Overlord of the Wilderness

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「Inside Chaoyang Hall.」

Zhaang Ye sat cross-legged upon the jade bed. The aura around him was both as solid as a mountain and as ethereal and unpredictable. These two completely different auras appeared on Zhaang Ye simultaneously, coexisting miraculously.

After comprehending the Wind Realm, Zhaang Ye’s next step was to condense the Top Three Flowers. He had made ample preparations to do so. Today was the forty-ninth day since he had advanced to the True Dao, the perfect time to condense the Three Flowers.

Hah!

With a flicker of his Heart Spirit, Zhaang Ye retrieved five hundred Low-grade Essence Stones and placed them one by one onto the jade bed. This jade bed contained a small Array, capable of rapidly releasing the vast Heaven and Earth Essence from within the Essence Stones.

Taking a long, deep breath, Zhaang Ye began to circulate the Celestial River Righteous Qi within his body. The vast, heavy energy began to move, emitting a RUMBLE RUMBLE that made the entire palace shudder.

The Celestial River Righteous Qi circulated faster and faster, gradually beginning to contract. The heavy and abundant Celestial River Righteous Qi was continuously compressed, and compressed again, slowly forming a fist-sized, ceaselessly rotating golden sphere in his Dantian.

The golden sphere rotated in an incredibly profound manner. Its rotational speed increased, and the sphere became more and more condensed. The power contained within this small golden sphere had already reached an unbelievable level. If this golden sphere were to be released outside, it could easily flatten Rising Sun Peak!

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye opened his mouth, and the Essence Qi released from the five hundred Low-grade Essence Stones surged into his body like a river, flowing into his Dantian.

Compress, and compress again!

「A day and a night later.」

The fist-sized golden sphere had been compressed even smaller. As it circulated, it emitted a buzzing sound that could be heard clearly throughout Rising Sun Peak!

Compressing the Celestial River Righteous Qi to this extent was already Zhaang Ye’s limit. But he had a faint feeling that the conditions were still not right. If he tried to condense the Three Flowers at this moment, he would definitely fail!

’Heavens! I’ve already absorbed all the Essence Qi from my five hundred Low-grade Essence Stones. Why is condensing the Three Flowers so difficult?’

Zhaang Ye’s expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was secretly astonished.

Hah!

With a slight stir of his Heart Spirit, Zhaang Ye again retrieved over five hundred Low-grade Essence Stones from his Small Space. He placed them on the jade bed and continued to absorb Essence Qi and compress his Celestial River Righteous Qi.

Three days passed like this. Zhaang Ye had spent a total of two thousand Low-grade Essence Stones. Although these two thousand stones had made his Celestial River Righteous Qi increasingly condensed and vast, they were still not enough for him to condense the Three Flowers.

On the fourth day, Zhaang Ye sighed quietly to himself and finally gave up on condensing the Three Flowers. He went to the Library in Chaoyang Hall, where he spent an entire day reading, and at last, he understood his situation.

It turned out that anyone who had comprehended a Realm would consume far more Essence Stones to condense the Three Flowers than an ordinary True Dao Strong Person. An ordinary True Dao Strong Person would need, at most, ten thousand Low-grade Essence Stones to condense the first flower petal. But for someone who had comprehended a Realm, the cost would be a full ten times higher!

Zhaang Ye calculated inwardly. In his situation, to condense the Top Three Flowers, he would need at least one hundred thousand Low-grade Essence Stones. But right now, he only had thirty to forty thousand Essence Stones on him, a shortfall of more than sixty thousand!

’A full sixty thousand Low-grade Essence Stones!’ Zhaang Ye couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on. He had just arrived at the Green Cloud Sect and was extremely unfamiliar with it; he had no idea how he could possibly obtain sixty thousand Low-grade Essence Stones.

After a moment of deliberation, Zhaang Ye spoke casually, ”Flower Slave, come and see me!”

Having comprehended the Wind Realm, when Zhaang Ye spoke, he naturally stirred the wind in the void. This wind carried his voice far away, allowing his words to reach Flower Slave’s ears accurately without him needing to shout.

The moment Zhaang Ye’s voice faded, Flower Slave flew in from outside and prostrated himself respectfully on the ground. After witnessing Zhaang Ye’s power again and again, the last shred of arrogance in Flower Slave’s heart had long been worn away. Now, facing Zhaang Ye’s command, he dared not show the slightest hesitation, terrified of being punished by Zhaang Ye once more.

Zhaang Ye glanced at Flower Slave and said slowly, ”Flower Slave, you have lived in the Sect for over twenty years. Tell me, are there any ways to earn Essence Stones quickly?”

Flower Slave replied without hesitation, ”To earn Essence Stones quickly, there are two methods.

”The first method is to complete the various missions posted by the Sect. Our Green Cloud Sect posts new missions every day. After completing them, you can receive corresponding rewards from the Sect. If your strength is formidable enough, you can easily earn several hundred thousand Low-grade Essence Stones just by taking on one or two High Level missions.

