As ti continuously marched on, more and more people began to gather in the clearing outside the Dharma Cave. Naturally, these people were mostly from the Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts, and their curiosity had drawn them here. They all wanted to see whether the Northern King Ye Feng, the Principal of the Imperial Martial Academy—Ye Feng, would truly continue to hide inside and not co out.
"Co on, place your bets, everyone! Let's see if the Northern King Ye Feng will actually co out. Bets close tonight at twelve o'clock!" Suddenly, a disciple from one of the sects shouted aloud.
This instantly caused a flurry of excitent among the people, with many hurriedly placing their bets, and naturally, most of them believed that the Northern King Ye Feng wouldn't dare to co out again. After all, everyone knew that the upcoming third trial was sothing extraordinary, and even if Ye Feng had managed the first two trials, he wouldn't stand a chance against the third one, no matter what.
Those two elders from the third trial could essentially be considered the strongest representatives among the current Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts. It was said that their strength had reached unfathomable depths, even surpassing the Saint Realm.
Long Nannan beca angry upon seeing the rowdy crowd and couldn't help but want to rush over and drive them away.
Hong Qingyan waved her hand and stopped her, "Let them be. We're guarding this place, and with the formation set up, as long as they don't make a move or co too close, they absolutely cannot disturb Big Brother Ye's secluded cultivation."
Long Nannan complained, "But just looking at the faces of these people annoys . If this were anywhere else, I'd show them a thing or two; they're truly detestable."
Sausage Sister also expressed her indignation, "This just shows the true colors of these so-called disciples from the Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts. How shaless can they be! No wonder Old Long often says that many people from these Sects of Ancient Martial Arts are selfish and self-serving. When the nation faced calamities last century, none of them could be seen."
Hong Qingyan rely shook her head slightly without uttering a word. It seed as if, to her, none of these things mattered. Not even the safety of the entire nation could compare to Big Brother Ye's place in her heart.
Ti ticked away little by little. Before long, it was already the afternoon, and yet there was still no sign of movent from inside the Dharma Cave. By now, even Hong Qingyan began to feel a vague sense of worry.
Of course, what they didn't know was that the reason Ye Feng had not yet erged from his seclusion was entirely because the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll had previously absorbed a trendous amount of Source Energy combined with that one Bodhi Fruit.
"This Technique of the Three Thousand Acupoints becos increasingly difficult to advance in once one breaks through to two thousand acupoints. Even with the assistance of the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll, the speed of cultivation has considerably decreased, no longer as fast as before," Ye Feng thought with a silent sigh.
In the span of two full days, he finally absorbed and refined the Origin Energy from the scroll, yet he managed to open just over a hundred acupoints. Now he had surpassed two thousand and one hundred in total. While the number of acupoints hadn't greatly increased, Ye Feng's Spirit Essence had actually doubled.
This naturally ant that his combat power had beco much stronger than before!
"Next, it's ti to refine this Bodhi Fruit," Ye Feng furrowed his brow slightly. Then, without further hesitation, he opened his mouth and swallowed the essence of the Bodhi Fruit.
Unexpectedly, the mont the fruit entered his mouth, it transford into a warm current. Yet, it didn't travel downward into his stomach, but instead surged upward.
"What's going on? The energy from the fruit didn't head towards the Lower Dantian. According to this route, is it preparing to enter the Sea of Consciousness in the Upper Dantian?" Ye Feng was taken aback by this developnt.
After all, the Sea of Consciousness is one of the most critical places in the human body, housing ntal power, the soul, and the primordial spirit. Any mishap could risk deviation from his path or even lead to a vegetative state.
Ye Feng hesitated, not daring to take risks carelessly. However, upon repeatedly inspecting this Bodhi Fruit's warm current with his ntal power, he found nothing abnormal; it seed that no foul play was involved.
"Enough, since this is an opportunity, why hesitate? Moreover, ti is running short!" In the end, Ye Feng grit his teeth and flung open the gates of the Heavenly Heart Palace. Thereafter, with a thunderous boom, the Bodhi Fruit's warm current entered directly into his Sea of Consciousness.
At that mont, Ye Feng even felt a bit dazed. The current was small and not very forceful, but he still sensed a significant shock. This showed him just how weak his ntal power still was.
To be cautious, he still operated the ntal Power Nucleus, using his ntal power to envelop the current, ready to block it should any problems arise.
Next, he used his ntal power to forcibly separate a small part of the warm current, allowing it to move freely. What ca next thrilled and surprised him as it flowed straight towards his ntal Power Nucleus.
As soon as the ntal Power Nucleus encountered the warm current, it absorbed it eagerly, as if it had found a delectable feast, and the nucleus gained strength imdiately.
"So, this Bodhi Fruit Essence is actually ant to enhance ntal power!" Ye Feng was truly taken aback by this revelation, shaking with excitent.
Upgrading ntal power is incredibly difficult, far more challenging than cultivating the Technique of the Three Thousand Acupoints. Yet now, he had found a fruit that could enhance ntal power—a cause for imnse joy.
