Chapter 2278: Drunken Brother

Lord Xinyu actually apologized to this Heavenly Lord!

In the eyes of these subordinates, Lord Xinyu was an unattainable existence who held the power of life and death over all beings.

Such an existence actually apologized to a Heavenly Lord!

The key point was that this Heavenly Lord had just killed two of their own Heavenly Emperors.

If the couple of Swift Rain Heavenly Emperor were to come back to life, they would probably die of anger again.

They had fully believed that when Xinyu Heavenly Emperor arrived, he would avenge them.

But Xinyu Heavenly Emperor came to apologize!

Tongtian Mountain was too far from the Southern Border, and at the level of these subordinates, they had never even heard of what a Sub-Saint was.

Off to the side, Old Drunkard was shocked again and again.

The supreme sovereign of the Third Heaven Heavenly Emperor had admitted fault to Ye Yuan.

From just now, he had been stunned by a series of changes.

He thought that Ye Yuan killing Swift Rain Heavenly Emperor was already the limit of what he could understand.

But Xinyu Heavenly Emperor's apology once again overturned his perception.

"Enough, the man is dead, let this matter be dropped! As for this Old Drunkard, he is an old friend of mine. I, Ye, ask Brother Xinyu for a favor—to return his soul imprint. That shouldn't be a problem, right?" Ye Yuan said calmly.

Xinyu glanced at Old Drunkard, and Old Drunkard's whole body stiffened.

Being looked at by a supreme powerhouse of the Third Heaven Heavenly Emperor truly made his heart race.

"A trivial matter!" Xinyu Heavenly Emperor said with a smile.

Old Drunkard looked stunned. Was it that simple to get his soul imprint back?

He had agonized here for ten years, wanting to leave but not daring to.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan settled it with just one sentence.

This was the gap in level!

In fact, what Tang Yucheng said was correct.

In the eyes of Heavenly Emperor-level experts, they were nothing but ants.

What he found extremely difficult was merely a matter of a single sentence in the eyes of truly great figures.

Clearly, Ye Yuan had already entered that level.

Old Drunkard looked at Ye Yuan, trying to superimpose him with the frail youth from two thousand years ago.

He found that the person was still the same person, but the feeling he gave him was completely different.

It wasn't that Ye Yuan had changed, but that his own mindset had changed!

"Sub-Saint, have you come to seek enlightenment on the mountain?" Xinyu asked.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Indeed, I am about to ascend the mountain."

Xinyu said, "Since the Sub-Saint wishes to ascend, please follow me to Green Lotus Town. This is the entrance to enlightenment for martial artists at the Divine Lord realm."

Ye Yuan said calmly, "No need, I will go up from here."

Xinyu was taken aback and said, "Sub-Saint, you cannot enter from here."

Ye Yuan smiled without responding, then said to Old Drunkard, "Senior Drunkard, go with them. Once you retrieve your soul imprint, wait for me here."

After speaking, without waiting for anyone's reaction, he stepped to the entrance of the passage in one stride.

Ye Yuan walked leisurely and directly entered the passage.

Tongtian Mountain showed no reaction whatsoever.

Xinyu's eyes widened in shock.

"This... how is this possible? To ignore the rules of Tongtian Mountain, only a powerhouse at the Heavenly Being realm can do that! He... he's only at the Heavenly Lord realm! Could it be that his Dao has already reached such a level? But since he has already reached such a level, why does he still need to ascend the mountain from here?" Xinyu said in shock.

A multitude of questions shrouded Xinyu's mind.

He found that this young Sub-Saint was truly full of mysteries.

After a long while, he gave a bitter smile and said, "That's right, if he didn't possess such strength, how could he, at such a young age, be honored as Sub-Saint by the Temple of the Priest?"

After speaking, he turned his gaze to Old Drunkard and said with a smile, "Brother Drunkard, right? Haha, to be able to follow the Sub-Saint, you must have cultivated blessings for eight lifetimes. Treasure this opportunity well!"

Old Drunkard was overwhelmed with fear and repeatedly said he dared not.

Xinyu Heavenly Emperor was actually calling him brother!

His words revealed warmth.

Xinyu Heavenly Emperor laughed heartily and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of. This is your great opportunity! To be honest, even I have to curry favor with you now."

Old Drunkard's face changed, and he nearly knelt down. Trembling with fear, he said, "Lord Xinyu, please don't joke with me. This... I cannot bear it!"

Xinyu Heavenly Emperor smiled and said, "That's because you don't know who he is! The Sub-Saint of the Temple of the Priest, the new darling of the alchemy world, with an extremely revered status! Everyone is saying now that he will be the next Medicine Ancestor! One of his pills is worth a fortune and hard to come by! If he were still at the Heavenly Lord realm, I naturally wouldn't say such things. But judging by his appearance, coming to Tongtian Mountain to seek enlightenment is probably to break through to Heavenly Emperor! Do you know what it means if he breaks through to Heavenly Emperor?"

Old Drunkard stood dumbfounded, his mind struggling to keep up.

Medicine Ancestor!

What kind of existence was that?

He didn't even dare to think about such an existence!

In the Tongtian Realm, even those at the Insight Heaven and Cave Abyss realms knew the great name of the Medicine Ancestor!

He was the undisputed number one in the alchemy world!

Had Ye Yuan actually reached such a terrifying level?

Xinyu Heavenly Emperor knew that Old Drunkard's level was too low to understand the terror of Ye Yuan's identity. Ignoring his shock, he continued, "Once he breaks through to Heavenly Emperor, it means becoming an Eighth-Grade Divine Pill! At that time, all the Heavenly Emperors in the Tongtian Realm will have to curry favor with him. He hasn't truly risen yet, so I'm naturally happy to form a good connection with him. Brother Drunkard, these days, come to my place, and we'll have a good chat."

With that, Xinyu Heavenly Emperor took Old Drunkard's arm and left with a hearty laugh.

Swift Rain's subordinates stood in shock, speechless. Only then did they realize what kind of existence Swift Rain Heavenly Emperor had provoked.

That fool Tang Yucheng had truly dragged his father into disaster!

...

Walking Tongtian Mountain again, Ye Yuan had a different feeling.

Even below ten li, there was an extra unique flavor in Ye Yuan's eyes.

When he first came, his realm was too low to appreciate the profound mystery of Tongtian Mountain.

Even below ten li contained extremely rich power of the Dao origin.

Ye Yuan compared these origin powers with the Small Tongtian Mountain, constantly revising and perfecting the "Chaos Tongtian True Scripture."

Ye Yuan paused at every step as he ascended, his mind racing.

"Look, that kid keeps walking upward without stopping to seek enlightenment. Like this, what can he comprehend?"

"Heh, probably an idiot."

"Maybe he's a genius. What takes you years to comprehend, he can grasp with just a pause."

...

Many sneered at Ye Yuan's behavior.

When seeking enlightenment, everyone would occupy a spot and desperately try to comprehend.

Walking straight up like this, swallowing without chewing, would yield nothing.

But they didn't know that Ye Yuan had already thoroughly comprehended the Dao below ten li.

What he was comprehending this time was completely different from theirs.

As he walked, Ye Yuan directly entered the realm mist.

Everyone's mouths fell open as they watched this scene in disbelief.