Martial Conquest of the Nine Desolates
Chapter 272 - 270: Ambush on the Way

Chapter 272: Chapter 270: Ambush on the Way

"This is Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid!" Xiao Ye’s eyes shone brightly, thrilled to the extreme.

Treasures crucial for cultivating the first level of the Ten Thousand Refining Golden Body include one such treasure, the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, which is the most precious among them. Under normal circumstances, collecting a single drop is already quite an achievement, let alone finding an entire pool of it.

"To form a pool of Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, it must have taken at least a thousand years!" Xiao Ye exclaimed in shock.

Xiao Ye flipped his palm and took out a pre-prepared container from his Space Ring, then filled it up and stored it away.

"Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid can help martial artists refine their strength. I cannot let it go to waste." Xiao Ye’s eyes twinkled, and then he leaped into the pool.

Splash!

Water splashed as Xiao Ye sat cross-legged in the center of the pool. The surrounding Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid swarmed towards him, seeping into his body through his pores, feeling like millions of ants crawling over him.

Boom!

Xiao Ye’s body trembled as the three Xuandan within him automatically started operating, erupting with surging power fluctuations that stirred the pool water turbulently.

Simultaneously, the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid entered his body, slowly merging with the three Xuandan, pounding them continuously like a heavy hammer, causing the aura of Xuandan to slowly erode.

"What amazing effects!"

Xiao Ye felt the changes in his three Xuandan and couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

Although his aura seemed to be regressing, the strength he possessed hadn’t decreased, in fact, it had become more refined than before.

"It’s the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid!" At this moment, Zhang Shaofei and Fan Tian also rushed in and were stunned by the sight of the pool of Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid.

Despite having guessed that the cave contained treasures, they hadn’t expected something so astonishing.

Splash!

In the next instant, the two didn’t hesitate to jump into the pool and started to soak.

Xiao Ye couldn’t be bothered with the others; with so much Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, he couldn’t use it all up by himself.

As time passed, more and more martial artists entered the cave, and Xiao Ye’s Fire Xuandan and Earth Xuandan had dropped to the late stage of Fourth Transition Xuanwu, while his Wind Xuandan had dropped to the late stage of Third Transition Xuanwu.

But whenever Xiao Ye wanted, he could control the three Xuandan at will, a feeling that was very peculiar.

"Strong effects!" Xiao Ye thought to himself.

This regression was akin to enhancing his potential, for once his three Xuandan returned to their previous levels, the strength they possessed would surpass the past, a kind of transformation.

Xiao Ye stayed in the pool a little while longer and realized that the strength of his three Xuandan had been refined to the utmost. The Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid was no longer useful to him.

Just as Xiao Ye was about to leave, his expression suddenly froze.

The Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, neglecting the three Xuandan, was instead heading towards the Beast Pill of the Devouring Beast in his abdomen.

"Could it be that the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid is effective for the Devouring Beast’s Beast Pill?" Xiao Ye’s eyes trembled, and he quickly halted.

The Devouring Beast’s Beast Pill contained immense energy, but refining it was too slow.

Splash!

Like a stream, the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid increasingly accumulated around the Beast Pill until it eventually enveloped it completely.

Boom!

The Beast Pill, stubborn as stone, under the influence of the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, surprisingly burst forth with bursts of scorching-hot energy that surged throughout Xiao Ye’s body.

"Haha, it really works!"

Xiao Ye felt his whole body burning hot, as if on fire, but his face was filled with excitement, almost wanting to roar out loud.

With this speed, the process was much faster than his own refining.

Immediately, Xiao Ye sat cross-legged at the bottom of the pool, circulating the Four Profound Treasure Technique, and began refining the fierce energy, which was absorbed by the three Xuandan.

Splash!

As time moved on, the aura emanating from Xiao Ye’s body became increasingly powerful, stirring the pool water, boiling and churning, eventually forming a huge whirlpool, startling everyone.

"What’s happening?"

"Did that guy break through?"

Zhang Shaofei and Fan Tian were terrified. Even before Xiao Ye had broken through, he was already stronger than them; if he had, it would be unthinkable.

"Is that guy really from the Endless Sea? It probably won’t be long before he reigns supreme over the young generation in the Xingyun Kingdom," Zhang Shaofei thought with a hint of bitterness.

It was well-known that martial artists from the Endless Sea were generally low in aptitude, but Xiao Ye’s arrival had shattered this stereotype.

Zhang Shaofei was considered outstanding among the youth of the Xingyun Kingdom, but in front of Xiao Ye, he could only bow his head.

Half an hour later, Xiao Ye suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze as sharp as lightning streaking through the night, overwhelmingly intimidating.

"That sucks, the Beast Pill’s energy was absorbed so quickly," Xiao Ye, containing his body’s aura, couldn’t help but curse aloud.

Indeed, with the help of the Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, two-thirds of the Beast Pill had been completely absorbed, and his three Xuandan had returned to their previous levels.

For this kind of upgrade, Xiao Ye was very discontent, as he had hoped for a more significant rise in levels.

However, Xiao Ye didn’t realize that each small realm in the Xuanwu Realm had a huge disparity, making it very difficult to advance several levels at a time.

"But now, my strength is several times stronger than before!" Xiao Ye clenched his fists, feeling the surging power within, his body filled with immense confidence.

