by Feng Yise
It was precisely because so that White Light's cultivation speed was extremely shocking. He already reached late-stage Tier 2 and was going to break through to Tier 3 soon!
Such cultivation speed was absolutely heaven-defying until it could not be defied anymore among demonic beasts.
Hence, this threat from Ye Yuan immediately made White Light pluck his spirits up.
Seeing as that horse carriage was about to drive into the city, Ye Yuan did not dare to delay. Muttering incantations, his figure vanished instantly and entered the spatial spirit artifact.
White Light brought the dust-like spatial spirit artifact with him, transforming into a stream of flowing light and scurrying out.
In a blink of an eye, White Light scuttled in from the horse carriage's window lattice.
"Ahh!"
Inside the carriage were two ladies. Seeing a mass of white light scurrying in, they involuntarily shrieked in fear.
When they saw clearly that it was a highly lovable and cute kitten, the two of them melted in an instant.
Right at this moment, the carriage curtains were pulled aside with a swoosh. A handsome man reached his head in and asked, "Lingxue, you alright?"
At this time, Shangguan Lingxue already hid White Light under her skirt. The guy did not see at all.
The awful thing was that Ye Yuan was afraid that an accident would happen and was observing the situation outside from inside spatial spirit artifact the entire time.
Currently, White Light was kept under Shangguan Lingxue's skirt by her. Ye Yuan took in the full view inside the skirt. It was really too beautiful to be absorbed all at once, making Ye Yuan has to impulse to nosebleed.
"Nothing. A bug flew in just now. It's already scared away by Qing-er," Shangguan Lingxue said.
"Oh. Then that's fine. You girls sit tight. We're about to enter the city," said the man who then drew the carriage curtains.
Shangguan Lingxue only took White Light out from under her skirt at this time and was delighted to the extreme.
"Where did this little white tiger come from? It's really so cute!" Shangguan Lingxue used her face to rub against White Light.
White Light instinctively wanted to dodge. But at the thought of Ye Yuan's words, he steeled his heart and used his furry face to rub over too.
At this time, White Light squeezed out a smile on his face with all his might, looking just like a kitten; one that was adorable to the max.
Shangguan Lingxue was instantly swooned by White Light in a blink and hugged him, unwilling to part with him.
She would kiss him for a while, rub him for a bit, and scratch him for a while, nearly making White Light have an impulse to break down.
An exalted divine beast progeny was actually treated as a pet by others!
How could a proud divine beast suffer this blow?!
Right at this moment, conversing sounds came from outside.
"This is our travel permit. Quickly let us pass!" said someone. It was the man earlier.
"Yes!" The guard mused for a brief moment and directly let them pass.
As the horse carriage gradually drove into the capital, Ye Yuan's tightly wound nerves finally eased up.
"What's your name?"
"Yelp!"
"You follow me from now on, alright?"
"Yelp!" White Light trembled.
"Lingxue, we've reached!" Right then, the horse carriage suddenly stopped. A man's shout was heard from outside.
Shangguang Lingxue was engrossed in teasing White Light and could not help being dazed when she heard this call.
But right when she was in a daze, White Light struggled free from her hands with a whoosh and leaped out of the window lattice once more.
Chapter 364 - I’m Really an Alchemist
"Oh no! That little white tiger's movement was so fast. I actually couldn't hold him!" Shangguang Lingxue was peeved.
Right at this time, the carriage curtains were pulled aside, revealing a handsome man's face.
"Lingxue, we've arrived."
Shangguan Lingxue had no time to bother with White Light right now. She could only bend down and dismount the carriage, giving a lady's curtsy to the man.
"Many thanks to Your Highness, Seventh Prince. Lingxue had a very pleasant time these few days," Shangguan Lingxue said.
"Haha, to be able to go sight-seeing with one of the two absolutes in the capital, Shangguan Lingxue, it's my honor!" Seventh Prince's bearing was extraordinary, without the slightest hint of putting on airs.
"Lingxue is but a common girl. How am I some dual beauty of the capital? It's all some meddlesome people monkeying around," Shangguan Lingxue said magnanimously.
