by Feng Yise
With such a great disparity, the Heavenly Sky Sect being somewhat arrogant was within reason.
As the master of a sect, Luo Qingfeng naturally could not be like Xiao Jian when considering problems. He had to consider the big picture.
Especially after watching the fight earlier, Luo Qingfeng was even less willing to start a fight with the Heavenly Sky Sect easily.
As long as Ye Yuan could rise rapidly, what did the Heavenly Sky Sect count as?
Before the wings were fully feathered, forbearance was very necessary.
Before long, the disciple led Luo Qingfeng and Xiao Jian to see the Heavenly Sky Sect's envoy.
"Senior Apprentice Brother Zhang Yu, Sect Master Luo has arrived," the disciple introduced.
The envoy shot a casual glance at Luo Qingfeng but did not have the slightest intention of greeting. His gaze returned to Ye Yuan who was currently breaking through.
His haughty manner was completely unmasked!
"Sect Master Luo, is there a need for so many people to surround and watch a puny little Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist breakthrough? When did your Tranquil Cloud Sect fall to such a plight?"
The envoy watched Ye Yuan who was sitting cross-legged, his words filled with mockery.
The envoy was a young man around 18 or 19 years old but already had a cultivation of Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm.
Such an age, such strength, placed in the Tranquil Cloud Sect, it was absolutely the status of a personal disciple!
Except, the first sentence when meeting him made people very displeased.
Chapter 280 - Cutting In!
Luo Qingfeng did not get angry. He just used a very peculiar expression to look at this young envoy.
When the envoy saw that Luo Qingfeng had no reaction after a long time, he involuntarily became secretly displeased.
When the envoy turned around and saw Luo Qingfeng's expression, he could not help being stupefied. He asked in puzzlement, "Why? Did I say it wrong? Could this Spirit Condensation Realm fellow have anything special?"
"Haha, not really all that special. It's just that he just obtained victory and had some comprehension during the fight, so he took advantage of the opportunity to break through. That's why there are so many people surrounding and watching," Luo Qingfeng explained with a smile.
The envoy had a disdainful look when he heard that. "If I didn't see wrongly, this boy seems to have gotten first place?"
As he was talking, he shook his head and said pityingly, "Your Tranquil Cloud Sect is really declining with the passing of time. A Sixth Level Spirit Condensation Realm boy can actually obtain first place in the sect grand competition. What a joke!"
Xiao Jian was originally standing by the side patiently. When he heard such words, he immediately wanted to step forward and lose it but was held back by Luo Qingfeng.
"What? Hall Head Xiao seems to have some disgruntlement with me! Come, come, come! Just come! As long as you're not afraid of my master coming over to take revenge!"
Seeing Xiao Jian's furious appearance, the envoy did not know what was called fear. Instead, he brought out his own master, and his arrogance became even more inflated.
Luo Qingfeng was actually already furious to the limit in his heart, but as the sect master, he had no choice but to suppress this anger.
This envoy clearly recognized him and Xiao Jian, but they had never met him, so they naturally did not know which mighty deity his master was.
"Xiao Jian, you withdraw first!"
"Sect Master!"
"Withdraw!"
Xiao Jian gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeves and left.
Seeing Xiao Jian leave, Luo Qingfeng turned around and asked, "Your master is?"
When the envoy saw that Luo Qingfeng did not even dare to let out a fart, he became even more pleased with himself secretly. That head of his was raised until it was about to reach the skies.
"My master is Chi Zongtao. I am master's personal disciple, Li Zhangyu," Li Zhangyu said with a proud beam.
Luo Qingfeng naturally would not make a fool of himself in front of a junior, but he was alarmed in his heart.
Of course, he knew this Chi Zongtao. He was one of the grand elders of the Heavenly Sky Sect: a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse!
Weighing things this way, this punk was the same generation as him?
No wonder this punk dared to be so insolent. Turned out that he actually had such a backing.
Pressing down the unhappiness in his heart, Luo Qingfeng asked, "What did your honored sect send you here for?"
