153: Chapter 153 Martial Sect! Martial Sect!

"Reporting to Great-Uncle, I plan to make my Breakthrough here tomorrow." After Ye Yisong finished participating in the Prefecture Examination, all his trump cards had been revealed. With the hostile Wei Family and Wang Family watching, they would inevitably take a series of actions against him.

As long as he could successfully achieve a Breakthrough to the Martial Ancestor realm, relying on the power of the Green Lotus, fighting to a draw against an Early Stage Martial Ancestor expert shouldn't be a problem; even against a Middle Stage Martial Ancestor, he could hold his own for a while.

"A High Grade pill, and it even has three pill patterns; it is indeed a precious Medicinal Pill." Grand Elder Ye Ronghui looked at the barrier-breaking pill he had received from Ye Yisong, examined it carefully, and offered some praise.

"Indeed," Grandfather Ye Tuantu echoed happily, "With such a precious Medicinal Pill to help, there should be a sixty percent chance of a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor."

The conclusion of a fifty percent chance was reached by combining Ye Yisong's usual Cultivation speed—which suggested a thirty percent probability of a successful Breakthrough—with the thirty percent provided by the Medicinal Pill.

The barrier of the Martial Ancestor realm actually blocks seventy percent of the Martial Artists in the world; unless one has exceptional Aptitude, it is difficult to succeed in one Breakthrough. Often, one must experience two or even three attempts to have a one or two in ten chance.

For Grandfather Ye Tuantu to say that Ye Yisong had a fifty percent chance of a Breakthrough was already considered very high.

"This is a Tier 4 Low Grade Meridian-Protecting Pill; it can ensure your Meridians remain unharmed when your Spiritual Qi liquifies during the Breakthrough." Grandfather Ye Tuantu took a Medicinal Pill from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Ye Yisong. He had exchanged for it at Yuelai Pavilion over the past few days, in preparation for Ye Yisong's Breakthrough.

"Child, do not return to your own small courtyard today. Stay in my exquisite small tower, rest well for the night, gather your energy, and prepare for tomorrow's Breakthrough in the best possible state." Grand Elder Ye Ronghui used his magic to release the exquisite small tower. The small tower pressed heavily onto the ground, and within a few breaths, it grew to the size of several dozen zhang.

Looking at this magnificent, golden pagoda, solemn and grand, its majestic aura made one's spirit highly focused.

"Many thanks, Great-Uncle."

Ye Yisong did not decline. He bowed to Grand Elder Ye Ronghui, nodded to Grandfather Ye Tuantu, and strode into the pagoda.

Upon entering the pagoda, Ye Yisong did not head to the upper levels; he simply found a meditation cushion in the center of the first-floor hall and sat down.

Not long after Ye Yisong sat down, he felt the concentration of Spiritual Qi inside the pagoda gradually rising. It seemed that Grand Elder Ye Ronghui had activated the Formation of the exquisite small tower, drawing the Spiritual Qi from the Tier 4 Spiritual Vein in the villa into the pagoda to prepare for tomorrow's Breakthrough.

"Many thanks, Uncle," Grandfather Ye Tuantu said, looking at Grand Elder Ye Ronghui with gratitude. Not everyone had the good fortune to be able to make a Breakthrough inside the exquisite small tower.

"We are Family; there is no need for such gestures. This old man doesn't have many years left to live. If I can help the younger generation a little, then I will help," Grand Elder Ye Ronghui said freely, then glanced at Grandfather Ye Tuantu with disdain, speaking of his dwindling Lifespan without any taboo.

"Uncle..."

"Sigh, do not act like a young girl. With all the injuries I have, being able to live for nearly three hundred years is enough to be content." Before Grandfather Ye Tuantu could say anything more, Grand Elder Ye Ronghui walked to the side, took out a Formation Plate, and carefully checked the Formations of the Ye Family Villa to see if there were any omissions. A Lightning Tribulation would be descending tomorrow, and he could not afford to be careless in the slightest.

Grandfather Ye Tuantu had lived for over a hundred years; he had seen countless uncles and brothers die in battle, succumb to illness, or pass away from old age. He should have long been accustomed to the cycles of life and death, but seeing the white-haired, withered Grand Elder Ye Ronghui, his eyes could not help but turn red.

"I will help too." Grandfather Ye Tuantu quietly wiped away his tears and followed behind Grand Elder Ye Ronghui, circling the Ye Family Villa.

