Chapter 2: The Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns

It wasn't that Ye Hang's medicine was particularly effective, but rather that Ye Yuan's current condition was simply too poor.

Although the medicine Ye Hang had refined had some side effects, Ye Yuan couldn't care less about that now; it was better to first alleviate his terrible physical state.

As for the hidden dangers left by this detoxification pill, Ye Yuan naturally had a way to eradicate them completely.

Ever since acquiring this body, the great Alchemy Emperor Qingyunzi could hardly bear to look at it; he really didn't know how his predecessor had managed to get through the past ten-odd years.

Born into a family of alchemists, this kid hadn't even reached the second level of the Qi Yuan Realm.

Even in a mortal kingdom, being born into such a family, even if he ate the most common Qi Yuan Pills like candy, he should have been at least at the fourth level of the Qi Yuan Realm by now, right?

Tears without words—the Alchemy Emperor could only use this phrase to describe his current mood.

With such a terrible body enduring such violent poison, it was a wonder Ye Yuan hadn't died. Although Qingyunzi now occupied this body, he had no good way to handle such a broken body for the time being, so he had to take things one step at a time.

Ye Yuan's act of snatching the pill, in others' eyes, revealed his true colors.

"Hey, I knew you were just bluffing earlier. I have to say, you really did scare me," Ye Hang said with a chuckle.

At this moment, Ye Hang also had a 'sudden realization': this kid must have secretly looked at the pill formula or heard the family's alchemist talk about the detoxification pill he had refined, which was why he had said those words earlier.

Since this kid could joke around, he probably wasn't in serious danger anymore, right?

To this, Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't explain anything; being ignorant and incompetent seemed more fitting for his current body.

Let me just quietly be a good-for-nothing.

"Father, Mother, I'm a bit tired. I'd like to rest for a while," Ye Yuan said, dismissing them as he needed to regulate his body.

"Yuan'er, you've just recovered from a serious illness; you should rest more. If anything comes up, have Lü'er inform us," the couple said before leaving the room with the others.

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Ye Yuan began to meditate, channeling the primal energy within his body to dissolve the medicinal power of the detoxification pill and clear the toxins from his system.

Unfortunately, the primal energy in his body was pitifully scarce, so the efficiency was predictable. The Alchemy Emperor, just reborn, had nearly been killed by poison but was instead almost suffocated by frustration.

By the time Ye Yuan had fully absorbed the medicinal power, the sky was already growing light. This single meditation session had taken six hours, which was quite absurd.

But this effort had finally paid off. Ye Yuan's complexion was now noticeably rosier, radiant and energetic, and the toxins in his body had been mostly cleared.

For the current Ye Yuan, this was naturally nothing remarkable. With Qingyunzi's alchemical expertise, fully extracting the efficacy of a small detoxification pill was hardly difficult.

Thinking about it now, although his predecessor had been terribly negligent in training, it wasn't without its benefits.

Now, this body was like a blank slate; Qingyunzi could shape it as he pleased without worrying about damaging it. If his predecessor had trained haphazardly, Qingyunzi would have had to spend considerable effort to rebuild the foundation. As it was, it saved a lot of trouble.

However, although the poison of the heartbreak grass was no longer a major concern, the detoxification pill Ye Hang had refined was limited in efficacy; a small amount of toxin remained in the body. Moreover, the pill itself had flaws, leaving some pill poison in Ye Yuan's body. After dawn, he would need to find some medicinal herbs to completely eliminate these hidden dangers.

Fortunately, the Ye family was one of the few alchemical families in the Qin Kingdom, so obtaining some herbs was not a big problem.

With some time left before dawn, Ye Yuan decided to plan his path after rebirth.

In his previous life, Qingyunzi was obsessed with alchemy and had neglected martial arts, which was why he had been helpless against that traitor.

Qingyunzi practiced martial arts only to better refine pills; just enough to get by was sufficient. It was precisely because of this that he became the youngest Alchemy Emperor in the Divine Realm.

