“Uh. Teacher Feng, since I already answered, can I go back to sleep now? You just look at my table . . .” Ye Yuan said with an innocent face.
“You!” Feng Ruoqing never expected that this fellow was still concerned about his sleep right now. Her originally subsided wrath surged once again.
“Teacher Feng, you were the one who said it just now. If I could answer your question, then I can sleep however I want. Uh. Even though it isn’t very polite, but I’m really very tired right now . . .” Ye Yuan had a troubled face.
Feng Ruoqing looked at Ye Yuan’s pair of panda eyes and knew that Ye Yuan was not lying. But what did this fellow do yesterday? Even if he went through a deathmatch yesterday, he should not be so tired today, right?
“Did I say anything?” Feng Ruoqing blinked her eyes, and gave every student a threatening glance, asking, “Did I say anything just now?”
Being unreasonable was the privilege of a woman, especially it was this unparalleled beauty, Teacher Feng Ruoqing.
All the students were petrified, and many revealed embarrassed expressions.“Ah? S-said what? D-didn’t say anything. That’s right. How could Teacher Feng possibly say something like that?”
Ye Yuan was thoroughly defeated. Right now, the only thing he wanted to do was to sleep . . .
“T-teacher Feng . . .”
“Oh? It’s not impossible to go back to sleep, but you have to promise me one thing!”
So it turns out the reason was here! But right now . . .
“Let alone one thing, even ten things will do.”
“Good. I need a student to be my assistant. You will be my assistant.”
Everyone was petrified once more. . .
Why did not such a wonderful chore happen to them?!
Whoosh . . .
Executing Instant Flash, Ye Yuan was gone, leaving his voice echoing on the spot, “No problem . . .”
Chapter 38
Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor
Under the stunned eyes of all the students, Ye Yuan slipped away, leaving Feng Ruoqing looking somewhat bitter.
However, Ye Yuan could not be bothered anymore. He was seriously too sleepy.
How could he not catch up on sleep when he would have another fierce battle at night?
As for becoming an assistant, Ye Yuan only casually agreed to it. At that moment, he did not have any choice.
Feng Ruoqing was a genuine Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist. If she did not let Ye Yuan go, then he would absolutely not be able to leave, even with his Instant Flash.
Back at his residence, Ye Yuan slept all the way till dusk before waking up leisurely.
Throwing a transcendent-grade Qi Returning Pill down his throat, plus the recovery rate while he was sleeping, essence energy in his body was quickly restored.
This Qi Returning Pill was refined before Ye Yuan set off, and it came quite handy now.
After his essence energy was restored, Ye Yuan continued using the Six Astral Array to refine transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills.
This was a colossal project. Tens of thousands of high-grade Essence Qi Pills . . . Even if one refined six each time, it would make several thousand transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills.
And just like this, Ye Yuan slept during the day and refined pills during the night.
At dusk two days later, Ye Yuan had just woken up and was about to refine the last batch of transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills, when an unexpected guest arrived. It was the host of the deathmatch, Huyan Yong.
Ye Yuan was called out by Lu-er. He then blocked the entrance to the room in a weird manner to avoid Huyan Yong from being able to peer inside.
“Haha. Hello, Teacher Huyan. Are you looking for me for something? I still have some matters to attend to, so let’s keep it short, shall we?” Ye Yuan laughed and said to Huyan Yong.
Huyan Yong was not someone who bothered with such trivialities and did not become angry at Ye Yuan’s behavior. He asked curiously, “Since I’m here, you are not going to invite me in to have a seat?”
Ye Yuan stood vigilantly in front of the door without any intention of letting him in. If he were to let Huyan Yong see that he could freely refine transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills . . . at that time, not only the Dan Wu Academy, the entire state of Qin would be in chaos.
“That . . . It’s too messy inside. So it’s better for Teacher Huyan to not go in. After I clean up, I will invite Teacher Huyan over to have a cup of tea another day.” Ye Yuan tried to evade the question.
