Visitors from Jade Valley

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Reaching out, Ye Chen picked up the Pure Origin Skill manual and opened to the first page.

"Pure Origin Skill: first revolution of Internal Energy gathers a hundred rivers; second revolution purges impurities; third revolution tempers the body; fourth revolution refines with heartfire; fifth revolution, [***] as one."

Good. This is the one.

With just one glance, Ye Chen had made his choice. Once cultivated to the fifth revolution, the Pure Origin Skill actually achieved the effect of [] as one. What did [] as one mean? It meant essence, qi, and spirit; hands, eyes, and body—the six becoming one, with essence joined to qi, qi joined to spirit, hands joined to eyes, and eyes joined to body.

Perhaps its offensive and defensive power could not compare to other cultivation methods, but in terms of the purity of its Internal Energy, it was absolutely among the best. One had to know that among Human-Grade Cultivation Methods, there were not many that could bring essence, qi, spirit, hands, eyes, and body into [***] as one.

At some point, an Inner Sect Disciple had appeared beside Ye Chen, flipping through manuals. Noticing Ye Chen's gaze, he gave a polite smile. Then, when his eyes fell upon the cultivation manual in Ye Chen's hands, he said in surprise, "The Pure Origin Skill?"

Ye Chen nodded. "Yes."

The other man hesitated before saying, "The Pure Origin Skill is indeed a rare cultivation method. But over the past hundred years, no one in the Flowing Cloud Sect has reached the fifth revolution, and very few have even reached the fourth. I advise you to choose another one, or you'll be wasting your time for nothing."

Is that so? Then I should cultivate it even more. Ye Chen was delighted that no one else cultivated the same method as him. As for the man's claim that no one had succeeded in a hundred years, those had merely been Qi Cultivation Realm martial artists. Once one became a True Condensation Realm martial artist, one would be qualified to obtain a Human-grade Top-tier cultivation method. Thus, the vast majority abandoned their original methods. After all, even if a Human-grade high-tier method was cultivated to the fifth level, it still could not compare to a Human-grade Top-tier method.

"My time is up." After offering a greeting, Ye Chen took the two manuals he had selected and headed downstairs.

The man shook his head. He had warned Ye Chen only out of kindness. Whether Ye Chen listened or not was none of his concern, and it was hard to say whether they would even recognize each other in the future.

On the bed, Ye Chen sat cross-legged with his eyes shut, his hands forming seals, one above and one below, positioned at his Dantian. As his breathing rose and fell, wisps of Heaven and Earth Origin Energy gathered from all around, swiftly seeping into his body in the form of a vortex and circulating endlessly through his Meridians.

If someone could see through his body, they would discover that besides the vortex of qi at the center of Ye Chen's Dantian, another vortex was taking shape, slow yet powerful.

"Hu..." Slowly exhaling a breath of turbid air, Ye Chen opened his eyes. A deeply concealed glint flashed through his pupils and vanished.

"Three hours to cultivate it to the first revolution. It seems I still underestimated my own abilities." Ye Chen was very pleased with his efficiency and felt rather pleased with himself for a moment.

But this was only the beginning. The Pure Origin Skill had five revolutions in total, each more difficult than the last. Reaching the second revolution would take at least several days. The third would require several times that, the fourth several times more, while the fifth was not simply a matter of multiplying the effort—it required comprehension.

Although Ye Chen had already gained a preliminary understanding of his potential, reaching the second revolution of the Pure Origin Skill on the third day still gave him a small shock.

The second vortex within his body was now one-tenth the size of the vortex cultivated through the Cloud Qi Art, yet it was purer and more refined, like transparent crystal currents of qi—flawless and immaculate.

On the sixth day, all of Ye Chen's hundred Meridians were fully open. The Internal Energy of the Pure Origin Skill flowed and circulated without the slightest obstruction, gradually tempering his physique and honing his body. It also drew an extremely pure kind of Origin Energy from his bones and blood, merging it into itself and strengthening the vortex.

On the seventh day, the third revolution of the Pure Origin Skill was complete.

The second vortex was now one-fifth the size of the first. Not only was it unbelievably pure, but it also revolved at astonishing speed, like a gear brimming with power. It greedily devoured massive amounts of Origin Energy and the Internal Energy emitted by the first vortex.

