Chapter 1651: Unfathomable

"Ridiculous! What the hell is your City Lord's Mansion? I'm taking the man, and what can you do about it, Mu Dong? Liu Han, get the hell out of my way, or I'll crush you!" Du Mingliang sneered.

"Du Mingliang, you're quite arrogant! It doesn't seem to be up to you whether you go or not, does it?" Liu Han sneered.

"Both of you, get the hell out of my way! Our City Lord's Mansion is the legitimate authority; Brother Ye Yuan should naturally come to our place first!" Mu Dong said.

Mu Dong was from the City Lord's Mansion, while Liu Han was the envoy from the Blood Rainbow Mansion.

As soon as the three met, they started quarreling, on the verge of coming to blows at the slightest disagreement.

Although the three factions had jointly founded the Heavenly Network Assembly, their conflicts had never ceased.

In this royal city, even the City Lord's Mansion couldn't suppress the other two major powers, which showed how chaotic it was.

The other two factions simply didn't take the City Lord's Mansion seriously.

Now that a Ye Yuan had suddenly appeared, these three major powers naturally wanted to build a good relationship with him.

Chuanji Royal City was a very sensitive place, where everyone both fought each other and feared each other.

The fact that Ye Yuan could produce so many Void Spirit Divine Pills at once, and had Ning Tianping, a Divine Lord at the third level, as his guard, made them have to speculate about Ye Yuan's identity.

The three factions came to find Ye Yuan naturally to investigate.

Although Ning Tianping called Ye Yuan 'brother,' his respectful attitude was unmistakable to any discerning eye.

Moreover, a Divine Lord realm expert as young as Ning Tianping could only be cultivated by a major power.

Thus, Ye Yuan's identity was certainly extraordinary.

Besides, what ordinary force could cultivate such an incredible alchemist?

Therefore, the three factions were very polite to Ye Yuan.

If they weren't wary of Ye Yuan's identity, given the domineering nature of these three powers, how could they speak nicely to Ye Yuan? They would have just seized him directly.

"When did I ever say I would go back with you? Please leave. I still have to refine pills tonight and have no time for social visits! If you want to buy pills, come early tomorrow; if not, don't waste my time!" Ye Yuan suddenly said as the three were arguing.

After speaking, Ye Yuan directly bypassed the three groups and went off into the distance.

The three stood there dumbfounded, watching Ye Yuan leave, none daring to stop him.

Ye Yuan had done this deliberately. The more unfathomable he seemed, the more these people would think he had a formidable background.

His strength, coupled with his arrogant attitude, was enough to keep the three major powers from acting rashly.

Ye Yuan was only passing through Chuanji Royal City and wouldn't stay long, so he simply didn't want to get entangled with the local powers.

Moreover, in a place like this, the three major powers were all shrewd; if he actually went with them, he might reveal his hand.

So, he simply ignored them!

Sure enough, none of the three Divine Lord sixth level experts dared to stop him, and Ye Yuan swaggered away.

The martial artists around stared wide-eyed at this scene.

These three major powers dominated Chuanji Royal City, and no one nearby dared to provoke them.

It was said that behind these three powers were strong supporters, not just simple Divine Lord seventh level experts.

In short, Chuanji Royal City was a big cake that everyone wanted a piece of.

Yet, such powerful three forces, none dared to make a move against this Return to Void realm kid!

The smart ones understood what was going on; the foolish... were just shocked.

Before coming, the masters of the three major powers had repeatedly instructed these three not to offend Ye Yuan easily.

As a result, Master Ye Yuan didn't even bother with them.

The three looked at each other, realizing their earlier argument had made them look like fools, and had no choice but to turn and leave.

...

At the Sword Star Alliance, Alliance Leader Li Xing listened to Du Mingliang's report without surprise.

"Alliance Leader, that kid is truly arrogant! If you hadn't repeatedly warned me, I would have taught him a lesson just now!" Du Mingliang said angrily.

His strength was undeniably second in the Sword Star Alliance, and he was used to commanding the wind and rain. Being ignored by a Return to Void realm kid today—how could he not be furious?

Li Xing's eyes flickered as he asked, "Mingliang, you say that kid is arrogant—could it be an act?"

Du Mingliang shook his head. "Impossible! I've never seen a Return to Void realm so arrogant, completely disregarding the three of us! I've been with you for so many years, and I have some judgment. Besides, weren't Liu Han and Mu Dong there too? Could he fool me and all three of us at the same time?"

Li Xing nodded upon hearing this. "That's right! Only someone accustomed to seeing high-level experts could so casually dismiss Divine Lord sixth level experts. This kid definitely has a significant background! Forget it, since he won't come, let it be. As long as he doesn't go to the other two factions."

Du Mingliang said, "So... we just let it go? It's said that this kid can refine Void Spirit Divine Pills of ninth-grade difficulty. If we could use him... wouldn't it be easy to eliminate the other two factions?"

Li Xing laughed at this. "Eliminate the other two factions? Don't even think about it! Once one of our three factions falls, the entire Chuanji Royal City will inevitably be reshuffled! The other two factions absolutely cannot escape! After all these years, can't you see that, Old Du?"

Du Mingliang was just a martial artist and really couldn't see the intricacies.

Only Li Xing himself knew how powerful the forces behind the Sword Star Alliance were.

Hearing this, Du Mingliang was also startled.

Li Xing smiled. "Don't think that just because our three factions fight and kill, we maintain relative restraint. Once this balance is broken, the consequences would be unimaginable! So, although this kid is extraordinary, he's not something we can afford! Such an incredible alchemist can only be cultivated by superpowers, and only they can bear the cost."

Pausing, Li Xing added, "If I'm not mistaken, this kid is likely a genius disciple trained by some imperial capital, out on a training trip. That Divine Lord third level kid is clearly not something an ordinary major power could cultivate! Moreover, he might just be a decoy; there could be a true expert lurking in the city! The Ancient Gate of Heaven is about to open soon, so we'd better avoid making trouble."

The more Du Mingliang heard, the more alarmed he became, finally realizing how tense the situation in the city was.

A similar scene played out in the lairs of the other two major powers.

They were equally suspicious of Ye Yuan's identity.

Meanwhile, Ye Yuan had already found a place to stay in the city and began refining pills through the night.

Only a very few could afford those extremely difficult pills.

Tens of billions of Divine Origin Stones were beyond even ordinary Divine Lord realm experts.

So the spiritual herbs he had Ning Tianping buy were for relatively cheaper pills.

With ten days left, nine days actually, it was enough for him to make a killing.