43: The sound of waves reappears

Lower Third Grade Area.

Lin Yang was also somewhat dumbfounded as he looked at the additional mass of Chaotic Primordial Qi within the Chaos Sea Phenomenon.

He hadn't expected his Saint Body Phenomenon to be so overbearing, acting as if it had gained sentience, and actively stealing someone else's Dao fruit.

Fortunately, he reacted in time and cast a Tsukuyomi illusion on the Chaos Sea.

Otherwise, he might have provoked an unimaginable enemy on his very first day in the Holy Emperor Sect.

Although he had Aili by his side, he wasn't afraid of retaliation from the other party.

But as a newcomer, before he had even settled in, Lin Yang felt it was better to keep a low profile.

He just wanted to be a quietly rising handsome man in the Holy Emperor Sect.

Then, one day, he would amaze everyone and make a grand display.

Meanwhile, in the Upper Third Grade Area.

After a brief daze, Yun Bufan repeatedly confirmed and finally became certain:

A wisp of his Chaotic Primordial Qi had truly been stolen!

"Bastard!"

In broad daylight, is there no law?

What kind of skill is it to steal other people's things?

If you're so capable, go refine Chaotic Primordial Qi yourself!

At this moment, Yun Bufan's mood was like a little bee that had accidentally touched an electric gate.

He was completely stunned!

He had a belly full of anger he wanted to unleash, but the composure he had cultivated over many years still made him hold back.

Although one wisp was gone, the remaining eight masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi should still give him an 80% chance of breaking through to the Saint Realm in one go.

The most urgent task was still to absorb and refine the remaining eight wisps of Chaotic Primordial Qi.

Once he became a Saint, it wouldn't be too late to settle accounts with the thief from earlier.

"How dare you take something from Yun Bufan? I think you're tired of living! After I refine the remaining eight masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi and become a Saint, I will surely drag you out and settle the score!"

A chilling killing intent flashed in Yun Bufan's eyes.

But in his opinion, no matter how clever the person who acted earlier was, it was impossible for them to act again.

Because this was the Holy Emperor Sect, where experts were as numerous as clouds.

With the Saint Realm powerhouses of the sect watching, if the other party dared to brazenly snatch his Chaotic Primordial Qi again, the hidden Holy Emperor Sect powerhouses would certainly not stand idly by.

With this confidence, Yun Bufan suppressed the anger in his heart, slowly sat down cross-legged, and began to prepare to refine the Chaotic Primordial Qi.

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Lower Third Grade Area.

"As expected of an Upper Third Grade powerhouse, he didn't go berserk even after one wisp of Chaotic Primordial Qi was stolen. It seems that the top Prodigies here not only have extraordinary talent, but their Heart-Nature is also exceptional."

Seeing that no powerhouse in the Upper Third Grade Area erupted in anger, Lin Yang secretly nodded while also letting out a slight sigh of relief.

"Daddy, there's a person's Soul aura there that's the same as Jiang Yuhao, whom we killed in the Saint Essence Sect before."

Just then, Aili suddenly poked Lin Yang with her small hand, then pointed to a spot in the Upper Third Grade Area.

That spot was precisely the Immortal Cave location of the Upper Third Grade powerhouse who was causing the spiritual energy vortex and condensing nine masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi.

"The same Soul aura?"

Lin Yang was stunned by the words.

Every living being in this world is a unique existence; how could two completely different people have the same Soul aura?

It couldn't be that Jiang Yuhao had resurrected, could it?

But even if he had resurrected, Jiang Yuhao couldn't have just run into an Upper Third Grade Immortal Cave in the Holy Emperor Sect and caused such a huge commotion, could he?

"Could it be... an Incarnation!?"

There were many Clone secret arts in Lingxiao Heaven.

Lin Yang had once read in ancient texts that some Incarnation arts were extremely subtle, even reaching the Realm of indistinguishable authenticity; after being separated, they were no different from the main body.

And the Central Continent has always been the most prosperous land of Martial Dao, with all kinds of Cultivation Technique and Martial Arts Legacies circulating.

The Prodigies here, in terms of both quantity and quality, were unmatched by the other four wildernesses combined.

If someone here could create an Incarnation like Jiang Yuhao, it seemed...

It wasn't impossible!

With this thought, Lin Yang's eyes involuntarily narrowed slightly.

He had originally thought that the grudge between him and Jiang Yuhao had completely ended the moment Jiang Yuhao died.

