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Chapter 148: There Are No Non-poisonous Pills In This World

"Senior Brother Ye, this is Junior Sister Zhang Lin, the daughter of a marquis of Jin Nation."

"This is Jiang Peng, the son of the Jiang family of Jin Nation."

In the Jin Nation Academy, Ye Ping walked together with the crowd and Li Yue introduced those two people to Ye Ping.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."

With Li Yue's introduction, the two hurriedly bowed at Ye Ping and greeted him.

In the eyes of the newly matriculated disciples, Ye Ping was not as simple as the leader of the fifth generation disciples but a god-like existence.

"Greetings to both of you."

Ye Ping returned the gesture.

However, in the next moment, Li Yue continued to speak again.

"Senior Brother, do you know that a peerless genius has emerged from Nan Nation?"

Li Yue asked.

"Peerless genius from Nan Nation?"

Ye Ping's eyes were filled with some curiosity as he really wasn't aware of that matter.

"Yes, Senior Brother Ye, you may not know yet, but there's a piece of news from Nan Nation. It's said that there's a peerless demon from the Nan Nation Academy who's only 18 years old but has already cultivated to the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique."

Li Yue told him about the matter.

"Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique? He reached the sixth level at the age of 18?"

In the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion, Ye Ping read millions of scriptures and hence, was aware of what the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique was. He had even studied it before.

After all, the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique was rather special as it was the best Body Tempering technique in the Ten Nations, and the more one cultivated it, the more powerful it would be.

Ye Ping also remembered that there were a total of 13 levels to the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique. When one reached the tenth level, they would have extremely terrifying power that would allow one to break even mountains with a single punch.

The sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique was a huge milestone, after which every increment in level would result in a drastic difference.

Hence, after hearing those news, Ye Ping was indeed astonished.

Ye Ping was no longer as clueless as he used to be and was in fact rather knowledgeable.

"Yeah, Senior Brother Ye, these days, there are geniuses everywhere and this is only the case in Nan Nation. There must be other experts hidden in Chen Nation, Li Nation, and Jing Nation, which are the strongest of the Ten Nations."

"The Jin Nation is indeed a little subpar."

Li Yue nodded and answered Ye Ping while also lamenting about Jin Nation.

However, Jiang Peng soon spoke.

"Senior Sister Li, actually there are geniuses in the Jin Nation too. I heard that during the Great Xia Dynasty's heyday, many sects have been suppressed after a luck-exterminating battle. Of course, that's just based on hearsay."

"The powerhouses of those sects have been stranded in the Ten Nations and many of them came to Jin Nation. However, they remain anonymous and their whereabouts are unknown."

Jiang Peng revealed a secret.

"Luck-exterminating battle?"

In an instant, the crowd had their curiosity piqued, especially Ye Ping who heard that the geniuses remained anonymous.

Sensing the curiosity of the crowd, Jiang Peng stopped keeping them in suspense and talked while walking.

"The so-called luck-exterminating battle should have happened a few hundred years ago. Actually, to get a clear idea, we have to start from two thousand years ago during the Great Ying Dynasty, the predecessor of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"However, the Great Ying Dynasty did not obey the will of heaven and ignored the public opinion. The last king of the dynasty was a tyrant and the people died. Hence, they were replaced by the Great Xia Dynasty."

"The Great Xia Dynasty obeyed the will of heaven, respected public opinion, and had nine kings in the line of succession. Hence, the Great Xia Dynasty prospered and enjoyed glory until a few decades ago, when a peerless divine fortune teller predicted that the tenth king of the Great Xia Dynasty would become the king of the world."

"He will unify the five dynasties, resolve the troubles and misfortune of the world, and become the first king of the world."

"Hence, there are rumors going on among the folks."

"For the sake of the tenth king of the Great Xia Dynasty, the ninth generation king started the luck-exterminating battle to suppress the powerful immortal sects of the Great Xia Dynasty. He even killed all of them to obtain their luck before using the Supreme Array Formation to condense the luck of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"The terrifying luck was all added to the body of the then empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who was already pregnant with a son at that time."

"Indeed, on the day that the empress gave birth to her son, endless phenomena appeared in the Great Xia Dynasty Imperial Palace, such as Golden Lotuses scattering all over the ground and even 99 golden dragons emerging from the sky dome. They were all auspicious signs."

Jiang Peng revealed the secret that made the crowd feel fascinated and mesmerized.

"What happened after that? Why hasn't the Great Xia Dynasty unified the world? Besides, I don't think I've ever heard of the tenth king. Aren't there only nine in the Great Xia Dynasty?"

The first to speak was Mo Xuan who was very interested in such strange tales. Hence, she naturally could not help but continue to ask. The people were extremely curious too.

At that moment, Jiang Peng paused, and he then continued to speak.

"What happened later was something bizarre."

"The birth of the tenth prince was auspicious and it should have been a good thing for the Great Xia Dynasty. However, to everyone's surprise, one day, the tenth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty strangely disappeared, but rumor had it that he had been assassinated and it was only told to the public that he had gone missing."

"That's also the reason why the Great Xia Dynasty's luck has been faltering and they have suffered countless calamities over the years. When one gets unlucky, there will be endless trouble. Whenever a calamity strikes a nation, it will affect countless citizens."

"So, everyone in the world feels that the tenth prince of the Great Xia Dynasty was assassinated. Otherwise, if he was alive, the Great Xia Dynasty would not be in such a terrible state. But that's just a rumor."

"The luck-exterminating battle was because of this matter. It resulted in countless powerhouses staying hidden in the mountains. Some are secretly planning their revenge and some have already terminated their line of succession."

"The Great Xia Dynasty is indeed at fault for this matter but that's not the worst. The worst is that…"

At this point, Li Yue spoke up again and interrupted Jiang Peng.

"Jiang Peng, what you said is just a rumor. I asked my father about it and he said that there's no such thing at all, and that it's just a rumor spread by someone to dishonor the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Also, there are some things that should not be said indiscriminately. These are just rumors, and you and I ought to be discerning. Otherwise…"

Li Yue interrupted Jiang Peng.

The three of them couldn't help but be stunned.

They were indeed full of curiosity, but after hearing this, they also understood that Li Yue did not treat them as outsiders. However, it would be good to be wary.

If word about it were to get spread, others would not pay attention to it if it was just a folk rumor. However, they were different because they were the son of the Jiang Family, the princess of Jin Nation, and the daughter of a marquis of Jin Nation.

Their words represented the upper echelons of Jin Nation, and if they made a mistake, their entire family would be in trouble. There had been various instances of such things.

Although everyone was curious, they understood the rationale too.

"Yes, yes, yes, these are all rumors. I was just too quick to run my tongue off. Everyone, just take it that I was making up stories."

Jiang Peng hurriedly spoke. He also realized that he had said something wrong and hurriedly kept his mouth shut.

The crowd did not say anything either. It would be best not to mention it.

"Let's continue talking about the matter of the genius of Nan Nation."

Zhang Lin shifted the topic back to the genius of Nan Nation.

However, although they decided to drop the subject, Ye Ping somehow felt that the Qingyun Dao Sect was a peerless sect after hearing the story.

All the signs and descriptions pointed to the Qingyun Dao Sect.

"Perhaps the sect has an unpleasant history that they don't wish to find out yet. It seems I have to be respectful to the people of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future."

"If the Qingyun Dao Sect really has an enmity with the Great Xia Dynasty and I get too deeply involved in it, I might be in trouble."

Ye Ping thought to himself.

He secretly warned himself to be respectful and stay away from the powerful figures of the Great Xia Dynasty in the future, lest he got embroiled. By then, he would be in trouble if he had to choose between the sect and friends.

Ye Ping did not care about the origin of the Qingyun Dao Sect and it didn't matter to him which position he was in. He was just grateful to them for the kindness that they had shown him.

"That genius of Nan Nation is planning to go to Chen Nation in a few days' time and he wants to challenge all the enemies in the Ten Nations. However, I wonder if the Chen Nation has a genius too. It'd be best to let them fight and reach an internecine outcome. We will then rise."

Jiang Peng continued to talk about the matter regarding the genius of Nan Nation.

"Why doesn't he go from low to high?"

Mo Xuan sounded curious. Since it was a challenge, one theoretically ought to start by fighting the weakest and lastly the strongest. Why did he do it the other way around?

"Don't you get it? The genius of Nan Nation is challenging according to the route. I've calculated the time. His last stop is the Wei Nation, and this time, the venue of the Ten Nations Grand Tournament is near Wei nation. If he can push through, he'll have it easy during the Ten Nations Grand Tournament."

Jiang Peng's answer made the people understand immediately.

"He managed to reach the sixth level of the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique at the age of 18 years old. Senior Brother Ye, how old are you this year?"

Mo Xuan exclaimed and couldn't help but be curious.

"22."

Ye Ping revealed his age straightforwardly.

After hearing this, the crowd could not help but be slightly surprised. Although 22 years old was older than 18, it was shocking that he could condense the Blood and Qi Furnace at the age of 22.

Unfortunately, the world would only see the brightest star. With the emergence of an eighteen-year-old genius in Nan Nation, Ye Ping's reputation was naturally suppressed.

"Senior Brother Ye, what kind of technique are you practicing? It feels like your physical body is also terrifying."

"Yes, Senior Brother Ye, what kind of cultivation technique do you practice? It seems to be on par with Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique."

Speaking of this, everyone couldn't help but look a little curious and asked Ye Ping what kind of technique he was practicing.

"It's a secret method of the clan, but it's stronger than the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique."

Ye Ping did not say that it was the Ancient Godfiend Body Tempering Technique because he was proud and felt that it was definitely more than a hundred times stronger than the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique.

"Stronger than the Great Dragon and Elephant Ancient Technique?"

"Senior Brother Ye, can you beat that Nan Nation genius then?"

"If that Nan Nation genius is defeated by Senior Brother Ye, we'll gain a lot of glory this time."

The few of them were overjoyed and praised Ye Ping.

"I haven't seen him before and I don't know his strength either. We'll just wait for him to come."

Ye Ping was unsure if he could defeat him. After all, he had never seen the Nan Nation genius before. If he said that he could beat him, it would be delusional. However, if he said he couldn't, he would seem less mighty.

At this time, the crowd also came to the Pill Pavilion.

The Pill Pavilion of the Jin Nation Academy was extremely luxurious, and when one crossed the threshold, they would see a copper ancient beast pill furnace. Each pill furnace was a supreme-grade spirit artifact. The pill furnace was made using bronze too.

The bronze would effectively enhance the quality of pills and was highly resistant to heat. Besides, it contained 36 array formations, and as long as the materials were placed instead, pills could be refined without requiring supervision.

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

There were a total of 108 pill furnaces which were extremely expensive and each sect would have only one of such. Only the Jin Nation Academy was wealthy enough to have 108 pill furnaces.

At this moment, all the newly matriculated disciples were present. They had been waiting there for a long time. As newly matriculated disciples, they naturally have to show up early to a lesson imparted by the elders, so as to not leave a bad impression.

There were also some third and fourth generation Senior Brothers not far away who were also there to learn.

However, as Ye Ping appeared, everyone could not help but look at him.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Ye."

They greeted Ye Ping with a bow and were extremely respectful.

Even the third generation and fourth generation disciples dared not call Ye Ping their junior brother.

Even Elder Li Jiang dared not see Ye Ping as his junior. How would they dare do that?

Before Ye Ping could return the gesture, a figure walked out of the pill pavilion.

It was an elder.

He seemed much older than Li Jiang.

He was the best pill refinement master in Jin Nation Academy and Jin Nation.

He was Xu Chang, Elder Xu.

"Greetings, Elder Xu."

After Xu Chang appeared, everyone couldn't help but look at him.

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

Xu Chang walked out slowly. He seemed a little distracted and was in a good mood today, but because of what the Academy Master said previously, he was in a somber mood.

Initially, he also planned to go and look for the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, but because he had to teach, he did not want to cause any panic or suspicion. In the end, he decided to stay in the sect.

To be honest, if it were not for Ye Ping, Xu Chang would have left long ago.

He retracted his thoughts.

Xu Chang glanced at the crowd but soon looked at Ye Ping again.

Not far away, Ye Ping was clad in a white shirt and he looked just like a Confucian scholar.

"My disciple is really handsome."

Xu Chang's eyes were filled with appreciation and admiration. All his negative emotions dissipated at this moment.

At the thought of this, Xu Chang slowly walked down from the Pill Pavilion while secretly telling himself to pretend to be impressive and not lose his might in front of Ye Ping.

"Forgo the formality."

Xu Chang walked towards the people. There was a copper tripod behind.

Soon, the people got up and looked at Xu Chang.

After the crowd got up, Xu Chang looked away and then raised his hand. In an instant, the lid of the tripod floated upwards.

Immediately afterwards, the medicinal herbs floated up and landed in the pill tripod.

There were a total of 36 medicinal herbs, and a spiritual spring entered the pill tripod from the storage ring.

After the medicinal herbs and the spiritual spring all entered the tripod, Elder Xu Chang released several Dharmic Dao.

In order to make himself seem powerful, Elder Xu Chang cast 72 Dharmic Dao, each of which was a pill refinement Dharmic Dao.

He just seemed very strong.

However, soon, as the copper lid was lifted, he began to officially refine pills.

Elder Xu Chang did not give a long speech and instead began to refine pills.

He wanted to let Ye Ping have a clearer look, so as to show his abilities.

The flames began burning under the tripod, and white fog spread while the fragrance of the pills filled the entire Pill Pavilion.

When smelling the fragrance, the disciples could not help but look relaxed.

After seeing the disciples' reaction, Elder Xu Chang was in a much better mood.

When looking at Ye Ping, he remained calm.

All of a sudden, Elder Xu Chang could not help but be stunned.

He had almost showcased all his skills. 'Can you give me an expression?'

However, Elder Xu Chang soon realized.

As a genius, Ye Ping naturally had a lot of knowledge, he could not shock him with his alchemy method.

Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang immediately controlled the flames and began refining seriously.

Four hours later, the fragrance of the pill became richer and Elder Xu Chang could sense that the pill had been refined!

In the next moment, Elder Xu Chang waved his hand again, and at once, the lid of the tripod flew up, and then pearl-like pills flew out from the tripod.

Each pill was the size of a longan and was crystal clear, emitting a strong fragrance of pills.

He had refined twelve pills in a row, which were like valuable pearls.

"This is a superior-grade Foundation Establishment pill!"

"Ah, I was wondering why the fragrance was so rich. It turns out it's a superior-grade Foundation Establishment pill."

"No wonder the fragrance is so strong. Elder is really worthy of being the number one alchemist in Jin Nation. He casually refined a Foundation Establishment pill!"

"Terrifying, terrifying, truly terrifying."

When the pills appeared, some people immediately recognized them and exclaimed in shock.

"Each superior-grade Foundation Establishment pill is very high in value. It can increase the chances of the Foundation Establishment cultivators to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm."

"Normal Foundation Establishment cultivators only have a 40% probability of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm. If they have powerful Qi and blood, the probability can be raised to 50%, but if he fails, it's not as simple as starting over. One such pill can be worth tens of thousands of superior-grade Spirit Stones."

"Each middle-grade Foundation Establishment pill is sold for 30,000 inferior-grade Spirit Stones, so a superior-grade one can be sold for at least 60,000 to 70,000 inferior-grade Spirit Stones. The value of 12 of the superior-grade pill is worth almost close to one million inferior-grade Spirit Stones."

The disciples murmured, each looking stunned.

However, at this moment, Xu Chang's voice sounded.

"The art of alchemy is the art of turning waste into treasures. With some refinement, ordinary medicinal herbs can be turned into pills of great value."

"Pills can allow us to save a large amount of time on cultivation, but you can't be overly reliant on them."

Elder Xu Chang said calmly.

He immediately continued again, "However, take note of one thing, and that is the rule of thumb of pill refinement."

Xu Chang's expression became extremely serious as he looked at the crowd.

"There is poison in pills and there are no non-poisonous pills in this world. If someone says that there is a non-poisonous pill in this world, he must be a conman. Do you understand?"

Elder Xu Chang taught his disciples.

He shocked them with his alchemical skills before revealing the rule of thumb for pill refinement to establish dominance.

Even Xu Chang couldn't help but want to praise himself.

Soon he looked at Ye Ping in a bid to see his reaction.

'Is it shock?'

'Is it astonishment?'

'Or is it excitement?'

However, when Elder Xu Chang looked at Ye Ping, he found that Ye Ping frowned again.

'Uh?'

'Frowning?'

Xu Chang couldn't help but be shocked.

However, before he could continue speaking, Ye Ping suddenly spoke up again.

"Elder, there's something wrong with what you said."

A voice sounded.

All the disciples were shocked.

Even Xu Chang was dumbfounded.

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Chapter 149: Can This Also Be Used To Refine Into A Pill? The Jin Nation Disciples Are Astonished

Jin Nation Academy.

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

Everyone was stunned and they were looking at Ye Ping in disbelief.

Their gazes were full of bewilderment, shock, disbelief, and all sorts of other emotions.

They were curious and wondered what Ye Ping meant by that.

There was some toxicity in all pills, and that was a law of alchemy. In the entire world of immortal cultivation, anyone who had some common sense in alchemy was aware of it. How could Ye Ping say those words?

In particular, Xu Chang had no idea where he went wrong.

As the best alchemist in Jin Nation, Xu Chang's attainments in the Dao of alchemy were quite famous even in the Ten Nations.

Although he did not dare to claim that he would never make any mistakes, he was at least right in what he said just now.

There was a certain amount of toxicity even in medicine!

'There are no non-poisonous pills in this world!'

'How am I wrong? Tell me, where did I go wrong?'

Elder Xu Chang thought about it for a long time. He really did not know where he had gone wrong and had no choice but to look at Ye Ping with bewilderment in his eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Elder Xu Chang frowned as he looked at Ye Ping. If he were any other disciple, he would have been chased out long ago.

Ye Ping was the only one who had the right to receive that treatment.

"Elder Xu, anything is possible. You said that there are no non-poisonous pills in this world, but I disagree with you."

Ye Ping immediately pointed out the problem.

In fact, Ye Ping did not think of standing out to refute Elder Xu Chang's words.

After all, it was true that there was 30% toxicity in all medicine.

However, Elder Xu Chang's words made Ye Ping speak up.

After all, that sentence was quite an insult to Xu Luochen and Ye Ping naturally couldn't interject.

However, his words left the crowd in shock and their eyes were full of bewilderment.

They found it bizarre.

Although the group of newly matriculated disciples were not proficient in the Dao of alchemy, they had some basic knowledge in it.

The so-called 30% of toxicity in medicine referred to the conflicting effects between the medicinal herbs that constituted the pill. Hence, non-toxic medicinal herbs might result in poisonous effects after being fused together.

Although the cultivators could rely on swallowing pills to rapidly improve their cultivation level or achieve breakthroughs in realm, too many pills would be poisonous in one's body.

There would be a huge problem, but that was not all. Besides, too much of a certain pill might even reduce the effects of the medicine.

It was a last resort for many geniuses. In fact, if they could, they would choose not to consume any pills, and even if they had to, they would only choose to consume superior-grade pills.

Yet, Ye Ping actually said that Elder Xu Chang's theory was wrong and that non-poisonous pills actually did exist in this world. How could they not be shocked?

After hearing those words, Elder Xu Chang did not show any anger and instead smiled.

In his opinion, Ye Ping's words were proof of him standing out from others as a genius.

Ordinary people did not know how to think for themselves and would simply follow what they were taught or what they read in books.

Geniuses were different. True geniuses would know how to think and retort because they had an adventurous heart.

In an instant, Elder Xu Chang looked at Ye Ping with even more admiration in his eyes.

'Good, very good. It's no wonder he's my future disciple.'

However, despite feeling satisfied, Elder Xu Chang decided that there were still some things he had to teach Ye Ping seriously.

For example, the matter of non-poisonous pills.

Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang could not help but speak up.

"Ye Ping, you are very courageous to retort. Very good."

Elder Xu Chang praised Ye Ping in front of the disciples.

However, in the next moment, Elder Xu Chang continued to speak.

"Although you have an adventurous heart to explore greater possibilities and you have your own thoughts, there's one thing that you have to understand. There can't be a non-poisonous pill in this world."

"There's some toxicity to medicine and medicine is not toxic. However, there are benefits and disadvantages to every kind of medicinal herb. No matter what kind of pill it is, numerous types of medicinal herbs are needed during refinement."

"During the combination of so many medicinal herbs, there will be more toxins and eventually pill poison."

"Since the establishment of the alchemy lineage, there have been countless alchemy powerhouses who have also studied non-poisonous pills, but over tens of thousands of years, no one has ever been able to refine non-poisonous pills."

"Supreme-grade pills are the limit, but even then, they still contain some toxicity."

"Of course, it's impossible to say that there are no non-poisonous pills in this world. You are right, anything is possible in this big world."

"There are sages who believe that a natural pill is non-poisonous and non-poisonous pills can also be considered blessings from heaven. Such pills are rare and cannot be refined."

"So, I should rephrase what I just said and instead say that no one in this world can refine a non-poisonous pill."

"Like I said, if there is any alchemist who says he can refine a non-poisonous pill, he is undoubtedly a liar."

Elder Xu Chang was incredibly patient in explaining the non-poisonous pills to Ye Ping.

What he meant was simple. There were definitely non-poisonous pills in this world. After all, anything was possible in this world and there were even Immortal Ascension pills, let alone non-poisonous pills.

No one could be sure about such things, so Elder Xu Chang tweaked what he meant.

There were non-poisonous pills in this world, but they could not be refined by humans, regardless of how good at alchemy they were.

He had a firm gaze and was extremely certain of what he meant.

Of course he was also certain about the last sentence.

At this point, Xu Chang's eyes were full of confidence.

He looked at Ye Ping, his heart full of complacency.

He didn't believe that Ye Ping could retort any further.

In fact, at this moment, Elder Xu Chang had already thought of what expression Ye Ping would show later. He reckoned that Ye Ping would probably look like he had an epiphany before having a look of surprise and admiration, and finally a face of conviction.

He would then bow to Elder Li Jiang and beg him to accept him as a disciple.

'Oh, no, Ye Ping is a genius after all. He may not take the initiative to beg me in front of everyone, but when this lecture is over, he will definitely come to me.'

'Yes, great, wonderful, excellent.'

Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang's gaze was full of joy.

However, to Elder Xu Chang's disappointment, Ye Ping did not seem to be enlightened and was instead still frowning.

He even seemed to be hesitating to speak.

Before Elder Xu Chang could react, Ye Ping spoke up.

"Elder Xu, I think you're being too assumptive. Non-poisonous pills can also be refined, but it depends on the person who refines the pills."

Ye Ping originally did not want to continue, but he still did mainly because Elder Xu Chang's last sentence was somewhat ironic to Xu Luochen.

However, Ye Ping did not want to directly contradict Elder Xu Chang, and hence, he seemed to hesitate to speak. However, he couldn't help but speak up in the end.

Indeed, as Ye Ping spoke up, the disciples in the Pill Pavilion were all a bit at a loss for words.

It even led to some discussion.

After all, Ye Ping had repeatedly opposed Elder Xu Chang, which, in any case, was considered disrespectful.

Although Ye Ping previously instructed Elder Li Jiang, the Sword Dao was different from the Dao of alchemy and the two could not be mixed.

Besides, Elder Xu Chang had already given an explanation in response to what Ye Ping said about anything being possible in this world.

There were definitely non-toxic elixirs in this world, but those that even powerful alchemists could not refine were considered blessings from heaven.

In the end, Ye Ping still vetoed him and that was quite disrespectful.

Indeed, Elder Xu Chang behaved strangely in the Pill Pavilion.

Although Ye Ping was indeed a genius and he did want to take Ye Ping as a disciple, the problem was that Ye Ping disrespected him again and again.

No matter what, Xu Chang was emotional.

In particular, Ye Ping's words seemed… derisive.

'What do you mean it depends on the person who refines the pills?'

'Do you mean I can't make the cut?'

'That's quite sarcastic, huh?'

"Ye Ping, although you have ideas and can guess, the problem is that you should only believe what you see with your own eyes. Have you ever seen a non-poisonous pill? Or rather, do you have a non-poisonous pill?"

