Chapter 63 - Fury of Shattering Earth (1/2)

Chapter 63: Fury of Shattering Earth

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The rest of the members looked down. In the clan, Ye Changxuan’s words were final.

“The moment you lots walked in, you’ve been arguing non-stop to the point where even I forgot what I wanted to say. Now, for the big news. Little Chen has successfully passed Master Li’s examination during the Grand Martial Tournament of the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun. Master Li finds Little Chen a talented candidate and as such, will be recommending him to Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s sect to be his disciple. In twenty years, our clan will finally have an Apothecary!” Ye Changxuan was beaming and smiling with pride. Even he had butterflies in his stomach as he announced to the men.

The crowd was caught by surprise. An Apothecary? For a moment, they struggled to wrap their heads around the news. Throughout the billions of people and clans in the entire Xiwu Empire, Xuanyi was the only Apothecary they had known. If the clan were to see the birth of an Apothecary, that made it a moment to commemorate, right?

“Sixth Uncle, is this real?” Ye Zhanlong’s throat was tensed, his voice shaking. Ye Zhanlong knew the significance of an Apothecary.

“Would I ever lie to you?” Ye Changxuan replied in a deadpan voice.

“That’s not what I meant, Sixth Uncle…” Ye Zhanlong immediately apologized. Noticing Ye Changxuan’s playful smile, he realized what the old man meant and burst out laughing too.

That explained all the medicinal pills that the elder chief had received. So, it seemed that the elder chief was Master Li’s chosen one. The hall descended into a state of ecstasy.

“Alright, meeting adjourned! The clan will be celebrating in a day. The lords and the elder chiefs from the Eighteen Houses of Lianyun as well as Donglin County will be here. The rest of you should head back and make your preparations. In the meantime, I want security in the castle to be tightened.” Ye Changxuan waved his hand.

All of them were wearing happy faces and running off to spread the good news. Soon, the entire clan was made known to the news of Ye Chen becoming Master Apothecary Xuanyi’s disciple. The entire clan was truly elated. Many had even made their offerings to the ancestors. In the castle, things were far grander and louder than the day the Grand Ancestral Worshipping Ceremony took place.

“Little Chen, you’ve had a long day too. You should get some rest.” Ye Changxuan patted his head lovingly.

“Yeah. You get some rest too Grandpa.” Ye Chen replied.

The crowd had dispersed. Those who were wounded returned to be nursed.

Ye Chen returned to his abode. He had learned so much from today’s battle. His Celestial Chi had broken through rank seven and was now effectively rank eight. He sat down and inspected the Celestial Chi in his body. The Celestial Chi in Ye Chen had reached the top of rank eight and soon, he might even achieve rank nine. Due to the unique circumstances of the Celestial Chi in him, even Ye Chen did not have a proper gauge of his powers. The fact that Yun Yixuan had a difficult time taking a strike from him made him wonder if his powers had reached mid-rank nine just like his grandpa’s.

The thought made Ye Chen tremble slightly. To him, grandpa and his father were godlike. Ye Chen would have never guessed that he would achieve the same power level as they did and that his powers would increase rapidly. It was all too much for him to take in.

Ye Chen looked at Little Tanuki who was on his shoulder. During the fight with Niu Er, Little Tanuki had overexerted its Illusions and tired out. Ye Chen transferred some of his Celestial Chi into it and soon, it began to feel better.

Ye Chen sat in a meditative posture and consolidated his cultivation base. In that fight with Niu Er, Ye Chen had gained a breakthrough in Crimson Cloud Searing Skies and advanced to True Adroitness. To proceed to True Arete required frequent rounds of trial and error and enlightenment. Regardless, Ye Chen had a firm grasp of Crimson Cloud Searing Skies. He turned to the second page of Palms Puncturing the Cosmos. A group of words caught his eye.