Unrivaled Medicine God Chapter 181 to 200

 Chapter 181: The Teetering Imperial Family

Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor

Nanfeng Yi was stunned when he heard that. He did not think that this youth actually did not save the lightest bit of face for him.

Not mentioning about his identity as the emperor, just the fact that he was a Crystal Formation Realm expert, most likely not many Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists dared to be this impudent.

However, he also knew the pride of peerless geniuses like Ye Yuan.

The peerless geniuses who could make it past the Nine Heavens Road would undoubtedly be existences that would break out from the State of Qin! Therefore, Ye Yuan had the capital to be proud.

Nanfeng Yi naturally did not know that Ye Yuan was emboldened to talk to him on an equal basis because he possessed a Tier 3 demonic beast as a servant!

Nanfeng Zhirou did not tell Nanfeng Yi about the matter of Yuan Fei, because she promised Ye Yuan that she would tell no one.

After returning, Nanfeng Zhirou even hid it from Nanfeng Yi.

"Cough, cough."

Nanfeng Yi coughed to hide his embarrassment before saying, "I wonder, what’s Little Brother Ye’s view of the Drunken Star Manor’s Pill Grading Assembly?"

Ye Yuan curled his mouth and said disdainfully, "Just a bunch of performing clowns. What Pill Grading Assembly? With Wan Donghai’s paltry abilities, what does he know about grading pills! If my guess isn’t wrong, this matter was cooked up by the Su Family. Wan Donghai is merely the puppet pushed onto the front stage by them."

Nanfeng Yi was astounded as he said, "To think that Little Brother Ye can actually see it so thoroughly! To our understanding, the Drunken Star Manor’s Essence Gathering Pill originated from the high sect’s Pill Hall! And this time, they even acquired the new types of medicinal pills from the Pill Hall to beguile the minds of people. Such intentions are condemnable!"

This time, it was Ye Yuan’s turn to be stunned. "Oh? Came from Tranquil Cloud Sect’s Pill Hall? Looks like this Pill Hall has some capabilities, to have actually developed so many new medicinal pills."

Ye Yuan’s research into medicinal pills was incomparable to anyone else’s. He was very much aware of just how difficult it was to develop new medicinal pills.

With the Boundless World’s medicinal pills cognition, for the Pill Hall to have actually developed so many new medicinal pills was adequate to see the power of the Pill Hall’s might.

Although these new medicinal pills were worthless in Ye Yuan’s eyes, in other people’s eyes, they were immense breakthroughs.

"That’s a given. Ever since the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s founder, You Wuya ascended, they had been through a period of degradation. All the way until the 11th generation Sect Master, Ouyang Tuotian came into the world and led the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s revival with his own strength! But Ouyang Tuotian was not known for his martial prowess. He was an Alchemy Sovereign of his generation! During the period he took over as Sect Master, he used medicinal pills to create countless experts! It was also then that Tranquil Cloud Sect finally formed the scenario where the Martial Hall and the Pill Hall pitted against each other," Nanfeng Yi explained.

Ye Yuan gave a look of realization. Only now did he know the origin of the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s Martial Hall and Pill Hall.

"Like this huh! Looks like Your Majesty came to look for me because you feel the pressure. If you had known beforehand, you should have acted differently then. If you had eradicated the Su Family earlier, there wouldn’t be so many problems." Ye Yuan also roughly guessed Nanfeng Yi’s purpose in coming.

Now, the only one who could contend with the Drunken Star Manor was the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.

Nanfeng Yi came to look for Ye Yuan naturally because he wanted to let the Ye Family coordinate with the Nanfeng Family to wreck the Pill Grading Assembly this time.

Nanfeng Yi smiled bitterly and said, "You think I didn’t want to? Do you know why the Su Family can get so many medicinal pills from the Pill Hall?"

"En? Could it be that there are people on top of the Su Family?"

Nanfeng Yi nodded and said, "Su Yulin’s younger sister married a Pill Hall’s elder, Ouyang Ming, twenty years ago. Even though the high sect has rules that members of the sect are not to interfere with secular affairs, it’s still an easy matter for the Ouyang Family to help out the Su Family occasionally. Otherwise, how do you think Su Yubai became the Dan Wu Academy’s Disciplinary Hall’s First Elder? If not for the fact that his strength is insufficient, the position of Dean would probably have been taken by the Su Family long ago!"

Ye Yuan finally realized that there was actually so many things interlaced in between. No wonder Su Yubai could cover the skies with one hand inside the academy and nobody dared to make a sound!

The Su Family had people in the Tranquil Cloud Sect, that was why Nanfeng Yi held back in fear these few years and did not dare to attack the Su Family, resulting in rearing a tiger to one’s own detriment!

Also, no wonder the Nanfeng Family’s people were so low-key, and it also explained why the Imperial Family would support Ye Hang to contend with Wan Donghai. There was actually so much karma mixed inside.

From this, it seemed that Father’s and Wan Donghai’s antagonism was actually essentially the Imperial Family and Su Family challenging in the dark!

Looking at this, everything could be explained.

However, from the former situation, regardless of whether it was the Imperial Family or the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, they both held the clear disadvantage!

This time, the Su Family got so many new medicinal pills from the Pill Hall and also stirred up the entire city by organizing a Pill Grading Assembly. Most likely, it was already time for the map to be unrolled to reveal the dagger.

And because of this, Nanfeng Yi finally could not sit still.

"Then . . . Your Majesty is looking for me for?" Ye Yuan could not help asking curiously.

"The Su Family’s and the Wan Family’s activities are already so rampant. I’ve secretly arranged for people to pay a few visits to the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, but your honorable father has always been in closed-seclusion. I’m afraid . . ."

So, Nanfeng Yi was worried the Ye Hang was avoiding the fight. In that case, the Nanfeng Family would have no path of retreat at all.

Even if it was a passing thought, Ye Yuan was still rather displeased. No matter who it was, nobody wished for their own father to be used as a chess piece.

Now, in this sort of situation, if Ye Hang really failed, he would likely be the first target the Su Family and the Wan Family want to eliminate. At that time, whether the Imperial Family would lend a helping hand or not was another matter altogether!"

"Your Majesty wishes to let my father lead the vanguard. I wonder what kind of methods the Imperial Family have prepared? If the Su Family is really overthrowing, what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Ye Yuan’s tone gradually grew colder.

Even though Nanfeng Yi was Nanfeng Zhirou’s father and Nanfeng Ruoqing’s older brother, his relation to Ye Yuan was zilch.

If the Imperial Family were destroyed, Ye Yuan would not mind rescuing Nanfeng Ruoqing and niece, but to make him slog it out for the Imperial Family based on this was a no-no.

Not to mention that Nanfeng Yi was still scheming against Father at this time.

"This . . ."

"Your Majesty calls me ’Little Brother Ye’ simply because you took a fancy to my future status. But have Your Majesty ever thought that if the Imperial Family no longer existed, what’s the point of you making friends with me, this future Core Disciple?" Ye Yuan ridiculed mercilessly.

"Ye Yuan, you’re insolent!" Nanfeng Yi finally could not hold back his rage.

Ye Yuan was actually cursing the Imperial Family to be destroyed. This was something intolerable to him!

"Hur hur, insolent? No matter how insolent I am, can I be more insolent than the Su Family? Actually, Your Majesty knows clearly in your heard that the Imperial Family has reached an extremely precarious situation now. Even if I’m not insolent, can Your Majesty alter the outcome? Now that it’s already like this, why is Your Majesty acting like you have a concrete plan? Could it be that Your Majesty is relying on sending my father to go and die? Does Your Majesty think that by sending my father out, it can eliminate the Su Family’s ambition?" Ye Yuan said with a sneer.

An extremely terrifying aura was released. It was the powerful aura belonging to a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist.

But Ye Yuan did not budge an inch when facing this aura.

"Hur hur, I advise the Imperial Family to cool down! At this time, offending your only ally is not a wise move!" Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.

Nanfeng Yi’s expression changed, and he immediately put away his aura.

"You aren’t thinking that the Wan Family and the Su Family will let your Ye Family off, right? This Pill Grading Assembly is pointing straight at the Imperial Family in the dark, but on the surface, it’s pointing towards the Ye Family!"

After staying silent for a long time, Nanfeng Yi finally said this.

Ye Yuan laughed when he heard that and said, "Don’t be mistaken, Your Majesty! Now that it’s arrived at this, everyone in the State of Qin can choose to surrender. Only the Imperial Family cannot! For Your Majesty to threaten me with such words, are you too powerless?"

Ye Yuan finished talking, and Nanfeng Yi’s face changed once again.

He initially thought that Ye Yuan was young and slightly easier to deal with. Who would have thought that Ye Yuan saw things more clearly than anyone else!

Although Nanfeng Yi had paid close attention to Ye Yuan for a long time, this was still the first time he came into contact with him in the true sense.

All the prior senses were obtained through Nanfeng Ruoqing and niece.

Now, Nanfeng Yi felt that this Ye Yuan was even harder to deal with that his father, Ye Hang!

Nanfeng Yi took in a deep breath before saying, "Ye Yuan, I wonder when is your father coming out of seclusion. If he still doesn’t exit seclusion, even if the Ye Family wants to surrender, it’s also futile, correct?"

But Ye Yuan just smiled when he heard that and said, "Your Majesty, since my father is in seclusion, I naturally have the final say in all of Ye Family’s matters! Since Your Majesty came to seek me out, you’re probably also eyeing this point, right?"

Nanfeng Yi revealed an embarrassed look, but Ye Yuan had poked his vital point.

He was really quite anxious. Ye Hang did not exit seclusion for a long time. The Imperial Family no longer had any buffer space. He only came to find Ye Yuan having no other alternatives, hoping to get Ye Hang to exit seclusion through Ye Yuan to resolve the immediate predicament.

But who would have thought that Ye Yuan was much harder to deal with than he imagined!

Nanfeng Yi sucked in a deep breath. This time, he finally truly placed Ye Yuan on equal footing as him to converse.

"Speak then! What request does the Ye Family have?" Nanfeng Yi said in solemnly.

"Haha, Your Majesty finally brought out some sincerity. However, my Ye Family does not have any request. Instead, we can gift the Nanfeng Family centuries of prosperity! My only demand is that within these few centuries, the Nanfeng Family is not to have the slightest bit of jealousy towards the Ye Family, and to let the Ye Family stand independently from the State of Qin’s regime!" Ye Yuan said coolly.

"What did you say?!" Nanfeng Yi did not even think that Ye Yuan would actually raise such a request.

But Ye Yuan just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I, Ye Yuan, will be serving as this chess piece! The Pill Grading Assembly is nothing but seeking popularity through hogwash to me! Not only can I cooperate with the Imperial Family to wreck the Pill Grading Assembly, but I can also coordinate with the Imperial Family to eradicate the Wan Family and the Su Family! It’s just that I don’t know if Your Majesty has such resolve!"

Nanfeng Yi sucked in a cold breath. Eradicating the Wan Family and the Su Family; not that he had never thought about it, but he had never dared to have such a notion.

The Tranquil Cloud Sect’s Ouyang Family was not a family clan that the Nanfeng Family could afford to offend. Nanfeng Yi did not dare take this risk.

But now, Ye Yuan directly said to destroy the Su Family!

"This . . . Why not wait for your father to exit seclusion before discussing again?"

Ye Yuan curled his lips. He was very disdainful towards Nanfeng Yi’s resolve. As the Emperor, how could he be so soft and irresolute?

It was true that the Su Family had a strong supporter, but if the Nanfeng Family kept giving in, it would ultimately only make the Su Family insatiable.

Nanfeng Yi was still not clear on this point until now!

Ye Yuan let out a sigh and said indifferently, "Looks like Your Majesty still has an inadequate understanding of me, Ye Yuan. I advise Your Majesty to chat more with Teacher Nanfeng as well as Senior Apprentice Sister before making this decision. I can only give Your Majesty these words: indecisiveness invariably leads to trouble!"

Finishing, Ye Yuan spoke no more. This conversation naturally also ended like that.

. . . . . .

The next day, Ye Yuan returned to the Dan Wu Academy. It caused a tremendous sensation in the academy!

"Hey, did you hear? Ye Yuan and Senior Apprentice Sister Feng disappeared for nearly a month in the Endless Trials. Now, they actually returned!"

"Yeah. I even thought that they died in the Endless Forest. Who knew that they actually came out!"

"Hey hey, Ye Yuan this person is bequeathed with destiny. I’m afraid that he won’t die so easily! It’s just . . . Ye Yuan came back, but Su Yishan still hasn’t returned!"

"Uh . . . Is there some connection in between?"

"Are you retarded? Isn’t it obvious? In the Endless Trials this time, the heavyweight class characters who went missing, other than Ye Yuan and Nanfeng Zhirou, is only Su Yishan! And now, only Ye Yuan and Senior Apprentice Sister Feng returned. Most likely . . ."

"You’re saying . . ."

"Shh . . ."

Originally, coming back from the Endless Trials was no big deal. But the time which Ye Yuan and Nanfeng Zhirou went missing for way too long, way past the time set by the academy.

And the Martial Roll expert Su Yishan disappeared at the same time. There was massive abnormality revealed in between.

Now, Ye Yuan and Nanfeng Zhirou came back at the same time. Only Su Yishan had yet to return. There were already many people who guessed what happened during this one month.

After all, there had been quite a few cases like this in the past. Students who had conflicts went to participate in the Endless Trials, but only one party returned in the end.

The other party remained in the Endless Forest forever.

Ye Yuan naturally could not be bothered with these rumors. Right now, he was paying a visit to Huyan Yong.

"Haha, Ye Yuan! I knew that you won’t die so easily!" Huyan Yong could not help laughing loudly when he saw Ye Yuan.

"Many thanks for Teacher Huyan’s concern! Actually, this trip was really almost certain death. But luckily, there were more scares than dangers in the end. There were even some small gains," Ye Yuan said smilingly.

"En, not bad, not bad! Having gone to the Endless Forest once and actually directly breaking through to Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm! Really did not disappoint me!" Huyan Yong praised verbally, but waves were surging in his heart.

Even though Huyan Yong viewed Ye Yuan very highly, his improvement speed was too rapid!

This had only been a few days and Ye Yuan actually directly broke through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm!

Since when had Spirit Condensation Realm become so easy to breakthrough?

"Haha, I wonder how long Teacher Huyan has been stagnated at the Ninth Level Spirit Condensation Realm?" Ye Yuan suddenly asked.

"What are you asking that for? Uh, let me see, roughly five or six years already. I keep being unable to find the opportunity to break through!"

Speaking of this, Huyan Yong also had a dispirited look.

This threshold from the Spirit Condensation Realm to the Crystal Formation Realm was not so easy to break through. Many Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists were unable to cross this threshold in their entire lives.

Huyan Yong’s talent was not bad; he was a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist who condensed four spirit liquid drops. But to breakthrough to the Crystal Formation Realm, it was simply an impossible matter without ten plus, twenty years of accumulation!

"Like that huh. I wonder how many percent confidence Teacher Huyan has in breaking through to the Crystal Formation Realm right now?" Ye Yuan asked.

Huyan Yong was even more surprised. But he still answered. "Are you joking, Ye Yuan? I haven’t even reached half-step Crystal Formation Realm right now. To breakthrough to Crystal Formation Realm, I don’t even have 10% confidence!"

Ye Yuan smiled and took out a medicinal pill from his storage ring for Huyan Yong, saying, "Teacher Huyan, this is the Crystal Formation Pill I refined. It can raise the chances of forming crystal by 60%. I wonder if Teacher Huyan has the confidence to break through to Crystal Formation Realm?"

"What? 60%?! You . . . Are you joking?" Huyan Yong nearly jumped up.

A 60% chance to break through!

Huyan Yong looked at Ye Yuan as his mind completely blanked out.

Happiness came too suddenly!

Huyan Yong had never doubted whether or not he could break through to the Crystal Formation Realm. But that was something at least twenty years later!

But now, Ye Yuan actually brought him such an enormous surprise. Huyan Yong really did not dare to quite believe it.

Just how heaven-defying was a medicinal pill which could raise the chances of breaking through to Crystal Formation Realm by 60%?!

"Initially, I thought that I would need some time before I can gather these Crystal Formation Pill ingredients. I didn’t think that I actually unintentionally acquired the main ingredients needed to refine it during this trip into the Endless Forest, so I just went ahead and refined it. Teacher Huyan is my savior. How could I dare to joke to Teacher Huyan like this?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"But . . . this medicinal pill is a Tier 2 medicinal pill; even high-rank Alchemy Masters can’t refine it so easily, right? Could it be that you already have the strength that surpasses high-rank Alchemy Master?" Huyan Yong suddenly thought of something and exclaimed in surprise.

This was actually Huyan Yong overthinking it. It was essentially something impossible for high-rank Alchemy Masters to want to refine the Crystal Formation Pill!

Forget about high-rank Alchemy Masters, it would be impossible to refine the Crystal Formation Pill even for high-rank Alchemy Grandmasters!

The complexity of the Crystal Formation Pill’s refinement was simply beyond the comprehension of the State of Qin’s Alchemy Grandmasters. Even if Ye Yuan paired the ingredients for them to refine, they also could not refine it.

"Around there. Tier 2 medicinal pills already pose no difficulty to me," Ye Yuan said. He was not bragging but merely stating a fact.

Ye Yuan’s soul strength had already reached the degree of a middle-rank Alchemy Master. Coupled with the level of refining method like the Yin-Yang Separation Flow Technique, refining Tier 2 medicinal pills really was not an issue to him.

Huyan Yong’s mouth twitched uncontrollably.

This brat is really a wondrous freak!

Just at the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm, and he actually said that Tier 2 medicinal pills had no difficulty. I wonder what the Dean will feel when he hears this.

Huyan Yong gently caressed the medicinal bottle Ye Yuan gave him and fell silent.

But from his lightly trembling body, it could be seen just how agitated he was inside!

Ye Yuan also did not urge him. He just waited for Huyan Yong to calm down quietly. He also knew just how great the impact the Crystal Formation Pill had towards Huyan Yong.

After a long time, Huyan Yong took a deep breath, then gave the medicinal bottle back to Ye Yuan, saying, "Ye Yuan, you’d better take this medicinal pill back!"

Ye Yuan was slightly stupefied and was somewhat confused. "Could it be that Teacher Huyan Yong doesn’t trust Ye Yuan?"

Huyan Yong shook his hand and said, "How can Teacher not trust you? It’s just that this medicinal pill is invaluable. I can’t accept it. I think that judging from your improvement speed, breaking through to peak Ninth Level Spirit Condensation Realm is only a matter of within a year? You’d better save this medicinal pill for your own use! You need it more than me!"

Ye Yuan did not expect Huyan Yong to actually say something like this. He felt deeply touched in his heart.

To the Divine Realm’s martial artists, Crystal Formation Realm might not be considered much. But Ye Yuan had stayed in the State of Qin for such a long time. He could fully understand just what the Crystal Formation Realm meant to the Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists!

But Huyan Yong was actually willing to give up the chance to become a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist for him!

