Chapter 39 Lin Tiancheng

After refining the last super-grade Vitality Pill, Ye Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.

These days of refining had drained his primal power time and again, tormenting him to the brink.

But the hard work paid off; by constantly pushing his primal power to the limit, Ye Yuan's cultivation base had unknowingly become fully consolidated.

He was now only one step away from the fourth level of Vitality Realm; as long as his primal power accumulation was sufficient, he could break through to the fourth level at any time.

What remained was naturally taking pills.

"Hoo, finally done. Green'er, protect me while I break through to the fourth level of Vitality Realm," Ye Yuan said to Green'er.

The last batch of pills left for today was not many, and Ye Yuan had not consumed much primal power.

After taking a Qi Recovery Pill and meditating for half an hour, Ye Yuan's state returned to its peak.

He casually took out five super-grade Vitality Pills and threw them into his mouth, then activated the "Lingzhe Nine Sun Divine Art" to begin his assault on the fourth level of Vitality Realm.

If any other third-level Vitality cultivator swallowed five super-grade Vitality Pills at once, they would surely be burst apart by the狂暴 primal power.

However, Ye Yuan's "Lingzhe Nine Sun Divine Art" was too powerful; those狂暴 primal powers were as docile as obedient sheep, flowing orderly through his meridians, even seeming somewhat lacking in force.

Without thinking too much, Ye Yuan swallowed three more super-grade Vitality Pills, and only then did the primal power barely meet the requirement.

Ye Yuan circulated his dense and abundant primal power, charging at the bottleneck of the fourth level of Vitality Realm. Unlike others who encountered strong resistance, it was like water overflowing a full basin, slowly but forcefully breaking through.

Fourth level of Vitality Realm!

A bottleneck that would take ordinary people months or even a year to break through, Ye Yuan shattered in just one hour.

But Ye Yuan did not stop cultivating; he continued swallowing super-grade Vitality Pills until his primal power reached the peak of the fourth level before stopping.

Feeling the primal power in his dantian, several times more abundant than at the third level, Ye Yuan shook his head.

"Still too weak! I wonder when I'll have the strength to fight my way back to the Divine Realm. But if I were to fight a life-and-death battle with Fei Qingping now, I could probably kill him with just one wave."

After a night of cultivation, it was now broad daylight, almost time to find Hu Yan Yong.

Having just advanced to the fourth level of Vitality Realm, Ye Yuan's fatigue had long vanished. Green'er, now also a cultivator, was unaffected by meditating all night.

The master and servant arrived together at the Phantom Spirit Tower, where Hu Yan Yong was already waiting.

"Greetings, Teacher Hu Yan." Ye Yuan and Green'er stepped forward to pay their respects.

Hu Yan Yong nodded and accepted it calmly.

Hu Yan Yong instinctively swept his divine sense over Ye Yuan, and a hint of surprise appeared on his usually indifferent face.

"You've already reached the fourth level of Vitality Realm after just one night?" Hu Yan Yong exclaimed in surprise.

"Heh, luck, just luck," Ye Yuan said with a chuckle.

Hu Yan Yong shook his head and said, "Others said your cultivation was forcibly raised by your father, but after watching your life-and-death battle, I knew it wasn't true. Still, I didn't expect you to climb a small step so quickly and advance to the fourth level of Vitality Realm."

"After all, I'm the son of a Grand Pill Master, living on pills every day. It would be too embarrassing for my old man if I hadn't reached the fourth level of Vitality Realm at this age," Ye Yuan said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

Hu Yan Yong nodded without saying much, seemingly accepting Ye Yuan's explanation.

"The assessment hasn't started yet; please wait a moment," Hu Yan Yong said.

Apparently, Ye Yuan and Green'er were not the only ones taking the assessment; there were already over a dozen people waiting over there.

"Alright, Teacher Huyan." Ye Yuan didn't waste words and led Lü'er to stand among the dozen or so people.

However, Ye Yuan's appearance still caused a stir.

He was now too famous—not only had he killed Fei Qingping, who was two minor realms above him, in a life-and-death battle, but he had also swindled hundreds of students out of tens of thousands of Yuan Qi Pills.

Others couldn't help but recognize him.

"Isn't that Ye Yuan? Is he here for the advancement assessment too?"

"What's so strange about that? Fei Qingping was barely close to Profound-level strength, and Ye Yuan took him out. It's only natural he'd come for the advancement assessment."

"True enough. Coming for the Profound-level assessment at the third layer of Yuan Qi—he's the first."

"Don't be silly. Back when Senior Brother Long took the Profound-level assessment, wasn't he also at the third layer of Yuan Qi? No matter how strong Ye Yuan is, can he be stronger than Senior Brother Long?"

"But he's already mastered the second wave of the Overlapping Wave Heart Palm. Isn't that better than Senior Brother Long? Senior Brother Long trained for a month just to barely master the first wave."

"Pfft, that's just luck—he happened to be suited for that technique. How can he compare to Senior Brother Long?"

"Then how do you explain his perfect-grade Flash?"

"..."

"Hey, look."

"Look at what? Don't make a fuss."

"Ye Yuan seems... to have broken through..."

"Broken through what... He... he's already at the fourth layer of Yuan Qi! Good heavens, is this guy even human? It's only been a few days since he advanced to the third layer!"

"..."

These two, upon discovering Ye Yuan's breakthrough, looked at him as if they'd seen a ghost.

By then, it was clear that others had also noticed Ye Yuan's breakthrough to the fourth layer of Yuan Qi, and their gazes toward him turned strange.

"Haha, why is everyone staring at me like that? I know I'm handsome, but I'm not into guys. Don't look at me that way, okay? It's just a breakthrough to the fourth layer of Yuan Qi—no big deal. All you senior brothers are at higher realms, so don't be so surprised, alright?" Ye Yuan said loudly, completely at ease.

Everyone was speechless. Was this guy here to show off?

Breaking through to the fourth layer of Yuan Qi was the first threshold on the martial path. When any of them had broken through, they had been extremely cautious and spent a lot of time accumulating.

But Ye Yuan had crossed it in just a few days and now acted like it was too easy—it was utterly infuriating.

"It's just breaking through to the fourth layer of Yuan Qi—what's all the fuss about? No matter how much he jumps around, he's still only at the Profound level. Even if he reaches Profound, he's still trash."

The murmurs were interrupted by an arrogant voice, dripping with disdain.

"It's Senior Brother Lin Tiancheng! He's the student most likely to advance to Heaven level among the Earth levels now! I didn't expect him to come for the advancement assessment this time. Looks like his promotion to Heaven level is a sure thing." Someone quickly recognized the voice's owner.

Lin Tiancheng, hands behind his back, slowly approached Ye Yuan and said with an overbearing air, "Are you Ye Yuan?"

Unfazed by Lin Tiancheng's aura, Ye Yuan replied calmly, "I don't know if the Ye Yuan you're talking about is me, but my name is indeed Ye Yuan."

"Hmph! Glib tongue! Lately, I've been hearing your annoying name everywhere. Today, I want to see if you're really as amazing as they say." Lin Tiancheng said contemptuously.

"Is that so? So I'm that famous now, even Senior Brother Lin hears my name every day. But today is the first time I've heard of Senior Brother Lin. I wonder... if Senior Brother Lin will advance to Heaven level today. Your junior brother here wishes you don't stumble at the last moment."

Ye Yuan still wore an exaggerated expression, but his words made others break out in a cold sweat for him.

This guy was cursing Lin Tiancheng not to advance...

But those words really hit Lin Tiancheng's weak spot...