Chapter 540: Retreat and Breakthrough
Hearing Ye Changsheng's words, Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun's faces suddenly changed and their brows furrowed. Shi Kun said in a deep voice:
"What does Fellow Daoist Ye mean? The sooner we break the restriction, the better. After all, this is the most important thing our master has ordered, and we can't delay it!"
Although Liu Shui'er was wearing a veil, one could still see her slightly wrinkled brows. It was obvious that she agreed with Shi Kun's statement and wanted to break the restriction as soon as possible to complete the instructions of Duan Tianren and Cai Liuping.
"I mean, there's no need to rush for now. It will take at least two or three months to get from here to that forbidden place, right? There are quite a few Saint-level beasts in the Guanghan Realm. If we run into one or two of them, not only will it take time, but we might even lose our lives!"
“Why don’t we try to break through the Saint level here first? If the breakthrough is successful, wouldn’t it be much easier to break the restriction then?” Ye Changsheng said lightly.
Hearing this, Shi Kun frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but Liu Shuier spoke first:
"Brother Ye, you may not know that in this year, the environment of the heaven and earth in Guanghan Realm has been getting better and better as time goes on. I don't need to tell you how much benefit the improvement of the heaven and earth environment will bring to people like us who want to break through!"
"Top-level cultivators like me usually wait until the last two months to try to break through to the Saint level, because the environment is at its best at that time. I'm afraid it's not a wise choice for Brother Ye to try at this time!"
Shi Kun also nodded: "Besides, Brother Ye will be in seclusion for several months. If we waste this time, we will miss the important things in the future!"
Ye Changsheng's expression remained unchanged when he heard what the two said. He still said with a smile:
"It won't take me too long to break through. I can promise you that it will only take two months. If I can't break through successfully within two months , I will come out immediately and go to the restricted area with you. How about that?"
"Or you can go ahead, and after I try to break through, I will catch up with you, so as not to waste your time!"
Hearing this, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun looked at each other in surprise. Before entering the Guanghan Realm, they never thought that Ye Changsheng would play such a trick.
Every minute and every second in the Guanghan Realm is very precious. Ye Changsheng is going to be in seclusion for two months, so what are they going to do in these two months?
They don't think they can break through to the Saint level within these two months, so they will definitely not try to break through in seclusion like Ye Changsheng did.
If we explore other places in these two months, we won’t be able to find anything special, after all, the time is too short.
And that restriction could only be broken by the combined power of the three people's Yuan magnetic divine light, so if the two of them left Ye Changsheng behind and went there alone, they would not be able to break the restriction.
Ye Changsheng’s plan for the two of them was to let them go first, and he would catch up later.
It would take about three months to reach the location of the restriction, but if the two of them left for two months first, how could Ye Changsheng catch up so quickly?
Liu Shuier and Shi Kun didn't think that Ye Changsheng was fast enough to catch up with them. In that case, they would have to wait for Ye Changsheng for a while after they arrived at the place.
This is a pure waste of time, so they couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Are we going to waste everyone's time just because of this person's selfishness?
Ye Changsheng certainly had no intention of wasting time on purpose. He had already decided to break through first and then look for the location of the restriction before entering the Guanghan Realm.
This will not only not waste time, but will save a lot of time.
After all, he has the Sky Peng Wings, so he can take these two people to that place quickly. But before he advances to the fusion stage, the Sky Peng Wings cannot take two more people with him.
And when he becomes stronger, he won't have to worry too much about the many dangers in the Guanghan Realm, and Ye Changsheng can use his speed at will.
As the saying goes, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood!
However, Ye Changsheng did not intend to explain too much to the two of them now, because it was likely that no matter how he explained, the two of them would not believe it.
The monks in this world often have one characteristic, which is that they only trust their own judgment and do not easily believe the words of others.
Of course, if they did not possess this characteristic, they would not be alive today.
If you want them to believe you, you have to provide concrete evidence.
In other words, if Ye Changsheng wanted them to believe that he had the extreme speed of Tianpeng Wings, he had to demonstrate the extreme speed of Tianpeng Wings in front of these two people.