Just how much resolution was needed to be able to shake off the temptation of advancing to Crystal Formation Realm?!

Ye Yuan pushed the bottle to Huyan Yong again, saying with a smile, "Teacher Huyan is worrying too much. This Crystal Formation Pill isn’t as precious as you imagine. I have as many as I want."

"Have as many as you want? Ye Yuan, you aren’t deliberately saying it just to make me accept this medicinal pill, right?" Huyan Yong said disbelievingly.

Ye Yuan was helpless and took out another two medicinal bottles. The medicinal pills inside the bottles were shockingly all Crystal Formation Pills, stunning Huyan Yong until he was left with his mouth agape again.

Such a heaven-defying medicinal pill could be mass produced?

This brat’s methods was truly inconceivable!

"Alright then, since that’s the case, I’ll accept it. However, this Crystal Formation Pill is overly monstrous. You have to secure this secret well and take care not to let others know!"

Huyan Yong was not a pretentious person. Ye Yuan already said it till this way, he naturally would not refuse it anymore. Instead, he gave a reminder to Ye Yuan.

"Of course."

Huyan Yong kept away the Crystal Formation Pill gingerly before saying to Ye Yuan, "Since you’ve already returned, then Su Yishan?"

"Dead," Ye Yuan said nonchalantly.

Huyan Yong was not too surprised. But he could guess that Ye Yuan’s trip to the Endless Forest was not that peaceful.

"As long as you’re fine, don’t mind anything else. Lord Dean already came back. You follow me to meet him. He regards you very highly," Huyan Yong said.

"En, I should."

Ye Yuan did not refuse. After all, Huyan Yong protecting him was still the command issued by the Dean. It was proper and reasonable that he should pay a visit.

The two had just stepped out when they saw Su Yubai coming towards them with a tumultuous aura.

"Ye Yuan! What did you do to Yishan?! I’m warning you. If anything happens to Yishan, you and the Ye Family will join him!" Su Yubai bellowed angrily.

Ye Yuan looked at Su Yubai like staring at an idiot, saying coolly, "I say, First Elder Su, is there something wrong with your brain? You lost your nephew, but you don’t go to the Endless Forest to look for him. What did you come running to me to make a fuss about?"

Su Yubai pointed at Ye Yuan’s nose and roared in anger, "Ye Yuan! Don’t fake an innocent face for this old man! The Endless Trials this time, you, Feng Zhirou, and Yishan took so long to return. You dare say that Yishan’s disappearance had nothing to do with you?!"

Ye Yuan shot a glance at Huyan Yong and asked with a bewildered face, "Did Elder Su suffer some sort of stimulus recently? Why does it look like your brain isn’t working too well?"

"His brain had never been working very well." Huyan Yong supplemented another knife quite irresponsibly, singing in chorus with Ye Yuan.

"In that case, can’t blame him. Elder Su, do you have a misunderstanding? It seems like there isn’t only the three of us who delayed our return in the Endless Trials, right? According to what I know, there’s twenty over students who didn’t come back this Endless Trials, yet, you just had to group the three of us together. How sinister! I know that Elder Su does not have a good impression of me, but you can’t fabricate a charge against me like this!" Ye Yuan said innocently.

Seeing Ye Yuan and Huyan Yong chiming together, Su Yubai was even more infuriated!

Although Su Yishan was Su Yulin’s son, he was raised up all alone by Su Yubai.

Not father and son, but as dear as father and son!

Otherwise, he would not have immediately came forward right after hearing that Ye Yuan came back.

But now, Ye Yuan and Nanfeng Zhirou both returned, and yet, Su Yishan still did not come back. Most likely, he was a goner!

After all, Su Yishan went to kill Ye Yuan. Su Yishan did not believe that they did not meet in the Endless Forest!

"Stop pretending to be innocent! In this batch of students, only you have a grudge with Yishan! If any accident befalls Yishan, you can’t escape responsibilities!"

"Oh? Is that so? The Endless Forest is riddled with danger, so why can’t Su Yishan have been killed by demonic beasts? Elder Su, this hole in your brain is really quite wide! But then again, even if I’m the one who killed, so what? Elder Su has no proof. You wouldn’t just determine my crime with nothing but words, right? Uh . . . I almost forget. I’m the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s Core Disciple now, so Elder Su can’t convict me!" Ye Yuan said indifferently.

"Hahaha, you finally admitted it! Ye Yuan, you really think that I don’t dare to kill you?" Su Yubai was so infuriated that he laughed.

"Heh heh, you also can’t run if you kill me, yeah? When the Tranquil Cloud Sect finds you, it isn’t something to joke about. Why don’t you reconsider?" Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

"Blame? You’re overthinking it! Go to hell!"

Su Yubai was still talking when he suddenly exploded, thrusting a palm at Ye Yuan!

Heaven Flipping Palm!

The same move had a world of difference between Su Yishan and Su Yubai who executed it!

But this palm struck thin air.

Su Yubai only felt his vision blur, and nine Ye Yuans actually appeared at the same time! And he could not even distinguish which one was Ye Yuan’s true body!

Following that, Su Yubai just passed through a phantom just like this. When he turned back, Ye Yuan remained standing where he was as if he never moved.

Su Yubai and Huyan Yong’s face revealed astonishment at the same time. Since when had Ye Yuan learned such a powerful but peculiar movement technique?

Huyan Yong did not think that Su Yubai would really dare to make a move in the academy. In a moment of carelessness, it was already too late to defend.

But he could not have imagined that Ye Yuan could actually avoid Su Yubai’s attack so easily!

"You actually broke through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm!" Su Yubai said with disbelief.

It had not even been a month since Ye Yuan stepped into the Endless Forest, and he actually directly broke through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm.

This speed . . .

"Haha, thanks to Elder Su’s blessings, I broke through by a fluke."

Su Yubai’s face darkened. This Ye Yuan’s mouth really needed a beating! Whose blessing was not good that he had to have Su Yubai’s blessings?

Wasn’t this sickening people?

"Oh yeah. Does Elder Su still remember what I said before? I wasn’t joking with you! Perhaps, I don’t need a year!" Ye Yuan said while smiling.

Su Yubai’s face changed when he heard that. With Ye Yuan’s advancement speed, perhaps he really did not need a year!

Although that sentence from Ye Yuan made him into a joke in the Dan Wu Academy for a time, he had never taken it seriously.

But now, he suddenly discovered that Ye Yuan really did not seem to be kidding. He truly had this capability!

"Humph! Then you also have to survive a year first! Ye Hang’s about to collapse right now. Do you feel you still have the chance?" Su Yubai said with a cold sneer.

"Is that so? I feel that Elder Su had better flaunt about it in front of me after my father falls from power. Otherwise, you will have your face smacked by me again. Although your face has already been smacked rotten by me, I don’t mind hitting it again to tear it down some more," Ye Yuan said calmly.

"You!" Su Yubai nearly choked to death.

Ye Yuan could not be bothered with Su Yubai. He turned around and left with Huyan Yong. Watching Ye Yuan’s back view, Su Yubai’s eyes were about to spit fire.

But Ye Yuan had already grown to such an extent, and he even had a Huyan Yong by his side. He simply could not make Ye Yuan stay!

Even though the Su Family was very strong, it was not strong to such an extent that they could cover the skies with one hand in the Dan Wu Academy.

. . . . . .

"Ye Yuan, I didn’t think that after your involvement in the Endless Trials this time, it’s like you were reborn after coming back! That move just now, even if I were matched up against it, I would also be at a loss on what to do!" Huyan Yong marveled.

Huyan Yong felt that not only did Ye Yuan raise his cultivation realm, but his power also grew much greater.

Although he was only at Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm now, his strength was probably already not beneath Long Tang’s!

Huyan Yong was somewhat faintly looking forward to the match between these two pinnacle geniuses of the State of Qin’s Dan Wu Academy.

"Haha, I can be considered to have some small gains I guess." Ye Yuan also could not share too much and could only make it vague.

As a matter of fact, his biggest gain this trip to the Endless Forest was still the Medicine God’s Soul Canon. It was just that he was still unable to comprehend those golden words in a short period of time. Hence, this Medicine God’s Soul Canon was not useful to Ye Yuan at the moment.

The two traveled side by side and soon arrived at Jiang Yunhe’s residence.

"Lord Dean, Ye Yuan has returned. I brought him over to pay respects to you," Huyan Yong said respectfully outside the door.

"Enter."

Huyan Yong and Ye Yuan pushed the door and entered once they heard that. Upon entering, the discovered that there were still other people inside the house.

An old man sat opposite Jiang Yunhe, giving people an immeasurable feeling. There was a young man standing beside the elderly man. Merely 18 or 19 years old, but already had Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation.

To possess such strength at this age, he was definitely like a crane standing among chickens when placed in the Dan Wu Academy! Even Long Tang could not compare.

"Haha, Ye Yuan! Such a coincidence. I was just about to send someone to call you and Long Tang over, but you arrived first. Quickly come over and pay respects to Lord Envoy Yao Qian!" Jiang Yunhe immediately laughed and said when he saw Ye Yuan.

It was very clear that Jiang Yunhe had long known about Ye Yuan returning to the academy.

"Junior Ye Yuan pays respect to Lord Yao Qian!" Ye Yuan did not say much and gave a salute to Yao Qian.

"Academy’s instructor Huyan Yong pays respect to Lord Envoy!" Huyan Yong’s face changed when he heard that and went forward to give a respectful bow.

Yao Qian lightly glanced at Ye Yuan and said, "En. You’re the student who made it past the Nine Heavens Road with Essence Qi Realm strength?"

"It’s precisely this junior," Ye Yuan said.

No idea why, but Ye Yuan felt that this envoy’s expression when looking at him was somewhat odd as if he did not really like him.

This old fellow should be from the Tranquil Cloud Sect. He did not seem to know anyone, right?

Ye Yuan could not figure out just where he had offended this old man.

The expression of the youth beside the old man was also filled with contempt when looking at him.

How baffling!

"Haha, this person beside Lord Yao Qian must be his proud disciple, Yang Hao. Don’t look at him being so young, not only did he reach the Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm on the martial path, he’s even a high-rank Alchemy Master already. He is a genius figure even greater than your Teacher Feng! He will be your and Long Tang’s Senior Apprentice Brother in the future. You guys should try to be closer," Jiang Yunhe praised.

Being praised by Jiang Yunhe, Yang Hao’s face showed a trace of delight, but it was concealed very well.

However, Ye Yuan saw that and could not help scorning in his heart. Just based on this disposition, it was futile no matter how high his cultivation realm was.

It looked like these sect members all had a lofty and exalted sense when coming to the secular world.

Ye Yuan could not resist glancing at Huyan Yong. Seeing that he had no reaction and seemed to feel that it was only natural, he could not help secretly sighing.

However, Ye Yuan was very disdainful of such an attitude. Ye Yuan listened to Jiang Yunhe’s introduction while appearing calm on the surface. But he was criticizing ceaselessly in his heart.

What kind of genius did he count as? Since when did geniuses become so utterly worthless?

But in front of Jiang Yunhe, Ye Yuan obviously would not show anything. He just clasped his hands and said, "I’ve seen Senior Apprentice Brother Yang. In the future, after I enter the sect, I hope that Senior Apprentice Brother Yang can look after me."

Ye Yuan’s manners were already considered very humble and appropriate. Who would have thought that this Yang Hao just replied indifferently, "Haha, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye is hailed as the number one person in a millennium. Why would you need the care of an incompetent person like me?"

A thick smell of gunpowder appeared the moment he opened his mouth.

Ye Yuan’s face fell slightly. This fellow was simply here to stir up shit, right?

He was originally already not that happy with Yang Hao’s high and mighty attitude. He was only so courteous on account of Jiang Yunhe’s face.

It not, with Ye Yuan’s personality, he would not even be bothered with Yang Hao.

The so-called geniuses did not even count as dull wits in Ye Yuan’s eyes!

"So Senior Apprentice Brother Yang knows that he is mediocre huh. Looks like you still have some clear estimation of yourself. I was worried that Senior Apprentice Brother Yang was getting a little carried away after being praised too much by people." Since the other party did not give face, Ye Yuan obviously had no need to be polite.

"Humph! The so-called number one person in a millennium is just extolled by some ignorant people of the secular world! Those who charged past the Nine Heavens Road, just a random grab in the Tranquil Cloud Sect and you get a bunch. Only the outer sect will sensationalize this stunt."

Facing Ye Yuan’s ridicule, Yang Hao did not get stung by it but met him blow for blow.

Ye Yuan shrugged his shoulders and said, "I’m don’t really care about what number one person in a millennium. Only some people with mediocre talent would take this sort of matter to heart."

With each ’mediocre talent’ Ye Yuan said out loud, Yang Hao felt irritated by that constant harping on it in his heart. He was only being a little sarcastic to Ye Yuan just now. But he did not think that Ye Yuan would attack persistently from a chink in his armor.

"Junior Apprentice Brother Ye keeps saying mediocre. I wonder if you dare to compete with me, this mediocre talent? I want to consult just what kind of genius is the alleged number one person in a thousand years."

Yang Hao’s condescending attitude was because he was dead sure that Ye Yuan would not dare to answer the challenge.

He was at Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm and high-rank Alchemy Master; a completely different level from Ye Yuan. If Ye Yuan dared to accept the challenge, then he would not be a genius, but a one hundred percent dumbass!

Ye Yuan was just about to say something when Jiang Yunhe by the side said, "Do not be rude, Ye Yuan! Lord Yao Qian is the high sect’s Pill Hall elder. This trip for him and Yang Hao is to especially fetch you and Long Tang into the sect."

Finishing, he turned to Yao Qian again, saying, "Ye Yuan is young and aggressive. Pray that Lord Yao Qian will not take offense."

Facing Jiang Yunhe’s reprimand, Ye Yuan did not voice anything. He knew that this was Jiang Yunhe reminding him that this journey to the Tranquil Cloud Sect had to be through the two of them and they could not be offended.

Yao Qian did not express anything. He just said indifferently, "The affairs of young people, just let them resolve it themselves. We old fellows should not interfere."

Yao Qian’s status in the Tranquil Cloud Sect was much higher than him. Since he said so, Jiang Yunhe obviously could not say much. He just felt slightly displeased.

He naturally knew why this Yao Qian was targeting Ye Yuan. But he did not think that it would be so obvious, putting Ye Yuan down right after coming.

Yao Qian was an alchemist from the Ouyang Family line. He had very good relations with Ouyang Ming. Jiang Yunhe instantly felt that something was off when he saw him serve as the envoy.

Jiang Yunhe did not think that it was merely a coincidence for the sect to send Yao Qian over.

Indeed, the gunpowder smell started right after Ye Yuan entered!

Initially, he was still harboring a compromising attitude, hoping that Yao Qian would give him this face. Who knew that Yao Qian’s light sentence would directly press down his stomach full of words?

This one elderly and one youth were truly going too far. An Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm actually verbally provoked a Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. This was simply utterly shameless!

Even though this was Jiang Yunhe’s first contact with Ye Yuan, he had long heard about everything he had done. He knew that this punk was definitely not some obedient baby. He might really just accept the provocation.

Jiang Yunhe knew that Ye Yuan was very monstrous, but the disparity between him and Yang Hao was not an ordinary kind of big.

Even though Ye Yuan advancing to Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm made him very surprised, it was still impossible to be Yang Hao’s match.

Jiang Yunhe signaled with his eyes at Ye Yuan, but Ye Yuan simply ignored him.

"How about it, number one person in a millennium? Dare to compete?" Yang Hao looked at Ye Yuan pleased with himself as he squeezed with his words.

Even a clay bodhisattva have 30% anger, let alone Ye Yuan. While he did not know what the reason was, these two fellows were clearly targeting him.

If Ye Yuan could endure, then he would not be Ye Yuan anymore!

"If I don’t even dare to answer the challenge of some second-rate talent, how can I dare be called the number one person in a millennium? Say it then; compete in what?"

Ye Yuan directly acknowledged this title of ’number one in a millennium’ and stepped on Yang Hao again along the way.

Jiang Yunhe sighed in his heart. This punk indeed could not take the spurring!

The corner of Yang Hao’s lips twitched when he heard that. This was a typical case of opening a dying factory after giving a bit of color, right?

However, when I trample you underfoot in a while, let’s see if you dare to be so cocky!

He stole a glance at the two-star badge on Ye Yuan’s chest and said in a scornful way, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye’s realm is too low. If we compete on the martial path, I might not win using my true abilities. Since Junior Apprentice Brother Ye is also an Alchemy Master, let’s compete in alchemy skills. I wonder what Junior Apprentice Brother Ye’s opinion is?"

Ye Yuan smiled. He smiled very happily.

Seen before retards, but never met anyone so retarded.

Ignoring the crushing advantage of cultivation realm and just had to choose something about alchemy skills. It looks like this fellow was very confident in his alchemy skills!

But . . . seeking out an Alchemy Emperor to compete in alchemy skills. How did Yang Hao have the nerve to come up with that?

Huyan Yong did not say anything ever since entering the house. He was also expressionless right now, but he was so delighted that flowers were blooming in his heart.

This idiot actually sought Ye Yuan to compete on alchemy skills. Wasn’t this asking for it?

If it was before Ye Yuan came to look for him, he really would not have much confidence in Ye Yuan. But now, he very much wanted to see the fascinating expression on Yang Hao’s face in a while.

Although Huyan Yong had completely no clue about alchemy, he knew that the Crystal Formation Pill was definitely not an ordinary Tier 2 medicinal pill. Even high-rank Alchemy Masters would probably find it very challenging to refine.

Yang Hao was actually competing in alchemy skills with Ye Yuan who could refine out Crystal Formation Pills. If this wasn’t asking for a beating, then what was?

Not knowing why, when he saw Ye Yuan’s smile, Yang Hao’s felt a bout of frustration in his heart.

"What? Junior Apprentice Brother Ye don’t dare to compete? If you don’t dare to contend, then forget it. However, after you enter the sect, you just have to walk around me, that’s all."

"En? This idea is pretty good. How about this, whichever one of us wins, the other party will have to walk around the other person if they see him. How’s that?"

"Hur hur, ignorance is truly bliss! Fine, I promise you!" Yang Hao said brimming with self-confidence.

"Okay, you say it then. Compete in what?" Ye Yuan inquired.

"Controlling fire is the foundation for alchemists and also an important criterion to measure alchemy skills. Like this, let us each retrieve an ingredient on the spot and compete in controlling fire. I wonder what Junior Apprentice Brother Ye’s opinion is?"

As he said, Yang Hao pointed to the Illuminating Fire on the inner wall of the house.

Illuminating Fire was a type of earth fire. Because its luminosity was better, it was generally used to illuminate.

Alchemy Apprentices did not have a high requirement towards controlling fire because of insufficient soul strength. But when one reached the Alchemy Master realm, their alchemy skills would finally be considered to have crossed the rudimentary threshold. The requirement towards controlling fire was also very high.

Yang Hao saw that Ye Yuan was only a low-rank Alchemy Master, so he determined that he had just come into contact with controlling fire not long and should be very weak in terms of controlling fire.

