After refining the two Yao Beast Cores, Ye Wuchen's cultivation had reached the Body Refinement Fourth Level, and the sapling in his Soul Palace had grown another inch.
Having tasted the sweetness, Ye Wuchen continued to hunt Yao Beasts with Ye Xiyue on the outskirts of Tianduan Mountain.
In just seven days, the two of them had reaped considerable rewards.
"Six Body Refinement Fourth Level Yao Beast Cores, four Body Refinement Fifth Level Yao Beast Cores, and one Martial Body Tempering Sixth Stage Yao Beast Core. I wonder if all these Yao Beast Cores combined will be enough to help me Breakthrough to the Martial Body Tempering Sixth Stage."
Ye Wuchen planned to find a place to refine these Yao Beast Cores first, and then hunt the next batch of Yao Beasts after his strength improved.
Soon, they found a natural stone cave.
Ye Xiyue guarded the entrance to prevent Yao Beasts from entering, while Ye Wuchen began to refine the Yao Beast Cores.
As one Yao Beast Core after another was rapidly refined and absorbed by Ye Wuchen, the roaring sound of Qi and Blood power within his body echoed through the cave, creating quite a commotion.
Fortunately, this place was very secluded, and only Ye Xiyue could hear the surging sound of the wild Qi and Blood power.
Being able to create such a huge commotion at the Body Tempering Third Level was simply shocking.
Unconsciously, half a day passed, and it wasn't until nightfall that the torrent of Qi and Blood power within Ye Wuchen's body finally began to gradually calm down.
"Hoo." He deeply exhaled a mouthful of turbid Qi, feeling exceptionally good.
"So many Yao Beast Cores only allowed me to reach the Body Tempering Fifth Stage Peak. Due to the existence of the Tenth meridian, the upper limit of Qi and Blood power my body can withstand seems to have increased significantly."
Ye Wuchen looked up at the night sky, "Since that's the case, let's Breakthrough to the Martial Body Tempering Sixth Stage in one go tonight."
As his voice fell, Ye Wuchen closed his eyes and began to activate the Star Forging Body Technique.
With the help of the power of the stars, three hours later, Ye Wuchen slowly opened his eyes.
"Alternating between refining Yao Beast Cores and cultivating the Star Forging Body Technique for Body Refining, this cultivation speed is simply abnormal. Most importantly, my Foundation has not a single flaw."
For a Martial Artist in Body Refining, excessively fast cultivation speed often leads to insufficient Qi and Blood power within the body.
With the accumulation of flaws at each Realm, by the time one reaches the Body Tempering Ninth Stage, although everyone's Realm difference is not significant, their combat power varies greatly.
Therefore, some Geniuses would instead suppress their cultivation speed in the Body Tempering Realm, just to make their Qi and Blood power closer to perfection.
Immediately after, Ye Wuchen stretched his body, which was sore from sitting for a long time, and then began to practice his fists.
The Ye family's ancestral fist technique, also a gift from Ye Wuchen's father to the Ye family, was called Subduing World Nine Fists.
Subduing World Nine Fists, one linked to the next, one punch following another.
Back then, the Ye family's Old Master, Ye Qingtian, relied on this fist technique to defeat all the masters in the capital and eventually ascended to the position of the head of the Martial Kings.
At that time, Ye Qingtian had only learned the first eight fists.
He once asserted that the Qi and Blood power required for the last punch was immense, and it would be impossible to unleash this final punch unless one's Body Refining could reach the Tenth Realm.
"Boom!"
Ye Wuchen unleashed a punch, and the punch wind was strong and powerful, shaking one's soul.
Immediately after, another punch was thrown, the air vibrated, and there seemed to be a sonic boom accompanying it.
Punch after punch, by the fifth punch, Ye Wuchen's face was flushed, and he channeled all the Qi and Blood power in his body to empower this punch.
After a loud bang, a network of spiderweb-like cracks on the stone wall in front of him suddenly came into view.
Feeling the surging Qi and Blood power within his body, Ye Wuchen said with great satisfaction:
"If this punch were to land on a Martial Artist, I'm afraid even an ordinary Refining Body Eighth Level Martial Artist wouldn't be able to withstand this punch of mine."
