Supreme of the Heavenly Realm

"Ye Xuan, Jing Tian's background is not weak; if the Jing family behind him finds out about this, I'm afraid you'll be in trouble. What happened today must remain a secret."

After the battle ended, Meng Hao and the other two approached and cautioned Ye Xuan.

The battle had been too intense, beyond what they could intervene in, otherwise, they would not have stood by and watched.

"Mm. However, if you really can't keep it hidden, then just tell the truth. In this matter, I alone am responsible," although the Jing family is powerful, once he became the true core of the Ye family, even the Jing family wouldn't be able to do anything to him. There was no need to involve others.

"Well said, Ye Xuan. You, my friend, we are set. Don't worry, we will not leak a single word of this matter."

Meng Hao's eyes shone with admiration. A standout, passionate man like Ye Xuan was rare in this world. At this moment, he admired not only Ye Xuan's strength but also his character.

"Alright."

Ye Xuan nodded. Having a few close friends was naturally good, especially since the three of them could keep a secret, reducing some trouble.

"What are your plans next?" Meng Hao looked at Ye Xuan and asked.

"Returning to the Ye family. What about you guys?" The goal of this mountain trip had been achieved, and besides, the sect convention was only about ten days away, otherwise, Ye Xuan wouldn't mind adventuring a bit more in the Panlong Mountain with the three.

"We want to keep training here for a few more days, to further hone ourselves," Meng Hao and his companions exchanged looks, then said.

"In that case, be careful. Mountains don't turn, but rivers do; we will meet again."

Ye Xuan bowed with a fist towards the three. Wu Sha had been injured by him and probably wouldn't dare to move around the peripheries of Panlong Mountain for a while. The latter was now trying to avoid him, so there was no need to worry about their safety.

In the peripheries of Panlong Mountain, there should be no significant dangers.

"Take care."

The three watched as Ye Xuan quickly disappeared from their sight.

"Brother Ye truly is a prodigy, it seems that the former name of 'useless' was merely a misconception from the outside world. It's just uncertain when we will meet again." As he watched Ye Xuan disappear, Meng Hao couldn't help but feel sentimental.

"It shouldn't be long," the Chen siblings said softly as they looked into the distance.

...

After descending from the Panlong Mountain, Ye Xuan returned to the small town where he had begun his ascent, mounted Thousand-mile Snow, and hurried back to Tianyang County.

At this moment in the Ye family, with the transition from spring to summer past and the blazing summer impending, the great day of June 6th was also approaching.

As the temperature gradually rose, the hearts of many within the Ye family grew hotter as well, because that most important sect convention was about to begin.

Quietly in his humble room, Ye Xuan sat cross-legged on the bed. In front of him was a white jade porcelain bottle containing the medicine liquid prepared from Dragon Blood Grass, tightly corked with a rosewood stopper to prevent evaporation before consumption.

At this time, the sound of True Qi flowing could be heard within Ye Xuan's body, circulating and clearing his meridians.

After circulating his True Qi for one complete cycle, Ye Xuan suddenly opened his eyes and then opened the jade bottle in front of him, drinking all of the medicine liquid in one gulp.

Upon entering the stomach, the Dragon Blood Medicine Liquid burned like a fierce fire in his lower abdomen. Ye Xuan quickly activated his True Qi to guide this overbearing medicinal power and rapidly refine and strengthen his seven Martial Veins.

Once the Hidden Dragon True Qi came into contact with the medicinal power of Dragon Blood Grass, it resonated, and a sound like a dragon's chant echoed frequently throughout the meridians.

At the same time, a burning sensation immediately spread fiercely from the meridians. However, Ye Xuan merely furrowed his brows, clenched his teeth, and accelerated the circulation of True Qi within his body, channeling that tremendous medicinal power into the last governing meridian, creating a fierce impact!

Hiss, hiss...

It seemed as if an overloaded sound was emerging. Under such fierce impact, the governing meridian also showed signs of almost not being able to withstand it. Yet, with Ye Xuan's effortful support, eventually, under the overbearing medicinal power of the Dragon Blood Grass, he forcibly opened the last of the Miracle Meridians.

Suddenly, the True Qi in Ye Xuan's body began to resonate with each other, and it was only then that a complete cycle truly formed!

Whoosh, whoosh!

"All veined, the True Qi in Ye Xuan's meridians flowed like streams, gathering towards the location of his Dantian, where finally the streams converged into a walnut-sized clear orb of light. This orb of light slowly moved, resembling a cyclone, not only forming a circulation of the True Qi inside the Dantian but also emanating a sucking force. Vaguely, traces of nature's spiritual energy were being absorbed by this force and integrated into the orb."

"I have finally cultivated the True Qi Seed; now, I truly entered the First Grade martial master level."

