Origin Gathering Mountain, the eighth cave abode on the ninth step.
The cave abode was resplendent. Fang Chen sat on a cushion, comprehending the Sky Severing Alchemy Technique.
Now, his Yin and Yang energies had reached their limits, and he could not advance any further.
So, he had already begun to break through.
"My Yin and Yang energies are so vast. If I want to break through, I will definitely consume a large number of Yin and Yang Pills."
Fang Chen murmured.
He had obtained one billion Yin and Yang Pills from the Tianqin Family, and then from Yintong and Lin Ye respectively.
This way, the number of Yin and Yang Pills in Fang Chen's hands had reached thirteen billion.
For a new disciple, this was definitely a huge sum.
Even the Heaven-Defying Alliance's Saint Emperors were not much.
"That Lin Ye's talent is indeed not bad. It's a pity that I met him."
Thinking back to that day's battle, Fang Chen sighed.
He had originally thought that Lin Ye would be a strong opponent. Who would have thought that Lin Ye's strength was far from his?
Fang Chen's eyes flashed. He had yet to use his strongest trump card, the Sky Severing Alchemy Technique.
According to his estimation, if he really used it, even a Fourth Level Saint Emperor would have to avoid it.
"Whoosh."
Fang Chen took a deep breath and threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind.
In the few days after the battle, he had entered an epiphany and completely digested the experience he had gained from the battle.
Now, he was even more determined on his path.
The first Origin to break through to the Saint Realm was the Origin of Metal.
At the beginning of the chaos, Yin and Yang were born, and the five elements were derived.
There were five Origins in the world, known as the Origins of the Five Elements.
They were Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
These five Origins complemented each other and used the Five Elements to maintain the stability of the Chaos Dimension.
If he wanted to step into the Saint Realm, he had to comprehend the Origins.
"My Invincible Sword Dao is abnormally fierce. It can cut through the sky. This is the sign of the Origin of Metal."
Fang Chen continued.
Along the way, the sword techniques he cultivated were known for their sharpness and fierceness.
Now, he had even condensed a wrinkled Origin from the Hidden Star Sword.
This made him even more determined to comprehend the origin of metal with all his might.
Of course, he was confident in making this decision. After all, Fang Chen had a book on the Metal Origin Source left behind by the Invincible Sage.
With this realization, it would be much easier to comprehend.
These days, the Heaven-Defying Alliance was bustling with activity. Everyone was discussing the battle between Fang Chen and Lin Ye.
Some new disciples even declared that they wanted Fang Chen to be their leader.
They believed that only Fang Chen was qualified to lead the new disciples.
Of course, Fang Chen ignored this.
What he needed to do now was to break through with all his might.
Fang Chen flipped open the Origin Perception book and read it carefully.
In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
During this period, Fang Chen had never left the cave residence.
Some veteran disciples had wandered in front of his cave several times, but in the end, they returned empty-handed.
Gradually, many veteran disciples began to lose patience with Fang Chen and threatened to have Fang Chen come to accept his punishment.
He was just a new disciple. What right did he have to fight at the foot of Juyuan Mountain? This completely affected the cultivation of the veteran disciples.
Of course, everyone knew that this was just an excuse to deal with Fang Chen.
"Senior Brother Qiu."
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
Especially Mad Saber Li and Princess Qin Yun. They were very anxious after knowing.
"Rumor has it that Senior Brother Qiu is a powerful Fourth Level Holy Emperor. He publicly attacked Brother Fang …"
"Should we inform Fang Chen?"
Princess Qin Yun's beautiful eyes flickered as she asked.
Ever since Fang Chen defeated Lin Ye, Princess Qin Yun's resentment towards Fang Chen completely disappeared.
In terms of sides, she chose to stand on Fang Chen's side.
After all, the three of them were from the Nine Regions Branch.
"Brother Fang is in seclusion. If I'm not wrong, he should be trying to break through to the Saint Realm."
Mad Saber Li shook his head. "At this critical moment, we must not disturb Brother Fang."
"Then …"
"Let them say what they want. I don't believe that Senior Brother Qiu dares to rush into Brother Fang's cave residence."
…
The situation became more and more intense. In the end, everyone was looking forward to Fang Chen coming out of seclusion.
However, during this period of time, some unexpected things happened.
Four months after the battle, Yin Tong successfully broke through to the Saint Realm.
As soon as she broke through, she directly stepped into the Second Level Holy King Realm.
The confidence that she had lost was completely recovered. She was eager to seek revenge on Fang Chen.
Boom!
In the cave residence, in front of Fang Chen, there was an endless amount of powder. These were all fragments of Yin and Yang Pills.
In the past four months, Fang Chen had absorbed five billion Yin and Yang Pills. The Gold Origin wrinkle in his body was becoming more and more substantial.
He looked inside his body and found that the wrinkle of Origin was rotating. The Yin and Yang Vitality of three thousand feet was gradually merging into the wrinkle of Origin.
"Wow, five billion Yin and Yang Pills is only half of the transformation."
Fang Chen couldn't help but exclaim.
Normally, five hundred million Yin and Yang Pills were enough for a Yin-Yang Vitality Realm warrior to transform the wrinkle of Origin into an Origin Sea.
However, his Yin and Yang Vitality was too large. It had reached an unprecedented three thousand feet.
Therefore, the amount of Yin and Yang Pills he absorbed was also extremely large.