This was intentionally making things difficult for Ye Yuan.

What he did not know was that not only did Ye Yuan know how to play with fire, there was even the Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame inside his body . . ."Looks like Senior Apprentice Brother Yang is very confident in your control over fire! Okay, then compete in fire control. Please go ahead, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang," Ye Yuan said while smiling.

Smile then, smile then! In a while, I’ll see if you can keep smiling! Yang Hao sneered coldly in his heart.

Comparing overall abilities in alchemy skill, perhaps he, Yang Hao, was not considered very impressive among the sect’s core disciples.

But when competing in controlling fire, he could rank in the top twenty!

This country bumpkin definitely did not understand just what kind of concept was top twenty.

The geniuses of the Tranquil Cloud Sect were not something comparable to a mere outer sect. Like him, Yang Hao was merely just some dreg in the entire sect with his excellent talent!

Those fellows in the Pill Hall were more monstrous one after the other!

To be able to rank in the top twenty in the aspect of controlling fire, Yang Hao could already be amply proud!

"Humph! Watch closely. Today, I’ll let you, a frog in a well, witness what is called controlling fire!"

As he spoke, Yang Hao went in front of the Illuminating Fire and beckoned with two fingers.

The flame directly broke away from the lantern and followed Yang Hao’s finger as it danced in the air, looking extremely dazzling.

Yang Hao formed seals with both hands and the Illuminating Fire transformed into a thin and long fire dragon that coiled around him, looking very obedient.

This move was finished extremely beautifully, giving people a sort of feeling that it was very pleasing to the eyes.

Suddenly, Yang Hao beckoned with his fingertip. The fire dragon flew out from the boundary around his body and rushed straight at Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan simply watched Yang Hao’s performance with a faint smile and did not have the slightest intention of making a move.

A trace of a cold smile flashed across the corner of Yang Hao’s mouth. He was already facing an imminent crisis, and Ye Yuan was still there pretending to be calm.

Although the might of the Illuminating Fire was not strong and would not cause Ye Yuan any substantial injuries, it was more than enough to leave him dusty and dirty in appearance.

It was as if Yang Hao had already seen the look of Ye Yuan being burned to a charcoal head.

But just as the fire dragon was several inches away from Ye Yuan’s face, it suddenly started bouncing around.

Yang Hao’s face changed. This fire dragon seemed to be trying to break free from his shackling and became unsettled. Ever since his fire controlling technique had reached Large Success, he had yet to encounter this sort of situation.

The Illuminating Fire was just the most common earth fire. It did not pose any difficulty to Yang Hao at all. How could a situation where it was breaking free of control appear?

Could it be Ye Yuan causing mischief? But there weren’t even the slightest bit of essence energy undulations from his body!

Seeing ghosts! 1

Yang Hao obviously would not leave the Illuminating Fire unchecked to break free from his control. He gritted his teeth and increased the essence energy to urge it. But it was like the Illuminating Fire was being stubborn with him as it refused to move even half a step forward no matter what.

Yang Hao increased his strength again. Who knew that the seemingly clever move turned out to be a foolish one. With a whoosh, the Illuminating Fire actually scurried straight back towards Yang Hao!

Yang Hao jumped in fright at this scene and hurriedly urged with his fire controlling seals again.

The Illuminating Fire was only a very low-end flame after all. It was restricted by Yang Hao in a short while.

Following that, he beckoned with his fingertip, and the Illuminating Fire went back inside the lantern.

Clap! Clap! Clap!

Ye Yuan applauded and praised, "Senior Apprentice Brother Yang’s fire controlling technique is truly transcendent! I, Junior Apprentice Brother, admire it greatly! It was a really close shave just now, nearly burning me. Luckily, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang showed mercy! However . . . caution is needed when playing with fire. Don’t burn yourself, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang!"

Yang Hao’s face was deathly sullen. All those present were experts. It was clear at a glance whether he showed mercy just now or not.

Ye Yuan saying these words were truly enormous sarcasm.

Except, he also could not figure out why the Illuminating Fire would suddenly lose control.

Ye Yuan clearly did not do anything at all!

Not just him who did not understand, Yao Qian by the side also did not understand. But the gaze he gave when looking at Ye Yuan became somewhat different.

Yang Hao wanted to use the Illuminating Fire to burn Ye Yuan. But Ye Yuan had the Tier 4 essence fire, Cleansing Sandal Sacred Flame, inside his body. When the Illuminating Fire approached Ye Yuan, it instinctively sensed extreme danger. How could it possibly burn Ye Yuan?

Humans were unable to feel such a level of coercion from ranks, but the flame itself was very sensitive.

"Humph! Your turn! I want to see just what kind of tricks can you play!" Yang Hao said in a deep voice.

"Haha, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang is already very amazing. What sort of tricks can I even play? I’ll just copy it blindly," Ye Yuan said smilingly.

In the while that Yang Hao was stunned, Ye Yuan already reached out to beckon in thin air. The Illuminating Fire flew into Ye Yuan’s hand obediently.

Seeing this scene, the pupils of the other four people in the house constricted.

Just based on this move, Ye Yuan was way too brilliant compared to Yang Hao!

Previously, Yang Hao walked under the lantern to execute the fire controlling seals before calling out the Illuminating Fire. But Ye Yuan was still several dozen meters away from the lantern, only to see that he casually called with one hand and the Illuminating Fire flew over itself.

The level was clear at a glance!

Without any gaudy fire controlling seals, Ye Yuan just supported with his palm and the Illuminating Fire automatically transformed into a fire dragon, circling around Ye Yuan.

The appearance was exactly the same as Yang Hao just now!

Yang Hao was so enraged that he ground his teeth in rage. This was simply a provocation!

Ye Yuan looked at Yang Hao and suddenly gave a peculiar smile. He lifted his hand and pointed a finger at Yang Hao.

Yang Hao jumped in fright when he saw the situation and hurried formed seals to deal with it.

After forming finish the seals, he discovered that he was tricked by Ye Yuan again. That fire dragon was still circling leisurely around Ye Yuan!

"Hur hur, don’t be so nervous, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang. Just playing a prank," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Yang Hao’s face no longer had that initial haughtiness and calmness. He could not wait to rush up and give Ye Yuan a bite!

But right then, Ye Yuan spoke again.

"This time, it’s for real. Be careful, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang!"

Ye Yuan pointed again. But . . . still just a finger!

Yang Hao smiled coldly and said, "Repeating old tricks don’t have much of a meaning, right?"

"Dumbass! Quickly look behind you!" Yao Qian who had been mum all along finally made a sound.

Yang Hao was dazed. Turning around to look, he saw that his buttocks caught fire and a burned smell spread out.

Yang Hao jumped in fright and hurriedly formed seals to extinguish the flames on his butt. However, his attire was already burned through by the Illuminating Fire as two lumps of white flesh were revealed.

Swooshing bum down to the ground, Yang Hao’s face was red to the tips of his ears.

"Hur hur, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang is really mindful of your face but disregarded your buttocks. Why are you so careless? If some senior apprentice sisters saw it when you head out, I’m afraid that Senior Apprentice Brother Yang’s name will probably spread back to the sect very soon, right?" Ye Yuan chortled as he said.

Huyan Yong was originally someone who was serious in speech and manner, but even he could not hold back his laughter right now.

"Don’t be smug, Ye Yuan! Let’s compete again if you have the capabilities!" Yang Hao’s face was red and his ears scarlet. He was clearly hopping mad from embarrassment.

"Sigh, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang can’t take a loss! What are we competing on this time? Competing in Martial Path? You, an Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, competing with me, a Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. Even if you win, it will also be the big bullying the small if it spreads out, right?" Ye Yuan pretended to sigh emotionally.

"Enough! A loss means a loss! Do you feel that this isn’t disgracing enough? Quickly go and change your clothes!" Yao Qian’s face fell as he said to Yang Hao in mild irritation.

Being bellowed at by Yao Qian, Yang Hao was just like a defeated rooster and went to a quiet spot to change his clothing.

After Yang Hao left, Yao Qian looked at Ye Yuan with narrowed eyes and said, "Truly heroes come from youngsters! To think that such a talented figure actually appeared in my Tranquil Cloud Sect’s outer sect!"

Yao Qian was currently very amazed in his heart, because even he also did not see clearly just how Ye Yuan got the Illuminating Fire behind Yang Hao imperceptibly just now!

This monstrosity of Ye Yuan far exceeded his imagination!

It looked like this title of ’number one in a millennium’ was not without reason.

A 15-year-old Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. This sort of cultivation speed was also not slow even when placed in the sect. Even more terrifying was that this Ye Yuan’s alchemy skills should be very strong.

To obtain such accomplishments in the martial path and alchemy path at the same time, but only 15 years of age, his future accomplishments were limitless!

Except, this Ye Yuan offended the Su Family. This time, he would likely be wiped out by the Su Family.

It was somewhat of a pity.

"Lord Yao Qian flatters me. What number one in a millennium, Ye Yuan is not worthy. But compared to some mediocre talents, I’m still that little bit stronger," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

This old fellow clearly did not have any good intentions as well. Ye Yuan obviously did not need to be courteous.

"What a sharp tongue. But young people should learn how to restrain themselves a little. Otherwise, you will suffer."

"If other people respect me a foot, I will return them 10 feet. If other people reach out for a yard after taking an inch, I’ll leave no room to advance! This is my life principle!"

"Haha, oh Yunhe. This little baby is really quite interesting." Yao Qian ignored Ye Yuan and turned to say to Jiang Yunhe.

Jiang Yunhe felt quite awkward and chuckled drily, saying, "Ye Yuan’s personality is like this. Don’t lower yourself to his level, Lord Yao Qian."

"Why would I bother arguing with a little child?" Yao Qian said coolly.

Right then, a voice came from outside the door. "Lord Dean, Long Tang requests for an audience."

"Come on in," Jiang Yunhe instructed.

Long Tang’s arrival also eased up some of the awkwardness. But when he saw Ye Yuan, his eyes instantly turned sharp.

This Ye Yuan actually broke through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm already!

Initially, he thought that having broken through to the Fifth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, he finally shook off Ye Yuan. If Ye Yuan did not break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, then his arranged battle with Ye Yuan had no meaning.

Who would have thought that Ye Yuan’s improvement speed was not the slightest bit slower than him!

Long Tang could consecutively breakthrough within a month was first, because of his accumulation, and secondly, because he reaped no little benefit on the Nine Heavens Road. Thirdly, it was because of the Essence Spirit Pill.

He only dared to consecutively breakthrough two realms in a short period of time because he combined so many elements.

But Ye Yuan went for a trip to the Endless Forest and was already Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm when he came back. This improvement speed was too terrifying!

One had to know that before Ye Yuan left for the Endless Forest, he had just broken through to Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm not long ago!

Ye Yuan also looked towards him at this time. The pair smiled when their eyes met, but did not say anything.

Jiang Yunhe gave an introduction. Yao Qian only opened his mouth to talk after Long Tang finished paying his respects.

"I’m here this time under the sect’s command to come to the outer sect to fetch you two into the sect. The two of you passed through the Nine Heavens Road, so you naturally possess the identity of the sect’s core disciple. But before entering, the two of you still need to understand the rules of our Tranquil Cloud Sect. After entering the sect, you must obey the rules stringently. Otherwise, bear the consequences!"

As he spoke, Yao Qian casually struck out two steaks of white light. Two jade slips landed separately in Ye Yuan and Long Tang’s hands.

Ye Yuan submerged a wisp of divine sense into the jade slip to read the contents.

After reading the contents, Ye Yuan was also sighing incessantly. From the rules, one could see that the rivalry within the sect was way crueler than in the Dan Wu Academy.

That was a genuine survival of the fittest!

Within the Tranquil Cloud Sect, they were separated into Elite Disciples, Core Disciples, and Outer-sect Disciples.

The normal advancement channel was that the top students in the outer sects barely had the qualifications to become an outer-sect disciple after passing the Heaven Rank Advancement Test!

And there are three routes to become a core disciple. The first route was advancing from outer-sect disciple. The second way was passing the Nine Heavens Road. Other than these, it would be disciples specially approved by the sect’s upper echelons.

Elite disciples had some similarities to the Martial Roll set up in the Dan Wu Academy. Only those disciples who were extremely strong in the alchemy path or martial path can qualify!

Moreover, elite disciples, core disciples, and outer-sect disciples were not unchanging. They would undergo ranking every two months. Those ranked near the back would be eliminated from entering the next level, while disciples who had outstanding performance but a lower rank will advance up a level.

Hence, the number of elite disciples and core disciples were basically fixed!

And outer-sect disciples who failed the assessment would end up doing miscellaneous affairs!

Miscellaneous affairs did not have the slightest status in the Tranquil Cloud Sect. Every day, they had to do large numbers of miscellaneous stuff. There was simply not much time to cultivate.

Amid the elite disciples, core disciples, and outer-sect disciples, the treatment they enjoy also had an extremely huge difference!

In the Dan Wu Academy, many of them were members of aristocrat families. To them, the use of academy resources made no difference.

Wealth allowed willfulness!

But that would not do in the Tranquil Cloud Sect!

The Tranquil Cloud Sect carried out a points system. To obtain corresponding cultivation resources in the academy, one had to use points to exchange.

Without points, it was difficult to take a single step in the Tranquil Cloud Sect!

Points could not be bought with money. Only by making a certain level of contribution for the sect can one obtain the corresponding points.

It could be seen from this system that trying to smoke your way through life in the Tranquil Cloud Sect was absolutely impractical! Only by constantly cultivating, cultivating, and cultivating, could one plant their footing firmly in the sect!

The sect did not raise a single trash!

Yao Qian glimpse at the two of them indifferently and said, "Both finished reading the sect’s rules? I can tell you two that with your current strength, you’re actually only capable of ranking in at roughly the middle of the outer-sect disciples. There’s still some distance away from core disciple. Especially Ye Yuan. You’re only at the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm. You’re probably at the bottom even among the outer-sect disciples. Hence, you two had better grasp your time tightly to cultivate more if you want to get the appropriate resources. Or else, you will be eliminated in the first sect competition. That would also leave Yunhe without any face, right?"

Hearing Yao Qian say so, Long Tang looked at Ye Yuan rather odd expression.

Ye Yuan’s strength could only be at the bottom of the barrel among the outer-sect disciples? This Yao Qian definitely did not know the fearful aspect of Ye Yuan!

Even though he himself broke through to the Fifth Level Spirit Condensation Realm now, he also did not dare say that he can certainly win Ye Yuan! Even if he only had the strength of the middle reaches of the outer-sect disciples, Ye Yuan was definitely roughly the same as him.

Being at the bottom was impossible!

Additionally, with Ye Yuan’s improvement speed, he would most likely steady his footing very soon among the core disciples after entering the sect, right?

Yao Qian saw Long Tang’s expression and said carelessly, "You guys still don’t have too clear an understanding about the might of the sect disciples. I just wish to tell you, don’t be naïve enough to think that you can leap ranks to battle. You two will only realize just how small and weak you are after entering the Tranquil Cloud Sect!"

Long Tang’s heart jolted when he heard that, but Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Lord Yao Qian really likes to worry. If you have much spare time, why not educate that incompetent disciple of yours. I think that with his standards, we’re still barely passable to make it as core disciples after going to the sect."Yao Qian’s eyes revealed a trace of cold light.

Evidently, he was truly infuriated by Ye Yuan repeatedly making light of him.

Yao Qian’s status in the sect was not low. Disciples would be most respectful when they saw him. Since when did anyone dare to rebuke him so?

Ye Yuan hadn’t even entered the sect yet currently. If he were to enter, what would happen?

Of course, he definitely would not reflect on himself. It was him who provoked Ye Yuan in the first place.

"Haha, good! Very good! Ye Yuan, with your current realm, you only have the right to be at the bottom when you enter the Martial Hall. But your Alchemy Path talent is not bad. If you enter the Pill Hall, perhaps you can retain the opportunity to be a core disciple. However, I’m afraid that I have not told you this yet. My identity in the sect is . . . a Pill Hall Elder!"

Yao Qian’s words were a blatant threat.

The meaning of his words was crystal clear. After you enter the sect, make sure you don’t fall into my hands!

Naturally, with Ye Yuan’s Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation, he could only be sent to become an outer-sect disciple if he entered the Martial Hall. At that time, would it not be a matter of a word from Yao Qian to knead him however he wished?

Ye Yuan curled his mouth and said, "Oh yeah? Looks like to avoid Elder Yao, I can only enter the Martial Hall. Uh, that’s also pretty good. With your standard of teaching disciples, wouldn’t I be delayed to death if I enter the Pill Hall?"

"Alright, Ye Yuan, say a few sentences less! Elder Yao Qian, Ye Yuan, he . . ."

Jiang Yunhe saw Ye Yuan rebuking Yao Qian again and could not resist reprimanding him.

Except, at this time, Yao Qian suddenly stood up, flicked his sleeves and said, "Dean Jiang, you really taught a fine student! I think that with your merits, you can forget about getting the lower half of the Purple Center Soul Incantation in this lifetime! Humph!"

Finishing, Yao Qian ignored Jiang Yunhe’s persuasion to stay and directly left.

Jiang Yunhe glared fiercely at Ye Yuan, but finally said powerlessly, "You this punk, why are you so adept at causing trouble?! Ignoring that you turned the whole academy upside down, you haven’t even entered the sect, and you already offended a sect elder! Wait until you enter the sect and you’ll get it! In this place, there’s at least your father’s backing. But after entering the sect, you’ll find no kin to turn to. At that time, who can protect you?"

Huyan Yong also furrowed his brows and said, "That’s right, Ye Yuan. A man knows when to yield and when not to. After your power becomes great and you advance to elite disciple, you wouldn’t need to see Yao Qian’s mood anymore. Why offend him now?"

"Haha, that Yao Qian and Yang Hao were obviously targeting me. Even if I make concessions for the general interest, will they let me off? Not necessary, right? This kind of people, if they are offended, then let them be offended. No big deal. Rather, Lord Dean, what the meaning of the Purple Center Soul Incantation Yao Qian spoke of just now? Listening to its name, it should be a soul cultivation method, right?" Ye Yuan said without a care.

Jiang Yunhe let out a sigh and knew deep down that what Ye Yuan said was reasonable.

He was much clearer on Yao Qian’s past history than Ye Yuan and Huyan Yong. In reality, he was still holding onto the mentality of hoping that there was a chance both parties would be amicable.

Who knew that Yao Qian simply did not give him any face, putting Ye Yuan down the moment he arrived.

But the pitiable thing was that the blow did not work. Instead, it broke his teeth.

"What you said is right. The Purple Center Soul Incantation is a soul cultivation method, and it is also the strongest soul cultivation incantation in the Tranquil Cloud Sect! Those elders in the Pill Hall basically all train in this soul incantation. I’m the same. The Purple Center Soul Incantation is split into two parts. The first half can allow alchemists to train to the Alchemy Grandmaster realm, while the second half can train to the Alchemy Sovereign! But the sad thing is that ever since Patriarch Ouyang Tuotian, the Tranquil Cloud Sect never had anyone who could cultivate to the Alchemy Sovereign realm."

