[Detected Ye Xinran's advancement to the Spiritual Power Realm. Host advanced to the Heavenly Stem Realm.]
Listening to the system's pleasant voice, Ye Chang'an felt deeply satisfied.
"As expected of the Profound Spirit Treasure Spring. But even using the resources I gave her, Xinran would not have been any slower than this. Oh well—the more, the better."
Elsewhere, within the space beneath Profound Heaven Lake.
Sensing Ye Xinran's breakthrough, Jin Xiaoya and the other two all wore stunned expressions.
What? She had broken through to the Spiritual Power Realm just like that?
At that moment, all three of them shared the same thought.
None of them could understand why Ye Xinran had been able to break through so quickly.
But when they saw the speed at which Ye Xinran absorbed spiritual energy, they were all relieved.
Others absorbed it bit by bit, while she directly poured spiritual energy into her body!
How were they supposed to compete with that? What could they possibly use to compare?
Although she had broken through, Ye Xinran still had no intention of stopping.
After all, the Profound Spirit Treasure Spring had not yet been completely absorbed.
The Trial Secret Realm would remain open for a total of two months, so they still had time.
Seeing this, Jin Xiaoya and the other two resumed their cultivation as well.
Even if they could not catch up, they could not let themselves be left too far behind.
Meanwhile, deep within a forbidden land in the Northern Domain of the Heavenly Desolation Continent.
There was a piece of Jade Stone the size of a person, and a black-robed youth slumbered within it.
The sleeping youth's eyes were closed, yet his eyelids twitched unconsciously.
It seemed that, in the depths of his being, he sensed that something belonging to him had been touched by someone else.
Very soon, a crack appeared on the Jade Stone.
The next moment, the crack abruptly widened.
With a sudden explosion, the Jade Stone shattered into pieces.
The black-robed youth abruptly opened his eyes. His gaze was resolute, and his entire body exuded a sharp, fierce aura.
He looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, yet his cultivation had already reached the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
"Has the golden age of this era arrived?"
Dao Wuhen swept his gaze around, recalling certain events from the past.
"I should first find what Big Brother left for me."
With that, the youth took out a compass. As he activated it with spiritual power, the compass began to operate.
In an instant, the compass pointed in a certain direction.
Dao Wuhen looked in that direction.
That was precisely the direction of the Heavenly Extremity Sacred Land in the Eastern Domain.
With his target locked on, Dao Wuhen immediately set off.
Yet he never could have imagined that everything had already strayed from their original plan.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed.
Within the space beneath Profound Heaven Lake.
By now, Ye Xinran had reached the seventh level of the Spiritual Power Realm, while Ye Chang'an had naturally reached the seventh level of the Heavenly Stem Realm.
Jin Xiaoya, Lin Tianci, and Xuanyuan Hao had all reached the eighth level of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
Among them, Xuanyuan Hao had already reached the peak of the eighth level.
However, the secret realm's time was almost up, so they had no choice but to stop.
"What? There is still so much Spirit Spring left. No, I have to take it with me."
Having stopped cultivating, Ye Xinran looked at the remaining Profound Spirit Treasure Spring. How could she let something so precious languish here of its own accord?
She immediately took out an orange-yellow gourd. Once activated, the Spirit Spring began to be drawn into it.
Naturally, this gourd was among the resources Ye Chang'an had given her.
Seeing Ye Xinran do this, Jin Xiaoya and the other two did not stand around foolishly either. They immediately took out their Storage Spirit Artifacts and began filling them with crystals.
By the time Ye Xinran had transferred all of the Profound Heaven Treasure Spring, the three of them had also filled their Storage Spirit Artifacts.
That day, they had made an absolute fortune.
The four exchanged glances, then immediately left the place.
Only after everyone had left the secret realm did Ye Chang'an finally make his move.
He appeared above Profound Heaven Lake with Shangguan Shi and Yang Yi.
Looking at the lake beneath his feet, Ye Chang'an stomped once.
At once, the lake surface stirred.
A Formation Array covered in runes appeared atop the lake.
