by Feng Yise
"Defeating He Yuan with one move, probably not many people can do that, right?"
...
Below the stage, Yang Shen's expression was very ugly.
Ye Yuan's played down finger smacked the High Clarity Sect's face resoundingly.
During the past ten thousand years, the High Clarity Sect had never been defeated so embarrassingly before.
Today, He Yuan did it.
"Li Yiping, the next match is you, right? You have to win back this face!" Yang Shen said with a dark look.
The expression of a youth with short hair behind him turned somber and he said, "Senior Apprentice Brother Yang, rest assured. No matter how strong he is, it's also impossible to be my match!"
This Li Yiping was ranked fifth among the High Clarity Sect's eight disciples, a middle-stage Second Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse.
Compared to He Yuan, he was no idea how much stronger.
The High Clarity Sect had no weaklings, this was not said for fun.
Even if rank fifth, Li Yiping's strength did not pale in comparison to other sects' number one and number two.
Therefore, he dared to make this big boast.
...
Inside the pill refining room, when Little Tong saw Ye Yuan return, he revealed a slight look of surprise.
"Faster than I expected!" Little Tong said.
The Treasure Pig who was originally sleeping flew up with a whoosh and bored right into Ye Yuan's bossom, wriggling its pig-head continuously.
Little Tong's face fell, and he said with a cold snort, "You stupid pig, only know how to eat!"
Treasure Pig poked his head out of Ye Yuan's bosom and made a funny face at Little Tong.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "That guy was too weak. I defeated him in one move, so it's not worth talking about."
Little Tong's pupils constricted slightly, somewhat surprised at Ye Yuan's strength.
But very soon, he became totally indifferent to this and said coolly, "The spirit medicines are already all prepared, you can start refining pills."
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Haha, many thanks. Didn't expect that you, this brat, is still pretty useful."
Little Tong's face turned back and instantly wanted to explode, but at the thought of how he could not beat Ye Yuan, he was immediately like a deflated ball.
"Damn brat, when this empyrean recovers his strength, you will see. I'll definitely beat you until your b.u.t.t.o.c.k.s open up!"
Ye Yuan felt that Little Tong was bored and idle. Hence, he had him help sort out the spirit medicines and do some preparation work before refining pills.
He did not expect that Little Tong did the work in this area extremely meticulously.
Since Ye Yuan entered the Heavenspan World, it was still his first time encountering.
Hence, he guessed that this Little Tong's grandpa must be an extremely formidable alchemist.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan discovered that Little Tong's insight in Alchemy Dao was extremely deep.
Occasionally chatting gave Ye Yuan a feeling of suddenly seeing the light. This made Ye Yuan give rise to the idea of meeting Little Tong's grandpa.
The moment Ye Yuan refined pills, he thoroughly forgot about time.
All the way until three days later, Ye Yuan's pill refinement was interrupted by Xu Yan.
"What's wrong, Elder Xu?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.
He said before that without special circ.u.mstances, don't interrupt his pill refinement.
With Xu Yan coming to find him, something must have happened.
Xu Yan's expression was very ugly and he said to Ye Yuan, "You go and take a look at Yi Qingxiang, he probably can't take part in the competition at the back anymore. If there wasn't any choice, I also wouldn't come find you."
Ye Yuan's brows furrowed, having a foreboding premonition in his heart, and said with a nod, "Okay, I'll go take a look."
Yi Qingxiang was carried back. When Ye Yuan saw the Yi Qingxiang on the bed, he also felt somewhat unbearable to look straight at him.
Yi Qingxiang was brutalized too dreadfully. His entire being was beaten out of shape.
Especially the face, his eyes were beaten until they popped out, virtually unable to recognize his original appearance anymore.
This degree of injury would basically bid farewell to the competition at the back already.
According to normal circ.u.mstances, without eight to ten years, it was likely very hard to recover.
His brows furrowed and he asked Xu Yan, "Was it done by High Clarity Sect's people?"
No need to think, it must have been that High Clarity Sect's people felt that it was a loss of face, and deliberately gained back some ground from Yi Qingxiang.
Except, the attack was a bit too vicious.
