by Feng Yise
"Ye Yuan, you're sneak attacking here! Too despicable!" Gu Hua gritted his teeth and said.
Gu Hua himself did not feel that Ye Yuan was formidable. Earlier, it was definitely Ye Yuan exploiting the time lag, that was how it caught him off guard!
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Is that so? Fine, I'll give you five chances. As long as you're able to avoid one of my swords, I'll yield my spot with both hands. How's that?"
Gu Hua was overjoyed when he heard that and said, "You said it! At the time when you lose, you can't go back on your word!"
Although unwilling to admit it, Ye Yuan's prowess, he still acknowledged it. Wanting to win Ye Yuan was probably not something that easy.
But no matter how formidable Ye Yuan was, it was also not possible to make him unable to avoid even one sword, right?
Since he was taking the path to ruin himself, Gu Hua was not courteous too.
For the sake of this slot to fight in the Quasi-Holy Son selection competition, even if people said that he won unscrupulously, he would accept it too!
Ye Yuan said with a faint smile, "A word once spoken, cannot be overtaken even by a team of four horses!"
Chapter 772 - Powerful Opponents Like Clouds
Ye Yuan took away the sword and moved back, saying nonchalantly, "I'm coming. Are you ready this time or not?"
The words dismissed casually made Gu Hua's heart tighten. But this time, he gave his whole attention and watched Ye Yuan's actions, fearful of missing a trace.
Yet … there was a blur before Gu Hua's eyes. Ye Yuan's traces were actually gone before his eyes again!
"You died again."
Ye Yuan's ghost-like voice sounded beside Gu Hua's ears once more. Xuanying Sword was placed on his neck one more time.
"S-Such a swift movement technique! Is this really the movement technique executed by a Divine Traversing Realm martial artist?"
"In front of such a movement technique, all martial techniques are pointless!"
"Really didn't expect that an alchemist actually has such a strange movement technique! Just based on this movement technique, he is unbeatable! Ye Yuan occupying a spot is fully worthy!"
Ye Yuan's movement technique made cries of exclamations sound out all around.
Ye Yuan's movement technique was too swift. Ordinary martial artists could not even catch his figure at all.
Myriad laws in the world, only speed is unbroken!
With such formidable movement technique, facing martial artists whose cultivation realms were higher than his, it was without fear.
Gu Hua's expression was incomparably ugly. He never would have thought that a Divine Traversing Realm martial artist would actually be so much stronger than him, this Boundless Realm, in terms of movement techniques!
That time earlier, he already made ample preparations, but he still could not keep up with Ye Yuan's speed.
Ye Yuan removed the sword and backed off once more, saying without joy nor sorrow, "The third sword. Ready for it?"
Gu Hua's expression changed, his figure suddenly vanishing from where he stood.
This time, he decided to strike first to gain the initiative and moved first himself!
Right now, he was not thinking of doing anything to Ye Yuan at all. As long as he could avoid one of Ye Yuan's swords, it was considered his win!
Even though using this kind of method to obtain a slot was somewhat scrupulous, but so what?
Yet, the next instant, Gu Hua suddenly felt a chill at his waist. Ye Yuan's voice sounded out once more. "Dead."
Gu Hua's expression changed drastically, suddenly changing directions in the air, wanting to escape Ye Yuan's sword.
But after two breaths, he died two times in a row again.
In front of Ye Yuan's powerful movement technique, he was actually unable to avoid even one sword.
Which was also to say that if Ye Yuan really wanted to kill him, he just needed one sword and it was enough.
Gu Hua suddenly sat down on the ground and said unresignedly, "I … I lost! This slot is yours!"
With this, no one else dared to call Ye Yuan's strength into question anymore.
Even Gu Hua was utterly defeated at Ye Yuan's hands. Him representing Ancient Opulence City to battle was fame following merit.
Pei Wenqiang looked at Ye Yuan as if he saw a ghost and said in amazement, "I originally just wanted to return you a favor. But I didn't expect that your movement technique is actually this strong! Looks like what you said before isn't completely unfounded."
