Chapter 253: Analysis

A few days ago, he received a message from Ye Yuan asking him to return to the sect, saying that he had accumulated enough points to exchange for the lower part of the Purple Soul Art.

Upon receiving this news, Jiang Yunhe was utterly stunned.

Hadn't Ye Yuan left the State of Qin less than a month ago, and he'd already earned enough points?

He himself had been the dean in Qin for over a decade and had only barely scraped together a million points, still short by four hundred thousand.

Ye Yuan had earned four hundred thousand points in less than a month!

He had told Ye Yuan he had a million points, so he assumed Ye Yuan only had four hundred thousand.

But when Jiang Yunhe met Ye Yuan and Ye Yuan transferred one million four hundred thousand points directly into his identity token, he stared at Ye Yuan for a long time, speechless.

"This... this... you've only been in the sect for less than a month, where did you get so many points?" Jiang Yunhe asked in shock.

"Heh, I extorted a small amount and did a few tasks," Ye Yuan explained with a smile.

Seeing Ye Yuan's casual tone, Jiang Yunhe was inwardly devastated. Who could extort so many points? Even elite disciples and those stationed outside couldn't possibly have that many points, could they?

Jiang Yunhe's mind struggled to process this. After a long pause, he shook his head and said, "No, I've already accumulated nearly a million points over the years. I don't need that many; just four hundred thousand is enough. I'll transfer the rest back to you. You've just joined the sect and don't yet know how precious points are. Keep them for yourself."

"After you exchange for the Purple Soul Art, Dean Jiang, you'll still need to find ways to improve your realm. There are many places where points are needed. Keep your own points for use. Rest assured, Dean Jiang, I have plenty of points—enough even to cultivate to the Sea of Qi realm within the sect," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Jiang Yunhe gasped again. Enough to cultivate to the Sea of Qi realm? How many points would that take!

The dozen or so jade slips Ye Yuan had prepared all came in handy; the worst among them were seventh-level tasks.

The total points from those dozen tasks nearly matched Tian Feng's ninth-level task, amounting to almost three hundred thousand points.

Adding the million points from selling the pill formula and Tian Feng's five hundred thousand, Ye Yuan had nearly three million points!

Even after transferring one million four hundred thousand to Jiang Yunhe, he still had one million six hundred thousand points left—enough to soak in a top-grade cultivation room for twenty years!

If he really soaked like that, Ye Yuan would be far beyond the Sea of Qi realm.

Of course, Ye Yuan wouldn't use such a clumsy cultivation method. The Sea of Qi realm was not as distant for him as others imagined.

Nor would he spend those points that way... he would spend them more lavishly.

In the past few days, Ye Yuan had already spent tens of thousands of points, mostly on exchanging for some rare second- and third-grade medicinal herbs.

For Ye Yuan, points were just numbers; physical items were what mattered.

In the State of Qin, third-grade herbs were already extremely precious. Even if Ye Yuan had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't make bricks without straw.

But in the Youyun Sect, there were many precious herbs that were simply unavailable in the secular world. Ye Yuan could use them to refine various pills for emergencies.

Jiang Yunhe was still somewhat skeptical of Ye Yuan's words, but after seeing his identity token, he finally accepted Ye Yuan's help.

"I thought I'd have to endure a few more years in Qin, but I never expected happiness to come so suddenly. Ye Yuan, thank you!" Jiang Yunhe said sincerely.

In the Youyun Sect, for alchemists, the step from Grand Alchemist to Quasi-Pill King was a huge threshold.

Those who could cross it became sect elders, part of the high-level leadership. Those who couldn't would fade into obscurity, becoming peripheral members managing sect affairs.

"Dean Jiang, you're too kind. If you hadn't sent Teacher Huyan to protect me, I would have died at Su Yubai's hands. This small matter is nothing worth mentioning," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Since that's the case, I won't be overly polite. I'll accept this great gift! By the way, Ye Yuan, tomorrow is the sect competition. I know you're extremely strong, but your realm is still too low. There are a few people you should watch out for," Jiang Yunhe suddenly said.

Ye Yuan became interested upon hearing this. In the nearly month he'd been in the Youyun Sect, he'd been busy dealing with the pill hall elders and hadn't had time to learn about the notable figures in the martial hall.

"I'd love to hear the details!" Ye Yuan assumed a listening posture.

Jiang Yunhe nodded and said, "In my opinion, although you're currently in the Earth Battalion, your actual strength is no less than that of the core disciples in the Heaven Battalion! Among the Heaven Battalion, there are a few with incredibly formidable strength. Be careful when you encounter them. Of course, the reason they're strong is that their realms are much higher than yours. If you were at the same level, I believe you could defeat them instantly!"

Jiang Yunhe's judgment of Ye Yuan's strength was similar to Mo Yuntian's.

At the fourth level of Liquid Realm, Ye Yuan was likely no worse than the elites of the Heaven Battalion. But how he compared to the top of the Heaven Battalion, Jiang Yunhe wasn't sure.

Ye Yuan's current strength was probably not inferior to ordinary Crystal Condensation Realm martial artists.

However, since even Zeng Cheng could kill an ordinary Crystal Condensation Realm martial artist across realms, the strength of Heaven Battalion disciples was easy to imagine!

Zeng Cheng might be impressive in the Earth Battalion, but in the Heaven Battalion, he was nothing!

Ye Yuan was well aware of his own strength. But he himself wasn't sure exactly how far he could go.

"Heh, Dean Jiang flatters me. Who are they?"

"There are three you need to watch. The first is Luo Chengfeng. He's only at the peak of the ninth level of Liquid Realm, but his strength firmly ranks in the top three of the Heaven Battalion. Many half-step Crystal Condensation Heaven Battalion disciples are no match for him, which shows how strong he is! As his name suggests, he excels in fast attacks, and opponents often struggle to keep up with his speed. If you face him, never engage him in an offensive exchange," Jiang Yunhe said.

Ye Yuan nodded but said nothing. When it came to speed, he wasn't afraid!

Jiang Yunhe continued, "The second is a woman named Tang Yuer. She has an extremely rare innate Water Spirit Body. Only two years older than you, she's already a half-step Crystal Condensation powerhouse! Her cultivation speed is the fastest in the Youyun Sect! If nothing unexpected happens, she'll likely break through to Crystal Condensation by next year at the latest!"

After saying this, Jiang Yunhe suddenly felt something was off and couldn't help glancing at Ye Yuan.

When it came to freakish cultivation speed, could anyone compare to the young man before him?

In less than a month, this kid had broken through two more realms!

Jiang Yunhe knew that Ye Yuan had gone from the first level of Qi Realm to the fourth level of Liquid Realm in just three or four months.

No matter how freakish Tang Yuer was, it would probably take her five years, right?