In the next half a month, Ye Chen had been training in the Nine Star White Jade Tower.
He had already used more than half of the hundreds of top rank soul stones he had gotten from the black-robed elder, which had increased his cultivation to the next level. His Zhen yuan was getting richer and richer.
Do not underestimate the small gap between the peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm and the Late Astral Reaching Realm. The amount of Zhen yuan needed to accumulate would be shocking. No matter how talented you were, you would have to train honestly. Of course, it was not that there were no shortcuts, but they were too hard to find. For example, the rare spirit plants and the priceless top pellets could allow a Late Astral Reaching Realm warrior to reach the peak level instantly. Or, a Seas of Souls Realm warrior could use his or her power to help you.
"No rush. With my battling power, I am almost invincible among the Astral Reaching Realm warriors. I can take my time with my cultivation. Even if I reach the peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm, it would still be a long process for me to reach the Seas of Souls Realm. It would take at least three to five years, and at most eight to ten years. It would all be possible. The challenge between the Astral Reaching Realm and the Seas of Souls Realm is called the Mortal Transcension Challenge. It is not without reason."
The Mortal Transcension Challenge, as the name suggested, would allow the warrior to leave the mortal body and be able to do whatever he wanted. Therefore, the warriors who managed to reach the Seas of Souls Realm would be called powerful warriors.
The sky was getting brighter, and the oil lamp that was covered by a layer of glass was still shining with a dim light.
Opening his eyes, Ye Chen pressed his finger in the air.
Pooh!
The glass did not shatter, and the light went out.
After washing up a bit, Ye Chen opened the door and walked towards the lobby on the seventh floor.
There were twice as many Astral Reaching Realm warriors in the lobby compared to half a month ago. Part of the reason was because Ye Chen was living here, and a lot of Astral Reaching Realm warriors wanted to make friends with him. Another reason was that the new Hidden Dragon Rank competition had just ended, and the people who had gone to the Hidden Dragon Ancient City to watch the competition had all returned.
"Although this year's Hidden Dragon Rank competition was not as good as the last one, there were still a lot of top martial geniuses. The first place was a disciple from the Floating Mountain Martial School, the descendant of the Stone King, Gu Youyun. The second place was Qian Yun from the Sunset Martial School. As for the martial school that Ye Chen was in, it had a lot of top martial geniuses! There were three people who made it into the top seventy-two, and the most talented one among them was Zhang Haoran. I heard that he was a martial genius from the same generation as Ye Chen, but Ye Chen had caught up to him. Besides that, there were also a lot of core disciples from the Sky Cloud Martial School who almost made it into the top seventy-two, which made all the leaders of the other martial schools have their eyes wide open. "
"With a genius leader like Ye Chen in the Sky Cloud Martial School, it would be hard for the disciples to not remember him."
"Ye Ye Chen Chen School was a top." Ye Ye Star. "Martial Martial genius leader, Ye Martial Martial Martial Martial of a of Ye.
"Of course it's true. These days, we often drink and chat together, and occasionally exchange martial arts experiences. Don't be fooled by his young age, his understanding is much deeper than mine. Many things have been enlightened by his advice. In the past, our strength was equal, but now it might not necessarily be as good as mine."
"Hehe, who doesn't know how to brag? If there's a chance, let's exchange some pointers."
"Of course."
While everyone was talking, Ye Chen arrived at the lobby.
"Young Hero Ye is here."
"Young Hero Ye, you're really here. It seems that I've come to the right place."
The newly arrived Astral Reaching Realm warriors all cupped their fists towards Ye Chen.
Ye Chen had heard their conversation before, and had some understanding of the situation of the Sky Cloud Martial School's disciples. Zhang Haoran's rise was expected. Back in the day, among the disciples of the same generation, only Zhang Haoran could compete with him. Five to six years had passed, and he should be at the peak-level Late Clasping Yuan Realm, not far from the Astral Reaching Realm.
