67: End of Secret Realm

"Pill formed!"

Half a day later, a low shout from Ye Ming echoed within the Immortal Cave, followed by the wafting scent of Medicinal Pills. The foundation establishment pill was complete!

Deep inside the Immortal Cave, Ye Ming gazed at the five milky-white foundation establishment pills inside the Pill Furnace, a trace of surprise revealing itself in his eyes. Why were the foundation establishment pills he refined white?

The ones others refined were all black; could it be caused by his Five Elements Power?

Ye Ming's expression remained calm as he carefully pondered. His pill fire was born from the Five Elements Golden Core and naturally possessed the Five Elements Power, so what he refined should naturally be different from others.

He took out a black foundation establishment pill refined by someone else. Upon careful observation, he discovered that the black foundation establishment pill contained many Impurities.

Consuming this type of foundation establishment pill would even add more Impurities to a person's Spiritual Root, making an already impure Spiritual Root even worse and significantly slowing down the speed of Cultivate.

However, this foundation establishment pill containing Impurities was still the best foundation establishment pill in the Taixuan Realm. A Medicinal Pill without any Impurities had never appeared in the Taixuan Realm before.

Ye Ming looked back at the foundation establishment pill he had refined. Indeed, it confirmed his previous conjecture; his foundation establishment pill did not have a single trace of Impurities and was the first perfect foundation establishment pill in the Taixuan Realm.

If this kind of Medicinal Pill were taken out to be sold, even a Soul Transformation Family would likely go crazy. However, doing so would be very dangerous; even though he was already invincible below the Soul Transformation Realm, he would still die.

Because it was unknown how many Soul Transformation experts were hidden in the Taixuan Realm—Ye Ming estimated at least several dozen. With so many Soul Transformation experts, he had better lay low for a few decades.

After thinking this through, Ye Ming put away the Pill Furnace, stowed the foundation establishment pills, walked out of the Immortal Cave where he had stayed for half a month, and flew toward the nine heavens profound pagoda.

He wanted to see how the rankings were now and how many levels the Little Monk, Xuan De, had passed.

A moment later, Ye Ming stopped in front of the stone tablet, and his arrival naturally attracted the attention of many people.

"Immortal Master Ye, we haven't seen you for three months, and your aura is becoming increasingly powerful. I estimate that in a while, you will reach the Nascent Soul Realm!"

"Speaking of which, why is he here? He has already passed all the levels. Could it be that he is checking to see if anyone has surpassed his record?"

"That's impossible. Which person could possibly surpass his record now? He must just be here to check the rankings!"

All the whispering from these people was heard by Ye Ming. The soundproofing spells they cast could not block his ears at all. He did not actively listen, but his strength surpassed theirs.

Therefore, every word they said entered his ears without missing a single syllable.

Ye Ming's expression remained calm. Ignoring them, he looked at the changes on the stone tablet.

Now, three other people had passed the ninth level. One was Wei Wudao from the Daozhen Realm, who used three quarters and two cups of tea worth of time. It seemed this person also had a special Physique.

The second was Qiao Cailing from the Tianhong Realm, who took only one quarter and one shichen longer than that Wei Wudao.

The last was Lin Yitian from the Xuanhuang Realm, who used one shichen and two quarters.

In short, the completion times of these three were not just a little bit worse than Ye Ming's; it was impossible for them to surpass his record.

After looking at the ranking list, Ye Ming turned to search for Xuan De in the surrounding area. Not long after, he saw Xuan De walking out of the stone gate with a pale face.

This situation meant that he had suffered very serious injuries while passing the levels, and Ye Ming hurriedly walked over.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan De!"

A familiar voice came from the front. Xuan De couldn't help but be stunned. He looked up at the person approaching; it was Ye Ming, whom he thought he would no longer have a chance to meet.

He quickly pressed his palms together: "amitabha, Benefactor Ye, what business do you have with This Poor Monk?"

Ye Ming raised an eyebrow and patted Xuan De on the shoulder, scolding him with a smile: "You Little Monk, we haven't seen each other for only a few months, and you've become this distant?"

Ye Ming's words caused Xuan De's expression to change slightly. It turned out that Ye Ming had not distanced himself from him, but rather he had misunderstood.

"Benefactor Ye, please do not take offense; it was This Poor Monk who overthought things. amitabha!" Xuan De suddenly realized and took the initiative to admit his mistake to Ye Ming.

Seeing this, Ye Ming couldn't help but shake his head and smile: "Alright, tell me, how many levels have you passed?"

"Six levels; this is already the limit for This Poor Monk!" Xuan De did not hide it and stated it directly.

Hearing this, Ye Ming chuckled and used sound transmission to say to Xuan De: "I can give you a strategy to help you pass the seventh level, how about it?"

"A strategy? Benefactor Ye, isn't this method cheating?"

Xuan De looked at Ye Ming with some hesitation. He actually wanted to pass the seventh level to obtain more Bodhi Seeds. This item was beneficial for his enlightenment in the Buddhist Dao and could allow him to step into a higher Realm.

"What kind of cheating is this? Let me tell you, you do this... and then do that... If nothing goes wrong, you will definitely be able to find their hiding place. As for what happens next, I don't need to teach you, right?"

Ye Ming first waved his hand, signaling Xuan De to rest assured, then continued to use sound transmission to tell him how to find the hiding place of the True Demons and their weaknesses.

After listening, Xuan De's eyes brightened slightly. In order to get more Bodhi Seeds, so what if it was really cheating? The Buddha would not blame him!

"amitabha, Benefactor Ye, This Poor Monk will remember this favor and will definitely repay Benefactor Ye in the future!" Xuan De's expression was solemn as he pressed his palms together and performed a grand Buddhist salute to Ye Ming.

"Eh, enough of that. Hurry up and go recover from your injuries first. Rest well before passing the levels; there isn't much time left!"

Ye Ming waved his hand to shoo Xuan De away. Only two months remained until the Secret Realm closed.

It seemed like a long time, but if Xuan De did not have extra time to prepare, he would not be able to pass the seventh level.

Thus, Ye Ming urged him to go recover from his injuries first.

After Xuan De left, Ye Ming also went to wander around other places, occasionally letting Xiao Bai and the others out to have a picnic together.

Soon, a month passed.

Early this morning, Ye Ming received a sound transmission from Xuan De, who said he was ready and wanted to attempt the seventh level today.

Ye Ming did not hesitate and flew to the nine heavens profound pagoda to see if Xuan De could pass the seventh level relying on his strategy.

At this time, there were not many people in front of the stone gate. Most people had run off to find Opportunities. The remaining ones were all Disciples of some Soul Transformation powers; they were unwilling to stop here and came here every day to force their way through.

Xuan De entering the stone gate did not attract attention; it was actually Ye Ming sending Xuan De in that greatly surprised those people. They sighed one after another, thinking that Xuan De had truly found a powerful backer.

An hour later, Xuan De walked out of the stone gate. His face was pale again, but there was a trace of a smile on his trembling lips.

Seeing Xuan De's expression, Ye Ming knew he had succeeded!

However, before Ye Ming could speak, Xuan De suddenly fainted while walking. Several other monks quickly went over to support Xuan De and check his injuries.

Finally, they discovered that Xuan De was just exhausted and would be fine after resting for a few days.

Seeing that Xuan De was fine, Ye Ming turned and left. He still needed to refine a few more furnaces of foundation establishment pills and also refine some Tier 1 Medicinal Pills; only by practicing more could he lay a good foundation.

Just like that, the last month also passed.

On this day, a large vortex leading to the exit appeared beside the nine heavens profound pagoda.