But after the performance, the two still had doubts. For example, if your wings suddenly explode at such a fast speed, how long can they last?
It was impossible for Ye Changsheng to prove these questions to them step by step, so he simply didn't explain them, and the two of them would understand in time.
"Please do as you please, my two fellow Taoists. I'm going to go into seclusion first!" Ye Changsheng bowed and suddenly flew to a hill in the distance. After a rumbling sound, he opened up a cave, and colorful flags were scattered. A large formation soon appeared and protected the cave.
Ye Changsheng entered and began to retreat!
Seeing Ye Changsheng's actions, Shi Kun and Liu Shuier frowned, and strong dissatisfaction brewed in their hearts.
"Brother Shi, what do you think we should do in this situation?" Liu Shui'er asked with a frown, her tone filled with deep helplessness.
Shi Kun's expression was also very ugly. After a moment of silence, he said, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Ye has made up his mind and must advance to the fusion stage here. I'm afraid the two of us can't change his mind!"
"Then what should we do? Are we just going to wait for him here? Before we came here, our master and the others instructed that the three of us should try not to separate. With the three of us working together and using the secret technique of combined attack, we can deal with even a Saint-level being!" Liu Shui'er said with a gloomy expression.
Shi Kun also nodded with an unpleasant expression, "He said that we two should go ahead, but you and I both know that this won't work. There are many dangers along the way. We may be able to arrive safely if we work together, but how can he do it?"
"Yes, if he dies in this Guanghan Realm, then the important things that Master and the others have arranged for us will be completely in vain!" Liu Shui'er said worriedly with a frown.
Both of them looked unhappy. Because they were worried that Ye Changsheng would not be able to reach that place safely alone, they did not go ahead as Ye Changsheng had said.
Of course, they were worried about Ye Changsheng's life not because they were kind-hearted, but because if Ye Changsheng died in the Guanghan Realm, then the biggest goal of their trip would not be achieved.
After all, that restriction can only be broken by three people working together. If any one person is missing, all the efforts will be in vain!
"Then what should we do now? Are we going to waste two months for him?" Liu Shui'er asked with a frown.
Shi Kun thought for a long time with a gloomy expression, and finally sighed and said:
"We will wait here for ten days. We will take this opportunity to practice the combined attack technique. If he still doesn't make any movement after ten days, then he probably won't have a chance to break through in the next two months. We will go find him and force him out!"
Hearing Shi Kun's words, Liu Shui'er nodded reluctantly, frowning and saying, "No matter what, we will tell our Master and Senior Duan about this matter after we return!"
Shi Kun also agreed and said, "That's right, let the master and the others interrogate this person. Even if this person really succeeds in breaking through the Saint Rank here, it may not be so easy to explain to the master and the others who are at the peak of the Saint Rank!"
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After discussing for some time, the two men looked coldly in the direction where Ye Changsheng was in seclusion, then flew to a secluded place and began to practice the secret technique of combined attack.
In the temporary cave on the other side, Ye Changsheng closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing for a moment. After adjusting his condition to the best, he waved his hand and a purple gourd appeared in front of him.
Inside is the ray of true spiritual origin energy, which is what Ye Changsheng prepared for himself to break through and merge.
In fact, in his expectation, if everything went well, it would take less than two months to break through the fusion. The reason why it was said to be two months was to leave himself enough time to prevent various accidents from happening.
After sitting quietly and thinking for a while, Ye Changsheng opened the lid of the gourd, and immediately a wisp of colorless gas floated out of it. He opened his mouth and inhaled the gas into his mouth.
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Shi Kun and Liu Shui'er had been practicing the secret technique of combined attack for less than half a day when suddenly, the ground shook violently, as if a dragon was turning over, and huge rocks rolled down from the surrounding mountains.
The two of them looked around in horror, and in the blink of an eye their gazes stopped at the mountain in the distance where Ye Changsheng was in seclusion.
