by Feng Yise
"You're the one who beat my little brother and even snatched his points?"
"Who's your brother? Who are you?" Ye Yuan pretended that he did not know anything. Towards people looking to find trouble, he had never given any good attitude.
"Humph! Did you beat up a disciple called Ceng Yu a few days ago? He's my younger brother. I'm called Ceng Yu."
"Oh, that matter huh." Realization 'dawned upon' Ye Yuan. He said, "I did teach a lesson to some guys who didn't have eyes a few days back. But didn't remember their names. Which one is your brother?"
Seeing Ye Yuan's casual look, Ceng Cheng felt infuriated. "Good! Excellent! A Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm who dares to receive a level nine mission indeed have the guts! Since your guts are so great, do you dare to accept my points challenge?"
Chapter 238 - You Wanted To See It
"Points challenge? How many points do you have?" Ye Yuan's eyes lit up.
When the crowd saw the look of Ye Yuan rushing to his death, they could not help sighing.
Ceng Cheng's strength was only a step away from the Heaven Barracks. Wouldn't he easily capture the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm Ye Yuan?
But Ye Yuan was completely unaware. Instead, he was very motivated after he heard points, like Ceng Cheng's points were already his.
Ceng Cheng was stunned at first, then sneered coldly and said, "Even if you snatched Ceng Yu's points, the total is around 1000 points or so, right? Even asking me how many points I have? I'll bet all the points you have!"
Points challenge was a way of competing permitted by the sect. The challengers would agree on a fixed number of points. The winner would get the other party's points.
This sort of challenge did not have a points limit. As long as there were no deaths, anything goes.
Ceng Cheng already knew that Ye Yuan had just entered the sect. Even if he stole points from Ceng Yu and the rest, it would be around 1000 or so. He himself just had to come up with some small change, and that would do.
He just did a level six mission and earned 20 thousand points. Now, his points on hand already approached 30 thousand!
Even within the Earth Barracks, these points were quite a lot already.
Except, Ceng Cheng was unaware that his points were just pocket change to Ye Yuan. Ye Yuan had 1.13 million points on hand. Ceng Cheng's 30 thousand points just happened to be a minuscule amount.
The matter of Yao Qian compensating Ye Yuan 1.2 million points was only limited to spreading among the sect's upper echelons. It was impossible for these disciples to know.
No matter what, the prestige of elders had to be upheld. Other people could laugh at Yao Qian privately, but it was naturally impossible to spill it all out to these disciples.
Ye Yuan looked at Ceng Cheng's haughty look and could not resist laughing as he said, "Bet all of my points? You can't afford it. You tell me how many points you have first. Uh, if there's 100 thousand, maybe 80 thousand, I'll bet with you. If it's too little, then don't bother me."
Ceng Yu laughed from extreme anger, seeing that Ye Yuan's tone was so big, and so he said, "What a joke! Even if you threw yourself into the bet, it wouldn't reach 100 thousand points. To actually dare be so wildly arrogant!"
Ye Yuan shot Ceng Cheng a nonchalant glance and said with a sigh, "That means you don't have 100 thousand points? Initially wanted to earn some points. Sigh, since you don't have, then there isn't anything to discuss. Go and play in the corner alone. I still have to find Grand Elder Skymaple to complete the mission."
". . . You really take yourself to be some important character, choosing a level nine mission to posture. Wait until you get taken care of by Grand Elder Skymaple, I'll watch how you posture!"
"What's that got to do with you? Make way for me if you don't have 100 thousand points. A good dog doesn't block the path."
"Hahaha . . . Did you guys hear that? A newbie brat asked for 100 thousand points from the very start! I want to ask how many points do you have in total? How many points you have, I'll bet with you that amount!" Ceng Yu said with a snicker.
Very evidently, Ye Yuan's words indeed sounded like a joke when others heard it.
Even for elite disciples, their tokens had at most 100 thousand points or so. A newcomer who had only entered a sect for a few days actually asked for 10 thousand points straightaway was indeed quite funny.
