There was no special method for condensing it. Normally, after opening the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, the transformation occurred naturally. Once the Bridge of Heaven and Earth was opened, countless heaven-and-earth spiritual energies poured into the body, creating immense pressure. After condensing Houtian Zhenqi into the first wisp of Xiantian Zhenqi, one could then gradually convert the remaining Houtian Zhenqi into Xiantian Zhenqi.
But Ye Xiwen intended to condense Houtian Zhenqi into Xiantian Zhenqi ahead of time. How could that possibly be easy? After all, Ye Xiwen was not yet in the Xiantian realm, but the Houtian realm. Condensing Xiantian Zhenqi would undoubtedly be far more difficult.
Yet difficult as it was, Ye Xiwen would not give up.
Countless Spirit Stones began to burn fiercely, spiritual energy flooding into Ye Xiwen's body. Ye Xiwen entered that special space and continuously directed his Zhenqi toward his Sea of Qi. The Zhenqi that had originally spread throughout his body now had to be gathered entirely within his Sea of Qi. It would undoubtedly burst Ye Xiwen's Sea of Qi apart, so he had no choice but to desperately compress the Zhenqi.
Wisp after wisp of Zhenqi began to merge as more and more Zhenqi surged into the Sea of Qi.
Ye Xiwen's face instantly turned pale, cold sweat soaking his entire body. The process was agonizing. Even with Ye Xiwen's endurance, he had to grit his teeth and hold on, or his mind would collapse completely.
Ye Xiwen did not give up. He knew this was difficult, incredibly difficult. If it were easy, everyone would do it. Only by enduring the bitterest hardships could one rise above others!
No one knew how much time passed. Ye Xiwen merely kept adding Zhenqi into his Sea of Qi, merging it again and again.
At last, after a thread of Zhenqi continuously fused with the other Zhenqi, it finally began to undergo a transformation. A wisp of vast Zhenqi appeared in Ye Xiwen's dantian, utterly different from the rest, brimming with terrifying power.
Ye Xiwen opened his eyes and smiled faintly. He had finally condensed a wisp of Xiantian Zhenqi. He had crossed the most difficult first step. From here on, he only needed to continuously convert the rest of his Houtian Zhenqi.
Looking out the window, he saw that dawn had already broken.
Ye Xiwen ended his cultivation and ate with his family. He had just returned to his small courtyard and was preparing to practice for a while when a noisy commotion suddenly rose outside.
"Zhang Yuntian of the Zhang Family has come to issue a challenge! Ye Xiwen, come out!"
Ye Xiwen immediately knew that trouble had come. Someone had come to reclaim face. The Zhang Family could not simply sit by and watch; after all, their champion of the grand competition had been unable to withstand even a single move from another person. That would be utterly humiliating if word got out.
Ye Xiwen walked out to find Zhang Yunfei glaring at him with venom in his eyes. His face was still somewhat pale, his internal injuries from yesterday not yet fully healed. Before Zhang Yunfei stood a young man around twenty-five or twenty-six, sword in hand. He was powerfully built and exceptionally valiant.
This should be Zhang Yunfei's older brother, Zhang Yuntian. Several Zhang Family disciples followed behind the two brothers.
But even farther behind them were many more Yi Yuan Sect disciples. When they heard that Zhang Yuntian, a master renowned even within the Yi Yuan Sect, had come to challenge Ye Xiwen, it immediately stirred the curiosity of many disciples.
Ye Xiwen stepped out and said with a mocking expression, "What, you went looking for your parents?"
"Hahahaha!" The surrounding Yi Yuan Sect disciples immediately burst into laughter. The matter of Ye Xiwen sending Zhang Yunfei flying with a single slash yesterday had long since spread throughout the Yi Yuan Sect, so naturally they understood what Ye Xiwen meant.
Zhang Yunfei's face turned crimson with rage. The hatred in his eyes grew even more venomous, and he wished he could tear Ye Xiwen into pieces.
"Stop showing off with your tongue. Today, I'm here to teach you a lesson!" Zhang Yuntian said impatiently. "Today, I'll break one of your legs and let you learn what real power is!"
With that, Zhang Yuntian moved. His body shot forward in an instant, and he slashed out with his sword. A fierce Sword Qi burst from its tip, scraping through the air with explosive booms, its momentum overwhelming.
The strength of the late Houtian Ninth Stage erupted in full.
The people around them let out low cries. This sword strike was incredibly fast, swift as a shooting star. In terms of speed alone, it had already reached the utmost limit.
Zhang Yuntian's reputation as one of the five great experts among the Zhang Family's Core Disciples was indeed not undeserved.
Facing this move, Zhang Yuntian had practically reached Ye Xiwen in the blink of an eye.
At that very instant, before anyone could see clearly, the long saber on Ye Xiwen's back flashed from its sheath. Its radiance blotted out the sky, and dazzling saber light formed a curtain in midair, instantly blocking Zhang Yuntian's path.
Clang! With a deafening clash of metal, the aggressively advancing Zhang Yuntian suddenly felt an enormous force transmit through his sword. He could not keep his footing and staggered back continuously, only stopping after eight steps. Ye Xiwen possessed the strength of ninety-nine fierce tigers; his power was astonishing.
"Hahahaha!" Seeing Ye Xiwen effortlessly block that strike, the Yi Yuan Sect disciples laughed even louder.
At this moment, Zhang Yuntian's face also revealed an expression of mingled shame and fury.
Zhang Yuntian roared in anger and charged forward again, this time several degrees faster than before.
The tip of his sword danced countless sword flowers through the air as they stabbed toward Ye Xiwen.
Ye Xiwen sneered and slashed out. The saber's thunderbolt speed cleaved straight through the air as it cut toward those sword flowers.
Boom! A huge explosion rang out alongside the clash of metal, and layer upon layer of terrifying shockwaves instantly swept up.
Ye Xiwen's saber did not stop. Swift as a shooting star, it had already slashed before Zhang Yuntian in an instant.
Zhang Yuntian was horrified and hurriedly raised his sword to block. Ye Xiwen's saber instantly struck the Sword Body, and the immense force split open the web between his thumb and forefinger. The sharp saber aura cut his cheeks with searing pain.
Ye Xiwen did not pause. Another slash came down, this one nearly more than half again as heavy as the previous one.
Two slashes!
Three slashes!
Four slashes!
How immense was Ye Xiwen's strength now? By the time he unleashed the fourth slash, its force had increased severalfold.
Bang! Zhang Yuntian's longsword shattered inch by inch. Ye Xiwen's saber flashed before Zhang Yuntian, then abruptly changed direction, turning sideways as its flat struck toward Zhang Yuntian's face.
Bang! The flat of Ye Xiwen's saber viciously smashed into Zhang Yuntian's body. Zhang Yuntian was immediately sent flying, several teeth shattered from his mouth as he violently spat out a mouthful of blood.
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