101: Chapter 99: Returning a Favor (Four more updates, please subscribe for monthly passes) 101: Chapter 99: Returning a Favor (Four more updates, please subscribe for monthly passes) “What on earth was happening?

I remembered I was cultivating a newly acquired cultivation technique, how did this happen?”

After drinking the medicinal juice handed over by Caiyi in one gulp, a strange refreshing fragrance emerged in his mouth, followed by an unprecedented cool sensation that surged through his head.

The splitting headache began to fade quickly, and his somewhat groggy head gradually cleared up.

Ye Zhen was amazed, “What kind of medicine is this?

It’s so effective!”

“This is my exclusive secret, the Spirit Calming Potion!

Throughout the sect, apart from the Sect Leader and Elder Sister Liao, you are the third person to enjoy it.”

After that, Caiyi flashed Ye Zhen a playful smile.

“Yesterday morning, a maid came to me in a hurry, saying you had fainted.

When I arrived, I found that you had forced your Divine Sense too much, leading to exhaustion of Divine Sense and unconsciousness.”

“Yesterday?”

Ye Zhen’s eyes widened once again.

“You were unconscious for a full day and night!

Before this, you had already taken two bowls of the Spirit Calming Potion; otherwise, you wouldn’t have woken up.”

Ye Zhen was utterly stunned.

Cultivating the Spirit-Control Secret Art had nearly ruined him.

Thinking back, he was too excited yesterday.

Seeing the evident effects of the Spirit-Control Secret Art, he couldn’t suppress himself and underwent consecutive strenuous cultivation.

At this thought, Ye Zhen immediately learned his lesson and resolved to pay more attention during cultivation in the future, especially when practicing some special cultivation techniques.

“Fairy Caiyi, what do you mean by cultivating Divine Sense?” Ye Zhen asked, puzzled.

“I was also wondering.

Normally, only martial artists at the Spirit Transformation Realm would cultivate Divine Sense in preparation for breaking through to the Soul Sea Realm.

Moreover, the methods to cultivate Divine Sense are extremely complicated.

Normally, not to mention the True Essence Realm, even those in the Spirit Summoning Realm can’t cultivate Divine Sense.

I am very curious how you managed to cultivate Divine Sense?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Fairy Caiyi realized she had breached a taboo by inquiring about another’s secret cultivation methods, a major taboo in the jianghu.

To Fairy Caiyi’s surprise, no sooner had she spoken than a somewhat recovered Ye Zhen leapt off the bed, sending a spray of True Essence Sword Finger shooting out, and with a flick of his foot, a fifty-pound stone block landed steadily on the True Essence Sword Finger.

“This is how I’ve been cultivating…”

He had only gotten halfway through his sentence when Ye Zhen suddenly froze!

Nine feet!

The maximum length of the True Essence Sword Finger that shot out from his body had actually reached nine feet and one inch!

Ye Zhen clearly remembered that before losing consciousness, his True Essence Sword Finger was only seven feet and two inches long—the length had increased by more than a quarter!

A strange gleam flashed through Fairy Caiyi’s beautiful eyes, but soon, she was captivated by Ye Zhen’s method of cultivating Divine Sense, and the look on her face, previously playful and charming, became covered in a layer of solemnity!

“Your method is truly unique, simple yet highly effective, and even breaks the limit of not being able to cultivate Divine Sense below the Spirit Transformation Realm.

It really is precious.

However, the cultivation is extremely perilous.”

“Ye Zhen, your method of cultivating Divine Sense should never be shown in front of others, or it could bring great disaster upon you!”

Having said that, Fairy Caiyi’s expression paused, “Moreover, you should not have demonstrated it to me.

This cultivation method is very valuable.

I suspect that the effects of your cultivation are even more powerful than the Middle-grade Earth Level methods I use to cultivate Divine Sense…”

“No need to be so formal.

You have already fed me several bowls of the Spirit Calming Potion that only the Sect Leader should have, so this little cultivation method is nothing.

Come, there are a few more cultivation formulas, I’ll teach them to you right now.”

Jumping off the bed, Ye Zhen, who had been unconscious for a day and a night, picked up an apple and started munching on it vigorously.

While eating, he shared the third style of the Spirit-Control Secret Art, which complements the Stirring True Essence, to Fairy Caiyi.

After all, she had saved his life and used the extremely precious Spirit Calming Potion on him.

Not to return such a great favor would leave Ye Zhen feeling uneasy.

