The hosts of the Sword Fighting Tournament and the Heavenly Saints were astonished beyond measure.
Meanwhile, the countless martial artists outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley and those eliminated in the Sword River of the tournament couldn't help but scream out loud when they saw Ye Chen, after defeating Mo Beiling, actually caused the Void Heaven Sword Qi to surge forth once again.
With the second dose of Sword Qi enveloping him, plus the Sword Qi Light Sphere they already possessed, no one could predict what astonishing gains Ye Chen and his two companions would have by the end, after completely solidifying the Void Heaven Sword Qi and transforming it into True Qi to absorb into their bodies.
Ye Chen paid no attention to the shock and screams of countless people.
At this moment, inside the Void Heaven Sword Valley, Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and Liu Qingmei, after realizing the great opportunity brought by the second condensation of Sword Qi, all regulated their breath and spirit. They sat cross-legged in the void, focusing all their mind and spirit on the condensation of Void Heaven Sword Qi.
Thus, the Sword Qi Light Spheres around Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and Liu Qingmei expanded continuously, rising upwards like billowing smoke.
Liu Qingmei was slightly better off; the original Sword Qi Light Sphere around her was only slightly more than 130 million strands, and the second wave of Sword Qi that flowed towards her was less, so the count of Sword Qi around her was just moving towards 200 million strands.
But at this moment, the amount of Void Heaven Sword Qi around Ye Chen and Jiang Yao had reached an unbelievably massive number.
Jiang Yao's Void Heaven Sword Qi had rapidly increased from more than 500 million strands to 600 million strands, 700 million strands, 800 million strands...
And Ye Chen's Void Heaven Sword Qi had actually stepped into the range of over 1 billion strands!
Over 1 billion strands of Void Heaven Sword Qi—if all of it were turned into True Qi Spiritual Fluid, it would be enough to completely fill the Qi Sea of someone in the Spirit Sea Realm—perhaps even a martial artist in the more powerful Rotating Pill Realm could attempt a full breakthrough if they truly absorbed all the True Qi!
Although it's said that there's a huge bottleneck for martial artists moving from the Spirit Sea Realm to the early stages of the Rotating Pill Realm. And moving from the early to the middle and later stages of the Rotating Pill Realm involves even more significant barriers, related to the understanding of the five major Heavenly Void Laws, which does not allow for direct breakthroughs. In the past, the champions of the Spirit Sea Realm in the Sword Fighting Tournament usually couldn't absorb it fully; more often than not, most of the True Qi they gathered would eventually dissipate away.
However, everyone had seen the talents of Ye Chen and Jiang Yao; these two were beings capable of battling the strongest in the later stages of the Rotating Pill Realm with just the strength of the Spirit Sea Realm!
Such level of powerhouses should definitely not be measured by common standards!
Most likely, they wouldn't waste the Void Heaven Sword Qi enveloping them; there must be methods for them to utilize these tremendous gains to the fullest!
Thinking this, everyone's breath hitched.
Everyone was waiting, waiting to see what gains Ye Chen, Jiang Yao, and Liu Qingmei would have after the full completion of Sword Qi Condensation and the three days allowed for transforming Void Heaven Sword Qi into True Qi had passed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As countless people watched and waited, the Sword Qi Light Spheres around Ye Chen and Jiang Yao continued to grow.
After sensing the changes in her body following the advancement, Liu Qingmei joined everyone else in looking towards the Void Heaven Sword Valley, focusing on the last two remaining, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao.
Going from the late phase of the Spirit Sea to the Rotating Pill, and triggering the five great Heavenly Void Laws under the massive infusion of True Qi, did not take very long, whether successful or not; it usually could be completed in half a day.
After Liu Qingmei completed her impact on the Rotating Pill, everyone thought that Ye Chen and Jiang Yao would also finish their cultivation quickly.
However, after waiting for a whole day, Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, who were seated cross-legged in the void of the Void Heaven Sword Valley, showed no sign of finishing their cultivation!
Furthermore, there was no sign of the rolling True Qi rushing into their bodies dissipating at all!
This surprised many martial artists and made Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and Mu Qingqing, among others, pay extremely close attention to Ye Chen and Jiang Yao.
Everyone knew that the two of them were probably not just impacting their realm; there must be another breakthrough!
And when two whole days had passed with still no movement from Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, many martial artists couldn't help but stand up.
When the wait reached three days, and the appointed time for the end of the Spirit Sea Realm Sword Fighting Tournament had come and gone, and the day of the second grand event "Hidden Dragon List Tournament" had arrived, and Ye Chen and Jiang Yao still hadn't completed their cultivation, it was already a great surprise to everyone!
In the end, it was Elder Xiao Supreme Elder and several Heavenly Saints who ordered the start of the "Hidden Dragon List Tournament" on another mountain peak next to Immeasurable Peak. After many people rushed to watch the Hidden Dragon List Tournament, the crowd outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley diminished somewhat.
However, even though many had gone to watch the Hidden Dragon List Tournament, many still paid attention to Ye Chen and Jiang Yao from time to time.
And people like Mu Qingqing, who were extremely attentive to Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, still stayed outside the Void Heaven Sword Valley, waiting for Ye Chen and Jiang Yao to complete their cultivation!
Four days, five days, six days, as time passed day by day...
Countless people were paying attention to Ye Chen and Jiang Yao, and at the same time, many were also focused on the ongoing Hidden Dragon List Tournament, which was in full swing.
But what others didn't know was that despite their outward appearance of utter calmness, just sitting quietly in the void of the Void Heaven Sword Valley, tremendous changes were occurring inside both Ye Chen and Jiang Yao.
Inside Jiang Yao, within the Qi Sea, a divine and extraordinary Ice Blue Phoenix Phantom was slowly condensing, and it was the numerous strands of True Qi entering her body that were making this Phoenix Phantom materialize!
Turning to look at Ye Chen's Qi Sea, one could see even more dramatic changes: his Qi Sea had already undergone another transformation from the mid-phase of the Spirit Sea Realm, breaking through to the late phase.
At this moment, Ye Chen had not stopped; the Qi Sea that had advanced to the late phase of the Spirit Sea was filled with rolling black Primordial True Qi Spiritual Fluid, fierce enough to be considered on par with late-stage Rotating Pill Realm powerhouses, yet showing no sign of cessation, continuing to impact towards the Rotating Pill Realm.
In this course of impact, the five Great Divine Bloods floating above Ye Chen's Qi Sea were being utilized more and more, already surpassing two-thirds, three-quarters, constantly moving towards full utilization!
It seemed that Ye Chen was not only impacting the Rotating Pill Realm but also aimed to complete the second chapter "Primordial Chapter" of the Primordial Star Scripture in one effort, to fully utilize all five Great Divine Bloods, drip them into the Qi Sea, and break through to the even more powerful and mysterious third chapter of the Primordial Star Scripture!