Chapter 1689: The Ning Family Seeks a Pill

"Ye Yuan, just you wait. Don't think that becoming the Grand Elder means you can do whatever you want!"

Ruoxu's voice grew fainter and fainter, yet the entire hall was dead silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

In the past tens of thousands of years, no one had ever dared to throw Ruoxu into the Abyss of Divine Refinement, yet Ye Yuan had just done it!

Who was Ruoxu?

He had been the ruler of Tianying Imperial City for tens of thousands of years.

Even the former Grand Elder Zheng Qi did not dare to offend him too much.

In fact, although Zheng Qi had often been dissatisfied with Ruoxu, he basically had to swallow his grievances.

After all, the Martial Tower had many requests to make of the Alchemy Tower.

Even when Xuanyu became Grand Elder, this situation did not change in the slightest.

Leng Yu was displeased with Ruoxu, but he did not dare to do anything to him either.

But today, Ye Yuan's move was too ruthless!

Staying in the Abyss of Divine Refinement for three months—the time was not long, but the suffering was unbearable.

More importantly, for a lofty figure like Ruoxu, this was an utter humiliation.

How could he hold his head up after coming out?

All the elders looked at Ye Yuan with shocked and bewildered gazes.

It was said that a new official would start with a blaze, but wasn't this fire burning a bit too fiercely?

After all, Ruoxu's prestige in Tianying was extremely high, and his influence was deeply entrenched. It was impossible to uproot his power with a single stint in the Abyss of Divine Refinement.

The elders on Ruoxu's side looked at Ye Yuan with gloating expressions.

This new Grand Elder was still too green. Did he think he could topple Ruoxu like this?

Ye Yuan, however, seemed oblivious. He sat at the head, swept his gaze over the crowd, and said calmly, "From now on, anyone who dares to offend a superior will be punished like Ruoxu! Also, since I have just taken office, I naturally want to give everyone some benefits. Starting today, for the next three months, all elders can come to me to refine pills using their contribution points! You can also refine pills for your juniors!"

After Ye Yuan finished speaking, he found that the elders' reactions were very indifferent. Not a single person took the initiative to ask him to refine pills.

But Ye Yuan had expected this situation.

Ruoxu was too deeply rooted in Tianying Imperial City. None of these elders, whether from the Alchemy Tower or the Martial Tower, dared to offend him.

It was still uncertain who would win; how could they dare to take sides lightly?

At this moment, Ning Zhiyuan, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up and said to Ye Yuan with an excited expression, "Grand Elder, I wonder... can you refine the Teng Hai Lie Kong Dan?"

Ye Yuan glanced at Ning Zhiyuan with some surprise, not expecting that the one to step forward at this moment would be him.

After all, stepping forward now meant a complete break with Ruoxu.

But on second thought, Ye Yuan understood.

Compared to breaking with Ruoxu, Ning Zhiyuan clearly valued improving his own strength more.

At Ning Zhiyuan's current level, there were not many pills that could enhance his cultivation.

And the Teng Hai Lie Kong Dan was one of them.

At the Divine Lord realm, improving strength was not just about gathering divine essence; they valued expanding their inner world more.

Ning Zhiyuan had been stuck at the eighth level of the Divine Lord realm for many years, unable to break through to the ninth level.

He had also asked Ruoxu to refine the Teng Hai Lie Kong Dan, but Ruoxu had tried several times and failed each time.

This was a seventh-grade pill; even for Xuanyu and Ruoxu, the success rate was extremely low.

Ye Yuan glanced at Ning Zhiyuan and said calmly, "Gather the medicinal herbs and come see me tomorrow. Alright, everyone may leave."

Ning Zhiyuan was shrewd and rarely got excited.

But now, his face was flushed with excitement.

"Hey, Elder Ning, do you really believe he can refine the Teng Hai Lie Kong Dan? If he fails, your Ning family will be in for a good show."

"Yes, Elder Ning, you were too hasty this time!"

"Elder Ning, I feel sorry for you now!"

…

One by one, these elders came up to Ning Zhiyuan, expressing their sympathy and schadenfreude.

They simply did not believe that Ye Yuan could refine the Teng Hai Lie Kong Dan.

In fact, they did not even believe Ye Yuan could cure Zheng Qi.

Most of them speculated that Ye Yuan had obtained some supreme tonic for replenishing qi and essence during his travels, which had brought Zheng Qi back from the brink and even helped him break through his bottleneck.

As for Ye Yuan refining such a high-difficulty pill, they truly did not believe it.

To this, Ning Zhiyuan only smiled and said little.

With Ning Tianping around, his understanding of Ye Yuan was naturally beyond what these fools could compare to.

…

The next day, Ning Zhiyuan indeed came to find Ye Yuan.

Seeing his hesitation, Ye Yuan said indifferently, "Just say what you have to say; I don't like beating around the bush."

Ning Zhiyuan said with slight embarrassment, "Grand Elder, it's like this. Some people in our clan heard that the Grand Elder can personally refine pills, and they all want to ask you for pills. I don't know..."

Ye Yuan glanced at Ning Zhiyuan, who couldn't help feeling guilty, as if seen through by Ye Yuan.

Clan members asking him for pills?

This was probably Ning Zhiyuan's own idea!

He wanted to improve the clan's strength but was afraid of offending Ye Yuan, so he said it this way.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Since I have personally agreed, I naturally won't go back on my word. Leave all the spiritual herbs here, and the contribution points will be deducted from your account. Come back in five days to collect the pills."

Hearing this, Ning Zhiyuan was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Grand Elder!"

After Ning Zhiyuan left, Ning Tianping revealed himself and bowed to Ye Yuan in thanks, "Thank you, sir, for setting aside past grievances and refining pills for the Ning family."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This clan leader of yours has actually done me a great favor this time. Otherwise, this situation would have been hard to resolve."

Ning Tianping laughed, "That is your grace to the Ning family. With this opportunity before him, the clan leader naturally values the Ning family's future more. He has been stuck at the eighth level of the Divine Lord realm for ten thousand years, unable to break through. If he misses this chance, it will be difficult for him to advance! With his shrewdness, how could he let it slip?"

Ye Yuan sized up Ning Tianping and nodded, "Your recent cultivation progress is not bad!"

Ning Tianping smiled, "Sir, are you praising yourself? This is all thanks to your pills! After you broke through to four-star Divine Pill Master, the pills you refine have become even more miraculous. My cultivation is advancing by leaps and bounds! At this rate, I'm afraid I can break through to the fifth level of the Divine Lord realm in less than fifty years!"

During these days, Ye Yuan had refined many pills for Ning Tianping.

After taking those ordinary fourth-grade divine pills, Ning Tianping felt as if he had swallowed miraculous elixirs, his strength advancing rapidly, and he had now reached the mid-stage of the fourth level of the Divine Lord realm.

This cultivation speed was terrifying for the Divine Lord realm.

Soon, a month passed, and the entire Tianying Imperial City was shaken overnight.