Chapter 1416: The Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit

"Lord Ye Yuan? He... although his strength is formidable, he hasn't reached the Insightful Heaven realm, has he?" Bai Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.

In this contest for the palace lord position, without the strength of the Insightful Heaven realm, one had no say.

The old palace lord's death was too sudden; he hadn't had time to transfer power to Bai Chen, so now there wasn't a single Insightful Heaven realm expert on his side.

The only one he could rely on now was Mo Yun.

In the Primordial Forest, Ye Yuan's displayed strength was indeed astonishing.

But the realm he revealed was only at the Great Perfection of the Cave Abyss stage.

One could only say that his comprehension of the sword's law was extremely high, but against a true Insightful Heaven realm expert, it was still insufficient.

In front of an Insightful Heaven realm expert, a Cave Abyss stage martial artist was nothing!

Mo Yun said, "I don't know, but I have a feeling that this Lord Ye Yuan is not as simple as he appears on the surface! Perhaps he is sent by heaven to save us! Young master, I know the old palace lord's death has hit you hard, but you must pull yourself together now! The old palace lord is no longer here. If we lose his legacy as well, we will truly have no face to meet him in the afterlife."

Bai Chen's expression stiffened, and he finally mustered some spirit.

"Alright, I'll go find Lord Ye Yuan! I... what should I do?"

Mo Yun said without hesitation, "Take him as your master!"

Bai Chen was taken aback. "Take him as my master? What about you?"

Mo Yun smiled. "I have nothing left to teach you, but Lord Ye Yuan is different! His understanding of the Dao is far above mine! If you can take him as your master, your future will be boundless!"

...

At Ye Yuan's lodging, Bai Chen appeared quite restrained.

"Lord Ye Yuan, did you rest well last night?" Bai Chen rubbed the sweat from his palms, looking uneasy.

"Not bad. I didn't have a chance to talk with you yesterday. Hmm... my condolences." Ye Yuan said.

Hearing this, Bai Chen's heart ached, and he nearly shed tears.

But recalling his master Mo Yun's instructions, he forcibly suppressed his grief and forced a smile. "Thank you, Lord Ye Yuan! I originally wanted to invite you as a guest, but unexpected变故 struck my family. I'm truly... sorry."

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said calmly, "If you have something to say, just say it. I don't like beating around the bush."

Bai Chen's limited cunning was nothing in front of Ye Yuan; Ye Yuan saw through him at a glance.

Bai Chen shuddered. He realized that what his teacher Mo Yun had taught him was completely useless.

Overcome with grief, Bai Chen fell to his knees with a thud.

"Lord Ye Yuan, Bai Chen is at the end of his rope. I beg you to take pity and lend a hand! This Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit was left to me by my father, originally intended to help me break through to the Insightful Heaven realm. Now I offer it to you, and I beg you to accept me as your disciple and help me ascend to the position of palace lord!" Bai Chen said indignantly.

Ye Yuan's face remained impassive, but inwardly he was stirred.

The Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit, one of the mission items, had unexpectedly appeared before him so easily.

As long as he agreed, he could take it back and complete the task.

According to the mission records, the Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit was a heavenly spiritual fruit. A martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Cave Abyss stage who consumed it had a thirty percent chance of directly breaking through to the Insightful Heaven realm.

A half-step Insightful Heaven martial artist who consumed it had a sixty percent chance of breaking through to the Insightful Heaven realm!

For those experts stuck at this critical juncture, it was no less than a miraculous elixir.

Using it to refine a second-grade divine pill would yield even more terrifying effects.

But for Ye Yuan, his goal was not the Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit. No matter how good it was, he didn't care.

Ye Yuan took the Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit and examined it, then smiled. "Actually, you're not suited to be this palace lord. Why wade into this muddy water?"

Bai Chen was indecisive, too naive, and not strong enough. If he became palace lord, he would eventually be toyed with to death.

Ye Yuan had seen this clearly long ago.

Someone like Bai Chong—if it were Ye Yuan, he would have killed him with a single palm strike long ago, but Bai Chen kept hesitating.

Such indecisiveness made him unfit for great responsibility.

Bai Chen gritted his teeth. "I... I can learn! Master Mo Yun said that although you are young, your mind is more mature than his, and your martial arts comprehension is profound. He told me to take you as my master no matter what! If... if you don't agree, we will withdraw from the palace lord contest and go far away!"

Ye Yuan paced back and forth, seemingly in thought.

Bai Chen's heart was like fifteen buckets drawing water—in turmoil.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan put away the Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit and said calmly, "I'll keep this safe for you for now."

Bai Chen was stunned, then a look of ecstasy spread across his face. He kowtowed to Ye Yuan repeatedly. "Disciple Bai Chen pays respects to Master!"

Ye Yuan took out a small bottle and tossed it to Bai Chen. "These things can be considered a gift for taking you as a disciple."

Bai Chen was puzzled; he didn't recognize these pills at all.

"Master, then... what should I do next?" Bai Chen asked for guidance.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Go and keep vigil for your father properly. Tomorrow... do what you need to do!"

...

Bai Chen left Ye Yuan's lodging with a confused expression and found Mo Yun.

Ye Yuan's words left him completely baffled.

"How did it go? Did Lord Ye Yuan... agree?" Mo Yun approached and asked as soon as he saw Bai Chen.

Bai Chen nodded woodenly. "He agreed."

Mo Yun was overjoyed. "Excellent! I knew I wasn't wrong; he must have a way to save us! What instructions did he give?"

Bai Chen, still puzzled, repeated Ye Yuan's words. "Master Mo Yun, what do you think Master Ye Yuan means by this?"

Mo Yun was even more delighted. "You child... Lord Ye Yuan saying nothing means he already has a plan! Tomorrow's discussion, we just need to attend; leave the rest to him!"

Bai Chen still seemed half-understanding. Mo Yun sighed and asked, "Did he accept the Nine-Bend Spirit Fruit?"

Bai Chen nodded. "Yes, and he gave me a large bottle of pills as a gift for taking me as a disciple."

With that, Bai Chen brought out the pills Ye Yuan had given him.

Mo Yun took the pills and examined them carefully, then his expression changed dramatically.

"This... this..."

Bai Chen looked bewildered. "Master Mo Yun, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with these pills?"

Mo Yun looked at him with a complex expression. After a long while, he said, "These pills... if I'm not mistaken, they should be called Divine Essence Pills! But... the grade of these pills is extremely high; they should have reached the divine grade!"

"Divine-grade pills! The... legendary divine-grade pills?" Bai Chen exclaimed in shock.

Due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, in most minor worlds, it was simply impossible to refine divine-grade pills.

But the Tianlu World was constantly visited by experts from the Tongtian Realm for training, so they were not entirely ignorant of the pills from the Tongtian Realm.

Divine-grade pills were of legendary rank!

Mo Yun nodded deeply, his expression complex. "Many years ago, the old palace lord killed an outsider who came to train and obtained this kind of pill from him!"