Elder wasn't trying to suppress Ye Ping either, it was just that if he didn't say so, he couldn't possibly admit that he was at fault.

"I don't have a non-poisonous pill, but… I can refine one."

Ye Ping said with a calm expression.

However, after he said that, all the disciples outside the Pill Pavilion froze completely.

Even Elder Xu Chang froze too.

Everyone's eyes were filled with astonishment.

There were even many disciples who frowned and asked the bystanders what Ye Ping had just said.

"What do you mean?"

Elder Xu Chang snapped back to his senses as he looked at Ye Ping, his eyes filled with shock.

He did not understand what Ye Ping meant.

"Elder, what I mean is I can refine a non-poisonous pill."

Ye Ping continued to speak bravely, his face extremely calm.

"You can refine a non-poisonous pill?"

Xu Chang immediately laughed.

He really laughed, not because he looked down on Ye Ping, but rather the non-poisonous pill was the topic of research of countless alchemists throughout the world of immortal cultivation.

As the saying went, medicine contained some toxicity and cultivators could use pills to break through the realm or improve their cultivation levels, but constant consumption of pills was clearly impossible.

There was someone who relied on consuming pills and ended up breaking through to the Golden Core realm from the Qi Refinement realm within just three years. Even geniuses needed a few decades or centuries. Yet, this person managed to increase their cultivation level through consuming pills.

However, after reaching the Golden Core realm, there were two major problems. Firstly, his cultivation was not stable. Secondly, his body was laden with toxins from the pills. In the end, he slipped into obsession and did not have a place to die.

That was the greatest side-effect of pills.

That was also the reason why real geniuses would rarely use pills, unless it was a critical moment. They did not want to wait. Otherwise, they would rely on their own to get a breakthrough as far as possible.

If there was a non-poisonous pill, it would be a terrifying thing for the Great Xia Dynasty, let alone the entire Jin Nation.

If non-poisonous pills could be produced in bulk, the cultivators could rely on swallowing the pills to cultivate and reach the perfected Qi Refinement realm in a year, followed by the perfected Foundation Establishment realm in two years, then the Golden Core realm. Under mass production, the Great Xia Dynasty would take off.

The outcome of battles was dependent on peerless cultivators, and the expansion of the territory was reliant on the mid-level cultivators like Foundation Establishment realm, Golden Core realm, and Nascent Soul realm.

Hence, the non-poisonous pills were something that countless alchemists throughout the immortal cultivation world had dreamed of refining.

However, no one managed to research and produce such a pill in thousands and even hundreds of thousands of years.

Yet, Ye Ping said he could do it.

He was only twenty-two years old, and even if he started learning alchemy as a fetus, he wouldn't be able to achieve it.

Even the other disciples also felt that Ye Ping was exaggerating, what more Xu Chang.

No, he was not exaggerating but bragging too much.

Mo Xuan, Li Yue and others, who were at the side, also slightly felt a hint of embarrassment.

However, even though their gazes were peculiar, Ye Ping still looked composed.

His calmness caused Elder Xu Chang to stop laughing.

"Ye Ping, since you said that you can refine a non-poisonous pill, can you refine it in front of the crowd?"

"Of course, if you need any herbs, I will have someone fetch them now, but I can't give you herbs that are too precious."

Elder Xu Chang said with a serious expression.

He didn't feel like Ye Ping was joking, but he simply didn't believe that there was anyone in this world who could refine a non-poisonous pill.

"Elder, no medicinal herbs are needed to refine the non-poisonous pill."

Ye Ping answered seriously.

"No medicinal herbs are needed?"

Xu Chang froze in shock again.

'Are you lying to me?'

'Ye Ping, you are a genius, but you can't treat everyone like fools.'

'Refining pills without medicinal herbs?'

'Isn't that far-fetched?'

To be honest, Xu Chang had already prepared to give Ye Ping expensive medicinal herbs. After all, in Xu Chang's eyes, Ye Ping was obviously trying to nitpick but couldn't find an out.

That was why he behaved that way.

However, what he didn't expect was that the more Ye Ping talked about it, the more outrageous he became. He originally wanted to give Ye Ping an out, but Ye Ping drove himself to a dead end.

"Elder, it is written in ancient books that medicine contains some toxicity and all medicines in this world have toxins. In order to refine a non-poisonous pill, you can't use medicinal herbs."

Ye Ping explained what Xu Luochen had taught him at the beginning.

Upon hearing his words, everyone laughed helplessly.

Although it sounded reasonable, the problem was, how could a pill be refined without medicinal herbs?

Refining pills out of thin air?

"Ye Ping, your theory is good, but the problem is… Ah, forget it, forget it, Ye Ping, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that there's no evidence to support your claims. Since you don't need any medicinal herbs, refine a non-poisonous pill now."

"If you can do it, I will take back everything I said before."

Xu Chang did not know what to say. He had already given Ye Ping an out and since Ye Ping refused to take it, he had nothing more to say.

"Yes."

To everyone's surprise, Ye Ping agreed.

At the next moment, Ye Ping raised his hand. He did not have any fancy techniques nor moves. He simply extended his hand.

He used his heart to refine the pills and gathered the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In the eyes of the crowd, Ye Ping's actions made everyone feel embarrassed.

'Just with this?'

They thought that since Ye Ping did not need medicinal herbs, he should at least use a few hundred techniques.

However, they didn't expect Ye Ping to just raise his hand.

'You call this refining pills?'

'This method can also be used to refine pills?'

Refining pills out of thin air?

To be honest, among the four-hundred-something people previously, some believed in Ye Ping, such as Li Yue, Mo Xuan, and others.

They thought that since Ye Ping dared to say this, he must be somewhat capable.

However, when they saw Ye Ping's method of refining pills, they no longer had any hope.

'Who would refine pills in such a way?'

He didn't need medicinal herbs.

He didn't need a pill furnace.

He didn't even need fire or any pill techniques.

He just raised his arm.

In the eyes of all the disciples in the Pill Pavilion.

if Ye Ping could refine pills, they would quit immortal cultivation and go home to farm.

Boom!

However, at this moment, the spiritual energy in the entire Jin Nation Academy surged into Ye Ping's palm.

The spiritual energy fluctuations were so vigorous that everyone noticed it.

At this moment, Ye Ping closed his eyes as the effect of the Foundation Establishment pill surfaced in his mind.

Soon, at that moment, a white light appeared on Ye Ping's fingertips.

"This?"

"What's this?"

"Don't disturb Senior Brother Ye Ping, be quiet."

Someone could not help but speak up, but he was quickly stopped by others.

At this moment, four hundred pairs of eyes were staring at the white light on Ye Ping's fingertips.

Even Elder Xu Chang couldn't help but hold his breath as he stared at the white light in Ye Ping's hand.

Time passed bit by bit.

The light at Ye Ping's fingertip grew larger and larger.

It expanded gradually from the size of a grain of rice to that of a longan.

The light was brilliant, but it didn't seem glaring at all. Instead, it seemed mild and warm like the afterglow of dawn.

"What's that smell? Why is it so fragrant?"

"It smells heavenly."

"Yes, the smell is so strong, just a single breath of it makes me feel relaxed."

"It's the pill fragrance! Pill fragrance!"

"Hah, it really is the pill fragrance. Why is there such an intense pill fragrance?"

"Is this really a pill?"

"Damn, seriously? He managed to refine a pill just like that?"

"All of you, shut up!"

Suddenly, an extremely strong pill fragrance filled the entire Pill Pavilion.

All the disciples in the Pill Pavilion were surprised.

However, they soon discovered that this pill fragrance came from Ye Ping's hand, and in an instant, the crowd was stunned.

Even Elder Xu Chang was astounded.

He was instantly able to tell that the white light in Ye Ping's hand was indeed a pill.

What Elder Xu Chang knew was, even if it was not a non-poisonous pill, Ye Ping had defied laws.

Refining a pill without medicinal herbs, a pill furnace, and fire was the peerless alchemy method that was found in ancient records.

If Ye Ping could perform the peerless alchemy method, it would be fine if he couldn't refine a non-poisonous pill, because the peerless alchemy method alone would put him at the top.

However, before Xu Chang could think further, the spiritual energy that condensed in the Pill Pavilion suddenly spread in all directions, and at this moment, a pill enveloped in light appeared on Ye Ping's fingertip.

It was the size of a longan and was emitting a fragrance. It was a Foundation Establishment pill.

"Elder, please examine it."

In the next moment, Ye Ping gave this Foundation Establishment pill to Elder Xu Chang.

All the disciples also looked at Elder Xu Chang, waiting for him to examine it.

However, after Elder Xu Chang took the Foundation Establishment pill, he froze in place immediately.

His eyes were full of an unparalleled shock.

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Chapter 150: Shocking! Shocking! A Non-poisonous Pill That Changes History

Jin Nation Academy.

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

Everyone was looking at Ye Ping, thinking that he was too arrogant and conceited.

However, after Ye Ping refined the pill, their attitudes changed drastically.

Even if Ye Ping did not refine a non-poisonous pill, the way he managed to refine a pill out of nothing was enough to make the disciples shocked and amazed.

After Ye Ping handed the refined pill to Elder Xu Chang, he took it.

Just by touching it, Elder Xu Chang instantly felt like he had been struck by lightning.

He froze on the spot and was even a bit bewildered.

At this moment, his mind was blank.

As the best alchemist in Jin Nation, Xu Chang's alchemy attainments were naturally extraordinary. As soon as a pill appeared in his hands, he would be able to analyze the quality, effect, and toxicity of the pill in an instant.

As the best alchemist in Jin Nation, it was not a big deal to have such an ability, and in fact, any first-rank alchemist would be able to do it. It was just a matter of detail.

When Xu Chang touched this Foundation Establishment pill that Ye Ping handed to him, he instantly felt how extraordinary it was.

Firstly, it was the medicinal effects. The Foundation Establishment pill that Ye Ping just refined could increase the cultivators' probability of breakthrough by 40%. Besides, Ye Ping's Foundation Establishment pill contained surging spiritual energy.

In terms of the effects, they could be increased by at least 70% or even 80%. What concept was that?

It was a Foundation Establishment pill that could guarantee the breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment realm.

However, it was far beyond that.

The pill was round, crystal clear, and emitting a pill glory. It was the best of pills, and once consumed, it would not only allow a Qi Refinement cultivator to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm but also have other efficacies.

Whether or not it was a non-poisonous pill, Elder Xu Chang had yet to find out. However, the efficacy and quality of this pill alone were enough to shock him.

Well, this supreme-grade pill was refined without any medicinal herbs or furnace and fire.

Ye Ping casually managed to refine a supreme-grade Foundation Establishment Pill. If he had refined it seriously, wouldn't he have made a divine pill?

Thinking of this, Elder Xu Chang came back to his senses and soon began to feel the efficacies of the pill.

All the disciples in the Pill Pavilion also looked at Elder Xu with anticipation. They were extremely curious about the effects of the pill that Ye Ping had refined.

The one thing that all the disciples were most concerned about was whether it was a non-poisonous pill or not.

Their eyes were filled with anticipation and curiosity.

On the other hand, Elder Xu was trying to detect if there were any more effects other than increasing one's cultivation level.

"Vein protection!"

After just ten breaths, Elder Xu Chang understood what divine effect the Foundation Establishment pill that Ye Ping refined had.

The supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill not only allowed Qi Refinement cultivators to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, but it also had the divine effect of protecting one's spirit vein. Not only were there dual effects, but the impact of a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment realm would also have a great impact on the spirit vein.

The pill happened to be able to protect one's spirit vein, and it was simply a perfect Foundation Establishment pill.

Xu Chang knew very well that just by virtue of the current effects of the pill, the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill was worth at least 300 to 400 inferior-grade Spirit Stones. After all, Foundation Establishment pills were quite an awkward thing.

Geniuses did not need them and non-geniuses couldn't afford them either. It was impossible for those from wealthy families to be unable to even break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, and hence, the prices of Foundation Establishment pills were not particularly high.

Cultivators who often spent a large amount of money on purchasing Foundation Establishment pills would end up having their tendons and veins damaged or be left with no choice. Otherwise, people generally wouldn't want to have such an item.

After understanding the efficacy of the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill, Xu Chang could not help but look a little nervous.

The reason being, he began to test whether it was a non-poisonous pill or not.

At the thought of this, Xu Chang couldn't help but look at Ye Ping.

"Ye Ping, true blue will never stain. It's the same for alchemy. In order to examine if a pill is poisonous or not and in order to determine its strength, the simplest method is to refine using pill fire."

"If there is poison in the pill, the poison will diffuse on the pill, and that way, the pill will be considered to have been ruined."

"Now, think about it carefully. Even a tiny bit of pill poison will make this pill ruined, Ye Ping, the fact that you can refine pills out of thin air is already considered a divine skill. There's no need to compete in the non-poisonous pill."

Xu Chang told Ye Ping about the most direct method to test for a non-poisonous pill and that was to just test it with pill fire.

True blue would never stain.

It was the same for pills. The lesser the toxicity, the more it could withstand the burning of flames. Baking it with heat would make the toxicity greater and eventually the poison would spread and diffuse throughout the pill.

If one were to swallow that pill, the pill would become poisonous even if it was good in quality.

Hence, Elder Xu Chang couldn't bear to ruin the pill.

"Elder, please examine it."

However, for Ye Ping, he did not refine this pill to prove that he could really refine a non-poisonous pill.

He just wanted to tell Elder Xu Chang that in the Major Chiliocosm, there was nothing strange, and there were no non-poisonous pills, not because they were impossible to refine, but because the alchemist was too incompetent.

Although this statement was ironic and offensive, Ye Ping had to say it for Xu Luochen's sake.

Indeed, after he said that, Elder Xu Chang did not say anything more than what should be said.

In the next moment, a purple pill fire appeared, which actually belonged to Elder Xu Chang.

The purple pill fire appeared and turned into a line, engulfing the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill.

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but look at the Foundation Establishment pill without shifting their eyes away.

Everyone was concerned about the result. Even Elder Xu Chang was feeling very conflicted now.

To be honest, he hoped that it was not a non-poisonous pill because he cared for his pride like all normal people do.

However, deep down, Elder Xu Chang hoped it was a non-poisonous pill.

Perhaps, others might not know what a non-poisonous pill meant but he did.

The non-poisonous pill was a milestone in alchemy. If anyone could make a non-poisonous pill, it would be an immense merit for the entire dynasty, or even for the whole immortal cultivation world.

The purple pill fire was burning the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment realm.

sizzles*

sizzles*

The sound of burning flames cackled. Although there was only a wisp of it, the temperature was extremely high and it seemed to be burning the void.

However, under the flames, the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pills that Ye Ping refined became even more transparent and radian. The pill brilliance was getting brighter and brighter too.

Time passed bit by bit.

Five minutes!

Ten minutes.

Fifteen minutes.

Two hours.

After two hours, under such a terrifying pill fire, the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill became increasingly brighter while the flames were blazing. It seemed more and more sacred.

"Non-poisonous pill! It's really a non-poisonous pill!"

A voice sounded, and at this moment, the people spoke up.

They all snapped back to their senses.

They were stunned!

Absolutely stunned!

They were extremely astounded and there was not a single sound in the Pill Pavilion other than exclamation.

The newly matriculated disciples were stunned.

The fourth generation and third generation disciples were also startled.

Elder Xu Chang was astonished.

Everyone was astonished.

No one would have thought that Ye Ping had actually refined a non-poisonous pill, and what shocked them even more was that Ye Ping had actually refined a non-poisonous pill so casually.

It… It… It was simply a miracle.

In fact, if one wanted to test whether a pill was non-poisonous or not, the result could be obtained by burning it in pill fire for about fifteen minutes.

However, after being burned for two hours, Ye Ping's pill not only was devoid of toxins, but it also became brighter and more radiant.

'If this is not a non-poisonous pill, what is it?'

"It's a pill that's like a dragon's eye and is shining brightly. Its fragrance spreads across five kilometers and is fearless of the pill fire… This is really a non-poisonous pill."

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

Xu Chang's body was trembling and his hands were shaking together with his beard. His hair stood on ends and his eyes were wide open. He even forgot to breathe.

His heart was pounding wildly and beating loud like a drum.

Xu Chang was already old and frail. At this moment, his heartbeat was erratic.

However, that could prove that Elder Xu Chang was really shocked.

His mind was blank.

The appearance of the non-poisonous pill was like a bolt of lightning that opened up the sky and exploded in his mind.

It was unbelievable.

It was really unbelievable.

As an alchemist, Xu Chang knew very well what the non-poisonous pill represented, which was what countless alchemists had been seeking for their entire lives.

Anyone who could refine the non-poisonous pill would be considered the most honored alchemist in the whole world.

Whoosh!

In the next moment, Xu Chang vanished on the spot and dashed toward the Academy Master's hall. In an instant, he realized what this non-poisonous pill meant.

He had to report to the Academy Master. He was covered in goosebumps because he knew what this non-poisonous pill represented.

It meant that within 500 years, no, within 300 years, no, within 100 years, the Jin Nation Academy could become the leading academy of the Ten Nations.

In fact… it was possible for Jin Nation to become a dynasty.

Great Jin Dynasty.

However, a moment later, Xu Chang turned around again. He returned to the Pill Pavilion, took out an ancient token which instantly triggered the ancient array hidden in the Pill Pavilion, directly trapping everyone there.

"All disciples, listen up, you are not to leave the Pill Pavilion. Anyone who dares to leave will be killed!"

Xu Chang said with an extremely serious expression.

The non-poisonous pill had too great of a significance and he was afraid that someone might leak the news. There were all sorts of people in the Jin Nation Academy and it was impossible for there to be no spies from rival nations.

Hence, he had to prevent the news from spreading immediately.

In the next moment, Elder Xu Chang turned to look at Ye Ping. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and walked directly towards the main hall of the Academy Master's place.

After Elder Xu Chang left, the disciples in the Pill Pavilion all looked at Ye Ping like he was a monster.

They all treated him like a monster.

Firstly, he defeated the third generation and fourth generation Senior Brothers. Secondly, when he was being imparted the Sword Dao, he gave the elder a pointer, allowing the elder to break through and comprehend the sword intent.

That wasn't all. Now, even the pill he refined was peerless.

'Outrageous.'

'What else can you not do?'

"Senior Brother Ye, I would like to ask, what else can you do besides refining pills?"

At this moment, Mo Xuan interjected. She was dumbfounded too. As a secret manual writer, Mo Xuan felt that she had learned something.

In the future, she would not have to come up with her own ideas for her secret manuals, she could just stare at Ye Ping.

"I know a little bit about array formations, but that's about it."

Ye Ping answered seriously.

However, his words made them even more helpless.

'You are proficient in array formations too?'

'Cultivation, physical cultivation, Sword Dao, alchemy, array formations.'

'You are only in your early twenties, and you know so much, you're putting us to shame.'

Everyone was upset and were in fact in despair.

However, in the Jin Nation Academy.

Elder Xu Chang dashed towards the Academy Master's hall.

He was extremely fast and it was as if the sky was falling down.

"Academy Master, Academy Master, Academy Master, big news. Something major happened."

Xu Chang's voice could be heard before he appeared.

In the Academy Master's hall.

Li Mocheng sat quietly in the hall with a composed expression, but his eyes were full of worry.

Such a terrible thing had happened in the Jin Nation, and to put it bluntly, if the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty really died, the Jin Nation might really cease to exist.

Hence, now that something even bigger had happened, Li Mocheng wasn't agitated.

However, as Elder Xu Chang spoke up,

Li Mocheng could not help but frown slightly.

Elder Xu Chang was an elder of the older generation in Jin Nation Academy, and in private, Li Mocheng had to address him as Uncle-Master. Now that Elder Xu Chang had pushed the door open and scurried towards him like a madman, Li Mocheng was astonished.

"Elder Xu, what happened?"

Li Mocheng frowned, he did not know what had happened, nor did he understand why Xu Chang was so agitated.

"It's a huge matter. Academy Master, hear me out. Put the entire Jin Nation Academy in lockdown and activate the internal array."

Xu Chang's body was trembling and his voice was shaky too as he asked Li Mocheng to put the entire academy under lockdown.

"Elder Xu, what exactly happened? Why does it require such great lengths?"

Li Mocheng frowned.

There were Supreme Array Formations in the Jin Nation Academy that could lock everything and block enemies, but activating the Jin Nation Academy array could not be done easily unless it came to a time of life and death.

For example, if the Fiendcelestial Cult showed up at the academy. Otherwise, he would not put it on lockdown.

"Academy Master, I guarantee with my head that this matter concerns the future of Jin Nation and even the world."

Elder Xu Chang sent a voice transmission because he dared not speak, for fear that others might overhear.

All of a sudden, Li Mocheng froze.

The matter concerned the future of Jin Nation, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the entire world.

'Must you be so exaggerated?'

Although Li Mocheng did not believe it at all, he knew that Elder Xu Chang was the most reliable elder of the academy and would not be fickle. Hence, he gritted his teeth and took out three ancient tokens.

In the next moment, there was a dull thud.

Golden array patterns appeared and spread out from the main hall, and in an instant, an array formation was activated. The entire Jin Nation Academy was in lockdown, and without Li Mocheng's permission, no one could leave or enter.

In the academy, the disciples and elders were stunned.

They did not know what had happened, but seeing the academy's array formation being activated, they knew that something major must have happened.

Otherwise, how could it have come to this point?

In the Academy Master's hall.

Li Mocheng looked at Elder Xu Chang with a serious expression and said,

"Elder Xu, I have locked the academy, but you must give me a proper reason. Otherwise, if the array formation is activated, the king will definitely sense it immediately and I'll be in huge trouble if I can't explain it."

Li Mocheng said with an extremely serious expression.

The activation of the array formation was not a trivial matter and the king of Jin Nation Academy would definitely detect it immediately. Unless there was a reasonable explanation, the consequences would be terrible.

"Academy Master, look at this."

Xu Chang didn't say much and simply took out the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment Pill that Ye Ping had refined.

The pills appeared and the fragrance of the pills filled the entire hall.

All of a sudden, Li Mocheng detected what it was.

"Supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill."

There was a trace of surprise in Li Mocheng's eyes and he could tell at a glance what it was.

"Supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill."

"Do you know who refined this?"

Elder Xu Chang continued.

"Who? Ye Ping?"

Li Mocheng was a little curious, but he quickly guessed who it was.

"Yes, it's Ye Ping."

"Academy Master, this is a supreme-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, it can increase the chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm by 80%, and it also has the divine effect of protecting one's spirit vein. There are dual effects."

Xu Chang introduced the supreme-grade Foundation Establishment Pill to Li Mocheng.

Li Mocheng's face instantly turned sullen.

"Elder Xu, I respect you for your dedicated work in the academy for the past hundreds of years, but you can't get up to such nonsense."

"Ye Ping is indeed an incredible genius and I was surprised that he could refine such a pill too. However, you have to lock the academy because of this."

"Elder Xu, do you know what effect this will have on the academy?"

"Now that the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty has disappeared, we have to keep a low profile, and if I lock the academy, everyone will definitely notice. What if someone finds out about this?"

"Besides, what can a mere supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill do? Does it concern Jin Nation? Does it concern the Great Xia Dynasty? Or the world?"

"Elder Xu, you are really a bit impulsive."

Li Mocheng interrupted Elder Xu Chang.

It was because he already understood what the other party meant.

However, Elder Xu Chang wanted to take Ye Ping as his disciple and show off his alchemy skills in front of Ye Ping. However, he didn't expect Ye Ping to be better at alchemy than him.

Although that was a good thing, the problem was that such a major thing had happened in Jin Nation now and so what if Ye Ping could refine pills?

There should be priority.

Usually, Li Mocheng would have been excited.

However, he was not in the mood to do so now.

Besides, he had put the academy under lockdown. All of a sudden, Li Mocheng regretted a little and was at a loss for words for an explanation.

However, after Li Mocheng said that, Elder Xu Chang stopped keeping him in suspense.

He looked at Li Mocheng and said, "Academy Master, a mere supreme-grade Foundation Establishment pill might be ordinary, but what if it's a… non-poisonous pill?"

