin and liu ruyan. after all, ouyang yun would be the third mistress of the ye family in the future, so naturally, she had to learn some new things. meanwhile, ye xuan returned to his cultivation room and opened his attribute panel expectantly. [name: ye xuan] [age: 42] [remaining lifespan: 1,531] [cultivation: level 9 of the qi refinement stage (69%)] [profession: grade-2 alchemist (intermediate), grade-2 talisman master (peak), grade-1 formation master (advanced)] ¡­ [wives & concubines: 1233] [children: 2477] ¡­ ¡­ seeing his attributes, ye xuan was extremely excited! his lifespan was 1,500 years. he had almost replenished the lifespan that had been consumed from cultivating the longevity spirit transformation technique. there was also his cultivation! as expected of a grade-2 spiritual root. although it was the trashiest among the grade-2 spiritual roots, it was still an authentic grade-2 spiritual root. after more than a thousand years of cultivation, his cultivation finally reached level 9 of the qi refinement stage. he was almost at the full level of the qi refinement stage and was only a step away from foundation establishment realm! from ye xuan¡¯s thoughts previously, if he did not improve the quality of his spiritual root, he would have to spend at least 10,000 years of cultivation to reach the full level of the foundation establishment realm! from the looks of it, he would be able to raise his cultivation to the full level of the qi refinement stage in less than a thousand years! an offspring with a grade-3 spiritual root had increased his cultivation by 800 years. a grade-1 spiritual root would increase his cultivation by 200 years, a grade-3 spiritual root would increase it by 800 years¡­ this was even an exponential increase!!! if he had a child with a grade-9 spiritual root, or even a legendary top-grade spiritual root¡­ ye xuan could not imagine how generous the rewards would be at that time! moreover, it seemed that the birth of a child with spiritual root had an extremely high critical hit rate. the first time had burst forth the great star-plucking hand. he had not had the chance to test its power. now, an ancient cultivation technique for cultivating the deity¡¯s soul had actually appeared! ¡°system, increase the comprehension progress to 100%!¡± ye xuan quickly rubbed his hands and could not wait to try. the more powerful a cultivation technique was, the harder it was to comprehend it. only those favored by the heavens could cultivate it. ye xuan knew that he was a piece of trash, so it was better to leave the matter of comprehending cultivation techniques to the system. [warning! comprehension progress of 100% requires 10,000 years of lifespan. the host¡¯s lifespan is insufficient to comprehend it!] suddenly, the system¡¯s red notification filled ye xuan¡¯s mind. ¡°what!¡± ¡°ten thousand years!¡± ¡°system, you tricked me!!¡± ye xuan was dumbfounded when he saw the notification. he guessed that he might need a lot of lifespan, but 10,000 years was too much. this was simply asking for his life! such an awesome cultivation technique like the great star-plucking hand only required 100 years of lifespan. a mere ¡®deity visualization¡¯, what is the basis for this?? however, on second thought, the 1% initiation gifted by the system was worth 100 years of lifespan. this made ye xuan feel much better. ¡°forget it, i¡¯ll increase it by 5% first.¡± gritting his teeth, he decided to upgrade it a little and test the effect of this cultivation technique. after all, cultivation, the physical body, and the power of the soul were three different directions for cultivators. right now, his sidelines in alchemy and talisman-making consumed more and more of his spirit as he progressed. this was also because the power of his soul was too weak. now, he had to rest for a whole day when he refined a grade-2 pill. if he refined a grade-3 pill in the future, he would definitely drain himself dry. although this could also train the power of his soul, compared to the system¡¯s cultivation technique, the efficiency of his training method was extremely low! however, cultivation techniques that cultivated the power of the soul were extremely rare. there was no such cultivation technique in the ten thousand flower sect. ye xuan did not expect such a big surprise from the system. he was still looking forward to it. soon, the progress of the deity visualization was directly pulled to 6%. countless comprehensions of this cultivation technique surged into ye xuan¡¯s mind, making him dizzy again. however, after being violated by the system many times, ye xuan had developed resistance and quickly recovered. ¡°as expected of the life-sucking system. it¡¯s really ruthless!¡± ye xuan¡¯s heart ached for his lifespan. then, he became even more determined to take in concubines. ye xuan found a quiet cultivation room and began to cultivate in seclusion. ever since he had the system, he had almost never cultivated. moreover, the cultivation level rewarded by the system was the most basic cultivation level that had nothing to do with his cultivation techniques. however, it would be scaled down in equal proportions because of his spiritual root. the better the quality of the spiritual root, the more it would improve, and vice versa. soon. ye xuan entered a state of cultivation. the deity visualization, as the name suggested, referred to contemplating the various deities described in the visualization technique to achieve the opportunity to train one¡¯s spiritual power. as ye xuan¡¯s mind slowly fell silent, blurry phantoms appeared in his mind. ye xuan followed the description in the cultivation technique and focused his attention crazily. he wanted to see those blurry shadows clearly, but he was helpless. during this process, ye xuan could clearly feel that his mental strength was being consumed rapidly¡­ before long, ye xuan¡¯s mind went blank. his head tilted and he collapsed on the spot. * * * * * * * Chapter 38 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations a few days later. alchemy chamber. bam! the amethyst furnace suddenly exploded, emitting a large amount of black smoke. ¡°cough, cough, cough¡­¡± ¡°bad luck, i failed again!¡± ye xuan wiped his pitch-black face and cursed. although he was a grade-2 intermediate alchemist now, the failure rate of refining difficult pills like the foundation establishment pills was not low. it was only by reaching grade-2 advanced level that the success rate could be guaranteed. the only good news was¡­ ever since he began cultivating the deity visualization technique, he could clearly feel the increase in the power of his soul. in the past, he could only refine grade-2 pills once a day, and no matter if he succeeded or failed, his mental strength would be exhausted. it would be very difficult for him to refine a second time. and now, he was able to refine at least five times in a day! although the success rate of the foundation establishment pills was low, there was still a one-fifth success rate, which was already considered very good. after all, the cost of the foundation establishment pills was only about 100 spirit stones, but the selling price was as high as 2,000 spirit stones. moreover, it was the trashiest kind. if the quality was slightly higher, it could be sold for an astronomical price. any one of them would earn him a profit of nearly 2,000 spirit stones, which was 20 million gold coins. this was enough to cover the expenses of everyone in the ye family for decades! this was also one of the reasons why the ye family was growing so rapidly. he now had more than 20 foundation establishment pills. however, before he built his foundation, ye xuan still did not dare to openly sell the foundation establishment pills. in the entire ten thousand flower city, there were only four foundation establishment realm cultivators in the open. they were the patriarchs of the three major immortal-cultivation family clans and the leader of the law enforcement team. however, there might be one or two hidden in the dark. if others knew that he could refine foundation establishment pills, there would definitely be a lot of trouble. moreover, if the foundation establishment pills were sold, and someone in the ten thousand flower city succeeded in building their foundation, it would be equivalent to adding a hint of danger to himself. therefore, ye xuan planned to provide the foundation establishment pills to the ten thousand flower sect first to help the sect nurture more foundation establishment realm cultivators. the stronger the ten thousand flower sect was, the safer he would be. moreover, when entered the foundation establishment realm, the success rate of him taking in concubines from the ten thousand flower sect would be higher. ¡°i¡¯ve already written to senior sister. she should be here in a few days.¡± ¡°i wonder if senior sister is busy¡­¡± ye xuan took a deep breath and looked forward to it. when he reached the foundation establishment realm, he would no longer need to be so timid. he could further expand his family and take in concubines. he would no longer be bound to just the ten thousand flower city or the ten thousand flower sect. at that time, his cultivation speed would probably increase exponentially. ¡­ a month later. ye xuan did not receive any news from xia yuning, but he got a shocking news¡ªa mystic realm had appeared 30 kilometers away from ten thousand flower city!! the appearance of the mystic realm represented countless opportunities! moreover, it was said that this mystic realm was a medium-grade mystic realm and could accommodate cultivators at level 7 of the foundation establishment realm at most! level 7 of the foundation establishment realm was a watershed. if one crossed it, the sky was the limit. if one failed to cross it, one might stay at this level for the rest of one¡¯s life. ye xuan remembered that his eldest senior sister had been stuck at level 7 of the foundation establishment realm for 10 years. later on, gu qingyao had paid a huge price to trade for an extremely precious spiritual herb from somewhere, which allowed his eldest senior sister to reach level 8 of the foundation establishment realm. after crossing level 7 of the foundation establishment realm, his eldest senior sister reached the full level of the foundation establishment stage in just five years. now, she should be traveling in the outside world in search of a great opportunity to break through to the golden core realm. ¡­ ¡­ ¡°the mystic realm has appeared. i believe senior sister won¡¯t let go of this opportunity¡­¡± ye xuan immediately had some expectations. the appearance of the mystic realm this time would definitely attract the joint exploration of the four major sects. the four major sects of the thousand moon country were the ten thousand flower sect, the green cloud sect, the thousand swords sect, and the profound yang sect. these four major sects all had top-notch golden core realm cultivators overseeing them, and there was more than one! in addition, there were also many medium-size sects. basically, they had only one elementary golden core realm big shot in the sect, but they were already very powerful. for small sects, the strongest was at the peak of the foundation establishment realm. in the thousand moon country, foundation establishment realm cultivators were actually already very powerful, and they did not make a large percentage. in ten thousand flower city, the strongest cultivators of the three major immortal-cultivation family clans were only at level 1 or level 2 of the foundation establishment realm. this showed how rare foundation establishment realm cultivators were. the same was true for the other three major sects. every foundation establishment realm cultivator was an extremely precious treasure of the sect. however, with the sudden appearance of the mystic realm this time, a large number of foundation establishment realm cultivators would probably gather. the four great sects had their own areas of jurisdiction. this time, the mystic realm had appeared around the ten thousand flower city. although the mystic realm did not belong to anyone, any other cultivator entering this area would actually have to report to the ten thousand flower sect. ¡­ sure enough, on the second day after ye xuan received the news, a large number of cultivators appeared in the city. however, this was only a portion. most cultivators had already gone to the mystic realm to wait. on the third day. ye xuan saw xia yuning. ¡°senior sister, long time no see. you¡¯ve become prettier again!¡± ye xuan treated xia yuning very warmly and quickly greeted her with a smile. ¡°stop fooling around. i¡¯m here to discuss serious matters with you.¡± xia yuning rolled her eyes helplessly before asking, ¡°your cultivation level has already reached level 8 of the qi refinement stage. master wants you to follow me into the mystic realm to find opportunities. what do you think?¡± ¡°go into the mystic realm??¡± ¡°no, no!¡± ¡°i¡¯m too weak. the mystic realm is too dangerous and not suitable for me.¡± hearing this, ye xuan shook his head like a rattle drum and quickly refused. what a joke. he could become stronger just by lying down. only a fool would enter the mystic realm and fight to the death. Chapter 39 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations that was the destiny of the protagonist. what had it got to do with him?? he had no intention of participating in the fight for opportunities in such a trashy mystic realm. if he had the time, he might as well have a few more children to increase the chance of a critical hit. any opportunity revealed between the system¡¯s fingers was hundreds of times better than the things in the mystic realm. even dogs would not go into a trashy mystic realm. ¡°you¡¯re weak¡­?¡± xia yuning¡¯s lips twitched and she wanted to complain. if level 8 of the qi refinement stage was considered weak, could it be that all the cultivators who came this time were all trash?? although the mystic realm only allowed cultivators below level 7 of the foundation establishment realm to enter, the main force of every mystic realm exploration was a large number of qi refinement stage cultivators. to ensure safety in the mystic realm, the four major sects would send golden core cultivators to guard outside the mystic realm. because she was in the territory of the ten thousand flower sect, her master had personally taken action and was already outside the mystic realm. this was also the reason why she and her master suggested that ye xuan go to the mystic realm to train. with the sect master holding down the fort, it was extremely beneficial to the disciples of the ten thousand flower sect. this was also not a small opportunity. xia yuning did not expect her junior brother who used to be timid when he was weak, was still so timid even when he was now at level 8 of the qi refinement stage! however, such a guy who seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs and only knew how to make babies had broken through seven small levels in a few short years and reached the level 8 of the qi refinement stage! it was simply outrageous to the core!! ¡­ ¡°hehe~¡± ¡°senior sister, you should also be going into the mystic realm to train, right?¡± ¡°i heard that the mystic realm is very dangerous. coincidentally, i¡¯ve refined some pills that should be able to help senior sister.¡± seeing xia yuning¡¯s ugly expression, ye xuan hurriedly laughed. then, he took out a bunch of jade bottles and pressed them into xia yuning¡¯s hands. ¡°pills?¡± xia yuning took the jade bottles and removed a stopper. when she saw what was inside, she was stunned. xia yuning¡¯s jaw almost dropped as she hurriedly opened the other jade bottles. ¡°these¡­¡± ¡°did you refine all of them??¡± xia yuning widened her beautiful eyes and asked in disbelief. this was because she discovered that each jade bottle was densely packed with a hundred medicinal pills! among them were those for healing injuries, restoring spiritual energy, and those for increasing explosive power. they were all very common medicinal pills that she recognized. but the quantity¡­ it was simply too much!!! even if ye xuan was a grade-1 alchemist, how many years would he need to accumulate so many pills??? ¡°that¡¯s right!¡± ye xuan said with a smile. he had long treated xia yuning as his wife and naturally would not give up any chance to gain favorability. everything was ready except for the east wind. xia yuning would definitely not agree to marry into the ye family. ye xuan would not do that either because it would be a waste of xia yuning¡¯s talent and would delay her for the rest of her life. however, if it was just a matter of getting xia yuning to bear him a few children¡­.. ye xuan felt that as long as he worked harder, he would be able to accomplish this sooner or later. ¡°no, they are too precious¡­¡± xia yuning shook her head, somewhat helpless and somewhat gratified. his junior brother had been doted on by her master and taken care of by many senior sisters since he was young¡­ who would have thought that many years later, ye xuan would have such a fortuitous encounter? not only did his cultivation improve by leaps and bounds, he had also become a grade-1 alchemist. even a foundation establishment realm cultivator like her was moved by the things he took out, but she could not accept them¡­ after all, she was ye xuan¡¯s senior sister and even a foundation establishment realm cultivator. if her master found out that she had accepted so many things from ye xuan, she would definitely reprimand her. ¡°senior sister, just accept them~ the mystic realm is very dangerous. i can only be at ease if there are more guarantees~¡± ye xuan chuckled. then, he changed the topic and said with a smile, ¡°of course, if there are any good things in the mystic realm that you don¡¯t need, i won¡¯t mind helping you dispose of them~¡± ¡°you¡­¡± xia yuning could not help but laugh when she heard that. then, she finally nodded and said, ¡°alright, if there¡¯s anything good in this mystic realm, i¡¯ll definitely bring it back for you~¡± xia yuning was touched as well. although she knew that ye xuan had other motives for her, she did not care. she could not be happier to have such a good junior brother! ¡°alright, it¡¯s a deal then!¡± ¡°i wish you all the best, senior sister!¡± ye xuan laughed and opened his arms to hug her. ¡°ah¡ª¡± xia yuning was caught off guard and ye xuan hugged her tightly. ¡°ye xuan, what are you doing? let go of me, or i¡¯ll be angry!¡± xia yuning blushed, but she did not send ye xuan flying immediately. perhaps, perhaps, it was because she was getting used to it. ¡°haha, i¡¯m sorry. i¡¯m just afraid that i won¡¯t be able to see senior sister for a long time in the future. i can¡¯t bear to part with you~¡± ye xuan quickly let go, laughed, and started to talk nonsense. of course, he was not spouting nonsense. the mystic realm could be opened for a year to more than ten years. in addition, the spiritual energy within was countless times richer than in the outside world. many cultivators, even if they did not find any opportunities, would hide there and cultivate. who knew how many years it would be before he would see xia yuning again? ye xuan was actually a little reluctant. of course, this time, xia yuning did not resist. ye xuan was secretly happy. it seemed that the favorability he had shamelessly gained earlier was not in vain. ¡°alright, alright. i¡¯m leaving now¡­ you¡­ you should take care too¡­¡± xia yuning really could not do anything to ye xuan. she left hurriedly after saying that. Chapter 40 translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡­ a few days later, more and more cultivators arrived at the ten thousand flower city. those who came over at first were all independent cultivators from the vicinity. their strengths varied, and most of them were cannon fodder of the qi refinement stage. the cultivators who came this time were much stronger. within a day, ye xuan could clearly sense several big shots of the foundation establishment realm flying in the sky. moreover, ye xuan concluded that most of these foundation establishment realm big shots came from the other three major sects because each of them had many juniors behind them. xia yuning was also of the foundation establishment realm and had the qualification to lead the qi refinement stage disciples of the sect to explore the mystic realm. it was the same for the other three major sects. although there were cultivators stronger than xia yuning in the mystic realm, ye xuan was not worried because xia yuning definitely had a life-saving trump card. furthermore, the four major sects also had unspoken rules. basically, they would not kill anyone. this was also to avoid causing a war between the sects. soon, another few days passed. these foreign cultivators came from afar. after recuperating in the city, they had all recovered their full strength, and were headed toward the mystic realm. however, just when ye xuan thought he would settle down for a good period of time, he did not realize that he had already been targeted. ¡­ ¡­ the night wind blew. in the darkness, under the waning moon, a few figures were rushing through the alleys in the city. ¡°boss, are we really going to the ye family?¡± a man in black asked in a low voice. ¡°nonsense. that ye family patriarch is a grade-1 alchemist. there are definitely many treasures in his residence. taking advantage of the fact that there are many independent cultivators in the city, if we could obtain some medicinal pills, we would have a lot more safeguards to enter the mystic realm!¡± ¡°little ma, you¡¯re still too young. in the immortal cultivation world, strength reigns supreme. the ye family is a newly risen immortal cultivation family, yet they actually dare to expand so quickly. aren¡¯t they courting death?¡± someone sneered. ¡°but we don¡¯t know the strength of the ye family patriarch¡­¡± the black-robed man who had been addressed as little ma was still a little hesitant. ¡°haha, little ma, you don¡¯t have to be so cautious. big brother has already asked around. that ye family patriarch was only at level 5 of the qi refinement stage a few years ago at the gathering of independent cultivators. moreover, it¡¯s said that the ye family patriarch had focused on studying alchemy and had no time to cultivate at all. after so many years, he was at most at level 6 of the qi refinement stage.¡± a black-robed man chuckled and explained. there were a total of seven people in their team, with the lowest cultivation at level 5 of the qi refinement stage, and the highest cultivation at level 8 of the qi refinement stage. robbing a small immortal cultivation family clan would naturally be a piece of cake. ¡°don¡¯t worry, little ma. you don¡¯t have to participate in the battle anyway. you just have to be on guard outside. don¡¯t let those women from the law enforcement team get close!¡± the leader of the men in black patted the shoulder of little ma gently and comforted him with a smile. ¡°okay¡­ okay¡­¡± finally, the young man called little ma nodded, but he still felt that something was amiss. his name was ma fei and he was an independent cultivator. although his cultivation was not strong, he was born with a powerful soul perception. it was said that there was a ruin opening here, which was why he wanted to find other teams to explore together. hence, he joined this blue bird group. he originally thought that this was a harmonious and friendly team, but he did not expect it to be a damned bandit cultivator group. unfortunately, he had already boarded the pirate ship. the other party had allowed him to join them because they valued his talent. if he dared to have any intention of withdrawing, there was no doubt that the others would instantly kill him on the spot. ¡°i hope nothing happens this time¡­¡± ma fei muttered in his heart. ¡­¡­ Chapter 41 - Chapter 41: Foreign Cultivators Bullying Me (1)? chapter 41: foreign cultivators bullying me (1)? translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations at the ye residence. ye xuan had just finished his daily cultivation with liu ruyan. after coaxing liu ruyan to sleep, ye xuan prepared to go to the cultivation room to cultivate the deity visualization. this soul cultivation technique could be said to be the most precious, the most powerful, and the most useful cultivation technique he had at the moment. as for the deceptive cultivation technique, the longevity spirit transformation technique, it was a waste that he could not cultivate it without the foundation of a certain lifespan. because his current spiritual root was sufficient, at his current speed, as long as he worked hard, he would be able to reach the peak of the qi refinement stage in five years, and would need to prepare to build his foundation. the effect of lifespan was everywhere. almost all the functions of the entire system were life-sucking. ye xuan naturally would not add all his lifespan to his spiritual root. there was no harm in having a little more lifespan in spare. ye xuan was about to leave liu ruyan¡¯s courtyard when his eyes suddenly moved. a strange feeling arose in his heart. ¡°what¡¯s going on¡­¡± ¡°something seems to be coming this way¡­¡± ye xuan frowned slightly and felt a little uneasy. nowadays, he would spend a large amount of his time almost every day cultivating deity visualization. the power of his soul had increased rapidly. not only did the pills he refined last longer, even his perception had become abnormally sharp. therefore, he became abnormally vigilant at this moment. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± after a few quick leaps, ye xuan arrived outside the ye residence. then, he used the ¡°breath-holding technique¡± that he had exchanged from the system shop and quickly hid his figure and all his aura. although he was not good at fighting, ever since he had the system shop, he would spend 50% of the lifespan he gained every month to exchange for some life-saving items, such as cultivation techniques, formation techniques, high-level talismans, and other items that he could not obtain on his own. although the ten thousand flower city was very safe, there was naturally no harm in having more trump cards. and now, they were of use to him. soon. seven figures that flitted about in the darkness of the night came within the range of ye xuan¡¯s perception. however, the seven figures did not notice anything. ¡°good fellas, seven independent cultivators of the qi refinement stage actually dare to target me¡­¡± ye xuan was speechless. although they had not made any move, ye xuan could sense their sneaky aura and the aura of blood on their bodies. it was obvious why they were here. they had probably taken a fancy to ye family¡¯s wealth and the medicinal pills he refined, and thought of him as old and powerless, and easy to bully without any background. after all, only a few people knew his cultivation level. the outside world¡¯s understanding of his cultivation level probably remained at what was known at the gathering of independent cultivators a few years ago. at that time, he had appeared to be only at level 5 of the qi refinement stage¡­ in fact, level 5 of the qi refinement stage was not considered low. however, all the people who had come to the ten thousand flower city during this period of time were planning to explore the ruins, so their cultivation levels were naturally not too weak. a large number of foundation establishment realm cultivators had come, so there were definitely many high-level qi refinement stage cultivators. in addition, there were the outside world¡¯s speculations about him; they thought that he was crazy about taking concubines partly because he was lustful, and partly because he was approaching the end of his days, and wanted to spread his roots. therefore, these guys¡¯ heads swelled and they wanted to come here and make a big killing. at the thought of this, ye xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and the corners of his mouth slowly curled into a strange smile. ¡°coincidentally, i¡¯ve recently set up a few small formations in the ye family residence for practice. it¡¯s best to test them out on you guys.¡± it was late at night, and a white cloud covered the faint moonlight. ¡°it¡¯s about time. let¡¯s do it!¡± with a command, five figures quickly infiltrated the ye residence silently. ma fei and the other man in black were on guard outside to complete the mission before the patrolling law enforcement team arrived. swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! the five figures were extremely fast and their target was very obvious. it was the treasure vault located at the ye residence! before they came, they had already made preparations and bribed the stewards and servants of the ye residence. they had already mapped out the entire ye residence. if nothing unexpected happened, they should be able to quietly take away the things from the treasure vault. if something happened, they could only send the ye family patriarch for reincarnation. soon, the few of them avoided all the patrol teams in the ye residence and arrived at the entrance to the ye residence¡¯s courtyard. the ye family¡¯s treasure vault was a huge underground basement. it was located in the central courtyard of the ye residence and was patrolled by a large number of guards. ¡°old gao, is everything ready?¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry, boss. the wind direction is just right. it¡¯s enough for them to sleep for five to six days.¡± the soft voices of conversation fell. in the dark corner, wisps of smoke that could not be detected by the naked eye suddenly drifted out. ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± a gentle breeze blew, carrying the fine particles in the smoke into the nostrils of every guard. ¡°ahhh¡­ ¡°i¡¯m so sleepy¡­¡± a guard yawned, and his upper and lower eyelids began to gradually fight. then, he could no longer control himself. he lowered his head and fell asleep, but he remained standing. not long after, all the guards in the courtyard fell into a deep sleep, but they all remained standing on the spot. no one fell, and the scene was abnormally strange. ¡°hahaha, old gao, your drunken wind smoke still works so well.¡± the leader of the men in black chuckled softly. ¡°this thing is very expensive. i used three entire units of drunken wind smoke this time. boss, you have to compensate me¡­¡± the petite young man in black cried.. Chapter 42 - Chapter 42: Foreign Cultivators Bullying Me? (2) chapter 42: foreign cultivators bullying me? (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°don¡¯t worry, the ye family¡¯s treasure vault has a large number of medicinal pills. they¡¯re usually supplied to the wives and concubines of the ye family¡¯s patriarch to enjoy. we¡¯ll definitely gain a lot this time.¡± everyone looked at each other and smiled. then, they swaggered into the ye family courtyard. ¡°that should be it. that¡¯s where the warehouse is!¡± the few of them searched for a while and quickly found a huge warehouse on the west side of the courtyard. then, their eyes erupted with excitement. at this moment, a strong wind suddenly blew around them. then, the fire torches and light pagodas in the entire courtyard were instantly extinguished, and the world fell into darkness. ¡°what¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°what happened?!¡± the men in black were all shocked. they gathered together and stood back to back, vigilant of their surroundings. ¡°oh no, it¡¯s an illusory formation!!!¡± ¡°boss, we¡¯ve fallen into an illusory formation!¡± soon, someone in the team finally noticed the abnormality and exclaimed. ¡°what?!¡± ¡°illusory formation!¡± ¡°how is this possible?! when did this happen?!¡± everyone was stunned. they had no idea when they had entered the illusory formation. crackle¡ª at this moment, a huge light source suddenly appeared in the sky, enveloping all of them and illuminating the entire space! at this moment, the five men in black realized that they were actually trapped in a huge cage. the warehouse beside them had disappeared, and so had the huge courtyard in front of them. there was nothing outside the cage, only an endless void. at this moment, the five of them were like rats in the dark. they were suddenly pulled into the sunlight and were about to be publicly executed. the five of them were completely enveloped in great fear! at this moment, there was only one question in their minds¡ªdamn it, why was there such a huge illusory formation here!!! ¡°boss, what should we do¡­ a thin man in black was trembling in fear and completely at a loss. ¡°what else can we do?!¡± ¡°kill our way out!¡± ¡°it¡¯s just an illusory formation. i don¡¯t believe it can trap the five of us!¡± the burly man in the lead tore off his black robe, revealing his strong muscles. the next moment, he took out a huge hammer from his storage ring and smashed it down ruthlessly on the cage in front of him¡ª bam! bam! bam! the terrifying hammer landed three times, but it did not cause any damage to the surrounding cage. it did not not even leave a single mark on the thick bars of the cage. ¡°damn it!!¡± ¡°what is the level of this illusory formation?!¡± the few of them stared in disbelief. it was not like they had not encountered an illusory formation before, but an illusory formation was essentially still a formation. as long as they had enough strength, they should be able to tear the formation apart. and now, their boss had attacked with all his might, but he could not cause any damage to this formation. could it be that this formation was a level 2 formation? ¡°continue, everyone, attack!¡± ¡°maintaining the formation consumes a large number of spirit stones. as long as the recharging by spirit stones can¡¯t keep up, we have a chance to break the formation!¡± just as everyone was in a daze, their boss shouted. ¡°alright!¡± when everyone heard this, they felt that it made sense and prepared to attack. at this moment. thunder suddenly rumbled in the sky, and dark clouds that flickered with purple light gathered. rumble¡ª crackle¡ª purple lightning continuously fell, striking the ground and creating charred craters. ¡°damn it!¡± ¡°what¡¯s that!¡± ¡°there¡¯s actually another formation! how is this possible!¡± ¡°damn it! is the ye family patriarch crazy? where did he get so many formations?¡± ¡°isn¡¯t he an independent cultivator???¡± ¡°ten thousand flower city doesn¡¯t have any formation masters either! the few men in black instantly began to curse. this was completely different from what they had expected! logically speaking, the ye family patriarch had just risen and did not have much substance! formations were even more precious than medicinal pills. after all, medicinal pills were single-use consumables. although the price was high, in order for the medicinal pills to be sold, the price was within a reasonable range. however, a formation was different. even if a formation master was hired to set up a level 1 formation, it would cost at least thousands of low-grade spirit stones. this was also the payment to the formation master for setting up the formation! if the materials were included, it was definitely impossible to accomplish this without more than 10,000 low-grade spirit stones! damn it! how could an independent cultivator and a wild alchemist accumulate so much wealth in such a short period of time?? all the men in black were stunned. boom! the entire space shook. the five unlucky fellows were chased by countless lightning bolts in the trapping formation. they covered their heads and ran around, crying their heads off. although this lightning was only ordinary lightning, when it struck these cultivators, their skin and flesh were still split open. the air instantly filled with the aroma of roasted meat. ¡°this can¡¯t go on!¡± ¡°boss, quickly think of something. otherwise, we¡¯ll all die here!¡± one of the men in black shed tears and kept using his spiritual energy to resist. however, the power of lightning was one of the strongest natural forces. coupled with fact that these thunderbolts had been enhanced by ye xuan¡¯s formation, the penetration power was extremely strong. even if most of the power had been blocked, it still had great power when it landed on these men in black. ¡°what can we do? find the eye of the formation!¡± ¡°if we can¡¯t find the eye of the formation, we¡¯ll all die here!¡± the leader of the men in black cursed. he was the strongest and suffered the least damage, but the spiritual energy in his body was still depleting rapidly. he could only last for an hour at most. cultivators without spiritual energy were just stronger mortals. a bolt of lightning would kill them. when the other men in black heard this, they all forced themselves to calm down, wanting to find the eye of the formation. after all, it was only a level 1 formation. it was not like they had not experienced it before. however, this time, they had originally come here to launch a sneak attack, but they were trapped in a formation. clearly, they had definitely been discovered. who knew if there were already a large number of law enforcers waiting for them outside. however, this was not something they could think about now. as long as they could get out, there was still a chance of survival. meanwhile, in the outside world. ye xuan saw the power of his formation with his own eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. ¡°trying to find the eye of the formation is a good method.¡± ¡°however, my celestial formation has just begun. how can i let you little white mice escape so quickly?¡± ye xuan chuckled and triggered all the remaining formations. ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± in the next moment, a violent wind blew within the space of the entire formation. the five unlucky people were directly blown by the violent gusts of wind until they could not stand steadily and fell to the ground. ¡°damn it!¡± ¡°what kind of formation is this!¡± ¡°there is thunder, lightning and also gales of wind. he must be crazy!¡± the leader of the men in black cursed angrily. just now, he had already found two locations which he suspected to be the eye of the formation. just when he was about to destroy them, he was blown away by the strong wind. no one could bear this! ¡°boss!¡± suddenly, a voice of alarm came from behind. ¡°boss¡­¡± ¡°if i¡¯m not wrong, we might have fallen into a formation within a formation¡­¡± ¡°we¡¯re surrounded!¡± a thin man in black came to the side of the black-robed leader against the strong gusts of wind and said in a trembling voice. ¡°what?!¡± ¡°are you fucking kidding me??¡± the leader of the men in black also widened his eyes in disbelief. they had originally thought that this was just a formation, so they resisted desperately and searched for the eye of the formation. however, if this was a formation within a formation, then what was the point of looking for it? they could just wait for death! in the next moment, as if to verify the words of the thin man in black, the ground suddenly began to tremble. in the sky, rain fell and quickly turned into a downpour, which was even mixed with countless fireballs. then, the ground began to tremble slowly, and terrifying cracks appeared. violent winds, torrential rain, thunder and lightning, earthquakes, meteorites falling from the sky! a terrifying natural disaster instantly descended, drowning everyone in it. Chapter 43 - Chapter 43: Great Star chapter 43: great star-plucking hand! protagonist of destiny? (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°are they all dead?¡± ¡°they really can¡¯t withstand a single blow!¡± ¡°it¡¯s just that the consumption is a little high.. the formation slowly dissipated, and a white-robed figure appeared on the spot, muttering to himself. although this experiment consumed a total of 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, ye xuan did not feel any heartache. after all, the activation of the formations this time also made ye xuan discover many shortcomings. for example, the eye of the first illusory formation was a little conspicuous and was almost discovered by the black-robed man. also, the subsequent formations did not connect smoothly. the ¡°torrential rain¡± and ¡°fireball¡± formations were launched at the same time, and the two formations almost fought each other¡­ also, the gale formation consumed too much energy and the benefits were not high. it was better to pile all the resources on lightning. perhaps it could instantly kill this group of unlucky people. ¡°i think there are two more guys outside. i can¡¯t let them escape¡­¡± ye xuan muttered to himself and quickly left the courtyard. the main purpose of him using the illusory formation was not to trap them, but to cover up the commotion of the battle and prevent attracting other troubles. at this moment. on a big tree outside the ye residence, two figures were sneaking around, carefully hiding in the shadows, not daring to make the slightest noise. ¡°little ma, did you notice anything unusual?¡± a man in black with a crew cut asked. ¡°brother lu, don¡¯t worry. there are no traces of the law enforcers within a one-kilometer radius!¡± ma fei thumped his chest and assured with confidence. ¡°phew-¡± ¡°that¡¯s good!¡± the man in black heaved a sigh of relief and gradually relaxed. ¡°however¡­.¡± at this moment, ma fei suddenly wanted to say something but hesitated. ¡°however, what?!¡± the crew-cut man in black immediately became nervous and hurriedly asked. ¡°however, i don¡¯t seem to be able to sense the aura of boss and the others¡­¡± ma fei scratched his head and smiled somewhat uncertainly. in the next moment, the expression of the crew-cut man in black instantly turned ugly. when ma fei saw this, he thought that the other party was angry and hurriedly explained, ¡°brother lu, don¡¯t be angry. i have just felt it and am not very certain. perhaps boss and the others had entered the ye family¡¯s treasure vault and their auras were disturbed.¡± ¡°splash¡ª¡± at this moment, the crew-cut man in black casually flipped his hand and took out a stack of fragments. seeing this scene, the expression of the crew-cut man in black changed drastically, and his face was full of fear! ¡°let¡¯s leave¡ª¡± without another word, the young man with the crew cut ran into the distance. ¡°brother lu, where are you going?¡± ma fei did not realize what had happened at all. he was still dumbfounded. how could the crew-cut man in black have the time to care about ma fei? the fragments he took out were his boss¡¯s life token! his life token had already shattered into such a state. clearly, his boss had already been killed! however, they had not noticed anything unusual! if they did not run now, were they going to wait for death?! however, just when the young man with the crew cut ran hundreds of meters away, a sneer suddenly came from behind him. ¡°great star-plucking hand¡ª¡± in an instant, a terrifying invisible hand appeared behind the crew-cut man in black and grabbed him. sensing that he had been imprisoned by a terrifying force, the eyes of the crew-cut man in black widened! ¡°don¡¯t kill me, i¡­ the huge palm clenched tightly. bam! before the crew-cut man in black could even finish his sentence, he was completely crushed by the huge hand. flesh and blood splattered everywhere before he was finally devoured by the pitch-black night. soon, everything returned to calm. ¡°it¡¯s very powerful, but it¡¯s a pity that it consumes too much energy-¡± ye xuan stood on the gate of the ye residence and sighed slightly. it looked powerful just now. and it instantly killed the other dartv. however, it had consumed 70% of his spiritual energy, and this was only because his opponent was only at level 5 of the qi refinement stage. if the other party was a little stronger, the consumption would probably be even greater if he wanted to insta-kill the other party. at this moment. ma fei, who was on the tree, trembled in fear when he saw the white-robed floating figure on the city wall of the ye residence. he covered his mouth tightly and did not dare to make a sound. he was very confident in his perception ability. even if it was some expert hiding in the dark, he would be able to detect him. as for the white-robed young man in front of him, even if he stood in front of him, he was actually unable to detect a trace of the other party¡¯s existence! it was simply terrifying! this person was definitely a top-notch big shot! he was very likely an expert invited by the ye family! damn it, he knew that things would not go smoothly this time! the ye family was able to develop so fast. although the ye family patriarch¡¯s cultivation was trash, the family was rich. they could definitely invite powerful cultivators to guard over them! ma fei cursed in his heart and warmly greeted the relatives and families of his dead teammates. he even lowered his head and prayed in his heart that that big shot would not discover him.. unfortunately, his plan failed in the end. the next moment, ma fei suddenly felt his scalp go numb. he trembled as he raised his head and looked at that white-robed cultivator. the white-robed cultivator gently extended a hand towards him and finally spat out four words¡ªgreat star-plucking hand!! ¡°ahhh¡ª ¡°don¡¯t kill me!!¡± ¡°i have been forced!!¡± ¡°i surrender!¡± ¡°i know who the traitor of the ye family is. spare me, spare me!!¡± in the next moment. ma fei finally could not hold it in anymore! with a plop, he fell to the ground. he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to ye xuan repeatedly to beg for mercy, tears and snot flowing. ¡°oh?¡± ¡°what traitor?¡± ¡°tell me in detail.¡± ye xuan had originally wanted to kill the last unlucky person, but after hearing the other party¡¯s words, he was immediately interested.. Chapter 44 - Chapter 44: Great Star chapter 44: great star-plucking hand! protagonist of destiny? (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°i know who leaked the location of the treasure vault. as long as you let me go, i¡¯ll tell you everything!¡± ma fei felt that there was a chance and hurriedly wiped his tears and snot. ¡°hmph!¡± ¡°you have no right to negotiate with me!¡± ye xuan sneered and a great pressure pressed down ruthlessly on the other party. ¡°pfft¡ª ¡°i¡¯m impressed¡­ level 9 of the qi refinement stage¡­¡± ma fei was pressed to the ground by the terrifying pressure of spiritual energy. his eyes bulged and blood flowed from the corners of his mouth. his heart was filled with regret. ¡°i¡¯ll give you one more chance to speak.¡± ye xuan stepped on the other party¡¯s head and said with an icy tone. just because he was kind to his own people did not mean that he was easy to bully. these independent cultivators had heard the rumors from somewhere and actually wanted to rob his ye family¡¯s treasure vault. they were simply tired of living. although all the important items were in his storage ring, the ye family was also a large family clan. there were a large number of medicinal pills and heavenly treasures in the treasure vault, as well as piles of spirit stones. if these guys really succeeded, he would probably lose all his money. ye xuan was also very angry at this moment. he was naturally ruthless beyond comparison and did not give the other party any chance to live. if not for the fact that this guy seemed to have some use, he would have crushed the other party¡¯s head long ago. ¡°it¡¯s steward yu and steward feng!¡± ¡°they were the ones who revealed the information about the ye family¡¯s treasure vault and the strength of the ye family¡¯s guards to us!¡± ¡°there are also some servants. they¡¯re the ones who delivered the news to us.¡± ma fei¡¯s face was filled with fear as he hurriedly told him everything he knew. although he imew that the outcome might not be good even if he revealed it, at least there was a chance of survival. and if he continued to be stubborn¡­ he had no doubt that his head would explode into pieces in the next second. ¡°steward yu¡­ ¡°a mere steward¡­ ye xuan sneered, but he was not surprised. the ye residence had really developed too rapidly. the number of stewards had expanded from a few dozens in the beginning to hundreds now. on the other hand, there were only ten old butlers, but they had already expanded to a total of 30. however, the newly promoted butlers were all in charge of managing the various businesses of the ye family outside. the real butlers of the ye residence were still the ten old backbones and the people ye xuan trusted the most. the butler could obtain a rejuvenation pill every year. if the steward performed well, he could also obtain some medicinal pills as a reward. ye xuan had no impression of steward yu. he might have just entered the ye residence to work, so he did such a stupid thing. but a traitor was a traitor. there was nothing to explain. when the time came, he would just have to let this fellow identify himself. ye xuan suddenly thought of something and looked at the man in black under his feet. he asked faintly, ¡°i heard you say just now that you could sense the disappearance of the aura of those guys in the ye residence. could it be that you have some special ability?¡± ¡°my lord, please spare my life¡­¡± ¡°i¡¯m actually a victim too¡­¡± seeing that the other party was interested in his ability, ma fei did not say anything else. with a sobbing tone, he recounted his abilities. then, he exaggerated how he was unlucky enough to be forced to join the blue bird group. ¡°sir, you don¡¯t know, but this blue bird group is evil. i¡¯ve long wanted to kill them. i regret¡­¡± ¡°alright, alright, shut up!¡± seeing that this fellow was talking non-stop and wanting to brag, ye xuan interrupted him with a dark expression. ¡°sir, you have to believe me. i¡¯m innocent. i¡¯m a good cultivator and have never done anything bad.. ma fei did not let go of any chance of survival and desperately tried to distance himself from the blue bird group. anyway, those guys from the blue bird group were all dead. whatever he said could not be verified. ¡°i don¡¯t care who you are. since you dared to come to my ye residence to cause trouble, you have to pay the price.¡± ¡°let go of your sea of consciousness and let me plant a soul mark.¡± ye xuan lowered his head and looked at the unlucky cultivator under his feet. ¡°ah, my lord¡­¡¯ ma fei widened his eyes and was a little reluctant. if he was imprinted with a soul mark by the other party, then his life and death would be completely in the other party¡¯s hands, and he would completely become the other party¡¯s slave! independent cultivators valued freedom the most. how could he accept such humiliation! in the next second, ma fei hesitated. ¡°crack¡ª¡± the ground shattered, and half of ma fei¡¯s face sank into the ground. ¡°stop, stop, stop!¡± ¡°my lord, please spare my life!!¡± ¡°i agree, i agree¡­¡± ma fei¡¯s scalp went numb. at this moment, he really felt the other party¡¯s killing intent. it was not just to scare him. at the thought of this, ma fei no longer hesitated and hurriedly released all the defenses in his sea of consciousness. at the very least, if he was controlled by the other party, he could still live. thinking about it carefully, it did not seem so embarrassing to become a big shot¡¯s slave. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± without hesitation, ye xuan sent his thoughts into ma fei¡¯s sea of consciousness. ¡°holy shit!¡± ¡°it¡¯s huge!¡± when ye xuan saw the other party¡¯s sea of consciousness, he was deeply shocked. if an ordinary person¡¯s sea of consciousness was a small house, then ma fei¡¯s sea of consciousness was like a football field! this was not because his soul power was weak, but because the space in his sea of consciousness was too big. in addition, his cultivation was too low, so his soul power had spread in large quantities, but the quality was not good. ¡°this guy is really talented. did i catch some destined protagonist¡­¡± ye xuan gasped! he was certain that this ma fei was definitely a weirdo, and he might even have some special constitution! ye xuan was sure that if the other party was lucky and obtained a divine soul cultivation technique like the deity visualization, he would definitely be able to soar into the sky! ¡°forget it. no matter what your identity is, you¡¯ll have to work obediently in the ye family in the future!¡± bai yi shook his head gently and threw away the thoughts in his mind, so he imprinted a soul mark in the depths of the other party¡¯s soul. his current soul power was extremely powerful. this could be said to be very easy for him. in order to avoid failure in the future, ye xuan imprinted his spiritual mark on every corner of the other party¡¯s huge sea of consciousness. with these spiritual marks, not only could he control the other party¡¯s life and death, he could even sense the thoughts in the other party¡¯s mind from a certain distance. it could be said that he was being completely monitored. at this moment, ye xuan was also somewhat interested in ma fei. the first time he saw this unlucky fellow, he could tell that he was out of place with those men in black. clearly, they had not been together for a while, so he believed 70 to 80% of ma fei¡¯s words. there was a high chance that this fellow was really unlucky, which was why he had boarded the pirate ship. now that ye xuan had discovered the secret of the other party¡¯s sea of consciousness, he naturally had to retain this fellow behind in order to study him properly. perhaps there would be some surprises in the future. ¡°my lord, this¡­¡± ma fei felt more than a hundred spiritual imprints in his sea of consciousness. he was in a daze. damn it, was this big shot crazy?? a total of a hundred spiritual imprints!! was there a need to do this! !! i¡¯m just a trash cultivator of the qi refinement stage. do you have to be so wary of me?? ma fei really wanted to curse, but as he felt the cold boots pressed against his face, he eventually swallowed his words. ¡°alright, get up.¡± ¡°i see that you¡¯re quite talented. from now on, you¡¯ll be the captain of the ye family¡¯s guards.¡± ¡°your first mission is to capture the few fellows who betrayed the ye family. is there a problem?¡± ye xuan slowly retracted his leg and looked down from above with a faint smile. ¡ªwhat¡­ ¡°captain of the guards???¡± ma fei had just pulled himself out of the ground when he heard ye xuan¡¯s words. he was frozen on the spot, completely unaware of what ye xuan meant. Chapter 45 - Chapter 45: Loan for 100,000 Years, Supreme Foundation Establishment! (1) chapter 45: loan for 100,000 years, supreme foundation establishment! (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°although our ye residence has a lot of guards, we don¡¯t have a single cultivator overseeing them.¡± ¡°coincidentally, your ability is not bad. i¡¯ll leave the task of guarding the ye residence to you in the future!¡± ye xuan patted ma fei¡¯s shoulder solemnly and said with a serious expression. ¡°my lord¡­¡± ¡°this, this, this¡­ this position is too high. i¡¯m afraid i won¡¯t be able to do it well¡­¡¯ ma fei was flattered and hurriedly wanted to decline. however, he was cursing in his heart! damn it, this is obviously asking me to work for free. it¡¯s as if i¡¯m so easy to what captain of the guards? he would not even be a dog! ¡°then tell me, what did you not do well?¡± the smile on ye xuan¡¯s face slowly disappeared as he glanced at ma fei gently. ¡°1¡ª11 ma fei was about to say something when he felt a sharp pain in his head. then, his scalp went numb. ¡°i agree!!¡± ¡°my lord, don¡¯t worry! from now on, i, ma fei, will be the captain of the ye family guards. i will protect the ye family at all costs!¡± ma fei hurriedly shouted. his voice was loud and resounding. it did not look like he was being forced or threatened at all. ¡°isn¡¯t that right?¡± a satisfied smile appeared on ye xuan¡¯s face again. he gently patted ma fei¡¯s shoulder and said with a smile, ¡°little ma, work hard. as long as you do well, i, the family head, will not treat you badly.¡± ¡°thank you, my lord¡­¡± ¡°wait, you said you are¡­¡± ma fei was suddenly stunned. he widened his eyes and looked at ye xuan in disbelief. ¡°i¡¯m the ye family head?¡± ¡°what happened?¡± ¡°is there a problem?¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile. ¡°no, no, no¡­ no problem¡­¡± ma fei hurriedly shook his head like a rattle drum. he felt that he had discovered a huge secret! it was rumored that the ye family head was only at level 5 of the qi refinement stage and his lifespan was about to end. however, he could clearly feel that the other party¡¯s body was almost overflowing with vitality. not to mention that his lifespan was about to end, it would not be a problem at all for him to live for another 180 years! moreover, the other party¡¯s strength was close to the peak of the qi refinement stage. it was not what the outside world said at all. no wonder the auras of the people from the blue bird group disappeared in a short period of time. one look at the other party¡¯s smile and one could tell that he was an old schemer. he was ruthless, sinister, and cunning. although the independent cultivators in the blue bird group had a lot of combat experience, they were naturally powerless to resist such an old schemer. ma fei finally accepted his fate. thinking about it from another perspective, compared to those unlucky people in the blue bird group, he was still very lucky. not only was he alive, but he had also got a job. at this thought, ma fei finally felt much better. the next day. the news of ma fei becoming the captain of the ye family¡¯s guards also spread quickly. at first, many people were unconvinced. after all, there were more than a thousand guards in the ye residence. every one of them was a mortal expert with powerful martial arts. every captain of a guard team was a super expert at the peak of the innate realm. although they did not have spiritual roots, they had cultivated the body of a mortal to the limit. it was not impossible for them to instantly kill a qi refinement stage cultivator in a sneak attack. however, when ma fei revealed his identity as a cultivator, everyone shut up. after all, mortals and cultivators were from two different worlds. even if a cultivator at level 1 of the qi refinement stage had the enhancement of spiritual energy, he could also make himself invincible. it was not a problem for him to fight a hundred or so experts of the innate realm alone. in the past, there were no cultivators overseeing them because ye xuan had thought that there was no need for this. moreover, not many independent cultivators were willing to be guards. ye xuan was too lazy to put in the effort. now, with a free laborer like ma fei, ye xuan naturally had to make good use of him. if it developed well in the future, there might be a surprise. on the first day of ma fei¡¯s appointment, he did not disappoint ye xuan. he captured all the guys who had cooperated with the blue bird group and received benefits from them. three stewards, more than a dozen servants, and a few guards were executed on the spot in the ye family square! for a moment, everyone in the ye family was in a state of panic. those who had secretly done something wrong were all restless and silent. in fact, ye xuan did not care if the ye family took bribes or if the ye family used their authority for personal gain. he actually knew a lot of things, and they were unavoidable. therefore, he turned a blind eye. as long as they did not go overboard, he would ignore them. however, if anyone dared to do anything to harm the ye family, ye xuan would definitely not tolerate it! after this incident, the ye family returned to peace and calm. after experiencing a commotion, the ten thousand flower city gradually quietened down. because those who should have come had already arrived, most of the cultivators entered the mystic realm. the cultivators who rushed over later knew that they were one step behind, so they seized the time to enter the mystic realm. they did not dare to delay at all, let alone stay in ten thousand flower city for long. in the first few months. the mystic realm was very lively, and the competition was extremely cruel. therefore, in the beginning, almost every day, a large number of cultivators were forced to leave the mystic realm for various reasons. some even died and remained in the mystic realm forever. ye xuan paid attention to the news of the mystic realm every day. as he watched one cultivator after another either seriously injured or dead, he was also very emotional. if the system¡¯s function was of another type, he would probably be like those cultivators who entered the mystic realm to fight for opportunities and be always in danger.. Chapter 46 - Chapter 46: Loan for 100,000 Years, Supreme Foundation Establishment! (2) chapter 46: loan for 100,000 years, supreme foundation establishment! (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations fortunately, his luck was good. like him, the system was lazy. it was a trashy mystic realm. whoever wanted to go could go. he would never enter such a dangerous place in his life. moreover, he did not like to fight and kill. after having been in this world for so long, the number of people he had killed could be counted with his fingers. as time passed, the mystic realm gradually became peaceful. the casualty rate was much lower than in the first few months. spring passed and autumn came. five years passed in a flash. the mystic realm was still open. every day, some people entered one after another. however, for some reason, no one seemed to have come out. the news had also been completely blocked. however, ye xuan was not very concerned about this. in the past five years, his offspring had increased by a lot again, and the number directly surpassed the 4,000 mark. the ye family developed extremely quickly and eventually expanded their strength to other cities. wherever the ye family¡¯s influence reached, the bridal welcoming teams would follow closely. in the past five years, ye xuan had taken in more than 400 concubines from other cities. all of them were as beautiful as flowers and had looks above 9 points. after all, ye xuan valued the descendants of his family. the more good-looking the mother was, and the better her physical constitution, the genes of the offspring she gave birth to would naturally be much better. although there was a possibility of mutation, the probability was not high. in addition, ouyang yun had also bore him four sons. unfortunately, only one of them had a grade-2 spiritual root. still, this probability was extremely terrifying. the thousands of offspring born to other ordinary concubines had only produced one son with grade-i spiritual root last year. there were also the five fairies he had taken from the ten thousand flower sect, which was xu qing and the others. finally, they were of some use. every one of them had given birth to a child with a grade-i spiritual root for him. for this reason, ye xuan directly doubled the cultivation resources of xu qing and the others, and eventually made them completely loyal to the ye family. their favorability towards him also reached 80 and they could be considered to be truly his own people. in total, ye xuan currently only had nine offspring with spiritual roots. ouyang yun had bore two. one had a grade-2 spiritual root, and the other had a grade-3 spiritual root. liu ruyan had given birth to one with grade-i spiritual root. she was almost 12 years old now. in a few years, ye xuan planned to send her to the cultivation sect to cultivate. xu qing, du qianqian, and the others bore him one each. there were a total of five. there was also a concubine called qing he who was lucky. she had bore him a son with grade 1 spiritual root. after more than five years of hard work and some additional critical hit rewards, ye xuan¡¯s cultivation level had also reached the peak of level 10 of the qi refinement stage. he was just a step away from becoming a big shot of the foundation establishment realm. after reaching the limit of his cultivation, ye xuan also started to prepare to build his foundation. according to his current understanding, foundation establishment was divided into three levels. the lowest level was the human dao foundation establishment. one just needed to take the foundation establishment pills and there was a certain chance of failure. however, as long as there were enough foundation establishment pills, the success rate would be 100%and there would not be any danger. this was also why foundation establishment pills were so rare and precious. the middle level was the earth dao foundation establishment. one needed to find a place with earth vitality energy and activate the energy to build a foundation in dao. it would be extremely beneficial for their future cultivation. the highest level was the heavenly dao foundation establishment. there were currently two methods recorded: the first was to absorb the legendary ¡°heavenly spirit qi¡± into his body to bring to pass the heavenly dao foundation establishment. the second was to use some extremely rare natural spiritual item as the base to bring to pass the heavenly dao foundation establishment. either of these two methods was extremely difficult. no one in the entire thousand moon country had ever been able to do it. these books had also been passed down from ancient times, and no one could verify them. however, it was undeniable that the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm was also extremely terrifying. legend had it that experts of the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm could cross their level to fight against those of the golden core realm. it was unknown if it was true. ye xuan recalled that his senior sister, xia yuning, was at the human dao foundation establishment realm. however, the human dao foundation establishment also had levels. it was determined by the quality and attributes of the foundation establishment pills. ye xuan remembered that gu qingyao had paid a huge price to hire a grade-3 alchemist to refine an extremely high-quality foundation establishment pills. she had even asked the sect master of the thousand swords sect to inject a trace of sword intent into the foundation establishment pills to allow xia yuning to build her foundation. in the past, ye xuan had thought this was easy. however, it was not until he became an alchemist that he understood the difficulty. gu qingyao must have paid a huge price to hire those two masters. furthermore, xia yuning did not disappoint. although she was at the human dao foundation establishment realm, she was extremely powerful. a year ago, ye xuan had heard that xia yuning had killed an advanced level 2 demonic beast in the mystic realm. it had shocked the entire mystic realm and attracted a lot of attention. an advanced level 2 demonic beast was comparable to a cultivator above level 7 of the foundation establishment realm. it was still very powerful. as for gu qingyao, ye xuan did not know which foundation establishment she was at, but he guessed that she might be at the legendary earth dao foundation establishment realm. after all, it was a grade-7 spiritual root. with gu qingyao¡¯s pride, there was a high chance that she would not fancy a cultivator of the human dao foundation establishment realm. the number of foundation establishment pills in ye xuan¡¯s hands had long exceeded 100, but he did not have the chance to take action. when the mystic realm opened, most of the ten thousand flower sect disciples at the peak of the qi refinement stage had gone in. it was not appropriate for ye xuan to give the pills to the ten thousand flower sect. if he were to sell them to someone, once the news was leaked, at this moment where there were all kinds of people, he was afraid that there would probably be people looking for trouble. therefore, ye xuan had to be more cautious before he built his foundation. it was best not to expose the foundation establishment pills. ¡°system, how do you think i should build my foundation?¡± Chapter 47 - Chapter 47: Loan for 100,000 Years, Supreme Foundation Establishment! (3) chapter 47: loan for 100,000 years, supreme foundation establishment! (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°do you have any super invincible and heaven-defying foundation establishment pills for sale? it doesn¡¯t matter if they¡¯re slightly expensive. what i have is lifespan!¡± finally, ye xuan thought of the system and spoke with bravado. he rarely bought anything over the years in order to prepare himself well for his foundation establishment. with the system¡¯s personality, it would definitely rip him off. ye xuan naturally had to make plans early. his current lifespan reserves exceeded 5,000. these had been obtained from the birth of his children, critical hits, and various achievement rewards. he had also painstakingly saved them; they should be sufficient. [detected that the host¡¯s cultivation level meets the requirements. suggest that the host build the system foundation;] soon, the system gave an option. ¡°huh?¡± ¡°system foundation establishment?¡± ¡°is there such a thing even?¡± ¡°quick, quick, quick, let me recover!¡± ye xuan froze for a moment, and then he became a bit impatient. swoosh! in the next second, the system quickly gave him four options: [human dao foundation establishment: a trash foundation establishment. host, if you dare to choose this system, you¡¯ll directly self-destruct;] [earth dao foundation establishment: barely passable. there¡¯s no hope of becoming an immortal. it requires 3,000 years of lifespan.] [heavenly dao foundation establishment: there¡¯s a chance of becoming an immortal. the probability is extremely low. you will be restricted by the great dao of heaven and earth. it requires 8,000 years of lifespan.] [supreme foundation establishment: transcend the great dao of heaven and earth, the top foundation establishment method of the human race in the ancient era. it requires 100,000 years of lifespan.] seeing these options, ye xuan immediately gasped! he directly ignored the first option and looked at the last option! he did not expect the legendary supreme foundation establishment realm to exist above the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm!! if he succeeded, wouldn¡¯t he be invincible?? still¡­ the price was ridiculously high. ¡°system, may i borrow some lifespan? my lifespan is simply not enough.. ye xuan was very speechless. although the supreme foundation establishment realm was awesome, with his current lifespan, he could not even choose the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm. he really felt aggrieved. [yes, you may. the annual interest rate is fixed at 10%. the minimum rpnnvmpnt nmnnnt ic: 1 0/0 ner vpnr 1 however, to ye xuan¡¯s surprise, the system actually gave him a loan option. ¡°system, you¡¯re awesome. i¡¯ll bet a thick leg hair that you must have been a loan shark in the past.¡± ye xuan slowly gave a thumbs up. ye xuan thought for a while and felt that this interest rate was acceptable. it was much lower than the mortgage interest rate in his previous life. borrowing 100 ,ooo years of lifespan with an annual interest of 10,000 years seemed like an abyss, but as his ye family grew stronger, he would be able to pay it off sooner or later. moreover, there was no deadline. he only needed to repay 1% a year, which was 1,000 years of lifespan. this was simply a piece of cake for him. as long as he passed the buffer period, ye xuan was confident that he would definitely be able to take off in the future. ¡°system, transfer the money!¡± ¡°loan 95,000 years of lifespan!¡± without hesitation, ye xuan took out a loan! after all, his cultivation level could no longer increase. if he chose to accumulate lifespan, he would probably lose everything. if he took a gamble, his bicycle would become a motorcycle, and his master would become his wife. in order to marry a better wife, ye xuan went all out! [ding! 95,000 lifespan has been credited. host, please check.] in the next second, all the lifespan was directly transferred to his account. the speed was simply shocking, and there was no handling fee. this made ye xuan overjoyed. he quickly checked his attributes panel. indeed, his lifespan had become five digits: 100,127! in other words, after consuming 100,000 years of lifespan, he would return to the pre-liberation era overnight and only have 127 years of lifespan left. then, he had to bear a loan of nearly 100,000 years¡­ ¡°forget it. since i¡¯ve made my choice, i can¡¯t just lie down. i have to work hard¡­ to take a concubine!¡± ye xuan gritted his teeth and encouraged himself in his heart. Chapter 48 - Chapter 48: I Borrowed It With My Ability, Why Should I Return It? (1) chapter 48: i borrowed it with my ability, why should i return it? (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°oh yes!¡± however, at this moment, a bold idea suddenly appeared in ye xuan¡¯s mind. he asked in embarrassment, ¡°system, what will happen if i¡­ don¡¯t return the money? [this system will provide a free didi service to beat someone up.] the system froze for a long time before it replied. ye xuan was overjoyed when he heard that. he laughed loudly and said, ¡°hahaha, system, you¡¯re still too naive. i borrowed the lifespan with my ability. why should i return it?¡± ye xuan was very happy. what didi beating service? it did not sound reliable. he had his master, gu qingyao, to protect him. he would beat up anyone who came. ye xuan suddenly realized that he had become an old scoundrel. [at the start of becoming a deity, there is no limit.] the system probably guessed ye xuan¡¯s thoughts and added faintly. ¡°cough cough cough cough cough cough cough¡ª¡± ¡°don¡¯t worry, system. don¡¯t you know me?¡± ¡°go and find out who i, ye xuan, am. i¡¯m the most honest!¡± ¡°i¡¯ll pay back as much as i borrowed, not a penny less in interest!¡± ¡°i¡¯ll work hard to repay the debt!¡± ye xuan coughed and laughed. in his previous life, tens of years of mortgage could not crush him. merely some tens of thousands of years of lifespan was nothing. ¡°by the way, can the system immediately build a foundation after the exchange?¡± ye xuan asked. [yes. ] [warm reminder: the supreme foundation establishment realm will definitely attract the heavenly tribulation. host, please be prepared.] the system added. ¡°damn, why didn¡¯t you say so earlier!¡± ye xuan was shocked. he was still building his foundation here, yet there was actually a heavenly tribulation! however, on careful thought, it did not seem to be a problem. a cultivator of the supreme foundation establishment realm would definitely transcend the heavenly dao in the future. it was clearly intolerable to the latter. it would be strange if the heavenly dao let him off. ¡°i¡¯m only at the foundation establishment realm. the lightning tribulation shouldn¡¯t be too strong, right?¡± ye xuan muttered in his heart, feeling a little uncertain. ¡°forget it, forget it. i still have to discuss this with master and see if she can protect me¡­¡± at that moment, ye xuan thought of gu qingyao. it was said that last month, gu qingyao seemed to have comprehended something outside the mystic realm and broke through a small realm. she was originally a powerful expert of the 7th revolution golden core realm. after breaking through a small realm, she was a powerful expert of the eighth revolution golden core realm! with gu qingyao around, ye xuan felt that he was safe. ¡°my cultivation has improved rapidly, my foundation is shallow, and my aptitude is low. i think the heavenly dao father¡¯s lightning tribulation shouldn¡¯t be too ferocious¡­¡± ye xuan muttered. he felt that even if he was at the supreme foundation establishment realm, the heavenly dao would not target him too much. although he thought so, ye xuan was still a little worried. after staying in the family for a few more months and getting all the concubines pregnant, ye xuan set off on his own, leaving the ten thousand flower city, where he had been hiding for more than ten years. although his cultivation had been bestowed by the system, his comprehension of cultivation was real. in addition, his divine power was not weak. he had even obtained a secret technique for soul attacks from the deity visualization¡ªsoul-breaking needle! although he had little combat experience, his combat strength was definitely not weak. it was time to go out and take a walk. after living in the ten thousand flower city for more than ten years and living in a humid climate every day, ye xuan was about to turn moldy. after leaving ten thousand flower city, ye xuan activated gale steps according to the map and walked straight towards the mystic realm. after all, he knew that gu qingyao and the other three major sects¡¯ golden core realm experts had been guarding outside the mystic realm all along. firstly, it was to ensure that their own sect disciples would be absolutely safe after coming out of the mystic realm. this was the most important thing. after all, most people who came out of the mystic realm were in a weakened state. if they were taken advantage of by people from other sects, it would be too tragic. therefore, with the golden core realm giant of one¡¯s own sect holding the fort, the disciples could fight for opportunities and treasures in the mystic realm without worry. even if they encountered the pursuit of others, they would be safe when they get out of the mystic realm. this was a benefit which independent cultivators could not enjoy. as for the second point, it was to maintain the stability of the mystic realm. after all, the mystic realm would not appear permanently. instead, it would close after a period of time. according to speculation, the mystic realm this time would close in about twenty years. however, this was also speculation. it might be brought forward or pushed back. sometimes, before the mystic realm closed, one might encounter a situation where one¡¯s own sect disciples had yet to come out. at such a time, a golden core realm expert would be needed to delay the closure of the mystic realm. it was said that the golden core realm big shots of the other three sects would change every year and take turns to oversee. but gu qingyao had sat outside the mystic realm for ten years without leaving. perhaps because this was the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s territory, gu qingyao chose to personally oversee it to prevent any accidents. on the way, ye xuan did not encounter any danger. ye xuan was at the peak or the kennement stage. althougn ne could not cio whatever he wanted, he was almost invincible. along the way, he encountered some demonic beasts. ye xuan also tested some of the new divine powers and secret techniques he had learned in the past few years and gained some understanding. after all, most of the people with sufficient cultivation had entered the mystic realm and of those who were still hanging around outside, a portion were the unlucky people who had just rushed over after receiving news of the mystic realm. another portion were some weak cowards who did not dare to enter the mystic realm to search for opportunities. it was said that no cultivator had come out of the mystic realm for a long time. it was unknown if something had happened inside. of course, if something really happened, the ones who were anxious would be the four golden core realm big shots. this had nothing to do with ordinary cultivators.. Chapter 49 - Chapter 49: I Borrowed It With My Ability, Why Should I Return It? (2) chapter 49: i borrowed it with my ability, why should i return it? (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations after about three days, ye xuan finally approached the mystic realm. on a high slope, ye xuan looked into the distance. in the mountains at the end of his field of view, there was a huge vortex that was thousands of feet tall and emitted colorful light. this was the legendary entrance to the mystic realm! there was no internet in this world, nor was there a camera. there were only written descriptions. ye xuan knew that the entrance to the mystic realm was a huge vortex. although it was not much different from what was described on the paper, the feeling was completely different when he saw it with his own eyes. even though it was so far away, ye xuan could still clearly feel the vast and majestic pressure of space. it was hard to imagine how high a cultivator¡¯s cultivation level would have to be to be able to create such a mystic realm. this was because according to legend, these mystic realms were all blessed lands of some mighty figures. the ancient experts were powerful. they casually tore off a piece of space, modified it slightly, and it became a mystic realm. this was something that ordinary cultivators could not do no matter what. ¡°when will i be able to reach that level.. ye xuan muttered in his heart. he was confident that as long as he did not falter in the future, he would definitely be able to grow to that level. however, with his current rate of development, how many fairies would he have to marry to reach that level¡­ he wondered if he could reach that height after plowing for thousands of years. ye xuan yearned in his heart and planned to take in some fairies after building his foundation. with that thought, ye xuan made a gentle leap, and jumped down the mountain. he flew towards the valley where gu qingyao was stationed. the mystic realm happened to be located in the mountains. the four golden core realm experts oversaw four directions. each of them had a valley. if there was nothing major, they would not interfere with each other. ye xuan had long understood it and naturally knew where the valley of the ten thousand flower sect was. not long after, ye xuan approached the valley of the ten thousand flower sect. not only was gu qingyao overseeing ten thousand flower sect¡¯s valley, but there were also many elders at the peak of the foundation establishment realm. soon. ye xuan arrived outside the valley. ¡°this is ten thousand flower sect¡¯s encampment, outsiders, leave quickly!¡± just as ye xuan approached, a loud voice suddenly came from the valley. there was strong spiritual energy in his voice, which made ye xuan¡¯s eardrums tremble. obviously, this was a warning. however, when ye xuan heard this voice, not only was he not afraid, he was also overjoyed. he hurriedly shouted, ¡°junior master, it¡¯s me!¡± ¡°this voice¡­ when the people in the valley heard ye xuan¡¯s shout, they immediately exclaimed. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± the next moment, a figure in a white taoist robe appeared in front of ye xuan. the person who came was a beautiful woman in her thirties. she had a graceful figure and a curvaceous figure. the two peaks in front of her almost jumped out. in the future, even if she were to give birth to ten children in one go, she would probably be able to feed them all. ¡°greetings, junior master yin!¡± when ye xuan saw the person, he hurriedly bowed. the person who came was naturally one of the elders of the ten thousand flower sect¡ªyin fengrou! yin fengrou was dozens of years older than gu qingyao. although she was only at the peak of the foundation establishment realm, ye xuan did not dare to act recklessly. the other party was not on the same level as xia yuning and was an old expert of the ten thousand flower sect. ¡°hehehe- ¡°it¡¯s been many years since we last met. little xuan, you¡¯re still so polite-¡± yin fengrou covered her mouth and chuckled. although she was wearing a taoist robe and looked pure-hearted, yin fengrou¡¯s every frown and smile, and the quiver of her twin peaks still carried an endless charm. not many men could withstand it. ¡°cough cough. ¡°junior master, i¡¯m here to look for my master for an urgent matter. do you know where she is?¡± ye xuan coughed dryly and hurriedly asked. although yin fengrou was very beautiful and should also be very fertile, ye xuan was not confident in conquering her at the moment. it was better to wait until he broke through to the foundation establishment realm. he was in debt now. if he could not pay it back, it would be fatal! only when his cultivation reached the foundation establishment realm could he continue to take in a wide range of concubines and truly establish a huge cultivation family clan! ¡®why are you looking for the sect master?¡± ¡°is there anything that even i can¡¯t solve?¡± when yin fengrou heard this, she was very puzzled. ye xuan was only at the qi refinement stage. what kind of trouble could he encounter? ¡°it¡¯s really urgent¡­ ¡°but i can¡¯t tell junior master¡­¡± ye xuan came to yin fengrou and smiled awkwardly. ¡°alright, alright. let¡¯s go. the sect master is cultivating in the valley. i¡¯ll bring you to her¡­¡± ¡°so mysterious. how strange¡­¡± yin fengrou rolled her eyes helplessly and subconsciously pressed down on ye xuan¡¯s shoulder, preparing to fly him into the valley. however, when yin fengrou pressed down on ye xuan¡¯s shoulder, her delicate body trembled violently. ¡°how did you¡ª¡± ¡°why are you at the peak of the qi refinement stage?!¡± ¡°how is this possible!!¡± yin fengrou was dumbfounded! she did not believe it and checked again, but she obtained the same result! then, she began to doubt life. ¡°junior master, i¡¯m about to reach foundation establishment realm, that¡¯s why i came to look for master¡­¡± ye xuan scratched his head and revealed a shy smile. this was because he had learned the breath-holding technique. as long as there was no direct contact, it was very difficult for cultivators with weak soul power to directly see his cultivation level. he was not on guard against yin fengrou, so when yin fengrou touched him, she naturally knew his cultivation. ¡°this, this, this¡­¡± ¡°how long has it been?!¡± ¡°how did you do it?!¡± yin fengrou widened her beautiful eyes in curiosity. back then, when ye xuan left the ten thousand flower sect, she was still a little sad. after all, with ye xuan¡¯s cultivation, his lifespan was only about a hundred years. the next time she see him, it might be ye xuan¡¯s funeral. but she would never have thought that ye xuan could actually reach the peak of the qi refinement stage in such a short time! could a cultivator with a grade-i spiritual root do this??? ¡°junior master, i¡¯ll tell you about this in detail in the future¡­¡± ¡°can i see master first¡­ ye xuan was a little helpless. he planned to be a bit more high-profile when he advanced to the foundation establishment realm so that he would not have to explain to anyone he met in the future. the reason why qi refinement stage cultivators hid their cultivation was to avoid trouble. he only wanted to marry and have children quietly and did not want to be involved in the struggles of some cultivators. however, when he entered the foundation establishment realm, it would be different. there were some things that had to be fought for. the more powerful he was, the wider his network would be. only then would a large number of cultivators be willing to marry him. it would also save him the trouble of having to get people to distribute flyers everywhere to take concubines¡­ without this thing, he might have continued to live like a salted fish and continue to laze around. ¡°hahaha, alright, alright- ¡°i¡¯ll bring you to see the sect master now. i believe sect master will definitely be shocked when she sees your cultivation.¡± yin fengrou smiled when she heard that. soon, ye xuan was brought into the valley. this valley was originally very desolate. crushed rocks and weeds were everywhere. however, after the people from the ten thousand flower sect came in, they saw that this place had been modified. they had built huts, opened mountains, and crushed rocks. a large number of cultivation cave abodes had been chiseled out on the mountain. at this moment, the valley had completely changed. many maidservants were rushing about, and many female disciples of the sect were coming and going. the small valley was like a small ten thousand flower sect. everything was so familiar and orderly, not much different from the ten thousand flower sect. ¡°we¡¯re here. sect master is in seclusion inside.¡± very quickly, yin fengrou brought ye xuan to a cave abode in the west of the valley. when they were entering the valley, there were many people coming and going. however, when they arrived here, they could not see a single disciple. there were only sealed cave abodes. the cave abode in front of him was surprisingly the one with the best geographical location and the largest area. the two of them arrived at the entrance of the cave abode. just as yin fengrou was about to report, a familiar voice came from inside. ¡°thank you, elder yin. little xuan, come in.¡± as the voice fell, the stone door outside the cave abode slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black tunnel. ¡°sect master, you¡¯re welcome. i won¡¯t disturb you then ¨C yin fengrou smiled and cupped her fists at the cave abode before quickly leaving. ye xuan did not hesitate and stepped into the cave abode. then, the stone door slowly closed. Chapter 50 - Chapter 50: Rich Woman, Junior Master, Save My Miserable Life! (1) chapter 50: rich woman, junior master, save my miserable life! (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations after walking through the short tunnel, a light quickly came from ahead. after quickly walking out of the tunnel, ye xuan realized that the cave abode was not sealed. there was a small hole in the cave abode, which was covered with a special crystal ball, causing the light outside to spread evenly all over the entire cave abode. the cave abode was very empty and did not have many decorations. in the middle of the cave abode, gu qingyao was still sitting on her favorite jade lotus platform, meditating with her eyes closed. ¡°your cultivation level has reached the peak of the qi refinement stage?¡± just as ye xuan was about to speak, gu qingyao noticed that ye xuan¡¯s cultivation was abnormal. after all, gu qingyao was a powerful expert of the golden core realm. even if ye xuan had concealment techniques, she could still see through him at a glance. previously, she had not paid much attention to it, so she was shocked. this time, gu qingyao learned to be smart. as soon as ye xuan entered, she checked the other party¡¯s cultivation. even though she was prepared, she was still very surprised. ¡°yes, master, i plan to break through to the foundation establishment realm, so i need your help¡­¡± ye xuan rubbed his hands and showed a fawning look. since he had borrowed lifespan, he had to reach the supreme foundation establishment realm! for the establishment of his foundation, he relied on the system. for heavenly tribulations, he relied on his master. he was prepared to lie flat, and depend on fate. ¡°alright, master supports you.¡± ¡®what kind of foundation establishment pills do you need? i¡¯ll send a letter to the grade-3 alchemist of the green cloud sect and ask him to refine the highest-quality foundation establishment pills for you.¡± gu qingyao smiled. she seemed to be in a good mood, as if her own child had finally become successful. ¡°master, actually, um, i¡­¡± ¡°may i ask you a question?¡± ye xuan scratched his head and spoke carefully. ¡°speak.¡± gu qingyao smiled slightly, but she added, ¡°but if you want me to find a cultivation partner for you, forget it. i also care about my reputation.¡± ¡°master, you¡¯re going too far. am i that kind of person?!¡± ye xuan could not take it anymore. gu qingyao had a deep misunderstanding of him! his search for a cultivation partner was done in a dignified way. he had married them officially, relying on his charm. there was no need for introductions! ¡°alright, alright, tell me-¡± ¡°i¡¯ll definitely answer you if i know.¡± gu qingyao laughed helplessly. ¡°that¡¯s right, master¡­¡± ye xuan said carefully, ¡°if i want to establish the heavenly dao foundation establishment, can you withstand the lightning tribulation?¡± as soon as ye xuan finished speaking, the cave abode fell into silence. their eyes met. ¡°what did you say? ¡°heavenly dao foundation establishment?¡± ¡°lightning tribulation?¡± gu qingyao blinked her big bright eyes, thinking that she had heard wrongly. ¡°yes, yes, yes-¡± ¡°it¡¯s the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm. i¡¯m too talented and will definitely suffer divine retribution, so master, please protect me.¡± ye xuan nodded seriously. his eyes were clear and extremely sincere. he did not look like he was lying at all. ¡°heavenly dao foundation establishment requires heavenly spirit qi or an extremely rare natural spiritual item. are you sure you have these two treasures?¡± gu qingyao asked again. ¡°i had obtained a great opportunity in the ruins. master, don¡¯t worry. i will definitely reach the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm and walk the path of invincibility from then on!¡± ye xuan waved his hand in a heroic manner and did not seem to be faking it at all. gu qingyao was completely silent. she slowly stood up from the jade lotus platform and gently landed beside ye xuan. she raised her head and sized ye xuan up from head to toe. ¡°master¡­¡± ¡°is there a problem?¡± ye xuan lowered his head and looked at his master, who was shorter than him by a head. he felt a little embarrassed. gu qingyao did not notice this. she continued to walk around ye xuan with her hands behind her back. ye xuan had a faint smile on his face, but his heart was beating like a drum. this was a random reason he had made up. if gu qingyao trusted him, there would definitely be no problem. but if gu qingyao had the slightest suspicion and asked him to take out heavenly spirit qi or that natural spiritual item, then he would really¡­ have to come up with a new reason to fool her. ¡°alright, if you could really reach the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm, i can help you block the lightning tribulation!¡± after a long time, gu qingyao finally nodded and agreed. ¡°haha!¡± ¡°thank you, master!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed when he heard that. he opened his arms and subconsciously wanted to pull gu qingyao into his arms. but when he saw the stunned look on gu qingyao¡¯s face, he immediately retracted his arms and clasped his palms together. he bowed deeply to gu qingyao. gu qingyao also realized something and blushed. she turned her head slightly and said slowly, ¡°however, i suggest that you don¡¯t build your foundation outside.¡¯ ¡°why?¡± ye xuan was puzzled. ¡°the heavenly dao foundation establishment is the top foundation establishment. it hasn¡¯t appeared in our thousand moon country for hundreds of years. ¡± ¡°you should know what the heavenly dao foundation establishment represents. ¡± ¡°if the people of the ten thousand star kingdom find out that you¡¯re at the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm, you¡¯ll be in big trouble.¡± gu qingyao explained slowly. ¡°ten thousand star kingdom, damn¡­¡± only then did ye xuan remember that their thousand moon country still had an enemy country, the ten thousand star kingdom. both countries were large countries and had their own sects and forces. however, perhaps because of their ideals or because of the different cultivation environment, the cultivators and citizens of the two countries had a huge conflict. there had been many cultivation battles. both sides wanted to annex the territory of their respective countries and fight for cultivation resources. if the people of the ten thousand star kingdom knew that a heavenly dao foundation establishment cultivator had appeared in the thousand moon country, his fate could be imagined.. Chapter 51 - Chapter 51: Rich Woman, Junior Master, Save My Miserable Life! (2) chapter 51: rich woman, junior master, save my miserable life! (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°then, master¡­¡± ye xuan was about to ask when he suddenly understood what gu qingyao meant. ¡°master, do you mean that i should enter the mystic realm to break through?¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes were bright as if he had discovered a new continent. ¡®yes.¡± gu qingyao nodded and said, ¡°although the mystic realm is also a part of this world, the power of the heavenly dao is incomplete. when you enter the mystic realm, find a safe place to break through. even if you suffer a heavenly tribulation, you should be able to get through it easily.¡± ¡°doesn¡¯t that mean that i¡¯ll be fine if i go through the heavenly tribulation in there?¡± ye xuan was very surprised and somewhat eager to try. ¡°what are you thinking about?¡± gu qingyao rolled her eyes and said, ¡°you definitely can¡¯t avoid the lightning tribulation of the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm. moreover, if i¡¯m involved when you go through the tribulation, your lightning tribulation might be magnified many times.¡± ¡°however, if you go through the lightning tribulation once inside first, the power of the lightning tribulation will decrease greatly when you come out, and master will also feel more confident.¡± ¡°i once went through the tribulation of the golden core realm in this manner. although i narrowly escaped death, i still survived after all.¡± after listening to gu qingyao¡¯s explanation, ye xuan was enlightened. ¡°thank you for your teachings, master!¡± ye xuan was grateful from the bottom of his heart. he really did not know this. what a trashy system. he did not expect it to be so lousy. ye xuan complained in his heart. ¡°in that case, i¡¯ll enter the mystic realm now.¡± ¡°master, you have to protect me. my lightning tribulation this time might be very fierce.¡± ye xuan smiled awkwardly and reminded her. ¡°don¡¯t worry. even if i can¡¯t withstand it, there are also the old fellows of the other three sects holding the fort. they¡¯ll not allow the lightning tribulation to destroy the entire mystic realm.¡± the corners of gu qingyao¡¯s lips slowly curled up into a sly smile. she looked exceptionally adorable. ¡°hehehe, master is brilliant!¡± ye xuan also understood what gu qingyao meant. he became more fond of his god-given master. ¡°cut it out. ¡± gu qingyao was a little embarrassed by ye xuant s words and scolded him softly. then she suddenly took out a storage ring and handed it to ye xuan. ¡°master.. ¡°what is this?¡± ye xuan was a little puzzled and asked curiously. ¡°breaking through to the foundation establishment realm requires a large amount of spiritual energy. your cultivation level is insufficient, so it¡¯s very difficult to find a blessed land. there are 200,000 low-grade spirit stones here. they should be enough for you to break through.¡± gu qingyao said calmly. when she broke through to the earth dao foundation establishment realm, she had only consumed 50,000 to 60,000 low-grade spirit stones. ye xuan might need more to break through to the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm, but it should not be too much. moreover, she knew that ye xuan was an alchemist and he definitely had savings. spirit stones were definitely not a problem. ¡°hiss¡ª¡± ¡°200,000 low-grade spirit stones!!. ¡± hearing this, ye xuan also gasped. he did not expect his master to be a super rich woman! in the past, he had thought that he would be a burden to gu qingyao, so he rejected gu qingyao¡¯s pill subsidy after entering the qi refinement stage. he had worked hard to refine pills for so many years. after deducting the operating expenses of his wives, concubines, and family, he had only saved 300,000 low-grade spirit stones. but gu qingyao had taken out so much. clearly, she had more. it was no wonder that he soared into the sky after becoming a personal disciple. the subsidy from the sect was only a few spirit stones a month. it was not enough for cultivation at all. as long as one became the personal disciple of an elder, he would definitely not lack spirit stones, medicinal pills, and magic artifacts. it would be strange if one did not take off! ¡°thank you, master!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed. he hurriedly thanked her and took the storage ring. although he had brought a lot of spirit stones with him, he was going to form a supreme dao foundation. if he did not have enough spirit stones midway, it would be a waste. therefore, the more spirit stones he had, the better. if there was any left over, it would be good to return them to gu qingyao. ¡°let¡¯s go. i¡¯ll bring you into the mystic realm.¡± ¡°but there¡¯s one thing you have to remember.¡± ¡°if you do encounter a lightning tribulation after coming out, it¡¯s best not to say that you have brought on the lightning tribulation because of the heavenly dao foundation establishment. you could say that you had been contaminated by something dirty in the mystic realm.¡± gu qingyao suddenly thought of something and reminded him softly. ¡°master, do you mean that the golden core realm experts of the other three major sects would be jealous of my heavenly dao foundation establishment and might not intervene to help me?¡± ye xuan¡¯s heart tightened and he hurriedly asked. ¡°what are you thinking of? why would so many people be thinking about harming you every day?¡± gu qingyao rolled her eyes speechlessly before explaining, ¡°the lightning tribulation of the heavenly dao foundation establishment is no small matter. i¡¯m afraid that if they found out, they won¡¯t dare to help you.¡± gu qingyao glanced at ye xuan helplessly. although she had not experienced the lightning tribulation of the heavenly dao foundation establishment, she had experienced the lightning tribulation of the earth dao foundation establishment. she definitely could not have got through it by herself. moreover, if outsiders interfered, the power of the heavenly tribulation would increase exponentially. the lightning tribulation of the heavenly dao foundation establishment was powerful to begin with. if its power increased again, even she would not be confident. at that time, if it was too powerful, and the other three were frightened and dared not intervene, it would still be dangerous for ye xuan. however, as long as he did not say it was the lightning tribulation of the heavenly dao foundation establishment, the other three golden core realm cultivators would not have any worries. on account that ye xuan was her disciple, they would definitely help. ¡°um¡­¡± ¡°hehehe, i see¡­¡± ye xuan scratched his head awkwardly. it turned out that he was overthinking. according to gu qingyao, the four major sects were quite righteous and united. they were not so petty. from the looks of it, the immortal cultivation world was not that cruel- ¡°come up..¡± Chapter 52 - Chapter 52: Rich Woman, Junior Master, Save My Miserable Life! (3) chapter 52: rich woman, junior master, save my miserable life! (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations gu qingyao summoned a flying sword and waved at ye xuan. ¡°alright!¡± ye xuan chuckled and stepped onto the flying sword steadily. if xia yuning saw that, she would probably stomp her feet in anger. ye xuan was very steady as he sat on his master¡¯s flying sword steadily, but he pretended to be afraid and deliberately took advantage of her. it was simply shameless! ¡°let¡¯s go, master ye xuan put his hands behind his back and smiled slightly. he was very calm and did not have a trace of fear, much less require a handrail. what a joke. the person in front of him was gu qingyao, a powerful expert of the golden core realm! if he dared to stretch out his hands, he would probably explode from gu qingyao¡¯s glare. of course, gu qingyao would definitely not do that. but in front of everyone, for the sake of gu qingyao¡¯s modesty, ye xuan would not do anything else. otherwise, gu qingyao would not be able to raise her head high in front of the other golden core realm cultivators. ye xuan knew this very well, so he was very honest and did not do anything unusual. ¡°so you¡¯re not afraid of heights. looks like yuning was wrong¡ª¡± gu qingyao suddenly turned and gave ye xuan a meaningful look. ¡°cough, cough, cough!¡± ¡°master, don¡¯t listen to senior sister¡¯s nonsense. i¡¯ve never been afraid of heights.¡± ye xuan coughed violently and was unusually embarrassed. he was even more speechless. xia yuning, this silly girl, actually told his master about this. was she unable to stand a joke?! ¡°alright, let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°it¡¯s a pity that yuning had gone in too early. otherwise, i could have asked her to find a good cultivation place for you.¡± gu qingyao did not dwell on it. she smiled and took off. ¡°hehe, master, you must be joking.¡± ¡°i¡¯m weak. i can¡¯t implicate senior sister.¡± ye xuan smiled awkwardly. ¡°if you could really reach the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm, your future achievements will definitely be above yuning¡¯s and even surpass that of the other senior sisters.¡± ¡°it¡¯s just a pity that your spiritual root¡­¡± gu qingyao seemed to have thought of something and sighed slightly. although she did not know what opportunity ye xuan had obtained, she was sure that ye xuan¡¯s spiritual root had not improved. after all, since ancient times, she had never heard of a way to increase one¡¯s spiritual root. this was natural. even the best heavenly treasures and the most precious spiritual fluid of the heavens and earth could not increase the quality of the spiritual root. the two of them quickly arrived at the entrance of the mystic realm. at this moment, there was no one at the entrance of the mystic realm because no one had come out of the mystic realm for a long time. however, this was normal. after all, the mystic realm was filled with spiritual energy. unless one was seriously injured and on the verge of death, no cultivator would be willing to leave. after so many years, most of the fortuitous opportunities had already been snatched. most of the cultivators had entered some blessed lands to cultivate, so there were naturally not that many battles. around the mystic realm, there were some elders of other sects guarding to prevent any accidents. but when everyone saw gu qingyao in the sky, their expressions changed. they all sent messages to their golden core realm experts. of course, there was no need for them to send a message. the golden core realm experts of the other three sects had already rushed over. after all, gu qingyao had not concealed her tracks at all, so the moment she left the valley, she would naturally be discovered by the other three golden core realm experts. swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! the moment gu qingyao and ye xuan landed, three figures quickly landed. two men and one woman were all at the golden core realm. although ye xuan could not tell their exact cultivation levels, he could compare them to gu qingyao based on their auras. two of the middle-aged men had lower cultivation levels, while the old woman¡¯s aura was slightly stronger than gu qingyao¡¯s. ¡°fellow cultivator gu, did something happen?¡± ¡°fellow cultivator gu, what exactly is it that requires you to personally make a move?¡± the three of them quickly came over and asked with concern. after all, golden core realm experts were the peak combat strength of this place. unless there was something especially important, they basically would not leave the valley. ¡°it¡¯s nothing serious. i¡¯m just here to send my disciple into the mystic realm.¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t inform you in advance and had caused the three fellow cultivators to misunderstand.¡± gu qingyao smiled and explained casually. ¡°fellow cultivator gut s disciple?¡± the few of them looked at ye xuan in confusion. after all, everyone knew that the ten thousand flower sect only accepted female disciples. what was going on with this young man? however, one of the middle-aged golden core realm cultivators suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, ¡°could this little fellow be the disciple that fellow cultivator gu took in decades ago? Chapter 53 - Chapter 53: The Ways of the World, Instant Kill (1) chapter 53: the ways of the world, instant kill (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°exactly.¡± gu qingyao nodded. the other two golden core realm experts also thought of something and immediately sighed. ¡°so it¡¯s that little fellow. i didn¡¯t expect him to be so big.¡± the three of them came to a sudden realization. after all, ye xuan was the only male disciple of the ten thousand flower sect. when he first entered the sect, he had indeed caused quite a commotion. however, time would dilute everything. after so many years, coupled with ye xuan¡¯s silence, very few people thought of ye xuan. ¡°little xuan, this is the grand elder of the profound yang sect, fellow cultivator zhuang.¡± ¡°this is the current sect master of the thousand swords sect, fellow cultivator jian.¡± ¡°this is the sect master of the green cloud sect, fellow cultivator yuan.¡± gu qingyao introduced them to ye xuan with a smile. ¡°i¡¯m ye xuan. greetings, elders!¡± seeing this, ye xuan hurriedly bowed. he had long heard of the sect master of the thousand swords sect, jian wuchen, and the sect master of the green cloud sect, yuan jun, but he had never met them before. the old woman from the profound yang sect was a hidden big shot. ye xuan had never heard of her, but judging from her age, he knew that her cultivation was fierce. ¡°hehehe! not bad, not bad. you have the strength of the peak of the qi refinement stage at such a young age. i have a grade-3 defense talisman here. little fellow, take it to protect yourself.¡± the old woman was obviously very happy to see ye xuan so handsome. she casually gave him a grade-3 defense talisman. ¡°thank you, elder zhuang!!!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed. he hurriedly accepted the precious gift and bowed deeply to the old woman. making talismans consumed more mental strength than refining pills. the consumption of spiritual energy was also extremely huge, but the difficulty was countless times lower than the latter. golden core realm cultivators might not know how to refine pills, refine weapons, or understand the way of formations, but they definitely knew how to make all kinds of talismans. a defensive talisman made by a golden core realm expert was definitely powerful. ye xuan felt that even if the sky collapsed, it would be able to withstand it. ¡°haha, i have a sword pill here. take it as a greeting gift for you-¡± the sect master of the thousand swords sect also laughed and gave him a sword pill. ye xuan also hurriedly thanked him and happily put it away. their gazes then landed on the last person, the sect master of the green cloud sect. ye xuan looked at him eagerly and rubbed his hands, waiting for his gift. the sect master of the green cloud sect looked a little fat. it was obvious from one glance that he was rich. ye xuan was looking forward to the other party¡¯s gift. when the sect master of the green cloud sect saw ye xuan¡¯s expectant gaze, he finally gritted his teeth and painfully took out a very exquisite-looking disc. then, he said helplessly, ¡°alright, alright. this is a formation disc refined by me. when the formation disc is activated, it can quickly teleport you to any place within a 10-kilometer radius. it can be considered a secret trump card.¡± ¡°thank you, elder yuan!!!¡± when ye xuan heard that it was a formation, he hurriedly bowed and thanked him loudly. then, he hurriedly stretched out his hand and looked at him eagerly. the corners of the mouth of the sect master of the green cloud sect twitched fiercely when he saw this, but in the end, he still gave the formation disc to ye xuan. at this moment, he was very regretful. damn it, why did he come to join in the fun¡­ couldn¡¯t he just stay obediently¡­ at this moment, the sect master of the green cloud sect really wanted to give himself two big slaps. when the others saw this, they all chuckled. everyone knew that the sect master of the green cloud sect, yuan jun, was a grade-3 formation master who was good at refining formations. no matter what, according to the ways of the world, yuan jun had to give him a gift. and with his status, he definitely could not give anything else. he had to give him a formation, and its quality must not be low. although the items given by the first two people were not bad, they were much inferior to yuan jun¡¯s formation disc. ¡°thank you, elders!¡± ye xuan naturally knew the ways of the world, so he did not hesitate to put away the three treasures. ¡°hehehe- you¡¯re welcome-¡± ¡°in that case, we won¡¯t disturb you anymore-¡± ¡°farewell, fellow cultivator gu!¡± ¡°farewell!¡± when the three of them saw this, they cupped their fists at gu qingyao and left quickly. ¡°these three combat masters are important figures in the immortal cultivation world of the thousand moon country. when you see them in the future, be tactful, and you might even be able to obtain some benefits.¡± gu qingyao smiled at ye xuan when she saw the three of them leave. ¡°yes, master!¡± ye xuan instantly understood. he was so happy that the corners of his mouth almost reached his ears. but he also knew that the ways of the world did not come for no reason. it was all because of gu qingyao. moreover, gu qingyao had also contributed something. according to the rules of the world, when gu qingyao met the disciples of the other parties, she would definitely also give them gifts. therefore, ye xuan had no qualms about accepting gifts. ¡°alright, go in.¡± ¡°find a place to break through as soon as possible. you have too little combat experience. this medium-sized mystic realm is still too dangerous for you.¡± gu qingyao brought ye xuan to the entrance of the mystic realm. she was still worried and reminded him to be careful. ¡°don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°i won¡¯t mess around.¡± ye xuan smiled and turned to wave at gu qingyao before rushing into the huge vortex behind him. ¡°pa da¡ª¡± ye xuan landed steadily from the sky and stopped on a small hill. when he saw the scene in the mystic realm, ye xuan was instantly shocked. how was this a mystic realm? this was simply a small world! in front of him was a forest filled with birds and flowers. as far as the eye could see, there was an endless mountain range that stretched on and on, with no end in sight.. Chapter 54 - Chapter 54 The Ways of the World, Instant Kill (2) chapter 54 the ways of the world, instant kill (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the mystic realm had its own independent rules. it could be considered a small world of its own and was almost completely isolated from the outside world. ¡°master is still the most reliable. it would be strange if i could encounter a heavenly tribulation here.¡± ye xuan was in a good mood and prepared to find a blessed land with abundant spiritual energy to achieve the supreme foundation establishment. ¡°system, do you have any functions for me to explore opportunities?¡± ¡°i¡¯m willing to pay 10 years of my lifespan. can you find me a good breakthrough point?¡± ye xuan looked at the endless mystic realm and suddenly had a headache. he could only ask the system for help. he had been in the fantasy world for so long, but he had yet to experience the joy of grabbing opportunities. the place he was at was definitely the outermost area of the mystic realm. all the foundation establishment realm big shots must have entered the depths. those outside were all small fries. he was at the peak of the qi refinement stage, so he was naturally invincible. therefore, he wanted to take advantage of the situation and see if he could find any good stuff. [this system is a proper system. host, please have more children and establish a longevity family clan. don¡¯t dabble with such nonsense.] ¡°um¡­¡± the system¡¯s answer was too direct. ye xuan was frozen on the spot. ¡°alright, you¡¯re awesome.¡± ye xuan froze for a long time and exhaled deeply. ye xuan now suspected that this system must have been some lecherous ghost in his previous life, or some unlucky person who had no descendants. that was why it reincarnated into the ¡°more-descendants-more-fortunes¡± system. just when ye xuan finished lamenting, the system said faintly, [you need to pay more. 100 years of lifespan each time.] ¡°damn it, you win!