Chapter 37: Divine Sword Soldiers!

  The gate of Ye's castle was still tightly closed as usual, and the next day, the laborers sent by Yun's castle began to excavate the mine in the back mountain, just like they were trying to provoke Ye's castle. The shouting voices of the laborers excavating the mine echoed through the mountains.

  This voice is a great shame for Yejiabao!

  The entire Yejia Fortress was united in their efforts to cultivate and upgrade the defensive measures within the fortress, giving it a somewhat pre-battle state.

  Ye Chen stayed in his own yard every day, bitterly practicing Xuan Qi. Except for meals, he rarely stepped out of the yard.

  He rarely practiced martial arts anymore, sitting cross-legged in the grass like an old monk, devoting himself to studying the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth.

  Although cultivating five kinds of Fa at the same time, the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth are interrelated. When cultivated, it is not much slower than cultivating one kind of Fa.

  Inside the flying knife, there was a constant flow of Xuan Qi emerging. Ye Chen's Dantian was like a sponge, constantly absorbing it. Every time he absorbed a little, the Xuan Qi inside his body would grow stronger by a little bit. Every day, Ye Chen could feel his own Xuan Qi growing at an extremely astonishing speed.

  Time flies, and more than ten days have passed in the blink of an eye.

  It's daytime.

  Ye Chen's small courtyard was still as quiet as ever, the trees were lush and green, the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone through the gaps between the trees, and there was a thick fog lingering among the woods.

  Ye Chen remained seated there for several hours, and the Xuan Qi inside his body seemed to have reached a critical point, unable to continue accumulating.

  "Why is the Xuanqi in my body showing signs of going berserk? Did I cultivate it incorrectly?" Ye Chen furrowed his brow, and immediately, the turbulent Xuanqi inside him seemed to lose control, spreading wildly from his Dantian to all directions, wreaking havoc. Wherever the Xuanqi reached, it was like a withered tree being snapped in two, severing the surrounding meridians.

  Ye Chen hummed in a low voice, secretly thinking that things were not going well. He wanted to suppress the violent Xuan Qi, but he had a feeling of being powerless. Was it going to be like last time when his meridians were severed and he became a useless person again?

  Is it the aftermath of the previous rapid promotion?

  Ye Chen's mind was slightly anxious, taking advantage of the Xuan Qi not having destroyed all the meridians in his body yet, he simultaneously activated the five elements of Xuan Qi - metal, wood, water, fire and earth, wanting to control the out-of-control Xuan Qi.

  However, the five elements of Xuan Qi had just condensed and formed, but were immediately engulfed by the violent Xuan Qi. Ye Chen watched in horror as all the meridians in his body were destroyed, a feeling of grief and indignation surged up.

  The meridians throughout his body were shattered and collapsed, the vital energy scattered in all directions, completely unresponsive to commands. All that could be used was his soul.

  Ye Chen stirred his divine soul, and suddenly, with a clang, his mind was clear in an instant. His divine soul expanded at an astonishing speed, becoming several times stronger than before.

  The Ah Li who was cultivating beside Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes in surprise, his whole body hair standing on end. He took a look at Ye Chen and seemed to see something that made him extremely fearful. With a swoosh, he rushed towards Ye Chen's room. He didn't dare stay by Ye Chen's side anymore and could only watch from afar.

  Ye Chen's divine soul had a hint of substantial flavor, and if there was an expert who could see the divine soul, they would discover that above Ye Chen stood a divine soul condensed into a soldier wearing golden armor and holding a long knife, with a height of several zhang, a robust body, and an aura of majestic grandeur.

  Divine Blade Soldier!

  Unfortunately, it's just an illusory shadow without attacking power, not a real entity!

  Ye Chen urged the flying knife to move, and the mysterious energy inside the flying knife kept pouring out, flowing throughout his body. His entire body's shattered meridians seemed to have a hint of revival.

