Today, the Qishan Sect was extremely lively. The disciples who were practicing stopped their practice, and even some hermits who were in seclusion also came out. They didn't do so for any other reason; it was because today was Ye Yi's day to break through to the Yuan Qi stage. Perhaps for ordinary monks, this was just an ordinary thing. Crossing the barrier is just adding another monk to the world. However, now crossing the barrier was not an ordinary person; he was Ye Yi, who possessed two special things: Qi and the body.
There was a high platform standing beneath the vast array of stars, looking particularly aloof. It seemed like a huge person was looking down upon all beings. On the platform, there were two people standing still, as if they were two sculptures. Around them, the Qi was undergoing extraordinary changes, clearly distinct. Each element Qi was blocked around Ye Yi, only the flickering and appearing Qi was floating, echoing the vast stars in the sky, as if ready to merge at any moment. A gust of gentle wind blew by, leaving no trace on them.
"Many years have passed, and I've seen Qi crossing the barrier again. I hope he won't be like the others." Some older people were also discussing. It wasn't because Ye Yi had poor talent or insufficient strength, but because Qi was fundamentally a curse passed down from ancient times.
"That Ye Yi is about to cross the barrier! I heard that he is practicing with the cursed Qi. Can he succeed?"
"Ah, don't even think about it. Don't you remember how the failed back then? Qi is the curse of the demon! How many years have passed? Apart from the Emperor, who else has succeeded?" The discussions continued, but hardly anyone thought that Ye Yi would succeed.
"Brother, he still acted as resolutely as you did back then!" Guo Zixin was also among the crowd, sighing. The "brother" in his words was the that people were discussing.
"Nei Er died because of the impact of the Qi crossing the barrier and the assault of all the elements Qi. I hope the body can withstand it!" At this time, the headmaster of the Qishan Sect, Guo Baotian, also came out. "Alright, everyone, calm down." Guo Baotian stopped the discussions of the people and looked up at the vast array of stars. Then, he nodded to the Ye Yi sitting on a high platform and the old man Mu Tian.
"Are you ready?" Mu Tian nodded first and then said to Ye Yi.
Ye Yi nodded seriously. This breakthrough to the Yuan Qi stage was extremely important to him. Success would lead him on the path of practice, giving him the opportunity to reach the peak of this world, and even the chance to return to Earth and see his parents and Xiaoyu. But if he failed, the outcome would be unpredictable. Maybe he would become an ordinary person, live a life without achievements, and eventually die in a foreign land, never being able to return to his hometown. Or he might be directly killed by the attack of elemental forces. Anyway, failure meant dying in a foreign land.
"Parents, Xiaoyu..." Ye Yi murmured to himself, then his eyes became more determined than ever. "Yes, to go back, I must succeed!"
"Then let's start!" After saying that, Mu Tian opened his Qi shield. He truly was a master at the stage, and the blazing flames of Qi illuminated the night sky brightly.
"Come on!" Ye Yi was absorbed, and the Qi began to float on his body.
Mu Tian nodded. The flames of Qi under his control began to guide the faint Qi of Ye Yi. While the other mixed Qi was blocked by the flames wall. Such good control of Qi must be done by someone at the first stage of the Kai Yuan stage or above. At this moment, the vast array of stars seemed to be guided, slowly converging towards Ye Yi. While Ye Yi's entire body was glowing, the five elements Qi around him was constantly floating outside the flames wall, seemingly seeking an opportunity to enter Ye Yi's body.
"Here we go again!" Guo Baotian sighed at this time, seemingly recalling something.
"Back then, the was at this stage too..." Zuo Zhongxin said to himself, "Those scenes from the past keep floating in my mind again."
This was a crucial moment, but no one spoke. Everyone was so quiet that they dared not make any disturbance. They still remembered that more than ten years ago, Zhu Nan failed at this step, ultimately resulting in the death of the Five Elements Qi due to severe injury. This time, Ye Yi reached this point, and no matter what happened, they dared not make any disturbance. They all wanted to witness that the Star Qi could break the curse and restore the dominant position of the Master of All Qi. Although few people believed it could succeed!
"All I can do for you is this much. The most crucial step next, whether it succeeds or not, depends on you!" Elder Mu Tian said to Ye Yi, his expression very serious. Because he was also the one who led the path for Zhu Nan back then. Zhu Nan's failure up to now was still vivid in his mind.
"Um!" Ye Yi nodded. This was also an important thing for him.
At this moment, the Star Qi began to merge and enter Ye Yi's body. The mottled stars seemed to shine around Ye Yi, while the Five Elements Qi was finally struggling. The Flame Wall couldn't stop it at all. Soon, it was broken, and the Five Elements Qi began to rush into Ye Yi's body, competing for dominance with the Star Qi.
"What!" Seeing this, Elder Mu Tian was shocked. "Is it going to fail again...?" Zhu Nan was defeated by the Star Qi entering his body and the conflict with the Star Qi, causing his body to lose support and eventually die from a broken liver and intestines. "Is this situation going to repeat itself again!" Elder Mu Tian muttered to himself.
At this moment, Ye Yi felt his body getting hot, and it seemed that there was no peace in his body. Chaotic air currents were swirling around in his body.
"Ah!" He couldn't help but groan softly, gritted his teeth, and continued to guide the Star Qi in his body to enter. But the Five Elements Qi kept floating, making it difficult for him to feel the Star Qi's power.
"Puff!!" Without any warning, Ye Yi spat out a mouthful of blood.
"No! I can't fail!" Ye Yi still wasn't giving up. This was his only hope to return home.
However, persistence doesn't seem like it will always lead to success as in the story. It's just that Ye Yi spat out blood again, his eyes went black, and he fell onto that platform.
"Ultimately, did it fail again?" Zuo Zhongxin said to himself, his words filled with endless sadness. This scene she had experienced twice already. Although the first time she was still young, she still remembered the process of Zhu Nan spitting blood and dying. "Ah, this evil curse really can't be escaped. The Star Qi not forming is basically the rule set by the heavens. He doesn't allow any Qi outside the Five Elements to dominate in the world!" Below, someone sighed.
"He's dead?"
"I have no idea!"
At this moment, Master Mu Tian was holding Ye Yi in his arms, with a sorrowful expression plastered all over his face. He walked down the platform step by step. At this moment, he didn't look like a master in the chaotic stage at all; he just looked like an ordinary old man.
"Ye Yi! Is Ye Yi okay?" At this time, Sanbao had rushed over. He knew that the basic strategy of the celestial body's reverse gathering of essence was hopeless, but he didn't want his good friend to die because of this.
"Ah, was it a failure again?" Guo Zhubaitian said with a sense of disappointment. He walked forward and carefully observed Ye Yi, then said, "Although it failed, it won't endanger life. However, in the future, one might only be able to be an ordinary person." He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The celestial body was truly powerful, and the physical body was simply beyond compare.
After the headmaster said such words, there was a sigh of disappointment from below. The evil curse of, apart from the previous Heavenly Emperor, no one in the world could break it!