But now it seemed that was far from the end; it was only just the beginning!

"Could Jiang Yuhao be this person's Incarnation?"

"No! I heard Master say that when a Martial Artist advances to the Saint Realm, they need to accumulate all their own power, and absolutely must not use secret arts that harm their own foundation, such as Incarnation."

"Moreover, this person is already an Upper Third Grade powerhouse of the Holy Emperor Sect, only a step away from the Saint Realm. There's absolutely no reason to send a Clone to the Saint Essence Sect in the Eastern Wilderness."

As Lin Yang pondered, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him, and he thought of a person.

When they were in the Eastern Wilderness, Aili had once, in front of him, pulled out a Holy Guard from the Heavenly Kingdom Sect.

And that Holy Guard was ordered by Holy Son Ye Chen, the Saint of the Heavenly Kingdom Sect, to investigate the circumstances of Jiang Yuhao's death.

"In that case..."

A terrifying thought suddenly flashed through Lin Yang's mind: "Could it be that both Jiang Yuhao and this person are Incarnations of Holy Son Ye Chen, the Saint of the Heavenly Kingdom Sect!?"

With this thought, Lin Yang himself was startled.

However, this suspicion was too bold, and it was only his conjecture, with no evidence in hand.

Furthermore, he had never even met Saint Holy Son Ye Chen; he feared that even if he told the Elders of the Holy Emperor Sect, they wouldn't believe him.

But no matter what, he trusted Aili's judgment.

The Upper Third Grade powerhouse currently causing a Saint Body Phenomenon and attempting to Breakthrough to the Saint Realm had the same Soul aura as Jiang Yuhao!

Based on this alone, this person was definitely no good, and he couldn't just watch them smoothly enter the Saint Realm.

"Aili, can you use your spatial authority to block the vision of those powerhouses in the Holy Emperor Sect?" Lin Yang asked.

"No problem! Daddy, what do you want to do?" Aili nodded.

The Chaos Sea surged behind Lin Yang, and he raised his head to look at the sky, a slight smile playing on his lips: "These nine masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi are destined for me!"

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Upper Third Grade Area.

Yun Bufan, having regained his composure, was now urging his Light and Darkness Celestial Art to absorb the energy from the Chaotic Primordial Qi.

"Not bad, not bad. The heaven and earth energy contained in the Chaotic Primordial Qi is even stronger than I imagined. This advancement to the Saint Realm is a sure thing."

Yun Bufan had a smile on his face.

At this moment, his heart held no trace of the annoyance caused by the lost mass of Chaotic Primordial Qi, only an eagerness to become a Martial Saint powerhouse.

Whoosh~

But just then, the strange sound of surging waves reappeared.

A ripple, like a ghost, flashed through the Void Realm.

It came quietly, and it left quietly.

And it took away two more masses of Yun Bufan's Chaotic Primordial Qi.

"Chaotic Primordial Qi!"

"Ah!!! My Chaotic Primordial Qi!!!"

Looking at the two masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi that had mysteriously disappeared again, the anger that Yun Bufan had just suppressed instantly erupted once more.

"A thieving scoundrel, you're going too far!"

Yun Bufan had an urge to curse.

If he didn't know that Chaotic Primordial Qi wasn't very useful to the old monsters of the Holy Emperor Sect, he would suspect that some old geezer was targeting him.

Otherwise, why would someone steal his Chaotic Primordial Qi twice without leaving a single trace?

At this moment, the Holy Emperor Sect powerhouses who had secretly witnessed Yun Bufan's condensed Chaotic Primordial Qi continuously disappearing also began to have some doubts.

However, they weren't doubting who stole Yun Bufan's Chaotic Primordial Qi, because under Aili's spatial authority, even the old monsters of the Holy Emperor Sect couldn't detect any sign of the Chaotic Primordial Qi being stolen.

They suspected that Yun Bufan himself might have some problem.

"It seems there might be some flaw in Yun Bufan's past Cultivation; otherwise, the Chaotic Primordial Qi he condensed wouldn't disappear one after another."

"Could it be that we previously overestimated Yun Bufan's potential?"

"Unclear. But what's certain is that now, of the nine masses of Chaotic Primordial Qi, only six remain. At this point, if Yun Bufan still wants to Breakthrough to the Saint Realm in one go, the success rate is probably less than ten percent..."

Many old monsters of the Holy Emperor Sect secretly communicated, feeling that after this, it might be necessary to re-evaluate Yun Bufan's potential.