Mysterious mirror hanging high

But when Ye Jinyuan read this [Secret Turtle Breathing Method to Avoid Disasters], he found that not only was the Qi training chapter easily understood at a glance, but with his vision at the fifth level of Qi training, he could even understand most of the foundation-building chapter, and there were not many obstacles in practicing it.

Even though Ye Jinyuan's mentality was always calm, he couldn't help but feel agitated at this moment:

"If I practice this technique... as long as I can keep up with my spiritual resources, the probability of building a foundation will increase greatly!"

But at this moment he was still in danger and it was not the time to change his cultivation method, so he picked up the jade bottles containing pills and poured out a pill that could help him break through the bottleneck of Qi training.

Ye Jinyuan pinched the golden pill and sniffed it. "The [Barrier Breaking Pill] at the Qi training level...is very effective in breaking through the bottleneck of Qi training. It's just what I need right now."

He was now in a mysterious cave, and he didn't know whether the hammerhead shark with foundation-building cultivation from the outside world was still nearby. He thought it would be good if his own cultivation could be higher, so he simply didn't rush to find a way out. He sat cross-legged on the stone bed, began to meditate and regulate his breathing, swallowed the [Barrier Breaking Pill], and actually broke through the bottleneck.

After about an hour, Ye Jinyuan only heard an illusory sound in his ears, and the spiritual pressure on his body suddenly condensed. With the help of excellent elixirs, he broke through to the sixth level of Qi training in one go!

"Breakthrough!"

Ye Jinyuan was delighted, but suddenly his expression became strange.

"Huh? It seems the efficiency of absorbing and releasing spiritual energy and transferring mana has increased a bit! Probably increased by less than half a percent..."

"This is strange. Ever since I reached the fourth level of Qi training, my cultivation speed has increased slightly with each breakthrough... What's the reason for this?"

After all, Ye Jinyuan was born into the Nascent Soul Immortal Clan, and now he was a disciple of a major sect. He immediately thought of a possibility: "Could it be that I possess some kind of innate Dao body?"

"But what kind of innate Dao body is this strange? Its cultivation speed is extremely slow at the beginning, but it becomes faster as time goes on?"

Ye Jinyuan buried this question deep in his heart and began to look for a way out.

But after searching around, he discovered that this cave was a completely enclosed space with no way out. This made Ye Jinyuan feel very troubled.

"Strange, there's no way out of this place, so how did I get in?"

Finally, he cast his gaze towards the flickering magic circle, his face hesitant.

"Isn't this a teleportation array?"

He instinctively felt a little disgusted with this kind of uncertainty, but he had just tried it. The material of the stone wall of the cave here was hard, unlike ordinary soil and stone. With his Qi training skills, he could not destroy it at all. If the magic circle in front of him was not a teleportation formation, he was afraid that he would be trapped to death in the cave.

"Never mind, give it a try."

Ye Jinyuan took a step forward, took out a few spirit stones and activated the magic circle. The next moment, he felt the world turned upside down, the white light dispersed, and he fell on the shallows of Fugui Island.

"It really is a teleportation array!" Ye Jinyuan was stunned, and then he felt a little scared:

"Who would have thought that accepting a seemingly safe fishing mission would put me on the brink of life and death... The world of immortal cultivation is truly filled with murderous intent. I, Ye, consider myself extremely steady, yet I still can't avoid such a ridiculous calamity!"

The middle-aged man hurried up [Fugui Mountain] and came to the General Affairs Hall, only to see Zhao Yuankong lying on the floor with his legs crossed, chewing a spiritual peach in his mouth and humming a little tune as he chewed the peach.

"Elder Yuankong, something terrible has happened!"

Seeing someone coming, Zhao Yuankong quickly sat up, regaining his solemn demeanor. He coughed lightly and said in a harsh tone, "Why didn't you knock on the door? Eh...it's Jin Yuan? Have you completed your mission?"

Ye Jinyuan panted and said, "No, Elder, I just discovered a foundation-building fish-beast, the Hammerhead Shark, near Fugui Island. Luckily, I escaped with my life and came to report immediately after I got out of trouble... Please do not allow Qi training disciples to go into the sea at will any more!"

"A Foundation Establishment fish beast appeared near the coast?" Zhao Yuankong asked doubtfully. "That shouldn't be the case. All the sea beasts above the Foundation Establishment level in the coastal area have long been wiped out by the sect's masters. Only the Qi-cultivating sea beasts remain as training targets for the disciples. Could it be that they swam in from the deep sea recently?"

"I've made note of this matter. I'll send a foundation-building disciple from the sect to investigate. You can go down first."

But Ye Jinyuan looked hesitant and stood there motionless.

"Why aren't you leaving yet?" After a moment, Zhao Yuankong suddenly realized, "Oh! Is it about the mission? The appearance of the Foundation Establishment Fish Beast was an unexpected incident. This mission won't be considered a failure. Relax, your contributions to the sect won't be deducted."

"That's not the case."

Ye Jinyuan hesitated and said, "Elder, I have something important to report to the Grand Master in person. Could you please find a way to bring me to see the Grand Master?"

"what?"

Zhao Yuankong scratched his ears with his hairy fingers and pulled out a large piece of orange-yellow earwax. He almost thought he had misheard:

"You've lost your mind, haven't you?"

"Not to mention you, a Qi training disciple, even if you are a Foundation Establishment disciple in our Xuanjing Immortal Sect, you can't usually see the headmaster... Even the acting headmaster [Master Yunji] has to request a letter in advance if he wants to see the headmaster."

"Master, can you meet me whenever you want?"

Ye Jinyuan bowed and smiled, "Disciple knows that this matter is troublesome, so why don't you come to me?"

"If it were any other disciple or elder in the sect, it might be extremely difficult to make this happen. But Elder Yuankong, you are the only spirit beast under the sceptre of the sect master, and you are also the guardian beast of our Xuanjing Immortal Sect, like the pillar of jade in the sea. If you want to see the master, it's just a matter of asking."

Zhao Yuankong heard this, knowing that it was a kind of flattery, but he still found it very useful. His narrow eyes narrowed into two slits, and he said with a relieved look:

"That's true...boy, you are quite talented."

"Forget it. Today I will sacrifice my old face and try to beg for you. Whether it succeeds or not depends on the mood of the Grandmaster."

"Come with me."

When Ye Jinyuan saw Zhao Yuankong stand up, he hurriedly followed him. The two of them left the General Affairs Hall and immediately stepped on the auspicious clouds. Soon they arrived at the cave on the top of Fugui Mountain where Jing Yu was in seclusion.

But Jing Yu was not in seclusion at this moment. Instead, he was standing on the edge of the cliff at the top of the mountain, with his hands behind his back, watching the surging East China Sea in silence.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Yuankong immediately prostrated himself and bowed respectfully, "Sir...this disciple has something to ask..."

"I understand, Yuankong, you go down first."

Jing Yu turned around quietly, waved her sleeves, and sent Zhao Yuankong away with a smile. Then she tilted her head and looked carefully at the middle-aged man in front of her.

Ye Jinyuan was apprehensive when being scrutinized by such a Yuanying Zhenjun, but his face showed no sign of panic. Instead, he calmly bowed his hands.

"Greetings to the Grandmaster... This disciple has accidentally discovered a wonderful technique that leads directly to the Nascent Soul stage. I beg for your review!"

After saying this, he raised the jade slip obtained from the mysterious cave above his head and handed it over respectfully.