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As Ye Hao's mind sunk, he could clearly see the thumb-sized, grayish, and mysterious ball of light in his lower abdomen that was emitting a mysterious aura.

This ball of light had fallen from the sky when he was thirteen years old. It had sunk into his abdomen until now.

The reason why Ye Hao's cultivation did not improve at all these years, and even went down from Sixth Layer of Body Tempering to Second Layer of Body Tempering, was entirely because of this ball of light, constantly absorbing the Qi and Blood Strength in his body.

For the past four years, Ye Hao had done everything he could to search through all the ancient texts in the clan, but he still could not figure out the origin of this ball of light.

Why did this mysterious ball of light choose him?

All these doubts were hidden deep in Ye Hao's heart. Because it was too unbelievable, Ye Hao never revealed it to anyone else.

Even Ye Hao, who was the grandpa of the family head, chose to hide it from Ye Hao because he was afraid that Ye Hao would be too worried.

Fortunately, this mysterious ball of light was only robbing the Qi and Blood Strength in his body, and did not cause him any harm.

And after all these years of fumbling, Ye Hao had a guess.

When the ball of light first entered his lower abdomen, his mind could not even get close to it. As his Qi and Blood Strength were robbed, Ye Hao discovered that he could gradually get closer to the ball of light.

Therefore, he understood that although the ball of light absorbed his blood, it also had a trace of affinity for him.

As the affinity between the two increased, the number of Qi and Blood Strength that the balls of light absorbed also gradually decreased.

Sensing this, Ye Hao had been sending his blood into the ball of light for the past four years.

After four years of nourishment, he finally discovered that the resistance the ball of light had against him had been reduced to its lowest.

Ye Hao reckoned that before long, if this mysterious ball of light stopped resisting him completely, then the Qi in his body would no longer be robbed. At that time, he would definitely be able to cultivate again.

And this was what made Ye Hao so confident.

However, as he paid close attention to the mysterious ball of light, Ye Hao was surprised to discover that many dense Qi and Blood Strength were slowly flowing out of the ball of light and entering every part of his body to strengthen his own blood and Qi, and at the same time healing the injuries in his body.

"After plundering?"

Ye Hao cried out in surprise. He finally understood why his Second Layer of Body Tempering had broken through to the fourth level of the Body Tempering stage after being heavily injured.

This discovery caused Ye Hao to be overjoyed and his heart was filled with anticipation. If all the Qi and Blood Strength that had been robbed for four years were to be returned, what realm would he have broken through to then?

"Ye Ying, Ye Peng, I will settle this debt of blood with you when I return to my family."

Ye Hao sneered in his heart. Thinking back to Ye Ying's scam and betrayal, he was not completely defeated. For such a woman, it was not worth it.

Over the past four years, Ye Hao had seen too much of Ye Hao's vicious attitude towards human nature. He knew that the higher he stood, the harder he fell now.

The experiences of the past few years were a profound lesson for him.

At the same time, Ye Hao was glad that he didn't tell Ye Ying his greatest secret. Otherwise, who knew when he would be able to see the true face of this evil woman.

After thinking for a while, Ye Hao suppressed his distracting thoughts. Right now, the most important thing was to recover from his injuries as soon as possible.

He also wanted to find out what kind of thing this mysterious ball of light, which had fallen from the sky and had mysteriously entered his abdomen, was.

As the Qi and Blood Strength continued to feed back, Ye Hao discovered that the mysterious ball of light was gradually retracting, revealing its true form.

At the same time, he also felt that the pain within his body had become a lot less. Some of the small injuries within his body were slowly recovering.

Boom!

After an unknown amount of time, just as Ye Hao was engrossed in observing the increasingly weak ball of light, an explosion suddenly came from within his body, causing a violent shock to his heart.

"Tempered Body 5th Layer!"

After a short reaction, Ye Hao discovered that his Qi and blood had broken through to the fifth level of the Body Tempering stage. He was only a step away from reaching the peak state he was in all those years ago.

"My strength has finally recovered to 5000 jins!" Ye Hao felt a hint of joy in his heart as he carefully felt the surging power in his body.

Body Tempering First Level, as its name implied, was to absorb the spirit energy between heaven and earth, or to use various Pill to temper and refine one's body, widening one's meridians, and laying a foundation for the establishment of one's life sea in the future.

After all, Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth were not some docile creatures. If one wanted to take them in for their own use, the most basic point was to endure the scouring of the berserk energy.

As for Body Tempering Stage, every time he breaks through a level, his own strength would increase by one thousand kilograms until his body refined Great Perfection. After his own body possessed the strength of ten thousand kilograms, he would be able to attempt to open his life sea and step into an even higher domain.

Just as Ye Hao was overjoyed, the endless flow of Qi and Blood Strength in his lower abdomen suddenly stopped.

"Hmm? That's it? "

The sudden turn of events caused Ye Hao to be stunned. According to his estimation, the amount of Qi and Blood Strength that the ball of light had brought back might not even be 10% of what he had absorbed in the past four years.

"I knew it wouldn't be such a good thing." He muttered in dissatisfaction, but he didn't feel much loss in his heart.

As long as he could cultivate again, all of this would be enough.

Moreover, he had recovered from his Second Layer of Body Tempering to the fifth level of the Body Tempering stage in one go.

At this moment, a faint shout came from the outside world, causing Ye Hao to come back to his senses. He was no longer in the mood to pay attention to the changes in his body.

