Chapter 100: Ninth Level of Yuan Qi Peak!

Hearing Tingfeng Ruoqing say this, Huyan Yong was startled.

Feeling the gradually violent Yuan Qi storm, Huyan Yong was shocked again.

This Yuan Qi storm felt almost like breaking through to the Liquid Yuan Realm!

With such violent Yuan Qi, wasn't Ye Yuan afraid of being overwhelmed?

However, Heart Like Still Water was a legendary state; perhaps Ye Yuan could really digest it!

Thinking of this, Huyan Yong couldn't help but feel expectant.

"Hey, this kid really keeps surprising us!"

Huyan Yong was secretly excited, but Su Yubai's expression turned sour.

He had already assumed Ye Yuan's death, but now Ye Yuan not only survived but was also about to break through.

It had only been a few days since he broke through to the sixth level of Yuan Qi, and now he was about to break through again!

Now, Su Yubai could only curse Ye Yuan to be burst by the violent Yuan Qi storm!

Moreover, Ye Yuan had actually reached the legendary state of Heart Like Still Water on the Nine Heavens Path!

He had lived to a ripe old age and didn't even know what Heart Like Still Water meant, yet Ye Yuan, a fifteen-year-old boy, had achieved such a state of mind!

In addition to his anger, Su Yubai suddenly felt a growing unease.

He suddenly recalled Ye Yuan's arrogant words from three days ago.

"Old bastard, remember this! I, Ye Yuan, will repay today's enmity a hundredfold in the future! Within a year, I will take your head!"

The words still echoed in Su Yubai's ears; he had only taken them as a joke at the time.

But now, Su Yubai's heart grew uneasy.

Within a year? Could he really do it?

Thinking of this, Su Yubai couldn't help but shiver.

...

A frenzied Yuan Qi storm swept around Ye Yuan, covering an area of hundreds of zhang. The students felt that the Yuan Qi around them seemed to be drained.

Ye Yuan activated the Lingzhe Nine Yang Divine Art, greedily absorbing the Yuan Qi within the Nine Heavens Peak range, his aura visibly rising.

Yet Ye Yuan, at the center of the storm, remained utterly still, as if still dead.

This contrast between motion and stillness created a great disparity, feeling very strange.

However, what drew the most attention was what Ye Yuan intended to do.

Such a massive Yuan Qi storm could allow a martial artist to break through to the Liquid Yuan Realm!

Could it be that Ye Yuan wanted to break through directly to the Liquid Yuan Realm?

To everyone's astonishment, Ye Yuan, with the state of Heart Like Still Water, drove the Lingzhe Nine Yang Divine Art, and its efficiency was several times faster than usual!

He frantically refined Yuan Qi and absorbed it into his dantian, his realm rising steadily!

This breakthrough was not initiated by Ye Yuan himself but came naturally after his mental breakthrough.

As the saying goes, when water is full, it overflows—that was the principle.

A quarter of an hour later, Ye Yuan's realm unsurprisingly broke through to the seventh level of Yuan Qi, stepping onto the last small step of the Yuan Qi Realm.

But this was only the beginning; the Yuan Qi storm showed no sign of stopping, and Ye Yuan continued to refine Yuan Qi.

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"This is insane. He absorbed so much Yuan Qi just to break through to the seventh level of Yuan Qi. If it were me, it would probably be enough for the eighth level!"

"Yeah, the technique he practices is definitely not from the academy. Even the academy's third-grade techniques couldn't have such an effect."

"Comparisons are odious! I wonder if I could be as monstrous as Ye Yuan if I practiced such a powerful technique."

"Are you still dreaming? Forget about practicing Ye Yuan's technique, can you even practice the academy's third-grade technique? High-grade techniques are profound; if everyone could practice them, wouldn't everyone ascend to the Divine Realm?"

"True. But how far does Ye Yuan plan to break through? It looks like he won't stop until he reaches the Liquid Yuan Realm!"

"I thought so too, but judging by his current performance, the amount of Yuan Qi needed to break through to the Liquid Yuan Realm must be terrifying! Although this Yuan Qi storm is strong, it's probably not enough for him to break through to the Liquid Yuan Realm."

Amid the crowd's discussions, Ye Yuan's realm rose steadily, quickly reaching the peak of the seventh level of Yuan Qi.

Then, he directly broke through to the eighth level of Yuan Qi!

However, Ye Yuan's momentum showed no sign of stopping; his aura surged forward until he broke through to the ninth level of Yuan Qi, then gradually slowed.

Finally, Ye Yuan's realm settled at the peak of the ninth level of Yuan Qi, only one step away from the Liquid Yuan Realm!

The Yuan Qi storm dissipated, and Ye Yuan slowly stood up, muttering to himself, "In my previous life, I cultivated to the Divine King Realm without a mental breakthrough. Now, at the Yuan Qi Realm, I unexpectedly broke through. Martial artists value Yuan Qi over mental state, but they don't realize how important the mental state is. Perhaps the Divine Realm is even related to the elusive state of Unity of Heaven and Man!"

The mental state also has its levels, but they are not as systematic as cultivation realms and are somewhat elusive.

The mental state is divided into three levels: Heart Like Still Water, Heart Like a Rock, and the legendary Unity of Heaven and Man!

The mental state cannot be cultivated; it can only be achieved through opportunity and insight.

Heart Like Still Water, like an ancient well without ripples.

Easy to say, but extremely difficult to achieve.

The world is full of distractions; how easy is it to truly achieve Heart Like Still Water while immersed in the mundane world?

In the entire Boundless Realm, those who have reached the state of Heart Like Still Water probably number fewer than ten.

Ye Yuan had never expected to break through in mental state; he placed himself in the illusion only to rehearse for facing Ji Canglan in the future.

Ji Canglan's power was incomprehensible to ordinary people. Even if he cultivated to the Divine King Realm again, Ye Yuan was not sure he could slay him.

If, when facing Ji Canglan in the future, Ye Yuan could not remain calm, then the one to fail would likely be himself!

In fact, Ye Yuan had been in great danger in the illusion just now, on the verge of losing himself.

But when Ji Zhengyang died protecting him again, Ye Yuan suddenly had an insight, comprehending Heart Like Still Water in the moment of crisis, thus breaking out of the illusion.

Heart Like Still Water was not particularly remarkable in the Divine Realm; martial artists at the Divine King level could basically achieve this state.

Of course, except for Ye Yuan.

However, Heart Like a Rock was not so easy to achieve. As far as Ye Yuan knew, even among the Divine Kings in the Divine Realm, only a handful had reached this level.

As for the legendary Unity of Heaven and Man, Ye Yuan had never heard of anyone achieving it.

"It seems that the creator of the Nine Heavens Path once reached the state of Heart Like Still Water and integrated his understanding into the illusion to help students comprehend. Truly remarkable. However, to comprehend Heart Like Still Water, one must have great fortune; otherwise, it's nearly impossible." Ye Yuan had praised the Nine Heavens Path more than once.

Ye Yuan had to admit that the difficulty of the Nine Heavens Path exceeded his imagination.

Even he had nearly lost himself in the illusion, let alone the other students.

Even those who had passed the Nine Heavens Path had likely forced their way through, unable to comprehend its true essence.

This Nine Heavens Path was actually a great treasure!

With his mental state having broken through to Heart Like Still Water, the middle three hundred and thirty-three steps held no difficulty for Ye Yuan.

He strode forward, heading straight for the third stage!