Silently, Ye Zhen memorized the mental method passed down to him, and a flash of otherworldly color briefly appeared in Fairy Caiyi’s eyes.

“In that case, Ye Zhen, you should stay at Fairy Peak for a few more days,” Fairy Caiyi suddenly said.

“Hmm?” Ye Zhen was puzzled.

“This secret technique for cultivating your divine sense is very effective, but it consumes a lot of divine sense.

The Ning Shen Liquid, personally prepared by me, can not only heal injuries to the divine sense but also quickly replenish it.

“By staying at Fairy Peak, I can prepare a few doses of Ning Shen Liquid for you every day.

It will allow your divine sense power to grow rapidly for a while and save you from being endlessly challenged by those annoying people,” Fairy Caiyi explained.

“Uh…”

Ye Zhen felt somewhat awkward.

“Why, don’t you believe it?

Divine sense power is extremely terrifying, and the higher your cultivation, the greater its effect.”

“Alright then!”

Ye Zhen understood that Fairy Caiyi was repaying his kindness for voluntarily transmitting the heart method rhyme; otherwise, he might not have had this benefit.

Thinking of this, the meaning of the word ‘willing’ that he found so baffling as a child suddenly became clear.

Willingness, willing to give to receive!

“Ye Zhen, you must remember this very well.

With this method of cultivating divine sense, you must wait two hours after each session before you can cultivate again.

Every three sessions, you must sleep once before you can cultivate again; otherwise, you would leave dark injuries in your divine soul, and that would be troublesome,” said Fairy Caiyi as they were about to leave.

What else could Ye Zhen do but nod obediently?

In the following days, Ye Zhen lived at Fairy Peak, focusing solely on his cultivation.

Following Fairy Caiyi’s instructions, he cultivated the Spirit-Control Secret Art every two hours, and after every second session, Fairy Caiyi would bring him a bowl of Ning Shen Liquid.

During other times, Ye Zhen devoted himself to practicing the Winter Plum Swordsmanship, and at night, with his greatly advanced divine sense, he practiced the Hundred Stacked True Qi.

The divine sense was rapidly soaring, evident from the increasing length of the True Essence Sword Finger.

In just a few days, it had surged from nine feet and one inch to thirty-one feet, thirty-two feet, and then forty feet.

With such a rapid increase in divine sense and the company of a great master like Fairy Caiyi every day, Ye Zhen’s knowledge also gradually expanded.

For instance, Ye Zhen had figured out the reason why his divine sense would increase by two feet after being unconscious for a day and a night.

After the exhaustion and damage to the divine sense, if it could not recover, one would become an idiot or fool; but if it did recover, the divine sense would surge significantly.

Moreover, this was in part due to the Ning Shen Liquid.

The effect of Fairy Caiyi’s Ning Shen Liquid was not only to restore divine sense but also to enhance it, especially during the initial doses.

However, this enhancing effect would diminish with subsequent doses.

The astonishing value of Ning Shen Liquid thus became apparent.

But later, when Ye Zhen chanced upon the true value of Ning Shen Liquid, he was still greatly surprised.

Tssk!

Winter Plum Snowbreaker!

Atop Fairy Peak, Ye Zhen thrust his sword downward to the limit.

After reaching the limit, the Sky Crystal Sword suddenly sprang up, emitting a sharp, piercing sound as it instantly cleaved a sword Qi four zhang long.

From not far away, Fairy Caiyi, watching Ye Zhen execute the Winter Plum Swordsmanship, slightly knitted her brows.

“Ye Zhen, the Winter Plum Swordsmanship should not be executed like this!”

“Not like this?”

Ye Zhen was somewhat baffled, “It’s exactly as described in the sword manual.

I practiced completely according to the manual, and moreover, a sword Qi four zhang long far surpasses the power mentioned in the manual, right?”

“Power?

That four zhang long sword Qi you burst forth isn’t just the power of the sword technique, but is rather augmented by the Divine Sense that has explosively increased in these past few days.

The sword manual is static, but people are dynamic.

The reason it’s called the Winter Plum Swordsmanship is because it captures the essence of the winter plum.

If you cannot merge with the essence of the winter plum, then the power of your Winter Plum Swordsmanship, at best, will only be slightly stronger than a mid-grade Human Level sword technique.”

“Essence?”

Ye Zhen was somewhat puzzled.

“Have you seen the winter plums weighed down by snow during winter?”