Elder Xu Chang said.

"Non-poisonous pill? So what if it's a non-poisonous pill? Does the Jin Nation lack… a non-poisonous pill?"

"Elder Xu, what do you mean?"

Li Mocheng was a little furious and subconsciously spoke up. However, he soon froze in shock.

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Chapter 151: Five Hundred Years, Beyond the Great Xia Dynasty

In the Academy Master's hall.

Li Mocheng looked at Xu Chang with astonishment in his eyes.

There was only a hint of curiosity.

"Academy Master, you guessed correctly. It is the legendary non-poisonous pill."

Even till now, Li Mocheng still couldn't help but have his voice become shaky when Xu Chang mentioned the non-poisonous pill.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Li Mocheng snatched the pill and forced out a pill fire.

Although his attainment in alchemy was not very high, mastering one technique would allow him to master all techniques. As a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse, Li Mocheng naturally had some knowledge of alchemy.

He knew what the non-poisonous pills meant.

In other words, non-poisonous pills had no side effects.

To put it more simply, cultivators had to absorb spiritual energy during immortal cultivation. They also had to open their apertures, have epiphanies, and train hard in order to become stronger.

It would take a hundred years to reach the Foundation Establishment realm, a thousand years to reach the Golden Core realm, and ten thousand years to reach the Nascent Soul realm.

For a sect, taking a thousand years to produce a Golden Core realm cultivator was considered excellent.

However, for a dynasty, both Golden Core realm and Nascent Soul realm cultivators would all be like dust on a real battlefield.

Even though there were five dynasties suppressing the world, it didn't mean that there was peace. There were beasts and demons at the borders, and the fiend cults even appeared in the five dynasties. There were also various other problems.

Someone had to resolve those matters.

Take the north of the Great Xia Dynasty as an example. The barbarians in the north had repeatedly violated the rules at the border and each time there was a dispute, it would result in tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of casualties in order to placate an ordinary war.

The tens of thousands of cultivators, on the other hand, were all at the eighth or ninth levels of the perfected Foundation Establishment realm. One out of a hundred of cultivators would be a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator.

In a tragic situation, 100,000 cultivators would die at the border and that would not be trivial for the Great Xia Dynasty.

Hence, in the Ten Nations, there were mercenaries who were meant for dealing with such battles.

However, the most awkward thing was, who would be willing to join the army in a battle without a dynasty?

The vast majority of them were deployed among the civilians and were taught the immortal cultivation methods. However, they were clearly of ordinary aptitude. If they were highly competent, they would long have joined an immortal sect.

That was also the reason why the only way to make this group of people break through quickly was to feed them pills. In the military camp, the soldiers would consume pills every single day in order to break through and become stronger sooner.

That way, they could at least protect themselves on the battlefield.

However, the consequence of doing so was that the poison of pills would become more intense and ruin their future. Hence, cultivators who were at the perfected realm of Qi Refinement could basically be found everywhere, but Foundation Establishment realm cultivators were one in a hundred.

Golden Core realm cultivators were rare and most of them were sent by the imperial court. There were no cultivators in the military camp who could reach the Golden Core realm by consuming pills.

Pills were extremely troublesome.

Hence, be it in the five dynasties or the other fiend cult forces, everyone was researching and trying to formulate the non-poisonous pill. They were willing to have pills that contained a little bit of toxicity too.

Within the five dynasties, the Great Qian Dynasty had a Universe Creation Tripod that could be used to refine pills. The toxicity was at least 80% less than ordinary pills, and that was also the reason why the Great Qian Dynasty was that prosperous and powerful.

That was not all. The Great Qian Dynasty also sold such pills, but they would only sell pills that contained 40% toxicity. However, even so, they still made huge profits.

Hence, the forces of the world and the five dynasties were all researching non-poisonous pills. The person who managed to invent it would be able to lead for 100,000 years.

The Foundation Establishment pill became much more dazzling when burned in the pill fire.

Five minutes!

Ten minutes.

Fifteen minutes.

Two hours.

Four hours.

Li Mocheng not only increased the heat, but he also roasted the pill for four whole hours.

In the end, the pill was still brilliant, and under such baking, it became brighter and brighter. There were no toxins either.

"Non-poisonous pill!"

"It's really a non-poisonous pill. This… I! Elder Xu! This!"

Li Mocheng's mind went blank.

He really didn't expect that it was really a non-poisonous pill and was at a momentary loss for words.

For ordinary people, non-poisonous pills must just be pills without any side effects.

However, if such pills could be mass-produced in the form of basic pills like Qi Refinement pills, Blood and Qi pills, Physique Pills, and Foundation Establishment Pills, it would be priceless for the entire Jin Nation, or even the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

Not to mention the Great Xia Dynasty, the Jin Nation, for example, was ranked among the top ten nations. It was quite competent and wealthy. As long as the Jin Nation was willing, they could plant in bulk the medicinal herbs required for refining pills that were similar to the Qi and Blood pill, as well as the Physique pill.

As long as there was someone who could refine it, they would be able to produce enough medicinal herbs for the production of tens of millions of pills each day.

Ordinary cultivators could take one pill every three days and the cultivators in the military camp would consume at most one pill a day.

There were four major military camps in Jin Nation, with a total of more than eight million people, and with the help of the non-poisonous pills, there might not be obvious effects within one or two years.

However, after a few decades, the effects would be shown, and out of a hundred Qi Refinement cultivators, two or three or even four or five might break through to the Foundation Establishment realm.

What concept was that? A hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Jin Nation.

That was the terrifying thing about non-poisonous pills.

What about 50 years, or even centuries and a thousand years later?

According to this trend, it might not take a thousand years, but only five hundred years for Jin Nation to not be inferior to the Great Xia Dynasty.

That was the terrifying thing about non-poisonous pills.

Under normal circumstances, if Jin Nation wanted to develop into a Great Xia Dynasty, they might not be able to do it even in 500 years.

However, non-poisonous pills could make the Jin Nation have strength that was not inferior to the Great Xia Dynasty.

At the thought of this, Li Mocheng genuinely realized how terrifying the non-poisonous pills were.

"Other than you and me, who else knows about this non-poisonous pill?"

Li Mocheng snapped back to his senses, and his expression was extremely solemn.

"There are a total of 475 third generation, fourth generation, and fifth generation disciples."

Previously, Xu Chang returned for the sake of counting the number of people.

"It was not a good thing. The non-poisonous pills involved too many things, which were enough to influence the entire Jin Nation and even the world."

"This is a treasure, but it's very likely to be something involved in the war. However, although I don't know how Ye Ping managed to refine it, he reckoned that it could not be refined easily."

"However, this matter must be kept under wraps. Anyone who knows of this must be put under strict supervision. No one is allowed to leave the academy."

"This piece of news is not to be spread out of the academy. Even if it does, the news cannot spread out of the Jin Nation. Otherwise, it will result in massive trouble. Elder Xu, do you understand?"

Hearing that more than four hundred people knew about the matter of the non-poisonous pill, Li Mocheng's face was sullen.

Such an item was highly valuable and terrifying too. Once the word about it spread, it would lead to a massive calamity.

If the other four dynasties or the fiend sects learned that there was such a thing as non-poisonous pills that were refined by others, how would they react?

The Great Qian Dynasty's prosperity was attributed to a supreme immortal artifact, the Universe Creation Tripod. It was almost the leader of the five dynasties. Would they allow the other dynasties to refine the non-poisonous pill?

"I naturally understand. That's why I informed you immediately."

Xu Chang naturally understood. Otherwise, he would not have been so anxious and purposely wanted to put the academy on lockdown. If the news leaked, it would not be a trivial matter.

The disputes between dynasties and nations were not trivial, and the slightest movement would result in a huge bloodbath. That was not a joke at all.

"Elder Xu, there are three things that you have to do well now."

At the same time, Li Mocheng cast some Dharmic powers that crushed the Foundation Establishment pill.

"Firstly, Elder Xu, you have to immediately re-refine this pill and add other medicinal herbs so that it has toxicity, and then return to the Pill Pavilion, inform the people that this pill has become toxic after I refined it. Regardless of whether they believe it or not, you must make it clear."

"Secondly, ask Ye Ping if he can tell you the method to refine such a pill. We must find out at all costs. Of course, you also have to find out clearly if it can be mass-produced. It's a major thing for both the Jin Nation and the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Thirdly, guard the academy well, and before I return, you shall control all affairs in the academy. No one is allowed to go out, no one is allowed to leave. Put aside the matter of the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty too, these are no longer important for now."

"Elder Xu, please make a trip there. I can't appear so I can only wait for you here."

Li Mocheng said those three things.

At the end of the day, the matter had to be kept a secret and Elder Xu had to find out clearly if the non-poisonous pills could be produced in bulk. If it was possible, it would be shocking.

If not, it wouldn't matter either. As long as he could refine some, it would be a good thing for the Great Xia Dynasty and Jin Nation. If it could not be refined in bulk, they would refine some precious pills of better quality.

Foundation Establishment pills, Breakthrough Pills, Nascent Soul Pills also had miraculous effects that would help the cultivators break through to the next realm without any side effects. That would be greatly beneficial too.

He had to understand this point before he could go to the king of Jin Nation. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate.

"Please rest assured. Master, I will go now."

Elder Xu Chang nodded, and after saying that, he turned around to fly towards the Pill Pavilion immediately.

After Elder Xu Chang left, Li Mocheng exhaled.

So much had happened in just one day and the events were more major than the one preceding it. Hence, Li Mocheng was caught between tears and laughter.

Outside the hall.

Elder Xu Chang rushed towards the Pill Pavilion.

During the journey, he casually refined some pills and soon, some black gas appeared in the cracked Foundation Establishment Pill, especially after Elder Xu Chang burned it with fire.

The pills were even entwined with black gas.

It turned into a poisonous pill.

At this moment…

Outside the Pill Pavilion.

More than four hundred disciples were trapped in this place for more than four hours.

However, the difference between this and before Elder Xu Chang left was that previously, everyone was still in a daze, but now, all the disciples were almost surrounding Ye Ping.

Even the fourth and third generation disciples had swallowed their pride and took the initiative to address Ye Ping as their Senior Brother.

'I have to shout.'

In terms of cultivation, Ye Ping was in the early Foundation Establishment realm. Although he was not strong, he was definitely not weak.

In terms of abilities, Ye Ping managed to defeat the third generation and fourth generation disciples. Of course he was powerful.

In terms of Sword Dao, he managed to give pointers to the best Sword Dao powerhouse in Jin Nation.

In terms of alchemy, he managed to refine a non-poisonous pill.

To be honest, although they could not be the same as Li Mocheng who could think of the effects the pills had on the dynasty, he could figure it out with some thought.

Ye Ping knew how to refine non-poisonous pills, and if they built friendly connections with him, they could just give Ye Ping some medicinal herbs and ask him to refine a pill for them if they got stuck in a bottleneck in the future.

Hence, outside the Pill Pavilion, the people were discussing and flattering Ye Ping.

"Senior Brother Ye, I'm really not complimenting you, but isn't there a genius from Nan Nation? I think if he dares to come to the Jin Nation Academy, he'd probably be utterly embarrassed."

"Yeah, yeah, now the Ten Nations are talking about that genius from Nan Nation, but to put it bluntly, he just has a strong physical body. In terms of swordsmanship and alchemy, he's inferior to you."

"Senior Brother Ye, from now on, you'll be the eldest Senior Brother of the academy in my eyes. I'll follow you from now on."

They quickly swarmed over and praised Ye Ping.

In the middle of the crowd, Ye Ping did not feel flattered at all and instead was a little awkward.

He didn't like to be praised all the time. He thought that it would be better for people to praise each other.

However, at this moment, Elder Xu Chang appeared.

All of a sudden, everyone fell silent and looked at Elder Xu Chang.

Soon, the eyes of the crowd fell on the Foundation Establishment Pill in Elder Xu Chang's hand.

The Foundation Establishment Pill that was initially radiant and glistening was now covered in black gaze. It was shattered and didn't seem like a Spirit Pill at all. Instead, it seemed to be one of the ten most poisonous pills.

"Ye Ping, just now I asked the Academy Master to personally refine this pill of yours. I have a piece of good news and a piece of bad news."

"The bad news is that this pill of yours is not a non-poisonous pill."

"However, the good news is that this pill of yours contains very little toxicity. It only has 20% of the toxins in pills of the same type. It is definitely not a non-poisonous pill."

Elder Xu Chang denied that Ye Ping's pill was not a non-poisonous pill and then said that Ye Ping's pill contained only 20% of the toxicity of other similar pills.

However, Elder Xu Chang spread his divine senses and told Ye Ping not to speak for now.

He was more worried about Ye Ping's juvenile nature and thus retorted.

However, in reality, when Elder Xu Chang appeared, Ye Ping saw that there was something wrong with his pill. He didn't say anything.

Now, after hearing Elder Xu Chang tell himself to calm down a little, Ye Ping instantly bowed.

"It seems I have been conceited, thank you for pointing out my mistakes."

Ye Ping bowed and seemed to have come to a sudden realization.

The rest of the disciples also seemed disappointed after hearing that it was not a non-poisonous pill.

After all, if Ye Ping had really refined a non-poisonous pill, they could also gain some glory. However, even if it wasn't a non-poisonous pill, but one that had only 20% of the toxicity of other pills, it was still extremely good.

"Okay, something has happened recently, the Jin Nation is in turmoil. Besides, it's the academy's fortune that Ye Ping can refine such a pill. Don't spread a word about this, and when the time comes for the Ten Nations Grand Tournament, we'll let Ye Ping stand up for us proudly, okay?"

Elder Xu Chang continued to speak again and reminded the crowd not to spread the word about the matter.

"Yes."

The disciples also understood.

Ye Ping was a peerless genius who was proficient in all aspects like the Sword Dao, alchemy, and array formations. If outsiders found out about him, they would probably try everything to poach Ye Ping.

He might as well keep a low profile and use him as a trump card to shock others. That would naturally be better.

"Enough, this is the end of today's lecture. Go back and think about it and learn from Ye Ping."

Xu Chang told them to leave while he gradually disappeared.

At that moment, some of the disciples also left on their own after the restrictions were lifted. However, most of them still followed Ye Ping and continued to suck up to him.

An hour later, Ye Ping returned to his residence.

He had been surrounded by hundreds of people who sucked up to him for two hours.

To be honest, his scalp was tingling and he really did not expect that the people of the Jin Nation Academy would be that powerful. They could sing endless praises about him.

Some even wrote poems for Ye Ping, leaving him caught between laughter and tears.

If he hadn't used reclusion and cultivation as a reason, he probably would not be able to make it back.

However, when Ye Ping returned, he did not go to cultivate and instead went to his room.

Indeed, as soon as he pushed open the door, Elder Xu Chang appeared in the room.

"Greetings, Elder Xu."

Ye Ping bowed. He knew Elder Xu would come to him, he just didn't want to draw attention to him just now.

"Ye Ping, save the formalities."

Elder Xu Chang did not speak, but he communicated with his divine sense.

"Ye Ping, the pill you refined is indeed a non-poisonous pill, but perhaps you don't quite understand what a non-poisonous pill signifies."

"I can't tell you how extraordinary this non-poisonous pill is, but it involves too much and it will even lead to a great calamity."

"Now I would like to ask a few questions, and I hope that you can answer me, Fellow Daoist."

Elder Xu Chang did not make pleasantries, nor did he praise Ye Ping. He simply cut straight to the chase.

He even called Ye Ping Fellow Daoist.

"Please, Elder."

In fact, looking at Elder Xu Chang's behavior, Ye Ping also gradually realized how significant this non-poisonous pill was, so he didn't dare to act recklessly.

Ye Ping even regretted his decision to refine the non-poisonous pill in front of everyone.

After that, Ye Ping thought of one thing.

It was the thing that Jiang Peng mentioned about the Luck-exterminating Battle where many hidden sects were annihilated.

Ye Ping then had a suspicion and felt that the Qingyun Dao Sect was one of them, and the non-poisonous pill was most likely the alchemy method of his hidden sect.

If he exposed it, he would harm his sect.

That was also the reason why Ye Ping didn't declare anything and just looked a little worried.

However, Elder Xu Chang soon spoke.

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Chapter 152: I'll Have To Go back and Ask My Eldest Senior Brother

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, who taught you to refine non-poisonous pills?"

Elder Xu Chang asked.

He knew that his question was a bit presumptuous, but he understood even better that he had to ask it.

"Elder, it's my second Senior Brother, but forgive me for not being able to go into details."

Ye Ping did not answer entirely. He could only tell Elder Xu Chang that his second Senior Brother had taught him how to refine pills.

However, he could not tell him that it was Xu Luochen.

"That's alright." Elder Xu Chang nodded. He just needed to know who taught him how to refine the non-poisonous pill. However, even so, Elder Xu Chang was quite surprised.

The refinement of non-poisonous pills was indeed taught to him by Xu Luochen. In that case, did it mean that Ye Ping's second Senior Brother was also a supreme alchemist? Since he was Ye Ping's senior brother, he should not be too old.

At the thought of it, Elder Xu Chang couldn't help but feel a little upset. He initially thought that he was the best alchemist in Jin Nation, but he did not expect Jin Nation to be full of hidden experts. Indeed, he had been too complacent previously.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, can this method allow me to refine pills in bulk? I mean basic pills, not Foundation Establishment pills as such. I just need simple pills like Qi and Blood pills and Physique Pills."

Elder Xu Chang asked. However, at this point, he was a little nervous.

Ye Ping could not help but start contemplating.

'Can they be refined in bulk?'

He really didn't know how to answer.

The refinement of non-poisonous pills did not require any medicinal herbs, pill furnace, heat, or alchemy methods. As long as he was willing to, he would be able to refine it with a thought and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, the effect of the pills depended on his own spiritual energy.

For example, the Foundation Establishment Pill that he refined just now had basically drained him out of his spiritual energy.

Hence, at the thought of this, Ye Ping couldn't help but shake his head and say, "Elder Xu, it's extremely difficult to do it with an individual's strength, but theoretically, if there are tens of thousands of alchemists who have mastered the method to refine non-poisonous pulls, it shouldn't be difficult to refine this basic Qi and Blood Pills and Physique Pills."

Ye Ping answered. He thought that it would be difficult to refine the pills in bulk. After all, there was a limit to the Dharmic powers of cultivators.

For example, if Ye Ping refined the so-called Qi and Blood Pill and Physique Pill, his Dharmic powers would be drained after refining thousands of pills. However, it would be difficult to refine more in bulk.

"It's not difficult if tens of thousands of alchemists can master the method to refine non-poisonous pills?"

Elder Xu Chang swallowed his saliva. He could understand what Ye Ping meant, but he wanted to know the specifics and hence continued to ask.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, suppose, I mean suppose, there are 10,000 alchemists of the Foundation Establishment realm who learn how to refine non-poisonous pills and there are enough medicinal herbs, would it be possible to refine in bulk?"

When Elder Xu Chang said that, his heart pounded rapidly and his eyes were full of expectation.

"This…" Ye Ping fell silent for a while. He said, "It has nothing to do with medicinal herbs. The refinement of non-poisonous pills does not require any medicinal herbs as they can be replaced with Spirit Stones. With enough Spirit Stones, it is theoretically possible for 10,000 Foundation Establishment realm alchemists to refine millions of non-poisonous Qi and Blood Pills."

Ye Ping did not give a definite answer either but it was enough.

Elder Xu Chang was excited. He couldn't help but clench his fist, his eyes full of excitement.

Even Elder Xu Chang could hardly suppress the excitement in his eyes.

But he soon calmed down again.

Firstly, the method of refining non-poisonous pills must be very difficult to learn. It could not possibly be learned by every single person.

Secondly, 10,000 Foundation Establishment realm alchemists was a large number as there are few in the first place. There might be many in the entire Jin Nation, but most of them were in their respective sects. If they were mobilized all of a sudden, it would certainly lead to suspicion. Besides, it was hard to find so many alchemists.

Hence, it was just in theory.

However, for the Jin Nation, it was very difficult. But for the Great Xia Dynasty, it was quite an easy task. At most, the Jin Nation would be sacrificed to the Great Xia Dynasty, and with the power of the Great Xia Dynasty, it would be possible to have millions of alchemists, let alone a hundred thousand.

However, at this level, it was not something Xu Chang could reach.

Thinking of this, Xu Chang asked the third and most important question.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, can you show the academy the non-poisonous alchemy method?"

That was the third question and also a request. In fact, when Xu Chang said this, he felt ashamed too.

Ye Ping was a student of the Jin Nation Academy and not only did he not get to learn anything, but he even gave some pointers to the elders. That was embarrassing and shameful in the first place. Yet, they wanted him to contribute his alchemy techniques.

To put it bluntly, the Jin Nation Academy was just shameless.

Hence, after Xu Chang said that, he dared not look at Ye Ping anymore. Even though he had lived for a few hundred years, he didn't have the cheek to do that.

Indeed, after hearing that, Ye Ping frowned too.

It was not that he felt that the Jin Nation Academy was greedy, but rather, Xu Luochen was the one who taught him the method of pill refinement.

To put it bluntly, if Xu Luochen did not give him the permission, Ye Ping would not have spread the secret method at all. He wouldn't spread it even if he died.

"Elder, please forgive me. My Senior Brother imparted this to me, I didn't create it, so I have no right to hand it over."

Ye Ping turned down his request.

Although he was polite and cared about etiquette, he was not a fool and just because he would share, he wouldn't give away everything.

Hearing Ye Ping's words, Elder Xu Chang was not shocked either. Instead, he seemed to have a premonition.

After all, he felt that it made sense. Not only did he not manage to learn anything, Ye Ping was even asked to reveal his precious alchemy techniques. Who would be willing?

However, Xu Chang was very clear about how important the refinement method of non-poisonous pills was.

At the thought of this, Xu Chang couldn't help but speak up.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, I understand that I might have gone overboard, but this matter concerns the Jin Nation, the Great Xia Dynasty, and the people."

"I know that this might sound hypocritical but that's indeed how I feel. How about this? Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, ask your Senior Brother if he's willing to share it with us."

"As long as your Senior Brother is willing, the Jin Nation and the entire Great Xia Dynasty will go all out in exchange for the supreme pill refinement method."

Xu Chang bit the bullet and said.

It was his last resort. To be frank, if not for the fact that the non-poisonous pill involved a lot of things, he really wouldn't be willing to do it.

Having lived for hundreds of years, he no longer cared about fame or fortune.

After hearing his words, Ye Ping stayed silent for a long time.

He could tell what Elder Xu Chang meant. The non-poisonous pills had too great of a significance and they didn't want to give it up.

However, Ye Ping was well aware that he could not reveal it casually.

When Ye Ping was hesitating, Elder Xu Chang continued.

"Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, ask your brother or bring him over. We can have a good talk. This matter really concerns too many things. I'm willing to guarantee with my life that we will not snatch it away from you."

"I'm doing this for the people of the Great Xia Dynasty and Jin Nation. I don't have any selfish reasons."

At this point, Elder Xu Chang knelt down in front of Ye Ping agitatedly and bowed to him. He even kowtowed to show his sincerity.

"Elder Xu Chang, hurry and get up."

Ye Ping hurriedly helped Elder Xu Chang up.

He sighed and said, "Elder Xu, his quality really makes the late generation feel emotional, but I'm really in no place to promise anything. However, I can go back and ask that Senior Brother of mine."

"If he is willing, everything is fine. But if he is not, let's forget about this matter."

Ye Ping decided to make a trip back.

He had been in the academy for more than half a month.

Before coming, he said that he would go back every once in a while.

Now with this opportunity, it was just the right time for him to go back and visit his master and Senior Brothers. He wondered if Su Changyu had returned yet.

More importantly, Ye Ping felt the need to ask his master about the secret of the Qingyun Dao Sect.

If there was really some sordid past, he would have to keep a low profile in the future. Otherwise, if he caused trouble for the sect, Ye Ping wouldn't forgive himself.

"Okay, okay, okay."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ye Ping, thank you so much."

Elder Xu Chang kowtowed several more times on the ground.

No matter how Ye Ping pulled him, he refused to get up.