But Seventh Prince laughed and said, "Lingxue is too modest! Since I've already sent Lingxue here, I won't impose on you anymore. Help me send my regards to Uncle Shangguan."
Shangguan Lingxue smiled sweetly. "Goodbye, Seventh Prince."
Seeing off Seventh Prince with her eyes, Shangguan Lingxue's gaze began to wander about. But how was there still White Light's figure?
. . . . . .
In a deserted corner, Ye Yuan's showed himself. He rubbed White Light's tiny head hard and said with a smile, "When our family's White Light acts cute, really nobody can resist!"
White Light jumped aside and bared his teeth at Ye Yuan!
Very clearly, that incident earlier already became his everlasting pain.
He was a divine beast! A divine beast!
Ye Yuan chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not messing with you anymore. Well done this time! I'll give you candy to eat later! Heh heh!"
Only then did White Light became pleased.
It was just that when Ye Yuan made him go inside the spatial spirit artifact, he refused to enter no matter what.
Ye Yuan was helpless and could only bring him along by his side.
Ye Yuan had searched that middle-aged martial artist's memories before. Following his memories, Ye Yuan finally found the Xiao Family's Four Seas Building.
Smelling the waves of herbal fragrance wafting over, Ye Yuan unwittingly recollected the days of the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.
"Not sure if Father and Mother are doing well now. I don't know where they went to in the Northern Domain. Going back this time, it's time to go find them in the Northern Domain," Ye Yuan murmured to himself.
After musing for a brief moment, Ye Yuan stepped into the Four Seas Building.
The Fierce Gale World's martial age was extremely flourishing. But due to a shortage of resources, their alchemy path and formations path were all much declined.
Compared to the Endless World, they were far weaker in these aspects.
However, martial artists' root was still the strength of their own bodies. Hence, the aggressive nature in the bones of the Fierce Gale World natives was still very strong.
Therefore, when those martial artists heard that the realm passageway was linked together, their first reaction was to invade the Endless World and not to trade to make up for what they lacked.
"Buying medicinal pills? Over there. Tier 3 medicinal pills are very expensive. Looking at your penniless appearance, do you have money?" said a shop assistant said to him with his head held high, right at the moment Ye Yuan entered the door.
The clothes that Ye Yuan was wearing were clothes Lan Feng prepared for him. With the location that the Lan Family Tribe resided in, he naturally could not bring out any fine clothes.
The shop assistants in the capital were all people whose eyes grew at the top of their heads. One look at Ye Yuan's appearance and they knew that he came from the countryside. They naturally did not have a good attitude.
Furthermore, precisely because the Fierce Gale World's medicinal pills were in shortage, they appeared even more valuable. These shops that engaged in medicinal pills were naturally much sought after. As for their attitude . . . it was unsurprisingly not very good.
Ye Yuan casually threw out a bronze token and said, "Is the manager here? I'm
here to enlist for the Xiao Family's guest retainer!"
This bronze token was what Ye Yuan found in that middle-aged martial artist's storage ring. It was the token to enlist as a guest retainer.
"Guest retainer?" The assistance looked at Ye Yuan with suspicious eyes and said with a scornful look, "A brat whose hair isn't even fully grown dares to come and enlist as a guest retainer? Do you know how to light a fire for pill furnaces? Do you think that you're Miss Ruyan? Quickly go, quickly go! The manager is very busy and doesn't have time to waste on a kid like you!"
As he spoke, the assistant was about to push Ye Yuan.
He exerted force but shoved empty space. Currently, Ye Yuan already arrived behind him and lightly pushed his back.
Smack!
The assistant's face directly planted on the door.
"Ouch! Brat, you dare to make a move in the Four Seas Building! I think that you're tired of living, right?" said the assistant as he touched his face that was in pain.
This assistant was Spirit Condensation Realm too. This bit of injury was naturally nothing much to him.
But people came and went into the Four Seas Building. He, this haughty assistant, lost a huge amount of face.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Seems like you made a move first, right?"
