by Feng Yise
Ye Yuan detected Skymaple's concern and said smilingly, "Disciple had some comprehensions when taking part in the sect grand competition a few days back, so I borrowed the momentum to break through."
Skymaple nodded and said, "Then that's good; that's fine! With your talent, staying in my Tranquil Cloud Sect is kind of wasted. But don't you worry, the sect will definitely support you with all our might!"
Skymaple deeply sensed that the Tranquil Cloud Sect really did not have too great of an allure to Ye Yuan. He could only show his support on such a matter.
Ye Yuan hurriedly said, "Where did this come from, Grand Elder? Walking all the way until here, I've received much grace from the sect. No matter where I walk to, the Tranquil Cloud Sect would be my root."
Ye Yuan's words had two layers of meaning. One was to express that he would not forget the Tranquil Cloud Sect. The second was to give Skymaple an immunization jab that he would definitely leave the Tranquil Cloud Sect in the future.
Having witnessed Ye Yuan's talent and means, Skymaple obviously would not be naïve enough to think that a tiny little Tranquil Cloud Sect could hold Ye Yuan.
But this sentence from Ye Yuan was enough!
"Good, good. It's good that you have this heart. You all take your leave first. This seat will rest for a few days before summoning you all again," Skymaple said.
Luo Qingfeng suddenly voiced out at this time, "Martial Uncle, since you've already exited seclusion, Martial Nephew just happens to have something to discuss with you here."
"Oh? Let's hear it."
Skymaple knew that Luo Qingfeng was not someone weak and spineless. Since he wanted to discuss something with him at this time, it was surely something major.
Luo Qingfeng recounted the matter of the Heavenly Sky Sect inviting the seven sects to explore the mystic realm together to Skymaple in detail and also talked about the few people's deductions.
Skymaple shot Ye Yuan a surprised look. He nodded and said, "Ye Yuan's analysis is very logical. This trip, we certainly must go! This mystic realm is bound to be extraordinary. We can't let go of this chance! I think that you guys have already made a decision?"
Luo Qingfeng also gave Ye Yuan a glance and said, "Yes, Martial Uncle. I've decided to let Yuntian lead the team and also select several personal disciples and elite disciples to go there. It's just that Ye Yuan, he . . . wants to tag along too."
Skymaple flung his hand when he heard that and said totally unconcernedly, "If he wants to go, then let him go! How can young people grow without experiencing hardship?"
"But . . ." Luo Qingfeng did not imagine that Skymaple's attitude was actually like this. He could not help saying anxiously.
But Skymaple waved his hands to stop him and said, "Alright. This matter is set like this. I have to enter a retreat."
Seeing Skymaple's insistence, Luo Qingfeng could only drop it.
"Blockhead! Why did Ye Yuan's master leave him unattended? Isn't it to let him experience trials alone? You treat him like treasure and hide him within the sect; how can Ye Yuan possibly agree to it? Furthermore, even if you forbid him from descending the mountain, would he listen obediently and not go down the mountain?"
When Luo Qingfeng walked to the entrance, Skymaple's voice transmission suddenly reached. He came to a realization why Skymaple insisted on letting Ye Yuan go.
Rather than protecting Ye Yuan cautiously, it would be better to let him run himself amuck.
What Ye Yuan's master wanted to see was the ascension of a powerhouse and not a flower in a greenhouse.
This point, Skymaple saw it much clearer than him.
"Thank you for Martial Uncle's guidance," Luo Qingfeng replied and withdrew.
. . . . . .
The following few days, Ye Yuan remained in seclusion without leaving to make ample preparations for this journey.
This trip was beset with danger. Even if Ye Yuan had the intention to brave it, he also needed to make ample preparations.
Luo Qingfeng picked seven disciples this time. Among them, the most powerful one was personal disciple Mo Yuntian.
Apart from Mo Yuntian and Ye Yuan, Ti Wujiu and Tian Yu were surprisingly among them. Among the other three people, there was an elder's personal disciple as well as two elite disciples.
Tian Yu entered seclusion to breakthrough to the Crystal Formation Realm after the grand competition. He was already a First Level Crystal Formation Realm martial artist. His strength went up a level.
