by Feng Yise
Thinking about it, Ye Yuan could not help feeling rather odd.
The pandemonium of the Heavenly Fiendgod 50 thousand years ago, it was actually the dragon clan who had a great battle with him in the end. Then, where did the Holy Region, such a super faction, go to?
Although the dragon clan was at the height of its power and splendor 50 thousand years ago, possessing a large batch of Void Mystic powerhouses, looking at the Holy Region's strength, it shouldn't be inferior to the dragon clan. Why didn't news of them resisting the fiend race pass down?
With this thought, Ye Yuan felt that something was not right.
Long Teng clearly saw through Ye Yuan's puzzlement and said with a cold smile, "Do you know why the Holy Region was able to become the human race's number one power?"
"Why?" Ye Yuan asked puzzledly.
All along, the impression that the Holy Region gave people was powerful! Very powerful!
Regardless of how the other super holy lands changed, the Holy Region stood firm from beginning to end. There had never been a faction that was able to shake the Holy Region's position of a goliath.
In the people's view, the Holy Region possessed the rank one of the Ten Great Divine Kings, the Heaven Stabilizing Divine King, and also had an incomparably terrifying divine rank grand array. They could naturally claim to be the human race's number one faction.
But, a faction like this, could it be that they did not have any losses during the turmoil of the fiend race?
Long Teng said with a contemptuous look, "Over 50 thousand years ago, the Bloodgod Temple swept throughout the entire Divine Realm. The dragon clan had once issued an invitation to the Holy Region before, inviting them to encircle and quash the Bloodgod Temple together along with them. But they actually did not respond to the dragon clan's invitation in the slightest. From start to finish, they never sent a single soldier. Furthermore, they activated the grand array, sealing off the Holy City, cutting off all connections with the outside world. That battle, they did not have any losses at all. Naturally, they could become the Divine Realm's number one faction."
Ye Yuan could not help being stupefied when he heard. He did not think that the Holy Region actually still had such a past.
It seemed like they did not wish to tread into the muddy waters at all by relying on that they had a divine rank grand array protecting. Whether the Divine Realm fell into the enemy's hands or not, seemed to not have any relation with them at all.
"But, if the fiend race truly occupied the entire Divine Realm, even if they sealed off the grand array, they can't last for a long time either, right?" Ye Yuan thought about it and said.
Long Teng had a cold smile as he said, "But in reality, the Divine Realm didn't fall into the enemy's hands, isn't it so? Fang Tian's sudden emergence salvaged the entire Divine Realm. While they are just a group of trash that sat idly by and reaped the fruits of others' labor!"
Chapter 1085 - Blocking the Front Door and Face Slapping
"Senior's meaning is that the Holy Region is probably long aware of the existence of the son of heaven's mandate already. Hence, that's why they would intentionally preserve their strength?" Ye Yuan understood with a snap and guessed.
If the fiend race really unified the Divine Realm, even if the Holy Region was a tortoise shell, with the fiend race gathering the entire Divine Realm's strength to assault it, its shell would also be broken.
This point, it was impossible that the Holy Region's powerhouses did not figure out.
The only possibility was that they knew that there was someone capable of saving the Divine Realm. That was why they harbored the thinking of not taking sides in order to save their own skin, and deliberately not exert strength.
Long Teng smiled coldly and said, "The human race and fiend race's war has lasted for at least a million years. What's strange about a major power with a long-standing inheritance like the Holy Region knowing about this? It's just that their actions are truly beneath contempt! Didn't think that 50 thousand years have passed, but they are still like this!"
Hearing Long Teng say so, Ye Yuan was also contemptuous toward the Holy Region to the extreme in his heart.
This kind of major matter that concerned the entire Divine Realm's survival, the Holy Region, as the Divine Realm's number one major force, actually wanted to look on with folded arms. Truly disgraceful to the extreme!
Other people fought dauntlessly in bloody battles, but they sit idly and reap the fruits of others' labor, stepping on other people's skeletons to move up.