The mountain was originally shrouded in white fog formed by various forbidden formations, but now drastic changes have occurred in the originally calm sea of fog.
In the center of the sea of fog, I saw more than a dozen huge silver light pillars appearing at some point. Each one was over a hundred feet high, with light golden runes flashing on the surface.
The white fog in the sea of fog was rolling violently. Looking up at the surrounding sky, one could see densely packed colorful light spots floating in all directions, which were rushing towards the center of the sea of fog at an astonishing speed.
When Liu Shui'er and Shi Kun sensed something with their spiritual sense, their faces turned pale, as if they had discovered something incredible. Their faces were filled with unbelievable horror.
Within the range of his divine sense, all the vital energy of heaven and earth gathered towards the sea of fog like crazy. The vast amount of vital energy of heaven and earth and the extremely pure spiritual energy in the Guanghan Realm were all drawn in and surged madly. The mountain in the center of the sea of fog seemed to have turned into a bottomless hole, swallowing up the vital energy of heaven and earth and gathering into an astonishingly large vortex.
In the blink of an eye, a large piece of five-colored spiritual cloud condensed above the sea of fog, covering most of the sky.
Thunder roared loudly, and purple arcs of electricity emerged from the clouds, interweaving and flashing wildly, like purple electric snakes, appearing and disappearing in the clouds. Then suddenly a long howl came from the sea of fog, followed by a huge spiritual pressure that burst out.
The spiritual pressure was so strong that it was unbelievable. Even though they were hundreds of miles apart, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun felt their bodies sink and their eyes go dark. They felt a faint sense of suffocation.
The two people who had already reached the peak of the Void Refining Realm were naturally familiar with this kind of celestial phenomenon. They knew clearly what it meant, so infinite fear surged in their hearts for a moment.
"This... how is it possible?" Liu Shui'er's face turned pale and she looked incredulous.
Shi Kun even growled, "Are you kidding me? It's been less than half a day since he entered the cave. Even if he has amazing talent, it's impossible for him to break through so quickly!"
At this moment, the two of them felt their mouths dry, and waves of surprise, shock, and disbelief surged from the bottom of their hearts.
I have never encountered such a bizarre thing in my life. Since ancient times, any cultivator at the peak of the Void Refinement Realm would have to go into seclusion for several months before making any breakthroughs, and only after making all kinds of preparations could they attempt a breakthrough.
Even for those who have incredibly strong conditions and a great chance of making a breakthrough, they still have to retreat for ten days or half a month to adjust their state.
How can you start trying to break through just after entering for half a day?
Moreover, this person actually succeeded in breaking through, at least causing such amazing celestial phenomena as today, which means that he is not far from truly becoming a saint-level monk.
After being surprised and shocked, Liu Shuier and Shi Kun looked at each other and saw the bitter expressions in each other's eyes.
At this moment, bursts of Sanskrit sounds suddenly came from the five-colored spiritual clouds gathered above the sea of fog, and various runes appeared faintly in the clouds.
Then, accompanied by a long roar, a huge human-shaped shadow appeared in the sea of fog. This figure was extremely large, with five-colored light flowing all over the body. The aura was incredibly powerful, giving people an irresistible feeling of oppression.
As soon as this figure appeared, the five-colored spiritual clouds in the sky suddenly responded with a loud thunder. Many purple electric snakes shot out to one place in the clouds at the same time, and turned into a giant purple dragon whose size was no less than that of the huge five-colored giant.
There was a thunderclap that shook the earth, and electric light flashed on the purple dragon's body. It moved its body and pounced down with great momentum, heading directly towards the five-colored giant.
When the five-colored giant saw this, he calmly stretched out his two huge hands, swung them violently, and grabbed the head and tail of the purple electric dragon in his hands at an incredible speed.
The huge and extremely ferocious purple dragon was caught in the giant's hand like a small snake.
Immediately afterwards, the giant exerted force with his arms and twisted the dragon into two pieces amid a deafening thunderous roar.
With a loud "bang", the purple dragon's body collapsed and turned into countless electric arcs that scattered in all directions.
