For him, only at the Dharma Idol Realm First Heaven, reaching this point had already taken nearly every ounce of his strength. Without Ye Xiwen treating him, he could have forfeited the next round in advance. Even with Ye Xiwen's treatment, he absolutely would not make it past the following round.
Because those remaining were basically experts at the Dharma Idol Realm Second Heaven or above. For someone at the Dharma Idol Realm First Heaven to have made it this far was already no easy feat. If he wanted to push through a few more rounds, breaking into the Dharma Idol Realm Second Heaven was the only way.
After thinking it over, Ye Mao immediately nodded. He could feel waves of dense power coursing through his body from behind him. He knew it was Ye Xiwen's true essence, yet strangely, Ye Xiwen's true essence met not the slightest rejection within him and could be fully absorbed.
He had already remained at the peak of the Dharma Idol Realm First Heaven for a long time. Originally, he had planned to consider breaking through only after this Ancestor Worship Grand Ceremony ended, so that he could do so safely. He was not like Ye Xiwen, who often had no stable, secure environment in which to break through. Breaking through in the midst of battle was as commonplace as eating and drinking for Ye Xiwen.
For Ye Mao, however, such a thing was exceedingly rare. But with Ye Xiwen personally standing guard for him, and with so many higher-ups watching, the effect was no different from specifically finding a place to enter secluded cultivation.
He was also a decisive man. Since he had made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. Sitting cross-legged, he immediately began his breakthrough. He had not been far