As for Xu Jing, who was not even twenty-four years old and did not participate in the competition, Ye Chen had a feeling that she had already reached the Astral Reaching Realm.
Xu Jing's path was different from most of the other martial artists. She mainly trained qi power, which was the opposite of Zhen yuan. Zhen yuan was stored in the dantian, through the meridians of the whole body, while qi power was stored in the blood, flesh, and bone marrow. Every part of the human body was a qi power path. There was no limit to it.
Training qi power was the super version of body training.
When normal people trained their bodies, they would be able to strengthen their bodies, which would allow them to have hundreds or even thousands of pounds of power. However, it would not turn into qi power. The early stage of body training was similar to body training; it would also strengthen the body and increase the power. In the later stages, one would be able to squeeze out physical power from the body, which would be qi power. Qi power did not have as many uses as Zhen yuan, but in terms of aggressiveness, it was way more powerful than Zhen yuan. It was truly unbreakable. When fighting against the warriors who trained qi power, one should never get too close to them. Otherwise, one would die a horrible death. The defense that one was so proud of would be as fragile as a piece of tofu in front of them.
There was another big difference between training qi power and body training, which was that it could not be seen from the outside. For example, Xu Jing's qi power was definitely one of the best in the whole South Rudra Region. However, she still looked like a young girl with a beautiful body. Her arms were very slim, but these slim arms could easily kill a demonic beast at the same level.
Of course, it would still be easy to tell if a warrior who trained qi power met another warrior who trained qi power.
For the warriors who trained qi power, because their qi power was too powerful, their essence qi would be like smoke, and their blood qi would be rolling. Therefore, the qi power of the warriors who trained qi power would definitely be able to sense each other.
Although Ye Chen's qi power was not as powerful as Xu Jing's, he was still a little bit better. Plus, his soul power was the only one at the Astral Reaching Realm, so he was very sensitive to everything. Meeting with Xu Jing again, he should be able to tell her current power.
While drinking with the crowd, Ye Chen asked about what had happened in the Hidden Dragon Rank that was worth paying attention to.
"There seems to be one. The prince of the Black Dragon Empire, who was ranked third in the Hidden Dragon Rank competition, had come to watch this year's Hidden Dragon Rank competition."
"The prince of the Black Dragon Empire!"
Ye Chen nodded. He knew this man. Sikong Sheng had participated in three Hidden Dragon Rank competitions, and he was ranked first in the second one. The second one was Yan Chihuo, and the third one was the prince of the Black Dragon Empire. He was already twenty-three years old back then, and after six years, he should be twenty-nine years old now, which was a lot older than the current young generation.
"No one had expected that after hiding for six years, the prince of the Black Dragon Empire would come out with a peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm cultivation. It had shocked everyone."
"Yeah, even I was shocked at that time."
Ye Chen did not care too much about it, and asked, "What did the prince of the Black Dragon Empire do there?"
"Recruiting talents. I heard that he had already recruited a bunch of people, including a couple of top ranked martial geniuses. This year's champion Gu Youyun and Qian Yun had both been recruited by him. Zhang Haoran from Ye warrior's martial school was also one of them. I wonder if he had accepted."
"Recruiting talents … This prince is really calculating."
Ye Chen knew that those who were able to make it into the top seventy-two of the Hidden Dragon Rank were all people with great luck. Recruiting them into the royal family of the Black Dragon Empire would be able to gather a lot of luck for the royal family. Even if it did not work out, when these martial geniuses grew up, they would be able to become the guardians of the Black Dragon Empire. Of course, in the South Rudra Region, only the royal families of the top three countries would dare to do this, since the three royal families were even more powerful than the rank 6 martial institutions.
Soon, it was already the afternoon.
On the street, a group of six people walked slowly.
"Prince, we are here."
Among the six people, five of them were elders, all wearing black long robes with golden threads. One of them had a golden flower embroidered on his chest. The elder with the flower said to the tall young man who was half a step in front of him.
