Chapter 2065: It's You Who Haven't Seen the World

The void trembled, and several ethereal young women slowly walked out.

The leading woman, dressed in white as pure as snow, was not a beauty but had a certain charm, though her brows carried a hint of ruthlessness, giving off an air of keeping people at a distance.

They gazed into the distance, where a large city rose from the ground, magnificent in scale.

"Senior Sister Xun, is this the Tianying Imperial City that Little Junior Sister mentioned? I didn't expect a mere imperial city to be so grand!" said a cute junior sister beside the woman in white.

When she mentioned the little junior sister, a flicker of disdain and mockery passed through her eyes.

Senior Sister Xun curled her lips and said dismissively, "A mere imperial city, decked out so lavishly—the one in charge must be fond of grandiose projects and achieve nothing. Hmph! Just thinking about that wretched girl makes me angry. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have had to cross the Tongtian Mountain from the Northern Realm to the Southern Realm."

The cute junior sister laughed, "That wretched girl thinks she's something special with her Profound Yin Divine Body and doesn't put Senior Sister in her eyes. Master has been so kind to her, but she doesn't repay it. Instead, she makes us sisters travel thousands of miles to catch someone here. She deserves to die! Once we catch her beloved, we'll have to teach him a good lesson."

Senior Sister Xun showed no reaction, only said calmly, "Let's go. Enter the city first. We need to find out about that boy first, or we'll alert the enemy and he'll run away."

The group of five followed the crowd into Tianying Imperial City.

Once inside, they realized the city's prosperity rivaled that of an ordinary imperial capital, which surprised them greatly.

Compared to the number of martial artists here, the city wasn't too big; it was actually too small.

"Senior Sister Xun, is this really just a small imperial city? I feel like it's more prosperous than an ordinary imperial capital," the cute junior sister said, looking around in amazement.

Senior Sister Xun frowned, "There are pharmacies everywhere, and alchemy is thriving here. It looks like a holy land of alchemy. That girl mentioned her lover is an alchemist, so that matches. There's a tavern ahead; let's go ask around."

They entered a tavern and found a table by the window.

When the waiter came over, the cute junior sister quickly asked, "Waiter, I see there seem to be many alchemists in your Tianying Imperial City."

The waiter puffed up with pride, "You ladies must be from out of town, right? Heh, our Tianying Imperial City is the number one holy land of alchemy in the Southern Realm. If you're looking for pills, you've come to the right place."

The junior sisters couldn't help but snicker.

The cute junior sister laughed, "Number one in the Southern Realm? A tiny imperial city dares to call itself number one in the Southern Realm? You're in a remote corner here; I'm afraid you haven't seen how big the outside world is, have you?"

She meant that the people of Tianying Imperial City hadn't seen the world.

But her laughter instead drew laughter from the surrounding crowd.

"Little girl, it's not that we haven't seen the world; it's you who haven't seen the world! Go out and ask around, and you'll know that our Tianying Imperial City's title as number one in the Southern Realm is the real deal!"

"Haha, even a Seven-Star Pill God would have to walk with his head bowed when he comes to our Tianying!"

"Little girl, you should do your homework before you go out, or you'll make a fool of yourself when you arrive!"

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The surrounding laughter was good-natured, but to these women, it was grating.

The cute junior sister's face flushed, and she was about to lose her temper, but Senior Sister Xun gave a light cough.

Senior Sister Xun looked at the waiter and asked, "Young man, since this is a holy land of alchemy, have you heard of a young man named Ye Yuan?"

As if afraid the waiter hadn't heard, she added, "I hear he's young, and his alchemy skills... should be passable."

At these words, the hall fell silent, and everyone's faces showed extremely strange expressions.

Senior Sister Xun and her group immediately sensed something was wrong. Had they said something taboo?

But they didn't care. In a mere imperial city, even if they broke a taboo, what could anyone do to them?

"What, did I say something wrong?" Senior Sister Xun asked curiously.

The waiter showed a strange expression, "No, but... if Lord Ye's alchemy skills are just passable, then other alchemists might as well find a piece of tofu and hit themselves to death."

"Oh? So he's that good?" Senior Sister Xun said indifferently, not taking it seriously.

She was already convinced that this imperial city, being so remote, had bred arrogance in its people.

They thought that having a few powerful alchemists in the city made them invincible.

Ignorance truly was terrifying!

She had heard of the alchemy world in the Southern Realm; the most powerful were Dan Yu Celestial Lord and the heads of the six sacred lands.

When had it become the turn of a tiny imperial city to claim supremacy?

The waiter laughed, "Good? Heh, he's more than just good! Let me put it this way: even a Seven-Star Pill God would have to respectfully call him 'Grandmaster'!"

Senior Sister Xun curled her lips in disdain.

These hicks were utterly arrogant!

But the waiter continued, oblivious, "Heh, so you want to see Lord Ye? You've come to the right place. You wouldn't find him elsewhere. But Lord Ye loves our tavern's food and often visits. Hey, what a coincidence, here comes Lord Ye!"

The waiter's gaze caught a young man with two attendants leisurely ascending the stairs.

Senior Sister Xun's eyes narrowed, a flash of joy passing through them.

Truly, you could search high and low, and find it without effort!

Seeing Ye Yuan arrive, the waiter hurried over as Ye Yuan reached the second floor.

"Haha, Lord Ye is here! The private room is ready. Please come in," the waiter said, beaming.

Ye Yuan casually tossed a high-grade divine essence stone to the waiter and said with a smile, "Thanks for the trouble. Take this."

The waiter took it cheerfully, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord!"

At that moment, all the guests on the second floor stood up, bowed to Ye Yuan, and shouted in unison, "Lord!"

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said with a smile, "Sit, everyone. I just had a craving and came for a bite."

Everyone laughed and sat down.

Ye Yuan's approachability was well-known in Tianying, so no one was nervous or afraid of offending him.

But as Ye Yuan glanced around, he noticed the five women led by Senior Sister Xun and frowned.

These people had concealed their cultivation, and they seemed... hostile toward me?

Before he could think further, Senior Sister Xun and her group stood up.

Senior Sister Xun spoke in a condescending tone, "Are you Ye Yuan?"

Ye Yuan nodded, "I am Ye Yuan."

Senior Sister Xun continued, "Then do you know Lü'er?"

Hearing this, Ye Yuan's expression changed drastically.

Seeing his reaction, Senior Sister Xun was certain and said calmly, "It seems I was right. Lianxin, take him down."