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Chapter 428 - 381: Secret

Chapter 428: Chapter 381: Secret

Winning the Qing bang competition is just the beginning?!

The words of Chu Xuanji echoed in Ye Fan’s ears, leaving him completely astonished.

"As your teacher, I want you to break through that legendary realm, to rise above the Gang Qi Realm and become the foremost Supreme Strongman of this era!" Chu Xuanji revealed his expectations with a face full of anticipation.

"Uh..."

If Chu Xuanji’s previous remark had merely surprised Ye Fan, then at this moment, he was utterly stunned by his words.

With an expression as if he had seen a ghost, he blurted out to Chu Xuanji, "Old man, are you sure you’re not joking with me?"

"If it were just about winning the Qing bang competition, why would I have deliberately suppressed you in the Postnatal Perfection Realm these past few years?" Chu Xuanji countered with a question.

"Old man, you really have confidence in me." Ye Fan responded with a wry smile and then asked curiously, "By the way, what realm lies beyond the Gang Qi Realm?"

"I don’t know," shook Chu Xuanji.

"You don’t know?!"

Ye Fan’s eyes widened as he retorted somewhat irritably, "Old man, you don’t even know what lies beyond the Gang Qi Realm, yet you want me to break through to that realm? Are you not messing with me?"

"In the present world, including ’Yan’ who tops the Dragon Ranking and the Divine List, all Supreme Strongmen are stuck in the Gang Qi Realm. No one knows what lies beyond it."

Chu Xuanji gave a complicated look and answered indirectly, "However, including ’Yan’, all Supreme Strongmen are exploring and attempting to break through to that legendary realm."

"You’ve been in the Gang Qi Realm for many years, whereas I’m just in the Innate Great Success Realm. If anyone is to explore and attempt, you’re more likely to succeed, aren’t you?" Ye Fan rolled his eyes.

Chu Xuanji sighed softly, "Although I’ve stepped into the Gang Qi Realm for many years, I am only at the beginning of the Peak of Gang Qi Realm, not even knowing how to enter into the Great Perfection Gang Qi Realm, let alone that legendary realm."

"Then why do you believe I can do it?" Ye Fan was stunned.

"First, your Martial Arts talent is the second only to your mother Ling Yun among all the people I’ve met in my life. Second, if I’m not mistaken, the Meditation Technique you practice is not the one I taught you. Third, your progress in the domain of Magic is so swift that even I can hardly believe it. In my view, you must have some unknown opportunities, and I believe that your ability to leap ranks in battle is closely connected to those opportunities—you now mainly rely on Magic in battle!" While speaking, Chu Xuanji’s originally dull eyes suddenly shone bright.

A shock ran through Ye Fan’s heart, and he involuntarily opened his mouth, but he didn’t know what to say.

On one hand, even though he had long learned from Chu Ji that his mother was a Martial Arts genius, hearing Chu Xuanji’s praise for his own mother still shocked him deeply.

On the other hand, as Chu Xuanji said, he had been practicing the "Nine Heavens Profound Skill" that existed in his mind since he was a child, but he had never mentioned it to Chu Xuanji, and Chu Xuanji had never questioned it, making it one of his few secrets.

Now that Chu Xuanji had brought up the matter on his own, Ye Fan felt somewhat guilty. Amidst his guilt, he also hesitated about how to explain the Nine Heavens Profound Skill and the mysterious crimson Golden Crown to Chu Xuanji.

"You rascal, everyone has secrets, you and I both. So you don’t have to agonize over how to explain it to me, I’m not interested in those matters."

Seeing Ye Fan’s reaction, Chu Xuanji said with frustration, "I only hope that you can strengthen your power as fast as possible and fulfill my wish."

"Master, I..."

Although Chu Xuanji did not press Ye Fan about his secrets, going as far as to say he was not interested in them, Ye Fan hesitated for a moment, still deciding to explain a bit, otherwise he felt uncomfortable in his heart.

But—

Before Ye Fan could speak, Chu Xuanji impatiently waved his hand to interrupt, "Alright, I’ve already said I’m not interested in your secrets. If you want to tell me, wait until you break through to that legendary realm."

"Alright."

At these words, Ye Fan had no choice but to swallow back the words that had almost left his lips.

"Aren’t you going to quickly take the two Plant Essences? Do you really want this old man to kneel and beg you before you’ll take them?" Chu Xuanji scolded with a glare.

Swish!

Ye Fan, with a wry smile, waved his hand and grabbed the two Plant Essences, clearly feeling the Essence Qi contained within.

"By the way, old man, there’s something I want to ask you." After securing the Plant Essences, Ye Fan spoke again.

"What is it?" Chu Xuanji looked curious.

"Have you had anything to do with Bodhi Wuyin?" Ye Fan asked directly.

Bodhi Wuyin?

Hearing that name, Chu Xuanji’s face changed slightly, his pupils dilated a bit, and his brows showed a rare hint of panic.

Hmm?

Noticing Chu Xuanji’s reaction, Ye Fan felt something was amiss and deliberately probed, "Old man, it seems you do have dealings with her?"

"No." Chu Xuanji’s expression returned to normal as he shook his head in denial.

"Don’t lie to me; if you had nothing to do with her, why did your face change color when you heard her name?" Ye Fan didn’t believe him.

"When did my face change color?"