According to Fang Chen's estimation, he needed at least ten billion Yin and Yang Pills to fill the wrinkle of Origin and transform it into an Origin Sea.
"Continue to absorb."
With his previous experience, Fang Chen's speed of absorbing Yin and Yang Pills increased significantly.
Another two months passed. It had been half a year since he defeated Lin Ye.
On this day, Fang Chen stopped cultivating.
Looking at the Yin and Yang Pill powder all over the ground, Fang Chen couldn't help but be speechless.
In half a year, he had absorbed a total of nine billion Yin and Yang Pills. The wrinkle of Origin was full and couldn't absorb any more.
However, he realized something.
His comprehension of the Origin of Metal had reached a bottleneck.
He was only one step away from reaching the threshold, but he couldn't break through it.
"Golden Fire Herb?"
Fang Chen seriously flipped through the book on comprehending Origin and learned about the Golden Fire Herb.
He was now stuck at a bottleneck and only the Golden Fire Herb could solve this problem.
"According to the book, I need at least three stalks of Golden Fire Herb."
After thinking for a moment, Fang Chen got up and left the cave abode.
When Fang Chen appeared at the foot of Gathering Origin Mountain, it instantly caused a commotion.
The news spread quickly and countless warriors were watching him.
"Hmm?"
Fang Chen frowned. What happened?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At this moment, Princess Qin Yun and Mad Saber Li ran over, panting.
"Brother Fang, you've finally come out of seclusion."
Mad Saber Li sized up Fang Chen and felt that the latter was becoming more and more unfathomable.
"What's going on?" Fang Chen asked.
"Not long after you went into seclusion, Senior Brother Qiu, one of the veteran disciples, threatened to punish you …"
Mad Saber Li explained the situation in detail.
"Senior Brother Qiu is said to have some relationship with Lin Ye and should want to stand up for Lin Ye. Brother Fang, don't be rash."
"Senior Brother Qiu?"
A cold light flashed in Fang Chen's eyes.
"I don't care who he is. I don't have time to care. If he provokes me, I won't be indifferent."
With that, Fang Chen left the foot of Gathering Origin Mountain.
Soon, he found Elder Li.
"Kid, you're really troublesome."
Elder Li looked at Fang Chen with a smile.
"What's wrong?
Did you encounter any difficulties? "
"Elder Li, I did encounter some difficulties in breaking through to the Saint Stage. I'd like to ask Elder Li for advice."
Elder Li waved his hand. "Tell me, what's going on?"
"I need the Golden Fire Herb."
Elder Li frowned and muttered, "You're comprehending the Metal Origin?"
After saying that, he recalled the battle half a year ago and added, "That's right. Your sword technique is fierce and sharp, very suitable for the Metal Origin."
"The Golden Fire Herb is very precious and there are many circulating in the market, but they're basically controlled by some large chambers of commerce. My Heaven-Defying Alliance has a lot in stock, but they're all in the Dao Palace. You're not a disciple of the Dao Palace yet …"
"You don't have it here?"
Fang Chen asked.
"There's one in the Treasure Pavilion. A Sixth Level Saint Emperor disciple accidentally obtained it not long ago. He cultivates the Water Origin and the Golden Fire Herb is useless to him, so he took it out to exchange for some treasures with my Heaven-Defying Alliance."
"How can I get it?"
Fang Chen asked.
"The Treasure Pavilion's price is five billion Yin Yang Pills."
"Other than this one, there's nothing else?" He needed three, and now there was only one. He was still short of two.
"Don't tell me you want two?"
Under normal circumstances, one would be enough if one was at a bottleneck.
Fang Chen chuckled and did not hide it from Elder Li.
"My situation is a little special, so I need three."
"You …"
Elder Li stared at Fang Chen with his eyes wide open. After a long time, he said, "What a monster."
He told Fang Chen that Peak Master Yun Luo also had one. Apart from that, he did not know.
"Peak Master Yun Luo?"
Fang Chen muttered.
After bidding farewell to Elder Li, Fang Chen returned to his cave residence and called Princess Qin Yun and Crazy Saber Li over.
"Brother Fang, why are you looking for us?" Crazy Saber Li asked.
"I need one billion Yin Yang Pills now. Do you have any way to get it?" Fang Chen said bluntly.
Crazy Saber Li frowned and pondered.
Princess Qin Yun spoke up. "I can get it."
Fang Chen looked at Princess Qin Yun in surprise. The latter explained, "There's a Saint Emperor in the Heaven-Defying Alliance who once had some ties with the Tianqin Clan. I can borrow from him."
"Alright, I won't use the one billion Yin Yang Pills for nothing. When I recover, I'll definitely return it double."
…
Yun Luo Peak was also one of the main peaks in the Heaven-Defying Alliance.
The Peak Master was a Seventh Level Sage, and there were many disciples in the Peak.
Fang Chen arrived at Yun Luo Peak.
"Who are you?"
The guard stopped Fang Chen and scolded.
"Disciple Fang Chen requests to see Peak Master Yun Luo."
"Hmph, you think you can see the Peak Master just because you want to …"
The guard sneered. He did not know Fang Chen. If it were a disciple of the Dao Palace or one of the top disciples of Juyuan Mountain, he would definitely let him pass.
"Leave quickly, or don't blame me for being rude."
Just as the guard was about to chase Fang Chen away, a voice came from not far away.
"Fang Chen, is that you?"
A woman in a black dress walked over with a smile.
Fang Chen was stunned. He did not know this woman.