Jiang Yunhe’s eyes were full of regrets. He clearly revered Ouyang Tuotian very much.

Consolidating the words Yao Qian left behind before he left, Ye Yuan immediately understood in his heart. "Lord Dean came to the State of Qin’s Dan Wu Academy to hold a post for earning points to exchange for the lower half of this Purple Center Soul Incantation?"

Jiang Yunhe nodded bitterly and said, "That’s right. I was born in the Pill Hall. Before coming to the State of Qin, I was a deacon in the Pill Hall. The point requirement for the Purple Center Soul Incantation is too much. With my status and identity in the sect, it was simply impossible to earn so many points. Hence, I planned for this outside job. Initially, I thought that I could raise a few talents for the sect. But who would have thought that after coming to the State of Qin for so many years, the Dan Wu Academy had never improved. In these few years, only Mo Yuntian, this one genius appeared. But this time, you and Long Tang appeared at once. Two geniuses who crossed the Nine Heavens Road. I was elated in my heart. But I didn’t think that this was the outcome . . ."

After a short pause, Jiang Yunhe continued, "After the two of you enter the sect, Ouyang Ming and Yao Qian will definitely find ways to suppress you. Therefore, you must tuck your tails and behave! Especially Ye Yuan. I know that you’re peerlessly talented, but your present cultivation realm is too low. There’s something Yao Qian said that was right. The might of the sect’s disciples is something you guys can’t imagine! So, you two need to raise your cultivation realms as soon as possible to solidify your position as core disciples, understood?"

"Ouyang Ming?" Ye Yuan went blank when he heard that.

"That’s right. Ouyang Ming holds enormous power in the sect’s Pill Hall. And Ouyang Mind is also a Pill Hall elder on friendly terms with Yao Qian." Jiang Yunhe said.

"Turns out that there’s such a level of relation huh. No wonder this old punk aimed for me right after he came." Hearing Jiang Yunhe said something like that, Ye Yuan immediately understood the situation.

"Looks like you already know the background of the Su Family, so there’s no need for me to remind you. However, the capital’s undercurrent is turbulent recently. Your father is also at the edge of the storm. You father and son still need to take precaution when doing things! In my opinion, your father should still take the initiative to withdraw from this whirlpool. Why be a pawn for the Imperial Family?"

It was very plain that Jiang Yunhe knew the movements in the State of Qin like the back of his hand. It was just that his status was aloof and it was inconvenient to be involved.

Ye Yuan shook his head and said, "The grudge between our Ye Family, the Wan Family, and the Su Family is irreconcilable. Even if they didn’t stir up so much shit, these two families are destined to be destroyed!"

Jiang Yunhe could not help sucking in a cold breath after hearing it. These words were domineering.

Even he, Jiang Yunhe, dare not say to exterminate these two great families. But it was so natural coming from Ye Yuan’s mouth.

One had to know that in these two great families, just the Crystal Formation Realm powerhouses were as many as three!

And on Ye Yuan’s side, counting Nanfeng Yi and that Imperial Uncle from the Imperial Family that had not shown his face for a long time, was only three as well.

Both parties were on par. Wanting to exterminate the other party was too difficult! What was Ye Yuan basing this on?

"Ye Yuan, your future prospects are limitless. Don’t be reckless in doing things! Your strength is still not enough to make a splash in this storm. Don’t ruin your own magnificent future for these sort of secular world affairs!" Jiang Yunhe urged bitterly.

Jiang Yunhe also clearly had his talent appreciating heart moved and did not wish for any accidents to befall Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan gave a bow to Jiang Yunhe and said, "Relax, Dean. I know what to do. Thanks for your care towards me this period of time! I’m going back to the capital tomorrow. After the capital’s affairs settle, I’ll come and bid farewell to dean again. As for the matter of Purple Center Soul Incantation, leave it to me!"

"Leave it to you?" Jiang Yunhe went blank when he heard that.

"That’s right! Isn’t the use of these outside dojos to dig for talents for the sect? As long as I can become an elite disciple, the merits for the dean will be about there already, right?" Ye Yuan said.

"That might be true, but to become an elite disciple is too difficult, too difficult! I know that your talent is matchless, but the elite disciples in the sect, each and every one of their talent is not beneath yours!" Jiang Yunhe shook his head and said.

Ye Yuan smiled but did not explain. Rather, it was Huyan Yong who voiced out at this time. He said, "Lord Dean, I, on the other hand, believe that Ye Yuan can become an elite disciple! Even though that Yao Qian kept harping on how Ye Yuan’s strength is too low, I feel that Ye Yuan can steady his footing among the core disciples very soon."

Jiang Yunhe revealed a strange expression. He had never seen Huyan Yong view a student so highly before.

. . . . . .

Leaving Jiang Yunhe’s place, Ye Yuan directly went to find Nanfeng Ruoqing.

"Aunt, how is it, how is it? Did I become prettier yet?" Nanfeng Zhirou asked Nanfeng Ruoqing frantically.

Ye Yuan had already helped her and Nanfeng Ruoqing refine the Beauty Retaining Pill. Right after consuming it, there was an indescribable feeling coursing through her veins. Her own body seemed to have undergone some sort of unspeakable transformation.

Nanfeng Ruoqing carefully measured up Nanfeng Zhirou, then pinched her small cheeks and said in surprise, "This skin of yours is about to drip water! Touching it feels just like a newborn baby! Is this Beauty Retaining Pill really so miraculous?"

Not that the State of Qin did not have beautifying medicinal pills, but the effects of those sort of pills were at most to delay aging. With the passage of time, it would still leave behind the vestige of time on people’s faces.

Moreover, those type of medicinal pills tends to have side-effects here and there. As time passed, it would slowly surface.

Even so, these type of medicinal pills still made some noble family women flock to them like ducks. More often than not, it could not be bought with money.

For the Beauty Retaining Pill Ye Yuan refined to have such an effect, once it entered the market, it would surely soar to a sky-high price.

"Ah! You look! The calluses on my hands also disappeared!" As she was talking, Nanfeng Zhirou waved her hands.

Nanfeng Ruoqing gave a look, and it was real!

Don’t think that Nanfeng Zhirou was a princess embodied in all manners of pampering. For the sake of pursuing the martial path, she suffered no little hardship. Due to her being a martial artist who used a sword, it was hard for her hands to avoid calluses after so many years.

If one had to say the area which Nanfeng Zhirou was most displeased with herself, it would be this pair of hands. And now, her hands were fair and tender, impossibly fine. It was just like a young lady who grew up in a boudoir and completely unlike a martial artist’s.

"I didn’t think that Ye Yuan could actually refine such a miraculous medicinal pill! And he even said that not only did this Beauty Retaining Pill have zero side-effects, it even has the effects of improving the constitution. Can a Tier 2 medicinal pill attain such results?" Nanfeng Ruoqing was filled with disbelief.

She had always taken pride in her own Alchemy Dao attainments. But ever since meeting Ye Yuan, she knew that she was but a frog at the bottom of a well.

"Ah, Aunty!" Nanfeng Zhirou exclaimed in surprise again.

"What are you freaking out over, you bloody lass?" Nanfeng Ruoqing spat.

Nanfeng Zhirou moved closer to Nanfeng Ruoqing’s face and exclaimed, "Aunt, in the past, you don’t look like my aunt. Now, you look even less like my aunt!"

"Damn lass, if I’m not your aunt, then who is?"

"After you consumed the Beauty Retaining Pill, you’re practically like my twin sister! Even though your age isn’t that old, you look much younger now!" Nanfeng Zhirou cried out in surprise.

Ye Yuan refined a batch of Beauty Retaining Pills and gave Nanfeng Ruoqing and niece one each. Other than that, he also saved one for his mother and Lu-er.

"Ah? Is that true?" Nanfeng Ruoqing touched her face and said in astonishment.

"It’s true! More real than real gold! There’s a mirror here; quickly take a look!" Nanfeng Zhirou said and took a mirror, passing it over to Nanfeng Ruoqing.

Nanfeng Ruoqing faced the mirror to have a look and then exclaimed in surprise, "It’s true! The current me looks like I returned back to two, three years ago; around the same age as you."

Even if Nanfeng Ruoqing’s personality was very quiet, she was still overjoyed right now. As long as one was a woman, they would not have any resistance towards becoming beautiful.

"Hehe, when we go out next time, other people might think that you’re my older sister!" Nanfeng Zhirou suddenly thought about this scene and grinned from ear to ear.

"Damn lass, no matter what I become, I’m still your aunt! If Imperial Brother heard these words, he would definitely confine you again!" Nanfeng Ruoqing glared.

Nanfeng Zhirou stuck out her tongue mischievously.

"En? Aunty, quickly look! Lu-er seems to be moving!" Nanfeng Zhirou suddenly cried out in joy.

Hearing Nanfeng Zhirou’s shout, the two of them hurried over to the bed, only to see Lu-er’s eyelids moving slightly as if she was really about to wake up.

Lu-er’s frost poison was very powerful. It was almost on the verge of erupting. Hence, she was still temporarily unable to awaken after swallowing the Essence Yang Pill.

Ye Yuan already predicted earlier that it would take roughly another two, three days. Now, just over two days had passed, and Lu-er indeed woke up.

Lu-er’s breathing became stable as she gradually opened her eyes. Her gaze was somewhat hazy.

"I . . . Where am I? Could it be that I’m already dead?"

"You silly lass, take a good look at who we are! Are you cursing us to die here?" Nanfeng Zhirou said huffily.

Nanfeng Ruoqing pulled on her clothing and shot her a glare before saying to Lu-er, "Lu-er, I’m Feng Ruoqing. Don’t you remember me?"

Lu-er carefully sized up Nanfeng Ruoqing and suddenly exclaimed, "Ah! Aren’t you Teacher Feng? Why are you . . . Why do you seem to have become different? Like . . . Like you became younger! Sorry, I . . . I . . ."

Nanfeng Ruoqing’s blushed and said, "This is thanks to your family’s young master. He refined a type of medicinal pill for us. After we took it, we became like this. Oh, right, how are you feeling right now? In order to save you, your young master could be said to have gone through fire and water during this one month!"

Lu-er was greatly alarmed when she heard this. "Is . . . Is Young Master okay?"

"Haha, of course he’s fine! Your young master’s life is tenacious as hell, how can he die so easily?"

Right then, a bout of laughter came from outside. It was precisely Ye Yuan.

Lu-er was immediately overjoyed when she heard Ye Yuan’s voice and was about to climb up from the bed. Ye Yuan hurried went up to support her and said grumpily, "Lie down properly for me! What are you messing around for? You’re still quite frail now; take a good rest."

Lu-er saw Ye Yuan, and her tears flowed down uncontrollably. "Young Master, I . . . I thought that I couldn’t see Young Master anymore. Sniff sniff . . ."

Ye Yuan gently stroked Lu-er’s fine hair and said with a smile, "Silly girl, with Young Master around, how could you die? Even if you entered King Yama’s hall, Young Master could still pull you back! Alright, stop letting your thoughts run wild. I prepared some vitality replenishing medicinal pills for you. You recuperate for a while, and then we head back home!"

At the Ye Family courtyard, Ye Hang and Ye Yuan sat facing each other.

"Yuan-er, it’s only been one month of not seeing you. To think that you broke through to the Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm!"

Ye Hang looked at Ye Yuan full of pride. Seeing his son improve at godspeed made him even happier than his own breakthrough.

"Haha, father’s Second Level Crystal Formation Realm also stabilized, and you also successfully broke through to middle-rank Alchemy Grandmaster. This time, the Pill Grading Assembly that Wan Donghai cooked up is probably lifting a stone to smash his own feet," Ye Yuan said with a laugh.

"Haha, this is all thanks to you! If you didn’t impart me those two cultivation methods, our Fragrant Medicine Pavilion could only avoid the edge."

"Humph! Avoid the edge? I will definitely pull out the Wan Family and the Su Family by the roots this time! If not for my life being tenacious, I would have long been murdered by those two family’s people multiple times!" Speaking of the Wan Family and the Su Family, Ye Yuan was full of grievance.

Counting that time from his predecessor, it had already been more than three or four times that the Wan and Su Family plotted to harm him!

Especially that time by Su Yubai. If not for Huyan Yong stepping out bravely at the crucial time, he would have long been a ghost under the palm.

But Ye Hang shook his head and sighed. "Even if my strength had some breakthrough, to want to pull these two families up by the roots, I’m afraid that it’s still beyond my means."

"Relax, Father. You just focus on working together with the Imperial Family to deal with the enemy. At the crucial moment, I will give them a huge surprise!"

"Oh? How will that work?" Ye Hang asked in slight shock.

In the State of Qin, the Su Family was extremely powerful. Even the Imperial Family was very wary of them.

More importantly, the Su Family had a backer in the Tranquil Cloud Sect. The Nanfeng Family did not dare to make a move recklessly the whole time.

The power of a sect was not something that a secular Imperial Family could withstand. Just the Ouyang Family alone could sweep across the Imperial Family by casually sending over a Seven or Eighth Level Crystal Formation Realm!

Not to mention that Crystal Formation Realm was only among the weakest within the sect’s powerhouses.

"Follow me, Father." Ye Yuan got up and headed over to Ye Hang’s private refinement room.

Ye Hang looked at Ye Yuan’s secretive appearance and could not help following in puzzlement.

Arriving at the refinement room, Ye Yuan set down restrictions in the refinement room before saying to Ye Hang, "Look, Father."

As he spoke, Ye Yuan casually gestured. A white colored ape appeared out of thin air! It was precisely Yuan Fei!

However, Yuan Fei’s condition did not appear to be too good. He was severely wounded by Black Crow Old Man and still had not recovered until now.

Although his injuries were not life-threatening, he required at least a month if he wants to fully recover.

And Ye Yuan was still unable to refine Tier 3 medicinal pills right now, so he had no way of helping Yuan Fei recover from his injuries.

However, Yuan Fei’s appearance gave Ye Hang a huge shock. If not for his son telling him to pay attention just now, he might have already rushed to attack Yuan Fei right now.

"Sss . . . Tier 3 demonic beast! Just now, could that be . . . a spatial artifact?" Ye Hang’s eyes were filled with intense shock. The gaze he looked at Ye Yuan with was full of incredulity!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "That’s right, it’s precisely a Tier 3 demonic beast Long-arm Stone Ape and spatial artifact! He’s called Yuan Fei; a servant I took in during this trip to the Endless Forest. This spatial artifact is also owned by Yuan Fei. Except, in order to protect me, he was wounded by a powerhouse and has not recovered until now."

This time, Ye Hang was shocked until he remained dazed for a long time before saying, "What kind of expert could actually hurt a Tier 3 demonic beast?! You actually got into trouble with such a terrifying expert when you went to participate in this Endless Trials?"

If Ye Yuan were not his son, he would definitely think that the other party was talking bullshit!

Also, Ye Yuan had only broken through to the Spirit Condensation Realm not long ago. How did he subdue a Tier 3 demonic beast?

This . . . This was simply incomprehensible!

Towards his father, Ye Yuan did not have the intention of concealing. He recounted the events of this trip of the Endless Forest modestly, leaving Ye Hang speechless for a long time.

Nevertheless, Ye Yuan did not say that who he encountered was a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse. He only said that he met a middle-stage Crystal Formation Realm expert. Both sides fought a great battle, which was why Yuan Fei suffered heavy injuries.

Even though he fabricated a master to use as a pretense, it was still too ludicrous for a Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm to kill a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse.

Ye Hang had always been very gratified by his son’s rise, but he had never noticed that Ye Yuan had already grown to such an extent unwittingly.

After the shock, Ye Hang felt a sense of relief.

His son no longer needed to grow up under his wings! Ye Yuan had already become a towering tree!

"I really did not expect that you actually had such experiences in the Endless Forest. Just relying on this Long-arm Stone Ape clan, you can sweep across the State of Qin!" Ye Hang sighed emotionally.

Thousands and thousands upon of Long-arm Stone Apes! This force, when placed in the secular world, was too overwhelming!

"Father, Yuan Fei’s injuries are very severe. But my current strength is too weak, so I can’t refine Tier 3 healing medicinal pills. I brought you here to ask you to help him refine medicinal pills!" Ye Yuan said.

Ye Yuan had long refined medicinal pills for those injured Tier 2 Long-arm Stone Apes to treat them. Only Yuan Fei’s wounds left him helpless, so it kept delaying until now.

Ye Hang was stunned when he heard that. He had never learned the refining method for demonic beast medicinal pills.

"But, I don’t know how to refine medicinal pills for demonic beasts’ use."

"Don’t worry. Master once imparted me the pill formula and refinement method. I’ll pass them all to you, then assist you in the refinement from the side. It should be able to work," Ye Yuan said.

This healing medicinal pill was not something too complicated. Ye Hang had already broken through to middle-rank Alchemy Grandmaster realm and also had Ye Yuan, this Alchemy Emperor guiding from the side. Refining it did not pose a problem.

"Your master is really an expert! He actually even know the refining methods for demonic beast medicinal pills! Alright. Father will learn a little about this demonic beast medicinal pill’s refinement method!"

Ye Hang was also an alchemy fanatic. Once he heard that he could learn the refining method for new medicinal pills, he immediately behaved like he was on stimulants.

"Okay, this medicinal pill is called Bone Growing Pill. I’ve already prepared the ingredients. Now, I will pass the refining method to Father."

Finishing, Ye Yuan threw a jade slip to Ye Hang. Ye Hang sunk his divine sense inside and started to study the refining method for the Bone Growing Pill.

Ye Yuan had long prepared to let Ye Hang help to refine medicinal pills. Therefore, back in the imperial palace, he already let Nanfeng Ruoqing prepare the relevant ingredients.

While Tier 3 herbs were very precious, it could not stump the Imperial Family. The herbs required for the Bone Growing Pill was very common, so Nanfeng Ruoqing prepared them very swiftly.

While Ye Hang was studying the refining method for the Bone Growing Pill, Ye Yuan already finished pairing up all the ingredients and refined the medicinal embryo. 1 Ye Hang was only responsible for the final refinement. This way, it could ensure the maximum success rate.

After four hours, Ye Hang roused from his rumination. When he saw that Ye Yuan already finished refining the medicinal embryo, he could not help being secretly amazed.

"Done, let’s start refining!" Ye Hang said.

"Okay. I prepared a total of five sets of herbs. It should be enough for Father to refine out the Bone Growing Pill. Start refining then, Father. I’ll remind father on what to do at the critical moment," Ye Yuan said.

Ye Hang nodded. Gesturing with one hand, a portion of the medicinal embryo landed in his hands.

"Father, the medicinal pill isn’t the most stable right now. Do your best to use soul strength to stabilize the structure of the medicinal pill!"

"Almost ready to condense the pill. Father, quickly reduce the flames. When condensing the Bone Growing Pill, one mustn’t temper it with a large flame."

. . . . . .

