Chapter 625: Heart Like a Rock, Unmoved by the Eight Winds!

Ye Yuan was racing against time!

He had to successfully form the second hand seal of the “Lin” character formula before his medicinal pills ran out!

The first form was already so difficult, let alone the second.

Moreover, unlike the previous visualization, Ye Yuan had to interrupt his visualization every two to three days to take pills and restore his primal power.

Prolonged depletion of primal power could cause irreversible damage to a martial artist’s primal sea, leading to a regression in cultivation level. Ye Yuan did not want to take that risk.

The second hand seal was a continuation of the first, but Ye Yuan’s path to forming the seal was not smooth.

Two days passed, and Ye Yuan could not even perform the most basic seal formation.

What Ye Yuan visualized was only a blurry hand seal; he had no way to form it.

Even the slightest deviation in the condensation of the hand seal would result in failure.

And Ye Yuan had not even entered the door!

Condensing the hand seal also consumed a large amount of primal power, which accelerated Ye Yuan’s depletion.

There was no primal power to replenish in the gray mist; Ye Yuan could only rely on medicinal pills to recover.

As a result, the consumption rate of Ye Yuan’s pills increased significantly.

By the fifth day, Ye Yuan had already consumed half of his pills!

At this rate, Ye Yuan could last at most another five days!

Having experienced so many storms, Ye Yuan’s state of mind was no longer what it used to be.

He did not even blink at the consumption of these pills, as if his supply were infinite.

All his energy was focused on visualizing the “Lin” character formula!

On the fifth day, Ye Yuan finally made a breakthrough in forming the hand seal!

During these five days, Ye Yuan was more focused than ever before.

The hand seal of the second form of the “Lin” character formula that Ye Yuan visualized finally became clear.

But this was only the beginning; in the remaining time, Ye Yuan had to fully condense this hand seal—this was the most critical step!

Condensing the hand seal was not an easy process; each time, an invisible force seemed to push his hands apart.

Ye Yuan was not misled by these difficulties, because he could clearly feel his state of mind improving.

One day, two days, three days...

On the fourth day, Ye Yuan finally broke through the obstacle and completed the second hand seal!

Boom!

Ye Yuan’s state of mind seemed to open like a floodgate, becoming suddenly enlightened.

At that moment, Ye Yuan felt as if his soul were about to leave his body.

It was as if he were floating above the clouds, carefree and joyful!

At that moment, Ye Yuan suddenly felt that the entire world had become different.

This feeling was simply beyond words!

If he had to describe it in one phrase, it would be “seeing mountains not as mountains.”

“So this is what it means to have a heart like a rock? Heart like a rock, unmoved by the eight winds! Let there be gain, loss, slander, praise, fame, ridicule, suffering, or joy—the mind does not move with external things!”

Ye Yuan felt that his understanding of the world had surpassed his previous self by far.

This was a brand new realm!

Ye Yuan opened his eyes; the mist before him was still the same mist, seemingly no different.

Ye Yuan smiled faintly and closed his eyes again.

Since his eyes could not see through the mist, he would see with his heart!

Ye Yuan stepped forward, following only his heart.

On the tenth day, when Ye Yuan opened his eyes again, the mist before him had vanished, and he found himself in a forest.

“Hmm? This place... the Boundless Forest? No, could it be... the Boundless Forest beyond the mist?”

Although the scenery was almost identical to the Boundless Forest, Ye Yuan quickly noticed the difference: the density of heaven and earth primal power here was on a completely different level from the outside!

It could be said that no place in the Boundless Realm had heaven and earth primal power comparable to this place!

Based on his knowledge, Ye Yuan could also be certain that no small world’s heaven and earth primal power could reach this level!

Cultivating here would be several times faster than outside!

Ye Yuan never imagined that the Boundless Realm had such a place.

Ye Yuan walked slowly forward, marveling inwardly.

He had not gone far, but he had already seen several kinds of fourth-grade spiritual herbs, all extremely rare. This place was truly a treasure trove!

Ye Yuan naturally did not stand on ceremony; he casually collected those fourth-grade spiritual herbs into his bag.

Fourth-grade spiritual herbs were exactly what he needed now.

Fourth-grade spiritual herbs were also rare in the outside world; Ye Yuan certainly could not discard them like worn-out shoes as before.

Moreover, as an experienced alchemist, picking spiritual herbs casually was a professional habit.

But just as Ye Yuan was picking, a warning sign suddenly arose!

A sharp streak of light appeared eerily behind him, attempting to ambush him!

Having arrived in a strange place, Ye Yuan naturally could not let his guard down.

In fact, he had maintained a state of mind like still water, and any slightest disturbance around him could not escape his notice.

It was not that Ye Yuan did not want to remain in the state of heart like a rock, but he had just broken through recently, and walking out of that mist had consumed too much mental energy; he could not maintain the state of heart like a rock for long.

Just then, as if Ye Yuan had eyes in the back of his head, he suddenly shifted his position, dodging the lethal strike.

But the streak of light followed like a shadow, eerily changing angle in midair and coming at Ye Yuan again.

Ye Yuan was slightly startled; although he had not yet seen who was ambushing him, he was certain that the attacker’s strength was not inferior to his own!

However, Ye Yuan clearly had no intention of backing down. Using the space created by his dodge, he suddenly punched out.

The massive airwave from the Flame-Driven True Dragon Strike directly repelled the streak of light.

“Eh?” A soft sound of surprise came from the forest, clearly unexpected that Ye Yuan’s strength was so great.

After this strike, Ye Yuan frowned and muttered to himself, “A transformed demonic beast?”

The so-called transformed demonic beast naturally referred to a fifth-grade demonic beast that had taken human form!

A demonic beast that had transformed into human form, if it did not actively release its demonic energy, could not be distinguished by appearance. They mingled among humans and lived no differently from ordinary people.

But once they used martial techniques, their true nature was revealed.

Although both demonic beasts and humans cultivated primal power, their cultivation systems were completely different.

Demonic beasts integrated heaven and earth primal power into their demonic cores; the primal power extracted was called demonic energy, which was very different from human martial artists’ primal power and easy to identify.

Ye Yuan was secretly puzzled: could it be so unlucky that he encountered a transformation-stage demonic beast as soon as he entered?

“I have strayed into this place by accident, truly unintentional. I hope this friend will show yourself!” Ye Yuan cupped his hands toward a direction.

Evidently, from the previous strike, Ye Yuan had already determined the opponent’s position.