Soon, Elder Xu Chang left because he had to go to the Academy Master to explain the situation.

After Elder Xu Chang left, Ye Ping left too.

However, he did not leave the Jin Nation Academy.

He did not plan to fly away from the Jin Nation Academy, but rather, he wanted to use the array formation. Firstly, that would save him some time, and secondly, he would be able to practice the Dao of array formations.

However, Ye Ping did not have the array artifact and materials needed to set up an array formation. Hence, he planned to go see Li Yue.

As the princess of Jin Nation, she ought to have some Spirit Stones.

After leaving, Ye Ping ran into an acquaintance. However, it was not Li Yue but Mo Xuan.

"Junior Sister Mo Xuan."

Ye Ping called out.

"What's wrong? Senior Brother Ye Ping."

Hearing Ye Ping's voice, Mo Xuan, who was not far away, came running over.

"Junior Sister Mo Xuan, do you have any Spirit Stones with you? Lend me some."

Ye Ping was rather straightforward. After all, in Ye Ping's opinion, the disciples who could come to the Jin Nation Academy were all geniuses. Each of them was from an extraordinary background and Spirit Stones meant nothing to them.

'Huh?'

Mo Xuan was stunned.

"Lend me some Spirit Stones."

Ye Ping continued to speak, looking very casual.

In the next moment, Mo Xuan put on an awkward but not impolite smile and said, "Senior Brother Ye Ping, I have a nickname. Do you know what it is?"

Mo Xuan said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"What?"

Ye Ping was even more curious.

"Three Nos."

Mo Xuan answered.

'What do you mean?'

Ye Ping's eyes were filled with even more bewilderment.

He did not understand what Mo Xuan actually meant.

"No money, no feelings, and no beauty."

Mo Xuan lowered her head and whispered, feeling slightly embarrassed.

It was not that she couldn't bear to lend some Spirit Stones to Ye Ping, but rather, she had spent all her savings to come to the Jin Nation Academy. Nowadays, she did not have any taels of silver, let alone Spirit Stones.

"Uh… that's fine. I'll go and borrow some from Junior Sister Li Yue."

Ye Ping did not know what to say, but he could see that Mo Xuan was really penniless.

"Senior Brother Ye, you must not misunderstand me. I really don't have any money."

Mo Xuan explained.

"Okay, it's okay, I'm not that kind of person."

Ye Ping chuckled bitterly and then left to go borrow some Spirit Stones from Li Yue.

At the same time, in the Academy Master's hall.

Xu Chang had also informed Li Mocheng of all the problems.

In the Academy Master's hall.

After hearing Xu Chang's words, Li Mocheng couldn't help but be shocked.

"In other words, there's hope for refining the non-poisonous pills in bulk?"

Li Mocheng's body was trembling slightly, he didn't expect that it was really possible to refine the non-poisonous pills in bulk.

"Academy Master, Ye Ping said that it is theoretically possible to do it, but after thinking about it, I think it's true that as long as you master the non-poisonous pill refinement method, refining in bulk is possible."

"Although it's not as efficient as the Great Qian Dynasty's Universe Creation Tripod, it'd be impressive if we can create non-poisonous pills."

Elder Xu Chang answered based on years of experience.

"Okay, in that case, I will go to the Jin Nation palace to see the king."

"Elder Xu, I'll leave the matters in the academy to you, thank you for your hard work."

Li Mocheng nodded.

He knew that this matter was too major and he had to make a trip to go see the king of Jin Nation. If he succeeded, the matter of the princess missing in Jin Nation would not be considered much.

The matter of the non-poisonous pill was far more important than that of an unfavored princess going missing. The Great Xia Dynasty could reward the Jin Nation, and if they allowed the Jin Nation to start planning secretly, they would be able to benefit from it.

If the Jin Nation refused to report it… There was some hope of Jin Nation being able to become a dynasty.

That was not impossible.

"Take care, Academy Master. I will look after everything in the academy."

Elder Xu Chang nodded and watched Li Mocheng leave.

Just like that, two hours passed.

In Jin Nation Academy, Ye Ping returned to his residence.

He was holding a bag with hundreds of superior-grade Spirit Stones in them.

He had to admit that princesses were indeed different from normal people as she was exceptionally generous. She gave him hundreds of superior-grade Spirit Stones in one go.

With the superior-grade Spirit Stones, Ye Ping did not prepare any array artifacts or materials.

Ye Ping arrived in the room.

According to the array diagram in his mind, he took out twelve superior-grade Spirit Stones, and at the same time, he locked on the specific location of Qingzhou, but it was difficult because there were no landmarks.

Ye Ping could only lock on the territory of Qingzhou that spanned across 22,500 kilometers.

There was a deviation of about a thousand kilometers but the problem wasn't major. With his current cultivation level, he would be able to rush back to the Qingyun Dao Sect in half a day.

If he was lucky, he would be able to arrive near the Baiyun Ancient City, which was excellent.

At that moment, after Ye Ping arranged the array formation stones, the space in his body lit up.

Immediately after that, Ye Ping's figure suddenly disappeared.

Jin Nation.

In Qingyun Dao Sect of Qingzhou region.

On a deserted mountain, three figures appeared.

There were two men and one woman.

The man taking the lead was an elder who was dressed in black and was wearing a black bamboo hat.

There were two people behind him, one of whom Ye Ping recognized.

It was Wang Minghao.

The other woman was dressed in green and the expression on her beautiful face looked extremely calm. Her hands had been restrained, but she did not seem to panic at all. Instead, she was calm.

"Although I do not know who ordered you to arrest me, I'm just an unfavored princess. Even if you arrest me, you will not be able to claim any benefits."

"Let me go, I won't tell anyone about this matter, and we can even cooperate. The person who dares to instruct you to capture the princess of Great Xia Dynasty is either a rebel or a member of the Fiendcelestial Cult."

"Let's work together. If we can wipe out these fiends in one fell swoop, I think the Great Xia Dynasty will give you enough rewards. Besides, we can do it openly without hiding. What do you think?"

The woman in green spoke up. She was extremely beautiful and had an extraordinary aura too. In fact, she didn't even seem flustered to have been held captive. Instead, she was composed and even discussed with them. She had excellent EQ.

"Tenth Princess, you really deserve to be the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty. If it were anyone else, I reckon they would have hollered loudly or even felt some despair."

"Not only are you calm, your thoughts are clear too. To be frank, if you get caught by others, they might really be moved by you, but there is one thing you should also be clear about."

"You've got such a high status. Since I have the guts to nab you, I've already prepared to face all the consequences. I don't care about what you said. Dynasty reward? Do it openly? If I wanted fame and fortune, would I have come to catch you despite knowing your identity?"

The man in the bamboo hat spoke. His tone was extremely calm.

Wang Minghao, who was behind him, did not say a single thing.

Several months had passed since the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, and ever since he lost to Ye Ping, Wang Minghao had been depressed and out of sorts.

His Dao Heart had taken a blow, but he wanted to fight Ye Ping again.

He wanted to defeat Ye Ping to prove his strength and regain his confidence.

In fact, in order to be able to defeat Ye Ping, he even used the earth fire to burn his body. After a painful process, he condensed an extremely powerful physical body.

Wang Minghao believed that he lost to Ye Ping in physique and not the Sword Dao.

Yes, his physique. The fact that Ye Ping shook him off with one sword was proof that it was not that Ye Ping was good in the Sword Dao, but his physique was just better and he was stronger than most people.

In other words, no matter how good his Sword Dao was, since Ye Ping could shake him away, there was no point in having high attainments in the Sword Dao.

Hence, during this period of time, he practiced like crazy just to be able to defeat Ye Ping the next time he met him.

He was looking forward to it!

He was looking forward to the day that he could meet Ye Ping again and vent the humiliation he felt.

As for the matter at hand.

Wang Minghao didn't care in the slightest.

He was not afraid that she was the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.

"We're here."

At this moment, Wang Minghao's master suddenly spoke as he stopped at the deserted mountain.

He spoke slowly.

After looking around, Wang Minghao's master continued to speak.

"Minghao, as long as you hand over the Great Xia Dynasty Princess to them, you will get what you need. I will then help you build your physical body, so that you will become truly invincible."

"I never expected someone with an extremely strong physique to appear at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet. However, even if I don't help you build your Foundation Establishment body, you can defeat Ye Ping with your current strength even if you meet him again. Do you understand?"

The old man wearing the black hat said slowly.

He was full of confidence.

"I understand."

Wang Minghao nodded with confidence in his eyes.

However, at this moment, there was a distortion in the space.

In an instant, the old man in black who was wearing a bamboo hat looked away, his gaze slightly wary.

Soon, a figure appeared.

At the next moment, Wang Minghao was stunned.

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Chapter 153: Fellow Daoist Wang, It's Been Long Since We Met

On the deserted mountain.

As the space distorted, Wang Minghao's master, couldn't help but keep his guard up.

He had contacted the Fiendcelestial Cult and they agreed to meet there.

To be honest, the person who got kidnapped was the Tenth Princess of Great Xia Dynasty, and once the word about it got out, he would die a horrible death.

Now that there was a sudden distortion in space, the old man in black, who was wearing a bamboo hat, naturally kept his guard up.

He was unsure who it was so he kept his guard up.

Soon, as the spatial fluctuations disappeared, a figure not far away appeared in front of them.

It was a handsome young man who was refined and had an extraordinary aura. Dressed in a white robe, he looked poised.

"It's you."

Not far away, Wang Minghao exclaimed after he saw clearly who the person was.

"Who's there?"

Wang Minghao's master also chimed in with a wary gaze, all ready to battle.

"Master, he's Ye Ping."

Wang Minghao really didn't expect that Ye Ping would suddenly appear in front of him.

To be honest, since his failure in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, Wang Minghao had been thinking about Ye Ping all the time. He felt that the reason for his failure was not that Ye Ping's Sword Dao was superior to his own, but his physical body was stronger.

After all, when Ye Ping swung a sword, he could not resist at all. It was no longer about his attainment in the Sword Dao, but the difference in realm and physical body.

Hence, in order to be able to defeat Ye Ping, Wang Minghao refined his physical body at all costs and went through a lot of suffering. Now that he had condensed a treasure body, Wang Minghao kept looking forward to meeting Ye Ping.

He wanted to defeat Ye Ping and regain his pride.

However, he did not expect to meet Ye Ping so soon. It was really… fate.

"Ye Ping?"

Wang Minghao's master was also a little surprised. Some time ago, as Wang Minghao returned with a look of dejection, he knew that Wang Minghao had lost, but he didn't expect him to have lost to a nameless nobody.

What surprised him even more was that according to what Wang Minghao said, Ye Ping had defeated him with a single sword, leaving him with no means to retaliate.

Hence, he thought that Ye Ping's Sword Dao was not very strong and that he must have defeated Wang Minghao by virtue of his strength. Hence, he tried to strengthen Wang Minghao's physical body.

The reason being, he knew that Ye Ping had become a demon in his disciple's heart. If Wang Minghao did not really defeat Ye Ping once, then this demon would get bigger and bigger, and he might then slip into obsession and go astray.

He didn't expect Ye Ping to show up on his own accord. At the thought of this, he spoke up.

"Minghao, since it is destined, take the opportunity to end this karma. Don't let him leave alive."

His voice was cold and indifferent.

He did not know why Ye Ping suddenly appeared here, but the only thing he knew was that Ye Ping had witnessed that scene. Regardless if there was any feud between them, Ye Ping had to die because he had seen something he shouldn't have.

"Yes."

Wang Minghao, who was standing next to the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, immediately responded. His eyes were full of zeal and a battle intent.

Not far away, when he gradually saw the surrounding scenery, Ye Ping recovered from the shock.

Spatial teleportation would allow one to slip into confusion for a short period of time. Ye Ping was fine as he managed to recover from the shock in just a few breaths.

However, in the next moment, Ye Ping was a little surprised.

He saw someone he knew.

"Fellow Daoist Wang?"

When Ye Ping saw Wang Minghao, Ye Ping couldn't help but seem delighted.

He really didn't expect that he could actually meet Wang Minghao.

To be honest, the world of immortal cultivation was vast and boundless, and Qingzhou was large too. Sometimes, it was almost impossible to meet some acquaintances by chance.

He had simply casually teleported, but he didn't expect to meet Wang Minghao.

Everything about Wang Minghao was still fresh in Ye Ping's memory. Back then at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, he managed to defeat Wang Minghao with his sword.

However, when he saw Wang Minghao, Ye Ping even got reminded of another person, Li Changye.

Ye Ping didn't feel that guilty towards Wang Minghao, but he was full of guilt and remorse towards Li Changye.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, why are you here? Are you here to tread the woods? Who's this person? Your sister?"

Ye Ping, who had just finished teleporting, had not completely recovered yet, and at the same time, he was also glancing at the woman in green beside Wang Minghao, as well as the old man in black with a bamboo hat on his head.

"Hurry up and run. I'm the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, they want to capture me and hand me over to the Fiendcelestial Cult so as to use me to blackmail the Great Xia Dynasty."

"Your Excellency, run, spread the word about this. Someone will come to my rescue."

At this moment, the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty couldn't help but shout and tell Ye Ping to run quickly lest he got into trouble. She thought that as long as Ye Ping escaped, someone would surely come to save her.

"The Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

"Fiendcelestial Cult?"

For a moment, Ye Ping was a little confused as he still didn't quite understand.

However, at this moment, Wang Minghao suddenly rushed over, his physical body engulfed by crimson flames. As he ran over, black footprints appeared on the ground. They were the traces of burnt land.

Wang Minghao used the earth fire to refine his body and even condensed the Body of Earth Fire. The flame around him was just as strong as pill fire, and if cultivators of the same realm got into contact with it, they would turn into ashes immediately.

At this moment, Wang Minghao even drew his sword, after which a fire dragon appeared on the sword. He held the sword in his left hand and clenched his right fist while charging towards Ye Ping without any mercy.

In his eyes, Ye Ping was only a stepping stone in his life. Ye Ping was proud to have defeated him once, but Wang Minghao now planned to kill Ye Ping.

He did not have any feelings, nor did he have any pity for Ye Ping. Since he had to break through his realm, he had to kill Ye Ping to stabilize his Dao Heart.

"When I become a true supreme powerhouse, I will remember your name."

Wang Minghao charged over and said coldly.

He was fast and his body was filled with flames. With the Flame Dragon Sword in his left hand and the earth fire seal in his right, Wang Minghao launched his most powerful attack. Even a cultivator at the perfected Foundation Establishment realm would not be able to resist the attack.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, can't we talk things over properly? Why do you want to kill me?"

Ye Ping frowned. Even till now, he was still unsure why Wang Minghao wanted to attack him as soon as he saw him.

Even if he was narrow-minded, he shouldn't go to such an extent.

In an instant, Ye Ping could not help but look at the woman in green who was near him. He then recalled what this woman had said, and in an instant, Ye Ping frowned even more.

It was not that Ye Ping did not believe what the woman in green said, but rather, the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty was a supreme existence and the Great Xia Dynasty was also one of the five major dynasties of the world.

The Tenth Princess was naturally an elite too. Although she was not invincible, she wouldn't appear in such a place.

Hence, in the beginning, Ye Ping did not believe it and he simply felt that there must have been something else. However, Ye Ping now felt that he was in trouble.

'Why do I encounter trouble whenever I teleport?'

Ye Ping was rather vexed.

During the previous teleportation, he was sent to a restricted land of a fiend cult and beaten up for no reason. Although he wasn't injured, he was in a bad mood.

Now that he was teleporting for the second time, the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty was kidnapped. It was really…

Ye Ping sighed.

His eyes were filled with helplessness.

"Silly, how dare you let your imagination run wild at such a juncture? Are you really not afraid of dying?"

"It makes sense, actually. It's normal that you'd give up on retaliating and think more now that you're facing such a strong opponent like me."

"Ye Ping, although you are dead, don't worry, I will remember your name. This is your glory and you will be remembered by the future supreme powerhouses."

At this moment, when Wang Minghao was all set to kill Ye Ping who was in front of him, he discovered that Ye Ping was still thinking about something that made Wang Minghao furious.

However, Wang Minghao soon understood that the reason why Ye Ping was still thinking about nonsense was because Ye Ping did not have the ability to retaliate. In Wang Minghao's opinion, Ye Ping was giving up on himself.

Wang Minghao's eyes were full of joy and excitement. After a few arduous months, was he finally going to be free from this misery?

Not to mention Wang Minghao, even his master, as well as the Tenth Princess of Great Xia Dynasty, also thought that Ye Ping was dead meat at this point.

Ye Ping was only at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment realm while Wang Minghao's attacking power was too overbearing. With the combination of the Fire Dragon Sword Qi that spanned over tens of feet, as well as the terrifying Earth Fire Seal, even a perfected Foundation Establishment realm cultivator would have to die.

"Nonsense."

However, as soon as Wang Minghao finished speaking, Ye Ping suddenly spoke up.

Roar!

Before Wang Minghao could react, Ye Ping immediately punched while his fists were shrouded in a golden light. His blood was surging and the void quaked.

Boom!

His golden fist blasted on top of the fire dragon Sword Qi. Right on the spot, the fire dragon shattered and Ye Ping's fist then collided with Wang Minghao's.

Roar!

The sound of the True Dragon filled the air, and like a True Dragon, Ye Ping was tyrannical and menacing. He was standing still like a mountain and after Wang Minghao got into a fight with Ye Ping, his hands became distorted while his white bone poked through his skin with blood.

Pfft.

In just an instant, Wang Minghao seemed to have bombarded a piece of divine iron as he instantly got thrown backwards by several hundred meters and his bones broke. Even his organs were horrifyingly damaged and he vomited blood in the air, just like how he did during the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet back then.

Bang!

After landing on the ground, Wang Minghao did not feel any pain at all, but he felt extremely shocked. He stared wide-eyed at Ye Ping who was not far away.

He did not expect that Ye Ping's physical body was actually so terrifying.

Wang Minghao spat out fresh blood again. He had suffered a real serious injury but not the kind he did at the Sword Dao Meet. This time, it was fatal.

This time, Ye Ping might not have gone all out, but his strength was still hard and since he had sensed Wang Minghao's killing intent, he naturally wouldn't be polite to him.

However, the reason he did not kill him right away was not because Ye Ping took pity on him, but rather, Wang Minghao's master was still there and they would be in huge trouble if they killed Wang Minghao.

"Minghao."

The old man in black with a bamboo hat hollered and immediately arrived in front of Wang Minghao.

In this instant, Ye Ping arrived beside the self-proclaimed Tenth Princess of Great Xia Dynasty, pulled her, and then ran away without saying a word.

The two figures instantly disappeared in the same place, and the old man in black with a bamboo hat did not waste any time.

Boom.

He raised his hand, and thirty-six flying swords shot out directly from the spot between his eyebrows.

Each flying sword was mixed with extremely terrifying power and struck at Ye Ping like a bolt of lightning.

"Torch Dragon Ancient Seal."

In just an instant, Ye Ping directly executed the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal and the surging Dharmic powers immediately started operating while an invisible force appeared on Ye Ping's back, allowing him to resist the flying sword.

Pfft.

Even if Ye Ping had powerful Dharmic powers, he was facing a powerhouse in the late-stage Golden Core realm. There were at least five levels between the two.

For ordinary cultivators, realms were worlds apart, and although Ye Ping could defeat a cultivator in the perfected Foundation Establishment realm, it was still painstaking for him to defeat a Golden Core realm cultivator.

Besides, he was a cultivator in the late-stage Golden Core realm.

Most importantly, his flying sword was not a Dharma artifact. All the 36 flying swords were supreme-grade spirit artifacts that were being controlled by a Golden Core realm powerhouse.

In fact, the main thing was that Wang Minghao's master was not an ordinary Golden Core realm cultivator and belonged to the strongest batch of cultivators.

Otherwise, it would take a lot of effort.

At this moment, the flying sword directly pierced the Torch Dragon's Dharmic powers and then into Ye Ping's back.

At this moment, the pain overwhelmed Ye Ping, making him frown even harder.

However, at this moment, Ye Ping activated 36 Immortal Apertures and his terrifying Dharmic powers forced the 36 flying swords away.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After the flying swords were shaken away, Ye Ping felt an inexplicable pressure.

That was the difference in realm and the two could not be compared to each other at all. The only way to get out of the predicament was to fight and kill in close combat.

However, the problem was the other party was a Dao cultivator and wasn't a fool. He knew that his physical body was strong, so how could he let him get close?

Hence, if he couldn't think of a solution, he might really die there.

Boom!

The flying swords attacked again, but this time, there were no 36 Sword Qi but 108 of them. Wang Minghao's master did not want to waste time, and sacrificed 108 flying swords in one go, all for the sake of wiping Ye Ping out.

"Old blockhead."

Feeling the Sword Qi behind him, Ye Ping couldn't help but curse in his heart.

'He's outright cheating. Not only is he hitting me, an early-stage Foundation Establishment realm cultivator even though he's in the late-stage Golden Core realm. He even used 108 supreme-grade flying swords. How shameless.'

Boom!

The flying swords came crashing over and Ye Ping did not choose to escape. Instead, he turned around and opened the Torch Dragon Immortal Seal. He opened his Ancient True Dragon Fist Technique and blasted the flying swords over.

However, there were too many flying swords and the power was increasing too. Ye Ping could sense an immense pressure.

Boom!

In the end, the Blood and Qi Furnace behind Ye Ping hovered above his head and the power of Qi and Blood turned into a waterfall that came crashing down, stopping the attacks of the flying sword.

Sounds of a dragon roaring came from the furnace, as if it was breeding a True Dragon.

Not far away, Ye Ping blasted his golden fist into the void, each punch as tyrannical as thunderbolt.

Unfortunately, the other party was too weak. To be more precise, the difference between the two was too big and not to mention that Ye Ping had reached the Golden Core realm. Even if Ye Ping broke through to the mid-stage Golden Core realm, he wouldn't be so passive.

The Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty behind Ye Ping also seemed shocked as she looked shocked.

"Little friend, stop resisting. Hand the Tenth Princess over and we can forget about the feud between us."

At this moment, Wang Minghao's master spoke up again. He had been treating Wang Minghao's wounds previously and was too tied up. Once he left, Wang Minghao would definitely die.

Ye Ping's punch was just right, a little stronger and Wang Minghao would be killed on the spot. If it was a little lighter, Wang Minghao might persist on for a while.

Now, Wang Minghao's veins and tendons were surging while his organs moved and his Qi and Blood rolled. Once he lost control, he would immediately die.

"Senior, are you treating me like a three-year-old child?"

Ye Ping responded to the attack of the flying sword.

"No, don't get the wrong idea. I did want to kill you in the past."

"However, things are different now. You managed to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace at such a young age and you're very strong too. I have high hopes for you."

"I can take you as my disciple, as long as you hand over the Tenth Princess. When the time comes, you will worship me as your master. Once I get the reward, we'll split it between us. How does that sound?"

He tried to tempt Ye Ping.

However, in the next moment, the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty immediately spoke up.

"Fellow Daoist, don't believe his bullshit, he's stalling for time."

The Tenth Princess was afraid that Ye Ping would fall for it.

Ye Ping did not answer the Tenth Princess but looked at her.

"Thank you, Senior, but I already have a master, and I don't want to get involved in your affairs. I'm just passing by here. Stop attacking and let me walk for a while. I'll put her down to let you catch her after some time, alright?"

Ye Ping definitely didn't believe him, but he had no choice but to talk nonsense with him now.

"Hah!"

The other party chuckled but did not continue to speak. It was obvious that he wanted Ye Ping to drop the idea and stop dreaming.

In an instant, Ye Ping was awkward.

The situation was too troublesome and Ye Ping had been getting restrained. He couldn't leave either. If he continued to wait here for Wang Minghao's injuries to stabilize, he would be doomed.

Thinking about it, Ye Ping could not help but be depressed again.

'In the future, I won't use this Teleportation Array anymore. What a jinx, I get into trouble whenever I use it.'

Ye Ping was upset.

'Wait…'

'Array formation!'

However, Ye Ping suddenly thought of a solution.

'Array formation!'

Yes, array formation.

