Clan Leader: My strength equals to that of the entire clan

Star Luo Sect — Ye Fan’s heart suddenly tightened.

Ye Fan had not forgotten that he had killed two disciples of the Star Luo Sect a few years ago.

Could it be that these Star Luo Sect members came for revenge?

Ye Fan tightened his storage bag and then stepped out of his cave house.

Several cultivators watched Ye Fan, and Ye Fan watched them back!

“Clan Leader Ye, your reputation precedes you.”

The leading cultivator, Yan Wen, spoke out first.

“Greetings to all friends from Star Luo Sect.”

Observing their attitudes, Ye Fan heaved a sigh of relief, for they didn’t appear to know about his slaying of the Star Luo Sect disciples.

“I wonder what brings you all here,” Ye Fan said.

Yan Wen openly said, “I suppose you must have heard about the war between the Soul Devouring Sect and our Star Luo Sect.”

Ye Fan nodded, he had pretty much guessed their motive.

“Dongshi Prefecture and Guanghe Prefecture are neighbors — we prosper or decline together. We came to Guanghe Prefecture seeking the support of everyone, hoping to gather a batch of supplies.”

As expected, they were here to solicit donations.

Though they sugarcoated their words, implying support, if they were refused, it would be a different scenario altogether.

“How much do you need?”

Ye Fan did not reject outrightly.

“We have long heard of the Ye Family’s renown in alchemy and how the Thousands of Leaves Market even in Dongshi Prefecture has heard of it. A hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones wouldn’t be too much, right?”

Yan Wen’s tone hinted a pressing anticipation only thinly veiling his provocative gaze at Ye Fan.

Feigning hesitation, Ye Fan came forward, “Friends, since you know about the Ye Family’s situation, you should understand that these two years have been rather hard on us. A hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones is indeed quite a lot — perhaps you could reduce the amount somewhat.”

Upon hearing Ye Fan’s words, several cultivators behind Yan Wen were clearly offended.

“We, the Star Luo Sect have shown you respect by coming here. If you refuse to comply, don’t blame us for not protecting you when the Soul Devouring Sect comes knocking on your door.”

Used to being arrogant in Dongshi Prefecture, the disciples of the Star Luo Sect did not put the small Foundation Establishment Ye Family in their eyes.

The cockiness of Star Luo Sect’s disciples irked Ye Jinqiu, who almost pulled out his Wolf Fang Club to confront them.

However, Ye Qing stepped in to stop Ye Jinqiu, as the next move heavily relied on Ye Fan’s reaction.

“Watch your words,” Yan Wen feigned scolding his disciples, then turned his smile to Ye Fan, “Clan Leader Ye, no offense, but the standards were set by the upper echelons of our sect, and we could do nothing about it.”

The message was crystal clear — a blatant threat.

The next moment, Ye Fan laughed!

“I understand if the lips are gone, the teeth will be chilling. Jin Tian, bring me a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.”

“Thank you, Clan Leader Ye.”

The victorious departure of the Star Luo Sect disciples made Ye Fan’s countenance dark and gloomy.

A hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones were not too much for the Ye

Family, but for other families, it was a considerable amount.

There were even many families that could not earn a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones in a year.

If he had been slightly more resolute earlier, he might have been able to reduce the burden somewhat.

The Star Luo Sect members were testing the limits of the numerous cultivation families in Guanghe Prefecture.

Once the limits were tested, he feared that it would not be something that a hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones could resolve.

The Star Luo Sect was like a starving wolf greedily eyeing its prey.

Soon, the news of the Ye Family giving up their spirit stones reached the ears of other families.

Many cultivators who had hoped that the Ye Family would stand up were disappointed instantaneously.

Seeing Guanghe Prefecture’s top family, the Ye Family, bow down, how could they dare to resist?

In the second year, people from the Star Luo Sect came again.

This time, they had increased the demand to one hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones.

The annual increase was perhaps anticipating that the Ye Family would resist.