Ye Yisong was naturally unaware of what was happening outside. He focused entirely on adjusting the Spiritual Qi throughout his body, circulating the third level of the Cultivation Technique "Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra", and polishing the final details.

In fact, Grandfather Ye Tuantu still underestimated Ye Yisong's Aptitude, or perhaps, everyone had underestimated Ye Yisong's Aptitude.

For Grandfather Ye Tuantu to say that Ye Yisong only had a fifty percent chance of a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor was still too conservative.

Based on Ye Yisong's own perception, he felt that his Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor would be a natural progression; he was confident he had a one hundred percent certainty of succeeding in the Breakthrough.

The only reason he listened to his Great-Uncle's suggestion and chose to make his Breakthrough inside the exquisite small tower was simply to put the elders of the Family at ease.

Ye Yisong's Water Spiritual Root attribute was as high as 90, and his Aptitude for other Spiritual Roots was not bad either. He naturally had a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking through to Martial Ancestor. With the addition of the Tier 4 High Grade barrier-breaking pill and the Meridian-Protecting Pill given by his Great-Uncle, if he still failed the Breakthrough, Ye Yisong might as well just buy a piece of tofu and smash his head into it.

Let alone a Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor, even for a Breakthrough to Martial King, or even Martial Emperor, Ye Yisong did not believe he would encounter any obstacles.

His Aptitude was right there, wasn't it?

How was a Water Spiritual Root attribute as high as 90 any different from the destiny of "Heavenly Dao rewards diligence, one will surely gain something"?

If he couldn't even overcome this small obstacle, Ye Yisong would have to suspect that his Water Spiritual Root was a fake.

When the first ray of morning sunlight appeared in the sky, passing through the window of the small tower and shining on Ye Yisong's face, Ye Yisong, who had been sitting cross-legged all night, finally moved. His hands formed a heart shape outside his Dantian, guiding the Spiritual Qi to flow slowly according to the fourth level of the "Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra" Cultivation Technique.

The Spiritual Qi evolved from a trickle at the beginning into a torrential river, surging endlessly within Ye Yisong's body. It also continuously absorbed Spiritual Qi from the outside, slowly forming a vortex of Spiritual Qi around his body, which kept compressing his Meridians, not stopping even when they were saturated.

"Has it begun?" Grand Elder Ye Ronghui and Grandfather Ye Tuantu, who had been guarding outside the small tower all night, saw the Spiritual Qi from the outside being continuously drawn into the tower. They looked at each other and whispered softly.

Feeling the tearing and swelling pain in his Meridians, Ye Yisong quickly swallowed the Meridian-Protecting Pill. As soon as the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, a surge of pure power transformed into a faint yellow light, lingering on all the Meridians throughout his body, stabilizing the Meridians that were on the verge of rupturing.

"Still unable to liquify the Spiritual Qi?" When Ye Yisong felt that the Spiritual Qi inside his body was so dense that it was starting to dissipate outwards, yet there was still no sign of the Spiritual Qi liquifying, he knew this Medicinal Pill could not be saved. Without further hesitation, he swallowed the barrier-breaking pill in one gulp.

At this moment, the dense and calm Spiritual Qi finally erupted again, frantically squeezing into the interior of Ye Yisong's Dantian. The Spiritual Qi inside the Dantian gradually turned from light blue to deep blue, and Spiritual Qi continued to pour into the Dantian.

"Drip."

With the sound of a water droplet coming from Ye Yisong's Dantian, the first step of the Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor was finally completed. The Spiritual Qi liquified, and the vortex of Spiritual Qi surrounding Ye Yisong seemed to have found an outlet, pouring into Ye Yisong's body all at once, finally gathering inside the Dantian and turning into a small bowl of Spiritual liquid.

Then, a Green Lotus drifted out from Ye Yisong's Sea of Consciousness, slowly transforming from virtual to real. The Talisman carved on the lotus leaf flickered a few times before being completely branded onto the Green Lotus.

Ye Yisong held this Green Lotus in his hand. In the darkness, his connection with it became even closer, as if he had opened an instruction manual for a product, guiding him to savor its mysteries in detail.

The second step of the Breakthrough to Martial Ancestor, the Martial Dao Seed transforming from virtual to real, was completed as a matter of course, without a single ripple in the process.

With only one final step left, Ye Yisong would be able to transcend himself, cross the first major hurdle of the Martial Dao, and become a Martial Ancestor expert.