by Feng Yise
Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artists that came out to be the lord of a city all basically did not have much hope in the Martial Path, that was why they would seek for another way out.
As long as they still had hope in Martial Arts, most would remain in the holy land to continue cultivating bitterly.
But Jun Tianyu was an outlier in Ancient Opulence City.
Jun Tianyu blushed with shame, but then he pointed at the Xu Yan who was already dead and said in surprise, "This person …"
Ye Yuan let out a slight sigh and briefly recounted the entire process of the incident, but he concealed being seized possession of by Xie Lingzi this part.
Based on Ye Yuan's story, Xie Lingzi and his primordial spirit fell out and became enemies. Only then did he have an opportunity to exploit, rounding them up in one fell swoop.
Except, even so, Jun Tianyu was incomparably astonished too.
Ye Yuan said it simply, but to find the lease of life in this, it really could not be done by the average person.
Not long after, Ying Tianya and Pei Wenqiang pretty much woke up at the same time. The others also gradually woke up one after another.
Of course, they who had just regained consciousness also had a look of being struck senseless regarding the present situation. Jun Tianyu briefly recounted the situation. Only then did they know that they squeaked by with their lives again.
Not only did Ye Yuan eradicate Xie Lingzi and Grayflame Heretic Fire, he even resolved the Strange Nether Flower poison in their bodies.
No matter whether they were willing or not, each one of these people owed Ye Yuan a tremendous favor.
Especially Pei Wenqiang and He Shuming. These two people incredibly embarrassed by the side.
But Ying Tianya had a bitter look. His relationship with Xu Yan was excellent. Hence, he put his life on the line and also had to come to this ancient grotto to save Xu Yan.
It was just that he never would have thought that turns out before he entered this grotto, Xu Yan was already possessed by Grayflame Heretic Fire!
Ying Tianya hugged Xu Yan's corpse and wept his eyes out, making everyone by the side unable to refrain from feeling sorrowful in their hearts too.
This trip, if not for Ye Yuan, their outcome would probably all be incomparably tragic.
Before this, they would already be completely wiped out.
Even though they all woke up, each and every one had the greater half of their essence energy extracted. Even if they returned to form, their cultivation realms likely faced the risk of falling too.
Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artists were still fine, but Boundless Realm martial artists' losses this time were a little too much. According to Ye Yuan's estimation, it should be very hard to recover to peak strength.
Of course, Ye Yuan had the ability to help them eliminate the hidden dangers. But he was not a goody-two-shoes to this sort of extent.
Except, at this sort of time, there was already no one who paid attention to this. Being able to survive by a fluke was already very not easy.
After a long while, Ying Tianya finally pulled it together. He put away Xu Yan's corpse, planning to send it back to the holy land to bury.
What made Ye Yuan surprised was that right at this time, Pei Wenqiang actually came in front of him and said with clasped hands, "Boy, this trip … many thanks!"
This Pei Wenqiang relied on that his elder brother was one of the Seven Holy Sons and had never shown anyone respect.
But this time, Ye Yuan took action to save him over and over again. This also finally made him feel rather embarrassed.
Ye Yuan knew that with Pei Wenqiang's personality, being able to say out these two words were already very not easy.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "No need to be courteous. You also said it, it was in order for myself to be able to exit. Therefore, we're square!"
Pei Wenqiang was a person who valued face tremendously. If Ye Yuan climbed up along the pole, he would feel a little better instead.
But Ye Yuan saying that they were square very magnanimously made him feel very disgraced instead.
It was only to see him said with a livid face, "Boy, don't give me that! This Pei never owes other people! This favor, this Pei has noted it down! If you need any help in the future, as long as it's within the holy land, this Pei has the ability to help you achieve it!"
Ye Yuan shot him a glance and said with a faint smile, "Fine. When the time comes, I'll go and look for you."
Chapter 764 - Reminisce
"Ye Yuan, how do we exit now?"
Jun Tianyu asked what everyone was wondering. Everyone perked their ears up. This damn place, they did not wish to stay for a moment longer!