This was already the third set of ingredients. Ye Hang’s prior two refinements ended in failure.

Ye Yuan had been observing the process of the refinement by the side this whole time and guided from the side. But Ye Hang at the end still failed.

Although Ye Hang’s refinement was full of flaws in Ye Yuan’s eyes, he was currently lacking in strength even though he had the will, so he could only rely on Ye Hang.

Luckily, Ye Hang’s alchemy standards were not bad. Having been through two failed attempts and with Ye Yuan’s guidance by the side, Ye Hang’s improvement was still very significant.

This third refinement was clearly much smoother. Some of the rocky areas previously were much mellower now.

Of course, this was due to Ye Yuan’s detailed guidance from the side. Otherwise, even if one gave Ye Hang 10 sets or even 20 sets of ingredients, he would probably ruin them all.

After all, this was his first time refining demonic beast medicinal pills. And the essential points to take note of when refining demonic beast medicinal pills were entirely different from human ones.

With Ye Yuan’s vision to guide Ye Hang, many aspects were targeted heavily, giving Ye Hang a feeling of being enlightened all at once.

Hence, he only refined twice and already knew the areas he made mistakes in like the back of his hands.

"Bone Growing Pill, condense!"

Following Ye Hang’s low cry, the Bone Growing Pill was finally refined by him.

Ye Hang took out the Bone Growing Pill from the medicinal cauldron, but let out a sigh. "Pity, it’s a low-grade."

"No matter. Father is already very impressive! We still have two sets of ingredients left. We should be able to refine middle-grade or even high-grade pills!"

Ye Hang nodded. "En, I’ll try again."

With the fourth set of medicinal embryo, Ye Hang refined a middle-grade pill. All the way until the final portion of medicinal embryo, Ye Hang really refined out a high-grade Bone Growing Pill.

Ye Yuan saw the pill form, and his eyes involuntarily lit up.

Father’s alchemic talent was truly extraordinarily high. Such comprehension ability was not something the average Alchemy Grandmasters could compare to.

Even though he was guiding by the side, it still greatly exceeded Ye Yuan’s expectations for his father to refine out a high-grade Bone Growing Pill by just using five sets of medicinal embryo.

His original estimation was that his father could only refine middle-grade, maybe even low-grade. He did not imagine that Ye Hang surpassed that and completed the task.

Before this, Ye Yuan had never seen Ye Hang refine pills before and did not have a direct understanding of Ye Hang’s alchemy skills. He only knew now that Ye Hang’s skill was merely limited by soul strength. That was why he kept getting suppressed by Wan Donghai.

If he matched up against Wan Donghai again now, Wan Donghai would absolutely not be Ye Hang’s match anymore.

Having refined a high-grade Bone Growing Pill, Ye Yuan’s tightly wound nerves also loosened up.

Ultimately, Tier 3 herbs were not white cabbages. They could not be squandered limitlessly like Tier 1 and Tier 2 herbs.

Ye Yuan brought the Bone Growing Pill over for Yuan Fei to consume.

"Many thanks, Young Master!" Yuan Fei said weakly.

These few days, he had been suffering the torment of injuries. But he did not grumble to Ye Yuan at all, because he knew that Ye Yuan was even more severely wounded than him!

If not for the fact that Ye Yuan prepared healing medicinal pills beforehand, he would most likely already be dead now.

Ye Yuan beamed. "Why are you being courteous to me for? This time, if not for you, I would probably have never come out alive. It’s just that my current strength is insufficient, which made you suffer hardships."

"This bit of injuries is nothing. Rather, it made me reminisce those memorable days of the past. These few years, I have always been living comfortably in the Crimson Summit Ridge. Most likely, this was also the reason why I kept being unable to break through, right? However, having witnessed Young Master’s alchemy skills, I’m very glad to be able to follow Young Master now!" Yuan Fei said emotionally.

An Alchemy Master actually guided an Alchemy Grandmaster to refine medicinal pills. This was seriously overly subverting.

Although Yuan Fei did not know alchemy, he could see that Ye Yuan’s alchemy standards were much higher than his father’s; on completely different levels!

As long as Ye Yuan broke through to the Crystal Formation Realm and became an Alchemy Grandmaster, refining the Demon Crystal Pill would surely follow effortlessly!

While he did not know why Ye Yuan’s alchemy standards were much higher than his father’s, this was unimportant.

What was important was that Ye Yuan could bring him powerful might! Perhaps, he, Yuan Fei, was not without hope of impacting the bottleneck to become a Tier 4 demonic beast in his remaining years.

Ye Yuan knew what Yuan Fei was thinking of and said with a smile, "Haha, relax. Perhaps I don’t even need a year, and I’ll be able to refine the Demon Crystal Pill. Now, properly absorb the medicinal effects and recover your strength. I still have areas in need of your strength in a few days."

Yuan Fei nodded and did not say anything. He started to revolve essence energy to refine the medicinal effects.

Ye Yuan no longer bothered with Yuan Fei. He gestured with one hand again, and a little ’kitty’ appeared out of nowhere. It was White Light.

It was just that White Light was currently sleeping. No matter how he called, he would not wake up. This situation had already persisted for two days. Ye Yuan also felt somewhat bewildered.

These two days, Ye Yuan refined many medicinal pills. He obviously would not forget to refine medicinal pills for White Light.

White Light was only a Tier 1 demonic beast. This was naturally not an issue to Ye Yuan.

Furthermore, Tier 1 herbs were plenty. Ye Yuan refined thousands of medicinal pills in one go, planning for White Light to slowly use.

Who knew that when Ye Yuan let White Light out, this little fellow’s eyes instantly shone when he saw those medicinal pills, and swallowed up the thousands of medicinal pills in one breath, leaving Ye Yuan dumbfounded.

Even if it were him, he also would not dare to swallow medicinal pills like that! Was this little thing seeking death?

Ye Yuan was taken aback and was about to make White Light spit out all those medicinal pills. Who knew that this little fellow gave a burp, slanted his body, and fell asleep.

Initially, Ye Yuan thought that White Light was stuffed to death, so he quickly went forward to examine.

This check made Ye Yuan involuntarily click his tongue in amazement. This little fellow’s breathing was calm. He was merely sleeping. Only then did he feel at ease.

However, this snooze lasted two days. White Light did not show the slightest sign of waking.

Although Ye Yuan had researched in depth into demonic beasts, he had truly never seen before this sort of situation. He could only check on White Light’s state at all times.

Ye Yuan gave White Light another round of examination and discovered that White Light still did not show signs of waking. He was still dead asleep and would not wake up no matter how he called him.

However, Ye Yuan noticed that White Light’s aura grew much stronger. He actually broke through already!

Originally, White Light was only at the early-stage Tier 1. After sleeping for two days, he actually already broke through to middle-stage Tier 1 quietly.

Could it be that this little fellow automatically refined the medicinal pills to break through in his sleep? This . . . was too effortless, right?

Ye Yuan became increasingly curious about White Light’s history.

Now, it seemed like White Light was probably not an ordinary Flowing Light White Tiger.

Ye Yuan had never heard of Flowing Light White Tigers having a treasure-seeking innate divine ability nor them being able to evolve like this.

However, the characteristics on White Light’s body was clearly Flowing Light White Tiger.

Ye Yuan could not figure it just why this was the case even after pondering over it.

It looked like he could only wait until he awakened his inherited memories to make sense of just what in the world happened to White Light’s body.

Since he could not figure it out, Ye Yuan might as just not think about it. Keeping away White Light, Ye Yuan simply mediated to cultivate together with Ye Hang while quietly waiting for Yuan Fei to recover.

In a blink, one night passed. Yuan Fei suddenly snapped open his eyes and stood up.

"Young Master, I’ve recovered!"

"Song Family’s Family Head, Song Tian Ying arrives!"

"Pill Condensing Manor’s Manor Lord, Jiang Xin arrives!"

"Wang Family’s Family Head, Wang Jia arrives!"

. . . . . .

In front of the Drunken Star Manor’s gates, a steward repeatedly reported names in a loud voice.

Large family’s patriarchs, peers of the alchemy world, martial artists currently in the limelight, and notable figures in the capital virtually all converged at the Drunken Star Manor!

"Haha, for Song Family Head to grace us with your presence, you’re really showering glory on our humble abode! Quickly come inside and sit!"

"Aiyo, isn’t this Jiang Manor Lord? Long time no see, long time no see! Please come in, please come in!"

Wan Dongyang welcomed guests at the entrance and was awfully busy.

Anyone could tell the delight on Wan Dongyang’s face.

Even though Wan Dongyang was verbally courteous, that haughty air made these distinguished aristocrats feel somewhat displeased.

However, no matter how unhappy they were, they had no choice.

Because from today onwards, the Drunken Star Manor would be the indisputable king of the State of Qin’s alchemy world!

Even the Imperial Family would likely have to be dependent on the Drunken Star Manor!

Because the Imperial Family had to nurture talents, so they had no choice but to purchase the Drunken Star Manor’s medicinal pills. If not, their young generation would fall behind the other families.

Most importantly, it was to fall behind the Su Family!

Everybody already deemed that the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion would vanish from the capital from now on. This force that was propped up by the Imperial Family to impede the Drunken Star Manor would completely dissolve!

But they had no choice. To launch three new types of medicinal pills in one move, the impact it had toward the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion was seriously too great!

Therefore, Wan Dongyang had the right to be high and mighty!

"Fragrant Medicine Pavilion’s Pavilion Lord, Ye Hang arrives! Imperial Uncle Nanfeng Lou, Eldest Princess, Nanfeng Ruoqing arrives!" the steward called out loudly once again.

Speaking of which, it was quite a coincidence that Ye Hang actually arrived at virtually the same time with the Nanfeng family representatives.

When organizing such a glorious event, whoever arrived first or later was not on a whim.

Although those who entered prior to this were prominent figures in the capital, when compared to the characters who appeared now, they were insignificant.

It should be said that the earlier one arrived, the smaller the force. The later one came, the heavier the weight they carried.

Logically speaking, the Imperial Family’s representatives should be the last to arrive. But now, Nanfeng Lou was not the last to reach, because the Su Family’s representative had yet to come!

Wan Dongyang saw Nanfeng Lou and Nanfeng Ruoqing and hastily went up to pay respects. "Wan Dongyang pays respects to Imperial Uncle, pays respects to Eldest Princess!"

Nanfeng Lou furrowed his brows and said unhappily, "Where’s Wan Donghai? I represent the arrival of the Imperial Family. Doesn’t he, the owner, know how to come out to welcome people?"

Towards Nanfeng Lou’s displeasure, Wan Dongyang behaved like he did not see it. He just flashed an apologetic smile and said, "Calm your anger, Imperial Uncle. There are too many guests today. Elder Brother has his hands completely full and truly cannot free himself. Hence, he arranged for me to be here to welcome Imperial Uncle and Eldest Princess."

"Such impudence! This State of Qin is still under the regime of the Nanfeng Family, and your Wan Family already dares to be so unbridled?" Nanfeng Lou was enraged when he heard that.

"Haha, Imperial Uncle can also see it; there are seriously too many people at this Pill Grading Assembly. This is also the first time our Drunken Star Manor organized such a major event, so we really don’t have any experience. If there are any areas where we did not receive you well, please be magnanimous enough to forgive us, Imperial Uncle. Although I, Wan Dongyang, am not the owner of the Drunken Star Manor, I’m still born from the same mother as my Elder Brother; the Second Owner of the Drunken Star Manor. Being here to receive Imperial Uncle is also justifiable, right?"

Wan Dongyang’s smirking look made Nanfeng Lou so incensed that smoke was coming out of his orifices.

Within the secular world, the imperial power was supreme.

Nanfeng Lou was the Emperor, Nanfeng Yi’s blood uncle. He represented the entire Imperial family. No matter how busy Wan Donghai was, he should also be here to welcome Nanfeng Lou right now.

However, Wan Donghai avoided meeting him. This was clearly showing one up on the Imperial Family.

This Pill Grading Assembly today had other motives!

"Humph! Looks like the Drunken Star Manor really makes light of the Imperial Family! Since that’s the case, Qing-er, let’s go!" Finishing, Nanfeng Lou really flicked his sleeves and left.

But Wan Dongyang did not have the slightest intention of stopping. He just smiled and watched Nanfeng Lou leave.

"Hang on, Imperial Uncle."

Right then, a slightly tender voice sounded out. It was Ye Yuan who tagged along with Ye Hang. When Nanfeng Lou heard this, he paused his footsteps.

Nanfeng Lou was clearly also an alchemy fanatic. He basically had no experience on how to handle such situations.

This situation was directed against the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion on the surface, but in reality, it was pointing straight at the Imperial Family. This fact was clear at a glance for those with discerning eyes.

If there was nobody present from the Imperial Family today, that would be equivalent to stepping back without even fighting.

Those people inside might not be loyal to the Imperial Family, but in the human world, it had always been the word ’benefits’ that reigned above. There was not much difference to them who became the emperor.

Therefore, even if the Wan Family continued putting them down, Nanfeng Lou must not leave!

The Imperial Family must have somebody present in this Pill Grading Assembly. Or else, those fence-sitters who were kept in the dark would really lean towards the Su Family!

When Nanfeng Ruoqing saw that it was Ye Yuan, she also could not help being slightly surprised. She was also caught off-guard by this situation happening under her eyes and did not know what to do. Just as she was wavering on whether to leave or not, Ye Yuan called out timely.

"What you do want to say, little child?" Nanfeng Lou asked with a frown.

Ye Yuan ignored Nanfeng Lou. Instead, he copied the steward’s voice and called out loudly, "Su Family’s Family Head, Su Yulin arrives!"

Wan Dongyang’s face changed while others were a little unsure, only to see Wan Donghai walking out in quick strides with a wide beam on his face.

Except, when he just came out, the grin on his face froze right there.

Seeing Nanfeng Lou and Ye Hang, Wan Donghai immediately knew that he fell for it!

Sweeping a glance over everyone’s face only to see Ye Yuan looking at him merrily, Wan Donghai’s face fell. It was this brat’s doing again!

He already came out, so it was naturally not nice to go back in. He could only toughen his scalp to come forth to pay respects.

"Wan Donghai pays respects to Imperial Uncle, pays respects to Eldest Princess. Dongyang, seriously you; Imperial Uncle and Eldest Princess arrived, why didn’t you call me?" Wan Donghai did not give other people a chance to speak and lectured Wan Dongyang straightaway.

Wan Dongyang instantly understood and condemned himself as he said, "It’s all my fault, owner. I saw that you were too busy back there and had no time to receive guests, so . . ."

"Shut up! Are Imperial Uncle and Eldest Princess ordinary people?" Wan Donghai reprimanded as he turned to Nanfeng Lou and said, "My younger brother does not know any better. Imperial Uncle, please don’t find fault."

Nanfeng Lou was about to speak when Ye Yuan started laughing loudly. "Manor Lord Wan, it’s truly a waste for you to not become an actor. Hahaha, you’re killing me! Hahaha, the two of you singing and chiming along together really cracks me up!"

Wan Donghai’s face darkened. He was well aware that this brat had a sharp tongue. The more he spoke, the more he will be dragged into the gutter, so he might as well just ignore him.

However, Ye Yuan clearly did not have the intention of letting him off. He continued laughing and said, "Manor Lord Wan, you’re such a fine dog. The moment you hear your owner arrived, you immediately ran out obediently. Just now, inside there, were you perking up your ears just to listen?"

"Ye Yuan, Imperial Uncle and Eldest Princess are present. How can your insolence be tolerated!" Just a few sentences and Wan Donghai was on the verge of exploding again.

"Haha, Wan Donghai, you’re really ballsy! You actually dare to talk this way to a Tranquil Cloud Sect core disciple?" Ye Yuan suddenly kept away his smile and said icily.

Wan Donghai’s expression changed when he heard that. He really forgot that Ye Yuan had already obtained the status of a Tranquil Cloud Sect core disciple!

A Tranquil Cloud Sect core disciple was even more exalted than a secular world emperor!

If there were no accidents, many of those among the core disciples would end up taking on important sect positions in the future!

In front of Ye Yuan, what did he, Wan Donghai, even count as?

"What? Could it be that in Manor Lord Wan’s eyes, that master of yours is even more exalted than me, the high sect’s core disciple? I’ve already stood here for a long time, and you don’t even know how to come out to greet me!" Ye Yuan became fiercer as he spoke.

Wan Donghai’s old face became like a chameleon, changing multiple colors already.

He loathed in his heart!

Even though he knew that this was Ye Yuan assuming the majesty of the tiger, there wasn’t the slightest bit he could do to him.

Ye Yuan’s present identity was overly sensitive!

In front of so many people, how could Wan Donghai dare be disrespectful to the high sect’s core disciple? If he really did that, then even if he got rid of Ye Yuan, if the matter reached the Tranquil Cloud Sect, he, Wan Donghai, would die a thousand times over!

The power of a sect was simply unimaginable to the secular world. As an Alchemy Grandmaster, Wan Donghai was naturally even more deeply aware of this point!

"En? Could it be that I, the high sect’s core disciple, is still lacking the status for you to pay respects?" Ye Yuan said with a frown.

Wan Donghai gritted his teeth and was about to pay obeisance when a voice sounded out. "You haven’t even entered the sect yet. Junior Apprentice Brother Ye is really overbearing! Which rule in the sect allows disciples to abuse power and bully others?"

Everyone turned around when they heard that only to see three people arriving jointly; two elderly and one young.

The two elderly were not others, but precisely Su Yulin and Su Yubai, and that young one walking in the center could also be considered an old acquaintance of Ye Yuan’s. Who could it be other than Yang Hao?

That voice just now was precisely uttered by Yang Hao.

When Wan Donghai saw Yang Hao, it was like he was granted amnesty. He hastily went forward to pay respects. "Wan Donghai pays respect to Mister Yang!"

Yang Hao casually waved his hands to motion Wan Donghai to rise. He then said to Ye Yuan, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, you’re the one in the wrong here. When we, sect disciples, go outside, we have to win people over by virtue. How can we force others to pay obeisance?"

The current Yang Hao had recovered that sort of high and above attitude, compared to what happened during their previous encounter.

Ye Yuan did not say anything. He just looked towards Yang Hao’s back as if he was looking for something.

Yang Hao could not help being puzzled. He followed Ye Yuan’s sight to the back but did not see anything. However, he quickly realized what Ye Yuan’s meaning was, and his old face involuntarily turned red as he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

This was a threat! A blatant threat!

If Ye Yuan were to tell the events of the fire battle in front of so many people, what face did he have left to stay on?

Forget about staying here, he could not even stay on in the State of Qin!

A high-rank Alchemy Master battling fire with a low-rank Alchemy Master, and the result was being burned by him until his behind was exposed. The majesty of him, this Tranquil Cloud Sect’s core disciple, would become non-existent!

Furthermore, a veteran core disciple who actually could not even win a newbie who had yet to be initiated. What kind of gaze would others look at him with?

The crowd was uncertain, so they also followed Ye Yuan’s eyes to look over, but did not discover anything. They did not know what Ye Yuan was trying to mystify.

