Chapter 51

"Very good, you have indeed entered the True Essence Realm." The old man, Xiao Lao Ye, scanned his son with his old eyes and, after a slight sensing, discovered the latter's transformation. Xiao Hai's demeanor had changed dramatically, exuding a touch of a master's aura, and his aura had become more robust.

"That's only natural. Now that Yun'er has learned alchemy, our Xiao family will surely flourish." Xiao Hai said with great excitement, his eyes glowing with fervor. "Now, Elder Brother has also taken the Pure Essence Pill, but I wonder if he has made any breakthrough."

"Oh." Upon hearing this, the old man's heart raced. "So, our Yun'er is not just an ordinary alchemist?"

To be able to refine so many Pure Essence Pills, how could he be compared to ordinary people?

I'm afraid even Master Yuan is not as powerful as that.

"That's only natural." Xiao Hai said. "Yun'er, didn't you refine the Spirit Condensation Pill for Grandfather? Why don't you come out and make Grandfather happy? Ha, he has been longing for the Spirit Condensation Pill for so long, but unfortunately, this kind of pill is extremely rare in the entire Fengyue Kingdom!"

"Spirit Condensation Pill?" Xiao Lao Ye felt as if his head was spinning. "I didn't hear wrong, did I?"

"Grandfather, I did indeed refine a Spirit Condensation Pill. I wonder if it can help you enter the Essence Pill Realm." Xiao Yun scratched his head and smiled. This young man, who was decisive and fierce when facing enemies, still maintained his youthful nature when facing the old man.

"Oh, let Grandfather see it quickly." The old man was overjoyed, his face full of anticipation as he stared at the young man.

If his grandson can really refine the Spirit Condensation Pill, how could his future achievements be compared to ordinary people?

That Fang family's boy probably isn't even worthy to tie the shoes of my grandson.

Thinking of this, his old eyes misted over, almost to the point of shedding tears.

"Alright." Xiao Yun responded and took out the jade bottle containing the Spirit Condensation Pill.

"Such a rich essence, and it even contains a life essence, with the aura of the great Dao of heaven and earth." The old man's expression changed as soon as he opened the jade bottle. He narrowed his eyes and deeply inhaled the medicinal fragrance emanating from the Spirit Condensation Pill.

Xiao Hai was also taken aback. "Why does this pill give me a feeling of wanting to be close to nature? Is the Spirit Condensation Pill really that profound?"

"This... I added some extra ingredients to this pill, Grandfather. I'm not sure if it can help you enter the Essence Pill Realm." Xiao Yun scratched his head and said, "But I can guarantee that the effect of this pill should be good. It's just that without taking it, it's hard to say for sure."

"No problem. As long as it's a pill refined by my grandson, this old man will dare to take it. Ha, it's just a pill, isn't it?" The old man laughed. "Moreover, I can also feel the extraordinary nature of this pill, especially that life essence and the Dao aura of heaven and earth. It's very special and will greatly help me enter the Essence Pill Realm, aiding me in comprehending the great Dao of heaven and earth."

"Really?" Hearing his grandfather's words, Xiao Yun's heart, which had been hanging, finally settled.

Though he had confidence in the pill, after all, the one taking it was his grandfather, he still had some concerns.

"That's right, why would Grandfather lie to you?"

The old man said, "To enter the Essence Pill Realm, one must comprehend the great Dao of heaven and earth to have a chance of breaking through. For years, Grandfather has been just a step away. The Dao aura of nature in this pill has given me inspiration, and I feel that I have already grasped the opportunity for breakthrough."

"Enough talk, Grandfather is going to enter seclusion." The old man laughed. "Ha, once Grandfather enters the Essence Pill Realm, we will go and destroy the Fang family together. Damn, how dare they bully me? They even wanted to take my grandson's life back then?"

After saying this, he turned and left.

"It seems Father has really grasped the opportunity for breakthrough." Seeing the old man's excited appearance, Xiao Hai muttered.

"I hope Grandfather can really break through." Xiao Yun's face was full of anticipation.

"There are only a few days left until the clan competition. You should also prepare well." Xiao Hai said, "It's said that Fang Hao has already entered the Innate Realm and has the assistance of a martial soul. It will be quite difficult for you to defeat him."

"Alright, I know." Xiao Yun nodded. Not only that, he also knew that someone from the Tianyuan Sect, Qiu Yuchen, would be here, and his appearance was not simple. Since he could bring the antidote pill, he must have other means as well, so he needed to improve his strength.

This time, he must defeat Fang Hao.

Back in his room, Xiao Yun also prepared to enhance his strength.

"I have now entered the Innate Realm, and I should continue to break through." Xiao Yun muttered and took out a pill to take.

This is the Qi Condensation Pill, used by Innate Realm cultivators to help replenish essence.

Cultivators need to continuously draw and condense the essence of heaven and earth to enhance their strength.

However, the essence in the world is too thin, and in places like the Ziyun County City, it is almost impossible to break through in a short time.

That's why many people stay at the Innate Realm for decades without advancing.

But pills can save this trouble.

Because pills are condensed from various heavenly and earthly essences, they contain extremely powerful essence.

That energy is far beyond what ordinary people can draw from the essence of heaven and earth.

Once the pill entered his body, the powerful essence surged like a wild beast, capable of tearing apart the organs of a Body Tempering Realm cultivator. Fortunately, Xiao Yun had entered the Innate Realm and could withstand it.

