Chapter 2571: The Jade-Faced Swordsman!

"B-Big brother, you're really amazing! What the hell is this 'Facing the Wind Knockout'? How is it so powerful?" Tang Yu gave Ye Yuan a thumbs up.

Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, Tang Yu felt a lingering fear.

The scene from earlier was truly unforgettable.

Ye Yuan had simply scattered a handful of powder and taken down hundreds of experts.

Even a powerhouse like Zhao Kun couldn't resist it.

Ye Yuan laughed. "Facing the Wind Knockout is a potent anesthetic. Wind can't blow it away, palm strikes can't disperse it, and touch brings instant collapse! Unless you have the antidote prepared in advance, below the Boundless Heaven realm, there's no cure!"

Tang Yu was stunned speechless.

This stuff was too monstrous!

"But, you knocked them out—how are you going to handle this? If the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect finds out, they'll definitely annihilate the Donglin Kingdom!" Tang Yu frowned.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "I have my ways."

With that, Ye Yuan took out another small bottle and waved it under the noses of Zhao Kun and the others.

About half an hour later, Zhao Kun slowly came around, his twitching becoming intermittent.

But every now and then, a twitch still made people laugh.

"K-kid, you... uh... dare to lay a hand on me... uh, you're dead!" Zhao Kun threatened Ye Yuan while twitching.

The arrogance of Yuzhen Heavenly Sect disciples came from the sect's strength.

Losing a Lord Heaven wouldn't matter to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

But losing a Zhao Kun was different!

Zhao Kun was a top ten inner disciple with a bright future.

If he died in the Donglin Kingdom, the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect would surely unleash a thunderous wrath.

Ye Yuan smiled. "A prisoner under the knife, can you stop putting on airs? Oh, I forgot to tell you, what I just gave you to smell is called the Seven-Seven Soul-Tracing Poison. I'm sure Brother Zhao, with your vast experience, has heard of it, right?"

Hearing the name, Zhao Kun couldn't help but twitch.

This time, he was scared into twitching.

The Seven-Seven Soul-Tracing Poison was extremely vicious.

Once it took effect, it would torment you for forty-nine days before you died.

During those forty-nine days, each day was worse than the last; ordinary people couldn't endure ten days before committing suicide.

And this poison was another signature poison of Zhong Jianchou, the First Jade Heaven!

Of course, these were poisons he used before becoming famous.

After breaking through to the Jade Heaven realm, he no longer used such low-level poisons.

But they were more than enough to deal with Zhao Kun!

"W-what do you want?" Zhao Kun asked fearfully.

Ye Yuan smiled. "I don't want much. I just plan to go to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect with you!"

Zhao Kun's pupils contracted. "You want to go to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect?"

Not only Zhao Kun, but Tang Yu and the others were also shocked.

"Big brother, what are you going to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect for? The Yuzhen Heavenly Sect most despises ascenders. If you go, aren't you walking into a trap?" Tang Yu exclaimed.

Ye Yuan said, "Going to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect has its reasons. Brother, all good things must come to an end. Let's part ways here!"

Though he knew Ye Yuan would leave sooner or later, Tang Yu still felt reluctant when the day came.

From having his arm severed by Ye Yuan to becoming his loyal follower.

His admiration for Ye Yuan was beyond words.

"Big brother, I..." Tang Yu choked up.

Ye Yuan smiled. "Don't worry. Although the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect rejects ascenders, they must be eager for a heavenly pharmacist like me. Plus, with a recommendation from a top ten inner disciple, entering the sect shouldn't be hard. Right, Brother Zhao?"

Zhao Kun's face shifted, twitching occasionally, and he finally nodded.

He had no choice; when under someone's roof, one must bow his head!

And Ye Yuan was right—heavenly pharmacists were scarce in the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

With Ye Yuan's alchemy skills, he could certainly establish himself there.

And so, Ye Yuan escorted Zhao Kun and the other three on the journey to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

As for Lin Lan, Ye Yuan had him stay temporarily in the Donglin Kingdom.

An ascender bringing a disciple into the sect would be too conspicuous.

Zhao Kun and the others were utterly frustrated.

They had come to capture someone, but now they were prisoners!

In the Donglin Kingdom, Ye Yuan rescued the second prince and executed the first prince.

The struggle for the throne was settled.

After settling everything, Ye Yuan escorted the four toward the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

...

Ye Yuan went to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect partly to find secrets about Tongtian Mountain and partly to find a way to save Mu Lingxue.

Such a deeply rooted sect had many miraculous methods.

Perhaps there was a way to condense the soul?

Of course, going to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect also carried some risk.

If the sect was too hostile toward ascenders, he might be walking into a trap.

But with Zhao Kun as leverage, Ye Yuan thought it unlikely.

Ye Yuan was confident that his alchemy skills could help him gain a foothold in the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

As for the trouble with Lord Heaven, it wasn't really a problem.

Just say that Lord Heaven encountered a second-grade true spirit in the Mokuang Forest and that was it.

The sect wouldn't care about the life or death of an outer sect steward.

As for Ye Yuan, it was just a misunderstanding!

Gain an extraordinary heavenly pharmacist, lose an insignificant outer sect steward.

The sect's big shots would surely know which was more important.

The journey to the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect would take several years, passing through over a dozen large countries.

These countries were all under the rule of the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect.

A month later, the group left the borders of the Donglin Kingdom and entered the territory of the Guxu Kingdom.

Before them lay a desolate land.

"Ye Yuan, using poison to control us—aren't you afraid the sect elders will find out?" Zhao Kun said darkly.

He was proud and unwilling to be manipulated by Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan laughed. "You underestimate the poison arts of the First Jade Heaven! I chose the Seven-Seven Soul-Tracing Poison precisely because it's hard to detect! As long as you take my medicine on time, even a third-grade heavenly pharmacist won't find you poisoned! Unless a Jade Heaven realm expert from the Yuzhen Heavenly Sect personally examines you! But is that possible?"

Zhao Kun's face changed, and despair filled his heart.

Thinking about living under Ye Yuan's tyranny every day, he almost went crazy!

But what could going crazy do?

He had thought he could make a big profit this time.

Who would have thought he'd end up trapped himself!

At that thought, he flew into a rage and kicked Cheng Chongshan, sending him flying.

"It's all your fault, you pig! If not for you, how could I have been controlled!" Zhao Kun roared.

This had happened more than once along the way.

Cheng Chongshan got up and sneered, "I'm a pig, but aren't you? A top ten inner disciple, and you got knocked out without even knowing it!"

Zhao Kun was furious. "Damn it, I'll kill you!"

Suddenly, he stopped.

Because he saw a white-robed swordsman walking with his hands behind his back!

His eyes narrowed. "A-a ascender! A Boundless Heaven ascender! You... you are the Jade-Faced Swordsman, Luo Yunqing!"