Vol. 1 - Ch. 14 - Chen Qingyu Breaks Through

His roots, extending over ten metres underground, still hadn't reached beneath that room, explaining why he hadn't detected it before.

As Blood Coagulation Realm martial artists, Chen Tianyu and Chen Tianjing took the lead. They jumped into it without hesitation as soon as they saw it..

Although the tunnel had no light, martial artists in the Body Tempering realm acquired the ability to see in the dark, so they definitely didn't have problems. The group disappeared into the secret passage as fast as they could.

In the ancestral hall, Chen Xingzhen watched them leave. Then he came towards the Divine Tree and silently prayed for a moment.

For this secret hunting expedition, the family had sent out almost all of their high-level martial artists. Although the family had four Blood Coagulation Realm martial artists, this was the extent of all the strength they possessed.

As the family head, he naturally could not go out. He needed to stay behind to oversee the overall situation.

One  other person remained in the family, Chen Qingyu, also at the Blood Coagulation Realm.

Leaving behind a Blood Coagulation Realm martial artist was, of course, to guard against a sudden attack from the Li family. Although this possibility was small, they couldn't be unprepared. Two Blood Coagulation Realm martial artists could hold out for a while.

After a moment of prayer, Chen Xingzhen turned and left the ancestral hall, leaving only Ji Yang silently absorbing the moonlight.

"3.1, 3.2..."

Bored, Ji Yang could only watch his slowly increasing vitality, hoping that the group who went out would bring back good news!

[Clan member Chen Qingyu has broken through to the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm. Deduction points +2]

The sudden notification surprised Ji Yang.

Chen Qingyu had actually broken through? Contributing two deduction points to him!

Not bad, not bad!

Ji Yang shook his branches in satisfaction, feeling that today's use of vitality had not been wasted.

...

In his room, Chen Qingyu, having just broken through, erupted with vital energy and blood qi. His whole being looked like a fierce beast.

Feeling the dense energy within him, Chen Qingyu's face lit up with joy.

Reaching the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm at his age made him a genius! It's worth noting that even the clan leader, Chen Xingzhen, was only at the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm!

Unfortunately, it was still not enough.

The late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm wasn't sufficient for him to save the family from its current predicament. If only he could reach the Innate Realm, that would have been ideal.

However, to advance to the Innate Realm, one's vital energy and blood qi must be as dense as mercury is. Even though he had reached the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm he still had a long way to go.

Breaking through to the Innate Realm was not an easy task. Otherwise there would be at least one Innate Realm martial artist in the entire Chaotic Burial Mountain.

Chen Qingyu shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He quietly operated the Three-Turns Profound Art, calming the turbulent energy and blood qi within him.

The Three-Turns Profound Art was a Black-Grade cultivation method passed down through generations of the Chen family. With this method, one could break through to the Innate realm!

Small families near Chaotic Burial Mountain mostly had only Yellow-Grade cultivation methods. This was also what the Li family coveted.

According to the clan leader, this method originally had nine turns and was an Earth-grade cultivation method capable of reaching the Qi Control Realms. Unfortunately, as the family continued to decline, the method became incomplete. Now, only three of the nine turns remain, and even the combat techniques that were part of the method have been lost.

The current Chen family has only a small remnant of their ancestors blessings left. If the family does not rise again, it is likely to disappear into the river of time.

Thinking of this, Chen Qingyu's eyes shone with a determined light!

As the most promising member of the clan, he was determined to save his family from peril!

However, Chen Qingyu quickly recalled the green specks that had permeated his body the other day.

Based on his previous estimations, he would have needed more time to advance to the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm. But after coming into contact with those green specks, he felt a significant increase in the vitality of his blood and energy, leading to today's breakthrough.

"The Divine Tree?" Chen Qingyu muttered to himself, his eyes showing a hint of hesitation.

But then he snorted softly.

This advancement in his realm ultimately relied on his own accumulation. Even without the Divine Tree, he would have reached the late stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm!

"The truth is, in the end everything depends on one's self!"

A resolute voice echoed slightly from the room!

...

"3.5, 3.6, 3.7..."

In the ancestral hall, observing his slowly increasing vitality and experiencing the sensation of his consciousness gradually expanding, Ji Yang felt as if he were savoring fine wine.

However, when Ji Yang looked at the tunnel that had been resealed, he couldn't help but be distracted.

Several hours had passed, why hadn't the group returned yet?

He was still waiting for his offerings!

If he could move, Ji Yang would have eagerly burrowed out of the secret passage himself for hunting!

Some hurried footsteps echoed near Ji Yang.

Turning his head, he saw Chen Xingzhen approaching the ancestral hall with quick steps.

This was already Chen Xingzhen's third visit to the ancestral hall tonight, indicating that even the clan leader was quite worried at the moment.

The clan members sent out were the strongest fighting force of the family. If there were any casualties, he didn't know if they could handle it. Moreover, with the group still not back, if something had happened to all of them...

The Chen family would be truly helpless! If only he had sent more people earlier Chen Xingzhen though. But now it was too late for regrets.

Chen Xingzhen paced back and forth, lingering under the tree, occasionally praying for the safe return of the group to Ji Yang.

Ji Yang just treated Chen Xingzhen's prayers as if he hadn't heard them.

He couldn't help feeling anxious too. After all, he wasn't really just a tree. If something happened to the group during their hunt, he would also be affected.

Just as both Ji Yang and Chen Xingzhen struggled with their own thoughts, suddenly the sound of several faint and disorderly footsteps came from the family's secret passage.

The sound, though faint, was like a long-awaited rain for Chen Xingzhen, who was in a state of anxiety.

As the clan leader, Chen Xingzhen didn't rush to open the green stone slab above the secret passage. Instead, he stopped in his tracks, listening carefully.

Perhaps it wasn't the returning hunters, but beasts that had accidentally discovered the secret passage. He needed to be cautious!

"Clan leader! It's me!"

Only when he heard the familiar voice did Chen Xingzhen's caution recede. He quickly moved the green stone slab above.

Chen Tianyu and the others immediately crawled out from the secret passage below.

Seeing the returning group, Chen Xingzhen muttered to himself, "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"

Unlike when they entered left, the group now had torn clothes and several wounds. Two of the martial artists at the Body Tempering realm even had a large tear across their chests.

At this moment, their faces were grim, and even the clothes covering their wounds were stained crimson.

Behind the group, they were dragging a fierce beast about thirty feet long, bulky in size, resembling a tiger!

It seemed that the wounds on the group were probably inflicted by hunting this beast!

Chen Xingzhen, upon seeing the beast, exclaimed in surprise, "A Blood Coagulation Realm Iron Thorned Tiger!"

Although Chen Tianjing and Chen Tianyu were in the mid-stage of the Blood Coagulation Realm with several martial artists at the late stage of the Body Tempering realm among them, they hadn't expected the group to actually hunt down an Iron Thorned Tiger.

Although this type of beast was only in the Blood Coagulation Realm, Blood Coagulation Realm beasts were exceptionally powerful. This was partly due to the innate talents of the beast itself, combined with the fact that they lived deep within the Chaotic Burial Mountain, where the terrain was unfamiliar to the clan members, making it difficult to hunt such beasts.

According to Chen Xingzhen's expectations, hunting down two Body Tempering realm beasts would have sufficed.

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