¡± ye xuan clenched his fists and finally compromised. soon, ye xuan received the system¡¯s guidance. then, he activated gale steps and walked towards the mountain range ahead. since ancient times, there had been many opportunities in the mountain range. this was a principle that had not changed for ten thousand years. although the opportunities in the periphery had been wasted by countless cultivators for many years, ye xuan still wanted to try his luck. perhaps he could pick up something. ¡°hu hu hu a cool breeze blew past his ears. ye xuan¡¯s footsteps were fast as he quickly passed through a huge forest. there were many places in the forest that were in shambles. there were also several corpses. clearly, a huge battle had happened. however, from their appearance, ye xuan knew that these people were all independent cultivators. most disciples of immortal cultivation sects liked to move in groups. every team had at least a foundation establishment realm elder leading the team to ensure the safety of the disciples of the sect. although the speed of plundering such opportunities was a little slow, it was at least safe. to a sect, every disciple was an extremely valuable asset of the sect. losing any one of them was not good for the sect. opportunities could be seized in the future, but there was only one life. ye xuan also agreed with this. not everyone would be as lucky as the protagonist. no matter what danger the protagonist encountered, he would be able to avert danger and obtain more benefits from it. as for ordinary cultivators, they would die after casually encountering a single calamity, and directly reincarnate. after running at full speed for about two hours, ye xuan finally found the treasure location mentioned by the system. when ye xuan saw that it was a small valley, he was immediately disappointed. what kind of lousy place was this? it was obvious that it had been ransacked. moreover, he did not encounter many cultivators along the way. clearly, this was still the periphery of the mystic realm. there was something good here. ¡°system, are you tricking me???¡± ye xuan doubted his life. he felt that the dog system was tricking him. [host, please stop barking and find the treasure as soon as possible.] ¡°alright, you¡¯re awesome!¡± ye xuan fell silent on the spot. however, he still held his breath. swoosh! swoosh! ye xuan rushed into the valley in a few steps. after entering the valley, ye xuan could clearly feel that the spiritual energy here seemed to be much denser. as ye xuan went deeper, he quickly found a cave. the spiritual energy coming out of the cave was even denser, as if it was the source of all the spiritual energy in the valley. ¡°it doesn¡¯t seem impressive?¡± ye xuan frowned. although it looked good, it was actually just so-so. it was similar to the spirit condensing formation in the sect. if that was all, it would definitely not be able to satisfy his cultivation. however, ye xuan still planned to trust the system again. just as ye xuan approached the cave, an icy voice shouted suddenly from the cave, ¡°who¡¯s outside?¡± with this icy howl, five or six figures suddenly rushed out and surrounded ye xuan in an instant! ¡°fellow cultivator, we¡¯ve discovered this place first. please go away!¡± the person who spoke was a middle-aged man in his thirties. he was the first to erupt with the level-8 aura of the qi refinement stage. it was extremely terrifying. the remaining people also erupted with powerful auras. they were all cultivators at level 8 of the qi refinement stage! although it could be seen at a glance that they were independent cultivators, an independent cultivator at level 8 of the qi refinement stage was also a great cultivator in the outside world! based on the huge battle here, ye xuan quickly knew that these six people should be the final victors. those below level 8 of the qi refinement stage had all been chased away by the six of them. as for those whose cultivation level was higher than level 8, they might feel that there were already six people here, and that if there were more people, the spiritual energy would definitely not be enough. furthermore, this was the periphery of the mystic realm. most cultivators were naturally unwilling to have too much conflict with each other. they would definitely be able to find better blessed lands in the depths of the mystic realm than this place.. Chapter 55 - Chapter 55: The Ways of the World, Instant Kill (3) chapter 55: the ways of the world, instant kill (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations these six cultivators clearly did not have any pursuits, and it could be said that they were relatively easy to satisfy. therefore, they firmly held on to this cave with abundant spiritual energy. at the thought of this, the corners of ye xuan¡¯s mouth slowly curled up as he said lightly, ¡°what if i insist on staying here?¡± ¡°hmph, in that case, don¡¯t blame us for being rude!¡± one of the burly middle-aged men said coldly. ¡°hehe, then how are you going to be rude to me?¡± ye xuan was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and directly released his aura. ¡°boom¡ª¡± his cultivation at the peak of the qi refinement stage was instantly revealed. ¡®what!!¡± ¡°peak of the qi refinement stage!¡± ¡°how is this possible!!!¡± ¡°is he crazy? a peak qi refinement stage cultivator wants to snatch this trash cave abode from us?¡± the six of them sensed the terrifying cultivation on ye xuan¡¯s body and instantly retreated dozens of meters. all of them widened their eyes in disbelief. damn it, this person must be retarded! with this cultivation, instead of searching for opportunities in the depths of the mystic realm, he had come to snatch a lousy cave abode from a few independent cultivators at the level 8 of the qi refinement stage. wasn¡¯t this pure sickness?? it was simply ridiculous! ¡°what do you mean, fellow cultivator?¡± ¡°your cultivation level has already reached the peak of the qi refinement stage. why are you still snatching our cave abode?!¡± one of them forcefully suppressed the anger and grievance in his heart and gritted his teeth. ¡°there¡¯s no reason for this. so what if i¡¯m at the peak of the qi refinement stage?¡± ¡°coincidentally, i¡¯m about to break through to the foundation establishment realm. you can get lost.¡± ye xuan smiled coldly. the aura on his body became more and more terrifying, and he was ready to fight at any time. the number one law in the immortal cultivation world¡ªstrength reigned supreme! although he came late, he had long taken possession of this place for himself in his heart. whoever dared to snatch it would be his enemy! ¡°fellow cultivator, you¡¯re going too far by being so rude and domineering!¡± ¡°it wasn¡¯t easy for us to find a cultivation place, and you want to monopolize it alone. this is unfair to us!¡± ¡°we can guarantee that we won¡¯t disturb you when you break through!¡± the six of them spoke one after another, clearly unwilling to give up on this cultivation place. their tone even vaguely revealed the intent to threaten ye xuan. if ye xuan did not compromise, they would definitely not let ye xuan break through to the foundation establishment realm comfortably. ye xuan also understood the meaning in their words, and the killing intent in his eyes instantly erupted. ¡°good fellas, i¡¯ve given face to all of you, right?¡± ¡°you still dare to threaten me?¡± ¡°since you don¡¯t wish to live, all of you can stay here!¡± ¡°soul-breaking needle¡ª¡± ye xuan shouted. six invisible soul-breaking needles condensed from pure soul power instantly shot towards the six of them. ¡°what is this¡­¡± ¡°ah!!!¡± the six of them were stunned at first. then, they hugged their heads and rolled on the ground in pain, completely losing the ability to resist. ¡°great star-plucking hand¡ª¡± ye xuan did not hold back at all. he stretched out his hand and slapped the six of them ruthlessly. rumble¡ª in an instant, the entire world fell silent. only six huge handprints were left on the ground. ¡°hu hu hu after a long time, the breeze blew ye xuan¡¯s hair, causing the killing intent in his eyes to slowly dissipate. ¡°looks like my true strength is stronger than i imagined. i wonder how powerful i will be after reaching the foundation establishment realm. ye xuan grinned and felt a little emotional. he had no pity for the few people who had died. they were clearly hostile to him. why would he want to keep them? for the new year? of course, even if he could not see the other party¡¯s hostility, ye xuan also wanted to kill them all! in ye xuan¡¯s mindset, as long as the other party was a threat to him, and he could sneak attack and insta-kill the other party, he¡¯ll definitely kill him. if he waited for the other party to attack first before he counterattacked, wasn¡¯t this pure stupidity? Chapter 56 - Chapter 56: The Dog System’s Loan Scheme (1) chapter 56: the dog system¡¯s loan scheme (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations after recovering a little, ye xuan immediately entered the cave. the cave was very huge and seemed very dark. there were some spirit lamps burning, illuminating the entire cave. spirit lamps were much more useful than fire torches. moreover, one charge of spiritual energy was enough to last for months. ye xuan looked around a little but did not find anything useful. ¡°system, something¡¯s wrong.¡± ¡°there¡¯s nothing here?¡± ye xuan frowned and was very puzzled. although the spiritual energy here was dense, it was just that. however, he could not find the source of this spiritual energy. the only special thing was a small spiritual spring in the cave. cool spring water gurgled out from the ground. ¡°could it be underground??¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows and looked at the ground. the cave was so small. if there was anything special, someone would have exploited it long ago. however, according to the system notification, the good stuff was located here. if the system was right, it was very likely underground. ten minutes later. ye xuan left the cave. in the next moment. boom! an incomparably terrifying explosion came from within the cave. flames soared into the sky and directly expanded the entrance of the cave several times. the entire mountain shook violently and was on the verge of collapse. ¡°10 explosive talismans are quite powerful ye xuan grinned. it was somewhat out of his expectations. however, his heart ached. after all, although creating talismans was simple, it had consumed a lot of energy. these 10 grade-i explosive talismans were worth more than 3,000 low-grade spirit stones. after waiting for a while, ye xuan returned to the cave. all the spirit lamps had been blown up by him, so the cave was pitch-black at this moment, but it did not affect his vision. in the center of the cave, a huge pit appeared. the spring water just now had also been blown up and disappeared. underneath the spring water, a dark cave appeared. ¡°is there really a hidden cave?¡± ye xuan was delighted and rushed into the cave below without hesitation. the cave was very deep, and the deeper he went, the narrower the space and the darker it became. fortunately, ye xuan did not have claustrophobia. otherwise, he would have been scared to death on the spot. ¡°whoosh¡ª¡± ye xuan used his spiritual energy to light up a spirit lamp, illuminating the entire passageway. then, he continued to borrow in. the deeper he went, the denser the spiritual energy became. after an unknown period of time, ye xuan felt that there was suddenly emptiness in front of him. then, he darted out of the cave and appeared in an incomparably huge underground cave. there was no sound in the pitch-black cave. in this pitch-black cave, ye xuan¡¯s spirit lamp was like a firefly in the night sky, almost insignificant. ye xuan had no choice but to light up an illumination talisman. ¡°whoosh¡ª¡± a piercing light burst out in an instant. at this moment, ye xuan finally saw the true appearance of the underground space. ¡°good fellow!¡± ¡°it¡¯s actually a miniature spirit stone loose mine!¡± when ye xuan saw the true appearance of the underground cave, he could not help but exclaim. as the name suggested, spirit stone loose mine was also a type of spirit stone mine, only that the reserves were extremely small. however, no matter how small, ye xuan felt that he could mine at least a million low-grade spirit stones! no wonder the spiritual energy here was much denser than elsewhere. as this was the periphery of the mystic realm, most people felt that this was only the spirit condensing formation which might have been generated by the geographical location of the valley. that was why the spiritual energy here was a little denser and did not even think that there would be a spirit stone mine at all. moreover, spirit stone mines were extremely rare in the outside world, let alone in the mystic realm. most cultivators cared about the treasures in the ruins and cave abodes left behind by some predecessors in the mystic realm, as well as some natural treasures and various blessed lands in the ruins. in the end, it was also because this spirit stone mine was located in an underground cave nearly a hundred meters underground. with such a thick ground layer, ordinary cultivators could not discover it at all. ¡°the system is awesome. this 100 years of lifespan is worth it!!¡± ye xuan laughed and was in a good mood. ¡°perfect, i¡¯ll break through here.¡± ¡°these spirit stones should be enough for me to reach the supreme foundation establishment realm!¡± ye xuan looked around and then came to the center of the cave and slowly sat down. if he were to mine so many spirit stones, he would have to waste a great deal of effort. therefore, ye xuan chose to build his foundation on the spot. in any case, he knew that building a foundation required a large amount of spiritual energy. if there was not enough spiritual energy, he would take the initiative to plunder all the surrounding spiritual energy. therefore, ye xuan was not too worried. moreover, this was deep underground. if building a foundation really attracted the lightning tribulation, then it could also be a buffer. in the cave outside, he had set up a simple formation on his way down here to hide the spiritual energy aura here. even if someone accidentally passed by and saw such a broken cave, they would feel that this place had been ruined by someone. naturally, they would not investigate further. ¡°finally, everything is ready.¡± ¡°system, come on!¡± ye xuan took a deep breath and immediately probed his consciousness into the system, directly choosing the supreme foundation establishment! buzz! in an instant, ye xuan only felt his entire body go soft. it was as if the power in his body had been completely drained. he knew that his lifespan was being taken away by the dog system. although he had borrowed nearly 100,000 years of lifespan, these were only figures and had not been added to him. his original 5,000 plus years of lifespan was his true life force.. Chapter 57 - Chapter 57: The Dog System’s Loan Scheme (2) chapter 57: the dog system¡¯s loan scheme (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations at this moment, more than 5,000 years of his lifespan had been taken away. in an instant, he only had 100 plus years of lifespan left. the huge difference made ye xuan extremely uncomfortable. but at this moment, he had no time to feel uncomfortable. that was because foundation establishment had begun! ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± under the guidance of the system, the spiritual energy in his body began to gradually converge in his energy center and slowly compress. at the qi refinement stage, one could only roughly convert spiritual energy into spiritual power and store it in various parts of the body. the storage capacity was extremely limited, and the quality of spiritual energy was not good. as for foundation establishment, the spiritual energy in the body needed to be further compressed and purified, turning into true essence! true essence could be said to be super concentrated spiritual energy and was powerful. therefore, the body could not store true essence at all, so it needed a foundation to store it. this was foundation establishment! this was like a ground foundation. the stronger the foundation, the greater the future achievements. in the future, be it the golden core realm or the legendary nascent soul stage, they would be closely related to the dao foundation that was being forged now. at this moment, there were countless networks intertwining and hovering in ye xuan¡¯s energy center. spiritual power gradually compressed into true qi and attached to these networks. ¡°good fellow, so this is the supreme foundation establishment realm. it looks very impressive¡­¡± ye xuan used his strong soul power to look inside himself and was instantly surprised. whether it was using the foundation establishment pills, the earth vitality energy, the heavenly spirit qi, or some special treasures, they were all materials used for foundation building. the better the material, the more stable the dao foundation that would be forged, and the higher the upper limit of cultivation that it could withstand. ye xuan guessed that these networks were the ¡°materials¡± that he had exchanged for 100,000 years of lifespan. they were definitely not bad. ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± as ye xuan continued to build his foundation, a spiritual energy storm gradually formed around him, attracting all the surrounding spiritual energy and injecting it into ye xuan¡¯s body. when the spiritual energy in the surrounding air was exhausted, the spiritual energy storm expanded again and the suction force became even stronger. it began to absorb the spiritual energy in the spirit stone mines in the surrounding area. ¡°hiss¡ª¡± ¡°how forthright! ! ! ¡± a large amount of terrifying spiritual energy poured into his body and was compressed by his body. it turned into extremely vigorous true essence and attached to his dao foundation. at the same time, ye xuan¡¯s physical fitness and soul power also increased rapidly, almost undergoing a qualitative change. rlwo hours. four hours. six hours. the surrounding spirit stone mines that flickered with a faint luster dimmed at a visible speed and finally turned into an ordinary stone. ¡°why isn¡¯t it done yet¡­¡± ¡°damn it, system, are you tricking me? even if it¡¯s the supreme foundation establishment realm, there¡¯s no need for so much spiritual energy. isn¡¯t this too ruthless! ! ¡± ye xuan was about to cry. although he was building his foundation, these were all controlled by the system. his consciousness was very clear, and his perception of the outside world was very clear. although the cave was pitch-black, his strong soul power perception still allowed him to sense the situation outside. in particular, the surrounding spirit stone mines had already shrunk by 80%! what a terrifying figure! however, he felt that his foundation establishment was far from over. if this continued, he would have to use his spirit stones. the total number of spirit stones he had on him this time was only 500,000 plus. 500,000 plus spirit stones. qi refinement stage cultivators had never seen so many in their lives. even foundation establishment realm cultivators would be envious. however, this might not be enough for ye xuan. ¡°let¡¯s wait a little longer. what if it¡¯s enough.. ¡® ye xuan held onto his luck and comforted himself in a low voice. eight hours. ten hours. rftvelve hours. finally, this miniature spirit stone loose mine was completely absorbed by ye xuan. this forced ye xuan to take out his savings. 1000 spirit stones. 2,000 spirit stones. 100,000 spirit stones. 200,000 spirit stones. 400,000 spirit stones at the 24th hour, all of ye xuan¡¯s spirit stones were completely exhausted. ¡°damn, i¡¯m still a little short!!!¡± ¡°dog system, save me!!¡± ye xuan suddenly realized that there were not enough spirit stones, and he was still one step away from completing his supreme foundation establishment. if he were to fail at this moment, although he would not die, he would fail at the last step. it was simply a huge loss!!! [the host can use your lifespan to exchange for spirit stones. one year of lifespan can be exchanged for 1 low-grade spirit stone.] ¡°system, damn you!¡± ¡°how can there be such an exchange ratio! one year of my lifespan is only worth one low-grade spirit stone? why don¡¯t you just rob me?!¡± ¡°i was wondering why you didn¡¯t tell me that so many spirit stones would be required. so, you have been waiting here!¡± ¡°damn dog system, i¡¯m going to report you! ye xuan immediately cursed. but at this moment, he was really helpless. because he was so close. ¡°hurry up and exchange for 100 spirit stones first!¡± without hesitation, ye xuan exchanged for them. in an instant, 100 low-grade spirit stones appeared in front of him. then, the spiritual energy inside was instantly exhausted, turning into a pile of useless stones. ¡°continue. lend 100 years of lifespan and exchange them all for spirit stones! !¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes were red at this moment, and he couldn¡¯t care less about his heartache. after all, he had just consumed 100,000 years of his lifespan and did not have much lifespan left. he could only take a loan. in any case, he had been tricked by the dog system into lending him 100,000 years. a few hundred years was nothing! as long as he succeeded, he would be above everyone else in the future. he would definitely be able to repay them! furthermore, the higher one¡¯s cultivation level was, the longer one¡¯s lifespan would be! even the most ordinary human dao foundation establishment cultivator could increase his lifespan by 100 years. with his supreme foundation establishment, it should increase by at least hundreds of thousands of years.. otherwise, wouldn¡¯t it be very trashy? Chapter 58 - Chapter 58: The Dog System’s Loan Scheme (3) chapter 58: the dog system¡¯s loan scheme (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations 100 years. 200 years. 500 years. 1000 years! spirit stones kept falling in front of ye xuan, but they were all sucked dry by ye xuan in an instant. 2000 years! 3000 years! ye xuan gritted his teeth tightly. he took out loans time and again, and fell into an abyss. but now, he had no way out! 4000 years! 5,000 years! finally! after ye xuan had spent 7,000 years of his lifespan to exchange for spirit stones, his supreme foundation establishment was finally completed! ¡°boom¡ª¡± the moment ye xuan completed the supreme foundation establishment, the entire mystic realm seemed to tremble violently. ¡°holy shit!¡± ¡°don¡¯t tell me there¡¯s a lightning tribulation! ye xuan widened his eyes and stared at the top of the cave above, afraid that some terrifying lightning tribulation would strike him to death. he was still holding the grade-3 defensive talisman given by the old woman of the golden core realm. if there was the slightest problem, he would activate it without hesitation. unfortunately, he was thinking too much. nothing happened. it was as if the earthquake just now was just his imagination. ¡°it¡¯s best not to cause trouble¡­ ye xuan took a deep breath. he had been scared out of his wits. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± after reaching the supreme foundation establishment realm, ye xuan first left this underground cave and returned to the surface. then, he found a hidden place and began to check his attributes. [name: ye xuan] [age: 47] [remaining lifespan: 3,011] [cultivation: level 1 of the foundation establishment realm (0%) (supreme foundation establishment)] when ye xuan saw his lifespan, he was a little disappointed. human dao foundation establishment would increase lifespan by 100 years. earth dao foundation establishment would increase lifespan by 300 years. the heavenly dao foundation establishment would increase lifespan by 500 years. however, his supreme foundation establishment had only increased his lifespan by 3,000 years? wasn¡¯t this too trashy? it was not worthy of the ¡®supreme¡¯ reputation!! it should at least increase 100,000 years of lifespan! ye xuan was furious. in total, he had borrowed more than 100,000 years of lifespan and consumed nearly two million low-grade spirit stones. it was not cool at all. trash! ye xuan cursed and was very speechless. however, it was better than nothing. after all, he only needed to repay 1% every year, which was about 1,000 years of lifespan. unfortunately, the interest on this dog system¡¯s loan was too high. although there was no set deadline, with the compounding interests, if he slacked off at any time, he would probably have to work for the system for a lifetime. in fact, if he did not pay back one day, he would even be beaten up!!! ¡°no, i won¡¯t allow this to happen!¡± ye xuan gritted his teeth and immediately took out a handful of rejuvenation pills and swallowed them. lifespan+l year¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ a grade-i rejuvenation pill could only increase his lifespan by one year. in the past, ye xuan felt that he had enough lifespan, so he did not care about trash like the rejuvenation pill. although the quality of his pills was very high, there were also impurities. if he had taken too many of them, it was very likely that they would block his meridians and affect his cultivation. this was also the reason why ye xuan rarely took pills in the past. but now, he did not care so much! there was always a way to expel the impurities in the body, such as the marrow cleansing pills or some natural treasures. they could cleanse the marrow and expel the impurities. it was just a little troublesome. however, owing the system lifespan was damn fatal. it had to be paid off as soon as possible. otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. at this thought, ye xuan did not stand on ceremony at all¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ lifespan+l year¡­ Chapter 59 - Chapter 59: Xia Yuning l s SOS (1) chapter 59: xia yuning l s sos (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± in the sky, a white-robed figure flew on a sword. he was not fast, but he was floating in an erratic manner. it felt like a newbie on the road. ¡°it¡¯s really difficult to fly on a sword¡­¡± ye xuan muttered and continued to control the flying sword to fly. after his cultivation reached the foundation establishment realm, he also formally grasped the ability to fly on a sword. however, this thing was like a motor vehicle in his previous life. it was not very friendly to newbies. he was actually driving without a license. fortunately, there were no traffic police in this world, and the sky was infinitely big. no matter how he struggled with it, no one cared. of course, if anyone dared to mock him, ye xuan would definitely give him a ¡°great star-plucking hand¡±. ¡°i wonder where xia yuning and the others are. if i could meet them, it would be a good option.¡± ye xuan flew unsteadily towards the depths of the mystic realm. if it was in the past, he would definitely not have ventured inside the mystic realm. however, because he had owed too much money, he could only work hard. in particular, he needed all kinds of heavenly treasures that could extend his lifespan. the rejuvenation pill was a type of life-prolonging pill, and it was the most basic one. after consuming nearly a hundred grade-i rejuvenation pills, ye xuan could clearly feel the medicinal effect weakening. therefore, he could only enter the mystic realm now and see if he could find some heavenly treasures. even if they were not life-prolonging, if he brought them out, he could exchange them for something. one foundation establishment had almost exhausted all he had. if he did not make up for it, he might really be tricked to death by the system. of course, another reason was that ye xuan wanted to test his current strenzth. in layman terms¡­ he had swelled!!! he was at the supreme foundation establishment realm. whether it was the density of the true essence in his body or divine power cultivation techniques and secret skills, he was not lacking any of them. furthermore, his level was not low. although he had just entered the threshold of the foundation establishment realm, ye xuan felt that he had a high chance of winning even if he faced the strongest level 7 of the foundation establishment realm in the mystic realm. however, if he wanted to tear one of the golden core realm experts apart, he was still a little lacking. although those of the supreme foundation establishment realm were strong, it was only at the later stage. it was like a cultivator at the peak of the foundation establishment realm trying to tear apart a nascent soul realm cultivator with his bare hands. however, if a cultivator at level 1 of the foundation establishment realm wanted to beat up a golden core realm cultivator, he must be dreaming. moreover, his realm was unstable. he was barely able to defeat a level 7 foundation establishment realm cultivator. as ye xuan gradually went deeper, he finally found some treasure lands with rich spiritual energy one after another. there were several independent cultivators gathered in these treasure lands to cultivate, but not too many. after all, the spiritual energy in every treasure land was limited. if there were too many people cultivating, the spiritual energy distributed to each one would be less. therefore, when these independent cultivators saw ye xuan, they all had a trace of hostility, but they were more afraid and worried. the terrifying pressure of the foundation establishment realm on ye xuan was not fake. most of the people cultivating in the periphery were ordinary independent cultivators with varying levels of cultivation. the reason why they had been able to occupy some treasure lands with rich spiritual energy was purely because these treasure lands were worthless. in addition, a treasure land had small groups of at least three people. it was not good for anyone to fight. ye xuan also ignored them. from the system¡¯s current notification, the nearest fortuitous opportunity was fifty to sixty kilometers away from him. other than the first one which was spirit stone loose mine, there was nothing else that ye xuan took a fancy to. after 50 to 60 kilometers, he had just entered the periphery of the inner area of the mystic realm. it could be seen that this mystic realm was definitely not small. at this moment, ye xuan was also looking forward to seeing what good treasure he could touch this time. however, before ye xuan arrived at the land of fortuitous opportunity designated by the system, he suddenly received a cry for help from the sect disciples. ¡°what¡¯s going on?¡± ye xuan hurriedly took out the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s identity token and was surprised to find that the person who sent the distress signal was none other than his senior sister, xia yuning!! every ten thousand flower sect disciple had an identity token. when they encountered danger, they could seek help from the ten thousand flower sect disciples around them. a low-level identity token naturally could not allow one to see who had sent the distress signal. but his identity token was a personal disciple¡¯s identity token. this time, it was xia yuning who had cried for help! ¡°damn¡­¡¯ ¡°this is bad¡­¡± ye xuan became nervous when he saw xia yuning¡¯s cry for help. he naturally knew xia yuning¡¯s strength. she could even fight above her level. there were definitely no more than 20 people in the entire mystic realm who could pose a threat to him. the disciples of the four major sects would usually compete, but the relationship between the upper echelons of the four major sects was good. this kind of life and death crisis would rarely happen. in other words, the danger that xia yuning was in was very likely not from the four sects. with xia yuning¡¯s strength, the probability of her being ambushed by independent cultivators was not high. it was very likely that xia yuning had encountered danger while exploring some fortuitous opportunities. ¡°unfortunately, this thing can¡¯t communicate.¡± ye xuan looked at the identity jade token in his hand and felt very helpless. however, he still quickly changed directions and flew in the direction of xia yuning¡¯s distress signal. regardless of whether he could save her or not, he had to take a look. as long as there was a chance, and the price he had to pay was within his tolerance, ye xuan would definitely do his best to save her. after all, xia yuning was his favorite senior sister¡­ if he was lucky, he might be able to break through the barrier between him and xia yuning.. Chapter 60 - Chapter 60: Xia Yuning l s SOS (2) chapter 60: xia yuning l s sos (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°hu hu hu¡­¡¯ in a certain huge palace group. more than ten women in moon-white robes hid in a small defensive formation and resisted the attacks of the surrounding cultivators. ¡°tsk tsk tsk ¡°there are so many beauties. when senior brother cai comes back, he will definitely be very delighted!¡± the dozen or so cultivators at the periphery were all wearing blood-colored robes. all of them looked at the group of women in the formation with evil smiles on their faces. ¡°the cultivators of the killing luo sect are indeed despicable!¡± ¡°you actually ambushed us!¡± inside the formation, a female cultivator was panting as she stared fixedly at the cultivators outside. her eyes were filled with anger, and more than anything, fear. ¡°hahahaha!¡± hearing the female cultivator¡¯s furious rebuke, the cultivators of the killing luo sect could not help but laugh out loud. ¡°little sister, i¡¯m afraid you¡¯ve just come out from within the sect. how naive!¡± ¡°this little sister is so cute. it seems that she has never experienced a beating in the immortal cultivation world.¡± ¡°haha, such a girl is cute. she¡¯s not like the female cultivators of our ten thousand star kingdom. all of them are so fierce¡­¡± ¡°no wonder senior brother cai specifically asked for the women of the ten thousand flower sect. in the future, i¡¯ll catch a few to have some fun with when i¡¯m free-¡± hearing the unscrupulous mockery and ridicule of the killing luo sect cultivators outside, the women of the ten thousand flower sect in the formation were all so frightened that their faces turned pale. one by one, they all turned their gazes to a woman in the middle of the group. ¡°senior sister xia, what should we do¡­ will we die here?¡± ¡°boohoo¡­ this is the first time i¡¯ve entered a mystic realm¡­ i don¡¯t want to die¡­ ¡°why did we encounter cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom? we¡¯re too unlucky.. the female cultivators could not take it anymore and began to sob softly. ¡°alright!¡± ¡°everyone, calm down and focus on maintaining the formation!¡± ¡°i¡¯ve already sent out a distress signal. someone will come and save us soon!¡± xia yuning forced herself to calm down and shouted. as xia yuning finished speaking, the ten thousand flower sect disciples at the side finally quietened down gradually as if they had found a backer. however, there was still indescribable worry and fear on their faces. when xia yuning saw this, she felt deeply helpless because she knew that they were probably doomed this time round. they originally thought that this mystic realm was a huge opportunity for them, but they had not expected that this mystic realm actually had an entrance in the ten thousand star kingdom! the ten thousand star kingdom was poor in resources, and their cultivators were even more ferocious. at the same cultivation level, their cultivators¡¯ combat strength was stronger, and their methods were extremely ruthless. although they were not demonic cultivators, they were sometimes much more terrifying than demonic cultivators! she did not expect to encounter such a thing. however, she did not blame her junior sisters. after all, they were all only qi refinement stage cultivators. at most, they had only entered the mortal world to carry out some small missions to punish the wicked and eliminate evil. their strength was more than adequate to deal with some weak independent cultivators. however, they would naturally be at a disadvantage against the cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom. and this time, they seemed to be especially unlucky. they had just finished exploring this palace and all of them had expended a lot of energy. unexpectedly, the moment they came out, they encountered squarely the people from the killing luo sect. if not for the grade-2 defensive formation disc given by her master, she would probably have died here. however, although she had blocked it now, xia yuning¡¯s heart was extremely heavy. because of the involvement of the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom, the cultivators of their thousand moon country would definitely encounter many unnecessary dangers in this mystic realm. there were more than 30 foundation establishment realm cultivators from the ten thousand flower sect this time. every foundation establishment realm cultivator had brought many junior sisters into the mystic realm. it was easy for them to encounter the same situation as her. she wanted to wait for help, but her hope was extremely slim. if she was alone, she would definitely not be in such a sorry state. however, she had brought so many junior sisters with her this time. abandoning her junior sisters from the sect and leaving alone was something she would definitely not be able to do. this was not only a mission, but also her mission as a disciple of the ten thousand flower sect. after all, when she was weak, she was once a follower behind her senior sister. her senior sister had blocked a large number of dangers for her and obtained many opportunities for her. and now, it was her turn to repay the ten thousand flower sect¡­ smack! ye xuan directly kicked an independent cultivator in front of him hard in the face, causing most of his teeth to fall off. ¡°how many people from your ten thousand star kingdom have come!¡± ye xuan asked fiercely. ¡°ptui¡ª¡± ¡°you want to get information out of me? dream on!¡± ¡°hahaha! ¡± ¡°you guys can just wait to die! !¡± the cultivator spat fiercely and laughed loudly. ¡°bang¡ª¡± without hesitation, ye xuan crushed the other party¡¯s head. however, there was no joy on his face. instead, there was deep worry. damn it, he could not get out!! no wonder no one came out of the mystic realm in the later few years. it was not because they were greedy for the benefits of the mystic realm, but because they could not get out!!! a few years ago, many cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom had suddenly appeared in the mystic realm. initially, no one cared, but later on, many cultivators of the thousand moon country discovered in horror that they could not leave. this was something that the four major sects of the thousand moon country and many independent cultivators had not expected at all. originally, the four sects wanted to make use of this mystic realm to let the disciples of the sect train well. actually, there was not much danger. however, the sudden intrusion of the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom was simply a fatal blow to the cultivators of the thousand moon country. ye xuan had no intention of leaving before, so he did not know this at all. when he heard the news, he also tried to leave. as expected, he failed. currently, as far as he understood, it was most likely because a new entrance had appeared on the side of the ten thousand star kingdom, and the mark on their bodies was the mark of the thousand moon country¡¯s entrance, so they could not match. ye xuan no longer cared about the reason. at this moment, he only wanted to know how many people came from the ten thousand star kingdom and how many experts there were. ye xuan did not stop and ran quickly in the direction of the distress signal. he stuffed recovery pills into his mouth as if they were free. at this moment, he was basically certain that xia yuning had been attacked by the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom. he captured some trash cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom along the way for questioning. it did not affect his speed at all. ¡°i hope nothing happens¡­¡± ye xuan muttered in a low voice. although he was confident and had a trump card, he also wanted to know the number of cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom that had entered the mystic realm and their strength to make preparations in advance. of course, it would be even better if he could capture some disciples of the large sect of the ten thousand star kingdom. perhaps he could question them to find out why he was not able to leave. meanwhile, xia yuning had not received reinforcements from her own people after some time, but she did receive reinforcements from the other cultivators of killing luo sect. at this moment, a young man in a black robe embellished with gold rushed over with four to five killing luo sect cultivators. ¡°senior brother cai!¡± ¡°senior brother cai, you¡¯re finally here!¡± when the cultivators of killing luo sect saw who it was, they bowed respectfully. ¡°hahaha, you guys did well.¡± ¡°i¡¯ve long heard that the cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect are all stunningly beautiful. seeing them today, it¡¯s indeed the case!¡± cai long¡¯s eyes instantly lit up when he saw the women of the ten thousand flower sect. because there was a huge geographical difference between thousand moon country and the ten thousand star kingdom, the personalities of the women of the two countries were also extremely different. the women of the thousand moon country were softer, gentle and virtuous. as for the women of the ten thousand star kingdom, although there were many good-looking ones, each one was a rose with thorns. if one was not careful, one would die. they were very dangerous. therefore, the male cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom had a huge obsession with the female cultivators of the thousand moon country. this was also one of the reasons for the constant friction between the two countries. ¡°senior brother cai, they have most of the treasures in the palace¡­¡± a cultivator reminded him. ¡°hahaha, don¡¯t worry. i only want the person.¡± ¡°all the treasures on them are yours!¡± cai long laughed. the other cultivators were overjoyed as well and began to work even harder to attack xia yuning and the others¡¯ formation. however, no one noticed that after cai long finished speaking, a trace of disdain appeared at the corner of his mouth. Chapter 61 - Chapter 61: Damn! There’s Sixth Brother! (1) chapter 61: damn! there¡¯s sixth brother! (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°foundation establishment level six!!¡± ¡°oh no!¡± when xia yuning and the others saw cai long, their expressions changed. xia yuning was filled with regret. if she had known earlier, she would have broken out earlier and not waited for help! the reason why she chose to defend was because if she forced her way out, more than half of her junior sisters would surely die or be mostly injured. therefore, she wanted to wait for the reinforcements of her sect¡¯s cultivators and make the best use of her time to recover the true qi she had consumed from exploring the palace. however, she did not expect the reinforcements from the other party¡¯s sect to be so fast. moreover, there was actually a level 6 foundation establishment realm cultivator! the other party already had two level 3 foundation establishment realm cultivators, but now, another level 6 foundation establishment realm cultivator had arrived! instantly, xia yuningt s heart sank to the bottom. ¡°a mere grade-2 formation, to think that it has not been breached even after so long.. ¡± seeing that these guys could not even break a grade-2 formation, cai long also shook his head in disappointment. in the next moment, a black spear slowly appeared in his hand. ¡°grade-2 magic weapon!!¡± ¡°dark blood spear!¡± when the surrounding cultivators saw the weapon cai long took out, they all gasped and an envious look appeared in the eyes of every cultivator. when xia yuning and the others saw cai long, their expressions changed. xia yuning was filled with regret. if she had known earlier, she would have broken out earlier and not waited for help! the reason why she chose to defend was because if she forced her way out, more than half of her junior sisters would surely die or be mostly injured. therefore, she wanted to wait for the reinforcements of her sect¡¯s cultivators and make the best use of her time to recover the true qi she had consumed from exploring the palace. however, she did not expect the reinforcements from the other party¡¯s sect to be so fast. moreover, there was actually a level 6 foundation establishment realm cultivator! the other party already had two level 3 foundation establishment realm cultivators, but now, another level 6 foundation establishment realm cultivator had arrived! instantly, xia yuning¡¯s heart sank to the bottom. ¡°a mere grade-2 formation, to think that it has not been breached even after so long.. ¡± seeing that these guys could not even break a grade-2 formation, cai long also shook his head in disappointment. in the next moment, a black spear slowly appeared in his hand. ¡°grade-2 magic weapon!!¡± ¡°dark blood spear!¡± when the surrounding cultivators saw the weapon cai long took out, they all gasped and an envious look appeared in the eyes of every cultivator. that was a grade-2 magic weapon. ordinary foundation establishment realm cultivators would find it difficult to even obtain a grade-i magic weapon. however, cai long had a grade-2 magic weapon, and it was the very well-known dark blood spear. however, although they were envious, no one showed a trace of jealousy. after all, cai long was the youngest disciple of the sect master of the killing luo sect and his favorite disciple. it was very reasonable for him to have a grade-2 magic weapon. ¡°it¡¯s time to end this¡­¡± cai long smiled coldly. then, he slowly raised the dark blood spear in his hand and threw it fiercely at the defensive formation below. bam! in an instant, the dark blood spear landed on the formation. the sound of the dark blood spear piercing through the air and the terrifying explosion caused by its collision with the formation sounded at the same time. the defensive formation, which was already on the verge of collapse, finally could not hold out anymore and completely exploded. the terrifying aftershock of the explosion directly sent the surrounding qi refinement stage cultivators of the killing luo sect flying dozens of meters. ¡°ten thousand flower sword formation¡­¡± at this moment, a clear voice came from the center of the explosion. everyone focused their attention, and only then did they realize that another brand new formation had appeared at the location of the formation, protecting everyone from the ten thousand flower sect. the only difference was that the formation just now was a formation disc. and the current formation was a sword divine power. ¡°hahaha!¡± ¡°as expected of a foundation establishment realm cultivator of the ten thousand flower sect. you¡¯re indeed capable-¡± ¡°but this is good. i¡¯m already tired of playing with those women who don¡¯t know how to resist and are like walking corpses.¡± when cai long saw that xia yuning could release such a powerful sword formation, he licked his lips and became even more excited. at this moment, in the void, a sixth brother was secretly hiding. ¡°senior sister is indeed powerful, one person against so many people and yet not losing.¡± ye xuan hid in the darkness and was secretly speechless. it was not that he did not want to make a move, but he felt that he could not defeat that level 6 foundation establishment realm fellow, so he could only hide in the dark and prepare a sneak attack. that cultivator surnamed cai was not an ordinary independent cultivator. like xia yuning, he was very likely a genius of a large sect and definitely had many life-saving trump cards. therefore, ye xuan could only find an opportunity to launch a sneak attack and take down the other party at the smallest possible cost. however, he had to find an opportunity to launch a sneak attack. ye xuan planned to take advantage of the moment when the guy at level 6 of the foundation establishment realm was at his most relaxed to attack. the success rate would be the highest. ¡°senior sister, i¡¯ll have to let you suffer a little.¡± ¡°i¡¯ll make it up to you¡­¡± ye xuan sighed softly and felt a little guilty. however, he had already formed a seal in his hand. the soul-breaking needle was always ready, waiting for a fatal strike! ¡°hahaha!¡± ¡°everyone, listen up. take them down. remember not to kill them!¡± at this moment. cai long also shouted and rushed towards xia yuning first. ¡°damn it¡­¡± ¡°there¡¯s no other way. i¡¯ll have to use that move¡­¡± ¡°listen up. when the time comes, i¡¯ll hold all of them back you guys take the opportunity to escape!¡± xia yuning gritted her teeth and said in a low voice. in this mystic realm, she had obtained a great fortune and her cultivation level had reached level 4 of the foundation establishment realm. if she unleashed her full strength, she was confident that she could drag out these killing luo sect cultivators. with luck, she could even kill all their qi refinement stage cultivators. however, this was her final trump card. after deploying it once, she would be completely weakened. ¡°senior sister xia, don¡¯t¡­¡± ¡°senior sister xia, please leave by yourself!¡± ¡°senior sister xia, don¡¯t worry about us! ¡± at that moment, the other female cultivators seemed to have understood something and hurriedly cried to persuade xia yuning to leave. although they were afraid of death, they had encountered many dangers along the way and it was xia yuning who protected them. in addition, xia yuning¡¯s cultivation and talent far exceeded theirs. naturally, they were unwilling to let her die for them. ¡°ten thousand flower illusory formation! activate¡ª¡± at that moment, xia yuning ignored her junior sisters¡¯ pleas completely. her eyes were filled with determination! ¡°boom¡ª¡± as xia yuning erupted, an incomparably terrifying formation enveloped everyone present. the cultivators of the killing luo sect suddenly realized that all of them were suddenly surrounded by a gorgeous sea of flowers, completely losing sight of the others. everyone began to try to continuously attack the surrounding space, but all of them seemed to be hitting the air, to no avail.. Chapter 62 - Chapter 62: Damn! There’s Sixth Brother! (2) chapter 62: damn! there¡¯s sixth brother! (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°damn it, what is this place?¡± ¡°formation? how can there be such a powerful formation?¡± ¡°she¡¯s only at level 4 of the foundation establishment realm. how could she be so terrifying?!¡± everyone was dumbfounded. they had no idea when they had been dragged into the formation. if they were dragged into such a terrifying formation alone, no one felt they had any strength to retaliate. ¡°petty tricks!¡± ¡°break¡ªi¡¯ when cai long saw this formation, he only smiled coldly. immediately, he threw the spear in his hand at a certain point in the void. the black spear instantly shot out again. the pitch-black body of the spear seemed to tear through the void as it ruthlessly stabbed into a certain part of the formation. boom! a terrifying bang sounded, and everyone felt the surrounding space tremble violently. in the next moment, the entire formation was like a shattered mirror, with dense cracks appearing. crackle¡ª finally, the entire formation could not withstand the terrifying attack and shattered. ¡°yeah.. ¡± a muffled groan sounded as a figure was sent flying by the aftershock of the formation shattering. that figure was naturally xia yuning. the people from the killing luo sect looked around and realized that the other disciples of the ten thousand flower sect had already disappeared. ¡°hmph, chase after them. don¡¯t let them escape!¡± cai long snorted and ordered coldly. ¡°yes! senior brother cai!¡± cai long¡¯s lackeys hurriedly responded and quickly chased after her. xia yuning¡¯s expression changed, but she did not even have the strength to stand up and could only give up. she gripped the longsword in her hand tightly, wanting to kill herself. after all, she knew the nature of these people from the killing luo sect. even if she had to die, she would not let them succeed. at this moment, a figure involuntarily appeared in her mind¡­ ¡°junior brother, i¡¯m sorry¡­¡± ¡°senior sister might never be able to go back..¡± ¡®you won¡¯t miss me, right? after all, you have so many wives and concubines¡­¡± ¡®you have to cultivate well. don¡¯t disappoint master¡­¡± xia yuning slowly closed her eyes. the memories of being with ye xuan flashed through her mind. ¡°it¡¯s not that easy to die!¡± cai long sneered and was about to raise his hand to restrain xia yuning. however, at this moment. an air-piercing sound suddenly came from the corner of the hall. ¡°what the hell!!!¡± cai long suddenly felt his scalp tingle. the moment he finished speaking, ye xuan¡¯s soul-breaking needle had already arrived in front of him. behind him, in the darkness, a terrifying aura erupted from a sixth brother¡¯s body and crushed towards cai long. the terrifying aura instantly compressed the surrounding air, causing the people around to feel a trace of suffocation. ¡°oh no¡­¡± cai long felt a strong sense of life and death. he was completely frozen on the spot and could not react at all. however, the moment ye xuan¡¯s soul power attack landed on cai long, a white light suddenly erupted from a jade pendant on cai long¡¯s neck and enveloped him. the soul-breaking needle smashed into the barrier and shattered, unable to cause any damage to cai i .on? ¡°damn!¡± ¡°there¡¯s a sixth brother! ¡± ¡°soul power attack!¡± ¡°sneak attack!¡± ¡°how damn shameless are you!!¡± in a short moment, cai long finally reacted and instantly blocked. his entire face was completely distorted by fear and anger. ¡°bang ye xuan¡¯s fist wrapped in endless fist winds and collided fiercely with cai long, sending him flying dozens of meters away and crashing heavily onto a stone pillar in the palace. the terrifying impact directly trapped cai long and he could not even pull himself out. ¡°damn you!¡± ¡°you¡¯re still alive!¡± ye xuan was also cursing in his heart at this moment. even if he were beaten to death, he would never have thought that this guy actually had a damned magic artifact that could block soul power attacks! if not for that, he would have directly crushed the other party with that punch just now! ¡°junior brother!!!¡± ¡®why are you here???¡± that scene was completely seen by xia yuning. at this moment, she looked at ye xuan in the sky in a daze. her head was buzzing and she directly shut down. she could not figure out why ye xuan would appear here. she could not figure out why ye xuan¡¯s strength was so terrifying that he could actually send that fellow at level 6 of the foundation establishment realm flying with a punch. ye xuan was not in the mood to care about xia yuning. instead, he stared fixedly at cai long, who was sent flying by his punch. ¡°ahhh ¡°damn thief!! i want you to die!!!¡± an incomparably terrifying blood-colored true essence suddenly erupted from cai long¡¯s body and enveloped his body. the aura on his body became stronger and stronger. it seemed that he was using a secret technique. ¡°junior brother, leave quickly!!¡± ¡°he¡¯s using the killing luo sect¡¯s blood sacrifice technique!¡± ¡®you¡¯re not his match!!¡± when xia yuning saw the blood -colored true essence emerging from cai long¡¯s body, her face was filled with anxiety. she used the last of her strength to shout for ye xuan to run. she had interacted with cultivators of the killing luo sect before. this secret skill was extremely powerful and could erupt with at least twice one¡¯s combat strength in an extremely short period of time. it was extremely terrifying! moreover, the stronger the aptitude, the more terrifying the eruption. with cai long¡¯s aptitude, he could unleash more than five times his combat strength when using this secret skill! ye xuan¡­ he might die¡­ seeing ye xuan standing rooted to the ground in a daze, xia yuning was extremely anxious at this moment. she thought that ye xuan was scared silly and wished she could rush up and die with cai long to buy time for ye xuan to escape. ¡°blood sacrifice technique that burns one¡¯s life force?¡± ¡°i think i have this secret technique too¡­¡± ye xuan sniffed and felt a little heartache. unexpectedly, the worst thing still happened. however, for xia yuning, he had no choice. ¡°hundred years spiritual transformation¡­¡± ye xuan muttered softly. then, he directly sacrificed a hundred years of his lifespan and turned it into a large amount of spiritual energy. then, he slowly reached out to cai long ¡°great star-plucking hand!!!¡± as ye xuan stretched out a hand, in the palace, the void hundreds of meters away suddenly distorted. then, a palm slowly appeared¡­ ¡°what¡¯s that¡­¡± ¡°so¡­ so terrifying¡­¡± ¡®what kind of divine power is this!!¡± ¡°quick!!! run!!!¡± the remaining cultivators in the palace were all trembling in fear. feeling the terrifying pressure, they did not even have the courage to escape. cai long looked at the palm that covered the sky and was stunned on the spot. the palm was nearly a hundred meters long and covered the sky, enveloping more than half of the palace. rumble¡ª wherever the palm passed, the splendid golden dome of the palace shattered inch by inch, and pillars several meters in diameter were severed into two. finally, the palm that covered the sky slowly descended and grabbed all the cultivators of killing luo sect, including cai long. then¡­ they were gently crushed! before cai long died, there was only one thought in his mind¡­ i¡¯ll **** you! if you have such damn strength, why do you want to be sixth brother??? rumble_ as the huge hand slowly disappeared, the entire palace gradually collapsed. xia yuning leaned against the corner of the wall and looked at the collapsing palace in front of her. ¡°senior sister, let¡¯s go¡ª¡± at this moment, a figure quickly rushed over, picked up xia yuning, and rushed out. in a cave, ye xuan gently put xia yuning down. then, he fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. he had really used up 100 years of his lifespan to obtain too much spiritual energy. his body almost could not withstand it. he had just used a secret technique derived from the longevity spirit transformation technique. it could consume a large amount of lifespan to obtain a large amount of spiritual energy in a short period of time. the great star-plucking hand consumed a huge amount of spiritual energy. with so much spiritual energy injected, its power was naturally extraordinary. ¡°junior brother, what¡¯s wrong!?!?¡± ¡°don¡¯t scare me!!¡± xia yuning was terrified when she saw ye xuan vomiting blood. she hurriedly helped ye xuan up and tears kept welling up in her eyes. ¡°it¡¯s nothing. i just burned more than a hundred years of my lifespan.¡± ye xuan leaned into xia yuning¡¯s embrace and grinned. it was soft and comfortable. Chapter 63 - Chapter 63: At Most, One Child (1) chapter 63: at most, one child (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°wh-what¡­¡± ¡°more than a hundred years of lifespan!!!