Chapter 64

Ye Xiwén felt a cold sweat drench his back. That terrifying consciousness almost obliterated his own, shattering his mind, it was truly too horrifying.

"What's wrong, little brother!" Ye Fēng asked with concern. He didn't know what had happened to Ye Xiwén, only seeing Lin Zhǎntiān suddenly shout and rush over, while Ye Xiwén was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

"It's nothing, nothing!" Ye Xiwén reassured, but the scene from just now was still vivid in his mind, impossible to forget.

"It's all my fault!" Lin Zhǎntiān said, "I didn't tell you in time that this *Pánlóng Palm* must not be read!"

"Why?" Ye Xiwén asked.

"This *Pánlóng Palm* was brought back by one of our ancestors from an ancient ruin long ago, suspected to be a martial art from the ancient era!" Lin Zhǎntiān explained slowly.

"A martial art from the ancient era!" The three exclaimed. The ancient era once had a very glorious martial civilization, but now only a few fragments remain. The once brilliant civilization has now become a legend.

"Yes, it is a martial art from the ancient era, but after obtaining it, no one could learn it. The method of transmission is through consciousness, and in fact, no one can withstand that consciousness!" Lin Zhǎntiān said, "It was probably written by some great being, with the Dao of that great being embedded in every word. Many ancestors in the past tried to inherit it, but they all died with their consciousness destroyed by that consciousness. Over time, no one paid attention to it anymore, and it eventually fell into my hands. I brought it here, but I failed to inform you in time. Fortunately, you're okay!"

Ye Xiwén was still shaken. Just now, he almost had his consciousness torn apart and his spirit shattered. If that consciousness hadn't been absorbed by the mysterious space, he would have already died from mental collapse.

That consciousness was truly terrifying. Who knew who had passed down the *Pánlóng Palm*. Just the casually written words contained such a terrifying consciousness, which had not been eroded over countless years. The strength of its owner was evident.

"Don't try to learn this martial art. It's absolutely beyond your capability. Just give it up!" Lin Zhǎntiān said.

Ye Xiwén nodded, not arguing with Lin Zhǎntiān. However, he knew that the consciousness had been absorbed into his mysterious space, and he could read it whenever he wanted, so there was no need to argue with Lin Zhǎntiān.

After putting down the *Pánlóng Palm*, Ye Xiwén chose a more unconventional cultivation technique, the *Conceal Breath Technique*. While many cultivation techniques mentioned how to conceal one's aura, this technique was specifically about it and was a先天-level technique.

Everyone was puzzled why Ye Xiwén didn't choose an attack or先天 technique but this one. They didn't know that Ye Xiwén already had several先天 techniques. Choosing more of the same would be like trying to chew more than he could swallow, which was unnecessary.

After selecting the technique, the core disciple competition came to an end. This competition caused a stir in the Yīyuán Sect. The Zhang family's scheme to bring in a先天 expert to monopolize the Blood Essence Fruit backfired, resulting in their complete annihilation.

It was like a stone causing a thousand waves. Especially Ye Xiwén, who single-handedly killed a先天 expert, became famous overnight in the Yīyuán Sect. Everyone knew about the disciple who had killed a先天 expert.

In a short time, Ye Xiwén's reputation surpassed that of the veteran disciples, becoming the acknowledged top core disciple.

However, while the outside world was in an uproar, Ye Xiwén seemed to have disappeared from everyone's sight.

After selecting the technique, Ye Xiwén locked himself away to cultivate. Three months later, he would be entering the main sect, and he had to make the most of every second. Time was especially precious to him.

After entering the main sect, the competition would be even more intense.

Days passed, and soon a month had gone by.

In the back mountains of Green Peak Mountain, dragon roars rose to the sky. Ye Xiwén's face was calm as he struck palm after palm, his movements harmonizing with the palm strikes, leaping through the forest with the grace of a dragon and the strength of a tiger.

"Boom!" A large tree collapsed instantly under Ye Xiwén's palm, crashing to the ground.

Ye Xiwén stopped, calculating the time. It had been a month. In this month, Ye Xiwén's strength had made a tremendous leap, his cultivation soaring to the peak of the Ninth Level of the Later Heaven stage, just one step away from the先天 stage. Two-tenths of his true qi had been converted to先天 true qi, and his strength had broken through to the power of three flying dragons, even rivaling some Second Level先天 experts. If he were to encounter Liǔ Zhì again, Ye Xiwén could defeat him in just a few moves.

Besides these, the martial techniques he had practiced had also made significant progress. For Ye Xiwén, martial techniques were the fastest to improve, thanks to the large amount of spirit stones he burned, allowing him to master them in a short time.

First was the *Crescent Moon Slash*. After a month of intense practice, it finally advanced to the Great Success stage. Ye Xiwén could now slash nine times in succession. Even a先天 expert would be doomed after being slashed nine times. Each additional slash increased the power, and by the ninth slash, the power was terrifying.

The *Heavenly Immortal Step* also made significant progress after a month of burning spirit stones. Originally, the *Heavenly Immortal Step* was only a high-level technique, but Ye Xiwén had already mastered it to the Great Success stage. Now, the先天-level part of the *Heavenly Immortal Step* had been fully deduced. Although Ye Xiwén had only just begun to grasp the先天-level technique, his speed had increased by more than half, and when he ran at full speed, it was frighteningly fast.

The *Dominant Body Technique* had also reached the peak of the Lesser Success stage, just one step away from the Great Success stage. When he reached that stage, Ye Xiwén's physical attributes would make another significant leap.

And the two newly acquired secret techniques, the *Conceal Breath Technique*, Ye Xiwén had also reached the Proficient stage.

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