Furthermore, this actually even became a tradition. 50 thousand years ago was like this, 50 thousand years later today, was similarly like so!
Ye Yuan said, "Cloudsky old punk definitely didn't enter closed-seclusion. He wants to use the 'delay' tactic to let me beat a retreat in the face of difficulties. Heh heh, how can I, Ye Yuan, be so easy to send away?"
Long Teng shook his head and said, "It's no use. He has already made up his mind to not see you. Even if you knock on his door to beg him, he won't meet you either!"
Ye Yuan did not speak and started pacing slowly inside the room.
When Long Teng saw the situation, he shut up and did not speak as well. He knew that Ye Yuan was definitely thinking of a way.
After some time, a hint of a smile surfaced on Ye Yuan's face. When Long Teng saw the situation, he knew that there was a chance.
...
Heavenly Saint Plaza was the Holy Region's largest public square. The human traffic here was immensely heavy. It could be said to be one of the Holy City's most prosperous areas.
The second day morning, an additional stall appeared in the Heavenly Saint Plaza.
On the left and right side of the stall, each had an enormous vertical scroll.
On the left-hand side of the scroll was written 'All requests will be granted.' While on the right-hand side of the scroll, it was 'Not taking a single penny'!
The moment this line-up was put out, it immediately drew a large group of martial artists to crowd around.
"Yii, what's this? Is it fortune-telling? Martial artists all defy the heavens and change fate. How many believe in fate?"
"Are you dumb? You look at this line-up, does it look like fortune-telling? Quite a few medicinal cauldrons are placed over there. It's clearly refining pills on people's behalf."
"This means that … helping people refine pills for free? There's still such a good thing? But, even if it's free pill refinement, this brat is also too c.o.c.ky, right? Still … 'All requests will be granted,' who does he think he is?"
"Heh heh, you're out of touch with the outside world and its affairs, right? This young man isn't an ordinary person. He's the peak Alchemy Emperor, Qingyun Zi! Back then, Qingyun Zi didn't die. A trace of remnant soul fled to the Lower Realms, and he seized possession and revived!"
"Qingyun Zi! My God, Qingyun Zi actually set up a stall to help people refine pills here. What does he want to do? Right beside is the Alchemist Association's headquarters. This … This is also too provocative, right?"
Ye Yuan's identity was already not some secret now. The Holy City had no lack of some well-informed people who knew that Ye Yuan was Qingyun Zi.
With this wave of discussion, the crowd immediately burst into an uproar.
What kind of status did the peak Alchemy Emperor Qingyun Zi have? If it was in the past, forget about begging him to refine pills, even meeting hip was extremely hard to come by.
Today, he was actually helping people refine pills for free. Furthermore, on the scroll, it stated that all requests would be granted.
More importantly, he actually set up a stall at the front gates of the Alchemist Association's headquarters. This was simply monumental.
There had never been anyone who dared to provoke the Alchemist Association like this before.
Even at the Medicine King Hall's most powerful and prosperous, they never did such a face-slapping action before either.
The Medicine King Hall and the Alchem
ist Association's contending, that was all playing tricks in the dark. This sort of posturing and face-slapping action, it never happened before.
Of course, even though the Medicine King Hall was impressive, the Alchemist Association was not to be trifled with either.
Ji Zhengyang's alchemy path strength was merely around on par with Jing Fengtian.
Where did Qingyun Zi's courage come from, to dare slap people's faces at their front door?
At this time, the people surrounding the watching were many. But people who genuinely dared to come forward and request for pills, there was not a single one.
This place was the Alchemist Association's front gate. Requesting Qingyun Zi for pills, wasn't this slapping the Alchemist Association's face? Not everyone had this nerve to dare oppose the Alchemist Association.
Right then, a person suddenly scurried out from within the crowd. It was a middle-aged martial artist.
It was only to see him come before Ye Yuan and immediately kneel down with a thud.
"Lord Qingyun Zi, I beg you, save this lowly one's wife!" The middle-aged martial artist made a pitiful plea.
