49: Roll the merit points again, be careful of Broken Head Mountain!

“How can that be? You taught me the Heart Sword Art and the Hundred Rivers Art after all!”

“I should still call you Master!”

“But Master, am I really that strong now? Strong enough to even defeat you?”

Ye An still found it a bit hard to believe.

After all, how long had it been since he arrived in the Immortal Cultivation World? He always felt he was very weak.

He still needed to lay low for a while, but who knew that now even Ye Xinyan said she was no match for him!

Ye Xinyan chuckled at his words.

“You’ve been scared witless by that great Yao Beast!”

“I’m actually only at the Heavenly Mansion Realm!”

“The Heavenly Mansion Realm is already considered a very powerful existence near Ye Family Pass!”

“That great Yao Beast was only at Heavenly Mansion Realm Level Five before!”

“But now her strength is hard to say, with those ten bottles of top-grade Spiritual Liquid in her hands!”

“I'm afraid it could help her break through several stages of Cultivation!”

Ye Xinyan couldn't help but feel a little worried as she spoke.

Although the border Formation had been reforged, living next to such a great Yao Beast still left her feeling uneasy!

Ye An, however, didn't take it to heart.

He could actually feel that Liu Bairan wasn't bad at heart!

It was just that due to their different stances as humans and Yao Beasts, she appeared fierce.

At least she let him go, which showed she kept her promise, didn't it!

But just thinking of Liu Bairan reminded Ye An of the poison he was afflicted with!

He only hoped that this fellow would come soon so he could quickly get rid of the poison.

Ye Xinyan seemed to have been disheartened by Ye An.

So she left very quickly.

After all, she had Cultivated painstakingly for over a decade, yet her results were not as good as Ye An's Cultivation achievements in just a few months!

Anyone in her shoes would probably feel depressed!

However, Ye An also knew very well that it was not the time for him to be complacent.

The Ye Family was good to him, but this was only limited to the Ye Family!

Once he left the Ye Family, how people outside would treat him was truly hard to say!

Therefore, no matter what, he had to improve his strength first; that was the most important thing!

So Ye An didn't delay, immediately sat cross-legged, and began to try Cultivating the Hundred Rivers Art!

As his strength grew stronger, he also discovered.

The time required for each of his Cultivation sessions also increased.

It wasn't that he could immediately improve his strength just by having merit points!

So, while he currently had merit points and his life was relatively stable.

He had to seize the time to improve his strength, otherwise, when he truly needed strength urgently, a temporary improvement might not be enough.

He acted on his thoughts.

As Ye An began to try operating the Hundred Rivers Art, the System's voice indeed rang out in his mind again.

【Ding! Detecting that the host is Cultivating the Hundred Rivers Art, a certain amount of merit points can be invested this time to enhance Cultivation!】

【To upgrade to Heavenly Mansion Realm stage 2, 200 merit points are required! Estimated time: one day!】

【To upgrade to Heavenly Mansion Realm stage 3, 440 merit points are required! Estimated time: three days!】

【To upgrade to Heavenly Mansion Realm Level Five, 1120 merit points are required! Estimated time: fifteen days!】

【Friendly Reminder】: The maximum upgrade this time is Heavenly Mansion Realm Level Five!

Listening to the System's description, Ye An unhesitatingly chose the third option, to raise his strength to Heavenly Mansion Realm Level Five!

After all, his current merit points were still abundant, even after deducting the merit points that would soon be used to raise children.

The remaining amount was enough!

Naturally, there was no need to take it one step at a time!

And as Ye An made his decision.

Indeed, the System's voice rang out again.

【Ding! 1120 merit points will be deducted this time, and your strength will be upgraded to Heavenly Mansion Realm Level Five. Estimated time: 15 days!】

【Please wait patiently!】

As the System's voice fell.

Indeed, Ye An soon felt that the speed at which the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged into his body began to accelerate.

His inner strength also began to gradually increase.

The entire process didn't require Ye An to do anything; it could be said that once merit points were invested, everything else no longer needed Ye An's concern.

