"The Three Great Sects truly live up to their name; the Sect's Foundation Technique is indeed powerful. The speed at which it absorbs Spirit Pool Source Qi... it's truly terrifying."

"Those two Saint Sons aren't weak either. They've been gone for nearly ten thousand years, yet their foundation remains!"

"Hiss, the most terrifying one should still be that Innate Ninth Layer Late Stage from the Southeast Two Realms, right? Look... it's like they're pumping water! The Spirit Pool Source Qi is continuously flowing towards them."

The crowd looked and indeed found it so.

The two Innate Ninth Layer Late Stages were both transformed into human-shaped pumps, drawing colossal energy from the pool.

The terrifying stance left the Innates watching utterly dumbfounded.

It turns out that when the cultivation technique of the Innate Realm is fully operated, it can also unleash such tremendous power!

At this moment, someone noticed something amiss.

"Something seems... not right! The one who defeated the Innate Elder of the Cyan Thunder Sect with one move... he's siphoning the Spirit Pool energy!!"

Lu Ye occupied a platform on the edge of the ten platforms, making him less conspicuous compared to the focal point in the center.

At this time, the energy from the Spirit Pool on Lu Ye's platform seemed to form an energy bridge!

This spectacle was far more stunning than the seemingly imposing Innate from the Southeast Two Realms.

Beneath, Su Wan's beautiful eyes widened, and shock lined her cheeks.

She was also Innate, and after seclusion, she had even reached the Innate Fifth Layer.

Yet Su Wan felt, in front of these top-notch Innates... she wasn't much different from in the Postnatal Realm.

Especially that man in black, sitting cross-legged on the platform, forcibly drawing a Source Qi Heaven and Earth Bridge!

Even the sect prodigies from the Southeast Two Realms were thoroughly suppressed by him at this moment.

Su Wan estimated that if this continued, the Spirit Pool Body Tempering Opportunity, this man in black, might take at least 30% by himself!

The commotion from Lu Ye's absorption also drew the attention of others on the platform.

Looking at this person's dominant cultivation technique, a trace of a sharp look flashed in the eyes of the Innate Ninth Layer Early Stage Elder from the Cyan Thunder Sect.

This person's strength was domineering; with one strike, he could severely injure the third elder. There must be hidden secrets on him!

However, Innates are still Innates, and it's time for the Cyan Thunder Sect's Martial Arts Grandmaster to make a move.

The Elders from the Red Cloud Sect and the Myriad Laws Sect felt somewhat helpless at this moment.

They came from a Northern Great Sect with a deep foundation behind them, and they were long-established Innate Realm Elders.

Now, they couldn't compare to a mysterious Innate whose identity had not been revealed, purely because their own strength was lacking.

As for the Southeast Two Realms, the two Innate Ninth Layer Late Stages exchanged glances, each with a trace of surprise.

It seemed unexpected that in the native Northern Territory, such a top Innate, not inferior to them, could emerge.

Truly rare.

At this moment, Lu Ye was already immersed in the absorption and refinement process.

The protective barrier raised on the platform, Lu Ye sensed its strength, even a Martial Arts Grandmaster Early Stage couldn't break it in a short time.

Outsiders were astonished by his terrifying absorption speed.

Little did they know, Lu Ye at this point... wasn't using his full strength at all.

If he unleashed his full power, he could draw close to 50% of the Source Qi for Body Tempering!

But doing so would inevitably make him a target.

Faced with the three Martial Arts Grandmaster Late Stages guarding outside the Secret Realm, Lu Ye, possessing only the Entry Level Wandering Dragon Four-Pole Transformation, wasn't arrogant enough to think he could evade their pursuit with just that.

However, superficially, Lu Ye only extracted 30%, but at this moment, he had already connected with the Myriad Dao Pavilion.

In reality, 40% of the Spirit Pool opportunity flowed to Lu Ye's side, with 10% directly accepted within the Dao Pavilion.

Xiao Ling, in a corner of the Myriad Dao Pavilion, was feeling continuous delight.

As the vast Spirit Pool Source Qi surged in, Lu Ye activated the amplification, and his strength skyrocketed.

Moments later, he reached the Innate Eighth Layer Late Stage... Eighth Layer Perfection!

"I can attempt the Innate Ninth Layer breakthrough now."

Though the platform's protective shield was sturdy enough, Lu Ye manually set an additional Innate Barrier before quietly relaxing somewhat, elevating his surface absorption to 40%.

An attempt at breaking through required more energy.

At that moment, the Innate Realm cultivators who had finished absorbing the Holy Mountain tides were all shocked.

"He can actually increase his absorption?! Wasn't his limit before?!"

"My heavens, where did this monster come from? Never heard before that our Northern Territory had such a person."

"I have a feeling that after today, this individual is going to make a name for himself in the Northern Territory..."

The Three Yin Saint Son was also shaken in his heart. This guy had been holding back all along, hadn't he?

A single person capable of monopolizing 40% of the Spirit Pool Body Tempering essence... in all previous Secret Realm sessions, such a feat was unimaginable.

No wonder he could fatally wound a Cyan Thunder Sect Elder with one move.

Even the Three Yin Saint Son, after exhausting all his cards, might barely achieve the effect Lu Ye did, severely injuring the old invincible Cyan Thunder Sect Elder with one strike.

But Lu Ye did it with just one swordsmanship move.

At this moment, the Three Yin Saint Son felt somewhat fortunate; it was good that he had conceded quickly before.

Otherwise... whether he could still temper his body here would be doubtful.

The Five Poison Saint Son's heart was slightly overshadowed.

Originally, he thought he would be the center of attention after being born and entering the Secret Realm.

Unexpectedly, not only were there formidable individuals from the Southeast Two Realms, even in the Northern Territory, there emerged an exceedingly dark horse.

Now, as the Five Poison Saint Son, he drew much less attention.

On the platform, Lu Ye felt as if the Innate Ninth Layer Barrier was instantly breached by the continuous Spirit Pool Source Qi.

He entered into an entirely new realm in a flash!

Innate Ninth Layer.

"Indeed a place of opportunity, continue..."

With this thought flashing through his mind, Lu Ye slightly slowed down, retuning his absorption to about 30% for the surface, still guiding 10% into the Myriad Dao Pavilion.

This scene left the two Innate Ninth Layer Late Stages from the Southeast Two Realms secretly amazed.

Despite being this far apart, they sensed that the black-clothed Lu Ye had seemed to break through earlier.

In other words, it was because of the breakthrough that he unleashed his absorption, nearly seizing 40% of the opportunity himself.

After completing the breakthrough, he retreated back to 30%.

If they were in his place, having the capacity to absorb 40%, they'd arguably find it hard to let a portion of this opportunity go and allow that 10% through.

This move by Lu Ye unintentionally earned the two a bit of goodwill toward him.

...

Under the Hundredfold Amplification, Lu Ye's aura, having just broken through to the Innate Ninth Layer, once again ascended.

Innate Ninth Layer Middle Stage... Ninth Layer Late Stage...

After a brief moment of rampant absorption, Lu Ye's strength quietly reached Ninth Layer Perfection!

Standing merely a step away from transforming completely, achieving the Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm... standing eminent in the Northern Territory!

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