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Chapter 429 - 382 - Trouble Starts Again

Chapter 429: 382 Chapter Trouble Starts Again

"Huff! Huff!"

At noon, Ye Fan moved through the forest like a nimble monkey, leaving phantoms in his wake with each swift movement.

After an indeterminate time, Ye Fan came to a stop, his pores opening wide. White vapor poured out of his pores, enveloping him as if surrounded by immortal energy, which appeared quite mystical.

"I’ve finally fully grasped the essentials of the Great Success Realm’s movement technique."

A gentle breeze blew, dispersing the white mist. Ye Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt a thrill of excitement in his heart.

He had broken through to the Great Success Realm of Martial Arts Cultivation the very night he consumed the ’Xuanling Fruit,’ an essence of plants. Afterward, having consumed another plant essence, he generated a Power Seed in the forty-seventh vital acupoint, solidifying his Great Success Realm. His bodily functions and the quality of his power surged tenfold in an instant.

Among these, what Ye Fan cared about the most was the increase in speed!

Because... magicians are suited for long-range combat, and in close combat, they’re practically at the mercy of martial artists.

This meant that the speed of a magician’s movement technique was incredibly important!

To put it accurately, a magician with a top-notch speed in movement is the nightmare of any martial artist!

As Chu Xuanji had said, Ye Fan currently relied mainly on magic to kill—controlling the Xuanye Flying Blade was his greatest trump card!

Under such circumstances, a tenfold increase in the speed of his movement made a difference to him that no increase in strength or power could match!

Over the past few days, aside from getting used to his current body, he had spent most of his time practicing his movement technique.

Through several days of practice, he had now completely mastered the movement technique of the Great Success Realm, how could he not be excited?

"You little rascal, it’s been several days, why are you still at the Great Success Realm? Could it be that you haven’t fully absorbed the essence qi from the two plant essences?" Just when Ye Fan was feeling excited, Chu Xuanji suddenly appeared behind him, asking with confusion.

In his view, Ye Fan had previously reached the limit of the Early Innate Realm and consuming two plant essences should have allowed him to break through to the Peak of Innate Realm.

"I’ve absorbed them," Ye Fan said with a wry smile.

"Then what’s the matter?" Chu Xuanji’s confusion intensified.

"The Cultivation Technique I practice is a bit special, it requires a slow progression of strength, to be precise, advancing one realm requires more than ten times the Essence of Power needed by an ordinary martial artist," Ye Fan explained truthfully.

"What... What?"

Startled by Ye Fan’s words, even Chu Xuanji, the supreme strongman dual cultivating in Magic and Martial Arts and ranked second on the Dragon Ranking, could not help but be dumbfounded, "What kind of Cultivation Technique are you practicing exactly?"

"This Cultivation Technique is called ’Nine Heavens Profound Skill,’ which allows the cultivator to generate Power Seeds in 108 vital acupoints, equivalent to having 108 Dantians..."

"108 Dantians?"

This time, Chu Xuanji was so astounded that he interrupted Ye Fan before he finished speaking, "How... How is that possible?!"

"I also thought it was incredible when I started Cultivation, but according to the current situation, it seems to be true—I’ve already cultivated a Power Seed in the 47th vital acupoint. Once I cultivate a Power Seed in the 72nd vital acupoint and the Essence of Power reaches saturation, I can break through to the Peak of Innate Realm. To reach the stage of Innate Great Perfection, all 108 acupoints must have Power Seeds!"

Maybe it was rare to see Chu Xuanji so astonished, but Ye Fan couldn’t help laughing, "That’s also why I didn’t break through to the Peak of Innate Realm after consuming the two plant essences—they only increased the Essence of Power in two of the vital acupoints."

"Tsk~"

After listening to Ye Fan’s detailed explanation, Chu Xuanji was slightly less shocked, still trembling his lips, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "So, after reaching the stage of Innate Great Perfection and having 108 Power Seeds, your power will be 108 times that of martial artists in the same realm!"

"Yes," Ye Fan nodded.

"Any other special features?" Chu Xuanji asked, full of anticipation.

"Besides having a much larger power storage than martial artists of the same realm, the quality of my power is ten times that of martial artists of the same realm, nearly that of a martial artist of a higher realm," Ye Fan explained, "For now, those are the only two advantages."

"What do you mean by only those two advantages?"

Chu Xuanji couldn’t help but scold, "You’re playing coy after getting lucky—the technique might slow down your advancement, but as you progress, it becomes more formidable. You’re virtually invincible in your realm! Not to mention you can also kill enemies with magic!"

"If it weren’t for that, I, your disciple, would have been long gone," Ye Fan quipped with a laugh, but he also understood that his ability to survive multiple encounters against stronger opponents was largely due to the miraculous ’Nine Heavens Profound Skill.’

Realizing this, Ye Fan was also curious why such a miraculous technique as ’Nine Heavens Profound Skill’ would appear in his childhood memories.

More importantly, he was even more curious about that crimson gold crown inside his body.

Both intuition and logic told him that the crown was far more important than the ’Nine Heavens Profound Skill’ itself!

"It’s a pity that the plant essence only works for the first three times you use it; otherwise, I could find more for you so that you could quickly ascend to Innate Great Perfection. In that case, you would be invincible to anyone below the Gang Qi Realm!" Chu Xuanji said, feeling somewhat regretful.

