The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2240 - 2229: Advancement! Ice Lion Valley!

Ye Chenfeng allowed Zhao Jinpeng and Zhao Shenghong to depart ahead. He easily made up a tale, claiming the Dragon Pattern Millstone had just granted him certain enlightenments, and he wished to linger here a while more.

Upon listening to Ye Chenfeng's made-up excuse, Zhao Jinpeng and his group accepted it fully. They also brought Bai Xiaorou along with them. Since discovering Ye Chenfeng's identity as the Dragon Clan Leader, their demeanor toward him had shifted dramatically.

The skill known as "Sea Accepts All Rivers" works by drawing in a share of the deceased's energy into the user's body to boost their power. This method carries a rather macabre nature, ideally kept from prying eyes.

Once Zhao Shenghong and his companions had departed first.

Ye Chenfeng started applying "Sea Accepts All Rivers" to Zhao Feiyu, Zhao Chenggao, Zhao Hongliang, and Zhao Qishu.

"Sea Accepts All Rivers" manages to draw only a fraction of the target's inner energy that integrates seamlessly. Nevertheless, Ye Chenfeng's power surged ahead swiftly. This was because Zhao Chenggao held Half-Step Divine King cultivation, while Zhao Hongliang stood at the Heavenly God Realm Seventh Level Peak.

Inside Ye Chenfeng, the momentum from Heavenly God Realm Second Level Peak kept surging through breakthroughs amid the absorption and merging. When Zhao Feiyu and the rest's corpses were completely sapped dry, his presence had settled firmly at the Heavenly God Realm Fifth Level Initial Stage.

In merely a brief instant.

Ye Chenfeng surged past the Heavenly God Realm Third Level Initial, Middle, Late, and Peak stages.

He powered through the Heavenly God Realm Fourth Level Initial, Middle, Late, and Peak stages as well.

Ultimately stopping at the Heavenly God Realm Fifth Level Initial Stage, this explosive growth in strength resembled a rocket's ascent. Cultivators of solid talent, even with fortuitous encounters, often required centuries to advance from Second Level Peak to Fifth Level Initial Stage—some might need millennia without guarantees. The higher the power ascends, the longer it takes to cross each minor boundary.

Sensing the Heavenly God Realm Fifth Level Initial Stage aura coursing through him, Ye Chenfeng effortlessly obliterated the remains of Zhao Feiyu and his group. Toward foes, he offered zero compassion. The road to Eternal Life bristles with dangers; holding fast to his core resolve keeps him steady.

He refrained from abusing "Sea Accepts All Rivers" on innocents; it was reserved solely for those plotting his demise.

With his newfound power, Ye Chenfeng made his way to the plaza of the prior ceremony.

Arriving at the plaza, he found Zhao Shenghong, Zhao Jinpeng, Zhao Wenyu, and the entire Nine Nether Ice Lion clan assembled there.

The moment Ye Chenfeng appeared, Bai Xiaorou hurried to his side, prompting frowns from Zhao Wenyu and the others. Knowing his status as Dragon Clan Leader, they deemed Bai Xiaorou unfit for him. Back in the primordial Ancient Era, the Nine Nether Ice Lion clan served merely as vassals to the Dragon Clan. During those times, princesses from the Lion King Lineage acted as servants before Dragon Clan elites, much less in the presence of the Dragon Clan Leader himself.

Thus, Zhao Wenyu and his kin viewed Bai Xiaorou's behavior as improper at this point. However, detecting Ye Chenfeng's Heavenly God Realm Fifth Level Initial Stage aura, they nearly swallowed their tongues, their earlier notions scattering in shock.

Zhao Wenyu, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Shenghong stared at Ye Chenfeng with eyes wide as lanterns, forcing bitter smiles inwardly while pondering the mystery. How had Ye Chenfeng rocketed from Heavenly God Realm Second Level Peak to Fifth Level Initial Stage in so little time?

Ancient texts revealed that even the inaugural and second Dragon Clan Leaders lacked such terrifying speed. Were they doomed? At this pace, Ye Chenfeng would soon claim the Divine King Realm, reviving the Dragon Clan's splendor in no time.

Zhao Wenyu and the rest could never suspect Ye Chenfeng had siphoned energies from Zhao Chenggao and his allies, since those traitors' deeds had nearly doomed the Nine Nether Ice Lion clan to ruin, leaving their corpses ignored.

