by Feng Yise
Chapter 181 - The Teetering Imperial Family
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.
Chapter 182 - Gifting Pill
"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 s.u.c.k.e.d 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 s.u.c.k.e.d 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 acc.u.mulation!
"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.
Chapter 183 - Even If I’m the One Who Killed, so What?
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.