Chapter 27

The grand clan competition held every three years has finally come to a close, and Ye Xiwén's unexpected victory as a dark horse has become the biggest news!

No one expected it to be Ye Xiwén, someone they had never heard of before. However, from now on, this name will be firmly etched in their minds.

After the clan competition ended, the Ye family finally gathered for dinner again.

Everyone was in high spirits because Ye Xiwén had unexpectedly won the championship. Although both Ye Feng and Ye Ruxue had once become core disciples by winning the clan competition, they were geniuses even in their youth, so their achievements were not surprising. However, Ye Xiwén had always been mediocre, and this sudden burst of strength, leading to his championship, left the entire Ye family in shock.

"Xiwén, weren't you just at the Fourth Stage of the Later Heaven Realm a month ago? How did you reach the peak of the Sixth Stage so quickly? And your saber technique is an intermediate-level skill, yet you've already surpassed many core disciples!" Ye Kongming asked.

"I'm not sure myself. It feels like I suddenly opened up, and my progress has been very fast!" Ye Xiwén had already thought about how to answer if Ye Kongming were to ask, as anyone would be puzzled. If it were Ye Feng or Ye Ruxue, no one would doubt them, but Ye Xiwén had always been so mediocre.

"Opening up!" Ye Kongming frowned but did not suspect that Ye Xiwén was lying. He had watched Ye Xiwén grow up and knew his character well.

However, the phenomenon of "opening up" is indeed quite unfathomable, but it is not without precedent. There is no way to explain such things.

"Good boy!" Ye Ruxue patted Ye Xiwén's shoulder. "Tsk tsk, you even beat that arrogant Eastern Bai!"

Ye Xiwén felt a bit helpless, as it seemed Ye Ruxue was even younger than Eastern Bai.

"Although you won the championship, don't be arrogant. There are still many experts among the core disciples. Moreover, the world is vast, and geniuses are numerous. Remember not to be complacent!" Ye Kongming warned, not wanting Ye Xiwén to become proud and complacent.

"Yes!" Ye Xiwén replied.

"Three months from now, we will hold a joint core disciple competition with the Zhang family. You three siblings must support each other in the Blood Essence Realm!" Ye Kongming said.

"Don't worry, Father!" Ye Ruxue said in a carefree manner. "We will definitely help Big Brother win first place!"

"I'm not worried about your Big Brother, but I am worried about your carefree attitude!" Xia Chunxue interjected at this point.

"Your Big Brother is in seclusion. You should also go into seclusion tomorrow and strive to make further progress in three months!" Ye Kongming said.

"Understood!" Ye Ruxue pouted and replied.

After dinner, Ye Xiwén did not stay long and returned directly to his small courtyard to begin his cultivation.

This time, winning the championship came with very generous rewards, including two thousand low-grade spirit stones. He would also receive three hundred spirit stones per month, a significant improvement compared to when he was an inner disciple.

In addition to the two thousand low-grade spirit stones, the most important reward was a Three-Transmutation Golden Pill. The Three-Transmutation Golden Pill is a well-known pill in the One Yuan Sect, with a very significant effect on advancing the Later Heaven Realm. It is usually only awarded to geniuses among core disciples. Among the five disciples who were promoted to core disciples this time, only Ye Xiwén received it.

Ye Xiwén took out a small porcelain bottle, poured out a yellow pill, and swallowed it. At the same time, he entered the mysterious space.

The Three-Transmutation Golden Pill quickly transformed into a stream of heat that entered Ye Xiwén's body.

A stream of heat rose from his dantian, and his true qi began to circulate wildly. Ye Xiwén's face turned red.

As his true qi circulated wildly, his previously stable realm began to loosen.

Various insights from the *Mingyu Skill* flooded Ye Xiwén's mind, deepening his understanding of martial arts.

"Boom!" After an unknown amount of time, the energy surge finally broke through Ye Xiwén's previously stable realm.

Later Heaven Seventh Stage

With the terrifying energy of the Three-Transmutation Golden Pill, Ye Xiwén directly advanced from the peak of the Sixth Stage to the Seventh Stage. His strength increased rapidly.

Ye Xiwén, who had already been close to the strength of twenty fierce tigers, now broke through to the strength of thirty fierce tigers, a more than twofold increase.

This was all thanks to the power of the monkey wine, which greatly boosted Ye Xiwén's strength.

Seeing that it was still early outside, Ye Xiwén continued his cultivation.

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Time flew by, and a month had already passed.

In a forest on the back mountain of Green Peak Mountain.

"Deficient Moon Slash!" A light shout echoed as a figure darted through the forest, saber energy crisscrossing, and the surrounding trees fell one by one.

"This Deficient Moon Slash has finally reached the minor accomplishment stage!" Ye Xiwén used his true qi to automatically dry the sweat on his body.

Over the past month, Ye Xiwén had focused on cultivation and finally brought the second move of the *Cold Moon Slash*—the Deficient Moon Slash—to the minor accomplishment stage. Although it was not yet at the major accomplishment stage, it significantly increased his combat power.

Unlike the *New Moon Slash*, which is a ranged attack, the *Deficient Moon Slash* is an individual attack. Each slash is the same, but the power of each subsequent slash is more terrifying. When practiced to the major accomplishment stage, it can overlap up to nine slashes, increasing its power tenfold.

Currently, Ye Xiwén had only reached the intermediate stage, allowing him to overlap up to five slashes, but the power was still tripled.

Over the past month, Ye Xiwén's cultivation steadily advanced from the early stage of the Seventh Level of the Later Heaven Realm to the peak of the Seventh Level. With his strength increasing to the power of fifty fierce tigers, each of his slashes carried immense force. Combined with the *Heavenly Immortal Step* fully cultivated to the major accomplishment stage and the Deficient Moon Slash at the minor accomplishment stage, Ye Xiwén was confident he could defeat any expert at the Eighth Level of the Later Heaven Realm, and even contend with experts at the Ninth Level.

It's not that he didn't want to continue cultivating, but his spirit stones were once again depleted. Four thousand low-grade spirit stones were used up in cultivating the *Heavenly Immortal Step* and the *Deficient Moon Slash*.

He was once again penniless, with nothing left!

Using the special space, his martial arts cultivation progressed extremely quickly, but the consumption of spirit stones was also very high.

Now he must find a way to earn spirit stones.

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