Chapter 111: Correcting the Plan

After Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation left the Ye Shixian City, he did not go far.

Looking back at the direction of the Ye family, Ye Qingxuan said with lingering fear: "I didn't expect to run into the family head. It's fortunate that the aura of this External Incarnation of mine is vastly different from my main body, otherwise, I might not have been able to hide it."

"It seems I need to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious in my future actions. Let this be a warning!"

But what Ye Qingxuan did not know was that the extraordinary nature he had revealed in the Xuantian Sect, coupled with the clues he had revealed today, had already made Ye Yu Hong suspicious of him.

After all, how could a small Foundation Establishment Dongxuan Fudi cultivator who could give back 300,000 spirit stones to the family at once not raise some suspicions? For a cultivator, every breakthrough in realm is a comprehensive transformation and evolution of the body.

The higher the realm, the sharper the mind; there are no truly slow-witted fools who can make it to the end.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation was condensed using the origin of the Qingxuan Cave Heaven Dongxuan Fudi to replace his own future Nascent Soul origin,

causing the aura between Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation and his main body to be too far apart,

and coupled with the fact that Ye Yu Hong had not seen the current appearance of Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation, Ye Yu Hong would only have been suspicious and unable to confirm it directly.

Otherwise, Ye Qingxuan's rash action this time would have already exposed some of his secrets directly in front of Ye Yu Hong.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Qingxuan did not intend to let his External Incarnation continue to act.

After finding a mountain range with sparse spiritual energy and few human traces, Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation opened up a cave dwelling in the depths of the mountain range and hid himself.

Ye Qingxuan had previously been trapped in his obsession and had lost his proper reason.

Influenced by the obsession in his heart, he had only thought about breaking through to the Golden Core Realm and condensing his External Incarnation to come to the Ye Shixian City to resolve the obsession in his heart.

This had completely disrupted Ye Qingxuan's original plan.

According to Ye Qingxuan's original plan, after breaking through to the Golden Core Realm, he would have cultivated in seclusion for a period of time, and after condensing the Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Clone,

he would have continued to condense the Dao seeds of the minor divine ability: Heaven-Deceiving and the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting, and then chosen a defensive minor divine ability and an offensive minor divine ability to condense the corresponding Dao seeds.

After improving the concealment ability and combat power of his main body and External Incarnation, he would then prepare some trump cards for his External Incarnation.

Only after making all these preparations would Ye Qingxuan send his External Incarnation out of the Xuantian Sect to begin his plans outside the Xuantian Sect.

After all, once the External Incarnation fell, there would be no chance to condense it again in the short term, so Ye Qingxuan could not afford to be anything but cautious.

Moreover, without condensing the Dao seeds of the minor divine ability: Heaven-Deceiving and the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting, there was a risk of exposing himself.

Although few people in the Xuantian Sect had seen Ye Qingxuan, very few knew of the existence of someone named Ye Qingxuan in the Xuantian Sect.

But one cannot be too careful; what if an acquaintance from the Xuantian Sect really saw the face of his External Incarnation outside the sect? Then he wouldn't be able to hide.

The Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Clone allowed Ye Qingxuan to use one mind to control all his clones.

But Ye Qingxuan would only have one main consciousness; usually, it was Ye Qingxuan's sub-consciousness that supported the clones' actions, and Ye Qingxuan could control all his clones with a single thought through his sub-consciousness.

Moreover, Ye Qingxuan's main consciousness could also ignore space, distance, and time, descending into his clones at any time.

With the blessing of the main consciousness's descent, the combat power of the clones would receive a significant boost.

Previously, under the influence of Ye Qingxuan's obsession, it was Ye Qingxuan's main consciousness that had personally descended to manipulate his External Incarnation.

Now that he had settled his External Incarnation, Ye Qingxuan's main consciousness returned to his main body and began to perceive the changes in his main body.

Being trapped in an obsession, while a tribulation, was also a significant opportunity.

Ye Qingxuan had his Immortal Soul suppressing things; even if he couldn't break through the obsession himself in the end, Ye Qingxuan would have slowly recovered.

It was just that in that case, it would have taken longer, and there would have been no insights or gains.

The reason Ye Qingxuan was able to break through his obsession so easily this time had a lot to do with the Dao heart he had established when he stepped onto the Immortal Dao.

Because the Dao heart and ultimate goal Ye Qingxuan established when he stepped onto the Immortal Dao were the direction and motivation for Ye Qingxuan to break through his obsession this time.

This time, everything fell into place, and he successfully broke out of the tribulation; Ye Qingxuan felt as if he had escaped a cage, experiencing a sense of great freedom.

Ever since he learned of the Qingmo Realm's invasion of the Di Xuan Realm, although Ye Qingxuan had remained calm on the surface, he had actually long been unable to maintain his initial indifference.

