Best Young Master-Chapter 1417 - 1291: None of Us Are Heartless

"Hmph!"

Shen Tu snorted heavily, "Hope you’re telling the truth, otherwise if something really happens, I’ll sell you out first!"

In the end, this matter alarmed Sect Leader Tong Tianhao and the three Supreme Elders. The four of them discussed for a long time and decided to raise it well.

If the old Mastiff Bear doesn’t come looking for it, then when the young Mastiff Bear grows up, it will definitely become a great combat power.

Because, they’ve realized, relying on the Bai Yan wolf as their Guardian Mountain Beast is basically hopeless.

And the young Mastiff Bear, once raised from a young age, will slowly develop a sense of dependence and belonging to this place. By then, this will be its home, and it will definitely exert its strength when needed.

If the old Mastiff Bear does come looking, then they’ll politely return it. Believing that as long as they take good care of it, the old Mastiff Bear won’t make things difficult for them.

"Junior Brother Ye, I’ve already condensed my Holy Embryo and become a cultivator of the Holy Embryo Realm. Shall we spar?"

After reaching the Holy Embryo Realm, Shen Tu’s confidence was a bit inflated. Having just emerged, no one had told him about Ye Fan’s feats in Qing Province, and since the others hadn’t come out of seclusion yet, he naturally wanted to test his actual combat ability against Ye Fan.

"Alright, let me see what your Holy Embryo is like." Ye Fan nodded with a smile, agreeing to Shen Tu’s request.

The two of them arrived at an arena marked with defensive array patterns. Ye Fan stood casually in the center of the arena, beckoning Shen Tu and said, "Come on, attack me with all your might!"

"Be careful!"

Shen Tu shouted in a low voice, instantly gathering his Holy Power, becoming overwhelmingly imposing, like a crouching cheetah ready to spring, his eyes shooting out two beams of light.

Swish!

With a flash of light, a shadowy black cheetah appeared behind Shen Tu. Although it wasn’t solid, it carried an air of solitary ferocity.

"Netherworld Cheetah?"

Ye Fan secretly nodded, thinking that Shen Tu chose a good Holy Embryo. It was swift and had decent attack power; if it were an ambush, it could be fatal in a single strike.

Faced with Shen Tu revealing his Holy Embryo, Ye Fan dared not be complacent. With a thought, his own Holy Embryo also manifested behind him, though much more solid than Shen Tu’s.

"Human-shaped... Holy Embryo?"

Seeing that Ye Fan’s Holy Embryo was actually himself, Shen Tu almost bit his tongue, stumbling over his words.

There are countless kinds of Holy Embryos in the world, all sorts of forms, but he’d never seen anyone condense a Holy Embryo in their own image before.

The human-shaped Holy Embryo grows slowly, lacking attack power for many years, which is why no one chooses to condense a Holy Embryo in human form, let alone in their own likeness.

Even though Shen Tu was mentally prepared for Ye Fan having condensed a Holy Embryo before him, seeing Ye Fan’s manifestation still shocked him.

However, Shen Tu’s mental resilience was quite commendable. After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly regained his composure, and Holy Power instantly formed a long sharp claw on his arm.

"Slash!"

With a loud roar, Shen Tu’s right hand claw surged, viciously grabbing at Ye Fan’s shoulder, accompanied by a piercing sound of air being torn apart!

Whoosh!

With a thought, Ye Fan executed the Xuanwu Armor Technique, instantly covering himself in a layer of armor adorned with mysterious patterns.

Screech!

The sharp claw fiercely struck the armor, sparking a trail of sparks, leaving Ye Fan unharmed, not even budging his shoulder, with not even a white mark left on the armor.

"Not fighting anymore, it’s pointless!"

After just one move, Shen Tu realized the vast gulf between him and Ye Fan, finding it unnecessary to continue the fight.

The opponent stood still, letting him attack without any effect, what was the point of continuing?

"Don’t be discouraged, your ability is already quite impressive. In the early-stage of the Holy Embryo Realm, few could evade your attack." Ye Fan retracted the Xuanwu Armor Technique, smiling as he comforted him.

"Don’t tell me you’re already at the mid-stage of the Holy Embryo Realm?" Shen Tu asked incredulously.

"Hmm." Ye Fan nodded lightly.

"My god, is there any justice in the world? I secluded myself for nearly a year, arduously cultivating in a lightless cave, thinking I had achieved something by condensing my Holy Embryo, breaking into the Holy Embryo Realm. Unexpectedly, you, this monster, are already mid-stage, how can one even live?"

Receiving confirmation from Ye Fan, Shen Tu exclaimed exaggeratedly, finally angrily saying, "No way, you can’t defend, let me punch you a couple of times to vent, otherwise I won’t be at peace!"

"Uh..."

Ye Fan was dumbfounded, was there really such a way?