Now, Ye Yuan, Tian Yu, and Tang Yu-er's identities were already elite disciples.
After the grand competition, Cheng Wu and another elite disciple directly forsake the match when they saw Tian Yu and Ye Yuan's fight, while Tang Yu-er defeated her opponent in the final match and got promoted to elite disciple too.
Apart from this, Luo Qingfeng even appointed a Sea Transformation Realm elder to hold the line and lead these people forth.
In the territories of the Heavenly Sky Sect, it could hardly be justified without a Sea Transformation Realm expert holding the line.
But Luo Qingfeng also warned him in advance to not enter the mystic realm.
In the entire team, there was only Ye Yuan this one Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist. But fellow sect members who saw his grand competition obviously would not treat him as an ordinary Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist.
At the very least, the Ye Yuan after breaking through three minor realms successively definitely had a strength above Tian Yu!
The power of that final sword, even the Tian Yu after breaking through probably did not dare to receive it head-on either.
Everything was set. Skymaple exited seclusion to personally see these eight people off.
After Li Zhangyu got an answer, he already returned to his sect first. He did not wish to stay in this Tranquil Cloud Sect for another moment longer.
"Mei Zhen, this journey is very perilous. Your number one priority is to bring them back wholly intact, understood?" Skymaple exhorted.
The elder leading the team was called Mei Zhen, a Third Level Sea Transformation Realm martial artist. He was a prudent person. Luo Qingfeng chose him because he liked this point.
Mei Zhen said respectfully, "Don't worry, Grand Elder, Mei Zhen definitely won't fail this assignment! These few people are my Tranquil Cloud Sect's future. Even if I have to risk this old life, I'll also bring them back safely."
Honestly speaking, Mei Zhen himself did not really have much confidence in retreating unscathed. But at this moment, he could only say so.
Skymaple nodded, and it was considered to have tacitly acknowledged Mei Zhen's promise.
He also knew that there would most likely be some losses on this trip. But what needed to be faced had to be faced eventually.
While this trip was dangerous, it might be Mei Zhen's and the team's lucky chance!
For geniuses who wished to grow up and become a genuine powerhouse, it was impossible to not face death. This point, Skymaple was crystal clear.
Skymaple exhorted Mei Zhen again, and then he went in front of Ye Yuan.
"Ye Yuan, I won't say anything unnecessary. I wish you a safe return! My Tranquil Cloud Sect's rise and fall all lie on you alone!" Skymaple said.
If Skymaple said these words in the past, everyone would surely scoff at it. But now, nobody objected. This was an indisputable truth!
Ye Yuan's talent was already exaggerated to the extent that it was unimaginable. His significance to the sect was naturally different too.
Ye Yuan gave a bow and said respectfully, "Rest assured, Grand Elder, it's just exploring a mystic realm. Ye Yuan definitely will not return empty handed!"
Chapter 289 - Tier 3 Detoxification Pill
Watching the flying vessel disappear into the horizon, Nanfeng Zhirou felt a rare sense of loss.
"Sigh, stop looking. He is destined to be a person from a different world from us." Nanfeng Ruoqing behind her sighed faintly.
Nanfeng Zhirou turned around, her bea
utiful eyes already holding tears.
Not knowing why, when she heard Nanfeng Ruoqing's words, her tears flowed down against her will.
"Aunt, I . . . I . . ." Nanfeng Zhirou choked on her words.
Seeing Nanfeng Zhirou like this, Nanfeng Ruoqing also felt sour in her heart.
Her niece was so, but how was she not too?
It was just that her feelings were much more reserved compared to Nanfeng Zhirou and would not be as emotional as Nanfeng Zhirou.
Who knew when it started, but Ye Yuan's figure would surface in Nanfeng Ruoqing's mind ceaselessly.
But with the passing of time, Nanfeng Ruoqing suddenly became aware that there was already an impassable gulf between Ye Yuan and her!
He was no longer that little rookie who nearly lost his life at Nanfeng Zhirou's sword. He had already grown into a towering tree. Even the formidable Tian Yu suffered defeat at his hands.
Now, the two of them aunt and niece were almost unable to see even Ye Yuan's back view anymore!
