Instant Kill Yun Hai!

The aura within Ye Feng's body continued to surge wildly, his robes billowing without wind, snapping sharply in the air.

The Qi Gathering Realm Fourth Level aura had barely stabilized for an instant before being overtaken by denser True Qi, leaping straight to the Fifth Level of Qi Gathering Realm.

Then, like a tidal wave, the auras of the sixth, seventh, and eighth levels poured forth, the air in the entire clearing churning under the relentless surge of power, forming visible vortices of airflow.

In less than a minute, Ye Feng's aura finally settled at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm Ninth Layer.

Exactly matching Yun Hai's cultivation!

"My god! He... he actually jumped straight from Qi Gathering Realm Third Layer to the ninth-layer peak?"

"How is that possible! Was he hiding his strength, or did he break through on the spot? Who breaks through that fast, like a rocket?"

"Even taking pills isn't this insane! I've never seen anyone cross six minor realms in a minute, with each realm so stable!"

The Baiyang Sect disciples were utterly dumbfounded, their voices overlapping in disbelief, faces painted with shock.

Only when Ye Feng's aura steadied and stopped fluctuating did everyone fall into dead silence.

They had to admit—this was no result of normal cultivation or elixirs. Ye Feng must harbor a secret they couldn't fathom.

Yun Hai clenched his fists, knuckles white, his face a mask of shock and confusion.

He stared fixedly at Ye Feng, a single question echoing in his mind: "How did he do it? He didn't swallow any pills, and his True Qi is so dense and stable, with no hint of instability... This defies all logic!"

He had thought Ye Feng was just a talented low-realm disciple.

But now, it was clear the other party was far more bizarre than he had imagined.

Ye Feng felt the surging True Qi within him, yet his brow furrowed slightly, dissatisfaction plain on his face: "A hundred years of cultivation, and I only reach the peak of Qi Gathering Realm Ninth Layer? That's pathetic, isn't it?"

In Ye Feng's view, a hundred years was enough for an ordinary cultivator to break through from Qi Gathering to the True Condensation realm. Even with poor talent, he should at least have touched the threshold of True Condensation.

But now, he was only on par with Yun Hai?

He quickly figured out the key.

The problem lay in his innate talent and bone structure.

"Without the system's ability to alter time, with this body's talent, I'd probably be stuck in Qi Gathering forever, let alone breaking through to higher realms."

Ye Feng sighed inwardly, his desire to improve his bone structure growing more urgent.

At the same time, he also understood the system's mechanism for modifying cultivation.

This boost in cultivation was based purely on the most basic "absorbing Heaven and Earth spiritual energy" speed, without relying on any Spirit Stones or Treasure Herbs. That was why the True Qi was exceptionally pure and stable, with no side effects.

"It seems the better the talent, the greater the gain from modifying time. Once I get the Bone Tempering Flower and improve my bone structure, the next time I modify my cultivation, I'll definitely break through to the True Condensation realm!"

Just as Ye Feng was pondering, Yun Hai suddenly moved.

Yun Hai looked at Ye Feng, a flicker of unwillingness and greed flashing in his eyes.

The secret behind Ye Feng's cultivation skyrocketing in a minute was more valuable than a Low-grade Spirit Sword!

If he killed Ye Feng, he could not only take the spirit sword but also uncover the secret of the rapid cultivation boost—his future would be limitless!

"Even if you're at the peak of Qi Gathering Realm Ninth Layer too, I might not lose!" Yun Hai gritted his teeth, deciding to ignore the burden on his body and use his trump card again.

He kicked off the ground with both legs, shooting toward Ye Feng like an arrow from a bow, channeling all his remaining True Qi into his right fist. A mysterious power, similar to the one he used to kill the Vajra Bear, began to gather once more.

"Mountain Suppressing Force! Die!"

Yun Hai roared, his fist carrying the momentum to crush everything, aimed straight at Ye Feng's chest.