¡± when xia yuning heard that, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning. ¡°that¡¯s right. it¡¯s only been more than a hundred years.¡± ¡°as long as i can save you, this little lifespan is nothing- ye xuan slowly closed his eyes and enjoyed the rare warmth. he had already borrowed 100,000 years of lifespan. a mere 100 years was nothing. the one who owed money was the big boss. he was in a desperate situation and not afraid now. the more money he owed, the safer he felt. at most, he would just be beaten up. what was there to be afraid of? would the system ask someone to beat him to death? a faint smile appeared on ye xuan¡¯s lips. he even snuggled into xia yuning¡¯s arms and changed into a comfortable position. he had already taken medicine. now, he just wanted to rest for a while. who knew, he might have to fight later. however, xia yuning¡¯s mood was completely different from ye xuan¡¯s. she hugged ye xuan gently and her delicate body trembled slightly. so¡­ ye xuan suddenly became so strong because he had burned his lifespan. although she did not know when ye xuan would successfully build his foundation, the human dao foundation establishment would at most increase his lifespan by more than a hundred years. and now, in order to save her, it was all gone¡­ she also imew that using this secret technique that burned one¡¯s lifespan was extremely harmful to the body. it was very likely that he would not be able to advance further in his life. and all of this was to save her¡­ ¡°pa da¡­¡± ¡°pa da¡­¡± warm tears fell and hit ye xuan¡¯s face. ¡°senior sister, why are you crying?¡± ye xuan felt the warmth on his face and slowly opened his eyes with a dumbfounded expression. instinctively, he reached out and gently wiped the tears at the corners of xia yuning¡¯s eyes. ¡°i¡¯m sorry¡­¡± ¡°junior brother, i¡¯m sorry¡­¡± ¡°it¡¯s all my fault. it¡¯s my fault¡­ it¡¯s senior sister who caused you to ¡­..¡± xia yuning completely broke down under ye xuan¡¯s gaze. she hugged ye xuan tightly and cried softly. ¡°hey, hey, hey, senior sister, why are you crying?¡± ¡°i¡¯m alive and well, aren¡¯t i?¡± ye xuan was dumbfounded for a moment before he suddenly reacted. a hundred years was not worth mentioning to him. however, to other foundation establishment realm cultivators, it was almost half a life¡­ he had been so focused on enjoying himself that he had almost forgotten about this. upon hearing ye xuan¡¯s question, xia yuning cried even harder. ye xuan was speechless. after an unknown period of time, xia yuning¡¯s cries finally weakened. it was obvious that she was tired of crying. however, at this moment, they had already switched positions. ye xuan¡¯s face was slightly pale as he leaned against the wall. xia yuning lay in ye xuan¡¯s arms and sobbed softly, her body trembling. ¡°senior sister, i¡¯m really fine¡­¡± ye xuan gently reached out and patted xia yuning¡¯s back, waiting for her to calm down slightly before consoling her, ¡°my foundation establishment is different from you guys. master had obtained a trace of earth vitality energy by chance. i¡¯m at the earth dao foundation establishment realm. a hundred years of lifespan is nothing to me.¡± he did not say it was the heavenly dao foundation establishment realm mainly because he was afraid that xia yuning would not believe him. hence, he had to make up one and calm xia yuning down first. ¡°earth dao foundation establishment realm!?¡± xia yuning suddenly raised her head, her eyes gleaming as she stared at ye xuan, wanting to see a hint of clues in ye xuan¡¯s gaze. ¡°when have i ever lied to you?¡± ye xuan looked at xia yuning without any guilt and smiled faintly. ¡°but¡­¡± ¡°that¡¯s a hundred years of lifespan. no matter how much lifespan you have, you can¡¯t waste it like this!¡± seeing how confident ye xuan was, xia yuning believed him a little. however, her heart still ached. at the earth dao foundation establishment realm, while ye xuan¡¯s talent was a little lacking, his lifespan was long and his future achievements would definitely not be lower than hers! but now, in order to save her, he had lost more than a hundred years of his lifespan for nothing. xia yuning still felt very guilty and there was a hint of self reproach in her tone. she was not worth ye xuan taking such a risk. if it failed and both of them died here, her master would be so devastated.. ¡°there¡¯s nothing wasted-¡± ¡°didn¡¯t i save you?¡± ¡°how can a lifespan of a hundred plus years compare to you?¡± he gently reached out and wrapped his arms around xia yuning¡¯s snow-white neck. he smiled at xia yuning, and the more he looked at her, the more he liked her and found her adorable. his tone gradually softened. ¡°junior brother¡­ you.. at this moment, xia yuning finally realized her situation and did not dare to look at ye xuan at all. her delicate body also began to struggle slightly. ¡°if senior sister really feels guilty, why don¡¯t¡­¡± ye xuan leaned forward slightly and placed his nose on xia yuning¡¯s forehead. he took a small breath of the scent. ¡°junior brother, i, i, i, i¡­¡± how could xia yuning not know what ye xuan was thinking at this moment? her pretty face turned red to the ears and her entire body burned. she stammered and could not speak. ¡°i really like senior sister-¡± ¡°it¡¯s true ye xuan murmured softly in xia yuning¡¯s ear and then gently pulled her into his arms. xia yuning struggled a little and stopped moving. in ye xuan¡¯s eyes, his favorability level in xia yuning¡¯s head kept rising. 73 74 75 after a long time. xia yuning¡¯s heart was still beating rapidly. although she had been pursued by many cultivators, it was unlikely for her not to be moved by the passionate confession of a member of the opposite sex. after all, she had feelings for ye xuan to begin with.. Chapter 64 - Chapter 64: At Most, One Child (2) chapter 64: at most, one child (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations except¡­ in her heart, the most important thing was still cultivation. moreover, ye xuan¡¯s mind was obsessed with having offspring. she really could not understand. however, when she thought of what ye xuan had done for her¡­ xia yuning finally figured out something and finally replied softly, ¡°then¡­ then i can only¡­ can only bear just one child¡­¡± xia yuning¡¯s voice was as soft as a mosquito. as soon as she finished speaking, the redness spread to her ears again. ye xuan was stunned and felt a little strange. his favorability level had not even reached 80, so why did she agree? wouldn¡¯t that make it seem like i¡¯m forcing you?? seeing that ye xuan did not answer, xia yuning thought that ye xuan felt that it was not enough. therefore, she gritted her teeth and added weakly, ¡°at most¡­ at most two¡­ no more¡­¡± ye xuan was still staring at the score of xia yuning¡¯s favorability toward him, which was stuck at 79. his mind was full of question marks. ¡°three!!¡± ¡°no more than that!¡± ¡°you¡­ if you continue like this¡­¡± ¡°i¡­ i¡¯ll tell master that you bullied me¡­¡¯ xia yuning was about to cry. i¡¯ve already promised to bear your child . how many do you want? boohoo¡­ ¡°haha!¡± ¡°senior sister, i love you-¡± ye xuan finally reacted at this moment and kissed xia yuning¡¯s pretty face fiercely. then, he hugged her tightly. xia yuning closed her eyes shyly and her delicate body trembled slightly. clearly, she had guessed what was going to happen next. however, after ye xuan hugged her for a while longer, he slowly let go. ¡°what happened?¡± ¡°are you feeling unwell.. xia yuning opened her eyes slightly and asked with concern. could it be that ye xuan had injured himself somewhere during the battle just now?? ¡°how can your junior brother be so weak?¡± ye xuan was speechless. he gently pinched xia yuning?s soft face and teased, ¡°could it be that senior sister is so impatient?¡± ¡°i wasn¡¯t¡­¡± how could xia yuning withstand ye xuan¡¯s teasing? she was so embarrassed that smoke was about to rise from her head. ¡°it¡¯s too dangerous out here now. let¡¯s recover quickly.¡± ¡°let¡¯s talk about other things when we get out of here.¡± ¡°the junior sisters might still be in danger.¡± ye xuan smiled gently and then took out a large number of grade-2 pills and handed them to xia yuning. he had taken the pills a long while ago and had actually almost recovered. however, xia yuning was overly exhausted. as for the pills she had with her, ye xuan knew without any guess that they must have been distributed to her junior sisters by xia yuning. ye xuan had nothing to say about this. he was not a petty person. furthermore, this was xia yuning¡¯s personality. she was merciless to her enemies, but she treated her own people very well. ye xuan had also enjoyed xia yuning¡¯s care when he was young and experienced it personally. he was really lucky to have such a senior sister. if they were outside, he would definitely devour xia yuning up eagerly. however, now that they were inside the mystic realm, although he was not a selfless person, he was a disciple of the ten thousand flower sect. even if it was for her future sexual happiness, he had to bring the junior sisters of the ten thousand flower sect out of the mystic realm unharmed. ¡°alright!¡± xia yuning quickly understood what ye xuan meant. although her face was still a little red, she did not hesitate. she took ye xuan¡¯s pills and quickly meditated to recover her cultivation. with the help of ye xuan¡¯s large number of medicinal pills, xia yuning quickly recovered to her peak state! other than a slight blush on her face, everything else was fine. ¡°why¡­ why are you looking at me¡­¡± xia yuning opened her eyes and saw ye xuan staring at her. she could not help but feel a little guilty. ¡°senior sister is so beautiful-¡± ye xuan tilted his head and chuclded. ¡°frivolous!¡± xia yuning blushed and glared at ye xuan reproachfully. ¡°haha n ¡± ye xuan laughed and then said with a smile, ¡°senior sister, let¡¯s leave quickly. there are still other junior sisters waiting for our help i¡¯m not very familiar with flying on a sword. senior sister, it¡¯s better for you to take me ¡°i don¡¯t believe it¡­¡± xia yuning rolled her eyes, but she did not refuse. she took out her flying sword and took the lead to fly it. ¡°let¡¯s go¡ª¡± ye xuan also got on xia yuning¡¯s flying sword with ease and reached out naturally to protect her slender waist. xia yuning blushed and struggled a little. in the end, she sighed helplessly and did not say anything. the two of them took off and quickly left the narrow and dark cave. somewhere in the ruins. a group of cultivators in dark red robes descended from the sky. ¡°senior brother gu, senior brother cai was here when we parted ways¡­¡± a disciple hurriedly went forward and said with a trembling voice. gu feng was also the disciple of a hall master of their killing luo sect. his cultivation was at level 6 of the foundation establishment realm, second only to cai long. the disciples of the hall masters or the sect master all had their own unique ways of contacting each other. just now, gu feng realized that he suddenly could not contact cai long. after many attempts, gu feng concluded that cai long was in danger. then, he kept asking around and finally found this place. ¡°if he¡¯s alive, i want to see him. if he¡¯s dead, i want to see his corpse!¡± ¡°go and find him for me!¡± it was not that he pitied cai long. instead, it was because this matter concerned the reputation of their killing luo sect. cai long was one of the sect master¡¯s personal disciples. now, he had been inexplicably killed. this was simply a great humiliation to the killing luo sect. if other sects found out, they would probably laugh to death. therefore, not only did they have to find the killer, but they also had to bring cai long¡¯s corpse back and give the sect master an explanation. ¡°what happened here?¡± ¡°why did all of you suddenly leave?¡± gu feng looked at a disciple and asked coldly. he was in a hurry just now and did not have the time to ask. now that he was able to understand the situation, he might be able to deduce the killer¡¯s identity. ¡°it¡¯s like this¡­¡± that disciple hurriedly stepped forward, and told him everything about how they encountered the disciples of the ten thousand flower sect and later surrounded them to break the formation, and finally being despatched by cai long to chase after the other fleeing ten thousand flower sect disciples. he did not dare to hide anything. ¡°ten thousand flower sect?¡± gu feng frowned slightly and muttered to himself. he naturally knew that the ten thousand flower sect was one of the four major sects of the thousand moon country and was not weak. however, according to this disciple, although the foundation establishment realm cultivator of the ten thousand flower sect was talented, he was too weak. in the end, he seemed to have exhausted all his true essence to protect the disciples of the sect. with the other party¡¯s strength, it was impossible for him to kill cai long, let alone destroy a palace like this. gu feng shook his head. the first thing he did was to rule out the people from the ten thousand flower sect. ¡°senior brother gu, we have not found anything¡­¡± after about half a day, the people from killing luo sect had finally turned the ruins upside down, still they found nothing. ¡°destroyed the corpse to eliminate all traces¡­¡± gu feng immediately frowned. there were more than 30 people here. there were seven foundation establishment realm experts, but they could not even find a single corpse. in that case, there was a high chance that the corpse had been destroyed. the other cultivators who stayed behind had the same fate. who could be so ruthless? could it be a cultivator from another sect? he knew all the foundation establishment realm cultivators who had entered this time. moreover, cai long¡¯s combat strength was extremely powerful. he would definitely be ranked in the top 20 among this batch of cultivators. now, he had been inexplicably killed in an instant? who was the other party? gu feng really could not figure it out. ¡°let¡¯s go. this matter is no longer something i can interfere in.¡± in the end, gu feng shook his head gently, planning not to dwell on this matter. then, he directly designated a few qi refinement stage cultivators and said faintly, ¡°the few of you, protect the scene. when the mystic realm ends, get the sect to investigate thoroughly.¡± they could not get out now, but the sect would definitely not let cai long¡¯s death go. they had to find the killer, so someone had to stand guard here. they could not let anyone destroy the scene, otherwise it would be very difficult to find clues. ¡°yes, senior brother gu!¡± although the qi refinement stage disciples of the killing luo sect were extremely reluctant, they still agreed respectfully. after all, if they stood guard here, it would be equivalent to coming to the mystic realm for nothing. all the opportunities would be lost to them. however, the killing luo sect had a strict hierarchy. if they dared to say no or leave without permission, the consequences would definitely be very serious. Chapter 65 - Chapter 65: Level 2 Demonic Beast (1) chapter 65: level 2 demonic beast (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations in a deep mountain. xia yuning slowly landed from the flying sword with ye xuan. ¡°this is the place¡­¡± xia yuning looked at the identity token in her hand and said softly. the next moment, she also activated the distress signal of the identity token in her hand. soon. a commotion appeared on the mountain in front of them. a female cultivator who looked a little disheveled popped her head out from behind a big tree. when she saw xia yuning, she was pleasantly surprised. ¡°senior sister, it¡¯s really you!¡± as the female cultivator cried out in surprise, more than ten female cultivators rushed out from behind her and hurriedly ran over. they were all wearing the clothes of the ten thousand flower sect disciples. however, probably because they were being chased, they all looked a little miserable at this moment. ¡°cai¡¯er, are all of you alright?¡± when xia yuning saw that while her junior sisters were all in a sorry state, there were no casualties, she heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly went forward to ask with concern. ¡°senior sister, we¡¯re fine!¡± ¡°how about you?¡± ¡°senior sister, who is he?¡± more than ten female cultivators rushed over noisily. however, when they first saw ye xuan, they immediately became a little wary. after all, most female cultivators in the sect were still very innocent. while they were curious about men, they were also a little cautious. ¡°he¡¯s your senior brother ye xuan. don¡¯t you recognise him?¡± xia yuning smiled helplessly. ¡°hello, junior sisters-¡± ye xuan also smiled slightly. it had been a long time since he had returned to the sect. these female cultivators were not powerful, and most of them should be newbies. it was normal for them not to recognise him. ¡°what?!¡± ¡°you¡¯re senior brother ye xuan!!¡± ¡°how is that possible? didn¡¯t they say that senior brother ye xuan¡¯s talent is extremely poor¡­¡± the female cultivators widened their eyes and sized up ye xuan curiously. firstly, ye xuan was too handsome and had an extraordinary temperament. the junior sisters did not dare to look at ye xuan. secondly, although they were new to the sect, they also knew about ye xuan. didn¡¯t they say that ye xuan¡¯s talent was very poor? after cultivating for decades, he was only at the level 1 of the qi refinement stage. what was going on now? they could not see through ye xuan¡¯s strength at all and could even sense a faint pressure from him. it was similar to the aura on xia yuning¡¯s body. could it be that their senior brother ye xuan was a foundation establishment realm cultivator? ¡°alright, alright. this is your senior brother ye xuan. he¡¯s also a foundation establishment realm cultivator.¡± xia yuning smiled helplessly and told them the truth. as she said this, she felt a sense of courage and pride. ¡°wow!¡± ¡°it¡¯s really senior brother ye xuan!¡± ¡°he¡¯s so handsome¡­¡± ¡°senior brother ye, are you really a foundation establishment realm cultivator?¡± ¡°senior brother ye, they all say that your talent is very poor. how did you reach the foundation establishment realm?¡± ¡°senior brother ye, did you save senior sister?¡± ¡°senior brother ye¡­¡± after receiving xia yuning¡¯s affirmation, the group of junior sisters immediately felt familiar with ye xuan. they hurriedly leaned over and sized ye xuan up curiously. ¡°alright, alright. let¡¯s talk about this in the future.¡± xia yuning hurriedly interrupted her junior sisters and asked, ¡°why are all of you hiding here? ¡°senior sister, it¡¯s like this¡­¡± soon, she recounted the matter. it turned out that after they fled under xia yuning¡¯s cover, they entered this mountain range in a daze. not long after, they were pursued. however, there was an intermediate level 2 demonic beast in this mountain range. perhaps because the killing intent on those killing luo sect cultivators was too strong, it infuriated that intermediate level 2 demonic beast. several of their people were killed, so they had to leave. because of this, they escaped the pursuit and hid in the mountain range. ¡°an intermediate level 2 demonic beast?¡± ¡°where is it?¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes lit up when he heard about the intermediate level 2 demonic beast. from his experience, the place where powerful demonic beasts existed was definitely a treasure land. not to mention the rich spiritual energy, there were also heavenly treasures. an intermediate level 2 demonic beast was equivalent to the intermediate stage of the foundation establishment realm! with his cultivation, xia yuning, and a group of feeble ones, it was definitely more than enough to deal with an intermediate level 2 demonic beast. ¡°ah!¡± ¡°senior brother ye, could it be that you want to deal with that level 2 demonic beast?¡± ¡°senior brother ye, you can¡¯t. that level 2 demonic beast is extremely powerful. i¡¯m afraid we¡¯re not its match.¡± ¡°that¡¯s right¡­¡± all the ten thousand flower sect disciples turned pale from fear when they heard this, and they hurriedly dissuaded. they had seen the power of that level 2 demonic beast. it had killed a level 5 qi refinement realm cultivator with a single slap, and was unharmed when faced with the siege by five to six qi refinement realm cultivators, and even killed several of them. although an intermediate level 2 demonic beast was comparable to an intermediate stage foundation establishment cultivator, its combat strength was close to that of the late-stage foundation establishment realm! all of them were frightened and were forced to hide in the cave. they did not go out for a few days. ¡°junior brother, that¡¯s an intermediate level 2 demonic beast. i¡¯m afraid we¡¯re not its match.¡± xia yuning also frowned and wanted to persuade ye xuan. although everyone guessed that there should be a good opportunity at where the level 2 demonic beast was located, they were not in a good state currently. moreover, there were cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom eyeing them covetously. under such circumstances, it was most important to ensure their own safety. opportunities and what not, one had to be alive to enjoy them. moreover, when ye xuan killed the cultivators of the killing luo sect, he had relied on burning his lifespan to unleash a strike.. Chapter 66 - Chapter 66: Level 2 Demonic Beast (2) chapter 66: level 2 demonic beast (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°now that you¡¯re dealing with an intermediate level 2 demonic beast, you can¡¯t be burning your lifespan again, right?¡± ¡°wouldn¡¯t that be a huge loss? ¡°don¡¯t worry, i know what to do-¡± ¡°moreover, it¡¯s not like we¡¯re fighting that demonic beast head-on. senior sister, you hold it back. i¡¯m still confident in killing it.¡± ye xuan chuckled. although he said that, he was actually suffering in his heart. in the past, he felt that he had more lifespan than he could use. coupled with the system¡¯s rewards and the critical hits from time to time, he had not cared about any opportunities. but now, he was in debt and urgently needed a large number of resources to recover his health. especially treasures that could extend one¡¯s lifespan. it would be fine if he could find them in the mystic realm. if he could not, he would also have to find other resources. when he left the mystic realm, he would use these resources to exchange for life-prolonging heavenly treasures and then refine them into pills. although taking too many pills was harmful to his body, he was not afraid as he was in a desperate situation. if it was harmful, so be it. it was better than being beaten up. ¡°alright, then the two of us will go.¡± xia yuning nodded when she saw ye xuan¡¯s insistence. then, she looked at the others and said, ¡°junior sisters, all of you should recover your strength first. your senior brother ye and i will kill that demonic beast.¡± ¡°that works too!¡± ¡°junior sisters, this is a gift from me, your senior brother. quickly recover your cultivation -¡± ye xuan also nodded with a smile. after saying that, he threw out a bottle of pills. a female cultivator caught it and opened it. she immediately exclaimed, ¡°spirit revitalization pills! so many of them!¡± after the female cultivator finished speaking, she poured out all the spirit revitalization pills. there were a total of a hundred of them! when the other female cultivators saw so many medicinal pills, their eyes widened! at first, they only had superficial goodwill toward ye xuan, but now, they were endlessly grateful and worshipful of ye xuan! as expected of a senior brother! he took out a hundred pills at one go! this was too extravagant!! in the future, if anyone dared to speak ill of their senior brother, they would be the first to not let them off! ¡°thank you, senior brother!¡± ¡°thank you, senior brother!¡± ¡°senior brother, i love you¡­¡± xia yuning was helpless when she saw this. ye xuan was delighted when he heard that. although he did not know these female cultivators, as long as their favorability toward him reached a certain level, they would be family sooner or later. moreover, he specially paid attention to one of the female cultivators and discovered that her favorability towards him had actually soared to a terrifying 60!! obviously, the other party was either after his wealth or an absolute fanatic of his good looks! the time he needed to refine a grade-i medicinal pill was extremely short, and the effort was extremely small. if he could exchange 100 pills for a fairy concubine, he would have made a killing. ye xuan naturally would not be stingy. ¡°let¡¯s go, senior sister!¡± ye xuan smiled gently. then, he took out his flying sword and quickly flew towards the location of the demonic beast. after all, everyone was watching. xia yuning was thin -skinned and ye xuan did not go overboard. seeing that ye xuan did not squeeze onto a flying sword with her, xia yuning heaved a sigh of relief. at the same time, there was a hint of resentment in her eyes. he clearly knew how to ride a sword and fly, but he still wanted to rub against her. this guy was really bad¡­ when the group of ten thousand flower sect disciples saw the two of them leave, they immediately began to gossip. ¡°hey, hey, hey, what relationship do you think senior sister xia has with senior brother ye?¡± ¡°hehehe, i guess they must be together ¡°nonsense. senior sister xia is obsessed with the sword dao and doesn¡¯t have the mood to consider a cultivation partner at all!¡± ¡°that¡¯s right. although senior brother ye is very outstanding, i feel that he¡¯s still far from being able to conquer senior sister xia.¡± ¡°that¡¯s right. it was said that the super genius from the thousand swords sect, who was at the late-stage foundation establishment realm, had wanted to woo senior sister xia, but he was rejected. although senior brother ye is good-looking, he¡¯s still a little lacking in wooing senior sister xia.¡± a group of female cultivators took pills to recuperate from their injuries and recover their cultivation while chattering and discussing gossip. they looked very relaxed. at this moment, two streams of light flashed in the sky and landed in front of a huge cave. ¡°this is it!¡± ye xuan looked at the huge cave and spread out his strong soul power. he instantly sensed the terrifying aura in the cave. it was definitely an intermediate level 2 demonic beast, and it seemed to be on the verge of reaching advanced level 2. moreover, ye xuan could clearly feel that the concentration of spiritual energy in the cave far exceeded that of the outside world. it was very likely that some rare spiritual herbs were germinating. of course, if there was none, it would be a huge loss¡­ after all, although level 2 demonic beasts were valuable, they could not be brought away. basically, it could be said that this was an empty trip¡­ with a gamble, a bicycle became a motorcycle. ye xuan would not hesitate. ¡°senior sister, i¡¯ll lure it out. you support me, and i¡¯ll be the main thrust.¡± ye xuan took out a long sword and said with a smile. ¡°okay, be careful!¡± xia yuning nodded gently. she still trusted ye xuan more. after all, she could tell that ye xuan had many escape methods and would definitely not encounter danger. ye xuan chuckled. then, he slowly floated into the huge cave. he also held a large number of talismans in his hand and was prepared to fight at any time. when he dealt with cai long back then, he had not expected his soul-breaking needle to fail at all. moreover, when the other party was about to make a big move, he still did not have time to use any talismans. he could only use the same big move to crush him. of course, he was also in a hurry at that time. he wanted to end the battle quickly and test his true combat strength. now that he was dealing with this level 2 demonic beast, he would definitely try to be as safe as possible.. Chapter 67 - Chapter 67: Level 2 Demonic Beast (3) chapter 67: level 2 demonic beast (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations talismans, magic treasures, soul-breaking needles, and so on. he did not hesitate to use all the methods that could be used. only by killing the other party using the simplest method could he maximize the gains. on the other hand, it was also to train his combat ability slightly. if he encountered any more accidents in the future, he would not be caught off guard. slowly arriving in front of the cave, ye xuan casually took out a few grade-i explosive talismans and threw them out. swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! the three explosive talismans disappeared into the dark cave entrance like sharp arrows. in the next second. ¡°boom boom boom¡ª¡± three loud explosions came from the cave. the cave was originally small, but the disturbance caused by the explosions was instantly magnified several times. behind, xia yuning was also a little stunned when she saw ye xuan¡¯s actions. did talismans not cost money? how much did you earn in the mortal world? just to attract a demonic beast, he had used three grade-i explosion talismans. it was too wasteful¡­ although she was at the foundation establishment realm, she was careful with every spirit stone and would not waste it if she could. although these talismans belonged to ye xuan, her heart ached a little. ¡°roar!¡± at this moment, a terrifying roar suddenly came from the cave. clearly, the level 2 demonic beast inside was completely enraged. it was like when you were sleeping quietly, and a sixth brother set off three firecrackers by your bed, and they were the extremely powerful kind¡­ who could withstand this! ¡°boom boom boom¡ª¡± as the loud roar fell, the entire cave suddenly trembled slightly. the next moment, a terrifying black bear shot out of the cave and pounced fiercely at ye xuan. the black bear was more than five meters tall, and its entire body was covered in black fur that looked like steel spikes. its terrifying mouth opened wide enough to swallow an adult on the spot. ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± the black bear¡¯s paws were like a palm-leaf fan, and the claws on it were like needles, shining with an icy black lustre. ye xuan, who was in the sky, saw the giant bear pouncing towards him. the corners of his mouth slowly curled up, but he did not move at all. ¡°junior brother, be careful!!!¡± seeing that ye xuan had no intention of dodging, xia yuning panicked and hurriedly shouted. when the black bear was less than 20 meters away from ye xuan, ye xuan slowly spat out three words¡ªsoul-breaking needle! in an instant. an invisible soul attack fiercely rushed towards the black bear. the black bear¡¯s hair instantly stood on end, and its pupils constricted. an extreme sense of danger instantly enveloped it. however, it could not see the source of the attack at all, nor could it defend. ¡°having missed once, i won¡¯t miss a second time.¡± ¡°i don¡¯t believe you have any treasure that can block soul attacks!¡± ye xuan sneered. it was obvious at a glance that this black bear was a demonic beast with a powerful body. this demonic beast had almost no resistance to attacks like soul attacks. if the distance was too far, the power of the soul attack would be greatly weakened. ye xuan was also afraid that the other party would react. after all, there was a considerable difference in the soul damage between being prepared and being caught off guard. ¡®indeed.¡¯ the black bear completely ate ye xuan¡¯s ¡°soul-breaking needle¡±. ¡°roar!¡± rumble¡ª due to the intense pain, the huge black bear fell to the ground and howled in pain. it kept rolling around, its huge body directly crushing a small stretch of the forest around it. Chapter 68 - Chapter 68: Waning Moon Immortal Spiritual Herbs (1) chapter 68: waning moon immortal spiritual herbs (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°now! ¡± ye xuan shouted. ¡°thousand sword phantom!¡± xia yuning, who was behind him, reacted quickly and used her strongest attack sword technique. in an instant, nearly a thousand flying sword phantoms shot towards the black bear. chi! chi! chi! chi! although each flying sword was not very powerful, there were enough of them. in just a few seconds, hundreds of wounds of various sizes appeared all over the black bear¡¯s body, and blood kept spurting out. however, these injuries were not fatal to the huge black bear. when ye xuan saw this scene, he immediately frowned. then, he gritted his teeth and took out a grade-2 explosive talisman. refining grade-2 talismans consumed a lot of energy. not only did it consume mental strength, but it also required a large amount of spiritual energy to be injected. ye xuan was also a little reluctant. ¡°damn it, if i don¡¯t find any treasure in your cave, i¡¯ll roast you and eat you!!¡± ye xuan cursed in his heart and casually threw it out. ¡°swish¡ª¡± the talisman shot towards the black bear like an arrow. under the mental shock and xia yuning¡¯s flying sword attack, the black bear suffered a huge impact both physically and mentally. it kept opening its mouth and wailing. ye xuan¡¯s explosion talisman happened to enter its mouth. ¡°smack¡ª¡± in an instant, a terrifying explosion sounded. the black bear¡¯s head was instantly swallowed by the terrifying fireball. ¡°hualala¡ª¡± the huge fire wave did not lose its momentum and completely drowned the forest within a radius of dozens of meters, emitting a series of explosions. ¡°grade-2 explosive talisman!!!¡± ¡°junior brother, you¡­¡± xia yuning was dumbfounded when she saw the talisman ye xuan threw out! how many spirit stones did this cost??? even if he sold this black bear, he wouldn¡¯t be able to buy a grade-2 explosive talisman, right?? this was too wasteful!! ¡°i had thought you were confident in killing an intermediate grade-2 demonic beast with your strength.¡± ¡°i did not realize you were talking about using a grade-2 talisman to kill him¡­ who would play like this?? ¡°haha!¡± ¡°senior sister, let¡¯s go. what good treasures are there in the kangkang cave?¡± ye xuan laughed and quickly rushed into the cave. at this moment, xia yuning was packing up the black bear¡¯s corpse. she wanted to see if she could find some valuable organs that could be sold for some money¡­ although she knew that ye xuan might be very rich, she still could not accept such a waste. entering the cave, ye xuan¡¯s strong soul power spreaded out. soon, he sensed an extremely dense spiritual energy. ¡°there¡¯s indeed a treasure!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed and quickly rushed in. the cave was very deep, more than a hundred meters. there were some night pearls embedded manually on the walls. each of them was the size of a human head and looked very valuable. ¡°crack, crack, crack¡ª¡± without hesitation, ye xuan put away all these night pearls that were as big as a human head. although these things were useless to immortals, they could still be sold for a good price. after all, there were rich mortals and cultivators. it was normal for the rich to buy some good things to show off. the rarer something was, the more precious it was. such huge night pearls could probably only be found in such an ancient mystic realm. soon, ye xuan came to the deepest part of the cave and his eyes lit up. in front of him was a thick wall. at the top of the wall was an extremely watery herb that emitted a faint luster and was extremely conspicuous. ¡°misty herb!¡± ¡°crescent moon immortal spiritual herb!¡± ye xuan exclaimed when he saw this herb. instinctively, he looked at the dome of the cave. as expected, there was a small hole above his head. light shone in from outside. the crescent moon immortal spiritual herb absorbed the power of moonlight and grew by an inch every hundred years! ye xuan glanced at it and found that this crescent moon immortal spiritual herb had grown to 25 inches!! 2,500-year-old herb. this was a huge gain! ye xuan swallowed and was overjoyed. although the crescent moon immortal spiritual herb was not a life-prolonging herb, with such a long lifespan, it was still a top-grade herb. if he auctioned it, he would definitely be able to make a killing. even if he brought it to the sect, he could exchange it for a large number of life-prolonging treasures. ye xuan¡¯s need for life-prolonging treasures had almost reached a crazy level. as long as he could extend his lifespan, he would not reject anyone. he really owed too much. even if he paid off the 100,000 years this time, he might fall into the system¡¯s ¡°loan scheme¡± again in the future. with this experience, ye xuan was already sure that the system specialized in lending money. the ¡°longevity family¡± was just a cover. there would definitely be a need to use a large amount of lifespan in the future. ye xuan felt that he had to be more prudent. he would feel a little guilty if he did not have a lifespan deposit of 1.8 million years. ¡°junior brother, are you alright?¡± at that moment, xia yuning¡¯s voice sounded from behind. ye xuan turned around and saw xia yuning walking in with a shining spirit lamp. seeing xia yuning¡¯s cautious look, ye xuan immediately understood that xia yuning was actually a little afraid of the dark¡­ ¡°senior sister, i¡¯m here, i¡¯m fine- ye xuan smiled and gently waved at xia yuning. ¡°why are you walking so quickly? what if you encounter danger?!¡± xia yuning walked up quickly and asked angrily. she did not care about the treasure above the wall at all. instead, she was worried about ye xuan¡¯s safety. ¡°senior sister is concerned about me-¡± ye xuan asked with a smile. ¡°who is concerned about you!¡± ¡°i wasn¡¯t!¡± Chapter 69 - Chapter 69: Waning Moon Immortal Spiritual Herbs (2) chapter 69: waning moon immortal spiritual herbs (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations xia yuning blushed and turned her head away, not wanting to pay attention to ye xuan, this shameless fellow. ye xuan knew that xia yuning was shy, so he stopped teasing her. then, he pointed at the wall and said, ¡°senior sister, i found a crescent moon immortal spiritual herb that is more than 2,000 years old here. it can definitely be sold for a good price. let¡¯s split it equally- ¡°crescent moon immortal spiritual herb?¡± xia yuning raised her head abruptly and indeed, she saw a crystalline spiritual herb that emitted a faint luster above the rock wall. although she mainly cultivated the sword dao, she had read extensively. she naturally knew all the rare and common heavenly treasures. when she saw this crescent moon immortal spiritual herb, she was overjoyed. however, she suddenly thought of something and shook her head gently. ¡°forget it. junior brother, you can take it. i don¡¯t need this.¡± although she knew how precious this spiritual herb was, she felt a little apologetic when she thought about how ye xuan had used a grade-2 talisman to kill that intermediate grade-2 black bear. this time, ye xuan had paid a huge price, and she had almost done nothing. this spiritual herb could make up for ye xuan¡¯s losses. ¡°senior sister, how can you say that-¡± ¡°you contributed too!¡± ye xuan smiled faintly. for some reason, he felt that xia yuning was exceptionally charming at this moment. instinctively, ye xuan took a step forward and hugged xia yuning¡¯s slender waist. he chuckled softly and said, ¡°anyway, we¡¯ll be family in the future. what¡¯s mine is yours-i¡® xia yuning was shocked by ye xuan¡¯s actions. however, when she heard ye xuan¡¯s last sentence, her pretty face instantly turned red. ¡°junior brother¡­ what are you doing¡­¡¯ xia yuning immediately lowered her head and stammered. sensing ye xuan¡¯s scent at close range, xia yuning felt a little dizzy. ¡°of course it¡¯s to fulfill senior sister¡¯s promise- ye xuan gently pushed xia yuning to the corner step by step. the black bear probably wanted to use this crescent moon immortal spiritual herb to break through to level 3 and worship it as its ancestor, so it had cleaned this place up very well. previously, ye xuan was worried about his junior sister, so he was in a hurry on the road. there was no danger now. in addition, there was no one here. the environment was not bad, and the atmosphere was so appropriate. in an instant, it was spring. ¡°how can there be such a place¡­¡± xia yuning was about to cry. ye xuan was too evil. although she was ready, he came too suddenly and caught her off guard. ye xuan did not say anything. he just gently touched xia yuning¡¯s red face with his hand, his eyes full of love. ¡°just this once. don¡¯t do this again¡­¡± finally¡­ xia yuning was defeated. ¡°sure, senior sister, you¡¯re the best-¡± in the dark cave. the crescent moon immortal spiritual herb swayed with the wind and became even more tender. the system notification kept ringing in ye xuan¡¯s mind. in the outside world. the female cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect were a little anxious when they did not see ye xuan and xia yuning return. ¡°did something happen? ¡°that¡¯s impossible. senior sister and senior brother ye are both foundation establishment realm cultivators. how can something happen to them?¡± ¡°that¡¯s right. if something happens, we¡¯ll definitely be able to receive a distress signal¡­¡± ¡°then what the hell is going on?¡± ¡°there doesn¡¯t seem to be any movement over there either?¡± ¡°shall we go take a look?¡± someone suggested. ¡°no, no, it¡¯s too dangerous.¡± ¡°this is the depths of the mountain range. there are many demonic beasts roaming around. if we¡¯re unlucky and encounter a level 2 demonic beast, we¡¯re doomed.¡± ¡°let¡¯s wait a little longer. senior sister and him will definitely be fine.¡± ¡°alright, let¡¯s wait a little longer.¡± it was evening. just when the female cultivators were feeling a little anxious, ye xuan and xia yuning finally returned. ¡°senior sister! senior brother ye!¡± ¡°you¡¯re finally back!¡± ¡°that¡¯s great. are you guys okay?¡± a group of ten thousand flower sect female disciples hurriedly ran out, all of them very happy. ¡°yes, we¡¯re fine.¡± ¡°i encountered some accidents. fortunately, it was a close call and i killed that level 2 demonic beast.¡± ye xuan nodded and said with a smile. ¡°wow!¡± ¡°senior brother ye is so powerful. he actually killed an intermediate level 2 demonic beast!¡± when the female cultivators heard this, they all revealed looks of admiration. although they did not know how the exact battle went, it looked like ye xuan¡¯s cultivation was definitely not weaker than xia yuning¡¯s. this way, their team would have two powerful foundation establishment cultivators, and their safety would definitely skyrocket. ¡°senior sister, where are we going next?¡± ¡°we can¡¯t hide here forever, right?¡± at this moment, someone asked. after all, their injuries had almost recovered. they definitely wanted to leave. of course, it was to leave the mystic realm and return to the outside world. the mystic realm was really too dangerous. although the overall strength of the cultivators of the thousand moon country was not inferior to the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom, with respect to the qi refinement stage and the earth dao foundation establishment realm, the cultivators of the thousand moon country were still much weaker. after all, the cultivators of the thousand moon country rarely went out to train in the qi refinement stage. at most, they would enter the mortal world and carry out some small missions to kill demons and punish evil. there was basically no danger. as for the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom, from the moment they stepped into cultivation, they had to experience countless hardships, fight with the heavens, fight with others, and scheme against each other. their lives were in danger at all times. the difference between the foundation establishment realm cultivators might not be huge, but in the qi refinement stage, the disparity in temperament and combat strength between the two sides was on a completely different level. ¡°two exits suddenly appeared in the mystic realm this time. it¡¯s really too strange. ¡± ¡°let¡¯s meet up with the other senior and junior sisters first and find a way out.¡± xia yuning thought for a moment and made a decision. ¡°senior sister is right. it¡¯s best to capture a few cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom and ask what happened.¡± ye xuan also agreed. xia yuning and the others were not the elite team of the ten thousand flower sect this time. three of the senior sisters who entered this time had reached level 6 of the foundation establishment realm. ye xuan knew all of them. they were the personal disciples of the elders of the other sects. in addition, there were more than 30 foundation establishment realm cultivators. their cultivation levels were not weak. however, the mystic realm here was too big. after so many years, they did not know which corner they were cultivating in. back then, when xia yuning used her identity token to send a distress signal, she did not receive any response. it was very likely because the distance was too far, so she could not send out the distress signal. everyone found a safe place to rest for the night. the next morning, they left the mountain range and continued on their way. although there might be other opportunities in the mountain range, everyone was clearly not in the mood. after entering the mystic realm for so many years, everyone¡¯s cultivation had increased greatly. they were already very satisfied. if they continued to take risks at this dangerous moment, it would really be a bit impolite. everyone walked about a hundred miles west of the mystic realm and quickly encountered a team of more than ten people. ¡°look!¡± ¡°it¡¯s people from the thousand swords sect!¡± a female cultivator in the team shouted in surprise. ¡°it seems to be true.¡± ye xuan raised his eyebrows and looked into the distance. sure enough, he saw a group of white-robed cultivators. they were disciples of the thousand swords sect. the cultivators of the thousand swords sect were famous for killing. every cultivator had high attainments in the sword dao. in terms of killing, it was still the thousand swords sect. of course, in terms of the number of singles, the thousand swords sect was also ranked first. most of the disciples of the thousand sword sect were like xia yuning, who was obsessed with the sword dao and strength. they were more laid back about relationships between men and women. there were even some disciples who had cultivated for a long time and had a psychological change. some ¡°fencing¡± culture appeared in the sect¡­ of course, they were not eunuchs. they just had higher requirements for cultivation partners. ¡°fortunately, i acted quickly. otherwise, senior sister might really have been abducted.¡± ye xuan smiled faintly, feeling extremely glad for his wise decision. Chapter 70 - Chapter 70: Thousand Swords Sect, Core of the Mystic Realm! (1) chapter 70: thousand swords sect, core of the mystic realm! (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°fellow cultivator xia, it¡¯s really fate that i can meet you herea faint laugh sounded. then, a young man in white slowly landed in front of everyone. the young man had a handsome face, a tall and straight figure, and an imposing aura. he was like an unsheathed sword, and his aura was oppressive. his level 7 foundation establishment cultivation was completely revealed, making the female disciples of the ten thousand flower sect somewhat infatuated. the person who came was situ fan, a disciple of the thousand swords sect. he was also one of the personal disciples of the sect master of the thousand swords sect. his identity and talent were extraordinary. his cultivation in the sword dao was not inferior to xia yuning at all. he was also one of the top experts from the thousand swords sect who had entered the mystic realm this time. ¡°so it¡¯s fellow cultivator situ.¡± xia yuning smiled and nodded. situ fan was more than ten years older than her, but the other party¡¯s talent was also stronger than hers, so his cultivation level had reached level 7 of the foundation establishment realm. however, it was extremely difficult to advance from level 7 of the foundation establishment realm to level 8. presumably, the other party had entered the mystic realm on one hand to bring his junior brothers to train, and on the other hand, to find an opportunity to break through to the next stage. the mystic realm could at most allow one at level 7 of the foundation establishment realm to enter. however, if one broke through in the mystic realm, they would naturally not be rejected by the mystic realm. therefore, many foundation establishment realm cultivators at level 7 of the qi refinement stage wanted to take this opportunity to see if they could break through. this was also one of the main sources of danger in the mystic realm. ¡°long time no see, fellow cultivator situ.¡± ye xuan also walked forward and greeted him with a smile. situ fan had once come to the ten thousand flower sect to deliver something. at the same time, he sparred with xia yuning in the sword dao. ye xuan was also present at that time and had met situ fan once. ¡°this fellow cultivator is¡­? situ fan was stunned when he saw ye xuan. he did not remember knowing sucn a foundation establisnment realm cultivator. moreover, the other party was in the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s team. didn¡¯t they say that the ten thousand flower sect never took in male disciples? ¡°have you forgotten, fellow cultivator situ? he¡¯s my junior brother, ye xuan.¡± xia yuning introduced him with a smile. ¡°it¡¯s you!¡± situ fan¡¯s eyes widened when he saw ye xuan. he remembered! wasn¡¯t this guy the only male disciple of the ten thousand flower sect who lived off women! !! however, wasn¡¯t it said that this fellow¡¯s aptitude was extremely poor and he could barely cultivate? ¡®what¡¯s going on?¡¯ how long had it been? the other party had already reached the foundation establishment realm? did he cheat? ¡°hehe! fellow cultivator situ, you¡¯re also a benefactor who forgets things- i¡® ye xuan laughed and was not angry. ¡°haha!¡± ¡°i didn¡¯t expect fellow cultivator ye to also reach the foundation establishment realm. congratulations!¡± situ fan laughed. he felt that ye xuan was also an interesting guy. swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! at this moment, more than ten ordinary disciples of the thousand swords sect rushed over at high speed. each of them carried a sharp sword intent. almost all the cultivators had varying degrees of injuries on their bodies. their white robes were also a little tattered, revealing the rotting flesh inside. clearly, they had just experienced a huge battle. ¡°fellow cultivator situ, are you guys alright?¡± sensing the auras of the thousand swords sect disciples, xia yuning frowned and asked in a low voice. the distance was too far just now, and situ fan was clean, so they did not pay much attention. and now, seeing the ordinary disciples of the other party in such a sorry state, clearly, the other party had just fought a battle and seemed to have encountered an extremely difficult enemy. situ fan¡¯s face gradually darkened when he heard xia yuning¡¯s question. he said helplessly, ¡°we encountered the scum of the poison sect halfway. how unlucky!¡± ¡°people from the poison sect!¡± hearing this, the female cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect all gasped. ¡°gasp, fighting with the people of the poison sect? you guys are really fierce!¡± ye xuan was also secretly speechless. if one were to talk about the most disgusting sect in the ten thousand star kingdom, it would definitely be the poison sect. poison sect cultivators were sinister and cunning, and their attacks were incomparably ruthless. the most terrifying thing was still their endless poisonous powders and pills. even if they could not defeat their opponents, they could definitely disgust them to death. just by looking at the disciples of the thousand swords sect, one could tell. in just one battle, they were already in such a sorry state. all of them were inillrpd not only were the wounds eroded by the poisons difficult to heal, if they were not effectively treated, they would continuously erode the body, causing the spiritual energy in the body to continuously drain away. what was even more terrifying was that even if many wounds healed, they would leave some indelible scars. this was what the female cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect were most afraid of. the only fortunate thing was that the poison sect had few cultivators and their bodies were relatively weak. furthermore, they were not good at combat. if they did not want to fight the other party, they could just run away. without deep hatred, they would not chase after them relentlessly. unfortunately, this time round, the poison sect encountered the foolhardy chaps of the thousand swords sect. in the dictionary of sword cultivators, there was no such thing as fear. no matter who you are, let¡¯s fight first! although the people from the thousand swords sect were in such a miserable state, the people from poison sect were in an even worse state. ¡®indeed.¡¯ just when the ten thousand flower sect female disciples were exclaiming in surprise, situ fan suddenly smiled faintly and said, ¡°however, you don¡¯t have to worry. we¡¯ve already killed all those fellows from the poison sect. even if there are still remnants of the poison sect in the mystic realm, there won¡¯t be many of them.¡± ¡°killed them all?!¡± ¡°no wonder you¡¯re so seriously injured!¡± xia yuning was stunned for a moment before exclaiming. the poison sect was difficult to deal with. anyone who saw them would have to escape and not want to deal with them. only those guys from the thousand swords sect would dare to fight the poison sect.. Chapter 71 - Chapter 71: Thousand Swords Sect, Core of the Mystic Realm! (2) chapter 71: thousand swords sect, core of the mystic realm! (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations however, everyone imew that although situ fan made it sound easy and he did not seem to have suffered any injuries, their losses were definitely not small. the injuries of the thousand swords sect disciples who had returned were already so serious. there must be some who could not return. ¡°haha, the fellow cultivators of the thousand swords sect are indeed extraordinarily brave. i¡¯m impressed!¡± ¡°these antidote pills are a token of kind intentions. please accept them, fellow cultivator.¡± ye xuan laughed heartily, then took out a jade bottle and handed it to situ fan. this was not to express goodwill. instead, ye xuan admired this group of foolhardy chaps from the bottom of his heart. although he had never dealt with anyone from the poison sect, he could imagine how difficult it was to deal with them. however, this group of foolhardy chaps had forcefully killed all from the other party. these were real men! ¡°thank you, brother ye!¡± situ fan was stunned for a second before he solemnly accepted the pills and thanked him seriously. he also changed the way he addressed ye xuan from ¡°fellow cultivator ye¡± to ¡°brother ye¡±. clearly, he approved of ye xuan. soon. ye xuan¡¯s pills were distributed. it was not that situ fan and the others did not have any medicinal pills, but they had long used up all their medicinal pills. ordinary cultivators were not as rich as ye xuan. although everyone was well-prepared, they did not have many medicinal pills on them. they were basically some life-saving medicinal pills. they could at most bring one or two antidote pills as backup. it was impossible to bring more. after entering the mystic realm for so many years, almost all the medicinal pills on them had been consumed. if not for the sudden intrusion by the ten thousand star kingdom, most cultivators would have been painstakingly cultivating in the various parts of the mystic realm where spiritual energy was dense. now, they had been forced to participate in all kinds of battles and were unable to leave. naturally, they were in a very sorry state. ¡°what kind of pill is this? it actually has such a good effect!¡± ¡°my injuries are actually healing at a visible speed. damn, are these antidote pills???¡± ¡°damn, i feel that the spiritual energy in my body has increased a lot. what kind of medicinal pill is suddenly, the cultivators of the thousand swords sect exclaimed. this was because after they used ye xuan¡¯s pills, they realized that the effect of these pills was surprisingly good. not only did it have an antidote effect, but it also had other supplementary effects, although the other supplementary effects were simply magical! they had never seen such a pill before! ¡°brother ye, are you sure these are antidote pills?¡± when situ fan saw this, his face was filled with shock. not only was he shocked because ye xuan could take out so many antidote pills at one go, it was also because the effects of these antidote pills were somewhat unexpected¡­ ¡°fellow cultivator situ, you might not know this, but my junior brother is an alchemist. he personally refined these medicinal pills.¡± before ye xuan could speak, xia yuning explained with a smile. there was even a hint of pride in her tone. after all, ye xuan was her junior brother, or¡­ in any case, xia yuning was in a good mood. ¡°i see!¡± ¡°not only is brother ye¡¯s cultivation profound, but you also have such high achievements in alchemy. i admire you!¡± at this moment, the way situ fan looked at ye xuan completely changed. if it was before, he and ye xuan would only be acquaintances. when he found out that ye xuan was also a grade-i alchemist, he only had admiration for ye xuan! ¡°brother situ, you flatter me. i was just lucky.¡± ye xuan waved his hand modestly and smiled. xia yuning was also secretly smiling at the side, feeling very smug. ¡®if you find out that my junior brother is of the earth dao foundation establishment realm, you will probably not be impressed, but jealous-¡® however, xia yuning knew what to do. this was ye xuan¡¯s secret, so she naturally would not tell anyone. ¡°by the way, brother situ, do you know why something happened in the mystic realm?¡± ¡°how can we get out?