Breakthrough Arrives, Deadly Heart Demon

On another island in the Outer Sea, a spirit shuttle flew out, and two figures jumped off.

They were wearing Spirit-Isolating Robe. The person behind them raised his hand into the air, and in an instant, countless yellow powders drifted down onto the island.

These yellow powders spread extremely quickly, and like water seeping into the ground, they disappeared very soon.

Another palm-sized moth appeared in the man's palm.

After about thirty breaths, he spoke:

"Brother He, there's no problem. The Sky Crystal Moth didn't sense the presence of any other creatures."

"Yes, be careful. The Lineage has gambled too much this time. No one can afford to lose!" The leader was Ye Haihe, whose broad body made him appear even more imposing.

At this moment, he was extremely serious, completely lacking the easygoing demeanor he had displayed earlier.

"Brother He, why don't we try to take over the defense of Seaheart Island?"

"Because I'm not as good as him," Ye Haihe replied without hesitation.

"At sixty years Purple Mansion, how old are you and me?"

Ye Haisheng didn't respond immediately, but there was still some resentment in his eyes.

In his view, Ye Jingcheng was just someone with many Spirit Beasts, but what was Ye Haihe? Ye Haihe was a true cultivator with a unique Spirit Root, the only Wind Spirit Root cultivator in the Ye Family, and a representative of the Ye Family's dual cultivation of body and spirit.

If it weren't for the requirement to achieve the ultimate in both, Ye Haihe would have already reached the Purple Mansion.

Moreover, being just over a hundred years old isn't particularly old; he still has nearly four hundred years left to break through to the Golden Core stage.

"Haisheng, in the Cultivation World, never underestimate others, or you'll suffer a great loss!"

"Of course, when I say I'm not as good as him, it only means I'm not as good as him now, but it doesn't mean I'll always be not as good as him, so there's nothing to argue about." Ye Haihe spoke again, satisfied with his current situation.

Moreover, Ye Xuefan had given Beast Communion the Star-Eyed Iron Ape, so how could he possibly have the face to compete for any other reputation?

"Can..."

"There are no 'buts'. According to the plan, this is the first battle before the Demon-Luring Grass matures. If we are delayed, I will kill you and me without hesitation!" Ye Haihe said coldly.

Hearing this, no matter what Ye Haisheng, he had no choice but to start setting up the Array. He threw the moth into the air and let it observe from there.

Ye Haihe looked up at the sky and at the endless sea.

"I hope you won't live up to the title of the number one genius that the Second Ancestor spoke of!" Ye Haihe murmured in a voice only he could hear.

On another island, Ye Xingliu and Ye Xuefu were also sitting on the island. They had already set up the Array and taken out various Spirit Beast. Behind them were countless Black-Armored Scorpion.

Ye Xingliu remained silent, but the pills in Ye Xuefu's hand looked somewhat familiar.

"Ninth Uncle, are these Bloodrage Pills?" After a while, he remembered that Ye Jingcheng had once refined Bloodrage Pill, which could overdraft the Qi and Blood of Demon Beast to enhance their strength.

Although this pill is somewhat different from the Bloodrage Pill, its aura and feel are almost identical.

"If we keep raising so many Black-Armored Scorpion, we can't even support ourselves anymore." Ye Xuefu's face showed a hint of heartache.

It's unclear whether the pain stems from the Black-Armored Scorpion's Black-Armored Scorpion energy expenditure or from the impending loss of much more.

Ye Haiyu and Ye Haiyan are currently guarding an island, which faces the inland sea and is relatively the least dangerous.

But for both of them, the pressure is also considerable.

"We should set up as many Array as possible, and also use Array to spread the scent of the Demon-Luring Grass further, otherwise the pressure on them will be immense," Ye Haiyu said.

Ye Haiyan nodded, and after finishing the arrangements, he looked at Ye Haiyu and then asked:

"I hope Third Uncle will show up this time!"

"Third Uncle will definitely do everything in his power to help Second Uncle break through, it's just that Third Uncle's body..."

"Sigh..." Ye Haiyu sighed before she could finish speaking.

This is not the first time the Ye Family has broken through to the Golden Core stage. The last time was Ye Shengyi, but he failed in the Taihang Mountain Range and almost exposed the Ye Family.

It was because of that incident that the Ye Family was so tense this time.

Meanwhile, in the Azure Cloud Sea Region, Mountain Islet Island Jadewood Bay.

Ye Haifei led a group of cultivators from the Purplewood Sect onto the high platform.

Everyone on the island was getting a little bored.

After all, the school of Thunder Shuttlefish that Ye Haifei mentioned was still nowhere to be seen.

"The Thunder Shuttlefish has appeared, but it's heading slightly off course, towards Jadeclear Island opposite Jadewood Bay!" Ye Haifei said.

These words immediately aroused some doubt among the others.

But in the end, they didn't say anything, after all, the Jade Chu Sect was a long-standing enemy of the Purplewood Sect.

