The needles were so active at devouring the energy that Ye Yingyuan’s body shook. Ye Yingyuan then successfully released two energy points from the grasp of those needles.

Then the two also merged with the pillar, and then the pillar started to get higher. From the appearance of the pillar, it was a fifth from the entirety done.

‘There were five more energy points to merge!’ Manstein reported it to Ye Yingyuan as a form of support. But no matter what, Manstein started to feel that the needles absorption rate was increasing.

‘The pillar will be incomplete if this condition keeps going. Then why the Foundation Establishment cultivators can achieve the success?’ both Manstein and Ye Yingyuan thought the same.

The sky became darker as the temperature dropped once more. At this time, even several people in the town were forced to stay at home due to the cold. Only because of the cold winds that this could happen.

“Now it’s in the critical juncture!” a pleasing voice was heard by Wei Liang. He turned and realized that it was Wu Qing who had come here.

“Critical juncture, what does that mean?” Ye Canghai asked. Even Li Ling looked at Wu Qing because this would be the important information.

“Is it going to be fine for him? I, I don’t know what should I do now.” Even Li Ling walked to Wu Qing with her eyes showed signs of the tears accumulating. It turned out that she had a feeling for Ye Yingyuan.

“I can’t say that for sure. Most of this depends on the person and also the fate. Even I can’t guarantee my own tribulation when it comes to me.” Wu Qing said with her soft tone to calm Li Ling.

“If what uncle and elder sister said were true then, then this is my doing. I caused him to face this earlier.” Realizing that this was happening because of her doing, Li Ling felt that her guilt was getting larger.

“It’s not your fault. This is the heaven’s fault. Here in Wutian Continent, we the cultivators know that the heaven will always send the tribulation to anyone who tried to ascend to the higher stage!” said Wei Liang.

“Don’t worry. That kid will overcome this. You are close to him, right?” said Ye Canghai to Li Ling. “Besides, he has the helper so I’m more assured about his safety.”

This made Li Ling sighed in relief. Then she stared at the place where Ye Yingyuan was and tried to memorize every single moment. ‘Father often said that the tribulation will come in many forms and kinds. Is everyone tribulation the same or different?’

This question was also popped in Manstein’s mind. This made Manstein wondered about this matter.

But seeing the grave situation Ye Yingyuan was in, Manstein had to assist him somehow. Manstein analyzed the needles that pierced Ye Yingyuan’s body. These ice needles were exquisite and beautiful in a scary matter.

‘This needles have the ability to absorb the energy from the cultivators! They basically like the leech and I believe it will be no easy to remove them.’ Manstein could not just let these needles go away with the energy they stored.

‘Now should I use that?’ Manstein pondered before decided to use it. ‘The Soul Transfer have three main aspects in it. One, the movement of the soul to the vessel must be done one way. Two, the vessel must not the still living beings.’

Regarding the second, Manstein now had doubt because he was attached to Ye Yingyuan that still conscious and not like some rat labs that he made half of them as a vessel by making them unconscious.

Those experiment with the unconscious rats made the third aspect. ‘And the third, any soul must quickly possess and master their vessel by devouring the remaining energy that had been left!’

This third aspect made Manstein grinned. ‘Let’s see if my Soul Transfer will effective against these needles!’

With the Soul Transfer method and his own understanding and modification, Manstein could do it without the help of the machine from his world. The reason for that maybe because the energy that the cultivator used were so large in qualities!

“Now!” Manstein moved his soul to the needle that wanted to suck dry the energy points near his place. When he moved, he realized that he already inside the needle.

The view inside the needle was fascinating because the multicolor light was gathered at one point. Manstein then focused his mind to his soul, command it to start devouring those energies inside!

‘Devour them for me!’ because the needle doing that thing to Ye Yingyuan, why he could not do the same?

His soul started to devour those energies! The more the energies that Manstein devoured, the easier it was for him to gain control towards the needle! His soul was strengthened back to normal when the energies in the needle were exhausted.

‘Completed. Now this entire needle is me to control!’ Manstein felt that he had reduced Ye Yingyuan’s burden when suddenly a lightning hit the needle where Manstein was!

This lightning even affected Ye Yingyuan as he coughed up blood. The lightning even left a mark at Ye Yingyuan’s pillar and even as the result of this, an energy point was gone!

‘What have I done!?’ seeing this made Manstein feel guilty. In fact, he still did not know about not to interfere in someone’s tribulation. Now that an energy point was gone, the chance for Ye Yingyuan to ascend was decreasing.

‘Not only the chance will decreasing but upon reaching Foundation Establishment stage, he will be weaker than the normal cultivator at that stage!’

Manstein did not dare to use that method again. Now he had to look for a good solution that will bring both of them gain more benefit!