¡± at this moment, ye xuan suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked. this was something he did not imow when he first arrived. xia yuning and the others had cultivated in that palace for a long time and were ambushed the moment they came out. they were even more confused. now that he happened to meet situ fan, he naturally had to ask him properly. after all, he had only entered the mystic realm for the supreme foundation establishment. there were still his wives and concubines waiting for him outside, so he naturally could not stay here for long. most importantly, he had a huge debt and could only rely on himself working hard with his wives and concubines to repay it. if he could not get out, he would probably have to work for the system for the rest of his life. that would be very miserable.. ¡°i¡¯m not very sure why something happened in the mystic realm.¡± situ fan shook his head gently. hearing this, ye xuan immediately looked disappointed. however, situ fan changed the topic and said with a smile, ¡°but i know how to get out of here.¡± ¡°really!!¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes lit up instantly and he hurriedly asked, ¡°how can i leave this place?¡± ¡°brother ye should know that there are two entrances to this mystic realm, right?¡± situ fan looked at ye xuan and asked calmly. ¡°yes, one from the thousand moon country and one from the ten thousand star kingdom. is there a problem?¡± ye xuan nodded and asked in confusion. ¡°actually, the entrance from the ten thousand star kingdom only allowed entry but not exit.¡± situ fan spoke slowly and revealed a secret that ye xuan did not know. ¡°what?!¡± ¡°they can¡¯t leave either?¡± xia yuning covered her mouth in shock. she had originally thought that the reason she could not leave was because of the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom. now, she realized that it did not seem to be the case. ¡°yes.¡± situ fan nodded and continued. ¡°according to the information i received, the ten thousand star kingdom knows much more about this mystic realm than us. the cultivator who created this mystic realm is very likely to be from the territory of the ten thousand star kingdom.¡± ¡°now, the two entrances only permit entry but not exit.¡± ¡°if you want to get out, you have to find the core of this mystic realm.¡± ¡°if we control the core, it¡¯s equivalent to controlling the entire mystic realm, and we should be able to leave this place.¡± hearing this, ye xuan hurriedly asked, ¡°where is the core?¡± however, when he asked, ye xuan was stunned. if situ fan knew where the core was, would he still be in such a sorry state¡­ ¡°brother ye, you¡¯re making things difficult for me¡­ if i knew where the core is, i¡¯m afraid i would have left with my junior brothers long ago.¡± situ fan smiled bitterly. ¡°alright, that¡¯s true¡­ i was too anxious¡­¡± ye xuan looked apologetic. however, he had no choice but to be anxious. if according to what situ fan had said, and they could not find the core, wouldn¡¯t no one be able to leave? moreover, after finding the core, how could he get out? if the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom found the core, where would they go? could they be leaving the ten thousand star kingdom?? the ten thousand star kingdom and the thousand moon country were enemies. if they really left the ten thousand star kingdom, they would really be in deep trouble. however, ye xuan did not think that he might die. after all, they were considered elites. if the people of the ten thousand star kingdom really dared to kill them, the war between the two countries would definitely start and there would be countless casualties. at that time, the eight sects of the two countries might be completely destroyed. this was a conseauence_ that no one could bear- ¡°fellow cultivator xia, if you don¡¯t mind, how about we act together?¡± ¡°this way, if we encounter cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom, our safety will also be guaranteed.¡± at this moment, situ fan looked at xia yuning and suggested. ¡°alright.¡± xia yuning nodded and agreed. the relationship between the two sects was good to begin with. now that they were facing an external enemy, xia yuning could not wait to join forces with the people of the thousand swords sect to resist the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom. after all, the cultivation levels of these junior sisters she had brought were not very high. she might not be able to protect them alone. if they could move with the thousand swords sect, their safety would definitely be greatly guaranteed. ¡°brother situ, do you have any clues?¡± ¡°if the people of the ten thousand star kingdom obtain the core, will we leave through the entrance of the ten thousand star kingdom?¡± ye xuan asked nervously. ¡°i don¡¯t have any clues either.¡± situ fan shook his head and said helplessly, ¡°the mystic realm is really too big. although we¡¯ve captured many cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom and interrogated them; most of them are just cannon fodder. only the core disciples of the four major sects might know some inside information.¡± situ fan suddenly thought of something and added, ¡°therefore, my plan now is to gather more manpower. if we could capture a core disciple of the four major sects alive, i think we would be able to obtain more information.¡± ¡°alright!¡± ye xuan nodded, but he had a bold idea in his heart. then, he asked the system directly, ¡°system, where is the greatest opportunity in the entire mystic realm? how much lifespan is required to provide the coordinates?¡± Chapter 72 - Chapter 72: Trial Tower (1) chapter 72: trial tower (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations [1000 years.] the system¡¯s reply was very simple and concise. there was no unnecessary nonsense. ¡°good for you, you unscrupulous merchant!¡± ¡°this is a real scam!¡± ye xuan cursed, but he still paid 1,000 years of lifespan. after all, his supreme foundation establishment had increased his lifespan by a total of 3,000 years. after deducting other bits and pieces of consumption , he was still very rich. of course, 100,000-year debt must first be ignored. with so many years, ordinary mortal women would definitely not be able to satisfy him. therefore, ye xuan planned to find more fairies when he returned this time. a grade-i spiritual root offspring could reward him with 200 years of lifespan, which was comparable to 200 ordinary offspring. in the past, there was no way around it, and he had to build up his base. and now that he was a big shot of the foundation establishment realm. it was very easy for him to find some fairies to be his cultivation partners. with the payment of 1,000 years of lifespan, ye xuan also obtained the location of the core of the mystic realm. ¡°in that case, let¡¯s set off.¡± ¡°i think if we go that way, we might gain a lot.¡± ye xuan pointed in a direction. ¡°alright, then we¡¯ll listen to brother ye.¡± situ fan had no objections. after all, they were also blindly searching like headless flies. it did not matter who led the way. ¡°alright, let¡¯s go.¡± xia yuning also trusted ye xuan very much. she had a faint premonition that if she followed ye xuan, he might really be able to bring them out of the mystic realm. ye xuan and his group of nearly 30 people moved quickly towards the west of the mystic realm. along the way, they encountered some powerful independent cultivators at the foundation establishment realm and did not interact much. after all, there were some conflicts between independent cultivators and cultivators of the four major sects. the four major sects were like the aristocratic class, while independent cultivators were just the lowest class. the two naturally did not have much to say to each other. as for the cultivators of the other small sects, they actually did not see many of them. after all, they were weak. this was the depths of the mystic realm; they simply did not dare to go deep at all. in addition, they also encountered some cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom. after a slight battle, the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom saw that there were three foundation establishment realm experts on their side and fled in all directions, leaving behind over ten corpses. ye xuan and the others were too lazy to chase after them. three days later. after going from one mountain to another , everyone finally discovered an anomaly. ¡°look!¡± ¡®what¡¯s that!¡± suddenly, someone pointed ahead and shouted. everyone raised their heads, one after another, and revealed an expression of shock. because in front of them was a boundless wilderness. following the line of sight, at the horizon, stood a huge black tower that was hundreds of meters tall!! below the huge tower, there were vaguely people moving. clearly, many cultivators had gathered. ¡°let¡¯s go and take a look.¡± ¡°it seems to be very lively over there. i was wondering why we didn¡¯t encounter any cultivators from our thousand moon country along the way. they¡¯ve all come here!¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes instantly lit up when he saw the huge tower. his soul perception was extremely strong. although he was far away and could not see clearly, he could clearly feel the powerful aura coming from there. clearly, most of the experts in the mystic realm were gathered around the black tower. the location given by the system was also here! ¡°sigh, what a loss.¡± ¡°system, you¡¯re really a scammer. i hope you won¡¯t disappoint me.¡± ye xuan muttered in a low voice and then quickly ran towards the black tower with his men. he had originally thought that the core of the mystic realm was definitely the greatest opportunity in the mystic realm. no matter what, it had to be extremely well concealed. he did not expect it to be so conspicuous. if he had known earlier, even if he did not rely on the system, as long as he caught other cultivators along the way and asked, he should have been able to get an answer. as everyone approached, the scene around the huge black tower came into view. below the black tower, there were two factions. on one side were cultivators from the thousand moon country. on the other were the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom. on the thousand moon country¡¯s side, the cultivators of the four major sects had the most people. the cultivators of the ten thousand flower sect, the thousand swords sect, the profound yang sect, and the green cloud sect stood together and were extremely easy to recognize. behind the four major sects were some independent cultivators and cultivators from other large sects. and on the side of the ten thousand star kingdom, it was the same. the four major sects of the ten thousand star kingdom were the killing luo sect, the poison sect, the puppet sect and the ten thousand phenomena sect. in terms of numbers, the difference between the two sides was not big, but in terms of aura, the thousand moon country¡¯s side was much poorer. the five people in the lead from the ten thousand star kingdom had powerful auras. there were three cultivators at level 7 of the foundation establishment realm, and a puppet of unknown level. they looked very impressive. among them was even a burly man whose cultivation had actually reached the terrifying level 8 of the foundation establishment realm!!! swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! ye xuan and the others quickly arrived and met up with a group of people. situ fan brought his junior brothers to the thousand swords sect¡¯s team. these cultivators from the ten thousand flower sect had also gone to the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s team. as for xia yuning, she brought ye xuan to the front of the team. ¡°senior sister!¡± xia yuning looked at the female cultivator in the lead and shouted happily. ¡°yuning!¡± ¡°all of you are all right. that¡¯s great!¡± when the female cultivator in the lead of the ten thousand flower sect saw xia yuning, she smiled brightly. ¡°eh, why is little xuan here?!¡± ¡°no, your cultivation level has actually reached the foundation establishment realm!¡± when the female cultivator saw ye xuan, she was stunned for a moment before her face was filled with shock! ¡°senior sister su, long time no see-¡± ye xuan greeted her with a smile. su rong was one of the personal disciples of the ten thousand flower sect¡¯s first elder. her talent was not inferior to xia yuning at all and her strength had reached level 7 of the foundation establishment realm. her combat strength was extremely powerful.. Chapter 73 - Chapter 73: Trial Tower (2) chapter 73: trial tower (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ¡°senior sister, what¡¯s going on here?¡± before su rong could say anything else, xia yuning hurriedly asked. she wanted to quickly understand the things here as she might be able to help. ¡°you should know that these cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom had come here for the core of the mystic realm.¡± su rong did not say anything else and quickly explained, ¡°if i¡¯m not wrong, the core of the mystic realm should be in this huge place. if we obtain the core of the mystic realm, we should be able to leave this place.¡± ¡°i see. then why didn¡¯t anyone go in?¡± xia yuning nodded before feeling puzzled. ¡°it¡¯s not as easy as you think..¡± su rong smiled bitterly and explained, ¡°there¡¯s a limit to the number of people who can go in for the black tower trials. it only opens once every day and can only allow ten people to enter.¡± ¡°ten?¡± ¡°that¡¯s too little!¡± ye xuan was stunned on the spot. ¡°ten is the total number of people. our thousand moon country has four spots, and the ten thousand star kingdom has six spots.¡± su rong shook her head gently. ¡°only four?¡± xia yuning was also stunned. su rong did not speak this time and only glanced in the direction of the ten thousand star kingdom. ye xuan and xia yuning instantly understood. the difference in strength!! there were many more experts in the ten thousand star kingdom than in the thousand moon country, especially when there was a fellow at level 8 of the foundation establishment realm. if not for the fact that they were afraid that both sides would be injured, the two sides would have already fought. now that both sides had taken a step back, splitting the quota in the ratio of was the best outcome. ye xuan and xia yuning both understood. ¡°by the way, senior sister, what¡¯s the assessment in the black tower?¡± ¡°have you been inside?¡± ye xuan suddenly thought of something and asked curiously. ¡°tough, it is very difficult¡­¡± su rong shook her head and said weakly, ¡°there are various checkpoints inside. at the first checkpoint, there are various demonic beasts with powerful combat strength. this is followed by a battle with the phantom of a cultivator of the same realm as oneself. then, the last checkpoint¡­¡± ¡°what¡¯s the last checkpoint?!¡± ye xuan and xia yuning¡¯s eyes widened and their breathing stopped. ¡°no one knows¡­¡± su rong shook her head. ¡°huh?¡± ye xuan was dumbfounded. ¡°however, according to our speculation, the last checkpoint should also be a battle with the phantom of a cultivator of the same realm. however, the other party might be very strong.¡± su rong added. ¡°it¡¯s merely the same realm. what¡¯s so difficult about it?¡± ye xuan pursed his lips. ¡°merely???¡± su rong glanced at ye xuan strangely and said meaningfully, ¡°if you could reach the last checkpoint, you wouldn¡¯t think so. the combat power of that phantom is beyond your imagination. it¡¯s at least comparable to cultivators of the same level of the earth dao foundation establishment realm.¡± ¡°earth dao foundation establishment!¡± xia yuning¡¯s pupils dilated. however, she suddenly thought of something and looked at ye xuan. she pursed her red lips and did not say anything in the end. however, an imperceptible look of anticipation flashed across her eyes. ¡°what about the qi refinement stage? ¡°there can¡¯t still be those at the qi refinement stage of the earth dao, right?¡± ye xuan curled his lips and said. ¡°qi refinement stage?¡± ¡°do you think a qi refinement stage cultivator could pass the previous rounds?¡± su rong asked with a smile. after entering the black tower, one first had to pass three small checkpoints before reaching the big checkpoints and challenging an opponent of the same level as him. and so on. however, no one knew what the last checkpoint was like. ¡°um¡­ forget what i said.. hearing this, ye xuan quickly shut up. however, he was overjoyed. he was definitely going to get the core of the mystic realm! if the last checkpoint was something like one against a hundred or if it was something like having to deal with a golden core expert, he might still be a little weak. however, if their cultivation levels were the same, he would definitely be invincible! ¡°yuning, go and give it a try tomorrow. there might be hope.¡± su rong looked at xia yuning and said with a smile, ¡°because everyone¡¯s trial is actually different, and it¡¯s a separate trial, so the number of people doesn¡¯t matter. it mainly depends on individual combat strength.¡± ¡°individual combat strength?¡± ¡°isn¡¯t there a big guy at level 8 of the foundation establishment realm in the ten thousand star kingdom?¡± ¡°even he couldn¡¯t pass?¡± ye xuan blinked and asked curiously. that big guy was obviously from the ten thousand phenomena sect. the ten thousand phenomena sect was a physical cultivation sect with strong endurance. furthermore, he was even at level 8 of the foundation establishment realm and was countless times stronger than those at level 7. ¡°hehe-¡± su rong covered her mouth and laughed. she asked, ¡°that guy is indeed strong, but his opponent is also at level 8 of the foundation establishment realm. what do you think?¡± ¡°alright¡­¡± ye xuan smiled awkwardly and then asked, ¡°senior sister, i want to try tomorrow too. are there any extra spots?¡± ¡°you?¡± su rong opened her mouth in confusion. although she did not know when ye xuan had reached the foundation establishment realm, judging from the aura emitted by ye xuan, he was only at level 1 of the foundation establishment realm. although he could teleport away at any time, there was still a certain level of danger and he would be injured. ¡°senior sister, let junior brother give it a try. or you can give him my spot.¡± before ye xuan could say anything, xia yuning spoke, wanting to give up the opportunity. although they did not know the rules, with the four major sects together, their ten thousand flower sect at least had the right to decide on a spot. ¡°yuning, do you trust little xuan so much??¡± su rong was a little surprised. ¡®yes!¡± xia yuning nodded seriously. ye xuan was at the earth dao foundation establishment realm and was definitely very powerful among those of the same level. the matter of the earth dao foundation establishment realm was very important, so she could not say it here. otherwise, if the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom found out by accident, ye xuan might be in danger. ¡°alright, alright.¡± ¡°then i¡¯ll go and discuss it with them. i should be able to get two spots.¡± su rong smiled helplessly. ¡°really?!¡± ¡°thank you, senior sister!¡± ye xuan and xia yuning were very happy. xia yuning was happy because ye xuan could go in with her. ye xuan was happy because¡­ damn it, he could finally get out!!! ye xuan swore that he would clear that checkpoint no matter what price he had to pay this time. otherwise, he would be trapped here. if he was trapped here for a year, his wife and concubines would be widowed for a year. then, he would lose at least a thousand years of cultivation and lifespan. including the 10% interest on the loan¡­ this was something he could not accept! therefore, this time, no matter what method he used, no matter what price he had to pay, he had to succeed! su rong left for a while and soon returned. of course, she also brought good news. ¡°alright, we have two spots.¡± su rong said with a smile. ¡°senior sister is so awesome!¡± ye xuan chuckled. ¡°there¡¯s no such thing as being awesome or not¡­¡± su rong rolled her eyes and smiled. ¡°we¡¯ve discovered this place for a long time now. most of the people from the four major sects have gone in but they¡¯ve all failed.¡± ¡°now, the quota every day is actually for those independent cultivators to give it a try.¡± ¡°however, since junior brother wants to enter earlier, then i¡¯ll naturally give this spot to you first- i¡® su rong looked at ye xuan with a smile. the more she looked at him, the more she liked him. ever since ye xuan left the mountain and entered the mortal world, she had not seen ye xuan again. unexpectedly, when she saw ye xuan again, he had already reached the foundation establishment realm and was even younger. she wondered which junior sister would benefit in the future¡­ ¡°i see- ye xuan nodded. it was really blissful to have such a big sister in the team. she was outstanding and capable! soon, it was nighttime. the ten thousand flower sect also had its own base. the camps of the thousand moon kingdom and the ten thousand star kingdom looked very close from afar, but when one looked closer, one would realize that the two sides were more than 200 meters apart. this black tower for trials was really too huge. even if there were more than a thousand cultivators present, they were still so insignificant in front of the trial tower. late at night. ye xuan sneaked into xia yuning¡¯s tent. xia yuning was shocked when she saw someone come in. however, when she saw that it was ye xuan, she immediately heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°what are you doing? you gave me a fright¡­¡¯ xia yuning patted her chest and pouted in dissatisfaction. she was already very tired, and she had to be bullied by ye xuan at night¡­ ¡°isn¡¯t it too boring to sleep alone? it¡¯s more comfortable to sleep hugging senior sister in my arms-¡± ye xuan smiled teasingly. ¡°just hugging? ¡°yes, just hugging-¡± ¡°i don¡¯t believe you¡­¡± ¡°it¡¯s true-i¡® ¡°alright then¡­¡± Chapter 74 - Chapter 74: Crushing Checkpoint Clearance (1) chapter 74: crushing checkpoint clearance (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the next day. ye xuan, xia yuning, and the other eight cultivators stood in front of the huge black tower and slowly waited for the door to open. ye xuan¡¯s soul power spread out slightly, and he could clearly sense the cultivation of the people around him. among them, the strongest had reached level 5 of the foundation establishment realm. the others were basically at the level 3 or 4 of the foundation establishment realm. half of them were independent cultivators, and the other half should be disciples of some sects. ye xuan checked the other cultivators around him. xia yuning was looking at ye xuan. ye xuan really did not do anything last night, which surprised her. ¡°senior sister, why are you looking at me like that?¡± ye xuan naturally sensed xia yuning¡¯s peek and chuckled. ¡°who¡¯s peeking at vou¡­¡± xia yuning blushed and turned her head away slightly, ignoring ye xuan. ¡°haha!¡± ye xuan could not help but laugh when he saw how cute xia yuning was. he had not done anything last night, but he had a hard time enduring it. however, since they were going for battle today, ye xuan naturally could not compromise xia yuning¡¯s physical condition. however, it was still very comfortable to hug xia yuning¡¯s soft body to sleep. rumble¡ª everyone did not wait for long before the door under the black tower slowly opened. ¡°let¡¯s go!¡± the others did not hesitate and rushed into the tower. ye xuan and xia yuning entered unhurriedly. after all, no matter who entered first, they would not have any advantage. whether they could clear the checkpoints depended on their own ability. ¡°swoosh¡ªi¡¯ a white light flashed and ye xuan found himself in an open space. boom! before ye xuan could react, a demonic beast that was more than four meters tall descended from nowhere. looking at the dumbfounded state of that demonic beast, it clearly did not know what had happened. the demonic beast was covered in pitch-black and hard scales. it looked like an enhanced version of a crocodile and was extremely ferocious. ¡°good fellow, it¡¯s actually not a phantom!¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes immediately widened. he had thought that there would be phantoms in this kind of trial tower. he did not expect that suitable demonic beasts would be directly teleported over from within the mystic realm. it was a fierce batch! the strength of the demonic beasts would change according to the cultivation level of the cultivators, but they would not be much weaker. cultivators at the foundation establishment realm had abundant true essence and could at least pass three to four checkpoints of challenges. qi refinement stage cultivators only had spiritual energy. after casually releasing seven or eight spells, the spiritual energy in their bodies would be completely exhausted. it was already not bad if they could pass the challenge at one checkpoint. in the beginning, there were still qi refinement stage cultivators who came in. when there were more people later, naturally the qi refinement stage cultivators did not stand a chance. ¡°roar!¡± when the demonic beast saw ye xuan, it pounced on him. after all, to the demonic beast, it must be ye xuan¡¯s doing for it to appear here for no reason. no matter what, it had to eat him first. ¡°soul-breaking needle!¡± ye xuan smiled coldly and directly used the soul-breaking needle. ¡°ao ao ao¡ªl¡¯ in an instant, the demonic beast covered its head in pain and let out waves of miserable cries. it kept rolling on the ground. ¡°pfft¡ª ye xuan came to the front of the demonic beast in a flash and pierced its head with his sword. if he did not have a soul attack, he would have to spend some effort to even deal with this kind of elementary level 2 demonic beast. but now, it was basically an instant kill. this was the terror of a soul attack. even if it were an advanced level 2 demonic beast, ye xuan was confident that he could immobilize it, but he could not kill it instantly. for elementary level 2, that was not necessarily the case. furthermore, the consumption of the soul-breaking needle was not very high. a single attack could only consume 1% of his mental strength. he could recover completely after a short rest. this was also the result of him constantly cultivating the deity visualization these days. although the game cheat was good, he still had to work hard. yes, he had to work hard to take in concubines. ¡°splash¡ª¡± not long after ye xuan killed the demonic beast, a huge treasure chest appeared in the center of the square. ¡°there¡¯s also a reward for clearing the checkpoint?¡± ¡°why didn¡¯t senior sister su rong tell me?¡± ye xuan was a little curious. he slowly walked forward and opened the treasure chest. he saw that there was something lying inside¡­ ¡ªa low-grade spirit stone. ¡°i see¡­¡± ye xuan was stunned and understood why su rong did not say much about the reward. it was just one spirit stone. how much could it be worth? to low-level qi refinement stage cultivators, a low-grade spirit stone was not bad. however, every foundation establishment realm cultivator had thousands of spirit stones on them. some had even more than ten thousand. he had painstakingly killed such a powerful demonic beast and was rewarded with a single spirit stone. this was indeed somewhat stingy. it was not even enough to recover the true essence in his body. [do you want to proceed to the next checkpoint?] at this moment, a strange voice suddenly sounded in the large open space and clearly entered ye xuan¡¯s ears. ¡°yes.¡± without hesitation, ye xuan chose to continue clearing the checkpoints. swoosh! another white light flashed, and another demonic beast appeared. it was a ferocious tiger covered in white fur. the sharp teeth were even thicker than the young man¡¯s arm. although it was still an elementary level 2 demonic beast, it was much stronger and more aggressive than the earlier one. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± ¡°howl!!¡± ¡°pfft¡ª ¡°it¡¯s indeed a little fierce. the kill took an extra second.¡± ye xuan put away the blood-stained sword and let out a deep breath. then. the third checkpoint. swoosh! the demonic beast suddenly appeared, still in a daze. before the demonic beast could react, its head hurt and it died. this time, ye xuan did not even give the other party a chance to react.. Chapter 75 - Chapter 75: Crushing Checkpoint Clearance (2) chapter 75: crushing checkpoint clearance (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations [do you want to proceed to the next checkpoint?] the voice came again. ¡°yes!¡± ye xuan grinned and was a little eager to try. this was because it was said that after every three checkpoints, the projected image of a cultivator of the same level as him would appear. according to its awesome nature, it was definitely a phantom left behind by some geniuses in ancient times. it was obvious that it was very fierce. ye xuan had never fought with a cultivator of the same level as him. he had little combat experience. basically, he either sneak attacked or crushed others. it was not easy for him to meet someone of the same level. ye xuan was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to spar. swoosh! in the next second, a light flashed. a man in black suddenly appeared. after seeing ye xuan, the man in black did not hesitate at all. he drew his saber and rushed towards ye xuan at an extremely fast speed. ¡°good timing!¡± ye xuan¡¯s eyes lit up. this time, he did not use the soul-breaking needle. instead, he fought him head-on. ¡°clang¡ªi¡¯ the saber and sword collided. the man in black was forced back by ye xuan upon impact and was momentarily stunned. ¡°huh?¡± ¡°so weak?¡± ye xuan was also a little dumbfounded. where was the ancient prodigy? ¡®is that all?¡¯ although they were both at level 1 of the foundation establishment realm, he shouldn¡¯t be so trashy, right?? ¡°crack¡ª¡± after being stunned for a moment, the man in black charged towards ye xuan again. his speed was faster and his attack was fiercer. moreover. he seemed to have used a rather strong saber techniaue with unrivaled might. ¡°sunset sword technique¡ª¡± ye xuan also used his ordinary sword moves and began to fight with the other party. clang! clang! clang! the saber and sword collided, producing a large number of sparks. the gaze of the man in black was calm, as if he was a puppet. apart from his initial confusion, there were no other changes. ye xuan was also extremely relaxed. he kept dealing with the other party. sometimes, he attacked and sometimes, he defended. he advanced and retreated freely and kept enriching his combat experience. as time passed, ye xuan found that his opponent¡¯s strength was getting weaker and weaker, and the aura on his body was constantly decreasing. as for himself, he was still almost at full strength, and did not consume much of his true essence. ¡°pfft¡ª finally, because the man in black was weak, he was a beat slower and his head was pierced by ye xuan¡¯s sword. no blood flowed out. the man in black leveled up and disappeared. then, he turned into a stream of light and slowly dissipated. ¡°so i can last so long- ye xuan slowly put away his long sword and sighed softly. previously, without comparing himself with a cultivator of the same level, ye xuan had no idea how strong he was without using his game cheat. after this battle, ye xuan realized that his foundation establishment was indeed much stronger than others¡¯ foundation establishment. otherwise, building a foundation would not have consumed such a huge number of spirit stones. the stronger the foundation meant that his true essence was more condensed and he could contain more of it. after fighting for half an hour, the true essence in the man in black was completely exhausted, but the true essence in his body had barely changed much. this was the difference. ¡°i really don¡¯t know what i¡¯ll encounter next- i¡® ye xuan raised his eyebrows in anticipation. soon, ye xuan came to the 4th checkpoint. perhaps because his cultivation was low, his opponent this time was still an elementary level 2 demonic beast. however, the number had increased to two. with two soul-breaking needles, ye xuan successfully cleared the checkpoint. then, he opened the treasure chest. obtained 20 low-grade spirit stones. this was not bad. the 5th checkpoint was still an instant kill. the 6th checkpoint, another instant kill. at the 7th checkpoint. it was another man in black. ¡°soul -breaking needle¡ª¡± but it was too late. the invisible soul-breaking needle instantly entered the other party¡¯s mind. just when ye xuan thought that the other party might be stabbed into an idiot on the spot, he realized that the other party did not seem to have any reaction. ¡°swoosh¡ª¡± this time, the man in black did not have any weapons in his hands. his pair of iron fists were covered in powerful energy as he attacked ye xuan ruthlessly. clang! clang! clang! the two of them fought again. ye xuan was shocked. it was not because of this guy¡¯s strength, but because the other party was actually not afraid of soul attacks! ¡°damn, aren¡¯t you supposed to be of the same realm? if you don¡¯t even have a soul, what¡¯s the point of playing?!¡± ye xuan cursed and was very speechless. however, after thinking about it carefully, although these fellows were only phantoms, they were actually similar to puppets. they only had powerful combat instincts and no human thoughts of any kind. it was not wrong to be immune to soul attacks. ¡°pfft¡ª after chopping off the other party¡¯s head with one strike, ye xuan slowly put away his long sword with a slightly solemn expression. ¡°looks like i have to be more serious¡­ ye xuan thought. soul attacks were one of his strongest reliance. he could use them against those demonic beasts, but they were useless against the phantoms of cultivators of the same level as him. according to the combat strength of this iron fist cultivator, the combat strength of the phantom would increase by about 50% for every four checkpoints. the combat power of demonic beasts did not increase much, but there were too many of them. for the average cultivator, it would consume a lot of energy. after every checkpoint, although there was a break, it was not too much, only fifteen minutes. with such a short period of time, the only way he could recover was by taking pills. the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom might have medicinal pills, but the cultivators of the thousand moon country had come in first. after so many years, most of the cultivators had exhausted their supplies and did not have many medicinal pills left. clearly, if anyone could really clear all the checkpoints, he would have to be a cultivator from the ten thousand star kingdom. Chapter 76 - Chapter 76: Crushing Checkpoint Clearance (3) chapter 76: crushing checkpoint clearance (3) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations at the 8th checkpoint, three elementary level 2 demonic beasts appeared and were also killed by ye xuan in an instant. at the 9th checkpoint, another instant kill. at the 10th checkpoint, ye xuan did not hesitate and ended the battle in ten seconds. he did not care about any combat experience anymore. earlier, he was just testing it out. after that, ye xuan planned to end the battles quickly. however, what ye xuan did not know was that at this moment, the outside world had already exploded. ¡°damn!!¡± ¡°look, who is that guy? he had actually cleared the 10th checkpoint so quickly!!¡± ¡°damn, is he a pervert? doesn¡¯t he need to rest?¡± ¡°i need to rest for half an hour every time i clear one checkpoint. is he a monster??¡± ¡°who the hell is it? damn!¡± in the outside world, thousands of people looked at the light spots on the black tower tower, and their faces were filled with shock. whether it was the cultivators of the thousand moon country or the ten thousand star kingdom, they were all paying attention. every cultivator who entered was a light spot. seven light spots were at the three checkpoints. two light spots did not move at the 5th checkpoint. clearly, they were recovering their strength. there was only one light spot far ahead. it charged forward without resting at all. this shocked everyone. ¡°i hope it¡¯s a cultivator from our thousand moon country. it¡¯s best if he could directly clear all the checkpoints. that way, we¡¯ll be free.¡± ¡°sigh, it¡¯s hard to say. our thousand moon country seemed to have only two disciples from the ten thousand flower sect going in this time. although they look young, i wonder how talented they are.¡± ¡°two disciples of the ten thousand flower sect? why do i only see one female cultivator?¡± ¡°haha, you don¡¯t know about this, right? come, come, give me a spirit stone. i¡¯ll tell you in detail¡±scram!¡± on the ten thousand star kingdom¡¯s side, all the cultivators had solemn expressions. especially the four leaders of the four major sects, their expressions were the most ugly. this was because all those who entered this time were independent cultivators. if that person was an independent cultiva tor, it would be a blatant slap to the faces of the four major sects! ¡°go find it! go and find it for me! i want all the information on the cultivators from our side who entered the tower this time!¡± ¡°put out a bounty. the reward for providing information is 1,000 low-grade spirit stones!¡± the cultivators of the four major sects of the ten thousand star kingdom put out a bounty to find the other party immediately. regardless of whether the other party had some special method for clearing the checkpoints, or whether they were hiding their strength and talent, they had to find the other party out. if the other party did not clear all the checkpoints, the four sects would definitely recruit such a genius independent cultivator. if the other party directly cleared all the checkpoints, they could not let the other party take away the core of the mystic realm! this was the mission of everyone from the four sects this time. it would be terrible if it was taken away by an independent cultivator! soon, the cultivators of the ten thousand star kingdom were completely mobilized. with the high bounty, all the information about the 18 generations of the six independent cultivators was dug out. when this information was sent to the level 7 foundation establishment realm cultivators of the four major sects, everyone was dumbfounded. this was because these people were really independent cultivators. all of them were poor and did not have any special deeds. ¡°damn it, could that be a cultivator from the thousand moon country?¡± ¡°it seems that two people who went in this time were from the ten thousand flower sect.¡± ¡°there¡¯s a person called xia yuning who¡¯s the personal disciple of the sect master of the ten thousand flower sect.¡± ¡°what, could it be her?¡± ¡°that¡¯s very likely!¡± ¡°bastard¡­ however, no matter how angry these people from the ten thousand star kingdom were, they could not alter the outcome. they could only let the light dot take the lead. Chapter 77 - Chapter 77: Core of the Mystic Realm! Great Harvest! (1) chapter 77: core of the mystic realm! great harvest! (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the trial tower. the 20th checkpoint. ¡°damn!¡± ¡°how can there be more!!!¡± ye xuan cursed and nearly had a mental breakdown. the number of demonic beasts behind him increased. however, the trial tower probably detected that his cultivation level was really too low, so they only increased the number of beasts and not the level of the beasts. there were already 10 demonic beasts at the 19th checkpoint, but they were still elementary level 2. however, there were too many of them. it took ye xuan a lot of effort to kill all the demonic beasts. be it the power of his soul or his physical strength, he had exhausted more than half of them. ¡°after this checkpoint, i should take a break so that i don¡¯t fail¡­¡± ye xuan took a deep breath. he had thought that it would be easy to clear all the checkpoints, he did not expect there to be so many. he did not even rest. he had consumed a lot of energy. therefore, he planned to take a good rest after completing this checkpoint. with a whoosh, it was very fast. the man in black from the 20th checkpoint appeared. ¡°good timing!¡± ye xuan slowly stood up and drew his sword. however, to ye xuan¡¯s surprise, the black shadow also slowly drew his sword. what surprised ye xuan even more was that the other party¡¯s sword was exactly the same as his. ¡°it can¡¯t be¡­ ye xuan suddenly thought of something and his head buzzed. he did not believe it and used a sword technique¡ªheavenly flying immortal! in the next moment. the man in black made a move, and the sword technique he used was actually heavenly flying immortal! ¡°it¡¯s really the same!!¡± ye xuan was shocked and quickly blocked it. ¡°clang¡ª¡± a crisp sound rang out as the two figures retreated in unison. the powerful impact forced ye xuan to take a few steps back. ¡°what powerful strength. interesting- ye xuan shook his hand and immediately became energetic. although he was of the supreme foundation establishment realm, he was only at level 1 of the foundation establishment realm right now. it was just that his foundation had become stronger. in a situation where he was not killed, he could last rather long. his combat strength was actually not that invincible. therefore, ye xuan was not surprised that the man in black surpassed him in terms of strength. swoosh! after being stunned for a second, the man in black charged at ye xuan again. ye xuan also discovered that the various movement techniques and moves displayed by the other party were all executed by him when he cleared the previous checkpoints! clang! clang! clang! the two sides quickly exchanged dozens of rounds. although ye xuan was slightly at a disadvantage, he did not panic at all. ¡°great star-plucking hand¡ª¡± finally, ye xuan seized the opportunity to shout and directly used the great star-plucking hand. this was the first time he had used it in the trial tower. ye xuan guessed that the man in black might not know how to use it. ¡°bang¡ª¡± ¡®indeed.¡¯ the man in black obviously did not expect ye xuan to have such a divine power. caught off guard, he was slapped to the ground by ye xuan. however, in the next moment, the other party directly slashed out with a sword. ¡°boom¡ª¡± that strike was extremely shocking. it was the ¡°heaven-slaying sword technique¡± that ye xuan had used before. with just one strike, it directly shattered ye xuan¡¯s divine power. then, the man in black charged towards ye xuan again. ¡°since you¡¯re so strong, don¡¯t blame me for being impolite!¡± ye xuan took a step back and frowned slightly. in the next moment, ye xuan¡¯s palm flew up and directly threw out his talisman. ¡°beast-trapping talisman! ¡°body immobilization talisman!!¡± ¡°sleep- inducing talisman! ! ¡± ¡°diarrhea talisman!!¡± ¡°explosion talisman! ! ¡± swoosh! swoosh! swoosh! one by one, talismans shot towards the man in black. the man in black clearly did not expect these things and quickly dodged. however¡­ ye xuan was a true talisman master. he had learned all the basic talisman-making knowledge. therefore, all his talismans had an automatic tracking system. unless the energy sealed within a talisman was depleted, it would not stop until it caught the target. ¡°hu hu hu¡ª¡± the black figure flashed quickly, bringing with it gusts of wind. however, this time, he did not use the movement technique that ye xuan had used before. instead, he used a movement technique that ye xuan had never seen before. he was extremely fast and the talismans behind him could not catch up with him at all. ¡°as expected, you still have other abilities.¡± ye xuan nodded with understanding. in fact, he had also guessed that this man in black was actually just an opponent conjured by the black tower. originally, the black tower had wanted to create an opponent like him in the final checkpoint. however, he had not used many divine powers or secret skills when he cleared the earlier checkpoints. the black tower did not have many copies, and could only create a half-baked one. not only did he know how to use some of his divine powers, he also had his own cultivation techniques and secret skills. he seemed to have become stronger. ¡°hmph!¡± ¡°so what if he¡¯s fast?¡± ¡°great star-plucking hand! ¡± when ye xuan thought of this, he shouted in a low voice and unleashed the great star-plucking hand again. a huge translucent palm came crushing ruthlessly on the man in black. although he was only at level 1 of the foundation establishment realm and might not be very powerful, the true essence in his body was extremely strong. although the consumption of divine powers was huge, with his current cultivation, it was not a problem for him to use it eighty to a hundred times. boom! an invisible hand pressed down fiercely. this time, ye xuan attacked with all his might without any intention of holding back. the invisible hand was incomparably huge, five times larger than the first time. clang! the man in black was also extremely fast. he slashed out with his sword. the dazzling sword light collided fiercely with ye xuan¡¯s phantom hand, producing a violent explosion. bam! the man in black was swept away by the aftershock of the explosion and flew out. he quickly rolled dozens of times on the huge empty space before coming to a stop.. Chapter 78 - Chapter 78: Core of the Mystic Realm! Great Harvest! (2) chapter 78: core of the mystic realm! great harvest! (2) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations the man in black looked fine. but actually, he had already lost. because in such a short period of time, the talisman behind him had completely caught up¡­ ¡°paji! paji! paji!¡± one by one, the talismans slapped the head of the man in black as if they were free. the body immobilization talisman froze the man in black on the spot. the sleep-inducing talisman¡­ did not seem to work. with the diarrhea talisman, the man in black instantly held his abdomen, and a large amount of black smoke erupted from behind him. finally, the explosion talisman. boom! the explosive talisman exploded on the head of the man in black. in an instant, flames soared into the sky. the man in black was instantly blasted away. black gas filled his body, as if he was about to dissipate in the next moment. especially behind the man in black, there was still a continuous ¡°tail gas¡±. although there was no stench, it was definitely not very pleasant. although it was only a grade-i explosive talisman, even a foundation establishment realm cultivator would not be able to withstand it if it was used directly on his face. ¡°it doesn¡¯t seem very powerful. ¡± ¡°could this be the final checkpoint?¡± ye xuan blinked and was a little dumbfounded. he felt that this guy was not that strong. although he was a bit stronger and knew all the cultivation techniques and divine powers he had used, he was not as powerful as he had imagined. at the very least, he was not the kind that was invincible. the man in black kept struggling on the ground, and the black gas on his body kept dissipating. ¡°forget it. it doesn¡¯t matter if this is it or not.¡± ¡°i¡¯ll give you a send-off.¡± ¡°you don¡¯t have to thank me.¡± ye xuan grinned and slapped him directly. boom! the terrifying palm descended again. this time, the man in black no longer had the strength to use his sword technique. his entire body was directly reduced to ashes, leaving no traces. with the death of the man in black, ye xuan directly entered the next checkpoint. at this moment, the outside world was also in an uproar. ¡°he has cleared it!¡± ¡°he has cleared it!¡± ¡°he has actually cleared 20 checkpoints!¡± ¡°how is this possible!!¡± ¡°who is this person, to actually have such ability!¡± everyone looked towards the top of the black tower. a light spot could be seen far ahead. after clearing the 20th checkpoint, he arrived at the top of the tower in a flash and reached the peak. he was like a high and mighty monarch, looking down on everyone. ¡°then who the hell is he?¡± ¡°do we have such a genius among the cultivators of our thousand moon country?¡± ¡°it¡¯s said that the two disciples from the ten thousand flower sect had gone in. it¡¯s very likely to be two of them.¡± on the thousand moon country¡¯s side, the cultivators of the four sects all looked at the ten thousand flower sect. ¡°su rong, who exactly have you sent in?¡± ¡°congratulations, fellow cultivator su, haha!¡± ¡°fellow cultivator su, i remember that that junior sister of yours seems to be very young. her talent should be very good.¡± ¡°so that¡¯s why fellow cultivator su wanted two spots- the few foundation establishment realm cultivators from the thousand swords sect, green cloud sect, and the other three sects who were on good terms with su rong all came over. ¡°i really don¡¯t know¡­¡± ¡°although my junior sister is quite talented, it¡¯s impossible for her to clear the checkpoints¡­¡± ¡°you guys actually know about that junior brother of mine, it¡¯s even more impossible ah¡­¡± surrounded by a group of cultivators, su rong was also dumbfounded and could not speak smoothly. ¡°then who is that person?¡± ¡°it can¡¯t be that someone among the independent cultivators who had been hiding his strength, right?¡± when the others heard this, they also felt that what su rong said made sense. they had never heard of xia yuning, so they had some suspicions. however, that ye xuan, they had all heard of him decades ago. he was the only male disciple of the ten thousand flower sect, but his cultivation talent was not good. at that time, this matter was also a hot topic for post-dinner discussion. as for why he could build his foundation, no one knew. but most people guessed that it was probably because gu qingyao had spent a lot of medicinal pills to build it up. after all, they only knew that ye xuan¡¯s cultivation talent was very poor, but they did not know how bad it was. gu qingyao was the sect master of the ten thousand flower sect. with her special care, it was possible for him to reach the foundation establishment realm with a large number of precious resources piled up. no one dwelled much on this issue. after all, one from this kind of foundation establishment realm was actually a medicine jar, without much combat power. even some independent cultivators would be stronger than him. not to mention first place, he might even be in last place. the ten thousand star kingdom¡¯s side also completely exploded at this moment. in the end, after the exchange of information between the two sides, they quickly confirmed that the most suspicious person was xia yuning. ¡°as expected, the higher one¡¯s strength, the easier it is to clear the checkpoints of this black trial tower. there must be some conditions that need to be met!¡± ¡°damn it! regardless of whether the other party obtained the core of the mystic realm, don¡¯t let anyone go!¡± ¡°everyone, pay attention. when the time comes, as long as the target appears, everyone must grab the other party at all costs!¡± ¡°other than xia yuning, we have to capture the others as well. we can¡¯t let anyone go!¡± soon, the cultivators of the four major sects of the ten thousand star kingdom all gave their final orders to their disciples! although they did not know who had taken away the core of the mystic realm, and also did not know if the person could obtain the mystic realm core after reaching the peak, as long as the mystic realm was not closed, the people inside would definitely have to get out. if anyone obtained the core of the mystic realm, they would definitely snatch it. if the other party did not obtain the core, they would have to find out the reason and know how the other party cleared the checklevel so quickly! the cultivators from the thousand moon country quickly noticed the abnormality on the ten thousand star kingdom¡¯s side. everyone¡¯s expressions ¡°fellow cultivator su, we¡¯re in trouble this time. according to the spies, those fellows from the ten thousand star kingdom have targeted your sect¡¯s fellow cultivator xia. ¡± at this moment, a young man from the thousand swords sect walked over and said in a low voice. ¡°thanks for the warning.¡± su rong was also a little nervous. the trace of joy in her heart just now was gone. because only then did she realize that she was not in the periphery, but in the mystic realm. not only did she not have the protection of her sect elders, but there were also a large number of cultivators from the ten thousand star kingdom eyeing her covetously. now, everyone guessed that xia yuning was very likely the only person who had cleared the checkpoints. regardless of whether xia yuning had really obtained the core of that mystic realm or not, she would definitely be targeted by everyone in the ten thousand star kingdom when she came out! at this thought, su rong¡¯s heart sank. a murderous aura slowly rose from her body. ¡°i won¡¯t let anyone hurt junior sister nia!¡± ¡°if they want to fight, then i¡¯ll fight!¡± ¡°our ten thousand flower sect will definitely not retreat!¡± su rong said coldly. ¡°don¡¯t worry, fellow cultivator su. we won¡¯t allow anyone to hurt junior sister xia! the experts of the thousand swords sect and the other three sects nodded in unison and were all prepared to fight. at this moment, on the top floor of the black trial tower. ye xuan held a black crystal the size of a quail egg in his hand. he turned it over and over and carefully checked it, but he did not find anything abnormal. this crystal was the reward he had received after clearing the checkpoints. ¡°is this thing the core of the mystic realm?¡± ¡°how do i use it?¡± ¡°not even an instruction manual?¡± ye xuan scratched his head and felt that it was a little tough. if not for the fact that there was no more checkpoint, he would really doubt the authenticity of this thing. ¡°could it be that i have to drip my blood on it for it to recognize me as its master?¡± ye xuan suddenly thought of something. after some thought, he extracted a drop of blood and slowly dripped it onto the black crystal in his hand. ¡°pa da- a drop of dark red blood landed on the black crystal. in an instant, the originally smooth black crystal instantly blurred before devouring his blood. ¡°it really works!¡± ye xuan was overjoyed and continued to feed it blood. one drop, two drops, three drops¡­ as the blood kept dripping in, ye xuan suddenly realized that he could actually form a connection with this crystal. twenty drops, thirty drops¡­ as more and more blood flowed. ye xuan could feel that the connection was getting closer. then, it reached a critical value. buzz! in an instant, ye xuan felt a buzzing sound in his mind. the world spun and was completely out of control. his consciousness seemed to be pulled by something huge and instantly burrowed into the black crystal. Chapter 79 - Chapter 79: Controlling the Mystic Realm (1) chapter 79: controlling the mystic realm (1) translator: henyee translations editor: henyee translations ye xuan felt that his consciousness was dragged into a white void. he could not even sense his existence. his strong soul power was useless at this moment. however, ye xuan did not panic. this was because he did not feel any threat at this moment and could even enter the system. in the past, he might have felt that the system¡¯s warning of danger was unreliable. however, ever since he owed 100,000 years of lifespan, he had immense trust in the system. after all, as long as he still owed the debt, the system would definitely not let anything happen to him. soon, ye xuan¡¯s vision gradually became clearer. in front of him, clear images gradually appeared. the first image was clearly the scenes within the various checkpoints of the black tower. some cultivators were fighting with all their might to resist the terrifying aemomc deasts. there were also some cultivators sitting on the spot to recuperate, recover their true essence and recover from their injuries. ye xuan even saw xia yuning. at this moment, xia yuning was entering the 9th checkpoint and she was facing two intermediate level 2 demonic beasts. although the two demonic beasts should have just entered the intermediate stage of level 2 and they were not the ferocious type, xia yuning¡¯s expression was still extremely solemn. she slowly drew her sword. xia yuning made a defensive posture. ¡°roar!¡± the next moment, the two demonic beasts attacked instantly and pounced at xia yuning from two directions. when the two demonic beasts were less than ten meters away from xia yuning, she shouted. ¡°kill¡ª her footsteps were light, and she used an extremely agile movement technique to narrowly avoid the pounce of the two demonic beasts. at the same time, the longsword in her hand also flashed nimbly, directly opening two deep sword wounds on the necks of the two demonic beasts. in an instant, blood gushed out. however, the two demonic beasts were extremely large. this little injury did not affect them at all. they attacked xia yuning again. xia yuning¡¯s footsteps were light as she kept moving around the vast field, using her agile movement technique to move between the two demonic beasts. every time she attacked, she would cause considerable injuries to the two demonic beasts. seeing this scene, ye xuan could not help but sigh in his heart. ¡°as expected of senior sister. her combat strength is so powerful- ye xuan thought that he was stronger than xia yuning. however, in terms of combat skills, xia yuning was definitely dozens of streets ahead of him. her cultivation was incomparably solid. every bit of cultivation had been painstakingly cultivated. all her combat experience was gained through countless battles. ye xuan was ashamed of his inferiority. ¡°i seem to be able to control the contents of the trial.. ye xuan frowned. then, he willed. soon, the scene was transferred to another cultivator. it was a burly man covered in blood. his age was unknown, but he was definitely in his fifties or sixties. after all, he was an independent cultivator who had advanced to level 3 of the foundation establishment realm without resources. he was at least over fifty years old. at this moment, that cultivator should have just finished resting. he was about to challenge the next checkpoint. ¡°increase the difficulty.¡± ye xuan did not know how to control it, so he could only give an extremely vague order. ¡°come on¡ª¡± ¡°let me see what you¡¯ve got.