Under such fierce battles that lasted for a long time, knowing how to protect oneself was also a kind of strategy.
Under normal circ.u.mstances, when one saw that the situation was beyond salvage, they would admit defeat.
But very clearly, the other party did not give him the chance to concede.
Xu Yan said angrily, "Yi Qingxiang was unlucky too. He ran into High Clarity Sect's disciples this time as well, it was the Bian Ziqiu, ranked fourth among them. There's a great disparity between the two of their strengths. Yi Qingxiang wasn't a match to begin with. Who knew that that punk took advantage of Yi Qingxiang inattentiveness the moment he came up and immediately removed his lower jaw, making him unable to even speak. Following that, Bian Ziqiu pummeled Yi Qingxiang wildly in the ring. If not for this kid was smart, he would already be a dead man now."
The Bamboo Groove Martial Conclave did not forbid killing. If there was no chance to admit defeat, dying on the stage was not impossible too.
Ye Yuan's eyes narrowed, shooting out two rays of cold light.
High Clarity Sect this bunch of fellows was seriously too much.
Although he and Yi Qingxiang had some grudges, he was different from Qian Ye. Ye Yuan did not have a direct conflict with him.
Now, Yi Qingxiang did not dare to do anything to him too.
High Clarity Sect doing so was simply aiming for him, Ye Yuan.
Yi Qingxiang was merely an innocent bystander who was implicated.
Ye Yuan also did not expect that these guys actually dealt a deadly blow to Yi Qingxiang for so-called face.
At this time, Ye Yuan's fury was really stoked.
Ye Yuan said in a low voice, "Relax, with me around, he can't die! The next match, he'll also take the field."
The moment Xu Yan heard this, his eyes revealed a trace of surprise.
He had never seen before what kind of alchemist could cure such heavy injuries within a few days.
Since entering Upper Groove Court, Ye Yuan had been fiddling about in the pill refining room every day. Just how strong his Alchemy Dao strength was, Xu Yan completely did not know as well.
"Senior Apprentice Sister Baili, Senior Apprentice Sister Jiang, when you guys run into High Clarity Sect's Second Firmament Celestial Deity disciples in the future, best to concede defeat straight away. Otherwise, they might deal a deadly blow to you guys too!" Ye Yuan said to the two in a solemn voice.
Jiang Xueyan's face changed, revealing a look of fear.
But Baili Qingyan was incomparably indignant and said in a cold voice, "Impossible! I want to see how strong High Clarity Sect's disciples are!"
Seeing Baili Qingyan's resolute look, Ye Yuan's brows furrowed, knowing that he could not persuade her, and could only say: "Alright then, but you have to be careful yourself!"
Chapter 1829 - A Certain Someone Is Angry!
"Bian Ziqiu, you got all the limelight alone. You crippled that Yi Qingxiang, so I don't even have anyone to practice this round anymore."
"Heh, that kid called Yi Qingxiang is too weak. I haven't even started yet and he dropped down."
"That's true. If it were me, I'd also definitely beat him until he looked for his teeth on the ground! Want to blame, blame that
brat called Ye Yuan then!"
"Senior Apprentice Brother Yang already said, when he meets that kid, he'll be even more miserable than Yi Qingxiang."
The battle had not started yet, the few young men below the stage were currently chatting enthusiastically.
The content of the conversation was naturally the fight between Bian Ziqiu and Yi Qingxiang on that day.
One of them was Yi Qingxiang's opponent in the previous round, Bian Ziqiu.
But the other person was his opponent in this round, Ruyi Sect's Wei Yunhui!
Speaking of which, this Wei Yunhui was also just a peak First Firmament Celestial Deity; similar to Yi Qingxiang's realm.
But in the view of a powerful sect like the Ruyi Sect, the Shadowmoon Sect's disciples were naturally too weak to stand up to the competition.
Of course, Yi Qingxiang was already seriously injured and would never be able to participate in the competition at the back. This made Wei Yunhui have much less fun.
"Wei Yunhui, the battle has ended, it's time for you to take the stage next!" Bian Ziqiu said with a smile.
