Chapter 52: Breakthrough (First Update)

  Since talking with Ye Wen, Ye Chen's life also entered a period of calmness.

  A few days later.

  Inside the courtyard, a figure is moving, and on that green artificial hillstone, there are countless finger holes.

  Ye Chen's feet were like boulders, sunk into the mud, his teeth clenched tightly.

  The palm waved continuously, the air slightly fluctuated, and the pale blue fingers shot towards the fake mountain stone like lightning.

  The sound of breaking wind came in waves, and a deep depression of several feet suddenly appeared at the fake mountain. The gentle breeze blew over, and the stone powder slowly fell.

  "Feng Po Zhi!" A cyan whirlwind swirled around Ye Chen's fingertips and shot towards the fake mountain with a loud roar. With a deafening crash, the smaller fake mountain exploded into a massive crater several meters wide, and Ye Chen's fingers sank deeply into it. The corners of Ye Chen's mouth twitched violently as he sucked in a breath through his teeth, and blood-red liquid dripped from the depression onto the ground.

  It was as if countless needles were constantly pricking her fingers, and the pain came in waves, making Ye Chen feel like she was about to faint.

  Low and hoarse voice, Ye Chen's fingers suddenly pulled out from the fake mountain, again frantically pointing forward with several fingers.

  Suddenly, a figure like a ghostly apparition was frantically dashing about in the courtyard, with two iron balls closely following behind its feet.

  The entire courtyard was filled with the rumbling sound of iron balls colliding, and as Ye Chen moved, the courtyard became a mess, with dents everywhere.

  Blood dripped down from the wrist, and the iron chain tied to the iron ball ruthlessly scraped out several wounds on the wrist.

  Next to the artificial hill, a Flame Qilin in a spiritual state floated slowly above it. Its gaze kept wandering back and forth over Ye Chen's figure, not hiding the admiring color in its eyes at all. This Ye Chen was not only ruthless and merciless towards his enemies, but also ruthless and merciless towards himself, this was simply self-destructive behavior.

  The madness continues, the fierce sun rises slowly, shrouding the entire courtyard.

  His figure kept flashing, his fingertips' true energy madly surging forward, Ye Chen ruthlessly squeezed out a thread of physical strength from his body.

  Until sunset in the west, the crazy explosion sound slowly dissipated within the courtyard.

  After a fierce panting for a while, Ye Chen wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead, raised his head and gazed at the slowly setting sun, then immediately lay down on the chaotic ground like a dead dog.

  He slightly raised his eyes, gazing at the Fire Qilin floating in mid-air, and Ye Chen forced a smile: "Xiao Huo, how's my martial arts training coming along?"

  "It's barely passable, but you still need to practice more!" Huo Qilin said calmly, his eyes scanning Ye Chen's body with a strange gaze. He then let out a light sigh and said: "Kid, based on your crazy degree, I think you can take the Zhuque Fruit now! The pain after taking it will probably be nothing compared to the pain you're experiencing from today's cultivation!"

  "Zhuque fruit? Ye Chen's originally tired face was immediately replaced with curiosity, and he suddenly jumped up from the ground, bare-chested, and said in a low voice: 'Zhuque fruit, what exactly is it? You didn't answer me last time I asked you. Hearing this name probably has something to do with the Zhuque clan, right?!'"

  "The Crimson Bird Fruit is not a fruit in essence, but rather the coagulated blood of the sacred beast, the Vermilion Bird!" The Fire Qilin continued, disregarding Ye Chen's stunned expression, "Hence its name, the Crimson Bird Fruit, which contains terrifying energy within. In the Vermilion Bird Clan, it is usually used to assist gifted disciples in their cultivation!"

  "What will happen to me after I take it!" Ye Chen exclaimed in shock, the blood of the holy beast, how terrifying the energy inside must be.

  The human body can't withstand that terrifying energy, and might directly explode to death. Ye Chen couldn't help but smile wryly, rubbing his forehead: "Will it directly explode to death?!"

  "Little one, you're worrying too much. The energy contained in the Zhuque fruit will be hidden within your body and assist with your cultivation!" Huo Qilin couldn't help but smile playfully, then continued in a gentle tone: "However, after consuming the Zhuque fruit, a series of strange phenomena will occur, so I advise you to go outside the city!"

