Without mentioning about others, even a genius like Long Tang would probably require at least a year’s time to train from the First Level Essence Qi Realm to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm? But Ye Yuan did it in only a month.
Such astonishing growth was truly inconceivable. The most immediate idea was most likely that he had over exhausted his potential, right?
And the price for over exhausting one’s potential was sacrificing future growth!
Jiang Yunhe smiled and said, “I didn’t say that. But let’s observe for a period of time first. You don’t have to worry too much about resources and what not. Didn’t Ye Yuan plunder several tens of thousands of Essence Qi Pills? It shouldn’t be a problem to train to the Ninth Level Essence Qi Realm.”
Huyan Yong sighed and took his leave.
After Huyan Yong left, Jiang Yunhe walked to the window with his hands behind his back and muttered to himself, ” Oh Ye Yuan, I really hope that you are a peerless genius. Don’t let me down!”
. . . . . .
The alchemist test would be taking place in the capital in four days’ time. Ye Yuan figured that he might as well skip classes, and brought Lu-er back home to stay for a few days.
As he had just broken through not long ago, Ye Yuan planned to use these few days to properly consolidate his realm. The next step would be to directly assault the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm.
Within a minor stage in the Essence Qi Realm, Ye Yuan could completely disregard the bottleneck between realms and directly cross them.
This was already after intentionally slowing down. If it was not out of fear that his foundation would become unstable, Ye Yuan could even break through several realms within a day.
After all, the Essence Qi Realm was simply too easy for Ye Yuan who was once a Divine King.
“If Master and Madam know that Young Master became an Earth Rank student, they would be ecstatic.” Lu-er was full of pride as if she was the one who became an Earth Rank student.
“It’s just being a stupid Earth Rank student. Who cares?” Ye Yuan curled his lips in disdain.
“Of course it’s impressive! You don’t know what kind of expression they had outside. Each of them stared at the light screen as if they saw a ghost. Initially, I didn’t know how amazing Earth Rank students are. But afterward, I heard that there had never been anyone in the Dan Wu Academy who advanced and became an Earth Rank when they were at the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm. That’s when I found out that Young Master is so incredible!” Lu-er said excitedly.
” Haha. There will be plenty more times for them to be shocked in the future. If you are this way each time, wouldn’t it be exhausting?” Infected by Lu-er’s mood, Ye Yuan also started laughing heartily.
“Why would that be tiring? If that were the case, I would be happy every day!” Lu-er replied seriously.
“Then I will make my Lu-er happy every day, okay?”
“Hehe. Young Master is still the best! Lu-er is already very happy right now! Yii?Why are there so few people in the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion? Normally in the past, the queue would be super long at this time.”
The master and servant pair arrived at the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion without realizing it. But then Lu-er found that something was not quite right with the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.
In the past, the entrance to the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion was always crowded with streams of people. But today, it looked a little deserted.
“Let’s go in to check it out.”
Ye Yuan entered the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion with Lu-er and discovered that there were really much fewer people. It was not even half of the norm in the past. What was going on?
“Young Master Ye, why are you back?”
The shopkeeper was clearly idling today. The moment Ye Yuan walked in, he noticed this and hurried over to greet the former.
“Shopkeeper Feng, why are there so few people in the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion today? What happened?”
The shopkeeper was surnamed Feng and was the third-born; so he was called Feng San 1 . He was an old employee of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion and was completely loyal. Even Ye Hang was very respectful towards him.
Hearing Ye Yuan’s question, he involuntarily let out a long sigh. “Sigh . . . Isn’t it all thanks to that Drunken Star Manor. Who knows where they got the pill formula of something called Essence Gathering Pill. The medicinal effects are 50% stronger than even the effects of a high-grade Essence Qi Pill! These few days, they released the new medicinal pills, attracting everyone over. As a result, our Fragrant Medicine Pavilion’s business fell drastically. Sigh. With this sort of medicinal pill, the Drunken Star Manor is now undefeatable. The owner has also been troubled by this these few days!”