Although the level of the three mystic pills seemed unchanged, Xiao Ye knew clearly that now, with just his strength alone, he could rival a martial artist at the middle stage of the Seventh Transition Xuanwu with no problem.

"Little White, let’s go."

Xiao Ye’s gaze turned toward the pool, noticing Little White comfortably laying on the water surface.

Xiao Ye grabbed it in one go, then soared into the air and landed on the ground of the cave.

"Are we finally leaving?" Zhang Shaofei sighed in relief.

Xiao Ye was like a heavy mountain pressing on him, and now with Xiao Ye’s breakthrough, he didn’t even have the courage to make a move.

"How strange, why haven’t I encountered any young masters of the Eighteen Great Families since entering this world?" Xiao Ye wondered while walking towards the cave entrance.

Leaving others aside, Yan Zhen, for one, would definitely not let him off easily.

Yet so far, he had only accidentally encountered a group of martial artists from the Yan Family searching for treasures.

"Could those people be competing for treasures somewhere else?" A cold glint flickered in Xiao Ye’s eyes at the thought.

If his guess was true, then he definitely couldn’t let them off easily.

Boom!

Suddenly, terrifying energy fluctuations came from outside the cave; enormous Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi swirled wildly around.

An astounding suppression locked onto Xiao Ye from the sky above, pressing down.

"Not good!" Xiao Ye’s complexion underwent a drastic change as he quickly dodged to the side.

Under this targeted suppression, Xiao Ye felt immense pressure, clearly the comer was highly cultivated.

Boom!

The entire cave shuddered, stones flew everywhere, dust filled the sky and then it all collapsed.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

...

Everything happened too quickly, the martial artists soaking in the pool were mostly caught off guard and crushed by huge rocks; only a very few highly cultivated martial artists escaped.

Boom!

Buried under the debris, Xiao Ye shook off the giant rocks pressing on him and soared into the sky, his figure extremely disheveled, with sporadic bloodstains on his robe.

At that moment, there was an old man with white hair above him in the sky. His gaze was as sharp as a knife, his expression cold and boundless. He stepped down from high above with disdainful eyes watching Xiao Ye.

"Not bad, being able to escape from my sneak attack, you truly count as a top genius among the youth of the Xingyun Kingdom," the old man mentioned his sneak attack with no trace of shame, instead, his face was filled with arrogance, completely unconventional.

Xiao Ye’s eyes flashed fiercely, and he angrily asked, "Who are you?"

Had he not dodged quickly just now, he would have been severely injured if not killed.

"You are qualified to know my name since you killed Yan Tong."

"My name is Yan Heng, the true Elder of the Yan Family, so you should understand my intentions," the old man said coldly with his hands behind his back, as if Xiao Ye’s life and death were completely under his control.

"You Yan Family really are good at sneak attacks!" Xiao Ye clenched his fists, his face darkening as he looked at the other party seriously.

The energy fluctuations emanating from Yan Heng were clearly at the middle stage of the Eighth Transition Xuanwu, no wonder he was so confident.

Even though his strength had increased significantly, he could only barely contend against an early stage Eighth Transition Xuanwu.

"If I try to run now, with this old guy’s cultivation, catching up to me would be easy," Xiao Ye began to think of a plan.

However, Yan Heng did not give Xiao Ye any time, he stepped towards Xiao Ye with a fierce smile on his lips.

"Boy, don’t think about running away, because in the youth generation of Star Domain Kingdom, no one has escaped from my hands, and neither can you!"

"You come from the Endless Sea and dare to oppose my Yan Family, I admire your courage, but after I kill you and take the Devouring Beast’s Beast Pill, I will erect a monument for you," Yan Heng said, then his entire body rushed towards Xiao Ye, his hands forming claws, stirring up a horrifying Yin Wind as if coming from the Nine Nether, bone-chillingly cold.

"Hmph, old codger, though your cultivation is strong, I, Xiao Ye, am not necessarily afraid of you!" A rage surged in Xiao Ye’s heart, lifting up Little White on his shoulder.

"Little White, today we fight side by side, kill this old codger!" Xiao Ye said fiercely.

In the pool of Hundred-Year-Old Stone Liquid, Little White had absorbed the Beast Pill and also had a significant increase. Together, even if they could not defeat Yan Heng, they could at least survive.

"Wuu wuu!" Little White cheerfully cried out, then rushed towards Yan Heng.

Xiao Ye followed closely, the power of the three Xuandan within him erupted, boiling everything over, and immediately twenty-seven Domineering Dragon Qi filled the sky, clashing fiercely with Yan Heng.

"This kid is actually so strong, has he absorbed the Devouring Beast’s Beast Pill? How is that possible!" Yan Heng’s eyes narrowed, astoundingly shocked.

He knew very well that absorbing a Devouring Beast’s Beast Pill was not something that could be done in a day or two.

The strength that Xiao Ye was displaying now was nearly reaching the Early Stage Eighth Transition Xuanwu Realm.

Looking at the youth generation of Xingyun Kingdom, who could have Xiao Ye’s strength?

Swoosh!

At that moment, Little White turned into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Yan Heng’s side.

"Hmph, quite fast!" Seeing Little White, Yan Heng’s face showed disdain as he repelled Xiao Ye, casually releasing a palm strike.