Suddenly, a circular emarald light flared behind Ye Xuan.
From that light, a lotus formed from pure energy slowly emerged. It floated behind him like a divine shadow.
Moments later, the lotus began to bloom, and his absorption rate surged drastically.
A bronze star appeared above it.
The fifth elder and Ye Chen both sighed with mixed relief and disappointment. It was a human level martial spirit. Now they could only hope it reached more than seven stars, or else the consequences would be severe.
Time passed as the lotus kept unfolding its emerald petals one by one. With each petal, another bronze star flickered into existence.
Everyone watched without blinking. Could it really pass seven stars?
Five stars appeared quickly, and still the lotus kept blooming.
When the eighth petal opened, the lotus already had seven stars.
Then ten petals with eight stars, and twelve petals with nine stars.
Finally, the emerald lotus bloomed completely. It looked regal and majestic, far beyond what anyone had expected.
The lotus floated behind Ye Xuan with nine large bronze stars circling around it.
No one celebrated. Their minds were blank. The death order hanging over the Ye family for days had finally been lifted. Some elders even cried from relief.
Ye Chen wiped his tears and stood tall.
"Decorate the entire Ye mansion for a grand celebration. Tonight we eat and drink without restraint."
"Yee!" everyone roared with excitement.
But Ye Xuan opened his eyes.
"Father, I think we should hide this matter completely. Let everyone stay in the dark."
His calm voice broke the crowd's frenzy, and they all sobered instantly. The sudden joy had clouded their judgment.
"You are right, my son. We were being careless."
Ye Xuan nodded.
"Sixth elder, please continue the awakening process. The other three are waiting."
The sixth elder bowed and resumed the ceremony.
While they were under going the awakening process, Ye Xuan was going through his system.
He glanced at his panel.
[Master: Ye Xuan]
[Martial Cultivation: Mortal]
[Body Cultivation: Mortal (16 Hours)]
[Talent: Heaven Defying Comprehension]
[Martial Spirit: Primordial Chaos Green Lotus (1st form)]
His eyes widened with shock. What kind of monstrous talent was this?
"I am destined to be the protagonist, I hope someone else won't fight with me for that position," Ye Xuan smiled softly.
Talent always awakened based on the martial spirit. A sword spirit awakened a sword talent, a flame spirit awakened a fire talent, and so on.
"My martial spirit is the Primordial Chaos Green Lotus from myth? And what is this first form about? Does it have more forms?" His excitement grew the more he thought about it.
"Xuan'er, take these thousand body forging pills and start cultivating as soon as possible. The emissaries from the Heavenly Martial Sect will arrive in three days. Try to break through at least to the second level of the body forging realm by then."
"Alright, Father. Also, seal the mansion for these three days. Let the Lin family think we are still drowning in despair. And who knows if someone might leak information."
Ye Xuan said it casually, but Ye Chen took every word seriously.
"Does Xuan'er suspect something?" Ye Chen wondered.
After thinking for a while, Ye Chen stood up again,
"The Ye mansion will be sealed for three days. Anyone who leaves without permission is committing treason," Ye Chen ordered coldly.
Many people thought it was too strict, but none dared speak, because the situation was far too grave to take anything lightly right now.
Roar!
A tiger's cry echoed. The fifth elder's son, Ye Hao, awakened a five star martial spirit. Truly a genius.
Another awakened a four star shield spirit, and one obtained a three star rod spirit.
Everyone felt relieved. At least they had all awakened something, and with the death pressure gone, they finally breathed easily and could actually feel the delight in their hearts.
"All elders, gather in the meeting hall," Ye Chen said as the ceremony ended. He needed to discuss their next steps.
In Ye Xuan's room,
He sat cross-legged and summoned his martial spirit to begin cultivating.
The memories of the body's previous owner included the Ye family's cultivation technique, so he didn't waste any time.
"Let me think. There are many realms ahead.
Body Forging Realm
Foundation Establishment Realm
Innate Realm
Martial Lord Realm
Martial King Realm
Hmm? I don't know the rest. Surely there must be Martial Emperor and higher. I will find out later."
Ye Xuan took a body forging pill, but before he swallowed it, the lotus behind him absorbed the pill completely and poured purified energy into his body. The quantity was less than the pill's original energy, but the quality was perfect.
"My martial spirit can purify energy? That's unbelievable. Normally, it takes five pills to reach the first level of body forging. How many will I need?"
He took out ten pills to test out. The lotus drained them immediately and sent pure energy into him.
His body changed slowly, but it still wasn't enough.
He kept going. Batch after batch of pills vanished into the lotus. Only after fifty did he feel the barrier loosening.
"Ten times more? How many resources will I need in the future?" He felt like crying but no tears would come out.
The good side was his speed. Fifty pills in twenty-five minutes. A normal person with a 4 star martial spirit needed an hour for one,though he had a 9 star martial spirit, the speed shouldn't be this high.
A nine star martial spirit could at most absorb 5 times faster than a 4 star spirit but not more than that.
"My journey will be easy if I have resources. But resources are the real war. People fight and kill for them every day."
"For now, I don't know whether my strength is normal or monstrous. I need to fight someone to know."
He continued cultivating. After absorbing one hundred fifty more pills, he reached the second level.
Two hundred pills gone. Only the second level.
For the third level, he needed five hundred pills.
Seven hundred pills in total, and only level three body forging. Anyone who learned this would tear their hair out of frustration.
But his speed was terrifying. Five hours to reach level three was something no one could even think of.
Ye Xuan sighed.
"I don't have enough pills for the next breakthrough. I'll have to cultivate naturally."
He settled his emotions.
"Lin family, wait for me. You poisoned my mother. Lin Fan awakened a seven star martial soul, but based on their bragging, it should be eight. They are probably deceiving everyone to show off at the right moment."
"If they think with that thing,they can enter the Heavenly Martial Sect and crush my family, they are dreaming."
Ye Xuan's memories and emotions merged fully after awakening his martial spirit. He now saw the Ye family as his own.
He kept cultivating undisturbed. Even though his speed slowed, he still had three hundred pills left. He would reach level four within the three days.
Three days later.
Ye Xuan opened his eyes with a smile.
"Level four at last. Time to visit the outside world and shock the Lin family."
In the Lin family restaurant,
"Hey, did you hear? The Ye family sealed themselves for three days. They must have accepted their fate and are planning to run."
"Run? How? Young master Lin Fan awakened a seven star martial spirit. He will join the Heavenly Martial Sect for sure. He can hunt them down anytime.
Besides, the Lin family already sent experts to surround the Ye mansion so no one can escape."
People whispered about the Ye family's misfortune. After all, a seven star martial spirit was the first ever in Jinhai City.
They believed the Ye family was doomed.