“It’s really Drunken Star Manor again! Essence Gathering Pill huh . . .” Ye Yuan started to muse.
“That’s right. The price of this Essence Gathering Pill is about the same as a high-grade Essence Qi Pill, but the medicinal effects are 50% stronger. As long as one is a martial artist, who could possibly resist this kind of temptation?Sigh. It looks like hard times are ahead for our Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.”
Feng San sighed and groaned. His face was full of worry. It was apparent that he spent the past few days distressed over it.
This move by the Drunken Star Manor came too suddenly without any signs at all. The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion was caught unaware. As a result, this led to the current situation.
“Don’t worry too much, Shopkeeper Feng. It’s just a tiny little Essence Gathering Pill. It can’t cause any huge waves.” Ye Yuan smiled as he consoled the shopkeeper.
Feng San looked at Ye Yuan and sighed as he said, “Young Master probably isn’t aware of what this 50% medicinal effect means. This is something that can change the medicinal pills market in the State of Qin! With this, the Drunken Star Manor can become a monopoly power in the future!”
Ye Yuan knew that any explanation was futile, so he smiled and asked, “Shopkeeper Feng, is my father in the shop? I will go look for him.”
“Yes. The owner has been in a closed-door seclusion in the pill refinement room these past few days.”
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Ye Hang’s hands moved like phantoms as he operated the pill cauldron. The medicinal pill in the pill cauldron was about to form as it gave off a faint light.
“Set!’
Ye Hang gave a low cry, and the light on the medicinal pill dissipated, forming a dark green medicinal pill.
Making a gesture of grabbing at it, the pill flew into Ye Hang’s hand.
“Sigh. I was too overconfident. If it were so easy to invent a new medicinal pill, how could it be that it’s my, Ye Hang’s, turn to do it?” Ye Hang shook his head and threw away the newly refined pill.
Presently, Ye Hang looked utterly haggard. It was evident that he was greatly exhausted.
He was attempting to develop new medicinal pills without getting any sleep or rest these few days in order to prevent the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion from declining. But all of his efforts were in vain.
Even though Essence Qi Pill was not among high-tier pills, after countless years of development, it was actually incomparably mature.
How could it be easy to develop a new medicinal pill which had even stronger medicinal effects than Essence Qi Pill to replace it?
“I didn’t think that after working hard for so many years, I, Ye Hang, still can’t escape the outcome of defeat. What a failure!” Ye Hang sighed again.
Unwittingly, Ye Yuan’s figure suddenly appeared in Ye Hang’s mind, and some clarity was restored in his hazy eyes.
“If I’m defeated, then I’m defeated. At least my son has that mysterious teacher. His future accomplishments will definitely be limitless.”
He was naturally aware of Ye Yuan’s performance in the Dan Wu Academy these past few days, and he was delighted in his heart.
But he was still not aware that Ye Yua
n had already advanced to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm, passed the Black Rank Advancement test, and became an Earth Rank student.
Ye Hang was originally a sanguine person and did not take defeat heavily. It was just that this bunch of old fellows at the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion had followed him for a long time. His individual success or failure was connected to the livelihood of many people. That was why he tried day and night to regain some lost ground.
Perhaps their hearts were connected. Just as Ye Hang thought about his son, Ye Yuan’s knocking on the door sounded. “Father, this Child is back. May I enter?”
Ye Hang’s heart shook slightly, and he went to open the door. Sure enough, it was Ye Yuan.
“Father, I heard that you were in a closed-door seclusion, so I came here directly. I didn’t interrupt you, did I?” Ye Yuan bowed towards Ye Hang and asked.
“Haha. What’s there to interrupt? Yuan-er is back. Any important matter has to be put aside! Come, let us father and son talk in the study room. Tell me what happened in the Dan Wu Academy.” Ye Hang pulled his son and headed out.
Ye Yuan was touched. Ye Hang’s love for his son really surpassed everything.
