Profound Heaven Soul Sovereign

Hearing Crazy Battle’s words, Mo Chengtian gave a bitter smile. "Senior, you’re mistaken. The reason I agreed to their terms wasn’t just because of the Extremely Bright Pills. The golden-haired youth is a Tier Six Martial Venerable, and his strength is no less than my own. I only agreed because I wasn’t confident I could defeat them."

"You’re saying that among them is a Martial Venerable expert no weaker than you?"

Crazy Battle’s gaze sharpened. ’In terms of strength, this Mo Chengtian is about on par with my son, Gale. I came here to investigate the killer’s whereabouts... In that case, is it really possible these two could have killed my son?’

"Yes, the other two great families are aware of this. They all attacked the Celestial One Inn for the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth and even clashed with my Mo family. It was only after the golden-haired youth decisively killed the Wei family’s Patriarch and promised the Li family and the Xu family Extremely Bright Pills as payment that they called off their attack."

"That is correct, Senior Crazy Battle."

"The golden-haired youth’s strength was even greater than ours. We knew we had to quit while we were ahead."

Xu Jing, Patriarch of the Xu family, and Li Yu, Patriarch of the Li family, both spoke up.

Aside from the members of the three great families, no outsiders knew what had transpired at the Celestial One Inn, which was why Mo Chengtian dared to speak so freely.

The people from the Celestial One Inn and Treasure Pavilion then confirmed Mo Chengtian’s story.

"Do you have any idea where those two went, then?"

Crazy Battle was now more convinced than ever that these two had killed his son, Gale.

"Senior, the two young men left Black Stone City a week ago. As for their exact destination, we do not know."

Realizing he couldn’t get any more information, Crazy Battle snorted. "Consider yourselves lucky this time. If I find out you’ve lied to me, I don’t care what faction you belong to—you will all die! Remember, if you get any news of those two brats, inform me at once."

After giving Mo Chengtian and the others a harsh warning, Crazy Battle departed in a hurry, evidently off to investigate the whereabouts of Ye Xuan and Jin Lin.

Watching Crazy Battle’s departing figure, Mo Chengtian and the others were seething with frustration. They exchanged a look but said nothing, then went their separate ways.

In a stretch of desolate mountains, a young man sat cross-legged in cultivation. It was Ye Xuan.

Suddenly, a messenger eagle landed on his shoulder.

Taking the jade slip from the eagle’s leg, Ye Xuan broke the few Restrictions placed upon it. A cold smile touched his lips as he read its contents.

"The Profound Mystery Sect really thinks highly of me, sending a Tier Seven Martial King to hunt me down."

The messenger eagle had been sent by the three great families to inform Ye Xuan of everything that had happened at Wukong Ridge.

Although the jade slip stated that the Profound Mystery Sect’s Supreme Elder, Crazy Battle, already suspected him of killing the sect’s other elder, Ye Xuan wasn’t the least bit worried. In fact, he breathed a sigh of relief.

’It seems I’ve successfully shifted the Profound Mystery Sect’s focus from the Thirteen Nations Alliance to myself.’

’Next, I’ll have to lead the Profound Mystery Sect on a chase. Of course, the best thing would be to find a way to eliminate the aura of this Nether Heart Seed.’

Over the past week, Ye Xuan had left the vicinity of Wukong Ridge far behind, venturing deep into the Dream Realm Plain.

Along the way, Ye Xuan had racked his brain and finally thought of a way to temporarily mask the Nether Heart Seed’s aura. He could use his Celestial Fire to envelop his Soul Sea, which would make the aura emitted by the seed incredibly faint.

While he couldn’t get rid of the Nether Heart Seed’s aura completely, it wasn’t too difficult to use this method to block his pursuer’s search.

The only problem was that Ye Xuan’s control over his Celestial Fire was still not refined enough. More importantly, with his current cultivation, he couldn’t maintain the Endless Molten Flame state indefinitely. As a result, the Nether Heart Seed’s aura would still leak out from time to time.

Crazy Battle had also noticed this pattern—the Nether-Detecting Stone would intermittently pick up the killer’s aura.

At first, Crazy Battle brought the pursuit team of elders with him, but after they came up empty-handed a few times, he grew impatient with their slow speed, feeling they were holding him back.

Thus, every time the Nether-Detecting Stone located Ye Xuan’s trail afterward, Crazy Battle would pursue him alone.

It had to be said that once a Martial Artist reached the rank of a Tier Seven Martial King, they gained the ability to fly. Their speed was more than ten times faster than that of a Martial Venerable.

A few times, Ye Xuan wasn’t careful and was nearly caught.

Once, just moments after he had departed, he felt the terrifying pressure of a Martial King descend upon the area.

If he hadn’t left so quickly, he would have been caught for sure.

’I have to find a way to get rid of this Nether Heart Seed’s aura.’

Ye Xuan was determined. If things continued like this, it was only a matter of time before Crazy Battle caught up to him.

It wasn’t that he was afraid of Crazy Battle. With Jin Lin by his side, the two of them working together were more than capable of killing the man.

