119: Chapter 117 True Essence Fifth Realm (Three more updates, seeking monthly passes) 119: Chapter 117 True Essence Fifth Realm (Three more updates, seeking monthly passes) In the Yin Mountain Range, Demon Beasts were everywhere.

The deeper one went, the more difficult the journey became, and the higher the class of the encountered Demon Beasts became.

Fortunately, they had Luluo with them.

Otherwise, just with Ye Zhen alone, this journey would have become extremely difficult, even though Ye Zhen was half the King of the Mountains.

Along the way, Ye Zhen listened to the Beast Language to avoid many dangers, while Luluo’s Talisman Formation played an extraordinarily magical role.

Of course, Meng Xiaoyue also provided considerable assistance.

Now close to the True Essence Third Realm, although she couldn’t handle slightly stronger Demon Beasts, she could completely keep up with Ye Zhen and the others in terms of movement.

“Okay, this cliff here is exactly the Savage Cliff marked on the map.

Once we cross this cliff, we will enter the back of Yin Mountain.

There are often Southern Barbarians around there, so be careful,” Luluo pointed at the map and said.

“Alright…”

“Huh, there are actually two girls here?”

Suddenly, four older Martial Artists flipped over from the back of Savage Cliff.

Hovering three feet off the ground, they quickly surrounded Ye Zhen, Luluo, and Meng Xiaoyue.

Levitating off the ground signified that these four Martial Artists were all from the Spirit Summoning Realm.

“Tsk, tsk, a True Essence Fifth Realm Peak, a True Essence Fourth Realm Peak, and a True Essence Second Realm—I really don’t know how you three managed to get to Savage Cliff.

That must have required some unbelievably good luck,” the man known as Yanz Shoudao, Yang Ming, exclaimed after surrounding the trio.

“Yes, boss, these three must carry some valuable items!

And look at this girl, her figure is so damn stunning.

After roaming these mountains for two months, I’ve almost gone crazy.

And this young one, her figure hasn’t fully developed yet, but she must be fun to mess with!” A Martial Artist named Hee Jin, with a scarred face, laughed lewdly.

“Hey, boss, isn’t it my turn to pick someone this time?”

Yang Ming raised his long sword toward Ye Zhen and chuckled filthily, “Kid, just hand over your belongings obediently.

If you behave, after us old folks have had our fun with these two girls, we might let you have a taste too.

Otherwise…”

“Actually, if I were you, I’d be running as far away as possible right now…” Ye Zhen said, his expression strangely spreading his hands.

The next moment, unable to bear the filthy and lewd talks of these four Martial Artists any longer, Luluo abruptly exploded.

Her Cultivation at the Peak of the Spirit Summoning Realm burst forth without reserve, immediately frightening the four Martial Artists, whose highest cultivation was only Mid-stage Spirit Summoning Realm, till they were pale.

The next moment, a dark green whip materialized and shot out like a venomous snake, quickly squeezing around a nearby Martial Artist in the Early-stage Spirit Summoning Realm’s neck, whose head immediately flew off.

Clang!

Ye Zhen’s Sky Crystal Sword suddenly extended.

The moment he attacked, it was the Bone-Piercing Winter Plum move from the Winter Plum Swordsmanship!

An eight-zhang long ice-cold Sword Gang furiously slashed downward.

Hee Jin, a Martial Artist in the Early-stage Spirit Summoning Realm who was too stunned to react, was split in two by Ye Zhen.

To his death, he couldn’t figure out how a Martial Artist at the Fourth Stage of the True Essence Realm could possibly unleash an eight-zhang long Sword Gang…

That’s twenty-four meters!

Their boss couldn’t even do half of that….

With the Chasing Star Step, Ye Zhen chased after another Martial Artist from the Early-stage Spirit Summoning Realm who turned to flee, while Luluo was already battling the group’s leader, Yang Ming.

Several breaths later, when Ye Zhen returned from finishing the battle, he saw Luluo releasing a Talisman Light from her hand.

While Yang Ming staggered backward, Luluo’s dark green whip flew straight towards Yang Ming’s head.

Ten breaths!

The battle ended without any doubt!

“Heh, not bad at all.