Even at this time, Ye Hang was interested to find out about Ye Yuan’s experience in the Dan Wu Academy rather than finding a way to save the situation. One could only imagine Ye Yuan’s place in Ye Hang’s heart.
Before leaving, Ye Yuan swept his eyes around the pill refinement room and sniffed the medicinal fragrance lingering in the air. He already knew the goal of Ye Hang’s closed-door seclusion.
. . . . . .
“Yuan-er, I heard that you had a deathmatch with that brat from the Wan Family whose surname was Fei, right after you returned to the academy? And that you finished him off with your Third Level Essence Qi Realm strength? That is so satisfying! Yii? Y-you . . . already broke through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm?”
Just now, Ye Hang did not notice yet. But as he was talking, he discovered that Ye Yuan’s aura was much stronger than before he left. Clearly, he already broke through to the Fourth Level Essence Qi Realm, so he could not help but be astonished.
“Haha. I was fortunate and broke through two days ago. I also passed through three advancement tests consecutively yesterday. Now, I’m already an Earth Rank student.”
Ye Yuan was not showing off, but it was because he knew that his father was in a lousy mood. So he found something to cheer him up. It was clear just how much effort he expended from how worn out Ye Hang looked. Ye Yuan felt his heart ache just by looking at him.
As expected, when Ye Yuan told him that, Ye Hang immediately perked up and exclaimed in delight, “The heavens had opened their eyes! My son really became competent! That brat from the Wan Family only just advanced to become Earth Rank, but my son only used a month to do the same! What a resounding face-smacking difference! Hahaha!”
After a bout of hearty laughter, Ye Hang gradually quietened down. But the joy on his face could not be concealed.
Suddenly recalling something, Ye Hang frowned slightly and asked him, “Yuan-er, it’s naturally a good thing for your strength to advance so quickly. But would it affect your future cultivation?”
Ye Hang’s worry happened to coincide with Jiang Yunhe’s. This concern was not without reason.
Cultivating the Martial Dao always focused on moving along carefully each step of the way. It was cultivation’s great taboo to neglect a solid foundation in pursuit of a temporary spurt of progress.
Ye Yuan’s advancement was truly too rapid. As a father, he was naturally concerned whether or not his son’s foundation was unstable, and if it would affect future cultivation.
“Don’t worry, Father. I know what I’m doing. The cultivation law that Master passed on to me is highly mystical. If I didn’t fear that my cultivation realm rising too quickly would affect my foundation, it wouldn’t be a problem for me to cultivate to the Seventh or Eighth Level Essence Qi Realm right now,” Ye Yuan replied indifferently.
After he said that, Ye Hang calmed down even though he was still a little worried.
The Master in Ye Yuan’s dream was unfathomable and passed him so many techniques. He most likely would not harm him.
“Then it’s alright. Oh right. You just went to the academy a while ago. Why did you return to the capital again? Do you lack cultivation resources?”
The matter of Ye Yuan participating in the alchemist test was only decided yesterday. Ye Hang did not receive the news yet.
“In four days’ time, a party from the academy will undergo a group test at the Alchemist Association. I’m here to take part in the alchemist test.”
“Alchemist test? Oh. You can refine Heart Inch Fissure. So taking the Alchemist Apprentice test is obviously not an issue. It’s just that the alchemist test only has three chances. Yuan-er, your experience is still too little after all. Are you confident?”
The way Ye Hang saw it, Ye Yuan definitely failed countless times before he succeeded in refining the Heart Inch Fissure back then.
Nobody knew him like his father. In the past, Ye Yuan basically never even touched alchemy before. How could one possibly increase the success rate of pill refinement without their technique being tempered through countless practices?
“I trained quite a bit these past few days, so it shouldn’t be an issue.” Ye Yuan smiled.
“Then that’s good. Take these two days to adjust yourself properly to take the test in your best condition.” Ye Hang encouraged him.
Ye Yuan naturally nodded and acknowledged those words. Following which, he took the opportunity to ask,”Father, when I just came back, I asked shopkeeper Feng. Are you worrying about the Essence Gathering Pill these past few days, Father?”
