Since the day the Lin Family came to dissolve the engagement, the anger and determination in Ye Chen's heart were like a burning fire, growing ever stronger. He knew well that to defeat Lin Yanran on the martial arts stage three years later and wash away the humiliation, he must put in more efforts than ordinary people. Ye Chen returned to his room, took a deep breath to calm his mood, and then asked Elder Spirit, "Master, how can I rapidly enhance my strength within three years?" Elder Spirit pondered for a moment and said, "Boy, to enhance your strength rapidly, you not only need to continue consolidating your spiritual energy foundation but also constantly hone your combat skills and seek various opportunities to improve yourself." Ye Chen's eyes were firm as he said, "Master, I understand. No matter how difficult it is, I will not retreat." Thus, Ye Chen's cultivation became even more insane. Every morning, before the first ray of sunlight shone into Wutan City, he had already begun his day of training. He practiced spiritual skills over and over again in the yard, and his clothes were soaked with sweat, but his movements did not slow down in the slightest. At noon, after a short rest, Ye Chen followed Elder Spirit's guidance and took some special pills to assist his cultivation. Although these pills could accelerate the absorption of spiritual energy, they also brought great pain. Every time after taking the pills, Ye Chen would feel as if his body was on fire, but he always gritted his teeth and endured in silence. In the afternoon, Ye Chen would go to the mountains near Wutan City to have actual combat against various magical beasts. In the battles, he constantly used the spiritual skills he had learned and gradually mastered the rhythm and skills of combat. Once, Ye Chen encountered a powerful two-headed wolf. This two-headed wolf was not only extremely fast but also had very astonishing attack power. In the battle with it, Ye Chen fell into dangerous situations many times, but with his tenacious will and flexible body movements, he周旋 with the two-headed wolf for a long time. Finally, Ye Chen found the flaw of the two-headed wolf and executed a powerful spiritual skill, successfully defeating it. But he himself was seriously injured and fell to the ground. "Boy, stand up! What is this bit of injury?" Elder Spirit's voice rang out in his mind. Ye Chen gritted his teeth, struggled to stand up, used spiritual energy to treat his wounds, and then dragged his exhausted body to continue exploring in the mountains. At night, when the entire Wutan City was immersed in tranquility, Ye Chen only then dragged his battered body back home. But he did not rest but sat on the bed and began to meditate and cultivate to restore his spiritual energy. Day after day, Ye Chen's strength continued to improve. He broke through from the fifth stage of the Lingchu Realm to the sixth stage and then advanced from the sixth stage to the seventh stage. However, as his cultivation deepened, Ye Chen encountered a new bottleneck. No matter how hard he tried, the growth of his spiritual energy became very slow. "Master, what's going on? Why has my cultivation progress stagnated?" Ye Chen asked anxiously. Elder Spirit said, "This is a normal phenomenon in the cultivation process. You need an opportunity to break through. In the Black Wind Mountains east of Wutan City, there is a treasure called 'Spiritual Heart Fruit' which can help you break through the bottleneck. But it's full of dangers there. You need to think it through carefully." Ye Chen said without hesitation, "Master, I have decided to go look for the Spiritual Heart Fruit." The next day, Ye Chen prepared his luggage and set off on the journey to the Black Wind Mountains. In the Black Wind Mountains, the trees towered into the sky, the fog was thick, and countless unknown dangers were hidden. Ye Chen moved forward cautiously, always vigilant of the movements around him. Along the way, he encountered many fierce magical beasts, but with his own strength and experience, he successfully repelled them all. After several days of searching, Ye Chen finally found traces of the Spiritual Heart Fruit at the edge of a cliff. However, beside the Spiritual Heart Fruit, there was a powerful guardian magical beast - a three-headed python. This three-headed python was huge, its scales glistened with cold light, and it emitted a powerful fluctuation of spiritual energy. Ye Chen took a deep breath, clenched the weapon in his hand, and prepared to engage in a life-and-death battle with the three-headed python.