Still, Ye Feng remained level-headed, releasing only a small part of the warm current to continuously flow towards the ntal Power Nucleus. His ntal Power Nucleus absorbed it constantly and grew stronger.
With his mind at ease, Ye Feng accelerated the pace, and soon, his ntal Power Nucleus could visibly enhance, growing larger in just a mont, now about the size of a grain of rice.
Ti kept passing, and the sun was about to set. More and more people were gathering outside the cave, even the high-ranking mbers of the Buddhist Sect had rushed over. After all, if Ye Feng didn't leave his retreat by now, he was likely to miss the deadline.
After all, once he ca out of his retreat, he still needed to pass a challenge, which would require a significant amount of ti. And if he hadn't succeeded by midnight tonight, it would an Ye Feng had failed.
"How is it, has Mr. Ye Feng not left his retreat yet?" At this mont, even the abbot of the Buddhist Sect arrived and asked sternly.
Long Nannan was already restless, pacing back and forth non-stop, and even Hong Qingyan was starting to get anxious in secret.
But at this ti, the surrounding disciples of the sects couldn't stop jeering. "I think there's no need to wait anymore. This Ye lad is simply too scared to die and is using this as an excuse to hide inside and not co out."
"Yeah, this kid is really shrewd. That way, people will only say he missed the deadline because of his retreat, and no one will say he's afraid to co out and face the challenge."
The surrounding disciples chatted amongst themselves, provoking Hong Qingyan to anger. She released her aura and bellowed, "You people, if you dare to speak nonsense and cause more trouble, believe it or not, I'll take you down myself!"
As she released her aura, the sky changed color, and even above in the high heavens, a thundering dark cloud ford, as if prepared to co crashing down at any mont. The people around were frightened by her show of force and dared not speak; it was at this mont that they realized the seemingly delicate Northern Queen was actually a supre powerhouse.
However, the abbot of the Buddhist Sect stood there unaffected, with his hands clasped together, he snorted coldly, "There's no need for such temper, madam. I think it's best to wait and see what the situation with Northern King Ye Feng is first."
At this ti, Long Nannan said, "The sun has set, Sister Qingyan, why don't I go in and take a look. If sothing unexpected has happened to Little Martial Uncle, that would be terrible."
Hong Qingyan finally nodded, "Since that's the case, go ahead, but rember to be careful and not disturb Big Brother Ye."
"Alright, Sister Qingyan, don't worry! I'll be careful and won't disturb Little Martial Uncle!"
Having said this, Long Nannan stepped forward, preparing to enter the cave, but as soon as she reached the entrance, a young man in a black robe with a slender figure and hair like a waterfall, slowly ca out from within.
That person was, of course, Ye Feng. At this mont, he seed even more profound, with a calr presence, and his eyes even radiated an unusual light. It was clear that, compared to before his retreat, he had grown significantly stronger.
"Little Martial Uncle, you've finally co out, that's great!" Long Nannan rushed forward with these words, suddenly dashing up and plunging straight into Ye Feng's arms.
Ye Feng spoke in annoyance, "You little girl just love to cause trouble. Didn't I tell you to just wait outside properly?"
Long Nannan pouted and replied, "I was worried about you."
Seeing this, Hong Qingyan felt an indescribable feeling and stepped forward, "Big Brother Ye, how are you? Nothing unexpected happened during your retreat, did it?"
Ye Feng cleverly pushed Long Nannan away, then walked towards Hong Qingyan and nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm fine, and it looks like I'm right on ti."
Having said that, Ye Feng then turned towards the abbot of the Buddhist Sect and continued, "You can start preparing now. Proceed with the third challenge imdiately!"
The abbot of the Buddhist Sect looked Ye Feng up and down as if trying to see through him, but with his current level of cultivation, how could he possibly see through Ye Feng's cultivation now?
"Very well, then I shall make the arrangents. The location will be above the Stone Buddha!" After saying this, the abbot of the Buddhist Sect turned and left.
Ye Feng looked around at everyone and then spoke coldly, "I'm giving you ten seconds to clear out. If anyone dares to cause a commotion here again, don't bla for not warning you!"
With just a simple sentence, it was as if a bombshell had dropped, and the surrounding disciples scattered as if they were birds and beasts.
"Damn, this Northern King Ye Feng really is arrogant. What's he showing off for? Let's just wait and see, he definitely won't get past this third challenge, and we'll watch how he ets his end then!"
"Exactly, let's head to the Great Stone Buddha now. I want to see how this kid faces the challenge!"
Ye Feng's deanor was very calm. After coming out of his retreat, he seed to have changed, becoming more serene and composed. This subtle change was noticed by Sausage Sister, whose intuition told her that Ye Feng seed to have undergone a transformation after this retreat, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what exactly had changed.
"Let's go, to the Stone Buddha!" With a grand gesture, Ye Feng strode off.
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