Chapter 289: Third-Grade Detoxification Pill

Watching the flying boat disappear into the horizon, Nanfeng Zhirou felt a rare sense of loss.

“Alas, stop looking. He and we are destined to be from different worlds,” Nanfeng Ruoqing behind her sighed softly.

Nanfeng Zhirou turned around, her beautiful eyes already brimming with tears.

Somehow, hearing Nanfeng Ruoqing’s words, her tears fell unbidden.

“Aunt, I… I…” Nanfeng Zhirou choked, unable to speak.

Seeing Nanfeng Zhirou like this, Nanfeng Ruoqing’s heart also ached.

Her niece felt this way, but wasn’t she the same?

Only her feelings were much more restrained than Nanfeng Zhirou’s; she wouldn’t have such emotional fluctuations.

She didn’t know when it started, but Ye Yuan’s figure kept appearing in Nanfeng Ruoqing’s mind.

Yet as time passed, Nanfeng Ruoqing suddenly realized that an insurmountable chasm had formed between her and Ye Yuan!

He was no longer the little rookie who had nearly died by Nanfeng Zhirou’s sword; he had grown into a towering tree, and even someone as powerful as Tianyu had become his defeated opponent.

Now, the aunt and niece could barely even see Ye Yuan’s back!

Nanfeng Zhirou leaned on her aunt’s shoulder and wept. Nanfeng Ruoqing gently patted her back and comforted, “I know, I know.”

“Wuwu… then… then what about you, Aunt?” Nanfeng Zhirou sobbed.

Nanfeng Ruoqing stiffened, her delicate body trembling uncontrollably.

Nanfeng Zhirou pushed away from her embrace, her face streaked with tears like rain on pear blossoms: “I know, Aunt likes him too. We… do we really have no chance?”

Nanfeng Ruoqing sighed and shook her head: “Bury these feelings in your heart. Maybe then we can still maintain our friendship. Otherwise, I’m afraid… we’ll scare him away.”

Nanfeng Zhirou said stubbornly, “I… I won’t accept this!”

Nanfeng Ruoqing sighed softly and said nothing more.

…

The flying boat Ye Yuan and the others were on traveled a hundred thousand li a day, but the Youyun Sect was too far from the Tianqian Sect; it would take about ten days to arrive.

On the flying boat, Ye Yuan meditated and cultivated daily, consolidating his realm, and was now not far from the eighth layer of Liquid Essence.

Faced with such a cultivation speed, the senior brothers could only sigh in admiration.

“Elder Mei, ahead is the Yunmeng Mountain Range. Let’s descend,” said Mo Yuntian.

Mei Zhen nodded, and the group of eight descended from the flying boat.

The coordinates Li Changyu had left for the Youyun Sect were precisely this Yunmeng Mountain Range, the entrance to that unknown secret realm.

Traveling by flying boat could easily disturb the mountain’s demon beasts, so the Youyun Sect chose to descend early and proceed on foot.

Ahead, the towering mountain range stretched endlessly, appearing majestic and imposing.

“This Yunmeng Mountain Range is a famous dangerous place within the Tianqian Sect’s territory. Not only are demon beasts rampant, but there are also various toxic miasmas in the mountains. Even Condensation Crystal realm martial artists might not return if they venture deep,” Mei Zhen said.

“We have entered the mountain range. Everyone, take a detoxification pill first to guard against the miasma poison,” Mo Yuntian said to the group.

At this point, they were not deep into the mountains, and these miasmas posed no harm to them, but Mo Yuntian still thought it better to be safe.

After all, this was unfamiliar territory; they didn’t want to capsize in a ditch.

"Hold on!" Just as everyone was about to swallow the pills, Ye Yuan spoke up to stop them.

"Junior Brother Ye, what's the matter?" Mo Yuntian asked curiously.

Ye Yuan took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Mo Yuntian, saying, "Use my pills."

"This..." Mo Yuntian hesitated.

The pills they were about to take were all third-grade antidotes, but Ye Yuan was at most a pill master. Could the pills he refined be better than those refined by the elders of the Pill Hall?

However, Mo Yuntian knew Ye Yuan's character and that he wouldn't do something so pointless, so he found himself wavering.

"Yuntian, open it and take a look." At this moment, Mei Zhen spoke up.

Mo Yuntian opened the bottle as instructed, and a fragrance of medicine assailed his nostrils.

"This... this is a third-grade antidote? Junior Brother Ye, where did you get this?" Mo Yuntian exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the pills in the bottle.

Martial artists were no strangers to pills. The bottle Ye Yuan gave was clearly also a third-grade antidote, but it was completely different from the ones they had brought.

Although he hadn't taken it yet, Mo Yuntian could tell from the fragrance alone that this antidote was far superior to the ones refined by the elders.

Ye Yuan was merely a Liquid Realm martial artist; where did he get such pills?

The disciples like Mo Yuntian didn't know, but Mei Zhen, as an elder, was aware of Ye Yuan's status as a nominal elder of the Pill Hall, which was why he had asked Mo Yuntian to open the bottle and take a look.

But even so, seeing these third-grade antidotes, Mei Zhen was still utterly shocked!

Could it be that these pills were all refined by Ye Yuan himself?

Mei Zhen knew very well that even if the elders of the Pill Hall, including Supreme Elder Tianfeng, personally took action, they couldn't refine such antidotes!

Because the formula for this antidote simply didn't exist in the Nethercloud Sect!

Ye Yuan knowing this new formula didn't surprise Mei Zhen, but if Ye Yuan, as a pill master, could refine third-grade pills, that would be too astonishing!

Mei Zhen had lived for many years and had seen many Liquid Realm martial artists fight across realms against Crystal Formation Realm opponents, but he had never seen a Liquid Realm martial artist capable of refining third-grade pills!

For the first time, Mei Zhen felt a sense of awe toward a Liquid Realm martial artist!

This Ye Yuan was truly astonishing!

Ye Yuan hadn't wanted to draw too much attention, but he had a faint feeling that the Cloud Dream Mountain Range was somewhat unusual.

For the safety of his fellow disciples, he decided to take out these antidotes.

His antidotes could not only detoxify physical poisons but also dispel the miasma that affected the soul.

Ye Yuan was a master of poisons. With a single glance, he knew that the miasma deep in the Cloud Dream Mountain Range could affect the soul, which was why he had taken out his own antidotes.

The Cloud Dream Mountain Range got its name from this very reason.

Once a martial artist's soul was afflicted by the miasma, they would likely fall into hallucinations or madness. If not treated in time, they would eventually be tortured to death by the miasma.

Ye Yuan just smiled and said to Mo Yuntian, "Senior Brother Mo, don't ask. Could it be that your junior brother would harm you?"

Mo Yuntian felt a bit embarrassed and laughed, "Junior Brother Ye, what are you saying? I'm just too surprised. Ahem... fellow junior brothers, let's take Junior Brother Ye's antidotes. His pills... seem much better than the ones we brought!"

Mo Yuntian distributed the pills to the others and also took one himself.

After taking the pill, Mo Yuntian noticed that Ye Yuan hadn't taken one himself, so he asked, "Junior Brother Ye, why aren't you taking one?"

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "I don't need it. This miasma has no effect on me."

Mo Yuntian was startled and indeed noticed that there was a vacuum around Ye Yuan; the miasma couldn't even get close to him!

This... was truly miraculous!