Su Yishan also returned right then. When he heard Liu Ruoshui’s words, his face turned completely dark . . .
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Liu Ruoshui went ‘mad,’ and Su Yubai gave out the instruction for her to be forcefully sent out of the academy.
When Liu Ruoshui left the academy, she became a wandering soul; at a loss on where to go.
She was once full of ambition and thought that she could rise above over. She was formerly delicate and charming like a flower, pursued by all.
And now, she, Liu Ruoshui, was just a cripple. A walking corpse. Even passersby could not be bothered to look at her.
A day later, an assassin who was tailing her the entire day stabbed her with a knife at her back, finishing off this formerly alluring young lady.
In reality, many people predicted this ending. It was just that there was nobody concerned with Liu Ruoshui anymore.
Liu Ruoshui’s outcome today was reaping the fruits she sowed. Who would sympathize with a black-hearted woman?
After this incident, Ye Yuan then proceeded to read thoroughly the cultivation law jade slip which Feng Ruoqing sent over, and passed her a jade slip he imprinted himself.
Feng Ruoqing was initially worried that going to the Scripture Library to select cultivation law would waste a lot of time. Who knew that Ye Yuan would casually throw her a cultivation law?
She used divine sense to sweep over the cultivation law Ye Yuan passed her and was involuntarily astonished.
This cultivation was simply custom-made for Feng Zhirou! What was different was that this cultivation law was an extreme yin cultivation law!
This made Feng Ruoqing sigh in admiration once again at how powerful Ye Yuan’s master was.
After settling Feng Zhirou’s matter, Ye Yuan directly entered closed-seclusion, and no longer concerned himself with the academy’s affairs.
As for the spar with Wu Luochen, both parties agreed to do it after the Endless Trials.
Wu Luochen could tell that although Ye Yuan’s strength greatly surpassed those of the same rank, he was ultimately a major realm away from him. It was still somewhat premature to fight now, so he also gave up.
Following Ye Yuan’s closed-seclusion, the academy seemed to have returned to its former peace.
Then, the third day after Ye Yuan entered his retreat, another matter caused a huge disturbance in the entire Dan Wu Academy once more!
Following Ye Yuan’s action, the rank one on the Martial Roll, Long Tang, challenged the Nine Heavens Road!
The Nine Heavens Road was illustriously notorious. More often than not, several years, even over a decade would pass before anybody dared to challenge it.
But now, there was actually two students challenging the Nine Heavens Road consecutively within three days. This was explosively big news.
Although Long Tang was rank one on the Martial Roll, there were still not many people who thought highly of him challenging the Nine Heavens Road.
The Nine Heavens Road was too hard!
If Long Tang were already confident a long time ago, he would not have waited until today to challenge it.
Hence, the vast majority felt that Long Tang went to challenge the Nine Heavens Road because he was triggered by Ye Yuan.
Without any doubt, all of the experts on the Martial Roll were highly arrogant, let alone the one standing at the top of the Martial Roll, Long Tang.
A formerly unknown student made it past the Nine Heavens Road. As the number one on the Martial Roll, didn’t Long Tang get beaten?
One had to know that although rank one on the Martial Roll was termed a genius when compared to Ye Yuan who made it past the Nine Heavens Road, the difference was enormous!
Only by making it through the Nine Heavens Road could he prove that the degree of his talent did not lose out to Ye Yuan!
This was a colossal gamble! If he lost this bet, then Long Tang would not even be able to keep his life!
Under these circumstances, expectedly, many students felt that Long Tang was too narrow-minded, and this should not be the conduct of a rank one of the Martial Roll.
As a matter of fact, Ye Yuan’s talent had already long surpassed Long Tang in many students’ heart. He was well-deserving for being number one in the academy!
But Long Tang was unable to accept this reality, so he used his life to wager this name.
Only Zuo Bugui knew about Long Tang’s plan. Although he did not really understand it, it was definitely not acting on impulse.
On the contrary, Long Tang was unprecedentedly calm right now! So calm until Zuo Bugui was unable to grasp his depth!
Just several days without seeing him and Long Tang actually underwent such a huge transformation. Could it be that he was really enlightened?
“Are you really going, Old Long?” At the foot of the Nine Heavens Peak, Zuo Bugui and Long Tang stood shoulder to shoulder.
“Naturally,” Long Tang replied casually.
“Sigh. I know that I can’t sway you so I won’t persuade you anymore. I wish you good luck then.”
“En. I will succeed.”
Long Tang was wholly composed as if he was only explaining a fact.
Zuo Bugui and Long Tang had been rivals for such a long time. He knew that he had never been an arrogant and conceited person. But where did he get his confidence?
Just because Ye Yuan made it through? Long Tang was not so superficial, right?
Long Tang went in front of the stone tablet, swore the Heavenly Dao Oath, and resolutely stepped onto the Nine Heavens Road!
. . . . . .
At the back of the mountain, in the abode of the Disciplinary Hall’s First Elder. Su Yubai looked at Su Yishan with a dark face.