¡± the burly man clearly did not realize the seriousness of the matter. after all, based on his experience, he had faced two elementary level 2 demonic beasts previously. now, at most, they would be slightly stronger. they would probably be a more ferocious type, with slightly higher combat strength, but not much stronger. swoosh! a light flashed. ten demonic beasts instantly appeared. tigers, leopards, wolves, bears, and all kinds of strange demonic beasts were neatly lined up. every demonic beast¡¯s aura had reached advanced level 2, which was comparable to a late-stage foundation establishment realm cultivator! they were clearly a little dumbfounded when they were suddenly teleported over. as for the middle-aged burly man, he had long been scared silly. ¡°advanced level 2¡­ ¡°ten¡­¡± ¡°how is this possible¡­¡± the middle-aged man looked at this scene in a daze, his mind blank. soon, all the demonic beasts noticed the only human. the surroundings were full of demonic beasts, and another species suddenly appeared here. obviously, in the eyes of the ten demonic beasts, the fact that they were summoned here definitely had something to do with this little two-legged beast. ¡°roar!¡± a giant bear was the first to attack. a simple roar brought about a hurricane. the terrifying sound wave, which carried an incomparably powerful aura, came crushing on the huge man. clearly, this was an extremely terrifying sound wave attack! ¡°no!! ? ¡°i admit defeat!!¡± ¡°quickly let me leave!! ¡± the middle-aged man¡¯s eyes widened. he seemed to have sensed that the grim reaper was waving his sickle and was about to kill him! he was unable to block it! there was no way to stop it! as the burly man finished speaking, a golden light completely covered his body. ¡°boom¡ª¡± the terrifying attack landed on the golden light shield, but it could not cause any damage. huff¡ª huff¡ª the middle-aged man sat on the ground, sweating profusely. in the next moment. a golden light flashed. the burly man¡¯s figure disappeared from this void. at the same time, the ten terrifying demonic beasts were also transported away by a mysterious energy. ye xuan saw everything. ¡°i am really able to control the trial tower¡¯s assessment..¡± Chapter 80 - Chapter 80: Controlling the Mystic Realm (2) Chapter 80: Controlling the Mystic Realm (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Looks like it¡¯s the right thing.¡± Ye Xuan grinned and was relieved. The scene changed again. Ye Xuan did not look at the Trial Tower, nor did he open the back door for Xia Yuning. Instead, he used his mind to turn the scene outside the Black Tower. Soon, a picture of a high altitude view appeared in front of Ye Xuan. Outside the Black Tower. The two factions were still confronting each other. At this moment, all the cultivators on both sides raised their heads and stared at the Trial Tower. From Ye Xuan¡¯s point of view, it was as if they were all looking at him. It was extremely strange. ¡°What are these people looking at?¡± Ye Xuan was very curious. With a thought, his perspective changed instantly, as if he was in the crowd below. Not only that. Ye Xuan could clearly hear the discussions of the people around him. ¡°Why isn¡¯t he out yet?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. Could it be that he¡¯s accepting some inheritance?¡± ¡°That¡¯s possible. I¡¯m really envious. This is definitely the greatest opportunity in this mystic realm.¡± ¡°I¡¯m really curious. Is it someone from the Ten Thousand Flower Sect¡­¡± ¡°The probability is very high. If other independent cultivators have such ability, why would they still be independent cultivators?¡± ¡°Haha, that makes sense¡­ Ye Xuan was slightly stunned. ¡°Do they know that I have cleared the checkpoints?¡± The next moment, he looked up. Only then did he discover that there were currently nine light spots on the Black Tower. At this moment, everyone was clearly paying attention to the top. ¡°Good fella, is there actually such a display method!¡± Ye Xuan was also a little stunned. Because he clearly remembered that his rank had not changed after every checkpoint. He did not expect such a ranking to exist in the outside world. ¡°He¡¯s out!¡± ¡°Look, the first person has come out!¡± At this moment, the middle-aged burly cultivator had just been teleported out, causing a huge commotion. However, Ye Xuan did not care about this. He slowly focused his attention. Then, the view of the scene in front of him changed again. It gradually rose higher, higher, and higher again¡­ Soon. Ye Xuan¡¯s field of view broke through the clouds. His field of view became wider and wider, and in the end, even he himself did not know how high it had reached. In the end, the entire mystic realm was completely displayed in front of him. In his field of view was a completely irregular piece of land. There was an almost transparent spatial protective film around the land. Outside the spatial protective film was an endless void. Cracks in the void that flashed from time to time could tear apart anything that entered. ¡°It turns out that the legend that the mystic realm was formed by a mighty figure casually tearing apart seems to be true-¡± Ye Xuan looked at the space below and instantly knew how this mystic realm was formed. Ye Xuan¡¯s gaze quickly swept across. Soon, he saw two extremely similar passageways at the space on both ends of the mystic realm. Obviously, these two places were spatial passageways to and from the mystic realm. However, at this moment. From his perception, the two passageways were covered with a layer of prohibition. One could only enter and not leave. Ye Xuan tried to use his privilege to unlock the prohibition, but he suddenly realized that he could not do it. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Could it be that this core of the mystic realm is fake?¡± ¡°Why am I unable to leave?¡± Ye Xuan was stunned on the spot. However, at this moment, a strange thought entered his mind. ¡°Fated person, I¡¯ve finally waited till you showed up. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, this is just a remnant of my thoughts. It doesn¡¯t pose a threat to you¡­ ¡± One after another, thoughts continued to be transmitted into his mind. Ye Xuan quickly understood everything. This mystic realm was indeed left behind by a mighty person. Ye Xuan did not even know the other party¡¯s true strength. Not only were there a large number of resources in this mystic realm, but there was also a shocking inheritance he had left for his descendants! The so-called inheritance was sealed in that black crystal, which was the core of the mystic realm. Originally, this Trial Tower was left behind for his descendants, but unfortunately, his descendants seemed to have declined. Therefore, this black crystal detected that it was not someone from the other party¡¯s descendants who had obtained the core of the mystic realm, which triggered this remnant of thoughts. It was actually very simple for Ye Xuan to obtain the inheritance in the black crystal. He only needed to promise to find the descendant bloodline of the other party and take care of them so that his bloodline would not be severed. Of course, if he could not find the other party¡¯s bloodline, this inheritance could only be sealed forever, and no one would be able to open it. ¡°If you have made the choice, you can sign a blood contract.¡± ¡°Of course, you can also refuse. As a reward for clearing the checkpoints, I will still give this mystic realm to you.¡± Soon, the voice came again. At the same time, a contract was sent over. Ye Xuan took a look and signed the contract directly. Although it was a blood contract, it was actually similar to swearing. If he took the benefits and did not do anything, his Dao heart would be damaged in the future and he would not be able to attain the Great Dao. This was actually nothing to ordinary cultivators. However, to Ye Xuan, it did have a slight impact. That mighty one had also calculated this part. After all, those who could pass the last checkpoint were definitely geniuses. Not only were they powerful, their talent was also extremely shocking. He also valued such a contract. Naturally, he would not let such a small matter affect his future. Ye Xuan felt that he was being controlled by that mighty person, but he admired him even more in his heart. That big shot had died for countless years, but his plan still existed. This was still very magical. After signing the contract, Ye Xuan¡¯s mind suddenly trembled, and then he obtained complete control of the mystic realm. If it was before this, he would at most be a spectator and could only do slightly tamper with the mystic realm. And now he had become the owner of the entire mystic realm! He could even change the rules of the entire mystic realm!! ¡°Damn, I¡¯ve made a killing this time!¡± Ye Xuan was pleasantly surprised. Unexpectedly, he only wanted to find a quiet place to break through, but he almost wasted a mystic realm. Other than that, there was another piece of information, which was how to open the inheritance. Ye Xuan took a look and was stunned on the spot. This was because to open the inheritance, one drop of blood from a thousand of the other party¡¯s descendants was needed to completely open the inheritance. In other words, it was not enough to find the other party¡¯s descendants. He had to find a thousand of them. If there were not a thousand of them, then let them give birth to a thousand clansmen¡­ ¡°I wonder if your descendants have any beautiful bloodlines. If they do, a thousand is not a problem for me¡­¡± Ye Xuan touched his chin and laughed softly. However, he quickly threw away this thought. Because he did not even know where the other party¡¯s descendant bloodline was. The message said that the black crystal would sense the descendant bloodline of the other party. This was the only clue. There were so many people in the immortal cultivation world. If he wanted to find them, he really had to rely on luck. Of course, it was also possible that the other party¡¯s bloodline had long been severed¡­ Swoosh! A white light flashed. Ye Xuan¡¯s consciousness instantly returned to his body. When he came back to his senses, the black crystal in his hand was still the same as before, as if nothing had happened. Except. Different from before, at this moment, Ye Xuan had completely become the owner of the mystic realm. With a thought, he could mobilize any rules in the mystic realm. In the mystic realm, he was invincible! Of course¡­ The prerequisite was that no experts beyond the tolerance range of the mystic realm could enter. In fact, the mystic realm could only accommodate at most, a giant of the Nascent Soul Realm currently. If it exceeded this range, the mystic realm might collapse. The reason why only cultivators below Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm could enter was because this was a rule that had existed since the formation of the mystic realm. At that time, the rules of the mystic realm were extremely unstable. A slight mistake would destroy the rules and the mystic realm would collapse. Therefore, this rule had stayed till now. Even the strength of the strongest demonic beast in the mystic realm was forcefully suppressed below Level 3 by the rules of the mystic realm. This was also one of the reasons why the spiritual energy in the mystic realm was so dense. However, after so many years of development, the rules in the mystic realm were actually already very stable. It was definitely not a problem to accommodate cultivators of the Nascent Soul Realm. As for the Golden Core Realm, there was even less of a need to mention it. Now that Ye Xuan was completely in control of the mystic realm, he naturally had the right to modify the prohibitions of the mystic realm. As long as he took some actions, he could even pull Gu Qingyao and the rest in. ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t expose this matter.¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°I¡¯ll find a time to secretly tell Master and give her a surprise Ye Xuan grinned and giggled foolishly. He was invincible here. If he pulled Gu Qingyao in, he could even use the world¡¯s rules to seal Gu Qingyao¡¯s cultivation. At that time, hehehe¡­ Chapter 81 - Chapter 81: Refining Puppets, Wang De Appears (1) Chapter 81: Refining Puppets, Wang De Appears (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations He made a slight plan. Ye Xuan immediately moved his thoughts and directly transferred himself, Xia Yuning, and the other seven people all out. Only an unlucky person was left to take the blame. Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! In an instant. In front of the Black Tower, Ye Xuan, Xia Yuning, and the others were all moved out. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t even pass the next checkpoint. How did I get out?¡± ¡°Damn, I¡¯m about to clear the checkpoint! Why did I suddenly come out??¡± The few of them suddenly appeared in the outside world with dumbfounded expressions. ¡°Junior Brother, what¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Which checkpoint have you reached?¡± Xia Yuning was also a little puzzled and asked Ye Xuan. ¡°Let¡¯s go back first. We¡¯ll talk later.¡± Ye Xuan smiled mysteriously and wanted to hold Xia Yuning¡¯s hand, but she quickly dodged. ¡°There are so many people here¡­¡± Xia Yuning secretly glared at Ye Xuan and said shyly in a low voice. ¡°Hehe, let¡¯s go.¡± Ye Xuan knew that Xia Yuning was shy, so he did not mind. Soon, he returned to his team. ¡°Yuning, why did you come out?¡± When Su Rong saw Ye Xuan and Xia Yuning coming out, she was very puzzled. ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t know either.¡¯ ¡°I was resting when I was suddenly teleported out.¡± Xia Yuning shook her head gently in confusion. ¡°Wait, why is there one less person?¡± However, someone soon discovered something. Ten people had entered, but only nine came out. Clearly, there was still one person who had not come out. ¡°Look, that light spot is still there!¡± At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°Who the hell is that?!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that the one who cleared the checkpoints was that genius female cultivator from the Ten Thousand Flower Sect? I think I saw her just now?¡± ¡°Damn, if it¡¯s not her, then who is it?¡± Everyone was dumbfounded when they saw Ye Xuan, Xia Yuning, and a few other independent cultivators come out. In other words, someone else had cleared the checkpoints in the Trial Tower. Moreover, it was very likely an independent cultivator!! ¡°Wang Defa! ! ¡± ¡°It¡¯s wang Defa!¡± ¡°That independent cultivator¡¯s name is Wang Defa!!¡± ¡°He cleared the checkpoints in the Trial Tower!!!¡± ¡°He must have obtained the core of the mystic realm. We can¡¯t let him off!¡± Soon. The information about the last independent cultivator was quickly brought to light. After all, someone had already made a list of the people who would enter this time. Now that they were comparing them one by one, they quickly knew who the person who did not come out was. ¡°Who¡¯s Wang Defa?¡± ¡°Why haven¡¯t I heard of him before?¡± ¡°He should be an independent cultivator, but he seems to be unknown. Very few people have heard of him.¡± ¡°Damn, I¡¯m guessing it must be this guy. He looks low-key, but he¡¯s actually pretending to be weak. He definitely has unimaginable secrets!¡± ¡°Damn, that guy is still in the Trial Tower. Let¡¯s block him and see what he¡¯s capable of!¡± ¡°An independent cultivator dares to monopolize the mystic realm? He¡¯s simply tired of living!¡± Soon, the people from the four major sects of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom, and the Thousand Moon Country all sent people to block the entrance of the Trial Tower. However, the main participants this time were still the elites of the four great sects of the two countries. ¡°Zuo Qingyang! That Wang Defa is an independent cultivator of our Ten Thousand Star Kingdom. Don¡¯t interfere!¡± Xue Heng, the leader of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom¡¯s Killing Luo Sect, walked forward and said in a low voice. ¡°Hehe, fellow cultivator Xue, you¡¯ve misunderstood-¡± ¡°Fellow cultivator Xue, you¡¯ve misunderstood. Although Wang Defa is an independent cultivator, since he was able to pass the trial, he naturally has some skills.¡± Zuo Qingyang slowly walked out from among the Green Cloud Sect disciples and chuckled. ¡°We are also afraid that the other party will run away and leave us in the mystic realm forever. This concerns our lives, so our Thousand Moon Country naturally can¡¯t sit back and do nothing.¡± ¡°Hmph, a bunch of stinky fish and prawns!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the use of being clever? I¡¯ll give you guys one chance to get lost immediately. Otherwise, don¡¯t blame me for being rude!¡± On the side of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom, a huge man stood out with a ferocious expression. This person was none other than the strongest expert of the Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect and the only Level 8 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator present Oiu Li! ¡°Haha, since fellow cultivator Qiu wants to fight, we¡¯ll naturally go along with you-¡± Zuo Qingyang laughed out loud as his aura erupted. He was also at Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! ¡°What!!¡± ¡°How could you also be at Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm!¡± ¡°Zuo Qingyang, you old fox, pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger. Shameless!!¡± When the cultivators from the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom saw Zuo Qingyang¡¯s strength, their expressions turned extremely ugly. The number of people on both sides was actually about the same, mainly depending on the combat strength of Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. From Level 7 to Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, although it could not compare to the transformation from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Golden Core Realm, it was still extremely terrifying. A Level 8 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator was comparable to more than ten Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators! His combat strength was boundless! In the beginning, because they had not obtained the core of the mystic realm, although their Ten Thousand Star Kingdom had a huge advantage, they did not have the intention to fight the other party. Now that they had confirmed that the core of the mystic realm had been taken away, and they knew who had the core, they naturally had to chase away all the cultivators of the Thousand Moon Country to prevent them from taking advantage of it. Just as the battle was about to begin¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Only then did they realize that Zuo Qingyang had secretly advanced to Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. As a result¡­ The two sides were actually evenly matched. Although the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were a little weak, they were only independent cultivators. The four major sects all had powerful inheritances. There was no difference in strength. Although the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom had an additional puppet at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, they did not have much of an advantage.. Chapter 82 - Chapter 82: Refining Puppets, Wang De Appears (2) Chapter 82: Refining Puppets, Wang De Appears (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations If the two sides fought, both sides would definitely suffer losses! ¡°Fellow cultivators, we just want to get out. We don¡¯t have any other intentions.¡± ¡°Moreover, Wang Defa, who seems to have obtained the core of the mystic realm, hasn¡¯t come out yet. There¡¯s no need for us to clash.¡± At this moment, Su Rong smiled and stepped forward to smooth things over. Geniuses like them were naturally not afraid of the other party at all. However, this time, they had completely underestimated the danger of the mystic realm, so they brought their junior brothers and sisters in to train. There was no problem with small battles. As senior sisters, they could completely protect their junior sisters and junior brothers. However, in such a large-scale battle, many people would definitely die. This was definitely not what they wanted to see. ¡°Hmph!¡± Everyone from the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom snorted coldly when they heard this, but they did not say anything else. After all, Wang Defa had not come out yet. If they fought to the death now, it would not be good if Wang Defa took the opportunity to escape. However, the atmosphere between the two sides was still very tense. This place was like a gunpowder barrel that would explode at the slightest touch. Ten Thousand Star Kingdom had also retreated thousands of meters and were watching from afar. In the face of the battle between the eight sects of the two countries, these independent cultivators were trash and did not dare to participate at all. Of course, they would not leave either. Instead, they would look for an opportunity from afar. If the eight major sects suffered losses, it was not impossible for independent cultivators to have opportunities. The ones confronting each other were Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators from the four major sects. As for the Qi Refinement Stage cultivators, they also retreated far away like the independent cultivators and did not dare to approach. ¡°Senior Sister, it¡¯s too dangerous here. Let¡¯s go.¡± Ye Xuan gently pulled Xia Yuning¡¯s hand and said with a smile. ¡°No, I want to stay and fight.¡± ¡°If the two sides really fight, I can¡¯t retreat.¡± Xia Yuning shook her head stubbornly. Then, she looked at Ye Xuan and said, ¡°Junior Brother, you leave first. You have long left the Ten Thousand Flower Sect. You have no obligation to contribute to the Ten Thousand Flower Sect.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Senior Sister, you¡¯re wrong.¡± ¡°The Ten Thousand Flower Sect is so good to me. It¡¯s impossible for me to leave just like that!¡± Ye Xuan grinned, feeling that Xia Yuning was looking down on him. ¡°Junior Brother, stop fooling around.. ¡°It¡¯s too dangerous here. You should leave quickly.¡± ¡°If you really want to help, you can go to the rear to take care of the junior sisters. ¡± Xia Yuning pulled Ye Xuan¡¯s hand tightly and hurried him. Although Ye Xuan could erupt with extremely terrifying power, the price was his lifespan. She was already very distressed when Ye Xuan burned it once. She did not want Ye Xuan to be in danger again. Moreover, Ye Xuan was at the Earth Dao Foundation Establishment Realm. Her Master must have paid a huge price to let Ye Xuan build the Earth Dao Foundation Establishment, which would allow Ye Xuan to live longer. She did not want her Master¡¯s painstaking efforts to be in vain. ¡°But¡­¡± ¡°Alright.. ¡°Then you must be careful!¡± Ye Xuan was very touched at this moment. Then, he stuffed a bottle of pills into Xia Yuning¡¯s hand. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, leave quickly.¡± Xia Yuning put away the pills and heaved a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Ye Xuan would stubbornly stay. When the time came, she would have to protect Ye Xuan. Letting Ye Xuan leave was the best choice. Finally, Ye Xuan left. However, he did not go too far, instead, he came to a high slope and looked far away at the Trial Tower in the distance. ¡°Forget it, forget it. Senior Sister is really stubborn¡­¡± Ye Xuan sighed softly. Xia Yuning away so that she would not be involved in the vortex behind. However, judging from Xia Yuning¡¯s personality, she would definitely not agree. Ye Xuan had no choice. The plan had to continue. Ye Xuan took a deep breath. Following which, his consciousness connected to the black Trial Tower. At this moment, in the Trial Tower, a burly man with a face full of stubble had a confused look on his face as he continuously shouted in the void of the Trial Tower. ¡°Let me out!¡± ¡°Quickly let me out!!¡± ¡°I admit defeat, I admit defeat, alright!!¡± ¡°Damn you!!¡± ¡°Ahhh¡ª¡± This burly man was naturally Wang Defa. He had been trapped here for a long time. He had finally rested and wanted to continue to clear the checkpoints, but he suddenly realized that the Trial Tower seemed to have become dumb. No matter how he shouted, there was no notification. Not only could he not go to the next checkpoint, he could not even leave! There was nothing in the huge open space where he was. This made him feel endless fear. However, no matter what he said or did, he could not leave, let alone break through this space. He had had enough.. ¡°Ahhh¡ª ¡°Bang¡ª¡± Finally, Wang Defa could not take the torture anymore. He circulated the True Essence in his body and self-destructed on the spot. ¡°Sigh, poor fellow.¡± Ye Xuan glanced at him and mourned for him for 0.0001 seconds. The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom were mortal enemies with their Thousand Moon Country to begin with. If not for the fact that he was afraid of causing a war between the two countries, he could kill all the geniuses of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom in the mystic realm with a thought. Although he could not kill them all, it was not a problem to kill some. However, Ye Xuan did not look away from the burly man¡¯s corpse. With a thought, unquantifiable amount of black gas surged out of the Trial Tower. The next moment, something strange happened. With the ingestion by the black gas, the corpse which had been shattered into a large number of pieces slowly came together. Soon. All the pieces of flesh continued to fit together, gradually piecing back the dead body of the burly man¡­ Ye Xuan did not want to collect the other party¡¯s corpse, but he wanted to refine the other party into a puppet. That was because this Trial Tower was actually an extremely powerful magic treasure that could continuously produce this black gas. In fact, the obstacles he had encountered in the previous trial were formed by rms DiaCK gas. However, although the black gas could transform into a powerful ¡°man in black¡±, it could not leave this place. If there was a living being from the outside world as a carrier, then there was no need to worry. ¡°Crack, crack, crack¡ª¡± ¡®Indeed.¡¯ After a large amount of black gas surged into the disintegrated corpse, the corpse was completely covered by the black gas, which also filled the dense cracks on the body. Finally, it slowly transformed into a man in black. ¡°Haha, Level 9 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Not bad, not bad Ye Xuan was overjoyed when he sensed the strength displayed by this new puppet. Level 9 of the Foundation Establishment Realm was already very good. However, if more black gas was incorporated, this corpse would be even stronger. It would not be a problem for it to reach the Golden Core Realm. However, the black gas was already overflowing by that time. As soon as it left the Trial Tower, the excess black gas would instantly dissipate. It would still be at Level 9 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Therefore, Ye Xuan could not be bothered to waste these resources. In the future, if there were good corpses, he could also use this black gas to refine puppets. The only pity was¡­ It seemed that only cultivators could fuse with this black gas and he could not refine demonic beast puppets. However, this was free. How could he ask for more? Ye Xuan¡¯s gaze shifted. It landed outside the Trial Tower again. At this moment, the forces of the Thousand Moon Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom were still confronting each other. Moreover, both parties were constantly focused on the Trial Tower, waiting for ¡°Wang Defa¡± to come out and capture him alive. ¡°The show is about to begin!¡± Ye Xuan chuckled and gave a random order. In the next moment. ¡°Boom¡ª¡± One side of the Trial Tower instantly exploded, and a black figure with a terrifying aura shot out and rushed towards the camp of the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom. ¡°Hurry!¡± ¡°He¡¯s out!¡± ¡°Level 9 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? How is this possible?!¡± ¡°Damn it! Stop him!¡± The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom were originally happy to see the other party come out. However, when everyone sensed the other party¡¯s cultivation was at Level 9 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, their expressions changed drastically. However, the speed of ¡°Wang Defa¡± was really too fast, and his target was extremely clear. It was the Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom¡¯s Puppet Sect! Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only It was not because Ye Xuan had a grudge against the other party. It was purely because killing this guy was the most cost-effective. After all, if the puppet master died, his Level 7 Foundation Establishment puppet would die on the spot. Not only could it reduce old hatred. it could also reduce the presspre on the cultivators of the Thousand Moon Country. It was the best of both worlds. Chapter 83 - Chapter 83: Junior Master, Save Me!! (1) Chapter 83: Junior Master, Save Me!! (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°He¡¯s mad!!¡± ¡°Save me!!!¡± At this moment, the Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm genius of the Puppet Sect felt the other party¡¯s killing intent and his scalp instantly went numb. ¡°Die, dog!¡± ¡°Hand over the core of the mystic realm!¡± ¡°You¡¯re courting death!¡± Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh! In an instant, all the cultivators in the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom¡¯s camp reacted and attacked ¡°Wang Defa¡± as if it was free. Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! However, a large amount of black gas instantly erupted around Wang Defa, blocking all the attacks. However, his aura also decreased greatly. However, it was enough¡­ Wang Defa broke through the encirclement and instantly arrived in front of the Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm genius of the Puppet Sect. Even if the other party had a puppet to block him, it was useless. ¡°No!! ? ¡°Boom¡ª¡± There was a loud bang. Wang Defa directly self-destructed his arm, and a terrifying black gas completely drowned the Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm genius. ¡°Ahhh!!¡± ¡°Wang Defa, you deserve to die!!¡± ¡°Kill him! When the cultivators of Puppet Sect saw that a genius of their sect had been killed just like that, their eyes widened and they released all kinds of spells at Wang Defa crazily. Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! However, at this moment, Wang Defa¡¯s entire body was still emitting black gas. He was like a demonic cultivator and was not afraid of pain at all. He was simply even more ferocious than the puppets of the Puppet Sect. He succeeded in one strike. ¡°Wang Defa¡± instantly erupted with terrifying strength again. He even used an extremely strange movement technique to escape from the crowd and ran. ¡°Damn it!!¡± ¡°Quickly chase after him!!!¡± ¡°He has obtained the inheritance in the mystic realm. The core of the mystic realm must be with him!¡± ¡°Kill him!¡± ¡°We must get the core of the mystic realm!!¡± All the cultivators went crazy. Whether they were from the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom or the Thousand Moon Nation, they were all chasing after Wang Defa crazily. Although they did not know why Wang Defa would go crazy and forcefully kill that genius from the Puppet Sect, no one cared about that. Because at this moment, everyone could see it. Wasn¡¯t the black gas on Wang Defa exactly the same as the black gas on the man in black whom they had encountered when they cleared the checkpoints? What did this mean? This meant that Wang Defa had definitely obtained the inheritance in the Trial Tower, and the core of the mystic realm was definitely with him. Naturally, he was hunted down by ten thousand people. ¡°Chase after him!¡± ¡°The core of the mystic realm is definitely with Wang Defa!¡± ¡°Haha, if I¡¯m lucky, I might be able to pick up a bargain!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes! When Wang Defa dies, the cultivators of the eight major sects will definitely suffer losses. At that time, we might have a chance.¡± ¡°Hahaha, let¡¯s go.¡± At this moment, there were many weak cultivators around Ye Xuan. However, when they saw this scene, more than 90% of the cultivators chased after them, planning to watch from a close distance. Most of them were independent cultivators, and they were only at the Qi Refinement Stage. Originally, they were afraid that the conflict between the two sides would implicate the bystanders, so they fled and watched the show from afar. Now that they saw an opportunity, they naturally chased after him like hungry wolves that had smelled blood. ¡°Hehe, go on, go on.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t cry when you¡¯re accidentally injured and killed.¡± Ye Xuan smiled coldly and then he stopped paying attention. The reason why they were lured away was to completely clear the suspicion of the cultivators of Thousand Moon Country. He would let them play for a while before chasing everyone out. The entire mystic realm would belong to him completely and no one would discover it. With a mystic realm as his trump card and the resources inside, his Ye Family would definitely take off quickly! And he had also reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. With the Ye Family¡¯s strength, it was almost easy for him to take in concubines. Everything was moving in a good direction for the future. However, before that, Ye Xuan still had an extremely important matter to deal with. That was¡­ Go Through Tribulation!! However, to be safe, before leaving, Ye Xuan found a good mineral mine and dug up half of all the spirit stones inside. A rough calculation showed that there were probably about ten million low-grade spirit stones. These spirit stones were formed after the mystic realm absorbed the energy in the void for countless years. Losing a stone mine would have a huge impact on the surrounding lives. If it was before, Ye Xuan would definitely empty all the stone mines. But now. These were all his private assets, so he naturally would not focus on immediate benefits. It would not be too late to come and get them when there was a need. Ye Xuan used his control over the mystic realm to directly open the passageways between the two places. As for him, he swaggered out of the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s passageway. ¡°He¡¯s out!¡± ¡°Eh, it¡¯s actually this little fellow.¡± ¡°Why did he come out so early? Could it be that he was seriously injured inside?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right. He doesn¡¯t look injured, but his aura seems to have changed.. ¡® As soon as Ye Xuan came out, countless gazes fell on him. Many cultivators whispered in the dark. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only After all, no one had come out of the mystic realm for a long time, so the outside world did not know what was happening inside. Ye Xuan¡¯s cultivation had also reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. The surrounding cultivators were at most at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. When Ye Xuan restrained his aura, they naturally could not see his true strength. ¡°Little Xuan, you¡¯ve successfully built your foundation! At this moment, a pleasant voice sounded.. Chapter 84 - Chapter 84: Junior Master, Save Me!! (2) Chapter 84: Junior Master, Save Me!! (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The person who spoke was Gu Qingyao. Gu Qingyao was extremely worried about Ye Xuan, so she had been waiting here. At this moment, Ye Xuan finally arrived, and she could tell at a glance that Ye Xuan had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. She was naturally happy for Ye Xuan. ¡°Yes, Master.¡± ¡°I did it.¡± Ye Xuan smiled and wanted to walk over to give Gu Qingyao a hug. However, in the next moment. His expression suddenly changed. It was not just Ye Xuan. Gu Qingyao, the surrounding cultivators, and even the other three Golden Core Realm experts stationed here all sensed something amiss. One by one, their expressions changed drastically. Because at this moment, the entire sky suddenly darkened. Countless dark clouds seemed to have appeared out of thin air and completely drowned the sky. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Terrifying thunder and lightning brewing within, and an extremely oppressive aura erupted within the entire valley. Obviously, the thunderclouds in the sky were targeting this valley. ¡°Well . ¡°What the hell is going on¡­¡± ¡°This looks like a lightning tribulation!¡± ¡°Who¡¯s going through the tribulation?¡± ¡°Could it be that someone has advanced to the Golden Core Realm?¡± ¡°Which elder can trigger such a terrifying lightning tribulation?¡± All the cultivators discussed. In particular, the elders at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm guarding the valley all thought that one of their fellow cultivators was breaking through. However, when a group of elders at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm gathered together, they came to a realization. Wasn¡¯t everyone all here? Who broke through? Break through my ass! Then what the hell was this lightning tribulation? ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu! What¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu, what happened?!¡± ¡°Who¡¯s making a breakthrough?¡± At this moment, the other three Golden Core Realm cultivators also rushed over. Jian Wuchen, as well as Yuan Jun of the Green Cloud Sect, and the old woman of the Profound Yang Sect were all present. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ ¡°However, this lightning tribulation seems to be targeting my disciple.¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s expression was solemn as she spoke in a low voice. Of course, she was not pretending. Instead, she was really a little uncertain. The lightning tribulation in the sky was too terrifying!! This was not something a cultivator who had just stepped into the Foundation Establishment Realm could withstand! Even if a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm came, he might be blasted into ashes! Even Ye Xuan who was at the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm. However, the lightning tribulation was not that fierce, right? Could it be that Ye Xuan had really been cursed in the mystic realm? Gu Qingyao was also a little uncertain at the moment. She cast a questioning look at Ye Xuan. At this moment. In the distance, Ye Xuan saw that his white-haired Master was so engrossed in acting that he immediately relaxed. ¡°Master is acting so hard. I can¡¯t lose to her!¡± When Ye Xuan thought of this, he immediately shouted, ¡°Master!¡± ¡°Save me!!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been cursed by an expert in the mystic realm again. It¡¯s too terrifying!!¡± ¡°This lightning tribulation is so powerful. I¡¯m doomed. Elders, save me!!!¡± Ye Xuan howled like a pig being slaughtered. Everyone was stunned. ¡°Good fellow, was this lightning tribulation really caused by this kid?¡± ¡°Curse? ¡°What the hell is going on?¡± ¡°What kind of curse could attract the lightning tribulation!¡± ¡°Damn it, what did this kid do in the mystic realm?¡± Jian Wuchen and the other two were shocked and their minds were in a muddle. Although they could tell that Ye Xuan seemed to have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, no one thought that this was Ye Xuan¡¯s lightning tribulation. After all, they were not ignorant people. Although they had never seen the lightning tribulation of the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm, they had read about it in ancient books. It was definitely not so terrifying. Although the lightning tribulation was powerful, it had a certain tempering effect on cultivators. In particular, the few lightning tribulations in the early stages were not very powerful. If they could withstand it, it could be said that they were being destroyed to be rebuilt. There were many benefits. If used well, it could even help cultivators consolidate their cultivation. However, the lightning tribulation they saw now was completely full of destruction and violence. Every bolt of lightning that flashed through the thunderclouds carried an extremely destructive aura. Damn it. If this lightning tribulation was really attracted by Ye Xuan, not to mention tempering his body, a random bolt of lightning was not something a Level 1 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator would be able to withstand. Therefore, they gradually began to believe that this was a curse. ¡°Fellow cultivators, this lightning tribulation is too powerful. Please help when the time comes!¡± Gu Qingyao said in a low voice. ¡°Haha, don¡¯t worry, fellow cultivator Gu. Since he¡¯s your disciple, we¡¯ll definitely help him with all our might.¡¯ ¡°Don¡¯t panic, fellow cultivator Gu. With us around, if you can¡¯t handle it alone, we definitely won¡¯t stand by and do nothing.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, fellow cultivator Gu.¡± The three Golden Core Realm cultivators nodded and agreed. After all, they had been good friends for many years. They would naturally help with such a small favor. Although this lightning tribulation was terrifying, it was only a little troublesome for Golden Core Realm cultivators like them. ¡°Thank you, fellow cultivators!¡± Gu Qingyao cupped her fists at the three of them and felt relieved. At this moment, she was secretly glad that she had made the decision back then. If Ye Xuan did not enter the mystic realm to break through again, he would have suffered such a terrifying lightning tribulation during the breakthrough. Then Ye Xuan¡¯s Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm would definitely be exposed. There were many people here. If the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom found out, Ye Xuan would definitely suffer endless assassination attempts. This was something she definitely did not want to see. Fortunately, she had managed to fool them. As long as he survived this lightning tribulation, Ye Xuan¡¯s future achievements would definitely not be low! ¡°Little Xuan, don¡¯t be afraid. Master is here.¡± Gu Qingyao slowly landed in front of Ye Xuan. Although her body had been hit several times more than Ye Xuan¡¯s, the powerful aura she emitted blocked all the pressure of the lightning tribulation in the sky. ¡°Master¡­¡¯ Ye Xuan was really touched at this moment. Although he had the confidence to survive this terrifying lightning tribulation with his trumn card with Gu Qingyao in front of him, he did not need to think about anything. He just needed to lie flat. He had such a good master. Who wouldn¡¯t like it¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. Master is here!¡± Gu Qingyao took a step back and protected Ye Xuan even better. She actually wanted to protect Ye Xuan in her arms. However, Ye Xuan had grown up¡­ She really could not hold him alone¡­ Rumble¡ª Because Gu Qingyao had rashly participated in the lightning tribulation, the thunderclouds in the sky instantly became several times denser. The light purple lightning within also gradually changed, turning into dark red lightning. The entire sky was gradually dyed dark red, like a blood pool, and the pressure was even stronger! ¡°Holy shit!¡± ¡°Blood Color Lightning!! ¡± ¡°Damn, who can withstand this!¡± Jian Wuchen looked at the blood-colored lightning in the sky and felt his scalp tingle. The lightning tribulation was basically targeted at one person. However, if an even stronger existence forcefully barged into the range of the lightning tribulation, it would definitely incur the wrath of the lightning tribulation! Crackle¡ª The lightning tribulation in the sky was already about to overflow. Now that Gu Qingyao had rashly inserted herself, a Blood Color Lightning as thick as a baby¡¯s arm suddenly fell, slashing fiercely towards Ye Xuan. ¡°Get lost¡ª¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s eyes turned cold and she casually waved the longsword in her hand. A white sword qi collided fiercely with the lightning like a waterfall. ¡°Boom¡ª¡± A terrifying explosion sounded. The Blood Color Lightning was directly dissipated. After all, Gu Qingyao was an 8th Revolution Golden Core Realm big shot. Although the lightning tribulation was difficult to deal with, it was also the last lightning tribulation. Naturally, the lightning tribulation in the beginning could not cause any harm to Gu Qingyao. Rumble¡ª A bolt of lightning was dissipated, and the thunder in the sky seemed to be even more terrifying. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only The thunderclouds overhead also became lower, as if the entire sky was about to collapse. With such a terrifying aura, even those cultivators at the peak of the Foundation Establishment had to retreat dozens of kilometers. They did not dare to stay here for long, afraid that they might be afflicted. Crackle, crackle, crackle¡ª Streaks of blood-colored lightning rained down continuously. Every bolt of lightning carried an extremely terrifying destructive power. But they were all dissipated by a slash of Gu Qingyao¡¯s sword. Chapter 85 - Chapter 85: Annihilating Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (1) Chapter 85: Annihilating Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Damn, so strong!¡± ¡°So this is a Golden Core Realm expert!¡± Ye Xuan was shocked and his eyes widened. To be honest, this was the first time he had seen Gu Qingyao fight. After all, Gu Qingyao had been meditating and cultivating on her own mountain for so many years. She rarely even left the mountain. Ye Xuan had always thought that Gu Qingyao was a person of leisure. Looking at it now¡­ Master was still Master¡­ She was still one of the top big shots in the Thousand Moon Country. She was so powerful that she was unreasonable! Rumble¡ª Hundreds of lightning bolts struck down, but Gu Qingyao took them all. The density of the thunderclouds overhead had decreased greatly, as if they were exhausted. ¡°Such trash?¡± Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows in surprise. ¡°Don¡¯t be careless. This is just the beginning.¡± Gu Qingyao glanced at Ye Xuan and said calmly. ¡°Huh Ye Xuan was dumbfounded. And as if it was confirming what Gu Qingyao had said, in the sky, the thunderclouds gathered again. This time, it was not blood-colored lightning. Instead, it was pitch-black lightning that densely covered the gray thunderclouds. They were like spatial cracks that carried an extreme destructive aura. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°It¡¯s actually the Annihilation Black Lightning!!¡± ¡°What kind of existence did this kid provoke to actually be cursed like this!¡± Jian Wuchen and the others were all dumbfounded when they saw the lightning in the sky. ¡°Annihilation Black Lightning¡­¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s gaze gradually turned grave. This was no joke. It was said that the Annihilation Black Lightning carried a trace of the power of laws and was extremely terrifying. Even Golden Core Realm experts did not dare to fight it head-on. ¡°Master¡­¡± Ye Xuan shouted softly and was a little worried. He did not know what this black lightning was, but he knew at a glance that it was not to be trifled with. If he could not do it, he would hide in the mystic realm and come out when he was sufficiently prepared. But looking at Gu Qingyao, it was obvious that she did not intend to give up. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. With me around, no one can hurt you!¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s gaze was resolute. To her, Ye Xuan was not only a promise, but also one of her favorite disciples. Although his spiritual root was a little poor, he had his own opportunities and he was even able to reach the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm. This meant that Ye Xuan¡¯s fortune was definitely not shallow! This terrifying lightning tribulation also proved this point! As long as he survived this lightning tribulation, she believed that Ye Xuan would definitely be able to leap through the dragon gate. His future achievements would be limitless. Therefore, it was impossible for her to give up. ¡°Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation!¡± Gu Qingyao gave a low shout and a terrifying True Essence erupted from her body. Countless flowers fluttered and quickly condensed into a small formation, enveloping herself and Ye Xuan within it. ¡°It¡¯s actually this formation!¡± Jian Wuchen gasped. ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu¡¯s talent is really shocking. You can actually comprehend this move!¡± The old woman from Profound Yang Sect clicked her tongue in wonder. ¡°It¡¯s said that this move was created by the Ten Thousand Flower Sect¡¯s ancestor. Its power is boundless, and it can attack and defend at the same time. If it goes all out, its power is close to a Grade-4 formation!¡± Yuan Jun¡¯s eyes widened in shock. ¡°That kid is really lucky. With the protection of an expert like fellow cultivator Gu, I¡¯m afraid he can do whatever he wants in the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s immortal cultivation world in the future¡­ ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk. He¡¯s really lucky with women¡­¡± As the few people spoke, they suddenly became a bit envious of Ye Xuan. Although they were Golden Core Realm experts, all of them had grown up in the immortal cultivation world from a young age. When they were weak, they were in danger every day. They had experienced countless life and death dangers before obtaining countless opportunities to reach their current state. If they had the protection of such an expert when they were weak, they would really wake up laughing in their dreams. Crackle¡ª Boom! Finally, the thunderclouds in the sky were all gathered. Countless bolts of black lightning struck Gu Qingyao¡¯s Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation like terrifying black snakes. Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Every bolt of lightning could blast a huge crater in the Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation. Fortunately, Gu Qingyao¡¯s Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation was very resistant and firm. Every time, the black lightning¡¯s attack was extremely ferocious, as if it was about to break through her defense in the next second, but every time, it came up short. Ye Xuan¡¯s gaze fell on Gu Qingyao, who was in front of him. Only then did he realize that Gu Qingyao¡¯s face was already covered in sweat. Her smooth white hair was also wet and stuck to her ears. Beads of sweat kept sliding down her face, forming a small puddle on the ground. Gu Qingyao¡¯s delicate body trembled slightly. However, the terrifying True Essence in her body poured out like a flood, as if it was endless. Every second of True Essence output was more than all the True Essence in Ye Xuan¡¯s body combined. ¡°Master, are you alright?!¡± Only then did Ye Xuan realize how much pressure Gu Qingyao was under this time. He hurriedly took out a large number of low-grade spirit stones and crushed them. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only In an instant, the formation was filled with extremely dense spiritual energy. He had brought these spirit stones out of the mystic realm. Now, he had tens of millions of low-grade spirit stones in his storage space. He would never have to take a loan from the dog system again. ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡¯ Gu Qingyao gritted her teeth and persevered, but she did not want Ye Xuan to worry. It was impossible for Ye Xuan to withstand such a lightning tribulation. As Ye Xuan¡¯s master, she naturally could not stand by and do nothing.. Chapter 86 - Chapter 86: Annihilation Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (2) Chapter 86: Annihilation Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Although this would cause a backlash from the lightning tribulation, it would at least ensure that Ye Xuan would safely survive the lightning tribulation. Gu Qingyao recalled that her master had also helped her in the past. But her master had already left Thousand Moon Country and was traveling overseas. She did not know how she was now¡­ Ye Xuan did not say anything else. He did not want Gu Qingyao to be distracted. The only thing he could do was to continuously crush handfuls of spirit stones..l A large amount of spiritual energy was restrained by Gu Qingyao¡¯s formation and almost turned into liquid. It rushed into Gu Qingyao¡¯s body crazily. Only then did Gu Qingyao look slightly better. ¡°Little Xuan, looks like you¡¯ve gained a lot in the mystic realm¡­¡¯ When Gu Qingyao saw that Ye Xuan could actually take out so many spirit stones at once, she was also a little gratified. ¡°Master, be serious. Don¡¯t joke around¡­¡± Ye Xuan was anxious and speechless. Gu Qingyao was still joking at this time. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m not that weak-¡± Gu Qingyao smiled faintly. Then the terrifying True Essence in her body surged out again. The Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation, which was originally on the verge of collapse, became incomparably stable again under Gu Qingyao¡¯s terrifying power. Even after suffering the crazy impact of the Annihilation Black Lightning, it was still extremely firm. Gu Qingyao heaved a sigh of relief. The Illusion God Myriad Flower Formation was originally an offensive and defensive formation, but now, it was used as a defensive formation. This was something she had never thought of. Fortunately, she only needed to protect herself and Ye Xuan. The range was very small, and the True Essence consumed would not be much. If not for the fact that this Annihilation Black Lightning carried a trace of the power of laws, she would definitely not be in such a sorry state. Soon, fifteen minutes passed. The Annihilation Black Lightning in the sky instantly decreased by almost 90%. There were only scattered black thunderbolts that fell from time to time. They did not affect Gu Qingyao at all. More than half of the black clouds that were about to collapse in the sky had dissipated. The light on the horizon also began to slowly fall, as if it was bringing hope. ¡°Phew¡­ ¡°It looks like it¡¯s over¡­¡± Jian Wuchen heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°This kid¡¯s lightning tribulation is so terrifying. What kind of curse is this? Why haven¡¯t I heard of it before?¡± Yuan Jun frowned. ¡°I don¡¯t know. When the time comes, I have to ask this kid what kind of existence he provoked in the mystic realm.¡± ¡°Could it be that there¡¯s really something terrifying in the mystic realm? But then again, it seems like it¡¯s been a few years since a disciple came out¡­¡¯ ¡°Look! The lightning tribulation isn¡¯t over yet!!¡± Just as Jian Wuchen and Yuan Jun were discussing, the old woman from the Profound Yang Sect suddenly exclaimed. ¡°What?¡± Yuan Jun and Jian Wuchen looked up at the same time and were stunned. In the sky. The dark clouds in the sky kept shrinking, as if they had been summoned by something, gathering crazily towards the center. The sky was bright. However, the small thundercloud above their heads seemed to contain the greatest horror in the world. Red blood lightning flashed. The black Annihilation Black Lightning surged in it. From time to time, colorful lightning could even appear. ¡°Wait!!!¡± ¡°Is that..?!!!¡± ¡°World Destruction Colorful Lightning!!!¡± When Jian Wuchen saw the flash of lightning, his eyes almost popped out. The colorful lightning was indeed beautiful, just like a rainbow. But rainbows may symbolize new life, whereas the colorful lightning represented the end of the world! This kind of thing would not appear once in hundreds of thousands of years. He knew that this thing was obtained from an ancient mystic realm a million years ago. ¡°Fellow cultivators, lend me a hand!¡± ¡°My Ten Thousand Flower Sect will definitely repay you generously!¡± At that moment, Gu Qingyao¡¯s weak voice entered the ears of several people. Gu Qingyao¡¯s face turned pale when she saw the colorful lightning in the thunderclouds. She could not block it¡­ She would definitely not be able to block it¡­ This was her only thought at this moment. ¡°Master, please leave. I can escape back to the mystic realm.¡± Ye Xuan looked at the colorful lightning in the sky and felt a little helpless. ¡°Damn system, if I survive this lightning tribulation¡­¡± ¡®When I reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, if I can¡¯t tear apart the Nascent Soul Realm with my bare hands, I won¡¯t let you off¡­¡± Ye Xuan sighed in his heart. For this Supreme Foundation Establishment, not only did he owe a huge debt, but he had also almost implicated Gu Qingyao. If this thing was not as awesome as he had imagined, he would really suffer a huge loss this time! ¡°It¡¯s fine. I¡¯m here.¡± Gu Qingyao gave Ye Xuan a reassuring look. At this point, she had to help Ye Xuan survive this calamity no matter what. If the three of them did not help, she could only use that method. At this moment, Jian Wuchen¡¯s reply came from afar. ¡°Since fellow cultivator Gu has said so, I naturally won¡¯t stand by and do nothing. ¡± ¡°Sigh, alright, alright. Seeing that this chap is so important to fellow cultivator Gu, I¡¯ll go all out.¡¯ ¡°Hehe, I also want to see the power of the World Destruction Colorful Lightning that fellow cultivator Jian mentioned.¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Jian Wuchen, Yuan Jun, and the old woman slowly landed from afar. They protected Ye Xuan and Gu Qingyao. ¡°Thank you!¡± Gu Qingyao slowly spat out two words. She was indeed endlessly grateful to the three of them. Although they were fellow cultivators, the four sects had an extremely good relationship.. Chapter 87 - Chapter 87: Annihilation Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (3) Chapter 87: Annihilation Black Lightning! World Destruction Colorful Lightning! (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations However, facing such a terrifying lightning tribulation, one bad move could result in one¡¯s death. Even if the three of them did not help, Gu Qingyao actually would not have any complaints. Now that the three of them were planning to take action, she naturally has endless gratitude in her heart. ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu, be careful. Although there¡¯s only one World Destruction Colorful Lightning, it¡¯s extremely terrifying.¡± Dozens of swords danced around Jian Wuchen as he said in a low voice. ¡°Sigh, what a pity for my peak Grade-3 defensive formation disc¡­¡± Yuan Jun also took out his trump card with a pained expression. ¡°I¡¯ll need a long time to recover after using this move. I hope fellow cultivators can protect me after this.¡± The old woman smiled faintly. ¡°Thank you! ¡± ¡°I will definitely remember your kindness today!¡± Gu Qingyao bowed slightly and thanked him from the bottom of her heart. ¡°Seniors, if I can survive this calamity, I will definitely not forget your kindness in the future.¡± Ye Xuan also bowed deeply to the three Golden Core Realm experts. He did not expect these three big shots to step in. The relationship between the four major sects should not be so good¡­ But no matter what, this could actually be considered a life-saving favor. Ye Xuan would naturally remember that if he had any achievements in the future, he would definitely not forget these three big shots. At this moment, everyone¡¯s expressions were extremely solemn. Almost all of them were secretly preparing their trump cards. The only thing that comforted him was that although the thunderclouds seemed to be even more furious with the addition of the three Golden Core Realm cultivators this time, they did not become much stronger. They must have been restricted by some rules that did not allow for a lightning tribulation stronger than the World Destruction Colorful Lightning. ¡°Boom boom boom¡ª¡± The thunderclouds in the sky became more and more violent. Finally, colorful lightning gathered. ¡°Fellow cultivators, be careful!¡± Jian Wuchen shouted. In the next moment. A huge colorful thunderbolt as thick as a bucket suddenly rushed towards Ye Xuan. ¡°Ten Thousand Sword Return!¡± ¡°Brilliant Moment! ¡± ¡°Red Rainbow Blazing Sun Palm!¡± The four of them used their trump cards and ruthlessly charged towards the colorful lightning in the sky. The combined attack of the four Golden Core Realm big shots landed ruthlessly on the descending colorful lightning. ¡°Boom¡ª¡± An earth-shattering bang sounded. The colorful lightning exploded, scattering into countless lightning fireworks. It was abnormally beautiful. However, the World Destruction Colorful Lightning was not so easily defeated. The countless lightning bolts in the sky were like colorful snakes that coiled and meandered. In an instant, they gathered into a terrifying lightning dragon again and bombarded in their direction. Although it was much weaker, it still had an extremely terrifying destructive aura. ¡°Oh no!¡± Everyone was shocked. At this moment, Yuan Jun finally took out his trump card, a peak Grade-3 defensive formation disc! ¡°Eight Treasures Profound Pagoda Formation!¡± Yuan Jun shouted and a translucent light shield quickly enveloped the four of them. Boom! ¡°Crack! ¡± An earth-shattering explosion sounded. The terrifying World Destruction Colorful Lightning directly shattered the Yuan Army¡¯s peak Grade-3 defensive formation, and landed ruthlessly in the middle of the crowd. The four Golden Core Realm big shots used all the True Essence in their bodies to protect Ye Xuan. However, they were still unable to stop this terrifying World Destruction Colorful Lightning. ¡°Pfft¡ª Ye Xuan and the four Golden Core Realm experts were sent flying dozens of meters away and smashed fiercely to the ground. Ye Xuan lay on the ground. He watched the thunderclouds in the sky slowly dissipate. The sun slowly shone on his face, roasting the wounds on his body. The dozens of defensive talismans in his hand slowly turned to dust. Among them was a Grade-3 defensive talisman that the old woman had given him. ¡°Finally¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s over¡­¡¯ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Ye Xuan grinned, but his body could not move at all. This was the greatest crisis he had experienced in all these years. This time, he had to replenish his energy when he returned. Ye Xuan swore to have more children. He would strive to accumulate 1.8 million years of lifespan. This way, he would be more confident in transcending the tribulation of the Golden Core Realm in the future. Chapter 88 - Chapter 88: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (1) Chapter 88: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Sect Master, are you alright?!¡± ¡°Great Elder, are you alright!!¡± ¡°Sect Master, are you injured?¡± At this moment, the group of peak Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators who were watching the show from the side finally rushed over. The lightning tribulation just now was too terrifying. Although they were at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, they did not dare to approach for fear of being afflicted. Now, the lightning tribulation had finally ended. When they saw that their big shots were all severely injured, they were naturally extremely anxious. ¡°Sect Master, are you alright?¡± An old woman hurriedly ran over and helped Gu Qingyao up. ¡°I¡¯m fine¡­¡¯ Gu Qingyao¡¯s mouth was bleeding and her body was covered in wounds. However, she still forced herself to walk towards Ye Xuan. ¡°Little Xuan, how are you¡­¡± ¡°Are you alright¡­¡± Gu Qingyao quickly came to Ye Xuan¡¯s side, squatted down, and hugged Ye Xuan. ¡°Master, I¡¯m fine¡­¡± Ye Xuan grinned and said with a smile. Fortunately, he had asked the dog system one last time and confirmed that his life was not in danger. Otherwise, he would probably have entered the mystic realm immediately. As the owner of the mystic realm, he could enter the mystic realm with a thought and did not need to pass through the spatial passageway at all. This was also one of his life-saving methods. ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re fine¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s good that you¡¯re fine¡­¡± Gu Qingyao hugged Ye Xuan tightly, clearly terrified. Ye Xuan felt a little uncomfortable being squeezed. The rich scent hit his nose, and almost made him ascend to heaven. ¡°Master¡­¡± Ye Xuan shouted gloomily. ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I was too excited¡­¡± Gu Qingyao froze for a second before realizing that something was wrong. She hurriedly let go and a faint blush appeared on her delicate pretty face. When the three or four Ten Thousand Flower Sect elders around them saw this, they all subconsciously turned around and pretended not to see it. They even used their bodies to block Ye Xuan and Gu Qingyao. ¡°Master, let¡¯s go back. Something happened in the mystic realm. I have to explain it to you¡­¡± Ye Xuan touched his nose before saying. ¡°Alright!¡± Gu Qingyao nodded and helped Ye Xuan up. ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu, are you alright?¡± At this moment, Jian Wuchen, Yuan Jun, and the old woman also walked over. As Gu Qingyao had expended the most energy, her injury was the most severe. Although the other three had also been struck by lightning, they only looked a little disheveled and their auras were a little unstable. At most, they had only suffered a slight injury. ¡°I¡¯m fine-¡± ¡°Thank you for your help today, fellow cultivators!¡± ¡°In return, when the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool opens three years later, I will give three spots to each of your sect.¡± ¡°In addition, I won¡¯t disappoint the three fellow cultivators in terms of compensation.¡± Gu Qingyao cupped her fists at the three of them again. ¡°Hahaha, it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine-¡± ¡°It¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°You¡¯re too kind, fellow cultivator Gu- The three of them laughed when they heard that. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with Gu Qingyao¡¯s compensation. Especially the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool. This was a treasure land that only opened once every 50 years in the Ten Thousand Flower Sect. It could allow one to be reborn and could even be said to be the foundation of the Ten Thousand Flower Sect! Every year, the three great sects fought tooth and nail, and each sect could only obtain one spot. But now, Gu Qingyao had given each sect three. This was definitely a pleasant surprise for them. After all, they were all upper echelons of the sect. Who didn¡¯t have a few disciples they liked? Now, each of them had three spots in their hands. Whether they were selling them or giving them to their own disciples, it was all blood money. In addition to Gu Qingyao¡¯s other compensation, although they had paid a considerable price this time, it was still a small profit. Ye Xuan was also a little shocked when he heard about the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool. He had been in the Ten Thousand Flower Sect for so long and had naturally heard of it. The Myriad Flower Spirit Pool could improve the aptitude of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators and greatly increase the probability of breaking through to Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was also quite beneficial for breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. If not for the fact that the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool only allowed Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators to enter, Gu Qingyao would definitely have opened the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool in advance and thrown him in¡­ However, the quota for the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool was precious. Every time, the Ten Thousand Flower Sect only had twenty spots. Gu Qingyao had sent nine at one go and was very sincere. Ye Xuan also thought that the other party deserved them, but he felt even more guilty. Everyone was trying to save him, but Gu Qingyao had helped him return the favor. ¡°In that case, fellow cultivator Gu, we¡¯ll take our leave first.¡± ¡°Fellow cultivator Gu, recuperate well. I won¡¯t disturb you anymore.¡± ¡°Farewell!¡± The three of them were very satisfied. They did not say anything else and left. Although they were not injured, they had consumed a lot of energy. Naturally, they had to go back and recover. ¡°Little Xuan, let¡¯s go back too.¡± Gu Qingyao gently carried Ye Xuan and left on her sword. Although Gu Qingyao was exhausted, she still had some True Essence. However, it was a little shaky when it flew. If not for the fact that there were several experts at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm following behind him, Ye Xuan was really afraid of falling down accidentally. Fortunately, it was a close call. Gu Qingyao brought Ye Xuan back to the cave abode. The other elders at the peak of Foundation Establishment Realm naturally guarded the entrance. However, they were also very emotional. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Sect Master treats Little Junior Brother really well-¡± ¡°She gave away nine spots of the Myriad Flower Spirit Pool away just like that.¡± ¡°Forget it. Who asked Little Junior Brother to be the Sect Master¡¯s personal disciple? There¡¯s nothing for us to judge.¡± ¡°However, for Little Junior Brother to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm in such a short period of time, I think Little Junior Brother must have obtained some extraordinary resources..¡± Chapter 89 - Chapter 89: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (2) Chapter 89: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations The few of them discussed animatedly, but they did not say anything. If Ye Xuan was still the good-for-nothing from before, they might complain. However, Ye Xuan had already advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, so it was fine for the sect to value him a little. In the cave abode. Ye Xuan sat in front of Gu Qingyao. The two of them were very close. Gu Qingyao fed Ye Xuan a Grade-3 healing pill and personally used her True Essence to accelerate Ye Xuan¡¯s digestion of the medicine. ¡°Little Xuan, are your injuries better?¡± Gu Qingyao asked with concern. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m fine, Master.¡± Ye Xuan nodded. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± Gu Qingyao heaved a sigh of relief and asked, ¡°By the way, did you encounter any danger in the mystic realm? Did you meet Yuning and the rest?¡± ¡°Yes, this is also what I want to tell you, Master¡­¡± Ye Xuan nodded and then recounted most of what had happened in the mystic realm. Of course, he naturally did not dare to say anything about him and Xia Yuning. This matter had to wait for Xia Yuning to come out. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°This mystic realm is actually so strange!¡± ¡°No wonder no one has come out all these years!¡± Gu Qingyao was shocked. She really did not expect the entrance to the mystic realm to suddenly be sealed. She did not expect that there would actually be cultivators from the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom entering! ¡°So what happened in the end!¡± ¡°Who obtained the core of the mystic realm!¡± Gu Qingyao hurriedly asked. ¡°Hehe, I¡¯m the first to come out. Master, what do you think?¡± Ye Xuan chuckled and looked at Gu Qingyao in embarrassment. ¡°You mean¡­¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s beautiful eyes widened in disbelief. ¡°I was just lucky.¡± ¡°I obtained the control of a portion of the mystic realm, so I have the authority to open the mystic realm passageway.¡± Ye Xuan smiled slightly and did not speak too confidently. ¡°I see¡­¡± ¡°Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment is indeed extraordinary!¡± Gu Qingyao heaved a sigh of relief. Then she suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked, ¡°Are Yuning and the rest alright?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Everything in the mystic realm is under my control.¡± Ye Xuan smiled and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, I can let you take a look-¡± ¡°I can also see the things in the mystic realm?¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s interest was piqued. ¡°Of course!¡± Ye Xuan chuckled and took out the black crystal, which was the core of the mystic realm. Then, he waved his hand gently. A white light erupted from the crystal and completely enveloped her and Gu Qingyao. Soon. An image appeared in front of them. A man in black rushed forward quickly. Every step he took could leap hundreds of meters. His strength was incomparably terrifying. Behind the man in black were dozens of Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators chasing after him on their swords. A few kilometers behind these Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators was a group of Qi Refinement Stage cultivators. Qi Refinement Stage cultivators did not have that much stamina at all. It was not a problem for them to run dozens of kilometers, but they had already run hundreds of kilometers. Who could withstand this? A large number of Qi Refinement Stage cultivators only wanted to watch the show from the side, but they did not expect that they would not be able to catch up. Many cultivators chose to give up. Only a small number of people with special attainments in ¡°escape¡± could barely catch up. However, all of them were panting from exhaustion. ¡°I¡¯m really impressed. That Wang Defa must be the reincarnation of a male rabbit. He ran so quickly!¡± ¡°Continue chasing. Don¡¯t let him escape. The core of the mystic realm must be with him!¡± ¡°He can¡¯t hold out for long. I can feel that the black gas on his body has dissipated a lot. Press on!¡± Behind him, the cultivators kept cheering themselves on. However, everyone was extremely tired and wanted to give up. Really¡­ Wang Defa ran too fast. It was outrageous! In the outside world. When Ye Xuan and Gu Qingyao saw this, they looked at each other and smiled. ¡°Little Xuan, good job.¡± ¡°This secret is just too big. We can¡¯t let anyone know that the core of the mystic realm is with you.¡± Gu Qingyao looked at Ye Xuan and shook her head gently. ¡°Besides, you shouldn¡¯t have told me. It¡¯s safest for you to be the only one who knows this secret.¡± ¡°Hehe, I trust you, Master-¡± ¡°Master, you have been so good to me. You definitely won¡¯t harm me -e ¡°Furthermore, this is the first time I¡¯ve obtained such a powerful treasure. There might be some taboos. It is better this way just in case, since Master, you have more knowledge than me.¡± Ye Xuan quietly flattered her. ¡°You¡­¡± Gu Qingyao glanced helplessly at Ye Xuan. ¡°By the way, how much control do you have over the mystic realm?¡± Gu Qingyao suddenly thought ot something and hurriedly asked. ¡°Hehe-¡± Ye Xuan immediately puffed out his chest and said proudly, ¡°I can get my hands on everything in the mystic realm-¡± ¡°Really?!¡± ¡°Then you shouldn¡¯t lack resources for cultivation in the future.¡± When Gu Qingyao heard this, her eyes instantly lit up! The entire mystic realm belonged to Ye Xuan. Didn¡¯t that mean that Ye Xuan had the cultivation resources of the entire mystic realm?! Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Everyone else who entered the mystic realm fought to the death for opportunities. And Ye Xuan had obtained the inheritance of the entire mystic realm and directly obtained all the resources in it. This would definitely be very beneficial to Ye Xuan¡¯s future cultivation! Although the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm was powerful, the cultivation requirements were also huge. She was worried that Ye Xuan might lack cultivation resources in the future. Now that she had received such good news, she was also happy for Ye Xuan from the bottom of her heart.. Chapter 90 - Chapter 90: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (3) Chapter 90: Myriad Flower Spirit Pool, End of the Mystic Realm (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Haha!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± ¡°When the time comes, I¡¯ll find an opportunity to close the mystic realm and chase everyone out.¡± ¡°From now on, this mystic realm belongs to our Ten Thousand Flower Sect Ye Xuan laughed. ¡°Sure!¡± ¡°However, this mystic realm is yours, not the Ten Thousand Flower Sect¡¯s.¡± Gu Qingyao nodded, then shook her head. ¡°Huh?¡± Ye Xuan was stunned. ¡°I¡¯ve said it before. This is your own opportunity. There¡¯s no need to give it to outsiders, and there¡¯s no need to tell me.¡± ¡°Your cultivation level is too weak. You have the right to control such a huge mystic realm. You can¡¯t let a third person know about this. Not even your fellow junior brother.¡± Gu Qingyao¡¯s tone was extremely solemn as she warned him seriously. ¡°But¡­¡¯ Ye Xuan looked over. When Gu Qingyao saw that Ye Xuan still wanted to say something, she slowly stood up and continued, ¡°I know you want to repay the Ten Thousand Flower Sect, but there¡¯s no need.¡± ¡°I¡¯m your Master of the Ten Thousand Flower Sect.¡± ¡°It¡¯s only right for me to help you. You don¡¯t have to feel guilty.¡± ¡°I will help you repay the favor of the other three Golden Core Realm experts who have helped you this time. You don¡¯t have to take it to heart.¡± As Gu Qingyao spoke, she looked at Ye Xuan with a rare gentleness in her eyes. ¡°If you really want to repay me, then cultivate well and strive to reach the Golden Core Realm within two hundred years. When the time comes, you will be the Grand Elder of the sect and naturally can protect the sect.¡± ¡°Alright!¡± ¡°I will!¡± Ye Xuan took a deep breath and nodded seriously. He had obtained the cultivation resources of the entire mystic realm this time. If he converted all these resources into life-prolonging pills, he could also exchange them for a debt. In addition, he had now reached the Foundation Establishment Realm and was a Foundation Establishment Realm expert. As long as the news was released, there would definitely be an endless stream of female independent cultivators marrying into the Ye Family. After working hard for a few years, he should be able to pay off his debts and his cultivation level would increase. Moreover, it was time to increase his spiritual root! Ye Xuan and Gu Qingyao rested for a few days before Ye Xuan planned to leave. The day after Ye Xuan left. In the mystic realm, a man in black was still running wildly. There were very few pursuers behind him. There were only a dozen or so Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators left from the original hundred. Even the weakest of them had reached Level 4 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. ¡°Bastard, don¡¯t you dare leave!¡± ¡°If you have the ability, fight us one on one!¡± ¡°Stop right there!¡± The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom behind him had shouted until their voices were hoarse, but the man in black in front of them seemed to be deaf. He ran for a few days without looking back. It was simply unreasonable. On the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s side, although Su Rong, Zuo Qingyang, and the others were also in hot pursuit, they were not as angry. After all, from the looks of it, the man in black was definitely against the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom. The enemy of one¡¯s enemy is one¡¯s friend. What they had to do was not let the core of the mystic realm be obtained by the cultivators of the four major sects of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom. Otherwise, it would be an extremely heavy blow to the Thousand Moon Country. Although they did not know what the use of the mystic realm core was, as the greatest opportunity in the mystic realm, it was at least a peerless inheritance. Even if the Thousand Moon Country could not obtain such a treasure, they could not let the other party obtain it. It would be best if they could destroy it. After all, the Thousand Moon Country knew nothing about this mystic realm and had fallen into it without rhyme or reason. As for the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom¡¯s side, they seemed to have some records of this mystic realm. They had also heard news about the core of the mystic realm from the cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom. However, just when everyone thought that this anxious state would continue, the man in black who was running wildly ahead suddenly stopped. ¡°What¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°What is he going to do!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s see!¡± When the cultivators chasing behind saw this, they were all unusually vigilant. They stopped one after another and did not dare to approach. ¡°Hahaha! ¡± ¡°Don¡¯t even think about getting what I, Wang Defa, can¡¯t get!¡± ¡°Wang Defa¡±¡®s voice was extremely hoarse. When everyone heard this, their expressions changed drastically. The moment ¡°Wang Defa¡± finished speaking, his body suddenly distorted strangely. In the next moment. ¡°Bang¡ª¡± Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and a large amount of black gas filled the air. The man in black was completely turned into a pile of bits and pieces of flesh, leaving nothing behind. This scene stunned everyone present. ¡°This, this, this¡­¡± ¡°He self-destructed just like that??¡± ¡°How is this possible!¡± ¡°Where¡¯s the core of the mystic realm! Don¡¯t tell me it also self-destructed!¡± ¡°Find it! We must find the core of the mystic realm!¡± The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom quickly rushed up and prepared to rummage through the bits and pieces of flesh. ¡°Let¡¯s search together. We can¡¯t let them obtain the core of the mystic realm!¡± On the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s side, Zuo Qingyang took the lead and quickly rushed forward, preparing to cause trouble. However, in the next moment. Everyone was stunned. Because¡­ Spatial ripples suddenly appeared around everyone. Everyone felt an extremely powerful repulsive force that was trying to push them out of this void. ¡°What¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°Why am I being rejected by the mystic realm?!¡± ¡°Could it be¡­ ¡°The mystic realm is about to close!!¡± ¡°Damn Wang Defa, he destroyed the core of the mystic realm!!!¡± ¡°Wang Defa, damn you!¡± The cultivators of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom were all furious. They almost pulled out all the ancestors of Wang Defa¡¯s 99 generations to whip their corpses! On the Thousand Moon Country¡¯s side, Zuo Qingyang and the others were also somewhat dumbfounded. ¡°What¡¯s going on?¡± ¡°Could it be that the mystic realm has closed so quickly?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not right. Didn¡¯t they say that a notification would usually be given about a month before the mystic realm closed?¡± ¡°How did this happen?¡± Everyone looked puzzled. After all, before the mystic realm closed, it was said that everyone in the mystic realm would feel a faint repulsive force, which would grow stronger and stronger. However, one would not be kicked out. If they did not take the initiative to leave before the mystic realm closed, they would stay here forever. However, why was this mystic realm different? Would it directly kick people out? ? Could it be that this mystic realm was a VIP and had special privileges?? No one could figure it out. However, there was also no chance for anyone to figure it out. Because in the next moment, one cultivator after another was like being stuffed into a piece of soft candy and teleported away by the mystic realm. ¡°Pop- Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Pop, pop, pop¡­ First was those at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Next, it was followed by those at the Qi Refinement Stage. Soon. All the cultivators in the mystic realm, whether they were cultivating, squatting, or fighting, they were all ¡°pulled¡± out of the mystic realm. They returned to the outside world through the spatial door. Chapter 91 - Chapter 91: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (1) Chapter 91: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Hehehe, they¡¯re finally gone.¡± Ye Xuan felt that all the outsiders in the mystic realm had been kicked out of the ¡°group chat¡± by him and was in a good mood. The reason why he only kicked them out now was firstly to completely clear himself of suspicion. Secondly, it was also to avoid attracting too much attention. If everyone came out, they would definitely surround the valley. At that time, the news of his tribulation would probably spread throughout the entire Thousand Moon Country. Although he said it was a curse, the Thousand Moon Kingdom and the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom had existed for so many years, and there was no lack of hidden experts. If they guessed that his Foundation Establishment Realm was extraordinary, it would be quite troublesome. He only wanted to get married and have children in peace. Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment or Supreme Foundation Establishment could not increase his charm and could only bring him about more enemies. Naturally, he would not expose himself. Even if he exposed his Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Realm, could there be a Golden Core Realm big shot who would take the initiative to marry him? Even if there was, he did not dare to take it up. If he was not careful, he might die. It was too dangerous. After dealing with the mystic realm, Ye Xuan returned to Ten Thousand Flower City. The mystic realm was in another space. As the owner of the mystic realm, he could open the mystic realm at any time and easily enter. It could even be said that the mystic realm was a private small world that he could manipulate at will without any worries. ¡°Husband, you¡¯re finally back After returning to the Ye Residence, Luo Xin took the initiative to welcome him. ¡°Husband- Ouyang Yun walked out with a child in her arms. ¡°Ye Xuan, you¡¯re only back now. I thought you left us and the children behind!¡± Liu Ruyan threw herself into Ye Xuan¡¯s arms. Her face was filled with anger and grievances. ¡°Hehe-¡± Ye Xuan was also in a good mood when he saw his three wives. Behind the three of them, many concubines had also come out to welcome him. Everyone¡¯s eyes were full of love. They had all married Ye Xuan voluntarily. After all, this world was such that women were in a disadvantaged position. Unless they could cultivate, they had to marry according to the requirements of their parents or grandparents when they reached the age. Being able to marry into a cultivation family like the Ye Family was actually the best outcome for them. Not only was Ye Xuan an immortal, but he was also very young. Naturally, no woman would resist him. If they were to marry into another family, they might meet some old men. Some parents would even let their daughters marry a dead man in order to get more money. This was the way of the world. Every one of them felt extremely honored to meet such a good husband like Ye Xuan. That night. In order to welcome Ye Xuan¡¯s return, the Ye Residence held a huge banquet. Moreover, a piece of news was sort of revealed by Ye Xuan. He. He had reached the Foundation Establishment Realm. As soon as this news was released, it instantly shook the entire Ten Thousand Flower City. ¡°Damn, have you heard? The Ye Family¡¯s patriarch has actually advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm!¡± ¡°Gasp! How terrifying! He¡¯s a big shot of the Foundation Establishment Realm!¡± ¡°It looks like our Ten Thousand Flower City¡¯s three major immortal-cultivation family clans are about to become four.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk. What kind of opportunity did the Ye Family Patriarch obtain to advance so quickly?¡± ¡°I saw him at the gathering of independent cultivators last time. His cultivation level was not very strong. How many years has it been? Has he already built his foundation? How could he be so fast!¡± Someone, who had seen Ye Xuan last time at the gathering of independent cultivators, immediately exclaimed. ¡°Whether you believe it or not is up to you. Anyway, I believe it.¡± ¡°It was said that the Ye family¡¯s Patriarch had entered the mystic realm outside the city. Could it be that he had obtained some heaven-defying opportunity in the mystic realm?¡± ¡°Are you kidding? A friend of mine has been in the mystic realm for so many years and barely advanced by a small level. And he directly built his foundation. Isn¡¯t he too ruthless?!¡± This news first caused a heated discussion among independent cultivators. Then, it gradually began to spread and soon reached the ears of the three major family clans. The three major family clans naturally attached great importance to this matter. If Ye Xuan was just an independent cultivator, they would not care. He would just be an independent cultivator. There were so many independent cultivators in the Ten Thousand Flower City, and there were also quite a few big shots at the Foundation Establishment Realm. However, Ye Xuan was the patriarch of an immortal-cultivation family clan!! Once this news was out, the family-clan structure of Ten Thousand Flower City would be completely overturned! Most of the immortal-cultivation family clans in Ten Thousand Flower City cooperated with the three major family clans. Every year, they would take the initiative to pay tribute to the three major family clans to show their sincerity. These were actually the unspoken rules of the Ten Thousand Flower City. And now, the Ye Family suddenly barged in. Many family clans might directly join the Ye Family. Ye Xuan was an alchemist to begin with. Previously, many family clans had cooperated with the Ye Family, but it was just ordinary business cooperation. And now, Ye Xuan was not only an alchemist, but also a Foundation Establishment Realm expert! The dual identity could instantly allow the Ye Family to reach the peak and even become the number one family clan! This naturally gave the three major family clans an incomparable headache. Ouyang Family. All the higher-ups were urgently summoned to discuss the Ye Family. In the hall, the Ouyang family was gathered together. They were all a little emotional. How long had it been since the last emergency gathering¡­ This time, it was also because of the Ye Family¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Hahaha! ¡± ¡°Xiao¡¯er, it was indeed a wise choice to be on good terms with the Ye Family previously.¡± ¡°That Ye Family Patriarch has actually broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm at some point. It¡¯s really surprising The Ouyang Family Head, Ouyang Qingfeng, sat on the main seat and laughed out loud. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Brother Ye ¡­ Senior Ye to actually break through so quickly . ..¡± Chapter 92 - Chapter 92: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (2) Chapter 92: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Ouyang Xiao smiled bitterly, with an indescribable feeling in his heart. He prided himself as a genius and had a good reputation in the Green Cloud Sect. However, compared to Ye Xuan, he was really nothing. He was already so old, but he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in such a short period of time, while he was still lingering at the Qi Refinement Stage. Although part of the reason was that he was distracted by family matters, he knew that even if he was given another ten years, he might not be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm. ¡°Since we¡¯re on good terms with him, we naturally have to continue. We can¡¯t give up halfway.¡± ¡°After Patriarch Ye reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, mortal women are no longer worthy of him. Pick some women within the family who have spiritual roots to congratulate Patriarch Ye for becoming a Foundation Establishment Realm expert. ¡± Ouyang Qingfeng waved his hand and made a decision. The Ouyang Family was huge and had many women with spiritual roots. Although they only had Grade-I spiritual roots, as long as they possessed spiritual roots, they would be fought over by some small sects. This was especially true for women with Grade-I spiritual roots. Although their spiritual roots were poor, the chances of them giving birth to children with spiritual roots were at least ten times higher. This kind of woman was also an important asset for the family to form marriage alliances. Now that this was a marriage alliance with the Ye Family, they naturally had to choose a better one. In his opinion, the Ye Family Patriarch had just advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm and still needed to stabilize his cultivation. Although many families would come to seek cooperation in the short term, the Ye Family would not expand too much. In addition, compared to the other two families, his Ouyang Family was on better terms with the Ye Family. Even if the Ye Family expanded, it would not infringe on the interests of the Ouyang Family. This was also the reason why he chose to continue befriending the Ye Family. As for the other two families¡­ They might not think that way. After all, Ten Thousand Flower City was only so big. The three major family clans shared most of the pie. If the Ye Family wanted to continue expanding, they could either eat the share of the three major family clans or eat that of some other small family clans. Either way, the Ye Family would be met with no small amount of resistance. Since the Ouyang Family and the Ye Family were on good terms, the Ye Family would definitely eat the share of the other family clans first. If the Ouyang Family could make some moves and lend a helping hand, they might be able to obtain some benefits. ¡°Family Head is wise!¡± ¡°Family Head is wise!¡± Soon, the Ouyang Family Clan meeting ended. Everyone agreed with Ouyang Qingfeng¡¯s idea and had no objections. Only Ouyang Xiao looked unhappy. Previously, he could still address Ye Xuan as brother. Now, if he were to see him again, he had to address him as Senior. This was difficult for him to accept for a while. The Jiang Family. It was also a gathering of all the members. All of them had ugly expressions. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°Somebody tell me what¡¯s going on!¡± ¡°Where did the Ye Family Patriarch come from? Why is his cultivation speed so fast!¡± ¡°Who was the one who said that his lifespan was about to end?!¡± ¡°Damn it! How could a dying man break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm in such a short period of time?!¡± The Jiang Family Head sat at the head of the table, spittle flying everywhere. The upper echelons of the Jiang Family all lowered their heads, not daring to say a word. However, their gazes were all on Jiang Shen. Because¡­ It was Jiang Shen who first brought the news that the Ye Family Patriarch was about to die and was not strong. Previously, the Ye Family Patriarch began to recruit a few female cultivators at the Qi Refinement Stage, attracting the attention of the entire city. At that time, the Ouyang Family Clan had sent the number one beauty of the Ten Thousand Flower City for a marriage alliance. The Jiang Family had also been discussing if they should do anything, but they were stopped by Jiang Shen¡­ Therefore, the Jiang Family did not express their stance at that time. And now that the Ye Family Patriarch had advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he naturally would not be satisfied with the current situation. He would definitely participate in the fight for territories and industries of the Ten Thousand Flower City. The Ten Thousand Flower City was not big to begin with, and the pie was limited. Over the years, the three major family clans had long achieved a delicate equilibrium. Now that a new Ye Family had suddenly appeared, it would definitely divide the benefits of the other families. It would have been fine if the other party was just a newly advanced Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. However, everyone knew that the Ye Family Patriarch had another identity¡ªan alchemist! With the enhancement of the dual identity, some small family clans that were originally cooperating with the three major family clans might turn to work with the Ye Family. This would definitely cause the three family clans to suffer heavy losses. ¡°Family Head, the Ye Family Patriarch¡¯s great power has been realized. There¡¯s nothing we can do.¡± An elder stood up and smiled bitterly. ¡°If only we could be on good terms with the Ye Family earlier. It¡¯s a pity that we let the Ouyang Family Clan take advantage of us.¡± Another old man also shook his head helplessly. ¡°The Ye Family Patriarch¡¯s family is large. It is even an emerging family that requires incomparably large resources. I think in the next few years, the Ye Family¡¯s expansion will peak.¡± The group of elders spoke one after another, but they were all talking nonsense and could not think of any useful plan at all. Generally speaking, the three major family clans had long had an agreement that if a new Foundation Establishment Realm expert established an immortal-cultivation family clan, the three major family clans would join forces to deal with him. Over the years, many Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators had wanted to settle down here. However, they had all been jointly targeted by the three major family clans. In the end, they could not take it anymore and found some other place. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only However, this was under the premise that the other party did not have a foundation. The Ye Family had already developed and strengthened before this. Now that the Ye Family Patriarch had suddenly advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm, coupled with the current scale of the Ye Family, even if the three major family clans joined forces, they would not be able to sanction him. The traitor, the Ouyang Family, even turned around and cooperated with the other party. This was intolerable. Moreover, the Bai Family also had an intense discussion that day.. Chapter 93 - Chapter 93: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (3) Chapter 93: The Rise of the Ye Family, The Arrival of Xia Yuning (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations However, they did not make much of a statement. The most important thing was that the Bai Family was a scholarly family. The patriarch was even born a scholar and successfully built his foundation by chance. In other words, they were more peaceful and did not have that much hostility. There were even people in the family who suggested that they learn from the Ouyang Family Clan and send some female cultivators with spiritual roots over. However, this was rejected. After all, the Bai Family was more open-minded. The family supported free love. Marriage could be arranged, but it also required the person¡¯s consent. Moreover, the target could not be too lousy. The Bai Family would definitely not marry a woman from their family to an old man. However¡­ There was something which no one in the Bai Family expected. There were actually many female cultivators with spiritual roots in the Bai Family who were willing to marry into the Ye Family for the sake of the family. This puzzled many people. A few days later. The Ye Family¡¯s bridal escort team arrived at the Bai Family and took away three women with Grade-I spiritual roots who had yet to enter the Qi Refinement Stage. Du, Du, Du, Du, Du- A month later. The Ye Family held a banquet again and invited the guests of the various families of the Ten Thousand Flower City to the banquet. Firstly, it was to celebrate the Ye Family Patriarch breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Secondly, it was naturally because the Ye Family Patriarch had taken in concubines again! Moreover, there were a total of ten fairies this time!! This matter quickly caused a huge commotion in the city. Many storytellers and even independent cultivators came to join in the fun. Ye Xuan did not mind at all. Everyone who came was a guest. The Ye Family was so big that they were not afraid of being unable to afford the hospitality. This time, the ten fairies were all female cultivators at Level 2 or Level 3 of the Qi Refinement Stage. Because their talent was not good and the conditions offered by the Ye Family were too good, they had all come to make enquiries. The result was naturally extremely satisfying to them. In addition, there were 11 women with Grade-I spiritual roots but no cultivation. Ye Xuan did not mind at all. In any case, the genes were there. As for cultivation¡­ he had the support of an entire mystic realm¡¯s resources. It was not a problem to raise all of them to the upper limit of their talent! Logically speaking, the upper limit of a Grade-I spiritual root was around Level 4 or Level 5 of the Qi Refinement Stage. And when one reached this level, one¡¯s lifespan was actually about the same. However, Ye Xuan had relied on the system to forcefully reach Level 8 of the Qi Refinement Stage before he got stuck. Ye Xuan was also glad. If not for the upgrade in his spiritual root, if he wanted to reach the peak Level 10 of the Qi Refinement Stage, even 10,000 wives would not be enough. The grand banquet lasted for ten days and ten nights. Everyone left happily. As for Ye Xuan¡­ he continued to work as an old farmer. Day and night, he worked hard plowing. He hoped that there would be a good harvest in the coming year. He was now in debt. Although he had taken a large number of life-prolonging pills in the past month, he had only paid off his debt of over a thousand years. The life-prolonging pills were only an aid. Only by constantly improving the quality of his offspring could he repay his debt faster. Of course, his aptitude had to be raised. Ye Xuan was actually very conflicted now. Should he use the lifespan he obtained to repay the debt or increase his aptitude first¡­ If he used it to increase his aptitude, he felt that it would definitely not work without 10,000 years. However, if it was used to repay the debt, it was still a long way off. ¡°Should I take a gamble and borrow 10,000,000 years to raise my spiritual root to the top-grade and directly cultivate to become an immortal in a year. This way, I won¡¯t have to worry about the system disturbing me¡­¡± Ye Xuan had a bold idea in his mind. However, he quickly rejected it. This was because he did not know if there was a limit for the Longevity Spirit Transformation Technique to raise his spiritual root, nor did he know how much it would consume next time. If it increased exponentially, even if he borrowed 100 million years, he would not be able to raise it to a top-grade spiritual root. In the end, if he could not pay the debt, even if he was not killed by the system, he would have to work for the system for the rest of his life. Just as Ye Xuan was feeling vexed¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only his expression suddenly changed. His powerful divine soul perception made him sense a familiar aura. ¡°Who is approaching the Ye Residence in the middle of the night?¡± Ye Xuan frowned and was stunned. However, when that person gradually approached, Ye Xuan was instantly overjoyed! ¡°Senior Sister!¡± ¡°You¡¯re finally here!¡± Chapter 95 - Chapter 95: Grade-3 Spiritual Root! Eight Thousand Years of Cultivation! Chapter 95: Grade-3 Spiritual Root! Eight Thousand Years of Cultivation! Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Forget it, I forgive you¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t do this again¡­¡± Finally, Xia Yuning¡¯s heart softened. She held Ye Xuan¡¯s hand gently and muttered softly. ¡°Yes, yes-¡± Ye Xuan nodded repeatedly. He was already very satisfied that Xia Yuning could bear him a child. Even if she did not give birth to a child with spiritual root, he did not care much. After all, he could not delay Xia Yuning¡¯s cultivation. When he was young, Xia Yuning took care of him like a biological sister. Now¡­ In any case, he was more grateful to Xia Yuning. What was there to be dissatisfied about when such a beautiful big sister bore him a child? ¡°Master, Master!¡± ¡°Master, Miss Ouyang is about to give birth!¡± At this moment, the butler¡¯s anxious shout suddenly came from outside the door. ¡°What?!¡± ¡°So fast?¡± Ye Xuan was shocked. It had only been nine months, but Ouyang Yun had already given birth?? Could it be a premature birth?? ¡°Let¡¯s go and take a look.¡± Xia Yuning was also anxious at this moment. She was even faster than Ye Xuan, pulling him along. She had been in the Ye Family for so long and was very familiar with Ye Xuan¡¯s wives. Furthermore, unlike what she had imagined, Ye Xuan¡¯s wives got along very harmoniously, and their children were like biological siblings. This was also one of the reasons why she was willing to stay in the Ye Family. Luo Xin had the gentlest personality. Although she was only a mortal, she had the dignity of a mistress of the Ye Family. Liu Ruyan, on the other hand, was more jumpy. It was probably because she had been a demonic cultivator for too long. She had released her nature after meeting Ye Xuan. Although she and Liu Ruyan had conflicts previously, they were now good sisters as well. As for Ouyang Yun, because she was from the Ouyang Family, she was like a young lady from a noble family. She had an extraordinary temperament, but she was very polite to others. At this moment, when she heard that Ouyang Yun was suddenly going to give birth, she could not help but feel a little anxious. The two of them quickly arrived at the delivery room and heard the anxious voices of the midwives in the delivery room. There were also Ouyang Yun¡¯s cries in pain. ¡°Family Head!¡± ¡°Family Head, you¡¯re finally here!¡± A midwife hurried out, her face full of anxiety. ¡°How is it?¡± ¡°Is Yun¡¯er alright?!¡± Ye Xuan asked with concern. He really knew nothing about giving birth. Now that his cultivation was powerful, he could at most send some True Essence to Ouyang Yun to maintain her stamina. ¡°Family Head¡­ something happened¡­ You have to decide¡­¡± The midwife stammered. ¡°What¡¯s going on? ¡°Speak!¡± Ye Xuan suddenly sensed that something was wrong. His face darkened, and he looked intimidating. ¡°It¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°Madam is having a difficult delivery. We had to give some special medicine to Madam¡­ ¡°If the child could be born, then Madam might not be able to get pregnant in the future¡­ The midwife looked at Ye Xuan, wanting to hear his decision. Her meaning was obvious. If she gave up on this child, she could have another child in the future. If she gave birth, she would not be able to give birth again. She had been in the Ye Family for so long and knew that Ye Xuan seemed to need many children. Therefore, she guessed that Ye Xuan would give up on this child so that she could have another child in the future. However, this was just her guess. She did not dare to make a decision on her own. ¡®Indeed.¡¯ Hearing this, Ye Xuan fell completely silent. Xia Yuning was in a dilemma when she heard that. Although she did not have a child yet, she knew how painful it would be for a mother to watch her child die. If she had a choice, she would not hesitate to protect the child. However, she knew very well that Ye Xuan needed a large number of descendants¡­ Just when Xia Yuning thought that Ye Xuan would hesitate for a long time, Ye Xuan suddenly said, ¡°Let her give birth to this child¡­¡± Ye Xuan sighed softly, but his tone was unquestionable. ¡°Ah¡­¡± The midwife was stunned. Then, she sensed Ye Xuan¡¯s heart-stopping gaze and felt a chill in her heart. She hurriedly said, ¡°Yes!!¡± With that, the midwife hurriedly ran into the delivery room. ¡°Junior Brother¡­¡± ¡°Are you alright¡­¡± Xia Yuning gently hugged Ye Xuan¡¯s arm, wanting to comfort him. ¡°I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m not as fragile as you think.. ¡°Although I need the Ye Family to grow, this responsibility will not fall on one of you. All of you are more important than the children.¡± Ye Xuan gently pulled Xia Yuning into his arms and said with a smile. Although it was a pity, he still chose the child. After all, he had never treated his wife and concubines as tools for giving birth. Ouyang Yun had already given birth to two children for him. This was the third one, and he was already very satisfied. It did not matter if she could not give birth anymore in the future. ¡°Mm.. Xia Yuning responded softly and felt an inexplicable warmth in her heart. ¡°Waaah¡ª¡± Soon, the cry of a baby came from the delivery room. Then, the midwives were pleasantly surprised. ¡°She has given birth! She has given birth!¡± ¡°It¡¯s a girl!!¡± Hearing this, Ye Xuan rushed into the delivery room without even looking at the system notification in his mind. At this moment, the delivery room was in a mess. A large amount of bright red blood was spewed all over the ground. A midwife was holding an extremely thin baby and gently wiping her body with warm water. As for Ouyang Yun, she was lying on the bed. Her face was as white as snow, and even her breathing was a little weak. ¡°Yun¡¯er, are you alright?¡± Ye Xuan hurriedly rushed to Ouyang Yun¡¯s side and gently held her cold palms. He began to carefully transfer true Qi to her. ¡°Husband¡­ I¡¯m sorry¡­¡± Ouyang Yun slightly raised her eyes and the moment she saw Ye Xuan, the first thing she did was to apologize to him. ¡°I¡­ I can¡¯t bear your child anymore¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­¡¯ As Ouyang Yun spoke, tears like crystals fell from the corners of her eyes. ¡°There¡¯s no need to apologize¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s enough, as long as you¡¯re fine¡­¡± Ye Xuan hurriedly pulled Ouyang Yun into his arms and comforted her while using the true Qi emitted by his body to comfort Ouyang Yun. At this moment, while Ye Xuan was touched, he felt a little an ache in his heart. He was really lucky to have such a good wife who loved and cared for him. Soon, Ouyang Yun¡¯s face regained some color. Ye Xuan then took out an Essence Enhancing Pill, cut off a tenth of it, and gently fed it to Ouyang Yun. After all, the Essence Enhancing Pill was a Grade-I pill with powerful medicinal effects. 10% was already very powerful. Ouyang Yun¡¯s body was weak just now. If she rashly took the pill, she might be in danger. Now, he had used his true Qi to clear the other party¡¯s meridians and stabilize her aura before feeding her the medicinal pill. Only then would she recover quickly. After consuming the Essence Enhancing Pill, Ouyang Yun quickly fell into a deep sleep. Her breathing became even and her face became rosy. Clearly, the medicine had already taken effect. ¡°Family Head, Madam has actually wanted to give up the fetus¡­¡± A midwife walked over and said softly as she looked at Ouyang Yun. As she spoke, she looked at Ouyang Yun with a complicated gaze. As a woman, she naturally understood Ouyang Yun¡¯s pain when she made the choice. ¡°Yes, I know.¡± ¡°If you encounter such a thing in the future, you don¡¯t have to report to me. Prioritize protecting the child.¡± ¡°If both of their lives are in danger, protect the mother first.¡± Ye Xuan looked at Ouyang Yun¡¯s peaceful face, nodded gently, and ordered. ¡°Yes!¡± The midwife nodded and left. ¡°Husband, go and rest first. We¡¯ll take care of this place¡­¡± Xia Yuning saw that Ye Xuan was not in a good mood and gently pulled Ye Xuan¡¯s hand. ¡°Husband, Sister Yun will be fine¡­¡± After the others received the news, they also rushed over. Seeing Ye Xuan like this, their hearts actually ached very much. ¡°Alright.¡± Ye Xuan nodded and left the room. Then, he began to check the system notification. [Ding! Congratulations on the addition of an offspring with Grade-3 spiritual root to the family. The host has obtained 8,000 years of cultivation and 8,000 years of lifespan.] [Extra Critical Hit Reward¡ªGolden Dragon Bloodline!] Seeing this reward, Ye Xuan¡¯s eyes instantly widened!! Grade-3 spiritual root!!! Was this heaven-defying?? The reward for a Grade-3 spiritual root was 800 years, but with Ouyang Yun¡¯s special physical constitution, the reward was ten times higher. 8,000 years! Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only And what was that Golden Dragon Bloodline?? Before Ye Xuan could react, he felt an extremely vast energy injected into his body, causing his cultivation to instantly increase! Level 2 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Level 3 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Level 4 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Foundation Establishment¡­.. Chapter 96 - Chapter 96: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (1) Chapter 96: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Level 6 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm!! Finally, the increase in his cultivation stopped. Ye Xuan was also stunned on the spot. ¡°Hiss¡ª¡± ¡°Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm!!¡± Ye Xuan felt the dense True Essence in his body that was almost overflowing and immediately gasped!! His 8,000 years of cultivation had actually directly pulled him to Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! After thinking about it, he realized that he had made a killing. 8,000 years of cultivation. Thinking about it carefully, this was a huge loss. If Gu Qingyao had 8,000 years of cultivation, she would probably become an immortal on the spot, shatter the void, and ascend to the immortal world. However, he had only increased by six small levels¡­ Although to a large extent, it was because his Supreme Foundation Establishment Realm was already more stable than others and consumed more cultivation resources than others, it was still a little too little to only reach Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. ¡°Forget it. It¡¯s a freebie. It¡¯s a waste not to take it.¡± Ye Xuan took a deep breath. He was even more grateful and fond of Ouyang Yun. Although Ouyang Yun could no longer have children, it was almost all thanks to Ouyang Yun that he could reach this level! It was not an exaggeration to say that Ouyang Yun was half his benefactor. Furthermore, he was now at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Putting aside other divine powers and secret techniques, it was definitely not a problem for his True Essence to beat the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. The only thing he lacked was combat experience and proficiency in using and cooperating with various divine powers. After all, if he were in a battle now, if he could defeat the other party, he would fight and kill the other party instantly. If he could not defeat the other party, he would just hide. There were almost no opponents who could match his strength. The main thing was that he was afraid that he would fail. The man in black in the Trial Tower previously was actually about the same strength as him. However, he was afraid that his combat experience was inferior to the other party¡¯s, and even more afraid that the other party would become stronger and stronger. In fact, he was afraid that he would fail, so he used a talisman¡­ Thereafter, he directly beat the other party up¡­ This could not be helped. Ye Xuan shook his head gently and threw away these thoughts. Then, his gaze landed on the last reward. ¡°How do I use the Golden Dragon Bloodline?¡± ¡°Will it change our human bloodline?¡± Ye Xuan asked with a frown. Although he did not know what level this golden dragon was, it should be pure-blooded. It sounded very impressive. The only thing that worried him was that it would change his human bloodline. After all, although the human race was weaker than the myriad races, it had infinite possibilities. As for naturally powerful races like dragons, they had extremely terrifying shackles which prevented them from reaching the peak. [It will not change the host¡¯s human bloodline. After fusion, the host will be a mixed-blood and can obtain all the inheritance and abilities contained in the bloodline.] [The host can choose to use it. Fusing the bloodline will cause intense pain. It is recommended that the host fuse a small amount of bloodline every day.] The system notification sounded. ¡°Good fellow, this reward is really not bad.¡± Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows and was very happy. He could obtain all the benefits, and yet not have to be responsible. Only the system¡¯s rewards would have such a good thing. ¡°With something this good, it¡¯s acceptable for it to hurt a little during fusion.