Ye Yuan just smiled and was too lazy to explain.
After this incident, Ye Yuan choose to enter closed-seclusion immediately. This retreat was a month's time.
This period of time, it filled Zhao Qian with burning anxiety.
Ye Yuan did not give her any explanation and just went into closed-seclusion, such that she had not got a clue at all just what kind of agreement Ye Yuan reached with Heaven's Destiny Trading Company.
One had to know that what the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company gave Ye Yuan was a gold token!
Without having a holy lord class strength, it was totally impossible to obtain such a token.
Which was also to say that Ye Yuan's status in the eyes of those people in the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's headquarters was already comparable to a holy lord's!
In the beginning, Zhao Qian was very worried that some unforeseen changes would happen to the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion.
But a month passed, and it seemed like there was no change at all. The Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's side was also unusually quiet, seemingly already given up on the Ancient Opulence City this stall.
But Zhao Qian's encroachment into the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company's territory finally also stopped at 20%, this threshold. She could no longer cross over.
A short roughly three month's time, the Ancient Opulence City's two major trading companies switched positions.
The Meteor Trading Company became the number one major trading firm in one leap, while the Heaven's Destiny Trading Company became a second-rate trading company.
In truth, the one who reaped the most profits in-between this was actually still the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion. Because their profit share was the highest.
This one month's time, Ye Yuan exhausted medicinal herbs valuing close to 10 million earth essence crystals, breaking through the threshold of late-stage Divine Traversing, and was on the verge of breaking through to Eighth Level Divine Traversing!
With peak Seventh Level Divine Traversing strength, Ye Yuan finally had some confidence in the upcoming competition too.
All the geniuses in the holy land gathered together. There was bound to be a batch of opponents with formidable strength.
Ye Yuan's disadvantage was on cultivation realm. Therefore, even if he rose one minor boundary, it could have a decisive impact on the final result.
Through a month of settling down, after Ye Yuan left seclusion, Zhao Qian actually resisted and did not ask about the gold token matter.
This made Ye Yuan unusually surprised and could not help regarding Zhao Qian a little higher.
This lass was indeed not that simple, to actually even endure such a matter.
After Ye Yuan exited seclusion, it was also time to leave Ancient Opulence City.
Due to the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land's territory being too vast, the Quasi-Holy Son selection competition this time was divided into 10 major tournament zones.
At each major tournament zone, all of the contestants would fight in chaotic battles, all the way until the final six was selected to take part in the ultimate selection competition.
This tournament zone that Ye Yuan was at, there were close to 200 big and small forces.
Which was also to say that just this tournament zone had several hundred contestants.
These several hundred contestants, the vast majority were all Boundless Realm martial artists. Of course, there was also a small minority of very self-confident Divine Traversing
Realm martial artists like Ye Yuan.
As for how far these Divine Traversing Realm martial artists could walk … no one would care about this at all. Because these Divine Traversing Realm martial artists were destined to be finished eliminating in the first round.
This kind of major competition was very cruel. Without absolute strength, there was absolutely no way to stand out from the masses.
Several hundred Boundless Realm martial artists, their cultivation realms did not have big differences. Wanting to enter the final six, one's concepts comprehension and cultivation realm both had to be extremely outstanding.
Yet, this was still only a start. The real showdown was still at the final tournament at the end!
Therefore, wanting to ultimately obtain this chance to enter the Crimson Afterglow Valley was too difficult, too difficult.
Even though Ye Yuan was very confident in himself, but against those ultimate opponents, he did not dare to lower his guard too.
To be able to charge to that sort of level, who would be mediocre?
Ye Yuan had just left seclusion, and Pei Wenqiang received the news right away and rushed over. Behind him even tagged along two young men.
"Ye Yuan, if you still don't leave seclusion, we'd be leaving by ourselves! Oh? Not seeing you for a month, you're actually almost reaching Eighth Level Divine Traversing already?" Pei Wenqiang was rather amazed at Ye Yuan's cultivation speed.
