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"——"

There was no answer. Bai Yan wolf’s pure white eyes had a faint hint of redness, and tears shimmered in its eyes.

It, skilled at observing subtle cues, knew that Ye Fan was not just paying lip service but genuinely willing to avenge it. This emotion, thicker than blood, deeply moved its usually indifferent heart!

Gurgle!

Bai Yan wolf’s eyes suddenly rolled over, and its large eyes, deep green with faint golden flashes, were not lacking pupils at all.

"Ye Fan, you don’t need to say anything more..."

Bai Yan wolf tried to calm its emotions and spat out a Purple Jade Bottle, from which it took out a strange Treasure Medicine, shockingly humanoid, possibly a Divine Medicine.

"This..."

Ye Fan gasped, staring intently at this Divine Medicine, then looked at Bai Yan wolf.

"Take it. I know it’s what you need. I hadn’t given it to you before, hoping you could forgive my selfishness," Bai Yan wolf said sincerely.

"I never expected... this nearly extinct Divine Medicine was with it!" Elder Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

Then, Elder Xuan urged Ye Fan to quickly put it away to prevent the medicine’s efficacy from dissipating. Such a Divine Medicine is as precious as an Immortal Elixir, only its effect is unconventional, so it’s not as revered as Immortal Elixirs.

This medicine, called Immortal Heart Grass, is a supreme treasure for condensing the Divine Soul and one of the primary materials for refining the Soul Gathering Pill. With it, it could even replace two main ingredients.

"I didn’t fight anyone; instead, I went outside the city and had battles with other Xuan Beasts. These injuries were caused while fighting those formidable Xuan Beasts..."

After Ye Fan put away the Immortal Heart Grass, Bai Yan wolf explained its experiences over the past few days. It turns out it would sneak out of the city every day to battle Xuan Beasts in the Wilderness Mountain Forest, vying for Treasure Medicine.

It’s an extremely perilous process; any carelessness could lead to being torn apart by other Xuan Beasts. Bai Yan wolf only escaped danger repeatedly by relying on its extraordinarily fast Chasing Star Step and powerful body.

According to it, the area outside the city is an excellent place for practical combat. The Xuan Beasts there are very strong, but their intelligence is not on par with their strength, possibly due to suppression by the Heaven and Earth Great Tao.

In these days, it had secretly consumed many Treasure and Divine Medicines and fought numerous battles with powerful Xuan Beasts, leading to a rapid increase in strength, enough for self-preservation.

Knowing Bai Yan wolf was unharmed and not attacked by humans, Ye Fan finally felt relieved, his murderous aura subsiding, and he continued to ask some questions about Thunderclap Treasure Skill.

"The key to Thunderclap Treasure Skill is..."

This time, Bai Yan wolf taught with dedication, even sharing some of the Thunder Venerable’s initial insights when creating the Treasure Skill.

With this, Ye Fan’s understanding of Thunderclap Treasure Skill progressed by leaps and bounds, with lightning flashing within at every gesture, as if opening a new world.

These days, others also went into seclusion one after another, diligently cultivating, not daring to slacken for fear of being left behind by others.

Cultivation in Martial Arts is like rowing against the current, advancing or retreating. While others are arduously cultivating, even a moment’s carelessness might see you left behind by others, which is unacceptable for any proud genius.

In addition to practice, some geniuses often wandered to places where the insights and experiences of strong predecessors during their cultivation were engraved.

These martial arts insights left by the predecessors are extremely precious, only comprehensible but not expressible, very helpful for cultivation, especially some experiences and insights on breaking through barriers, which are hard to come by.

Cultivation in Martial Arts, every Great Realm is a watershed; if crossed, you can soar to new heights like birds in the sky and fish in the sea. If not, you might remain stagnant for life.

Therefore, these martial arts insights are absolute treasures for newcomers, more precious than the Spirit Stone needed for cultivation by ten thousand times.

Jin Changgeng was very aware of this.

As the Saint Heir of Treasure Pavilion, he often witnessed the astronomical prices fetched by the scrolls of martial arts insights left by the predecessors.

Fragmented cultivation techniques, partial loose hand styles, lost martial arts; all these are more valuable than Spirit Stones because many major forces are not short of Spirit Stones but do lack these insights and sentiments.

Ye Fan also went out a few times during this period to learn and ponder the insights and mental realms of the ancients at the stone tablets where predecessors left their insights.

This was Elder Xuan’s request!

According to Elder Xuan, both he and Bai Yan wolf had limitations in guiding Ye Fan, so Ye Fan must draw on everyone’s strengths to create something of his own.

These martial arts insights are the wisdom crystallization of the predecessors, the highlights of their cultivation process, and guiding lights for future generations.

Ye Fan watched and comprehended one after another; sometimes, he stood in front of a stone tablet for hours, almost like a sculpture.

The predecessors’ insights gave him great inspiration, enlightening some issues in Martial Arts that he couldn’t understand before. Unknowingly, his understanding of Martial Arts rose to another level.

There are thousands of paths in the world; each person takes one. As long as one can prove the Dao, they become the Great Emperor, respected by Ten Thousand Clans. However, the paths eventually lead to the same destination.

