Half an hour later.

Ye Chen discovered an extremely hidden mountain cave in the Canglan Mountain Range.

He planned to refine the beast core in this cave.

As long as he refined this beast core, his cultivation could step into the Third Layer of the True Qi Realm.

"Myriad Dao Human Emperor Technique, activate for me." As Ye Chen's mind moved, a strong suction surged from deep within his dantian, directly drawing in the essence of demonic power contained in the beast core.

This essence of demonic power was extremely overbearing and contained many impurities.

If an ordinary cultivator absorbed this power, at best they would suffer broken meridians and shattered dantian, at worst they could explode and die.

However, Ye Chen's dantian forcibly withstood this power and seemed to have no major problems.

This was the benefit of developing the dantian to its extreme.

"Success, my cultivation has finally stepped into the Third Layer of the True Qi Realm." A dozen hours later, Ye Chen instantly refined the beast core, opening up a new Sea of Qi in his body.

His cultivation also broke through from the peak of the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm directly to the Third Layer.

Now, he possessed a total of nineteen Seas of Qi, and even without awakening any bloodline, he could easily crush the vast majority of strong practitioners in the True Qi Realm.

In the days that followed, Ye Chen constantly searched for the whereabouts of demon beasts in the Canglan Mountain Range.

He discovered that the demon beasts in the Canglan Mountain Range were not as many as he had imagined.

The reason he encountered a White Moon Wolf as soon as he entered the Canglan Mountain Range was purely due to good luck.

At times, he would spend more than half a day without finding a single demon beast.

"It seems, demon beasts aren't as common as cabbages! However, this is more normal. If there were as many demon beasts as humans, they would have long occupied the world." Deep in an ancient forest, after slaying a three-meter-tall Demon Tiger, Ye Chen couldn't help but lament.

In the blink of an eye, he had been in the Canglan Mountain Range for nearly ten days.

However, in these ten days, he had only slain five demon beasts.

The strength of these demon beasts, some were similar to the White Moon Wolf, while others were significantly stronger than the White Moon Wolf.

For example, the Demon Tiger before him possessed the power of seven tigers, much more fearsome than the White Moon Wolf.

Even a cultivator at the Eighth Layer of the True Qi Realm would struggle to contend with it.

Yet, in front of Ye Chen, this Demon Tiger was insignificant.

However, after devouring this Demon Tiger's bloodline, the evolutionary power Ye Chen obtained was only a little, comparable to other demon beasts.

"In ten days, I've only slain five demon beasts. At this rate, I'm afraid I won't be able to improve my cultivation to the Fourth Layer of the True Qi Realm before the Celestial Flame Academy's entrance examination begins!" Ye Chen's brow furrowed deeply.

There were nine days left until the Celestial Flame Academy's entrance examination.

However, for Ye Chen to break through to the Fourth Layer of the True Qi Realm, he still needed at least five more beast cores.

Moreover, returning to Kunzhou Prefecture City and refining these beast cores would also take considerable time.

Hence, he was genuinely worried about running out of time.

"Master, someone is coming this way." At that moment, the soul body of the Tower Spirit suddenly emerged from Ye Chen's body to remind him.

His soul body was visible only to Ye Chen, so he wasn't worried about being discovered by others.

"They should also be cultivators here to hunt demon beasts in the Canglan Mountain Range." Ye Chen's expression remained calm as he began extracting the beast core from the Demon Tiger.

In these ten days, he had opened up three new Seas of Qi, bringing the total number of Seas of Qi to twenty-two.

As long as he didn't encounter a Qi Dao Master from the Gang Qi Realm, he had nothing to fear.

And Qi Dao Masters typically had no interest in the Tier One demon beasts on the outskirts of the Canglan Mountain Range.

They would often venture into the deeper parts of the Canglan Mountain Range to hunt those powerful Tier Two demon beasts.

Therefore, the probability of Ye Chen encountering a Qi Dao Master in this area was extremely low.

"Second Young Master, the tiger's roar just now came from this ancient forest; it should be a Sword-toothed Demon Tiger." At this moment, in the jungle not far from Ye Chen, two figures were swiftly approaching in his direction.

One was a burly middle-aged man in black armor, and the other was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old youth in a golden robe.

"A mature Sword-toothed Demon Tiger typically has the strength of seven tigers. Coupled with their command over Bloodline Divine Techniques, even a strong cultivator at the Ninth Layer of the True Qi Realm might not be able to kill them. However, I have awakened a Yellow Level Fifth Grade bloodline, making it extremely easy to crush this beast." The youth in the golden robe raised his head proudly, his expression filled with disdain.

