Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System - Chapter 123: Ye Beichen’s Breakthrough!
Chapter 123: Ye Beichen’s Breakthrough!
“Sometimes, the strongest option is not the best one. Only what truly suits a person is the right choice. If I am not mistaken, Senior Brother Zhu walks a fierce and unyielding Martial Dao path. Among the Four Peaks, the martial skills of Human Origin Peak are the most fierce and resolute. Their ultimate art, Heaven Breaking Overlord Fist, is unmatched in raw power and dominance. I am afraid that none of the ultimate martial arts of Heaven Peak, Earth Peak, or Profound Peak can rival it in sheer force. Senior Brother Zhu chose Human Origin Peak precisely for that Heaven Breaking Overlord Fist, did he not?”
Before Zhu Ximen could respond, Li Yun spoke with a relaxed smile, his words flowing naturally.
His insight was remarkably sharp. With a single glance, he had already grasped the direction of Zhu Ximen’s Martial Dao.
The ultimate martial skill of Human Origin Peak, Heaven Breaking Overlord Fist, was a technique built upon ferocity and indomitable will. It suited Zhu Ximen perfectly. If Zhu Ximen could master it, his strength would increase dramatically, at least doubling.
Each of the Four Peaks possessed an astonishing ultimate martial skill.
Four Peaks, four ultimate techniques.
Aside from Human Origin Peak’s Heaven Breaking Overlord Fist, there was Earth Pillar Peak’s Flame Destroyer Canon, Profound Mystery Peak’s Sky Star Seal, and Heaven Mandate Peak’s Heavenly Lightning Codex.
“Brother Li is absolutely right,” Zhu Ximen said with a smile. “The strongest choice is not always the best one. What suits me is what matters most. Human Origin Peak’s Heaven Breaking Overlord Fist aligns perfectly with my path, so choosing Human Origin Peak was only natural.”
“So that is the reason.”
Han Lingxue nodded in understanding, then continued thoughtfully, “By the way, after the New Disciples Ranking competition ends and we officially choose a peak to join as Inner Sect Disciples, it is customary for each batch of newly promoted Inner Sect Disciples to participate in a collective mission alongside senior Inner Sect Disciples.”
“That mission is quite difficult and requires close cooperation to complete. I know several senior brothers and senior sisters within Martial Ascension Gate, and we have a good relationship. I have already arranged for them to take me along when the mission begins. If Brother Zhu and Brother Li are interested, you could join us as well.”
“We will see when the time comes,” Li Yun and Zhu Ximen replied at the same time.
The New Disciples Ranking competition had not even begun yet, so thinking too far ahead was unnecessary.
“Very well,” Han Lingxue said with a nod.
While chatting casually, the three of them soon arrived at the Contribution Hall.
The hall was vast, splendid, and imposing, covering an area of more than ten acres. At this moment, it was bustling with activity, as numerous disciples of Martial Ascension Gate moved about, all of them there to exchange contribution points for treasures needed to advance their cultivation.
Li Yun and the others stepped inside and lifted their gazes toward the air above. Hundreds of wooden plaques hung overhead, each about two meters long and one meter wide.
Every plaque was densely inscribed with the names of treasures, including artifact weapons, medicinal pills, demonic cores, and various Heaven and Earth treasures.
In short, everything a martial artist could possibly need was available within this hall.
Beside each listed treasure was a series of numbers indicating the contribution points required to exchange for it.
“So many treasures.”
Seeing the overwhelming display, Li Yun and the other two could not hide their astonishment and exclaimed in unison.
Li Yun’s eyes swept across the plaques as he read name after name. Purple Lightning Grass, Starlight Flower, Nine Bend Bone Refining Grass, Ancient Spirit Yuan Fruit, and many more rare items caught his attention. His expression shifted visibly, and he could not help but quietly recite the names of dozens of precious treasures.
A look of intense desire rose in his eyes as he thought to himself that if possible, he would take all of them. With his supreme foundation, what he lacked was not talent or comprehension, but resources. As long as he had sufficient resources, his cultivation would advance at a terrifying pace.
“For now, I should focus on preparing everything I need to break through to the Xiantian Realm,” he muttered.
Li Yun soon found the elder in charge of the Contribution Hall and began exchanging his contribution points for the treasures he required.
The Heaven and Earth treasures he selected were all extremely rare, and the contribution points needed for them were correspondingly high. In total, he spent more than seven hundred thousand contribution points.
After that, Li Yun spent another three hundred thousand contribution points to exchange for treasures that could enhance body cultivation.
