King of Creation-Chapter 73 - Visitors from the Lishui Sect

At the same time, the first spatial layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl was like a bottomless black hole, crazily devouring the torrent of power drawn from the Silver Line Demon Eagle King.

Ye Zhen’s cultivation level was soaring wildly.

Previously, even if Ye Zhen ingested a True Essence Pill during his cultivation, the increase of True Yuan in his Dantian was like a drip from a cliff, barely condensing a drop of True Yuan after dozens of breaths.

But now, the True Yuan refined by Ye Zhen’s One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill flowed into his Dantian like a trickle of a stream, and his cultivation level advanced by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps it was because the class of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King was too high, or its cultivation was many times stronger than the Illusion Serpent King absorbed by the Mirage Dragon Pearl last time.

Or maybe it was because Ye Zhen, this ‘conduit,’ was too small to allow too much of the torrent of power through at one time.

This time, the absorption of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King’s power by the Mirage Dragon Pearl did not only last an instant like the last time it absorbed the Illusion Serpent King.

This violent state of absorption seemed to relentlessly continue without end.

In this state, both Ye Zhen’s cultivation level and the realm of his One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill shot up rapidly.

True Essence Second Realm Middle Stage.

True Essence Second Realm Late Stage.

True Essence Third Realm, breakthrough!

At the same moment, Ye Zhen’s One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill also broke through to the Fourth Stage.

But the torrent of power had not yet ceased, and Ye Zhen’s cultivation continued soaring rapidly.

True Essence Third Realm Early Stage.

True Essence Third Realm Middle Stage.

As his cultivation continued to rise, Ye Zhen’s One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill, driven by the massive torrent of power, successfully broke through to the Fifth Stage.

Pop!

Like a bottle emptied of its contents, with a faint sound, the True Yuan torrent drawn from the Silver Line Demon Eagle King ceased, and the glow inside Ye Zhen’s Mirage Dragon Pearl gradually subsided, slowly quieting down as if none of it had ever happened.

The only difference was that the first spatial layer of the Mirage Dragon Pearl now seemed brighter, with a majestic phantom of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King standing tall within it.

As the light waves flowed, it raised its head and neighed as if alive.

Ye Zhen didn’t immediately stand up but continued to sit cross-legged, refining the residual torrent of power within his meridians.

This remaining power was small in quantity but high in quality, containing a considerable amount of Spiritual Power.

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If it is converted into True Yuan, the benefits for Ye Zhen would be immense.

An hour later, Ye Zhen suddenly stood up, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

“True Essence Third Realm Late Stage.

It’s a pity that I’m just a bit away from breaking through to the True Essence Fourth Realm.

However, with the purity of my True Yuan, the strength of the True Essence Third Realm Late Stage should be comparable to the combat power of someone in the True Essence Fifth Realm.”

As he spoke, Ye Zhen flicked his finger, and a burst of Gang Qi shot out from his fingertip, cutting a large tree three yards away at its trunk.

Gang Qi leaving the body is a unique feature of Martial Artists in the True Essence Realm who have reached the Fifth Stage.

However, Ye Zhen managed to do it with just the power of the True Essence Third Realm Late Stage.

It should be said that when Ye Zhen’s One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill broke through to the Fifth Stage, he was already capable of projecting Gang Qi from his body.

This demonstrates the power of the Human-Level top-quality cultivation method, One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill.

Moreover, now that Ye Zhen could project Gang Qi from his body, the power of his True Essence Sword Finger would also become even stronger, with accumulated True Yuan turning directly into Gang Qi, and under the boost of the True Essence Secret Skill, its lethality would be greatly enhanced.

Ye Zhen estimated that with his current cultivation level, if he encountered Jin Tai again, he still wouldn’t be able to defeat him under normal circumstances, but he could inflict certain damage on Jin Tai as long as he managed to hit him.

“Why is it that after killing so many Demon Beasts, the Mirage Dragon Pearl remained inactive, and now, after slaying a Silver Line Demon Eagle King that was half-dead, the Mirage Dragon Pearl showed signs of activity?”

After standing up, Ye Zhen looked at the remains of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King, barely forming its shape with feathers, and his face was filled with puzzlement.

Could it be that the Mirage Dragon Pearl would only respond when the beast was half-dead from someone else’s attacks and then slain by himself?

Shaking his head, Ye Zhen dismissed this rather absurd speculation and pondered over the possible common characteristics between the Illusion Shadow Snake and the Silver Line Demon Eagle King.

Suddenly, a light flashed in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

King!

Sovereign!

This was the only common feature between the two.

Whether it was the Illusion Serpent King or the Silver Line Demon Eagle King, both were kings among their kind of demon beasts.

Could it be that only by killing the kings among demon beasts would there be a chance to activate the Mirage Dragon Pearl?

“It’s very likely to be the reason, but to be certain, we’ll have to wait for an opportunity to verify it in the future.”

Having resolved a great doubt, Ye Zhen reached out for the remnants of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King’s corpse, hoping to find something.

As soon as his finger touched it, his expression turned from stunned to delighted.

What left him stunned was that upon contact, the feathers and the body of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King instantly turned to ash, even its claws and beak disintegrated.