The young man was more than one hundred and ninety centimeters tall. He was quite handsome, and there was a black dragon embroidered on his black robe. The eyes of the black dragon were golden, which added a bit of aura to the young man. He said lightly, "As expected, Ye Chen should be in the Nine Star White Jade Restaurant. I wonder if he will accept my invitation."
"Huh! If he does not know how to appreciate favors, then teach him a lesson."
The one who spoke was a muscular elder with a face full of evil.
The leading elder in black rubbed his chin, "Don't underestimate him. He was able to escape from four Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warriors, so his power is definitely not normal. Of course, there is no need to be afraid. Yan Beidao, wait for the prince to speak. Don't be reckless, in case you ruin the prince's plan." Yan Beidao's power was second only to him. His blade arts were shocking, but unfortunately, he was too evil, and could easily kill people.
"Don't worry, I know what to do."
Arriving at the entrance of the Nine Star White Jade Restaurant, the waiter who welcomed the guests was shocked when he saw the six people's clothes. He immediately recognized them and bowed before leading them inside. Then, the manager of the White Jade Restaurant personally welcomed them, his face full of smiles.
"Is Ye Chen staying in the Nine Star White Jade Restaurant?" The leading elder in black asked.
The manager hesitated a bit, then nodded, "Young warrior Ye has been staying in the Nine Star White Jade Restaurant for half a month. It is on the seventh floor."
"Alright, you go do what you need to do. We will go up by ourselves."
On the seventh floor, Ye Chen and the others were drinking. Seeing the prince and the other five walk up, his brows slightly creased. He felt that they had come for him.
Although the prince had never seen Ye Chen before, he had seen Ye Chen's portrait. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Brother Ye is so free and unfettered. I heard that you made it out of the Bewilderment Fog Forbidden Zone. I didn't dare to believe it before, but now I do."
Ye Chen said, "I was lucky. Why is the prince here?" Just now, someone had already told him the prince's identity.
The prince waved his hand, signaling the others to make way. He sat in front of Ye Chen and went straight to the point, "This time, I have come for no other reason than to hope that brother Ye can become my personal guard. I can give you the position of personal guard captain. Moreover, I will also help you resolve the grudge between you and the Floating Mountain School. What do you think?"
After saying these words, the prince's gaze became clear as he looked straight at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen's brows twitched. Among the six, there were three extreme Astral Reaching experts. One of them was the black-robed old man, another was a robust old man, and the last one was actually the prince of the Black Dragon Empire. However, with his talent and comprehensive ability, becoming an extreme Astral Reaching expert at the age of twenty-eight or twenty-nine was not out of the question. It was common knowledge that between twenty-five and thirty-five was the peak period of a human's body. This was the period where one's progress was the fastest. Xuanhou had entered the Sea of Souls Realm at the age of twenty-five, and the Life and Death Realm at the age of thirty-five. Therefore, the prince's strength did not surprise Ye Chen too much. He was a famous genius of this generation, and his strength would not be inferior to the prince at the age of twenty-eight or twenty-nine. Moreover, with a genius leader like Ye Chen, the pressure on the later geniuses would be even greater. It was very likely that they would reach this realm earlier, or even surpass it, leading the South Rudra Region to the peak.
"Sorry, I can't agree." Ye Chen's expression was indifferent as he drank a mouthful of wine.
The prince faintly smiled, his gaze faintly carrying an oppressive feeling as he smiled, "Brother Ye, why don't you reconsider? Becoming my personal guard will only bring you benefits. There are no disadvantages."
"You're wrong. Becoming your personal guard is the biggest disadvantage."
Ye Chen did not feel any restraint or pressure as he casually said. "Impudent!
I've given you some color, and you want to open a dye shop? If you don't agree, then ask my blade. " Yan Beidao could not help but reprimand him. He was not afraid of the prince's displeasure. In fact, this time, inviting Ye Chen to become the prince's personal guard was only one of his goals. If the latter did not agree, then he would move on to the second goal. Therefore, the prince was overbearing from the start. If Ye Chen agreed, then it would be best. Otherwise, his trip would not be in vain.
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