  Isn't cultivating the Nine Stars Heaven's Pulse Technique supposed to involve going through a process where one's meridians are completely severed?

  As he thought of this, Ye Chen's heart moved and he urged the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth to move. At this moment, five mysterious air masses appeared in his body, each located in a different organ, slowly rotating.

  The liver belongs to wood, the heart belongs to fire, the spleen belongs to earth, the lungs belong to metal, and the kidneys belong to water.

  These mysterious energy clusters all carry their own unique properties of the mysterious energy.

  Can this Nine Stars Tianchen Formula still condense internal Qi clusters?

  Ye Chen sat in the midst of the grass, feeling the Xuan Qi within him constantly evolving. Five different colored auras swirled around his body, five rays of light interweaving and shining brightly, filling Ye Chen's clearly defined face with a soft and mysterious glow. At this moment, Ye Chen seemed to merge with everything around him, becoming one with the surroundings. Even if someone glanced over, they might completely overlook him.

  The first level of the five elements' techniques - Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth - doesn't seem to be difficult either, as Ye Chen has already cultivated it to the Great Completion realm.

  Since the five elements can condense into an air mass, I wonder if the four spirits can also condense into an air mass?

  Ye Chen also began to operate the four spirits' mantra.

  Five golden light wheels spun around Ye Chen's body, followed by four even more dazzling lights that shot up and circled within the wheel at an even faster speed.

  The five elements and four spirits, the nine most basic elements of this world, appeared on a person's body at the same time, which is absolutely a rare sight.

  Ye Chen's palms and soles each had a ball of energy appear on them, respectively ice, wind, thunder, and lightning.

  Ye Chen simultaneously ran nine techniques, and the nine air masses slowly moved towards the dantian. Wherever they went, the broken meridians quickly recovered, becoming even thicker than before. The nine air masses gradually reached the dantian, and the amount of xuanqi inside Ye Chen's body began to rapidly increase. Soon, Ye Chen touched the barrier of advancing in rank, but only ran his xuanqi lightly to probe it. Suddenly, a loud explosion sounded from the dantian, and a powerful xuanqi was released. The countless pores all over his body seemed to be spraying out xuanqi, and then these xuanqi began to flow back, quickly being absorbed back in.

  Finally broke through the sixth rank and reached the seventh rank of Qi gathering and internalization.

  However, it seems that it did not stop there. Ye Chen unfolded his inner vision and found that the originally chaotic dantian was actually a clear and bright place. The nine types of qigong had condensed into nine energy clusters, which were rotating in a mysterious way inside the dantian, like nine planets. Every moment, one of the energy clusters would run to the main position, while the other eight surrounded it and rotated around it, just like a small planetary system with nine planets.

  No wonder this technique is called the Nine Stars Heavenly Slaying Formula!

  After condensing the nine spiritual orbs, Ye Chen's Xuan Qi continued to rise, from the early stages of the seventh rank, to the middle stages, and finally to the peak of the seventh rank, just a little bit away from touching the barrier of advancing in rank.

  It's been a while, and he has actually impacted the seventh stage peak, only one line away from the eighth stage!

  Ye Chen was also shocked by his own cultivation speed, however, the Nine Stars Heaven's End Technique was profound and mysterious, dispelling his inner doubts. As he cultivated the Nine Stars Heaven's End Technique, he seemed to have grasped a very abstruse thing in the midst of heaven and earth.

  A white shadow flashed through the grass, stopping on a protruding rock. The shadow was Ah Liang, who gazed at Ye Chen with wide eyes, sensing a unique aura emanating from him.

  Ye Chen solidified his current state, closed his eyes, and suddenly opened them again. He looked into the distance, where he saw a sunrise in the far-off sky, slowly rising from the east. In an instant, the golden sunlight intertwined with Ye Chen's clear and bright pupils.

  "Has your fourth tail recovered?" Ye Chen excitedly squatted down, touched A Li's fourth tail, and teased, "Let me see if you've started growing the fifth one."