And since the branch Family did not have manuals for Grade 4 Talismans, Formations, or Alchemy.

So for the next few days, Ye An had nothing to do.

He simply spent his days chatting with Ye Xinyan, learning about the Main Family's situation.

While waiting for the day of departure to arrive!

And after these few days of chatting with Ye Xinyan.

Ye An also learned the general situation of the Ye Family Main Branch.

The Ye Family Pass, where the Main Family was located, was under the jurisdiction of Jianglan City!

And the Family Head, Ye Changfeng, had a very good relationship with the City Lord of Jianglan City, who was Jiang Shan, Jiang Yu's father!

They had been friends many years ago!

Later, Jiang Shan became the City Lord of Jianglan City!

Naturally, he supported Ye Changfeng in managing Ye Family Pass.

But later, as the Chen and Bai Families settled in Ye Family Pass and gradually developed.

The situation in Ye Family Pass began to change.

The Chen and Bai Families lived by hunting year-round, relying heavily on the Immortal Fox Forest.

The number of Yao Beasts they hunted each year was also very high.

The constant unrest of Yao Beasts in the Immortal Fox Forest could be said to be all because of them!

But they simply didn't care, and the task of suppressing the Yao Beasts ultimately fell upon the Ye Family.

This was also the reason why the number of people in the Ye Family was decreasing!

And this time, the Ye Family, in conjunction with the Jiang Family, reforged the border defense line.

The Chen and Bai Families actually didn't interfere, which also surprised Ye An!

After all, even Liu Bairan had mentioned these two Families.

It could be seen that the Immortal Fox Forest was very important to the Chen and Bai Families!

But they didn't come forward to object, which seemed a bit abnormal!

Regarding Ye An's concerns, Ye Xinyan said.

“I've discussed this issue with my father!”

“My father's opinion is that the Chen and Bai Families aren't stepping forward at this time!”

“Most likely they don't want to provoke the Jiang Family, after all, the Jiang Family is the City Lord of Jianglan City!”

“Reforging the border defense line is also the Jiang Family's intention, and their two Families can't even compare to the Ye Family!”

“So they naturally wouldn't dare to provoke the Jiang Family!”

Ye Xinyan said.

“My father also said that compared to the Chen and Bai Families!”

“What truly needs to be watched now is Decapitation Mountain!”

“Decapitation Mountain?”

Ye An listened in confusion and quickly asked.

“What's the situation with this Decapitation Mountain?”

Ye Xinyan explained.

“Decapitation Mountain is a force in the vicinity!”

“They are not governed by anyone, and most of the people gathered there are Cultivators wanted by the Great Yan Dynasty!”

“Some are evil Cultivators, while others committed crimes and, with no other recourse, went up the mountain!”

“Because Decapitation Mountain, like the Immortal Fox Forest, is at the junction of the Great Yan Dynasty and the Demon Beast Realm!”

“So no one manages them!”

“But this time, the construction of the isolation Formation in the Immortal Fox Forest will likely make them nervous as well!”

“After all, although they hide in Decapitation Mountain, it's impossible for them to truly cut off contact with human Cultivators!”

“Many supplies still need to be purchased from Ye Family Pass!”

“Father fears that the people of Decapitation Mountain will worry about their own situation because of the construction of the isolation Formation in the Immortal Fox Forest!”

“If they come out to cause trouble, that would be the most terrifying!”

“I heard that the leader of Decapitation Mountain is an evil Cultivator at Golden Core Realm stage 3!”

“His strength is even greater than my father's!”

“Once he makes a move, I'm afraid we can only ask City Lord Jiang to step in to resolve it!”

Ye An nodded at her words.

A Golden Core Realm stage 3 expert, that was indeed not something he could handle!

Fortunately, this matter had nothing to do with him!

It was not his concern, so he would not get involved!

Let them fight however they wanted!

He would just stay in the Ye Family, marry a wife, have children, and slowly accumulate his merit points.

And improve his Cultivation, that would be enough!