Chapter 4 Fragment One Heavy

  Ye Chen got excited for a while, then hurriedly crawled up from the ground, looking at the entrance of the cave beside him, frowning: "No way! Got to hide it, can't let others find out."

  Ye Chen is a human being, he's not a saint, he can't pick up gold without being tainted!

  Ye Chen circled around the original place, using some branches and leaves to cover up the entrance, then sprinkled some mud on top of it until it was no longer visible, before turning around and heading towards his residence within the Lianyun Sect.

  Lianyun Sect is just a small sect, but the hierarchy is very strict, divided into outer disciples, inner disciples, and direct transmission disciples. There are more than 500 outer disciples. Generally speaking, as long as one reaches the Gathering Qi realm, they will be directly promoted to become an inner disciple. Inner disciples only need to reach the Yuan Dan stage to be directly promoted to become a direct transmission disciple, becoming a disciple of the Sect Master of Lianyun Sect, with a very prominent position within the sect.

  Ye Chen was originally one of the top ten masters among the outer door disciples, and his residence must be much better than those of lower-level disciples. It is a separate small courtyard. Although Ye Chen has now become a waste person, with the help of his former good friends, Ye Chen still lives alone here.

  Ye Chen dragged his exhausted body, pushed open the door to his room and walked in. The dark interior was almost pitch black, Ye Chen didn't even bother to turn on the light, he directly collapsed onto the bed.

  However, according to the law of gravity, Ye Chen will definitely fall directly onto his own bed.

  But what greeted Ye Chen was not his icy bed, but a warm embrace! Ye Chen's head, accurately and directly landed on a pair of firm jade peaks.

  Feeling the jade peak on his head, Ye Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed it. His eyebrows furrowed, and he exerted a bit of force, followed by an extremely seductive sigh that entered Ye Chen's ears.

  Ye Chen was startled and hastily retreated a step back, quickly lighting the oil lamp on the table, looking towards the bed.

  "Xin'er, how did you end up here?"

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Xin, who was sitting on the edge of the bed with a bright red face, and said awkwardly, while still savoring the feeling in his hand.

  Listening to Ye Chen's words, Shen Xiang slightly trembled and stood up lightly with her stiff body due to Ye Chen's hand earlier: "Brother Chen, where did you go? I've been waiting for you here for almost a day?"

  Ye Chen softened her expression, smiled, found a chair and sat down casually: "Xin'er, what's up? So late at night?"

  Xue Shen sat back on the edge of the bed and said, "What's wrong, can't I come see you if nothing's going on? Where did you go today, you still haven't told me!"

  "Uh, I didn't go there!" Ye Chen originally wanted to tell Shen Xiang about what happened during the day, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to come back and tell her instead.

  "Hmph! Fine, don't mention it, you got me worried to death!" Shen Xiang's small mouth pouted, and then suddenly discovered Ye Chen's difference, stood up, circled around Ye Chen, and said doubtfully: "Brother Chen, why is your skin so white?"

  Ye Chen hastily covered up with a few words, without much ado. After all, he couldn't possibly tell Shen Xiang: I didn't die after being struck by lightning, and when I woke up, I became like this!

  Shen Xiang didn't dwell on it either.

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Qian's mischievous appearance and recalled the places he had touched earlier, feeling his face start to flush slightly.

  Shen Xiang also felt Ye Chen's abnormality, sitting there motionless, his face extremely red.

  The scene immediately fell into awkwardness...

  "Brother Chen..."

  Shen Xian's face turned red, her voice full of temptation, as she called out to Ye Chen.

  "Ah!"

  Ye Chen was taken aback, awkwardly scratching his head: "Wha...what's going on?"

  Shen Xian lowered her head again.

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Qian's appearance, feeling himself becoming increasingly unable to restrain his own lust.

  Ye Chen suddenly stood up, and a beast-like desire appeared in his eyes. Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen's appearance, only to feel that her own body was uncontrollably stiffening.

  "Hoo...hoo..."

  Ye Chen took a deep breath, suddenly turned around, and said excitedly: "Xin'er, it's too late for you to go back now. You sleep here, I'll go out!"