With Ceng Cheng laughing, many also laughed along. They clearly felt that Ye Yuan was a silly boy who was impractical.
"Haha, this punk has only entered the sect for several days. I'm afraid that he hasn't even made clear what points are, right?"
"Yeah. I reckon that he doesn't have any concept towards points at all, asking for 100 thousand points straight away. Does he think that points are cabbages?"
"Of course points aren't cabbages. I guess that he's treating points like gold and silver in the secular world, asking for 100 thousand points easily. Most likely, he's from a wealthy family."
"Heh heh, being so arrogant in front Senior Apprentice Brother Ceng will result in a big loss. Senior Apprentice Brother Ceng just finished a level six mission. His strength probably already approaches Heaven Barracks. This boy is going to suffer."
Qiu Peng by the side also snickered and said, "Ceng Cheng, I really admire your little brother more and more now. To actually be beaten by this kind of punk. Could he have consumed laxatives when he was exchanging blows with this punk?"
Ceng Cheng shot a fierce glare at Qiu Peng, but he was really unable to do anything about Qiu Peng. The two of them bickered often. Ceng Cheng calculated that even if he could suppress Qiu Peng, it would be very limited.
But Ye Yuan looked at Ceng Cheng with an odd expression and asked, "You really want to know how many points I have?"
"Nonsense! Don't tell me you really have 100 thousand points? I honor my words. I'll bet however much you have!" Ceng Cheng said solemnly.
"Fine then. Look at it yourself." Ye Yuan threw his identity token over with a helpless face.
Ceng Cheng reached out to receive the token and said with a cold laugh, "Do you think that the sect is owned by your family? You can have as many points as . . ."
Ceng Cheng's words halted abruptly as if he was being choked by someone.
He swallowed hard and used divine sense to inspect it again. His eyes turned into wide circles as he stared at Ye Yuan in disbelief.
"You wanted to see it. I told you to go play by yourself, but you just had to bet points with me. Those meager points of yours are really not appealing to me. If you can gather 100 thousand points, I can give you a chance to bet."
While Ye Yuan was talking, he took back the token from Ceng Cheng who was motionless like a wood carving and left just like that.
After walking a few steps, Ye Yuan suddenly turned back and said, "Oh right, there are still around 10 days or so before the sect's competition. If you're fortunate enough to bump into me, I don't mind gifting you defeat. En, free of charge."
Finishing, he left without even turning back.
Everyone was perplexed. They did not know what happened to make Senior Apprentice Brother Ceng Cheng lose composure like this.
Qiu Peng was obviously very curious too. He came over and pushed Ceng Cheng. "Hey, what's with you? Did he really have 100 thousand points?"
Being pushed by Qiu Peng, Ceng Cheng was startled awake abruptly. He asked with a blank face, "Ah? What did you say?"
Qiu Peng was speechless. "You're at any rate about to enter the Heaven Barracks soon. Why are you such a good-for-nothing? What on earth did you see from his token, to be frightened to such an extent? Don't tell me he really had 100 thousand points? How's that possible?"
Ceng Cheng swallowed hard again, feeling that his mouth was very dry.
Ye Yuan's points really petrified him.
1.12 million points!
Only those disciples who were impacting the Sea Transformation Realm or Quasi-Alchemy King realm would have so many points by spending many year
s slogging hard at missions to exchange for the Azure Dipper Purple Yang Sword Art and Purple Center Soul Incantation.
It was impossible for other people, even elders, to have so many points.
But, how many days did Ye Yuan enter the sect for? Where did his points come from?
No wonder he dared to be so arrogant. He really had the capital to be unbridled!
His 30 thousand points were merely just a fractional amount of his. No wonder he turned his nose down on it.
Ceng Cheng suddenly recalled the level nine mission Ye Yuan received. Could it be that he really needed points? Could it be that Ye Yuan could really complete a level nine mission?
Thinking up to here, Ceng Cheng could not help shuddering.
He waved his hands and said, "Nothing, nothing. I'm going."
Finishing, he left behind the unconvinced crowd and left without even turning his head back.
