Chapter 98

In a scorched earth within the Illusion Demon Realm, nearly a month later.

"Ha!" With a clear whistle, Ye Xiwén swung his blade, slicing the Illusion Demon in front of him into two halves.

This peak Third Stage innate beast was no match for Ye Xiwén, and it was split in two with just one strike.

The Illusion Demon that Ye Xiwén had slain transformed into demonic energy, which was absorbed by the mysterious space in his mind. Instantly, Ye Xiwén gained a deeper understanding of martial arts.

Ye Xiwén shook his head. A month ago, killing a peak Third Stage innate Illusion Demon was quite difficult, but now it was no trouble at all. Even five days ago, he had engaged a Fourth Stage innate Illusion Demon, which he severely injured before it escaped.

Although the combat power of Illusion Demons is relatively low, ranking at the bottom among various demons, this still shows that Ye Xiwén's strength far exceeds that of a typical peak Third Stage innate practitioner who has converted 60% of their true qi. He can even contend to some extent with a Fourth Stage innate expert who has converted 70% of their true qi.

During this nearly one month, Ye Xiwén did not rush to meet up with the Qingfeng Mountain group. These Illusion Demons became the best targets for his practice.

In just over a month, Ye Xiwén made significant progress in various martial arts. The most significant improvement was in the *Conceal Breath Technique*. With the technique finally reaching its peak, Ye Xiwén can now随意 change his appearance and aura without being recognized, meaning he can completely transform himself into a burly man.

The *Heavenly Immortal Step* at the innate stage has also reached the minor success level, making his movements faster and more graceful.

The final move of *Cold Moon Slash*, *Full Moon Slash*, finally reached the minor success level a few days ago.

The first move of *Coiling Dragon Palm*, *Hidden Dragon Emerges*, has also reached the minor success level, doubling its power. Ye Xiwén's ability to contend with Fourth Stage innate experts relies on the power of *Hidden Dragon Emerges*. However, each burst of *Hidden Dragon Emerges* consumes about 10% of Ye Xiwén's innate true qi, and even with his current innate true qi, he can only use it six times. Therefore, it can only be used as a last resort.

A significant portion of Ye Xiwén's efforts during this time was spent deducing the second level of the *Dominant Body Technique*. After spending a thousand mid-grade spirit stones, Ye Xiwén finally deduced the second level of the *Dominant Body Technique* and cultivated it to the peak of the initial stage. His strength doubled, breaking through from the original nineteen flying dragon forces to thirty-nine flying dragon forces, reaching the peak of converting 60% of innate true qi.

Fortunately, this time he did not consume much spirit stone. The main expense was the 3,000 mid-grade spirit stones spent on deducing the second level of the *Dominant Body Technique*. Now, Ye Xiwén still has 2,000 mid-grade spirit stones left, which is still considered quite wealthy.

The main reason is that in the Illusion Demon Realm, the demonic energy formed by the death of these semi-energy Illusion Demons can be absorbed by Ye Xiwén, greatly solving his energy crisis.

This is also why Ye Xiwén did not rush to meet up with the Qingfeng Mountain group but instead wandered alone in the Illusion Demon Realm. Ye Xiwén did not want his ability to absorb demonic energy to be exposed to the public. The mysterious space is the foundation of his existence. Although Ye Xiwén is confident he can still carve out a path without the mysterious space, it would not be as easy.

This space is like a giant roller, flattening the path ahead, but the path still needs to be walked. It just makes the journey easier, so it does not have the side effects of some crooked methods.

Calculating the time, it is about time for him to leave. The assessment period is about a month, and during this time, Ye Xiwén himself cannot even count how many Illusion Demons he has slain. In short, it is a lot. The biggest gain is that he has already broken through to the Second Stage innate. Just this alone makes the trip worthwhile.

Now it is time to meet up with the Qingfeng Mountain group. During this month, Ye Xiwén has heard their news a few times, and they have generally been cautious, so there have been no major issues.

After all, Ye Xiwén's formidable enemies, besides the Ice Island branch, are the seven experts Hu Yuanhang brought. However, those seven experts have already been slaughtered by Ye Xiwén, and no one else has come since. Clearly, Hu Yuanhang believed that the seven experts were already a powerful lineup to deal with Ye Xiwén, and there was no need to bring more people. But now, upon receiving the news of their failure, he must be furious, as a team of seven top experts was completely wiped out by Ye Xiwén.

If he were to encounter those seven people again now, Ye Xiwén would not need to struggle as before to defeat them; he could easily kill them all with no difficulty.

Even if they come to cause trouble after he leaves, Ye Xiwén is not afraid of them at all.

After finishing his practice, Ye Xiwén quickly headed in the direction of the Qingfeng Mountain group he had just learned about.

Although the Illusion Demon Realm is vast, it is not as large as the True Martial World, and news spreads easily, especially among martial artists.

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In a secluded valley, the Qingfeng Mountain group and the Jade Maiden branch group had met up. The leaders were Ye Feng and the Jade Maiden branch's senior disciple, Changsun Yuyin.

Opposite them was another group, facing off against them. The leader was the Ice Island branch's Shangguan Xuan Yi, followed by the Ice Island branch's members.

Beside him stood two young men, one in a purple robe, looking dignified and imposing, and the other in a yellow robe, with a peculiar appearance and unusually prominent brow bones.

The strength of these two was not at all inferior to Shangguan Xuan Yi.

From a distance, one could also see the members of the Divine Fire Mountain branch and other branch disciples watching from afar.

"Changsun Junior Sister, you should hand over the Demon Sound Flute!" Shangguan Xuan Yi stepped forward and said, with a thousand airs.

"You think too highly of yourselves. The Demon Sound Flute was obtained by Ye Brother and me at great risk. Why should we hand it over to you!" Changsun Yuyin said coldly.

"Stop wasting words with them, just take it by force!" the yellow-robed youth with the peculiar appearance said coldly.

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