They have been locked in a standoff at Jadewood Bay for many years.

Moreover, Greenfish Island was attacked by the Jade Chu Sect some time ago, who stole a large number of Qingyu fish and Qingyu fish with Roc Fish bloodline from the Purplewood Sect.

This news caused quite a stir within the Purplewood Sect.

Although Jade Chu Sect denies it, all the evidence points to the entire Jade Chu Sect.

Therefore, if they were to attack Jade Chu Sect, it wouldn't be entirely unacceptable to them.

Inside a pavilion in Heaven One City on Skycloud Island.

The old man in black robes picked up another cup of spiritual tea, Yun Fusheng respectfully entered from outside.

"Uncle Xuan, it's highly likely that the Purplewood Sect and the Jade Chu Sect will clash."

"Oh, you've been secretly investigating the treasure map?" The black-robed elder had told them to add fuel to the fire for the Purplewood Sect and the Jade Chu Sect.

But at this moment, he was more concerned about the Five Elements Spirit Palace Treasure Map of the Five Elements True Lord.

"There's no lead yet. The Jade Chu Sect is hiding its secrets very carefully. However, we've recently made a discovery. The Spirit Treasure Pavilion investigated the cultivators at the recent sect conference and found that the cultivators who joined the Purplewood Sect were all new faces. Although these people all have new identities, they don't appear very often, and after joining the Purplewood Sect, they started carrying out secret missions!" Yun Fusheng continued to report.

In the past, he would have been trembling with fear without the information from the treasure map, but today, with the discovery of the Purplewood Sect, he was confident that he wouldn't be scolded by Uncle Xuan.

"How long has this been going on?" Uncle Xuan finally showed some interest and even put down his tea.

"This has been going on for over a decade, but these people have rarely made any headlines in the Azure Cloud Sea Region; they keep an extremely low profile."

"And the cultivators from other sects who infiltrated the Purplewood Sect could only become outer-layer members or be sent on suicide missions."

"It seems that the Purplewood Sect might really be just another shell of an inland cultivation force!" Uncle Xuan couldn't help but curl his lips to the side, his eyes full of sarcasm.

Nothing in this world is perfect.

Anything done by human beings will inevitably leave traces!

"Continue the investigation and see if it's the power of the Heavenly Horse Sea Region or the power of the Qi Kingdom and Lu Kingdom." After saying that, the old man continued to drink his spiritual tea.

Seeing that Yun Fusheng was about to leave, the old man added at the opportune moment:

"Also, spread the word that the theft on Greenfish Island was done by the Jade Chu Sect. Help them out, otherwise the standoff will continue and they'll keep saying it's about to start!"

"If necessary, have the Jade Chu Sect kill a few Foundation Establishment from the Purplewood Sect."

Hidden Azure Island.

The thick fog spread wider and wider across the sea, attracting many Demon Beasts and schools of fish into it.

However, as the Demon Beast and schools of fish disappeared into the mist, all movement ceased.

The remaining fish and Demon Beast immediately kept their distance from the spirit mist.

And within the mist, the sky was now completely filled with ethereal light.

The air currents on the mountaintop had become like a giant vortex, drawing all the Spiritual Qi towards it.

Seeing this, Ye Xuefan took out the array flags again, but this time, instead of setting up an array, he activated another spirit-gathering array.

The Spirit Vein on this island are third-tier Spirit Vein, which can support breakthroughs to the Purple Mansion realm and beyond, but this is, after all, a breakthrough to the Golden Core realm.

If the Spiritual Qi is insufficient, it is necessary to activate the prepared Spirit Gathering Formation in advance and use the prepared Spirit Stone to add Spiritual Qi to the Array.

Of course, even so, the quality of Spiritual Qi will be slightly inferior.

But the Ye Family had no choice; every place with Fourth Stage Spirit Vein was occupied by major sects and Fourth Stage Demon King.

The Ye Family needed to remain hidden, so finding Hidden Azure Island was already quite an achievement.

Beside Ye Xuefan, another old man appeared. He kept coughing, but he kept a close eye on the island. As for the rest of the clansmen, most of them were assigned to go into the mist.

Drive away and kill Demon Beast that intrude into the fog.

At the same time, he waited until the strange phenomenon could no longer be concealed before killing the beasts that came, so as not to let these Demon Beast affect Ye Xuecang's breakthrough.

Meanwhile, atop the island's mountain peak, Ye Xuecang was at a crucial moment. His eyes were tightly closed, and his pale eyebrows were furrowed in deep frown.

A storm of Spiritual Qi energy surged toward him from all sides.

Countless celestial rays engulfed him.

The Cultivation Method he practiced was the Three Purities Heaven-Origin True Canon. If there were outsiders present at this moment, they would be able to see that the three-colored Purple Mansion within Ye Xuecang's body had already transformed into a chaotic state.

It began to condense into a golden core.

This is also the final step in gathering the essence and condensing the elixir.

At this moment, Ye Xuecang realized that his Divine Soul was insufficient, and the feeling of powerlessness in condensing the core began to appear.