Clearly, this was the Formation Array sealing the Flood Dragon here.
Crack!
The instant the Formation Array appeared, a cracking sound rang out.
Before Ye Chang'an and the others' eyes, the entire Formation Array shattered in an instant.
Sensing the Formation Array's destruction, the Flood Dragon's eyes lit up, brimming with excitement and agitation as it charged straight out of the lake.
The Flood Dragon emerged from the sea and soared into the heavens!
Hearing the Flood Dragon's cry, Ye Chang'an chuckled. "All right. Go follow my daughter. Be her sparring partner and protect her. I will head to the Heavenly Realm and settle this matter."
With that, Ye Chang'an vanished instantly with Shangguan Shi and Yang Yi.
Heavenly Realm.
Holy Heaven Sect.
Upon a towering mountain peak shrouded in spiritual energy.
A middle-aged man was sitting cross-legged in cultivation.
Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open.
"Hm? How is that possible? How was the seal broken?"
Dao Wuying's tone carried a trace of shock, but even more fury.
"Outrageous! Someone actually dared to lay hands on what I left for Wuhen!"
With that, he immediately prepared to use a Soul Projection to descend to the lower realm.
Just then, three figures appeared before him.
"Oh? You were looking for me?"
The white-robed man at the head of the three looked at Dao Wuying with a teasing smile.
The sudden appearance of the three figures gave Dao Wuying a fright, but he quickly recovered.
"Are you the one who broke the seal I left in the Heavenly Desolation Continent?"
As Dao Wuying spoke, he sized up Ye Chang'an, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.
"No need to look. I am at the seventh level of the Heavenly Stem Realm, while you are at the third. I only need one finger. Come on."
Seeing through Dao Wuying's thoughts, Ye Chang'an said with a faint smile.
His face was filled with confidence.
He possessed the sole strongest talent in the world. Not to mention someone below his realm—even someone above his realm meant nothing to him.
Hearing Ye Chang'an's words, Dao Wuying, who had already been displeased, was completely enraged.
This was far too humiliating! He was looking down on him far too much!
"Fine, fine, fine! You will pay for your arrogance. Today, I will show you what it means not to underestimate the people of the world! Die!"
With that, Dao Wuying threw a ferocious punch.
The force of this punch was incomparably terrifying, even slightly distorting space.
Seeing this, Ye Chang'an's lips curled upward. A mysterious, unfathomable aura surged from his body, and then he extended a finger.
The next moment, that plain, unadorned finger collided with the imposing fist.
With a deafening boom, a figure was sent flying backward.
Watching his arm rapidly shatter, Dao Wuying's face was filled with terror as he flew backward.
He had already begun to regret it.
But it was too late.
Because once his arm had completely shattered, his body would be next.
Very soon, Dao Wuying's entire body shattered completely, turning into dust that scattered through the air.
"You should not underestimate the people of the world either."
Looking at the place where Dao Wuying had vanished, Ye Chang'an withdrew his finger and spoke calmly.
Ye Chang'an did not feel the slightest pity for Dao Wuying's fate.
If anyone was to blame, it was Dao Wuying for revealing killing intent toward him just now.
"Hall Master, now that you have killed him, people should be coming, right?"
Shangguan Shi looked at Ye Chang'an and asked.
Hearing this, Ye Chang'an nodded, the smile still lingering on his lips.
"Yes. They are here."
The moment his words fell, eight figures appeared above Ye Chang'an and the other two, surrounding them.
Among these eight were men and women, middle-aged people and elders.
"Bold! You actually dared to kill an outer sect Elder of my Holy Heaven Sect. You are courting death!"
The Purple-Robed Middle-Aged Man at their head spoke coldly.
"Sect Master, a mere Heavenly Stem Realm cultivator dares to act so presumptuously. Let me destroy him."
An Elder with a monkey-like face and sharp mouth looked at Ye Chang'an with sinister eyes as he spoke.
Hearing this, the Purple-Robed Middle-Aged Man nodded.
"Brat, die!"
The Elder sneered viciously and struck at Ye Chang'an with his palm.
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