Ninth Stage of the Kung Fu Body Realm

The Four Brothers bowed in unison and Zhen Yu took the lead saying. "Benefactor Ye, can you please give us a fruit? We are willing to serve you for ten years."

"Yes Benefactor Ye, we really need it to save our Fifth Brother, any of your condition will be accepted." Zhen Pao followed solemnly.

Ye Mo was gobsmacked, weren't they the ones that needed the Soul Cleansing Fruit? Why were they begging him for it? He had only just tag along since it would be boring to wander in the Forest all by himself. He soon recalled that only those with a stronger fist decide the rules in the world.

"Haha, don't be so uptight and don't call me Benefactor, Young master Ye would be better, besides I don't need that much, two would be fine." Ye Mo said trying to ease their anxiety.

"That won't do, you saved our lives twice, our Fifth Brother only needs one fruit to heal himself, so they rest are rightfully yours." Zhu Yu insisted.

Ye Mo smiled lightly "No dwelling on this matter, I'm only taking two fruits and nothing more."

The Four Brothers were surprised, they had thought the former would shed all pretense of cordiality and claim the fruits for himself but they were proven wrong. They bowed in gratitude, Ye Mo was startled by their posture " what are you doing, it's just a small favor, don't add too much meaning to it."

" It may be a small favor to Young master Ye, but to us brothers it's as heavy as Mount Tai" Zhen Pao said solemnly.

Ye Mo plucked two Soul Cleansing Fruit for himself, leaving The remaining two fruits for the brothers.

Seeing him walk to the eastern side of the secluded valley,

Zhen Ai asked "Young master Ye, where are you going?"

"I want to cultivate for a little while, the spiritual energy here is more abundant than other places, you should seize this chance." Ye Mo said closing his eyes in meditation with his back facing them.

The brothers also found a suitable spot to cultivate, Ye Mo took out the Soul Cleansing Fruit and ate it in two bites, the juicy flavor danced in his tongue, bringing him a sense of satisfaction, the fruit exploded in his stomach turning into a flood of spiritual energy, the flood of spiritual energy divided into two parts, one part flowing into his body and the other into his soul. His Soul became clearer and he could vaguely see his surrounding with his eyes closed. The spiritual energy that flowed into his body spread into all parts of his body, his body become significantly stronger, the barrier of the ninth stage of the Kung Fu Body Realm broke suddenly, power course through his veins, his senses became sharper, he saw the Four Brothers cultivating, it was as though he had a eye at the back of his head.

His explosive power seems to have tripled, his awareness and sensitivity of the environment heightened, he could see the insects flying at the distance, the world became larger in his eyes.

The Ninth stage brought him too many benefits, he arose from his cross-legged position, the Four Brothers narrowed their eyes when they saw him, they felt that he was different from before but they couldn't pin-point the difference.

" Young master Ye, I feel that you are little bit stronger or is it just my imagination." Zhen Ai asked

Ye Mo chuckled lightly " I just made a small breakthrough, no big deal."

" Break.. through! Then why is your aura still at the Kung Fu Body Realm?" asked Zhen Yu clearly not understanding.

"Yes, I'm still in the Kung Fu Body Realm but there are more than six stages to the Kung Fu Body Realm."

"Wait... You mean that there are more than six stages of the Kung Fu Body Realm?" Zhen Pao asked puzzled.

"Yes"

"Then, what stage are you in? The legendary seventh stage right?"

"No.....

"How can that be? But you just broke through , why aren't you in the legendary stage yet?" Zhen Ping interrupted precipitously.

"Calm down, I just broke through the Ninth stage of the Kung Fu King Realm."

Hiss... The Four Brothers were shell shocked, they exchanged glances, their eyes wide as saucers. They felt as though they had been let in on an ancient secret.

"Young mas... Benefactor Ye, please don't play with that expensive joke, you are scaring the hell out of us." said Zhen Ai trying to soothe his mind.

