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Chapter 325 - 288 Martial Arts Genius_2

Chapter 325: Chapter 288 Martial Arts Genius_2

"Why?"

Ye Fan had never thought about this question, but now, hearing Chu Ji ask it, he couldn’t help but feel curious.

"Since the end of the last century, the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi on Earth has suddenly increased, approximately tenfold!" Chu Ji revealed the mystery.

"What... what?" Ye Fan was startled and blurted out, "How could the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi suddenly become denser?"

"I don’t know."

Chu Ji shook her head and continued, "But because the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi has increased tenfold, cultivators’ cultivation speed has also increased accordingly, giving rise to one martial arts genius after another and many experts! You should know, in the past, a supreme strongman of the Gang Qi Realm would only emerge every few hundred years!"

"Ding Dong—"

As Chu Ji finished speaking, before Ye Fan could recover from his astonishment, a crisp sound rang out, and the elevator doors slowly opened.

"Whew~"

Ye Fan took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and followed Chu Ji out of the elevator.

Outside the elevator was an antique corridor, paved with pebble stones, with various flowers and plants growing on either side.

Seeing this scene, Ye Fan felt a slight stir in his consciousness and sensed that a ’Gathering Essence Array’ had been set up on the third underground level of the high-level auction hall, allowing these plants to grow without sunlight by drawing in the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

After walking through the long corridor, a grand hall decorated in an ancient style appeared. It was furnished with sets of tea tables, chairs, and sofas made from high-grade redwood and pearwood.

This hall was the resting area of the high-grade auction hall where guests could rest and chat.

Since the auction had not yet started, many cultivators and super-rich individuals who had come to attend the auction grouped together to drink tea and discuss.

Ten maids dressed in cheongsams, exuding classical beauty, were constantly moving through the hall, serving the guests.

Swish!

When Chu Ji, dressed in a cheongsam, stepped into the hall with Ye Fan, gazes swept over them like lightning!

Hmm?

Upon seeing Chu Ji, both the cultivators and the super-rich in the rest area were momentarily stunned.

Then, they quickly shifted their gazes to Ye Fan, who was behind Chu Ji.

When they saw Ye Fan’s face, which was not very familiar but certainly not unfamiliar, the pupils of everyone in the rest area, except for the maids, instantly dilated!

Clearly, they recognized Ye Fan!

For those super-rich individuals, their knowledge of Ye Fan was largely due to the fact that he was Ye Wenhao’s illegitimate son and the trouble he had stirred up in Hanghu and Dong Hai.

And for those from the major martial arts sects, martial arts families, and forces, their awareness of Ye Fan stemmed from his recent slaying of the Wudang Sect’s martial arts genius, Murong Sheng!

That battle made Ye Fan’s name known throughout the entire Huaxia martial arts world!

Even the martial arts worlds of the other Five Great Alliances had heard of him!

"I had heard that Ye Wenhao’s illegitimate son was a martial artist; seeing him here today must mean it’s true."

"He must be here to bid for treasures."

"That’s right, Chu Ji must be his money bag!"

After the initial shock, a few of the super-rich quietly discussed amongst themselves.

"This Ye Fan was previously unknown, but he just killed the Wudang Sect’s martial arts genius Murong Sheng a few days ago and now appears here. Could it be that he intends to buy treasures to increase his strength for the upcoming Qing bang competition?"

"Definitely, with his strength, he not only qualifies for the Qing bang competition but is also strong enough to be a seed player!"

...

Not only the few super-rich, but the majority of the cultivators were also whispering among themselves, almost all concluding that Ye Fan was planning to participate in next year’s Qing bang competition.

And there were a few people who did not make a sound; their gazes followed Ye Fan’s movement, always locking on to Ye Fan!

Hmm?

Sensing a gaze filled with intense murderous intent, Ye Fan’s heart stirred, and upon sweeping his gaze over, he unexpectedly saw a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe.

The middle-aged man was not tall, with a small face, deep-set eyes, and a gaze that was empty and cold. At first glance, he resembled an evil ghost, giving off an eerily chilling vibe.

"He is the eldest disciple of the Ghost Sect, named Ku Rong, a Peak stage of Innate Mage," Chu Ji also noticed Ye Fan’s gaze on Ku Rong.

