Discovering the Black Flame Flood Dragon in the Black Forest was an unexpected surprise for Ye Qingchen. He planned to stay in Xingyue City for half a day to refine a Great Pill.

However, just having the dragon heart was naturally not enough.

In alchemy, the main and supplementary ingredients must complement each other. The dragon heart was the main ingredient, but some supplementary ingredients were still missing.

But these minor tasks could be left to Wei Ziping. Ever since he learned that Shi Potian was crippled by Ye Qingchen, Wei Ziping became as obedient as a lamb. Whatever he needed, Wei Ziping and the others would bring it immediately.

As for Luo Huan, he went to arrange a mount for Ye Qingchen.

The mount Luo Huan mentioned was a 'Gryphon.'

This was a mystical beast unique to Xingyue City, with an eagle's head, a lion's body, and wings on its back. All the major sects kept them for riding, enabling rapid travel between two places.

But since Ye Qingchen wasn't from Tongxuan Continent, he needed to go through some procedures to use a Gryphon.

"Finally done!"

Half a day later.

Ye Qingchen looked at the eighteen crystal-like 'Heart Dragon Pills' in his palm, shining like black pearls, and finally smiled.

"With these pills, I can quickly recover my injuries!"

Without any hesitation.

Ye Qingchen swallowed the hard-earned Heart Dragon Pill in one gulp.

As soon as the pill entered his mouth, it transformed into a powerful warm current that rushed into his body. Under the control of the Star Technique, it spread throughout his entire body.

At that moment, Ye Qingchen felt his whole body burning. The muscles and bones damaged earlier during his battle with Mu Shanhe were rapidly healing. The weariness and weakness that had always lingered on his body were also gradually dissipating.

"Huh?"

After swallowing the sixth Heart Dragon Pill, Ye Qingchen suddenly let out a sound of surprise.

Because.

He discovered that the warm current did not spread throughout his body as he had imagined, but surged quickly towards his abdomen like a raging river.

Even the surrounding spiritual qi seemed to be drawn in, turning into countless threads, rushing towards him rapidly.

"A breakthrough is coming!"

Ye Qingchen was overjoyed.

According to his original estimation.

It would have taken him at least another month to reach the Profound Pill Second Heaven.

"It must be that the battle with Mu Shanhe broke the barrier between realms, but I was too injured to fulfill the requirements for a breakthrough. Now that I've recovered, it's finally happening!"

"This opportunity is rare, so I'll take this chance to reach Profound Pill Second Heaven!"

After a brief moment of thought, Ye Qingchen made up his mind.

After all.

The stronger his cultivation, the greater the chance of slipping into Abyssal Valley and rescuing Ye Qing.

Without the slightest hesitation, he swallowed the remaining Heart Dragon Pills in one gulp.

"Boom!"

The powerful medicinal effect of the twelve Heart Dragon Pills had transformed into a monstrous torrent, surging wildly towards him.

Boom!

At that moment, Ye Qingchen felt his whole body swell, and there was even a faint sensation of bursting.

"Good timing!"

However, he was not alarmed but delighted.

He quickly activated the Nine Revolutions Star Technique, swiftly channeling the warm current into his dantian, transforming it into the purest star power, strengthening the thirteen stars within his body.

Suddenly.

The thirteen stars trembled slightly, and a faint chain extended from the first star towards the next…

...

At the same time.

Spirit Coffin Sect.

A few white-haired elders were checking a young man's injuries. If Ye Qingchen were here, he would recognize him as Shi Potian. After examining for a while, the elders frowned.

The injuries were truly severe!

Though not life-threatening.

But.

His cultivation was completely crippled.

Even if he could be healed, he would have to start cultivating from scratch again, which meant ruining a genius's future.

Bang!

At that moment.

The courtyard gate was suddenly flung open, and Shi Jingtian ran in, covered in blood.

"Hmm?"

Seeing Shi Jingtian in such a state, the elders present were taken aback, and one of them asked, "Shi Jingtian, weren't you in the Black Forest hunting the Black Flame Flood Dragon? How did you end up in this condition?"

Seeing the many elders, Shi Jingtian suddenly felt like he had found his saviors. He pointed outside the sect, "Reporting to the elders, it was Ye Qingchen! He was the one who left me like this… He's come to our Tongxuan Continent!"

Boom!

As the words fell.

There was an uproar in the crowd.

Everyone knew.

Recently, Spirit Coffin Sect had been discussing how to seek revenge. After all, a future silver-ranked warrior had been crippled, and if Spirit Coffin Sect didn't take action, they'd be a laughingstock.

But Cyan Continent was thousands of miles away, and Ye Qingchen was acting on behalf of Celestial Peak Country. If they were to openly set out against him, Celestial Peak Country would retaliate!

Yet.

No one expected Ye Qingchen to be so audacious as to come to Tongxuan Continent! Even right under their noses!

"What a bold Ye Qingchen, coming to our Tongxuan Continent! Is he making a mockery of us Spirit Coffin Sect? This time, I'll make sure he doesn't get away!"

An elder in a fiery temper, dressed in black robes, stood up suddenly.

This elder's name was Xu Shanqiao!

He was Shi Potian's master!

Before everyone could react, Xu Shanqiao had already stepped out of the courtyard, leaving only his voice echoing in the sky:

"Shi Jingtian!"

"Notify the top ten disciples of Spirit Coffin Sect to besiege Ye Qingchen!"

...

"I've finally broken through!"

Ye Qingchen exhaled a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of joy appeared in them.

Finally.

He had reached Profound Pill Second Heaven!

Moreover, the thirteen independent stars in his dantian had begun to connect.

Before.

The thirteen stars were separate from each other.

He had to activate each star individually during cultivation, but now, all thirteen stars were interconnected. While the total amount of star power hadn't increased, his explosiveness had multiplied several times over.

"It seems that this is the true essence of the Star System chapter!"

"Thirteen stars, united as one!"

"However…"

Ye Qingchen's heart stirred.

The pathways between the thirteen stars were not large, only resembling a winding path. But when the Star System chapter was fully mastered, the pathways between the stars would expand to their maximum.

In a single thought, he could mobilize all the star power within the thirteen stars.

Boom!

Ye Qingchen stood up with a bang, took a deep breath, and immediately it was as if a gale had swept through the room, with countless threads of spiritual qi forming a vortex, surging towards him and being swallowed in one go.

Feeling the abundant, inexhaustible power within him, Ye Qingchen nodded in satisfaction:

"This feeling, it's been a long while!"

"But next, I must wait for Luo Huan to return!"

Once he got the Gryphon, he would immediately set out for Abyssal Valley.

At that moment.

A knock on the door was heard from outside. When he opened it, it was Luo Huan.

However.

At this moment, Luo Huan was full of anxiety and exclaimed as soon as he entered: "Ye Qingchen, something's wrong… Spirit Coffin Sect found out you're here, and they're mobilizing forces to attack!"

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.