Chapter Eighty: The Youngest First Person

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  "Alright, let's continue gathering herbs. It's getting late, we must head back before dusk." Ling Xiaoxue said, running her hand through her long hair in front of her forehead.

  "The young lady said, I dare not spend the night in the bloody forest, fearing that I won't see tomorrow's sun."

  "Indeed, the nights in the Bloody Forest are ten times more terrifying than the days."

  "Hurry up, everyone."

  Thinking of the Blood Forest's terror, everyone's complexion changed, including the six Condensing True Boundary warriors in the guard squad.

  "I won't bother with the medicine, I'll rely on you when we head back. I just used Spring Rain Sword Art, Summer Rain Sword Art and Autumn Rain Sword Art in succession, which injured my meridians. I'm afraid I can only exert 70-80% of my strength."

  She then looked at Wang Feng who was sitting on the ground nursing his wounds and continued, "Wang Feng's True Void Extermination Blade is overbearingly fierce, its aftereffects are even more severe than mine."

  Ye Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've got everything under control."

  The first form of the Overbearing Fist is no less powerful than the True Void Exterminating Blade, and its aftereffects are just as formidable. Fortunately, Ye Chen's physical body was extremely robust, and his strength had reached 15,000 jin long ago, which could be considered the limit of human physical strength. From then on, every additional jin of strength would require ten or a hundred times more effort to achieve, unless the Jade Tempering Body Technique is upgraded again to reach the fourth or fifth level, where there might be a breakthrough.

  The man in black didn't have a storage ring on him, and Ye Chen didn't mind either. He found a clean spot to sit down, took out a low-grade spirit stone, and began to recover his depleted true energy.

  Time flies quickly, and the sun sets slowly in the west.

  Despite having many misgivings, Ling Xiaoxue still decided to leave the Blood Forest immediately.

  The journey back was not smooth sailing, but the number of demonic beasts had clearly decreased. Perhaps it wasn't until nightfall that the terror of the Bloody Forest would truly be revealed.

  As the crowd walked out of the forest at that moment, the sky completely darkened, and a lonely moon hung high in the sky, desolate and bleak.

  Wooooo...

  Faintly, it seemed as if the crowd heard a woman's crying voice coming from deep in the forest, and their backs suddenly felt a chill, with cold sweat bursting forth.

  "It's a good thing we got out early, this Blood Forest is too terrifying, no one has ever been to the deepest part, I heard that at night, ghosts and monsters will appear in the forest." The deputy captain of the guard wiped his cold sweat, still feeling lingering fear.

  Others share the same feeling.

  After leaving the forest, the road ahead was easy to walk on. In less than an hour, everyone returned to the bustling and prosperous Blackstone City.

  After staying at the Ling's house for a night, early next morning, Ye Chen and Yuan Xue Mei Wang Feng parted ways and returned to their respective sects.

  ……

  A warrior's time always passes quickly.

  A month has passed.

  During this time, Ye Chen and other inner disciples trained for two days and received tasks for three days, with the interval spent traveling to find their way, repeating in cycles.

  It looks very dull, but it's not. Every time he arrives at a place, Ye Chen will learn about the local customs and habits, and the tasks are varied and unpredictable, not all of them involve fighting and killing. Occasionally, there are even delivery missions. A week ago, Ye Chen delivered a letter to General Li Zhenghao of Tianfeng Country, who rewarded him with a military crossbow arrow that can break through the protective aura of ordinary Condensing Realm warriors.

  That day, Ye Chen had just returned from completing a one-star gray-level mission.

  On the way up the mountain, some dusty and exhausted inner disciples did not rush back to the Tengyun Grand Hall to hand in their tasks, but instead slowed down as they walked, discussing something important.

  "Do you know that something big has happened in Emerald Valley?"

  "What could happen in Feicui Valley, don't tell me it's like Dizhamao Gate and was exterminated by someone. Thinking about it, it's not too possible either, the five major sects all have some old antiques existing, even if that strong person who exterminated Dizhamao Gate wouldn't dare to come knocking on the door casually."

  "Extinction of the family is not a problem, but it's related to the younger generation!"

  "Fang Shidi, you're being mysterious again, what's going on, just spit it out."

  "Jade Young Master has broken through to the Embracing Origin Realm!" The speaker's voice was not loud, but the nearby inner sect disciples climbing the mountain heard it clearly.

  "What?"

  "Has Feicui Gongzi become a Wu Zhe who has reached the stage of embracing the origin? Is it true or false? The first major hurdle for a Wu Zhe is to break through from the realm of condensing reality to the realm of embracing the origin. Unless one is exceptionally gifted, it's impossible to advance within three to five years. If one lacks talent, they might be stuck at the peak of the late stage of condensing reality for their entire life."

  "That's right, Fei Cui Gongzi reached the peak of the late stage of condensing reality a year ago. How did he break through so quickly? Isn't that making him the number one among the young generation in Tian Feng Country? In this way, Duan Mu Gongzi and Bei Xue Gongzi have been completely surpassed by him."

  That inner disciple who was called Fang Shi-di sighed, "This time my mission target is not far from the Emerald Valley. I occasionally heard that on July 9th, the master of the Emerald Valley, Zhuang Qingxian, will come out and hold a celebration banquet for the Emerald Young Master, and invite all major sects."

  "Hmm, it seems to be true. This Jade Master is indeed a stunning talent. A few years ago, there were still three other masters who could be mentioned in the same breath as him, but unfortunately, our Flowing Cloud Sect's Second Master was unable to keep up and was far surpassed by the other three. Now it's the turn of North Snow Master and Duanmu Master."

  Ye Chen was also very surprised when he heard this news.

  Don't look at the late-stage peak of the Condensing True Realm and the Embracing Yuan Realm, which is only one step away. Without extraordinary talent and perseverance, it's hard to take that step. But once you become an Embracing Yuan Realm warrior, you can fly long distances, just like birds in the sky. If your true energy is strong enough, even a distance of ten thousand miles is just a day's work. Every move you make has destructive power, and killing a Condensing True Realm warrior is as easy as killing a chicken or a monkey, without even using any effort.

  It can be said that if Feicui Gongzi wants to kill Duanmu Gongzi and Beixue Gongzi, he only needs a few moves. Killing Liuxing Zong Hanshan Gongzi probably only takes one move, instant kill.

  Become the true first person of Tianfeng Country's young generation, no one can rival him.

  At this time, the disciple continued to reveal: "In addition, Feicui Valley has another core disciple named Ji Xueyan. This woman is extremely talented and entered the late stage of the Condensing Reality Realm at the age of 16. After learning the low-level martial arts of Feicui Valley, she defeated many core disciples in one fell swoop and became a leader among them. Some people secretly refer to her, along with Feicui Gongzi, 'Palm Destroyer' Liu Wuxiang, and 'Stone Man' Shi Potian, as the four young heavenly kings of Feicui Valley."

  "Xueyan Ji, isn't she a member of the Ji family? I know her, on the rivers and lakes she has the reputation 'Treading Snow Without A Trace', her lightness skills are very impressive!"

  Xueyan!

  Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's facial expression didn't change much.

  However, this has put a lot of pressure on him. He is currently only a beginner in the Condensing Realm, and although he can defeat geniuses who are higher than him in level, he doesn't have much confidence when facing late-stage Condensing Realm warriors, let alone late-stage Condensing Realm geniuses.

  I must quickly upgrade my cultivation!

  Ye Chen secretly calculated in his heart and quickened his pace up the mountain.