Looking at the smiling face of Yan Wen, Ye Fan’s eyes narrowed.

“Just wait, and wait a bit more.”

“Jin Tian, handle our business properties, and sell them at a lower price if necessary. ”

The Star Luo Sect was progressively declining, and they were no match for the Soul Devouring Sect.

Once the Soul Devouring Sect loses Dongshi Prefecture, Guanghe Prefecture will become the next harvest.

Ye Fan also needs to plan for the future of the Ye Family now.

In the third year, they received two hundred thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

The territory of the Star Luo Sect in the Dongshi Prefecture has been reduced to one-third.

Countless fleeing mortals and cultivators rushed to Guanghe Prefecture, causing it to become increasingly chaotic.

Ye Jintian also sold off many assets!

A lot of people felt the Ye Family is on the brink of downfall.

Otherwise, why would they resort to selling assets?

Meanwhile, Ye Fan was in the ruins.

The spiritual energy accumulated over half a year began to rain down in the ruins.

Ye Fan put down the golden core cultivation technique in his hands. It was almost time.

The Golden Core Realm, also known as the Core Formation Stage, requires completely compressing the Spirit Yuan and forming a golden core within one’s body.

The golden core is divided into nine grades, the higher the grade of the golden core, the better the talent it represents and the farther one can go in the future.

Nine is the lowest level while one is the highest.

A first-grade golden core, with nine golden patterns, can store Spirit Yuan three times that of a ninth-grade golden core.

It’s extremely difficult to condense a first-grade golden core. It not only requires talent but also the aid of elixirs as well as certain opportunities.

Generally, a core of middle third-grade gives one the chance to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage.

Ye Fan had never practiced this before, and he didn’t know how many grades of golden cores he could condense.

However, there was no time to think about it now. It’s time for a breakthrough.

System, unify!

Inside Ye Fan’s body, the Spirit Yuan Vortex wildly spun, compressing spiritual energy.

Three days later, the spiritual energy gradually solidified.

Half a month later, in Ye Fan’s Dantian, a round golden core slowly took shape.

Next up, was the most critical moment – pattern condensation.

A pattern slowly condensed on top of the golden core, increasing the size of Ye Fan’s golden core by fifty percent instantly.

Soon, the second pattern appeared, ranking it an eighth grade.

The third, fourth, and fifth patterns.

When the sixth pattern appeared, the speed of pattern condensation gradually slowed down.

Three days later, six patterns were fully condensed.

For the seventh pattern, half a month had passed, and only half a pattern appeared.

The ability to condense further went to a complete halt.

A half-pattern?

Ye Fan was absolutely dumbfounded!

What does this mean? If there has to be a pattern, make it a full one. What does a half one represent?

There’s no mention in any of the cultivation techniques about the possibility of condensing a half-pattern.

Six and a half patterns, it’s between the fourth and third grades.

After thinking for several days without finding an answer, Ye Fan had to give up.

If this half-pattern is due to the system, does it mean Ye Fan could keep increasing his patterns?

For the time being, he had no idea, and could only figure it out later.

Ye Fan’s body instantly turned into a ray of light and shot straight into the sky.

At an altitude of several thousand meters, Ye Fan was shrouded in wild winds. Escape Light, a marker of a cultivator’s attainment of the Core Formation stage.

His speed was dozens of times faster than that of a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Ye Fan formed a seal with one hand, causing a thunderbolt accompanied by heavenly fire to roar down.

Phoenix Heaven Thunder Fire, a spell of the Core Formation Stage.

The sky was filled with thunder, and countless cultivators raised their heads, looking at the sky in terror.

The Core Formation Stage was truly extraordinary, with the spell’s power instantly increasing dozens of times.

In front of a cultivator at the Core Formation Stage, a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage simply had no ability to resist.

The Ye Family finally produced its first cultivator at the Core Formation Stage.

In the future, there would be a second one, a third one and countless more.

Ye Fan, eighty this year, finally achieved core formation!