Chapter 1309 Luo Jian's Evaluation

"Uncle, Rong'er has actually liked you for a long time!"

Liang Wanrong ran all the way, shedding clothes as she ran, heading toward Wang Lingbo who sat at the head of the hall.

She was so carried away by her triumph that she had long forgotten about the earlier incident.

Caught off guard, Ye Yuan had made her fall into his trap.

Wang Pianran was startled at the sight; how could her daughter suddenly become like this?

Wang Lingbo frowned and swung his hand, delivering a slap.

"Slap!"

A crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the hall, clearly audible.

Liang Wanrong was sent tumbling through the air and landed on the ground, unconscious.

"Rong'er! Brother, what are you doing!"

Wang Pianran shrieked at the top of her voice and hurried over to help her daughter up.

Wang Lingbo, however, ignored his sister and fixed a murderous glare on Ye Yuan.

"Eye technique! Heh, I underestimated you. But... you deserve to die!"

Wang Lingbo's expression was cold and harsh, clearly intent on killing Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan, however, smiled and said, "Since we have nothing in common, there's no need to talk. But don't take me for a fool! Luo Jian, let's go!"

Ye Yuan turned and left without any hesitation.

A flicker of surprise passed through Luo Jian's eyes, and his expression toward Ye Yuan finally changed slightly.

Wang Lingbo frowned and coldly shouted, "If you dare to step out that door, that little girl will surely die!"

Ye Yuan turned around, looked at Wang Lingbo, and said with a faint smile, "Rest assured, even if you die, Wanru won't! Not only will she not die, but she will also speak again and step into the divine path, letting all those who bullied her see!"

With that, Ye Yuan turned and left without looking back.

Wang Lingbo laughed wildly, "Hahaha... ignorant brat! Even Feng Ping, that old ghost, couldn't do anything about my Wang family's Zhen Yu Qian Ye. Do you think a wet-behind-the-ears kid like you can? Dream on!"

As for Ye Yuan's claim that Wanru would speak and step into the divine path, Wang Lingbo simply ignored it.

That... was impossible!

The reason Ye Yuan had acted against Liang Wanrong was that he saw this family had no credibility whatsoever.

He had been reading their expressions all along; once Wang Lingbo learned that he had no beast-taming skills, he lost all interest in him.

In its place was a face full of disdain and mockery.

Ye Yuan would never believe the words of such a person.

Even if he really knelt to Liang Wanrong, Wang Lingbo would not give him the antidote for Zhen Yu Qian Ye.

He had said that only to humiliate him.

If he really knelt and begged, the other party would not only refuse the antidote but would also intensify the humiliation.

So he resolutely struck at Liang Wanrong.

She wanted to humiliate him, so let her be the one to lose face first!

Ye Yuan left the Wang family straight away, never looking back.

Watching Ye Yuan's retreating figure, Wang Lingbo's face darkened to the extreme.

...

"What do you think of this Ye Yuan?" Yang Rui asked Luo Jian with a deep gaze.

He had sent Luo Jian to follow Ye Yuan, both to protect him and to monitor and assess him.

After all, Ye Yuan's origins were unknown.

"Righteous and loyal, wise and shrewd, unfathomable!" Luo Jian evaluated.

Yang Rui's eyes flickered with surprise, and he said in astonishment, "Oh? Someone who earns such praise from you must be extraordinary! Is this young man really that remarkable?"

Yang Rui knew that Luo Jian had very high standards and rarely anyone caught his eye.

No one had ever received such high praise from him.

He could understand 'righteous and loyal,' and 'wise and shrewd' was barely acceptable.

But for a cripple with a damaged divine sea, no matter how capable, there were limits. Yet Luo Jian used 'unfathomable' to describe him, which truly surprised Yang Rui.

"Perhaps he is a dragon stranded in shallow waters," Luo Jian said with a glint in his eyes.

Yang Rui fell into thought and said, "So you mean it was right for us to win him over?"

Luo Jian pondered for a moment and then said, "Perhaps there will be unexpected gains."

Yang Rui frowned and asked, "Do you think he can refine a divine-grade解毒丹?"

Luo Jian shook his head; clearly, he too did not believe Ye Yuan could work a miracle.

After all, there were only a little over thirty days left.

And Ye Yuan currently seemed only capable of refining divine-grade神元丹; refining a divine-grade解毒丹 was simply impossible.

...

Back at the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Ye Yuan applied to Manager Su for a sufficient amount of medicinal herbs and divine essence stones and directly chose to go into seclusion.

Forty days had already used up four, leaving him thirty-six days, which meant one year.

In that year, he not only had to master divine-grade神元丹 but also master one-star解毒丹 to divine grade!

This task was even more arduous than mastering divine-grade神元丹.

Once seclusion began, Ye Yuan started refining day and night without rest.

Although Ye Yuan's understanding of the Minor Divine Essence Array grew deeper, he was still far from being able to refine divine-grade神元丹.

He was still a long way from even the celestial grade!

"The Minor Divine Essence Array is the foundation of all first-order alchemy arrays. Without mastering it to perfection, you cannot achieve anything with other arrays," Wuchen said.

"Rest assured, senior, I know what I'm doing. I won't rush things," Ye Yuan replied.

"Hmm, although you are exceptionally talented, it is still too ambitious to master both divine-grade神元丹 and解毒丹 within a year. So you must be mentally prepared."

"I don't need mental preparation; I will succeed!" Ye Yuan said with sharp eyes.

Wuchen looked at Ye Yuan and said no more.

He had noticed that Ye Yuan was the type who grew stronger in the face of adversity.

The greater the difficulty, the more his fighting spirit soared.

Although alchemy was not like combat, the difficulties before Ye Yuan were even greater than those in battle.

Calm in the face of great events!

That was the impression Ye Yuan gave Wuchen.

Before failure, one would never see any sign of dejection from Ye Yuan.

It seemed Ye Yuan never considered what would happen after failure.

Wuchen had to admit that this quality was extremely rare.

Perhaps it was this quality that had brought Ye Yuan this far.

One had to admit that entering the state of no-self had greatly helped Ye Yuan.

Under normal comprehension, Ye Yuan could never have understood the properties of those medicinal herbs to such a degree in such a short time.

After the previous refining sessions, Ye Yuan's understanding of the medicinal properties had reached eighty percent!

Coupled with his deepening understanding of the Minor Divine Essence Array, his skill in神元丹 advanced by leaps and bounds.

Half a month later, Ye Yuan could consistently refine top-grade神元丹.

After a month and a half, Ye Yuan finally refined a celestial-grade神元丹 for the first time.

Three months later, Ye Yuan could consistently refine celestial-grade神元丹!

Finally, Ye Yuan stood on the threshold of divine-grade神元丹!