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Chapter 607 - 540: Turn Crisis into Opportunity, Breakthrough!

Chapter 607: Chapter 540: Turn Crisis into Opportunity, Breakthrough!

"Resisting the Dan Tribulation in such a way is unheard of."

"Yes, who would have thought the Evil Emperor’s disciple could face the Dan Tribulation with such ease?"

"Perhaps we’ve underestimated him?"

Atop the eastern mountainside of Ao Xiang Villa, the cultivators who had come to watch Ye Fan’s alchemy gradually snapped out of their shock and resumed their fervent discussions.

It had to be said, the techniques Ye Fan displayed had stunned them, prompting the majority to completely change their perception of him.

"Although I don’t know why he can absorb and refine Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi at a rate a hundred times that of his peers, thinking he can easily resist the Dan Tribulation is like a fool’s dream!"

"That’s right, through his inconceivable method, he has achieved a delicate balance between the speed of absorption and refinement and the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi rushing into his body, but no one can guarantee the speed at which the Primordial Qi enters his body won’t increase."

"Even if both speeds remain the same, he is still doomed to die—The amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi that just struck him is less than one-fifth of the total in the sky, not to mention the amount of Primordial Qi in the sky is still increasing. If all Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi enters his body, he’ll surely explode and die!"

Three elders spoke up in succession. Among them, two were at the Half-step Gang Qi Realm, and one was at the Innate Great Perfection Realm. They were the strongest three among all the cultivators on the mountainside, with far superior sensing and observation abilities.

The moment these three spoke, the voices of the other cultivators were immediately suppressed. The crowd, as if waking from a dream, started to agree with the elders’ perspective.

If the three elders on the mountaintop had noticed this, what about those like Jie Dao and others in the sky above the villa’s gate?

"So what if he absorbs and refines the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi quickly? Such an immense amount of Primordial Qi will definitely cause him to burst and die."

Yuan Feng, who had achieved success at a young age, was the first to speak, his tone tinged with sourness. He had always prided himself and believed that with enough time, surpassing the young generation’s king, Emperor Bai, was not an issue.

But once Ye Fan showed his terrifying cultivation speed, Yuan Feng knew clearly that, given sufficient time, not only could Ye Fan surpass Emperor Bai, but he could also potentially catch up to Supreme Strongmen like Chu Xuanji and Yan.

"I’m very curious, with such a fast cultivation speed, why is he only at Innate Great Perfection Realm now?"

From the east side, Lv Zhan, the prodigy of the Lv Family, also spoke up, still seeming unable to believe that Ye Fan’s cultivation speed could be so swift.

"Isn’t that obvious? It’s because that waste has poor comprehension—Advancing in realm is not only about the speed of absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, it’s more importantly about comprehension. If his comprehension is poor, even if he miraculously survives today, he’ll never advance beyond the Innate Great Perfection Realm in his lifetime!"

Jiang Ying of the Jiang Family mocked with a sneering laugh.

She had come today following Granny Jiang, mainly to ingratiate herself with Emperor Bai.

On one hand, Emperor Bai had dazzling talent, standing unrivalled among the young generation and was the object of admiration for all young female cultivators, Jiang Ying included.

On the other, with the earth’s sudden increase in Primordial Qi, the Jiang Family’s ancients believed the world was changing. They decided to emerge from seclusion, aiming to forge a good relationship with the Emperor’s family—the Bai Family—even considering a marital alliance with them by having Jiang Ying marry Emperor Bai, thereby leveraging the Bai’s secular influence to vie for the title of the number one Martial Arts Family.

"Although I really want to behead him in the Qing bang competition, he’s doomed today without any suspense," said Emperor Bai with a cold sneer, looking at Ye Fan as if he were looking at a corpse.

Jie Dao and Heavenly Master Zhang shared this sentiment, not believing for a second that Ye Fan could defy fate and survive.

Only the Lv Family Patriarch, Lv Yuan, and Granny Jiang of the Jiang Family had some doubts in their hearts.

