by Feng Yise
But Li Zhangyu's essence energy storm being so powerful meant that his true strength was definitely much stronger than a Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm.
As for how his true strength was, it was hard to gauge, but it was definitely ridiculously strong!
Seeing this scene, Luo Qingfeng's expression was also not too good.
He reckoned that Li Zhangyu's strength was roughly the same as Mo Yuntian, but his age was nearly ten years younger than Mo Yuntian!
After ten years, what extent could Li Zhangyu reach?
Furthermore, Luo Qingfeng dared to confirm that Li Zhangyu's strength was absolutely not considered the peak among the personal disciples.
Luo Qingfeng did not even dare to imagine anymore!
The disparity was already so great between the junior generations. Where would the sect's future lie?
Could he really swallow humiliation and shoulder the burden to wait for the day the Tranquil Cloud Sect rose? Luo Qingfeng involuntarily started to doubt it.
The gap between the two sects was currently widening with each step and not shrinking!
Besides . . . could Ye Yuan still m.a.t.u.r.e smoothly after experiencing such a setback today?
Chapter 282 - I’m Very Willful!
Under Li Zhangyu's pillaging, Ye Yuan's essence energy storm became smaller and smaller.
When the Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples saw this scene, they unwittingly had the feeling of the fox mourning the death of a hare.
This was the Tranquil Cloud Sect's, no, the Southern Domain's number one genius!
Was he going to fail like this?
Although they were unresigned to this, they also knew that this was not that their combat power was weak.
It was the opponent who was too strong. No matter how much of a genius Ye Yuan was, he was only a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist, while his opponent was a genius martial artist from the Southern Domain's number one great sect!
Perhaps in terms of potential, Ye Yuan tossed Li Zhangyu several streets behind. But presently, Li Zhangyu was a whole major realm higher than Ye Yuan!
If it were others, they did not even have the qualifications to force Li Zhangyu to use his full strength and would just directly lay down their arms and surrender.
But Ye Yuan, a puny little Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist, forced out the other party's full strength!
Originally, Li Zhangyu had a relaxed look even when breaking through. But now, his entire body was tensed. He was clearly straining himself a lot more.
Although Ye Yuan's Spirit Gathering Seal was only a very low-level seal, Ye Yuan's attainments were extremely profound. How could it be so easy to seize essence energy from him?
Facing this situation, Ye Yuan had a composed face as if it had nothing to do with him at all.
It was only to see him took out several essence crystals calmly and casually struck them out. They transformed into several rays of light that flew in multiple directions.
Essence crystals were crystalline bodies formed from heaven and earth essence energy. There was powerful yet pure essence energy contained within. Sect disciples mostly used essence crystals when cultivating.
In the martial arts world, essence crystals were also used as currency.
Essence crystals were very precious. Even core disciples did not have the right to use them. Only elite disciples would have an extremely small number of low-grade essence crystals every month.
Of course, Ye Yuan was also allotted some low-grade essence crystals every month with his nominal elder status.
The few essence crystals that Ye Yuan just casually fired out were middle-grade essence crystals. This was given to him by Skymaple after completing the Level Nine mission previously.
Nonchalantly firing out so many middle-grade essence crystals made everyone's eyes pop out.
This was really quite extravagant!
"What's Ye Yuan trying to do? Those seem to be middle-grade essence crystals earlier, right? Wasn't he still core disciple status before this? Where did it come from?"
"Who cares where it came from?! The Heavenly Sky Sect already bullied to our doorstep to smack our faces, and you're still in the mood to mind this?"
"Cough, cough, isn't it because of momentary excitement? I say, what's Ye Yuan doing here? Could it be that he still has a chance to turn the tide?"
"Ye Yuan's methods are inexhaustible. There might really be a chance to turn defeat into victory! Using so many middle-grade essence crystals at once, Ye Yuan can't be throwing stones to play, right?"
"En? What's going on? Why do I feel like the surrounding essence energy seems to be drained?"
