Chapter 395

"I can't compare to you," Sun Tao shook his head.

Based on his understanding of Xu Yang, he was likely secretly attempting to break through to the Heaven Origin realm, and might have already succeeded.

Jiang Fan’s eyelids had long been twitching wildly. As Xu Yang approached him, the strange treasure on his body warned him frantically, more intensely than ever before.

The more intense the warning from his treasure, the greater the threat the other party posed to him.

"Xu Yang has broken through to the Heaven Origin realm," Jiang Fan thought in shock.

The feedback from his treasure at this moment was exactly the same as when he had encountered Heaven Origin elders of the Purple Sun Gate in the past.

Even though he had always been indifferent to cultivation, he was somewhat tempted to ask Xu Yang how he cultivated.

"Senior... Senior Sister Ye Qiuling has broken through to the Heaven Origin realm!"

Suddenly, a Li Fire Peak disciple ran into the dining hall from outside, his face flushed, speaking the news of Ye Qiuling’s breakthrough with shock and excitement.

Instantly, the large dining hall fell silent. This news was like a giant boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing monstrous waves in everyone’s hearts.

No one had expected that with Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng failing their breakthroughs, Ye Qiuling would succeed, becoming the first of the Purple Sun Gate’s Ten Talents to break through to the Heaven Origin realm.

"Is this news true?" someone asked in disbelief after the shock.

The man nodded: "Naturally, it is true. Medicine King Peak is already in an uproar. It is said that the Medicine King Peak Master and the four great elders all arrived at Senior Sister Ye Qiuling’s residence to confirm that she has indeed broken through to the Heaven Origin realm."

No one doubted the news of Ye Qiuling’s breakthrough anymore; the Medicine King Peak Master and the four great elders couldn't possibly lack that much discernment.

For a time, the dining hall became quiet again, many people looking dejected.

Because most of them had entered the sect earlier than Ye Qiuling; only Xu Yang and a few others had entered later. The rest had entered at the same time as Ye Qiuling at the latest.

Now Ye Qiuling had broken through to Heaven Origin, while most of them were still at the small success stage of Marrow Cleansing, and some hadn't even broken through that.

"Junior Brother Xu has probably already broken through to Heaven Origin."

Sun Tao scanned Xu Yang and found him looking calm, with no reaction of shock or envy, as if breaking through to the Heaven Origin realm was nothing to him.

"I took that strange spiritual medicine, and my cultivation has been advancing by leaps and bounds, yet I still can't catch up to Junior Brother Xu," Sun Tao thought in shock.

"We have no hope!" Xiong Kun looked desperate.

He aimed for a second dragon ascension, but the genius who truly had hope for a second dragon ascension had already broken through to the Heaven Origin realm, while he was still struggling in the Marrow Cleansing realm, not even reaching the bottleneck of peak Marrow Cleansing.

In two years, even if he could break through to Heaven Origin, he wouldn't be able to compete with these people.

He had always been praised as a genius, but now the gap was widening; he felt both desperate and unwilling.

He believed his talent wasn't much worse than Li Chuyang’s or Jiang Fan’s, but he lacked their resources.

"There are still nearly two years left; I won't admit defeat!" Lu Ren clenched his fists until they creaked.

He still had fighting spirit!

If Xu Yang could keep up with these geniuses, there was no reason he, Lu Ren, couldn't.

"Rather than resigning myself to fate here, I should strive for strength!" Lu Ren left behind a sentence, stopped eating, and stood up to leave.

But after just a few steps, he stopped because Jiang Fan’s voice rang out.

"Ye Qiuling must have taken a Heaven Spirit Pill."

Jiang Fan said: "If she hadn't taken a Heaven Spirit Pill, it would be unlikely for her to succeed in breaking through to Heaven Origin on the first try."

Heaven Spirit Pill?

Many people were puzzled and all looked toward him.

Jiang Fan said: "The Heaven Spirit Pill is a rare elixir refined from over a dozen spiritual herbs, mainly used to assist peak Marrow Cleansing martial artists in breaking through to the Heaven Origin realm. Even for someone of average aptitude, taking it gives a fifty percent chance of breaking through.

For a genius like Ye Qiuling, the success rate is basically ninety-nine percent."

Heaven Spirit Pill!

Everyone suddenly understood. No wonder Ye Qiuling succeeded when geniuses like Zhang Hanzhou and Qi Xuancheng failed; it was because of the Heaven Spirit Pill.

"We cultivate relying on talent and bone structure, while those with backgrounds rely on resources," someone said, feeling disheartened.

They had thought the difficulty of breaking through to the Heaven Origin realm was the same for everyone, but it turned out that wasn't the case at all. Those with backgrounds could take Heaven Spirit Pills to assist their breakthrough.

It was one thing for their talent to be inferior, but now even their resources were inferior; it was simply unfair.

"I must get a Heaven Spirit Pill," a light of hope rose in Lu Ren’s eyes.

If he could get a Heaven Spirit Pill, he could break through to the Heaven Origin realm in one go. With plenty of time, he might not be unable to ascend the dragon a second time.

"Was the Heaven Spirit Pill refined by Elder Liyang?" Xiong Kun asked, also having ideas about the Heaven Spirit Pill.

Jiang Fan looked at Xiong Kun and shook his head: "It shouldn't be. As far as I know, no one in the Purple Sun Gate, including Peak Master Qi, knows how to refine Heaven Spirit Pills."

Upon hearing this, Xiong Kun’s expression turned ugly.