  Before Shen Xiang could even react, Ye Chen hastily rushed out.

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen rushing out and couldn't help but laugh, lightly stomping her foot, softly muttering to herself: "He's really a blockhead!"

  Shen Xiang waited at home for half a day, but Ye Chen didn't come back. She could only mutter to herself and then lay down on Ye Chen's bed, falling asleep.

  Ye Chen leaned against the door, taking fierce breaths of air, and for a long time couldn't calm down his fluctuating emotions. So Ye Chen didn't bother to take deep breaths, and directly ran into the courtyard to start cultivating.

  Ye Chen picked up his old weighted equipment from one side and put it directly on himself, starting to warm up in the courtyard.

  "Wow!"

  "Drip... drip!"

  Ye Chen's feet hooked onto the training equipment he had set up earlier, constantly moving up and down, sweat continuously flowing from his entire body to the ground.

  Ye Chen sat still with intense exercise, his muscles were slightly sore, which proved that Ye Chen had reached his current limit.

  "Hold on!"

  Just as Ye Chen was about to give up, a refreshing surge of true energy appeared in his body, rapidly nourishing his exhausted muscles and bones, making him suddenly feel invigorated.

  Ye Chen didn't stop, instead he took advantage of the momentum and moved quickly. Ye Chen understood that this was a sign of breaking through, his hard work over the past month had finally paid off as he once again stepped onto the path of cultivation.

  To know what seems to be the most basic breakthrough, but the difficulty is not small, and many people cannot break through for a lifetime. Entering the path of cultivation, some people need five or ten years of time to enter the path of cultivation.

  Ye Chen used to take eight whole years to break through the eighth level of Fragmented Body, but this time he only took a month to break through the first level of Fragmented Body, which can't be called fast.

  Feeling the refreshing sensation of his muscles and bones being reborn, Ye Chen continued to persevere. He didn't feel excited about breaking through because waiting for him was a powerful expert with an Eightfold Cultivation Base, Xue Feng!

  "Wow..."

  Ye Chen sat cross-legged in the courtyard, facing east, and let out a mouthful of turbid air. He then stood up, looking at the distant pale white color, his eyes revealing a firm gaze: "Xu Feng, wait for me!"

  "Brother Chen!"

  At this time, Shen Xian's voice sounded behind Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen stood up and turned around to look at Shen Xiang standing behind him, with a slight smile on his face, revealing a row of white teeth: "Xiang'er, you're getting up so early!"

  "Brother Chen, about the inner door disciple selection half a year from now... do you want me to go and say something for you, to cancel your registration..."

  Shen Xiang had planned to discuss this matter with Ye Chen when she came yesterday, but the unexpected event later on made her forget the purpose of her visit. It wasn't until early this morning, when she saw Ye Chen meditating, that she suddenly remembered.

  Listening to Shen Xian's words, Ye Chen furrowed his brow and secretly sighed: Half a year, still half a year, how can I break through and become a strong Qi gatherer in this short period of time.

  Cultivation is a path, which first trains the body and then refines the breath. The ten layers of fragmentation are just a transitional phase for cultivators. Only when they become masters of gathering energy can it be said that they have truly embarked on the path of cultivation.

  During the Qi gathering period, one can refine and absorb the heavenly and earthly primal energy, storing it within their body for personal use, thereby further increasing their own strength. Every move they make will exude a hint of true energy, an effect that is still far beyond Ye Chen's current abilities.

  Ye Chen thought for a moment, then looked up at Shen Xiang with a gloomy expression and muttered: "Xiang'er, let me think about it, okay? Let me decide for myself!"

  Shen Xinyin looked at Ye Chen with a pained expression, nodded slightly, and didn't say anything.

  Ye Chen looked at Shen Xiang deeply, turned around and walked towards his own room, his figure was so lonely, helpless, and unwilling.

  Shen Xiang looked at Ye Chen's back, her originally worried face turned into a fierce expression, muttering to herself: "Xu Feng, you must die!"

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