Li Zhangyu currently had his full focus on seizing Ye Yuan's essence energy and breaking through. He did not see Ye Yuan's actions.
But at this time, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. The surrounding essence energy suddenly became much thicker, and there were increasingly more currents!
Opening his eyes to take a look, Li Zhangyu immediately jumped in fright.
As the few light spots around Ye Yuan sparkled, the surrounding essence energy became increasingly wild.
"Spirit Gathering Formation! Are you mad, punk? Your Dantian will be stuffed until it explodes!" Li Zhangyu exclaimed.
Ye Yuan turned to look at him and said with a faint smile, "No problem. Isn't there you to be buried with me?"
Li Zhangyu cried out weirdly, "Madman! You're really a madman! Quickly stop!"
Ye Yuan made use of middle-grade essence crystals as the eye of the formation to set up a Tier 3 Spirit Gathering Formation.
Originally, with Ye Yuan's Spirit Condensation Realm strength, it was impossible to set up a Tier 3 Spirit Gathering Formation.
But he borrowed Li Zhangyu's essence energy storm ingeniously, leading the big with small, overcoming a greater force with only a small amount of strength, and successfully set up such an array formation.
The formation had already activated. The essence energy in the surrounding dozen of mile radius was siphoned clean by the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Such power, forget about Li Zhangyu, a puny little Fourth Level Crystal Formation Realm, even if a Ninth Level Crystal Formation Realm were here, they would also not dare to borrow such an essence energy storm to breakthrough!
No matter how one looked at it, Ye Yuan doing this was a way of perishing together. If the two of them continued to breakthrough here, the outcome would only be being stuffed to death by essence energy.
Such a level of essence energy storm had clearly already exceeded the limits that Li Zhangyu could withstand.
"Doesn't this Senior Apprentice Brother like to join in the fun? I created even more fun for you; why aren't you joining in now?" Ye Yuan still smiled faintly as he said.
How could Li Zhangyu bother to bicker with Ye Yuan at this time? If this continued, his Dantian was going to explode from being bloated!
"Let's keep calm and talk. Just now, it was me who was rash. Remove your formation first then talk!" Li Zhangyu already had some hint of yielding in his words.
Li Zhangyu was also like an arrow notched on the bow right now; it must fly.
If he gave up on breaking through, he would definitely receive a backlash and affect his breakthrough after today. If he continued breaking through, how could he withstand such an essence energy storm?
He was originally thinking of putting the Tranquil Cloud Sect on the spot, but now, it was hard to dismount the tiger.
But Ye Yuan laughed and said, "I'm very willful. If others find me to play, I'll definitely play to the end! You can choose to withdraw if you're not playing."
"You! Fine, I want to see just how you play yourself to death in a while!" Li Zhangyu gnashed his teeth and said.
"That's none of your concern," Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.
Li Zhangyu already decided not to play anymore. He wanted to stop the breakthrough and withdraw out of the essence energy storm.
The timing Li Zhangyu
that retreated was perfect. The essence energy storm gathered by the Spirit Gathering Formation had already formed. Even if he pulled back right now, it was already too late for Ye Yuan to want to dismiss it.
Li Zhangyu did not believe that Ye Yuan really dared to break through realms in this place!
Li Zhangyu forcefully terminated his breakthrough and immediately suffered a backlash. He only felt a metallic taste in his throat, and a mouthful of blood was about to spew out but was f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y held back by him.
He leaped with all his might and actually withstood the violent essence energy tempest and charged out of it.
The essence energy storm was currently already virtually materialized, visible with the n.a.k.e.d eye; just like a tornado.
Li Zhangyu being able to withdraw leisurely also sufficiently showed that his strength was very great.
After exiting, Li Zhangyu no longer had that arrogance from before. The Heavenly Sky Sect uniform on him was already torn into tattered rags by the essence energy storm.
After leaving the essence energy storm, Li Zhangyu could not hold back any longer and spewed out a large mouthful of blood.
He devoted all his power just now to break through but was forcefully stopped by him again. He clearly sustained extremely strong backlash and already suffered very severe internal injuries.
