Ye Zeyun quickly calmed down. He asked, "Who do you plan to give this Essence Blood to? Ling’Er? In the family, she’s the only one over the age of twenty who hasn’t awakened her Beast Soul."
Ye Xuan shook his head. "Grandpa, give it to the ten-year-old children. Nurturing the future successors is what matters most."
Ye Zeyun was very surprised. "What? You’re not giving it to your sister? Even though it can’t guarantee she’ll awaken a Fierce Beast Beast Soul, at least..."
"Grandpa, I’ll give her better Essence Blood. A person can only awaken their Beast Soul once in their lifetime. It might actually be a good thing that my sister hasn’t awakened hers yet. I have plenty of time to obtain even better Essence Blood for her."
"Is Fierce Beast-level Essence Blood still not good enough?" Ye Zeyun’s eyes widened, wondering just how incredibly high Ye Xuan’s standards were.
Ye Xuan said calmly, "This is only the Essence Blood of a low-level Fierce Beast. I want to find the Essence Blood of a top-tier Fierce Beast for her."
Ye Zeyun took a deep breath. "My vision can no longer keep up with yours. Ultimately, this world belongs to the young."
"Grandpa, I’m leaving then. All the resources I can spare for the family are in this Qiankun Bag."
"Go on. Grandpa will see you off."
Ten minutes later, at the main entrance of the Ye family estate.
"Sister, are you really not coming with me to Dapeng City? Even if it’s just to cheer me on," Ye Xuan’s voice rang out by the main gates.
Ye Ling’Er shook her head. "Brother, I won’t go this time. I need to work hard to improve my cultivation base too. I can’t be a burden to you."
"Alright. Hua, let’s go."
Hua drove the Beast Vehicle away from the Ye Family Main Town. The Ye family members watched them leave, only dispersing after Ye Xuan’s Beast Vehicle disappeared from sight. At the scene, only Tang Long and Zhou Yuxin remained.
"Long, we’re too weak right now. We don’t even have the qualifications to be the Patriarch’s driver. Even so, he was still willing to share his resources with us," Zhou Yuxin said. They could no longer be of much help in the Ye family.
Tang Long sighed. "That’s exactly why we must be even more loyal to the Ye family. I understand the Patriarch’s intentions. He gave us resources so we could continuously grow stronger, hoping that we’ll be able to assist the Ye family in the future."
"But Long, we’re just enjoying the resources. Can we truly help the Ye family? Why don’t we go out and travel instead? If we find any places with fortuitous encounters, we can report them to the Patriarch."
"Xin’Er, fortuitous encounters aren’t that easy to find."
"I know, but if we just stay in the Ye family doing nothing, when will we ever be able to repay the Patriarch’s kindness?"
"Alright then, I’ll listen to you. From today onward, we’ll explore the outside world. We’ll return to the Ye family once every half a month or a month. Let’s go inform the old Patriarch."
Inside the Beast Vehicle.
Ye Xuan continued refining Elixirs. Dapeng City was located very far away. Even with the Golden Lion traveling day and night without stopping, the journey would take seven days. These seven days would be just enough time for him to raise his cultivation base to the 9th Layer. With the cultivation of the 9th Layer, fighting against someone at the 5th Layer of the Demon Spirit Realm shouldn’t be a major problem.
Three and a half days later, Ye Xuan finished refining the final stalk of Qishan Evergreen Ivy.
This batch yielded 2,450 Super Spirit Pills. Among them, 2,205 were of supreme quality, and 245 were of high quality. He now had a total of 6,815 supreme-quality Super Spirit Pills.
Looking solely at the number of Super Spirit Pills, it actually wasn’t enough. To advance to the 9th Layer, factoring in his triple consumption rate, he would need 7,260 Super Spirit Pills. That meant he was still short by over four hundred pills.
But one couldn’t forget that he still had five rank-four eighth-tier Beast Pills. Ye Xuan could absorb one hundred percent of a Beast Pill’s energy. Converting the total energy of the six eighth-tier Beast Pills he had obtained, they should at least be equivalent to around two thousand supreme-quality Mad Spirit Pills. In other words, his current resources were more than enough.
At this moment, Ye Xuan took out the Beast Pills, deciding to consume the rank-four eighth-tier Beast Pills first. Beast Pills had the greatest effect on him, whereas for others, they would only provide seven or eight percent of their actual efficacy. Even if he had some resources left over in the end, he preferred them to be Super Spirit Pills.
Ye Xuan swallowed the five Beast Pills one after another. After completely absorbing all their energy, the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian and Hidden Veins was still two-thirds away from reaching saturation.
Without hesitation, Ye Xuan continuously stuffed handfuls of Super Spirit Pills into his mouth.
This scene left both Gongsun Yanran and Liu Ruoxi astonished. Each handful must have contained at least a hundred pills, right? Yet Ye Xuan kept swallowing them as if he had a death wish.
All in all, hadn’t he eaten over three thousand Super Spirit Pills? Was his consumption rate really that massive? It was a miracle he hadn’t exploded and died!
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan continued eating until he had consumed four thousand Super Spirit Pills. Finally, the Spiritual Qi in his body reached a point of saturation. Without delay, he immediately consumed a Super Soul Crystal. Guided by its energy, he began his assault on his ninth Great River Vein.
With every impact, his face grew a shade paler. By the end, the pain was so agonizing that he couldn’t even straighten his back. He lay on the floor like a puddle of mud, yet he gritted his teeth and refused to stop for even a moment.
Although Liu Ruoxi deeply resented Ye Xuan, at this moment, even she couldn’t help but marvel at his perseverance. It was far beyond what any ordinary person possessed. Every time he impacted his Hidden Veins, it seemed he wanted to succeed in a single attempt. Just how terrifying must his willpower be?
It was one thing for this Ye Xuan to be ruthless to her, but he was equally ruthless to himself. A demon! He truly lived up to the name of a demon!
After countless impacts, Ye Xuan had grown entirely numb. He couldn’t even feel his own body anymore; only a flicker of his soul, like a dying candle, remained tethered to his flesh.
Finally, a soft BANG echoed from within his body. The port of his ninth Great River Vein had finally been broken through.
His physical body received an instantaneous boost. His Sea of Consciousness immediately became clear, and his will returned to his body. In that instant, he was revived to full vitality. Inside his body, nine Great River Veins surged endlessly like mighty rivers. The microcosm of the human body was truly wondrous.
"Xuan’Er, did you advance?" Gongsun Yanran’s voice immediately rang out.
While Ye Xuan was impacting his Hidden Veins, she had kept a constant, vigilant watch over him, not daring to be distracted for even a second. She had been genuinely worried that he wouldn’t be able to hold on, and she wanted to be ready to intervene and save him at a moment’s notice.
Ye Xuan didn’t say a word, only giving a calm nod.
"You truly scared me to death. Every time you try to break through your Hidden Veins, do you not know how to stop and give yourself a breather?"
"I’m used to it," Ye Xuan replied indifferently.
"Xuan’Er, what is your cultivation base now? Are you at the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm?" Gongsun Yanran asked again.
"Mm. Participating in the family competition now, I am confident I can make it into the top three." A smile graced the corners of Ye Xuan’s mouth.
Off to the side, Liu Ruoxi furrowed her brows. Ye Xuan was already at the 9th Layer of the Super Spirit Realm. This meant it would be even easier for him to deal with her, and her chances of escaping were growing slimmer by the day.