One had to know that the first time he met Ye Yuan, Ye Yuan had only just broken through to Fourth Level Divine Traversing.
Just how long has it been? Ye Yuan actually broke through three minor cultivation realms already, reaching peak Seventh Level Divine Traversing.
"Want to obtain the chance to enter the Crimson Afterglow Valley, how can it do if I don't cultivate diligently?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.
"What high-sounding sentiments! Punk, don't think that you're invincible under the heaven after defeating Gu Hua that trash! Among the people taking part in the competition this time, there are quite a number of people who are Ninth Level Boundless! Just based on your bit of strength and you even wish to enter the Crimson Afterglow Valley?" behind Pei Wenqiang, a young man with an unruly expression said disdainfully.
Chapter 773 - Yang Wenmiao
The young man had a stubborn and unruly appearance, with somewhat of a hint of overbearing attitude.
Pei Wenqiang introduced with a smile, "Here, Ye Yuan, I'll introduce them to you. This is our Ancient Opulence City's Xiang Family's number one genius, Xiang Hao. This is Mu Yun. They are likewise our Ancient Opulence City's up-and-coming stars! This is Ye Yuan, Fragrant Medicine Pavilion's owner. Don't need me to give you guys an introduction, right?"
Ye Yuan gave a smile, but completely ignored Xiang Hao, and greeted Mu Yun, "Brother Mu, I've heard much about you."
Mu Yun said humbly, "Dare not, dare not! Speaking of this, this Mu recently obtained a breakthrough and still have to thank Brother Ye. If not for Brother Ye refining the Great Sun Heavenly Yang Pill for this Mu, this Mu would also be unable to break through the bottleneck."
Ye Yuan was rather surprised as he said, "Turns out that the one I refined the Great Sun Heavenly Yang Pill for was actually Brother Mu!"
Mu Yun said with a smile, "This Great Sun Heavenly Yang Pill is exceedingly hard to refine. This Mu paid a visit to many masters too, but no one could refine it. Later, I heard that Brother Ye's alchemy strength is head and shoulders above others, so I came to the Fragrant Medicine Pavilion and gave it a try. Didn't expect that in the end, you actually handed me a superior-grade Great Sun Heavenly Yang Pill! With this superior-grade Great Sun Heavenly Yang Pill, this Mu's strength advanced tremendously. The competition this time, I have a bit more confidence too."
Ye Yuan and Mu Yun chatted engrossedly, directly hanging Xiang Hao out to dry by the side.
And Ye Yuan completely disregarded his mockery. This made him very pent-up with anger.
But in front of Pei Wenqiang, he could not very well lose his temper too, and he could only sulk by the side.
"Heh, the three of you get to know each other more. This time, my face is all up to you guys to gain! Alright, it's getting late. We should set off," Pei Wenqiang said with a laugh.
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Ye City was the largest city in the Crimson Afterglow Holy Land's southern part, ruling up to 200 major and minor forces in the vicinity.
The Crimson Afterglow Holy Land organizing the Quasi-Holy Son selection competition this time, this place naturally became the arena for the division tournament zones.
These few days, many people flooded into Ye City all at once. They were all here to observe this competition.
Although these people did not have the opportunity to take part, how could they miss this sort of grand event?
And those geniuses possessing the contestant slots were naturally received by the City Lord Manor.
But just a mere several hundred people was not considered much to the massive Ye City.
"Pei Wenqiang, I heard that you picked up a huge bargain this time and actually brought six cannon fodders over!"
The moment Pei Wenqiang and the others entered the door, they just happened to run into another group of people. That person in the lead opened his mouth immediately to mock.
"Wu Jianqing, several years of not seeing, why is your mouth still so smelly? If what I brought are cannon fodders, could it be that what you brought aren't cannon fodders?" Pei Wenqiang said angrily.
"Hehe, this time, I'm afraid I'm going to have to disappoint you! Our Yangyuan City really produced an extraordinary prodigy this time! Obtaining one slot is absolutely a shoo-in! Peng Yan, why haven't you quickly come over to greet City Lord Pei?"
