Chapter 224: Fourfold Liquid Realm! Senior Alchemist!

Feeling his own soul power, Ye Yuan was overjoyed.

Sure enough, the pain of tearing his soul was not suffered in vain; his soul power had now broken through to the level of a senior alchemist!

Moreover, Ye Yuan could sense that his soul power seemed to be slightly stronger than that of an ordinary senior alchemist!

This divine script was unexpectedly powerful!

Ever since obtaining these golden characters, Ye Yuan had often visualized them in his sea of consciousness. But over the past month, there had been no progress at all.

No wonder his father Ji Zhengyang said he only understood a bit of the surface.

Too difficult!

Every character, every stroke, contained the ultimate principles of the Dao. Even though Ye Yuan had once stood at the pinnacle of martial arts, he could barely glimpse a fraction of it.

However, these divine characters seemed to have a life of their own. Every time Ye Yuan broke through, they would emerge on their own, helping his soul undergo transformation!

Regardless, this was a good thing for Ye Yuan!

Now, Ye Yuan was only at the mid Liquid Realm, yet he possessed the soul power of a senior alchemist, which was enough for him to accomplish many things!

For instance, refining third-grade pills!

Of course, high-level third-grade pills were still beyond his reach, but low-level third-grade pills were no longer a challenge for him!

Yuan Fei had helped him a lot since following him, even confronting a Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse. It was time to repay him.

“Hmm, it’s been five days. The Ouyang family must be getting anxious, right? I’ll go and meet this Ouyang family!”

Ye Yuan’s confidence came not from his breakthrough to the Liquid Realm, but from his formidable alchemy strength!

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“Ye Yuan!” Dai Zichen was the first to spot him and called out.

As he spoke, the atmosphere in the hall instantly became tense.

Everyone here had different thoughts, but they were all waiting quietly for Ye Yuan to emerge from seclusion.

“Huh? You… you’ve broken through to the Fourth Layer of the Liquid Realm! In just five days!” As Ye Yuan approached, Dai Zichen’s pupils contracted in shock.

“Isn’t it normal to break through a realm in seclusion? What’s all the fuss about?” Peng Liming said irritably.

Dai Zichen smiled bitterly. “Elder Peng, you may not know, but before his seclusion, Ye Yuan was only at the Second Layer of the Liquid Realm! In five days, he broke through two layers!”

“What? What did you say? Five days to break through two layers? Are you joking?” Now it was Peng Liming’s turn to be astonished.

The Liquid Realm was not the Qi Realm; even the top disciples of the sect took months to break through a single layer!

When Dai Zichen said Ye Yuan had broken through two layers in five days, Peng Liming instinctively thought he was joking.

Xin Lie, standing nearby, remained silent, but a flicker of shock passed through his eyes. He was also meeting Ye Yuan for the first time and didn’t know he had only been at the Second Layer before.

“Elder Peng, how would I dare joke with you? Before his seclusion, I had contact with him, and he was indeed at the Second Layer! If you don’t believe me, ask him!” Dai Zichen pointed to the disciple on duty.

Meeting Elder Peng’s inquiring gaze, the disciple on duty nodded. “Senior Brother Dai is right. Before his seclusion, Ye Yuan was indeed at the Second Layer of the Liquid Realm!”

“Hiss… This kid is such a prodigy, truly remarkable! Ye Yuan, let me ask you, what were you doing in the cultivation room just now?” Peng Liming asked.

Ye Yuan instinctively sensed something was off, but he answered honestly, “Disciple was naturally breaking through a realm. What else could I do in five days? Besides, the Class A cultivation room is so expensive; no one would waste time doing other things, right?”

“Uh…” Peng Liming was momentarily speechless.

Indeed, breaking through two layers in five days—how could he have done anything else?

In fact, Ye Yuan had only been breaking through realms, but he had not only broken through in martial arts but also, with the help of the divine script, broken through in soul realm!

This was something he naturally wouldn’t tell outsiders.

An ordinary soul realm breakthrough wouldn’t cause such a commotion.

“Do you know what happened while you were in seclusion?” Elder Peng said gloomily.

“Uh, disciple does not know. Please enlighten me, Elder Peng.” Ye Yuan really didn’t know what had happened.

Elder Peng recounted the events to Ye Yuan, leaving him stunned. He never imagined that his breakthrough would have such a big impact.

“Apologies, disciple’s cultivation technique is rather special, requiring a massive amount of yuan power during breakthroughs. I really didn’t expect it to cause this.” Ye Yuan apologized.

“Haha, no harm done! For the sect to gain a talented disciple like you is a blessing! Such a small matter is not worth mentioning. However, Ye Yuan, if you plan to break through again in the future, you can come and tell me first. I’ll help adjust the spirit gathering array to avoid affecting other disciples’ cultivation.” Elder Peng laughed heartily.

“Disciple understands. Thank you, Elder Peng!” Ye Yuan cupped his fists in gratitude.

Ye Yuan could sense that Elder Peng was the same type of person as Lu Yan—someone who would spare no effort, even give his life, for the benefit of the sect!

Just then, Xin Lie, who had been standing by, finally moved.

He walked slowly to Ye Yuan, first bowed to Elder Peng, and said, “Elder Peng, I am here to deliver a sect decree to Ye Yuan!”

Elder Peng’s expression changed, but he said nothing, nodding and stepping aside.

Xin Lie turned to Ye Yuan and said coldly, “Sect decree issued. Ye Yuan, receive the decree!”

Ye Yuan glanced at Xin Lie and immediately understood. Rolling his eyes, he said, “No need to block me here, right? I’ve already come to the sect; do you think I’d run away?”

Ignoring Ye Yuan’s sarcasm, Xin Lie repeated, “Sect decree issued. Ye Yuan, receive the decree!”

“Alright, alright, I’ll receive it. So cold and stiff, like an ice sculpture. Is that any fun?” Ye Yuan’s words made Dai Zichen break out in a cold sweat.

Was this kid fearless out of ignorance, or was he simply arrogant?

That was Senior Brother Xin Lie, known as the ‘Peerless Sword’! How dare he speak like that?

And what had Ye Yuan done to receive a sect decree as soon as he entered the sect?

Dai Zichen was completely speechless. He had helped block for Ye Yuan because he wanted to challenge him himself, but he didn’t even qualify—the guy was about to meet the sect leader.

Xin Lie showed no reaction to Ye Yuan’s attitude; he simply flicked a green light.

Ye Yuan reached out and caught it—it was a jade token, presumably the sect decree.

Ye Yuan sank his consciousness into it and frowned. “What’s this ‘triple hall trial’? Do I need to go with you?”

Xin Lie nodded. “Correct.”

“Then let’s go. Don’t keep those old geezers in the Alchemy Hall waiting.” With that, Ye Yuan followed Xin Lie out.

Dai Zichen was too stunned to speak.

A triple hall trial!

What had Ye Yuan done to deserve this?