Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 190: Chapter 190 Breakthrough to Great Martial Master

Ye Qingchen returned to his residence but didn’t see Pavilion Master Zhang and the others, so he went straight back to his room.

After hanging up the ”Do Not Disturb” sign, Ye Qingchen sat down cross-legged and began to recover his exhausted body.

An hour later, Ye Qingchen was once again vibrant and full of energy. He took out the Fire Poison he had collected that day from his Storage Ring and began to refine it.

After being refined, the Fire Poison was separated into two components: the poison itself and Pure Energy.

The Fire Poison was naturally absorbed by the Fen Tian Earth Fire within Ye Qingchen’s body, which grew stronger after absorbing it.

After completing the refinement, Ye Qingchen looked at the Pure Energy in his hands and thought to himself, Pavilion Master Zhang and the others have gone to visit friends, and I have no idea when they will return. Why not use this time to raise my cultivation to the Grand Martial Master Realm?

Acting on the thought, Ye Qingchen immediately began to circulate the Divine Wood Technique to absorb the Pure Energy in his hands.

This Pure Energy was the essence of Qin Zhantian’s decades of cultivation, containing immense power. Moreover, having been refined by the Fen Tian Earth Fire, it could be easily absorbed by Ye Qingchen and transformed into his own energy.

Ye Qingchen could clearly feel his aura continuously growing stronger as he absorbed the Pure Energy. The spiritual energy in his Dantian had also reached its peak density, and Ye Qingchen knew he had reached the verge of a breakthrough.

However, what puzzled him was that he was on the cusp of a breakthrough yet seemed unable to succeed. The spiritual energy could no longer be contained within his Dantian and began to permeate his entire body.

If anyone were present, they would see Ye Qingchen’s body swelling up like an overinflated balloon. Due to the swelling, even the meridians and blood vessels on his body became clearly visible.

Ye Qingchen knew that if he could not break through soon, his body would certainly burst from the overwhelming energy. He might very well become the first person in history to die from exploding during cultivation.

I’ve been so foolish.

As Ye Qingchen was overcome with anxiety, he suddenly remembered the Grade 3 Breakthrough Pill he had concocted. The Grade 3 Breakthrough Pill was specifically designed to help him break through to the Grand Martial Master Realm, but he had been so focused on absorbing the Pure Energy that he had forgotten something so crucial.

Ye Qingchen hastily took out the top-quality Grade 3 Breakthrough Pill and swallowed it.

As soon as the Breakthrough Pill entered his body, it rushed toward his Dantian. At this moment, Ye Qingchen’s Dantian was a hazy gray expanse. The dense spiritual energy had expanded it to more than twice its normal size, and it was in imminent danger of exploding.

After entering the Dantian, the Breakthrough Pill began to spin rapidly. Carried by this spinning current, the spiritual energy within the Dantian began to compress and converge, and Ye Qingchen’s Dantian slowly returned to its original state.

Ye Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief. It had been a close call. If he had taken the Breakthrough Pill a moment later, his Dantian would not have been able to withstand the massive spiritual energy and would have ruptured.

Ye Qingchen calmed his mind and continued to circulate the Divine Wood Technique to refine the Breakthrough Pill in his Dantian.

As the Divine Wood Technique operated, the Breakthrough Pill spun faster and faster. The surrounding spiritual energy was continuously compressed until it finally transformed into droplets of Spiritual Liquid!

Ye Qingchen knew this was the sign of entering the Grand Martial Master Realm.

The most distinct difference between the Grand Martial Master Realm and the Martial Master Realm was the transformation of spiritual energy into Spiritual Liquid within the Dantian. At the Peak Martial Master Realm, the amount of spiritual energy the body could contain had reached its absolute limit. Once transformed into Spiritual Liquid, its volume was greatly reduced, allowing the Dantian to accommodate far more energy.

This change should not be underestimated. It was a classic case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change. The few drops of Spiritual Liquid now within Ye Qingchen’s body were comparable to all the energy he had possessed at the Ninth Layer of the Martial Master Realm!

The spiritual energy in Ye Qingchen’s body had not yet completely liquefied, but with the aid of the Breakthrough Pill, full liquefaction was only a matter of time. Now, he was finally able to divert his attention to observe the situation within his Dantian.

Because he possessed the Fen Tian Earth Fire, the spiritual energy in Ye Qingchen’s body was inherently purer than that of other Martial Artists in the Martial Master Realm. Precisely because of this, liquefying it was much more difficult. Attempting to compress such pure spiritual energy into a liquid state using his own power alone was nothing short of a fool’s dream.

In fact, Ye Qingchen felt somewhat relieved. Fortunately, he had taken a top-quality Grade 3 Breakthrough Pill. Otherwise, compressing such pure spiritual energy would have taken considerably more effort.

The entire liquefaction process took a full five hours to complete.

By then, the spiritual energy within Ye Qingchen’s Dantian had completely transformed into seven or eight drops of Spiritual Liquid. This also meant that he had officially reached the First Layer of the Grand Martial Master Realm.

Feeling the surging power inside his body, Ye Qingchen exclaimed inwardly, So this is the power of a Grand Martial Master? If I were to face the giant ape leader now, I could kill him instantly!

Ye Qingchen had once fought the giant ape leader, a Third Layer Grand Martial Master, which was why he was comparing his current strength to the creature’s. Back then, Ye Qingchen’s strength was only at the Seventh Layer of the Martial Master Realm. He had used every skill at his disposal and had only managed to defeat the giant ape leader by relying on his Dual Pupil Martial Soul.

But now, Ye Qingchen was confident that he only needed a single sword strike to defeat a Third Layer Grand Martial Master like the giant ape leader!

This was Ye Qingchen’s confidence in his own strength.

Although Ye Qingchen still had some Pure Energy left, he understood the principle that haste makes waste. If he relied solely on absorbing this Pure Energy to advance, it would only result in an unstable foundation, which would be detrimental to breaking through to higher realms in the future. Therefore, Ye Qingchen stored the remaining Pure Energy in his Storage Ring.

Looking at the dusky sky outside the window, Ye Qingchen realized he had been either concocting pills or cultivating for days without closing his eyes. At his current level, it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t sleep for several days and nights. However, his strength had advanced so rapidly that he hadn’t yet adapted to the habits of a master.

Since he had nothing better to do, Ye Qingchen lay down on the bed and slept soundly.

When he opened his eyes again, it was already the next morning.

Ye Qingchen stretched lazily, feeling refreshed as his entire body emitted a series of cracks and pops.

I wonder if Pavilion Master Zhang and the others have returned?

Ye Qingchen muttered to himself, but instead of leaving his room, he retrieved the jade stone he had won at the auction from his Storage Ring.

With my Double Pupils, I can see a Spirit Fire Seed sealed within this jade stone, but how do I get it out?

Ye Qingchen stared at the jade stone and began to ponder.