His name was Luo Xing, the second son of the Patriarch of the Luo Family.

This time, his entry into the Canglan Mountain Range was mainly to train his actual combat skills.

After all, the Celestial Flame Academy entrance examination, happening soon, has a project to test everyone's combat abilities.

Luo Xing is ambitious to compete for the top three places, so he naturally wants to prepare well.

"Second Young Master, in this month, you have successively killed fifteen Tier One Demon Beasts, and you have completely mastered various Martial Techniques. After killing this Sword-toothed Demon Tiger, it's time for us to return." The middle-aged man in black armor said respectfully.

This black-armored middle-aged man was specially dispatched by the Luo Family to protect the youth in the golden robe, his strength unfathomable.

Even Luo Xing had no confidence in defeating him.

Otherwise, the Luo Family wouldn't have sent him to protect Luo Xing.

"Ha! I didn't expect so many things to happen in Kunzhou Prefecture City while I was cultivating in the Canglan Mountain Range. Ye Chen, that good-for-nothing, actually had the guts to try and disgrace Ye Lin'Er. Where did he get such courage?" The golden-robed youth couldn't help but sneer, his mouth full of mocking amusement.

During these days, although he had been staying within the Canglan Mountain Range, he learned of the events in Kunzhou Prefecture through some special means.

You must know, Ye Lin'Er is the number one genius in Kunzhou Prefecture City. Even Luo Xing has no confidence in front of her.

After all, her Earth Level Seventh Grade bloodline is far more powerful than his Yellow Level Fifth Grade bloodline.

Yet, Ye Chen, with his shattered Dantian, actually wanted to sully Ye Lin'Er; it's utterly foolish.

"Hmph! Just a mere waste. If it weren't for Ye Ming's constant protection, he would have been kicked out of the Ye Family long ago! However, Ye Ming has already been severely injured by our Patriarch and has become a cripple. He can no longer protect Ye Chen, that waste. I believe it won't be long before the father and son disappear from this world." The middle-aged man in black armor said with a cold sneer, his gaze detached to an extreme.

"The reason my father was able to heavily injure Ye Ming is thanks to Ye Kun. If it weren't for him leaking Ye Ming's whereabouts, my father might not have succeeded." The golden-robed youth's mouth revealed a playful smile.

Few know these secrets.

And Luo Xing is one of them.

After all, he is one of Luo Tong's most beloved sons, fully qualified to know these secrets.

"Hmm? That Sword-toothed Demon Tiger has already been preempted by someone else." Suddenly, the black-armored middle-aged man's expression became extremely gloomy, his eyes coldly staring at Ye Chen.

"Ignorant fool, do you think you can snatch the prey I, Luo Xing, have my eyes on? Now, obediently kneel before me and kowtow in apology, and I might spare your miserable life." Luo Xing's eyes shot out with terrifying killing intent, ordering Ye Chen.

Ye Chen's body was always cloaked in a black robe, with a bamboo hat on his head.

So, Luo Xing and the others didn't recognize him at once.

"It's Luo Xing. I didn't expect this guy to be here too." At this moment, Ye Chen's gaze fell on Luo Xing, a mix of astonishment and anger in his expression.

Luo Xing has always been arrogant and domineering, relying on being Luo Tong's son to do whatever he pleased in Kunzhou Prefecture.

Additionally, he's extremely lustful and has harmed countless innocent girls.

Though Ye Chen had heard of these things and felt furious, he didn't have the ability to intervene.

But now, this guy wants Ye Chen to kneel and apologize to him.

How could Ye Chen tolerate this!

"You dog, didn't you hear? Do you know who our Second Young Master is? Don't think that just because you managed to kill this Sword-toothed Demon Tiger, you have the ability to oppose us. If you don't kneel and admit your mistake, you will die a horrible death." The middle-aged man in black armor said expressionlessly, looking at Ye Chen as if he were a prey to be slaughtered.

In his view, cultivators who entered the Canglan Mountain Range to hunt demon beasts were mostly from Kunzhou Prefecture City.

Among these people, there weren't many the Luo Family couldn't provoke.

So long as they could please Luo Xing, even if it meant killing Ye Chen, he would do so without hesitation.

"Hmph! Luo Xing, you and your dog are truly arrogant. Today, let's see what you can do to me?" At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly spoke, his lips curling into a mocking smile.

Thinking of his adoptive father Ye Ming, heavily injured by Luo Xing's father Luo Tong, murderous intent surged within Ye Chen.

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