“Yishan, you are the future patriarch of the Su Family. How can you not weigh the importance when doing things? You’ve disappointed me greatly in this matter!” Su Yubai reprimanded him relentlessly.
Su Yishan sweated profusely and bowed as he said, “I was wrong, Second Uncle.”
“Do you know where you were wrong?”
“I should not have get involved with that crazy woman!”
Speaking of Liu Ruoshui, Su Yishan also gnashed his teeth in hatred. That woman was a troublemaker, drawing major problems for him.
“You’re wrong! It’s just a woman. With your identity and status, what kind of woman can’t you have? You were wrong not because of provoking that woman, but for provoking Ye Yuan! You clearly knew that this woman came to find you to avoid Ye Yuan and you actually dared to shelter her! If it was just sheltering her, then forget it. But you became enemies with Ye Yuan for her beauty!” Su Yubai’s words shot out extremely fast.
Su Yishan gritted his teeth and said, “Merely a Ye Yuan, who would have thought that he could actually make Wu Luochen work for him? Otherwise . . .”
“Otherwise what? Kill him? If I didn’t make it on time, even if you killed Ye Yuan, you also can’t escape death yourself! Even though the high sect hasn’t come over to name Ye Yuan, his status as a core disciple can no longer be changed. Did you consider the consequences of killing a high sect’s core disciple? You’re the next patriarch of the Su Family. How could you do things without thinking it through?” Su Yubai reproved him.
Su Yishan shuddered. Back then, he was in the heat of the moment. How would he have considered so much?
Now that he thought about it, he was genuinely fearful.
Seeing Su Yishan’s appearance, Su Yubai grunted coldly. “Do you understand now?”
Su Yishan sucked in deeply and nodded, saying, “Many thanks for Second Uncle’s teachings. This child understood.”
“Understood what?”
“Killing Ye Yuan must be a one blow certain kill! Otherwise, hitting the snake and not killing it will result in injuries! Since we’re in the academy and I have no way of killing him, I shouldn’t have taken the initiative to provoke him. The result was getting skunk juice all ove
r me! Second Uncle, this child still underestimated Ye Yuan. The speed of his growth . . . is too quick!” Although he did not wish to admit it, Su Yishan already acknowledged Ye Yuan’s power.
The anger on Su Yubai’s face finally subsided and what replaced it was a satisfied look.
“That’s right! You’re the young patriarch of the Su Family. How you want to play with women is not an issue. But there’s one thing. Never, ever, hold up important things because of women. Why did I want to publicly kill Ye Yuan? That’s because I saw his future threat! Although I didn’t succeed, that was just an accident. Since the matter cannot be done, then we will temporarily put it aside. Why shouldn’t we make good use of such a fine opportunity like the Endless Trials when it’s placed right there. The Endless Trials is our best chance, and also our last chance! Hence, Ye Yuan must die inside the Endless Forest!”
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“If it was before Ye Yuan tackled the Nine Heavens Road, I had full confidence in killing him. But I don’t have that much confidence in killing the current Ye Yuan even though he can’t defeat me,” Su Yishan said with knitted brows.
Su Yishan had exchanged blows with Ye Yuan. He estimated that his strength was roughly around rank 50 or so on the Martial Roll.
He naturally would not take to heart this level of strength. But if Ye Yuan was bent on running, he really had no certainty of holding Ye Yuan.
After all, Ye Yuan would not stand there and wait stupidly for his Heaven Flipping Palm.
Su Yubai retrieved a pill bottle and passed it to Su Yishan. “This bottle contains Spirit Essence Pills. After you consume then, take these two days to breakthrough to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm. After you reach the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, killing him shouldn’t be difficult, right?”
Su Yishan’s eyes shone, and he quickly received the medicinal pills.
To the top ten geniuses on the Martial Roll, the allure of the Spirit Essence Pill was enormous. This could be seen from Su Yubai and Long Tang’s wager.
After reaching the Spirit Condensation Realm, the difficulty of breaking through realms would increase tremendously. With Spirit Essence Pills, it would be equivalent to saving a great deal of time for cultivation.
Some people when they get stuck in the minor realm, it would be half a year gone. At that time, it would not be so easy if they wanted to catch up to others.
It had already been a while since Long Tang got the Spirit Essence Pill, but he did not use it this whole time. One could see that he viewed the Spirit Essence Pill equally importantly.
Su Yishan said confidently, “Not difficult. Of course not difficult at all! As long as I breakthrough to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, killing Ye Yuan will be a simple matter!”
Su Yubai nodded his head. Clearly, he felt that this speech was not exaggerated.
Su Yishan was the best seedling in the Su Family. Otherwise, he would not be so heavily nurtured. After breaking through to the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm, Su Yishan’s combat prowess would surely advance into the top five!
Among the top five students on the Martial Roll, only Long Tang was at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. The rest were all at the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm.
Su Yishan enjoyed resources far beyond other people. If he could not even get into the top five, then he could forget about his position as the young patriarch.
Taking care of Ye Yuan was naturally easy for the top five on the Martial Roll.