However, they saw Yang Hao’s expression and knew that there was definitely something that happened between the two of them.

It was just that Ye Yuan kept smiling like this without saying anything. They also did not know what medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Doing nothing but just looking!

"Ye Yuan, if you dare to speak of that matter, I guarantee that you will die a horrible death!" Yang Hao transmitted his voice to threaten.

"Aiyo, I’m timid. Don’t scare me, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang! I have a problem. Once I’m intimidated by someone, I can’t control my mouth. If I were to spill the beans, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang mustn’t blame me," Ye Yuan replied through transmission.

"You! Truly despicable! Fine, what do you want so that you won’t say a single thing?" Yang Hao had no choice but to give in.

"Uh, haven’t thought of it yet. For now, don’t interfere with my posturing and that will do. I had a hard time before I made it through the Nine Heavens Road and obtained core disciple status. You got to at least let me posture here in the secular world. Otherwise, when I arrive at the sect, I’ll be at the bottom of the barrel. Even if I want to posture then, I wouldn’t be able to," Ye Yuan said.

". . . Fine, I won’t talk." Yang Hao finally chose to compromise, so he could only come to terms.

The crowd also saw that these two people were transmitting their voices, but nobody knew what on earth the pair were talking about.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan’s face turned frosty again, and he said to Wan Donghai, "Wan Donghai! You haven’t come to pay respects. Do you really want to slight the high sect?"

Another large charge clamped down on him, but this time, Wan Donghai did not lose his head like before, because there was still another core disciple around!

Wan Donghai looked at Yang Hao with eager eyes, but Yang Hao had an icy face as he said, "What are you staring blankly for? Go and pay respects! Could it be that this Yang Hao’s Junior Apprentice Brother is not worthy for you to pay respect to?"

Gah?

What sort of situation was this?

Everyone was stunned!

Ye Hang, Nanfeng Lou, Nanfeng Ruoqing, Su Yulin and his brother were all collectively stunned!

What the hell was this? Wasn’t the change in attitude too quick?

Wasn’t he still prepared to exchange blows with Ye Yuan just now? Why did the wind direction change in a blink of an eye and he became apprentice brothers with Ye Yuan?

Of course, the one who was the most stunned was still Wan Donghai.

He had just prepared to straighten his waist. Now, he had to bend back down.

Oh, this old waist . . .

Seeing no action taken by Wan Donghai for some time, Yang Hao said impatiently, "What? Didn’t you hear what I say, Manor Lord Wan?"

"Ah? I . . ."

Wan Donghai was so stifled. He fought with Ye Hang for so many years without even paying obeisance to each other. But now, he had to show deference to his son.

"You what you, hurry up! Are you still planning on holding this Pill Grading Assembly or not?" Yang Hao said with a frown.

Wan Donghai knew that he could not avoid this, so he gritted his teeth and gave Ye Yuan a deep bow. "Wan Donghai pays respect to the high sect’s core disciple, Mister Ye!"

Ye Yuan chortled and said, ’Quickly rise, Manor Lord Wan. This bow of yours really humbles me greatly!"

Finishing, Ye Yuan suddenly turned to Su Yulin and said with a smile, "Su Family Head, isn’t it your turn?"

Su Yulin was stupefied. He did not think that Ye Yuan would actually point the gun barrel at him. When he reacted, he could not help bursting into a rage.

As a matter of fact, his Su Family’s position in the State of Qin was indeed much higher than the Wan Family’s. But in front of a colossal behemoth like the Tranquil Cloud Sect, the Su Family and Wan Family were no different.

Ye Yuan was using his status as the high sect’s core disciple to pay respects now. If he were to not show deference, wouldn’t that be willful disobedience?

But the problem was that Ye Yuan could very well be the murderer who killed Su Yishan!

Asking him to pay respect to the enemy who killed his son? That was impossible!

"Don’t go too overboard, Ye Yuan! I haven’t even settled the scores with you about Yishan’s matters!" Su Yulin roared angrily.

Ye Yuan ignored him, his gaze floating over to Yang Hao’s behind again.

Yang Hao was about to crumble. He said in a low voice, "Su Family Head, it’s just paying respect. You also won’t lose a piece of flesh! By right, you should pay respect to Junior Apprentice Brother Ye!"

Su Yulin’s face turned green. He looked towards Ye Yuan with eyes brimming with killing intent, as if he was looking at a dead man.

With Su Yulin’s relations, he could, in fact, ignore Yang Hao.

But what Yang Hao represented was not himself, but Yao Qian behind him!

Today’s matter was excessively important. To the Su Family, it could not afford any slightest room for error. If he were to lose the entire game due to offending Yao Qian, then he, Su Yulin, would be the sinner of the Su Family.

Thinking up to this point, Su Yulin simply shut his eyes and gave Ye Yuan a bow. "Su Yulin, pays respect to the high sect’s core disciple, Mister Ye!"

Su Yulin deliberately dragged out the ’Ye’ to express his displeasure.

But Ye Yuan did not mind. He chuckled and said, "Looks like the Su Family is still very respectful towards my Tranquil Cloud Sect. Not bad, not bad! Hey, it’s getting late, what’s everyone still standing here for? Standing until my legs are already aching. Manor Lord Wan, is this your way of treating guests?"

Wan Donghai was so furious in his heart!

Just who was the one making a displaying of might and delaying everyone from going in?

Now that you finished posturing, you even say that your legs are aching?! I’ve never heard of any Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist whose legs ache after standing a while!

"Mister Yang, Brother Yulin, please!" Wan Donghai shot a fierce glare at Ye Yuan and then said to Yang Hao and Su Yulin.

The group of people headed for the inner hall. Nanfeng Ruoqing’s and Ye Yuan’s eyes met as they smiled and also went in.

. . . . . .

The Drunken Star Manor specially opened up an enormous hall just for today’s grand event. It was enough to house all the big and small families in the capital.

This spectacle was even grander than the Imperial Family’s state banquet. It clearly already surpassed that.

But at this time, nobody was paying heed to these anymore. After today’s exchange, there would surely be one side who must withdraw from the stage of history.

After Su Yulin and the rest sat down, Wan Donghai went to the center of the great hall. He spoke in a clear voice, "Everyone, today, the aim of our Drunken Star Manor organizing this Pill Grading Assembly is to promote our State of Qin’s medicinal pill business! Next, I would like to introduce a distinguished guest to everyone first."

Speaking up to this point, Wan Donghai paused to create suspense.

Indeed, those aristocrats looked towards Yang Hao, because he was seated in the most prominent position!

Everybody was speculating just who this young man was, to actually seat in the seat of honor above Nanfeng Lou and Su Yulin.

And those two person’s faces were calm as if they were not at all unhappy.

"This person hails from the high sect, core disciple Mister Yang. He represents the high sect this trip to cheer on this Pill Grading Assembly of ours!" Wan Donghai introduced loudly.

With Wan Donghai’s introduction, the audience burst into an uproar.

Tranquil Cloud Sect core disciple. This identity was too illustrious!

No wonder he could seat above the Imperial Family and Su Family.

Don’t look at how these people could summon wind and rain in the State of Qin. In all of their years, they might not have really met anyone who came from the Tranquil Cloud Sect.

"No way? The Wan Family can actually call down a core disciple from the high sect? There’s probably going to be a good show to watch today!"

"Hehe, a high sect core disciple coming to pay tribute to the Wan Family. There is much food for thought involved in this."

"Could it be that the high sect is already displeased with the Imperial Family? Originally, today was only to come and view the new medicinal pills. To think that something like this actually happened! I wonder how the Nanfeng Family is going to handle this big introduction from the Su Family!"

"Who cares! We’re all merchants; what we pursue is benefits. As long as there’s money to be made, who cares whom the emperor is? My goal of coming here today is to seize the power of agency for the new medicinal pills!"

"Humph! I’m definitely getting these new medicinal pills’ distribution right!"

"Heh heh, then to each his own! I’ve already put down an arm and leg for today’s Pill Grading Assembly. How can I possibly lose to you?!"

For some time, there were clamors among the nobles.

When Su Yulin saw this scene, he involuntarily felt great satisfaction.

He planned for so many years. Finally, he could realize his ambition!

Once Yang Hao, this big move, was executed, it was equal to him winning half the battle!

What Yang Hao represented was the Tranquil Cloud Sect. If even the Tranquil Cloud Sect supported him, there should not be a need for him to waste his breath on which side these people should stand on, right?

Su Yulin’s gaze swept around but finally landed on Ye Yuan, his complexion turning icy involuntarily.

Ye Yuan seemed to have sensed something and looked towards him, even flashing him a grin.

Not knowing why, being looked at like that by Ye Yuan made Su Yulin feel uneasy.

Su Yulin had a feeling that the greatest variable today would lie with Ye Yuan!

Su Yulin also could not verbalize why he had this sort of feeling, but he just felt that the threat from Ye Yuan was even greater than Ye Hang’s!

This sort of feeling was very unusual. Ye Yuan clearly only had Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation. He simply could not join in the conflict between Crystal Formation Realm martial artists.

But why was this sort of feeling still so intense? Was it because of Ye Yuan’s performance outside?

Although Ye Yuan also had core disciple status now, he was simply incomparable to Yang Hao.

Even if Ye Yuan flashed his identity, Su Yulin also had ways to make a comeback!

"Cough, cough, everyone! Quiet down!" Wan Donghai made a silence gesture with his hands. After the great hall quieted down, he said in a loud voice again, "Mister Yang is the high sect’s Pill Hall elder’s, Yao Qian’s, disciple! Elder Yao and Elder Ouyang are bosom friends! Today, for Mister Yang to come for the Pill Grading Assembly, this Wan expresses my heartfelt gratitude!"

Another huge commotion!

Even though everyone had some speculations, with Wan Donghai saying it out, it still made everybody draw in a cold breath.

In many people’s hearts, the scales had already completely tipped over to the Su Family’s side!

This was likely the greatest calamity faced by the Nanfeng Family since the establishment of the State of Qin!

Countless people’s gaze looked over to Nanfeng Lou, their eyes filled with sympathy.

They were aware that the Nanfeng Family also had ties to the Tranquil Cloud Sect. But they were totally negligible compared to the entire Pill Hall!

"No way? What does Wan Donghai mean? Could this be the high sect’s Pill Hall showing their attitude in wanting to dispose of the Nanfeng Family?"

"Unlikely! Without extenuating circumstances, the high sect won’t intervene in the secular world’s replacement of the imperial authority! If the Su Family had the support of the entire Pill Hall, then it probably wouldn’t be just one core disciple who came. They would also have no need to host this Pill Grading Assembly!"

"En, what you said is right. But even so, this influence borrowed by the Su Family is also too strong!"

"Yeah! The Nanfeng Family is in danger this time!"

Just two sentences from Wan Donghai already smashed apart all the hopes of the Nanfeng Family.

Nanfeng Lou sat in the position beneath Yang Hao, his expression looking very ugly. Even Nanfeng Ruoqing beside him also did not look too good.

This move from the Su Family was too ruthless!

Nanfeng Lou and Nanfeng Ruoqing were seized with a sudden impulse to look at Ye Yuan. If Ye Yuan flashed his identity, would it be of aid to this situation?

The pair exchanged glances, but Nanfeng Ruoqing shook her head slightly.

It was true that Ye Yuan obtained core disciple status, but he had not even entered the sect yet. Even if he revealed his identity, it would not help things at all.

The terror of Yang Hao’s identity did not lie in him being a core disciple, but in the Pill Hall behind him!

Under this sort of circumstances, what should be done? Nanfeng Ruoqing could not but to panic secretly.

Yang Hao sat at the seat of honor in a lofty manner.

In his eyes, these secular world people were just a bunch of ants.

As his gaze swept through the faces of those nobles, there were either nervousness, or at a loss, or excitement, all the facets of humanity, so on and so forth. It made him feel like he was overlooking all life.

Finally, his gaze swept over to Ye Yuan who was opposite him, and his face involuntarily froze up.

The mood which just got a little better instantly vanished with a puff.

This fellow was really hateful! However, he most likely would not survive today either way!

Thinking up to here, Yang Hao could not help feeling secretly pleased.

A core disciple who had yet to enter the sect was killed in a secular world conflict. With the addition of his master and Elder Ouyang covering up in the middle, the outcome would just be left inconclusive.

Right then, Wan Donghai continued, "I think that before everyone came today, you’ve already heard about the contents of today’s Pill Grading Assembly. That’s right. Today, our Drunken Star Manor will be launching three new types of medicinal pills never before seen on the market. The launch of these three new kinds of medicinal pills will be the beginning of a new era for our State of Qin’s alchemy world! Now, we will be uncovering the mysterious veil of these three new kinds of medicinal pills!"

One had to admit, apart from alchemy, Wan Donghai’s ability to inciting public sentiment was not something that Ye Hang could compare to.

In contrast to Wan Donghai, Ye Hang lacked a portion of worldly sophistication and had more personal charisma.

Yes, the reason why the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion could still hang on until now under the Drunken Star Manor powerful attacks was due to Ye Hang’s personal charisma!

From the day Ye Hang took a step back until today, not a single Fragrant Medicine Pavilion employee left the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion!

If both parties were to swap positions, the Drunken Star Manor would have probably collapsed long ago.

However, as the saying went, ’as virtue rise one foot, vice rises ten.’ Wan Donghai’s operating methods were inexhaustible. This was also the reason why the Drunken Star Manor could steadily suppress the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.

But today, the stirring by Wan Donghai’s words was no doubt lethal!

Wan Donghai went to the table arranged in the center of the great hall. On the table, three exquisite jade trays were laid out. The jade trays were covered using a red cloth so the objects on them could not be seen clearly.

But everybody knew that what was placed on these three jade trays were those three new types of medicinal pills!

These three kinds of medicinal pills captured everyone’s hearts!

Wan Donghai held the jade tray on the left-hand side in his hands and gently removed the red cloth covering on top of it, revealing three gray colored medicinal pills.

"I believe that everyone isn’t a stranger to the Qi Returning Pill. To martial artists, Qi Returning Pills are a necessity! These few medicinal pills in my hands are the new and improved Qi Returning Pills. Its name is True Qi Returning Pill! The True Qi Returning Pill’s essence energy recovery speed is 50% greater than the Qi Returning Pill!"

When Wan Donghai’s words fell, the scene immediately exploded.

"Oh my god! 50%! If this True Qi Returning Pill was launched, wouldn’t all the Qi Returning Pills in my shop be unsellable?"

"Sigh, after today, we’re all going to become the Drunken Star Manor’s vassals!"

"Just one True Qi Returning Pill already have such effects. I really don’t know what the other two types of medicinal pills are."

Unequivocally, improving medicinal pills was exceedingly challenging. To raise the effects of the Qi Returning Pill by 50%, as long as the price was not overly absurd, once the True Qi Returning Pill was launched, it would surely monopolize the market!

Coupled with the Essence Gathering Pill, the Drunken Star Manor could just wait to open their doors and count money in the future. The other forces were basically screwed already.

Hence, for these merchants to survive, they could only be reduced to the Drunken Star Manor’s vassals, becoming their agents!

This way, their stalls would basically become the Drunken Star Manor’s branch.

Wan Donghai smiled faintly and placed the True Qi Returning Pill in his hand down. He lifted up the middle jade tray to give another introduction.

"The medicinal pill placed on this jade tray is not an improved version, but a newly invented type of medicinal pill! Its name is Essence Converting Pill!" Speaking up to here, Wan Donghai purposely slowed his words and came to a halt.

Indeed, once people heard that it was a newly invented type of medicinal pill, they immediately could not resist.

"Stop beating around the bush, Manor Lord Wan! Quickly tell us what the medicinal effects of this Essence Converting Pill are already!"

"Yeah, Manor Lord Wan! Just what on earth is the use of this Essence Converting Pill?"

. . . . . .

Wan Donghai saw that the time was almost right before saying with a smile, ’The medicinal effects of this Essence Converting Pill is to raise the cultivation of Essence Qi Realm martial artists by one realm unconditionally! However, a martial artist can only use it once in their lifetime. Consuming it again will not have any effects at all."

"No way, right? Unconditionally raising an Essence Qi Realm martial artist’s cultivation by one realm? This is too exaggerated, right?"

"You aren’t lying to us, Manor Lord Wan?"

"Are you kidding? When martial artists begin cultivation, it has always been about accumulating essence energy. I’ve never even heard that there are such medicinal pills! This is too preposterous!"

Nobody believed Wan Donghai’s words.

People were like this. Once something surpassed their boundary of understanding, they would instinctively choose to not believe.

Wan Donghai smiled and said, "I know that everyone has doubts about the effects of the Essence Converting Pill. Hence, I’ll test this medicinal pill right now in front of all of you!"

Right at this time, a Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm martial artist walked out. He took an Essence Converting Pill from Wan Donghai’s hands and directly consumed it.

At this moment, the entire hall was abnormally silent. Everyone’s eyes were focused on that martial artist!

Only Ye Yuan yawned lazily and was unconcerned over this.

"Yuan-er, why do I feel like you aren’t worried at all? If this Essence Converting Pill really has such an effect, it’s greatly detrimental to us!" Ye Hang transmitted.

Although Ye Hang was very confident in his son, after hearing Wan Donghai’s introduction, his heart was still somewhat drumming right now.

This was only the second type of medicinal pill. There’s still the third type of medicinal pill which had not been released, and it had already spell bounded virtually all of the influences in the State of Qin.

This sort of situation was not something he hoped to see.

Even though he had the Explosive Yuan Pill in his hands, Wan Donghai had four types of medicinal pills over here! Even if he could monopolize the Explosive Yuan Pill market in the future, he would also hold an absolute inferior position in the aspect of True Qi Returning Pill and Essence Converting Pill.

Ye Yuan said smilingly, "Hur hur, don’t need to worry, Father. Only these fellows who can’t tell good from bad will take this sort of defect good to be a treasure."

"Defect good?" Ye Hang asked in surprise.

"En, this Essence Converting Pill indeed has the effects of raising cultivation realm. But its side-effect isn’t small either. Wan Donghai taking this stuff out is seriously just scamming people!" Ye Yuan said.

"This Essence Converting Pill has side-effects?" This time, Ye Hang was even more surprised.

"That’s right. After taking this Essence Converting Pill, the martial artist’s meridians will suffer a certain degree of damage which will affect future cultivation speed. However, this sort of damage isn’t obvious. Ordinary people can’t detect it. But when it’s time to impact the Spirit Condensation Realm, their success rate will lower tremendously. Instead, it would be much lower than martial artists who cultivate up normally!" Ye Yuan explained.

Ye Yuan once spent his lifetime to research Tier 3 and below medicinal pills, and among medicinal pills, those with the greatest number of varieties and most widely used was naturally first-order medicinal pills.

This Essence Converting Pill was basically something Ye Yuan left behind. He was naturally crystal clear on the medicinal effects of the Essence Converting Pill."If that’s the case, then isn’t Wan Donghai cheating people? Also, this sort of side-effect, it will be discovered sooner or later, right?" Ye Hang asked with a frown.