”The second method is to challenge the previous generation of Inner Sect Disciples. To encourage active competition among disciples, the Sect allows newly entered Inner Sect Disciples to challenge those from the previous generation. Within three years of entering the Sect, if a new disciple can defeat an Inner Sect Disciple from the previous generation, they can demand ten thousand Low-grade Essence Stones from their opponent…”

Zhaang Ye’s eyes lit up slightly. ”So you’re saying,” he said, ”that I can challenge the Inner Sect Disciples from the previous generation. If I defeat them, I can demand ten thousand Low-grade Essence Stones from them?”

Flower Slave nodded and said, ”That is correct. This servant’s former master, Galaxy True Man, challenged ten Inner Sect experts just three months after entering the Inner Sect and was victorious. Because of this, he obtained one hundred thousand Low-grade Essence Stones and was hailed as the number one genius in ten thousand years.”

Zhaang Ye was slightly moved. After a moment of thought, he asked again, ”And if the challenge is lost, what are the consequences?”

Flower Slave said, ”Every newly entered disciple has a three-year new disciple protection period. Therefore, even if you lose, there is no loss, as long as you aren’t injured.”

Zhaang Ye’s eyes lit up. He quickly made a decision in his mind and said to Flower Slave, ”Quickly, prepare a map of the Inner Sect for me. I have use for it.”

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Within the Green Cloud Sect’s Inner Sect, there were nine hundred and ninety-nine mountain peaks. Anyone unfamiliar with the Inner Sect would easily get lost while flying.

Zhaang Ye flew rapidly, holding a map. After flying for several thousand li, he tapped a spot on the map and muttered, ’Red Stone Peak, the place where Inner Sect Disciple Lee Jufeng cultivates. Lee Jufeng is ranked forty-seventh among the last generation of Inner Sect Disciples. This person has his eyes on Rising Sun Peak and has long been spreading word that he’ll throw me off it. Now, I’ll go test this Lee Jufeng’s strength and see what he’s really made of!’

SWOOSH!

Zhaang Ye suddenly accelerated, soon arriving at the foot of a crimson mountain peak. This crimson peak was precisely the cultivation abode of the previous generation’s Inner Sect Disciple, Lee Jufeng.

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye waved his palm, and a golden Sword Gang heavily struck the Mountain Protection Array of Red Stone Peak. When struck by Zhaang Ye, the Mountain Protection Array immediately let out an earth-shattering BOOM. The next moment, someone on Red Stone Peak let out a long roar, shouting, ”Who is it? Who dares to provoke me, Lee Jufeng? Are you tired of living?!”

The Mountain Protection Array suddenly opened, and a tall, bearded young man appeared before Zhaang Ye. Needless to say, this bearded young man was Lee Jufeng.

Lee Jufeng sized up Zhaang Ye for a moment, then suddenly burst into a long laugh. ”I recognize you. You’re this generation’s Inner Sect Senior Brother, Zhaang Ye. Zhaang Ye, what’s your purpose in running over to my place? Don’t tell me you’re here to offer Rising Sun Peak to me? HAHAHAHA!”

Zhaang Ye’s expression was calm as he said coolly, ”I’m a bit short on funds at the moment and wanted to borrow some spending money from you. Lee Jufeng, draw your weapon. I, Zhaang Ye, challenge you.”

”What? Challenge me?! Zhaang Ye, you haven’t even condensed a single flower petal, yet you dare to challenge me? Are you courting death? HAHAHAHA…”

Lee Jufeng almost suspected he had misheard. He rubbed his ears fiercely, confirmed his hearing was fine, and then suddenly let out another earth-shattering laugh, as if he had just encountered the funniest thing in the world.

Just then, Zhaang Ye’s cool voice drifted over. ”Is it that funny? Let’s hope you can still laugh in a moment. Lee Jufeng, take my blade!”

While Lee Jufeng was still laughing, Zhaang Ye made his move. His entire body transformed into an ethereal, illusory wind, flowing through the void—omnipresent yet traceless, embodying an incomparably profound Realm.

Lee Jufeng had only just sensed the wind picking up when Zhaang Ye’s Hand Blade was already chopping before his eyes. A feeling of extreme danger forced Lee Jufeng to choke back his laughter. In his horror, Lee Jufeng’s massive body twisted bizarrely, and then his two millstone-sized palms clapped out into the void!

BOOM! Although Lee Jufeng was caught off guard by Zhaang Ye’s attack, his counterattack was exceptionally fast and vicious. With the clap of his palms, a vast amount of Innate True Qi, like the waters of the Boundary River, instantly flooded the space in a ten-zhang radius. As long as Zhaang Ye remained within that ten-zhang space, he would face Lee Jufeng’s terrifying attack!

Lee Jufeng’s speed was already incredibly fast. But Zhaang Ye’s was even faster. Just as Lee Jufeng’s palms clapped together, Zhaang Ye, like a wisp of wind, suddenly disappeared and then reappeared above Lee Jufeng’s head!

”Ah!”

Lee Jufeng was scared out of his wits and let out a great cry. But before his cry could even fade, Zhaang Ye’s palm arrived. A glittering golden hand chopped down hard on his neck. Lee Jufeng’s towering body was sent flying, then crashed to the ground like a broken sack!

Lee Jufeng, defeated by Zhaang Ye in a single move! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)