Chapter 895: The Crucial Link

As the outside world had expected, Ye Yuan's strength had improved across the board during these two months!

After the battle with Bormon, Ye Yuan finally found the opportunity to break through to the eighth level of body refinement.

Half a month later, with the aid of a medicinal pill, Ye Yuan broke through to the eighth level in one go!

Breaking through to the eighth level brought great changes to Ye Yuan.

The energy of the Primordial Dragon Bone was further released, greatly boosting Ye Yuan's cultivation level, directly breaking through the bottleneck of the fourth layer of Heavenly Enlightenment and finally reaching the sixth layer of Heavenly Enlightenment.

What surprised Ye Yuan even more was that after this breakthrough, his Dragon Wave finally advanced to the mid-stage of the Spirit level!

Ye Yuan's talent in Dragon Wave had amazed even Long Teng. However, after breaking through to the Spirit level, his progress had been very slow.

The power of the Coiling Dragon Heaven-Shattering Palm had always been enhanced by Ye Yuan through improving his physical body.

It was only this time that Ye Yuan's Dragon Wave finally broke through the bottleneck.

After breaking through to the mid-stage of the Spirit level, the power of Ye Yuan's Coiling Dragon Heaven-Shattering Palm increased greatly.

Ye Yuan also realized that after his Dragon Wave cultivation reached the Spirit level, the vibration frequency had reached a terrifying degree, making further improvement countless times harder than before.

This was also the reason why he had been unable to break through the mid-stage bottleneck.

With the strength of Ye Yuan's seventh-level physical body, achieving that vibration frequency was nearly impossible.

This time, Ye Yuan broke through to the eighth level, greatly enhancing his physical strength, which allowed him to break through the bottleneck in one go.

Of course, the improvement in Dragon Wave also greatly enhanced the power of the Void Dragon Shadow Fist, but because Ye Yuan's Supreme True Intent of Blazing Heat remained stagnant, it limited the increase in his strength.

During the remaining month and a half, Ye Yuan focused on cultivating the seventh-layer martial skill of the Lingzhe Nine Sun Divine Art—Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire!

This time, Ye Yuan did not stubbornly train in seclusion.

He thought of a possibility: since the Haotian Stone Tablet could help him comprehend artistic conception, if he entered the Haotian Stone Tablet space to cultivate this martial skill, would he comprehend it faster?

Ye Yuan visualized Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire and entered the Haotian Stone Tablet space. He found that there was actually a transparent figure in the space, sparring with him using Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire!

Moreover, the transparent figure's Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire was at the Minor Accomplishment level!

This discovery filled Ye Yuan with surprise and delight.

Such an opponent was practically tailor-made for him!

During this month and a half, Ye Yuan was defeated countless times by this transparent figure, but finally, his Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire reached the Minor Accomplishment level!

This cultivation speed was simply terrifying!

It should be noted that when Ye Yuan comprehended the Void Fire Seal back then, it had taken him several months.

And the difficulty of Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire was many times greater than that of the Void Fire Seal.

Yet Ye Yuan managed to cultivate Blazing Sun Heavenly Fire to the Minor Accomplishment level in just a month and a half.

Thus, his Supreme True Intent of Blazing Heat also successfully broke through to the second level!

Two months later, Ye Yuan emerged from seclusion with satisfaction.

After coming out, the first person he sought was naturally the Demon King, Nalan Chu.

To Ye Yuan's surprise, when he found Nalan Chu, the gray-robed middle-aged man Mo Shang happened to be there.

As soon as Nalan Chu saw Ye Yuan, he looked as if he had seen a savior, quickly pulling him aside and saying, "Oh my young master, you've finally come out of seclusion! If you hadn't, my doorstep would have been worn down by visitors!"

Ye Yuan glanced at Nalan Chu, then at Mo Shang, and instantly understood what had happened during this time.

It seemed those venerable masters hadn't given up!

Unable to find him, they had set their sights on Nalan Chu.

Looking at Nalan Chu, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Heh, don't be so smug! Over these two months, your hands must have gone numb from accepting gifts, right?"

Nalan Chu blushed at this and was about to explain when Ye Yuan continued, "Hey, since you've accepted them, so be it. Since the venerable masters are so courteous, we shouldn't be ungrateful!"

Ye Yuan knew that these venerable masters seeking him out one by one couldn't be because they saw potential in him, but because he had something they could use.

In a place like the Chaotic Demon Sea, if one naively believed that some big shot valued their talent and wanted to nurture them, their end would surely be tragic.

That being the case, why not take the benefits?

Nalan Chu, however, handed Ye Yuan a storage ring and said, "All the gifts I received are here. They were given for you, so they should be yours."

Ye Yuan smiled and pushed it back, saying, "If they're given to you, keep them. Why be polite? Do you think they would treat me poorly?"

Having said that, Ye Yuan walked past Nalan Chu and cupped his hands to Mo Shang with a smile, "Brother Mo Shang, what a fine mood to come visiting."

Mo Shang smiled wryly and said, "You kid, I really can't do anything with you! Don't tell me you don't know why I'm here!"

Ye Yuan smiled without confirming or denying.

Mo Shang felt like he had punched cotton, somewhat frustrated, but he spoke again, "I dare not accept the title 'senior'! You are now a strong contender on the Heavenly Fiend List; by rights, we should be peers. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Mo."

Ye Yuan was taken aback, not yet understanding what was happening, when Nalan Chu explained, "A few days ago, the new editions of the Heavenly Fiend List and Earthly Fiend List were released. Your name appeared at rank 495 on the Heavenly Fiend List! This has caused a huge stir in the Shura Field."

Hearing this, Ye Yuan suddenly understood.

He himself hadn't expected to make it onto the Heavenly Fiend List.

But Ye Yuan estimated his current strength; defeating a martial artist at the sixth level of the Formless Realm should be no problem. Making it onto the Heavenly Fiend List didn't seem so unbelievable.

What surprised Ye Yuan was that after two months of seclusion, his strength had greatly improved. Yet such a thing couldn't escape the notice of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

This Heavenly Secrets Pavilion was truly mysterious to the point of being frightening.

If someone had been spying on Ye Yuan during his seclusion, he couldn't have been completely unaware. So how did the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion learn that he had the strength to fight across levels?

"Brother Mo, even if I've made it onto the Heavenly Fiend List, compared to you, I'm probably still far behind, right? You said that the Netherkill Venerable Master is extremely strict in selecting his killing generals. Why would he choose me?" Ye Yuan asked with a half-smile.

In fact, Ye Yuan already had a guess, but he needed confirmation from Mo Shang.

Although Ye Yuan had benefited greatly in the Chaotic Demon Sea, he hadn't forgotten the purpose of his coming here.

Long Teng was still asleep and needed Spirit Nourishing Stones to nurture him.

And Spirit Nourishing Stones were a specialty of the Chaotic Demon Sea!

This matter was little known outside, but given Ji Qingyun's status, he naturally knew about it.

The Spirit Nourishing Stones were inside the Heavenly Execution Pit!

Mo Shang did not hesitate and spoke, "In one month, the Heavenly Execution Pit will open! At that time, the twelve venerable masters will lead large numbers of subordinates inside! And you will be a crucial part of it!"