Li Zhangyu said, "Of course, it's for something good! But this matter will have to wait for later. Right now, I just had a sudden burst of inspiration and feel like I'm about to break through realms right away. This place is pretty good. I'm going to break through here!"
Finishing, without even waiting for Luo Qingfeng to agree, he scurried over to not far from Ye Yuan with a flash.
Luo Qingfeng's expression changed. It was already too late to try and stop this. Li Zhangyu's essence energy storm had already started to gather.
The two essence energy storms converged together very quickly. If Luo Qingfeng made a move to disrupt Li Zhangyu's breakthrough, it would definitely also interrupt Ye Yuan's breakthrough!
Luo Qingfeng gnashed his teeth in hatred. Looks like this Li Zhangyu was spoiled rotten by Chi Zongtao. He was actually so willful when doing things.
How was this Li Zhangyu going to break through? This was clearly him wanting to smack Tranquil Cloud Sect's face!
This Li Zhangyu was at Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm strength. Now, he was going to break through to the Fifth Level Crystal Formation Realm. But Ye Yuan was only breaking through to the Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm. How could he compare to Li Zhangyu?
The essence energy storm momentum would surely be devoured cleanly if Ye Yuan broke through beside a Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm martial artist!
Li Zhangyu had wicked thoughts. This was him wanting to make Ye Yuan fail his breakthrough by breaking through himself at the same time!
Once Ye Yuan failed his breakthrough, Tranquil Cloud Sect would have lost face completely!
Moreover, failing the breakthrough this time would surely cast a very large shadow on Ye Yuan. Wanting to break through again would no longer be that easy!
Li Zhangyu was evidently a clever person. Although Luo Qingfeng spoke vaguely earlier, he also guessed that Ye Yuan must have some aspects surpassing others.
Furthermore, to be able to obtain the number one in the grand competition with Sixth Level Spirit Condensation Realm strength, regardless whether it was the Tranquil Cloud Sect lacking successors or not, Ye Yuan unquestionably had some saving graces.
Sweeping away the Tranquil Cloud Sect's face in public and also ruining the Tranquil Cloud Sect's genius disciple and even spreading the fame of the Heavenly Sky Sect. It was truly killing three birds with one arrow!
When Luo Qingfeng thought up to here, he was so enraged that his complexion turned green, but he was powerless to do anything.
Li Zhangyu might be arrogant, but he also indeed had the capital to be arrogant. The essence energy storm was gathered casually. This unhurried manner was ample to show his might.
When martial artists broke through realms, which one of them would not make ample preparations?
Li Zhangyu did it on the spot. Clearly, he was full of confidence. That was also to say, breaking through to the Fifth Level Crystal Formation Realm was not even considered much to Li Zhangyu.
Such boldness, among the younger generation in the Tranquil Cloud Sect, there was simply no one like it.
Luo Qingfeng finally just let out a sigh. Now, in this kind of situation, Ye Yuan could only count on himself.
Or perhaps, Ye Yuan could create a miracle.
If it were another person, Luo Qingfeng might just really move to stop this. But Ye Yuan could never be measured using common sense.
Some things that
would never happen to others became uncertain with Ye Yuan.
After all, there was simply no martial artist who grasped true intent in the Southern Domain.
Ye Yuan was the sole person!
In a blink, storms raged in the entire plaza. The two essence energy storms towered to the skies and meshed together.
Initially, Ye Yuan's essence energy tempest was already very exaggerated. But Li Zhangyu's essence energy storm was more than a level stronger.
Li Zhangyu was a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist. The commotion when breaking through was obviously different.
With a fellow suddenly popping out to breakthrough, they naturally got a feast for their eyes.
"Who's this person? Why have I never heard that we had such a senior apprentice brother?"
"What's this person trying to do? Why does he have to squeeze with Ye Yuan if he wants to break through and not find a place to enter seclusion?"
