55: Chapter 55 Breakthrough

"You are still speaking up for that kid? He almost beat you to death." Patriarch Li Hu said with a heavy heart. Li Yuan likely feared that Patriarch Li Hu might do something foolish to retaliate against Ye Yisong.

"Grandfather will keep the Family members in check; I won't let them go out and cause trouble." Li Yuan's parents had not been by his side since he was young, and he had grown up with Patriarch Li Hu. Influenced by Patriarch Li Hu, Li Yuan had known from a young age that the Li Family of Shuinan did not have it easy, often sacrificing his own interests for the sake of the Family.

This time, Li Yuan had almost been beaten to death, yet he was still thinking about the Family. Patriarch Li Hu felt intense heartache and felt guilty toward Li Yuan.

"Grandfather, you've misunderstood." Seeing Patriarch Li Hu's expression, Li Yuan explained.

"Ye Yisong held back. If he had made up his mind to kill me from the start, I certainly would not have survived."

"At first, he only wanted to severely injure me so that I would be unable to participate in the subsequent craftsmanship assessment, clearing obstacles for his Family."

"Therefore, at the beginning, he only used three Green Lotuses to blast and injure me. It was because I was unwilling to concede that I made a desperate, final struggle."

"He was also provoked by me, which is why he struck so ruthlessly."

Upon hearing Li Yuan's explanation, Patriarch Li Hu realized he had just misunderstood Li Yuan. He reined in his emotions, though still annoyed, and said, "Even so, he shouldn't have used such a lethal blow!"

"I suspect Ye Yisong himself did not know that this move of his would be so powerful." Li Yuan recounted to Patriarch Li Hu the surprised expression he had seen on Ye Yisong's face at the very end.

"Grandfather, do you think that move of Ye Yisong's really reached the attack level of a Martial Ancestor?" Li Yuan asked, recalling that unstoppable strike with doubt.

"No," Patriarch Li Hu replied. As a two-star Martial Ancestor, he had been at the scene himself and had felt the fluctuations in Spiritual Qi very clearly.

Patriarch Li Hu was very certain that Ye Yisong's attack had not reached the level of a Martial Ancestor.

"It is likely that the Spirit Stones in the Formation had not been replaced for a long time, causing the power of the Formation to drop significantly," Patriarch Li Hu explained without waiting for Li Yuan to ask again.

"That is good," Li Yuan said, letting out a sigh of relief.

If it had been true, Li Yuan did not know if he would be able to fight Ye Yisong again like he did today.

"You should focus on recovering from your injuries. Do not move around recklessly. Rest quietly for a few days; once the medicinal power is fully absorbed, you should be able to recover thirty percent," Patriarch Li Hu instructed Li Yuan.

"Understood, Grandfather," Li Yuan said. "Please go and attend to your business. There are so many matters in the Family waiting for you to handle. You do not need to stay with me all the time."

"Please tell the Family members that I am fine, and that I only need to rest for a few days. This will save them from worrying and put their minds at ease."

"I do not need you to teach me how to do things." Patriarch Li Hu tucked in the corner of Li Yuan's blanket before walking outside.

"Ping'er, take good care of your brother." Patriarch Li Hu instructed Li Ping, who was waiting outside.

Li Ping was Li Yuan's younger sister. She had been guarding outside for a day and a night without closing her eyes. When Li Yuan had just woken up, she had heard the commotion, but because Patriarch Li Hu was inside, she had hesitated and dared not enter the room.

"Yes, Grandfather," Li Ping said, weeping with joy. "Brother has finally woken up. You scared me to death!"

Li Ping hurriedly ran into the room and came to Li Yuan's side. She originally wanted to throw herself into his arms, but upon seeing the bandages on Li Yuan's body, she stopped. The tears she had just held back could not help but flow out again. She stroked Li Yuan's hand and asked, "Brother, does it hurt?"

Patriarch Li Hu stood outside the room, listening to the siblings' whispers for a while. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he left with peace of mind.

It is good that he is not disheartened; there is still much to achieve in the future.

Yuan'er is right. I must warn the Family members not to cause trouble during this period, especially not to provoke anyone from the Ye Family.

