Chapter 73: Prepare for War [Seeking Follow-up Reading] When breaking through the foundation-building stage, the thicker the true Qi in the body and the higher the quality of the true Qi, the higher the success rate. This is of great benefit to practicing advanced techniques. The quality of the true qi is also critical. No matter how strong the water-attributed true qi is, it cannot compare to the gold-attributed and fire-attributed true qi when it comes to breaking through the bottleneck. Of course, the premise of all this is just ordinary foundation building. On the path of superior foundation building, the quality of true qi only plays an auxiliary role in breaking through the bottleneck. The core is whether one can cultivate shortcut spells. Getting back to the topic, after making sure that he had calmed down, Ye Linyuan immediately stood up from the retreat room. He pondered for a moment, and then said, "It took me a while to go to Tianxing Continent, but I finally completed the middle stage of Qi training within ten months." "If we want to make a breakthrough next, we must defeat Lin." Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart and fell into deep thought. The reason why the Lin family must be taken down is not only to settle the grudges of that day, but also because Ye Linyuan needs a breakthrough. The Seven Islands of Star Lake have ready-made high-quality spiritual veins, which can allow Ye Linyuan to break through the late stage of Qi training silently, thus hiding the strength and foundation of the Ye family.
After all, Ye Linyuan has only been practicing for seven years, and he is only 22 years old and has reached the seventh level of Qi training. Once this news gets out, he will definitely become the focus of attention of the Qinghe Islands. Before he has enough strength, lying dormant is his best option. In addition, because the seven islands of Star Lake are too close to each other, as the Ye family's strength continues to increase, the Lin family will sooner or later discover the abnormality. Rather than being discovered by them passively, it is better to strike first and take over the entire Seven Islands of Star Lake directly, making the Ye family a new Qi-training clan in the Qinghe Islands. "Eating up the Lin family and taking over the seven islands of Xinghu will be the beginning of the rise of my Ye family." Ye Linyuan whispered in his heart, then walked out of the retreat room, found the old man Ye who was practicing, and asked: "How is the situation with Taoist Yu?" "A secret letter just came a few days ago. He will probably have to wait until next month to break through." When Old Man Ye spoke, a trace of solemnity appeared on his face. Since the annexation of the five islands of Xinghu a few years ago, the entire Lin family has developed very rapidly. The Lin family is no longer the ordinary Qi-cultivating family it once was. Now the Lin family not only has two cultivators in the late Qi training stage, but also more than forty cultivators in the Qi training stage, including six in the middle Qi training stage. With such a foundation alone, the Lin family can be considered as the most prosperous among the Qi-refining families. Moreover, Lin Xuanhe, who they have focused on training with the whole family's strength, has now reached the sixth level of Qi-refining. It seems that he will be able to reach the seventh level of Qi-refining within five years. If he succeeds, he will be in the late stage of Qi Refining at the age of 40. Such a foundation can be regarded as elite among the foundation-building immortals. There is even a possibility of breaking through the foundation-building realm in the future. It can be said that the Lin family is now at its peak. If it does not encounter any disaster, it is very likely that a cultivator who has reached the great perfection of Qi training will appear in the future and join the ranks of the top Qi training immortals in the Qinghe Islands. Thinking of this, Old Man Ye said, "The Lin family is quite powerful, and they also have the support of the five elders of Qinghe Immortal Sect. We must wait for Taoist Yu to break through before we take action." Ye Linyuan nodded, and then asked: "How are your preparations for the Qianlian weapons and armor going?" "I have already gathered a hundred sets of armor and weapons. In addition, I have equipped each person with a powerful crossbow." As Old Man Ye spoke, a rare smile flashed across his eyes. Ye Linyuan couldn't help but feel slightly happy, and then asked, "Where's the crossbow?" Old Man Ye had been prepared for this, and he took out a ten-foot-long crossbow and handed it to Ye Linyuan. Ye Linyuan took it and found that the crossbow was extremely heavy, weighing about a hundred pounds. Upon closer inspection, he found that the entire iron-framed bow was made of high-quality iron wood, and it was tied with a bowstring made of tanned sea beast leather bands.
The crossbow arrows used were made of thousands of tempered iron. Ye Linyuan tried it and found that such a powerful crossbow had a force of several thousand pounds and could easily pierce through a huge rock. "Nice crossbow." Seeing the extraordinary power of the crossbow, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Old Man Ye nodded, then smiled and said, "The iron wood used in this powerful crossbow is all valuable mixed spiritual wood. It can't be pulled open without a strength of two thousand kilograms." "With an arrow made with the Thousand Refining Divine Ability, even a person in the late stage of Qi training would suffer a loss if he took it head-on. A person in the middle stage of Qi training would not be able to resist it." Ye Linyuan nodded and checked his armor and weapons again. He discovered that the entire armor was made of refined iron and was dozens of times stronger than fine iron. It was strong enough to withstand attacks from ordinary low-grade magic weapons. Even a mid-grade magic weapon would find it difficult to cut through it. Of course, this kind of armor also has great disadvantages. The biggest problem is that it weighs more than 500 kilograms. Ordinary people would probably be crushed into meat paste on the spot if they put it on. Even if they practiced the pseudo-Taoist method of soldiers, each member of the Ye family, whose strength reached two to three thousand pounds, would still look extremely heavy after putting them on. Ye Linyuan did not think there was anything wrong with this. After all, these pseudo-Taoist soldiers had no true Qi and could easily be kite-killed by brute force alone. Without the protection of heavy armor, there was no way they could defeat a cultivator in the early stage of Qi training. It is standard for Taoist soldiers to be equipped with heavy armor. And in Ye Linyuan's first life, the heavy armor worn by those ancient soldiers was also extremely heavy. A set of infantry armor in the Song Dynasty weighed more than 70 kilograms, and the Ming Guang armor in the Tang Dynasty weighed nearly 100 kilograms. In comparison, the weight ratio of the Ye family's pseudo-Taoist soldiers was not too shocking. However, the degree of refinement of the Thousand-Refined Iron also has its limits. If the thickness is increased, it will be too bulky and even affect the combat effectiveness of the Taoist soldiers. Otherwise, it would be more appropriate to equip it with a set of heavy armor weighing a thousand kilograms. In general, the Ye family's heavy armor sacrificed speed and endurance in exchange for defense. If each person was not equipped with a powerful crossbow, they would probably find it difficult to catch up with ordinary Qi-cultivating monks. "Armor for defense, Thousand-Refined Spear for repelling the enemy, and Strong Crossbow as the main means of attack." "This set of armor and weapons is pretty good. It can become the standard armor for our Ye family's Taoist soldiers in the future." Looking at the armor and weapons in front of him, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but reveal a look of satisfaction. At this point, Ye Linyuan added: "Second uncle and the others have worked hard during this period. You should give them more family merits and exchange them for some Huangya Pills." Old Man Ye nodded, and then said, "The war is imminent. In order to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for the war, I have promised all those who are about to participate in the war that they will be given certain spoils of war as rewards after the war." "It's up to you to arrange this matter." Ye Linyuan nodded calmly, then stood up and looked towards the vast ocean in the distance. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed. (End of this chapter)