Failing the breakthrough this time, the next time Li Zhangyu wanted to break through to the Fifth Level Crystal Formation Realm again, it would most likely not be so easy anymore.
Of course, with Li Zhangyu's talent, breaking through was inevitable. But this would surely delay him a very large amount of time!
Thinking up to here, Li Zhangyu felt very depressed. This time, he really tried to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice.
But looking at Ye Yuan who was still in the heart of the essence energy storm, a trace of delight flashed across Li Zhangyu's heart.
"Hahaha, this punk is indeed willful! So willful until he played himself to death! With such a violent essence energy storm, I want to see just how you can break through! I really want to see right now just what kind of appearance you'll have when your body explodes, and you die!" Li Zhangyu turned over and said manically.
Chapter 283 - Luo Qingfeng’s Fang!
Ye Yuan was in the eye of the storm, his clothes fluttering.
Currently, the ferocity of the essence energy around him was practically suffocating.
And Ye Yuan's breakthrough also entered the critical juncture at this time already.
Such violent essence energy, ordinary people could not even refine it; let alone say breaking through realms.
But the essence energy flowing within Ye Yuan's body outside of his body produced an intense contrast.
Once the violent and condensed essence energy entered Ye Yuan's body, it immediately became unbelievably docile.
In front of the Spirit Bristle Nine Yang Divine Art, this level of essence energy was seriously not worth mentioning.
However, the essence energy was overly abundant currently. Ye Yuan refined non-stop and reached the critical point of the Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm very soon.
"About to break through! Just a little bit more! I hope that nothing happens to Ye Yuan!"
"Why would something happen now? It's the most dangerous after breaking through. Breaching the bottleneck requires large amounts of essence energy, just like flood water bursting open the water gate. But once this floodgate is opened, wanting to shut it would not be so easy!"
"Yeah! Normally, when we break through, we would gather an essence energy storm matching our realm so that we can control it. But this essence energy storm has already greatly surpassed the limits that Ye Yuan can withstand. Once the floodgate opens, I'm afraid . . . it will collapse!"
Seeing that Ye Yuan was on the verge of breaking through, the heavily injured Li Zhangyu said gloatingly, "A puny little Spirit Condensation Realm actually dares to break through within such a violent essence energy tempest. You truly don't know how the word death is written! In a while, when they see you being blown to pieces, I wonder what kind of expression your Tranquil Cloud Sect people will have. Hehe."
Right at this moment, Ye Yuan's aura swelled abruptly and became much stronger than before.
It was very clear that he burst past the Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm bottleneck in one go!
Everyone's hearts leaped to their throats. Many people even involuntarily shut their eyes. They did not wish to see the scene of Ye Yuan exploding.
At the same time, the essence energy around Ye Yuan that became even more tempestuous had already transformed into a bundle of mist-like state. From this, it could be seen just how thick the essence energy in the center of the storm was!
The thick fog covered up Ye Yuan's figure. The outside could no longer see what was happening inside. But everyone knew that Ye Yuan was currently wrestling with the flood like essence energy.
"Dead for sure! He's definitely dead! This brat is also a talent, to actually set up such an incredible Tier 3 Spirit Gathering Formation. The essence energy in the eye of the formation practically became liquid state already. Even if I were the one breaking through in the eye of the formation, I probably would have exploded by now already, much less a Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm." Li Zhangyu directly sentenced Ye Yuan to death.
"Sect Master, Ye Yuan, he . . ." the disciple who received Li Zhangyu previously said anxiously.
Luo Qingfeng s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and sighed, "At this time, only Ye Yuan alone can help himself. Pray that he can come out alive."
These words sounded that bit unconfident no matter how one heard it. Under such a situation, the possibility of escaping with his life was too minuscule!
. . . . . .
As time slowly ticked away, there was still no activity in the eye of the formation. Everyone's hope evaporated bit by bit.
If Ye Yuan could leave, he would have left long ago. Now, under such circ.u.mstances, most likely . . . it was more ominous than propitious.