Chapter 239 - Send Him Packing!
A quiet courtyard at the main peak of the Spirit Blessing Mountain.
This was the residence of Grand Elder Skymaple, the Skymaple Court.
Ye Yuan rushed straight for the Skymaple Court right after leaving the Support Star Pavilion.
It looked as if missions for martial artists consumed time and energy, but in reality, alchemy missions similarly consumed time and energy. A refinement mission would often consume large amounts of the Pill Hall disciple's time and energy.
Points were not so easy to get.
Of course, there were basically negligible dangers for Pill Hall disciples to refine pills.
However, the time and energy expended on these alchemy missions were far from what martial missions consumed.
Such as this level nine mission that Ye Yuan took on.
Honestly speaking, this mission was far from as simple and relaxed as imagined. Otherwise, it would not have hung there for 10 years.
While perfecting incomplete medicinal pills was much easier than developing a type of medicinal pill, the amount of energy involved tended to make people go nuts!
Just like the current Skymaple.
Boom!
Ye Yuan heard an earthshaking explosion sound coming from the inner court right when he arrived at the Skymaple Court gate.
A cauldron exploded.
With Ye Yuan's experience, he could distinguish it instantly.
Skymaple's face was charred black like he had just crawled out of a coal pile, leaving only two white eyeballs blinking there.
Opposite him, a youth also looked as if he crawled out from a coal pile.
These two people just experienced a cauldron explosion.
"Your Father doesn't believe it! Seven Profound Soul Driving Pill, Your Father will fight it out with you! Wang Jie, prepare the ingredients! Let's refine another furnace of Seven Profound Soul Driving Pills!" Skymaple said shakily to the youth with a black face.
Wang Jie was the final disciple that Skymaple took in. His age was similar to Mo Yuntian's, but he already had a high-rank Alchemy Grandmaster cultivation!
A high-rank Alchemy Grandmaster was a force that could not be overlooked even when placed within the sect. But in front of Skymaple, he was only enough to play the role of an assistant.
Hearing Skymaple's stubborn temper flare up again, Wang Jie could not help giving a bitter smile as he said, "Master, this is already the fourth cauldron explosion in this month! Shouldn't we tabulate to see if the ingredients used to fill in the gaps are correct? After all, the collection of these Tier 4 ingredients also expended quite a bit of energy!"
Those striking white eyeballs of Skymaple's stared at his disciple as he said sulkily, "Are you the master, or am I the master? I asked you to prepare the ingredients, so just do it! What's with all the bullsh*t! I dare to guarantee that the ingredients used to complete it this time is definitely correct! This elderly self has studied the Seven Profound Soul Driving Pill for over a dozen years, and finally, I had a flash of inspiration a year ago and thought of using the Extreme Light Profound Gold Fruit to complete the pill formula! This time, either I succeed or die!"
Wang Jie said with an anguished face, "Of course you're the master! I'll go prepare the ingredients, okay?"
"Humph! Feeling wronged? This old man took you in as my last disciple in hopes that you would be different from that bunch of blockheads. Now, it looks like you're not much different from them! I hung the mission there for 10 years, but the things they researched is becoming increasingly out in left field. Really angering old me to death!" Skymaple said furiously.
Wang Jie was an honest-looking boy and was also used to getting scolded by Skymaple, so he naturally did not dare to rebuke.
Just as he was leaving to prepare the ingredients, a sound came from outside, informing of a disciple's visit.
"Informing Grand Elder, there's a disciple outside seeking an interview. He's holding a mission jade slip in his hands, saying that he took the level nine No.3 mission that you hung in the Support Star Pavilion."
Skymaple's eyes lit up. He pulled open the refining room's door but scared that gatekeeping disciple.
But Skymaple could not be bothered with so much. He grabbed that disciple's arm and asked, "There's really someone who accepted the mission? Who's the person that came? Reliable or not?"
This level nine mission was still very popular in the beginning, but later on, the disciples and elders discovered that this was an impossible task, so they gradually gave up too.