Without hesitation, Ye Xuecang took out a Gold Condensation Pill and began to swallow it.

As Ye Xuecang ingested the Gold Condensation Pill, his Divine Sense began to grow wildly, unleashing the culmination of his years of accumulated power.

A terrifying divine Divine Soul and terrifying True Essence instantly formed an even more terrifying storm around him.

And the three-colored Purple Mansion finally began to condense into a Golden Core.

Ye Xuecang didn't know how much time had passed; he was utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally, and all he could think about was relaxing.

Moreover, the Three Purities Heaven-Origin True Canon within his body also seemed to have encountered a problem.

The feeling was as if the Cultivation Method itself was flawed, which horrified him.

But he knew that even if there were problems, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and try to solve them.

He couldn't back down. Behind him stood countless members of the Ye Family, countless ordinary members of the Ye Family, and countless ancestors' expectations.

His mind became somewhat muddled, and he felt a sense of growing old and frail.

He had heard that this feeling only appeared when a cultivator was about to disperse their spiritual energy.

But he appeared.

He gradually became stunned.

Am I going to die?

His thoughts drifted again, and he repeatedly told himself that he couldn't continue like this, that he had to persevere.

The stillness of night enveloped the rolling mountains, but terrifying roars of beasts shattered the tranquility.

The distant light also enveloped the entire mountain peak.

"Quickly, go and protect it! Quickly, protect the Array! We must ensure Sheng Yi's breakthrough!"

"Release all the Spirit Beast! Even if the Spirit Beast are hesitant, don't worry about them. Break through first, break through first!"

"Xuecang, what are you standing there for? Go! That's your father breaking through! How can you be so distracted? What kind of study is this?!" The hoarse voice brought Ye Xuecang's dazed eyes to a sudden clarity.

Yes, his father is making a breakthrough, he can't do that.

All members of the Ye Family are currently working hard on this side of the mountain.

Choosing a location to break through in the Taihang Mountain Range was his father's decision.

This way, it will be more discreet and won't be known by the Taiyi Sect.

However, by the time he realized it, it seemed a little too late, as the Silver Moon Demon King and the Sky Crocodile Demon King appeared together in the distance.

Along with them were countless Silver Moon Python and countless Skyblood Crocodile.

These two ethnic groups are both quite powerful in the Taihang Mountain Range, and they have appeared together today.

Of course, the Ye Family also had Fourth Stage Demon King, the Earth Dragon Demon King, who transformed into Golden Giant Lizard to block the two Demon Kings, but it was extremely difficult for him to stop them.

The worst thing wasn't the Demon King, but the many powerful demons. In the past, the Ye Family was confident that one Purple Mansion could hold off three or four powerful demons of the same level.

But at this moment, he was not facing three great demons, but almost four or five.

The Ye Family was still too unprepared this time. The commotion caused by Ye's breakthrough to the Golden Core stage not only attracted Silver Moon Lake, but also the distant Skyblood Pool.

Countless members of the Ye Family fell into pools of blood. Ye Xuecang fought desperately, but it was all in vain. He could only see Ye Family Spirit Beast fall and Ye Family members perish.

Boom!

The Array has been broken.

The spiritual barrier dispersed, and a breakthrough was observed on the mountain peak—the final moment of condensing the core.

All the Ye Family's hopes were pinned on this.

However, as a wisp of energy rapidly descended, the last glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts was extinguished.

The deafening roar of the beast seemed to drown out all other sounds.

Everyone felt as if they had been choked, wanting to say something but unable to, until finally only one voice was heard.

"Everyone retreat! Withdraw from the Taihang Mountain Range! Older cultivators, hold the rear and protect the younger cultivators!"

"Xuecang, what are you standing there for? Step back! That's an order!"

Ye Xuecang was stunned once again; he was bewildered.

In his eyes were the fallen figures, and he dared not look into their eyes.

His father betrayed everyone, and now he and his father have to rely on the Lineage's protection to retreat.

A sense of fear arose in his heart.

Countless clansmen were waiting for them on Soaring Cloud Peak, and there were oaths being taken under the ancestral hall. He didn't know how he could get back.

A sharp, piercing pain shot through his body.

At the same time, a sliver of clarity finally flashed through my mind.

He suddenly realized that this was not reality, but an illusion. His Cultivation Method came from his Yu Family and could not possibly be wrong. Although his father had failed to break through, the Ye Family still had a chance.

He has already obtained the Gold Condensation Fruit!

"Wake up!"

Ye Xuecang, suppressing two clear tears, shouted loudly!

He awoke from the illusion to find that his entire body was bleeding, and the Purple Mansion Core within his body had become a chaotic mess.

If he had been even a fraction slower, he might have succumbed to the Heart Demon Tribulation.

He faintly heard loud shouts coming from outside!

"Everyone, stop the Beast Tide from approaching! At the same time, activate the Demon-Luring Grand Formation on the four islands!"

That was his father's voice...