When he achieved the rank of Alchemy Emperor, he was hailed by the major holy lands of the Divine Realm as the most likely genius to reach the realm of Alchemy God in tens of thousands of years. It was known that no one had reached the realm of Alchemy God for hundreds of thousands of years.

Past glories were now in the past. There was no longer the Divine Realm genius Qingyunzi, only the young man Ye Yuan from the lower realm, embarking on a path of revenge.

To take revenge on that traitor, Qingyunzi had to devote himself to martial arts in this life. Although the traitor was slightly inferior to Qingyunzi in alchemical talent, he was an undeniable genius in martial arts. To surpass him, the current Ye Yuan would have to put in even more effort.

For a young man from a mortal kingdom in the lower realm, what he lacked most were resources and techniques. Resources were indeed a luxury for Ye Yuan now, but as for techniques, he had no shortage of them.

Alchemists held an exceptionally revered status in both the lower realm and the Divine Realm, and Qingyunzi's father, Zhengyangzi, was the foremost Alchemy Emperor in the Divine Realm, having amassed countless techniques over the years.

Although Qingyunzi was not particularly interested in martial arts, he had read extensively in his youth to aid his alchemy and improve his cultivation level. Finding a few techniques suitable for himself was naturally not difficult.

After sorting through his past life's memories, Ye Yuan ultimately chose a technique called the Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns as his main cultivation method.

This technique was the main cultivation method of the renowned Lingzhe Divine King of the Divine Realm. Back then, he had sought out Zhengyangzi to refine a ninth-grade pill but couldn't gather the corresponding reward, so he left behind his main cultivation technique.

This technique was exceptionally domineering. Lingzhe Divine King, relying on this technique, had become invincible across the Divine Realm, one of the most mysterious Ten Venerables of the Divine Realm.

In the Divine Realm, anything associated with the word 'divine' was of utmost preciousness, and any such item would trigger a bloody storm.

When the Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns first emerged, the entire Divine Realm was shaken. To seize this technique, it was said that over a dozen Divine Kings had fallen, only for it to be obtained by the then-unknown Lingzhe Divine King.

After lying low for over a decade, he burst onto the scene and became one of the top Divine Kings in the Divine Realm. If not for the extreme rarity of that ninth-grade pill and its immense value to Lingzhe Divine King, he would never have traded this technique for it.

Of course, he felt comfortable entrusting this technique to Zhengyangzi because both father and son were obsessed with alchemy and had no worldly ambitions; they had no designs on his technique.

Ye Yuan reviewed the Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns once and began to circulate his energy according to its methods. Strands of primal energy penetrated his body, and a faint yellow light emanated from him.

The Qi Yuan Realm: drawing the primal energy of heaven and earth into the body, it is the foundation-building stage.

The Qi Yuan Realm might seem insignificant, but it is a crucial stage in martial cultivation. Building a towering mansion starts from the ground; the foundation must be solid, otherwise it would be like duckweed without roots, and the building would eventually collapse. This is common sense. Yet, in martial cultivation, few truly understand this. Many cultivators blindly pursue speed, unaware that they are cutting off their own future.

"Hoo..."

Two hours later, Ye Yuan awoke from his meditation and let out a long breath.

"This Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns is truly formidable. Although these two hours of cultivation haven't increased my primal energy much, the quality is extremely high. If I cultivate like this, won't I be invincible at the same level?"

Having once been an Alchemy Emperor, Ye Yuan's insight was naturally exceptional. For him to praise it so highly showed that this technique was indeed extraordinary.

During these two hours, Ye Yuan used the Divine Art of Lingzhe Nine Suns to refine the meager primal energy his predecessor had cultivated, making the primal energy in his dantian much purer.

However, as a result, his cultivation level had not advanced but had instead regressed slightly, almost to the level of just entering the first level of the Qi Yuan Realm.

It was fortunate that his predecessor had been so negligent over the past ten-odd years; otherwise, Ye Yuan would have had to spend considerable effort just to refine the primal energy in his body. This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

The day was already bright. Ye Yuan got up and went out, planning to go to the family's pharmacy to get some herbs to regulate his body. As soon as he stepped out, he collided with a green figure.