Chapter 1141: Clues

"Top grade. Though its actual efficacy can't compare with true top grade, it's more than enough to surpass medium grade. How about it?"

Ye Yuan handed the slightly smaller top-grade Star Luo Heavenly Soul Pill to Old Xie.

Because many of the ingredients had already been lost during the first refinement, Ye Yuan couldn't conjure them out of thin air.

However, after Ye Yuan's re-refinement, the pill's purity had improved by more than a notch, reaching top grade.

But its efficacy was certainly much inferior to that of a genuine top-grade pill.

Old Xie shuddered, snapping back to reality. He looked at Ye Yuan in shock, still unable to believe it.

"Of... of course!" Old Xie stammered.

"Then I'll be taking this Coiling Dragon Spirit Root."

Ye Yuan casually tossed the pill to Old Xie, then reached out and scooped the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root into the air.

He lightly pointed, and a sword qi shot toward the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root, cleaving it in two.

"Old Zhou, this is yours!"

Ye Yuan tossed half of the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root to Zhou Yun and kept the other half for himself.

This Coiling Dragon Spirit Root was also very important to Ye Yuan. His physical body strength was stuck at the bottleneck between the ninth-level mid stage and late stage.

As his physical cultivation advanced, the residual power of the Primordial Dragon Bone had become somewhat insufficient.

After all, this Primordial Dragon Bone had endured over a million years, and its power had long since greatly diminished.

It had already reached its limit in supporting Ye Yuan's cultivation up to this point.

Now, for Ye Yuan to break through in physical cultivation, he could only rely on external forces.

But this wasn't a big problem for Ye Yuan.

He had many pill formulas on hand, all intended for body cultivators.

With this half of the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root, Ye Yuan was confident about breaking through to the ninth-level late stage.

Zhou Yun caught the half of the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root, overjoyed.

This feeling of regaining something lost was truly wonderful.

Though it was only half, without this young man before him, he wouldn't have gotten even half and would have suffered a great loss.

He felt only gratitude toward Ye Yuan!

"Master, I was blind before and offended you. Please don't take it to heart!" Zhou Yun bowed deeply to Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Heh, I hope you don't mind that I took half of your Coiling Dragon Spirit Root."

To be honest, Ye Yuan had essentially gotten something for nothing.

But without his refinement, none of the three would have gained anything.

Now, it was a win-win-win situation.

Zhou Yun quickly waved his hand and said, "Master, you flatter me. I wouldn't dare! But..."

As he spoke, Zhou Yun suddenly became hesitant.

How could Ye Yuan not see through his thoughts? He smiled and said, "I can help you refine the Scarlet Sky Overlord Body Pill, but you'll need to prepare the spiritual herbs yourself."

Reaching the ninth-level late stage in body cultivation didn't mean there was no room for improvement.

Corresponding to the virtual profound realm in yuan power cultivation, body cultivation also had room for further advancement.

However, reaching the great圆满 realm in body cultivation was as difficult as reaching the heavens!

That was why Zhou Yun valued this half of the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root so much.

If not for the island's rules, he would have even considered taking it by force.

But now, hearing Ye Yuan's words, Zhou Yun was ecstatic.

With the Crimson Sun Body-Forge Pill, his physical body could advance further, and his strength would definitely be comparable to that of an early Void Profound expert.

To him, this was nothing short of a meteoric rise!

For a body cultivator, the hardest step to take was precisely this step!

"Of course! Of course! Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!"

Zhou Yun was overjoyed and directly knelt before Ye Yuan with a thud.

After this, everyone looked at Ye Yuan with different eyes.

This young man was simply a freak!

Not only had he reached the sixth level of Dao Profound in martial arts at such a young age, but his alchemy skills were also terrifying!

"Master, I have a twenty-thousand-year Cloud Mist Light Vine. Would you like to take a look?"

"Master, I have Ultimate Intent Mystic Dew. Please come and see!"

"Master, I have a Heavenly Fiend True Fruit. Do you need it?"

All of a sudden, Ye Yuan became the most sought-after person at the trade fair. Almost every stall he approached, the owner would greet him with a smile.

Many people at the trade fair would first look at treasures, then leave the Nine Phoenix Island to hire alchemists to refine pills before trading.

Now, Ye Yuan's appearance had completely shattered this pattern, making him a hot figure on the island!

...

On a pavilion on the island, Duan Lingfeng's face was ashen.

"I never expected that this kid not only has astonishing martial prowess but also such terrifying alchemy skills!" Duan Lingfeng said.

Hei Meng was also clearly surprised, but he smiled and said, "Third Brother, over these thousand years we have accumulated immense wealth. Can you really care about this little commission? Once Big Brother breaks through, what can't we get? However, I didn't expect this kid's alchemy skills to be so terrifying either."

"Second Brother, I now feel that this kid is somewhat strange! How about we just kill him?" Duan Lingfeng said.

Hei Meng said in a deep voice, "Let's wait a bit longer! As long as he doesn't cause trouble, we won't bother with him for now. Our target is still the Purple Ganoderma! When Big Brother makes his move, we can take care of them along the way!"

Duan Lingfeng sighed and said, "Alright!"

...

After wandering for half a day, Ye Yuan didn't come across anything that caught his interest.

Of course, his main goal was not to exchange items with others, but to find traces of Zhao Xingchen.

The trade fair had over a thousand people of various races, and the incident had happened more than twenty years ago. Finding clues was extremely difficult.

After a full day, Ye Yuan had only covered half a street.

The Nine Phoenix Island provided accommodation for all guests. Although Ye Yuan's group had arrived abruptly, there were plenty of rooms.

In the evening, Zhou Yun came to visit, bringing the spiritual herbs for refining the Crimson Sun Body-Forge Pill.

It seemed that this fellow had been preparing for this day for a long time.

Ye Yuan did not refuse and directly accepted the herbs, agreeing to refine the pill.

The pill Ye Yuan intended to refine for himself was a grade lower than the Crimson Sun Body-Forge Pill, called the Fine Steel Bone-Tempering Pill.

However, this pill also required the Coiling Dragon Spirit Root.

As for the other spiritual herbs, Ye Yuan had no shortage.

On the second day, Ye Yuan did not appear in public, which disappointed the stall owners.

However, Ao Qian took Zhao Qian and continued searching for clues on the island.

Early on the third day, Ye Yuan walked out of his room and saw Zhao Qian pacing anxiously in front of his door.

As soon as she saw Ye Yuan come out, she immediately approached him.

"Judging by your expression, have you found something?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

Zhao Qian nodded and said, "Young Master Ye, I found someone carrying one of my father's treasures! Perhaps he is the one who exchanged the Silver Moon Celestial Tea with my father!"