How could an Alchemy Emperor's dignity be affronted by a little clerk? Ye Yuan was just doling out some small punishment. It was already considered showing mercy.
But the commotion over this side already drew a large group of people to surround and watch. Evidently, it could not be resolved anymore.
The assistant yelled out at the top of his voice, "Where are the guards? Where the hell did the guards go to? Somebody is making a scene! Why aren't you taking him down?!"
This yell, two Late-Stage Crystal Formation Realm guards suddenly appeared. But before they could make a move, a voice sounded from behind them.
"What happened?" An elderly man came out unhurriedly.
The assistant covered his face and said, "Manager Tong, this brat is intentionally here to cause trouble! I asked him to leave, but he didn't and even attack me!"
Manager Tong's face fell, and he asked Ye Yuan, "Was there such a thing?"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "I came to enlist as Xiao Family's retainer. He didn't even test me before asking me to get lost. Isn't that going too far?"
The assistance said hesitantly, "Manager Tong, this brat is at most 16 years old. Even if he started learning alchemy in his mother's w.o.m.b, it's also impossible to have great accomplishments, right? This punk thinks that he's Miss Ruyan, having Alchemy Grandmaster standards at a young age? He's clearly here to cause trouble!"
The words that the assistance said gave no cause for much criticism. With Ye Yuan's age, wanting to have major accomplishments in the Alchemy Path was basically impossible.
"What say you, young man?"
This Manager Tong was a composed person and did not jump to conclusions.
Who would have expected Ye Yuan to take out a badge very calmly and wear it on his c.h.e.s.t? It was shockingly that low-rank Alchemy Master badge!
"I'm really an alchemist. I'm not here to pull your leg," Ye Yuan said composedly.
"Puhwark!"
When the surrounding spectators saw this scene, they involuntarily nearly vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Was this young man here to play the fool? A low-rank Alchemy Master also dared to come to register for Xiao Family's guest retainer?
"Cough, cough, haven't gone to the Alchemist Association for very long to take the test. I'm just indicating my identity. As for whether I have the qualifications or not, just test and you'll know." Ye Yuan explained.
"Hahaha! Manager Tong, I said that he came to cause trouble, right? A low-rank Alchemy Master actually dares to come to our Four Seas Building to register as a retainer! In my opinion, he's definitely sent over by the Tong Family to intentionally create trouble!" The assistant jeered.
The first thing an alchemist would do after advancing ranks would be to go to the Alchemist Association to pass the test for the badge pertaining to their rank.
Hence, the way the clerk saw it, Ye Yuan was simply here to create a disturbance.
But Manager Tong still ruminated for briefly before saying to Ye Yuan, "Young man, can you release your soul force?"
Chapter 365 - All Had Been Said by You People
"Of course I can. But . . . it doesn't have to be here, right?"
Ye Yuan did not wish to be watched like a monkey.
Manager Tong nodded his head and brought Ye Yuan into a wing-room.
"Is here alright, young man?"
Ye Yuan nodded slightly. A majestic soul force rippled out.
Sensing Ye Yuan's soul force, Manager Tong's expression could not help changing.
"Middle-rank Alchemy Grandmaster!" Manager Tong said in astonishment.
Breaking through to the Second Level Crystal Formation Realm, Ye Yuan's soul force already crossed the threshold of low-rank Alchemy Grandmaster and became middle-rank Alchemy Grandmaster!
"Manager Tong, I wonder if I have the qualifications to enlist for the guest retainer position?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.
Only now did Manager Tong come back to his senses and said, "Of course! Even if you're unable to pass the test, I also have to highlight to the family head to keep you!"
You got to be kidding. A 16-year-old middle-rank Alchemy Grandmaster. If they did not rope in such a person, wouldn't it be such a pity?
As an alchemist, in truth, the hardest thing was the divine soul realm! Other aspects could be made up for through hard work, but the breakthrough of divine soul realm varied from person to person.
Why was there nobody who could refine divine pills in the Divine Realm? It was because no alchemist could shatter the fetters of divine soul realm!
