Chapter 63: Return

Ten years after Ye Qingxuan contracted the Blessed Land!

A figure surrounded by faint killing intent was flying toward the Qingxuan Blessed Land on a sword.

"Qingxuan, I'm back! Come out quickly, hahaha!"

Ye Qingxuan, who was cultivating inside the Blessed Land, heard this familiar voice, his face lit up with joy, and he instantly vanished from the Blessed Land.

Just as he emerged from the Blessed Land, Ye Qingxuan saw the figure already seated in the stone pavilion and said happily, "Qingxiao, it's been nearly ten years. You've finally returned."

In just ten short years, Ye Qingxiao had changed greatly; the aura around him had become far more sharp and fierce.

Upon seeing Ye Qingxuan, Ye Qingxiao happily stepped forward and gave him a hug, laughing loudly, "Qingxuan, this time I owe it all to the jade talisman you gave me. Otherwise, I might not have made it back."

Afterwards, the two sat down in the stone pavilion. Ye Qingxiao began recounting his experiences in the Outer Battlefield, while Ye Qingxuan listened, simultaneously boiling water and brewing tea.

Through Ye Qingxiao's account, Ye Qingxuan formed a relatively clear picture of the Outer Battlefield in his mind.

As a battlefield for wars between two worlds, the Outer Battlefield was not only plagued by the demonic energy source corrupted by the Green Demon Realm, but also filled with residual auras and clashing energies left behind by countless powerful experts battling each other.

Fierce beasts, demonic beasts, and all sorts of grotesque demonic creatures born from the demonic energy source were everywhere.

If not for the suppression by the primordial source of the Di Xuan Realm, these offspring of the demonic energy source would have been enough to cause severe losses to low-level cultivators entering the Outer Battlefield for the first time in the Di Xuan Realm.

Moreover, since the Outer Battlefield lacked a fully formed world barrier and could not completely isolate chaotic energy, thin chaotic air currents would occasionally form within it, sweeping away all low-level matter.

Coupled with the occasional eruption of residual auras and energies from powerful experts, the Outer Battlefield had become incredibly dangerous. Today, the core region of the Outer Battlefield could be called a meat grinder for low-level cultivators.

Even though Ye Qingxiao had only ventured into the outer regions of the Outer Battlefield this time, he still faced several life-and-death crises.

The most dangerous incident was encountering a sudden eruption of chaotic air currents.

If Ye Qingxiao had not activated the jade talisman and used a Nascent Soul-level attack to block the chaotic air currents for a brief moment, he might have already perished beneath them.

However, although the Outer Battlefield was fraught with dangers, opportunities were also plentiful.

Having stayed in the Outer Battlefield for nearly ten years, Ye Qingxiao had slain many first and second-tier demonic creatures, captured numerous first-tier demonic energy sources, and seized dozens of second-tier demonic energy sources.

The Outer Battlefield possessed transformation arrays set up by major hegemonic powers, which could purify the demonic energy sources and integrate them into the Di Xuan Realm.

After the demonic energy sources were purified and integrated into the Di Xuan Realm, the Di Xuan Realm would feedback a portion of its primordial source, enhancing the cultivation base of cultivators.

Therefore, in less than ten years, Ye Qingxiao had already broken through to the early stage of the Purple Mansion Realm.

If not for the severe negative effects of demonic energy on cultivators, Ye Qingxiao would not have temporarily withdrawn from the Outer Battlefield and returned to the Xuantian Sect to purge the demonic killing qi he had contracted.

Ordinary demonic energy entering the body could be purged using elixirs like the Spirit-Washing Pill, but the demonic killing qi gradually formed through battles with demonic creatures born from the demonic energy source required cultivators to slowly eradicate it themselves over time.

Although many cultivators currently went to the Outer Battlefield to slay demonic creatures and capture demonic energy sources, since the connection between the Green Demon Realm and the Outer Battlefield had not been severed, the situation in the Outer Battlefield would not end in the short term.