Using Martial Arts to seek the Dao ultimately is just reaching the Heavenly Dao. Capturing a trace of Heavenly Dao leads to its recognition, finally standing at the pinnacle of this world; the extremity of an Emperor is to behold the Immortal.

Ye Fan continuously pondered and cultivated, sometimes entering Virtual Space, where a single seclusion lasted a year, consuming a vast amount of Spirit Stones.

Ultimately, Ye Fan felt clearly that he had cultivated the Holy Embryo Realm to its extreme but still couldn’t break through to the Divine Power Realm.

"Why is this happening?"

Ye Fan pondered endlessly to no avail. According to logic, reaching the Divine Power Realm involves comprehending the elemental powers of heaven and earth. Once he understood the power of an element, he should be able to break through to the Divine Power Realm smoothly.

Lightning is also a kind of element!

Ye Fan felt that he had actually comprehended the power of an element, yet he could not breakthrough to the Divine Power Realm.

Is it his method that’s incorrect?

Or is it that the timing isn’t right?

Ye Fan was somewhat perplexed!

For three consecutive days, he wrestled with this question, but it was only when he saw the returning Bai Yan wolf that he suddenly gained a sliver of enlightenment.

His Mystical Skill was different from others, as was his physique. Perhaps he could not tread the paths of those before him; his journey must be one of his own, even if the future was a field of thorns. He had to carve out his own road.

"Battle!" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

This was Ye Fan’s enlightenment. He had now cultivated the Holy Embryo Realm to its peak, with all 360 acupoints in his body fully open, and the Holy Power circulating smoothly. What he lacked was a life-and-death battle.

In the Ancient City, he naturally couldn’t find someone for a duel of life and death, not even Li Tianfeng. Doing so would violate the Academy’s rules.

"I need an evenly matched battle!"

Ye Fan’s eyes emitted two lightning-like beams of light.

"Ye Fan, think carefully. Beyond the city, danger lurks at every turn. A single misstep could cost you your life. Are you really sure about this?"

Listening to Ye Fan’s desire to leave the city and fight Xuan Beasts, Bai Yan wolf was startled. Although it had confidence in Ye Fan’s abilities, the Xuan Beasts outside the city were no easy foes. Each was immensely powerful.

"I’ve decided. I need a life-and-death battle; otherwise, I can’t breakthrough!"

Ye Fan nodded and then added, "Besides, I need contribution points. As long as I can hunt enough Xuan Beasts, I can naturally earn more contribution points. I need these contribution points to exchange for what I want. It’s a win-win situation, so why not?"

"Since you’ve decided, I have nothing more to say. Let’s set off then!"

Bai Yan wolf directly led the way, guiding Ye Fan towards the east gate direction.

During this time, it had thoroughly familiarized itself with the environment outside the Ancient City and knew well where Xuan Beasts matched Ye Fan’s current strength.

Ye Fan treated it as a brother, and Bai Yan wolf would naturally not betray him.

The man and the wolf traversed a green stone road shaded by dense foliage, crossing half the Ancient City before they arrived at the east gate.

The city gate was open yet protected by a mystical forbidden barrier. Humans could come and go without issue, but Xuan Beasts couldn’t attack in, no matter how strong they were.

Upon reaching the vicinity of the city gate, Bai Yan wolf squeezed through a water channel dog hole near the gate, leaving Ye Fan flabbergasted.

Ye Fan arrived at the city gate, where an elder guarding the city approached, inquiring whether he was leaving the city and what the matter was.

Ye Fan truthfully replied, saying he was going out to hunt Xuan Beasts for contribution points and that he was on the brink of a breakthrough, needing a heavenly battle to possibly breakthrough during the fight.

"Young one, I do not advise you to go out and hunt Xuan Beasts. It’s too dangerous! However, since you insist, I cannot forcibly stop you."

The gate’s elder produced a small Jade Platform in his palm, which he handed to Ye Fan, saying, "This is a Transmission Array Platform. If you encounter danger, activate it immediately to traverse the void back here. Don’t be careless."

"Thank you, elder. I will be careful."

Ye Fan was very touched.

This was the elders of the Immortal Academy, showing great concern for their academy disciples. Everyone leaving the city had to carry a Transmission Array Platform to ensure escape in times of peril.

One could say it’s a lifesaving item given by the academy to every disciple, especially within the Immortal Secret Realm, where such protective measures are the best.

Parting with the gate’s elder, Ye Fan stowed the Transmission Array Platform and strode out of the Ancient City. A rush of primal wilderness air greeted him, as though he had returned to the Ancient Chaos.

"Now that we’re outside the city, what do you plan to do?" Bai Yan wolf asked, sidling up to him.

"Fight, bloody combat!"

Ye Fan’s eyes shone with resolute light, and in his eyes, there seemed to be countless Xuan Beasts letting out dying wails, startling Bai Yan wolf into a shuddering chill.

"Those Xuan Beasts are in trouble!"

Bai Yan wolf mused privately and then pointed out a place to Ye Fan, where there was a powerful Xuan Beast resembling a wild ox, immensely strong, guarding a stalk of Divine Medicine it had long coveted. It was time to seize it under the guise of this opportunity.

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