  "Outside the city?" Ye Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly. By now, there were probably many people watching outside the courtyard. Nowadays, whenever Ye Chen practiced his cultivation and martial skills, he could only hide within the courtyard and couldn't even let the Fire Qilin make a sound that would leak out. If he went outside the city now, he would definitely be followed by those people.

  "Kid, have you ever thought of going to the Wasteland to temper yourself?" Huo Qilin tempted: "You've already reached a bottleneck now. If you stay in seclusion and focus on cultivation, it's likely that your progress will stagnate. You'll just be wasting time like this. Why not go to the Wasteland? Only the pressure of death can bring out 100% of one's potential!"

  "Abandoned Territory!" Ye Chen's face slightly changed. The abandoned territory was a place where magical beasts roamed, undoubtedly a real battlefield.

  It's been less than three months since Ye Chen left his family, and what he needs most now is time. The trip to the Wasteland has undoubtedly become the best place for him to cultivate.

  After a moment of contemplation, Ye Chen slowly nodded and said in a low voice: "Alright, I'll leave tonight!"

  Doing things as usual with a swift and decisive manner, at this moment, Ye Chen couldn't help but have a bloodthirsty thought in his heart.

  "Master Ye Chen!" A loud and clear voice came from outside the courtyard, and Huo Qilin suddenly transformed into a stream of light that shot towards the ring on Ye Chen's hand.

  Ye Chen removed the iron chains from his ankles, his gaze slowly sweeping around before he calmly said: "Come in!"

  The courtyard gate swung open with a loud creak, and Ye Tiejing walked slowly towards Ye Chenxing with a wooden basin in her arms.

  Looking at the mess on the ground and the bloodstains everywhere, a look of horror flashed across Ye Tiejing's face, and he stared at Ye Chen in an eerie manner. A few days ago, he had once again become Ye Chen's bodyguard and was arranged by Ye Chen to buy some strange medicinal herbs to brew medicine water, which was now in the wooden basin in front of him.

  Ye Tiejing originally thought that Ye Chen would give up on himself, but the recent days of Ye Chen's crazy cultivation had deeply shocked Ye Tiejing. Although he didn't know what Ye Chen was cultivating in the courtyard, the mess all over the ground could guess out Ye Chen's craziness. With a bitter smile, he gently put down the wooden basin and respectfully said to Ye Chen: "Young Master Chen, this is today's medicine! And the dan medicine you arranged for me to send to Ye Wushuang, I just sent it over!"

  A few days ago, Ye Chen handed over some gold coins to Ye Wushuang to take care of, which were used to win over the sons and daughters of other families, while the elixir was handed over to Ye Tiejing to take care of.

  One person is in charge of one task, and the division of labor is clear. As for this, Ye Chen is also relaxed and has time to focus on his cultivation.

  He nodded slowly and waved his hand to signal Ye Tiejing to leave. In response, Ye Tiejing also slowly backed out of the courtyard.

  With a leap, he directly jumped into the water basin, and the cool medicine water made Ye Chen feel refreshed. It was precisely because of this medicine water that Ye Chen could recover immediately after such intense training every day. The value of this medicine water was obviously not low, and it was specially purchased by Ye Chen from the pharmacy.

  Her entire body was soaked in medicinal water, sometimes icy cold and sometimes scalding hot. The floating, ethereal sensation made Ye Chen unable to help but moan, which inevitably earned her a disdainful look from Huo Qilin.

  Immediately, Ye Chen clasped his hands together in a seal on his chest and leaned against the wooden tub, beginning to cultivate.

  Breathing steadily, the injuries on his ankles and fingertips also gradually weakened. The energy contained in the medicinal water in the wooden basin slowly entered Ye Chen's body. Ye Chen sometimes circulated the Zhuque Formula, and sometimes circulated the Fengshen Jue. The wind-attributed true qi and fire-attributed true qi continuously condensed, and after a while, the originally light green medicinal water in the wooden basin also gradually faded in color.

  After a few moments, Ye Chen suddenly opened his eyes, clenched his fists, and a surge of true energy burst out of his body. First, it was fire-attributed true energy, followed by wind-attributed true energy. A sharp, piercing sound erupted outside Ye Chen's body, and then he couldn't help but laugh loudly several times, not hiding the joy in his laughter: "The Initial Stage of Martial Arts has finally been achieved!"