Next, Ye Chen turned his focus to cultivating True Essence.
At the Life and Death Realm, Martial Arts were important, but they could not be improved just because one wished it. True Essence cultivation was the top priority. Though Ye Chen's strength had increased severalfold, he would still fall far short against some formidable Life and Death Realm Sixth Heaven kings.
The Life and Death Realm Sixth Heaven to the Life and Death Realm Seventh Heaven was a tremendous hurdle. To advance into the Life and Death Realm Seventh Heaven, one had to condense an Imperial Mark. Without an Imperial Mark, no amount of bitter cultivation over countless years would be of use. Thus, there were simply far too many experts stuck at the Life and Death Realm Sixth Heaven, and their strengths varied greatly. Between those at the bottom and those at the peak, the gap was absolutely more than dozens of times.
If Life and Death Realm Sixth Heaven kings were divided into ranks, Ye Chen was only around the fourth or fifth rank. Above him were the first, second, and third ranks, and the best way to increase his strength was to raise his cultivation.
Ye Chen was currently only at the Life and Death Realm Fourth Heaven. Once he reached the Life and Death Realm Fifth Heaven, he would naturally surpass the fourth and fifth ranks and enter the ranks of the first, second, and third. This was far more practical than creating Martial Arts.
Under normal circumstances, Ye Chen had only just entered the Life and Death Realm Fourth Heaven. To break through to the Life and Death Realm Fifth Heaven would take at least five years, perhaps even ten. If he wanted to lay an exceptionally solid, impregnable foundation, even twenty years would not