Chu Xuanji tried to keep a straight face, glaring at Ye Fan, but seeing Ye Fan’s stubborn gaze, he became a bit flustered and admitted, "Alright, I won’t hide it from you, I used to have dealings with her, but it’s been many years since we last contacted."

"Why?"

Ye Fan was curious; both his intuition and reasoning told him that there was a story between Chu Xuanji and Bodhi Wuyin.

"Brat, I’ve just told you, everyone has secrets. I haven’t asked about yours, yet here you are prying into mine?"

Chu Xuanji raised an eyebrow and then, turning the tables, he asked, "What’s the reason for asking about her out of the blue?"

"Well, it’s like this..."

Hearing Chu Xuanji say this, Ye Fan felt embarrassed to inquire further, so he told Chu Xuanji about Su Liuli’s situation.

"From what you’re saying, that girl named Su Liuli is quite fond of you, and having learned all this, you find yourself fond of her as well. So you want to find her and express your feelings?" Chu Xuanji asked with widened eyes.

"Yeah."

Ye Fan nodded and couldn’t help letting out a sigh, "I have to see her no matter what. Otherwise, I’m afraid I’ll regret it for the rest of my life."

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

Under the flicker of candlelight, his expression seemed somewhat strange, and who knows what he was thinking.

"Old man, what does that look on your face mean?"

Chu Xuanji’s demeanor made Ye Fan even more convinced of his guess, but he did not ask again about the relationship between Chu Xuanji and Bodhi Wuyin.

"Although Bodhi Wuyin is a leader of the Buddhist sect, she never established her own sect or even took on disciples, always going her own way," Chu Xuanji said with a bitter smile. "If she doesn’t show herself willingly, it’s impossible for you to find her."

Even though Ye Fan had heard this from Chu Ji before returning to Spirit Mountain, his face still showed a hint of disappointment upon hearing it from Chu Xuanji.

Seeing his expression, Chu Xuanji added, "There’s another thing I want to remind you of."

"What is it?"

"Given Bodhi Wuyin’s character, she is most likely to tell that girl named Su Liuli everything accurately, letting her make her own choice."

Saying this, Chu Xuanji seemed to recall something and sighed, "That means if the girl named Su Liuli wants to come back to you, she will return on her own. There’s no need for you to find her. Conversely, if she’s determined to follow Bodhi Wuyin to practice the Buddhist teachings, then even if you search to the ends of the earth, it’ll be for naught."

Upon hearing this, a stronger sense of disappointment washed over Ye Fan’s face, and he didn’t know what to say for a moment.

"Brat, feelings can’t be forced. Let things take their own course," Chu Xuanji suddenly sighed, as if struck by a sudden realization.

Hearing Chu Xuanji’s sigh, the gloom and disappointment in Ye Fan’s heart diminished somewhat, and he smiled, "Old man, with you saying that, if you tell me there’s nothing fishy going on between you and Bodhi Wuyin, I’d never believe it even if you beat me to death!"

"Asking for a beating!"

Chu Xuanji’s face showed a touch of anger, and with a wave of his right hand, he sent a burst of Gang Qi that hit Ye Fan and sent him flying out the door, which then closed behind him.

"Could it be that Bodhi Wuyin and the old man had an affair back in the day?" Staring at the closed wooden door, Ye Fan mused to himself.

Lacking an answer, Ye Fan thought for a moment and decided not to disturb Chu Xuanji any further. Instead, his feet flickered, and he transformed into a phantom and dashed to a large stone in the northwest direction of the cabin and sat down cross-legged.

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

At a thought from Ye Fan, a glint of golden light flashed at his brow, and his Mind Power surged out, controlling two strands of Plant Essence to float up into the air in front of him.

"To an ordinary martial artist, Plant Essence is a treasure they would dream of obtaining; it can boost one’s strength in an instant, but its effect on me is greatly reduced,"

Ye Fan said with a bitter smile as he looked at the two strands of Plant Essence, not rushing to absorb the Essence Qi within.

Because of his cultivation of Nine Heavens Profound Skill, his method of cultivation differed from other martial artists. Besides the Dantian, 107 other vital acupoints throughout his body could produce Power Seeds.

Moreover, he could only reach Innate Great Perfection once all 108 vital acupoints contained Power Seeds with the Essence of Power fully saturated.

In that case, the amount of Power Essence required by him was 108 times more than that of an ordinary cultivator!

After a wry smile, Ye Fan focused his mind, opened his mouth, and the emerald green Xuanling Fruit, looking much like a date, fell into his mouth.

Unlike eating fruit normally, Ye Fan didn’t chew the Xuanling Fruit. He swallowed it whole and then stimulated the Inner Strength within his body to refine it, thus absorbing the Essence Qi Essence of the fruit.

Before heading southwest, Ye Fan had not only produced a Power Seed within the 45th vital acupoint in his body, but the Essence of Power was nearly saturated. He could have broken through to Innate Great Success Realm after half a month of closed-door cultivation. However, he left early to search for Su Liuli.

Now, as long as he absorbed the Essence Qi from the Xuanling Fruit, he could easily produce a Power Seed in the 46th acupoint and saturate it with the Essence of Power.

In doing so, not only could his Martial Arts Cultivation break through to the Innate Great Success Realm, it could also be consolidated.

"Innate Great Success Realm, break through for me!"

Feeling the rich Essence Qi flowing from the Xuanling Fruit, Ye Fan did not dwell on it and immediately focused his mind to absorb it.

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