In the end, with no other option, Ye Fan had to relax his body entirely, forego any defensive cultivation techniques, and stand there while Shen Tu landed two punches on his chest, concluding the matter.

These two punches brought Ye Fan deep insight; even without intentionally defending, Shen Tu’s two fully charged punches did not harm him at all, showcasing the power of the Nine Heavens Profound Body!

Stimulated by Ye Fan, Shen Tu immediately began to fiercely cultivate once more upon leaving seclusion.

Meanwhile, Zhang Taiyi and Tong Qianchen remained in seclusion, yet Ye Fan believed both had surely condensed their own Holy Embryos and were either solidifying their realms or gaining insights into the profound mysteries of the Holy Embryo.

With less than a month remaining until the Southern Domain Talent Competition, Ye Fan spent every night cultivating in the virtual space, seeking enlightenment and martial understanding.

His own Dao, must be forged through trials and adversity, for he cannot progress along the paths laid by predecessors; otherwise, he will never surpass them.

In the world, all methods, all divine skill manuals are ways; one must honor these methods while transcending them to truly rise above.

Currently, Ye Fan is still very far from this realm, unable to transcend the methods, and can only respect them, using various cultivation techniques, secret techniques, and martial arts to fight.

When he truly reaches the point of transcending and breaking the methods, he will have truly forged his own path.

Preparing for the future, though he is still far from that realm, Ye Fan has already begun preparations. From this moment on, Elder Xuan knows that there is less and less he can teach Ye Fan, only offering occasional guidance. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Every Great Emperor is unique, and so Ye Fan’s desire to forge his own path is something Elder Xuan is happy to see; only with the heart of a Great Emperor can one truly walk the path of a Great Emperor!

In the daytime, Ye Fan left his Dong Mansion, using his feet to measure every inch of Xuanwu Mountain’s land, lingering amidst nature and feeling the rhythm of the natural world.

Is this not a form of cultivation?

The path of martial arts has countless ways, each leading to the ultimate goal, so cultivation of the mental realm is exceedingly important.

Many cultivators upon reaching a certain bottleneck form a high plateau, their cultivation stagnation, clearly able to break through yet unable to do so, due to the unfulfilled mental realm.

At this time, foresighted cultivators choose to let go of everything, merge themselves into heaven and earth, and cultivate the mental realm.

When the mental realm and cultivation become harmonious, the bottleneck naturally disappears.

With less than ten days remaining until the Southern Domain Talent Competition, Zhang Taiyi and Tong Qianchen successively emerged from seclusion, just as Ye Fan predicted, both having condensed Holy Embryos, reaching the early-stage of the Holy Embryo realm, and fully stabilizing their realms.

Among them, Tong Qianchen not only condensed her Holy Embryo, but also vigorously cultivated her realm to the peak state of the early-stage of the Holy Embryo realm, only a step away from breaking through to the mid-stage Holy Embryo realm, her strength slightly superior to Zhang Taiyi’s.

The two successively left seclusion and similarly encountered the Bai Yan wolf but faced distinctly different experiences.

The Bai Yan wolf had no issues with Tong Qianchen as she showed it no hostility whatsoever.

While Zhang Taiyi, upon first seeing the Bai Yan wolf, reacted almost identically to Shen Tu, keen on stewing the Bai Yan wolf.

Unsurprisingly, would the Bai Yan wolf easily suffer losses?

Immediately, a fierce human-wolf battle erupted!

Just emerged from seclusion, Zhang Taiyi brimming with confidence, believed the Bai Yan wolf to be merely a robust wild wolf, thinking nothing of it.

Yet once the battle commenced, he suffered a major setback, left with bite marks all over his body and his clothes torn to shreds, a miserable sight.

Bitten excessively, Zhang Taiyi, like Shen Tu, had no choice but to present some treasures to call for peace.

After exiting seclusion, Tong Qianchen learned from her father, Sect Leader Tong Tianhao, the entire incident of Ye Fan’s journey to Qing Province, feeling exceptionally complex, deemed herself useless for not being able to offer any assistance.

Facing Ye Fan once more, Tong Qianchen appeared calm, as if nothing had occurred previously, continuing to be kind to him, never mentioning the rejected marriage proposal.

"Xiao Qian, I..."

Confronting Tong Qianchen, Ye Fan wished to say something, yet upon opening his mouth, found himself at a loss for words.

"Brother Ye, you needn’t say anything, Xiao Qian understands!"

Tong Qianchen interrupted Ye Fan, sighed gently, and said, "Your future path is difficult, I might not be able to accompany you on it!"

Listening to Tong Qianchen’s caring words, Ye Fan couldn’t help but secretly sigh, feeling increasingly that he owed her far too much.

This relationship shouldn’t have started, yet people aren’t unfeeling plants; who can be devoid of emotion?

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PS: First update!

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