Chapter 1897: Nine Xu Imperial Capital

Ye Yuan remained unmoved, but Lin Changqing felt a pang of pain.

That was a Haoling Divine Grade Sun-Moon Azure Heaven Pill!

Even in the Heavenly Emperor Dao Field, such things were rare and hard to come by.

But under these circumstances, he had no choice.

He was a Heavenly Venerate, he came from the Heavenly Emperor Dao Field, he had his own dignity.

No matter how reluctant, he had to destroy this Haoling Divine Pill!

He, Lin Changqing, could not afford to lose face!

Of course, in truth, he had already lost enough face.

"Hmph! Do you think I would believe that this pill was refined by you? You're just a bit lucky!" Lin Changqing said with a dark face.

"That's your business, none of mine. Go back and cultivate well. I hope that in two thousand years, you won't disappoint me," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Lin Changqing's expression changed. This damned bastard had actually stolen his lines!

Wasn't that kind of talk supposed to be said by the strong to the weak?

"Why aren't you scramming? Are you planning to stay for dinner?" Tong'er said coldly.

Lin Changqing naturally didn't take Tong'er seriously, but just then, the treasure pig in his arms suddenly opened its bleary eyes.

Suddenly, Lin Changqing felt as if he were being stared at by a primordial beast.

His face changed several times, and finally he took a step forward, his figure vanishing.

Whoosh...

Everyone let out a long sigh of relief.

From the moment Lin Changqing appeared, they hadn't dared to breathe loudly.

The pressure of a Heavenly Venerate was too intense.

Thud!

After Lin Changqing left, Ye Yuan could no longer hold on and collapsed unconscious.

Under a single finger from a Heavenly Venerate, it was already a miracle that Ye Yuan had held on until now.

It wasn't until three days later that Ye Yuan slowly came to.

"Big brother, you're finally awake!" Bai Guang said joyfully.

"You reckless fool," Tong'er said, looking at Ye Yuan with disdain.

Ye Yuan just smiled. Under those circumstances, what else could he do?

But before a Heavenly Venerate, he was still too weak!

"Cultivate to the Heavenly Venerate realm in two thousand years? Kid, you really underestimate the Heavenly Venerate!" Tong'er sneered.

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said calmly, "Two thousand years should be enough."

His cultivation was different from others. For others, bottlenecks were the biggest obstacle.

But Ye Yuan cultivated by first comprehending the Dao, then cultivating.

For him, things like bottlenecks didn't exist.

All along, Ye Yuan didn't deliberately pursue the accumulation of divine essence; he spent most of his energy on comprehending the Lesser Tongtian Mountain.

That was why Leng Qiuling was so shocked when she saw Ye Yuan again.

The hurdle from Divine Lord to Divine Deity was not easy to cross, even for a genius like Leng Qiuling.

But Ye Yuan had crossed it effortlessly.

Everyone was stunned, especially Tong'er.

"You kid, you're really arrogant! I'd love to see how you break through to the Heavenly Venerate realm in two thousand years. And you should know, he's definitely from the Heavenly Emperor Dao Field, maybe even from a Supreme Heavenly Emperor's Dao Field! The cultivation resources he enjoys are beyond your imagination," Tong'er warned.

Ye Yuan glanced at him, then suddenly reached out and beckoned to the treasure pig.

Swoosh!

The treasure pig obediently scurried into Ye Yuan's arms, nuzzling its pig head against him in affection.

"Hey, I owe you this time. Otherwise, I'd be done for. Tong'er, what kind of existence is the treasure pig?" Ye Yuan ignored Tong'er's words and asked instead.

Earlier, he had thought he was doomed, but then the treasure pig appeared out of nowhere and sent Lin Changqing flying with a sneeze.

That scene had shocked everyone profoundly.

Including Ye Yuan.

Tong'er pursed his lips and said, "How would I know?"

Tong'er's answer caught Ye Yuan off guard.

Ye Yuan had always thought the treasure pig was Tong'er's spirit pet, and that he should know everything about it.

He hadn't expected such an answer.

"You don't know?"

Tong'er shook his head and said, "The treasure pig was passed down to me by the previous Spirit Medicine Heavenly Venerate of the Huangling Void Realm. It's been with me ever since. As for its origins, I know nothing. Don't look at me like that; I asked the previous Spirit Medicine Heavenly Venerate, and he said he didn't know either."

Ye Yuan looked down at the treasure pig in his arms, stunned into silence.

The treasure pig had always been mysterious.

But after hearing Tong'er's words, the mystery surrounding the treasure pig only deepened.

"Alright, but thank you anyway," Ye Yuan said to the treasure pig.

Oink oink.

The treasure pig nudged its head, as if to say, no need to thank me, just refine a few more pills for me.

Seeing this, Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, there will be plenty of pills!"

"By the way, sir, how did your trip to Yunyu Imperial City go?" Ning Tianping asked.

Ye Yuan had just remembered that. He shook his head and said, "The place is empty! This Rong Xiyue is no simple character!"

Ning Tianping's expression changed and said, "Sir, I have bad news. Not long after you fell unconscious, Wu Tian died!"

Ye Yuan frowned and fell silent.

This matter seemed not so simple.

After a long while, he said, "Let's go to Nine Xu Imperial Capital. I'm worried about Brother Jiang's safety."

...

Nine Xu Imperial Capital was a mid-tier imperial capital, not as prosperous as Qianling Imperial Capital in scale.

But an imperial capital was still an imperial capital, far beyond what a royal city could compare.

Ye Yuan was on good terms with Jiang Yutang. When chatting with him in the past, he had heard Jiang Yutang mention that Nine Xu Imperial Capital had three major powers—the City Lord's Mansion, Linghua Pavilion, and Kongming Academy.

Behind these three powers were said to be mid-stage True Deity realm experts.

The structure of Nine Xu Imperial Capital differed from Qianling Imperial Capital. These three powers secretly vied with each other, none willing to yield.

Of course, on the surface, the City Lord's Mansion still ruled the entire Nine Xu Imperial Capital.

But the other two powers secretly controlled many royal cities.

Jiang Yutang came from Kongming Academy, so the Ten Cities of Lingnan had always been within Kongming Academy's sphere of influence.

Of course, the three powers didn't care much about a barren place like the Ten Cities of Lingnan.

So for a long time, the Ten Cities of Lingnan had been peaceful, with only minor frictions and no major upheavals.

Jiang Yutang, as the inspector, naturally enjoyed a comfortable position.

Jiang Yutang's talent wasn't great; with his aptitude, it was unlikely he would make any further breakthroughs.

But according to Jiang Yutang, his daughter was extremely talented and had entered the Divine Deity realm at a young age.

Of course, that was also thanks to Ye Yuan.

Back during the Golden Sword Alliance, Jiang Yutang had asked Ye Yuan to refine a Supreme Jade Void Pill for his daughter.

Ye Yuan had naturally heard about what happened later—after taking the Supreme Jade Void Pill, his daughter quickly broke through to the Divine Deity realm.

Now, Jiang Yutang had been thrown into death row, with Linghua Pavilion pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Could it be that Linghua Pavilion had colluded with the City Lord's Mansion to jointly deal with Kongming Academy?

Along the way, Ye Yuan analyzed the ins and outs of this matter.

After much thought, this possibility seemed quite high.

But how did Rong Xiyue learn of Wu Tian's failure and kill him so quickly?