Though reason told them that Ye Fan could only resist for a moment and that, after a short while, he would be burst by the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, the Evil Emperor Chu Xuanji was recognized in the cultivation world as a genius with involvement in many domains and such strong talent that it made the older generation of cultivators pale in comparison.

Now that Chu Xuanji had agreed to let Ye Fan defy the heavens and refine the Lifespan Extension Pill, they vaguely felt there might be a trick to it!

However, considering that the Dan Tribulation had just begun, and there were even more terrifying Dan Tribulation to come, they felt that even with Chu Xuanji’s sky-reaching abilities, he couldn’t possibly preserve Ye Fan’s life.

Outside Villa Number Seven.

Ye Wenhao, Chu Ji, Su Yuxin, Situ Ruoshui, and Pan Jueming, unable to see what Ye Fan was doing, could sense through mental perception that Ye Fan’s breath was still present, and the amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi bombarding down was decreasing.

This allowed them to breathe a sigh of relief for the moment, and they continued to sense everything about Ye Fan.

"These idiots actually dare to come and watch Brother Ye Fan’s misfortune; just wait for the tragedy to unfold!"

Su Jindi, being too weak and not strong enough in mind to sense all this, had no trace of worry on his face. On the contrary, he was looking mockingly at the space above the entrance to the villa and to the eastern hillside.

They say ignorance is bliss. Within this group, he was the one with the utmost confidence in Ye Fan!

In the villa’s courtyard, after his initial shock had passed, Yan came to his senses. Seeing Ye Fan calmly absorbing and refining the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, he asked in a low voice, "Xuanji, do you think it’s possible that the mysterious Crimson Golden Crown has already appeared, but this kid is intentionally not using it?"

"Hard to say."

Although Ye Fan appeared calm, Chu Xuanji knew that Ye Fan had intended to use this alchemy opportunity to break through to the Innate Great Perfection realm in his Martial Arts Cultivation; it was impossible to tell whether the mysterious Crimson Golden Crown inside Ye Fan had emerged or not.

Ye Fan was unaware of all this.

At this moment, he was wholeheartedly devoted to absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was refined by him into Power, which he then compressed and condensed into the Essence of Power, pouring it into the originally dried out Power Seeds within him.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi continuously cleansed his body, enabling his body’s functions to gradually strengthen at a barely noticeable rate.

After an indeterminate amount of time, when Power had been fully restored in all 100 Power Seeds within his body, the dense Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi still entered his body at a rapid pace just as before.

Without pausing, Ye Fan continued to absorb and refine the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. He also split off a part of his mind to begin controlling the Power within his body that couldn’t be stored!

Under Ye Fan’s control, streams of Power converged together, like a torrential flow, and crashed toward the 101st vital acupoint inside his body with an unstoppable force.

Just as before, the moment the Power surged into the 101st acupoint, it was as if an invisible gate stood before the acupoint, keeping all the Power out and preventing it from advancing even half a step!

The barrier appeared again. Ye Fan would only be able to store Power in the 101st acupoint, condense the Essence of Power, and form Power Seeds after breaking through the barrier.

"Break for me!"

After the failure of the first assault, Ye Fan’s acupoints and meridians sent waves of intense pain, but he paid no attention to it and once again controlled the Essence of Power to strike the barrier of the acupoint.

Once!

Twice!

Three times!

After the third assault, the barrier of the 101st vital acupoint shattered, and power surged into the acupoint.

In light of this, Ye Fan dared not be the slightest bit careless. Instead, he continued to multitask, absorbing and refining the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi while focusing his mind to compress the power, forming the Essence of Power and condensing the Power Seed.

Normally, achieving just this wouldn’t be difficult, but at this moment, Ye Fan found multitasking quite challenging.

Had it not been for his Magic Cultivation breaking through to the Innate Great Perfection Realm and the fact that practicing the "Flying Sword Skill" had sharpened his mental focus, he might not have been able to manage both tasks simultaneously.