Besides, Zhao Chenggao and the others lay dead already. Normally, no one extracts power from corpses; techniques for the living do exist, though.

As Zhao Wenyu and others' looks toward Ye Chenfeng transformed, every Nine Nether Ice Lion clan member abruptly sensed his aura's change, their thoughts going utterly blank on the spot.

Zhao Huaqing and Zhao Chengming, the young prodigies of the Lion King Lineage, got completely dominated by Ye Chenfeng. Earlier, they were already shocked by his prowess as a thirty-year-old at the peak of Heavenly God Realm Second Level. Yet now, he had skyrocketed to early Heavenly God Realm Fifth Level at just thirty years old, boasting utterly terrifying combat power.

Observing the dazed looks on Zhao Wenyu and the others, Ye Chenfeng declared: "Alright, your Nine Nether Ice Lion clan’s affairs are finally wrapped up. I’m getting ready to head out too. I’ve already taken care of Zhao Feiyu and the rest’s corpses for you."

Ye Chenfeng’s statement snapped Zhao Wenyu and the group back to reality, as Zhao Jinpeng proclaimed: "From now on, we’ll address you as Clan Leader! Dragon Clan Leader sounds way too cumbersome. Our Nine Nether Ice Lion clan will depart alongside you, Clan Leader."

"I wonder if the Dragon Clan’s bloodline endures in this age?"

Ye Chenfeng didn’t mind Zhao Jinpeng’s new title for him at all—after all, it was merely a name. He affirmed with a nod: "The Dragon Clan persists even in these times. I’ve met one of their members before. He’s pinpointed the location of the surviving Dragon Clan bloodlines, so we’ll likely reunite with them soon."

Upon learning the Dragon Clan still thrived, Zhao Wenyu, Zhao Jinpeng, and Zhao Shenghong grew even more thrilled. With Ye Chenfeng’s incredible talent and lightning-fast breakthroughs, plus a living Dragon Clan bloodline, the revival of the Dragon Clan seemed imminent—and their Nine Nether Ice Lion clan just had to stick close to the Dragon Clan Leader.

In the midst of Zhao Wenyu and the others’ jubilation, Ye Chenfeng abruptly recalled a problem: the damaged soul fragments of Old White Wu Fengxian and Old Black Jiang Yuntian couldn’t heal properly. Nothing short of the Rejuvenation Elixir could mend those fractures and restore their souls.

Old White and Old Black had mentioned that the Wus or Jiangs might hold some Rejuvenation Elixir, though they weren’t entirely sure. Besides, in the modern era, locating Rejuvenation Elixir was virtually hopeless, since even one drop of that miraculous natural treasure required millennia to form.

Having endured from the primordial Ancient Era until today, the Nine Nether Ice Lion clan prompted Ye Chenfeng to inquire if they possessed any Rejuvenation Elixir.

Turning to Zhao Jinpeng, Ye Chenfeng inquired: "Old Zhao, does your Nine Nether Ice Lion clan have any Rejuvenation Elixir?"

Rejuvenation Elixir?

Zhao Jinpeng mulled it over for a moment before responding: "Clan Leader, do you mean that Ancient Era liquid capable of mending souls?"

"If that’s it, our ancestral land might harbor some Rejuvenation Elixir, though getting it is no easy feat. Deep in our ancestral grounds lies Ice Lion Valley, the sacred burial site for our former Clan Leaders and Nine Nether Ice Lion ancestors. That’s where the Rejuvenation Elixir resides.

"Ice Lion Valley remains sealed most of the time, and per our Nine Nether Ice Lion ancestral precepts, entry is permitted only during the decennial ancestral worship ceremony. The next one is still three years away."

"Thus, forcing entry into Ice Lion Valley right now carries great risks. Even during the ten-year worship, extracting the Rejuvenation Elixir proves incredibly challenging due to its unique storage."

Ye Chenfeng hadn’t anticipated discovering Rejuvenation Elixir in the Nine Nether Ice Lion ancestral land. He’d asked casually at first, but now confirmed of its presence, how could he let the chance slip? He earnestly desired for Old White and Old Black to quickly heal their shattered soul fragments and inch closer to possessing real bodies.

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