Return to the city! (Fourth update of 12,000 characters, seeking monthly votes!)

  Ye Chen put in a lot of effort and used the Xianfu to collect the spiritual spring from hut number fifty. After his excitement gradually passed, the intense fatigue brought on by cultivating the second layer of the "Father Splitting Divine Technique" finally returned once again.

  He fell into a deep sleep on the floor of the hut, sleeping very soundly.

  These short two or three days can be said to have yielded a huge harvest.

  He first broke through the fifth layer of cultivation in the Refining Qi period with his Yuan Shen.

  As Ye Chen knew, among the 126 hut owners of the entire Qing Shan Lake's mountain peaks, only less than twenty cultivators had reached this level, and many were from large clans, with very few being from small family clans.

  Among the scattered cultivators in the Qing Shan Lake area, there are no cultivators who have reached the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage. When a scattered cultivator reaches the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage, they generally exceed 25 years old and have no chance to enter the nine major immortal sects. Before the age of 25, scattered cultivators can usually only cultivate up to the third or fourth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  Light from the origin of cultivation, Ye Chen has already stood at the same height as a small group of top-notch Lüzhōu-level cultivators in Qing Shan Lake.

  Apart from Yuan Shen's breakthrough, Ye Chen took advantage of the best timing for Yuan Shen's breakthrough and, at the risk of a huge failure in his cultivation, forcibly cultivated the second layer of "Father Splitting Divine Technique". This adventure was successful, and he suddenly possessed four divine senses.

  Ye Chen was not clear about how many masters of Qing Shan Lake had cultivated their divine consciousness into four paths.

  However, he had personally cultivated it and knew the difficulty and danger involved. It can be certain that this number is absolutely rare, even rarer than a Yuan Shen reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refining. The cultivators who have successfully cultivated it probably won't publicly proclaim it, but instead keep it as a trump card.

  The last gain was that he used Xianfu to collect a spiritual spring that could restore his law power.

  Ye Chen is now almost certain that his strength can completely challenge the top ten masters of Qing Shan Lake, let alone the twentieth to thirtieth.

  However, he no longer plans to challenge now. With only over ten days left, there is not even enough time to practice and seize the top 30 cottages. It's better to use these more than ten days to prepare for the Town Demon Tower.

  As for the Lingquan Xianfu, one mouth is enough.

  A mouthful of spiritual spring water can instantly restore all his magical powers, and it's better to have more. Placing them in the immortal mansion is useless, and they also occupy space on the Immortal Island. Moreover, although this thing is a spiritual treasure, he doesn't dare to openly take it to the Immortal City to sell, otherwise, it might cause a huge commotion.

  Ye Chen slept for a whole day and night.

  The next day, Ye Chen opened his eyes and woke up to find that it was already bright outside the hut.

  He turned over and got up, came to the spring water in the hut, and took a closer look.

  The spring in the hut, although it is still gushing out icy cold water from the stone crevices underground, can be clearly felt that this spiritual spring has lost its spiritual energy, and what comes out is just ordinary mountain spring water.

  "This 50th hut is definitely abolished and will be removed from the list of 126 huts in the future! How to explain this matter? Just say that this Lingquan Spring somehow automatically lost its effect? I don't know if the Lingquan Springs in other huts on the same mountain peak are still working."

  Ye Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head, soon putting the matter out of his mind.

  The attention of all the monks is now focused on the Zhongyao Tower, and no one will notice this small detail. After rushing to the Zhongyao Tower, he may have already gone to the Jiudaxianmen. Who can still go to Xianmen specifically to question him? Even if someone comes to ask him, he directly denies it and clears himself.

  Ye Chen stepped out of the hut, came to the open space outside, and swiftly drew the Huo Ling knife from his waist. He applied a Wind Control technique on himself, and infused the knife with his spiritual energy. A series of swift and smooth knife moves were executed, transforming into a fiery figure that flashed across the sky.

  Ye Chen practiced the Tiger Leaping Knife technique for an hour, facing the rising dawn, until his muscles and bones crackled with a series of light pops, his energy and blood circulation were vigorous, feeling relaxed and comfortable, only then did he stop.

  This morning, Zhu Dahao, Qian Shanli and Feng Yan, the three of them climbed up to the mountain peak to see Ye Chen, intending to ask what his next plan was.

  "Leaf brother, already at Qi Refining stage 5!"

  "This is in Qing Shan Lake, and it already belongs to the extremely small number of top-notch Qi Refining stage cultivators!"

  They were shocked after seeing Ye Chen.

  "These two days just broke out! How did you come?"

  Ye Chen smiled faintly and said.

  "Ah, that's right! Many cultivators who were practicing in Qing Shan Lake have already started returning to Tian Yun Xian Yuan Castle at the beginning of this month. In the middle of the month, even more people returned to the castle on a large scale. We thought to ourselves, with only over ten days left before the Storming Demon Tower, shouldn't we also return ahead of time to prepare, purchase some necessary spiritual instruments and ritual robes, so as not to be caught off guard when the time comes!"

  Zhu Dahao came back to his senses from the shock and hastily said.

  "In that case, let's return to Xian City! The remaining ten plus days spent here won't be of much use anyway."

  Besides, you can also cultivate in Xian City when you go back. Let's go!

  Ye Chen thought for a moment and nodded.

  Zhu Dahao and the other two nodded.

  Four people descended from the peak of Qing Shan Lake Mountain.