“I’ve already asked your father to send out the Chang brothers to cooperate with you to eliminate Ye Yuan! They are currently already concealed inside the Endless Forest. Once the Endless Trials begins, they would target Ye Yuan. At that time, make contact with them, and come up with a foolproof plan. You must kill Ye Yuan! Remember, if you don’t move, then stay low. Once you move, you must kill! You absolutely mustn’t give Ye Yuan any breathing space! Understand?” Su Yubai said in a low voice.
This was not a discussion anymore, but an order.
He knew that Su Yishan more or less had a young master’s attitude and might feel it was beneath him to cooperate with those retainers.
But no matter what, achieving the goal of killing Ye Yuan was the most critical objective among priorities. The others were of no significance, including Su Yishan’s pride.
. . . . . .
Long Tang charged out of the sea of fire looking rather ragged.
However, looking at his eyes right now, it was filled with indescribable luster.
“So, this is the Nine Heavens Road! Although it’s exceedingly treacherous, it’s also a limitless treasure trove!” Long Tang gasped in admiration.
Long Tang could not compare to Ye Yuan. The first stage’s concepts to Ye Yuan was simply unqualified to make the cut.
But to Long Tang, these concept checkpoints were remarkably perilous. But after the dangers, Long Tang managed to grasp some things, letting him reap many benefits.
Long Tang did not continue rushing. He meditated on the spot to comprehend his harvests just now.
Long Tang’s strength lied in his perception. Otherwise, what right did he have to seat at the first place of the Martial Roll when he was only at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm?
In the top five, only Long Tang alone was at the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm. His combat prowess was evident.
One had to know that there was a minor stage gap between the Third Level Spirit Condensation Realm and the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm!
Hence, he could also comprehend some things which others were unable to on the Nine Heavens Road. It was just that this way, his clearing speed became exceptionally slow, showing a sharp contrast from Ye Yuan clearing the checkpoints.
After two days had passed, Long Tang merely made it past the first stage.
“No way. Isn’t Senior Apprentice Brother Long going to have his face slapped until it swells like a fatty’s like this? It’s already so hard for him to make it past the first stage. What should he do about the later stages?”
“Sigh. This also can’t be helped. If I were rank one on the Martial Roll with my position being challenged like that by Ye Yuan, I might also come and challenge the Nine Heavens Road too!”
“Forget it. Looking at Senior Apprentice Brother Long, I reckon that it’s going to be very tough to come down from up there. After all, not everybody can create such miracles like Ye Yuan.”
“En, I think so too. Although Senior Apprentice Brother Long is incredible, everyone unanimously agreed that his degree of monstrousness is inferior to Mo Yuntian. If Senior Apprentice Brother Long had confidence in challenging the Nine Heavens Road, he would have come long ago. Why wait until today?”
“Sigh, forget it. Let’s leave. It’s going to be the Endless Trials in two days. With Senior Apprentice Brother Long’s speed, I reckon that he won’t make it in time.
As the Endless Trials approached, many students dispersed from the Nine Heavens Road. The foot of the Nine Heavens Peak promptly became deserted.
. . . . . .
One day later, Ye Yuan exited seclusion.
There was still one day before the Endless Trials began. He needed to prepare some things to bring into the Endless Forest.
Ye Yuan knew that this trip would definitely be very perilous!
He already offended Su Yubai and Su Yishan thoroughly. They did not dare to make a move within the academy, so they definitely would not let go of the chance called the Endless Trials.
But this journey to the Endless Forest was imperative for Ye Yuan. He had no choice but to take this risk for Lu-er!
The medicinal pill Ye Yuan was planning on refining for Lu-er was called the Essence Yang Pill, a high-grade Tier 2 medicinal pill in the Divine Realm.
This pill was extremely difficult to refine, and the herbs required were also exceptionally harsh.
There were three core i
ngredients in the Essence Yang Pill. All of them were exceedingly rare herbs. Only this sort of dangerous, yet resource-rich place like the Endless Forest would have it.
Also, Ye Yuan happened to know the location of one of the core ingredients. This core ingredient was precisely the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python inner core!
That was also because Ye Yuan took note of it back when treating the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python poison for that brawny man, and asked for the whereabouts of the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python. But he did not expect that it would really come in handy now!
One might say it was coincidental, but in reality, it was inevitable.
Ye Yuan was infatuated with the Alchemy Dao in his past life and would naturally be very interested in rare medicinal herbs. This sort of good habit also carried forth till today.
The Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python possessed a divine beast bloodline. Its inner core’s attribute was extreme indomitable yang, perfect for restraining Lu-er’s frost poison.
And the other two core ingredients were similarly extreme yang plants. One was called Crimson Soul Grass, the other was Pine Yang Fruit.
Although these two items were hard to find, they were not undetectable. Through Huyan Yong, Ye Yuan already roughly knew the possible locations where these two herbs would appear.
But the Seven Colored Flowing Cloud Python had incredible might. It was a middle-rank Tier 2 demonic beast; equivalent to a human second stage Spirit Condensation Realm expert. This was also an extremely thorny problem for Ye Yuan.
However, Ye Yuan still had another objective for going to the Endless Forest, which was to break through to the Spirit Condensation Realm!
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