Chapter 1799: Sealing the Spirit Eye

“Is this for real? Am I seeing things? A Divine Lord at the sixth level sends a Divine Lord at the ninth level flying with a slap?”

Although there were only a few scattered disciples in the hall, this scene still shocked them deeply.

That disciple covered his face, his teeth knocked out, looking at Ye Yuan with fear in his eyes.

Ye Yuan looked at him indifferently and said, “Didn’t those people who hired you tell you not to provoke me? You’re the disciple in charge of assigning caves, with the authority to decide where disciples go. I wasn’t planning to refuse, but you had to ask for a beating—don’t blame me.”

With that, Ye Yuan took the formation flags and turned to leave.

“Wait! Ye Yuan, I’ll go with you!” Zeng You suddenly said.

He turned to that disciple and said, “Forget that damn cave—I don’t want it! Give me a formation flag; I’m going to Huoyun Peak too!”

Ye Yuan frowned and said, “They’re sending me to Huoyun Peak, which is definitely dangerous. You don’t have to risk it with me.”

But Zeng You looked calm and smiled, “I’m not as strong as you, but at least I can watch your back! Besides, opening a cave counts as training for me.”

Hearing this, Ye Yuan understood.

Zeng You was also a sensible person; after a few words of guidance, he had found his true self again.

Cultivation is like sailing against the current. If Zeng You thought joining the Shadow Moon Sect meant an easy rise, he would waste his great talent.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, “Then let’s go together.”

Watching them leave, that disciple’s face twisted with malice.

“Heh, Huoyun Peak is a wilderness with countless fourth-rank savage beasts and even some fifth-rank ones. Dozens of disciples trying to open a cave there have already died. I don’t believe you two can come back!”

…

On Huoyun Peak, it was indeed desolate, with traces of savage beasts everywhere.

The powerful fluctuations emanating from the surroundings made Zeng You’s face turn pale.

“Ye Yuan, this Huoyun Peak is truly fraught with danger. Those guys want you dead!”

Once on Huoyun Peak, Zeng You immediately understood their intentions.

He vaguely knew that Ye Yuan had conflicts with the three major factions, but he hadn’t expected them to be so ruthless.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “The hardships others give me, as long as they don’t kill me, will only make me stronger. This will be a nightmare for them.”

Zeng You’s expression turned serious; he realized how far behind he was in mental state compared to Ye Yuan.

Influenced by Ye Yuan, Zeng You’s mind gradually calmed down.

“What should we do now?” Zeng You asked.

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Let’s first get familiar with the environment. We’ll head toward the place with the richest spiritual energy. Since this is an undeveloped peak, we naturally want to choose the best spirit vein eye.”

Zeng You nodded and said, “The spiritual energy in the southwest seems quite dense. Shall we go check it out?”

Ye Yuan nodded and headed southwest with Zeng You.

Along the way, Zeng You’s surprise grew.

The strength Ye Yuan displayed made him dare not look directly.

Those ordinary fourth-rank savage beasts were no match for him at all.

Even fourth-rank late-stage savage beasts comparable to Divine Lord eighth level were no match for Ye Yuan in a single encounter.

Only those fourth-rank late-stage peak savage beasts could tangle with Ye Yuan for a moment.

But in the end, they still couldn’t escape being killed.

After parting with Bai Liqingyan, Ye Yuan had tempered himself in the Shadow Moon Mountain Range, and now his realm was completely consolidated, his strength having advanced further.

Zeng You had thought that Ye Yuan's ability to slap a Divine Lord of the Ninth Heaven flying with one palm was partly due to luck.

Now he realized that Divine Lord of the Ninth Heaven was too weak!

That Divine Lord of the Ninth Heaven was utterly vulnerable compared to these peak late-stage fourth-order ferocious beasts.

And these peak late-stage fourth-order ferocious beasts were equally vulnerable before Ye Yuan.

A comparison made the difference clear.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck Zeng You, and he recalled the scene during the entrance examination, his eyes revealing deep shock.

Everyone had mocked Ye Yuan, believing he had only achieved first place thanks to Bai Qingyan.

Now it seemed that it was Bai Qingyan who had ridden on Ye Yuan's coattails!

Zeng You naturally knew Bai Qingyan's prowess, but he believed that no matter how formidable Bai Qingyan was, she would not find it so easy against peak late-stage fourth-order ferocious beasts.

In the past few days, he had witnessed Ye Yuan single-handedly kill three peak late-stage fourth-order ferocious beasts.

Such combat power exceeded the scope of a Divine Lord of the Ninth Heaven!

So Ye Yuan was the true top candidate in this entrance examination!

And this glory had been shamelessly usurped by the Yao Chi faction and Bai Qingyan.

But why didn't Ye Yuan argue?

Zeng You's mind raced, and in an instant, many thoughts occurred to him.

"Eh, the spiritual energy up ahead seems a bit different," Ye Yuan suddenly said.

Zeng You asked in surprise, "Different?"

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "This area should be the place with the richest spiritual energy on the entire Huoyun Peak. But that region has extremely thin spiritual energy."

Zeng You was startled and said, "From such a distance, you can sense that?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Let's go over and take a look. Maybe we'll find an unexpected surprise."

As the two approached, Zeng You indeed noticed that the spiritual energy suddenly seemed to vanish, becoming much thinner.

"What's going on? Logically, this spot should be the eye of the spiritual vein. Why is the spiritual energy so thin?" Zeng You frowned.

He did not notice that Ye Yuan's eyes gradually brightened.

"Heh, whether it's the Yun Jian faction or the Fei Hua faction, they've really given us a great gift!" Ye Yuan exclaimed in delight.

Zeng You was puzzled and said, "A great gift? The spiritual energy here is so thin, how could it be a great gift?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of a closed-cultivation spiritual eye?"

Zeng You trembled at the words and exclaimed in shock, "You... you mean a closed-cultivation spiritual eye, with a spiritual energy concentration above the ninth level!"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Exactly!"

On a spiritual vein, there are many spiritual vein eyes.

They are divided into nine levels based on the concentration of spiritual energy.

But above the ninth level, there are some extremely rare spiritual vein terrains, and the closed-cultivation spiritual eye is one of them.

These spiritual vein eyes require extremely complex environments to form and are difficult to identify.

Even ordinary people might not recognize them if they saw them.

Of course, that couldn't stump Wuchen.

"Because the closed-cultivation spiritual eye is shielded by special terrain, the eruption of spiritual energy is blocked. Over time, it accumulates extremely dense spiritual energy. Once opened, the concentration of spiritual energy far exceeds the ninth level. Hehe, tell me, haven't we stumbled upon a great bargain?" Ye Yuan laughed.

He was also quite delighted to encounter a closed-cultivation spiritual eye.

He was now very eager to improve his strength, and encountering this closed-cultivation spiritual eye would speed up his cultivation by more than ten times. His luck was truly exceptional.