Chapter 229: Heading to the Vientiane Auction House

"Yang Tian, you brat!" Seeing the half-smiling face before him, Li Dong's eyes instantly blazed with fury. He let out a skyward roar and lunged forward like a starving wolf.

Yang Tian sneered, sending out several pitch-black chains that bound Li Dong's soul body in the void.

"Old dog, since you're dead, don't let your soul clone act so arrogantly." The soul body sat cross-legged in the void. Yang Tian formed a seal with his palm, and the sinister chains suddenly emitted a suction force.

Li Dong's soul body twisted, accompanied by miserable howls, as the soul power on it was absorbed. Yang Tian's soul body grew fuller, and his physical form slowly solidified.

"Yang Tian, you'll die a miserable death!" Li Dong shrieked hoarsely. The sound grew weaker until it dissipated, and Yang Tian withdrew his hand seal.

"It will still be some time before I break through to the Soul Refining realm." Sensing the fluctuations of his soul, Yang Tian sighed. With his current soul strength, his chances of refining a fourth-tier pill were not high.

If he broke through to the Soul Refining realm, it would be different. A person has three souls and seven spirits. Entering the Soul Refining realm meant the soul body had reached a minor accomplishment, and soul power would multiply many times over.

After refining another soul clone without touching the threshold, Yang Tian sighed. Then a fervent look appeared on his face. He licked his lips and sent his soul power into the Void Ring.

The space, a full two thousand zhang in size, was nearly packed to over half its capacity. Yang Tian's gaze swept through it, and he couldn't help but gasp. A War Emperor's wealth was immense—there were three million mid-grade blood stones alone!

At that moment, Yang Tian's gaze focused entirely on a red exotic flower ahead. Its medicinal power was extremely potent. Red light swirled around its three petals, and wisps of fiery red energy flowed through the void, making Yang Tian's spirit tremble.

"Could this be the Three-Leaf Divine Flower!" Licking his lips, Yang Tian's throat bobbed. This was a sixth-tier spiritual herb.

"What a pity, its age is too low—only three thousand years..." After observing for a while, Yang Tian scratched his head and surveyed the surrounding spiritual herbs.

"Six fifth-tier spiritual herbs, and the rest are all fourth-tier. What a fortune." Smacking his lips, Yang Tian moved all these herbs into the Ancestral Dragon Ring.

After scanning inside, he handed all the pills used by the War Emperor to Yang Ba, then sank his mind into Li Xiang's Void Ring.

"What a pity, there are no soul-nourishing herbs." His divine sense touched the herbs, and Yang Tian shook his head slightly. Although these herbs were precious, none were what he wanted.

"Eh?" At that moment, Yang Tian's gaze fell on the refining materials nearby. Amid a pile of miscellaneous materials was a piece emitting sharp metallic energy.

It was the size of a thumb, radiant with golden light, glowing like amber, and exuding wisps of sharp metallic energy, extremely dazzling.

"This is Sunflower Gold!" His gaze, burning with desire, fixed on the thumb-sized piece. Yang Tian couldn't help but exclaim. This material was only one step away from a divine material—a rare treasure.

Yang Tian put away the Sunflower Gold, quickly scanned the surroundings, and came to a pile of jade bottles. His eyes moved over the names imprinted on them.

"Most are healing pills... Eh? This is?!" At that moment, Yang Tian picked up one jade bottle, on which the words 'War King Pill' were imprinted.

He hastily uncorked the bottle. A rich, mellow aura rose. In Yang Tian's hand was a crystal-clear, glossy pill with terrifying medicinal power.

"This is a fifth-tier War King Pill, a pill that can break through one minor realm!" Smacking his lips, a hint of joy spread across Yang Tian's face. This pill was extremely rare, a pill that would drive War King experts mad.

"With this pill, Big Brother's cultivation should surge again." Holding the pill in his palm, Yang Tian pursed his lips, and his consciousness returned to his body.

"Big Brother, this is a War King Pill." Handing the pill to Yang Ba, Yang Tian couldn't help but smile. This kind of pill was extremely rare, requiring a sixth-rank alchemist to have a chance of refining it.

"Such a good thing." Sensing the medicinal power within, Yang Ba's face was full of joy. At the War King realm, he could still greatly increase his foundation, and the basis for breaking through to War Emperor would be much stronger.

In Yang Tian's hand was a small silver pagoda, nine stories high, wreathed in silver light, very resplendent. The other item was a purple-gold longsword, exuding a sharp aura, with cold light surging from the blade.

"These two Dao artifacts are both of mid-grade quality, just right for them. There are also some Mysterious artifacts inside." Yang Tian handed one of the Void Rings to Yang Ba, smiling slightly.

"Heh, today is truly a bountiful harvest." Rubbing the two Dao artifacts with his palm, Yang Ba clicked his tongue. The quality of these two artifacts was no less than that of the Five-Colored Divine Spear, items that couldn't be bought in the outside world.

Yang Tian stuffed some useless pills to Yang Ba. After a while, Yang Tian slowly said, "Big Brother, how long will it take you to break through?"

Hearing this, Yang Ba thought for a moment, then asked, "About half a month. What's up?"

"Half a month should be enough." Nodding, there was still a month until the Alchemy Conference held by the Dan Valley, and just traveling would take about ten days.

"There's still a month until the Dan Valley holds the Alchemy Conference. I need to attend." Scratching his head, Yang Tian smiled.

"You kid really are an alchemist." Punching Yang Tian's chest, Yang Ba laughed heartily. He felt a surge of emotion. The one who used to be his shadow was now not only terrifyingly strong but also an alchemist—truly astonishing achievements.

"Big Brother, you go ahead and break through. I need to make a trip to Demon Suppression City." Scratching his head, Yang Tian grinned.

"Going out now?" Hearing this, Yang Ba frowned. It was too unsafe to go out now; someone might be waiting at the entrance.

"Don't worry, Big Brother. There's more than one exit. There's another tunnel over there." Pointing inside, Yang Tian said there was a teleportation array inside, which Yang Xiao had told him about.

"That's good. Be careful on the road and stay safe."

"Alright, remember to cultivate the Heaven and Earth Reversal Art. If I don't come back by then, find me at the auction house, look for a man named Meng Tian." Waving his hand, Yang Tian slowly departed.

The Heaven and Earth Reversal Art and the Soul Refining Art, Yang Tian had already passed on to Yang Ba. Both methods were rare techniques, the Yang family's unspoken secrets, core secret arts.

Yun'er stood like a green lotus ahead, her hair flying, exuding an air of elegance. Her whole being seemed reborn, with a holy light blooming on her cheeks.

"Brother Yang, are we leaving?" Seeing Yang Tian approaching, Yun'er's brows curved slightly, and she smiled radiantly.

"Going back to take care of some matters. Given the style of the Ancient Wasteland Li family, your whereabouts must have been exposed. I need to report back that you're safe." Nodding, Yang Tian and Yun'er walked side by side toward the interior.

"Brother Yang, I don't want to go home..." Hearing this, Yun'er's head immediately drooped, looking pitiful.

"Heh, you still need to inform your sect. Otherwise, they might think I've abducted you." Scratching his head, Yang Tian glanced at Yun'er's reluctant expression and grinned.

"Giggle..." Hearing this, Yun'er laughed, her cheeks like a divine lotus blooming, her voice like pearls falling on a jade plate, echoing through the hall.