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Chapter 335 - 298: The Grudge between Two Generations - Part 2

Chapter 335: Chapter 298: The Grudge between Two Generations - Part 2

"Before Ye Zhen came here, I had said that currently, your martial arts cultivation alone could rival that of a Peak stage of Innate Martial Artist,"

Chu Ji suddenly changed the topic, saying, "Although you are an invincible existence among martial artists of the same realm and can even kill those a realm higher, this strength alone is far from enough to secure the first place on the Qing bang!"

Moved by this, Ye Fan asked, "I heard that the current number one on the Qing bang is Bai Di, the martial arts genius from the Bai Family. What is his strength?"

"Innate Great Perfection."

Hearing the name Bai Di, Chu Ji’s expression turned slightly solemn, "If nothing goes wrong, he is the absolute overlord within the Innate Great Perfection Realm, and his power could rival that of a Half-step Gang Qi realm existence!"

"That strong?"

Ye Fan was stunned, he had witnessed the battle between Ye Wenhao and Murong Gu, and he naturally knew the terror of a Half-step Gang Qi realm master—before using the mysterious and powerful ’Burning Nine Heavens,’ even when executing the Sixth Level of Sky-Rushing Evil Qi at 54 times his power, Ye Wenhao had not even slightly injured Murong Gu!

Now, according to what Chu Ji said, Bai Di’s power could completely rival, even surpass that of Ye Wenhao without using ’Burning Nine Heavens.’ How could Ye Fan not be shocked?

"Yes."

Chu Ji nodded, "This is also what I meant before by fighting for yourself—you must improve your strength as quickly as possible if you wish to defeat Bai Di and replace him as the first on the Qing bang during the competition."

"As for your master, we must start with his enemies,"

Chu Ji’s expression became somewhat complicated as she spoke, "Although our master had great cultivation talent, his wide range of interests throughout his life led him to delve into many areas, which caused him to waste his cultivation talent in his early years, so his cultivation achievements weren’t particularly brilliant."

"Oh?"

While Ye Fan was well aware of Chu Xuanji’s temperament, character, and abilities, he knew very little about Chu Xuanji’s past, and he was stunned when Chu Ji mentioned this.

"Even though our master wasn’t particularly shining in his cultivation journey in his younger years and had many enemies due to his quirky nature, his expertise in numerous fields and dual cultivation of magic and martial arts made him a formidable fighter, rarely suffering losses," continued Chu Ji.

"Among them, the two most dangerous encounters were against the Sect Leader of Ghost Sect, Wu Mu, and the infamous lone wanderer known as ’Jie Dao’."

Wu Mu?

Jie Dao?

Ye Fan’s expression changed slightly upon hearing these two names.

Although he was unaware of the grudges between Wu Mu, Jie Dao, and Chu Xuanji, he knew Wu Mu, the Sect Leader of Ghost Sect, was hailed as the number one mage in Huaxia and had already entered the Gang Qi Realm, ranking sixth on the Dragon Ranking.

And... Jie Dao was also a Gang Qi realm master, ranking fourth on the Dragon Ranking!

Besides, during one of the tasks assigned by Chu Xuanji when Ye Fan was operating in the secular world, he learned that Jie Dao hailed from a martial arts family with generations of martial artists, and his ancestral saber technique was incredibly fierce.

In the 1950s and 1960s, when Huaxia was clamping down on martial artists, Jie Dao’s father was tragically shot during one of these operations. On his deathbed, he entrusted Jie Dao to a life-and-death friend and changed his name to ’Jie Dao,’ implying that from then on, he should no longer practice the ancestral saber technique.

Unexpectedly, Jie Dao not only did not give up practicing the saber technique but mastered it to a terrifying level. His saber skills were phenomenal—legend has it that with a saber in hand, no ghosts or gods were spared, giving him great fame in the Martial Arts World!