Subsequently, there were lesser and fewer people asking for this mission. All the way until five years ago, where nobody touched this mission anymore.
Now that he heard somebody took on this mission, he was naturally exuberant!
Taking this mission after five years meant that there was somebody who overcame this difficult barrier and succeeded in completing the pill formula!
How could this not agitate Skymaple?
The gatekeeping disciple was grabbed by Skymaple till it hurt, but he did not dare to squeak.
"Replying Grand Elder, the one who came is a young man. Looks like he had just entered the sect recently. I see that he's only Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm and wearing Martial Hall disciple outfit, but a low-rank Alchemy Master badge is hanging on his c.h.e.s.t."
The gatekeeping disciple spilled out everything that he saw. As for whether it was reliable or not, that would be up to the grand elder to determine.
The way the gatekeeping disciple saw it, it was obviously unreliable!
Indeed, with every sentence from the disciple, Skymaple's face would darken a shade. By the time he said the last sentence, Skymaple was already about to storm off.
However, his face was currently completely pitch-black. No matter how much darker his expression got, it was already impossible to tell.
Skymaple suddenly raised his hands and tossed, throwing that gatekeeping disciple out far away.
"Do you have a pig's brain? This kind of rookie took the mission, and you also come and report to me? Make him scram back directly! You go back right now and send him packing with a flurry of sticks! Come and bother me again, and I'll demote you to do a year's worth of chores!" Skymaple virtually shouted these words at the top of his voice.
Finishing, the gatekeeping disciple only heard a bang. The refining room's door was shut again.
Ye Yuan was presently looking forward to it, but when he saw the disciple come back with a dirt-covered face, he suddenly had a bad premonition.
Indeed, when that gatekeeping disciple saw Ye Yuan, he waved his hands angrily and said, "Quickly leave, quickly leave! I say, what are you joining in the fun for? You caused me to be scolded by Grand Elder! You also don't size yourself up before daring to accept a level nine mission. Can you, a low-rank Alchemy Master, settle a Tier 4 medicinal pill?"
Ye Yuan was dumbfounded and said, "This Senior Apprentice Brother, can I trouble you to pass the word again? I can really complete the Seven Profound Soul Driving Pill formula!"
The gatekeeping disci
ple was currently down in the dumps, how could he listen?
"Go, go, go! What are you still being pesky here for? Grand Elder Skymaple told me to send you packing with sticks. I already showed mercy. If you don't leave, I'm really going to be impolite!"
This gatekeeping disciple was at the Seventh Level Spirit Condensation Realm and simply did not place Ye Yuan in his sights.
At first, he did not get cussed at by Skymaple, so he was still easier to talk to. Now, he did not even wish to respond to Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan did not think that this kind of situation would occur either. He brought along the pill formula but could not even enter the other party's gates.
However, he did not stoop to this gatekeeping disciple's level. He gave a flattering smile and said, "Senior Apprentice Brother, as long as you help me pass along a sentence to Grand Elder, he'll definitely meet me."
"Grand Elder already said not seeing means not seeing! What's there to pass along? If you don't leave, then I'm really not going to be courteous!" The gatekeeping disciple's patience also reached its limits.
Ye Yuan sighed and clasped his hands, saying, "Since that's the case, Ye Yuan is going to offend you!"
Finishing, Ye Yuan displayed the Spirit Void Shattering Space, drifting past the gatekeeping disciple's body like a draft of a gentle breeze.
By the time the gatekeeping disciple reacted, it was already too late. Ye Yuan was already a thousand feet away.
The gatekeeping disciple was taken aback. If the grand elder were to know that somebody barged into the Skymaple Court, him doing a year of chores would be set!
Thinking up to this point, he swiftly used his movement technique to chase after Ye Yuan.
Chapter 240 - Bad Tempered
Two figures moved at high speeds in the Skymaple Court, one behind the other. But the distance between the two did not shrink from start to finish,
Ye Yuan used sound to gauge the location. He knew where the refining room was from that cauldron exploding sound earlier.
Before long, Ye Yuan arrived at the place. The gatekeeping disciple also followed tightly.