Ye Chu thought the fat man had something to ask him, but after some hesitation, the fat man said, “Could you give me some holy liquid?”
Ye Chu said nothing and simply kicked the man away. What a joke. Although he had quite a lot of holy liquid, he was hardly going to hand it out to everyone he met. The fat man had no real friendship with him, so Ye Chu naturally would not give him any. Holy liquid was incredibly precious. Even someone of Tan Chen’s calibre wanted to snatch it, so how could Ye Chu just give it away casually?
After being kicked by Ye Chu, the fat man looked at him pitifully. Seeing Ye Chu ignore him and turn to leave, his small eyes began to dart around again.
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News of this battle between two outstanding figures spread quickly, and Ye Chu’s prestige surged once more. Those who had previously planned to target his holy liquid now backed down. If even a superior outstanding figure could not defeat him, going after him would simply be suicide.
Everyone assumed Ye Chu would continue to swagger along his path, but to their surprise, his whereabouts suddenly vanished. After that battle, no one saw Ye Chu again.
Consequently, people began to speculate wildly about his movements. Some said Ye Chu was keeping a low profile out of fear of the terrifying cultivators after the tenth stage. Others claimed he had been killed by someone far more powerful and had his holy liquid stolen.
Amidst all these rumours, Ye Chu, who was at the centre of the storm, was actually hiding deep within a mountain. His battle with Tan Chen had been highly beneficial, but he had only just reached the Xuan Yuan realm, leaving many aspects of his cultivation still imperfect.
Ye Chu carved out a cave dwelling in the mountain, where he secluded himself to comprehend everything he had learned along the way.
During his journey, Ye Chu had gained tremendously, and he was now worlds apart from when he first entered the path of the prodigies.
Ye Chu sat cross-legged, merging his consciousness with his inner self. His primordial spirit circulated along the black iron patterns. With each cycle, his presence grew more restrained, his entire aura sinking into profound depth.
Two patterns that had manifested from his own body merged into his primordial spirit, strengthening it slightly.
Once he began his seclusion, it lasted for a full month. During this time, Ye Chu thoroughly stabilised his kingly realm, reviewed everything he had learned, and his cultivation gradually entered a superb state.
Compared to before, Ye Chu felt his mind was far clearer. The supreme intent coexisted with him. As his primordial spirit grew, so did it. However, it could no longer overwhelm him. With the Fusheng Palace patterns and his own primordial spirit, Ye Chu could completely resist being lost to the supreme intent.
Once the supreme intent could no longer overwhelm his mind, it greatly benefited his cultivation. He could also comprehend the profound mystery of seizing to a deeper level.
“Spirit Forging!”
Ye Chu used the black iron as his spirit forging technique, making the green lotus more solid. He infused chaotic green qi into it, and the azure light seeped along the black iron patterns into the lotus, making it appear even more restrained.
Yet, that restrained and profound lustre evoked a sense of palpitation in onlookers.
The green lotus hovered quietly in his qi sea. Infused with chaotic green qi, it was as heavy as a mountain, suppressing the sea. No matter how the power within the qi sea surged, it could not shake the lotus in the slightest.
Ye Chu was not surprised by this. A single strand of chaotic green qi could crush a mountain range. After reaching the kingly realm, the miraculous effects of the black iron became more apparent, helping the lotus take shape with chaotic green qi. The lotus was now as heavy as Mount Tai.
When Ye Chu tried to drive the lotus with his own power, he found it was completely beyond his control. Even pushing his strength to the limit, he could not move it in the slightest.
“The green lotus suppresses the self, and the qi sea becomes invincible!”
A smile of joy appeared on Ye Chu’s face. With the green lotus suppressing his inner self, his qi sea would be stabilised to an unparalleled degree. Even an emperor could not possibly break his qi sea at this moment.
“Chaotic green qi truly lives up to its reputation as a peerless treasure. If the entire green lotus could be solidified with it, how heaven-defying would that be? It might even genuinely nurture a world of its own.” Ye Chu felt thrilled in his heart. As the origin of all things, if the lotus could truly be solidified with chaotic green qi, then Ye Chu’s heavenly phenomenon would be the most extraordinary in the world.
As the chaotic green qi merged into his primordial spirit, waves of profound and mystical conceptions baptised his spirit. Ye Chu knew this was the chaotic green qi nourishing his primordial spirit.
The origin of all things nourishing a primordial spirit naturally produced peerless results. If outsiders witnessed the changes in Ye Chu’s spirit at that moment, they would undoubtedly be astounded.
Amidst such nourishment and cultivation, another month passed. After two months of seclusion, Ye Chu’s essence, qi, and spirit finally achieved perfect harmony, reaching their peak.
Feeling the weight of the green lotus, Ye Chu focused his mind on the chaotic green qi and could not help but sigh, “If chaotic green qi could cover my fist, nothing would be able to withstand it!”
A single strand of chaotic green qi could shatter mountains. If it could coat Ye Chu’s fist, what could possibly stand in the way of his strike?
However, Ye Chu was merely daydreaming. He had actually tried this mad possibility before, but his arms simply could not bear the power of the chaotic green qi. His previous attempt had nearly crushed his own arm.
“What a pity. Such peerless divine power, yet I lack the strength to wield it,” Ye Chu sighed, thinking that if he could use such power, he would not fear Tan Chen even if he wielded a weapon, and could face him head-on.
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Two months later, Ye Chu finally emerged from the deep mountains, wearing a green robe and walking along the path of the prodigies. When people occasionally saw him, they paid him no mind. With his aura completely restrained, Ye Chu belonged to the type of ordinary person one would forget after a single glance.
Yet, after Ye Chu passed by, someone would suddenly exclaim and quickly turn to look in his direction, only to find he was already gone without a trace.
“How could an ordinary person walk the path of the prodigies, or even emerge from the deep mountains? The more ordinary he appears, the more extraordinary he must be!”
Having reached the kingly realm, Ye Chu had no desire to fight anyone again. As for the blood of ordinary cultivators, he no longer wished to collect it. He had gathered enough. Unless it was the blood of a heaven-defying genius, he had no interest.
He walked easily all the way to the twelfth city. As soon as Ye Chu entered it, someone blocked his path. This person was no stranger to Ye Chu. It was Lin Wen from Qingmi Mountain.
Upon seeing Ye Chu, Lin Wen bowed deeply, not daring to show the slightest disrespect. Having made his way to the twelfth city, Lin Wen naturally knew about Ye Chu’s victory over Tan Chen, which only deepened his reverence for him.
“What is the matter?” Ye Chu asked, looking at Lin Wen. He could tell that Lin Wen had been waiting for him here.
“A message has arrived from the Wuxin Peak of Qingmi Mountain. It is meant for you, senior brother,” Lin Wen said.
“What message?” Ye Chu asked in surprise, wondering what news the old madman and the others could possibly have for him.
“Xixi of Wuxin Peak is critically ill. The peak master has ordered all Wuxin Peak disciples to return immediately,” Lin Wen replied, bowing again.
“What?” Ye Chu’s expression changed drastically. He stared fixedly at Lin Wen, shooting two cold glares from his eyes. As the cold gaze fell upon Lin Wen, he felt as though he had been thrown into an ice cellar.
“The message from Wuxin Peak was delivered by disciples of the prodigy path riding hard horses to every city along the way. Someone has been waiting for you in each city,” Lin Wen answered, suppressing his fear.
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