Chapter 45

"Someone like you dares to speak such arrogant words. I see the Zhang family is no better. This slash is a small lesson for you. You don’t have the qualifications to be so arrogant. If you dare to be arrogant in front of me again, I’ll cripple you!" Ye Xiwén turned and left coldly, as if he had just casually taught a mad dog a lesson on the roadside, not worth mentioning.

Arrogant? He had already killed two of the Zhang family’s young masters. Killing one more wouldn’t matter. After all, the Zhang family is a clan-based system, and they have plenty of young masters!

"You..."

Zhang Yunfei, seeing Ye Xiwén’s icy gaze, was instantly filled with shame and anger, blood flowing continuously from the corner of his mouth.

"I will take revenge, I will take revenge. Sooner or later, I will tear you to pieces to avenge today’s humiliation!" Zhang Yunfei shouted in his heart, but he didn’t dare to say it out loud. Ye Xiwén’s gaze was too cold, as if he were really looking at a dead dog on the roadside. If he dared to make another move, he even suspected that Ye Xiwén would kill him.

"Ye Xiwén is becoming more and more terrifying!"

"Indeed, one slash actually sent Zhang Yunfei flying. It’s really scary!"

"Even at the clan’s grand competition two months ago, he wasn’t this terrifying!"

"Two months ago, Ye Xiwén was still unknown, unlike his brother and sister who were already famous!"

Dongfang Bai stopped the bleeding and looked at Ye Xiwén with a complex gaze. Others might not know, but he knew very well that even without using hidden weapons, Zhang Yunfei’s strength was on par with his. He might not have been able to win, but Zhang Yunfei couldn’t even block one slash and was sent flying. Clearly, Ye Xiwén had held back, using only a regular slash. Otherwise, Zhang Yunfei would have been killed outright.

He still remembered the clan’s grand competition before, where he could still fight Ye Xiwén. He thought he had made significant progress after the competition, successfully breaking through from the peak of the seventh level of the Later Heaven stage to the middle of the eighth level. The speed was considered fast, but compared to Ye Xiwén’s progress...

Is the gap really this big now?

Ye Xiwén didn’t care about the disciples’ discussions. He wouldn’t let these comments affect his mood. Ye Xiwén now had only one goal: to reach the peak of martial arts.

When Ye Xiwén returned home, only his second sister, Ye Ruxue, had just come out of her seclusion. In two months, Ye Ruxue had already reached the peak of the eighth level of the Later Heaven stage. Her progress was astonishing. She was only one year older than Ye Xiwén, with exceptional talent. Dongfang Bai and Zhang Yunfei were both hailed as geniuses, but they were already in their twenties. In contrast, Ye Ruxue, who was only in her teens, had advanced to a core disciple with the top rank, stunning many people at the time.

During this period, Ye Ruxue had been forced into seclusion by her father, Ye Kongming, with significant results.

However, the news spread even faster than Ye Xiwén had imagined.

"Not bad, you even sent Zhang Yunfei flying with one slash. Tsk tsk!" Ye Ruxue said with a bright smile.

"That guy was too annoying!" Ye Xiwén smiled and said.

"You’re right. That guy was incredibly arrogant, boasting that there were no experts in our One Origin Sect. If we could have acted, we would have taken care of him long ago!" Ye Ruxue nodded and said.

In fact, many core disciples were paying attention to Zhang Yunfei’s actions, but they couldn’t act. Once they did, it would confirm the rumor that this batch of core disciples was weak. Ye Xiwén hadn’t acted yet, so they held back. Of course, if Ye Xiwén couldn’t handle it, they would have to act, no matter what, to prevent Zhang Yunfei from running rampant.

But when Ye Xiwén returned and sent Zhang Yunfei flying with one slash, many core disciples felt secretly pleased. Who could blame them for Zhang Yunfei’s arrogance?

"However, don’t be too happy yet. Zhang Yunfei isn’t much, but he has an older brother who is very powerful, ranking in the top five among the Zhang family’s top disciples. He has already reached the ninth level of the Later Heaven stage for two years and is very protective of his family. This time, the Zhang family’s elder came, and he followed. Now that you’ve injured Zhang Yunfei, he definitely won’t let you off easily!" Ye Ruxue said.

"Ninth level of the Later Heaven stage?" Ye Xiwén said.

"I know you’re strong now, but Zhang Yunfei’s brother isn’t someone to be underestimated. No matter how he provokes you, don’t act. Wait for our older brother to return. He’s coming back tomorrow. We’ll deal with him then!" In Ye Ruxue’s eyes, no matter how strong Ye Xiwén was, he was still a newly promoted inner disciple, while Zhang Yunfei’s brother was a top core disciple of the Zhang family.

Ye Xiwén felt a warm feeling in his heart, knowing that Ye Ruxue was worried about him. He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I know my limits. He’s strong, but I’m not a pushover!"

Seeing Ye Xiwén’s confident demeanor, Ye Ruxue didn’t say anything more. Since a few months ago, she had noticed that her younger brother, whom she had known since childhood, had become somewhat inscrutable. Her younger brother, though always diligent in cultivation, had a simple mind. Now, he seemed more complex.

But Ye Ruxue didn’t think too much about it. After all, it was just a change. Her younger brother was still her younger brother, just grown up!

Ye Xiwén didn’t know about Ye Ruxue’s thoughts, but to him, there were few relatives left in this world, only these few.

Not long after, Ye Xiwén’s parents also returned. After dinner, Ye Xiwén, as usual, entered his cultivation state. He knew very well that he wasn’t a genius and relied only on hard work.

Not a moment could be spared!

Taking advantage of the time, he wanted to better understand the先天真气 (先天 True Qi) he had previously comprehended.先天 True Qi and Later Heaven True Qi were not the same; it was a qualitative change. Compared to Later Heaven True Qi,先天 True Qi was much more powerful.

Generally, to refine先天 True Qi, the most important step was to open the Heavenly Bridge, forming a large cycle within the body, which would greatly increase the efficiency of cultivation.

Ye Xiwén tried to condense先天 True Qi within his body. If others knew about this, they would be shocked, as no one had ever attempted to condense先天 True Qi while still in the Later Heaven stage.

However, Ye Xiwén came from an era of knowledge explosion on Earth and was never bound by old ideas.

If he could refine Later Heaven True Qi into先天 True Qi, his strength would see an explosive increase, even capable of contending with先天 experts.

The importance was self-evident. Ye Xiwén calmed his mind and began to condense先天 True Qi.

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