Chapter 61

Ye Feng knew that the Vitality Qi could promote cultivation, and it seemed to have a natural attraction to spiritual energy. Every time he used the Vitality Qi, it would naturally attract spiritual energy, as if the consumption of Vitality Qi would be replenished by spiritual energy.

As the spiritual energy within Ye Chenshan's body circulated, his expression became increasingly serious because his spiritual energy was now out of his control, and he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.

Moreover, both the circulation speed and the absorption of spiritual energy were several times greater than what he usually experienced during cultivation, which left him somewhat stunned, unsure why this was happening.

However, at this moment, he had no time to think about these things. Ye Chenshan, a peak ninth-rank martial artist, was experiencing ten times the circulation speed and ten times the absorption of spiritual energy, the impact of which was unimaginable.

At this moment, if someone were to see, they would notice that a massive spiritual energy vortex was gradually forming on the rooftop where he was.

"What's going on? Who is breaking through? When did such a powerful expert come to Qing Shuang City?"

In a pavilion of the City Lord's residence, a middle-aged man was sitting in meditation when he suddenly stood up, his face serious as he looked toward Ye Feng's house.

"Brother Li, this is..."

"Sir, the spiritual energy fluctuations are even stronger than when I broke through. It seems a True Martial Artist is breaking through. I didn't expect there to be a True Martial Artist in Qing Shuang City besides the City Lord's residence!"

In the courtyard of Tian Bao Pavilion, Li Wenqi and Fang Zheng also looked in this direction, their faces serious as they observed Ye Feng's house.

In the south of the city, in a vast mansion, an elderly man in his seventies or eighties was cultivating when he suddenly stood up, walked out of his meditation room, and frowned as he looked toward Ye Feng's house.

"Eighteen, go and investigate. Find out the source of this fluctuation!" After looking for a while, the old man said without turning his head.

"Yes!" A voice responded from the darkness, and then there was no more sound.

Not only did the City Lord's residence and Li Wenqi send people to investigate, but others who felt the massive spiritual energy fluctuations also dared not inquire recklessly.

For all of this, Ye Chenshan and Ye Feng had no time to think.

The massive influx of spiritual energy pushed Ye Chenshan to the brink of breakthrough.

Without hesitation, Ye Chenshan flipped his hand, and two bright, crystalline stones appeared. He held one in each hand and began to circulate his cultivation technique.

If a True Martial Artist were to see the stones in Ye Chenshan's hands, they would be shocked, for these were 'Spirit Stones.'

As the name suggests, Spirit Stones are stones condensed from spiritual energy. These stones contain pure spiritual energy, which can be absorbed directly by the body without the need for refinement, making them far superior to the spiritual energy absorbed from the air. The spiritual energy in the air, after absorption and refinement, can only retain one-tenth or less of its original strength. However, Spirit Stones do not have this problem.

As he broke through, even more violent spiritual energy surged in, turning the area within a kilometer into a spiritual energy vacuum.

The most unfortunate were the people around Ye Feng. Many of them were martial artists, and some were cultivating. The sudden disappearance of spiritual energy almost made them spit blood.

When they came out and felt the terrifying spiritual energy gathered above Ye Feng's house, they swallowed their curses.

And Ye Feng? He was originally cultivating when an even more violent surge of spiritual energy entered, causing his expression to change.

However, he had already experienced Li Wenqi's breakthrough and knew that his father was breaking through. But Ye Chenshan's breakthrough was even more dramatic than Li Wenqi's.

In fact, the entire commotion was due to Ye Feng's Vitality Qi. The Vitality Qi increased his speed of absorbing spiritual energy and the circulation of his meridians by ten times, naturally causing a significant disturbance. If not for the Spirit Stones in his hands, the disturbance would have been even greater.

Even now, the disturbance caused by his breakthrough far exceeded that of breaking through to the True Martial Artist realm.

Moreover, his meridians, protected by the residual Vitality Qi, did not encounter any dangerous situations.