Even Ying Tianya and Pei Wenqiang also involuntarily perked their ears up.
From the moment they woke up, Ye Yuan already became the absolute backbone of their group of people.
Forget about He Shuming, even the Pei Wenqiang who always liked to jump around bowed his head in submission already. Who else dared to jump out?
Ye Yuan said, "The exit is right at the sacrificial altar there. Let's go!"
During the period that everyone was unconscious, Ye Yuan did not stay idle. He used secret arts to torture the Grayflame primordial spirit for a bout, forcing him to say out many of this grotto's secrets.
Xie Lingzi prepared many contingency plans for the sake of reviving anew.
These back-up plans, he did not get to use them all. All of these benefited Ye Yuan.
And that sacrificial altar was not just the core of the Luo Tian Soul Sealing Grand Array, it was also the grotto's passageway leading to the outside world.
One had to admit that this Xie Lingzi's attainments in formations were still praiseworthy. The ingenuity of his ideas, Ye Yuan rather admired it too.
On the sacrificial altar, Ye Yuan opened up the transmission array according to the method Grayflame had told him. Everyone pushed open the coffin, but the things inside were already moved out by Ye Yuan long ago, completely empty.
Inside this coffin was the transmission array's passageway.
Everyone entered the coffin. A radiant light flashed, and they finally vanished from inside this ancient grotto.
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At this very moment, in the far-away Rang Shi Region, Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's headquarters, an Alchemy Emperor was currently researching medicinal pills.
An old man whose hair and beard were all white was sitting not far away from him, currently enjoying tea.
Alchemy Emperors researching medicinal pills were something that was most common.
It was just that what was placed on his table were actually all Tier 5 medicinal pills!
An Alchemy Emperor powerhouse researching Tier 5 medicinal pills, now this, was not a usual thing.
Many jade containers were placed on the table. Inside the containers had all sorts of liquid.
As he researched, his brows were tightly knitted.
In the end, he drew a breath and sighed deeply, putting down the work in his hands.
When that old man whose hair and beard were all white saw the situation, he put down the teacup in his hand, came to the alchemy emperor's side, and said rather surprisedly, "Younger Brother Xun Ze, even you can't deconstruct these measly little Tier 5 medicinal pills too?"
"First Elder, it's not that I, Xun Ze, am boosting other people's morale while diminishing our prestige. Even if these medicinal pills are brought to the Alchemist Association, those few old monsters might not be able to deconstruct them either!" Xun Ze said with an emotional sigh.
First Elder's eyebrows raised up as he said in amazement, "Really that freaky?"
Xun Ze nodded and said, "These Tier 5 medicinal pills look simple, but they were refined and formed with unique methods. And the compositions we deconstructed, logically speaking, are not able to be refined into pills at all when put together. This alchemist is simply a genius. I truly have no idea what kind of method he used to combine these
medicinal herbs together, and even let the medicinal pills' medicinal effects increase so much. In my view, this is simply inconceivable!"
This Xun Ze was the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's head alchemist, and also the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's one and only high-rank Alchemy Emperor!
And the medicinal pills he was researching were precisely the medicinal pills sent over from the far-away White Valiant Region, Crimson Afterglow Holy Land's Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's branch, and also the few types of medicinal pills Ye Yuan newly rolled out.
Actually, after these medicinal pills were sent to the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's headquarters, there was already a batch of Alchemy Emperor powerhouses who attempted to deconstruct them before. It was just that the final outcome was apparent.
The Heaven's Destiny Trading Company saw a business opportunity from these medicinal pills and were naturally unresigned to fail just like this. Hence, they let the White Valiant Region sent some medicinal pills over again and let the head alchemist, Master Xun Ze, attempt decomposition.
Except, the final result was still a failure!
These medicinal pills were actually all improved by Ye Yuan in his early days in order to research medicinal theory. It was just that Ye Yuan did not let them surface in the world.
In his previous life, Ji Qingyun was incredibly haughty and held these sort of improved-versions of Tier 5 medicinal pills in contempt.