“I saw them when I was a child!”

“Then think about, think about the scene when the winter plums were buried under the snow,” Fairy Caiyi said.

In Ye Zhen’s mind, instantly emerged a scene of a wintery snowfall.

Several winter plums were blooming furiously amidst the falling snowflakes.

The snow kept falling heavier, and the snow accumulating on the branches of the winter plums grew thicker.

The winter plums were weighted down, bending further and further, until, at the moment of utmost bending, the winter plum branches suddenly sprang up, and the suppressed red winter plums suddenly sprung, scattering the accumulated snow all at once, and the redbuds trembled wildly!

“Like this?”

The next moment, Ye Zhen moved.

The Sky Crystal Sword was thrust out diagonally, and the surging True Yuan inside him instantly burst forth, making the Sky Crystal Sword feel as if it was laden with ten thousand catties, and the sword’s body even showed an obvious bend.

When the heavy pressure reached its limit, another wave of True Yuan suddenly surged out, rushing into the sword’s body, causing it to spring up vigorously!

As the sword body sprung up, Ye Zhen seized the momentum to scoop it upward!

Whoosh!

The sword light’s screeching shattering the air roared, and a sword Qi seven zhang long violently erupted out, splitting a boulder ten meters away into two halves.

“Seven zhang?”

Ye Zhen himself was greatly shocked.

The power had indeed doubled.

“Is it like this?” Ye Zhen, excited, asked Fairy Caiyi.

Fairy Caiyi was somewhat dumbstruck, with her exquisite eyes filled with astonishment.

What had she just witnessed?

Almost a winter plum breaking through the snow!

The essence of the winter plum.

She had only reminded him once, and Ye Zhen had actually displayed the essence of the winter plum, although still quite rough.

This essence of the winter plum, though just the lowest level of an introductory essence, was not something one could grasp in a moment.

Ye Zhen, whose bloodline talent was not impressive, had understanding…

that was indeed astonishing.

“Not bad!

Though there are some overly crude and careless touches, you have grasped the basics.

Ponder over it a bit more, and if the essence of the Winter Plum Snowbreaker reaches great accomplishment, even if faced with a being of the Spirit Summoning Realm, they would suffer a setback!”

“Great!”

Ye Zhen was extremely excited!

Fairy Caiyi’s words seemed to open a window for Ye Zhen.

Essence!

Sword Technique Essence!

If following this logic, other moves of the Winter Plum Swordsmanship like Winter Plum in the Wind, Winter Plum Welcoming Spring, and even the killing move Bone-Piercing Winter Plum could be infused with a unique essence of the winter plum, then the power of the Winter Plum Swordsmanship…

Ye Zhen was so excited that just as he was about to continue his cultivation and contemplation, Fairy Caiyi spoke up.

“Ye Zhen, keep practicing later.

Come with me to check on Little Flower Weasel; there’s a little one who isn’t eating fruit today.”

“Okay!”

…..

At the summit of Spirit Sword Peak, Fan Chuyu stood proudly on the highest boulder, his beard unkempt, his eyes filled with Spirit Light glaring fixedly at Fairy Peak in the distance, his clenched fists crackling.

“Ye Zhen, you bastard, ten days have passed, ten days!

Why haven’t you come out yet!”

“Ten days, what are you doing staying at Fairy Peak?

Don’t fall into my hands, otherwise, I’ll surely get rid of you!”

As he roared, Fan Chu Yu’s eyebrows trembled with fury!

His pursuit of closeness to Caiyi, besides his master’s orders and the big secret that might exist with Caiyi, was largely due to his genuine affection for Caiyi.

Fairy Peak was a place where even he needed a pass to set foot, let alone stay overnight, but now Ye Zhen was staying at Fairy Peak.

Not only staying, but he had been there ten days!

Ten days without any sign of coming out.

Thinking of this drove Fan Chuyu nearly mad with rage.

Every night since Ye Zhen had stayed at Fairy Peak, Fan Chuyu had stood here, Ye Zhen had been at Fairy Peak for ten days, and Fan Chuyu had been staring from here for ten days!

“No, something could happen with a man and a woman alone on a mountain!

No, I need to find a way to get this bastard Ye Zhen out!

I must force this bastard Ye Zhen out!”

Fan Chuyu’s gaze flickered rapidly, and soon, his expression became fierce.

“That’s right, I will do it this way.

I don’t believe Ye Zhen won’t come out!” (To be continued.

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