Half an hour later!

Ye Chen entered a cultivation chamber deep within Ye Ming's residence.

"According to the regulations of the Celestial Flame Academy, to participate in the entrance examination, one's cultivation must at least reach the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer, but right now, I'm not even at the True Qi Realm Second Layer. Even if I manage to get a slot for the entrance examination, there's no way I could participate." Ye Chen said with a frown.

Although, within his dantian, nine Seas of Qi had already formed, making his True Qi levels comparable to a cultivator at the True Qi Realm Ninth Layer.

Yet, in essence, his cultivation was still only at the True Qi Realm First Layer, far from the standard needed for the Celestial Flame Academy's entrance exam.

Only by advancing to the True Qi Realm Fourth Layer would he qualify.

"I have nine Earth Spirit Stones, which should allow me to open nine Seas of Qi and reach the True Qi Realm Second Layer. However, once these nine Earth Spirit Stones are used up, I'll be out of cultivation resources and will need to enter the Canglan Mountain Range to hunt demon beasts." Ye Chen thought to himself while holding a brilliant purple crystal stone in his hand.

This purple crystal stone was indeed an Earth Spirit Stone.

Crackling sounds.

The next moment, he activated the "Myriad Dao Human Emperor Technique," beginning to crazily absorb the spiritual energy contained within the Earth Spirit Stone.

The spiritual energy in the Earth Spirit Stone was not only a hundred times more abundant than in ordinary spirit stones, but also much higher in quality, capable of stimulating the potential contained within the dantian.

If one were to cultivate using ordinary spirit stones, each breakthrough would at most increase only one Sea of Qi.

However, using Earth Spirit Stones for cultivation could increase three Seas of Qi per breakthrough, essentially giving a triple Qi Sea Foundation.

This is why Earth Spirit Stones are so precious.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, seven hours had passed.

Crack, crack.

At this moment, the Earth Spirit Stone in Ye Chen's hand suddenly developed countless large cracks before finally shattering completely.

After seven hours of cultivation, Ye Chen had finally absorbed all the spiritual energy contained within the Earth Spirit Stone.

"This is the tenth Sea of Qi." In the next moment, Ye Chen's expression became extremely excited.

As he refined all the spiritual energy from the Earth Spirit Stone, a tenth Sea of Qi suddenly coalesced deep within his dantian.

This meant his cultivation had broken through from the True Qi Realm First Layer to the True Qi Realm Second Layer.

In the following days, apart from eating and resting, Ye Chen spent all his time in the chamber absorbing the power of the Earth Spirit Stones.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Ye Chen had been cultivating in Ye Ming's chamber for seven full days.

During these seven days, he finally refined all the Earth Spirit Stones.

Thunderous sounds.

At this moment, within Ye Chen's room, an incomparably violent true qi surged out from Ye Ming's body like raging waves, enveloping a circle three meters in diameter.

If anyone saw this scene, they would surely be speechless with shock.

Even for a strong cultivator at the True Qi Realm Ninth Layer, the true qi they generate can at most cover a radius of about half a meter, which would already be the limit.

Yet now, with his cultivation only at the True Qi Realm Second Layer, Ye Chen's true qi could envelop an area within a meter radius.

This is simply like a fantasy tale.

"Just as I anticipated, refining one Earth Spirit Stone allows me to open up one Sea of Qi. Now I have eighteen Seas of Qi, far surpassing ordinary True Qi Realm Tenth Layer cultivators." Ye Chen exclaimed excitedly.

He obtained nine Earth Spirit Stones from Ye Nan, each capable of opening one Sea of Qi.

Additionally, he originally had nine Seas of Qi.

So now, he had a total of eighteen Seas of Qi, enough to surpass any True Qi Realm Second Layer cultivator.

"Now, it's time to head to the Canglan Mountain Range to hunt demon beasts. Besides obtaining Beast Cores, I can also gain a large amount of Evolutionary Power, giving me hope to become a Divine Soul Master." Ye Chen's eyes were filled with anticipation.

The Evolutionary Power is incredibly mysterious, not only able to evolve the dantian but also other parts of Ye Chen's body.

Like the brain.

The brain is the most mysterious region of human beings.

As long as the brain evolves, Ye Chen's soul would grow stronger, giving him hope of becoming a one-in-a-million Divine Soul Master.

So, whether to obtain Demon Beast Cores or to gather sufficient Evolutionary Power to evolve his brain,

Ye Chen had to make a trip to the Canglan Mountain Range.

Whoosh.

The next moment, Ye Chen got up and left the chamber to see his foster father and mother.

Seven days had passed, and Ye Chen's foster father, Ye Ming, showed no signs of recovery; instead, his condition appeared worse, with his entire face void of color, looking extremely weak.

This made Ye Chen's heart ache as if stabbed.

In his memories, his foster father Ye Ming had always been incredibly robust, even stronger than some demon beasts.

But now, he was reduced to this state.

The culprits behind all this were the Patriarch of the Luo Family, Luo Tong, and Ye Kun.

So, Ye Chen vowed to avenge his foster father.

"Foster father, foster mother, I'm here to say goodbye. From today on, I'm going to enter the Canglan Mountain Range to train for a while, and I will definitely return before the Celestial Flame Academy's entrance exam starts." Ye Chen quickly explained his intentions to Ye Ming and Xiao Hui.

"Chen'er, let me accompany you. Though my cultivation is only at the True Qi Realm Tenth Layer, I might be able to help you." Xiao Hui said worriedly.

Ye Chen had never left the Kunzhou Prefecture since he was a child, let alone entered the Canglan Mountain Range, where many demon beasts roam.

So, Xiao Hui was genuinely concerned for his safety.

"Foster mother, don't worry. I can protect myself now. Before I leave, I want to give you both a surprise." Ye Chen said with a grin.

"What surprise?" Both Ye Ming and Xiao Hui were extremely curious.

Thunderous sounds.

In the next instant, a majestic wave of true qi surged out of Ye Chen's body like a storm, enveloping a two-meter radius.

At this moment, Ye Chen utilized the true qi from his ten Seas of Qi, already comparable to a regular True Qi Realm Tenth Layer expert.

He did this to reassure his foster parents, so they wouldn't worry too much.

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