Nanfeng Zhirou leaned on her aunt's shoulder and cried while Nanfeng Ruoqing gently patted her back, consoling her as she said, "I know, I know."
"Sniff, sniff, then . . . then what about aunty?" Nanfeng Zhirou sniffled.
Nanfeng Ruoqing froze. Her beautiful body let her down and started trembling.
Nanfeng Zhirou pushed off her hug and said with tears running down her face, "I know that aunty likes him too. Do . . . Do we really have no chance at all?"
Nanfeng Ruoqing sighed and shook her head, saying, "Bury this feeling in your heart and perhaps we can still maintain the relationship of friends. Otherwise, I'm afraid that . . . it will scare him off."
Nanfeng Zhirou said stubbornly, "I . . . I'm unresigned!"
Nanfeng Ruoqing sighed lightly and did not say anything else.
. . . . . .
Ye Yuan and and the team rode the flying vessel, traveling 100 thousand miles a day. But the Tranquil Cloud Sect was too far away from the Heavenly Sky Sect. They needed ten days or so before they could reach.
On the flying vessel, Ye Yuan meditated every day to cultivate and consolidate his realm. At this moment, he was already not far from the Eighth Level Spirit Condensation Realm.
Towards such a cultivation speed, the group of seniors could only sigh with admiration.
"Elder Mei, ahead is the Cloud Dream Mountain Range. Let's go down," Mo Yuntian said.
Mei Zhen nodded, and the group of eight disembarked the flying vessel.
The coordinates Li Zhangyu left behind for the Tranquil Cloud Sect was this Cloud Dream Mountain Range, which was also the entrance to that unknown mystic realm.
Riding the flying vessel would easily startle the demonic beasts in the mountains. Hence, the Tranquil Cloud Sect party chose to disembark the flying vessel in advance and walk on foot.
Up ahead, vast expanses of mountain ranges towered into the clouds. It looked very lofty and magnificent.
"This Cloud Dream Mountain Range is a famous danger-zone within the Heavenly Sky Sect's boundaries. Not only are there demonic beasts running wild inside, but there are also even all kinds of poisonous miasma in the mountains. Even a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist who recklessly goes deep inside might not return alive," Mei Zhen said.
"We've already entered the mountain range. Everyone, consume this detoxification pill first to prevent succ.u.mbing to the toxin of this poisonous miasma," Mo Yuntian said to everyone.
They were currently not deep into the mountains at the moment. This miasma did not pose much threat to them, but Mo Yuntian felt that it was better to be safe.
After all, this was other people's territory. As strangers in a strange land, it was best to not fail miserably here.
"Wait a minute!" Just as they were about to swallow the pill, Ye Yuan opened his mouth to stop them.
"What is it, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye?" Mo Yuntian asked curiously.
Ye Yuan fished out a bottle of pills and passed it to Mo Yuntian, saying, "Use my medicinal pills."
"This . . ." Mo Yuntian involuntarily hesitated.
What they were eating were Tier 3 Detoxification Pills, but Ye Yuan was at most an Alchemy Master. Could the medicinal pills that he refined be better than those refined by the Pill Hall elders?
But Mo Yuntian knew that Ye Yuan would not do this kind of lame thing from his personality. He could not help hesitating.
"Yuntian, open it up and take a look," at this time, Mei Zhen spoke.
Mo Yuntian did as told and opened the medicinal bottle. Medicinal fragrance reached their noses.
"These . . . These are Tier 3 Detoxification Pills? Where did you get this from, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye?" Mo Yuntian could not help being astonished when he saw the pills in the medicinal bottle.
Martial artists were no strangers to medicinal pills. This bottle of pills given by Ye Yuan were clearly Tier 3 Detoxification Pills as well but was completely different from the ones that they brought.
Although they had not eaten it yet, Mo Yuntian could feel just from the medicinal fragrance that these detoxification pills were much better than those refined by the elders.
Ye Yuan was only a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist. Where did his medicinal pills come from?
Mo Yuntian and these disciple were unaware, but as an elder, Mei Zhen knew that Ye Yuan had the identity of nominal elder in the Pill Hall. That was why he made Mo Yuntian open it up to see.