Ye Chen thought to himself, The Internal Energy of the Pure Origin Skill is more than twice as pure as that of the Cloud Qi Art. It's time to refine the latter. Having two kinds of Internal Energy in my body is inconvenient in the end, and it will make it difficult to reach the fourth revolution of the Pure Origin Skill, or even the fifth revolution of [*] as one.

No sooner thought than done. Ye Chen circulated the Pure Origin Skill with all his strength and launched the first wave of attack against the Internal Energy of the Cloud Qi Art.

The Cloud Qi Art's Internal Energy resisted fiercely under attack. Relying on its numerical advantage, it laid down layer upon layer of defenses, blocking the invasion of the Pure Origin Skill's Internal Energy.

But the Internal Energy of the Pure Origin Skill was far too pure, like a sharp blade that pierced through layer after layer. Wherever it went, it refined the defensive Internal Energy into itself, strengthening itself before rolling onward like a snowball—the more it attacked, the stronger it became.

Sensing the dominance of the Pure Origin Skill's Internal Energy, Ye Chen sighed inwardly. Quality was always more dependable than quantity. The Cloud Qi Art's Internal Energy had five times the total amount of the Pure Origin Skill's Internal Energy, yet it was still no match for it. That alone was enough to prove the point.

Time trickled by.

When only the final fifth of the Cloud Qi Art's Internal Energy remained, its vortex suddenly collapsed and disintegrated, scattering into an unorganized rabble. How could it possibly pose any further threat to the Pure Origin Skill's Internal Energy?

Pop!

As the Cloud Qi Art's Internal Energy was completely refined, Ye Chen's Dantian swelled, and his cultivation broke through from the middle stage of the sixth level of the Qi Cultivation Realm to the late stage of the sixth level.

Exhaling a mist-like arrow of air in satisfaction, Ye Chen stretched lazily. His bones crackled loudly, one after another, merging into a continuous string of sounds.

"Just ten days of hard cultivation have brought me to the late stage of the sixth level. As expected of a Human-grade high-tier cultivation method!"

Cultivation methods were simply too important to martial artists. Given equal talent, a martial artist who cultivated a high-grade method would always achieve more than one who cultivated a low-grade method. This was an eternal truth. Ye Chen had cultivated the Pure Origin Skill to the third revolution within ten days and had already accumulated a considerable amount of Internal Energy. Now that he had also refined the Cloud Qi Art's Internal Energy, it would be strange if his cultivation had not improved.

Just as Ye Chen was brimming with confidence, a group of guests arrived at the foot of Flowing Cloud Sect's mountain: two men and two women.

At their head was a male elder in his sixties. His face was withered, his expression indifferent. He wore a green robe, and a jade-green plaque hung from his waist.

Beside the elder stood three young men and women. The young man was around seventeen or eighteen, with a cold, stern appearance and sharply defined features, as though carved by a blade. To the left of the stern youth was a pretty girl of around fourteen or fifteen, dressed in green robes with a longsword at her waist. To his right stood another girl, seemingly a little older than the pretty girl. She was breathtakingly beautiful and possessed a proud, aloof bearing, like an orchid blooming in an empty valley and like a peony among flowers. These two contrasting temperaments blended together, making her aura all the more extraordinary.

The pretty girl said to the stunning girl, "Sister Xue Yan, no matter what you do, I respect your choice."

"Ye Xuan, I am not a picky person either. Ye Chen's mother and my mother are both Outer Sect Elders of the Southern Luo Sect, as close as sisters. When I was little, she looked after me and treated me very well. But when it comes to marriage, I do not wish for others to make arrangements for me. Moreover, I do not want my future husband to live in my shadow." The beautiful girl spoke clearly, and combined with her looks and bearing, she was even more captivating.

The pretty girl, Ye Xuan, nodded and said nothing more.

At this moment, the indifferent elder spoke. "Rest assured. As the foremost great sect of the Heavenly Wind Kingdom, my Jade Valley will naturally not force you to humble yourself. With your talent, becoming an Inner Sect Elder is only a matter of time. Why let worldly affairs delay your cultivation?"