  Under this mountain peak, there were already dozens of Qi-refining cultivators waiting with horses of various colors.

  Ye Chen's reputation in Qing Shan Lake has surpassed that of Wang Ran, the highest ranked loose cultivator... He could have gathered even more followers, and a few hundred would not be a problem.

  However, Ye Chen and Zhu Dahao and others discussed it and still held the idea of seeking refinement rather than quantity, limiting the number of people in this small group. They only selected dozens of loose cultivators at the third and fourth layers of the Qi Refining stage from among many scattered cultivators, who were quite strong.

  "Long time no see, Brother Ye!"

  The monks' eyes were fixed on Ye Chen, and they all bowed their hands. Their eyes were complex, with a mix of surprise, shock, excitement, and low whispers.

  "Ye Xiong's cultivation has broken through another level!"

  "With this strength, taking down the Tower of Demons is no problem! We can even get into the top thirty! Weren't there people slandering Brother Ye saying he wasn't strong enough to challenge the top thirty tower owners? With Brother Ye's fifth layer Qi Refining stage, how could he not make it into the top thirty?"

  "Not bad!"

  They were all ordinary loose cultivators of Qing Shan Lake, gathered into a small group planning to follow Ye Chen for the long term. However, Ye Chen had been cultivating in his hut for a long time, and most of them had only seen Ye Chen once or twice. The trivial matters and gatherings were usually handled by Zhu Da Hao and a few others.

  To some extent, following Ye Chen is also a helpless choice in reality.

  In the Tianyun Xianyuan City, a lone cultivator has no status to speak of. Even if they go to join a large cultivation family in the city, the family may not be willing to accept them. Even if they are accepted, they often become low-ranking servants, serving as attendants for the family's younger generation, and never have a chance to stand out.

  The only way is for the scattered cultivators to form their own group, so as to form an independent force. However, the scattered cultivators have similar strengths and no one is willing to submit to anyone easily. The scattered cultivator's forces must have at least one strong and prestigious cultivator leader in order to condense this group together and stand firm in Xianyuan City.

  Zhu Dahao and other cultivators knew in their hearts that relying solely on themselves was not enough. Before the age of 25, they had only reached the third or fourth layer of Qi Refining, and couldn't even touch the edges of the Nine Great Immortal Sects.

  The entire Qing Shan Lake, the best choice for pursuit, is undoubtedly Ye Chen.

  Ye Chen himself is a loose cultivator and will not reject these loose cultivators. As the 50th hut master, Ye Chen's strength in Qing Shan Hu is extremely strong, and he has a great hope of entering the top nine immortal sects. Once he enters the immortal sect, Ye Chen's future prospects are even more promising, with a high chance of reaching the foundation period, making him the leader that this small team looks up to.

  Ye Chen needs them, there are many things he can't do alone with his limited power.

  They also need Ye Chen, this strong leader.

  "Go back to Xian City!"

  Ye Chen took out the Lingjiao from the spirit beast bag, flew onto the Lingjiao, held the reins, and gazed at the dozens of Qi Refining stage cultivators following him, looking at their expectant eyes, excited faces, and memorized their surnames and appearances.

  Ye Chen is not very good with words.

  Fortunately, there is no need for him to say more. These scattered cultivators followed him because of his strength, not anything else. With his current cultivation base at the fifth layer of Qi Refining, he has enough power to make these cultivators convinced.

  Monks mounted their rides and surrounded Ye Chen, rushing towards Tianyun Xianyuan City.

  "Brother Zhu, have you heard any news about the Golden Cauldron Sect disciples recently?"

  Ye Chen said.

  During this period, our people have been inquiring around Xiancheng, searching almost all the inns, asking the monks hanging on the platform and the city gate guards, but no Jin Dingmen monks have been found.

  "This person is probably not in Xian City right now and is likely to be at Jindeng Xianmen. If there's any news about this person appearing in Xian City, I'll report it to you immediately."

  Zhu Dahao shook his head.

  "Uh-huh."

  Ye Chen nodded slightly, but his eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

  What he was most worried about, undoubtedly, was this. He didn't know when he would receive news of Zheng Zhicheng's death and come to seek revenge. To avoid being suddenly found, he had Zhu Dahao arrange for someone to find out his whereabouts, so as to prepare early.

  "In just over a dozen days, after completing the Demon Tower, I can become a disciple of the Immortal Gate. At that time, even if I find myself, I won't dare to act recklessly under the sun."

  Ye Chen secretly thought in his heart.

  They passed through the Qing Shan Hu area with dozens of monks.

  At this time, the Qingxiao Lake where the Qi-refining cultivators gathered was seeing a massive return of family cultivators and rogue cultivators to Xian City, forming a peak. Every day, thousands of Qi-refining cultivators set out for Xian City in preparation to challenge the Demon Tower.

  Although most of them are not one of the 126 owners of Qing Shan Hu, the hope of rushing to Zhen Yao Tower is slim. But even if the hope is small, it's still a hope. Even if they can't rush to the sixth floor of Zhen Yao Tower and take the Xian Men Ling this year, they can gain some experience and try again next year with more confidence.

  Ye Chen and other monks like Zhu Da Hao were also preparing to go back and make a dash.

  On the first day of listing, 12,000 words were sold.

  It's Monday again, time to rush for the weekly recommended ticket chart. Baili has no other expectations, just hoping that "Xianfu Zhiyuan" can firmly guard its position on this battlefield of the weekly recommendation chart!!!