With this punch, Yun Hai bet everything—not just to kill Ye Feng, but to force out the secret of his cultivation surge.

Ye Feng looked up, sensing the power in Yun Hai's fist, but his face showed no reaction.

When he was still at Qi Gathering Realm Third Layer, this punch might have made him struggle. But now, at the ninth-layer peak, Yun Hai's power was nothing more than that.

"Is that all you've got?" Ye Feng said flatly, slowly raising his right fist. He used no martial technique, didn't even activate Sword Intent or Fist Intent—just the raw strength of the Qi Gathering Realm Ninth Layer peak, and drove it straight into Yun Hai's fist.

"Boom!"

The two fists collided. There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a dull, heavy impact.

The white True Qi around Yun Hai's fist shattered like glass. Ye Feng's fist passed through the True Qi without resistance and slammed directly into Yun Hai's fist.

"Crack!"

A crisp sound of bone breaking rang out. Yun Hai's fist twisted and deformed at a visible rate, the terrifying force traveling up his arm, shattering his meridians.

Before Yun Hai could even scream, the residual force from Ye Feng's fist pierced through his arm, turning into an invisible blast of fist wind that struck his forehead.

"Pfft!"

Yun Hai's head burst open like a watermelon, brain matter and blood splattering everywhere. His body toppled straight to the ground, completely lifeless.

Until the moment of death, his Mountain Suppressing Force never had a chance to erupt, and he never understood why he had lost so utterly.

The clearing fell into dead silence. The Baiyang Sect disciples stared at Yun Hai's corpse on the ground, then at Ye Feng standing in place, radiating a terrifying aura. Their shock instantly turned into panic.

"Run! Senior Brother Yun Hai is dead—we're no match for him!" someone shouted. The Baiyang Sect disciples snapped out of their daze and scattered in all directions, wishing they had more legs.

Ye Feng's eyes turned cold.

His secret of modifying cultivation had already been exposed. If he let these people escape, the news would reach the Baiyang Sect, and stronger pursuers would surely come after him.

Ye Feng didn't hesitate. He drew the Low-grade Spirit Sword from his waist, azure True Qi flooding into the blade as Sword Intent quietly gathered.

"Think you can run? Too late!"

Ye Feng moved, unleashing Shadow Step at full force. He turned into a streak of azure afterimage, weaving through the fleeing disciples.

The spirit sword swung. Every flash of the blade sent a disciple crashing to the ground, blood staining the earth.

In just over ten seconds, more than a dozen Baiyang Sect disciples lay sprawled across the field, corpses scattered everywhere.

Ye Feng sheathed his sword, feeling no discomfort at the bloody scene before him.

In a secret realm, mercy toward an enemy is cruelty toward yourself.

Turning around, Ye Feng walked straight toward the rock crevice beside the Vajra Bear's corpse.

There, a golden Bone Tempering Flower emitted a faint fragrance.

Ye Feng carefully plucked the flower, gazing at the Treasure Herb in his hand with delight.

With this Bone Tempering Flower, he could finally resolve his root bone talent issue. From now on, using the system to modify his cultivation would yield far greater returns.

Still, he felt a trace of regret.

If he could have swallowed the Bone Tempering Flower first to boost his talent, then modified a hundred years of cultivation, he might have already broken through to the True Condensation realm.

"But it doesn't matter," Ye Feng said with a light laugh.

"If I hadn't raised my cultivation first to beat Yun Hai, I wouldn't have gotten this Bone Tempering Flower. Gain comes with loss—a fair trade."

With that, Ye Feng carefully stored the Bone Tempering Flower in his storage ring. Feeling the stable peak Qi Gathering Realm Ninth Layer cultivation within him, his gaze sharpened.

Next, he needed to find a safe place to swallow the Bone Tempering Flower, improve his root bone talent, and then continue exploring the Earth Sun Secret Realm.

Since his strength was already exposed, there was no need to hide it. This was the perfect chance to seize more opportunities.