This middle-aged martial artist was merely a Heaven Enlightenment Realm martial artist. In this Holy City, he was merely a minor character that was not important.
Ye Yuan, who was originally sitting rigidly upright, hurriedly went up to support the middle-aged martial artist when he saw him getting so worked up and said, "This elder brother, you don't have to be like this. Since I said that all requests will be granted, no matter who comes, I won't reject it. Speak about it, what's the matter with your wife?"
The moment the middle-aged martial artist heard, he could not help being overjoyed, and hastily recounted his wife's situation briefly.
This middle-aged martial artist was called Lu Wu. Half a year ago, he and his wife went to a mystic realm in the Holy Region to search for treasures. He did not expect that his wife would be bitten by a little snake.
A small snake that did not take human form. They did not pay attention at that time as well and continued going deep in after expelling the poison. But very soon, Lu Wu discovered something amiss.
Many red spots quickly erupted on his wife's body, then her skin started to fester.
Until now, Lu Wu's wife's body was practically completely rotten already, looking as if her life was almost going to be lost.
He sought medical help from the Alchemist Association's alchemists, but the Alchemist Association's Alchemy Saint could not diagnose it at all.
As for Alchemy Venerable powerhouses, Lu Wu could not afford that money at all. And the Alchemy Venerable that he found said that without heavenly essence crystals, there was no talk.
Lu Wu loved his wife deeply. Hence, he pestered that Alchemy Venerable every day, hoping to be able to use his sincerity to move the other party.
Except, he did not appreciate it at all.
He did not think that coming over today, he just happened to see Ye Yuan set up a stall here. He did not recognize Ye Yuan either, but when he heard that this one in front of him was the widely renowned Lord Qingyun Zi, he did not hesitate in the slightest to be the first one to step forward.
Hearing Lu Wu's circ.u.mstances, Ye Yuan immediately had a sudden realization and said, "That's a Seven Extreme Dual-Flower Snake. Its venom has two kinds of toxins. One type is active, very easy to expel. But the other type is dormant, exceedingly difficult to detect. Want to expel this poison, one requires a Tier 8 medicinal pill, the Taiyi Clear Wind Pill."
The moment Lu Wu heard, his face revealed a look of wild elation.
A peak Alchemy Emperor was a peak Alchemy Emperor. Just listening to his description, he determined what kind of poison his wife was inflicted with.
That Alchemy Saint was simply weak to the max!
But the elated feelings on his face died down very quickly. He said with a dejected look, "Lord Qingyun Zi, I … I can't afford Tier 8 spirit medicines!"
Ye Yuan said with a smile, "No worries, I still have some Tier 8 spirit medicines on me. Just happened to have the spirit medicines to refine the Taiyi Clear Wind Pill. I'll refine it for you right away!"
Chapter 1086 - Quan Xingzi's Headache
One rock kicking up a tidal wave!
After consuming the medicinal pill, in less than an hour, Lu Wu's wife recovered!
He brought his wife to the Heavenly Saint Plaza and was endlessly grateful towards Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan only urged these this husband and wife couple away after a bout of persuasion.
With this, many people were no longer calm.
The Alchemist Association's alchemists all had their noses pointing up at the sky. How could they be as amiable and approachable as Lord Qingyun Zi?
More importantly, Lord Qingyun Zi did not take a single cent for the pill refinement, and even chipped in spirit medicines!
This sort of opportunity, go where to find?
"I was recently just about to refine a Tier 9 medicinal pill, Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill. The spirit medicines are finally collected. But the price demanded by the Alchemist Association's alchemy emperor, I can't afford it at all!"
"Me too! My Immortal Polyporus Soul Recall Pill has also just gathered together the spirit medicines, emptying out my bank, and even almost losing my small life! How is there still anything that those great deities in the Alchemist Association will take fancy on?"