Escaping was basically impossible, and if the other party hadn't been delayed by Wang Minghao, he wouldn't have the chance to retaliate at all.

However, even if the other party was delayed, he would be able to restrain him using the Dharmic Dao flying sword.

If he really wanted to escape, the only way would be to rely on the Teleportation Array.

However, it would take some time for the Teleportation Array to be set up. Once he set it up, he'd probably be able to sense it.

It was troublesome.

'Wait…'

There was a solution too.

In an instant, Ye Ping thought of a possibility. According to Wang Zhuoyu's array formation insights, Ye Ping remembered a paragraph that specifically mentioned a solution for the instant set up of an array formation.

That was, to enter the formation with one's heart.

Thinking of this, Ye Ping also had nothing to hesitate about. If he didn't try, he'd definitely die. If he tried, there might be a way out.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Ping gritted his teeth, took out dozens of superior-grade Spirit Stones, and then roared into the sky.

"Third Senior Brother, save me."

"Teleportation Array."

Ye Ping's voice sounded again.

That made the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty a little confused about what Ye Ping was trying to do.

However, in the next moment, a scene that shocked her even more appeared.

Right after Ye Ping spoke, a Teleportation Pool appeared in front of them.

They then entered it.

'This is impossible!'

Almost at the same moment, the man in the black robe and bamboo hat roared.

His eyes were full of disbelief.

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Chapter 154: Tenth Princess, Xia Qingmo

"This is impossible!"

Han Mo exclaimed.

His face was full of shock and disbelief.

From the beginning to the end, he had never worried that Ye Ping would escape from this place. To be honest, as a late-stage Golden Core realm cultivator, he could have completely killed Ye Ping in a flash if it wasn't for his own disciple.

However, he didn't expect Ye Ping to throw a handful of Spirit Stones to activate the Teleportation Array.

It completely defied the basic logic of array formations.

As an array formation enthusiast, Han Mo knew a little bit about array formations, even though he wasn't a master.

In order to set up an array formation, one would need an array artifact and some array materials. Ordinary array formation masters would have to follow the procedure, step by step. There could not be any errors. Otherwise, the array formations would be dysfunctional.

However, even a master of array formations could only set up an array formation in a short period of time despite being skillful.

Apart from peerless array formation masters, no one could instantly set up an array formation. Even the best array formation master in Jin Nation could only instantly set up a few array formations that they were familiar with.

How did Ye Ping set up the array formation?

Ye Ping tossed out dozens of Spirit Stones and the array formation appeared.

It was simply outrageous.

'Where's the array artifact?'

'Where are the materials?'

'Can you at least set up an array diagram? You just threw a bunch of Spirit Stones into the array?'

Han Mo was dumbfounded.

He had never seen such means before. It was simply miraculous.

However, at this moment, the surrounding space was suddenly distorted.

In an instant, the entire barren mountain was filled with people.

Everyone was dressed in black and wearing masks. Their faces could not be seen clearly and they were all emitting a cold and sinister aura.

There were three people standing in front of the crowd.

Their gender could not be seen clearly, but their masks were colorful, with colors like red, purple, and green.

When Han Mo saw them, he immediately slowly released Wang Minghao and said with a grave expression,

"Greetings, Lords."

Han Mo took the initiative to bow with utmost sincerity.

"Where is the Tenth Princess?"

A low, hoarse voice sounded and the man in the red mask spoke with apprehension while looking at Han Mo.

"Lord, the Tenth Princess has been rescued."

Han Mo lowered his head and bit the bullet to explain.

"What did you say?"

The man in the red mask attacked and strangled Han Mo, his eyes full of murderous intent.

He was extremely ferocious and he didn't show Han Mo any mercy at all.

"Lord… Ahem, that person came too suddenly. He attacked my disciple and escaped using the Teleportation Array. Please forgive me, Lord. I'll go look for him now."

Strangled by the neck, Han Mo's face turned red.

He was a Golden Core realm cultivator so being strangled was no big deal, but he was terrified and scared.

"Han Mo, do you know how serious this matter is? The Tenth Princess is our biggest bargaining chip, I never thought you would lose her. You really deserve to die."

The man in the red mask hollered furiously while demonic aura encircled him, his eyes full of killing intent.

"My lord, I don't wish for that either."

Han Mo was really a bit upset. Who would have thought that Ye Ping would appear out of nowhere? Most importantly, Ye Ping was so strong that he had defeated Wang Minghao with one punch.

"Okay, since it has already happened, let's not delay any further. Han Mo, you said that he escaped with the help of a Teleportation Array? Where's the array diagram?"

The person in the green mask was a woman and she told everyone not to panic but to focus on solving the issue at hand instead of berating Han Mo.

"The array diagram… array diagram."

Han Mo was even more upset to hear about the array diagram.

He knew what the other party meant. Since Ye Ping escaped with the Teleportation Array, there must be an array diagram, and if they knew how to set up array formations, they could do so according to the array diagram.

Although they could not be 100% certain about the direction and position, they could at least know a rough estimate.

However, the problem was that there was no array diagram to Ye Ping's Teleportation Array.

"Han Mo, what exactly are you hiding? Are you really not afraid of death?"

Seeing that Han Mo had been stammering about something, the woman in the green mask walked over with a sinister gaze.

"Lords, you may not believe me when I say it."

"Ye Ping didn't even set up the array diagram, he simply tossed dozens of Spirit Stones in the air and set up the array before disappearing with the Tenth Princess."

Han Mo knelt on the ground, he really didn't know how to explain.

He didn't believe it either.

Indeed, after he said that, the man in the red mask kicked Han Mo hard to break his sternum.

"Han Mo, do you really take us for fools? Direct teleportation without an array diagram? I'll give you a few hundred superior-grade Spirit Stones now, why don't you try setting it up?"

"Han Mo, do you really think we don't dare to kill you? The Tenth Princess is of great significance to the Fiendcelestial Cult. If we fail in this mission, we will die along with you. Do you get it?"

They flew into a rage.

It was not that they didn't believe Han Mo. It was just that his words were unbelievable.

Setting up an array formation by tossing a few dozen Spirit Stones?

Even the ones who were clueless about array formations would know that it was outrageous.

In the Dao of array formations, array artifacts, array diagrams, and array techniques were all necessary.

Even the best array formation master would have to use an array diagram. Yet, Ye Ping could do it just by tossing Spirit Stones?

'Who are you fooling?'

"Lord, I really did not lie. If I were to lie, how could I say such a thing? I'm not stupid."

Han Mo was really aggrieved. His disciple had been crippled and the Tenth Princess ran away too. Yet, he still got blamed and accused. How could he not feel like crying?

After he said that, everyone indeed fell silent.

Indeed, Han Mo's words sounded absurd and it did seem like a lie.

However, the problem was that they would rather believe that Han Mo was lying than believe that what he said was true.

"Junior Sister, you're proficient in array formations, is this possible?"

The man in the red mask asked his junior sister.

The woman in the green mask took a few steps forward and talked while doing so.

"When setting up array formations, array artifacts, materials, and array diagrams are necessary, but a truly powerful array formation master has the array diagrams engraved within his body. He won't have to use the array artifacts and materials to set up the array formation."

"However, array formation masters who have reached this level can set up a supreme killing array that can kill Golden Core realm and Nascent Soul realm opponents easily. Hence, when such array formation masters really appear, we won't have time to be predicting here."

"The only possibility is that the person's body is inscribed by a supreme array formation master and he just needs a large amount of spiritual energy to activate the array diagram in his body."

"By the way, Han Mo, who did you say that person was? Ye Ping?"

The woman asked. She was a powerhouse and an expert in array formations.

"Yes, it's Ye Ping."

Han Mo nodded and hurriedly replied.

"Ye Ping? Why is this name so familiar?"

She muttered to herself, finding his name familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it.

"Lord, if I remember correctly, Ye Ping should be the cultivator who slaughtered our sect's disciples at the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet, but later on, rumor had it that the person who did it was Sikong Jiantian and not Ye Ping."

"Besides, Ye Ping is ranked 44th place in the list of must-kill Qi Refinement cultivators."

Someone spoke up and informed the other party of Ye Ping's origin.

"So that's why. No wonder I found his name familiar."

"It seems this Ye Ping is the reason our raid on the Qingzhou Sword Dao Meet failed. Put him in number one place on the must-kill list."

"Since he can save the Tenth Princess from Han Mo, he is definitely not an ordinary person."

She gave an order to increase Ye Ping's ranking.

Immediately afterwards, the woman in the green mask waved her hand, and in an instant, a green compass appeared in her hand.

The compass was palm-sized, but it was flickering and all sorts of ancient words appeared, covering an area of hundreds of meters around her. She was deducing.

After a while, the woman in the green mask spoke again.

"There are indeed traces of a Teleportation Array, Han Mo did not lie to us."

"Seems like this Ye Ping has come from quite a long way, there is an array diagram that was inscribed by an array formation expert in his body. Impressive move."

"Unfortunately, he met me."

She muttered to herself and moved her hands on the disc. In the end, the compass turned and a few ancient words appeared.

"West"

"1,500"

1,500 kilometers to the west.

The woman in the green mask murmured to herself, but people started hollering.

"It really is the Fiendcelestial Cult, hurry up and hand over the Tenth Princess."

"It really is the Fiendcelestial Cult, aren't you people afraid of dying?"

"Hand over the Tenth Princess and I can let you off."

An angry hollering sounded in the distance. It was from the Jin Nation powerhouses, among whom there were elders of the Jin Nation Academy.

They had been searching in the territory of Qingzhou and found the traces of the Fiendcelestial Cult, which they followed all the way to this place, only to find that the Tenth Princess was not there. Hence, they had no choice but to reveal themselves in such a manner.

"Dam it, we got discovered."

"It's normal to be discovered, it's just a pity that the Tenth Princess has also fled."

The man in the red mask and the one in the purple mask frowned, but they were not worried, just extremely annoyed.

"Yes."

However, the woman with the green mask's gaze was extremely calm, and it seemed that she was the leader as she gave out commands and orders.

"I will use the Teleportation Array to send you guys away. After that, search the surrounding 2,500 kilometers. If you find Ye Ping, kill him. However, you cannot hurt the Tenth Princess, you have to nab her alive. If she gets injured, you guys will die."

The woman with the green mask ordered in a cold voice.

After she said that, the compass in her hand floated up, instantly becoming larger. It became about hundreds of meters wide and soon, with a boom, rays of green light darted over from the mountain. On the mountain, traces of a huge array diagram began to appear.

"You're so inexperienced!"

The woman immediately tossed out 108 array formation seals, and the massive compass shot out a beam of green light that shrouded the entire mountain.

The tens of thousands of cultivators disappeared in place as they were teleported to 1,500 kilometers away.

However, several flying swords were shot over too and the entire mountain shattered right on the spot. Some of the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were too late to teleport and were instantly shattered into pieces.

"Let them search while we settle this problem. Otherwise, when they find the Tenth Princess, we'll be in trouble."

The woman with the green mask didn't leave and instead stayed there to fight with the powerhouses of Jin Nation.

The other two also didn't waste any time. They sacrificed their treasures and joined her in the fight too.

As for Han Mo, he also disappeared with the array formation. He was not afraid of the Jin Nation powerhouses, but his identity could not be exposed. Once it was, he would die.

Fighting the Fiendcelestial Cult was worse than joining the Fiendcelestial Cult.

At the same time, 1,750 kilometers away in the West.

Under a waterfall, Ye Ping sat cross-legged while healing his wounds.

He was surrounded by golden light and surging spiritual energy that converged onto his wound.

Han Mo's flying sword contained his Dharmic powers. Once it seeped into one's body, the body would be destroyed if they could not resist it.

Ye Ping did not want to leave any internal injuries. Hence, after leaving the Teleportation Array, he ran for 250 kilometers with the Tenth Princess. He then found a place to heal.

Not far away, the Tenth Princess, Xia Qingmo, could not help but look at Ye Ping with her beautiful eyes.

Even after two hours, she was still shell-shocked.

Ye Ping managed to set up the Teleportation Array by tossing dozens of Spirit Stones into the air. Only a master of array formations in the Great Xia Dynasty would be able to do that.

However, she didn't expect Ye Ping to be able to do it at such a young age.

She looked at Ye Ping quietly, filled with curiosity.

Ye Ping, who was far away, was fully unclothed and his skin was fine and smooth. However, there were more than ten bloodied wounds on his back.

However, wisps of golden light spread around the sword wounds to heal them.

As the tenth princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Qingmo might have average aptitude in cultivation, but she often read books in her free time. Five years ago, she had already finished reading all the sutras in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.

Hence, Xia Qingmo could tell at a glance that Ye Ping was very strong and could be considered a supreme genius.

At a young age, he was already proficient in array formations and had an invincible physical body too. In his twenties, he managed to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace. Such a genius was overbearing and incredible in the Great Xia Dynasty.

However, if Xia Qingmo knew that Ye Ping had been cultivating for less than half a year, she would probably be even more shocked.

Five minutes later, as Ye Ping exhaled turbid gas, the wound on his back healed and his skin became extremely smooth.

Han Mo's Sword Qi was forced out of him, and Ye Ping also stabilized the vibrations in his body. His energy was perfected.

After opening his eyes, Ye Ping put on his clothes as soon as he raised his hand.

In the next moment, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at Xia Qingmo, the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.

The latter also sensed Ye Ping's gaze.

The two exchanged glances.

Although it was just for a moment, Xia Qingmo began to feel embarrassed as she opened her eyes a little.

Ye Ping could not help but size her up.

He had to admit that she was indeed worthy of being a princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Li Yue, the princess of Jin Nation, was beautiful and had a great figure. She was elegant too. However, compared to Xia Qingmo, she was worlds apart.

Xia Qingmo, who was in the distance, was emitting a subtle scholarly aura. She was reserved, elegant, and extremely beautiful. Her looks were on par with Xiao Muxue and Chen Lingrou.

The difference was that Xiao Muxue was a combination of iceberg and volcano while Chen Lingrou was purely beautiful. Xia Qingmo was an elegant beauty.

He had just taken a glance at her.

He felt like he was in love and his heart skipped a beat.

Coupled with that bashful shyness and the trace of fear in her eyes, he felt his heart turn soft and she was definitely a hunk killer.

"Are you really the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

However, Ye Ping was just appreciating her beauty. He did not have any other thoughts about romance. However, at first glance, he developed some good feelings for Xia Qingmo.

He got up to look at Xia Qingmo and asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, thank you for saving me. I will certainly remember the kindness that you've shown me. After I return to the palace, I will do my best to repay you."

Xia Qingmo's voice was pleasant, and although she wasn't smiling, she seemed warm and gentle.

"Save it. I was just standing up because I saw injustice."

Ye Ping shook his head, he did not feel anything about this kind of repayment. After all, he didn't lack anything.

Moreover, Ye Ping did not want to get involved with the Great Xia Dynasty. If the Qingyun Dao Sect was really the victim of the luck-extermination battle, it would be troublesome.

Hence, Ye Ping planned to go far away with Xia Qingmo. He hoped that nothing would go wrong.

"Your words are too serious, the Great Xia Dynasty rewards and punishes wherever it's due. You saved me and I'm indebted to you. I will never forget your kindness."

Xia Qingmo continued.

"Alright, if you really want to repay me, just send me a little more Spirit Stones when you return to the Great Xia Dynasty."

Ye Ping did not refute modestly. After the battle today, he had indeed realized what his flaws were.

Although he was just a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator while the other party was a late-stage Golden Core realm cultivator, no one would feel shameless about bullying someone weaker.

In particular, those in the demonic Dao would never bother about morals and ethics.

It was a wake-up call.

He had to quickly become stronger.

He also had to improve his physical body, Sword Dao, array formations, and so on.

So what if he had no enemies in the same realm? He would die when faced with Golden Core realm cultivators.

Besides, after that, he would also have to face Nascent Soul realm cultivators. If he had met a Nascent Soul realm cultivator instead, he would have died for sure.

Hence, Ye Ping decided to quickly improve his strength and at least hurry up to reach the Golden Core realm so that after going to a stronger place, he would at least have the opportunity to escape.

If he wanted to do that, he would need Spirit Stones.

Merit did not come easy and Spirit Stones were universal. Since the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty wanted to repay him, he would accept even a few million superior-grade Spirit Stones.

"Spirit Stones? Sure, but benefactor, can you send me to Lizhou? There's someone waiting for me there. Once I reach, I will be safe."

"When I return to the palace, I will give all my savings to you."

Xia Qingmo agreed to Ye Ping's request very directly, but she hoped that Ye Ping would escort her to Lizhou and also promised him some benefits

'All your savings?'

Ye Ping was tempted when he heard that.

How much savings did the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty have? It should be a staggering amount.

However, Ye Ping didn't have time to think longer.

All of a sudden, figures appeared.

Ye Ping's physical body was extremely strong, so he naturally sensed it. There was a large number of people charging over from all directions.

"Run."

In the next moment, Ye Ping grabbed Xia Qingmo's hand and fled.

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Chapter 155: You Don't Know Sword Kinesis Flight? Benefactor, Can I Teach You?

"They're there, hurry up and chase."

"The Tenth Princess is right ahead. Hurry up and chase her."

"Kill!"

Among the mountains, figures appeared, and there were at least several thousand of them weaving through the mountains.

Remaining composed, Ye Ping pulled Xia Qingmo along all the way.

"Benefactor, why don't you use Sword Kinesis Flight?"

Xia Qingmo, who was being pulled along, felt a bit uncomfortable. Being a princess, she could not stand running wildly like that.

What made Xia Qingmo even more curious was why Ye Ping was running instead of using Sword Kinesis Flight.

She felt nauseous.

"I don't know how to use Sword Kinesis Flight."

Ye Ping felt a little embarrassed too. He didn't know Sword Kinesis Flight and it was mainly because Su Changyu didn't teach him how to.

Later, when he went to Jin Nation Academy, Ye Ping did not learn the Sword Kinesis Flight either. It was not that it wasn't taught in Jin Nation Academy nor was he lazy, but rather, he only wanted to learn what Su Changyu taught to him.

"????"

Xia Qingmo was a little dumbfounded.

Ye Ping was in the early-stage of Foundation Establishment and had the Blood and Qi Furnace. He could also instantly set up an array formation, and yet he said he didn't know how to use the Sword Kinesis Flight.

It was the same as a peerless prodigy saying that he could not write.

However, Xia Qingmo immediately came back to her senses and looked at Ye Ping.

"Benefactor, how about I teach you the Sword Kinesis Flight?"

Xia Qingmo said, she really couldn't stand the jerky feeling anymore.

"Princess Qingmo, I don't mean anything else, but my eldest Senior Brother is a peerless Sword Immortal and I want him to teach it to me. Thank you for your kindness."

Ye Ping ran wildly all the way while thanking her.

"No, Benefactor, if you keep running like this, I… won't be able to stand it."

Xia Qingmo was caught between laughter and tears. She really couldn't take it any longer and Ye Ping was being too fast. If her physical body was strong, it would be fine.

However, she really couldn't withstand it.

"But…"

In an instant, Ye Ping felt embarrassed. He could tell that Xia Qingmo was indeed feeling terrible as she could barely breathe and her pretty face was flushed too.

However, if he slowed down, they would definitely catch up to him.

If he didn't slow down, Xia Qingmo would feel uncomfortable.

'Ah, women are so troublesome.'

Ye Ping was a little perplexed.

"Benefactor, don't worry, although I may not teach you the Sword Kinesis Flight better than your brother does, it definitely won't be terrible. It's the best Sword Kinesis Flight in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion of the Great Xia Dynasty."

"If you really don't need it in the future, you can relearn it from your Senior Brother."

"Desperate times call for desperate measures. I don't think your Senior Brother will blame you."

Xia Qingmo painstakingly persuaded Ye Ping.

Indeed, they got to that topic.

Ye Ping wavered too.

"Well, in that case, we can only make do. Ah."

Ye Ping's tone was full of helplessness.

At this moment, Xia Qingmo was a little uncomfortable.

She had a nickname in the Great Xia Dynasty, which was the 'Walking Sutra Pavilion'. She had basically read all the sutras and secret manuals in the Great Xia Dynasty, as well as the other four dynasties. Hence, she had heard about all strange things before.

Everyone in the Great Xia Dynasty wanted secret manuals.

However, she had now taken the initiative to teach Ye Ping, but to her surprise, he turned her down and was full of disdain.

All of a sudden, Xia Qingmo wanted to know who Ye Ping's eldest Senior Brother was.

However, she thought that it would be better to impart the secret method to him now.

"Benefactor, this secret method is called the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight which is a famous technique in the Great Xia Dynasty. I will chant the incantation now, remember it well."

Xia Qingmo continued.

"My heart is like water, my will is like the wind, my body is free, my mind is at ease…"

Xia Qingmo imparted as much of the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight to Ye Ping as she could.

The incantation was not long so Ye Ping instantly memorized it.

He then began to comprehend.

"Benefactor, if this secret method is difficult, I will give you another one."

After Ye Ping memorized the incantation, Xia Qingmo continued to speak.

In fact, she had some regrets.

Perhaps because Ye Ping had somewhat despised her, she taught Ye Ping the best Sword Kinesis Flight found in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion.

The Sword Kinesis Flight was the most basic sword technique, but the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight was not that easy to learn,

Even a genius of the Sword Dao would need several months to comprehend it.

She didn't know if Ye Ping would be able to truly master it after she imparted it to him.

If he couldn't, it would be a problem.

However, as soon as Xia Qingmo finished speaking, a flying sword appeared in Ye Ping's hand.

It was the flying sword given to him by Su Changyu.

Ye Ping had always kept it in his dantian, and now that he had learned the technique of Sword Kinesis Flight, he intended to give it a try.

"My heart is like water, my will is like the wind, my body is free, my mind is at ease…"

Ye Ping closed his eyes and felt it carefully.

However, at this moment, a gust of cold breeze blew over slowly.

In an instant, the flying sword in Ye Ping's hand appeared at his feet after it had grown several times larger, as if it had gained a life of its own!

Phew!

In the next moment, Ye Ping's speed skyrocketed ten times as he seemed to transform into a clear wind, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.

"Carefree!"

In an instant, Xia Qingmo knew what was happening.

Ye Ping had not only comprehended the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight, but he had also managed to reach the second realm in just ten short breaths.

My heart is like water; that was the first realm where the sword technique was like water and the sword was soft.

My will is like the wind; that was the second realm where the sword was fast.

My body is free; that was the third realm where he was carefree in the world and carried his sword along.

I am carefree; That was the fourth realm where heaven and earth were carefree and he could fly on the sword freely.

Generally, even a genius of the Sword Dao would need to spend several months to barely reach the first realm.

However, Ye Ping took only ten breaths to reach the second realm.

His sword was like the wind and it followed his heart.

'This aptitude… is demonic.'

Even Xia Qingmo suddenly felt that Ye Ping's aptitude was no inferior to her brothers.

She could hardly imagine there being such a genius in the tiny Qingzhou.

Ye Ping was like the wind, roaming freely between heaven and earth.

Above the dome of the sky, Ye Ping felt the thrill of Sword Kinesis Flight and opened his eyes. Although he was a little scared, the control made him feel extremely comfortable.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Ping disappeared several thousand meters away.

In another blink of an eye, Ye Ping was back in the same place.

The increase in speed was simply terrifying.

Previously, with the help of his physical body, Ye Ping's daily travel limit was 1,500 kilometers.

However, after mastering the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight, he felt that he could travel 15,000 kilometers a day or even more.

"How did this guy's speed suddenly become so fast?"

"Quick, take chase, cut the crap."

"If we fail this mission, we will all be doomed. Hurry and chase."

"Swallow some recovery pills and chase after him, don't let him escape."

At this moment, several figures among the mountains and forests ascended to the sky. They had previously hidden among the mountains and forests, because they were afraid of being discovered by Ye Ping. Now that Ye Ping was using Sword Kinesis Flight, they decided not to hide their abilities any longer.

They rode their Dharma artifact and chased after Ye Ping.

"Benefactor, run."

Xia Qingmo's voice sounded. Upon sight of so many pursuers, the first thing she did was to tell Ye Ping to run.

Ye Ping did not hesitate either. He simply took a glance before turning into a gust of wind and vanishing.

