Chapter 126: Elder's Favor

Inside Ye Liuyun, red Meridians are being continuously formed, merging True Essence and Physical Body into the power of his bloodline.

In less than two days, Ye Liuyun completed all the Meridian links. Mainly because these Meridians are fine and consume little True Essence.

He has the foundation of a Supreme Overlord Body and experience rebuilding Meridians, so establishing these links is far faster than the original rebuilding—like a familiar road.

Once a Meridian link is built, he immediately stacks Physical Body power with True Essence power.

That feeling is truly incomparable in its beauty.

Power! The feeling of power overflowing!

Even Lei Ming and Bald Vulture, who were cultivating nearby, were startled by the power emanating from him.

"Has he broken through to the Sea Transformation realm?" Bald Vulture asked Lei Ming, puzzled.

Lei Ming also wore a confused expression. "It seems still to be the True Essence Sixth Layer, just with stronger power!"

"Why do I feel his aura is like a ferocious beast, stronger than yours in battle?" Bald Vulture asked.

"That little brother isn't human!" Lei Ming sneered, continuing his cultivation. She was also very eager to enter the Demon Emperor's cave.

"Huh?" Bald Vulture thought for a moment, then realized and nodded heavily. "It's a monster!"

Ye Liuyun wanted to test his power but held back. There's no suitable place here, nothing that could withstand his punch.

Even if he ran to a farther valley, the disturbance of that punch would alert others. In the middle of the night, better not to cause trouble.

He merely tried to fuse threefold Qi Sea power into his fist, without actually striking.

He was shocked to discover that the punch's power could indeed expel all that True Essence. With the addition of thunder‑and‑lightning power and Golden Crow Holy Fire, he estimated even the First Layer of Sea Transformation could be killed instantly.

However, he can only deliver three punches. After three, the True Essence is exhausted. The rest must rely on Physical Body and bloodline for combat.

Even so, he isn't worried. With his Physical Body and bloodline fully activated, fighting anyone below the Sea Transformation realm is no problem. He simply prefers not to reveal his bloodline's power.

His cultivation now, taking advantage of the momentum, has risen to the peak of the True Essence Sixth Layer.

He ingested a Condensing Essence Pill to restore the spent True Essence. Now a single Condensing Essence Pill is no longer enough for him to breakthrough.

With a little time before dawn, he grills meat for breakfast while continuously refining the deduction of this punch within the Sea of Consciousness.

When the meat was ready, Lei Ming and Bald Vulture couldn't stay still and rushed over to have a share.

After Ye Liuyun and the others finished breakfast, they stored Lei Ming and Bald Vulture in a Storage Ring and hurried to the Comprehensive Affairs Hall.

Just as he arrived, Han Feng and Leng Yue came over to greet him. They had arrived even earlier.

To Ye Liuyun's surprise, he saw that Nan Xin'er, Long Yue, Qi Tianyue and others were also present.

Ye Liuyun asked Han Feng and Leng Yue in confusion. Leng Yue replied with Divine Sense: "It's related; probably their elders sent them to train and seek opportunity!"

"What if something goes wrong?" Ye Liuyun asked, surprised. In his view, Nan Xin'er and Qi Tianyue going would be very dangerous.

Han Feng explained: "Their elders surely gave them life‑saving treasures. Opportunities like this are rare; in martial cultivation, who doesn't take risks? If they truly find an opportunity, it could save them years, even decades of cultivation!"

Ye Liuyun nodded, understanding the benefits of connections within the academy.

Qi Tianyue came forward to greet him, Long Yue also nodded, a hint of awkwardness in his expression. Nan Xin'er, however, snorted and pretended not to know him.

"When did I offend her?"

Ye Liuyun was puzzled but didn't dwell on it.

At that moment, a massive snow statue landed on the rear hall plaza. Standing atop it was the Mystic Fantasy Sage. Yue Steward also stepped out, greeted the Mystic Fantasy Elder, and returned to make preparations.

Ye Liuyun went up to pay respects to the Mystic Fantasy Elder. He still holds great respect for the one who gave him the technique.

"Hehe, it's you! I heard from Yue Steward that you have already applied the Illusion True Technique to your method? Show me." the Mystic Fantasy Elder said eagerly.

"Then I, as a junior, have been rude!" Ye Liuyun also wanted his guidance; the chance was rare, so he didn't refuse.

But instead of acting, he directly used Illusion Pupil to launch an illusion attack on the Mystic Fantasy Elder. Given the Elder's cultivation, Ye Liuyun wasn't worried about harming him.

The Mystic Fantasy Elder almost instantly broke free from Ye Liuyun's illusion attack. Yet even so, he was astonished by Ye Liuyun's progress.

Because the attack Ye Liuyun just used could clearly deceive all senses, it already surpasses the skill of disciples he has taught for three to five years.

It should be noted that Ye Liuyun learned this on his own, without guidance, and it's been less than a month.

During this period, Ye Liuyun also cultivated, studied alchemy, and took several challenges. In other words, the time he truly spent learning illusion techniques was limited.

If he knew Ye Liuyun only began learning illusion techniques after finishing alchemy, he would be even more surprised!

"Good, good, good!" the Mystic Fantasy Elder exclaimed three times. "After you return this time, come find me and I'll give you further guidance."

"Then thank you, senior!" Ye Liuyun bowed in gratitude, then returned to Han Feng and Leng Yue's side.

One after another, more disciples joined. Ye Liuyun queried Han Feng and Leng Yue about details, such as how to calculate merits and how to tally them.

"A single record tablet can log everything? What's the principle behind it?" Ye Liuyun asked in amazement.

Han Feng laughed: "We don't understand the principle. It's made by the Artifact Hall Elder. I can tell you it's truly useful; the number of ferocious beasts you've slain, the number of Demon Race disciples you've killed, all get recorded, so you needn't worry about that."

Ye Liuyun asked again: "How long do we stay inside? How do we exit?"

"The Secret Realm is open for only a month. When leaving, the record tablet can teleport us out directly!" Leng Yue replied.

"Huh? It also has that function?" Ye Liuyun couldn't wait to see what the record tablet looks like. "Where is that tablet?"

Leng Yue laughed: "Why the rush? It'll be given to everyone later, and we'll run a test before departure."

Ye Liuyun, upon hearing that, couldn't help but feel excited.

At that moment, a few more disciples entered together. One of them, upon entering, shouted to all: "Everyone come over, I'll tally how many are walking with me. Those who don't come, don't blame me later!"

His shout instantly drew a crowd. Han Feng, Leng Yue and the others remained still.

"This person is Li Hongwu, a disciple of the Grand Elder, and here he is the strongest."

Ye Liuyun examined the disciple closely; indeed his strength was great, on the verge of breaking through to the Sea Transformation realm, and using Illusion Pupil to peer into his Qi Sea, he found his True Essence denser than Han Feng's.

In terms of cultivation, he should be the top among them.

But Ye Liuyun didn't act; he asked Han Feng and Leng Yue: "Aren't you two going?"

Han Feng and Leng Yue shook their heads in unison. Neither liked being constrained, and their strength wasn't much weaker than Li Hongwu's.