Chapter 1040: A Brother's Wound

Gu Yue shook his head and said, "Impossible! The person Father admires most is Grandmaster. If he knew I had become Grandmaster's disciple, he would be very gratified."

Ye Yuan pondered for a moment, then said indifferently, "In that case, you may first follow Ruyan as an unregistered disciple."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed to Xiao Ruyan, repeatedly calling her "Master."

Xiao Ruyan shook her head repeatedly and said, "My strength is not much greater than his; how can I be his master?"

Ye Yuan said calmly, "The one who has attained mastery can be a teacher. Your foundation is much more solid than his, so naturally you can be his master."

Xiao Ruyan pouted reluctantly and said, "Well... all right."

...

After several rounds of wine, Kuang Tianming sighed softly, "Brother Ji, I have let you down!"

Ye Yuan glanced at Kuang Tianming and sighed, "Old Kuang, having a brother like you is my fortune. The hidden injury on your body was left by Ji Canglan, wasn't it?"

In fact, the moment he saw Kuang Tianming, Ye Yuan knew something was wrong with his condition.

Now, upon closer inspection, he could tell that the injury on Kuang Tianming's body was caused by the Eight Extremes Sword Technique.

Kuang Tianming was stunned and smiled bitterly, "Nothing can be hidden from you, kid!"

"How many people in this world are more familiar with the Eight Extremes Sword Technique than I am? Your qi is disordered, and faint sword qi is seeping out of your body. I'm afraid you can barely suppress it anymore, can you? If not for this, given your nature, why would you wade into the muddy waters of the Eternal Medicine Garden?" Ye Yuan looked intently at Kuang Tianming and said.

Kuang Tianming's temperament was free and unrestrained, single-mindedly pursuing the pinnacle of the sword, never caring about external things. Although the Eternal Medicine Garden contained many heavenly treasures, Kuang Tianming looked down on them.

If he hadn't been severely injured, he wouldn't have come to the Eternal Medicine Garden seeking medicinal herbs to heal his wounds.

"Yes! This time, the fluctuations in the Eternal Medicine Garden are unusual, and rare medicinal herbs have already appeared on the periphery. I'm afraid that when the garden opens this time, a heavy treasure will emerge. Many Void Profound experts will probably be unable to resist the temptation," Kuang Tianming said.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "I've also noticed that the yuan power in Yungao City seems more abundant than usual. It seems this opening of the Eternal Medicine Garden is somewhat extraordinary."

"A great era is approaching, and the Eternal Medicine Garden can no longer remain silent! The Divine Realm is turbulent, with divine artifacts emerging one after another. Perhaps... this is our opportunity! But I never expected that you, brother, would also obtain a divine artifact!" Kuang Tianming said.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Misfortune is where fortune depends; fortune is where misfortune hides. In this life, I had another opportunity, thus I obtained this dragon clan treasure."

Ye Yuan thought to himself, What I obtained is far more than just a divine artifact! Both the Haotian Stele and the Soul-Calming Pearl are far more terrifying than the Sacred Dragon Token.

But these two items were too significant, and Ye Yuan would not easily reveal them.

"Alright, enough idle talk. Let me first suppress the sword qi in your body. If this continues, before the Eternal Medicine Garden even opens, you might become a cripple," Ye Yuan said.

Kuang Tianming nodded; he also knew his body couldn't hold out much longer.

Fortunately, he had met Ye Yuan; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Several hours later, Ye Yuan's fingers moved like shadows, and he suddenly pointed at a spot on Kuang Tianming's back.

"Pfft..."

Kuang Tianming spat out a mouthful of blood, but his complexion improved significantly.

"Thank you for your trouble, brother," Kuang Tianming said.

But Ye Yuan frowned and said, "I didn't expect Ji Canglan's strength to have reached such a level! It seems that escaping from him last time was truly a stroke of luck!"

Kuang Tianming nodded and said, "When I first heard of the变故 at the Medicine King Hall and the news of your death, I was filled with righteous indignation and charged straight to the Medicine King Hall. I didn't expect that by then, Ji Canglan had already cultivated to the Eighth Extreme! I couldn't last more than a few moves under him before I was defeated and nearly died at his hands. Even so, his sword intent clung to me like a stubborn worm, wreaking havoc in my body."

Extreme Sword Divine King Kuang Tianming had already entered the Void Profound realm eighty years ago.

Compared to Ji Canglan, he should have been a veteran Void Profound expert.

But in their encounter twenty years ago, Kuang Tianming was no longer a match for him.

Now, twenty years later, Ji Canglan's strength would only be more terrifying.

Ye Yuan's success last time was partly due to Ji Canglan's underestimation and partly because Ye Yuan had caught him completely off guard.

Ji Canglan never expected that Ye Yuan would break through his Divine King Domain by harming himself.

Nor did he expect that Ye Yuan possessed such a terrifying divine artifact.

If he had been prepared, Ye Yuan would not have succeeded.

Ye Yuan's expression turned somewhat grim, but he forced the Magnetic Spirit Wood out of his body.

"Take this. Nurture it in your body for a while, and it should be able to eradicate the lightning force within you. It seems you've been hunted relentlessly by Wu Yuanqiao these days. Your internal injuries are so severe; I'm afraid they were inflicted by him, weren't they?" Ye Yuan said with murderous intent.

When he had been treating Kuang Tianming's injuries, he discovered that not only was there Eight Extremes sword qi in his body, but also a highly destructive lightning force.

Originally, this lightning force was not a big deal, but since Kuang Tianming was already unable to expel the Eight Extremes sword qi, the lightning force only made matters worse.

At this moment, the qi in Kuang Tianming's body was extremely disordered, and he could barely suppress it.

Ye Yuan had expended tremendous effort and used extremely skillful techniques to barely seal the Eight Extremes sword qi. But this was only a temporary solution, not a permanent cure.

Before long, the Eight Extremes sword qi would break through the seal again, and Kuang Tianming's condition would become even more severe.

Kuang Tianming knew he couldn't hide it, so he nodded and said, "That guy has been hunting me ever since he learned of my injury. If it weren't for his fear of your divine artifact today, he probably wouldn't have left so easily. But... I'm truly amazed that you even have such a rare item as the Magnetic Spirit Wood, and at the ninth rank! If Lei Ming knew you had this, he would stop at nothing to get his hands on it."

Ye Yuan said hatefully, "I'm afraid he won't come! Alright, take good care of yourself during this time. As for the pills, don't worry about them; leave it all to me!"

Kuang Tianming was puzzled and said, "Brother, I'm not doubting your ability. But... in your current state, I'm afraid you can't refine the pills I need, can you?"

Ye Yuan was only at the first level of Dao Profound; even if he retained his alchemy experience from his previous life, he couldn't possibly refine the pills needed by a Void Profound expert.

Of course, he didn't know that Ye Yuan's soul power was no longer bound by his cultivation level, and he had also comprehended the laws of the divine path.

His alchemy skills were now far beyond what they used to be!

"Heh, have I, your brother, ever done anything unreliable? Just rest and heal," Ye Yuan said with a smile.