"I'm being serious about what am saying, am currently in the Ninth stage of the Kung Fu Body Realm, why would I joke with you?" Ye Mo asked oblivious of their weird expression.

The Four Brothers kept mum, the information was too much to be processed quickly. It was common knowledge in the Kung Fu Continent that the Sixth stage was the highest stage of the Kung Fu Body Realm, only the geniuses of big clans and sects could breakthrough the Seventh stage but their world view had been overturned.

There was even more stages to the Kung Fu Body Realm, if this piece of news got out, the world would be in turmoil. Many experts will start a bloody war just to get their hands on the technique. An extremely solid foundation would give the geniuses of their clan an edge over others.

A terrifying speculation appeared on their minds, was he from a reclusive background? It was said that there were powers who were far stronger than the big clans. Judging from the young man attitude it was likely possible.

Ye Mo was not afraid of them divulging the news, they might not even meet again in this lifetime.

"We understand Young master Ye, we will definitely take this secret to our graves." Zhen Yu said realising the gravity of the situation.

Ye Mo nodded satisfactorily, he didn't guess wrong, they were quite trustworthy. If they happened to meet in the future, he wouldn't mind giving them a little bit of help.

"Would you like to exchange your Rank 2 spirit fruit for the encyclopedia of Spirit plants?" The system voice sounded in Ye Mo's mind without warning.

"I don't have a Rank 2 Spirit fruit." Ye Mo answered gloomily not happy with the sudden intrusion.

"That Soul Cleansing Fruit is a Rank 2 spirit fruit, how else did you think you broke through the Ninth stage easily."

"How many experience points can I get in exchange?"

"1500 experience points."

" Then how much is the encyclopedia of Spirit plants?"

"1500 experience points."

"F*uck, I bought the last encyclopedia of Spirit beast and the body technique for 1000 experience points each, why would the encyclopedia of Spirit plants be more costly?" Ye Mo asked coldly.

"Are you questioning this Almighty System? What an ignorant young lad, the encyclopedia of Spirit plants contains more than a thousand spirit plants and alchemy recipes." The system said arrogantly.

Ye Mo exchanged it despite the feeling of being ripped off. He had to look at the bigger picture here and staying in the Wild Forest required not only strength.

A surge of information rushed into his brain, all basic and even advanced Spirit plants appeared in his mind, many alchemy recipes included. It seems like a fair deal, Ye Mo thought trying to ease his bleeding heart.

Watching Young master Ye in a trance- like state with a varying expression on his face, the Four Brothers panicked. 'Does he want to kill us to silence the secret?'

' Has he changed his mind and wants to take all the fruits?'

'Did anyone provoke him?'

'Did someone steal his Dao partner, why does he feel like crying?'

Different thoughts ran through their minds. Ye Mo woke up from his thoughts and found the Four Brothers looking at him weirdly, eyes of pity, fear, desperation and confusion was what greeted him.

"What are you guys staring at?" Ye Mo asked.

" Ahh.. Young master Ye, what were you thinking about?"

" Oh! I suddenly recalled that I once saw a record that depicts how a Soul Cleansing Fruit looks like, but ours is slightly different and the energy is a bit more vigorous, so it should be a Rank 2 Soul Cleansing Fruit."

"What! A Rank 2 Soul Cleansing Fruit! Young master Ye we wouldn't dare accept this fruit please take it back, giving us one is already a huge favor." Zhen Yu said shocked.

"Don't bring that up again, you should take it since I have already given you." Ye Mo chided lightly.

The Four Brothers were touched, they thanked Ye Mo profusely. A Rank 2 Soul Cleansing Fruit was something that even cultivators in the Spirit Realm could not get their hands on. Selling it would be enough for them to live the rest of their lives in affluence. The journey had been very rewarding, they got a Rank 2 Spirit Fruit and even learned of an ancient secret. It was enough for them to be proud of for the rest of their lives.