They cannot be trifled with!

Seeing Li Yuan being "beaten to death" under the arena, he had almost rushed onto the arena to avenge him.

Before he could make a move, Patriarch Li Hu felt as if he had been locked onto by a ferocious beast, unable to move.

It wasn't until Magistrate Sun Nanyu carried Li Yuan off the arena that the lock was lifted. It was too terrifying.

At that moment, he felt as if he were in the abyss of Hell; if he had dared to make a move, he could have died at any moment.

After Ye Yisong finished his conversation with Ye Jiesheng, he swaggered to the cultivation room, occupied the third-grade Spiritual Vein, and began to Cultivate on his own.

He took out the spirit ascension pills he had obtained from his father, swallowed two of them in one breath, and began to Cultivate using the Green Lotus Sea-Transformation Sutra.

This outrageous move stunned Ye Jiesheng outside. He rushed directly into the cultivation room and used his Divine Sense to scan the Spiritual Qi around Ye Yisong's body.

He discovered that the Spiritual Qi around Ye Yisong was continuous, long-lasting, steady, and powerful, circulating in an orderly manner.

Although the two practiced different Cultivation Techniques, Ye Jiesheng could tell from the Spiritual Qi fluctuations that Ye Yisong currently had no problems at all; on the contrary, he was in excellent condition.

Ye Jiesheng did not dare to rashly interrupt Ye Yisong's Cultivation, so he just watched him circulate his Cultivation Technique quietly.

Although Ye Yisong could not move, he could sense that Ye Jiesheng was watching him. He could not help but feel strange; why was Ye Jiesheng watching him Cultivate?

Ye Yisong circulated his energy for a few cycles. Without asking why Ye Jiesheng was there, he picked up another Medicinal Pill and swallowed it.

"Wait..." Before Ye Jiesheng could react, Ye Yisong had already entered a state of Cultivation again.

With his strength as a Martial Ancestor, he should have been able to react completely. However, Ye Jiesheng was still in a state of apprehension and had not been paying attention for a moment. By the time he realized Ye Yisong had swallowed another one, it was already too late.

This time, Ye Jiesheng did not have to wait long before he heard a faint sound.

"Pop."

Ye Yisong had reached a Breakthrough to become a four-star Martial Master!

Holy crap, it can work like this?

Before Ye Yisong could open his eyes, Ye Jiesheng asked anxiously, "Kid, who taught you to Cultivate like this?"

"What do you mean who taught me to Cultivate like this? It's written in the Cultivation Technique!" Ye Yisong said, puzzled. Does one need someone to teach them how to Cultivate? Isn't it enough to just circulate the Spiritual Qi according to the description in the Cultivation Technique?

"I am talking about who told you to swallow two Medicinal Pills at once! No, wait, you kid swallowed three! Are you tired of living?" Ye Jiesheng said angrily.

"Is it not okay to swallow two Medicinal Pills at once?" Ye Yisong asked.

"Of course not!" Ye Jiesheng said irritably. "Are you not afraid that the Spiritual Qi will burst you open?"

Amidst Ye Jiesheng's rage, Ye Yisong finally realized that he seemed to have made a terrible mistake.

It turned out that one could not take two Medicinal Pills together while Cultivating; instead, one had to take them one by one. After swallowing one Medicinal Pill, one usually had to pause for a week, or even several months, to let the body digest and metabolize the medicinal toxins, so as not to leave hidden dangers for future Cultivation.

"You haven't been Cultivating like this the whole time, have you?" Ye Jiesheng asked tentatively.

"Yeah. Except for the beginning when I ate them one by one, later on, sometimes I ate two, and sometimes three together," Ye Yisong answered, shrinking his neck.

"Three? You are truly lucky to be alive!" Ye Jiesheng said, rubbing his face with his right hand.

Amidst Ye Yisong's shock, Ye Jiesheng lifted him up, fully unleashed his Divine Sense, and scanned Ye Yisong's entire body inside and out.

"How is this possible? It makes no sense."

Then, he asked Ye Yisong to open his Storage Pouch to check how many Medicinal Pills were left inside.