A very withdrawn young man behind Wu Jianqing walked out and gave Pei Wenqiang a bow as he said, "Junior Peng Yan, pays respect to City Lord Pei."
Pei Wenqiang's expression changed as he said, "Seventh Level Boundless!"
It was also no wonder that Pei Wenqiang was shocked. To be able to reach Seventh Level Boundless at this age, not one of them was not a figure with astonishing talent. One had to know that these six people Pei Wenqiang brought here, the highest was merely Sixth Level Boundless.
Wu Jianqing said smugly when he saw the situation, "Peng Yan's strength is even more formidable than you imagine! With him around this time, locking in one slot is absolutely no issue! How is it, got a feeling of being rolled over or not? Hahaha …"
Pei Wenqiang said with a black face, "Don't get c.o.c.ky! What the competition is competing in this time is not just cultivation realm! Concepts comprehension is similarly very important!"
Wu Jianqing laughed out loud and said, "Don't need you to worry about this! Peng Yan's concepts comprehension is absolutely much stronger than the group of trash you brought!"
Concepts comprehension was indeed very important. It was even more important than cultivation realm. But to be able to break through to late-stage Boundless Realm at this age, how could his concepts comprehension be weak?
This Wu Jianqing came from the holy land's Wu Family. The Wu Family's influence was about the same as the Pei Family. Moreover, they were on very bad terms. Therefore, he did not have the least bit of psychological burden when he ridiculed Pei Wenqiang.
Being able to find a Seventh Level Boundless genius this time, Wu Jianqing could be said to be in high and vigorous spirits.
"Yii? Among these six people you brought, there is actually still one who hasn't even reached the Eighth Level Divine Traversing Realm? Pei Wenqiang, you're managing two cities right now, and you actually can't even gather six Boundless Realms? You even needed to find a Divine Traversing Realm trash to make up the numbers? Hahaha! You're killing me!"
Wu Jianqing suddenly discovered the Ye Yuan in the crowd and started jeering even more unbridledly.
Peng Yan's gaze swept onto Ye Yuan too, his eyes filled with ridicule and disdain.
The martial artists coming to participate in the competition this time
were basically all Boundless Realms as the main force. Those extremely small minority of Divine Traversing Realm martial artists were all some small forces' contestants, completely too inferior to show in public.
"Ah … Yang Wenmiao! It's Yang Wenmiao!"
All of a sudden, there was a commotion outside the courier station. It was all the nympho-like screams of women.
In the wake of these screams, a group of people walked into the courier station.
"Lord Yang Sen!"
The city lords leading their respective teams this time all gave him a bow one after another when they saw a middle-aged man in the lead.
A handsome youth who was even more beautiful than women followed behind him. His aura was very powerful.
Those women's screams were very clearly directed towards him.
"Huhu, how's everyone! The Quasi-Holy Son selection this period of time, I'll have to inconvenient everyone to stay in this courier station. If there are any areas where we didn't look after you well, I hope that everybody is magnanimous enough to tolerate," Yang Sen said.
"Lord Yang Sen is too courteous!" everyone hurriedly responded.
This Yang Sen was clearly very familiar with the various major city lords. After greeting, he found people to engage in small talk one by one.
Ye Yuan asked Pei Wenqiang curiously, "Who is this person? Seems very impressive."
"Lord Yang Sen is Ye City's City Lord, ruling close to 200 major and minor forces in the southern part. Do you think he's impressive or not?" Pei Wenqiang said.
Only then did Ye Yuan came to a realization. No wonder these city lords were all very respectful towards him.
"Like this huh. That youth behind him seems to be very well-received here!"
"That is Lord Yang Sen's son, Yang Wenmiao. He already reached Eighth Level Boundless two years ago. Within the entire boundary that Ye City has jurisdiction over, he's the young generation's number one genius! Plus, his looks are extremely handsome. Being well-received is naturally something within expectations. The competition this time, the number one in Ye City's division competition zone, only he alone is qualified!"
Ye Yuan nodded his head to express understanding. Looks like this Yang Wenmiao was a formidable opponent.