Chapter 20: The Visitor from Emerald Valley

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  He picked up the Pure Yuan Secret Manual and Ye Chen opened the first page.

  "Pure yuan gong, inner energy turns once to gather a hundred rivers, inner energy turns twice to eliminate distractions, inner energy turns three times to temper the body, inner energy turns four times to refine heart fire, inner energy turns five times to unite six harmonies."

  That's it.

  It was just a glance, and Ye Chen had made up his mind. His Pure Yuan Technique had reached the fifth transformation, and it actually had a six-in-one effect. What is six-in-one? Six-in-one refers to the unity of essence, energy, spirit, hands, eyes, and body. The six are united as one, achieving the harmony of essence and energy, energy and spirit, hands and eyes, and eyes and body.

  Perhaps its attack and defense are not as good as other kung fu, but in terms of internal energy, it is absolutely one of the best. Not many human-level kung fu can achieve the unity of essence, spirit, hands, eyes, body, and mind.

  At some point, a new inner sect disciple appeared beside Ye Chen, who was browsing through ancient texts. Noticing Ye Chen's gaze, he smiled politely, and when his eyes landed on the cultivation manual in Ye Chen's hand, he exclaimed in surprise: "Pure Yuan Cultivation?"

  Ye Chen nodded and said: "Yes."

  The other party hesitated for a moment, then said: "Pure Yuan Gong is indeed a rare cultivation method. However, in the past hundred years, no one in Liuyun Sect has reached the fifth turn, and those who have reached the fourth turn are extremely few. I advise you to choose another method, otherwise it will be a waste of time."

  It's true, then I need to cultivate even more. Ye Chen was delighted that no one else practiced the same technique as him. As for the other person saying that no one had succeeded in a hundred years, that was only because they were a Qi Refining Realm warrior. Once they became a Condensing Reality Realm warrior, they would have the qualifications to obtain a top-tier Human Grade technique. Therefore, the vast majority of people would abandon their original techniques, after all, even if they practiced a high-grade Human Grade technique to the fifth level, it still wouldn't be comparable to a top-tier Human Grade technique.

  "My time has come." After saying goodbye, Ye Chen took the two chosen secret books and walked downstairs.

  He shook his head and warned Ye Chen out of kindness, as for whether the other party listened or not, it had nothing to do with him. In the future, it was hard to say whether they would still recognize each other.

  ……

  On the bed, Ye Chen closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, his hands forming a hand seal, moving up and down, placed at the dantian position. With each breath, a thread of heavenly and earthly primal energy gathered from all around, forming a whirlpool that rapidly seeped into his body, circulating endlessly within his meridians.

  If someone could see through it, they would find that in Yechen's dantian, apart from the central vortex, another vortex was forming slowly and powerfully.

  "Hmm..." He slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, and Ye Chen opened his eyes, with an extremely subtle gleam flashing in the pupils.

  "Three periods of cultivation and I've reached the first turn, it seems I underestimated my own abilities." Ye Chen was very satisfied with his efficiency, feeling a bit proud for a moment.

  But this is just the beginning, Pure Yuan Gong has a total of five turns, each turn is more difficult than the previous one. It will take at least several days to reach the second turn, and the third turn will take several times longer. The fourth turn will again take several times longer, and the fifth turn is not that simple, it requires comprehension.

  Although Ye Chen had a preliminary understanding of his own potential, he was still slightly surprised when he reached the second turn of Pure Yuan Gong on the third day.

  Now the second cyclone in his body has become one-tenth the size of the cyclone cultivated by Yunqi Jue, and it is even more pure and refined, like a transparent crystal airflow, flawless and unblemished.

  On the sixth day, Ye Chen's meridians were fully open, and his pure yuan gong internal energy circulated unimpeded. He tempered his physique through rigorous training, and extracted a highly refined yuanqi from his bones and blood, merging it into himself to expand his vortex.

  On the seventh day, Chunyuan Gong's third turn was successfully cultivated.