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan intended to tell Chu Xuanji about the crimson golden crown inside him that could absorb special Primordial Qi from the world and transform it into Essence of Primordial Qi for his cultivation, which could help him rapidly improve his realm. But upon further thought, he decided not to mention it, resolving quietly to make good use of the function of the crimson gold crown in the future.

It was like the last time when the crimson gold crown transformed the powerful Pure Yang Qi within the Taiyin Xuan Sword into Essence of Primordial Qi, allowing his strength to surge in a short time, startling Ye Wenhao considerably.

If at that time, Ye Wenhao knew the secret of Ye Fan’s cultivation of the ’Nine Heavens Profound Skill,’ it would probably have been more than just a great shock to him.

Seeing Ye Fan remain silent, Chu Xuanji gave up on asking about the secrets of his cultivation technique and silently left.

...

In the evening, just as Ye Fan finished his movement technique practice and returned to the wooden house, he was surprised to see Chu Ji dressed in a red tracksuit, massaging Chu Xuanji’s shoulders.

Upon seeing Ye Fan enter the house, Chu Ji looked dejected, as if to say: Why is there such a big difference even though we’re both disciples?

"Auntie Ji, how come you’re back?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.

"Your dad has run into some trouble over there, she came back specially to report it." Before Chu Ji could speak, Chu Xuanji answered first.

Ye Fan’s expression changed, "What trouble?"

"Let Ji tell you the specifics." Chu Xuanji thought for a moment, then stood up and walked out of the wooden house.

Ye Fan turned his gaze to Chu Ji, waiting for her to speak.

"The master already said it’s trouble, not danger. Look at how worried you are," Chu Ji scolded with a smile.

"What exactly happened?" Ye Fan asked, frowning and getting straight to the point.

"Your dad had barely established a foothold in Southeast Asia when the underworld there plunged into chaos," Chu Ji explained.

"Is Nanqinghong behind this?"

Ye Fan’s tone turned colder, fully aware of the severe impact this situation could have on Ye Wenhao.

"Yes and no," Chu Ji pondered and replied: "Nanqinghong hasn’t been involved in the turmoil of the Southeast Asia underworld, but everything started because of Nanqinghong."

"How so?" Ye Fan was puzzled.

"Nanqinghong has pulled out of Southeast Asia!"

Chu Ji revealed the mystery, explaining, "You should know that Southeast Asia is Nanqinghong’s third-largest base outside Huaxia, with immense power, virtually the flagbearer of the Southeast Asia underworld. Besides Nanqinghong, there are other powerful underground forces rooted there; local forces are also present—once Nanqinghong withdrew from Southeast Asia, other forces began frantically vying for territory and illicit businesses, leading to the chaos."

Upon hearing this, Ye Fan’s fists tightened involuntarily.

"The chaos has been raging for three days now, causing a considerable negative impact. Your dad, being new to Southeast Asia and lacking a strong foundation and a direct lineage, is simply unable to control the situation with his power alone."

As Chu Ji spoke, her expression also became more somber, "If the chaos doesn’t cease, those above will inevitably start doubting your dad’s governance ability, which would have a significant effect on his political career."

"Heh, for the sake of impacting my dad’s career, Nanqinghong really went to the extreme with this ruthless move. They are really willing to pay a high price," Ye Fan said with anger filling his eyes, wishing he could fly to Southeast Asia immediately.

"Presumably, that old fox Lin Tianyi guessed that your dad was targeting Nanqinghong in Southeast Asia, so he just gave up the turf, deliberately creating a difficult situation for your dad," Chu Ji analyzed.

"Most likely."

Ye Fan agreed with Chu Ji’s analysis, while also secretly contemplating countermeasures.

"At this point, to help your dad out of this predicament, only you can step in, fighting fire with fire," Chu Ji said, implying the reason she had come to notify him.

"Fight fire with fire?" Ye Fan thoughtfully repeated.

"Yes!"

Chu Ji nodded, "Firstly, as I said before, there are many underground forces in Southeast Asia with complex interconnections, even if your dad uses the police force and the Yanhuang Organization to stop this chaos, it would be challenging.

Moreover, the situation in Southeast Asia is unstable at present, and your dad hasn’t secured a foothold yet; plus, members of the police and the Yanhuang Organization aren’t from the Ye Family Camp, so it’s uncertain whether they will support your dad.

Lastly, the officialdom has its own rules, and the jianghu has its own laws. You intervening in this matter would be much easier than for your dad."

"Then I’ll set off for Southeast Asia immediately."

After pondering a bit, Ye Fan found Chu Ji’s advice reasonable—fighting fire with fire was the best way to handle this matter.

"Southeast Asia, being a Special Zone and having come under Huaxia’s rule just a few years ago, is unstable with a complex mix of forces. The Yanhuang Organization’s control over that region is clearly weaker compared to the inland. You must be very careful." Chu Ji warned, "Also, unless absolutely necessary, don’t go to extremes—the longer you keep your trump cards, the better!"

"What’s the point of preserving a trump card if it could help my dad’s career?"

Ye Fan narrowed his eyes, a murderous intent flashing in them!

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