Chapter 406: Yuan Fei Breaks Through!

"Condense!"

Ye Yuan gave a soft shout, and the radiance of the Four Directions Cauldron gradually faded, returning to a lump of iron.

The refining complete, Ye Yuan sat down heavily on the ground.

Such refining was an immense test of both soul power and yuan power; no one in the lower realm could accomplish it!

Only someone like Ye Yuan, whose control over soul power and yuan power was exquisite to the utmost, could complete such a refinement.

"Big brother, this... is it done?" Bai Guang asked in surprise.

"Still... not done, you want to... exhaust me to death?" Ye Yuan said irritably.

"Cough, that's not what I meant, but... it's only been half a day!" Bai Guang felt the scene before him was somewhat unreal.

After breaking through to the third rank, Bai Guang had awakened his inherited memories and gained much more knowledge of this world.

Among his inherited memories was knowledge of alchemy.

Refining so many pills was definitely a massive undertaking, yet Ye Yuan had finished it in half a day!

Resting a bit, Ye Yuan finally caught his breath and said, "My strength is still too weak now. If I had the strength of a peak Condensation Crystal ninth layer, I could finish refining these things in an hour."

Bai Guang let out a low roar and said contemptuously, "You really are a freak!"

Ye Yuan laughed heartily and said, "Go check for me, how is the quality of the pills? My breakthrough this time depends entirely on these things."

Bai Guang dashed up to look; the Four Directions Cauldron was full of pills, probably several hundred!

He carefully observed the pills, his heart filled with shock.

"So how is it?" Ye Yuan asked impatiently.

"You really are a freak, refining like this and still getting such high quality! The vast majority are top-grade pills, a considerable portion are supreme-grade, and only a few are medium-grade!"

"Ha, not a single transcendent-grade? What a failure!" Ye Yuan sighed.

"Transcendent-grade... these are third-rank pills!" Bai Guang was utterly defeated.

In truth, the biggest drawback in this refining was Ye Yuan's yuan power.

Such refining was a huge test of an alchemist's yuan power; without the yuan power of the late Condensation Crystal stage, it was hard to sustain.

Only someone like Ye Yuan, who could stretch every bit of yuan power, could support the successful refining. Even the slightest waste would have prevented this result.

"Alright, I'll recover my strength; you play on your own. Once I break through to the late Condensation Crystal stage, I'll refine the Demon Crystal Pill for you," Ye Yuan said weakly.

Bai Guang was overjoyed and said, "Haha, as expected, big brother cares for me! I will definitely break through to the fourth rank quickly, and then I'll protect big brother!"

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "It'd be good enough if you don't hold me back!"

Despite saying this, Ye Yuan knew that Bai Guang's strength was not to be underestimated.

When facing Zhao Chengqian earlier, Bai Guang, at the second rank, had actually injured Zhao Chengqian, who was at the Sea Transformation realm, showing his formidable power.

If Bai Guang had fourth-rank strength, dealing with Zhao Chengqian would be no problem!

Moreover, Ye Yuan had noticed that under certain special circumstances, Bai Guang would unleash extraordinary power, moving at an incredible speed!

That final strike against Zhao Chengqian—even he hadn't seen clearly what happened!

And when Bai Guang's mother died, Bai Guang had dealt with the Seven Fiend Cloud Python in the same way.

From this, it was clear that Bai Guang's strength was indeed not to be underestimated.

...

The next day, Ye Yuan had fully recovered to his peak state and was ready to begin his breakthrough!

He casually grabbed a handful of Jade Spirit Pills and stuffed them directly into his mouth!

At the same time, Ye Yuan began to frantically circulate the "Lingzhe Nine Suns Divine Art," rapidly refining the medicinal power and channeling it into his dantian!

The small crystal in Ye Yuan's dantian continuously grew larger!

A day later, Ye Yuan directly broke through to Condensation Crystal third layer!

Three days later, Ye Yuan advanced like a splitting bamboo, directly shattering the barrier between the early and middle Condensation Crystal stages, breaking through to Condensation Crystal fourth layer!

...

Time flowed like water; in the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On this day, in another secret chamber, yuan power surged violently!

"Heh, Yuan Fei does have divine beast bloodline after all; his talent is actually not bad. It's just that the resources and environment of the lower realm make it hard for him to grow," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Tch, isn't it just breaking through to the fourth rank? What's so great about that? As long as big brother provides the Demon Crystal Pill, I'll break through to the fourth rank within half a year!" Bai Guang said disdainfully.

Ye Yuan was speechless; this guy talked as if he owed him something.

"Aren't you ashamed? Yuan Fei's progress may not be as fast as yours, but it didn't take him long to go from mid-third rank to peak third rank! Without the support of pills, you might not be faster than him!" Ye Yuan said irritably.

"Cough, this tiger is a descendant of the Four Divine Beasts; how can I be compared to a stone ape with thin bloodline? If you have the ability, let him compete with me in cultivation speed without taking pills!"

"..."

"Hehe, actually, when it comes to progress speed, none of us can catch up to big brother! In one month, you've broken through four consecutive realms, reaching the peak of Condensation Crystal sixth layer!"

Although Bai Guang's words sounded a bit like flattery, he was truly shocked inside.

Ye Yuan's bloodline had no special features; he wasn't even the most ordinary spiritual body, yet his breakthrough speed was no slower than that of a divine beast descendant.

That was the real freak!

As they spoke, the other secret chamber had calmed down, and Yuan Fei emerged from it.

Having broken through to the fourth rank, Yuan Fei's aura was completely different!

His essence was restrained within, with no trace of yuan power leaking out. Though one couldn't sense his yuan power, he gave off an extremely powerful feeling!

This was still because he had just broken through and couldn't fully control his power. Once he consolidated his realm, that intimidating sense of deterrence would not manifest, and he would look no different from an ordinary demonic beast.

Yuan Fei was also a descendant of a divine beast. After breaking through to the fourth rank, he had essentially entered the middle three realms, and his divine beast bloodline would be triggered, making his combat power extremely formidable.

The Stone Ape clan was naturally very warlike, with combat power far exceeding that of same-rank demonic beasts!

It was just that Yuan Fei's divine beast bloodline had not been activated before, so he couldn't unleash astonishing combat power.

"Haha, old ape, how does it feel to break through to the fourth rank? Looks like you're about to completely destroy this secret chamber!" Bai Guang laughed loudly.

He and Yuan Fei were old friends, and seeing Yuan Fei break through naturally made him very happy.

Yuan Fei grinned foolishly and said, "I just broke through, and I can't yet control my yuan power freely. Please forgive me, young master. But the feeling of breaking through to the fourth rank is really great! I feel like I'm full of power, able to punch through a mountain!"

Clearly, breaking through to the fourth rank made Yuan Fei very excited.

After all, this was something he could never have imagined before meeting Ye Yuan!