299: Chapter 300 The Righteous Path is Truly Foolish!

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd below, and said in a heavy voice, "If this boy continues to grow, within ten years, he will surely become a grave threat to our clan."

"Clan Chief, then we..."

"Wait and see for now." The old man waved his hand. "The Ye Family's momentum is currently at its peak; it's not suitable to clash head-on. But... we can't do nothing either. Send someone to contact the other families and see what they think."

"Yes!"

Similar conversations were taking place simultaneously across several neighboring families.

Ye Changge's rise was like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples.

Some were amazed, some were wary, some wanted to attach themselves, and some were secretly plotting...

But Ye Changge didn't care about any of this.

At this moment, all his attention was on Lu Shiyin.

"Boom—"

The spiritual energy within Lu Shiyin's body finally broke through that barrier!

A surge of spiritual energy, several times stronger than before, gushed out from her Dantian, sweeping through her entire body like a tidal wave!

Foundation Establishment Mid-stage!

Success!

Lu Shiyin opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with excitement.

She felt that the total amount of spiritual energy in her body had more than doubled compared to before the Breakthrough! Moreover, that Taiyi Heavy Water Dao Seed had also undergone changes after her Breakthrough—

The patterns on the surface of the Dao Seed became clearer, the golden light it emitted grew more intense, and there was even a faint feeling of it "coming to life."

It was no longer a dead object but had integrated with her Dantian, becoming a part of her cultivation!

"Husband... I succeeded!"

Lu Shiyin turned around and hugged Ye Changge, her voice trembling slightly.

Ye Changge reached out to put his arm around her waist, gently patted her back, and smiled, "Mm, I saw. Shiyin, you did very well."

Lu Shiyin buried her face in his chest, feeling the warmth of his body, her heart full of sweetness.

Her Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Mid-stage was not just because of her own efforts, but also because he was by her side.

His Medicinal Pills, his spiritual energy, his encouragement...

None could be missing.

"Alright, Shiyin." Ye Changge gently pushed her away, his gaze deep. "Now that you've broken through, you can try the new ability of that Dao Seed."

Lu Shiyin was startled: "What new ability?"

"The Taiyi Heavy Water Dao Seed should have integrated with your Dantian after your Breakthrough," Ye Changge explained. "It can not only increase your cultivation speed but also... feed back to me."

"Feed back?"

"That's right." Ye Changge nodded. "The Cultivation Techniques we Cultivate share the same origin, and we are connected by the Dao Seed. After your Breakthrough, the spiritual energy accumulated in the Dao Seed can be transferred into my body to help me charge toward the Late Foundation Establishment Stage."

Hearing this, Lu Shiyin's eyes immediately lit up.

"Then... let's try it quickly!"

She closed her eyes and activated the Taiyi Heavy Water Dao Seed in her Dantian.

The Dao Seed seemed to sense her intent and suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden light! The golden light followed her Meridians and surged toward her hands.

Lu Shiyin reached out her hands, pressing her palms against Ye Changge's chest.

"Husband, are you ready?"

"Come."

Ye Changge closed his eyes and opened his mind.

A stream of extremely pure spiritual energy was transferred from Lu Shiyin's palms into his body!

That spiritual energy was gentle and long-lasting, sharing the same root and origin as his spiritual energy. After entering his Meridians, there was no rejection at all; instead, it was like a wanderer returning home, joyfully merging into his Dantian!

Ye Changge's whole body jolted!

He clearly felt that under the stimulation of this external spiritual energy, the spiritual energy in his body actually began to circulate on its own!

And the speed of circulation was a full thirty percent faster than usual!

"This..."

Ye Changge was overjoyed.

He had originally estimated that he would need another half a year of cultivation before he could charge toward the Late Foundation Establishment Stage. But with the feedback from the Dao Seed, this time could be shortened by at least half!

"Shiyin, continue!"

He gave a low shout, fully activating his Cultivation Technique to guide that external spiritual energy to merge with his own.

Hearing this, Lu Shiyin bit her lip and continuously transferred the spiritual energy from the Dao Seed into his body.

Within the Immortal Cave, golden light and Spiritual Qi intertwined, reflecting their figures like a celestial couple.

...

Meanwhile.

Hundreds of miles away from Longmai Mountain, in a valley next to a small stream.

This place was remote, with thin Spiritual Qi, supported barely by a single first-grade Medium Grade Spiritual Vein. Dozens of stone houses were scattered across the valley, housing hundreds of people.

This was the place where the Li Family members settled after being driven away.

Two years ago, the Li Family was still one of the top families within a thousand-mile radius, possessing that second-grade Spiritual Vein of Longmai Mountain, with three Foundation Establishment Old Ancestors presiding over it, enjoying infinite glory.

But once they fell, they were uprooted by Ye Changge and driven to this desolate valley.

From then on, the Li Family's glory became a thing of the past.

The night deepened.

A black figure appeared silently at the entrance of the valley.

The person was clad in a black robe, wrapped tightly from head to toe, their face unidentifiable. There was no expression on his face, as stiff as if he were wearing a human skin mask.

If anyone looked closely, they would surely discover—

The person's eyes were filled with Death Qi, without a hint of a living person's spirit.

The Black-Robed Man looked up, his gaze sweeping over the valley, and a stiff smile slowly curled on his lips.

"This should be... the place where the Ye Family drove the Li Family to."

His voice was hoarse and piercing, like metal scraping together, making anyone who heard it feel uncomfortable all over.

"Tsk tsk... the Righteous Path is truly foolish."

The Black-Robed Man shook his head, his tone full of mockery. "They want to talk about sentiment in everything they do, and emphasize ethics in everything. To not pull up the weeds by the roots, only for them to grow again when the spring breeze blows... they don't even understand such a simple truth?"

He gave a cold laugh, his figure flashed, turning into a black shadow, and he sped toward the depths of the valley.

...

In a stone house at the deepest part of the valley.

Li Xuanfeng sat tiredly on a meditation mat, looking at the oil lamp in front of him that was about to burn out, and let out a long sigh.

It had been nearly two years since they moved to this spiritual land.

Two years...

For over seven hundred days and nights, he had suffered every single day.

The complaints, insults, and doubts of the clansmen surged toward him like a tide, drowning him.

"Clan Chief! Why did we have to move here?! Longmai Mountain belongs to our Li Family!"

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't been so timid back then, how could our Li Family have fallen to such a state!"

"Return Longmai Mountain to me! Return our ancestral land!"

These words, he had to hear countless times every day.

Every time, he had to suppress the guilt and anger in his heart, comforting the clansmen with kind words, telling them that enduring for a moment would bring peace, and telling them that the Ye Family was powerful and a head-on clash would only lead to death.

But the more he said, the heavier the resentment of the clansmen toward him became.

Some even secretly called him a "coward" or a "traitor," saying he was unworthy of being the Clan Chief of the Li Family.

It wasn't that Li Xuanfeng hadn't heard these things.

He just... chose silence.

Because in his heart, he was more guilt-ridden than anyone else.