"The situation is not quite right! This person is a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist. The essence energy tempest that he created is so powerful! Essence energy storms are originally used to plunder the surrounding essence energy for one's own use. The essence energy storm that he created is already starting to pillage Ye Yuan's!"
"Ye Yuan's in danger! If his essence energy storm is looted, then his hope of breaking through to the Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm will be dashed to pieces! There might even be the danger of cultivation realm falling!"
"What kind of mysterious person this is? Such a powerful aura! A Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm martial artist's breakthrough actually has such great commotion!"
Many people started to worry for Ye Yuan. Compared to a stranger, everyone naturally hoped for Ye Yuan to breakthrough.
Except, everyone sensed that the essence energy storm on Ye Yuan's side was becoming increasingly weaker. Ye Yuan's breakthrough also fell into a precarious situation, as if there would be signs of stopping at any time.
If Ye Yuan and Li Zhangyu competed in supreme true intent, these Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples would absolutely not worry for him.
Ye Yuan had grasped true intent. Forget that Li Zhangyu was just at Crystal Formation Realm, even if he was at the Sea Transformation Realm, or even the Soul Sea Realm, they did not think that Li Zhangyu could win.
But they were breaking through cultivation realms currently, seizing essence energy.
This way, Ye Yuan's true intent would not come in handy at all. Instead, his cultivation realm became his greatest disadvantage.
How could a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist possibly be a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist's match in plundering essence energy?
Chapter 281 - Li Zhangyu’s Strength!
Ye Yuan's breakthrough at just reached a critical juncture when he suddenly felt the essence energy around him diminishing and was almost unable to support his breakthrough anymore.
The occurrence of such a situation made him feel rather baffled.
Opening his eyes slightly, he saw someone else besides him. This person was apparently breaking through too.
The other person's essence energy tempest was much stronger than his. It was clearly at the strength level that only a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist should have.
Ye Yuan understood the situation very quickly.
Although this person looked very unfamiliar, just by looking at the other party choosing to break through beside him, he clearly had malicious intentions!
Towards guys like this, Ye Yuan would never be courteous.
The corner of Ye Yuan's lips curled slightly. He sneered coldly in his heart and thought to himself, Want to play a game of plundering essence energy? You're going to cry!
Since the other party wanted to play, then he would let him have his fill!
Seemingly sensing Ye Yuan's glance, Li Zhangyu also turned to look at Ye Yuan and did a thumbs down gesture. The provocation meaning was very thick.
"Truly too arrogant! This fellow actually dares to do this sort of infuriating gesture. Does he really take it as if our Tranquil Cloud Sect has nobody?"
"En? I remembered. He's wearing the Heavenly Sky Sect uniform! He's a Heavenly Sky Sect disciple!"
"What? Why would a Heavenly Sky Sect disciple run all the way to our Tranquil Cloud Sect to breakthrough realms?"
"Are you dumb? How is he coming here to break through realms? He's simply here to show off! Seizing essence energy for his own breakthrough beside Ye Yuan, causing Ye Yuan's breakthrough to fail, and even making such a hand gesture in front of so many of us, he's really bullying our Tranquil Cloud Sect for having nobody!"
"That might be so, but this Heavenly Sky Sect disciple is really very strong! We have to do a crazy lot of preparations before breaking through realms and then finding an isolated place to seclude ourselves. But him, he just ran over here directly to breakthrough! Furthermore, look at his appearance; he clearly still has a lot of strength leftover as if breaking through is like eating a common fare to him."
"I say, can you stop boosting other people's morale and diminishing our prestige? You're also aware of Ye Yuan's talent. Perhaps a miracle will happen!"
When the Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples recognized Li Zhangyu's background, they became bound by a common hatred for the enemy.
Although most of them had never seen before Heavenly Sky Sect's people, they all knew the Heavenly Sky Sect's overbearingness.
Rather, it was Ye Yuan who was completely clueless about this. Facing Li Zhangyu's provocation, he just smiled faintly and stood up.
Ye Yuan was simply disinclined to bother with this sort of lame provocation.
