The Martial Saint Started from Scavenging

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingxue's pretty face flushed slightly, and she then said generously, "Because he saved my life. My father said that a life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring of gratitude."

That reason is plausible. Liu Qing and Shen Qingqiu exchanged a glance and didn't ask any further questions.

Ye Sheng looked at them, but was thinking about something else.

Where exactly did Yun Zhonghe hide his younger brother? Could he be hiding him on Beast Taming Peak?

To break this deadlock, our current strength is far from enough.

He must break through to the Grandmaster realm as soon as possible! Only by possessing strength comparable to a Golden Core cultivator will he be qualified to find his younger brother!

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Liu Qing and Shen Qingqiu got up to take their leave.

Lin Qingxue stayed a while longer, explaining in detail to Ye Sheng the distribution of power and important points within the Qingyun Sword Sect before leaving.

After seeing Lin Qingxue off, Ye Sheng returned to his room and closed the door.

He took out the jade box that Master Xuanyang had personally bestowed upon him at the grand alchemy gathering.

Upon opening the jade box, a rich medicinal fragrance instantly filled the entire room.

Inside the jade box lay a pill the size of a longan, entirely crimson, with strange patterns on its surface.

Three-stage Breakthrough Pill!

Ye Sheng looked at the pill, a determined glint in his eyes. Taking this pill might be his only hope of breaking through to the Grandmaster level.

Without hesitation, Ye Sheng swallowed the pill in one gulp.

The pill entered my stomach, but instead of exploding with violent medicinal power as I had imagined, it felt like a warm, smooth piece of jade, slowly sliding down my esophagus into my stomach.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of pure energy, both powerful and exceptionally gentle, like a bursting spring tide, erupted from the depths of his dantian and instantly flowed throughout his limbs and bones.

"Um……"

Ye Sheng couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. He felt every pore on his body open up at that moment, greedily absorbing this pure energy.

He immediately sat down cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, and activated the "Thick Earth Technique" to its fullest extent.

The vortex of true qi within the dantian, under the infusion of this enormous energy, began to spin and compress wildly at an unprecedented speed.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

The color of the true energy vortex gradually changed from the initial light gold to a deep gold, eventually turning into a dark gold color like molten gold.

Ye Sheng's body is also undergoing amazing changes under the influence of this energy.

His skin had a faint jade-like sheen, like a piece of precious jade being repeatedly polished.

A series of crackling sounds emanated from between the bones, making them increasingly tough and dense.

The meridians have been widened several times over, and the true energy that originally flowed like a stream has now converged into a surging river!

The bottleneck at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm was as fragile as a thin sheet of paper in the face of this domineering medicinal power, and it was broken through almost instantly!

However, this is only the beginning.

The medicinal power of the Three-Turn Breakthrough Pill goes far beyond this.

When Ye Sheng's cultivation broke through the shackles of the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm, that energy not only did not weaken, but became even more turbulent, and began to challenge a completely new realm!

Grandmaster Realm! Martial Arts Sequence, Sixth Tier!

Only by condensing evil energy into a powerful force and transforming vital energy into physical form can one become a master!

This is a major watershed moment in the path of martial arts.

Once a martial artist enters this realm, they can begin to break free from the constraints of their physical body, condensing their own blood and qi into protective qi, making them impervious to blades, spears, water, and fire.

It can even release true energy outwards, transforming it into a tangible attack that can injure people from a distance, with immense power!

It can be said that, in the eyes of ordinary people, a Grandmaster-level martial artist is not much different from a lowly Golden Core cultivator.

But this step is also the most difficult one.

Throughout history, countless martial artists at the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm have spent their entire lives unable to break through this barrier, ultimately succumbing to regret as time goes by.

At this moment, Ye Sheng stood before this threshold. He could clearly feel the surging true energy within his body frantically assaulting an invisible barrier.

Each impact sent his body trembling violently, as if his internal organs were about to shatter. Waves of intense pain washed over him.

Ye Sheng's face turned deathly pale, veins bulged on his forehead, and large beads of sweat rolled down his face, instantly soaking his clothes.

His jaw was clenched so tightly that it was grinding, and a trickle of blood even seeped from the corner of his mouth.

But Ye Sheng didn't give up; he had only one thought in his mind: rush over!

He focused all his attention on his dantian, frantically circulating the "Thick Earth Technique" to guide the immense medicinal power, launching desperate charges against that barrier time and time again.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Sheng's consciousness began to blur. He felt as if his body was a balloon about to burst, ready to explode at any moment.

Just as he was about to give up, Ye Kai's pale yet dependent face suddenly flashed through his mind.

"Brother..." A faint call seemed to transcend time and space, ringing in his ears.

Ye Sheng's body jolted violently, and his almost dissipated consciousness re-condensed at that moment!

"Brother!"

He roared inwardly, unleashing the last bit of power within him without reservation!

"Break for me!"

"Snap—!"

A crisp sound, seemingly emanating from the depths of the soul, rang out. The seemingly indestructible barrier had finally developed a crack.

Immediately afterwards, the cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

"Boom—!"

The barrier shattered completely! A brand new power, more than ten times stronger than before, erupted from the depths of Ye Sheng's dantian!

It was no longer just pure true qi, but a more solid, purer energy, even carrying a faint trace of malevolent energy.

Protective Qi! The protective Qi of a Grandmaster!

This surge of energy, like a wild horse unleashed, instantly flowed through Ye Sheng's limbs and bones, repairing and reshaping his nearly collapsed body!

His bones now glowed with a faint golden light, their hardness comparable to black iron. His meridians widened like rivers, enough to contain the surging qi. Nourished by this power, his internal organs flourished, brimming with vitality.

Ye Sheng exhaled a long breath, then slowly opened his eyes. His already deep eyes became even more profound, as if they contained the stars and the universe.

A faint golden aura flashed and disappeared around him.

Grandmaster realm, achieved!

Ye Sheng slowly stood up, clenched his fist, felt the unprecedented power within his body, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

He could feel that he was much stronger than before.

He was confident that if he were to face a cultivator like Wu Fei, who was in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, now, even if he couldn't defeat him, he would definitely have a fighting chance. At least he wouldn't be as helpless as he was last time.

"Yun Zhonghe..."

Ye Sheng murmured the name, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

He walked to the window and opened it. It was already late at night outside.

A full moon hung high in the sky, its cool light spilling into the courtyard and coating the plants swaying in the night breeze with a layer of silver frost.

Ye Sheng watched all this with a calm heart.

He knew that from this moment on, he truly had the right to compete with those high and mighty cultivators in the Qingyun Sword Sect.