Chapter 489 - 651 : Ye Fan

"The Withered Wood Seed has been broken!"

"Was it not said that in all of Great Wei, even Great Liang and Great Jin, there might only be one person who could break this spell?

"Yet it was broken so easily by a floor-sweeping old man of the academy?

"Were the others lying, or...

"Wait. Wuyan, reverse it, Jianyi... Could he be..."

Ye Fan suddenly opened his eyes. Before him, there was no white-haired old man. There was only an elegant youth looking at him with a smile at the corners of his mouth.

It was the Jianyi family's Great Elder, Wentian, whom he had seen many years ago before the Great Wei imperial palace!

"You..."

"What 'you'? Did you not want to take me as your master? Little Ye, what are you waiting for?"

Ye Fan froze, then instantly understood everything.

Everything had been a test Wentian set for him.

He immediately knelt, kowtowed three times, and said, "Disciple greets Master."

"Rise."

"Many thanks, Master."

"We can talk about the rest later. Now, the Withered Wood Seed has been reversed by your master, but because of a coincidence, you have walked both Martial Dao and Immortal Dao.

"Right now, you need to make a choice. Will you walk Martial Dao or Immortal Dao?"

"If you walk Martial Dao, you may be able to open the realm above grandmaster in the future."

"Disciple has already thought it through. Disciple wants to walk the Immortal Dao!" Ye Fan's eyes were firm. "I once swore before my mother's grave that in the future, I would definitely seek justice from the Cao clan!

"The future of Martial Dao is unknown. Only Immortal Dao has a possibility!"

Wentian nodded slightly. "Your master respects your choice. Then sit cross-legged and accept this love from your mother, as well as the repayment for your many years of day-and-night diligence.

"Your master will protect you. No one can disturb you."

"Many thanks, Master!"

Ye Fan could already feel the surging power moving through his body. Even though his meridians were tough, they could not support it for too long. He needed to guide and refine it for his own use.

The appearance of a formation inside the bamboo grove naturally drew many discussions.

The academy's deputy palace master, Jianyi Mingxuan, suddenly appeared above the formation.

"Mingxuan, it is me. Have people stay away from this place. I am here protecting Ye Fan."

"Father, you finally accepted him as a disciple." Jianyi Mingxuan said joyfully, "Congratulations, Father, for gaining an excellent disciple."

Someone with Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude, as long as he did not die prematurely, would very likely become a Golden Core cultivator in the future.

Ye Fan's realm improved every day.

After seven or eight days, he was already at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Another ten days later, he reached late Qi Refining.

After one month, the momentum gradually calmed.

His realm had reached the early stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

According to Wentian's observation, he could ultimately reach the late stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Because Ye Fan had repeatedly suffered cold eyes and been looked down upon, from the day he began cultivation, he had not rested even a single day, bitterly cultivating without cease.

The hard work and sweat he had paid was actually more than twice that of the talented True Spiritual Root disciples of aristocratic families.

His talent, perseverance, Dao heart, and even comprehension were all top-tier choices.

With such aptitude, Wentian was naturally moved.

The power released by the Seed of Vitality was not merely magic power. It also contained Xiantian true qi, a mysterious power formed from the fusion of the two.

When this power flowed through his limbs and bones, it continuously broadened his meridians, cleansed his marrow, and raised his physical strength.

After one month,

His physical body transformed, almost becoming a treasure body, capable of comparing with Foundation Establishment demonic beasts.

This was something that could only be achieved by cultivating a body-tempering method and reaching a certain level. It was a unique fortune.

Even Jianyi Mingwei was far from being able to contend with demonic beasts by relying on his physical body.

Another half month passed.

Ye Fan completely refined the power of the Seed of Vitality, and it fully dispersed within his dantian.

"Ah!"

Ye Fan only felt the vast magic power within his body fill his limbs and bones, while deep, majestic strength surged endlessly inside his flesh, as if wanting to break free from his body.

He could not help raising his head and letting out a long cry. The cry pierced through clouds and split stone. Hot tears actually rolled down from the corners of his eyes, wetting his hair at the temples.

Ten years unnoticed, suffering cold eyes and mockery.

Today, he broke through the light of heaven, and with the dust gone, radiance was born!

Looking at this scene, Wentian actually felt as if he were watching a passionate trash-to-genius novel, and could not help softly chanting:

I have a single bright pearl,

Long locked away by dust and toil.

One day the dust is gone and light is born,

Shining through ten thousand mountains and rivers.

A short while later,

Ye Fan wiped the corners of his eyes and bowed to Wentian. "Master, disciple has made you laugh."

Wentian smiled faintly and waved casually, lifting him up.

"A youth should naturally have true feelings. Unlike me, who appears young, but whose heart has long since been worn smooth, no longer worthy of hot blood!"

Wentian released the flying boat, put away the formation flags, and then said again, "Come up. Follow me to the Jianyi family."

"Your cultivation path has only just begun!"

"Yes, Master."

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Dongxi.

Bihan Pond.

Ye Fan came to the Jianyi family and entered seclusion for half a month, breaking through to Qi Refining completion.

Not many days later, he seized the momentum and attacked Foundation Establishment.

Even for a Heavenly Spiritual Root, according to normal cultivation speed, the probability of reaching Foundation Establishment at fourteen years old was extremely small.

After all, great families naturally valued foundations when nurturing disciples.

The more talented one was, the more important this became, so that their potential could be fully unleashed.

But Ye Fan had obtained this fortune through a series of coincidences.

He should originally have been a proud son of heaven, showered with countless love and favor. Who would have expected that after falling into the dust in a single day, he would become a crawling worm anyone could trample on?

The cold eyes of others and the mockery on their lips had all turned into nourishment that tempered him.

Although he was still young, the firmness of his temperament had long since surpassed the vast majority of immortal cultivators.

His obsession and the desire in his heart had ultimately forged a tenacious Dao heart.

Wentian looked toward the quiet room where he was in seclusion and smiled faintly. "Good disciple, Foundation Establishment is only your starting point. I hope that in the future, you too can cover the sky with one hand!"

Immediately, he said to Jianyi Mingxian beside him, "Begin replacing the clan's grand formation."

"Yes, Father."

"However, over at Guangling, because it is ultimately only a spiritual energy node and not a true spiritual vein, even if a third-rank grand formation is arranged, it cannot be activated easily.