Aperture Opening Fifth Layer

I will handle it myself.

Sigh, think it over tonight. Yan Shan pushed the door open and left as he spoke.

Looking at Yan Shan's receding figure, Su Ye knew that on the surface, he was still a Meridian Opening realm Martial Artist.

But the Qian Family could casually promise him a Mystic Grade Martial Art. Seeing this, the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Skills possessed by the aristocratic families were truly more abundant than he had imagined.

Yan Shan's visit was likely because the Qian Family wanted to win him over, perhaps using the matter of the Divine Blade Sect to threaten and recruit him, while also showcasing their own foundation.

More likely, it was about the incident in Linshan County. He might have slipped up, or Qian Chengzhu was still suspicious, which was why he was unwilling to let him go.

Su Ye believed the latter more strongly. After all, a Martial Artist at the early stage of Meridian Opening realm wasn't worth their attention.

"They want to use the Divine Blade Sect incident to coerce me, but that's likely to fail."

The Martial Arts on his panel were as numerous as cow hair, and he was in dire need of Assistance Points. Moreover, he had already improved the Mountain Sea Condensing True Scroll to perfection.

Even if he encountered a Core Formation realm expert, he could directly switch to the Blood Fiend State and wouldn't be completely defenseless. This trip wasn't a death sentence for Su Ye.

Dispelling the杂念 in his mind, he opened his panel again and quickly found the Mountain Sea Condensing True Scroll.

"System, max it out."

"Boom!"

As soon as he spoke, the deep black True Qi within his body instantly churned like boundless waves, as if it would explode his body.

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Total Assistance Points consumed: 4550

[Mountain Sea Condensing True Scroll - Mystic Grade High-Rank] Great Accomplishment

Internal Cultivation, Aperture Opening Realm fifth layer.

[True Qi breaks through to Aperture Opening Realm, lifespan increases by 50 years]

The waves surged like a breached flood, continuously breaking through the acupoints in his body. One, five, ten, and finally, all one hundred and eight acupoints in his body were completely opened. The dense black energy emanating from his body broke through the roof and enveloped an area of several hundred meters.

The Captains, who were fast asleep, instinctively curled into a ball as if encountering a natural predator. They suddenly woke up, their eyes blankly gazing out the window.

What's going on? This is clearly the aura of breaking through to the Aperture Opening Realm. Who is it that managed to break through the bottleneck so silently?

In an instant, figures flickered outside the courtyard, all searching for the whereabouts of the person who broke through.

"Ayun, have you found any trace of that Lord?" a middle-aged man asked, seeing his companion also searching outside.

"No, Fourth Brother, I haven't found that Lord either."

The middle-aged man sighed, "It seems we can only wait for tomorrow's announcement."

The two knew that their hope of attaching themselves to that Lord was gone and left dejectedly.

Inside the room, Su Ye slowly retracted the surging True Qi and exhaled a heavy breath.

After careful observation, he estimated that with his current strength, cultivating both internally and externally, his true combat power had likely reached the late stage of Aperture Opening.

Coupled with the previous amplification from the Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele, ordinary Aperture Opening eighth-layer cultivators should not be his match, and he might be able to fight an Aperture Opening ninth-layer cultivator to a draw.

As for transforming into the Blood Fiend State, his strength would undergo a qualitative leap, and he would have the power to contend with early Core Formation realm experts.

The Blood Fiend Heaven Intercepting Palm, which he had been unable to fully use, could now not only be unleashed completely but even further, increasing from a maximum of twice a day to ten times.

"I hope the Divine Blade Sect can give me a surprise."

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The deficit in Assistance Points was still too large. He had initially disliked the consumption of Marrow Cleansing and Meridian Opening, but as his True Qi circulated, he discovered that the widened meridians had significantly reduced the casting time for Martial Skills.

For example, the Blood Fiend Heaven Intercepting Palm previously required thirty breaths to gather enough Blood Fiend power. However, with the toughened and widened meridians, it now only took twenty-five breaths.

If he could cultivate it to perfection and find similar Cultivation Techniques, wouldn't he be able to cast them freely without worrying about the True Qi gathering time?

At that time, with his Aperture Opening Realm cultivation, he would be able to unleash various Martial Skills as freely as a True Martial Mirror expert.

"However!"

If the required Assistance Points were enough to push him to the True Martial Realm, he would prioritize his cultivation level.

After all, who wouldn't want to increase their lifespan? Su Ye had heard that cultivating the Aperture Opening Realm to perfection could increase lifespan by a hundred years, Core Formation by five hundred years, and True Martial Realm by a thousand years.

Thinking of this, Su Ye sighed, wondering what realm he would need to cultivate to achieve immortality.

Yan Shan, who had been rebuffed by Su Ye, left dejectedly. He passed through the many residences arranged by the Demon Suppression Division and rushed to the Qian residence without delay.

In Qian Chengzhu's courtyard, Yan Shan recounted the events of the evening. Qian Chengzhu frowned upon hearing this, "This Su Ye truly doesn't know what's good for him. He's so calculative over a mere Commander position."

"Yan Shan, go again tomorrow morning and try your best to win him over. If that fails, then we'll make other plans."

Lord, that kid is just a Meridian Opening realm Martial Artist. Why go to so much trouble? Yan Shan asked, confused.

Just do as I say and stop with the nonsense.

Qian Chengzhu impatiently scolded Yan Shan away, secretly pondering the many suspicious points regarding the Linshan County incident.

According to Yan Shan, the Corpse Demon Cult members at the time had no opportunity to escape with the Blood Fiend Sky-Severing Stele fragments, yet they vanished. Who took them?

Currently, the prime suspects are Su Ye and Yan Shan. Both have been staying at the Qin Mansion, and everyone in the Qin Mansion has already been wiped out.

"No one can take what I want. First, deal with Su Ye, then interrogate Yan Shan."

Qian Chengzhu chuckled coldly.

"This item can only belong to me."

The next morning, as Su Ye finished washing up and was about to head out, he heard a knock on the door. Ma San's voice followed closely.

Lord, are you home?

Wiping his hands, Su Ye stood up and pushed the door open with a creak. He saw not only Ma San outside but also Wang Feng standing beside him with a sheepish grin, speaking hesitantly.

Brother Su.

Su Ye had never paid much attention to Wang Feng, and he hadn't cared about that incident either. He turned to Ma San and said, Come in, let's talk inside.

Lord, didn't you promise that Yan Shan and we would leave together? Ma San stepped into the courtyard, his face full of confusion.

He continued, Why did you push back the transfer order now?

What?

Su Ye stopped in his tracks, turning back to look. You're saying I previously agreed to leave Yunzhou City with you all to avoid reinforcements?

Ma San nodded.

Who made the decision for me? How come I didn't know? Su Ye's gaze flickered.

Yan Shan said it himself. He said since we were all introduced to the Demon Suppression Division by Qian Chengzhu, we are tied to the Qian Family.

At that time, Lord, you were heading to Chaiqiao Town, and news of reinforcements had just arrived. He said he would leave with us when you returned.

Ma San's voice grew softer as he noticed Su Ye's expression change.

Lord, what's wrong?

Su Ye's face was cold. Yan Shan colluding with the Qian Family was a match made in heaven. One illegally detained a Commander, and the other made decisions for him.

It seems they've gotten used to being overbearing. I never paid attention to these trivial matters, and they've gone too far. It looks like it's time to stretch my muscles.