The True Qi Seed is a symbol of strength for those at the martial master level, allowing one to continuously harness the True Qi within to fight. While the Martial Apprentice Realm is just beginning to touch the threshold, the Martial Master Realm signifies mastery over the use of True Qi.

Nonetheless, Ye Xuan could feel that his True Qi Seed was much larger than that of ordinary people, which was likely due to the Cultivation Technique he practiced and also probably because he had consumed Dragon Blood Grass, making his True Qi Seed at least ten times the size of a regular person's.

"Now, under normal circumstances, my strength can reach the level of a hundred galloping horses. If I go all out, it will far surpass that."

After advancing, Ye Xuan felt an immense surge of power within him without deploying any Martial Arts, capable of equating the might of a hundred galloping horses. Now meeting Wu Sha or Jing Tian, Ye Xuan believed that he needed only one move to effortlessly annihilate them.

"After the advancement in cultivation, I should start second stage training in Cultivation Method and also cultivate Earth-grade Martial Arts to keep up with my cultivation level."

Ye Xuan wasn't blindly confident. Although his strength had greatly increased after advancing to martial master, if he wanted to defeat Ye Ba, the situation was still not optimistic, requiring thorough preparation.

The compatibility between the attributes of the Cultivation Technique and the Martial Arts must also be precisely managed to unleash the greatest combat power.

Later, concerning Martial Arts, Ye Xuan chose the Thunder Blade Skill, an Earth-grade, Low-rank Saber Skill.

The Heavenly Dominator Fist may be powerful, but at the end of the day, it's only Mortal Grade Martial Arts. Its power is limited by its grade, and aside from the final move that barely reaches Earth-grade strength, it is far from sufficient to compete against Earth-grade Martial Arts. Although time is scarce, Ye Xuan still had to learn an Earth-grade Martial Arts to stand a chance against other young members of the Ye family at the sect conference.

...

In the dense forest, figures moved swiftly with heavy blade glints dancing brightly around, the strong blade winds even lifted the fallen leaves off the ground, slicing them into pieces.

The essence of the Thunder Blade Skill is mainly speed—speed like lightning, unexpected and undetectable. The next essential factor is ferocity. In this regard, it resembles the Heavenly Dominator Fist, yet differs slightly; the Thunder Blade Skill has three forms, executed in one breath, aiming to press and overwhelm the opponent, ensuring quick resolution. If prolonged, it will lack sustainability and assuredly lead to defeat.

What stage Ye Xuan could reach at the sect conference depended on how well he could master the Thunder Blade Skill.

"Good, the saber skill is impressive."

While Ye Xuan was pondering over the saber method, a voice of satisfaction came from not far away as Ye Tianxiong approached with a smiling face, his face filled with undisguised admiration.

"Who would have thought that in just two months, you've actually advanced to a martial master? This pace, even your father couldn't match at the time."

To such praise, Ye Xuan modestly clasped his hands, "Family Head is overpraising me."

Seeing Ye Xuan's humble demeanor, Ye Tianxiong also seemed quite pleased, then asked with some confusion, "The saber method you just practiced, it doesn't seem to be one of our Ye family's Martial Arts?"

"Reporting to the Family Head, this set of saber techniques was obtained from a wanderer, indeed it is not a sect Martial Arts."

Ye Xuan calmly made up an excuse.

"I see."

Ye Tianxiong didn't doubt him. The Ye family didn't expect all its members to practice the sect's Martial Arts; no sect had such a rule. Generally, powerful Martial Arts were passed down within the family and not easily disseminated externally, making most people practice only their family's Martial Arts.

"The sect conference is in a couple of days. With your current First Grade martial master realm, coupled with this saber technique, you have a great chance of making it into the top three."

Ye Tianxiong showed a hint of a smile, but soon the smile disappeared, replaced by a solemn expression.

"However, I must remind you not to take it lightly at the conference. Your cousin Ye Ba recently advanced to the Third Grade martial master and has significantly increased his strength. If you face him during the conference, you must be careful, and if you truly can't win, do not force it as there will be other opportunities."

Two tigers fighting always resulted in one getting injured, and in Ye Tianxiong's view, Ye Xuan was likely to be the one. The primary reasons for his visit were to assess Ye Xuan's cultivation and to advise him to avoid direct confrontations with Ye Ba at the conference. With Ye Ba's temperament, now claiming he would cripple Ye Xuan at the conference, if defeated, Ye Xuan would surely suffer a terrible loss—an outcome Ye Tianxiong wouldn't want to see.

His intention was for Ye Xuan to concede defeat immediately if things turned unfavorable to avoid unnecessary damage.

"Family Head can rest assured, I will gauge the situation properly."

Ye Xuan clearly understood Ye Tianxiong's intentions, but in his heart, he didn't take it very seriously. Ye Ba advancing to Third Grade was indeed somewhat surprising but not to the extent of making him back down.

How daunting is the Third Grade martial master?

He wanted to fight and see who would truly be defeated.