But what delighted him was that amidst the ashes of feathers, a bead the size of a chicken egg quietly stood there.

A demon core!

The moment he reached out to take it, the smile on Ye Zhen’s face froze again.

This demon core, amidst the ashes, also turned to dust with a mere touch of Ye Zhen’s fingers, prompting a bitter smile from him—it was his naivete.

The terrifying suction power of the Mirage Dragon Pearl could clean out even the energy from the feathers and claws of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King, let alone the essence that was the demon core.

However, Ye Zhen did not come out at a loss.

Forget one Silver Line Demon Eagle King’s demon core; even the value of ten could not compare to the swift surge in his cultivation that Ye Zhen was now experiencing.

From the True Essence Second Realm to the peak of the True Essence Third Realm, it was an almost two minor realm leap which, if spoken of, would absolutely shock everyone.

Under normal circumstances, even if it were Ye Zhen, with an uninterrupted supply of pills, it would probably take a year or even longer to achieve.

….

Ye Zhen didn’t linger on this mountaintop for long.

Although the name of the Silver Line Demon Eagle King was formidable deterrent, over time, it would definitely attract a large number of demon beasts.

Moreover, now was the golden time for ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue to escape.

As long as they took advantage of this lull to escape the Yin Mountain Range and blend into the city crowds, even if the Lishui Sect sent more experts to pursue them, it would be in vain.

Besides, Black Water Kingdom was not the domain of Lishui Sect alone.

Ye Zhen immediately took Meng Xiaoyue with him, and they ran day and night without sleep, fleeing the Yin Mountain Range and heading straight for the nearest city.

But to Ye Zhen’s astonishment, from afar, he could already see the wanted poster hanging at the city gate!

“Ye Zhen, disciple of Qiyun Sect, not only kidnapped Meng Chuan’s orphaned daughter, Meng Xiaoyue, leaving her fate unknown, but also brutally harmed Meng Chuan’s mother, Old Madam Meng.

A warrant for his arrest is hereby issued…”

“Those bastards from Lishui Sect, framing and setting me up!” This wanted poster made Ye Zhen grit his teeth in anger.

The only thing that gave him a bit of relief was that the Grand Seal on the poster belonged to the Yinshan County Governor’s Mansion and not to the Royal Court of Black Water Kingdom; otherwise, it would have been a real trouble.

Beside him, Meng Xiaoyue had already collapsed into Ye Zhen’s embrace, her shoulders trembling.

However, the current Meng Xiaoyue was dozens of times stronger than she had been a few days ago.

After wiping her tears, she uttered a sentence that was shocking even to Ye Zhen.

“Through life and life, even if I become a vengeful ghost, I will exterminate the Lishui Sect!”

Fortunately, the soldiers guarding the city were not very observant; with a simple disguise and his unkempt appearance from not having groomed for half a month, Ye Zhen easily blended into the city.

After taking a short rest in the city, Ye Zhen spent a high price for a Silver-horned Horse and dashed towards Qiyun Sect.

Ye Zhen was in a hurry.

Half of his urgency stemmed from the fear of more pursuers from Lishui Sect coming to kill them, and the other half was because the annual Sect Competition of Qishui Sect was about to start.

If he participated in the Sect Competition, Ye Zhen would be able to rightfully elevate his status to that of an Inner Sect Disciple and enjoy more cultivation resources.

But when misfortunes pour down like rain, right when Ye Zhen entered a city within Qiyun Sect’s territory, Meng Xiaoyue, who had been exposed to harsh conditions in the forests for more than ten days and had been traveling almost nonstop for close to ten days, finally couldn’t hold on and fell sick.

She was not only running a high fever but also convulsing.

With three or four days’ journey left to reach Qiyun Sect, Ye Zhen had no choice but to stop and treat Meng Xiaoyue’s illness.

What puzzled Ye Zhen slightly was that this city, belonging to Qiyun Sect’s territory, had no wanted posters for him.

Ye Zhen speculated that perhaps Qiyun Sect had already done something about the situation.

“The Sect’s grand meeting should have ended by now, right?

It seems I won’t be able to participate…”

“If I can’t become an Inner Sect Disciple through the Sect Competition, then I’ll have to resort to one of the other two methods…” Watching Meng Xiaoyue, who had fallen asleep after taking the medicine, Ye Zhen murmured.

…..

Meanwhile, as Ye Zhen was treating Meng Xiaoyue, a group of people from Lishui Sect entered Qiyun Sect with great pomp and circumstance.

The first person following behind the Lishui Sect team leader, and Elder, was Chu Jun, who was missing one eye!

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PS: I apologize for the severe delay in updating.

The story is clear in my mind, but I just can’t seem to perfectly weave it all together.

After a whole day of hard thinking, I’ve managed to write this chapter, but I need to continue pondering.

There might only be this one update today, but if I have a sudden breakthrough and figure it out, I might manage to update in the middle of the night.

However, dear readers, it’s better not to wait for it.

With this book, I’m determined to strive for perfection, even if it means slower updates, so that I can ensure its quality.

I ask for my dear readers’ understanding!