"Lord Qingyun Zi is a peak Alchemy Emperor! This kind of powerhouse personally refining pills for us, this sort of treatment can't be encountered even once in 10 thousand years! Going past this village, there wouldn't be this shop anymore!"
Ye Yuan said it, he would only refine Tier 9 and above medicinal pills. The rest would be handed to his pupils and grand-pupil to refine.
Lu Wu's medicinal pill was refined by Gu Yue.
Gu Yue, Xiao Ruyan, and Ren Dong, the three people taking action, ordinary medicinal pills were naturally nothing difficult.
With somebody striding out the first step, how could each and every one of those Dao Profound Realm powerhouses still be able to remain calm?
It was not that these Dao Profound Realm powerhouses were miserly, but that Tier 9 spirit medicines seriously burned too much money.
And inviting ordinary alchemy emperors to take action, the price normally far exceeded the price of a medicinal pill itself.
There was no choice. Alchemists were really a scarce species. Each and every one was in high demand.
Even if you did not look for them, there would already be a whole group of people queuing to find them to refine pills.
How could there be like today, refining pills completely free?
What was damnable was that Lord Qingyun Zi was far stronger compared to those guys with eyes at the top of their heads!
Finally, someone could not hold back anymore.
A Dao Profound Realm martial artist came before Ye Yuan, bowed down, and said, "This lowly one wants to refine a Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill. Can Your Excellency please take action and refine it?"
Ye Yuan did not put on the slightest bit of airs and said with a nod, "Take out the spirit medicines then."
In less than four hours, a Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill came into existence, a transcendent-grade pill!
That Dao Profound Realm martial artist held the transcendent-grade Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill, feeling like he was dreaming.
If he went to find the Alchemist Association's alchemy emperors to refine the Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill himself, it would at most be middle-grade, even low-grade.
Because he could not afford the price to let high-level alchemists take action.
When ordinary initial-stage alchemy emperors refined tier 9 medicinal pills, being able to refine out middle-grade was already considered pretty good.
But now, he obtained a transcendent-grade Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill!
"Thank you very much, Lord Qingyun Zi! Thank you very much, Lord Qingyun Zi!"
He held the
medicinal pill in both hands and immediately knelt down.
To be able to make a Dao Profound Realm powerhouse agitated, how important this medicinal pill was to him could be imagined.
"Peak Alchemy Emperor is peak alchemy Emperor! This alchemy skill is simply a god-like technique!"
"Yeah. I saw before the Alchemist Association's high-rank Alchemy Emperor refine pills before. At that time, it was greatly astonishing. But compared to Lord Qingyun Zi, he's too trashy!"
"Furthermore, this is a Tier 9 medicinal pill. Refining it in four hours and it's even transcendent-grade, what kind of concept was this?"
If Lu Wu's incident was just a preface, then this Three-Lives Profound Gate Pill just now ignited a bomb, and immediately blew up in the Heavenly Saint Plaza.
No one could resist the allure of a transcendent-grade Tier 9 medicinal pill!
Those Dao Profound powerhouses swarmed forward like bees, scrambling after one another to let Ye Yuan help them refine medicinal pills.
At this time, they already could not be bothered with whatever Alchemist Association anymore!
Could the Alchemist Association let a peak Alchemy Emperor help them refine pills?
Would the Alchemist Association help them refine pills for free?
They would not!
This sort of situation was precisely what Ye Yuan had foreseen long ago. What he wanted was this effect.
He did not believe that those Alchemist Association fellows could still sit still!
As the Holy City's subsidiary, the Alchemist Association helped the Holy City to amass innumerable riches, letting the Holy City's alchemists have endless resources to groom their descendants' strength.
Smacking the Alchemist Association's face, they would definitely go find Cloudsky.
This was Ye Yuan's plan. You don't come out, I'll force you out!
Ye Yuan's comprehension of Divine Dao laws became increasingly deeper currently. Right now, refining these Tier 9 medicinal pills was already at his fingertips and did not take too much time at all.
If he was willing, he could even refine a large pile of arcane insight rank medicinal pills.