Peak Attainment Realm

[Year 108, your realm advanced to the Essence Gathering Realm Late Stage.]

[Year 109, you comprehended Great Accomplishment Mayfly Blade Intent, and your Yellow Grade Mid-Rank Martial Skill, Mayfly Step Slash, reached the realm of Peak Attainment. At this moment, your entire soul felt as though it had been sublimated. After successfully cultivating Great Accomplishment Mayfly Blade Intent, you also sensed the Great Accomplishment Mountain Shaking Fist Intent that had once been only half a threshold away from you, yet one you could never cross. At this moment, you understood that attaining Great Accomplishment Mountain Shaking Fist Intent was merely a matter of time.]

After successfully breaking through in secluded cultivation, you went out to see Li Furong. The two had not met for many years, and reunion after a long separation was sweeter than newlyweds; their relationship was even better than before. But after two consecutive days, Li Furong could no longer take it. This did not surprise you in the slightest, and you rarely felt that your current self was especially manly. Since attaining Great Accomplishment Mayfly Blade Intent, you could feel that your physical strength and all your other basic attributes had risen tremendously. Though you were still only at the Essence Gathering Realm Late Stage, your body's toughness was already comparable to that of the Earth Origin Realm. As for actual combat strength, if you used the Great Accomplishment blade intent of Mayfly Step Slash against an enemy, you were confident you could exchange a few moves even with an Earth Origin Realm Late Stage expert.

Your wife, Li Furong, had only recently broken through to the Essence Gathering Realm Early Stage. Naturally, her physique could not compare with yours. Even a field could be plowed to ruin when the ox became strong enough.

That same year, you returned to the Ye Family and sought out its three Ancestors. Upon learning that your Mayfly Step Slash had broken through to the realm of Peak Attainment, they agreed to your request. After receiving the Hundred Generations Jade Slip, crafted by the Ye Family Ancestors from rare Profound Grade Top Quality materials, you spent fifteen days engraving all your insights and experiences into it.

In the entire Ye Family, there was only the Mountain Shaking Fist Hundred Generations Jade Slip left behind by the First Generation Ancestor. Only direct lineage descendants of the Ye Family were qualified to view this jade slip. Because of it, the Ye Family disciples' understanding of Mountain Shaking Fist had improved to a degree unmatched by other Martial Skills. Although it offered no help in comprehending the Great Accomplishment Realm of a Martial Skill, it was still an inheritance of the entire family, a precious piece of the family's foundation. The Mayfly Step Slash Hundred Generations Jade Slip you recorded was not made for free. The family would grant you a certain amount of contribution points. These special contribution points could be exchanged for resources in the treasure vault and could also prove useful at certain times.

[Year 117, your daughter-in-law came to find you, hoping that you would step forward and help the Snow Mountain Sect enter a special small Secret Realm to obtain resources. She stated that afterward, she would give you a substantial amount of Cultivation Resources. The Snow Mountain Sect controlled a special small Secret Realm, which was no secret among certain factions, and the Ye Family was one of the factions that knew of it. With the Snow Mountain Sect's Grand Elder possessing Void God Realm strength, no one dared to seize this special small Secret Realm.]

According to your daughter-in-law, this small Secret Realm differed from the special Miniature Secret Realm controlled by the Ye Family. It opened only once every five hundred years, and only Martial Artists at or below the Essence Gathering Realm could enter. She happened to know that you were an Essence Gathering Realm Late Stage Martial Artist and had mastered two Yellow Grade Martial Skills to Perfected Mastery, making you far stronger than ordinary Essence Gathering Realm Martial Artists. As long as you were willing to enter the Secret Realm and help the Snow Mountain Sect acquire Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, she would receive a share of sect contribution whether the mission succeeded or failed.

After learning the circumstances, you did not agree immediately. Instead, you waited until the Snow Mountain Sect's Fifth Elder arrived at the Ye Family. Only after discussing the benefits with him did you agree to enter. The Snow Mountain Sect offered generous terms: they were willing to give you one-tenth of the resources you obtained within the Secret Realm. There were many Mysterious Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this Secret Realm, and it was even possible to find Earth Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Though they were exceedingly rare, you knew that even if you collected ten kinds of Earth Grade treasures, the Snow Mountain Sect would not possibly give you even one Earth Grade treasure. Still, Mysterious Grade Treasure Medicine was already extremely worthwhile to you.

[Year 119, you entered the Snow Mountain Sect's special small Secret Realm. You understood your purpose clearly, so you did not search for Earth Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Most Earth Grade Precious Herbs in the Secret Realm were guarded by powerful Secret Realm creatures. Even with your strength, you could not claim with certainty that you would emerge uninjured. Since the Snow Mountain Sect would not give you Earth Grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, you set your sights on treasure materials of Mysterious Grade and below.]

After entering the Secret Realm, because your objective was clear, you ultimately found 230 Yellow Grade Treasure Materials and 54 Mysterious Grade Treasure Materials. The Snow Mountain Sect's other four members combined harvested only as much as you did alone. According to the agreement, you received the five Mysterious Grade Treasure Materials that were your due. You chose five Mysterious Grade Treasure Medicines and twenty-three Yellow Grade Spirit Medicines. Compared with other treasure materials, you valued medicinal herbs more, simply because the Ye Family Third Ancestor's Alchemy Skill was quite good, while opportunities to refine a batch of Mysterious Grade Treasure Pills were few. This would help the Third Ancestor improve his Alchemy Skill and gain experience in refining Mysterious Grade Treasure Pills, giving him a faint hope of refining Earth Grade Treasure Pills bearing Spirit Patterns in the future.

[Year 125, you comprehended Great Accomplishment Mountain Shaking Fist Intent, and your Yellow Grade High Rank Martial Skill, Mountain Shaking Fist, broke through to the realm of Peak Attainment. Your physical qualities rose dramatically once more. That night, Li Furong suffered terribly; she was also the first to discover that your Mountain Shaking Fist had reached the realm of Peak Attainment.]

[Year 130, your grandson Ye Pingfan had turned eighteen and become an adult. His mother took him to the Snow Mountain Sect. Ye Ping'an strongly opposed it, believing that his son should remain in the Ye Family, for the Ye Family was his root. The two could not agree, and the husband and wife had their first quarrel. They came to you to seek your opinion. Regarding whether your grandson should stay or leave, although you hoped he would remain in the Ye Family, you understood that with Ye Pingfan's Yellow Grade High Rank Bone Structure, the family truly would not provide him with much support.]

Although you were not particularly short of money, after cultivating to the Essence Gathering Realm, Ye Ping'an stopped accepting the daily Cultivation Resources you gave him. In his view, he could not keep sucking your blood forever. Though you told him it made no difference, Ye Ping'an remained extremely firm on the matter. Later, you did not try to persuade him further. His unyielding nature was somewhat like yours.

You respected your son and daughter-in-law's choice and did not favor either side. Fortunately, your younger grandson Ye Pingyong had decent Bone Structure, reaching Profound Grade Low Rank, so the family's support for him would be substantial.

[Year 155, you sensed that a breakthrough was imminent. Since the Small Blessed Land could not accommodate Martial Artists above the Earth Origin Realm, you informed your wife that you were about to break through. Soon afterward, you left Fengyuan Small Blessed Land and returned to the Ye Family. Due to the change in your status within the Ye Family, your residence had now been moved to Room A6 in the Ye Family's core area.]