Chapter 2717: Out of Seclusion!

Cultivation knows no seasons; in the mountains, time is forgotten.

Fifty years passed in a flash.

During these fifty years, Ye Yuan had a rare period of peace in the Myriad Demon Mountains.

On this day, outside the cave, Hu Ben and the other four paced back and forth anxiously.

"I say, Golden Fur, can you stop fidgeting? You're making me dizzy!" Hu Ben said impatiently.

Golden Fur was naturally the Mad Lion King.

Mad Lion flared up: "Look at your tiger face, it's almost as long as a donkey's. How dare you criticize me?"

This cave was where Ye Yuan was in seclusion.

And today marked the end of Ye Yuan's fifty-year vow!

If Ye Yuan failed to produce the Qiong Yao Heavenly Saint Pill today, he would die from heavenly backlash!

Then their dream of the Saint Sovereign Heavenly realm would be utterly shattered.

Thus, the five of them were extremely restless.

Of course, they were more worried than anything.

"Alas, do you think Ye Yuan can really do it? Fifty years to break through a major realm and reach that inconceivable level in alchemy—it's too much!" Wan Xiang said worriedly.

"Thinking back, we were indeed too optimistic! Such a feat seems impossible!" said Hu Ben King.

"There's less than half an hour left before the vow expires! He hasn't come out yet. It seems unlikely he will."

They admitted that Ye Yuan was incredibly talented.

But fifty years ago, Ye Yuan had just entered the Unfettered Heaven rank and hadn't even started studying third-grade heavenly pills.

In these fifty years, Ye Yuan not only had to break through a major realm in martial arts but also two major realms in alchemy!

Such a thing seemed impossible to imagine.

After all, how many brilliant figures had been blocked by the threshold of the Jade Emperor Heaven rank?

Jiang Li, hailed as the number one genius in the Southern Domain, had been sealed for centuries at this step!

Luo Yunqing, a martial arts prodigy, was also held back for centuries.

Breaking through the Imperial Extreme realm required opportunity!

But Ye Yuan only had fifty short years!

What's more, Ye Yuan's mysterious and profound alchemy realm undoubtedly required even more time to polish.

Hu Ben and the other four, along with the Bull Demon Saint Sovereign, had scoured the entire Myriad Demon Mountains and finally gathered six sets of heavenly herbs for the Qiong Yao Heavenly Saint Pill five years ago.

But Ye Yuan's last seclusion had lasted over ten years!

They had no idea how far he had progressed.

"Hmph! Listen carefully, all of you. If Ye Yuan doesn't come out, you will commit suicide to atone for your sins!"

At that moment, the Bull Demon Saint Sovereign, who had been resting with his eyes closed nearby, suddenly spoke.

The five of them turned pale.

If Ye Yuan died from heavenly backlash, it would also cut off his own path forward.

How could he tolerate that?

The Bull Demon Saint Sovereign firmly believed that with Ye Yuan's talent, reaching that mysterious realm was only a matter of time.

But these five fools had forced Ye Yuan to make a heavenly vow to refine the Qiong Yao Heavenly Saint Pill within fifty years!

Fifty years was far too short!

He, the Bull Demon Saint Sovereign, was exceptionally brilliant, yet it had taken him thousands of years to cross a major realm.

Let alone Ye Yuan, who also had to invest enormous effort in alchemy.

In the Bull Demon Saint Sovereign's eyes, the actions of these five were simply foolish!

Once a heavenly vow was made, it became a dead knot.

Even he, a Saint Sovereign Heaven powerhouse, could not undo it.

"Saint Sovereign, we..."

"Shut up! Are your heads filled with dung? What can fifty years accomplish? Huh? Anyone who speaks again can die right now!"

The Heavenly Rat King was about to defend himself when the Bull Demon Saint Sovereign cut him off.

They didn't understand why the Saint Sovereign was so furious.

Even if a heavenly alchemist died, it shouldn't provoke such rage, right?

Hu Ben King, however, changed expression several times but said nothing more.

From Shuoyan's mouth, he learned the secret of the Saint Emperor Heaven experts.

If Ye Yuan died, it would mean cutting off Bull Demon Saint Venerable's hope of crossing the Saint Emperor tribulation. How could he not be furious?

As Bull Demon Saint Venerable's rage subsided, the area outside the cave fell silent.

Time passed second by second, and everyone felt each second like a year.

Finally, the hour arrived!

But Ye Yuan still did not emerge from the cave!

Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

A quarter of an hour!

Half an hour!

An hour!

Ye Yuan still did not appear!

Everyone was in despair.

"Alas, did he... fail after all?" Hu Ben shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.

Another hour passed, and Ye Yuan still did not appear.

Bull Demon Saint Venerable opened his eyes, unable to hide the disappointment in them.

"Shuoyan, go collect your big brother's remains," Bull Demon Saint Venerable sighed softly.

At these words, Shuoyan's tears burst forth.

He trudged with difficulty toward the cave.

When he reached the entrance, he could not take another step forward.

Just then, a figure walked out of the darkness.

Shuoyan's whole body trembled. He rubbed his eyes vigorously and stared wide-eyed.

Then, the grief on his face turned into ecstasy.

"Big... Big Brother! Big Brother is fine!" Shuoyan stammered, too excited to speak clearly.

Everyone present, including Bull Demon Saint Venerable, trembled violently.

"He... he really did it?" Bull Demon Saint Venerable said in disbelief.

Ye Yuan's safe appearance meant he had fulfilled the oath!

This nearly impossible task had been accomplished by him!

Unbelievable!

"He really did it! He... he really did it!"

After the shock, Hu Ben and the other four were overjoyed!

Ye Yuan's fulfillment of the oath meant they were very, very close to the Saint Emperor Heaven realm!

Even Da Huang, who was always honest and silent, could not help trembling.

At this moment, Ye Yuan looked somewhat exhausted.

His face was a little pale.

As if he had just been through a great battle.

In fact, he had finished the refining a few days earlier.

But he had refined three more fourth-grade Emperor Pills.

The purpose was to awaken Mitian!

For the past fifty years, Mitian had been in a deep sleep.

The condition of the Dragon Heart was not optimistic.

So he thought of using his own bloodline power to infuse the Dragon Heart and make it strong again.

But Ye Yuan knew that the Dragon Heart was like a huge container, and his strength was far from enough to fill it.

So he refined three genuine Emperor Pills to replenish his blood and qi to help himself.

Over these few days, Ye Yuan continuously infused blood and qi into the Dragon Heart, and it indeed showed effect.

Mitian, after sleeping for fifty years, finally woke up.

Upon waking, he was also greatly astonished.

His last intervention had caused him considerable harm, and he thought he would fall asleep for centuries.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yuan had awakened him!

Seeing Ye Yuan's exhausted appearance, Mitian was deeply moved.

This made him feel that he had chosen the right person!