He was so fast that it was outrageous.

Above the sky dome, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples who were in a dense formation were dumbfounded.

Ye Ping was too fast, so much that they could not see him with their naked eyes.

If they could chase, they would naturally do so, but the problem was that he was too fast.

However, before they could react, Ye Ping suddenly returned to the same spot.

This time, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were dumbstruck again.

They didn't know what happened. Why did Ye Ping come back again?

"Benefactor, what's wrong with you?"

Not to mention them, even Xia Qingmo was a bit curious.

'We've already run, why are we back?'

She couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

However, Ye Ping, who was on the flying sword, was shocked.

He did run away at first, but when he was leaving, he took a look at the group of people and found that they were all disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult.

Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.

If they were other cultivators, he would definitely run regardless of their cultivation level. After all, he knew that a massive number of ants could kill an elephant.

However, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were different.

They were merit for him.

In Ye Ping's eyes, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples equated to merit. It was simple to understand.

Hence, after snapping back to his senses, Ye Ping turned around and returned.

"Princess Qingmo, are the people who are chasing you from the Fiendcelestial Cult?"

Ye Ping asked.

"Yes, within the Jin Nation, there is only one Fiendcelestial Cult that dares to fight against the Great Xia Dynasty."

Xia Qingmo was a bit confused as she didn't understand what exactly Ye Ping wanted to express.

"Princess Qingmo, in the future, tell me such things earlier."

After getting an exact answer, Ye Ping immediately stopped being worried and seemed to be looking forward to something as he stared at the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.

The disciples were shocked too.

They also did not understand what exactly Ye Ping was thinking.

'What's wrong with the disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult?'

'Aren't the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples strong? Big Brother, what are you thinking?'

'Can you be more decent?'

"No nonsense, kill."

"Capture the princess alive."

"Kill!"

However, no matter what tricks Ye Ping was playing, they didn't care anymore. One by one, they charged towards Ye Ping to kill him. In an instant, all sorts of Dharma treasures and flying swords charged towards Ye Ping.

In a nutshell, their mission was to capture the princess alive, and so they didn't care about anything else.

Thousands of figures rushed toward Ye Ping, forming a circle and surrounding him above the sky dome.

"Benefactor, run. You might be powerful, but you can't beat them when you're outnumbered. Don't be impulsive."

In an instant, Xia Qingmo hurriedly told Ye Ping to run. Although she knew that he was very powerful, he couldn't go on like this.

So many people were charging towards them and even Golden Core realm cultivators would have to die there.

Moreover, most of those Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were Foundation Establishment cultivators and could be lethal when they teamed up.

However, flying above the sky dome, Ye Ping patted Xia Qingmo's shoulder without saying anything. However, the confidence in his eyes made Xia Qingmo fall silent.

Phew!

In an instant, when all the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples surrounded Ye Ping, an infinite amount of golden light emanated from Ye Ping's body.

At this moment, Ye Ping was like a sun, and behind his head, an intense Golden Wheel of Expiation emerged. It was radiant and dazzling.

"Ah!"

"Golden Wheel of Expiation?"

"This is the Golden Wheel of Expiation?"

"Run, this guy has a Golden Wheel of Expiation?"

"This is the supreme expert of the Great Xia Dynasty. He's pretending to be weak."

"Quick, run."

"The rumor is true, he really has the Golden Wheel of Expiation."

"Impossible, this is impossible, he's only in his early twenties. Yet, he can actually condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation, I don't believe it, I don't believe it."

"Quick, quick, quick go inform the lords. Even if we die, we must spread this news. Otherwise, more people will die at his hands in the future."

"Ye Ping, you are really scheming and despicable. You are a villain."

"You are even worse than a disciple of the fiend sects. You are so despicable."

Thousands of disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult were instantly melted by the Golden Wheel of Expiation and in one go, the thousands of disciples died in the middle of the sky dome without making a single sound.

The Fiendcelestial Cult disciples behind them, who had escaped the ordeal, couldn't help but panic and curse at Ye Ping, their eyes full of hatred.

However, no matter how they cursed, all thousands of power of merit entered Ye Ping's body.

At this moment, the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were dumbfounded.

Xia Qingmo was confused too.

His physical body was invincible, he had the Blood and Qi Furnace, he could instantly set up an array formation, he had incredible Sword Dao aptitude, and now he had the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

What kind of a genius must one be to do that?

There were incredible geniuses in the Great Xia Dynasty but not to such an extent.

He was only in his early twenties, and yet he could already condense the Blood and Qi Furnace and create a Teleportation Array by tossing a few Spirit Stones without the need for array artifacts or array diagrams. He managed to learn the best Sword Kinesis Flight technique of the Great Xia Dynasty in ten breaths and even reached the second realm.

Now, he also had the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

Xia Qingmo was completely speechless.

She also finally understood why Ye Ping turned around and came back.

What were demons the most afraid of? The Golden Light of Expiation, of course. Besides, he used the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

As a knowledgeable person, Xia Qingmo understood better than anyone else, just how exaggerated the Golden Wheel of Expiation was.

In the Jin Nation which was one of the Ten Nations, there was only one person who owned the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

In a stronger nation like Chen Nation, the leader of the Ten Nations, there were only three who had the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, there were no more than a hundred powerhouses who had the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

Although the Great Xia Dynasty did not have any powerful Buddhist sects, it was enough to prove how difficult it was to condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

Under normal circumstances, Daoist Masters who had the Golden Light of Expiation would have to accumulate merit for thousands of years before they could condense the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

According to Ye Ping's Qi and blood, Xia Qingmo could determine that Ye Ping was definitely not older than twenty-five years old.

He was just a year or two older than her.

At this age, he condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

It was really outrageous.

At this moment, Xia Qingmo completely understood what it meant for there to always be someone better.

It was too absurd.

All the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples collapsed at this moment. A second ago, they were just surrounding and sieging Ye Ping with maniacal expressions and yet, in the next moment, they scattered everywhere, wishing they could grow more legs to run.

"Golden Light of Expiation Sword."

Unfortunately, faced with so much merit, Ye Ping did not show any mercy.

Thousands of golden Sword Qi surged out and having mastered the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight, Ye Ping's Sword Qi became much stronger and there was also an unparalleled boost in his speed.

In just a flash, thousands of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples died under the Golden Light of Expiation sword.

Ye Ping was like a heavenly god.

In the end, tens of thousands of beams of golden light emanated from his physical body, expiating the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples.

A total of nearly tens of thousands of Fiendcelestial Cult disciples were all buried in Ye Ping's Golden Wheel of Expiation.

There were tens of thousands of merits that were large, though not as massive compared to the millions of resentful spirits he expiated back then. However, he still got these for free.

However, at this moment, an indescribable feeling appeared and Ye Ping's eyelids twitched. In an instant, the flying sword he rode vanished right on the spot.

Boom.

In the moment Ye Ping disappeared, a terrifying explosion sounded, and a flying sword blew up the void.

The aftermath of the explosion made Ye Ping shiver while his hair stood on ends and his blood and Qi surged.

Someone had sneaked up on him.

Ye Ping coughed, forcing himself to stabilize his Qi and blood while looking around vigilantly.

Phew!

Another Sword Qi charged over.

Ye Ping disappeared in place half a step in advance. Fortunately, he had cultivated the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to shun even with an alarm in advance.

"Benefactor, fly towards the south where the Lizhou is. We will reach in less than six hours, and once we do, we will be safe."

Xia Qingmo, who was behind Ye Ping, told him to fly towards the south. She had calculated, and given Ye Ping's speed, they would definitely reach Lizhou in less than six hours.

"Excellent!"

Ye Ping did not waste time and turned into a gust of wind before flying south on his flying sword.

"You can't escape."

However, just at this moment, Han Mo spoke.

He came here with the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples and did not intend to intervene at first. Since all the powerhouses of Jin Nation were there, he did not want to reveal his identity. Hence, he secretly observed and thought that with so many Fiendcelestial Cult disciples, he would be able to capture the Tenth Princess alive anyway.

Once he captured the Tenth Princess, everything would be good.

However, he did not expect Ye Ping to have the Golden Wheel of Expiation and that had indeed shocked Han Mo.

At this moment, Han Mo not only wanted to capture the Tenth Princess alive, but he also wanted to catch Ye Ping.

Ye Ping was incredibly powerful for his age and he would definitely have an unparalleled legacy.

He wanted to get Ye Ping's inheritance.

"Senior, how is Fellow Daoist Wang doing? Is he dead yet? When he wakes up, tell him I really didn't know he was that weak. If I knew, I wouldn't have struck so hard."

"Senior, as his master, didn't you teach him not to trouble others if he's too incompetent? This time, he's lucky enough to have met me. Otherwise, he might really be in trouble."

They escaped towards the south and Ye Ping deliberately provoked Han Mo to make him lose his rationality.

However, Han Mo did not care about Ye Ping's words.

Having lived for hundreds of years, he would be a fool if he fell for that.

"Don't struggle, you won't be able to escape me."

Han Mo said coldly.

At that moment, he squeezed his fingers, and a terrifying sword array appeared in front of Ye Ping.

Phew!

Ye Ping did not waste his breath and turned around to shun the terrifying sword array. At the same time, Ye Ping looked at Xia Qingmo anxiously.

"Do you have Spirit Stones?"

Ye Ping asked.

"No…"

Xia Qingmo was a little embarrassed.

She basically spent all the Spirit Stones she had.

"We're in trouble."

Ye Ping frowned. He had used up all the Spirit Stones on the Teleportation Array just now.

At this moment, he had some regrets about not asking Li Yue to get more Spirit Stones.

However, who would have thought that such a thing could happen even after teleporting home?

Ye Ping, who was a bit depressed, could only hop around freely.

Han Mo wanted to nab the Tenth Princess alive and didn't want to kill Ye Ping either. Hence, he was stable with his attacks and was not too harsh. Otherwise, things would have been different.

Five minutes later, Ye Ping ran around like a headless fly.

However, at this moment, Xia Qingmo spoke up.

"Benefactor, it's the Linhe Ghost Grave in front of us and there are bewitching arrays everywhere. The resentment here is strong too, be careful."

Xia Qingmo reminded Ye Ping that Linhe Ghost Grave was ahead.

"Linhe Ghost Grave?"

For a moment Ye Ping was a little shocked.

He did not expect that he had mistakenly come to Linhe Ghost Grave again.

In an instant, a bold idea popped up in Ye Ping's mind.

Bang!

While Ye Ping thought about it, Han Mo's Sword Qi had already surged over and the terrifying explosive power directly blasted Ye Ping thousands of meters away from the high altitude.

Pfft.

Ye Ping spat out blood, his body quaked and his blood and Qi surged. If not for his strong physique, he would have died after taking that blow.

"His physique is like a dragon, how terrifying."

In the sky dome, Han Mo couldn't help but look shocked.

However, after that, he turned into a bolt of lightning and charged towards Ye Ping.

Ye Ping instantly opened the 36 Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures and cast the Torch Dragon Immortal Seal, causing his Qi and blood to surge as he rode the flying sword to the Linhe Ghost Grave.

In just an instant, Ye Ping's speed skyrocketed to the extreme.

Ye Ping covered the distance of 500 meters in just three breaths and entered the Linhe Ghost Grave.

That was his extreme speed.

"Do you want to improve your strength by expiating the resentful spirits?"

"Do you think I will give you the chance?"

In the next moment, Han Mo also appeared in the Linhe Ghost Grave.

His voice was cold and he immediately guessed Ye Ping's thoughts. However, he did not panic and instead felt that Ye Ping was silly.

However, in reality, that was not Ye Ping's plan.

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Chapter 156: Old Friend, Quick, Smash It, I'll Block It For You

"You might be a genius but you're a little dull."

Outside the Linhe Ghost Grave, Han Mo sneered. In his opinion, Ye Ping ventured into the Linhe Ghost Grave just because he was trying to use his Golden Wheel of Expiation to expiate the resentful spirits so as to obtain merit and increase his abilities.

That was a feasible method, but the problem was that Ye Ping had overestimated his own abilities and underestimated Han Mo.

The Golden Wheel of Expiation was indeed extremely terrifying. To the resentful spirits, the Golden Wheel of Expiation was simply a supreme lethal weapon and even the Ghost King of the Linhe Ghost Grave would have to flee upon encountering the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

However, the problem was that it would take time to expiate the resentful spirits and look for them too.

The massive number of resentful spirits obviously wouldn't take the initiative to court death when they saw the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

The disciples of the Fiendcelestial Cult were completely unaware of Ye Ping's Golden Wheel of Expiation. If they had known that Ye Ping had a Golden Wheel of Expiation, they certainly wouldn't have courted death.

Besides, even if Ye Ping really expiated all the resentful spirits, what could he do?

Break through to the Golden Core realm right on the spot?

It would be fine if he broke through to the Foundation Establishment realm from the Qi Refinement realm. However, if he wanted to break through the Golden Core realm from the Foundation Establishment realm, spiritual energy alone would not be enough.

Other than the Qi Refinement realm and the Foundation Establishment realm which could be broken through using spiritual energy, the seven other realms could only be broken through with comprehension and the necessary conditions.

Regardless of whether he was a peerless genius or not, if he could break through by relying only on a large amount of spiritual energy, the major dynasties would not have to do anything else. They could just pile all their Spirit Stones on a single person and breed an immortal.

Besides, although the Golden Core realm could also be forcibly broken through using spiritual energy, it would be almost impossible to break through to the Nascent Soul realm if his foundation was broken.

Apart from the cultivators in the military camps, normal cultivators wouldn't try to force a breakthrough.

Although Han Mo despised Ye Ping for being so stupid, he also understood that it was Ye Ping's last resort.

However, Ye Ping looked down on him.

He was indeed very strong. With a physique that was like a dragon, an invincible body, the Golden Wheel of Expiation, and a large repertoire of wonderful sword techniques, he was definitely a genius. Anyone who had one of those talents would be considered a genius.

However, Ye Ping had all of them and that just meant that he definitely had a peerless inheritance.

If he could get it from Ye Ping, he would really have hopes of reviving the sect.

At the thought of this, Han Mo's eyes were filled with greed.

In the Linhe Ghost Grave, Ye Ping ran wildly and aimlessly like a headless fly.

Xia Qingmo, who was behind Ye Ping, couldn't help but be curious about what he was thinking.

Actually, she couldn't understand what Ye Ping wanted to do. She wondered if he was there to expiate the resentful spirits, strengthen himself, and then fight Han Mo.

'This is so unrealistic.'

Breaking through to the Golden Core realm itself was very difficult in the first place. Besides, Ye Ping was a peerless genius. Hence, it would definitely be harder for him compared to other ordinary cultivators.

Even if he expiated the resentful spirits in the entire Linhe Ghost Grave, he probably wouldn't be able to break through to the Golden Core realm.

She really couldn't figure out what Ye Ping wanted to do.

'Indeed, it's hard to understand what men are thinking.'

At this moment, Ye Ping saw a bunch of resentful spirits. There were less than twenty of them.

At that moment, Ye Ping instantly hollered.

"Where is the Ghost King?"

Ye Ping arrived in front of the resentful spirits like a heavenly god and he no longer had a refined aura. Instead, he seemed rather domineering.

"Huh?"

"Ghost King?"

The resentful spirits were a little dumbfounded. They were still discussing what to have for their next meal, and yet someone suddenly appeared to ask them where the Ghost King was. Naturally, they were confused.

Before the group of resentful spirits snapped back to their senses, a ray of golden light was shot downwards and more than ten weak merit surged into Ye Ping's body.

There were soldiers chasing after Ye Ping so he had no time to waste.

In the next moment, Ye Ping appeared in front of the resentful spirits again.

"Where is the Ghost King?"

Like a heavenly god, Ye Ping shocked the bunch of resentful spirits and their eyes were full of horror and bewilderment, at a loss for an answer.

Whoosh!

Another golden light flashed, and dozens of weak merit surged into his body.

Next, Ye Ping behaved like a madman. When he saw resentful spirits, he would ask them where the Ghost King was and those who could not answer in time would be expiated by the Golden Wheel of Expiation immediately.

"Where is the Ghost King?"

Whoosh!

"Where is the Ghost King?"

Whoosh!

"Where is the Ghost King?"

Whoosh!

In less than five minutes, Ye Ping expiated thousands of resentful spirits.

In the eyes of others, Ye Ping was just like a heavenly god, but in the eyes of the resentful spirits, Ye Ping was just a demon.

He was worse than them.

'Where is the Ghost King? How would I know where the Ghost King is?'

'Big Brother, cut it out.'

The resentful spirits were really crying.

The resentful spirits did not expect to encounter such a peculiar thing in their lives as ghosts.

On this day, the sounds of wild shrieks and howls filled the entire Linhe Ghost Grave.

Finally, the resentful spirits answered in time.

"The Ghost King is in the southwest. Brother, stop killing us."

The resentful spirit knelt on the ground and cried. From afar, it had already seen how overbearing Ye Ping was.

Everywhere he went, there were wild shrieks and howls.

Hence, when Ye Ping appeared in front of it, the resentful spirit immediately told Ye Ping where the Ghost King was.

"In the southwest? Okay, thank you so much, you have done me a favor. I must repay your kindness. Since you're full of resentment, let me help you."

Knowing that the Ghost King was in the southwest, Ye Ping couldn't help but be overjoyed. In the end, he expiated the resentful spirit.

"Let me help you…"

The resentful spirit was confused.

'You would expiate me if I didn't tell you, but after I did, you expiated me too? Go and die.'

The resentful spirit was expiated and Ye Ping continued to fly towards the southwest.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At this moment, the Sword Qi exploded and the resentful spirits in the entire Linhe Ghost Grave were doomed.

If they had been expiated by Ye Ping, they would at least be reincarnated, but Han Mo's Dharmic Dao did not give them a chance to be expiated. They were directly blasted to death and turned into ashes.

All of a sudden, the resentful spirits began fleeing.

'Damn it, what kind of a person is this? Fights between immortals are bound to spell trouble.'

They cried.

"Ye Ping, stop running away. It's impossible for you to strengthen yourself by expiating resentful spirits. Do you think I'll give you that opportunity?"

"I can give you an opportunity. As long as you acknowledge me as your master, I'd be willing to accept you as my disciple. I can even teach you what I have learned. You and I will both benefit then. How does that sound?"

Han Mo's voice sounded behind them.

He followed closely behind Ye Ping. Even if Ye Ping executed the Carefree Sword Kinesis Flight, he would not be able to escape from Han Mo.

However, Han Mo did not bother much. If Ye Ping continued being stubborn, he wouldn't mind killing Ye Ping.

"Senior, I have low aptitude, I'm afraid I might embarrass you if I become your disciple."

Ye Ping fled at the front and responded too.

"Low aptitude? If you call that low aptitude, how many people in this world would dare to call themselves geniuses?"

"Are you going to acknowledge me as your master or not?"

Han Mo humphed coldly and asked.

"Yes, yes, yes. But Senior, can you let me go back to the sect? Can you at least let me inform my master?"

Ye Ping knew that Han Mo was impatient, and thus he tried to stall for time by chatting with him.

"Why go to such lengths? Just acknowledge me as your master. I'll go to your sect later and treat your master to a cup of tea to settle the matter. Ye Ping, I'm running out of patience, don't be obstinate."

Han Mo continued to speak.

"Tea? Drink what tea? My master only drinks new tea."

Ye Ping continued to babble.

"Seems like you really have a death wish."

Han Mo's face turned sullen. He had already developed a killing intent. If not for the Tenth Princess, he would have been willing to spout nonsense with Ye Ping. However, it seemed that the matter of the Tenth Princess was the most important.

It would naturally be the best if he could get the best inheritance.

If not, he would just forget it.

However, at this moment, a large huge stone tablet appeared in front of Ye Ping.

"Great Purgatory Resentful Demon Sealed Land"

Those ancient words were engraved on the massive stone tablet. Ye Ping had read that ancient text in the Kṣitigarbha Pavilion before and even learned it. Hence he knew what it meant.

There was a small mountain behind the stone tablet, and the Ghost King of the Linhe Ghost Grave was sealed there. It was a Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

This area was indeed full of resentment and black fog that spread everywhere. Ordinary cultivators who stood at the side would be embroiled in the resentment and end up losing themselves.

"This is it."

At this moment, Ye Ping seemed overjoyed.

He came directly in front of the stone tablet.

Xia Qingmo watched in shock as Ye Ping punched the stone tablet.

Boom!

The golden light was emanating from Ye Ping's body and dragon roars resounded within him. The power of his punch was enough to beat up a cultivator in the early-stage Golden Core realm.

Of course, the Golden Core realm cultivators who would be beaten up were ordinary ones.

People were divided into different levels.

The same goes for cultivators.

Han Mo was a genius.

Although he was in the late-stage Golden Core realm, ordinary perfected Golden Core realm cultivators would have to die before him.

Although Ye Ping was a Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, he might not be able to contend with Han Mo even if Han Mo was in the early-stage of the Golden Core realm.

For example, could Ye Ping, who was in the early-stage Foundation Establishment realm, defeat him?

When his punch landed on the stone tablet, he realized that it didn't move or change at all. It was just like a piece of divine metal that wouldn't shatter regardless of how Ye Ping hit it.

"Benefactor, are you trying to shatter the stone tablet and release the Ghost King to block Han Mo?"

At this moment, Xia Qingmo finally came back to her senses and couldn't help but speak up after figuring out what Ye Ping meant.

"Yes, otherwise what do you think I came to Linhe Ghost Grave for? No way you think I'm here to expiate resentful spirits to become stronger, right?"

Ye Ping was a little perplexed.

The Ghost King was the greatest reason he went to the Linhe Ghost Grave.

The Ghost King's strength was akin to the Nascent Soul realm, and although Han Mo was a genius-level late Golden Core realm cultivator, how could he possibly resist the Ghost King without the Golden Light of Expiation?

'Would I be that stupid as to come to the Linhe Ghost Grave to kill resentful spirits and level up?'

"Benefactor, then you can't use brute force to break the seal. Use the Golden Wheel of Expiation."

Xia Qingmo hurriedly suggested after understanding what Ye Ping was trying to do.

There were only two ways to break such a curse, both of which were exact opposites and on extreme ends of the spectrum.

He could either use the most evil thing in the world to break the seal or the most positive thing to break it.

Nothing else would work. If it could be broken by brute force, a random Nascent Soul heretical cultivator would be able to break it.

"Golden Wheel of Expiation? Is there such a thing?"

Ye Ping was a little surprised as he didn't expect that the Golden Wheel of Expiation could be used to break the seal.

However, although he was surprised, Ye Ping nevertheless immediately condensed the Golden Wheel of Expiation and blasted it at the stone tablet.

Boom.

The stone tablet trembled and there were some cracks. Indeed it was better than using brute force.

All of a sudden, Ye Ping couldn't help but change his impression of Xia Qingmo. He thought that she would be a burden to him, but to his surprise, she was of some help.

'Indeed, those who have been educated are different.'

"Benefactor, although you can hold Han Mo back by releasing the Ghost King, there will be chaos in the entire Qingzhou once the Ghost King comes out. By then, the citizens will be implicated."

Xia Qingmo frowned slightly. Although it was a good solution, releasing the Ghost King would also cause a huge trouble in Qingzhou.

However, hearing these words, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at Xia Qingmo.

"Princess Qingmo, remember my words. Your life is the most important and regardless of whether there is chaos in Qingzhou or not, it concerns only Qingzhou. However, if we don't release the Ghost King, you and I will die. Qingzhou will not remember what the two of us have done, and I don't need the people of Qingzhou to remember me."

Ye Ping's voice was very calm, but his words made Xia Qingmo freeze in shock.

If he said that in the imperial courts, he would have been scolded by countless great scholars, but actually, there was really nothing wrong with Ye Ping's statement.

However, in fact, Ye Ping dared to release the Ghost King naturally because he had his own ideas and it was up to him to decide if the Ghost King would create chaos in Qingzhou, not the Ghost King.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Ye Ping punched the stone tablet with his golden fist time and time again while the dragon's roar got louder and louder. The cracks on the stone tablet became larger too.