Wei Yunhui shrugged and scolded with a smile, "You this fellow, already messed with him until he's screwed, still take what stage? Today is merely going through the motions! Speaking of which, it's also strange, that kid was injured until like that, the Shadowmoon Sect actually still hasn't announced letting him withdraw from the Bamboo Groove Martial Conclave."
Bian Ziqiu smiled and said, "The Shadowmoon Sect only has this bit of dignity left, it's probably to intentionally repulse us."
Going up the stage, Wei Yunhui had no opponent and was just waiting for the referee to announce the result.
According to the Bamboo Groove Martial Conclave's rules, late for an hour was equivalent to automatically giving up the fight and directly conceding defeat.
Although everyone knew that Yi Qingxiang was seriously injured and dying, the Shadowmoon Sect did not announce having him withdraw out of the rest of the competition.
This meant that Wei Yunhui must wait for an hour's time on the stage.
Time slowly trickled by, Wei Yunhui appeared somewhat irritated and cursed, "Damn thing, became crippled already and they actually still want to repulse people! It's a pity that he didn't end up in my hands. Otherwise, I'll definitely beat the piss out of him!"
High Clarity Sect's elder was also somewhat impatient already and said to Du Rufeng, "Elder Du, either way, it's impossible for the person to come, why not directly announce the results."
Du Rufeng gave him a glance and said coolly, "Rules are rules, the time isn't up, how can I announce the result?"
Right at this time, several figures slowly walked over, immediately attracting everyone's gaze.
The person in the lead was precisely Shadowmoon Sect's elder, Xu Yan.
Today, the Shadowmoon Sect only had Yi Qingxiang, one match. No one from the Shadowmoon Sect came and it did not arouse many people's attention.
When everyone's gazes looked behind Xu Yan, there was immediately an uproar.
"That's Yi Qingxiang? He's actually fine already!"
"This is impossible! His injuries that day, everyone saw it, he already died. How can he possibly recover?"
"Hang on, his aura is different, he … he broke through!"
...
On the stage, Wei Yunhui's pupils constricted.
Yi Qingxiang's appearance caught him somewhat by surprise.
Of course, this was not the most important thing.
The most important thing was that Yi Qingxiang actually broke through!
Merely ten days' time from start to finish, not only did Yi Qingxiang recover from his injuries, his realm even went up a level, breaking through to Second Firmament Celestial Deity.
How was this possible?
Below the stage, Bian Ziqiu similarly had a shocked look.
His own attacks, he naturally knew how far he went.
That day, if not for Yi Qingxiang being smart, rolling down the stage at the last moment,, he would already long be a dead man now.
Even if there was a powerful alchemist who saved him, he could forget about recovering without eight to ten years.
A single mishap and it would even affect his cultivation in the future.
But in a short ten days' time, Yi Qingxiang actually appeared in front of him alive and well.
This kind of feeling was extremely frustrating, even making him somewhat doubt life.
Xu Yan said sarcastically, "Qingxiang, go up. Some people can scarcely wait and want to pummel the piss out of you."
The current Yi Qingxiang seemed to have been re-molded anew, that kind of stubbornness and unruliness in the past, looking down on everyone and everything, had long already disappeared.
If one was to use one word to describe him, that would be maturity.
"Yes, Elder Xu."
Yi Qingxiang gave a bow and leaped up the stage.
Xu Yan said to Du Rufeng with clasped hands, "Elder Du, Qingxiang came late because he just so happened to reach the juncture of breakthrough, hope that you can understand."
Du Rufeng gave a deep look at the Ye Yuan behind Xu Yan and said, "No worries, an hour isn't up yet. Since he came, then this match officially starts."
Yi Qingxiang looked at Wei Yunhui who had shock written all over his face and said with a faint smile, "You seem to be very surprised that I can come!"
Wei Yunhui's expression was very ugly as he gritted his teeth and said, "Stop being smug! So what if you broke through? Your kind of Second Firmament Celestial Deity with an unstable foundation isn't my match at all."
Yi Qingxiang smiled and said, "Is that so? Then wouldn't you know if you try?"
The confidence flowing from Yi Qingxiang's body made Wei Yunhui's heart pound.