He had lost the state of mind where he could live in peace behind the scenes and watch the changes in the outside world.

And now, after Ye Qingxuan broke through his obsession and restored his true nature, he had washed away the leaden luster, his state of mind had reached a higher level, and the restlessness in his heart had slowly subsided.

The first to notice Ye Qingxuan's changes were not outsiders.

But the spirit beast Azure Dragon, as well as Xiao Kong and Xiao Ling, who had been circling around Ye Qingxuan.

Among them, Xiao Kong and Xiao Ling were the first to perceive the aura of Ye Qingxuan's recovery, while the foolish dragon, Azure Dragon, was the last to notice Ye Qingxuan's changes.

Although they sensed the aura of Ye Qingxuan's recovery, the three spirit beasts still dared not approach Ye Qingxuan directly.

Not far from Ye Qingxuan, after some probing and hesitation, and finally at Ye Qingxuan's active beckoning and signaling,

Azure Dragon, Xiao Kong, and Xiao Ling immediately rushed excitedly to Ye Qingxuan's side, sniffing his aura, which had become gentle again, and began to frolic wantonly.

More than thirty years had passed; Azure Dragon had only grown to the peak of the Third Order, while the cultivation bases of Xiao Kong and Xiao Ling were already at the late Fourth Order.

It could only be said that even spirit beasts could not escape the dimensional reduction strike brought about by talent.

After soothing Azure Dragon, Xiao Kong, and Xiao Ling one by one, Ye Qingxuan once again felt the changes in himself.

In addition to the changes in his state of mind,

his Immortal Soul seemed to have undergone another transformation; the entire Immortal Soul began to emit a faint golden halo, which even brought about a significant improvement in his thinking and processing abilities.

Having regained control of himself and perceived the gains from breaking through his obsession this time, Ye Qingxuan once again returned to his initial state of composure.

The sense of indifference that had appeared because of the fall of his parents, although not completely dissipated, could now be automatically restrained by Ye Qingxuan, and he would no longer be affected by it.

After regaining his reason, Ye Qingxuan began to plan his next steps after condensing his External Incarnation.

Although the time he was trapped in his obsession had unexpectedly disrupted the plan he had initially made, there was still an opportunity to correct it now.

The Dao seeds of other minor divine abilities could be condensed now.

Even if the External Incarnation was not by the main body's side, it could still use all other divine ability Dao seeds condensed by the main body, except for the minor divine ability: Clone.

As for the trump cards and development materials prepared for his External Incarnation, that was not a difficult problem either.

Even though Ye Qingxuan had been trapped in his obsession before, he had still let his External Incarnation bring out a world gate of the Qingxuan Cave Heaven Dongxuan Fudi. After advancing to the Second Order, the Qingxuan Cave Heaven Dongxuan Fudi could condense two world gates, and now one of them was with Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation.

Through this world gate, Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation could completely transmit resources to and from the main body using the Qingxuan Cave Heaven Dongxuan Fudi outside the Xuantian Sect.

Talismans and various materials could be acquired by the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu.

What Ye Qingxuan needed to do now was to condense other divine ability Dao seeds, enhance the combat power and concealment ability of his External Incarnation, and prepare for the next step of his plan.

There was also the matter of improving his cultivation realm in the four auxiliary paths of alchemy, artifact refining, formations, and talismans.

After making his plan, Ye Qingxuan did not leave the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi; after transmitting his orders to Ye Zhaoheng regarding what needed to be done,

Ye Qingxuan began to comprehend other divine ability Dao seeds.

In addition to the minor divine ability: Heaven-Deceiving and the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting, Ye Qingxuan chose three more minor divine ability Dao seeds from the Earth Immortal inheritance—one offensive, one defensive, and one movement-based—as his targets for comprehension.

These three minor divine abilities were: Minor Five-Element Shield, Minor Five-Element Grinding Wheel, and Space Jump.

The Minor Five-Element Shield invoked the power of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

By operating and fusing the power of the five elements through the Dao of mutual generation, the shield formed by the five-element cycle ultimately had astonishing defensive power.

The Minor Five-Element Grinding Wheel also invoked the power of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

However, it operated the power of the five elements in reverse, condensing a large grinding wheel with the destructive power born from the reversal of the five elements to obliterate powerful enemies.

Space Jump invoked the power of the space element and could perform short-range spatial displacement.

The spatial suppression in the Di Xuan Realm was extremely strong; if one had not learned the corresponding spells and divine abilities, only existences above the Deity Transformation Realm could perform space jumps or travel.

After the Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Space Jump was condensed,

it allowed Ye Qingxuan, who was in the Golden Core Realm, to ignore obstacles and perform spatial displacement of about one hundred miles in the Di Xuan Realm each time he used Space Jump.

In the early stages, Space Jump was an excellent divine skill for Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation to walk outside the Xuantian Sect and avoid being tracked or hunted by others.

