On top of a large tree, Lu Ye sat cross-legged.

He nodded slightly as he felt the Heaven and Earth Source Qi here to be quite satisfactory.

In the next moment, he fully activated the Ancient Star Scripture.

Rumble!

Immediately, the Heaven and Earth Source Qi within a two-hundred-meter radius surged towards him as if drawn by a pump!

The Ancient Star Scripture, which had never been fully exerted before, finally showcased its terrifying might!

Even some in the early stage of the Innate Realm could not draw in Heaven and Earth Source Qi from a two-hundred-meter radius!

As the Heaven and Earth Source Qi violently surged in, the Ancient Star Scripture swiftly refined it.

It was only after he began to impact the Innate Barrier that Lu Ye understood why the Innate Realm was the first major hurdle in the path of Martial Dao cultivation.

It was indeed more solid than one could imagine!

No wonder countless Postnatal Ninth Layer practitioners have been trapped below the Innate, lamenting their whole lives.

"However, this Innate Barrier might confine countless Postnatal Ninth Layer practitioners, but it won't confine me!"

Feeling that relying solely on the Heaven and Earth Source Qi here was insufficient to fully open the Innate Gate.

Lu Ye steadied his mind, and an Upper Grade Innate Pill suddenly appeared in his hand.

He then swallowed it in one gulp!

The Upper Grade Innate Pill melted immediately upon entering his mouth, transforming into a massive energy that filled his entire body.

Gathering this vast energy swiftly, Lu Ye once again, with unmatched force, transformed the energy into a rolling Source Qi Dragon, charging toward the Innate Barrier!

Boom!

The potency of the Upper Grade Elixir was incomparable to that of a Lower Grade Innate Pill.

With the terrifying refining efficiency of the Ancient Star Scripture, wave after wave of energy assaulted the previously impregnable Innate Barrier, which now finally showed a crack!

"Break for me!"

Refining all the pill's potency, Lu Ye gathered one last wave of abundant energy, attacking the obstacle once more.

Boom!

Suddenly, Lu Ye felt as though he had entered an entirely new world.

The Inner Qi within his body rapidly transformed into a higher level, the Innate True Qi!

Having traversed for more than half a year, today... he finally achieved the Innate!

As Lu Ye made his breakthrough to the Innate Realm, the absorption of Heaven and Earth Source Qi spread the disturbance.

In Cloud Leaf City, both the Innate Tian Family and the City Lord's Mansion detected the strange disturbance coming from outside the city.

In an instant, two Innate figures swiftly stepped into the air, heading straight outside the city!

The sudden appearance of two Innates immediately caused a sensation in Cloud Leaf City.

Tian Family Ancestor Tian Qing!

Cloud Leaf City Lord Wang Xingluo!

These two Martial Dao experts are two of the three Innates in Cloud Leaf City.

Their simultaneous appearance, rushing out of the city, could it be... something happened?!

In the dense forest two miles outside the city, having completed his breakthrough, Lu Ye had now ascended to the Innate Realm.

His perception abilities underwent a qualitative change.

Looking in the direction of Cloud Leaf City, he sensed two powerful auras racing toward this place.

Lu Ye's gaze remained calm as he walked away with his hands behind his back, silently leaving, as if he had never been there.

Though he was also an Innate, and though his realm couldn't compare to the two approaching auras, Lu Ye was very confident in his Body Technique.

Falling Leaves Body Technique, Profound Tier Top Grade!

Just a step away from advancing to Earth Tier Body Technique.

A mere Cloud Leaf City, with two Innate Clans' foundation techniques, at most Profound Tier Upper Grade, still had too shallow a foundation.

A moment later, when the two airborne Innates arrived here with full speed, a quick sweep revealed no one was there.

Cloud Leaf City Lord Wang Xingluo sensed slightly and said gravely, "Elder Tian, was there... someone breaking through to Innate just now?"

Tian Qing's voice was aged, "Correct, given that the person broke through not far outside the city, it's very likely they're from Cloud Leaf City."

Wang Xingluo sighed, "It's just a pity that this newly advanced Innate seems unwilling to reveal themselves and left early."

"By the way, why didn't Elder Jiang come?" Wang Xingluo suddenly recalled something and was slightly puzzled.

Such changes in Heaven and Earth Source Qi are most sensitive to those in the Innate Realm.

The Jiang Family Ancestor, Jiang Wuyou, is at Innate Third Layer, a realm higher than Tian Qing, surely he wouldn't fail to notice.

Tian Qing's eyes glinted, he pondered for a moment, then laughed, "I heard earlier that Old Man Jiang was going to enter seclusion, perhaps he is still in seclusion now."

Hearing this, Wang Xingluo nodded slightly.

Innate realm seclusion, the duration is hard to determine, as short as ten days to half a month, as long as a year or two.

...

The appearance of a mysterious newly-advanced Innate in Cloud Leaf City, noticing the other party seemed unwilling to be exposed, Wang Xingluo and Tian Qing returned to the city without mentioning it much.

However, the city wasn't short of knowledgeable people, combining the reactions of the two Innates, it was still deduced that Cloud Leaf City... might have produced another Martial Dao Innate!

In a teahouse, a pockmarked-faced man at Condensing Origin Fifth Layer spoke eloquently.

"Let me tell you, judging by the commotion the two Innate lords caused inside our city, our Cloud Leaf City... must have a fourth Innate powerhouse now!"

"So, does that mean the city dynamics will change again? From a three-way standoff to a four-way contest?" someone asked.

The pockmarked man shook his head, "Given the current situation, this newly-advanced Innate powerhouse is very low-key, City Lord and Tian Family Ancestor probably didn't find the person, otherwise, they would have returned with three people."

In the corner of the teahouse, at a square table, sat a young man and woman, listening to these words, the woman sneered quietly.

"A small place is a small place, a mere newly-advanced Innate First Layer being exalted to the heavens, those who don't know would think it's an Innate Ninth Layer."

In their Sect, an Innate First Layer was at most an Outer Sect Steward.

In this small city, it seemed like some remarkable big figure.

Beside her, a plain-looking round-faced young man said helplessly, "Junior Sister, do not underestimate the Martial Dao experts outside, remember there are always stronger people."

Zeng Shanshan replied dismissively, "I don't underestimate outsiders, I'm only twenty-three, yet I've already reached Postnatal Seventh Layer, that Chen Family's Chen Lingxiang, breaking through to an Innate below thirty, is being praised as the family's number one talent, when in reality, in our Sect, such aptitude, there are at least two finger-count of them!"

"Who knows, the one who broke through to Innate First Layer outside the city today might be an old man in his sixties."

The round-faced young man felt helpless, unable to refute.

The two of them were from one of the top forces in the Northern Territory, one of the Three Great Sects, the Cyan Thunder Sect!

To them, the so-called top geniuses mentioned outside, within the Sect, were merely average talents.

On this journey outside the Sect, they were representing Cyan Thunder Sect, here for the Wang Family Ancestor's birthday banquet.

Passing through Cloud Leaf City, they heard of a mysterious person's breakthrough to Innate.

...

Returning to the Jiang Family, Lu Ye was unaware that, despite being just twenty, he was speculated to be an old man in his twilight years.

Under the gaze of the Jiang Family guards, Lu Ye nonchalantly walked into the mansion.

Once Lu Ye entered, the two guards exchanged glances, the guard on the left whispered, "Do you feel that something's different about Miss Qingge's husband...?"

The guard on the right thought for a moment, then chuckled, "Could it be... because after that, Miss Qingge's beauty blossomed, it's changed Mr. Lu too?"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.