¡± ¡°And as long as I become stronger, will I be afraid of pain? Ye Xuan smiled contemptuously and then came to the cultivation room in a flash. ¡°System, fuse 0.01% first.¡± Ye Xuan tried to say. After all, he had to test how painful it was to prevent any accidents. [Start fusion¡ªI As the system finished speaking, Ye Xuan felt the blood in his body gradually boil¡­ Then¡­ It completely exploded¡­ ¡°Damn you!! ¡± Half a day later. In the cultivation room, a ¡°bloody man¡± stared fiercely with his wide eyes and slowly collapsed. At this moment, all of Ye Xuan¡¯s clothes were soaked in blood, and the entire cultivation room emitted an unpleasant stench. There was also a large pool of blood on the ground that emitted a stench. ¡°I was already very careful¡­¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect to be so careless¡­¡± ¡°It damn hurts¡­ Two streams of tears rolled down from the corners of Ye Xuan¡¯s eyes. He cried bitterly. Fortunately, he was conservative and had chosen to fuse 0.01% of the bloodline. If he had been a little arrogant just now, he might have died from the pain. This was mental torture¡­ The feeling just now was as if his body was being dismembered¡­ That pain was like torture¡­ This was probably what one had to endure to fuse with the bloodline. The only good news was that this Golden Dragon Bloodline was unexpectedly powerful. With just a 0.01% fusion rate, he felt that his physical strength had increased by a large margin. Not only that, but his recovery speed had also increased greatly. At this moment, a large number of blood vessels in his body had exploded because they could not withstand the pressure of the foreign bloodline. Generally speaking, he had to recover from such injuries first. Even if he took drugs, it would take at least a week. However, only half a day had passed, and most of the injuries in his body had healed. The large number of exploded blood vessels on his skin had almost completely healed at this moment. The wounds had already begun to scatter and fall off. ¡°As expected of the dragon race¡¯s bloodline! How terrifying!¡± ¡°If I fuse them all, won¡¯t I have an undying body?¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Ye Xuan was overjoyed at this moment, but he was a little afraid of the pain that penetrated into his bones. ¡°Let¡¯s rest for a few days. I¡¯ll try the 0.001% fusion rate next time.¡± Ye Xuan took a deep breath and thought to himself. If it was 0.001% a day, it would take 100,000 days, almost 270 years, to completely fuse. However, in reality, it definitely did not need such a long time. The pain was because he did not have any dragon bloodline in his body. When he first fused with it, it would definitely cause a huge repulsion to his bloodline. When the concentration of his Golden Dragon Bloodline increased slightly, he would be able to accelerate the fusion. As his cultivation increased, his resistance to this rejection would also increase.. Chapter 97 - Chapter 97: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (2) Chapter 97: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations However, he also discovered that the Golden Dragon Bloodline mainly increased his physical strength and aptitude, as well as his ability to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. Although it did not directly increase his cultivation, it increased his physical aptitude. It was as if he had taken a Marrow Cleansing Pill and changed his blood once. In the future, the effect of taking pills would be better. However, because his bloodline could not raise his spiritual root, his cultivation speed did not increase much. After all, the current cultivation techniques all absorbed spiritual energy and transformed it into one¡¯s cultivation through the spiritual root. The spiritual root was everything. A strong bloodline meant his potential was high. A young dragon that had yet to mature seemed to be quite powerful if it had a top-notch dragon bloodline¡­ Cultivators were like mages. After consuming all their True Essence, they would actually be extremely vulnerable and their combat strength would have plummeted dozens of times. With this Golden Dragon Bloodline, it was equivalent to the dual cultivation of combat and magic. Even if his True Essence was exhausted, he could still tear his opponent apart with his bare hands and last even longer. At the same level, his body was even stronger than those physical cultivators who specialized in physical cultivation. However, too little of the bloodline had been fused now, so Ye Xuan naturally did not dare to fight physical cultivators one-on-one. The Ten Thousand Phenomena Sect of the Ten Thousand Star Kingdom was a physical cultivation sect. The burly man at Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm he had encountered previously was an extremely powerful physical cultivation. He was extremely difficult to deal with. At this moment, Ye Xuan wanted to spar with him. Apart from that, fusing with the dragon bloodline would also increase his lifespan to a certain extent. 0.01% bloodline fusion directly gave him 100 years of lifespan. If he fused with this Golden Dragon Bloodline 100%, he would be a true Golden Dragon and have a lifespan of 1,000,000 years! He counted with his fingers. He had made a killing! After taking a shower, Ye Xuan immediately felt refreshed and left the courtyard where the cultivation room was. ¡°Family Head, you¡¯re finally out.¡± As soon as he came out, he realized that the old butler, Kong Qiu, was already waiting outside the door. ¡°Butler Kong, why are you here?¡± ¡°Did something happen to Yun¡¯er?¡± Ye Xuan¡¯s heart tightened when he saw Kong Qiu. ¡°No, no. Madam Ouyang and her child are safe. Family Head, don¡¯t worry¡­¡± Kong Qiu hurriedly waved his hand. ¡°That¡¯s good. What can I do for you?¡± Ye Xuan asked with a smile. He seemed to be in a good mood. He was too curious about the system reward, so he was delayed for so long. Ouyang Yun had given him such a big surprise. He planned to spend some time with Ouyang Yun. ¡°It¡¯s like this, Family Head¡­¡¯ ¡°Our Ye Family¡¯s development in Canglan City has encountered some obstacles. Family Head, please make a decision.¡± Kong Qiu said helplessly. ¡°What happened? Tell me in detail.¡± Ye Xuan frowned and said in a deep voice. The Ye Family¡¯s development in the Ten Thousand Flower City had actually reached a saturation level. He had long let the Ye Family develop in other cities. However, the Ye Family¡¯s strength was limited. Before he reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had not recruited cultivators. Therefore, their development in other cities was also moderate. Other than helping him take some concubines from the outer city, it did not really serve much purpose. Ever since he built his foundation, not only did he start to take in some cultivators as concubines, he also began to use the Ye Family¡¯s resources to recruit some independent cultivators in preparation for expanding the Ye Family¡¯s businesses in other cities. Canglan City was one of the cities he was paying attention to this time. Canglan City was a big city. There were many cultivation families in the city, and the number far exceeded that of Ten Thousand Flower City. After all, Canglan City was under the direct jurisdiction of the Ten Thousand Flower City. The rules were extremely strict. Staying here was actually considered retirement. In Canglan City, there was a large number of immortal-cultivation family clans. Almost every day, there were immortal-cultivation family clans fighting each other to plunder resources. Although they would not kill innocent people, the ordinary people of both family clans were in an extremely tragic battle. It was very common for clans to be exterminated. Sometimes, even sects would interfere in family clan battles. It could be said to be extremely chaotic. However, this was very normal for cultivators. Cultivators fought with the heavens and other cultivators. Other than cultivating every day, they fought for various cultivation resources. Founding a family was not to spread one¡¯s roots, but to have more cannon fodder helpers fight for more resources for him. Ye Xuan had also taken a fancy to the chaos and opportunities in Canglan City, so he wanted the Ye Family to interfere and establish a foothold in Canglan City first. When he was free, he would start a family branch there. Unexpectedly, it had not been long when there was a problem with Canglan City. ¡°It¡¯s like this¡­¡± Soon, Kong Qiu recounted the troubles he had encountered in Canglan City. Hearing this, Ye Xuan also understood everything. And it was all because of him taking concubines. The Ye Family¡¯s branch in Canglan City lived honestly like an ordinary family. They attached themselves to an immortal-cultivation family clan and worked honestly, secretly developing. The few concubines he had taken previously were also from Canglan City. However, one of the concubines, Yun Lan, had offended a sect before coming to the Ye Family. Now, for some reason, the news was leaked. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only The other party was asking the Ye Family to hand over the female cultivator. That sect was a small sect near Canglan City. The sect was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and there were many Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators among them. Therefore, even when Kong Qiu mentioned the Ye Family of the Ten Thousand Flower City, the other party was still aggressive. They wanted him to hand over the murderer or get out of Canglan City. These were the other party¡¯s exact words. ¡°Alright, I understand..¡± Chapter 98 - Chapter 98: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (3) Chapter 98: Golden Dragon Bloodline! 100,000 Years of Lifespan! (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°You can leave first. Send a message back and restrain the other party. I¡¯ll personally deal with this matter in a while.¡± Ye Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and waved his hand with a smile. ¡°Yes!¡± Although Kong Qiu did not know what method Ye Xuan would use to resolve this matter, he still bowed and complied obediently. After all, he had personally gone to Canglan City until it became terrifying. Even if the immortal-cultivation family clan they attached themselves to had a Foundation Establishment Realm patriarch, they were often targeted by other family clans. Because they were from an external faction and did not have any connections, their development in Canglan City had always been at a loss. If not for the support of the main family, their family clan over there would have collapsed long ago. Ye Xuan looked at Kong Qiu¡¯s departing figure for a long time before letting out a deep breath. ¡°Looks like it¡¯s time to go out for a walk.¡± ¡°With my current strength, I might not be invincible at the Foundation Establishment Realm, but I should be more than enough to deal with those trash families.¡± Ye Xuan grinned slightly. If he wanted to, with his strength and connections, it would not be a problem for him to unify the Ten Thousand Flower City. However, he was unwilling to make things difficult for the Ten Thousand Flower Sect, so he had always developed peacefully in the Ten Thousand Flower City. After all, when he was weak, he had also enjoyed the benefits of the Ten Thousand Flower City¡¯s system. If the Ten Thousand Flower City was like Canglan City, his Ye Family might have been jointly destroyed by the other families long ago. However, if he were to go to Canglan City, it would be different. In that place, strength reigned supreme. The weak had to rely on the strong to survive. Otherwise, they would definitely die. This was what the real immortal-cultivation world should be like. However, Ye Xuan was not in a hurry. This was because he still needed to stabilize his cultivation. It would be best if he could fuse more of the Golden Dragon Bloodline. This was because he could sense that as long as he fused a little more, he should be able to unlock a bloodline ability contained in it. It was equivalent to an innate divine ability. This was also a huge increase in his combat strength. When he returned to his courtyard, he saw Xia Yuning and Liu Ruyan playing with the children. Ye Xuan was used to this scene. Although Xia Yuning had hunted down Liu Ruyan before, they were family now and got along quite well. ¡°Husband, you¡¯re back!¡± When Liu Ruyan saw Ye Xuan return, she instantly became child-like and pounced into Ye Xuan¡¯s arms excitedly. This stunned the child who had opened his arms wide and wanted to hug him. ¡°Mother¡­ why are you like this¡­¡± The child looked at Liu Ruyan accusingly with tears in his eyes. ¡°Alright, alright. You¡¯re going overboard fighting for favor with the child!¡± Ye Xuan helplessly scratched Liu Ruyan¡¯s nose. ¡°Hehe-¡± Liu Ruyan giggled and slid down from Ye Xuan¡¯s arms. ¡°Is Yun¡¯er alright?¡± Ye Xuan still did not forget to care about Ouyang Yun. The more he had obtained, the more grateful he was to Ouyang Yun. ¡°Xiaoyun is fine. She has already fallen asleep with the child.¡± ¡°With Junior Brother¡¯s pills, she should be able to recover in a few days.¡± Xia Yuning said softly. She looked at Ye Xuan with a hint of gentleness in her eyes. However, she still could not call him ¡°husband.¡± After all, she was used to calling him ¡°Junior Brother¡±. Moreover, if she were to meet Ye Xuan in the sect in the future, it would be terrible if she subconsciously addressed him as ¡°husband¡±. ¡°That¡¯s good.¡± ¡°By the way, I might need to go into seclusion for a while. I¡¯ll have to trouble you guys with the matters here.¡± Ye Xuan exhaled and said with a faint smile. ¡°You¡¯ve just come back. Why are you going into seclusion again¡­¡± Liu Ruyan pouted her small mouth, somewhat unhappy. Ye Xuan had been back for so long, but he had not been with her for more than three days. Now, he was going into seclusion again. This was too much! ¡°I¡¯ll definitely do it next time. I¡¯ll definitely do it next time!¡± Ye Xuan hurriedly laughed and felt a little guilty. He really did not have time. He had too many concubines and had not been refining pills recently. What could he do? He also did not wish to either¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only But it would be soon. He only needed to work hard for another 20 years or so and he should be able to retire early. At that time, his next generation would be adults. If he let them branch out on their own, he would also be able to obtain rewards. Although the rewards would be discounted, as long as there were enough of them, it would not be a problem. After visiting Ouyang Yun for a while, Ye Xuan went into seclusion mode and began to cultivate in peace, preparing for the possible great battle. Chapter 99 - Chapter 99: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (1) Chapter 99: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations A month later. Ye Xuan came out of seclusion. The aura on his body was restrained, and one could not see the aura of an expert at all. In this month, he consolidated the cultivation he had recently obtained and began to continuously fuse with the Golden Dragon Bloodline. Although it was painful, merging 0.001% every day was completely within his acceptable range. After more than 30 days, his fusion progress had reached 0.045%, and his physique had greatly improved. After all, the Dragon Race had long been extinct. Some flood dragons and pseudo-dragons might have even thinner bloodlines than the dragon bloodline in him, but they could erupt with extremely terrifying power under the transformation of the dragon bloodline. Although his golden dragon was not a dragon with a top-notch bloodline, it was still a pure-blooded dragon with great potential. Apart from that, he had also barely comprehended a physical secret skill¡ªDragon Transformation! In other words, he could use his bloodline to dragonize his body. With the dragonized parts, the strength of the body would skyrocket by at least a hundred times, comparable to a divine weapon! However, the bloodline he had fused now was too little. At most, he could only dragonize half a palm in Dragon Transformation. However, he did not know how powerful it was, so he could not try. ¡°Junior Brother, your aura¡­¡± ¡°What¡¯s your strength now?¡± Xia Yuning was the first to sense that Ye Xuan had come out of seclusion and rushed over. ¡°Hehe, I¡¯ve comprehended a little-¡± Ye Xuan smiled mysteriously, but he did not say the specific cultivation level. He subconsciously glanced at Xia Yuning¡¯s lower abdomen. Although he could not see anything unusual, his powerful soul perception could sense the abnormality. If he told Xia Yuning that he had reached Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, she would probably go crazy.. Ye Xuan did not doubt at all that if he really told the truth, Xia Yuning would run away with his child and return to the sect to cultivate¡­ ¡°If you don¡¯t want to tell me, then don¡¯t.¡± Xia Yuning pouted and turned her head away, feeling a little angry. How long had it been? At most, he was at Level 2 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. How high could he be? However, Level 2 of the Foundation Establishment Realm was also very powerful¡­ Even she did not have such a fast cultivation speed. She really did not know how Ye Xuan cultivated¡­ ¡°Fortunately, I¡¯m at Level 5 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It will take a long time for Junior Brother to surpass me.¡± ¡°After I give birth, I have to cultivate quickly. I can¡¯t let him surpass me!¡± Xia Yuning thought to herself. It was true that Ye Xuan¡¯s cultivation speed was too fast. It was so fast that it was not what ordinary cultivators should have. She really did not know what fortuitous opportunity he had obtained. Although she was not jealous, she was really curious. However, since Ye Xuan did not want to say anything, she would not ask further. ¡°Haha!¡± ¡°Alright, alright!¡± ¡°I only comprehended a little. How can I compare to you, Senior Sister?¡± Ye Xuan laughed and flattered her. After staying in the Ye Family for another month, Ye Xuan was too lazy to cultivate this month. Instead, he spent a lot of time accompanying his wives and concubine. After a month came to an end, only then did he set off for Canglan City. Canglan City was about 800 kilometers west of Ten Thousand Flower City. It sounded very far, but for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, flying at full speed would take less than half a day. On the way, he passed by many small cities. Ye Xuan also saw the true appearance of the immortal-cultivation world outside. Compared to other cities, the Ten Thousand Flower City could really be said to be a paradise. There were not so many disputes at all. Only some cultivators who chose to give up would branch out in the Ten Thousand Flower City. As for most cultivators, even independent cultivators, they were extremely motivated and fought with the heavens and others, not letting go of even the slightest opportunity to become stronger. Just when Ye Xuan was about to approach Canglan City, a group of people flew towards him from afar. One person was chasing, and a group of people was fleeing. Clearly, there was a lot of hatred between them. The woman who was being chased was wearing a white dress and had a cold expression. It was obvious that she was a female cultivator who was focused on cultivation. Ye Xuan liked this very much. ¡°Do I have to save the damsel in distress again?¡± ¡°Forget it, it¡¯s better for me to take a look first. Otherwise, I might be repaid with ingratitude.¡± Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows and did not strike immediately. Although it was easy to save a damsel in distress, he could not conquer a woman whenever he saw one. He had to observe for a while longer and weigh the pros and cons. After all, he would not make a losing deal. ¡°Sister, Sect Master Yue, stop running. Our sect master is very sincere-¡± A few Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators at the back sneered. ¡°Master, my father truly likes you. It¡¯s best if you don¡¯t run away. Isn¡¯t it good to become a family with me?¡± At the back of the crowd was an extremely charming woman. As soon as she spoke, the other male cultivators around her immediately became unstable. Even flying on their swords was a little erratic. It was obvious that she had cultivated some charm technique. ¡°Despicable fellow! Don¡¯t even think about it!¡± ¡°I should not have saved you in the first place!¡± ¡°You and your father Feng Tianjue will die a horrible death!¡± The female cultivator in front had bloodshot eyes and was about to spew fire! She was the Sect Master of the Cloudy Moon Sect, Yue Yunxi, a peak Foundation Establishment Realm expert. But now, she had fallen into such a state. Because the disciple she doted on the most was actually the daughter of her enemy! Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only She had worked hard to raise Su Qimeng for more than ten years, but in the end, she was betrayed by her. At the critical moment, she had stabbed her in the back, causing her to fall into this state. She swore that if she could do it all over again, she would definitely slap this b*tch to death!! ¡°Hehehe- ¡°Thank you for your nurturing all these years, Master. That¡¯s why I want to become family with you, Master.. Only then can I repay you in the future for saving my life- Chapter 100 - Chapter 100: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (2) Chapter 100: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Su Qimeng was not angry at all. Instead, she laughed delicately. Hearing the other party¡¯s mockery, although Yue Yunxi had endless killing intent in her heart, she still endured it. Because she had been poisoned by Su Qimeng, her cultivation level kept falling. If she could not escape in a short period of time, she would rather die than be captured alive by the other party.. The only thing that she could not let go of was the Cloudy Moon Sect that she had run for so many years. If she died, the Cloudy Moon Sect would completely fall apart and be completely annexed by the Sky Art Sect. After so many years of hard work, it was going to become the enemy¡¯s wedding dress¡­ She was really indignant¡­ At this moment. Ye Xuan, who was far away, was overjoyed when he heard their conversation. Good fellow. Sky Art Sect. Enemies were bound to meet on a narrow road! Wasn¡¯t he here in Canglan City for the Sky Art Sect? The female cultivator that the Sky Art Sect wanted to kill was called Yun Lan. She was now his concubine and was even pregnant with his child. He naturally had to seek justice for Yun Lan. Although he knew that Yun Lan might be using the Ye Family to avoid being hunted, Ye Xuan did not care. As long as she could contribute to the Ye Family, she would be a member of the Ye Family. He could resolve all troubles for the other party. Moreover, this matter had interfered with the Ye Family¡¯s development in Canglan City. He could not sit back and do nothing. As for that Sect Master Yue, Ye Xuan thought for a while and quickly knew her identity. The Sect Master of the Cloudy Moon Sect¡ªYue Yunxi. It was said that Yue Yunxi was once a prodigy of a generation. She had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm at a young age. However, because she was too arrogant, she was not prepared when she broke through to the Golden Core Realm. She could not resist the terrifying lightning tribulation. In the end, she failed to break through and was severely injured. She could not break through to the Golden Core Realm in this life. Yue Yunxi was disheartened and later founded the Cloudy Moon Sect. But now, looking at the aura on the other party¡¯s body, it only looked like she was at the Level 5 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Clearly, she was seriously injured. The woman chasing after her seemed to be her disciple, but she was at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was obvious that Yue Yunxi was going to suffer. As Ye Xuan was at the forefront of Yue Yunxi¡¯s escape route, he had no intention of hiding that he was watching a show. Soon, Yue Yunxi saw Ye Xuan a few kilometers away and was stunned. Her first thought was that there was actually such a handsome man in this world! Not only that, she actually felt that this man looked a little familiar. However, these two thoughts only flashed through her mind because she was more pleasantly surprised to discover that the aura emitted by the other party had actually reached Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm! After she was poisoned, her cultivation level fell from the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm. She was only at Level 5 of the Foundation Establishment Realm now. Moreover, there was not much True Essence left in her body. She could last for so long purely because the quality of her True Essence was high. The strongest person chasing after her was only at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, Su Qimeng. If she could obtain the other party¡¯s help, she might really have a chance. Moreover, the other party was so good-looking. He should not be a bad person¡­ With this thought in mind, when Yue Yunxi was still a few kilometers away from Ye Xuan, she sent a voice transmission to Ye Xuan. ¡°Fellow cultivator, I¡¯m Yue Yunxi, the Sect Master of the Cloudy Moon Sect. I am being chased by bandits today. If you could help me, I¡¯ll definitely repay you handsomely in the future!¡± ¡°Repay handsomely?¡± ¡°Sect Master Yue, please tell me in detail Ye Xuan looked at Yue Yunxi and smiled slightly. The meaning in his eyes was extremely obvious. He was a superficial person to begin with. When he saw a female cultivator who could improve the genes of his Ye Family¡¯s offspring, especially a genius like Yue Yunxi, he naturally would not let her go. When he looked at a woman, he would first look at her looks, secondly, at her legs, and thirdly, he would be concerned about her spiritual root. Yue Yunxi was almost stunning by his aesthetic standards. She fit the requirements of the Ye Family to be taken in as a concubine, and her character was even better. He naturally would not let go of the good ones. ¡°Fellow cultivator, you¡ª¡± Yue Yunxi was completely dumbfounded. How could she not guess what he was thinking when she saw his gaze? Even if one beat her to death, she would never have thought that this guy who looked like a human being was actually as dirty as those stinky men! For a moment, she even felt that this world was filled with malice towards her¡­ After failing to break through to the Golden Core Realm, she was unable to advance further for the rest of her life. She was betrayed by her most beloved disciple¡­ Now that she had finally found a life-saving straw, he was a dog like Feng Tianjue who only had women in his eyes¡­ At this thought, the light in Yue Yunxi¡¯s eyes dimmed. She suddenly raised her head to look at Ye Xuan and said coldly, ¡°Alright, if you can help me kill the pursuers behind me, I¡¯m willing to agree to a very excessive request from you, fellow cultivator!¡± Sensing Yue Yunxi¡¯s sudden change, Ye Xuan was a little caught off guard. However, he still asked with a smile, ¡°I don¡¯t have any excessive requests. I only want you. Is that okay?¡± ¡°If fellow cultivator can really kill them all, I will marry you!¡± Yue Yunxi seemed to have heard the confidence in the other party¡¯s tone and smiled disdainfully. Indeed, men were creatures who thought with their lower bodies. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only They were both at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but there was also a huge difference. She had raised Su Qimeng single-handedly and the latter had countless tricks up her sleeve. Her charm techniques, especially, was a dimensionality reduction strike to men. If this guy in front of her agreed so quickly, he would probably suffer a huge loss when the time came. ¡°You¡¯re the greedy one. You can¡¯t blame me.¡± Yue Yunxi sneered in her heart. She had no intention of warning or sympathizing with Ye Xuan.. Chapter 101 - Chapter 101: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (3) Chapter 101: Damn, is this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm? (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Instead, she was prepared to find an opportunity to escape after they fought. At this moment, Su Qimeng, who was behind her, clearly noticed it too. She also sensed that Yue Yunxi seemed to be asking the other party for help. From the looks of it, they had even reached an agreement! At the thought of this, Su Qimeng could no longer hold it in and hurriedly shouted, ¡°Fellow cultivator! That bandit is a traitor of our Sky Art Sect. If you don¡¯t interfere, you can obtain the friendship of our Sky Art Sect!!¡± After all, in her opinion, the Sky Art Sect was also an overlord. There were several experts of the peak Foundation Establishment Realm in the sect. The other party was only a Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. It was already his honor to be able to obtain the friendship of the Sky Art Sect. If not for the fact that she was afraid that Yue Yunxi would escape, as long as she made a move, this kind of man with eyes full of women would definitely not be able to last long in her hands. Ye Xuan¡¯s face darkened when he heard Su Qimeng¡¯s words. Good fellow, this Sky Art Sect was too stingy. It wanted to get rid of him with just ¡°friendship with the Sky Art Sect¡±? Dream on! Moreover, Ye Xuan knew at a glance that Su Qimeng was not someone to be trifled with. No matter how good-looking this thorny rose was, Ye Xuan was not interested at all. After all, the other party¡¯s cultivation was too high, and it was very easy for him to fail. Moreover, Su Qimeng was a traitor. Anyone who saw her would have to take a detour. On the other hand, it was obvious that Yue Yunxi was a woman who valued relationships and loyalty. Only such a woman was suitable to be a wife. In a few breaths, Yue Yunxi arrived in front of Ye Xuan. When she observed Ye Xuan up close, she suddenly realized that Ye Xuan did not seem so annoying anymore. Moreover, the other party¡¯s aura was profound and did not seem to be as simple as it seemed. ¡°That Su Qimeng has a powerful charm technique. She¡¯s almost the natural enemy of men like you. You have to be careful.¡± Finally, Yue Yunxi could not help but remind him. With that, Yue Yunxi was about to slip away. After all, if Ye Xuan could stall the other party, she could also escape. If there was a chance in the future, she would return the favor. Although she did not like the other party¡¯s character, she would still remember this favor. ¡°Thanks for the reminder, but it¡¯s not necessary.¡± Ye Xuan shook his head gently and immediately attacked. In the next moment. ¡°Boom¡ª¡± Four terrifying transparent hands appeared in the sky like the wrath of the heavens. ¡°What kind of divine power is this!!¡± Yue Yunxi turned around and her eyes widened in disbelief! Could such a terrifying divine power really be released by a Level 7 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator?? Not only Yue Yunxi. Su Qimeng and the three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators beside him also felt their scalps tingle. Wasn¡¯t that guy at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm?? Damn! Even their sect¡¯s peak Foundation Establishment Realm ancestor was not as awesome!! Was he even human?? ¡°Let¡¯s go!¡± Su Qimeng screamed and turned to run, but it was too late. Four pairs of invisible hands arrived in front of the four of them in an instant and pinched Su Qimeng and the other three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Four dull explosions sounded. Su Qimeng and the other three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators did not even have time to scream before they turned into a bloody mist. ¡°Well ¡°How is this Dossible¡­ ¡°Who the hell are you¡­¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Yue Yunxi¡¯s face was filled with shock. Even the flying sword under her feet was a little unstable. Killing four Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators from thousands of meters away¡­ Was this Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm??? Moreover, what kind of divine power was that just now?! Yue Yunxi felt that even if she was at her peak, she might not be able to withstand a single move from the other party! Chapter 102 - Chapter 102: Canglan City! Canglan City Conference! (1) Chapter 102: Canglan City! Canglan City Conference! (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.¡± ¡°I¡¯m Ye Xuan from Ten Thousand Flower City.¡± Ye Xuan slowly withdrew his hand and smiled faintly. ¡°Ye Xuan¡­¡± ¡°Surname Ye¡­¡± ¡°From Ten Thousand Flower City¡­¡± When Yue Yunxi heard this name, her pupils constricted! She subconsciously exclaimed, ¡°You¡¯re the Ye Family Patriarch!¡± ¡°Sect Master Yue, you recognize me?¡± Hearing this, Ye Xuan was also a little surprised. Were Kong Qiu and the others so awesome? Have they actually sent a flyer about him taking concubines to the Cloudy Moon Sect? ¡°Impossible¡­¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t they say that the Ye Family Patriarch had just reached the Foundation Establishment Realm recently?¡± ¡°Your cultivation level is at Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm¡­ What¡¯s going on¡­¡¯ However, Yue Yunxi was soon confused. The reason why she knew him was because information about the other party taking in concubines had been posted at the city gate. She had also seen it by chance. Later on, by chance, she also obtained some news of the other party¡¯s deeds in the Ten Thousand Flower Sect. This was also the reason why she felt that the other party was somewhat familiar. However, from the information she received, the other party was only at the Qi Refinement Stage a few years ago and had only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. Now that this guy in front of her had displayed such powerful combat strength, and the terrifying True Essence of Level 7 of the Foundation Establishment Realm was definitely not fake, what was going on? Was this guy really the Ye Family Patriarch?? ¡®Is this a joke?¡¯ ¡°Hehe, whether I¡¯m the real Ye Family Patriarch or not is unimportant.¡± ¡°I wonder if fellow cultivator Yue¡¯s promise just now counts?¡± Ye Xuan looked up at Yue Yunxi and asked with a smile. Yue Yunxi hesitated, and a rare blush appeared on her pretty face. She looked a little cute. ¡°Could it be that Sect Master Yue is going to go back on her word???¡± ¡°This wouldn¡¯t be fun!¡± Ye Xuan¡¯s face suddenly darkened. Even if Yue Yunxi did not agree, he would still kill all these people from the Sky Art Sect. However, Yue Yunxi had already agreed. If she hesitated now, wouldn¡¯t that make him lose face? ¡°Who said that I¡¯m going back on my word!!¡± ¡°I¡¯m just not ready yet¡­¡± ¡°Besides, I didn¡¯t say when I would marry you. Why are you in such a hurry¡­¡¯ Yue Yunxi blushed and retorted in a low voice. She was a person who valued promises the most. Since she had promised him, she naturally would not go back on her word. It was just that she had said those words in a moment of anger¡­ She also did not expect that Ye Xuan could kill Su Qimeng and the others with a slap without leaving any leeway. However, if the other party was really the Ye Family Patriarch, it did not seem impossible for her to marry him¡­ After all, she had investigated this guy out of curiosity. Although he had many wives and concubines, he treated each of them very well. Moreover, it was said that the Ye Family Patriarch married and had children for the purpose of developing the Ye Family and increasing the number of descendants. He was not like some stinky men who had special fetishes and specialized in bullying and abusing women for fun. Furthermore, the other party had such a powerful cultivation and was extremely handsome. Yue Yunxi suddenly felt that by marrying the other party, she seemed to have taken advantage of him¡­ ¡°In that case, it can¡¯t be better!¡± ¡°It just so happens that I have to deal with some matters in Canglan City. Follow me during this period of time and recover from some of your injuries first. ¡± Hearing this, Ye Xuan revealed a satisfied smile. Then, he threw a bottle of pills to the other party. ¡°I¡¯ve been poisoned by a poison called the Seven Demise Powder. My cultivation level will continuously decrease. Although it¡¯s not fatal, it¡¯s not something ordinary healing pills can treat.¡± Yue Yunxi did not open the jade bottle. Instead, she smiled bitterly. ¡°Seven Demise Powder?¡± ¡°You should have said so earlier. I have the antidote.¡± Ye Xuan casually took out a silver-white pill and flicked it toward Yue Yunxi. He was lucky to have exchanged for a cheap ¡°Poison Sutra¡± from the System Shop. It recorded tens of thousands of different poisons and their antidotes. At that time, he was only at the Qi Refinement Stage and was still very timid. Therefore, he refined many antidote pills based on the Poison Sutra. Coincidentally, there was an antidote for the Seven Demise Powder. The Seven Demise Powder was indeed very powerful. It was colorless and odorless. Furthermore, it could cause one¡¯s cultivation to fall permanently. It was considered invincible below the Golden Core Realm. However, everything complemented and countered each other. One only needed an extremely cheap medicinal herb to destroy its toxicity. It was just that almost no one knew about this antidote. Yue Yunxi¡¯s mind was full of doubts, but she could not think of any reason for Ye Xuan to harm her. With her red lips slightly opened, Yue Yunxi put the pill into her mouth. In the next moment, a strong stench surged out of the medicinal pill. ¡°Urgh¡ª Yue Yunxi almost vomited directly, tears coming out of her eyes from the stench. However, when the stench hit her, she suddenly realized that the loss of True Essence in her body had slowed down a little. In the end, she gritted her teeth and swallowed the pill. Gulp! The pill entered her stomach and exploded in her body. ¡°Urgh¡ª Yue Yunxi finally could not hold it in and vomited. However, she suddenly realized that the stench had mysteriously disappeared! Along with it, the poison in her body disappeared!!! ¡°How is this possible!!¡± Yue Yunxi¡¯s exquisite face was filled with shock. ¡°Since everything is fine, let¡¯s go.¡± As soon as Ye Xuan finished speaking, he quickly left on his sword. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Aye!¡± ¡°Wait for me!¡± Yue Yunxi hurriedly chased after him and said unhappily, ¡°Why are you flying so fast? Aren¡¯t you afraid that I¡¯ll run away!¡± ¡°Of course not. A monk may run away, but the temple cannot run with him.. Even if you run, isn¡¯t the Cloudy Moon Sect still around?¡± Chapter 103 - Chapter 103: Canglan city! Canglan City Conference! (2) Chapter 103: Canglan city! Canglan City Conference! (2) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations Ye Xuan replied casually. ¡®You¡ªI¡¯ Yue Yunxi was rendered speechless. To think that she had thought that Ye Xuan trusted her. The gratitude that had just welled up was instantly thrown back. It was extremely uncomfortable. Just like that, Ye Xuan flew ahead unhurriedly. Yue Yunxi, on the other hand, followed behind him unhappily, taking pills to heal her injuries. Before long, the two of them arrived at Canglan City. Although Canglan City was a city, because of the continuous expansion of the various large families, there were no city walls. The only difficulty they had to face was the sudden appearance of all kinds of demonic beasts in the wilderness. If they were not careful, it would lead to extremely serious casualties. In addition, there was a mix of the good and bad in Canglan City. There were more than thousands of cultivation families of all sizes, including many sects. Moreover, there were wars happening almost every day in Canglan City. The main reason was to fight for territory. Because in the center of Canglan City, there was a magical mystic realm. This mystic realm had already existed for thousands of years and was extremely special. The mystic realm would open once every 10 years. There were no treasures in the mystic realm, but it had spiritual energy that was hundreds of times richer than the outside world. Even though the mystic realm was closed, the spiritual energy emitted from it caused the overall concentration of spiritual energy in Canglan City to increase by two times! Moreover, the closer one was to the mystic realm, the higher the concentration of spiritual energy. Around the mystic realm were the bases of the five major family clans, which surrounded the mystic realm heavily. It was said that the five major family clans had set up a special formation around the mystic realm. The spiritual energy in their family clan residences was at least five times stronger than in the outside world! Although many people were jealous, they could not defeat the other party. They could only settle for the next best thing and fight for the territories that were further back. The five family clans were powerful, and each family clan had a patriarch at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm overseeing them. There were also many Foundation Establishment Realm experts. Although Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were rare, the five family clans all had a legacy that exceeded a thousand years, so their foundations were naturally extraordinary. In the past thousand years, countless cultivators had shed blood in Canglan City. Countless families had risen and fallen. Only the five major family clans remained standing. There were even rumors that the five major clans were actually hiding Golden Core Realm cultivators. However, no one knew if it was true. Although the five family clans controlled the best geographical location, they were not too overbearing to occupy the entire mystic realm. Instead, every 10 years, they would open up 100 places and hold a Canglan City Conference to select the strongest 100 people to enter the mystic realm to cultivate for a year. There were 50 Qi Refinement Realm cultivators and 50 Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. As for the Golden Core Realm¡­ Golden Core Realm cultivators could definitely enter whenever they wanted. Even the five major family clans could not stop them¡­ However, Golden Core Realm cultivators were not interested in such a small opportunity. Furthermore, the five major family clans would give out some places every year to the nearby sects that had Golden Core Realm cultivators to build a good friendship with them. This was also one of the reasons why the five family clans could stand for such a long time. When Ye Xuan learned that there was such a good place in Canglan City, he was actually very tempted. If he could occupy Canglan City and establish a family! Not to say that he would live forever, but he could definitely dominate a region! Although the Ten Thousand Flower City was good, the spiritual energy density was only ten to twenty percent higher than the outside world. However, the spiritual energy in Canglan City was twice as high as outside!! Anyone who saw it would be tempted. However, his understanding of the five major family clans was also limited. Moreover, although the five major family clans did not seem to have any Golden Core Realm cultivators, they had a legacy of so many years. The clans definitely had a trump card to deal with Golden Core Realm cultivators. Although he was tempted, he knew his own ability. He was invincible in the Foundation Establishment Realm, but against a Golden Core Realm cultivator, he was actually a little weak. However, when he reached Level 8 of the Foundation Establishment Realm, coupled with the enhancement of the Golden Dragon Bloodline, he might be able to fight against a Golden Core Realm cultivator. Soon, Ye Xuan entered Canglan City and flew towards the Ye Family¡¯s base. The Ye Family was attached to the Xiao Family in Canglan City. Although the Xiao Family was not one of the five major family clans, there was also a patriarch at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm in the family who was powerful. Compared to Canglan City, Ten Thousand Flower City was really like a novice village. However, the rules were there. The Ten Thousand Flower City was not suitable for cultivators to spread their branches. It was more suitable for mortals to cultivate. As for Canglan City, because there was a super mystic realm, it attracted a large number of cultivators to take root here. There were many cultivators, so it naturally attracted many businessmen. A large number of chambers of commerce gathered in the city, and the economy was unprecedentedly developed. When the Ye Family just arrived, they opened a pharmacy called the Thousand Leaves Pharmacy in Canglan City. It specialized in selling various medicinal pills and some natural treasures. With the financial support of the Ye Family of the Ten Thousand Flower City and the fact that Ye Xuan would send a batch of medicinal pills to sell here every month, even if they had to pay up to 30% in taxes to the Xiao Family every month, the Thousand Leaves Pharmacy was still in a profitable state. Flying was not prohibited in Canglan City. Soon, Ye Xuan arrived in the sky above the Ye Family residence. However, when he saw the situation in the Ye Family residence below, he was immediately stunned. This was because the Ye Family seemed to have encountered some small trouble. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only In the Ye Family. The group of Ye Family higher-ups hurriedly walked out and bowed. ¡°Sir, we¡¯ve already informed the main family. There should be a result in a few days. ¡± An old man who looked like a butler hurriedly smiled and said. ¡°Hmph ! ¡± ¡°That¡¯s what you said the last time we came!¡± Chapter 104 - Chapter 104: Canglan City! Canglan City Conference! (3) Chapter 104: Canglan City! Canglan City Conference! (3) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡°Do you really think that our Sky Art Sect doesn¡¯t dare to attack!¡± The leader was a young man at Level 9 of the Qi Refinement Stage. Behind him were several cultivators at Level 5 or 6 of the Qi Refinement Stage. They were all wearing the clothes of outer sect disciples of the Sky Art Sect. Although they were only outer sect disciples, they were working for a Foundation Establishment Realm elder in the sect, so they naturally had the confidence. ¡°Lord, this place is really far from the Ten Thousand Flower City. It will take time for the news to reach the main family and back¡­¡± ¡°Besides, we don¡¯t have the right to force the Family Head to hand her over¡­¡± ¡°We¡¯re doing things honestly in the Xiao Family. We really don¡¯t mean to protect the enemy your Sky Art Sect wants¡­¡± The head butler, Gu Chen, said with a bitter smile. He was only in charge of the management of the Ye Family in Canglan City and was in charge of recruiting concubines for the Family Head. He really could not care about anything else. However, there was another layer of meaning in his words, which was that they had the backing of the Xiao Family. After all, they had paid protection fees for so many years. This was also the Xiao Family¡¯s territory. If the people from the Sky Art Sect wanted to attack here, the Xiao Family would definitely not agree. ¡®Indeed.¡¯ When the disciples of the Sky Art Sect heard the name ¡°Xiao Family Clan¡±, fear flashed in their eyes. After all, they were only outer sect disciples of the Sky Art Sect. If the elders above them came, the Xiao Family would still give them face. However, if the few of them dared to make a move in the Xiao Family, it would be quite troublesome¡­ ¡°Hmph!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll give you three more days!¡± ¡°If you still don¡¯t hand over that woman, even if you have the protection of the Xiao Family, don¡¯t even think about developing steadily in Canglan City!¡± The young man in the lead threatened fiercely. ¡°Sir, don¡¯t worry. We¡¯ve already sent someone to rush him.¡± ¡°Once there¡¯s a reply, I¡¯ll definitely inform you immediately!¡± Gu Chen hurriedly smiled apologetically. However, he felt helpless. He was just a mortal and could not say anything. The Ye Family had only found a dozen guards at Level 3 or 4 of the Qi Refinement Stage here. It was fine to protect the Ye Family, but it was impossible for them to resist the Sky Art Sect. The only hope was to wait for the reply from the Ten Thousand Flower City Lord¡¯s family. However, Canglan City was really too far from Ten Thousand Flower City. It would take half a month for the information to be transmitted back and forth. However, after so long, there was still no news from the main family. They even felt that something had happened to the messenger on the way. ¡°Hmph! At least you know your place!¡± The young man in the lead snorted and sneered. ¡°But¡­ we came all the way here. You can¡¯t expect us to go back empty-handed¡­¡± As soon as the young man finished speaking, he looked coldly at the few people in front of him with a dense threat in his eyes. When the other Qi Refinement Stage cultivators behind the young man heard this, their eyes revealed greed. In reality, chasing after that female cultivator was not a big deal. It was just a mission issued by their sect¡¯s elders. After they accepted the mission, they immediately discovered that the woman had been taken away by the Ye Family. They also discovered that the Ye Family was an external force that specialized in selling medicinal pills. Just the monthly profits of the Thousand Leaves Pharmacy were terrifyingly high. Although their background was not weak, that was in the distant Ten Thousand Flower City. It was impossible for them to interfere here. In Canglan City, the other party was only backed by the Xiao Family. At first, they were actually a little afraid. If the Xiao Family interfered, their mission would definitely fail. However, after probing again and again, they realized that the Ye Family had not told the Xiao Family about this at all! Thus, they used this matter to extort him for the first time. The process went smoothly. In order to stall for time, the Ye Family directly gave him 500 low-grade spirit stones!! This was several times more than the benefits they would obtain from completing the capture mission! With the first time, there was a second time, a third time¡­ This was their fourth extortion. Although they had never said how many low-grade spirit stones they wanted, the Ye Family was very proactive and gave more each time. If nothing went wrong, they should be able to obtain at least 2,000 low-grade spirit stones this time! Even if more than half of it was taken by their boss, everyone would be able to obtain a lot of benefits. ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s what I should do¡­¡± Gu Chen chuckled and took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage ring with a pained expression, preparing to spend money to avoid disaster. He had no choice. If the Xiao Family stepped in, the other party would definitely offer a higher price. However, these few fellows could be sent away with a few thousand spirit stones, which was not really a great loss. He only hoped that the main family would reply quickly. After all, these few fellows seemed to be more and more diligent. Spirit stones were not a problem. If it was really as the other party had said, and that Foundation Establishment Realm big shot from the Sky Art Sect had personally come to ask for him, it would be a fatal blow to the Ye Family. The outer sect disciples of the Sky Art Sect were stunned when they saw the small package Gu Chen took out. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only However, they still forcefully suppressed the greed and surprise in their hearts. However, just as Gu Chen was about to deliver the package to the young men¡­ Suddenly, a huge hand descended from the sky and grabbed the outer sect disciples of the Sky Art Sect. Then. Bang! Bang! Bang! Blood splattered everyvvhere. A few disciples of the Sky Art Sect were crushed by the powerful force. Their flesh was also blasted into powder by the terrifying True Essence. Not even ashes were left. Chapter 105 - Chapter 105: Yue Yunxi’s Sincerity, Cloudy Moon Sect’s Crisis! (1) Chapter 105: Yue Yunxi¡¯s Sincerity, Cloudy Moon Sect¡¯s Crisis! (1) Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations ¡®Wha¡ª¡± Seeing this, all the higher-ups of the Ye Family were dumbfounded. They looked up at the sky in a daze. Then, two figures landed. ¡°Who are all of you?!¡± ¡°How dare you commit murder in the Xiao Family¡¯s territory! A middle-aged man behind Gu Chen suddenly stood up and pointed at Ye Xuan as he scolded angrily! Smack! When Gu Chen saw Ye Xuan, his heart skipped a beat. Then, he slapped the middle-aged man. ¡°Greetings, Family Head!¡± As soon as Gu Chen¡¯s palm landed, he hurriedly knelt on both knees and bowed deeply to Ye Xuan. Although the middle-aged man was dumbfounded from the beating, he was also a smart person. He hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, trembling. ¡°G-Greetings, Family Head¡­ Family Head, spare my life.. When the higher- ups of the other families saw this, they also knelt down. At this moment, these higher-ups were all terrified. They had thought that the family clan would bring the fleeing female cultivator to the Sky Art Sect. Even if they really did not hand her over, they would at least send someone to give a definite answer. However, they never expected that the master of the main family would come personally! Other than Gu Chen, the rest of the people present had been recruited by the Ye Family subsequently and were in charge of other matters of the Ye Family. Therefore, they had never seen Ye Xuan before. At this moment, seeing that Ye Xuan had come personally and killed a few disciples of the Sky Art Sect with a single slap, they were both shocked and terrified. They were shocked that their Ye Family Patriarch was so ferocious. He had killed them without saying a word. He was really ruthless. At the same time, they were terrified. If the Sky Art Sect knew about this, the Ye Family would probably have to bear the consequences. After all, that was the Sky Art Sect! An existence that even the Xiao Family was unwilling to offend. Although they had learned that their patriarch had broken through to the pounaatlon Estat)nsnment Kealm not long ago, ana In otner Cities, rounaatlon Establishment Realm cultivators could do whatever they wanted, in Canglan City, Level 1 Foundation Establishment Realm was really nothing. ¡°Alright, get up.¡± Ye Xuan said lightly. ¡°Yes!¡± The few of them nodded in unison. Then, they stood up and carefully reminded, ¡°Family Head¡­ you¡¯ve just killed a disciple of the Sky Art Sect¡­ I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry. If the Sky Art Sect dares to come, just kill them all.¡± Ye Xuan¡¯s tone turned cold. Then, he frowned and said, ¡°But I guess you¡¯ve been tricked by these guys.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± ¡°Family Head, you mean¡­ Gu Chen was stunned for a moment before he suddenly reacted and widened his eyes. ¡°If they were in a hurry to get him, they would probably send Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators the second time. They could even directly negotiate with the Xiao Family instead of extorting him time and time again.¡± ¡°Therefore, I¡¯m guessing that the ones who captured the enemies of the Sky Art Sect are just these people on a sect mission. It¡¯s not a big deal.¡± Ye Xuan said lightly. ¡°Damn¡­¡± ¡°Then these days, we¡­¡± Gu Chen and the other higher-ups of the Ye Family were all dumbfounded. At the thought of how they had been trembling in fear these past few days and how they had to give away a large number of spirit stones every time to avoid disaster, everyone immediately felt dizzy and almost vomited blood from anger. Damn, it turned out that the other party was just using the identity of the Sky Art Sect to intimidate others. They had all been tricked! ¡°Family Head, you¡¯re wise. We¡¯ve let the Ye Family down¡­¡± Gu Chen looked at Ye Xuan with a bitter smile in his eyes. The others looked at Ye Xuan with reverence. ¡°Alright, there¡¯s no hurry.¡± ¡°Gather all the upper echelons of the Ye Family. We¡¯ll have a meeting in the hall in six hours.¡± Ye Xuan said lightly. ¡®Yes!¡± Everyone¡¯s hearts skipped a beat. They knew that their family was up to something big. All of them were excited and swore in their hearts that they would follow Ye Xuan to achieve a great career and let the Ye Family rise! Soon, Ye Xuan was brought to his courtyard. The servants left respectfully. ¡°Tell me, what¡¯s the matter?¡± Seeing the others leave, Ye Xuan turned to look at Yue Yunxi behind him. Ever since she came to the Ye Family, Yue Yunxi seemed to want to say something, but there were too many people, so it seemed inconvenient for her. ¡°It¡¯s¡­¡± ¡°Can you do me a favor?¡± Yue Yunxi asked carefully. ¡°I¡¯m not free. I¡¯m not helping.¡± Ye Xuan refused immediately. ¡°Why are you like this? I had not even said anything and you rejected me!¡± Yue Yunxi was dumbfounded. ¡°You¡¯re not my woman now. Why should I help you?¡± Ye Xuan glanced at Yue Yunxi and said casually. Although he said that, Ye Xuan had actually already guessed what Yue Yunxi wanted to say. However, Yue Yunxi had nothing to do with him now. Moreover, she seemed to be repulsed by him. Ye Xuan naturally could not be bothered with her. Judging from the favorability, it was obvious that Yue Yunxi¡¯s favorability toward him had only reached 30%. It was useless. With Yue Yunxi¡¯s personality, she would think that he was a bootlicker if he tried to curry favor with her. Some women would treat you well if you treated them well. Some women would push their luck even more if you treated them well. ¡°If you help me, I¡­¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°After this is over, I¡­ I¡¯ll marry you¡­¡± Yue Yunxi made up her mind and gritted her teeth. She saw that Ye Xuan actually had a grudge against the Sky Art Sect, so she wanted Ye Xuan to help take care of her Cloudy Moon Sect. Although she was alive, and the Cloudy Moon Sect would still be fine, Su Qimeng had been killed by Ye Xuan. If this news spread, Feng Tianjue would definitely go crazy..