Sister Liao has good taste in her selection of people,” Luluo quite appreciated Ye Zhen’s performance.

“You are even more amazing, killing a Mid-stage Spirit Summoning practitioner as easily as slicing vegetables!”

Meng Xiaoyue, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, “Sister Luluo, actually, if you had not hidden your cultivation just now, those guys definitely wouldn’t dare to mess with us, and they wouldn’t have brought this deadly calamity upon themselves.”

Ye Zhen, hearing this, felt somewhat pleased; fundamentally, Meng Xiaoyue was still kind-hearted.

“Little Yue, let me ask you, if just now my cultivation was really only at True Essence Fifth Realm and Ye Zhen was just an ordinary Martial Artist, what do you think our fate would have been?”

Hisss!

Drawing a sharp breath, Meng Xiaoyue’s face turned ugly.

“That’s right.

If these four had a bit of humanity, regardless of our high or low cultivation, they would have been fine.

But their nature is thoroughly rotten.

Even if I had shown my cultivation and they didn’t dare to provoke us, given the right opportunity, they would still harm others!

So, these four had to be killed!” Luluo said.

“Yes, such people deserve to be killed!” Meng Xiaoyue also clenched her fist.

Ye Zhen smiled bitterly.

Luluo was right, and her reasoning was irrefutable.

“Pack up and let’s get out of here fast.

Such heavy smell of blood….”

Roar!

Suddenly, the entire forest shook, each shake accompanied by a spine-chilling roar.

Wherever they looked, a ten-meter tall, four-meter wide bear with black and red fur, the Red Flame Violent Bear, was rapidly running toward them.

With every step, it made the entire forest shake as if in an earthquake.

As it ran, saliva dripped from its mouth; obviously, it had smelled the blood.

“A Mid-grade Earth-level Red Flame Violent Bear with combat power comparable to an Upper-grade Earth-level Demon Beast…

Run…

Luluo, take Little Yue and fly fast.

I’ll draw its attention!” Staring at the oncoming Red Flame Violent Bear, Ye Zhen roared.

A touched expression flashed in Luluo’s eyes.

She grabbed Ye Zhen just as he was about to meet the bear head-on.

After a few rapid flashes, they were beside a large tree.

“Crouch down, stay close, and conceal your breaths!”

Sister Luluo shouted softly, and in the moment when five Jade Talismans emerged in her hand, the whispering of Jade Talismans was shot into their surroundings, and a visibly bright barrier of Spirit Light abruptly rose, only to dim instantly.

It was precisely when the Spirit Light dimmed that the raging Red Flame Violent Bear halted in confusion, seemingly having lost its target, and stopped.

Sniffing to the left, looking to the right, it even slapped and broke a large tree that one person alone could not embrace.

Then, following the intense scent of blood, it approached four corpses and began to tear at and devour them.

This scene looked extremely terrifying.

In the moment Meng Xiaoyue’s mouth opened in fright, Ye Zhen quickly covered it with his hand.

The flesh and blood of Martial Artists were highly attractive to Demon Beasts, and the Red Flame Violent Bear savored its meal exceedingly slowly.

Trapped within the tiny Talisman Formation, Ye Zhen soon felt a peculiar sensation.

With Meng Xiaoyue in front of him and Sister Luluo, due to the cramped space of the Talisman Formation, Ye Zhen was pressed close to Sister Luluo’s fiery body, inhaling a unique fragrance from her.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen’s Blood Qi began to fluctuate violently.

“What are you doing?

Quickly suppress your Blood Qi, do you want to die?” Sister Luluo’s breath was as fragrant as orchids as she whispered urgently into Ye Zhen’s ear.

Ye Zhen felt his whole body go limp, forcibly suppressed his breath, and stared straight ahead, daring not to let his thoughts wander anymore.

Startled, Sister Luluo seemed to realize something too, and her pretty face turned red instantaneously.

About half an hour later, after the Red Flame Violent Bear devoured all four corpses and wandered around, it slowly walked away.

Right when the Red Flame Violent Bear had just gone far, the Talisman Formation that was concealing Ye Zhen and his companions immediately flashed brightly, and with crackling sounds, the five Jade Talismans instantly burst into powder.