Even elixirs that Qi Tai couldn't refine were clearly precious. No wonder even Qi Xuancheng hadn't taken a Heaven Spirit Pill to break through.

"Where can one get a Heaven Spirit Pill?" Lu Ren asked.

Jiang Fan looked over, but before he could speak, Jiang Yan spoke first: "Don't ask. Even if you ask, you won't be able to get one. If Heaven Spirit Pills were easy to get, Peak Master Qi would have long since gotten one for Qi Xuancheng.

The difficulty of you getting a Heaven Spirit Pill yourself is greater than the difficulty of you breaking through to the Heaven Origin realm."

Lu Ren stopped speaking. He didn't think he could get an elixir that even Qi Tai couldn't obtain.

He turned and left. Without a Heaven Spirit Pill, he would just have to cultivate with his life on the line; he wouldn't be content to stop at the Purple Sun Gate.

At noon, people indeed saw the Li Fire Peak Master, Elder Huoyun, and others rushing to Medicine King Peak to confirm Ye Qiuling’s breakthrough to Heaven Origin.

In the following days, the Purple Sun Gate was extremely lively. Families large and small in Yangcheng sent people to deliver congratulatory gifts to Ye Qiuling.

Being able to break through to Heaven Origin at this time, not to mention a hundred percent chance of a second dragon ascension, meant the possibility was very high. No one dared not to value Ye Qiuling.

Moreover, Ye Qiuling’s greatest strength wasn't her martial arts talent, but her alchemy talent.

However, it was said that no one had seen Ye Qiuling; she was still consolidating her cultivation.

Xu Yang also sent a gift to Medicine King Peak, because when he reached peak Marrow Cleansing, Ye Qiuling had also sent him a congratulatory gift.

"Why hasn't this little beast left the Purple Sun Gate yet? Doesn't he want to earn contribution points to exchange for resources and break through to Heaven Origin sooner?"

On Heaven Balance Peak, news of Ye Qiuling’s breakthrough to Heaven Origin arrived, and Liu Qingyuan couldn't sit still.

If things dragged on any longer, it wouldn't be him killing Xu Yang, but Xu Yang killing him.

But Xu Yang kept hiding on Li Fire Peak, and he had no opportunity to act.

Now that Ye Qiuling had broken through to the Heaven Origin realm, in a while, it would be Xu Yang’s turn to break through.

By then, he would have no chance to kill Xu Yang.

To this day, he had long regretted venting his anger on Xu Yang for Liu Xunjiang’s death, but he had already attacked Xu Yang, and the matter was irreversible. He could only find a way to kill Xu Yang before he reached Heaven Origin.

"Master, the Sect Master is calling for you to discuss important matters!"

Suddenly, his disciple He Song walked in from outside.

"Understood!"

Liu Qingyuan waved his hand distractedly, then rose and hurried to the Sect Master’s main hall.

"Greetings, Sect Master!" Liu Qingyuan cupped his hands.

"Elder Liu, please sit." Zhang Jingyuan sat on a large chair and pointed to a seat not far away.

"Thank you, Sect Master!"

Liu Qingyuan looked up and felt that Zhang Jingyuan’s aura was increasingly restrained and unfathomable. He hurriedly cleared his distracting thoughts and cupped his hands again: "May I ask why the Sect Master has summoned me?"

Zhang Jingyuan said: "Yesterday I received an invitation. The Sea Sand Sect Master is turning one hundred soon and will be holding a centennial birthday banquet. I intend to send you to represent the Purple Sun Gate to offer congratulations. I wonder if you are willing to go."

Of course he wasn't willing; he still had to find a way to kill Xu Yang.

"I am willing to go!" Liu Qingyuan cupped his hands, his thoughts completely different from what he said.

Zhang Jingyuan smiled: "Regarding personnel, who do you think is suitable to bring?"

Hearing this, Liu Qingyuan’s heart stirred.

He had been agonizing over how to get Xu Yang to leave the Purple Sun Gate, and hadn't the opportunity just arrived?

"The Sea Sand Sect Master’s centennial banquet will surely be a gathering of various factions. I think we should bring some geniuses along. In case someone wants to spar, it will also help maintain the Purple Sun Gate’s face," Liu Qingyuan said.

Zhang Jingyuan nodded: "Who do you think is suitable to bring?"

Usually, such grand events would have segments where disciples from various sects would compete, so it was indeed appropriate to bring some geniuses.

"Xu Yang’s combat strength is formidable, so bringing him is very suitable. Li Chuyang has been settling down for months, so his combat strength should have improved. The Young Marquis is also a good candidate, and coupled with Ye Qiuling, who has already broken through to Heaven Origin, this trip will be enough to boost the prestige of our Purple Sun Gate," Liu Qingyuan said.

Zhang Jingyuan frowned slightly and shook his head: "This trip is to offer birthday congratulations. The Sea Sand Sect Master has some status, but he is not qualified enough for the Young Marquis and Li Chuyang to go offer him birthday congratulations.

If their families found out, the Sea Sand Sect would likely be in big trouble."

Even if the Marquis’s Jiang family was in decline, it wasn't just anyone who could make the Young Marquis go offer birthday congratulations.

Li Chuyang’s father, Li Lingdu, was someone even the Sea Sand Sect Master had to bow and greet, and he also wasn't qualified to have Li Chuyang go offer him birthday congratulations.

If he dared to send Li Chuyang and Jiang Fan, the Sea Sand Sect wouldn't have the guts to let these two offer birthday congratulations to their Sect Master.