Thinking about the previous match, he realized that the Yi Qingxiang at that time was simply like a different person compared to now.
Only by experiencing life and death that one could have a great awakening.
Once the battle started, Wei Yunhui could not laugh anymore.
The Yi Qingxiang after breaking through was not as deplorable as he said.
On the contrary, Yi Qingxiang's suppression on him was all-round, not giving him any chance at all.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
After a while of stalemate, Wei Yunhui collapsed totally.
Yi Qingxiang beat Wei Yunhui move after move until he had no strength to retaliate in the slightest.
"I … I admit defeat!"
Under heavy injuries, Wei Yunhui finally chose to admit defeat.
He achieved the pissing part, it was just that the one who had the piss beaten out of him was himself.
Completely defeating Wei Yunhui, Yi Qingxiang cast a grateful look toward Ye Yuan who was below the stage.
It was Ye Yuan who let him go through a nirvanic rebirth and gain a new lease of life.
Yi Qingxiang's strength was peak First Firmament Celestial Deity in the first place. It was just that there was no way to break through this bottleneck within a short time.
Ye Yuan harbored a portion of guilt towards Yi Qingxiang, hence, he also refined a Jadethaw Purpleheart Pill for him.
Yi Qingxiang floated down, came in front of Bian Ziqiu, and said coolly, "You must be very disappointed that I can continue taking part in the Bamboo Groove Martial Conclave, right?"
Bian Ziqiu's expression was not too good. Hearing Yi Qingxiang's words, he could not help sneering as he said, "Don't think that breaking through to become a Second Firmament Celestial Deity is impressive. Get on the stage once more, I'll still beat you until you can't find the north."
Yi Qingxiang smiled faintly and said, "I didn't say that I'm impressive. The impressive one is somebody else. After today, your High Clarity Sect's people have to be more careful, because a certain someone … is angry."
Yi Qingxiang was very self-aware, he knew that even if he broke through to Second Firmament Celestial Deity, it
was also impossible to be Bian Ziqiu's match.
Bian Ziqiu was taken back when he heard that, pointed at Ye Yuan, and said, "You wouldn't be talking about him, right? Hahaha, I really don't know what you're talking about! What the hell does his fury count for!"
Chapter 1830 - Playing With You All Till the End
"What does it count for? Huhu, then we'll wait and see." Yi Qingxiang just smiled faintly and was disdainful to explain.
But at this time, Li Yiping who was beside Bian Ziqiu suddenly walked toward Ye Yuan.
"I heard Yi Qingxiang say that you're angry?" Li Yiping said with a look of amus.e.m.e.nt.
But Ye Yuan totally ignored him and just said to Yi Qingxiang, "Senior Apprentice Brother Yi, let's go."
When Li Yiping saw Ye Yuan treat him like air, he felt very humiliated. He said furiously, "Ye Yuan, don't think that you're impressive for defeating He Yuan. He's the weakest among our High Clarity Sect's eight disciples! Tomorrow, your state will be as tragic as Yi Qingxiang!"
Ye Yuan was just about to turn around. Hearing this, he could not help but turn his head and said coolly, "He Yuan should be rejoicing that he was the first to exchange blows with me."
Li Yiping's face fell and he said with a frown, "What do you mean?"
Ye Yuan said coolly, "You'll understand very soon."
Finished talking, the Shadowmoon Sect party immediately left.
Bian Ziqiu caught up, looking at Ye Yuan's back view, he said disdainfully, "This guy is as c.o.c.ky as before! It's also time to let him know my High Clarity Sect's might."
Li Yiping said in a chilly voice, "Pretentious fool! I'll make him regret today's arrogance!"
Three days later, Li Yiping and Ye Yuan's showdown began.
This fight attracted quite a few people's attention.
Ye Yuan swept away the High Clarity Sect's face in the first round. They all felt that this time, the High Clarity Sect would not be willing to take things lying down and would definitely act.
Li Yiping's strength was very strong, Ye Yuan was sure to suffer.
"Heh, kid, you're very arrogant huh! After today, you won't be able to be arrogant anymore! Your outcome will be even more miserable than Yi Qingxiang that fool!" Li Yiping said in a cold voice.