  The fur on Ah Li's body was once again dyed with a hint of blush, and with a whooshing sound, it jumped into Ye Chen's arms. The aura emanating from Ye Chen's body made it feel very comfortable.

  Ye Chen searched around Ali's buttocks and found that Ali's fifth tail had not yet begun to grow, but Ye Chen could sense with his divine soul that the energy inside Ali was several times more refined and robust than before.

  "A Li, I just figured something out. If you can understand it too, your cultivation will make a big breakthrough. Let me share it with you." Ye Chen stroked A Li's head, and A Li had become more affectionate towards him.

  The raccoon dog perked up its ears, it was apparently very interested.

  "This thing, existing between heaven and earth, is called the Way." Ye Chen smiled slightly, gazing at the distant sunrise.

  In Ah Li's eyes, there was full of doubts.

  "I've only just touched upon its existence. Let's put it this way, the growth of plants and animals is the Way, the undulations of mountains are the Way, the flow of rivers is the Way, the sun, moon, and stars are the Way, the rotation of the stars is also the Way. The Way is everywhere, all things can be the Way, the Way has transformed all things." Ye Chen muttered to himself, unfortunately, he had read too few books in his past life, so he only vaguely understood a bit of it, but couldn't grasp the subtleties of the Way, and only caught a glimpse of its essence. His cultivation then made rapid progress. "The strong in this world are nothing more than a group of bitter seekers before the Way, occasionally catching a glimpse of insight, which brings about their glory."

  In Ah Li's eyes, there was still a lot of confusion. She raised her head and saw Ye Chen's deep and profound pupils, which made her dazed for a moment. After a while, as if suddenly realizing something, a faint blush appeared on her cheeks, and she found a comfortable position in Ye Chen's arms, curling up tightly.

  Looking at Ah Li's lazy appearance, Ye Chen smiled and shook his head. It seemed that the previous words were all in vain. Ah Li probably still couldn't understand now.

  Ye Chen quietly watched the sunrise, his heart exceptionally calm. He realized a unique way of cultivation. What is cultivation? Must one sit down and circulate their vital energy to be considered cultivating? Walking, eating, sleeping - all can be cultivation!

  He stood there, and the Xuan Qi in his body automatically circulated, absorbing the Xuan Qi that gushed out of the flying knives. However, this cultivation speed was much slower than sitting meditation. After completing the first stage of the Nine Stars Heaven's End Technique, he solidified his Xuan Qi and should be able to learn the six martial skills within the Palm Breaking Heaven and Earth!

  Knock knock knock.

  There was a knock at the door outside.

  Ye Chen opened the courtyard door to find it was Xiao Er, and a faint smile appeared on his face. Recently, Xiao Er had become even more delicate and charming, her tender skin radiating a crystal clear luster that made Ye Chen feel an urge to pinch her cheek. His gaze fell upon Xiao Er's body, and he was astonished to discover that her Xuan Qi had already reached the mid-stage of the seventh rank. Although the density of her Xuan Qi couldn't compare to the overflowing Xuan Qi from Fei Dao, it was much more refined than an ordinary person's. He noticed that the unassuming jade pendant on Xiao Er's slender neck was emitting a unique energy, constantly nourishing her body.

  The jade pendant on Xiao'er's neck should be an extraordinary treasure. Thinking back to when Ye Chen was about to duel with Ye Kongyan, Xiao'er took out the jade pendant without hesitation, and his heart softened a little more.

  "Xiao Yu, what brings you here?" Ye Chen asked aloud.

  She looked up to see Ye Chen's clear-cut face, and Ye Xuan was stunned for a moment. She had a very strange feeling in her heart. Today's Ye Chen was completely different from before, exuding a calm and peaceful aura all over his body, with a unique charm that made her heart beat rapidly.

  "Uncle wants you to go to the family hall." Ye Qian's cheeks flushed with a hint of red, she said softly.

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