After selecting the divine ability Dao seeds he needed to comprehend, Ye Qingxuan once again fell into seclusion.

In the second year after Ye Qingxuan broke through his obsession, he was the first to successfully condense the Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting, and at the same time, he raised his alchemy realm to the Fifth Order.

Ever since his Immortal Soul transformed, Ye Qingxuan faintly felt that his comprehension had once again received a significant boost.

The speed at which he comprehended the second minor divine ability Dao seed and broke through to the Fifth Order alchemy realm verified his conjecture.

Before his Immortal Soul transformed, Ye Qingxuan had to comprehend with all his might for a whole year to barely condense one divine ability Dao seed.

Now, in the same amount of time, Ye Qingxuan could condense one divine ability Dao seed while still having the energy to improve his alchemy cultivation.

After condensing the Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting, Ye Qingxuan's External Incarnation directly used the divine ability to change his appearance.

He changed Ye Qingxuan's originally handsome face into a plain and unremarkable one, solving a hidden trouble for his External Incarnation.

After condensing the Dao seed of the minor divine ability: Shape-Shifting and raising his alchemy realm to the Fifth Order, Ye Qingxuan did not continue to cultivate in seclusion to comprehend other divine ability Dao seeds.

Because the time to hand over the Spirit-Purifying Trees for the second year had arrived.

When Ye Qingxuan finished everything and left the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi, Bai Zichun was already waiting outside the stone pavilion.

Bai Zichun looked at Ye Qingxuan, who had come out, first with astonishment, and then a look of gratification appeared in his eyes.

Before Ye Qingxuan could speak, Bai Zichun couldn't help but laugh first: "Hahaha, the old man knew you wouldn't let me down. It's excellent that you were able to break through your obsession and walk out of it! Excellent indeed!"

Bai Zichun came to the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi every year to collect Spirit-Purifying Trees, so he had almost watched Ye Qingxuan sink deeper and deeper into his obsession.

However, Bai Zichun himself was only a Nascent Soul Realm manager; even though he valued Ye Qingxuan, this junior, highly, he couldn't help Ye Qingxuan much.

Now seeing that Ye Qingxuan was able to break through his obsession himself, Bai Zichun felt very gratified.

Hearing Bai Zichun's words, Ye Qingxuan stepped forward and bowed respectfully:

"Over these years, I have caused you worry, Manager."

Over these years, although Ye Qingxuan had been trapped in his obsession, he could still feel the worried gaze of Bai Zichun every time he came to the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi.

It could be said that Bai Zichun was one of the very few people Ye Qingxuan knew in the Xuantian Sect who would truly worry about him.

Bai Zichun shook his head slightly and smiled:

"It's no matter; it's good that you've recovered. How is it? You've gained quite a lot from this tribulation, haven't you? Hahahaha!"

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan didn't speak, but just smiled at Bai Zichun.

Subsequently, at Ye Qingxuan's invitation, Bai Zichun sat with Ye Qingxuan in the stone pavilion, drinking tea and chatting for a long time.

Near evening, Bai Zichun left the stone pavilion contentedly, carrying Ye Qingxuan's one hundred First Order Spirit-Purifying Trees and a bag of calming tea.

After Bai Zichun left, Ye Qingxuan was in no hurry to return to the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi.

Instead, he looked toward the foot of the mountain and called out to the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu: "Zhaoheng, Zhaoyu."

As soon as Ye Qingxuan's voice fell, the figures of the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, appeared before him.

Looking at the current Ye Qingxuan, Ye Zhaoheng said with pleasant surprise: "Young Master, have you recovered?"

Beside him, Ye Zhaoyu also had a look of pleasant surprise.

Looking at the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, Ye Qingxuan nodded with a smile and took out four elixirs, saying: "These are Golden Core Elixirs and Jade Dew Elixirs, which can help increase your success rate in breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. Go and cultivate in seclusion to break through to the Golden Core Realm!"

The Golden Core Elixirs and Jade Dew Elixirs were only Fourth Order elixirs, which Ye Qingxuan had refined casually during this year.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, looked at the elixirs in Ye Qingxuan's hands with burning eyes, their faces once again showing pleasant surprise, and they said excitedly in unison: "Thank you, Young Master, for the elixirs!"

How could the two brothers not be excited to be able to further break through to the Golden Core Realm? One had to know that even the current Ye family head was only in the Golden Core Realm.

At Ye Qingxuan's signal, the two brothers, Ye Zhaoheng and Ye Zhaoyu, each took the Golden Core Elixirs and Jade Dew Elixirs and returned to their own cave dwellings to cultivate in seclusion.

As for Ye Qingxuan, he returned to the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi once again to condense the remaining divine ability Dao seeds and improve his realm in the three paths of artifact refining, formations, and talismans.

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