Chapter 706: Returning the Favor

Deep within the imperial palace of the Central Royal City, a dark shadow stood eerily in the depths of the void.

A dense aura of blood and slaughter emanated from him, giving an extremely eerie feeling.

Although Zhao Chengqian's blood-slaughter aura was thick, compared to this, it was like a small witch meeting a great one.

Those blood-slaughter auras flowed out from small pots, converging into the hands of the dark shadow.

Looking closely, the dark shadow held a transparent orb in his hand. As it gathered a vast amount of blood-slaughter force, it gradually turned crimson.

After a long time, the orb became a blood orb.

And the blood-slaughter force in those small pots had been completely absorbed!

These small pots were exactly the kind Ye Yuan had seen outside Red Light City.

But the dark shadow had tens of thousands of such pots beside him, showing how much blood-slaughter force was stored!

"Hehe... The Blood Soul Orb is finally refined! It was quite troublesome to refine this Blood Soul Orb!" The dark shadow cackled, looking at the blood-colored orb in his hand.

"That Zhao Tianyin father and son are both fools, unable to handle even such a trivial matter! But that kid does have some skill—at such a young age, he has comprehended the Supreme True Intent to such a level, probably top-notch even in the Divine Realm, right? Unfortunately, those old fellows are watching too closely; I can only send a clone down to the lower realm, or I would have killed that kid first! But with the Lord's strength, no matter how heaven-defying this kid is, he can't be a match. Let him live a few more years. After the Lord's great plan succeeds, it won't be too late to eliminate him!"

The dark shadow was clearly well-informed about everything that happened in the Central Royal City, but due to certain constraints, he couldn't act himself and had to let Zhao Tianyin and his son handle it.

He just hadn't expected Ye Yuan to be so powerful; that last sword strike was so strong that even he admired it.

It was a complete crushing of intent, unrelated to cultivation level!

Those who could achieve this were few and far between even in the Divine Realm.

Most crucially, Ye Yuan was still a native. To accomplish this was even more commendable!

"Enough, taking the Blood Soul Orb back to report is the top priority. That kid's matter can wait."

With that, the dark shadow moved and vanished into the darkness.

...

In the main hall of Qixia Mountain, Xingyuan was sweating profusely.

"Senior flatters me. Without your guidance, my achievements in this life would probably have stopped here," Xingyuan said with trepidation.

When Ye Yuan stayed at Qixia Mountain, he had indeed given Xingyuan some pointers.

Though few, Xingyuan had benefited greatly.

Xingyuan, having reached the mid-Imperial level in a realm like the Hurricane Realm, was already a top figure in this world.

With his comprehension and Ye Yuan's lofty guidance, breaking through was only natural.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Your talent is not bad, but you're still a bit inferior to Li Daoheng. However, with me here, surpassing Li Daoheng in the future won't be difficult."

Xingyuan broke out in a cold sweat and quickly said, "My master is a prodigy; how dare I hope to surpass him?"

Ye Yuan said disdainfully, "Bullshit prodigy! His talent is merely average in the Divine Realm; he only puts on airs in front of you. Forget him. I promised you back then to refine the Soul Fusion Pill. Have you prepared the spiritual herbs?"

Xingyuan trembled with excitement and said, "The herbs have been ready for a long time. Senior... when will you start refining?"

The Soul Fusion Pill was a supreme divine medicine for Xingyuan; whether he could break through to the Alchemy Ancestor realm depended on it.

But since Ye Yuan didn't bring it up, Xingyuan dared not ask.

Now Ye Yuan was no longer the young man he could manipulate; he had grown into a true powerhouse.

Now that Ye Yuan had taken the initiative, Xingyuan was naturally overjoyed.

Ye Yuan said calmly, "Anytime. Let's do it now. Have someone bring the herbs over."

Xingyuan was stunned: "Uh... right here?"

Ye Yuan nodded: "Yes, right here. Just bring the herbs; leave the rest to me."

"..."

Xingyuan had no choice but to order someone to bring the prepared herbs.

Ye Yuan didn't avoid him; he refined the Soul Fusion Pill right in front of Xingyuan, and it didn't take long.

After the refining, Xingyuan was already dumbfounded.

Back when Ye Yuan helped the Xiao family in the alchemy duel, he had only refined quasi-fourth-tier pills.

Impressive as that was, it was worlds apart from fifth-tier pills.

But now, watching Ye Yuan refine a top-grade fifth-tier pill before his eyes was truly miraculous!

"This... is this the strength of an Alchemy Emperor?" Xingyuan murmured to himself.

Ye Yuan laughed and said, "Don't speculate. The realm of an Alchemy Emperor is beyond your imagination. What you just saw is just the tip of the iceberg."

Xingyuan came to his senses, his face flushing with embarrassment.

His realm was several major levels below that of an Alchemy Emperor; Ye Yuan's words were already sparing his feelings.

He simply couldn't fathom the strength of an Alchemy Emperor.

But when he saw the Soul Fusion Pill Ye Yuan handed him, he lost his composure again!

"Su... Supreme Grade!" Xingyuan's hand trembled, nearly dropping the pill.

A Supreme Grade Soul Fusion Pill would absolutely guarantee his breakthrough to the Alchemy Ancestor realm!

Ye Yuan's casual refining was practically a guaranteed promotion to Alchemy Ancestor!

Such strength was simply inconceivable!

"Well, you prepared enough herbs, so I refined two extra pills. When you ascend to the Divine Realm in the future, pass those two Supreme Grade Soul Fusion Pills to Shi Haoran and the others," Ye Yuan said calmly.

Xingyuan was quite cautious; although he knew Ye Yuan's strength was unfathomable, there was always a failure rate in alchemy.

So he had prepared two extra sets of herbs.

But Xingyuan never expected Ye Yuan to refine them all at once, producing three Supreme Grade Soul Fusion Pills.

"Thank you, Senior, for bestowing the pills!" Xingyuan said with deep gratitude.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "Back then, if not for you and your master protecting me, I might have been killed by Zhao Tianyin. A few pills mean nothing to me; consider it repayment for your care. Besides, you are Li Daoheng's disciple, so you count as my junior."

Xingyuan nodded, already filled with utmost admiration for Ye Yuan.

He was a peak figure in the Hurricane Realm, yet before Ye Yuan, he wasn't even fit to hold his shoes!

"Now that the Zhao father and son are dealt with, what are Senior's plans?" Xingyuan asked.

Ye Yuan said, "I'll stay in the royal city for a few days to guide you and your master. Then I'll return to the Boundless Realm and prepare to ascend to the Divine Realm!"