Chapter 56

Ye Xiwén's joy was almost uncontrollable. He had finally broken through, his strength reaching the level of a flying dragon, and one-tenth of his true qi had been converted into innate true qi. Ye Xiwén was confident that he could now match a first-stage innate realm expert.

He knew from the notes in Luótiān's storage ring that innate realm experts were divided into nine stages, based on the amount of innate true qi they had converted. A first-stage innate realm expert who had converted one-tenth of their true qi was considered an ordinary expert, while one who had converted two-tenths was considered a top expert. If they converted three-tenths, they would be considered a second-stage innate realm expert.

In other words, with the strength of a flying dragon and the successful conversion of one-tenth of his true qi, Ye Xiwén could now match an ordinary first-stage innate realm expert, except for endurance, which was inferior to those who had opened the bridge between heaven and earth. His strength had made a significant leap.

However, Ye Xiwén did not revel in his joy for long, as even with combat power comparable to the innate realm, it was still not the innate realm. The road ahead was still long!

It had already been over half a month, and there were about ten days left. In the remaining time, he needed to continuously increase his points. Although he already had five thousand points, he felt it was not enough. The more points, the better.

For Ye Xiwén, whose combat power was now comparable to the innate realm, earning points was too easy. Ninth-stage innate realm beasts were no match for him.

Day by day, as Ye Xiwén walked and slew beasts, his points rapidly increased.

Five days later, Ye Xiwén's points had already exceeded ten thousand. During this period, he also found a yellow token.

Since there was no precedent for this, Ye Xiwén did not know if ten thousand points were enough, but he thought more was always better.

However, it was also about time to leave. Ye Xiwén tidied up and headed for the central Maple Leaf Mountain. The Blood Essence Fruit was almost ripe, and the Blood Essence Realm would open again. The four elders would come in and take the Blood Essence Fruits based on their performance.

There was no need to worry about the Blood Essence Fruit being picked early, as it would be useless if picked before it was ripe. Neither innate realm beasts nor others would act prematurely.

These innate realm beasts were also intelligent. Only those who truly reached the innate realm could be called beasts. From the innate realm onward, these beasts gained intelligence, and the more powerful the beast, the more intelligent it was. These were the true beasts, while innate realm beasts were at most powerful wild animals.

Even powerful beasts could transform into human form and form a race, the Beast Race.

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In a forest near Maple Leaf Mountain, a group of several dozen people from Yīyuán Sect had gathered together, led by Zhāng Yáng and Yè Fēng, heading towards Maple Leaf Mountain. It was almost time for the Blood Essence Fruit to ripen, and it was also time for them to leave. After almost a month, they had all gathered together, and they had hunted a considerable number of points.

This rule, in essence, encouraged mutual slaughter. Just like the Zhang family, the people of Yīyuán Sect also chose to gather together. Being scattered would only make them vulnerable to being picked off one by one.

At the beginning, both sides suffered significant casualties. Unexpected encounters often led to fierce battles. Now, they were almost all concentrated, going out to hunt during the day but staying within a certain range. If anything happened, they could provide timely support, which reduced the number of deaths.

Moreover, innate realm beasts in the Blood Essence Realm were almost nowhere to be found. Occasionally, one or two would appear but would not dare to show themselves. Every ten years, a large number of innate realm experts from the Zhang family and Yīyuán Sect would come in to sweep through the area. It took decades for a beast to advance to the innate realm, so the Blood Essence Realm was not without innate realm beasts, but if there were any, they were very few. This was why Yīyuán Sect finally agreed to the Zhang family's idea of sending core disciples in. If innate realm beasts were rampant, they would not send these disciples to their deaths.

With Yè Fēng, who was already at the half-step innate realm, leading the group, casualties were minimized.

However, even so, many disciples had died. At least fifteen core disciples had perished, and each one was a significant loss. Losing fifteen was a heavy blow.

Of course, the Zhang family had not fared much better and had also suffered significant losses.

"The trial is about to end!" Yè Fēng said. "We will immediately head to Maple Leaf Mountain to gather and wait for the two elders to come in!"

Although they might encounter the Zhang family, it didn't matter. They were a group of several dozen people, and the Zhang family, no matter how powerful, couldn't do much.

Moreover, they had to go early to secure a spot and prevent the Zhang family from picking the Blood Essence Fruit.

Everyone's faces showed joy. They were finally leaving. Over the past month, their strength had generally improved. Several disciples who were originally at the peak of the eighth stage of the innate realm had broken through to the ninth stage. The purpose of coming here had been achieved, and they had all been greatly tested.

"However, we must be careful of the Zhang family's tricks!" Yè Fēng continued. "This month, I've always felt something was off. After the initial few days of conflict, it has been unusually quiet, which is not their style!"

"You're right, but with so many of us here, their schemes won't work!" Zhāng Yáng said with a smile. Although the two elders said that this generation of core disciples was relatively weak, they were not pushovers.

This was a normal situation. One generation would be strong, and the next would be weaker, but this weakness was relative. In reality, they were not completely helpless, and overall, it was relatively balanced.

So Zhāng Yáng was not too worried.

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