What could truly move Ji Qingyun was probably also just some seldom-seen Tier 9 medicinal pills.
It was also fortunate that Ye Yuan did not make these medicinal pills known to the public in his previous life. Or else, he would really not dare to anyhow take them out to sell.
He, First Elder, clearly knew the business too. Hearing this, he said rather surprisedly, "The medicinal theory … actually doesn't make sense?"
Xun Ze nodded and said, "Not just doesn't make sense, it's simply full of shit! These few kinds of medicinal herbs grouped together, logically speaking, even if given to an Alchemy God to refine, it should also be invalid pills! Really don't know what this alchemist did, to actually be able to turn the rotten into something magical! First Elder, these medicinal pills … just who refined them?"
"Ssss … Then that's really freaky! I've already asked the White Valiant Region branch before. These medicinal pills were only refined by a Divine Traversing Realm boy who just ascended!" When First Elder said this, even he himself did not quite dare to believe it.
Xun Ze grabbed hold of First Elder's clothes when he heard that and cried out in shock, "What did you say? Divine Traversing Realm? Alchemy Sovereign? This … You aren't joking with me, right?"
Xun Ze's startled cry, even his voice changed pitch. The shock in his heart could be imagined.
A peak alchemist like Xun Ze would never concern himself with the affairs of the world.
When First Elder brought the medicinal pills for him to deconstruct, even though he was rather disapproving in his heart, he still did it.
Let alone that there were already many Alchemy Emperors who could not deconstruct them before this. Therefore, he did not ask about these medicinal pills' origins at all.
Now, when he heard that it was refined by an Alchemy Sovereign, his first reaction was that … it was impossible!
First Elder smiled bitterly and said, "Younger Brother Xun Ze, do you feel that I have much spare time to crack this kind of joke with you? Actually, the first time I heard this news, I totally did not believe it too. But only after inquiring repeatedly did I confirm that this was indeed true! But I heard that there is still a master behind this boy. It's just that this expert has never shown face before. That side is guessing whether or not this so-called expert doesn't exist at all!"
Xun Ze s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath, his gaze becoming astonished. "First Elder, actually, after I failed earlier, I associated it with someone! If there is really anyone who's able to reach this level in this world … then there can only be him! But the problem is, that person is long dead already! Could it be that … this junior obtained the legacy of an Alchemy God in the Lower Realms?"
The moment the words came out, even Xun Ze himself shook his head and denied it, saying, "How is that possible? It's too preposterous!"
First Elder's heart was stirred, and he asked, "Could whom you're talking about earlier be …"
Xun Ze nodded his head, with a close to idolizing expression, as he said one by one, "That's right, it's Ji Qingyun!"
Pausing for a moment, Xun Ze added on, "Ji Qingyun is absolutely the number one alchemy genius in these tens of thousands of years! His understanding towards alchemy is poles apart from us, these so-called Alchemy Emperors! It's precisely because so that he would frequently refine out some unimaginably queer medicinal pills! If not for this shackle being unbreakable, him becoming an Alchemy God was something sooner or later! Sigh … alas, a genius of his generation actually perished just like this."
Chapter 765 - Long Time No See, Have You Been Well?
First Elder and Xun Ze discussed about Ji Qingyun, both lamenting greatly, especially Xun Ze.
Xun Ze, as a high-rank Alchemy Emperor, was already standing at the apex of the alchemist food chain.
But even he actually had exceedingly idolizing mentality toward Ji Qingyun.
"Speaking of which, ever since after the Ji Family father and son perished, not only did this Medicine King Hall not decline, it became even more powerful instead! It's just that this Medicine King Hall is becoming increasingly mysterious. Originally, our Heaven's Destiny Trading Company still had some collaborations with them. But now, it's all suspended," First Elder said.
When the Medicine King Hall was at its pinnacle period, it was the target various Divine Realm peak trading companies fell over each other to cooperate with. At one point, it even overshadowed the Alchemist Association.