Finally, thanks to Ye Fan’s relentless effort, a Power Seed condensed within the 101st vital acupoint.

Ye Fan secretly sighed in relief and started pouring power into the Power Seed, continuously compressing and refining it into the Essence of Power.

Once the Essence of Power within the 101 Power Seeds was completely saturated, Ye Fan proceeded with the same method, beginning his assault on the 102nd vital acupoint!

"What’s going on? His cultivation is only at the Innate Great Perfection Realm. How can he absorb and refine such a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi?"

At the same time, on a hillside to the east of Ao Xiang Villa, an old man at the Innate Great Perfection Realm wore a look of disbelief on his face.

The other cultivators around him seemed to have turned to stone, simply staring blankly at Ye Fan, sensing his seemingly endless absorption and refining of the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

Because, what was happening before their eyes had completely surpassed their understanding!

"It’s truly unbelievable, he can actually absorb and refine such a tremendous amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!"

In the sky above the entrance of the villa, the Lv Family’s demon, Lv Zhan, couldn’t help but speak up.

He had no past grudges with Ye Fan and bore no animosity towards him, his intervention being merely due to his excessive pride, which had led him to dismiss Ye Fan previously.

At this moment, when he saw Ye Fan’s body acting like a bottomless pit, endlessly absorbing and refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, he no longer held any contempt for Ye Fan!

Because, even with a speed of absorption and refinement as incredible as Ye Fan’s, he himself would not be able to achieve all this!

Even... in his opinion, not even a Gang Qi Introduction Realm strong person would be capable of absorbing and refining such an amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!

"Hmph, compared to the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in the sky, what he’s absorbing is merely a drop in the ocean."

"Ultimately, he won’t be able to change his fate of dying from his body exploding!"

Yuan Feng and Jiang Ying also spoke up, their words were such, but the shock in their eyes couldn’t be concealed. What Ye Fan was doing completely exceeded their imagination and understanding.

It wasn’t just them; Emperor Bai was also deeply shocked.

The astonishment prevented him from making any more arrogant claims and looking down on everything. Instead, he furrowed his brows and watched Ye Fan motionlessly.

"The disciple of Evil Emperor really is full of surprises, one after another. I wonder what other surprises will come next?"

The Lv Family Patriarch, Lv Yuan, was also quite surprised in his heart, but more than that, he was expectant, looking forward to how Ye Fan would continue to perform miracles.

Hearing Lv Zhan’s words, Jie Dao and Heavenly Master Zhang’s expressions turned extremely sour.

They had intended to regain face in front of Chu Xuanji by proving their disciples superior to Ye Fan, but Ye Fan’s performance shattered their wishful thinking into illusions as intangible as the moon reflected in water or a flower in a mirror!

The ridiculous sense of superiority they once harbored vanished into thin air, leaving a feeling more uncomfortable than swallowing a fly while eating!

Because, they were well aware that although Ye Fan’s current Cultivation wasn’t on par with Emperor Bai and Yuan Feng, the methods and potential he was displaying were far beyond what the two could match!

"Hmph, all struggles are in vain; his death is certain!"

Feeling disgruntled, Jie Dao huffed coldly, wishing he could witness Ye Fan’s body exploding and him dying immediately.

The reality is often starkly different from hopeful expectations!

The very instant Jie Dao’s words fell, Ye Fan, with a momentum of charging bravely forward, successfully broke through the barrier of the 108th vital acupoint and condensed the 108th Power Seed!

Crackle and pop!

The next moment.

All the bones in Ye Fan’s body rattled in unison, his bodily functions rapidly enhanced, and his aura surged!

"He... he has actually broken through while resisting the Dan Tribulation?!"

Atop the hill, the old man at the Innate Great Perfection Realm bulged his eyes and let out an incredulous shriek.

There was no response.

In the vast Ao Xiang Villa, there was complete silence.

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PS: I got back last night at four in the morning, which is why the update is only happening now, for which I am terribly sorry.

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