"No wonder I felt such strong murderous intent in his gaze; he must want to avenge his junior brother, Duanmu, by killing me," Ye Fan said upon hearing this, suddenly realizing the situation, and then noticed that Ku Rong had shifted his gaze and stood up to walk into the Auction Hall, moving incredibly fast, almost as if gliding.

"The one on your left is Nolan Xuan from the Northeast Nolan Family, a Barbarian clan member, said to be an Innate Great Success Martial Artist specializing in strength. But judging by his current aura, he should have stepped into the Peak stage of Innate," Chu Ji spoke up once again.

Ye Fan followed Chu Ji’s direction and unexpectedly saw a young man in a white robe with braided hair.

"The young man in front of you to the right is Xiao Selang, a Martial Arts genius from the Tian Shan Sect, who also seems to be of Peak stage Innate strength, and the old man next to him is his master, also a strong person ranked within the top ten of the Dragon Ranking, called Cang Bo, known as Huaxia’s Number One Sword. His swordsmanship is so refined that he should have entered the Gang Qi Realm," Chu Ji added.

"Gang Qi Realm?" Ye Fan was startled. The Gang Qi Realm was nearly equivalent to the strongest force on Earth, and he had not expected to encounter one here.

"I’ve told you before, because of the sudden surge in the Earth’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the past twenty years, many Martial Arts geniuses have emerged, as well as some Supreme Strongmen!"

Chu Ji made a startling statement, "I can tell you clearly that right now, the number of Gang Qi Realm strong people in the Huaxia Martial Arts World is definitely more than ten!"

"Hiss~"

Ye Fan inhaled sharply, "Does that mean that the top ten of the Dragon Ranking are all in the Gang Qi Realm?"

"That’s correct, because the Dragon Ranking is prepared by the Yanhuang Organization, they replace the rankings every year," Chu Ji said and then chuckled bitterly, "You shouldn’t be surprised, the surge in Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi not only increased the speed of cultivators’ Cultivation but also gave birth to lots of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even Plant Spirits, such treasures. And you know, once a cultivator steps into the Early Innate Realm, they can completely enhance their strength with the help of external things."

"That makes sense."

Having heard Chu Ji explain this, Ye Fan felt relieved. If he had not absorbed the Pure Yang Qi inside the Taiyin Xuan Sword, it would have taken him at least two years to break through to Innate Great Success. Now, all he needed to do was condense another Power Seed inside his body to achieve it!

"However, relying on external things to enhance one’s strength works best the first time; the effect diminishes with each subsequent use."

Chu Ji continued, "That is to say, after all, the path of Cultivation depends on one’s own comprehension, will, and effort, especially if you want to become a Gang Qi Realm strong person, it is not something those so-called Martial Arts geniuses can achieve."

"Yes, I understand."

Ye Fan nodded. Although the realms of those Martial Arts geniuses were almost all higher than his, he did not feel envious. On one hand, the so-called Martial Arts geniuses typically enhanced their strength through external objects, on the other hand, due to his special method of Cultivation, the resources he would need to reach Innate Great Perfection Realm would be a hundred times more than those geniuses!

If it was not so, with just the absorption of Pure Yang Qi from the Taiyin Xuan Sword, he could have already broken through to the Peak stage of Innate!

"These so-called Martial Arts geniuses are showing their War Intent because they saw you rise to the challenge; having slain Murong Sheng, they all want to defeat you to prove their own strength."

Chu Ji did not introduce other Martial Arts geniuses and revealed the reason instead, yet she internally sneered.

She was very clear that if it was not for Chu Xuanji deliberately toughening up Ye Fan and slowing down his Cultivation speed to build a solid foundation, in order to facilitate a smoother breakthrough to the Gang Qi Realm at Innate Great Perfection, Ye Fan’s talent alone, even without relying on external objects and judging by Martial Arts Realm alone, could leave these geniuses far behind.

"Heh..."

Ye Fan let out a disdainful chuckle. With his current strength, by utilizing the Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts, he could basically sweep through any cultivator in the Innate Great Perfection Realm!

What’s more, he could entirely rely on consuming Plant Essence to enhance his strength!

He did not even consider those so-called geniuses a threat!

"Little Chu!"

Suddenly, an excited voice rang out.

An aura that made Ye Fan’s heart fear suddenly appeared in the hall!

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