When Ye Yuan mentioned this matter, a trace of uneasiness flashed across Ye Hang’s face. But it was quickly covered up as he smiled and said, “Yuan-er, you just have to cultivate well in the academy. Don’t worry about what’s happening at home. Wan Donghai couldn’t do anything to your father after so many years. This time around, it’s obviously going to be the same.”
Ye Yuan let out a sigh and said, “Father, I’m already grown up. This kind of low-level lie won’t work on me.”
Ye Hang gave an awkward look. “H-haha. Actually . . . this time around . . . it’s a little bit problematic.”
“Father, Master taught me many areas of alchemy in my dream. There is a type of medicinal pill called Explosive Yuan Pill. The medicinal effects are multiple times of the Essence Qi Pill. It should help you tide over the crisis this time,” Ye Yuan said solemnly.
“Multiple times? You are talking about Tier 2 medicinal pills, right? Then it’s useless.” Ye Hang shook his head. He did not think that there were any Tier 1 medicinal pills with multiple times the medicinal effects of the Essence Qi Pill.
However, Ye Yuan shook his head and said, “Not a Tier 2. It’s only a Tier 1 medicinal pill.”
“What? A Tier 1 medicinal pill? Multiple times? How is that possible?!” Ye Hang stared wide-eyed at him, with disbelief written all over his face.
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Modifying a matured medicinal pill formula to improve its medicinal effects was an extremely difficult thing.
Ye Hang was already a low-rank Alchemist Grandmaster, and even he could not improve the medicinal effects of the Essence Qi Pill. It was clear at a glance just how challenging that was.
As for creating a new Tier 1 medicinal pill with medicinal effects multiple times that of the Essence Qi Pill? That was merely a fantasy. Otherwise, how could the Drunken Star Manor’s Essence Gathering Pill possibly give Ye Hang such enormous pressure?
And now, the fantasy really became a reality. Imagine the shock in Ye Hang’s heart.
Ever since Ye Hang stepped onto the Alchemy Path, he had never heard of any Tier 1 medicinal pills with medicinal effects multiple times that of the Essence Qi Pill over the past few decades!
&n
bsp; But Ye Yuan said that this Explosive Yuan Pill actually had such a miraculous effect!
Ye Hang was extremely conflicted right now. Reason told him that this was entirely a lie. But the person who uttered this lie was his son. So should he believe it or not?
After sucking in a deep breath, Ye Hang gave a pained look and asked, “Yuan-er, you aren’t joking with father, right?”
But Ye Yuan just smiled and said, “Why don’t you try it to see for yourself, father?”
Ye Hang quickly stood up and dragged Ye Yuan along. “Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go to the pill refinement room!”
“Don’t be anxious, Father. I still have something to tell you.” Ye Yuan did not move.
“Aiya. If there’s anything, we can talk about it later. Refining the Explosive Yuan Pill is the top priority.” Ye Hang already could hardly wait.
This concerned the survival of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion. Even though Ye Hang looked calm on the outside, he was actually incomparably anxious on the inside.
The Fragrant Medicine Pavilion was the fruit of his life’s labor. No matter how sanguine about it he was, he was not willing to watch the monkeys scatter overnight when the tree falls.
However, Ye Yuan was not anxious at all. Pulling his father back to his seat, he smiled and said, “Explosive Yuan Pill is just a minor thing. I have countless pill formulas that Master passed on to me. What I’m about to say is the crucial thing. Just be a little more patient, Father.”
Ye Hang was a little perplexed. “What could be more important than saving the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion? En, En, alright, you talk, I’ll listen.”
Ye Yuan returned to his seat and said seriously, “There were many miscellaneous things that Master imparted to me in my dreams. But there are two sets of techniques I need to inform you about, Father. The first is called the Spirit Bristle Nine Yang Divine Art. The other is called the Thousand Augmenting Soul Incantation. Father, you can switch to these two cultivation laws. 1 I believe that in the future, the Tranquil Cloud Sect would merely be a small sect to you.”
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