Except, when he saw these Tier 3 Detoxification Pills, Mei Zhen was speechlessly shocked!
Could these medicinal pills be refined by Ye Yuan himself?
Mei Zhen was very clear that it was impossible for the elders in the Pill Hall to refine such detoxification pills even if Grand Elder Skymaple took up the matter personally!
Because the Tranquil Cloud Sect did not have the pill formula for this kind of detoxification pills!
Mei Zhen was not surprised that Ye Yuan knew this sort of new pill formula. But if Ye Yuan refined Tier 3 medicinal pills with Alchemy Master status, that would be too shocking!
Mei Zhen had lived to ripe old age and had seen many Spirit Condensation Realms crossing ranks to battle with Crystal Formation Realms, but had never seen Spirit Condensation Realm martial artists being able to refine Tier 3 medicinal pills!
This was the first time Mei Zhen felt awe and reverence towards a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist!
This Ye Yuan was truly too shocking!
Ye Yuan originally did not wish to draw too much attention either, but he faintly felt that this Cloud Dream Mountain Range did not seem very normal.
For the sake of fellow members' safety, he had better take out these detoxification pills.
Not only could his detoxification pills resolve poison within the body, but it could also even resolve the poison miasma which affected the divine soul at the same time.
Ye Yuan was the ancestor of using poison. With a sweeping glance, he knew that the poison miasma in the deep regions of this Cloud Dream Mountain Range most likely had an effect on the divine soul. That was why he took out his own detoxification pills.
This was how the Cloud Dream Mountain Range got its name.
Once a martial artist's divine soul got infected by the poison miasma, they would probably fall into an illusion or insanity. If they were not treated in time, they would ultimately be tormented by this poison miasma till death.
Ye Yuan just smiled and said to Mo Yuntian, "Don't ask anymore, Senior Apprentice Brother Mo. Will Junior harm you?"
Mo Yuntian felt awkward and replied with a smile, "Where did that come from, Junior Apprentice Brother Ye? I was just overly surprised. Cough, cough . . . Juniors, let's all consume Junior Apprentice Brother Ye's detoxification pill. His medicinal pills . . . seem to be much better than the ones we brought!"
Mo Yuntian distributed the medicinal pills to the others and also swallowed one himself.
Mo Yuntian only noticed that Ye Yuan did not eat any after consuming the me
dicinal pill. He could not help asking, "Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, why aren't you eating?"
Ye Yuan grinned and said, "I don't need to. This miasma is ineffective against me."
Mo Yuntian was stupefied. Indeed, he discovered that there was really some empty space around Ye Yuan. This miasma was actually unable to approach Ye Yuan!
This . . . was too wonderous!
Chapter 290 - Humiliation
"No way! Ye Yuan, why can't this poisonous miasma touch you?" Mo Yuntian exclaimed in shock.
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "I have a magic treasure on me that can ward off this poisonous miasma."
Mo Yuntian had a look of realization. "That explains it!"
Ye Yuan threw out a white lie. He did not have any magic treasure on him at all.
Or should he say, his magic treasure was his divine soul!
Ye Yuan once used his body to test poison countless times in his previous life and then resolve it himself. Regardless of whether it was his body or divine soul, there was incredible immunity against toxicity. One could say that he had reached the level of invulnerable to a hundred poisons.
This poisonous miasma was just some low-level existence to Ye Yuan. It naturally could not harm him.
Of course, if it were a Tier 9 poisonous miasma, even if Ye Yuan recovered to his peak state, he would not be able to withstand it.
The horrors of a Tier 9 toxic miasma was something that ordinary people could not understand.
"Alright, everyone already ate the pills. Let's set off," Mei Zhen said.
The group forcefully pressed down the astonishment in their hearts and started heading towards the depths of the Cloud Dream Mountain Range, walking towards the coordinates given by Heavenly Sky Sect.
The strength of this team was incredibly powerful. Normal low-tier demonic beasts were simply unable to come close.
The group walked for some time without any obstacles but heard some human bustling indistinctly ahead.
Walking closer to take a look, it turned out to be a group of burly men surrounding two girls in the center like they were demanding something.