He had not forgotten the Ninefold Origin Flesh Scripture he had obtained from the Primordial Chaos Codex.
Since he planned to begin cultivating that technique after reaching the Xiantian Realm, it was only natural for him to prepare the necessary body refining resources in advance.
In less time than it takes for an incense stick to burn, Li Yun had already spent more than one million contribution points inside the Contribution Hall.
A sum of that magnitude was unimaginable to Outer Sect disciples of Martial Ascension Gate, and even for many Inner Sect disciples it was an astronomical figure.
Some of them might spend several years completing missions without ever accumulating so many contribution points.
Yet Li Yun had casually spent an amount that others could not earn in years, all within a short span of time.
The sheer contrast left onlookers utterly speechless, able only to sigh inwardly at his extravagance.
After Li Yun completed his exchanges, Zhu Ximen and Han Lingxue also selected the treasures they needed.
With the New Disciples Ranking competition drawing near, whether it was Li Yun, Zhu Ximen, or Han Lingxue, all of them were eager to strengthen themselves as much as possible beforehand. Each hoped to achieve the best possible result in the upcoming competition.
Without lingering any longer, the three of them left the Contribution Hall and headed straight back, preparing to enter secluded cultivation.
Boom!
Just as Li Yun, Zhu Ximen, and Han Lingxue stepped into the Martial Ascension Gate guest area, a deafening explosion suddenly rang out, shaking the surroundings as if the world itself had trembled.
An extremely violent aura surged out from one of the rooms within the guest area, raging like a furious tornado.
The moment they felt that terrifying aura, even experts such as Li Yun, Zhu Ximen, and Han Lingxue were struck by an intense sense of pressure. It felt as though an invisible mountain had crashed down upon them, making it difficult to breathe.
“The person inside that room is…”
The expressions of all three changed slightly. A solemn light appeared in their eyes as they stared fixedly at the room from which the fierce aura was pouring out.
“Haha. I finally broke through.”
A voice filled with overwhelming excitement suddenly rang out from within the room.
Moments later, the laughter faded. The door opened, and a tall figure stepped out with confident strides. Sharp and powerful qi radiated continuously from his body, making him seem less like a human and more like a peerless divine sword drawn from its sheath.
“Ye Beichen.”
That towering figure was none other than the former first place holder of the New Disciples Ranking, Ye Beichen.
“I did not expect this guy to break through,” Zhu Ximen said in a low voice, speaking each word slowly.
“Ye Beichen was already at the peak of the fifth level of the Xiantian Realm,” Han Lingxue added, her delicate face turning solemn. “Another breakthrough means he has stepped into the sixth level of the Xiantian Realm.”
If it had been an ordinary fifth level Xiantian Realm martial artist advancing to the sixth level, they would not have reacted with such caution.
Ye Beichen, however, was not an ordinary cultivator. He was a peerless genius, and every breakthrough he achieved caused his combat power to soar severalfold.
Moreover, he was a sword cultivator who had already condensed a Sword Intent Seed, which meant that the higher his cultivation rose, the more terrifying his offensive strength became.
Ye Beichen at the sixth level of the Xiantian Realm possessed at least five times the strength he had at the fifth level.
Li Yun remained silent, yet the heaviness in his heart was no less than that felt by Zhu Ximen and Han Lingxue.
There was a reason he had spent more than a million contribution points without hesitation. All of it had been done to prepare for Ye Beichen in the New Disciples Ranking competition one month later.
If Ye Beichen had remained at the peak of the fifth level of the Xiantian Realm, Li Yun was confident that he could defeat him with his current strength. What he had not anticipated was that Ye Beichen would actually break through to the sixth level.
“It is fortunate that I am also on the verge of entering the Xiantian Realm,” Li Yun thought to himself. “Otherwise, facing a sixth level Xiantian Realm Ye Beichen with only half step Xiantian Realm cultivation would leave me with almost no chance of victory.”
“Li Yun.”
While Li Yun and the others were still focused on Ye Beichen, Ye Beichen himself had already noticed Li Yun the moment he stepped out of the room. He called out softly, and in the next instant, his body trembled slightly.
A sharp, sword-like aura burst forth from him, surging outward like raging waves that crashed toward the sky before slamming fiercely in Li Yun’s direction.
Within that violently surging aura was a trace of Ye Beichen’s incomparably sharp Sword Intent Seed. The pressure it carried was so intense that even a fifth level Xiantian Realm expert would feel their heart quiver in fear upon facing it.
