157: Chapter 157 Four-Star Martial Grandmaster

The egg-sized dragon-tiger golden pill had now shrunk to the size of a peanut. Ye Yisong's Cultivation had also risen from a One-Star Martial Ancestor to the Peak of Three-Star Martial Ancestor. He was just one step away from breaking through to become a Four-Star Martial Ancestor and unleashing the true power of the fourth-rank dragon-tiger golden pill.

For some reason, Ye Yisong felt that the threshold ahead was impregnable and completely unshakable.

In the blink of an eye, the dragon-tiger golden pill became even smaller. Ye Yisong gradually grew anxious. Was he going to stop here?

No! He was not willing to accept that!

Powerful Mental Energy surged forth, suppressing the Green Lotus that was absorbing the vast Spiritual Qi from the outside world. He wanted to use external force as the final fuel to break through that threshold and step into the realm of a Four-Star Martial Ancestor.

The Green Lotus had been resting comfortably, but its Spiritual Qi was suddenly intercepted and used by Ye Yisong to break through the barrier. How could it be willing?

Its petals opened gently, trying to break free from the suppression of Ye Yisong's Mental Energy. But after several attempts, all ended in failure, as it was pinned down by the solidified Mental Energy and could not move at all.

"You want to break through, and the Green Lotus doesn't get to eat?"

The Green Lotus's fiery temper flared up. It activated the Talisman within its petals, detached it from the petals, ignored the suppression of the Mental Energy, and transformed into a sword light that pierced the final barrier. Starlight burst forth, and darkness welcomed the dawn.

With the help of the Talisman, the Four-Star Martial Ancestor Breakthrough was a success!

"Good Talisman."

A smile hung on the corner of Ye Yisong's mouth as he fed the last bit of the Medicinal Pill's power to the Green Lotus, which had rendered a great service.

"Hahahaha!"

"It's a success!" Grandfather Ye Tuantu, who had been waiting anxiously outside, felt the strong pressure coming from within and smiled broadly.

Ye Ronghui also nodded with a smile and said, somewhat weakly, "Kid, come out."

"Many thanks to Grand Elder for helping me." Although Ye Yisong was at a critical point of his Breakthrough, he still had a general understanding of what was happening outside.

For instance, he could more or less perceive that for the sake of his smooth Breakthrough, Ye Ronghui had spared no effort, running the Spirit Gathering Formation to its limit, nearly causing the fourth-rank Spiritual Vein to drop in grade.

That his Grand Elder Ye Ronghui would exert himself so much for him upon their first meeting—how could he not be moved?

"I am old, but to see such a Prodigy appear in the Family, I have no regrets in this life," Ye Ronghui said, looking at Ye Yisong with admiration.

"Hahaha, kid, come here and let Grandfather see," Grandfather Ye Tuantu gestured.

Ye Yisong walked over to Grandfather Ye Tuantu and let him fiddle with him casually. Grandfather Ye Tuantu touched him while nodding, "As expected of the dragon-tiger golden pill, increasing Cultivation by three stars at once, yet the Foundation feels completely solid."

"Rest in the Prefecture City for a few days before returning to Luomu Mountain," Ye Ronghui said.

"Okay." After breaking through to Martial Ancestor, Ye Yisong happened to want to find some free time to sort out his gains. In particular, he didn't yet know the true power of the Martial Artist seed transforming from virtual to real.

Furthermore, breaking through to Martial Ancestor meant that Ye Yisong could start refining fourth-rank Talismans. He wondered if the 798 System could assist him in becoming a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master in one go, just as it had in the past.

There were too many questions waiting for Ye Yisong to solve. Ye Yisong chatted with the two elders for half an hour, found an excuse, and left Courtyard No. 1.

However, he did not return to the small courtyard No. 16 on the third floor, but instead came to Courtyard No. 3 on the second floor, not far away.