But if they killed Crazy Battle, Ye Xuan would be hunted by the entire Profound Mystery Sect. After all, there was a vast difference in status between a Martial Venerable elder and a Martial King Supreme Elder. At that point, there would be nowhere for him to hide in the Dream Realm Plain.

He wouldn’t fear for himself, but he had the Thirteen Nations Alliance to think about. Until he was strong enough, Ye Xuan was unwilling to bring disaster upon them.

「Three months passed in the blink of an eye.」

During these three months, Ye Xuan was constantly on the run. His Profound Power grew more and more condensed, and he could maintain control over the Endless Molten Flame for increasingly longer periods.

He could now keep the Endless Molten Flame continuously covering his Soul Sea for at least five days at a time.

Although he still needed to rest after the five days were up, the process of evading Crazy Battle’s pursuit had become much easier.

Another half a month passed. The Profound Power in Ye Xuan’s body, which had reached Tier Four Peak in the Floating Light Secret Realm, became even more refined, finally reaching the absolute peak of Tier Four.

It was time to break through to Tier Five.

Ye Xuan found a mountain range and began his secluded cultivation in a cave.

He had an abundance of Spirit Medicines, so he was certainly not lacking in Pills. Three days later, he finally broke through from Tier Four to Tier Five.

After the breakthrough, Ye Xuan could clearly feel that his Profound Power was much more condensed. The difference from before was like night and day.

The breakthrough process had also tempered his body once more, significantly increasing his physical strength.

’After breaking through to Tier Five and with my Nine Transformations Sacred Body at the Third Transformation, I should be able to withstand the power of the Breathing Soil within the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth.’

Ever since obtaining the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth in Black Stone City, Ye Xuan had not used it for his cultivation.

The Seven-Colored Chaos Earth was a Tier Seven material. Normally, only a Tier Seven Martial King could even attempt to refine it. If an ordinary Martial Artist tried to absorb even a tiny bit, they would be overwhelmed by the aura of the great earth’s Breathing Soil within and explode.

Although his physical strength was extraordinary thanks to cultivating the Nine Profound Overlord Art and the Nine Transformations Sacred Body—far surpassing that of ordinary Martial Artists—actually absorbing the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth was still immensely dangerous.

But now that he had broken through to the Tier Five Martial Sect realm, he could finally give it a try.

Inside the cave, Ye Xuan closed his eyes, composing himself.

As wisps of the Breathing Soil’s power from the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth seeped into his meridians, an expression of agony twisted Ye Xuan’s face. His bones groaned, the Profound Power within his Profound Veins churned chaotically, and wounds torn open by the Breathing Soil’s aura appeared all over his body.

Trickles of blood began to seep from his skin.

His Profound Veins shattered, inch by inch. The intense pain was like a thousand churning blades, madly spinning and shredding his body from the inside.

SPURT!

Ye Xuan coughed up a mouthful of blood.

His face was pale, and the intense pain nearly caused him to faint.

He had known that cultivating the Nine Transformations Sacred Body would be agonizing, but as the pain truly washed over him, he still found himself gritting his teeth, his entire body wracked with unstoppable convulsions.

But he did not stop absorbing the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth. From the very beginning of his journey with the Nine Transformations Sacred Body, Ye Xuan had known the path would be arduous. He was never one to give up halfway.

Within Ye Xuan’s Soul Sea, a verdant and flexible willow branch nearly a foot tall swayed gently. Wisps of life force flowed from it, rapidly healing his body.

But each time his body healed to a certain point, the formidable power of the Breathing Soil would tear his Profound Veins apart once more. This constant cycle of being torn apart, healed, torn apart, and healed again was nothing short of torture.

Yet Ye Xuan’s eyes were bloodshot, and he did not make a single sound throughout the entire ordeal.

’Nine Profound Overlord Art, refine!’

He frantically circulated his Tier Five Profound Power, slowly refining the power of the Breathing Soil that had surged into his body.

A minuscule wisp of the Breathing Soil’s power was slowly refined. This refined energy then followed the circulation of his Profound Power, permeating every part of his body and slowly integrating with every single cell.

Gradually, Ye Xuan’s body began to emit a seven-colored glow.

The strength of his physical body was also slowly changing, becoming more resilient and powerful.

At first, the change was minuscule, but gradually, more and more of the Breathing Soil’s power integrated into Ye Xuan’s body, becoming a part of him.

Eventually, his body, which had required constant healing from his Life Martial Soul, no longer needed its aid at all.

A day later, the power of the Breathing Soil within the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth was completely absorbed. Ye Xuan’s cross-legged body now had the color and luster of perfect white jade, with a faint, seven-colored radiance flowing across its surface.

Ye Xuan’s eyes snapped open, a brilliant light flashing within them.

After his arduous cultivation, he had finally absorbed all the power of the Breathing Soil from the Seven-Colored Chaos Earth, advancing his Nine Transformations Sacred Body from the Third Transformation to the Fourth Transformation.

At the same time, after absorbing the power of the Breathing Soil, the Earth Martial Soul within his heart-gate seemed to have undergone a metamorphosis, now also bearing a faint, seven-colored glow.