After Ye Qingxiao finished speaking, he looked at Ye Qingxuan, who remained calm and unaffected by external matters, and couldn't help but ask curiously:

"Qingxuan, aren't you longing for the thrilling Outer Battlefield?"

Although the Outer Battlefield was dangerous, it was far more thrilling and lively than the five regions within the Di Xuan Realm today, and it also offered opportunities to rapidly enhance one's cultivation base.

Currently, at least half of the cultivators within the five regions of the Di Xuan Realm had gathered in the Outer Battlefield, fighting for this hard-won opportunity. In the past, where could one find such an easy way to enhance cultivation without side effects? For those lower-level cultivators, ignoring the level of danger, the Outer Battlefield itself was a tremendous opportunity.

Even though many low-level cultivators perished in the Outer Battlefield every day, it still could not stop their determination to go there and enhance their cultivation base.

Therefore, after Ye Qingxiao finished recounting the situation in the Outer Battlefield and saw Ye Qingxuan's still calm demeanor, he became curious about what Ye Qingxuan was thinking.

Hearing Ye Qingxiao's question, Ye Qingxuan immediately laughed and said, "What is there for me to long for? Isn't my current cultivation life quite good and quite free?"

"Besides, I am a Blessed Cultivator and cannot leave the Blessed Land. What use would longing be?"

Although he said so, Ye Qingxuan showed no sign of regret or lament; his face still wore a smile as light as the wind and clouds.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxiao stared at the carefree smile on Ye Qingxuan's face, then bitterly smiled, "Indeed, with your temperament, your current cultivation method might suit you better."

On Ye Qingxuan's face, he could not see any longing for the Outer Battlefield, nor any bitterness of being trapped in one place.

At that moment, Ye Qingxiao even felt somewhat envious of Ye Qingxuan's temperament and his cultivation pace.

Ye Qingxuan did not know Ye Qingxiao's thoughts, but he indeed did not long for the hot-blooded, thrilling, yet precarious life of the Outer Battlefield.

Even after breaking through to the Golden Core Realm and condensing an external avatar, he would not let his external avatar go to the Outer Battlefield.

Once an external avatar perished, it would be impossible to condense a second one before the Void Penetration Realm, so he would not let his own external avatar take risks personally.

He had already formed a plan in his mind regarding the arrangement of his external avatar.

As for the Outer Battlefield, Ye Qingxuan had already made plans in his heart. Who said one must fight and kill to obtain resources from the Outer Battlefield?

However, all these plans would only be gradually implemented after he broke through to the Golden Core Realm and condensed a divine ability seed.

Before that, what he needed to do was cultivate slowly within the Xuantian Sect, nurture his Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land, and simultaneously lay out a foundation for himself within the Xuantian Sect.

Once his layout within the Xuantian Sect stabilized and he could steadily obtain various low-tier and high-tier resources, it would be the time for him to break through to the Golden Core Realm and begin laying out plans beyond the Di Xuan Realm.

Ye Qingxuan was not in a hurry about all this. He would take it step by step, following his own cultivation pace, and would not easily change due to external disturbances.

After the tea in the pot was brewed, Ye Qingxuan poured a cup for Ye Qingxiao and smiled lightly, "Qingxiao, taste my tea. How is it? Hahaha!"

Ye Qingxiao picked up the tea in front of him and drank it in one gulp, making Ye Qingxuan's mouth twitch slightly.

However, after drinking the tea, Ye Qingxiao's eyes immediately showed surprise. Then he slowly closed his eyes and entered a state of meditation.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan felt no surprise.

Without disturbing Ye Qingxiao, he began to enjoyably drink tea and admire the scenery.

Of course, his admiration of the scenery was not merely observing the external views beyond the mountain peaks, but relying on his powerful perception to quietly comprehend the various elemental changes between heaven and earth in the Di Xuan Realm.

Although this comprehension had not yet yielded any tangible benefits, Ye Qingxuan was thoroughly content and greatly enjoyed immersing himself in this communion with heaven and earth.

(End of this chapter)