Chapter 2026: True Essence Deficiency

The Sect Master of the Profound Heaven Sect is a middle-aged, refined gentleman named Yao Dong Lai.

Upon hearing Mao Hongyin's report, he immediately followed him to the front of the Grand Hall to examine the stone tablet.

Ye Liuyun is now doing his best to control the speed at which he slays those Foreign Tribe members.

If he continues to slay them at this rate, he won't be able to absorb all the spiritual energy awarded to him.

Therefore, for the last Foreign Tribe of each batch, Ye Liuyun does not immediately kill it; instead, he uses the Primordial Spirit Secret Technique to immobilize it in place, giving it enough time to absorb, transform, and cultivate.

Even though his clone absorbs Spirit Stones inside the Xuan Kong Shi at ten times the speed, it still cannot absorb as quickly as Ye Liuyun does.

"Seize the opportunity and give it your all to raise your realm."

Ye Liuyun and his clone alike are sparing no effort to raise their cultivation with all their might.

His clone even went to beg a drop of tears from the spirit ginseng to help raise their realm together.

Yao Dong Lai and Mao Hongyin soon noticed something amiss.

Because each time, after the number increased by one, it began to increase rapidly in large amounts.

Yao Dong Lai laughed and said, "This kid definitely has some method to quickly and massively exterminate those Foreign Tribe."

So he always leaves the last one each time.

"Only after he finishes absorbing and cultivating does he begin to slay the next batch."

"Could he be using some forbidden substance?"

Mao Hongyin speculated.

"Perhaps it's a special cultivation art that works on spiritual energy."

"Who cares! As long as the Grand Hall permits it, it's not against the rules."

Yao Dong Lai said calmly.

Mao Hongyin also nodded and introduced Ye Liuyun to Yao Dong Lai.

"This kid is called Chen Feng; his bloodline test is white grade, and his Physical Body gravity test has reached the eighth level!"

"Really?"

Yao Dong Lai was also startled.

"Isn't that for real?"

"If you don't believe me, you can test it again!"

Mao Hongyin said seriously.

Yao Dong Lai also calmed his excitement and said to Mao Hongyin, "No need for that! I'm not doubting you; I just haven't encountered such a promising seedling in a long time, so I'm a bit surprised."

Immediately, he began pacing back and forth excitedly, constantly telling Mao Hongyin, "Don't lightly spread his test results."

"With such a promising seedling, we must find him a suitable master."

"I will gather the best Elders to examine his tests for the next two stages and see who would be suitable as his master."

Mao Hongyin also agreed, but he said to Yao Dong Lai, "This kid is sharp; as long as your expressions change, he'll notice something's up."

"I think you should just look at the final stage."

"Alright then."

"I'll go find people now; notify me when the time comes!"

Yao Dong Lai said that, then without waiting for the results, he left directly to find a master for Ye Liuyun, leaving only Mao Hongyin to guard here and wait for Ye Liuyun to come out.

Inside the Grand Hall, Ye Liuyun, tired from cultivation, got up to move around and directly fought the Foreign Tribe members for fun.

This also gave him time to wait for his clone's progress.

At this moment he was using the Qiankun Palm to joyfully battle those Foreign Tribe members, continuously consuming his True Essence.

"What the heck is this kid doing in there?"

"Why does he sometimes go fast and sometimes slow?"

Mao Hongyin stared at the constantly changing numbers on the stone outside, only able to guess wildly.

While fighting, Ye Liuyun also observed the shapes of the Foreign Tribe here.

It's a pity he didn't see the three-eyed Foreign Tribe, nor did any Foreign Tribe launch a Spiritual Soul Attack against him.

However, Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin experienced rapid growth.

If possible, he would truly want to stay here indefinitely.

But he has already slain over three thousand Foreign Tribe members, and his energy is about to burst from overload.

Even if his clone used all the Top-grade Divine Crystals for cultivation, its speed still couldn't match how quickly Ye Liuyun directly obtains it.

Ye Liuyun also couldn't open the Space World or the Xuan Kong Shi, so he couldn't distribute his excess energy to his clone.

If he continues like this, Ye Liuyun will no longer be able to suppress his realm.

If he breaks through together with his clone, it could cause the clone's realm to become unstable.

Helpless, Ye Liuyun could only take out the Token, open the Grand Hall, and end this trial.

As for the test results, he wasn't worried at all.

He absolutely believed no one could surpass his performance.

"My goodness! You've finally come out!"

Mao Hongyin could hardly contain himself; upon seeing Ye Liuyun emerge, he couldn't help but feel moved.

"I'm afraid I'm about to break through my realm."

"I don't know if Elder Mao can let me break through first and then continue the test."

Ye Liuyun politely inquired.

"Of course! You can break through right here!"

Mao Hongyin immediately agreed.

Ye Liuyun killed more than three thousand members of the Foreign Tribe, thereby obtaining more than three thousand portions of late fifth‑stage energy.

Even if there was waste, Ye Liuyun should have broken through long ago.

He has persisted until now, which already makes Mao Hongyin feel strange in his heart.

"How much capacity this kid's core has!"

Ye Liuyun did not delay; he immediately returned to the Xuan Kong Shi, ordered his clone to directly absorb all the Mysterious Origin in the Storage Yuan Stone, then used his own Mysterious Origin to replenish the Storage Yuan Stone, and finally converted the accumulated energy into his own Mysterious Origin.

In this way Ye Liuyun can transfer all the energy to his clone, and the clone will no longer have to chase so hard!

The clone, supplied with a large amount of energy from the Storage Yuan Stone, quickly caught up with Ye Liuyun's progress.

The two of them broke through together to the early Sixth Layer Realm, and at the breakthrough they felt True Essence constantly boiling and compressing.

After they reached the early Sixth Layer, the two checked and found that the Mysterious Origin in their cores was less than one‑third; each had one core whose Mysterious Origin was just over half, while the other core was empty.

"The gap between this Sixth Layer Realm and the Fifth is way too big!"

Ye Liuyun sighed.

Because the mass of Mysterious Origin increased dramatically, their late‑fifth‑stage Mysterious Origin, after being converted into early‑sixth‑layer Mysterious Origin, was left with only this amount.

"So… what shall we do with the remainder?"

We still have to continue the test right away.

Even if we keep cultivating inside the Xuan Kong Shi, the core won't be fully cultivated in just a few days!

Ye Liuyun began to worry.

"How about you shamelessly ask that Elder to let you test again?"

The clone suggested.

"Hmm, let's try."

To improve my strength, I'll risk it too!

Ye Liuyun said, and walked out of the Xuan Kong Shi.

Mao Hongyin was still waiting for him; seeing that his realm had indeed advanced, he sincerely felt happy for him.

"Elder Mao, my realm has advanced, but my internal True Essence is lacking too much; could you let me test again?"

"I'll stop as soon as I replenish the True Essence, I won't absorb as much as last time!"

Ye Liuyun blushed and made the request for another test to Mao Hongyin.

"Haha, I knew you'd ask me!"

Mao Hongyin laughed.

He is at the mid Seventh Layer realm, and of course knows that starting from the Sixth Layer, each breakthrough causes True Essence to be greatly depleted due to compression.

"Alright, I'll give you another chance.

But the energy inside will also diminish the more you use it.

When you've absorbed enough, come out immediately."