Ye Yuan had heard before that Huyan Yong was usually a little cold, but he was a very fair and honest man. So he was not afraid that he would barge in.
Huyan Yong knew that Ye Yuan was clearly doing something fishy inside, but the residences of students were private after all. It would not be reasonable of him to barge in, so he gave up.
“Alright then. I will await your invitation.”
Ye Yuan was only being polite, but he never expected that Huyan Yong would just follow up like that.
Everyone said that Huyan Yong was infatuated with Martial Dao and did not curry favor with anyone. Why was he so different today?
“I came to look for you because I wanted to tell you that with your current strength, you should be able to barely make it into Black rank. So you can go take the advancement test already,” Huyan Yong said his intention for visiting.
In the Dan Wu Academy, what rank you were in was not determined by cultivation realm, but actual combat power.
If a student felt that his power was sufficient, then he could undergo the advancement test at the Illusionary Spirit Tower. The moment he passed, he would advance a rank. And Huyan Yong was the teacher in charge of the advancement test.
In reality, many of the Black Rank students in the Dan Wu Academy got in through connections. Their potential was limited, so they belonged to the type where they just sit around doing nothing, waiting to die. The true elites were in Earth Rank and above.
Previously, Ye Yuan naturally also belonged to the type who just sat around waiting to die.
Fei Qingping’s strength was initially already outstanding among the Black Rank students. After rising to the Fifth Level Essence Qi Realm, he already possessed the strength to take on the Black Rank test.
However, if that were simply the case, Huyan Yong would not personally look for Ye Yuan to take the test.
Challenging the Illusionary Spirit Tower was a student’s personal matter. He could not even be bothered to go and urge the students.
During the deathmatch, Huyan Yong developed a strong interest in Ye Yuan, this dark horse.
Clearly, there were many secrets on Ye Yuan’s body. Of course, this was not something amazing. Which accomplished person did not carry secrets on them?
Martial Roll of Honor’s rank one, Long Tang, and rank two, Zuo Bugui. These people definitely all had their own lucky encounters. This was not something that the academy would be bothered with. What the academy needed were powerful students.
Even though Ye Yuan was only at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm right now, he managed to kill the Fifth Level Essence Qi Realm Fei Qingping during the deathmatch.
But most importantly, Huyan Yong felt that Ye Yuan did not go all out during the deathmatch. He really wanted to see where Ye Yuan’s limits were.
The Illusionary Spirit Tower test was naturally a good place to test Ye Yuan’s true power.
In the Dan Wu Academy, students would rush to take the test once their strength reached the standard for advancing. However, Huyan Yong heard that Ye Yuan spent the past few days sleeping during the lesson and did not seem to have any intention of participating in the test. Therefore, he personally came to look for Ye Yuan to take the test.
“Ah? Advancement test? Alright, when can I join?” Ye Yuan was stunned for a moment before readily accepting.
These few days, Ye Yuan was only thinking of increasing his strength as soon as possible, which was why he forgot about joining the ad
vancement test.
Someone who did not incur the jealousy of others was a mediocre person. Ye Yuan was not afraid of showing off his abilities.
Ye Yuan was an Alchemy Emperor previously and did not need to be overly cautious within this tiny Dan Wu Academy. He also wanted to see just where the current limits of his strength were.
Ye Yuan’s reply made Huyan Yong a little surprised. He thought that Ye Yuan had some difficult dilemma, which was why he did not rush to join the test.
“Any time will do,” Huyan Yong said.
“Alright. Then I will go over to the Illusionary Spirit Tower tomorrow morning,” Ye Yuan thought about it for a moment before replying.
Huyan Yong nodded and turned to leave.
“Just a moment, Teacher Huyan,” Ye Yuan suddenly recalled a matter and called out to Huyan Yong.
“Anything else?”
“I want to let my maidservant participate in the academy’s entrance test. I wonder if Teacher Huyan could arrange for it.”
