Chapter 31: Breakthrough – Purple Mansion Realm, Fifth-Level Blade Intent.

The grand banquet was in full swing. Centered around the Ye family, people from various powers across a dozen nearby counties had come to attend.

Even with the vast grounds of the Ye residence, it was nearly not enough to accommodate all the guests.

Astonishingly, even the six princes vying for the crown of the Great Xia Dynasty had sent congratulatory gifts one after another.

Clearly, even if they couldn’t win favor, it was not the time to make enemies.

As for whether they would settle scores after ascending to the throne, that would be a matter for the future.

Seeing the Mo family patriarch, Mo Rui, beaming with pride and looking smug, those who knew him couldn’t help but gnash their teeth in envy.

Thanks to the Ye family, the Mo family had developed rapidly. Even in their county, none of the major families dared to provoke them lightly.

Everyone could see that as long as Ye Wushang remained, and as long as Mo Sijun wasn’t discarded by him, the Mo family’s rise was inevitable.

That thought alone made people envy Mo Rui for having such a fortunate daughter, chosen by a powerhouse like Ye Wushang—a formidable blade cultivator.

Thinking Ye Wushang was merely captivated by beauty, many families brought their most outstanding daughters to the banquet, hoping to catch his eye.

Unfortunately, they had underestimated Ye Wushang’s standards.

Unless something truly special stood out, he didn’t spare them a single glance. This left many girls heartbroken.

It wasn’t unreasonable for Ye Wushang to ignore them. While these girls were undoubtedly beautiful…

Compared to Yue Rushuang and Zhao Qingge, they didn’t measure up, whether in bearing or appearance. Plus, without any prompts from the system, Ye Wushang simply paid them no mind.

After joining the Ye family, Mo Sijun found it all a bit unbelievable.

Especially when the main wife, Yue Rushuang, brought Zhao Qingge to meet her, she was inwardly extremely nervous.

At first, she thought they had come to put her in her place. She had mentally prepared herself to suffer.

To her surprise, the two women were unexpectedly easy-going and treated her with genuine kindness. It was surreal.

But soon, after spending one night with Ye Wushang, she understood everything.

Early the next morning, Ye Wushang left her room looking fresh and triumphant, while she lay in bed with a blank, lifeless expression.

She never imagined a man could be so terrifying in bed.

For three whole days, she couldn’t even get out of bed.

So when Ye Wushang next appeared, her whole body trembled in fear, terrified he had returned to torment her again.

When Yue Rushuang heard the news and came to check on her, she comforted her gently, then stormed off to confront Ye Wushang.

The result? She ended up being pinned down, forced to beg for mercy.

After spending the night with Mo Sijun, Ye Wushang returned to closed-door cultivation.

Just from that single night of dual cultivation, he felt his bottleneck loosen.

A terrifying momentum surged within him.

In both his dantian and sea of consciousness, spiritual energy surged and rampaged.

Ancient, awe-inspiring auras began to emerge, carrying an unstoppable might as they surged wildly.

Ye Wushang guided the merging of these auras until gradually, strands of purple qi began to manifest.

Soon, vast amounts of spiritual energy began transforming into purple qi, condensing in his sea of consciousness.

Eventually, when a majestic Purple Mansion manifested within his dantian, a terrifying power erupted from his entire body.

At that moment, it signified Ye Wushang’s cultivation had ascended from the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm to the Purple Mansion Realm.

After breaking through, Ye Wushang’s aura became so terrifying that it could be described as invincible.

Though he was only at the first level of the Purple Mansion Realm, his combat strength had skyrocketed by tens of millions of times.

Feeling his surging strength, Ye Wushang was filled with an unprecedented sense of completeness.

After a while, he gained full control over his cultivation.

Now, not only had he stepped into the Purple Mansion Realm, but even his third-level perfected Blade Intent had broken through to fourth level, giving his combat prowess another earth-shaking leap.

“Such overwhelming power… Still not enough. I can go further! System, raise my Blade Intent again!”

Ye Wushang didn’t stop—he chose to push forward.

[50,000 Destiny Points consumed. Your Blade Intent has advanced to the Fifth Level!]

BOOM~~!

An awe-inspiring blade aura burst from his body uncontrollably.

Centered on him, everything around—buildings and structures—was sliced into dust by the sheer force of his Blade Intent.

Endless Blade Intent surged ceaselessly, circling him.

Fifth-Level Blade Intent—unimaginably terrifying.

Even many Marquis-level experts at the Cave Heaven Realm likely hadn’t reached this level.

Opening his eyes again, even Ye Wushang was shocked by his strength.

At this moment, he felt confident that even if a top-tier genius at the fifth or sixth level of the Purple Mansion Realm appeared, he could defeat them.

However, when Ye Wushang emerged from seclusion, he didn’t announce his breakthrough.

For the current Ye family, his previous Heavenly Phenomenon Realm Grandmaster status was more than enough.

Right now, within the Ye family:

The Great Elder, with the help of the Nine Nether Fruit, had successfully advanced to the Heavenly Phenomenon Realm.

Two other elders had reached Perfection of the Divine Sea Realm and had each received a Nine Nether Fruit.

The remaining two had reached the late stage of the Divine Sea Realm, and reaching perfection was only a matter of a year or two.

The Great Xia Dynasty was now in a time of upheaval, and Ye Wushang had no intention of becoming the center of attention.

From what he knew, the current king of Great Xia was already too weak to attend court.

He relied daily on his final life-extending pill and could pass away at any moment.

In such times, the entire nation was on edge.

And the struggle between the crown princes had reached a fever pitch.

Even the Ye family no longer sent people to recruit allies—it was clear time was running out.

In the days that followed, Ye Wushang focused on cultivation and spending time with his wives and children.

Each night, after the kids went to bed, the four of them would play mahjong together.

And each time, the result was the same—the three women, exhausted, would “win” billions from Ye Wushang.

Despite the heavy losses, Ye Wushang remained tireless and insisted on playing every night.

Meanwhile, the three women who always won were the ones begging for mercy and refusing another round.

This went on until all three became pregnant again, at which point the “games” finally ended.

But one day, something unexpected happened.

“Patriarch Ye, Princess Royal Xia Zixuan has come to visit!”

Hearing this, Ye Wushang was momentarily stunned, not quite able to process the news.