Nine-step Great Emperor!?
Upon hearing Ye Xuan's words, Tong Wuya's mouth twitched slightly. Although this realm did not represent everything, being able to fight with the power of a Venerable expert spoke volumes.
Mo Xuanyou, "....... "
Is Master serious?
After all, he knew that his Master was not merely a Nine-step Great Emperor, but at the peak of the Nine-step Great Emperor realm.
After some pleasantries, Tong Wuya's expression turned solemn. He took off his spatial ring and kept only a spatial bag. "Young friend Ye, I have no way to repay this great kindness. Please accept this spatial ring as my token of gratitude."
Mo Xuanyou, "!!!!"
What!
A spatial ring, my goodness, and it's a spatial ring from a Third-tier Venerable! This meant all of his wealth.
"This..."
Ye Xuan was also taken aback by Tong Wuya's words, clearly not expecting such gratitude. "This is not appropriate."
"Young friend Ye, there's no need to refuse."
Tong Wuya insisted, his face paling as he recalled the recent events. "To be frank, Young friend Ye, it seems the Loulan Empire had advance knowledge of my coming to the Glazed Secret Realm. They specifically dispatched a peak Third-tier Venerable and two other Third-tier Venerables to intercept me. If not for my speed far exceeding that of my peers, I would have returned to the netherworld by now."
"Even so, I was severely wounded. If not for Young friend Ye's intervention, I fear I would have perished in the Divine Thunder Purgatory despite my struggles."
"This might have been a mere trifle for you, Young friend Ye, but to me, it was a life-saving act, granting me the opportunity to be reborn and exact my revenge."
Hearing Tong Wuya's words, Mo Xuanyou's lips twitched. Nevertheless, Ye Xuan accepted Tong Wuya's spatial bag.
"However, I cannot accept such a generous gift from Guest Elder Wuya without giving something in return."
"How about this, I have a formation here that can gather energy. It might help Guest Elder Wuya recover from his injuries."
As his voice fell, Ye Xuan tossed his right hand, and a formation enveloped the three of them, instantly covering an area of a hundred zhang. It was clearly a grand formation.
But this was not all. Ye Xuan followed the system's instructions.
He placed the Sky-Breaking Thunder Spear at the formation's core, then infused it with his spear intent. Following that, he took out ten top-grade Emperor Crystals and arranged them around.
"This is... Top-grade Emperor Crystals!!"
Tong Wuya's pupils widened in disbelief as Ye Xuan produced the top-grade Emperor Crystals. "Young friend Ye, what virtue or merit do I possess to warrant such extravagance from you!!"
One must know that top-grade Emperor Crystals were incredibly precious, something even he could not remain calm about.
"It's alright. Although top-grade Emperor Crystals are valuable, I have acquired some through fortuitous encounters."
"Guest Elder Wuya, please focus your mind. This formation might help you advance to the peak of the Third-tier Venerable realm."
Before Tong Wuya could speak further, Ye Xuan's voice echoed, "It's about to begin!"
In the next moment, Ye Xuan summoned over ten thousand thunder sources and fused them into one. Immediately, a crackling sound erupted, and terrifying lightning power spread, filling the formation within moments.
Roar~~~
Then, the entire area began to boil. Countless thunder beasts surged towards the formation, drawn by a fatal allure within. As for what that allure was, they themselves did not know.
However, their instincts told them that it was extremely important to them.
Hiss~~
Hissing~~
In an instant, over a thousand thunder beasts entered the formation. However, they were instantly killed by spear intent, transforming into thousands of pure thunder sources.
Boom~!!!
The terrifying energy of the thunder sources filled the entire formation. Tong Wuya, situated at the very center, saw this immense fortune and his eyes brightened. "Young friend Ye, I will remember this great kindness!"
Without further ado, Tong Wuya focused his mind and began to fully absorb and refine the thunder sources, thus repairing his injuries.
Mo Xuanyou, "!!!"
"Hiss..."
"Master, this, my heavens~"
Mo Xuanyou was utterly stunned. He had never imagined his Master possessed such capabilities.
"Absorb to the maximum extent possible. This is a rare opportunity."
Ye Xuan was not idle either, rapidly absorbing the energy from the formation he had meticulously set up at great cost. If he could advance to the Venerable realm through this, it would be even better.
"Yes, Master!"
Mo Xuanyou was not foolish. Such an operation was far faster than his Master killing thunder beasts, and there was no need to worry about a shortage of thunder sources.
Thus...
The three of them became like black holes, absorbing the thunder sources as time quietly slipped away.
Tong Wuya felt the surging, pure thunder sources rapidly healing his injuries. His gratitude deepened. This opportunity alone could save him several years of recovery time.
He vowed that one day, he would repay this kindness tenfold!
With this resolution, Tong Wuya finally accepted this great gift with peace of mind.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan, at this moment, had also absorbed all the thunder sources from his spatial ring into his body. Instantly, a tremendous roar echoed.
Terrifying energy exploded outwards like a mountain collapsing. Ye Xuan's Nine-step Great Emperor peak extreme realm surged violently, reaching the threshold of the Venerable realm within dozens of breaths. After a few moments of pause, he finally broke through the great gate of the Venerable realm with irresistible force.
A powerful aura spread out from Ye Xuan as the center, but he quickly retracted it. Internally, however, a world-shattering transformation was occurring.
"So strong!"
Ye Xuan curved his lips slightly. "This... is the Venerable realm!?"
Opening his eyes, Ye Xuan glanced at the other two who were still absorbing thunder sources. He did not disturb them but instead flashed out of the formation and swept towards the distance.
The formation here was such that unless it was a Third-tier Venerable, it would be impossible to break. As for why Ye Xuan left, it was to attend to another matter.
And this matter was none other than his third clone.
Not long after, he arrived at a cave. Shielding his aura, he flipped his right hand, and the remains of a young dragon appeared on the ground. What was different was that the bones of this remnant were a purple-gold color.
Then, Ye Xuan flipped his right hand, and the redeemed [Clone Card] appeared in his grasp. Now that he had entered the Venerable realm, it precisely met the realm requirement for the third clone.
He clenched his right fist and crushed the [Clone Card], then slapped it onto the forehead of the young dragon's remains, and it flowed in.
This was a familiar operation; Ye Xuan was already adept at it, as this was the third time.
"Right."
Ye Xuan seemed to recall something. He then took out bottles and jars from his spatial ring. These were all the stock of Tong Wuya's essence blood, and each of them was extremely rare.
Boom~~~
After at least a hundred types of essence blood were consumed by the young dragon's remains, a profound and majestic purple-gold energy surged. In the next moment, the dragon's eyes opened. Ye Xuan's true form looked at the 'resurrected' young dragon's remains before him, his eyes gleaming, "The third clone, it's done!!"
Whoosh~
In the next moment, a figure appeared on the scene, with a similarly handsome appearance.
The instant this figure appeared, the aura surrounding him strengthened at a visible rate. In a blink of an eye, he reached the Fifth-tier Great Emperor, then the Sixth-tier Great Emperor, the Seventh-tier Great Emperor...
Finally, after this figure absorbed another 1 million mid-grade Emperor Realm Pills, his realm stabilized at the peak of the Seventh-tier Great Emperor, one step away from the Eighth-tier Great Emperor. At this point, the clone before him opened its eyes, dragon might spreading. "Heh heh, the third clone greets the true form!"