"You could say that Wu Mu and Jie Dao are the two greatest enemies of our master’s life. They’ve always wanted to kill him, but they had to give up after the master’s explosive growth into a Gang Qi realm Supreme Strongman who mastered both magic and martial arts," Chu Ji continued.

Ye Fan furrowed his brows and asked, "Since our master is a Gang Qi realm Supreme Strongman who has dual cultivated in magic and martial arts and ranks just below ’Yan’ from the Yanhuang Organization on the Dragon Ranking, why didn’t he seek revenge against Wu Mu and Jie Dao?"

"On one hand, after Wu Mu and Jie Dao learned that our master had stepped into the Gang Qi Realm in both magic and martial arts, they feared reprisal and disappeared from sight. On the other hand, ’Yan’ intervened to mediate," Chu Ji explained.

"Mediated?" Ye Fan’s frown deepened.

"Yes. As the Martial Arts World flourished again, the status of martial artists rose increasingly. Whether in the era of the nation-states or the current alliance era, the role of a Gang Qi realm Supreme Strongman is significant. ’Yan’ did not want to see the Supreme Strongman of Huaxia killing each other and self-destructing," said Chu Ji, nodding.

"Originally, with our master’s personality, even if ’Yan’ intervened, he wouldn’t give ’Yan’ face. But Wu Mu and Jie Dao took this opportunity to back down and boasted that their grudge would be settled by the next generation!"

"Settled by the next generation?"

"Wu Mu and Jie Dao made a pact with our master that twenty years later, their respective disciples would decide the outcome in the Qing bang competition and settle the grudges! With our master’s proud nature, facing their challenge, he naturally didn’t fear and accepted the challenge,"

Chu Ji said and couldn’t help but chuckle bitterly, "This twenty-year agreement was only known to a few Supreme Strongman at the time and wasn’t widely known in the Huaxia Martial Arts World."

"If I’m not mistaken, Bai Di must be a disciple of one of these two men, and next year marks the twentieth year of the agreement, right?" Ye Fan’s mind raced, and he immediately guessed something.

"Bai Di is Jie Dao’s Direct Disciple, and Wu Mu has been secretly guarding the Bai Family as a Supreme Strongman. It’s even said that Wu Mu advised Bai Di on spiritual and willpower cultivation. In a way, Bai Di can also be considered Wu Mu’s disciple, though Wu Mu hasn’t officially taken him as a disciple. His disciple is called You Ling, nicknamed Ghost, and is an Innate Mage whose exact strength is unclear," Chu Ji said sarcastically, then added, "As for the twenty-year agreement, there are still three years left. The Qing bang competition in three years is the scheduled time for the agreement between our master and them!"

Three years later!

Ye Fan clenched his fists quietly, his war intent surging!

"Emperor Bai and You Ling, though strong, will be surpassed by you in due time,"

Feeling Ye Fan’s war intent, Chu Ji encouraged, "This is also why I urged you to seek the Ye Family’s help to eliminate Nanqinghong as soon as possible. Of course, you haven’t used the Plant Essence in your cultivation yet. Once you do, your strength will greatly increase."

Hearing Chu Ji’s words again, Ye Fan fell silent.

Outsiders were unaware of why the quality and quantity of his power far exceeded those of other martial artists at the same realm, but he knew very well—he followed the cultivation method in "Nine Heavens Profound Skill," storing power in 108 vital acupoints instead of the Dantian!

This allowed the quality of his power to be ten times that of his peers at the same realm, and the quantity reached 44 times more. However, this also made his progression 45 times more difficult—only when the power seeds in 45 vital acupoints in his body were fully saturated could he step into the Innate Great Success Realm!

And when he would break through from the Innate Great Success Realm to the Peak of Innate Realm, the difficulty would increase to 72 times that of ordinary cultivators—requiring saturation of power seeds in 72 vital acupoints!

For this reason, Ye Fan was very clear that even if he used the Plant Essence, he probably could not break through the Peak of Innate Realm.

"Xiao Fan..."