Ye Chenshan was also very curious. He knew his meridians, and such violent spiritual energy did not cause any adverse effects, as if his meridians could contain any amount of spiritual energy. Moreover, Ye Chenshan was a genius, and his meridians were much wider than those of ordinary people.

In fact, Ye Feng was in the same situation. Moreover, he could now control some of the Vitality Qi, so during the surge of spiritual energy, he refined the spiritual energy while the Vitality Qi nourished his meridians.

The meridians, nourished by the massive amount of Vitality Qi, visibly increased in resilience and strength.

With a light "pop," Ye Feng broke through the fourth-rank barrier. The width of his meridians and dantian suddenly increased, and the previously full spiritual energy once again became a small stream in his meridians.

If someone knew how easily Ye Feng broke through, they would be amazed.

After all, even geniuses among martial artists would often be stuck at a bottleneck for some time, but it seemed that Ye Feng had no such bottleneck.

In fact, Ye Feng's bottlenecks were once more severe than anyone else's, but with the Vitality Qi, even if his meridians were severed, he could repair them, so he could break through directly.

And now? With the Vitality Qi nourishing his meridians, he bypassed the bottleneck stage.

The bottleneck mainly occurs because, after breaking through, both the quality and quantity of spiritual energy increase rapidly, and the meridians cannot withstand such spiritual energy. Therefore, a period of nourishment is needed to strengthen the meridians to adapt to the quality of the spiritual energy, after which the breakthrough occurs naturally.

With the surge of spiritual energy, such a dense amount of spiritual energy, Ye Feng could not miss this opportunity, especially now that he could control some of the Vitality Qi.

"Absorb... full... compress... absorb again... full... compress..."

Ye Feng absorbed spiritual energy very quickly, but he did not rush to break through. The last time he compressed the spiritual energy, he gained many benefits, allowing his third-rank spiritual energy to rival that of a fourth-rank martial artist. Naturally, he continued to compress the spiritual energy.

After compressing three times, the spiritual energy was full again. Just as he was about to break through, the spiritual energy around him suddenly vanished, leaving him frustrated and almost spitting blood. He was just one step away from breaking through to the fifth rank.

This pause meant that he might not know when he could break through again. During a breakthrough, more spiritual energy is often needed, and Ye Feng was different from others. He needed more spiritual energy to break through because his body absorbed a significant portion of the spiritual energy.

"Absorb the spiritual energy inside!"

Just as Ye Feng was feeling frustrated, Ye Chenshan's voice suddenly sounded.

Hearing the voice, Ye Feng opened his eyes and saw Ye Chenshan standing in front of him, holding a bright, crystalline stone the size of a ping-pong ball.

"This is..."

Seeing this object similar to a diamond from his previous life, Ye Feng was momentarily stunned.

"This is a Spirit Stone, a stone condensed from spiritual energy! Absorb it quickly and use it to break through!" Ye Chenshan explained upon hearing Ye Feng's question.

Hearing this, Ye Feng, though puzzled, did not say anything and began to absorb the spiritual energy from the Spirit Stone.

The massive and pure spiritual energy flowed into his body like a small stream, making Ye Feng feel very comfortable. Unlike the violent spiritual energy from the outside, this spiritual energy was like a tamed sheep, nourishing his body as it integrated into his meridians.

Although the spiritual energy flowed in like a small stream, it was extremely pure. This thin stream was comparable to the violent spiritual energy outside. The spiritual energy merged seamlessly with the spiritual energy in his meridians, making his spiritual energy even stronger.

His body, like a greedy child, greedily sucked in the spiritual energy, with at least half of the pure spiritual energy entering his body, making it even stronger.

If someone were to weigh Ye Feng, they would find that he, though seemingly thin, weighed twice as much as an ordinary person.

Feeling the spiritual energy in his hand, Ye Feng realized it was like an ocean. Despite absorbing for so long, the spiritual energy showed no signs of weakening.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, Ye Feng felt a loud noise in his meridians, and the previously slow-moving spiritual energy suddenly accelerated. His meridians instantly expanded, and the spiritual energy rapidly compressed, becoming even denser.

Ye Feng knew he had succeeded, breaking through to the fifth-rank martial artist.

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