‘But can this method work?’ Manstein just thought of a possibility but he did not want something like that lightning to descend once more so he could only bury it in his mind. ‘What should I do? I really don’t know anything about this world!’

The other energy points were now starting to decrease both in size and quality. Ye Yingyuan already at his ends when an energy point was missing but he still kept his strong will.

Then Manstein could only think of something. ‘Instead of manipulating something that can cause the disaster, I should have to pull the energy points to the pillar instead!’

Then Manstein pulled the energy point from the grasp of the needle with difficulties. ‘Urgh! I barely let it escape. Now go and merge with the pillar!’ Manstein sent it to the pillar while giving it a part of his power.

The energy then merged with the pillar, increasing its height once again. Now it was already third from ten and then it abruptly stopped again.

But this did not satisfy Manstein after all.

The condition at the outside was still the same. Everyone could feel the cold sensation that the cold winds gave to them. But to Ye Yingyuan, this cold winds actually gave him a slight chance at breakthrough!

Manstein also realized it but he only used his full power to barely help the energy points from those ice needles!

‘This cold winds stimulate something in the body. I’m not sure about it because this is not even my body. But this also a blessing in disguise too!’

Although the winds blew hard in the body, the energies erupted with a strange warm. The energy points that almost depleted by the needles were like a candle when it almost exhausted, giving it all to merge with the pillar.

The pillar also spread this warm current to Ye Yingyuan’s body. ‘What!? Is this my opportunity?’ thought Ye Yingyuan as he directed the energy and the pseudo pillar to made the merging process much faster!

Manstein also helped him by releasing another energy points from the ice needle, making the pillar now more than half completed. Only a fifth more part before it became a full pillar and now only three more to go.

‘I can’t hold on much longer.’ Manstein bitterly said. ‘If this continues, I will fall into long slumber and don’t know when to wake up.’

This made Ye Yingyuan felt helpless. ‘I should not let you help me! I want to make this my own trial!’

‘But you only have one chance to do it and if you failed, I’m afraid that you will fail. Besides, this is my fault to begin with.’ Because of him messing with the work of the needles, Ye Yingyuan lost an energy point that became a vital role in the next stage of cultivation.

‘I said it once again, I will surpass this with my own power!’

My own power! My own power!

Ye Yingyuan’s spirit reverberated through and reached Manstein. Looks like now that he realized that there was really something that you could not change no matter what!

The example was Manstein’s effort to birth something like Soul Transfer method which was his own hard effort! He had to endure the suffering from failure that often reached a thousand marks.

‘Your own power. That’s right, I forgot that you want to forge a path for yourself. Then, I can only wish you good luck.’ Manstein left and returned to the soul realm. He felt that the world turned dark and no movement since then.

Now Ye Yingyuan was left alone and only he alone could change his condition. Manstein told him this line that To change the fate, change yourself because everything starts from the small to big.

‘You can give me this kind of tribulation but so what!? I will change my condition to become better every day and then I can see the world in another perspective!’

He thought about his family. Their faces started to emerge from the deepest part of his heart as he pulled every last energy points to merge with the pillar.

Ye Yingyuan started to thought about his mother. The first time he slacked off from his cultivation, Yu Feng would beat him up to a pulp! But when he had lost in the city one day, his mother was the first one to come to his rescue. It was one of his enjoyable memories.

Then the face of his father and Ye Yingyuan’s thought about him also emerged. Ye Canghai was always indifferent to him at his face but actually really care about him. He advised Ye Yingyuan at anything Ye Yingyuan asked and this also including the legends and tales.

This made Ye Yingyuan’s motivation to increase to a higher realm and made what present him took shape.

Then his brother also appeared in his mind. They were separated by more than five years but that made no difference for them. While Ye Yingyuan was strong at his cultivation speed, but when compared to his brother martial arts and the body tempering that he had done then Ye Yingyuan would lose miserably.

Ye Qingcheng was not only his brother but also his training partner. They often sparring with each other to show the prowess each person had. Ye Yingyuan with his sword and Ye Qingcheng with his physical strength.

But when something was happening to one of them, the other would come for help. And in the end, they mostly had an argument with each other but could be solved.

‘I must succeed!’ Ye Yingyuan’s desire for this was increased by several folds. And the faint image of someone also followed his final step when he successfully using his entire power to dragged the last energy points to the pillar that already ninety percent complete.

Of course, this figure was the one that suddenly came to him two months ago. And with this figure, another one also appeared and this made Ye Yingyuan surprised!

‘Am I thinking too much? I know that I must succeed for this but is this my deepest thought?’ Ye Yingyuan also saw someone else when he reached the completion of his pillar forming.

While this figure was the same as him but her face when smiling was really cute and attractive to anyone who saw that. Ye Yingyuan could not find the reason why he thought about her in this moment.