One reason was that Ye Yisong had now broken through to the Martial Ancestor realm, and the third-rank Spiritual Vein of the third-floor courtyard was no longer enough to support his daily Cultivation. The second reason was that Ye Yitian and the others had already left Cangjiang Prefecture City five days ago on the Family's treasure ship and returned to the Family's main base, Luomu Mountain.

Using the token given by Ye Ronghui, Ye Yisong very easily mastered the Formation of Courtyard No. 3. After activating the defensive Formation, he entered the innermost cultivation room. Sitting down on the eye of the fourth-rank Low Grade Spiritual Vein, Ye Yisong finally completely relaxed his mind and enjoyed the rare peace after the battle.

It was not that he didn't trust Ye Ronghui and Grandfather Ye Tuantu, but rather that Ye Yisong had too many secrets that he could not tell outsiders.

The fourth-rank Low Grade Spiritual Vein would barely suffice; it was more than enough to support his individual Cultivation, so he didn't have to worry about damaging the Spiritual Vein. The Spiritual Qi required for daily Cultivation and the Spiritual Qi required to break through to Three-Star were not in the same league.

It had only been about a hundred years since the Ye Family truly broke free from poverty and entered a stage of rapid development.

Various precious resources were still very scarce. It was truly rare to be able to establish a fourth-rank Low Grade Spiritual Vein eye in the hundreds of courtyards on the second floor.

Unlike the Wei Family's residence, which was established earliest; it was said that in the core area, the Spiritual Qi concentration was almost at the level of a fifth-rank Medium Grade. There were dozens of fourth-rank High Grade Spiritual Vein eyes alone, not to mention fourth-rank Low Grade ones.

Ye Yisong sat quietly on the Spiritual Vein eye and summoned the character panel he hadn't seen for a long time to examine his situation.

Name: Ye Yisong

Cultivation: Four-Star Martial Ancestor

Cultivation Technique: Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra (Fifth-Rank?), Fourth Layer

Martial Skill: Thirteen Fierce Tiger Styles (Fourth-Rank Body Refining Technique), Fourth-Rank Low Grade

Green Lotus Sword Arts (Fourth-Rank), Third Layer

Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves Art (Fourth-Rank), Third Layer

Sub-Cultivation: Talisman Maker (Third-Rank High Grade)

Seeing the eye-catching four characters in the Cultivation column, Ye Yisong felt exceptionally happy. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally had some small achievements in the martial path.

It wasn't just in Cultivation. In terms of Body Refining, after being tempered by the Lightning Tribulation, he had naturally broken through to the fourth rank. The lightning strike wasn't in vain.

This Breakthrough to the Martial Ancestor realm brought the greatest change to that magical Green Lotus, which had actually multiplied as his Cultivation grew.

For every star his Cultivation broke through, another Green Lotus appeared.

That is to say, at this moment, Ye Yisong no longer had just one Green Lotus in his body, but four Green Lotuses at the same time. However, not every Green Lotus had that magical Talisman carved on it; only the original Green Lotus had the Talisman within its petals.

The four Green Lotuses floated irregularly around Ye Yisong. The terrifying energy contained within the Green Lotuses was ten times more powerful than the Nine-Colored Green Lotus released when Ye Yisong was a Martial Master.

Ye Yisong estimated that if an Early Stage Martial Ancestor dared to take one of his Green Lotuses head-on, they would definitely ascend to the heavens on the spot and disappear from this world completely.

He wondered what level of power it would reach if two Green Lotuses were fused into one.

This idea could not be tested in front of the Family elders. Ye Yisong could not yet control this energy. If he made a mistake, the consequences would be dire. He would have to leave it for later, when someone blind enough to provoke Ye Yisong appeared, to let them taste it.

After fiddling with the Green Lotus for a while, apart from feeling the powerful energy contained within, he didn't find any other magical properties for the time being, so Ye Yisong had to give up.

He took out the fourth-rank Low Grade treasure sword gifted by Vice Prefect Wu Jin, began to comprehend the fourth layer of the Green Lotus Sword Arts, and stepped on the fourth layer of the Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves Art, pacing in the air and dancing in the room.