The way Ye Yuan saw it, this kind of provocation were simply like shrews shouting and cursing in public. You scolded me a sentence, so I have to scold you back?
The best way to snuff out the other party's arrogance was nothing better than to beat the other party down! Beat until they were genuinely convinced!
"Spirit Gathering Seal!" Ye Yuan cried out.
Only to see Ye Yuan's hands move like phantoms. Seals fired out one by one.
All of a sudden, Ye Yuan's essence energy storm became violent again!
Originally, Ye Yuan's essence energy storm already became incomparably thin under Li Zhangyu's pillaging with the danger of dissipating at any time.
But now, it was like Ye Yuan's essence energy tempest was injected with stimulants, forcefully snatching much essence energy from Li Zhangyu's side, and was even strengthening continuously!
As a high ranking alchemist, he needed to master countless seals.
There would be times where an alchemist would gather essence energy in order to raise the quality of medicinal pills. This Spirit Gathering Seal was a more low-end seal among them.
Ye Yuan would frequently use it when his realm was lower in his previous life. After his realm rose, he rarely used it.
But when using it now, it was still incomparably fluent, and the effect was also extremely powerful.
With the guidance of the seal, Ye Yuan's essence energy storm was like a vortex, building up unendingly.
"Haha, didn't I say that Ye Yuan wouldn't admit defeat so easily? So what if he's a Heavenly Sky Sect's Crystal Formation Realm? Displaying his paltry skills before an expert like Ye Yuan, he entrapped himself, right?"
"That's right! Wait until Ye Yuan loots the essence energy over at his side clean. See how he breaks through!"
"No biggie! To be haughty, you also have to look at the other person! You'll die a very miserable death if you posture in front of a genius who grasped true intent! Haha!"
Looking at Ye Yuan turning the tides, Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples felt that they gained face.
Although they were not very familiar with Ye Yuan yet, they already took him as their own people.
Especially in front of outsiders' provocation, this kind of recognition would magnify limitlessly!
Li Zhangyu clearly also became conscious of this change and could not help
being greatly astonished.
There was an impassable gulf between middle-stage Crystal Formation Realm and middle-stage Spirit Condensation Realm. The commotion caused by him breaking through realms was actually pulled back by a puny little middle-stage Spirit Condensation Realm?
No wonder Luo Qingfeng was so vague earlier, rather like treasuring his own belongings.
Looking at it now, there was indeed something fishy!
"Heh heh, you certainly have some measly capabilities. But if you think that you can win me like this, then you're too naïve! Return for me!"
With a low cry, Li Zhangyu's aura skyrocketed once again!
Following that, his essence energy storm also became even more violent!
The essence energy that was initially snatched over by Ye Yuan returned to Li Zhangyu' essence energy storm once more!
Ye Yuan's efforts earlier were all in vain right now.
But Li Zhangyu's actions gave the Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples a huge shock!
"What? This fellow was actually holding back so much extra strength!"
"No way? This commotion of his is probably catching up to breaking through Sixth Level Spirit Condensation Realm already! Could all the Heavenly Sky Sect's disciples be powerful to this extent?"
"What kind of joke is that?! Looking at his age, he's even a few years younger than Senior Apprentice Brother Ti Yujiu, but his cultivation realm has already surpassed Senior Apprentice Brother Ti Wujiu! If breaking through to the Fifth Level Crystal Formation Realm can cause such a powerful momentum, his strength is likely close to our personal disciples already!"
"Is this the strength of the Southern Domain's number one great sect? No wonder they dare to be so arrogant. How can other sects compare to this strength?"
"Ye Yuan is on his last legs! If it continues to get pillaged like this, Ye Yuan's breakthrough failing is a minor matter; he might even injure his foundations!"
To a certain degree, the strength of the essence energy tempest could represent a martial artist's strength and potential.
The essence energy storm when Ye Yuan broke through was several times stronger than ordinary people. This could reflect his strength to a certain extent.