The Strongest Dandy in the City Chapter 2624 - 2613: Super Abundant Spiritual Energy

The cultivators hired by the Soul Instrument Pavilion gradually exhausted all their spiritual energy and took turns to rest beside it. Now, only Ye Chenfeng, Nanshan Old Demon, and a few others still pressed their palms against the mountain.

After understanding the intricate patterns on the mountain’s surface, Ye Chenfeng attempted to control the infusion of spiritual energy, but his brows furrowed deeply. He discovered that the mountain exerted a pulling force, firmly securing his palm. Although forcibly removing his hand was possible, doing so would only cause unnecessary trouble now.

Moreover, even if one didn’t channel spiritual energy into the mountain, it would actively extract the energy from within you. Ye Chenfeng, absorbed in studying the patterns, had failed to notice these two points earlier.

To avoid trouble, it seemed he had no choice but to exhaust all his spiritual energy.

Nearby, Fang Duo’er and Song Lanruo, whose strength was relatively weaker, had already depleted their spiritual energy.

Elder Wang handed an elixir pill to both Fang Duo’er and Song Lanruo: "Take it and rest for a while. Your tasks for today are complete."

Elder Wang’s storage ring flashed, revealing a structure resembling a house, crafted by the Soul Instrument Pavilion for convenience during travels.

The simple dwelling brought out by Elder Wang appeared quite basic, containing only two ordinary beds inside.

"You two will stay here; continue tomorrow," Elder Wang said, not bothering to show Fang Duo’er and Song Lanruo any courtesy.

Although merely an outer sect elder in the Soul Instrument Pavilion, this was the pavilion’s headquarters. As the saying goes, a seventh ranked official before the prime minister’s door; as an outer sect elder, he held some standing within the pavilion.

Fang Duo’er and Song Lanruo did not express any dissatisfaction towards Elder Wang. Casually consuming the elixir pills to recover their spiritual energy, they began meditative breathing exercises.

The cultivators hired by the Soul Instrument Pavilion cast their gaze upon Ye Chenfeng, Nanshan Old Demon, and Shen Xiutian.

All these hired cultivators held strength ranging from the initial stage to the middle stage of the Divine Emperor Realm; working for the Soul Instrument Pavilion allowed them to exchange for weapons there. Additionally, if they prepared the materials themselves, they could request the pavilion’s artifact refiners to forge weapons for them.

Otherwise, despite being strong at the initial and middle stages of the Divine Emperor Realm, they would never engage in such labor subservience.

Typically, those hired here to do such labor are loose cultivators within the Upper World.

Initially, their focus was mainly on Nanshan Old Demon and Shen Xiutian, but gradually, their unwavering gaze landed on Ye Chenfeng.

"Two individuals at the late stage of the Divine Emperor Realm have come from the Middle Realm to our Upper World. They should be able to find footing here."

"Don’t just focus on those two at the late stage of the Divine Emperor Realm. Look at that young man beside them. His cultivation is only at the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm, yet his aura is incredibly youthful!"

"Indeed, this lad is quite peculiar. Judging from his aura, his age must be below a thousand years old. Achieving the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm at such an age is truly a talent among talents, unheard of even in our Upper World!"

"Exactly, based on his aura, he shouldn’t exceed a thousand years of age. Is he really from the Middle Realm?"

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Upon hearing the discussions around him, Elder Wang’s brow furrowed slightly. Given that many in this world possess the Art of Eternal Youth, he initially only detected Ye Chenfeng’s strength at the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm but didn’t assess his aura.

Now, after careful sensing, he realized Ye Chenfeng’s aura indeed seemed very youthful: "Could this lad truly be under a thousand years old?"

One old man at the middle stage of the Divine Emperor Realm commented, "Elder Wang, I can’t precisely estimate his age, but I’m positive it definitely won’t surpass a thousand years."

Elder Wang nodded: "It seems their foundation is solid, showing no signs of exhausting spiritual energy yet."

"Elder Wang, typical individuals in our Upper World’s initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm might deplete their spiritual energy in about another incense stick’s time. Given his age, he shouldn’t have extraordinarily dense spiritual energy."

"As for ordinary individuals in our Upper World’s late stage of the Divine Emperor Realm, they could persist for about five incense sticks under such infusion."

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The hired cultivators began making predictions of their own.

An incense stick elapsed, and Ye Chenfeng showed no signs of spiritual energy depletion.

As time slowly passed.

Two incense sticks.

Three incense sticks.

Four incense sticks.

As the fifth incense stick’s time ticked away, Nanshan Old Demon and Shen Xiutian began to pale.

Yet Ye Chenfeng remained, his spiritual energy still not drained, unable to remove his palm from the mountain unless he willed to forcibly do so.

Everyone, including Elder Wang, stared in astonishment. Ye Chenfeng was merely at the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm yet persevered thus far? Such a density of spiritual energy well exceeded the typical middle stage’s might, nearly challenging even those at the late stage.

Elder Wang swallowed hard, overwhelmed by Ye Chenfeng’s astounding performance.

This superlatively dense spiritual energy defied description.

"A genius, a genuine genius indeed! Such dense spiritual energy, combined with achieving the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm before a thousand years old—many sects in our Upper World, learning this, would fiercely recruit him. Meeting such talent is like finding a gem; even the Hes would likely extend their olive branch."

"Just how many incense sticks do you think he can last? If he’s below five hundred years old, his talent would make the entire Upper World go mad."

"A strong individual at the initial stage of the Divine Emperor Realm under five hundred years? Stop dreaming. His talent’s already surpassing our Upper World’s geniuses. Not even that genius from the Hes can compare to him. However, ultimately, he’s merely at the initial stage and shouldn’t outlast the other two late-stage individuals."

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Fang Duo’er and Song Lanruo, meditating beside, smiled as they overheard the discussions.

A true gem illuminates wherever it is; they felt a shared sense of pride.

Elder Wang, who had remained silent, eyed Ye Chenfeng with a glint, pondering over certain matters as he fixed his gaze on Ye Chenfeng’s back.

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