At present, Li Zhangyu consumed medicinal pills that controlled internal injuries and returned to Luo Qingfeng's side.
"Sect Master Luo, I think there's no need to wait anymore. There's no activity after such a long time, that boy most likely already exploded into a lump of meat by now," Li Zhangyu said delightedly.
Hearing these words, Luo Qingfeng's entire person became icy. Li Zhangyu immediately felt a powerful pressure crushing forth.
"I exercised forbearance in every way possible on accounts of your master's face. Do you think that my Tranquil Cloud Sect can be kneaded as you like? If your master were here, I'd still have some fear. You, a Crystal Formation Realm, reaching out for a yard after taking an inch, do you really take me to be made of clay?"
Luo Qingfeng carried the powerful awe of a half-step Soul Sea Realm, crushing Li Zhangyu until he could not breathe.
Li Zhangyu's incessant provocation finally angered this master of a sect!
To be able to become the master of a sect, Luo Qingfeng was absolutely not some goody two-shoes that could be sliced up anyhow. The reason why he accommodated for the general interest was only to hide one's capability and bid one's time, to strive for time to let the Tranquil Cloud Sect's junior generation grow up.
But now that Ye Yuan's life or death was uncertain and the sect's greatest hope about to be extinguished, this also made Luo Qingfeng lose his last trace of patience!
Once a ferocious tiger bared its fangs, someone who assumed the majesty of the tiger like Li Zhangyu did not have much living space anymore!
Luo Qingfeng released his aura fully. Li Zhangyu only felt like he was being crushed by a humongous mountain. Even his teeth were chattering.
Li Zhangyu only understood at this moment that this seemingly weak and incompetent Tranquil Cloud Sect's Sect Master actually had such formidable strength!
Such a powerful pressure, Li Zhangyu only felt this from his own master before!
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br /> Could it be that Luo Qingfeng's strength was no longer beneath Master's?
How was this possible?
"You . . . You dare to touch me? I-I'm the . . . Heavenly Sky Sect's envoy! A-aren't you scared of launching a sect war?" Li Zhangyu gritted his teeth and said.
Luo Qingfeng sneered coldly and said, "You'd best pray that Ye Yuan's fine. Otherwise, I'll use you as a sacrificial item today! Sect war? Do you think that you can trigger a sect war with the likes of you? You're overestimating yourself too much! If the Heavenly Sky Sect could eradicate my Tranquil Cloud Sect so easily, why would they wait until now?"
It dawned onto Li Zhangyu when he heard it, and the color of his face turned deathly-white. He flopped weakly onto the ground.
"The eight great sects each have their own forte, yet also restrain each other. My Tranquil Cloud Sect is not as powerful as your Heavenly Sky Sect, but a sect war will cause a domino effect. Isn't your sect master scared of the other seven sects joining hands? After all, our today is their future! All of the sect masters are not dumb. How could they not understand this logic?"
Luo Qingfeng's words struck the core one by one, speaking until Li Zhangyu's complexion became increasingly paler.
Heavenly Sky Sect disciples were used to being arrogant while the Tranquil Cloud Sect was always very low profile, resulting in Li Zhangyu thinking that the Tranquil Cloud Sect was only a rotten persimmon, able to knead the latter as he wished and had no respect even for Luo Qingfeng.
Looking at it now, he was only a clown. He was not even a fart in front of Luo Qingfeng.
With the strength of Sea Transformation Realm, one simply had no say in the interactions between sects.
Who could have thought that the Luo Qingfeng who had always been famously weak would also have such a ferocious side!
Looking at that mass of thick fog, Li Zhangyu suddenly discovered that he made a fatal error today: he touched Luo Qingfeng's reverse scale!
And this brat called Ye Yuan was Luo Qingfeng's reverse scale!
How could Li Zhangyu know what Luo Qingfeng was thinking?
Luo Qingfeng was currently thinking of how to give an account to that mysterious master of Ye Yuan!