Zhang Yuntian's Challenge

There's no special method for refinement; it's usually a natural transformation after opening the Bridge of Heaven and Earth. Once the Bridge of Heaven and Earth is opened, countless spiritual energies from heaven and earth surge into the body, creating immense pressure that condenses the Houtian Zhenqi into the first wisp of Xiantian Zhenqi, and then gradually converts the Houtian Zhenqi into Xiantian Zhenqi.

Now, Ye Xiwen intended to condense Houtian Zhenqi into Xiantian Zhenqi ahead of time, but it wasn't that simple. After all, Ye Xiwen was currently in the Houtian realm, not the Xiantian realm, so condensing Xiantian Zhenqi would undoubtedly be much more difficult.

However, despite the difficulty, Ye Xiwen would not give up.

Countless Spirit Stones began to burn fiercely, and spiritual energy poured into Ye Xiwen's body. Ye Xiwen entered a special space, continuously directing his Zhenqi to gather in his Dantian. The Zhenqi, which had previously spread throughout his body, now had to be concentrated entirely within his Dantian. Without a doubt, this would cause his Dantian to explode, so Ye Xiwen had to desperately compress this Zhenqi.

Wisp by wisp, the Zhenqi began to merge, and more and more Zhenqi poured into his Dantian.

Ye Xiwen's face immediately turned pale, and cold sweat soaked his entire body. This process was extremely painful. Even with Ye Xiwen's endurance, he had to grit his teeth and persevere, otherwise, his entire spirit would collapse.

Ye Xiwen did not give up. He knew it was difficult, extremely difficult. If it were easy, many people would have already done it. Only those who endure the bitter hardships can achieve greatness!

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Xiwen just kept adding Zhenqi to his Dantian, merging the Zhenqi, continuously merging.

Finally, after a wisp of Zhenqi was continuously integrated with other Zhenqi, it began to undergo a transformation. A wisp of majestic Zhenqi appeared in Ye Xiwen's Dantian, completely different from the other Zhenqi, filled with terrifying power.

Ye Xiwen opened his eyes and smiled slightly. He had finally condensed a wisp of Xiantian Zhenqi. The most difficult first step had been overcome. From now on, he only needed to continuously convert the remaining Houtian Zhenqi.

He glanced out the window; it was already dawn.

Ye Xiwen finished his practice, ate with his family, and just returned to his small courtyard. As he was about to practice some techniques, a noisy commotion suddenly erupted from outside the courtyard.

"Zhang Yuntian of the Zhang Family, I've come to challenge you! Ye Xiwen, come out!" a booming voice declared.

Ye Xiwen immediately knew trouble had arrived. Someone had come to settle a score. The Zhang Family wouldn't just stand by and watch, especially after their champion of the grand competition couldn't even block a single move from him. It would be a complete loss of face if word got out.

Ye Xiwen walked out and saw Zhang Yunfei glaring at him with resentment. His face was still somewhat pale; his internal injuries from yesterday hadn't fully healed. In front of Zhang Yunfei stood a young man in his mid-twenties, holding a sword, with a sturdy build and a heroic demeanor.

He should be Zhang Yunfei's elder brother, Zhang Yuntian. Behind the two brothers followed several disciples of the Zhang Family.

However, further behind them were even more disciples of the Yi Yuan Sect. Seeing that Zhang Yuntian, a renowned expert even within the Yi Yuan Sect, was about to challenge Ye Xiwen, it immediately piqued the curiosity of many disciples.

Ye Xiwen walked out, a sarcastic expression on his face, and said, "What, did you bring your parents?"

"Hahahaha!" The surrounding Yi Yuan Sect disciples burst into laughter. Ye Xiwen's act of slicing Zhang Yunfei away with a single saber strike yesterday had already spread throughout the Yi Yuan Sect. They naturally understood what Ye Xiwen meant.

Zhang Yunfei's face flushed red with anger, his expression becoming even more resentful, wishing he could tear Ye Xiwen to shreds.

"Stop with the clever talk. Today, I'm going to teach you a lesson!" Zhang Yuntian said impatiently. "Today, I'll break one of your legs to show you my strength!"

With that, Zhang Yuntian moved. His figure shot out instantly, and with a sword strike, the sword tip shot out a fierce sword qi. It rubbed against the air, emitting a sharp explosion, full of momentum.

His late-stage Houtian Ninth Stage strength was fully unleashed.

The surrounding crowd let out gasps of surprise. This sword strike was incredibly fast, like a shooting star. In terms of speed, it was already at its absolute limit.

The reputation of the five great experts among the Zhang Family's Core Disciples was indeed well-earned.

Facing this move, almost in an instant, Zhang Yuntian had already arrived before Ye Xiwen.

In that very moment, no one could clearly see it. Ye Xiwen's long saber behind him was instantly unsheathed. Its brilliance obscured the sky, and a dazzling saber light formed a saber curtain in mid-air, instantly blocking Zhang Yuntian's path.

"Clang!" A loud sound of metal striking metal echoed. Zhang Yuntian, who was advancing aggressively, felt a tremendous force transmitted from his sword. He immediately lost his footing and was forced to retreat, taking eight steps back before he finally stopped. Ye Xiwen's ninety-nine heads of Tiger Strength were astonishingly powerful.

"Hahahaha!" Seeing Ye Xiwen easily block the saber strike, the Yi Yuan Sect disciples laughed even louder.

At this moment, Zhang Yuntian's face revealed an expression of mixed shame and anger.

Zhang Yuntian let out another roar and charged forward again, his speed even a few points faster than before.

The tip of his sword danced in the air, forming many sword flowers as he thrust towards Ye Xiwen.

Ye Xiwen sneered and unleashed a saber strike. The speed, like a swift thunderbolt, caused the long saber to directly cut through the air, slashing towards the sword flowers.

"Boom!" A massive explosion, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing, sent layers of terrifying airwaves surging outwards.

Ye Xiwen's long saber didn't stop. Moving like a shooting star, it instantly reached Zhang Yuntian.

Zhang Yuntian was instantly terrified and hurriedly raised his sword to block. Ye Xiwen's long saber instantly struck the sword's body. The immense force caused his tiger's mouth to split instantly, and the sharp saber qi stung his cheeks.

Ye Xiwen didn't pause and brought down another saber strike, this one almost half as heavy again as the previous one.

Two strikes!

Three strikes!

Four strikes!

The strength Ye Xiwen possessed now was immense. By the time Ye Xiwen unleashed his fourth strike, his power had increased several times over.

"Bang!" Zhang Yuntian's long sword instantly shattered piece by piece. Ye Xiwen's saber instantly reached Zhang Yuntian's face. He instantly changed his attack, turning the blade horizontally and slapping Zhang Yuntian's face with the flat of the saber.

"Bang!" The flat of Ye Xiwen's saber fiercely struck Zhang Yuntian's body. Zhang Yuntian was immediately sent flying, several of his front teeth shattered, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

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