Lu-er had followed Ye Yuan into the Dan Wu Academy for quite a few days already. However, Ye Yuan was always busy these few days, so he was not free to help her settle down. Today, since he coincidentally met up with Huyan Yong, it did not seem like an unreasonable matter to ask him to arrange the test for her.
According to the academy’s rules, students were not allowed to freely bring followers into the academy no matter how powerful their background was. There was no issue for Lu-er to stay a few days temporarily, but the academy would definitely investigate after a while.
“That young lady just now? At such a young age and already at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm. I suppose she barely qualifies to participate in the test. Alright, bring her along with you tomorrow,” Huyan Yong nodded his head and said to Ye Yuan.
With Huyan Yong’s cultivation, he naturally could see Lu-er’s strength at a glance.
Lu-er was younger than Ye Yuan by one year. Being able to cultivate to Third Level Essence Qi Realm was barely passable. Huyan Yong obviously would not mind too much.
However, who knows what his thoughts would be if he were to find out that it took less than a month for Lu-er to cultivate essence energy to the Third Level Essence Qi Realm.
In reality, even Ye Yuan was highly astonished by Lu-er’s cultivation speed.
She used a single night to reach the First Level Essence Qi Realm, and after five days under the aid of Ye Yuan’s Explosive Yuan Pill, she successfully broke through to the Second Level Essence Qi Realm.
And yesterday after consuming transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills consecutively, Lu-er broke through once more, reaching the Third Level Essence Qi Realm, almost catching up to Ye Yuan.
If this sort of cultivation speed were spread out, it would be an absolutely astounding matter.
Even though there was the aid of medicinal pills, Lu-er’s monstrous talent was even more important. In front of Lu-er, all those so-called geniuses in the State of Qin were overshadowed by her.
Obviously, there was also the Heaven Illusionary Ice Soul that Ye Yuan taught her. It was as if it were custom-made for Lu-er, making her cultivate quite successfully with ease.
Lu-er was naturally gifted. These past few days, Ye Yuan taught her several suitable martial techniques. She quickly grasped them, as if she was born just for cultivation.
Lu-er’s current strength was absolutely no weaker than the average Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. There should not be a problem to pass the entrance test.
Both master and servant going to participate in the test together was something worth anticipating.
Chapter 39
Translator: celefoata_ Editor: RegiusProfessor
After Ye Yuan successfully refined the last transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pill, he let out a long sigh of relief.
These few days of refining had squeezed his essence energy dry over and over again, torturing him half dead.
However, the hard work paid off. By constantly draining his essence energy, unknowingly, Ye Yuan’s cultivation realm had thoroughly stabilized.
Right now, he was only one step away from the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. As long as the accumulation of essence energy was sufficient, Ye Yuan could break through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm at any time.
What’s left was naturally stuffing himself with pills.
“Huuu. Finally done. Lu-er, help me stand guard, I’m going to break through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm,” Ye Yuan instructed Lu-er.
The last batch of pills left today weren’t many, so Ye Yuan did not expend too much essence energy.
After taking a Qi Returning Pill and meditating for an hour, Ye Yuan recovered to his peak condition.
Casually taking out five transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills and throwing them into his mouth, Ye Yuan executed the Spirit Bristle Nine Yang Divine Art and started to impact through the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm.
If it were some other Third Level Essence Qi Realm, they would definitely die due to the violent essence energy just from consuming five transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills at once.
However, Ye Yuan’s Spirit Bristle Nine Yang Divine Art was just too powerful. The violent essence energy was currently as obedient as a lamb as it moved along Ye Yuan’s meridians; it even appeared to lack the strength to carry on.
Without thinking too much, Ye Yuan swallowed another three transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills before the essence energy barely managed to reach the requirement.
Ye Yuan revolved around his thick and abundant essence energy, impacting through the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm bottleneck. Unlike other people, he did not encounter a large resistance and surged forth like a current; slowly, yet powerfully.
The Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm!
A bottleneck that would take several months, even a year for an ordinary person to break through, only took Ye Yuan two hours.
However, Ye Yuan did not stop cultivating. He continued to swallow transcendent-grade Essence Qi Pills non-stop, only ceasing when he reached the peak of Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm.
Sensing essence energy that was several times thicker than when he was at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm, Ye Yuan shook his head instead.
“Still too weak! I wonder when I will have the strength to charge back to the Divine Realm. However, if I were to have a deathmatch with Fei Qingping here once more, I can instantly kill him with only First Layer Wave.”
After a night of cultivation, the sun was already up, and it was almost time to go look for Huyan Yong.
Ye Yuan had just advanced to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm, so his fatigue was swept away long ago. Presently, Lu-er was also a cultivator. Meditating one night did not have much effect on her.
Master and servant went to the Illusionary Spirit Tower together. Huyan Yong had already been waiting there for a long time.
“Hello, Teacher Huyan,” Ye Yuan brought Lu-er up and greeted him.
Huyan Yong nodded and acknowledged him calmly.
Huyan Yong instinctively swept his divine sense over Ye Yuan’s body, and his initially cold face revealed a slight astonishment.
“I didn’t see you for one night, and you are already at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm?” Huyan Yong asked in amazement.
“Haha. Lucky, lucky,” Ye Yuan laughed and said.
Huyan Yong shook his head and said, “At first, other people said that your cultivation realm was forcefully raised by your father. But I knew that it wasn’t the case after watching your deathmatch. However, I never expected that you would advance a small stage, rising to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm.”
“In any case, I’m an Alchemy Grandmaster’s son who mainly grew up eating medicinal pills. If I still can’t reach Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm at this age, I will be throwing my father’s face,” Ye Yuan said, his words being half genuine, half false.
Huyan Yong nodded and did not say much, as if in silent agreement with what Ye Yuan said.
“The test hasn’t
started yet. You two wait awhile,” Huyan Yong said.
Clearly, it was not only Ye Yuan and Lu-er who were participating in the test. There were already over a dozen people waiting there.
“Alright, Teacher Huyan.” Ye Yuan didn’t waste his breath and brought Lu-er to stand with that group of people.
However, Ye Yuan’s appearance caused a stir.
Presently, he was too famous. Not only did he kill Fei Qingping who was higher than him by two minor cultivation realms in a deathmatch, but he also scammed thousands of Essence Qi Pills from several hundred students.
Even if they did not want to recognize him, they could not.
“You guys, isn’t that Ye Yuan over there? He also came to participate in the advancement test?”
“What’s so strange about it? That Fei Qingping already barely had strength close to the Black rank. Since Ye Yuan could finish him off, isn’t it very normal to join the advancement test?”
“That makes sense. But for a Third Level Essence Qi Realm to join the Black rank test, he can be considered exceptional.”
“Don’t be silly. Back then, wasn’t Senior Apprentice Brother Long also at the Third Level Essence Qi Realm when he participated in the Black rank test? No matter how powerful Ye Yuan is, can he be stronger than Senior Apprentice Brother Long?”
“But his Stacking Waves Layered Palm was trained until the Second Layer Wave. Surely he’s at least stronger than Senior Apprentice Brother Long in that aspect? Senior Apprentice Brother Long trained for a month before barely mastering the First Layer Wave.”
“Tsk. He was just lucky that the martial technique suited him. How can he possibly compare with Senior Apprentice Brother Long?”
“Then how do you explain his great circle stage Instant Flash?”
” . . . . . .”
“Yii? Look.”
“Look at what? Making such a fuss.”
“Ye Yuan seems to have . . . broken through . . .”
“Broken through what? H-he . . . he is already at Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm! Heavens! Is this fellow still human? How many days has it only been since he advanced to the Third Level Essence Qi Realm.”
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