Chu Ji instinctively thought Ye Fan was disheartened and tried to say something, but Ye Fan interrupted her before she could speak.

Ye Fan looked up at Chu Ji and said, "I’ll listen to you and go to the Ye Family."

"Huh~"

Hearing Ye Fan’s words, Chu Ji let out a sigh of relief.

In her view, Ye Fan’s return to the Ye Family would not only greatly shorten the time to eliminate Nanqinghong, but would also allow Ye Fan to vent the resentment he held against the Ye Family, seek justice for his mother, and thereby further cleanse the impurities in his spirit, taking his spiritual cultivation to the next level!

This was crucial for Ye Fan’s future cultivation!

"Since Emperor Bai Di Cheng can withstand half-step Gang Qi realm masters, his body must also far surpass peers of his realm, but it probably doesn’t reach tenfold!"

Just as Chu Ji was quietly relieved, Ye Fan reflected on everything Chu Ji had said and thought to himself, "With his strength, even if I break through to an Innate Great Success Martial Artist, I might not be able to defeat him. And with my rate of cultivation, even if I use Plant Essence, it will be difficult to break through the Peak of Innate Realm before next year’s Qing bang competition."

"Thus, what I need to focus on is improving my combat power!"

"Besides martial arts realm, combat power also includes martial arts skills and combat experience. In terms of martial arts, I possess the high-level Xuansha Fist and have mastered the first level of ’Qi Rushes to the Sky.’ In terms of combat experience, I’ve accumulated plenty over the past two years."

"My greatest advantage lies in dual cultivation of magic and martial arts. The urgent priority now is to first transform the material for the Taiyin Xuan Sword into flying knives and practice slaying enemies with telekinetic control of the flying knives. This will not only catch my opponents off guard and become my secret weapon but will also temper my willpower, strengthen my consciousness, and improve my magic cultivation."

"Next, is to research the second level of ’Qi Rushes to the Sky.’ Once mastered, I will be able to deliver punches with 18 times the power, and with the assistance of the Black Iron Fist set, it can reach 36 times the power!"

"Lastly, is to find a way to obtain the Plant Essence and break through the Innate Great Success Realm as soon as possible!"

As he thought this, Ye Fan’s heart stirred, his hand flipped, and a medicine bottle holding Nirvana Pills appeared in the palm of his hand.

"Hm?"

Chu Ji noticed Ye Fan’s action and was slightly surprised, "What are you doing with the Nirvana Pills?"

"There are still 10 Nirvana Pills here; take them and help me exchange them for Plant Essence. If that’s not possible, they can also be exchanged for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures needed to manufacture Nirvana Pills," Ye Fan explained.

He had made a total of 20 Nirvana Pills, using 9 at the auction to exchange for 3 Plant Essences and selling one, leaving 10 remaining.

"Okay."

Chu Ji took the medicine bottle, hesitated for a moment, then added, "Actually, the two Plant Essences and those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures I gave you earlier were from Master."

"From Master?"

Ye Fan stood rooted to the spot, his expression turning somewhat ugly.

Seeing his reaction, Chu Ji, worried that Ye Fan might misunderstand Chu Xuanji, hurriedly explained, "Don’t misunderstand him. He didn’t do this because he’s worried you’re inadequate and might embarrass him in three years. Instead, after learning you were ambushed by Duanmu with a magic artifact, he felt he hadn’t fulfilled his duties as a master and was very remorseful. That’s why he descended the mountain to scramble across the globe searching for Plant Essence and various Heavenly Materials and Spiritual Treasures for you..."

"I haven’t misunderstood him; he has already done so much... too much..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan’s eyes reddened, and he gently interrupted Chu Ji, "I was naive before, thinking it was only natural. But now, I feel I should do something for the old man."

"What do you want to do?" Chu Ji asked, puzzled.

"Three years is too long!"

Ye Fan closed his eyes slightly, clenched his fists, and his war intent was fierce!

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