  The second cyclone is now one-fifth the size of the first, not only incredibly pure but also extremely fast, like a dynamic gear that swallows up huge amounts of yuanqi and the inner qi emitted by the first cyclone with insatiable greed.

  Ye Chen said: The internal energy of the Pure Yuan Technique is more than twice as pure as that of the Cloud Qi Incantation. It's time to refine and transform it, otherwise having two types of internal energy in the body will be inconvenient and it will be difficult to achieve the fourth or fifth turn of the Pure Yuan Technique, including the sixth turn of the Six Harmonies as One.

  Thinking of doing it, Ye Chen fully activated his Pure Yuan Gong and began to launch the first wave of attack into the Cloud Qi Jue.

  The inner energy of the Cloud Qi Jue is attacked, and it resists with all its might. Relying on its numerical superiority, it sets up layers of defense to block the invasion of the pure yuan gong's inner energy.

  Alas, the pure yuan energy inside is too refined, like a sharp knife, breaking through layer by layer. Every time it reaches a place, it will refine that layer of internal energy into defense, making itself stronger, and then like a snowball, the more it attacks, the stronger it becomes.

  Feeling the overbearing aura of the Pure Yuan Technique's internal energy, Ye Chen sighed in his heart. Quality will always be more reliable than quantity. The Cloud Qi Sect's internal energy was five times that of the Pure Yuan Technique, yet it still wasn't a match, which fully explained this issue.

  Time is passing away bit by bit.

  When the remaining internal energy of Yun Qi Jue is only one-fifth, the vortex suddenly collapses and disperses, turning into disorganized scattered soldiers, where can it still pose a threat to the internal energy of Chun Yuan Gong.

  Wow!

  As the cloud energy art internal energy was fully refined, Ye Chen's dantian swelled again, and his cultivation broke through from the mid-term of the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Realm to the late-term of the sixth layer of the Qi Refining Realm.

  With a loud whoosh, a misty arrow shot out, Ye Chen stretched his waist lazily, and his entire skeletal system crackled with a crisp sound, forming a complete piece.

  "It took me only ten days of hard work to reach the late stage of the sixth layer, it's indeed a high-grade human-level cultivation method!"

  Cultivating high-level techniques is crucial for a martial artist. Assuming equal innate abilities, a practitioner who cultivates advanced techniques will always surpass one who cultivates lower-level techniques - this is an eternal truth. Ye Chen cultivated Pure Yuan Technique to the third turn within ten days and has accumulated considerable internal energy. Now that he's also refined his Cloud Qi Formula internal energy, it would be strange if his cultivation doesn't improve.

  Just as Ye Chen was full of confidence, a group of guests came to the foot of Liuyunzong Mountain, consisting of two men and two women.

  The man in the lead was over sixty years old, with a withered face and an indifferent expression. He wore a green long gown, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist.

  Next to the old man were three young men and women. The man was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a cold and stern appearance, his facial features sharp as if carved by a knife, with clear edges and corners. To the left of the cold and stern youth was a beautiful girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, wearing a green dress, with a long sword at her waist. On the right side was also a girl, who looked a bit older than the beautiful girl, with an absolutely beautiful face, a proud and aloof temperament, like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, and like a peony among flowers, two different temperaments blended together, making her temperament even more outstanding.

  The beautiful girl said to the absolutely beautiful girl: "Xueyan sister, no matter what you do, I respect your choice."

  "Ye Xuan, I'm not a picky person either. Ye Chen's mother and my mother are both outer sect elders of the Nan Luo Sect, they're like sisters. When I was young, she took care of me and was very good to me. It's just that when it comes to marriage, I don't want others to make decisions for me, and I also don't hope that my future husband will live in my shadow." The beautiful girl spoke clearly, and her appearance and temperament made her even more attractive.

  The beautiful girl Ye Xuan nodded and stopped talking.

  At this time, the indifferent old man spoke: "Don't worry, I'm the first major sect of Tianfeng Country in Feicui Valley. I won't let you compromise and with your talent, becoming an inner gate elder is just around the corner. Why bother with worldly affairs and delay your cultivation?"