"Uh, actually, this sort of side-effect isn’t much to those noble family disciples. As long as they take some meridian recovery medicinal pills, it can completely be repaired. Or, taking medicinal pills which increases the success rate when impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm also works. As long as they break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, the martial artist’s body functions will have a huge improvement. These hidden dangers will naturally also be cleared up then. After all, it’s only a Tier 1 medicinal pill. A little side-effect isn’t insurmountable." Ye Yuan explained.

When Ye Hang heard that, he said helplessly, "You said it so easily! External injuries are easy to treat, but internal injuries are hard to get rid of. It’s not that there are no meridians recovering medicinal pills, but each one of them is worth a fortune! It’s likely even above this Essence Converting Pill! Calculating this way, the loss outweighs the gain! As for medicinal pills which increases the success rate of impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm, although I know many alchemists wish to refine them, but up till now, I’ve never seen them before."

Ye Yuan gave a mysterious smile and said, "If I guess correctly, this third type of medicinal pill is probably something that increases the success rate of Spirit Condensation Realm! Heh heh, this Pill Hall planned really well!"

Ye Hang’s face changed, and his gaze could not help shifting over to that not-yet unveiled jade tray.

If what Ye Yuan said was true, then this third kind of medicinal pill was going to be amazing!

Such a medicinal pill was sufficient to shake the foundation of the Imperial Family!

Putting aside all the martial artists under the heavens, just in the State of Qin, how many martial artists were stuck at the threshold of peak Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm, unable to breakthrough?

One could imagine just what kind of demand it would face once this sort of medicinal pill was released!

Ye Hang himself knew that medicinal pills to assist in breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm definitely existed. It was just that in this sort of place like the State of Qin, it simply did not have the capability to issue this kind of medicinal pills.

However, Ye Hang also knew that Ye Yuan definitely knew the refinement method for this type of medicinal pills!

Ye Hang sucked in a deep breath and said, "Yuan-er, it’s all on you today!"

"Don’t worry, Father! If I can’t even get this done, then I would have wasted Master’s laborious efforts!" Ye Yuan said perfectly composed and collected.

. . . . . .

Right at this time, an essence energy storm suddenly howled forth in the great hall. That martial artist testing the medicinal pill really broke through to the Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm!

Marveling exclamations sounded out in the great hall!

"Hur hur, everyone has also seen the medicinal effects. There’s no need for me to add on, right? Now, let’s introduce the third type of medicinal pill."

Wan Donghai did not give much of an introduction about the Essence Converting Pill. He believed that the scene just now already gave everyone enough shock.

He lifted the third jade tray and unveiled the red cloth to introduce. "This third type of medicinal pill is today’s dénouement medicinal pill! This third type of medicinal pill is called Rising Spirit Pill! It can increase the success rate of impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm by 20%!"

"What? Increase the success rate of impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm by 20%? Is there a mistake?!"

"There . . . There’s . . . actually such a miraculous medicinal pill?"

"Manor Lord Wan! How much is this Rising Spirit Pill! I want to buy ten!"

"Manor Lord Wan, I also want to purchase! The more, the better! Oh, right, and also the Essence Converting Pill and True Qi Returning Pill, I also want!"

Everybody could not sit tight anymore. These three new kinds of medicinal pills launched by the Drunken Star Manor today simply subverted the knowledge of all the people sitting here!

Even though many people sitting here were mentally prepared and knew that the new medicinal pills launched by the Drunken Star Manor today were not ordinary, they could not have imagined that it was so extraordinary!

These people all left their seats in succession, encircling Wan Donghai in the center, fighting to converse with Wan Donghai.

At this moment, nobody bothered with the Su Family and the Nanfeng Family contending for imperial authority. What they were concerned with was how to purchase the Drunken Star Manor’s medicinal pills!

They all knew that the Drunken Star Manor absolutely would not provide this sort of medicinal pills endlessly!

With these three types of medicinal pills, what could the Nanfeng Family use to hold the hearts of these aristocrats?

Ye Yuan watched this scene and could not help sneering as he said, "Snatching so fervently for stuff weeded out by other people. A bunch of fellows who have not seen the world!"

His voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but the surrounding few people heard it loud and clear.

Nanfeng Lou and Nanfeng Ruoqing were somewhat bewildered, but Yang Hao’s and Su Yulin’s facial expression totally changed!

"Ye Yuan, what’s the meaning of what you just said? You say that these medicinal pills were developed by others?" Nanfeng Ruoqing asked curiously.

"Otherwise? With the likes of Wan Donghai that numbnuts, can he invent this kind of medicinal pills? These medicinal pills are clearly formulas that he got from some other place! Other than sect forces, what other places could possibly have these pill formulas? Furthermore, if these aren’t pill formulas sifted out by the sect forces, you think that Wan Donghai can get to see them? Would he dare to take over?" Ye Yuan said disdainfully.

Nanfeng Ruoqing mused over it. This was really the case.

However, even if they were pill formulas eliminated by the sect, bringing it into the secular world was also sufficiently startling!

With just these few pill formulas, the Su Family could already overthrow the Imperial Family!

If the Imperial Family lost the support of these big and small families, the Su Family virtually did not need to make any moves, and they could take down the Nanfeng Family without drawing blood!

"Humph! How much do you know about sect matters? Even if the pill formulas were eliminated by the sect, it’s enough to stun the world!" Yang Hao snorted coldly.

Ye Yuan shrugged his shoulders as if he was too lazy to dispute.

Yang Hao’s blow landing on cotton made him incredibly depressed.

But at this time, Ye Hang could not sit still too. He was just about to go down when Ye Yuan held him back.

"Don’t be anxious, Father. Wan Donghai hasn’t finished executing his plays yet. Let him play first," Ye Yuan transmitted.

"En? What other means are there?" In terms of scheming, Ye Hang was evidently inferior to Wan Donghai.

"Hur hur, Father will know when you continue watching," Ye Yuan said while smiling.

Wan Donghai was presently surrounded in the middle by people, but nobody really dared to get close to him.

After all, he was a Crystal Formation Realm expert. Even if he was an alchemist, these people dared not bump into him.

However, the crowd was speaking incoherently, nearly drowning him in spittle.

"Stop making noise! Not a single one of these three types of medicinal pills will be sold to you all!" Wan Donghai suddenly shouted.

"What? Manor Lord Wan, such incredible medicinal pills and you’re not selling. Don’t tell me that you want to watch a treasure mountain?"

"That’s right, Manor Lord Wan. You didn’t organize this Pill Grading Assembly just for us to covet it, right?"

Wan Donghai waved his hands and said, "Everyone return to your seats. This Wan has something major to discuss with everyone!"

When they heard it, their hearts jumped with a start, thinking to themselves, it’s here!

They were towed by Wan Donghai just now, blindly fighting over the medicinal pills, and forgot about today’s Feast at Hong Gate. 1 Now, seeing Wan Donghai said that, it was most likely time to unfurl the map to reveal the dagger!

Without any accident, Wan Donghai was going to force them to make their position known!

Everyone returned to their seats with ugly expressions, weighing out just how they should deal with this front today!

"Manor Lord Wan, speak then. What conditions do you want before you’re willing to sell us these medicinal pills?"

At this time, an aristocrat spoke. It was very clear that these medicinal pills Wan Donghai took out moved him greatly!

However, his question also voiced out the words in everyone’s hearts.

Wan Donghai gave a slight smile and slowly said, "Speaking of which, these few years, our State of Qin’s national strength has always been leaning to the weak side. Among the Tranquil Cloud Ten Nations, we’re already in the lower-middle position. I wonder if after so many years, has anyone ever reflected on it?"

When the crowd heard that, they thought to themselves that it had indeed come!

These words from Wan Donghai were piercing criticisms! National strength growing weak, who was to be blamed? Couldn’t have been their fault, right?

Of course, it was the Imperial Family’s fault!

Many people’s gaze shifted over to Nanfeng Lou’s direction.

"I keep feeling that our State of Qin’s forces are too scattered and does not form an effective alliance! If we, these forces, can ally together to form a synergy, we can definitely make the State of Qin strong! Now, we have the Essence Gathering pill, True Qi Returning Pill, Essence Converting Pill, Rising Spirit Pill, so many medicinal pills. It’s enough to let even more martial artists grow stronger!"

Speaking up to here, Wan Donghai paused for a bit. Sweeping his gaze one round across the entire great hall, he said loudly, "Therefore, I suggest to establish a State of Qin Alchemy Alliance! Integrate all the influences together to bring about an even stronger State of Qin!"

When Wan Donghai’s speech ended, Nanfeng Ruoqing could not hold back any longer. She immediately stood up and said furiously. "Wan Donghai, are you rebelling?"

Towards Nanfeng Ruoqing’s accusation, Wan Donghai was not overly surprised. He just smiled and said, "Why do you say that, Eldest Princess? I’m only saying to found an Alchemy Alliance to strengthen our State of Qin’s power. Rather, as the Imperial Family, how many things have you done for the State of Qin these few years? Mm?"

"That’s because . . . because . . ." Nanfeng Ruoqing did not know how to answer.

It was an irrefutable fact that the Imperial Family was declining!

Not that the Imperial Family did not wish to grow stronger, but because the Su Family’s obstruction was too powerful. Nanfeng Yi was overly cautious in taking action, which resulted in the State of Qin’s situation today.

When it came down to it, the Su Family was the main culprit!

But this was an open secret! All in all, it was still because the Imperial Family themselves were not powerful enough!

In this world, it had always been the strong who reigned supreme while the weak were destined to be eliminated!

"Because of what? Hur hur, Eldest Princess also can’t say it yourself? Us, the subjects, provide taxes for the Imperial Family, leaving the Imperial Family without the need to care for necessities. But what have the Imperial Family brought us?"

"These years, the country is prosperous, and the people are at peace. The citizens live a prosperous and contented life. Isn’t this all thanks to the Imperial Family?" Nanfeng Ruoqing said crossly.

"This was just peace on the surface! Even though we are people in the secular world, this is the world of martial artists! In the world of martial artists, it has always been the weak who are food while the strong feasts! Other countries grow stronger while our State of Qin grows weaker. In the future, the outcome can only be being swallowed up by other countries! Eldest Princess, tell me whether what I said is correct or not?" Wan Donghai said with a cold smile.

Nanfeng Ruoqing was speechless because what Wan Donghai said was the truth!

However, the Nanfeng Family was not doing nothing these few years!

Why did Nanfeng Ruoqing and Nanfeng Zhirou conceal their identity and cultivate in the Dan Wu Academy? That was for the rise of the Nanfeng Family!

Nanfeng Ruoqing’s talent in the alchemy path was incomparable. She had the qualifications to enter the Tranquil Cloud Sect long ago! But she had always stayed in the academy because she hoped to make the Imperial Family stronger through her efforts!

Why did Nanfeng Zhirou train so desperately? She similarly wanted to let herself become strong to protect the Nanfeng Family, to protect the State of Qin!

However, the Su Family pressed on at every step, and now, they finally revealed their fangs!

Yet, the Nanfeng Family had not matured yet!

"Everybody! As long as you join the alliance, we can enjoy the resources together! The merchants of the alchemy world can represent to sell the medicinal pills refined by the Drunken Star Manor! Families and martial artists who join the alliance can enjoy corresponding discounts when purchasing alliance medicinal pills according to their contribution level! I wonder if everyone is pleased with such conditions?"

Wan Donghai finally threw out a heavyweight bomb!

The allure of these terms was not an ordinary kind of big.

One could imagine, with the Drunken Star Manor possessing these four kinds of medicinal pills, they would hold a complete monopoly in the State of Qin in the future.

If merchants in the alchemy world did not join the alliance, then they would not obtain the channel to get these medicinal pills. What awaited them was only one result: bankruptcy.

Martial artists and family clans needed to nurture their own strength/forces. Their requirements towards medicinal pills were extremely huge!

Undeniably, the prices of these few medicinal pills would surely be very high. Especially the Rising Spirit Pill. It would definitely be so high that it would be to quite a ridiculous extent!

Even so, there would likely still be countless martial artists going after it in flocks!

Even though it only increased the success rate by 20%, how many martial artists were struck at this checkpoint in the entire State of Qin?

There were many people who were only lacking just a 5% success rate which made them unable to breakthrough realms, resulting in years slipping by 20% success rate was enough to let many Essence Qi Realm martial artists breakthrough to the Spirit Condensation Realm.

Even those Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm without any hopes of a breakthrough, wouldn’t they wish to give it a shot?

Hence, these two conditions thrown out by Wan Donghai was too alluring!

However, many of these aristocrats were still quite fearful of the Nanfeng Family. Many of them exchanged looks and whispered to one another, discussing countermeasures.

Wan Donghai was not anxious either. He waited patiently for everyone’s reply.

Ye Hang was in a big hurry when he saw the situation and wanted to move out again, but was stopped by Ye Yuan again.

"Father, such a lovely show; how can you not finish watching it? When watching a play, watch the full show!" Ye Yuan transmitted.

"Still watching? Continue watching, and they will all seek refuge from Wan Donghai and Su Yulin already!"

"Of course we got to watch! Such an excellent opportunity, how can it do if we don’t get a clear view of these people’s faces? Of course, it doesn’t matter to me, but the Nanfeng Family will probably start a major cleansing after this incident, right? If we don’t let Nanfeng Lou and Nanfeng Ruoqing see clearly, how will they know who to clean off when the time comes?"

Hearing Ye Yuan say this, Ye Hang finally calmed down. His gaze when looking at Ye Yuan again became somewhat different.

Ye Hang really did not imagine that his son had already grown up to such an extent!

As a father, he was still looking at the things in front of him, but his son actually already saw the distant future!

Looking back at it now, virtually every one of Ye Yuan’s actions had deep meanings. Even he, his father, could not quite see through his own son anymore.

Right then, someone finally made a sound!

"Manor Lord Wan, my Wang Family is willing to join the alliance!" The one who spoke was precisely the Wang Family’s Family Head, Wang Jia.

But he had just spoken when someone immediately voiced out criticism. "Wang Jia, you shameless thing! Your Wang Family received imperial graciousness for generations, yet you’re the first one to defect to the enemy today!"

The one who spoke was a family head who was die-hard loyal to the Imperial Family.

"Humph! A fine bird selects its tree, a good subject chooses whom to follow! Go ahead if you want to follow the Nanfeng Family to die together!" Wang Jia said brazenly.

With Wang Jia stepping out here, it immediately acted like a fuse. There were scores of people expressing their standpoints.

"My Lin Family also joins the alliance!"

"I, Song Taoge, joins the alliance!"

. . . . . .

In moments, there were actually more than half of the family clans or influences who chose to join the alliance!

"You all! You all! The Imperial Family has always been good to you. Is this how you repay us?"

Nanfeng Ruoqing was so infuriated by these unfeeling wolves that she was shaking. She really did not expect that the Imperial Family’s painstaking efforts in peacetimes were actually unable to withstand this bit of temptation of benefits.

"Eldest Princess, their joining of the alliance is also to strengthen the State of Qin. Why must you be like this?" Wan Donghai said hypocritically.

"Humph! Don’t get cocky, Wan Donghai! Imperial Brother has long made preparations and won’t let your wicked plans succeed! Su Yulin, at this time, are you still going to hide behind and watch the show? Isn’t it also time to jump out?" Nanfeng Ruoqing stared at Su Yulin icily.

But Su Yulin was currently resting with his eyes shut with a completely apathetic appearance as he did not pay attention to Nanfeng Ruoqing.

Wan Donghai faced the guests and said, "Since everyone agreed to join the alliance, it’s now time to offer up a portion of strength for our Great Qin!"

Everyone’s faces froze as they had a bad feeling as if they had boarded a pirate ship!

However, these people were all wily spirits. Since they agreed to join this alliance, they obviously would not be naïve enough to think that they could only enjoy the treatment and did not need to contribute.

The price they had to pay was to have a decisive break from the Nanfeng Family!

"The Nanfeng Family held the imperial position for a long time, but failed to keep forging ahead! Today, our State of Qin is tottering, and about to fall into a crisis. This Wan feels that we should choose another wise ruler to lead our State of Qin onto the road to a powerful nation!" Wan Donghai said loudly in clear voice.

When he finished saying these words, everyone’s gaze looked towards Su Yulin. The wise ruler in Wan Donghai’s words was none other than Su Yulin.

"I feel that Family Head Su has an illustrious reputation and his martial prowess is unparalleled. He can take the place of the Nanfeng Family!" Right then, a Su Family’s devotee opened his mouth to say.

"Nanfeng Family, relinquish your position and abdicate!"

"Family Head Su succeeds the rule!"

Right away, these aristocrats were chiming in together, angering Nanfeng Ruoqing until her lovely body was trembling while Nanfeng Lou’s face turned green! Compared to the other party, the Imperial Family’s momentum over here was clearly much weaker.

Nanfeng Ruoqing suddenly thought of something as she looked towards Ye Hang and son with an unkind face. This father and son pair were too quiet. They had actually yet to make a sound until now!

Before coming, Imperial Brother already made it clear that today, Ye Hang would be standing on the Imperial Family’s side. But until now, there was no movement from Ye Hang at all.

It was fine if there was nothing form Ye Hang, but with Ye Yuan and her relationship, could it be that he was going to watch helplessly as the Imperial Family was overthrown?

Ye Yuan clearly also noticed Nanfeng Ruoqing’s gaze and could not help flashing a smile as he stood up to say in a clear voice, "Isn’t today the Pill Grading Assembly? Manor Lord Wan, why did you make everyone digress from the topic?"

Ye Yuan’s voice was released using essence energy, and it immediately blanketed everyone’s voice.

Seeing that Ye Yuan made his speech, Su Yulin, Yang Hao, and the other’s heart involuntarily shook. They thought to themselves, it’s coming!

What they feared today here were not Nanfeng Lou and niece, but Ye Hang and son pair. Yet until now, these two people had not even said a word! This was very abnormal!

If Ye Hang had given up on the Imperial Family long ago, then he should not have appeared here today. But he arrived, and yet, did not speak nor cause trouble, allowing the Pill Grading Assembly progress until now. This left them somewhat scratching their heads in puzzlement.

Wan Donghai was currently pleased with himself when he heard Ye Yuan’s unharmonious voice and instantaneously felt annoyed.

"Ye Yuan, did you jump out at this time to be a clown? Everyone is already clear on the medicinal pills launched by our Drunken Star Manor. The Pill Grading Assembly also naturally came to a conclusion here," Wan Donghai said with a scornful look.

Ye Yuan came to a state of realization when he heard that. "So, it’s only these few medicinal pills? I thought that it was some kind of incredible grand meet! Just these few trash pills and Manor Lord Wan also dares to take them out to showcase? Seriously unabashed to the limit!"

"Hur hur, listening to the meaning of your words, does the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion have even better medicinal pills than these few types?" Wan Donghai asked in laughter.

He did not believe that Ye Hang had some trump card in his hands. Or else, why would he wait until now? If he left seclusion a few days later, the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion itself would have closed down.