"Ye Ping, I advise you not to release the Ghost King. Once the Ghost King is released, he will definitely wreak havoc and the entire Qingzhou will be destroyed."

"When that time comes, all the people the Ghost King killed and the negative karma will all be pinned on you. Do you know that?"

Standing near the Ghost King seal, Han Mo frowned and said loudly with a pale face.

He really didn't expect that Ye Ping went to the Linhe Ghost Grave because he was actually intending to release the Ghost King.

If the Ghost King was really released, he would indeed be in trouble. Given his current cultivation level, he would not be able to resist the Ghost King at all.

"Senior Han, I can choose not to release the Ghost King, as long as you leave right now."

Ye Ping bombarded the stone tablet. To be honest, he was a little weak too. If the Ghost King was released and he started a massacre, the karma he would get would be terrifying. Hence, he would not release the Ghost King unless it was necessary.

"Okay, as long as you hand over the Tenth Princess to me, I can leave and not hurt you, how about that?"

Han Mo did not expect Ye Ping to hide that move. His face was extremely sullen and he even regretted not killing Ye Ping sooner.

He had himself and his greed to blame. In hindsight, he felt foolish for coveting Ye Ping's inheritance.

"Okay, I can hand the princess over to you, but I want to chat about life with her. Why don't I take her to Lizhou before handing her to you?"

Ye Ping could not help but ask about it.

"Hah!"

After hearing his words, Han Mo couldn't help but sneer. He knew that there were people from the Great Xia Dynasty in Lizhou, and once they were there, he'd definitely die.

Boom.

At this moment, Han Mo stepped into the Ghost King's grave right away and a large number of resentful spirits embroiled him. Han Mo took out a jade pendant, and in an instant, the jade pendant emitted a green light that stopped the resentful spirits.

At the same time, Sword Qi darted out and turned into lighting that blasted Ye Ping's back.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The Sword Qi bombarded Ye Ping's back, producing a huge explosion. Ye Ping gathered all his Dharmic powers in his back and released the Torch Dragon Ancient Seal, Torch Dragon Immortal Apertures, and Ancient Godfiend Body. However, he was still severely injured by the body.

Pfft.

Ye Ping spat out a mouthful of blood that splattered onto the stone tablet. As a result, he was injured.

Bang!

However, Ye Ping didn't hesitate and blasted the stone tablet again.

As long as the stone tablet was shattered, there would still be a chance of survival. Otherwise, there would be no solution.

"Fool, go to hell."

In the next moment, Han Mo spoke up and he formed seals with both his hands while hundreds of green Sword Qi coalesced into an extremely terrifying Sword Qi.

It charged towards Ye Ping.

The Sword Qi was enough to kill Ye Ping.

Ye Ping was overwhelmed with a terrifying sense of crisis and his hair stood on end.

However, he gritted his teeth, did his best, and punched the stone tablet again.

"True Dragon Ancient Fist."

Ye Ping's fist turned into a dragon shape and it trembled, causing the void to quiver. At the instant that he punched the stone tablet, it almost cracked.

Unfortunately, the seal was too deeply rooted and it was difficult to be shattered.

On the other hand, Han Mo's sword had already appeared behind him.

At this moment, Ye Ping was speechless.

He did not choose to flee, because he knew that if he fled, Han Mo could still chase after him. Sooner or later, he would die. All he could do was just delay a little.

"Damn it, I will never be a good person again in my next life."

At this moment, Ye Ping cursed loudly. He had no regrets because there was no point in regret.

However, at this moment, Xia Qingmo's voice sounded.

"Benefactor, continue."

In the next moment, Xia Qingmo appeared in front of Ye Ping and blocked the Sword Qi.

Bang!

The Sword Qi, which was thirty feet long blasted in front of Xia Qingmo, but an invisible force blocked the Sword Qi and the necklace on Xia Qingmo's neck shattered.

It was her protective Dharma treasure that could only be used once.

Seeing this scene, Ye Ping barely hesitated at all and simply punched the stone tablet again.

Boom.

The stone tablet was almost shattered.

However, at this moment, Han Mo Daoist's Sword Qi charged over again.

In this situation, no one would hesitate because hesitation would lead to death.

The Sword Qi made Xia Qingmo feel hopeless.

It was too late for Ye Ping to release his final strike.

Death was approaching.

However, when Ye Ping and Xia Qingmo were in despair.

A strong voice sounded.

"Old friend, hurry up and smash it. I'll block it for you."

In an instant, the Ghost King grave trembled.

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Chapter 157: The Ghost King Is Released, Golden Band Incantation

A strong voice sounded.

In an instant, all the resentful spirits in the Ghost King grave condensed behind Ye Ping.

Han Mo's sword was blocked.

Boom.

The demon-suppressing seal was damaged again, but what left Ye Ping speechless was that the tablet was exceptionally strong. It still didn't crumble at this time.

'Brother, stop hanging on, hurry up and shatter.'

Ye Ping was really a little anxious.

Although he did not know who was helping him, he would be in trouble if it continued.

"Don't panic, Old friend, give your full attention, and leave the rest to me."

The voice continued. He told Ye Ping not to panic and that he would take care of Han Mo.

Boom.

Hearing this, Ye Ping didn't care about anything else and simply stared at the stone tablet while punching it repeatedly.

Behind Ye Ping, the terrifying resentment helped to block Han Mo's attacks again and again.

In an instant, Han Mo knew who was secretly striking.

"Ye Ping, this is the Ghost King, he wants to come out. If you release him, all of us will die. In this case, I can not make things hard for you, as long as you hand the princess over to me."

"Ye Ping, the matter of the Tenth Princess involves too many things, and if you want to forcefully protect her, it will also be a huge disaster for her. Aren't you afraid that your clan will be implicated?"

"The Fiendcelestial Cult is not some small sect, there are many strong people within the Fiendcelestial Cult. If they find out that you were the one who ruined their plans, you'd definitely die."

"Ye Ping, calm down, calm down, think about it, think about your Senior Brother and your master. If the Fiendcelestial Cult goes to your sect one day while the Tenth Princess hides in the Great Xia Dynasty, what will happen to the sect?"

"One more thing, if you release the Ghost King and I die, do you think you can escape? This Ghost King is insidious, scheming, cunning, despicable, and unscrupulous. He will never hesitate to kill. Can you subdue him?"

Daoist Han Mo was really flustered.

If the Ghost King was really released, he would really be finished, so he did not want to continue to provoke Ye Ping. As long as he could take the Tenth Princess away, Ye Ping would pretend he had never seen them.

Indeed, Ye Ping calmed down after hearing Han Mo's words.

He frowned and thought about the things that Han Mo said just now. If the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples really went to the Qingyun Dao Sect, what would happen?

However, after Ye Ping stopped, the Ghost King spoke again.

"Old friend, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and smash it, do you still believe in such bullshit? So what if the Fiendcelestial Cult is strong? Can they defy heaven? Is the Great Xia Dynasty that weak?"

"Also, who is despicable and shameless? Who kills without blinking? Who is insidious and cunning? Old friend, don't worry, when I come out, I will definitely not hurt you in the slightest."

The Ghost King began clamoring. It was extremely agitated and nervous. Having been sealed in the Linhe Ghost Grave for hundreds of years, it did not expect that it would one day have the opportunity to break the seal. To be honest, it felt that it was about to die.

Now that someone had broken the seal, how could it not be excited and agitated?

However, at this moment, Ye Ping figured it out clearly.

'If the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples made it to the Qingyun Dao Sect, that would be great. In the future, there would be no Fiendcelestial Cult.'

'Wouldn't that be great?'

'The Qingyun Dao Sect is full of the best experts. Why would they have to worry about the Fiendcelestial Cult?'

'Even if Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters don't attack, I can handle the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples alone. Wouldn't I get merit then?'

At the thought of this, Ye Ping's punches got more and more intense.

In an instant, Han Mo's expression changed. He didn't expect that Ye Ping would dare to continue punching.

'Do you really want to die?'

'Are you not afraid that your sect will be exterminated?'

"Yes, yes, yes, that's right, this is the right feeling. Okay, good, very good. Smash this stone tablet, hehehe."

The Ghost King spoke, wishing it could do a happy dance, but unfortunately, it was being suppressed in a tiny mountain and could not move at all.

"Ye Ping, you're crazy!"

In an instant, Han Mo ran quickly because the stone tablet was really going to be shattered. Once it did, he would die for sure.

Roar!

The sound of a massive dragon roar filled the air.

In the next moment, the Demon Suppression Tablet shattered.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

In an instant, the entire mountain trembled and all the array formations in the Linhe Ghost Grave collapsed. The terrifying ghostly energy filled the air, turning the sky black.

"Hahahahaha!"

"Hahahahaha!"

"Hahahaha… ahem!"

Deafening laughter spread over hundreds of kilometers and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon had been awakened. The resentment surged into the mountain.

At this moment, the mountain collapsed, there were wild shrieks and howls, the dark clouds rolled and covered a distance of thousands of kilometers.

The gusts of evil wind caused the trees to shatter and it was like the end of the world.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon had surfaced.

In an ancient temple 5,000 kilometers away from the Linhe Ghost Grave, an old monk suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Linhe Ghost Grave in disbelief, his eyes full of astonishment and horror.

"The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon has appeared, Jin Nation is going to face a massacre again."

He muttered to himself and then took out a Demon Subduing pestle. He then stepped on a golden bridge and rushed towards the Linhe Ghost Grave.

The people in several Daoist temples in Jin Nation left with Dharma artifacts, each looking extremely sullen.

In the Linhe Ghost Grave, Han Mo went from being unbeatable to now fleeing in despair. Overwhelmed with fear, his heart jumped and he cursed Ye Ping repeatedly.

"Fool, fool, such a fool. The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon has been sealed in the Linhe Ghost Grave for hundreds of years. It might have been expiated by the supreme sutras, but its resentment has not decreased."

"Now that it's released, it's getting stronger too. When the time comes, the whole Jin Nation will not be able to suppress it. Ye Ping, you're such a fool. All the sins of the Ghost King are going to be pinned on you."

"Fool, what a fool."

Han Mo cursed but his heart was jumping in fear.

He wished that he could escape the ordeal.

However, at this moment, a big hand appeared in front of Han Mo. It did not have any light or Dharmic Dao, but it grabbed Han Mo from the air.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Han Mo returned to the Ghost King grave. He had been restrained and was standing near them with a look of panic.

Bang!

The mountain crumbled, and at this moment, a burly man appeared in front of everyone.

Standing at two meters, he was burly and bald, and was clad in a beast hide clothing. He was just like a steel tower as he emitted a terrifying aura.

It was the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon. However, no one expected it to have a green face and fangs, which made him look extremely ferocious. Instead, he was like an ordinary person.

"Awesome, awesome, awesome."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon stretched his muscles and bones with crackling sounds while staring at Han Mo.

"Senior, Lord, I am a member of the Fiendcelestial Cult. First of all, congratulations for being freed from suffering. I hope you will spare my life on the account of the Fiendcelestial Cult, Senior."

Sensing the gaze of the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon, Han Mo cried and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy. However, the problem was that his body had been restrained and he couldn't kneel down at all.

Smack!

"You're from a demonic cult? You're not fit! I hate people from the demonic cult the most."

In the next moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon slapped Han Mo on his face, knocking Han Mo's teeth out. His tone was extremely menacing.

After he said that, Han Mo was dumbfounded.

Ye Ping and Xia Qingmo were also a little confused.

'The Ghost King claimed that he's not from a demonic cult? Is it really because of the expiation?'

"Yes, yes, yes, Senior, you don't belong to the demonic cult. For the past few hundred years, you must have comprehended a lot and you want to transcend yourself. You have understood the difference between good and evil, as well as the true meaning of life."

"Senior, this is a sign that you are going to attain immortality, huh? Congratulations Senior, congratulations."

Despite missing his teeth, Han Mo was still trying to flatter the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

In front of the Nascent Soul powerhouse, Golden Core realm cultivators were like ants who didn't need any fancy tricks at all. They could crush him with a lift of their fingers. Han Mo had no choice but to bear with it as he couldn't retaliate at all.

"Yes, you're right. I have transcended my ego and have gained a lot of insight, I'm about to attain immortality. However, what's the point of congratulating me? Aren't you going to give me any gifts?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon enjoyed the compliments, but at this point, he couldn't help but look at Han Mo.

"Gift? Okay, I will immediately go back and prepare a big gift for you. Don't worry, it will definitely be to your satisfaction."

Han Mo hurriedly rejoiced.

"No need, just give yourself to me."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon chuckled and then grabbed Han Mo. Without hesitation, he turned into a giant demon that was at least thirty feet tall. He then swallowed Han Mo.

That was the difference between the Nascent Soul and Golden Core realm. No matter how strong a Golden Core realm cultivator was, he would be pressed onto the ground by a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse and be left with no means of retaliation.

"Ew!!!"

Seeing this scene, Xia Qingmo couldn't help but feel like retching. Her face was pale, and as the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty, she had never seen such a scene before.

On the other hand, Ye Ping looked extremely calm as he looked at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon silently.

The reason being, he discovered that the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon did not really eat Han Mo, but swallowed him. He seemed to have some secret, but had to pretend to swallow people to show his viciousness.

"Ew, so dry, it doesn't taste good at all. Young people do taste better."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon said without concern. However, he soon looked at Ye Ping.

"Fellow Daoists, thank you for helping me get out of trouble. I will always remember your kindness."

"How about this? I don't have much to gift you, but why don't I send you to the Western Paradise so that you can ascend to immortality soon?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon said with a gentle smile.

He acted normal and stood with his hands by his side and a kind smile on his face, his pearly whites looking frightening.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't hurt us?"

Xia Qingmo swallowed her saliva behind Ye Ping while looking at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

"Yes, I said I wouldn't hurt you. I'm sending you to the Western Paradise."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon said in bewilderment, thinking that Xia Qingmo had mistaken.

Xia Qingmo was a bit speechless. She didn't even know how to retort because the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was right.

"Tsk, Fellow Daoist, you've done me the greatest favor, so I'll send you to the Western Paradise."

"I have to say that your Qi and blood are really exuberant. It's just like a sun and swallowing you would feel ten times better than swallowing that old guy."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's eyes were full of excitement.

He even licked his lips and looked at Ye Ping, wishing he could swallow Ye Ping.

"Great Purgatory Resentful Demon, I am the Tenth Princess of the Great Xia Dynasty. If you swallow us, do you know how terrible the consequences you have to face will be?"

At this moment, Xia Qingmo still couldn't help but muster up the courage to say those words in a bid to deter the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon using her identity.

Unfortunately, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon shook his head and looked at Xia Qingmo.

"Hear me out, I, the Ghost King, am a heretic, right?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon said.

"Yes."

Xia Qingmo nodded.

"The Great Xia Dynasty is orthodox, right?"

"Since ancient times, good and evil have always stood against each other. If I don't kill you, will the Great Xia Dynasty let me go because of that?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon said slowly.

Xia Qingmo thought for a moment, and then shook her head.

Regardless of whether the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon would let her off or not, someone would come after him and kill him. It was a rule since ancient times that evil and good had always stood against each other.

"So, I will have to be killed regardless of whether I release you or not. Why should I let you off then?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was good at sophistry and logic. After he said that, Xia Qingmo fell silent as she did not know what to say.

However, in the end, Xia Qingmo couldn't help but speak again.

"The records in the books are right. You demons are all despicable and shameless. You go back on your word. You said you wouldn't hurt us, but you still want to eat us in the end."

Xia Qingmo got a little angry.

"You are wrong again."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon shook his head and continued.

"Indeed, ghosts are despicable. However, I'm the Ghost King because I'm despicable, isn't that so?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon seemed to have not spoken for hundreds of years and he was not in a hurry at all. He seemed to have set his sights on eating Ye Ping and Xia Qingmo.

Xia Qingmo stopped talking. She realized that she could never outargue the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

She felt that as long as he did not have morals, he could not be threatened with the moral high ground.

"Aren't you going to speak? Is everything alright? Be safe on your journey there."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon chuckled.

However, Ye Ping spoke up at this moment.

"Let us go, I won't attack you, you know what my trump card is."

Ye Ping looked at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon and said.

His trump card was simply the Golden Wheel of Expiation.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon shook his head.

"Old friend, you're wrong too."

"Firstly, you're in the Foundation Establishment, and secondly, I'm in the Nascent Soul realm."

"You have the Golden Wheel of Expiation but I'm the Ghost King."

"Do you think you have a chance to win? You only have one Golden Wheel of Expiation. If this was a few hundred years ago, it can really suppress me, but let me tell you the truth, my resentment has been reduced greatly but it has also brought about great benefits."

"The reduction of resentment has done me a great favor. In the past, I wouldn't be sane enough to talk to you here but things are now different. My resentment has been lightened and my abilities have been increased. Your Golden Wheel of Expiation won't do any damage to me."

"Understood?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon revealed the matter in detail.

"Really?"

Ye Ping asked. The Golden Wheel of Expiation might be his trump card, but he had an even bigger trump card.

"Ah, why don't you understand? I'll explain it to you again, firstly…"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon still wanted to give Ye Ping a layman's explanation of the difference between them.

However, at this moment, Ye Ping suddenly spoke.

"In the past, the sky was blue…"

As he spoke, the Golden Wheel of Expiation floated behind him and emitted a golden light that broke through the black fog around him.

The ancient voice was mysterious and powerful. It was the voice of wisdom and also the voice of expiation.

"Supreme Expiation Sutra?"

At this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's expression changed drastically as he did not expect at all that Ye Ping not only possessed the Golden Wheel of Expiation but also had the supreme Expiation Sutra.

In an instant, he wanted to flee.

However, in the next moment, every word that Ye Ping uttered transformed into golden words that formed a large net to trap the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

sizzles*

sizzles*

Black smoke filled the air, and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon let out a cry of misery while the Golden Wheel of Expiation and the Supreme Expiation Sutra did great damage to him.

He was completely terrified.

He didn't expect that Ye Ping had such a move.

However, in fact, Ye Ping also didn't expect that the Supreme Expiation Sutra and the Golden Wheel of Expiation would be that powerful.

If he had known this, he would not have given the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon a chance to speak.

Fortunately, he managed to suppress the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon. Otherwise, he would be in huge trouble.

"Stop it, stop it. Old friend, stop. I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I won't hurt you guys, I won't hurt you."

In the middle of the golden net, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was weeping and rolling on the ground with his head in his hands, as if he was being tortured.

He was hollering and begging Ye Ping to stop.

However, Ye Ping was not a fool as he felt that he could not trust such demons.

Once he stopped, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon would probably kill him and Xia Qingmo immediately.

The difference between the Nascent Soul realm and the Foundation Establishment realm was worlds apart, and even a powerhouse like Han Mo could not resist.

Let alone Ye Ping.

Ye Ping began chanting.

His voice filled the air continuously.

The small golden words became brighter and brighter, and in the end, they turned into ripples that emitted the Golden Light of Expiation.

Endless merit power gushed into Ye Ping's body.

However, chanting the Supreme Expiation Sutra consumed a large amount of mental strength and he could barely persist.

At the thought of this, Ye Ping gritted his teeth and forced himself to finish chanting the first stanza of the incantation to at last defeat the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

That way, at least he could escape from this place.

Five minutes later, when Ye Ping finished reciting the last word, he was mentally exhausted.

However, when Ye Ping was ready to flee with Xia Qingmo, all the small golden words suddenly converged and formed a golden hoop that landed firmly on the bald head of the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

In an instant, a Dharmic Dao appeared in Ye Ping's mind.

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Chapter 158: Return To The Clan! Hand Over The Alchemy Method! The Strategy of Jin Nation

Tight Band Incantation.

A secret technique appeared in his mind.

It was the secret technique in the Exalted One Expiation Sutra.

It was meant for subduing great demons and would turn the Golden Wheel of Expiation into a band that would suppress the demon once it was placed on the head of the demon. If the demon dared to have the slightest dissent, one might chant the sutra to suppress it further.

If the demon dared to harm the band incantation caster, it would be suppressed and live in misery.

Once bound by the Band Curse, one would not be able to release oneself unless they became immortal. It could only be resolved by a Daoist Master who was ten times stronger than Ye Ping.

Hence, he learned this secret technique.

Ye Ping was overjoyed.

To be honest, Ye Ping dared not provoke the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

After all, the realm was a determinant. The Ghost King of the Nascent Soul realm was created with resentment and back then, it was created with lots of sins.

However, now that he had the Band Curse, he would have an extra Nascent Soul realm bodyguard for no reason.

It was a Ghost King of the Nascent Soul realm. That meant he could dominate.

"Ouch, it hurts so much."

At this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon finally came back to his senses. God knows what he had just suffered.

Ye Ping's Supreme Detection Expiation Sutra had made him feel like he was in a living hell. He almost ran his head into the wall.

However, after he came back to his senses, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon couldn't help but touch his bald head, only to find that there was an extra hoop on his head that was banded tightly on his head. Although it was not excruciatingly painful, it was still uncomfortable.

"What on earth is this thing?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon frowned, but soon he turned to look at Ye Ping with a menacing gaze.

"Rascal, why did you stop? Keep going."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's eyes were fuming with fury. No one would be pleased to be tortured that way, let alone him, the Ghost King.

Boom.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon struck. He wanted to kill Ye Ping and not leave him any chances.

However, at this moment, a terrifying power was added to the golden hoop, and in an instant, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon seemed to have a supreme existence appearing in his mind as his essence soul was on the verge of collapsing.

"Ah!"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon shrieked in misery while hugging his head and rolling vigorously on the ground. He felt that his essence soul was about to crumble and he wished he was dead.

It was even more terrible than before.

"What's going on? Benefactor, what's going on?"

Xia Qingmo was somewhat unable to understand the sudden change.

Ye Ping did not answer Xia Qingmo's question, but he looked at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon who was rolling on the ground.

"The golden hoop on your head is a supreme secret technique, as long as you have any dissenting intention towards me. You will suffer from the suppression of your essence soul. Do you understand?"

Ye Ping explained as simply as he could, the current situation.

Xia Qingmo immediately understood.

However, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon did not understand why there would be such a thing in this world.

What Band Curse? He had never heard of it before.

However, regardless of whether he had heard of it or not, the only thing he knew was that if he continued like this, he would undoubtedly die.

"I understand, I understand. Expert, please let me off. Let me off."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon howled and begged Ye Ping to let him off.

At that moment, Ye Ping recited an incantation, and indeed, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon stopped feeling pain and was refreshed instead.

However, at that moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon suddenly struck again.

He wanted to kill Ye Ping.

He didn't believe in any supreme secret technique at all. He just wanted to kill Ye Ping and get out of this predicament.

"Ah!"

He shrieked like a pig that was getting slaughtered.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon felt the euphoric release of having his essence soul almost collapse as soon as he struck.

"Ah!"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon rolled on the ground and wept tearfully.

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Master, I was really wrong. I really just wanted to try."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon wailed loudly while on the ground. He was a Ghost King, and yet, he was bawling like a child and rolling around on the ground with tears all over his face.

Xia Qingmo, who was at the side, completely understood why demons were evil.

He actually sneaked an attack.

It was okay to take a loss once, but he had to suffer a second loss.

"You really deserve to die."

If he didn't need to use the power of the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon, Ye Ping would have wanted him to die sooner.

'How dare he try to sneak up on me? If not for the divine effect of the Band Curse, I would have died.'

'This guy should die.'

"I was wrong, I was wrong. Expert, please let me off."

"Girl, hurry up and persuade your husband. Please, let me go."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was weeping miserably. He really couldn't tolerate it anymore. He was just too upset.

"He is not my husband."

"You do need to be punished."

Xia Qingmo hurriedly explained, while also being somewhat hostile.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon did deserve to die as he was simply scheming and cunning.

"Ahhh, I'm dying, I'm dying."

"I'm going to die, I'm going to die."

"Woo-hoo!"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was lying on the ground and banging his head against the ground, looking like he was in real pain.

It was a mental misery, not physical. Mental pain was more than ten times as unbearable as that of physical pain.

For example, being struck by a rod might be very painful, but it would soon turn numb.

However, mental pain was like nerve pain that stemmed from a toothache. Being pricked by a needle would be excruciating.