Outside the cave, Ye Xiyue felt the commotion and stepped inside.
"Young Master, dinner is ready. Today we're having roasted rabbit."
Ye Xiyue had caught a few Body Tempering First Level Yao Rabbits nearby for food, as the dry rations they had brought were already finished three days ago.
Although they had no seasonings, neither of them was delicate.
In this Tianduan Mountain, having something to eat was already very satisfying.
Just as Ye Wuchen was feasting, a Body Refinement Seventh Level Yao Tiger walked over, carrying a dead wild boar in its mouth.
Ye Wuchen looked at the Yao Tiger, and the Yao Tiger also noticed Ye Wuchen.
The two looked at each other, which seemed very comical.
"Roar!"
Soon, the Yao Tiger reacted and roared angrily at Ye Wuchen.
Unlike the Yao Tiger's anger towards Ye Wuchen, Ye Wuchen's gaze towards the Yao Tiger was extremely excited.
In his eyes, the Yao Tiger in front of him was like a Yao Beast Core emanating an enticing aroma, making him drool.
"I didn't expect an extra meal," Ye Wuchen said with a smile.
Soon, the Yao Tiger was slain by Ye Wuchen's iron fist.
Just as he was about to extract the Yao Beast Core from the Yao Tiger, an arrow shot directly towards his direction.
"Young Master, be careful!" Ye Xiyue cried out.
A second before Ye Xiyue's warning, Ye Wuchen had already discovered the arrow, but he still stood still without moving.
Soon, the sound of breaking air echoed past Ye Wuchen's ear.
The arrow almost grazed Ye Wuchen's cheek as it sped past him and eventually embedded itself in the stone wall not far away.
From the direction the arrow came from, a group of people slowly emerged from the dense forest.
These people were all dressed in leather armor, some holding long knives, others carrying bows and arrows on their backs.
The strong smell of blood on them was pungent, and they didn't look like good people.
And while Ye Wuchen was sizing up the other party, that group of people was also sizing up Ye Wuchen.
A man with a saber scar on his face in the team looked at Ye Wuchen with disdain and sneered:
"What's going on? Is Tianduan Mountain full of fearless guys now? A little blind boy and a little girl, what an interesting combination."
The scar-faced man then looked at Ye Xiyue, his eyes leering as he said:
"Little girl, you're really pretty. There are many man-eating Yao Beasts in Tianduan Mountain. How about you spend a night with us, and we guarantee to take you out of here safely."
Ye Xiyue didn't speak. She slowly walked to Ye Wuchen's side, staring at the group of people in front of her with a wary expression.
"One Body Refinement Seventh Level, four Martial Body Tempering Sixth Stage, five Body Tempering Fifth Level."
Ever since Ye Wuchen's eyes recovered, he had found that as long as the opponent's strength didn't exceed his own too much, he could directly see through their cultivation.
After scanning everyone, Ye Wuchen also calmed down.
If a conflict truly erupted between the two sides, he was confident that he and Ye Xiyue could annihilate this group of people here.
He set his gaze on the leader of the group and said coldly, "May I assume that you are provoking me?"
Upon hearing this, the scar-faced man still sneered and said:
"Provoking you? Hahaha, brothers, did you hear that? This kid says I'm provoking him?"
"Since you said so, when I blow your head off, you'll know what provocation is."
"Also, this little girl is your maid, right? I'll let you see with your own eyes how this little girl is ravaged by us."
"Oh, no, I forgot you're blind. What a pity, then you can only listen to the sounds from the side."
As his voice fell, the scar-faced man walked towards Ye Xiyue with a lecherous smile.
Hearing the scar-faced man's words, a chilling killing intent emanated from Ye Wuchen's eyes.
"Seeking death!"
Ye Wuchen tapped his foot on the ground, and his figure rushed towards the scar-faced man like lightning.
This group of people was clearly ill-intentioned. Instead of letting the other side make the first move, it was better to strike first.
The group on the other side had not expected Ye Wuchen to dare to attack first, and they were stunned for a moment.
And it was during this momentary Stunned that the short knife in Ye Wuchen's hand was already close to the scar-faced man's glabella.