Except, the past was already gone with the wind.
The present Medicine King Hall was also no longer that Medicine King Hall in the past.
Xun Ze heaved a sigh and said, "Ji Qingyun's death was a sort of retrogression to the alchemy path! If he didn't die, the entire alchemy world would have had a revolutionary transformation take place before long! If it was like that, it might also be another beginning for the Divine Realm! A shame, such a shame!"
"But to say that the boy who refined these few kinds of medicinal pills have any relation with Ji Qingyun, that's also too far-fetched. The way I see it, he should have gotten some ancient alchemist's inheritance, that's how he knew how to refine these few medicinal pills," First Elder said.
Xun Ze nodded and said, "Should be this case! But I suggest for the trading firm to pay more attention to this boy. If there's a possibility, letting him join the trading company is for the best. His future accomplishments will surely be above mine!"
First Elder said, "I naturally know that! These medicinal pills …"
"Leave them. Later, I'll invite some fellow alchemists to research these medicinal pills together." Xun Ze said.
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In the Great Xiang Region, there were two Rank One Holy Lands: Bright Moon City and Vastsun City.
Bright Moon City was renowned throughout the Divine Realm because of the Moonlight Heavenly Eye, while Vastsun City became a household name with the Vastsun Flameheart Pupil.
Two mighty Rank One Holy Lands were respectively controlled by the two great Yue and Zhou families. No one was able to shake them.
But at this time, Bright Moon City's Yue Family welcomed an esteemed guest. This person was the Alchemist Association's vice-chairman, Lord Quan Xingzi!
Even Yue Mengli did not expect it either, that the Zhou Family actually able to invite Quan Xingzi over.
Except, after giving Yue Mengli a round of diagnosis, Quan Xingzi's brows knitted together and repeatedly lamented, "How strange! How strange!"
Zhou Yan carefully asked at the side, "Lord Chairman, what strange aspects … does Li-er's illness have?"
Quan Xi
ngzi was invited by the Zhou Family. Hence, Zhou Yan naturally had to accompany her by the side. Curing Yue Mengli would be his, Zhou Yan's, meritorious deed. Yue Mengli would not be able to find any more reason to object to this marriage.
Quan Xingzi said, "I did a round of examination just now and discovered that apart from possessing the Moonlight Heavenly Eye Physique, Li-er actually still has another extremely rare spirit physique!"
The moment these words came out, Zhou Yan's expression became stiff, and his heart palpitated.
"Lord Chairman, logically speaking, having two kinds of spirit physiques should be a good thing, why …"
Zhou Yan cried out in his heart: must not be that whatever Innate Battle Soul Physique!
Yet, reality was this cruel. Quan Xingzi said, "If it were an ordinary spirit physique, it would naturally be a good thing. But this Innate Battle Soul Physique is different! In the Divine Realm's records, the Innate Battle Soul Physique merely appeared a few scanty times. This kind of spirit physique requires the spirit and flesh to merge into one but clashes with the Moonlight Heavenly Eye Physique. Two kinds of spirit physiques preying on the divine soul, resulting in Li-er's present ailment."
With every word Quan Xingzi said, Zhou Yan's face became a shade darker.
His diagnosis was actually exactly the same as that punk's! Really seeing ghosts!
When Li-er heard these words, she could not resist smiling at Ye Qing.
Ye Yuan was indeed formidable. In terms of alchemy standards, he was absolutely not beneath this Lord Quan Xingzi!
However, Ye Yuan said that he was able to treat the conflicting agony of her spirit physiques. This Quan Xingzi … probably could not do it, right?
"Lord Chairman, then Li-er's illness …" Zhou Yan's eyes carried some hope. He prayed inwardly for Quan Xingzi to be able to cure it.
That way, he could kill that brat without any qualms!
These few days, Zhou Yan had been pestering Yue Mengli every day. But how could he not feel that Yue Mengli's heart was all tied up in that detestable brat's hands!
With the passing of time, the jealousy in his heart grew increasingly thicker.