In the following days, no one disturbed Ye An's training.
During the day, he continued to climb the Vermilion Bird Steps, and the progress of the unconscious power storage skill rune continued to rise, from 150,000 to 160,000, 170,000, 180,000...
He was not a person who would become arrogant, but whenever he felt he was doing well, there were always people standing higher, making him realize that he needed to train harder.
Not to mention Xu Zhiye.
Even the End-Times Initiator and the Ghost Lord, who had not yet officially appeared, were enough to make him think twice.
So he continued to train diligently, climbing the Vermilion Bird Steps during the day, practicing the Three Realms Integration, and experimenting with Liu Dahuo at night.
During this time, there was only one thing on his mind.
To shine in the Bright Sword Tournament and stand atop the sky's geniuses!
There was only one month left.
A strong sense of urgency permeated his mind.
Because he still had two points to address.
First, the side effects of the Three Realms Integration, the poison of Extinction Force, had not been resolved.
Second, to integrate the skills of Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain.
He wasn't in a hurry for the second point because the improvement wouldn't be significant, and he wanted to wait until he obtained the powers of Azure Dragon and White Tiger.
The first point was critical.
If he truly found a way to resolve the side effects of the Three Realms Integration, winning the Bright Sword Tournament would be a breeze!
Liu Dahuo had already come up with a solution.
Counterbalance.
Two prerequisites.
Twenty-one bottles of Five Realms Infinite Evolution Fluid across seven professions.
As long as the resources were available, he was confident he could counterbalance the energy of the Extinction Force.
So what troubled Ye An was the second prerequisite.
His physical strength wasn't enough!
If the two energies clashed within him, his body couldn't handle the exponentially growing energy and would be blown to pieces.
But what did it mean for his physical strength to double without changing realms?
Ye An pondered this problem day and night. Today, after finishing his practice, in the evening, he couldn't help but ask Vermilion Bird for advice.
Vermilion Bird fell silent when asked this question.
"A normal physique would be shattered by a kill technique like Tian Ding Zhi Jian," she said. "But with your physique plus Xuan Wu's earth, even Xu Zhiye's kill technique couldn't directly cut you down. That's already very powerful."
"At most, I can use the method of refining fire to strengthen your physique to your current limit."
"But I estimate it won't exceed ten percent."
Ye An listened in silence.
"Are you saying that my physical strength is almost at the limit of this body of mine?"
"Exactly." Vermilion Bird nodded silently, but suddenly said, "The purpose of your doing this is nothing more than to solve the side effects of the source quality force."
"I have a bit of a relationship with the person who saved you at the time. Should I ask him to save you again when the time comes?"
Ye An quickly shook his head. "I have no ties with him. He is already my lifesaver, asking that kind of big shot to help me again would not be appropriate."
"You have too much self-esteem," Vermilion Bird said lightly.
"Many troubles can be solved if you just lower your head and say a few kind words."
But Ye An still shook his head. "Then he wouldn't be a strong person."
He owed a lot to many people.
Such as the help from Vermilion Bird in front of him, and the equipment Liu Dahuo made for him at the time, which saved his life. But his son got along well with Xu Zhiye, where did I step in?
There is also the grace of that mysterious big man.
He remembered these things and would repay them in the future.
Now his opponents are all at the same level as himself.
He was afraid that he could not beat the opponents at the same level as himself and went to ask the strongest of the human race to support the base, which was a little ridiculous.
Unless he encountered the strong killing of the other family's strongest, otherwise, Ye An would never ask the strongest of his family for help.
It's not much of a reason.
Ye An's parents taught him to solve his own problems since he was a child.
Finally, the sun set, and Ye An walked home, thinking about the solution to this difficult problem in front of him.
At the top of the Phoenix Tianlin.
Next to Vermilion Bird, there was an old man with white hair.
The old man stood with his hands behind his back, head held high, and spirits high.
He was Zhao Huaiyi's elder, the strongest person who had resolved the poison of the source quality force for Ye An at that time.
At this moment, there was a faint smile of satisfaction on his face.
Because his realm was high enough to see things that even Vermilion Bird couldn't perceive.
At the moment when Ye An chose to face difficulties alone, the light of martial intent and Dao fruit in his body brightened by one point.
"If it weren't for your help, could he really solve the poison of the source quality force?" Vermilion Bird asked with concern.
Zhou Chongli shook his head. "You have to ask Zhuge Tianming about this question."
"He can see the answer, I can't."
"But my life experience tells me that people who never stop thinking will always find a solution to the problem."
His profound gaze traversed the infinite starry sky and fell on Ye An, who had just returned home, suddenly laughing lightly. "You see, isn't there an answer now?"
At this moment.
Ye An was sitting at the dining table in his home, eating fried rice with beef and eggs made by Ji Qing.
He held up his spoon, lost in thought.
Ji Qing stood in the kitchen, admiring the beautiful sunset outside the window.
In front of her, there was still some pot gas in the iron pot.
It wasn't until the sun had completely set that she gently untied her apron, revealing a faint blush on her cheeks. She clamped her legs together, showing a little panic, but also a strange anticipation.
Because she smelled Ye An's scent behind her, very close to her own.
She didn't look back, a little shyly asked, "Wh... What's wrong?"
Ye An helped Ji Qing untie her apron while asking, "I suddenly thought of something."
"It's the problem I mentioned to you before."
Ji Qing turned around, sitting on the clean stove, swaying her legs as white as jade, and curiously asked, "The side effects of the Extinction Force?"
"Yes." Ye An took a deep breath and said, "My physical strength is not enough."
"I wonder if your ice can reinforce my body?"
Ji Qing's eyes rolled, pondered for a second, and instantly understood Ye An's meaning.
"You mean, when Liu Dahuo puts you on the machine to treat you, I use ice to freeze your body so that the conflicting forces can't harm your internal structure?"
Ye An nodded heavily, saying, "There's only one month left, doubling my physical strength isn't very realistic."
"We can only think of some unconventional methods."
"Tonight, will you accompany me to visit Liu Dahuo and experiment together?"
"Of course." Ji Qing nodded gently.