"Search carefully, Hao's Storage Bag is here, he should be nearby!"

"Young Master, did you hear that?"

"Young Master, where are you?"

"..."

In the thick forest, Ye Hao suddenly opened his eyes. It was drizzling in the dark night. He held his breath and listened for a while. Then, he exclaimed in surprise, "It's Sister Qingwu and grandpa?"

He struggled as he forced himself to stand up and lean against the tree trunk. "Sister Qingwu, I'm here!" he said.

As Ye Hao's voice sounded out, a young girl, who was wet all over, came flying over through the mud. She was holding a torch in her hand.

The young girl was dressed in a maid's attire. Her figure was slender and her face was simple without makeup. She was like a lotus flower in clear water, giving people a refreshing and refined feeling.

"Young master, you … How did you end up like this? "

The girl ran in front of Ye Hao. Her eyes turned red when she saw his miserable appearance, which was covered in blood, with a weeping tone.

Especially when she saw the former's arms, the flesh pierced, and the exposed white bone spikes, the tears in her eyes could no longer be stopped, mixing with the rain water to drop down.

"Young Master, I-I'll call the Patriarch over right away."

"Sister Qingwu, don't cry. I'm already much better." Looking at the girl who was anxiously shouting, Ye Hao smiled bitterly and comforted her.

Even though the young girl before him was his maid in name, the two of them had grown up together. They were like siblings, completely different from Ye Ying who wanted to get close to them.

"Young Master, you disappeared for nine whole days. The Patriarch is going crazy from anxiety. What happened?" Qing Wu forcefully held back her tears and wiped the rain off his face as she asked with her eyes red.

"Nine days?"

Ye Hao's mind was focused on his lower abdomen and did not notice the passage of time.

Thinking about it, that dog-couple must have thought that he died a long time ago?

Ye Hao sneered in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, a tall and sturdy old man with white hair and a beard, led a dozen Member of Ye Family behind him and quickly rushed over.

The old man was the current patriarch of Ye Family, and also the grandfather of Ye Hao, Ye Yunfeng.

"Hao, how are you?"

Ye Yunfeng instantly arrived in front of Ye Hao. When he clearly saw Ye Hao's injuries, his tiger-like eyes narrowed and a biting cold killing intent burst out from his body. He coldly said: "What is going on? Someone attacked you? "

Looking at the furious old man, Ye Hao felt his heart ache. In this world, only the closest of relatives would care so much about him.

"Grandfather, I'll have to trouble you again."

"What nonsense are you talking about!?" You are my, Ye Yunfeng's, blood. If I don't worry about you, who else can I worry about? "

Ye Hao's heart was slightly heated. However, when he looked at the old man's burly but slightly hunched body and his old and tired face, he suddenly felt a wave of guilt.

He knew that his grandfather's internal injuries had not yet healed, and now that his Ye Family was unstable again, he would frequently worry about himself, and even be tired.

Ye Hao could completely imagine that during these nine days, the old man had not rested at all, and had flipped the entire Heiyuan City inside and outside, upside-down.

Thinking about this, he secretly glanced behind the old man. There were only a dozen or so Member of Ye Family, which made his heart sink a little.

Although Ye Family was a family, they were also divided into many different bloodlines, Ye Hao was very clear that with his grandfather's hidden injuries that were difficult to recover from, there were already some people in the family who were beginning to get restless, coveting for the position of Patriarch.

In fact, if Ye Peng and Ye Ying dared to lay their hands on him, they might have these people backing them.

Thinking of this, Ye Hao took a deep breath and decided to hide this matter in his heart.

He really didn't want to burden the old man any further, otherwise, with the former's protective personality, he was afraid that after he found out the truth, his entire Ye Family would be turned upside down.

This was a result that Ye Hao did not want to see. After all, Ye Yunfeng's current physical condition was worrisome.

Of course, there was one more thing. Right now, he could cultivate again, and his strength had also returned to the fifth level of the Body Tempering stage.

He alone was enough to deal with Ye Peng and Ye Ying.

After making a decision in his heart, Ye Hao smiled awkwardly and said: "Grandpa, I'm fine, I just slipped and fell down the mountain."

"Misstep?"

Ye Yunfeng narrowed his eyes and looked at Ye Hao. Apparently, he didn't quite believe Ye Hao's words.

Member of Ye Family, who stood behind Member of Ye Family, did not say anything, but the disdain in his eyes was obvious.

In their minds, only trash like Ye Hao could do something as stupid as fall off the mountain.

If this matter were to spread out, it was likely that the entire Ye Family would become a laughingstock.

It was truly embarrassing.

"Grandfather, Sister Qingwu, let's go back to the clan."

Looking at the young man's calm expression, Ye Yunfeng didn't ask anymore questions. He understood his own grandson very well. Although Ye Hao's cultivation level was currently stagnant, he always had a sense of propriety when doing things.

Although Ye Yunfeng felt that Ye Hao was concealing something from him, he also believed that Ye Hao himself should be able to handle this matter properly.

"We are a family, if there is anything that cannot be resolved, tell Grandfather. Also, your Storage Bag were found over there.

Sighing lightly, Ye Yunfeng returned the Storage Bag he picked up back to Ye Hao, and after bandaging him up, he led his group of people back to Heiyuan City.

With Qing Wu's support, Ye Hao shot a glance at the Storage Bag in his hands, and immediately looked towards the Ye Family. Cold intent permeated the depths of his eyes.

"Ye Peng, Ye Ying, it's time to pay your debts."