The Swallowing Heaven Art activated, and a vortex formed in Xiao Yun's dantian, generating a powerful suction force.

Rushing sounds!

The powerful essence was immediately drawn into the dantian, continuously refined, and transformed into his own essence.

Actually, the essence in the pill was already very pure and required little refinement.

In addition, some medicinal power remained in the meridians.

The Swallowing Heaven Art activated, and Xiao Yun's cells and muscles began to absorb the medicinal power.

Buzz!

Suddenly, Xiao Yun's body trembled, and his aura soared.

"Mid-Innate Realm!" Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and he finally took a deep breath.

Thus, he had also entered the Mid-Innate Realm.

After taking another pill, Xiao Yun did not see significant improvement.

At this point, each advancement in cultivation required accumulation and could not be achieved with just a few pills.

Moreover, cultivation needed to be gradual. Relying solely on pills to advance would make the foundation unstable and leave hidden dangers for the future.

After nearly a month of refining pills, Xiao Yun's soul had been greatly tempered, and his perception was many times stronger than before. He released his soul power and gained some new insights into the Swallowing Heaven Tower, discovering some inscriptions on the tower walls.

"This should be a set of techniques." Xiao Yun muttered.

The tower has nine floors. Xiao Yun tried to sense the inscriptions on the tower with his soul power.

When he touched the first floor, he felt as if a mountain was pressing down, and his soul could not bear it, unable to touch the mysterious and obscure inscriptions on the tower wall. He had to give up and try to sense the second floor.

"The pressure here is even stronger." When he tried to sense the inscriptions on the second floor, a layer of light spread out, like a sky curtain, directly shaking his mind, almost causing his soul to disintegrate, and his mind was shaken.

"It seems the pressure on each floor of the tower gradually increases, and I cannot touch it now." Xiao Yun sighed, giving up on probing the secrets on the tower. "I can only wait until my strength improves to investigate further."

After withdrawing his mind, Xiao Yun began to practice the God Extermination Art.

Time passed quickly, and Xiao Yun almost neglected sleep and meals to practice.

He was full of anticipation for the inscriptions on the Swallowing Heaven Tower, eager to obtain them.

Five days later, he felt his soul power had grown stronger and began to sense the tower wall again.

Buzz!

As soon as his mind touched the inscription, it was shaken by a powerful wave.

"Still not possible?" Xiao Yun frowned, not expecting the Swallowing Heaven Tower to be so difficult.

Sighing, he released his mind.

It had been a long time in seclusion, and it was time to go out.

Otherwise, Sister Shifei would be unhappy.

Xiao Yun walked out of the door and headed to the neighboring courtyard, where he found Yan Shifei and Yan Shiyang together.

"Brother Xiaoyun." Yan Shiyang ran over, her face full of resentment.

"Little girl, what's wrong?" Seeing the pouting girl, Xiao Yun was puzzled, wondering what he had done to offend her.

"Hmph, stinky Xiaoyun, you went to the Ziyun Mountains and found a purple vine soul for Sister, but you didn't bring me a gift?" Yan Shiyang pouted, her bright eyes looking up at Xiao Yun, her long eyelashes fluttering, looking very cute.

"You want a gift?" Xiao Yun smiled. "I did bring you a gift."

"What gift?" Yan Shiyang's bright eyes sparkled, her face full of anticipation.

"I brought you a purple spirit fox, it's very beautiful." Xiao Yun said.

"Tsk, I thought it was something special." Yan Shiyang looked disappointed. "You gave Sister a soul, how can you just give me a spirit fox? I don't want it. I also want you to find me a soul. Hmph, or I won't let you off."

"Soul?" Xiao Yun rolled his eyes.

"I want it." Yan Shiyang pulled on Xiao Yun's arm, pouting.

"Let's talk about it later." Xiao Yun said helplessly.

"You better remember, you owe me a soul." Yan Shiyang smiled slyly.

"I really don't know when I owe this girl a debt." Xiao Yun shook his head.

"Yun'er." Just as Xiao Yun was shaking his head, a familiar voice suddenly came.

"Second Uncle." Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, looking in the direction of the voice.

Xiao Hai strode over, his face full of joy, with several people beside him.

They were his elder brother, Xiao Hong, and the martial master, Xiao Hu.

In addition, Xiao Qian and several young men followed closely.

All of them had smiles on their faces, looking very good.

"Have you broken through?" Xiao Yun noticed something after looking at the smiling faces of his elder brother and the martial master.

Xiao Hong nodded. "Thanks to you!"

"Brother Xiaoyun." Xiao Qian walked over, his face full of enthusiasm.

The young men behind him also had smiles on their faces.

All of them were only sixteen years old and had entered the Innate Realm due to taking the pills.

"Brother Xiao Qian." Xiao Yun greeted them.

These young men were talented clan members who usually focused on cultivation and did not provoke or mock Xiao Yun like Xiao Cheng.

"Tomorrow is the day of the clan competition in Ziyun County City. Are you ready?" Xiao Hai smiled.

"Tomorrow is the competition day?" Xiao Yun's eyes narrowed, understanding why they had come to see him.

"Yes." Xiao Hai said. "Tomorrow, it's up to you to bring glory to our Xiao family."

"Second Uncle, rest assured, I won't let you down." Xiao Yun's eyes focused, and he clenched his fists.

"Fang Hao, it's time to settle our grudge." Thinking of the Fang family's aggressive attitude, Xiao Yun clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anticipation. It was finally time to clear his name.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the competition to begin!