“That was close.

If that Red Flame Violent Bear had stayed a moment longer, we would have faced great danger.

By the way, Sister Luluo, what kind of Talisman Formation was that?” Ye Zhen asked.

“Small Mysterious Formation.

The set of Talisman Formation can only last for half an hour.

It’s quite effective in confusing these Demon Beasts, and it could also confuse Martial Artists if set up in advance.

However, it’s not very effective against someone with much higher Cultivation than me,” Sister Luluo answered.

“Is it difficult to refine?”

“It’s neither difficult nor easy.

The most important part of refining a Talisman Formation is the strength of one’s Divine Sense.

It’s not like a proper Formation that relies heavily on consumption and resources.

Why, are you interested in learning?”

“Divine Sense?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen’s heart stirred abruptly.

“A bit.

It feels crucial at critical moments,” Ye Zhen nodded.

“First increase your Cultivation to the Spirit Summoning Realm.

Spiritual Power is indeed the minimum threshold for refining talismans, refining artifacts, and alchemy.”

After a pause, Sister Luluo changed the topic and said, “It’s a pity those four guys got completely devoured by the Red Flame Violent Bear.

Otherwise, having braved the mountains for two months, they definitely would have had some treasures on them…”

After crossing over Savage Cliff, Ye Zhen and his companions continued to proceed deeper into Yin Mountain, walking even more cautiously.

Ye Zhen was constantly listening to the sounds of insects and beasts, ready to evade at the slightest sign of trouble.

“It’s almost there.

See that isolated stele in the distance?

That’s the Stele of the Eight Hundred Warriors of Yin Mountain.

Tomorrow, after we cross over this mountain, we will reach the backside of Yin Mountain Blood Gorge,” Sister Luluo pointed to a towering stele in the distance.

“Tonight, we will rest in this cave.

I have checked this cave before; there are traces of ash, so it should have been used by someone before without any Demon Beasts.

I will take the first watch of the night,” Sister Luluo said decisively.

After a quick meal of dry food, while Sister Luluo was on watch, Ye Zhen began cultivating cross-legged right there.

As long as conditions permitted, Ye Zhen absolutely would not interrupt his daily cultivation.

Crack!

Ye Zhen swallowed two True Essence Pills at once, attempting to break through the bottleneck at the peak of True Essence Fourth Realm.

After many days of relentless cultivation without regard for resource consumption, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had reached the peak of True Essence Fourth Realm for several days now, but he faced a minor bottleneck that kept him stuck at the peak without breaking through!

Resolutely, Ye Zhen crazily swallowed four more True Essence Pills!

As of now, every bit of increase in Ye Zhen’s strength added more to his chances of survival.

Whoosh!

Instantly metabolizing such a massive amount of medicinal strength, it caused Ye Zhen’s meridians to ache intensely.

Ye Zhen frantically activated the One Qi Mixed Yuan Skill, attempting to break through that bottleneck.

Suddenly, a mix of footsteps and peculiar accents rapidly penetrated into Ye Zhen’s ears.

Almost simultaneously, Sister Luluo’s extremely alarmed voice rang out, “Not good, Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners, no…Spirit Masters, how could we encounter a Southern Barbarian Spirit Master….

No, they have already discovered us….we can’t escape….”

As a group of strangely dressed humans and beasts rapidly approached, Sister Luluo, normally so fearless, turned deathly pale.

“Southern Barbarian Spirit Master?”

Ye Zhen’s heart suddenly jolted.

A Southern Barbarian Spirit Master was equivalent to a Martial Artist in the Spirit Transformation Realm, and the most terrifying aspect was that sometimes a single Southern Barbarian Spirit Master could contend against several Martial Artists of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

As Ye Zhen looked outside, a strangely dressed Southern Barbarian wielding a wooden staff also fixed his gaze on Ye Zhen, his eyes exerting a deadly pressure, almost suffocating Ye Zhen!

Crack!

Almost at that moment, under that suffocating pressure, Ye Zhen felt the bottleneck inside him suddenly shatter, and his previously stagnant Cultivation surged like a river flowing into the sea, advancing fiercely.

Cultivation breakthrough—True Essence Fifth Realm!

(To be continued.

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