Furthermore, a genius like this, if Ye Yuan turned to the Tong Family, wouldn't there be an additional extremely terrifying opponent in the future?
"Haha. Then that's good."
Ye Yuan stubbornly stayed here just to get close to those two slaves. Otherwise, he would have turned around and left long ago.
"I wonder what Little Brother's name is?" Manager Tong's attitude underwent a 180-degree change and already addressed Ye Yuan as brothers.
"Ji Qing!" Ye Yuan gave his fake name.
"So, it's Little Brother Ji Qing. You came just in the nick of time. Miss Ruyan is currently giving out the test to the alchemists who enlisted for guest retainer! Shall we go now?" Manager Tong consulted Ye Yuan's opinion.
Ye Yuan did not move right away. Instead, he asked curiously, "Manager Tong, pardon Junior for shooting my mouth off, but what is the Xiao Family recruiting retainers for? Such a large family business like the Four Seas Building shouldn't lack alchemists, right?"
Manager Tong sighed when he heard this and said, "Not hiding from Little Brother, the Xiao Family doesn't lack alchemists, but lack powerful alchemists!"
"Oh? Please enlighten, Manager Tong," Ye Yuan asked.
"Actually, the recruitment of retainers this time is something which cannot be helped! In this capital, the biggest medicinal pill managing businesses are our Xiao Family and the Tong Family.
It's precisely so that our two families are practically sworn enemies! In order to vie for the medicinal pills market, the two families once came to blows. Just the Sea Transformation Realm experts that died were over a dozen. Later on, Lord Wind Emperor sent people to pass the word down to make the Xiao and Tong, these two families, stop fighting. Only then did the conflict stop."
"What has this got to do with you guys finding guest retainers?" Ye Yuan asked with a confused look.
"Afterwards, through His Majesty, the Wind Emperor's mediation, our two families set down rules. Every ten years, the two family's juniors will undergo a Grand Pill Assembly once to determine the two family's share of the medicinal pill market. And this year just happens to be the tenth year!" Manager Tong said.
Ye
Yuan's expression was odd as he said, "You all are finding guest retainers in order to participate in this Grand Pill Assembly? The Xiao Family's junior generation can't make the cut?"
Manager Tong's face changed, and he said furiously, "What do you mean can't make the cut?! First Young Master, Xiao Rufeng, and Second Miss, Xiao Ruyan, are both extraordinary Alchemy Path prodigies! Especially Second Miss Ruyan. She already stepped into the high-rank Alchemy Grandmaster realm at the age of 20. You dare to say they can't make the cut?"
Ye Yuan pursed his lips but thought otherwise.
20-year-old Alchemy Grandmaster. What was there to be proud of?
Seeing Ye Yuan's expression, Manager Tong could not help being stunned and nearly had an impulse to slap his mouth.
This young man was only 16 years old. By the time he was 20, he would probably be a high-rank Alchemy Grandmaster already. Seemed like his household's missus did not have anything worth showing off, right?
Manager Tong coughed dryly twice to ease the awkward situation. He continued, "Actually, it's First Young Master's body that has a problem and is unable to take part in this Grand Pill Assembly. Miss Ruyan alone simply cannot defeat the Tong Family."
Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Like that huh. Then is it compliant with the rules for me to participate? After all, I'm not a Xiao Family member."
Manager Tong said, "As long as you join the Xiao Family, it's naturally compliant with the rules. Uh . . ."
Halfway through his words, Manager Tong suddenly noticed something off.
What do you mean did it adhere to the rules if you participate? Who told you to take part? Wasn't this punk's self-confidence a little too inflated?
The test wasn't even passed yet, and he wanted to represent the Xiao Family to fight?
One had to know that among the alchemists who came to register this time, there was no lack of high-rank Alchemy Grandmasters. Ye Yuan had just entered the middle-rank not long ago. Wanting to pass most likely would not be that easy.
The reason why Manager Tong took a fancy to Ye Yuan was because he was eyeing his potential, not his present strength.