But Ye Yuan just smiled and said nothing. At this time, Ye Hang went forward and said, "The Pill Grading Assembly this time is also a grand meet hard to come by in a decade. Manor Lord Wan exhibited their Drunken Star Manor’s several types of new medicinal pills just now to let us widen our horizons. But curiously enough, our Fragrant Medicine Pavilion also developed several new types of medicinal pills recently. Just in time to borrow this Pill Grading Assembly to let everyone appraise it."

"Hahaha . . . I heard that you were in a retreat for over a month. It wasn’t to develop new medicinal pills, right? I really want to see just what kind of new medicinal pills Pavilion Lord Ye developed in this one month! However, Pavilion Lord Ye’s big talk is already said. In a while, it would not be easy to wind it up!" Wan Donghai said.

Ye Hang said indifferently, "You don’t have to worry about that."

Finishing, Ye Hang surveyed the surroundings and asked, "I wonder if there’s any Essence Qi Realm martial artist present who just happens to be stuck at a bottleneck, about to break through?"

This question from Ye Hang made those aristocrats unable to refrain from exchanging glances.

What was the meaning of this? Could it be that these new medicinal pills developed by Ye Hang could also breakthrough one realm unconditionally?

But finding those martial artists stuck at a bottleneck, this sort of medicinal pill did not seem to have too much of a purpose?

After all, it was not as difficult as imagined for Essence Qi Realm martial artists to breakthrough cultivation realms. As long as they used Essence Qi Pills or Essence Gathering Pills, they could push past the bottleneck no matter what.

A middle-aged man opened his mouth to say, "Pavilion Lord Ye, my son is stuck at the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm bottleneck. He told me that he’s only short of that last bit, but kept failing to find the opportunity."

This Family Head was surnamed Huang, his name was Huang Hui. His son was called Huang Xuan.

Many of those present brought along their younger generations. Such an occasion had absolutely enormous benefits towards the growth of the younger generations. They obviously would not let go of this chance to educate the juniors.

Huang Hui brought his son in front of Ye Hang and said with clasped hands, "Pavilion Lord Ye wants to test medicinal pills, right? I wonder if my son fulfills this criterion?"

Ye Hang swept a glance over Huang Xuan and said with a smile, "Not bad, 16 years old, peak Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm. Family Head Huang has a worthy successor!"

"Haha, these words from Pavilion Lord Ye overwhelms me! Compared to your family’s Ye Yuan, my son is far too lacking!" Huang Hui said with a smile.

Huang Xuan was also a student of the Dan Wu Academy. Huang Hui had more or less heard his son mention Ye Yuan’s performance in the academy.

Even if he did not hear before, Ye Yuan’s Second Level Spirit Condensation Realm cultivation was also plenty to leave Huang Xuan far behind in the dust!

Ye Hang gave a light smile and did not express any opinion. Ye Yuan’s excellence no longer required other people’s commendations.

"Family Head Huang letting your son test the medicine, aren’t you afraid that this medicinal pill of mine has any side-effects?"

"I believe in Pavilion Lord Ye!" Huang Hui only said this one sentence.

"Alright. Since that’s the case, let your son swallow this medicinal pill, and let us witness the effects."

Ye Hang put his hand out. The medicinal pill held in it was precisely the Explosive Yuan Pill!

Huang Hui reached out to receive it and passed it over to Huang Xuan, saying calmly, "Xuan-er, take it!"

"Yes, Father!" Huang Xuan actually did not have the slightest hesitation. He directly swallowed the Explosive Yuan Pill and started to circulate his powers to refine the medicinal strength.

Several dozen breaths later, an essence energy storm howled inside the great hall once again!

Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm!

After Huang Xuan consumed the Explosive Yuan Pill, he directly broke through to the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm!

The effect was the best when consuming the Explosive Yuan Pill for the very first time. Hence, Huang Xuan directly burst through this minor stage bottleneck!

However, this did not cause too much of a stir. With the earlier example of the Essence Converting Pill, everyone was not too surprised by this scene.

"Ye Hang, the medicinal pill you devoted yourself to researching for a month was this? Are you thinking of using this sort of trash medicinal pill to defeat me?" Wan Donghai sneered incessantly.

This Ye Hang entered closed-seclusion for a month, closed until he became stupid, right? Did he exit seclusion to be funny?

Although this medicinal pill was not bad, compared to the Essence Converting Pill, it was far too lacking, right?

That martial artist just now only just broke through to the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm not long ago. The Essence Converting Pill forcefully raised him up by a minor realm.

And this medicinal pill Ye Hang took out needed to pick an Essence Qi Realm martial artist on the verge of breaking through. In contrast, it was way inferior!

The other guests’ thoughts were about the same as Wan Donghai’s.

Towards Wan Donghai’s mocking, Ye Hang turned a deaf ear to it and did not explain anything either.

"Ye Hang, if you feel that causing trouble like this has any effects, then you’re too naïve! Don’t you know that the trashier your medicinal pill is, the more it showcases the irreplaceability of my medicinal pill?" Wan Donghai continued to reprove him.

"Too amazing! Simply incredible! This medicinal pill is simply inconceivable!"

Right then, Huang Xuan who meditated to breakthrough finally awoken, and his first reaction after waking was a shock-filled face.

Towards Huang Xuan’s exclaim, everyone was somewhat uncertain. Wasn’t it just breaking through a minor realm? What’s amazing about it?

Just now, Huang Hui himself said that Huang Xuan had already touched upon the threshold of the Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm; only a step away from reaching the door.

This medicinal pill might have randomly caused him to breakthrough. Was there a need to be so surprised?

Huang Hui was also unsure and asked his son, "Xuan-er, what’s so inconceivable about this medicinal pill? You seemed to be on the verge of breaking through anyway, right?"

Huang Xuan nodded and said, "I was indeed about to breakthrough, Father. But I was ultimately unable to burst past the threshold of Seventh Level Essence Qi Realm. But just now, after I consumed the medicinal pill granted by Honorable Uncle Ye, the breakthrough happened immediately without any extra effort! I’ve never seen before such an incredible cultivation medicinal pill. The medicinal effects of this medicinal pill are at least three times of the Essence Gathering Pill!"

Huang Xuan was clearly very agitated. The impact that the Explosive Yuan Pill gave him was too big!

"What? What did you say? This . . . This isn’t a medicinal pill to aid in breaking through realms? It’s just an ordinary cultivation medicinal pill?" Huang Hui asked in shock.

"That’s right! The medicinal pill I consumed just now was the same as the Essence Qi Pill and Essence Gathering Pill; they are medicinal pills used in cultivation. However, this is no ordinary cultivation medicinal pill!" Huang Xuan corrected.

Huang Hui and son’s conversation finally aroused the guests present here. Everyone started to call into question one after another.

Everybody only knew now that this type of medicinal pill Ye Hang took out was simply not targeting at the Essence Converting Pill, but directed towards the Essence Gathering Pill!

If this type of medicinal pill really had the medicinal effects stated by Huang Xuan, then forget about selling the Essence Gathering Pill!

The medicinal effects of the Essence Gathering Pill were only 50% more than the Essence Qi Pill, while the medicinal effects of the Explosive Yuan Pill were three times of the Essence Gathering Pill!

The disparity was too great!

"Cultivation medicinal pill? This . . . How is this possible?"

"Consuming a cultivation medicinal pill and you can burst through a minor stage bottleneck? What medicinal pill is so sick?"

"The Huang Family didn’t collude with Ye Hang, right? Consuming a cultivation medicinal pill and you can break through realms. I won’t believe it even if you beat me to death!"

"Ye Hang, even if you want to act, at least act a little more professionally, alright? This kind of shoddy drama, do you think that everyone is an idiot?" Wan Donghai said with a cold smile.

When he heard Huang Xuan and his father’s conversation just now, Wan Donghai was also impossibly shocked. But he came around very quickly.

It looked like Ye Hang was really at his wit’s end, even this sort of retarded drama play was used.

Ye Hang did not explain anything. He just took out several pill bottles and placed them on the table. Inside were filled with medicinal pills.

"I have twenty Explosive Yuan Pills here. You guys choose twenty Essence Qi Realm martial artists to come out. I’ll give each of them one each. How the medicinal effects are, what I say doesn’t count. Only what they say matters. Wan Donghai, if you aren’t assured, you choose the people yourself." Ye Hang said nonchalantly.

Seeing Ye Hang so calm and collected, Wan Donghai was not so composed anymore.

Could it be that this medicinal pill really had such heaven-defying effects?

This was impossible!

How could there be a cultivation medicinal pill with medicinal effects three times more than the Essence Gathering Pill!

"Fine! Since you want to play, then I’ll follow you all the way! I want to see just whether or not this Explosive Yuan Pill or something is really so miraculous," Wan Donghai said coldly.

Very soon, Wan Donghai picked out twenty Essence Qi Realm martial artists. There was even quite a number whose cultivation had reached the bottleneck among them.

These twenty Essence Qi Realm martial artists were all juniors of the family clans or influences that joined the alliance. Among them, there were even half who were dead loyal to the Wan Family and Su Family. Wan Donghai felt that this was a bit more reliable.

Ye Hang did not say anything else. He just issued an Explosive Yuan Pill to each person.

After these Essence Qi Realm martial artists consumed the pill, they sat down individually to meditate and refine the medicinal strength.

Then, everyone’s focus was gathered on these twenty martial artists. Whether Huang Xuan’s words were true or not, it could be seen in a while.

After several dozen breaths passed, there was no movement from these Essence Qi Realm martial artists. Seeing this scene, Wan Donghai was even more certain that the scene just now was simply a two-party act performed by Ye Hang and the Huang Family father and son!

In a twinkle, several more dozen breaths passed and suddenly, an essence energy storm howled inside the great hall again!

Su Yulin’s, Yang Hao’s, and Wan Donghai’s face involuntarily changed. Somebody broke through!

Ten breaths later, another essence energy storm raged around. Another Essence Qi Realm martial artist broke through!

Then, there were people breaking through non-stop!

The Essence Qi Realm martial artists that were chosen just now, as long as they were at the bottleneck, all of them would break through!

Without waiting for these martial artists to finish refining, Wan Donghai grabbed hold of a junior who already broke through and asked impatiently, "Quickly tell me, is this Explosive Yuan Pill a cultivation medicinal pill or not?!"

"This . . ." That junior’s facial expression did not look too good. He did not know how to answer.

He knew that he was on the Su Family’s side, but was he going to admit the Explosive Yuan Pill was a cultivation medicinal pill?

"You just have to tell the truth! Is it or not?" Wan Donghai said solemnly.

Cultivation medicinal pills were very easy to identify. It could not be refuted just by these twenty people saying no. Lying did not hold any meaning at all.

". . . Yes!"

Wan Donghai’s heart fell, and he tossed this junior aside. Grabbing another person, he asked, "You answer, yes or no?!"

"This . . . is indeed cultivation medicinal pill!"

"How is this possible? How can this be possible?" Wan Donghai muttered to himself, appearing somewhat battered out of his senses.

"From today onwards, the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion will officially start selling the Explosive Yuan Pill! The selling price of the Explosive Yuan Pill is only 20% higher than the base price of the former Essence Qi Pill! Those who want to can go and place an order at the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion after the Pill Grading Assembly ends!" Ye Hang said calmly.

"Only 20% higher than the Essence Qi Pill? Doesn’t that mean that it’s even cheaper than the Essence Gathering Pill?"

"Such a heaven-defying medicinal pill is actually even cheaper than the Essence Gathering Pill! This . . . Ye Hang isn’t joking, right?"

"Hehe, this is a compassionate business! I really don’t know how much black-hearted money the Drunken Star Manor earned using this Essence Gathering Pill!"

Ye Hang’s words instantly blew up the whole audience!

This period of time, the Drunken Star Manor relied on the Essence Gathering Pill to haul in quite a bit of money.

Although the effects of the Essence Gathering Pill was only 50% higher than the Essence Qi Pill, its fixed price was twice of the Essence Qi Pill!

Even though everybody knew that this price was too high, for martial artists, time was money. As long as they had the capabilities to bear the burden, they basically bought quite a number of Essence Gathering Pills from the Drunken Star Manor to provide for the family’s juniors to cultivate.

But now, Ye Hang said that the fixed price of the Explosive Yuan Pill was only 20% higher than the Essence Qi Pill. Wasn’t this a blatant face-smacking?

Those present were wily spirits. They were all quite clear on what this Explosive Yuan Pill meant!

Explosive Yuan Pill was absolutely an epoch-making medicinal pill!

This sort of epoch-making medicinal pill’s fixed price was actually so low. Who would come to the Drunken Star Manor to purchase Essence Gathering Pills?

This move by Ye Hang was ruthless. It directly forced Wan Donghai all the way into the corner of the wall.

Wan Donghai was so angry that his face turned green. His gaze when looking at Ye Hang was filled with killing intent.

This way, who would come to the Drunken Star Manor to purchase Essence Gathering Pills?

"Humph! Everyone listen well! Whoever goes to the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion to place an order for the Explosive Yuan Pill will be removed from the alliance and placed directly inside the alliance’s blacklist. Influences who enter the blacklist can forget about buying a single medicinal pill from the alliance!" Wan Donghai said with a cold snort.

Wan Donghai’s words were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing these people’s enthusiasm.

Ye Hang was ruthless, Wan Donghai was even more vicious than him!

Ye Hang only had Explosive Yuan Pill this one type of medicinal pill, but Wan Donghai launched three new types of medicinal pills today!

And these medicinal pills were all medicinal pills necessary for cultivation. Who would dare say that they would not use it in the future?

"Heh heh, Manor Lord Wan seems to be very confident in your medicinal pills! Do you feel that everyone have to purchase your medicinal pills?" Ye Yuan suddenly sounded out.

Wan Donghai said with a cold smile, ’Isn’t that so? Don’t tell me you guys can still take out medicinal pills even more amazing than these three types of medicinal pills?"

Just as Ye Yuan said, these three types of medicinal pills were sifted out from the Tranquil Cloud Sect. But Ye Yuan had not even entered the sect yet. Could he even know about those new medicinal pills?

Ye Yuan chuckled, and a pill bottle appeared in his hand.

"The medicinal pills inside this pill bottle can double essence energy recovery!"

Finishing, Ye Yuan took out another pill bottle and said, "This can raise a minor realm for Essence Qi Realms unconditionally and completely without any side-effects! That whatever Essence Converting Pill is nothing but an incomplete product. How dare you have the nerve to use this kind of trash to scam people!"

Following that, Ye Yuan took out a third pill bottle and said, "The medicinal pills inside here can raise the success rate of impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm by 40%. Well, who’s good and who’s lousy, there isn’t a need for me to say it, right? Now, do you still feel that those junk of yours are very useful?"

Ye Yuan introduced three types of medicinal pills in one breath. With each speech, Wan Donghai’s face darkened a degree.

If the medicinal pills within these pill bottles were truly as Ye Yuan said, wouldn’t him hosting this Pill Grading Assembly today become a joke?

Not just Wan Donghai, the faces of everyone present were filled with astonishment!

Wan Donghai’s introduction just now already subverted their understanding. True Qi Returning Pill, Essence Converting Pill, and Rising Spirit Pill. Each type of medicinal pill was ample to alter the setup of the State of Qin.

But then, Ye Yuan casually took out three types of medicinal pills and directly knocked down those three types of medicinal pills.

Compared to Ye Yuan’s medicinal pills, the medicinal pills launched by Wan Donghai was basically garbage!

"What a joke! You think that by casually taking out some medicinal pills, you can say that it’s better than mine? If these are the medicinal pills prepared by your Fragrant Medicine Pavilion, then this is also too targeted at us, right? Before today, nobody even knew what kind of medicinal pills would be launched at the Pill Grading Assembly!" Wan Donghai said in a low voice.

"I knew that you wouldn’t give up until all hope is lost!"

Ye Yuan gave a cold snigger, took out a medicinal pill from the third pill bottle, and directly threw it to Yang Hao.

"Senior Apprentice Brother Yang, I wonder how is this medicinal pill of mine when compared to the medicinal pills developed by the sect for impacting the Spirit Condensation Realm?"

Yang Hao reached out to receive the medicinal pill. A bout of herbal fragrance entered the nose. After sizing it up carefully, Yang Hao’s face involuntarily changed drastically!

"Ye Yuan, where did you steal this True Rising Spirit Pill from?" Yang Hao questioned.

From Yang Hao’s reaction, everyone knew that what Ye Yuan said was not false!

At this point, those people who happily joined the State of Qin’s Alchemy Alliance were currently so full of regrets that their intestines turned green!

If they knew beforehand that the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion would deal this kind of massive counter-attack, why would they join this lousy alliance?!

No wonder Ye Hang and son watched Wan Donghai’s performance leisurely and calmly. They were just watching a joke!

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Turns out that the sect calls this True Rising Spirit Pill huh. Rather fitting. However, don’t casually slander fellow disciples, Senior Apprentice Brother Yang. I haven’t even been to the sect, where did the word ’steal’ come from? This medicinal pill is refined by myself. If Senior Apprentice Brother Yang don’t believe, want me to refine one for you on the spot?"

Yang Hao fixed onto Ye Yuan’s eyes, trying to see something. But he discovered that Ye Yuan’s eyes were very calm, without the slightest trace of guilt.

Ye Yuan obviously did not have a guilty conscience.

Before coming, Ye Yuan had long predicted the current situation. He refined a round of some commonly used Tier 1 medicinal pills and brought over a pile of medicinal pills.

No matter what kind of medicinal pills Wan Donghai brought out today, Ye Yuan would completely crush him!

This was still because Ye Yuan did not wish to be overly startling, which was why he only took out some medicinal pills that were inferior by a grade. If Ye Yuan took out the type of medicinal pills like the Spirit Surge Pill, he reckoned that before long, the Sect Leader of the Tranquil Cloud Sect would head over here personally.

Ye Yuan estimated that with the Tranquil Cloud Sect’s level, it was roughly the standard of the True Rising Spirit Pill. That was why he took out these medicinal pills.

"Humph! Ye Yuan, don’t get complacent too early! These few medicinal pills are very important to the sect, and now, you actually took them out in the secular world. After returning to the sect, I’ll definitely report to the upper echelons! You better think about how to face the interrogation from the upper echelons after entering the sect now! Now, are you going to surrender without resistance, or are you waiting for me to take you down?" Yang Hao said with a cold smile.

When Yang Hao said this, the entire great hall instantly cooled down.

Su Yulin who had his eyes shut to rest his mind this whole time suddenly opened his eyes. Radiant light shone in all directions.

"Whoa, can’t win in alchemy and decided to switch to fighting huh? Senior Apprentice Brother Yang, I know that you were very unresigned with your loss that day. Thinking to take me down a peg on the Martial Path today, right? Hehe, if you have the capabilities, just come at me and try!"

Ye Yuan’s degenerate look seemed to be completely clueless about the gradually tensing situation.

Right at this time, the four Crystal Formation Realm powerhouses in the great hall were already tightly wound up. A great battle was about to break out at any moment.