At this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was in so much pain that he began to doubt life.

A full 15 minutes passed.

Ye Ping made the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon feel pain for 15 minutes before chanting an incantation and letting it go back to normal.

The feeling of returning to normal made the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon breathe a sigh of relief.

He was lying on the ground like a dead dog, drenched in sweat, unable to move at all.

A Nascent Soul powerhouse actually ended up in such a state. His misery and pain were imaginable.

At this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon no longer dared to go against Ye Ping. Although he was sinister and cunning, he was not a fool and he knew not to provoke Ye Ping.

After resting for a few minutes, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon recovered. However, he still had lingering fears and the thought of what happened made him shudder.

"Exalted Immortal, Exalted Immortal, please take this golden hoop away. Don't worry, I will never harm you, I can make a great oath."

After recovering his vitality, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon looked at Ye Ping pitifully with a miserable expression.

"Benefactor, don't fall for it, this guy Is full of lies. If you really lift it, we might not really be able to go out."

Xia Qingmo hurriedly spoke, afraid that Ye Ping would fall for his trick.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid."

Ye Ping nodded. Release the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon? Unless he was in the Nascent Soul realm, he would be crazy if he let him off.

"You can't say that, girl. What do you mean full of lies? Since I appeared, have I ever lied to you?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was displeased to hear her words. 'When did I lie?'

'I'm a person of my word.'

"I can't be bothered to talk to you."

Xia Qingmo did not want to argue with the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon. She had already seen through him and knew that he was a chronic liar.

"Exalted Immortal, just let me go. I promise to behave well in the future. To be frank, if you keep me around you, it'd be bad for yourself."

"Once the seal is lifted, I reckon the people will be coming here soon. When they see you with me, they may think that you are a heretic and harm you instead. Wouldn't that harm you?"

"How about you just release me and let me be outside by myself?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon regretted, he regretted not killing Ye Ping earlier, and also regretted not letting Ye Ping off. If he had done so earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

Now that he had to wear a golden hoop on his head, it was troublesome and he felt it was hideous.

"No more nonsense, the golden hoop will not be lifted, you will follow me from now on. I will slowly expiate your resentment and let you redeem yourself sooner."

Ye Ping ignored the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon chattered on and on in a bid to make Ye Ping set him free.

When he was extremely annoyed by the noise, Ye Ping intended to recite the tight Band Curse, but the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon immediately shut up, for fear that he might have to suffer it again.

However, at this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's expression changed.

"So many Golden Core realm cultivators, and Nascent Soul realm cultivators too. Who have you offended?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's face was sullen.

'What do you mean?'

Ye Ping was a bit confused about what he meant.

"There are many people outside the grave. There are more than 20 Golden Core realm cultivators and three Nascent Soul cultivators, they all seem heretical."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon frowned.

"Can you beat them?"

Ye Ping asked.

"I could, but not anymore now."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon answered directly, but when he saw Ye Ping's frown, he couldn't help but hastily explain.

"Exalted Immortal, I'm really not lying to you, this golden hoop on my head is limiting my power. It might be reducing my resentment, but it's also weakening my power."

"How about this? Exalted Immortal, remove the hoop and I'll deal with them for you."

It was not clear whether these words of the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon were true or not.

Ye Ping couldn't determine, but he would never remove the golden hoop because it would be harder for him to put it on again.

"Let me tell you the truth, if I die, the golden hoop on your head will also kill you. Decide for yourself."

Ye Ping was very straightforward. He would definitely not remove the golden hoop and he would die together with the Ghost King if he had to.

Indeed, after hearing those words, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon panicked.

"I can't beat them, let's run."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon grabbed Ye Ping and Xia Qingmo, and vanished without hesitation.

He was a Nascent Soul cultivator. Although he had some of his strength suppressed by the golden hoop, he could still teleport.

"To the south."

Ye Ping said. The Qingyun Dao Sect was in the south.

It was not safe to go anywhere now, so he thought it was better to go back to the sect first.

"Excellent!"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon directly transported towards the south.

In an instant, it appeared 1,500 kilometers away.

That was the terrifying thing about a Nascent Soul realm cultivator. With a single thought, he could fly thousands of kilometers away using the Sword Kinesis Flight or Teleportation Array.

They were powerful existences who could summon thunder, destroy mountains, and ruin a nation.

Hence, the battle between Nascent Soul realm cultivators would often be restricted and attract attention.

About eighteen minutes passed.

Dozens of figures appeared.

They all belonged to the Fiendcelestial Cult.

They looked around and quickly discovered the clues.

"Damn, the Ghost King is out, the Tenth Princess of Great Xia Dynasty might have been eaten by the Ghost King."

Someone spoke and looked at the stone tablet.

"Damn it, if the whereabouts of the Tenth Princess are unknown, we won't be able to answer and the king will definitely hold us liable."

"Let's find the Ghost King, we must see the Tenth Princess regardless of whether she's dead or alive."

"Yes."

They started murmuring.

When they came here, the first thing they thought was that Xia Qingmo was buried here. After all, even they did not dare to oppose a Nascent Soul realm cultivator.

Less than an hour later, dozens of figures appeared again.

They were all Daoist Masters who were expiating resentful spirits and checking the situation. After discovering that the Ghost King had vanished, they looked extremely sullen.

Soon, the news spread all over Jin Nation and the high officials immediately found out what happened.

Almost without any nonsense, Jin Nation immediately issued an order for the five major military camps and the armies to search for the whereabouts of the Ghost King.

They couldn't let a Ghost King lurk outside. After all, hundreds of years ago, the Ghost King had already caused great damage to the Jin Nation. This time, it must have become stronger and it would be hard for the Jin Nation to suppress it.

At this moment, in the royal palace of Jin Nation.

The king of Jin Nation was in the hall and looking at the pill in Li Mocheng's hand in shock.

"Is there really a non-poisonous pill in this world?"

The king of Jin Nation gulped his saliva. As the king, he had experienced all sorts of things in life.

He had seen too much of the world, but when faced with the non-poisonous pill, he was utterly astonished.

In fact, just now, someone reported that the Ghost King of Linhe Ghost Grave had appeared and he didn't feel shocked at all.

It was all for non-poisonous pills.

"Your Majesty, this non-poisonous pill was personally refined by Ye Ping. Elder Xu Chang saw it with his own eyes, as well as other newly matriculated disciples. This is definitely real."

Li Mocheng said seriously with a solemn expression.

"Can it be manufactured in bulk?"

The king of Jin Nation continued to ask.

"Theoretically, it is possible. But according to Ye Ping, refining non-poisonous pills requires pure spiritual energy between heaven and earth. So, refining pills do not require any medicinal herbs, but a large amount of Spirit Stones are needed to allow the alchemist to continuously recover his Dharmic powers. You can also guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to refine pills."

"Secondly, a Foundation Establishment realm alchemist can only refine a hundred Qi and Blood pills in a day."

Li Mocheng informed them of the gist of it.

After hearing his words, a trace of disappointment appeared in the eyes of the king of the Jin Nation.

It wasn't actually mass production even though the pills could be produced in large amounts. Foundation Establishment alchemists were not considered very rare, but to Jin Nation, they were not considered many.

A Foundation Establishment alchemist could refine 100 non-poisonous Qi and Blood pills a day, and even though there were 10,000 Foundation Establishment realm alchemists, the pills they refined would barely be enough to maintain the demand of the entire Jin Nation.

However, it would be hard to gather 10,000 Foundation Establishment realm alchemists and to refine such pills, one must be a true cultivator of Jin Nation and not other sects.

Otherwise, once the news got out, the Great Xia Dynasty would deal with it before the other four major dynasties did.

Thinking of this, the king of Jin Nation rapidly brainstormed to come up with a solution to get the greatest benefit for the Jin Nation.

Eventually, the king of Jin Nation came up with something.

"Is Ye Ping willing to hand over that technique?"

The king of Jin Nation asked.

"Ye Ping said that he had to ask his Senior Brother, and if his Senior Brother is willing to hand it over, he will give it to us."

Li Mocheng said.

However, after that, he continued, "I heard that Ye Ping and the crown prince are close to each other. Why don't we ask the crown prince to talk to him about it? After all, no one would be willing to give something like that away for free."

"However, the crown prince is different, it is said that he is Ye Ping's disciple. It'd be normal for a master to impart some skills to his disciple. Besides, the crown prince will be attending the grand ceremony in the future. If the Jin Nation is powerful, Ye Ping will benefit too. What do you think?"

Li Mocheng knew about Ye Ping and Li Yu, so he proposed such an idea.

"Yes, that's feasible."

"I didn't expect my incompetent prince to be able to acknowledge such a strange person as his master. That's good too. Academy Master, I plan to hand over this alchemy method to the Great Xia Dynasty, what do you think?"

The king of Jin Nation nodded. It was the first time he praised Li Yu in front of outsiders.

"I will respect your wishes."

Hearing the words of the king of the Jin Nation, Li Mocheng could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't seem surprised. He would be nervous if the king of Jin Nation wanted to monopolize the alchemy method.

The alchemy method involved too many things. If the Jin Nation wanted to monopolize it, it would be difficult. Once the news got out, the Great Xia Dynasty would definitely punish them.

Before the complete rise of Jin Nation, the Great Xia Dynasty would be a behemoth. A single thought of the king of the Great Xia Dynasty would be enough to kill ten Jin Nations.

Li Mocheng knew how terrifying the Great Xia Dynasty was.

More than three hundred countries combined would only have a tenth of the strength of the Great Xia Dynasty. That was how terrifying the dynasty was. Others could not imagine that strength at all.

Hence, even if the formula for the non-poisonous pill was handed over to the Great Xia Dynasty, they would get praised by the Great Xia Dynasty and they would be able to be free from the responsibility of the Tenth Princess.

For the Jin Nation, there would only be benefits.

It might even be possible for the Jin Nation to become the best of the Ten Nations because of it.

As long as the Great Xia Dynasty was willing to support it, it would not be difficult at all for Jin Nation to be the best of the Ten Nations.

"That's good, tomorrow I will personally go to the Great Xia Dynasty. However, before I return, you must guard the academy. This matter must not be spread at all. If necessary, erase the memories of those disciples."

"There are definitely spies in the Jin Nation Academy and this matter is not to be necessary, erase the memories of those disciples. Once the news gets out, it would lead to a major disaster. Academy Master, do you understand?"

The king of Jin Nation understood even better the significance of the non-poisonous pill.

It was better to erase the disciples' memories and cause damage to their essence soul than let them spread the word.

"Yes! Please rest assured, King."

Li Mocheng nodded and bowed with a Dao salute.

"Okay, go back."

The king of Jin Nation nodded. The hall then fell silent.

At the same time, three figures appeared quietly in

Baiyun Ancient City.

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Chapter 159: Eldest Senior Brother Returns, Second Senior Brother Fails The Alchemy Test

Baiyun Ancient City.

Inside an inn.

Ye Ping and the two of them were sitting in the middle of a pavilion.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was seated opposite Ye Ping, looking rather troubled. He didn't take a single bite of the food on the table as he was in a bad mood.

Xia Qingmo more or less ate some.

On the other hand, Ye Ping didn't eat anything at all. After all, his master had told him not to eat too much grains, lest he affected his constitution.

"Princess Qingmo, I thought about it. Sending you to Lizhou is not going to work. The Fiendcelestial Cult is watching you, I'm afraid if we go to Lizhou now, we'll face lots of danger along the way."

That was Ye Ping's concern. It wasn't that he didn't want to escort Princess Qingmo to Lizhou, but rather, he felt that the Fiendcelestial Cult would definitely ambush them along the way.

They would be sending themselves to an early grave if they went over now.

"However, if you're willing, you can seek refuge in my sect. I'm not bragging but the Senior Brothers in my sect are all peerless experts, and even if the Fiendcelestial Cult disciples come over, they won't be able to cause any trouble."

Ye Ping revealed his plans to Xia Qingmo as sending her to Lizhou was impossible.

However, he could bring Xia Qingmo to Qingyun Dao Sect.

That was Ye Ping's plan.

"Peerless experts?"

Xia Qingmo and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon were surprised.

"Yes, peerless experts."

Ye Ping answered very confidently.

"What peerless experts? How incredible are they? Exalted Immortal, you probably don't know how strong the Fiendcelestial Cult is."

The most curious one was the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon. Frankly speaking, he was extremely confident in Ye Ping's abilities. He had never seen the golden hoop before. Hence, he naturally believed what Ye Ping said.

"How much of an expert are they?"

Ye Ping drank a sip of wine before answering, "My eldest Senior Brother is a peerless Sword Immortal. He can cut through the sun, moon, and stars with a single blade of grass. Isn't that impressive?"

Ye Ping said with unparalleled certainty.

After he said that, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's eyes were filled with shock.

'Cutting through everything in the universe with a single blade of grass?'

Perhaps for Qi Refinement cultivators, cutting through everything in the universe with a single blade of grass seemed to be a vague concept but they would find it very powerful.

However, for a Nascent Soul realm powerhouse, there was a lot to imagine.

A Nascent Soul realm cultivator could make the mountains crumble in a fit of anger.

If he went all out, he would be able to shatter the mountains and rivers. With the flick of a finger, he would be able to annihilate a nation.

Besides, cutting through everything in the universe with a single blade of grass was something that was impossible for him to do. Even if he had another immortal artifact, he would not be able to do that.

Perhaps, only immortals could do it.

However, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon soon could not help but frown.

It had been thousands of years since an immortal appeared in the world of immortal cultivation. Although there would be some rumors from time to time about a certain person becoming an immortal, they were only rumors and no one had ever seen someone transcending the tribulation to become an immortal.

He didn't believe it.

However, after taking a look at Ye Ping, he had doubts again.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon remained apprehensive.

On the other hand, Xia Qingmo's beautiful eyes glistened and she completely believed what Ye Ping said.

He managed to condense the Blood and Qi Furnace in his early twenties, as well as the supreme Sword Dao, peerless array formations, and the Golden Wheel of Expiation, all of which could only be nurtured by peerless experts.

To be honest, the Great Xia Dynasty probably could not produce such a genius.

"In short, everything will be fine when we reach the clan."

Ye Ping affirmed once more.

Seeing Ye Ping's confidence and the look of certainty on his face, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was even more curious about Ye Ping's Senior Brothers.

However, at this moment, a familiar voice rang in Ye Ping's ears.

"That examiner is just prejudiced against me. He disqualified me before I finished refining the pills, he really doesn't have a discerning eye."

His tone was full of anger.

It was familiar, very familiar. 'Isn't this Second Senior Brother's voice?'

Ye Ping immediately got up, walked out of the pavilion with an agitated expression, and then stood at the stairwell, only to see Xu Luochen.

In the middle of the hall, there was another young man opposite Xu Luochen.

"Second Senior Brother."

Ye Ping said with a gleeful expression.

As he spoke, Xu Luochen immediately looked shocked and hurriedly looked over, only to see Ye Ping.

"Little Junior Brother?"

Xu Luochen was a little surprised as he did not expect to meet Ye Ping here.

'That's not right, didn't Ye Ping go to the Jin Nation Academy?'

'Why is he here in Baiyun Ancient City?'

"Little Junior Brother?"

The man sitting directly across from Xu Luochen could not help but look at Ye Ping as well.

However, at this moment, Ye Ping hurriedly walked down the stairs and stood in front of Xu Luochen.

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping had been lofty and aloof in front of others, and would keep a distance from them. However, he was naturally amicable towards his Senior Brothers in Qingyun Dao Sect.

He had already treated them as his family.

"Ye Ping, why are you here? Didn't you go to the Jin Nation Academy?"

Xu Luochen was a little surprised as he also stood up and looked at Ye Ping with amazement in his eyes.

As soon as the Jin Nation Academy was mentioned, everyone in the entire restaurant couldn't help but look at Ye Ping.

Most of them were surprised and envious.

There were also people who seemed to be in disbelief. However, after seeing Ye Ping's aura followed by Xu Luochen, they somehow believed it.

"Senior Brother, I came back this time because I wanted to see you," Ye Ping explained. He had indeed come over this time to look for Xu Luochen. He didn't expect to run into him here.

"Look for me? What for?"

Xu Luochen was a bit flustered. 'Why am I involved? Did you get into some trouble?'

For a moment, Xu Luochen was a bit confused.

"Senior Brother, let's talk about this later. What are you doing here? Who's this?"

Regarding the matter of the non-poisonous pills, Ye Ping did not state it explicitly because there were too many people around.

"Oh, I'm busy with some things."

"Ye Ping, let me introduce you, this is Senior Brother's Fellow Daoist, Liu Wen."

Xu Luochen said and introduced Liu Wen.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Liu."

Ye Ping instantly bowed, appearing courteous and polite.

The latter also immediately returned the greeting and said, "You're being too polite. Ye Ping, I've always heard about you. You are the pride of Baiyun State."

Liu Wen was extremely excited as he looked at Ye Ping.

Now, every cultivator in the entire Baiyun Ancient City knew that the Qingyun Dao Sect had produced an elite. Having their disciple selected by the Jin Nation Academy was a glorious thing for the ancestors.

The Jin Nation Academy was a top academy, and those who could get a place in the Jin Nation Academy were destined to have an outstanding reputation in the future.

"You flatter me, Senior Brother."

Ye Ping chuckled, but soon, Xu Luochen spoke to Liu Wen.

"Liu Wen, I'll go look for you in a few days. I'll catch up with my little Junior Brother for now."

The fact that Ye Ping had suddenly returned from Jin Nation Academy made Xu Luochen a little uneasy, so he was curious to know why Ye Ping had come back this time.

"Sure, I'll see you in a few days then."

Liu Wen knew that the two of them had something to discuss and hence got up to leave.

After Liu Wen left, Xu Luochen said, "Ye Ping, let's go back to the sect and talk."

"Yes."

Ye Ping nodded. It was best to go back to the sect to discuss such matters.

However, Ye Ping didn't forget Xia Qingmo and the Ghost King.

"Senior Brother, I have two more friends. Please wait a moment."

After saying this, Ye Ping hurriedly went upstairs.

In the middle of the pavilion, Xia Qingmo and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon were still pondering about life.

However, as Ye Ping appeared, the two couldn't help but look at Ye Ping.

"Princess Qingmo, my Senior Brother is downstairs. Everything will be fine with him around."

Ye Ping's words made Xia Qingmo look gleeful.

At this moment, Ye Ping couldn't help but look at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

"You better not talk nonsense later. These Senior Brothers of mine are all from an orthodox sect. If you speak nonsense, don't blame me for not reminding you."

Ye Ping reminded the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon not to court death.

Hearing his words, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was a little scared.

"Exalted Immortal, why don't I just not go with you? Remove my golden hoop, I promise to be a good ghost in the future. I'm a man of my word. Besides, with your Senior Brother around, I dare not do anything."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was terrified. If he really met a just and righteous cultivator, he would be doomed.

Initially, he was not afraid, but he soon got flustered mainly because Ye Ping had bragged too much about his Senior Brothers.

"Stop dreaming, if I let you off, you will harm others. Besides, I have to give you a name, or I won't know how to introduce you."

"How about Xu Bao?"

Ye Ping asked.

'After all, I can't call him the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon. I have to give him a different name.'

"Xu Bao? Exalted Immortal, what do you mean? I'm so powerful and you're giving me such a name?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was confused. He was still a menacing ghost, and yet he was given such an odd name.

"How about Da Xu?"

Ye Ping said.

"That's strange too. Exalted Immortal, if you don't know how to choose a name, forget it. What kind of strange names are these?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was nauseous.

"Cut the crap and choose either Da Xu or Xu Bao. If you continue nagging, I'll chant an incantation."

Ye Ping did not have the time to talk crap with the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

"Da Xu then."

As soon as he heard the threat, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon panicked and had no choice but to make do with that name.

"Okay, Princess Qingmo, Da Xu, let's go."

Ye Ping did not waste any time and brought the both of them downstairs.

Outside the inn.

Xu Luochen bathed in the sunlight and quietly waited for Ye Ping.

However, at this moment, Xu Luochen was not thinking about why Ye Ping had returned from the Jin Nation Academy, but about the test that he had taken today.

Yes, he had taken part in the preliminary test of the alchemy master assessment today, but he ended up failing and was even expelled from the examination hall.

Thinking about this, Xu Luochen was furious.

There was a written rule that candidates were given ten hours for the assessment.

He hadn't even stayed for four hours before he was expelled from the examination hall for disturbing the order of the examination hall.

Xu Luochen just couldn't understand.

'How did I disrupt the order in the examination hall?'

'Why can't I refine any pills with water?'

'Does alchemy have to be done in a step-by-step manner?'

The more he thought about it, the more angry Xu Luochen got.

Ever since he ate the pill paste made by Ye Ping that day, his cultivation realm had broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refinement.

The first thing Xu Luochen thought about was to sit for the assessment.

In order to impress others, Xu Luochen bought another pot and the rainwater that he had painstakingly collected over several months over.

After coming to the examination hall, he performed his superb alchemical skills, but he was soon kicked out again.

He had only been refining for four hours, and yet he was kicked out. To be honest, Xu Luochen felt that he was about to refine a pill.

Yet, he was interrupted.

How could Xu Luochen not be angry? How could Xu Luochen not be upset?

His attempt to impress and shock the entire world of immortal cultivation caused him to be disqualified by the examiners.

He was furious and his heart was already burning with fury.

At this moment, Ye Ping's voice sounded behind him.

"Second Senior Brother."

Xu Luochen immediately turned around, and soon two unfamiliar faces were reflected in his eyes.

One was absolutely beautiful and in terms of looks, she was on par with Xiao Muxue and Chen Lingrou.

On the other hand, the other one was rugged. Most importantly, the golden hoop on his bright and shiny bald head seemed strange.

"Senior Brother, these two are my friends, Qingmo and Da Xu."

Ye Ping briefly introduced them.

"Oh, are they also from the Jin Nation Academy?"

Xu Luochen was a little curious.

"No, I just met them on the way and felt that we were fated, so I invited them to our sect."

Ye Ping did not reveal Xia Qingmo's true identity. After all, God knows whether the Qingyun Dao Sect had a grudge against the Great Xia Dynasty or not. Hence, he thought that it would be better not to talk about it.

"Oh, that's fine."

Xu Luochen nodded and did not care much but returned to the Qingyun Dao Sect.

Soon, the four of them disappeared.

They walked towards the sect.

On the way, Ye Ping and Xu Luochen were walking side by side, seemingly talking about something.

Behind them, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon and Xia Qingmo were gawking at Xu Luochen from time to time.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon, in particular.

The more he looked, the more he felt that something was amiss.

'Just with this?'

"Peerless expert?"

'A peerless expert at the tenth level of Qi Refinement?'

'Are you lying to me?'

Although the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon did not know that there were greater experts out there in the world, the problem was that Xu Luochen did not seem like a peerless expert at all.

In terms of looks and aura, Xu Luochen might be handsome and refined but good looks did not have practical purposes.

Who could rely on their good looks to become immortal?

Besides, no matter how he looked at it, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon felt that Xu Luochen was a good-for-nothing.

His realm was average.

So were his Qi and blood.

He didn't seem like an expert at all.

"Girl, do you really think he's a peerless expert? He seems strange."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon couldn't help but ask Xia Qingmo, wanting to see if Xia Qingmo was thinking the same thing as him.

"Don't talk nonsense, Benefactor's Senior Brother is naturally a peerless expert."

"I know what you're thinking, it's just the realm is off, but as a Nascent Soul cultivator, you should also know that things like realm can be altered and disguised."

Xia Qingmo was also a little bit surprised. After all, Xu Luochen did not behave like a peerless expert at all and instead just looked like an ordinary cultivator.

She was not apprehensive about it and even found it normal after thinking about it. After all, it would be obvious if he was a peerless expert.

"No, girl, hear me out. Although the realm can be changed, Dharmic powers cannot be changed."

"Look at me, although I can suppress my realm to the Qi Refinement realm, my Dharmic powers are still different, but his Dharmic powers are scarce and not even as good as Exalted Immortal's."

The more the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon looked at it, the stranger it seemed to him.

"I had some suspicions before you mentioned it, but now that you have, I'm even more certain that he's a peerless expert."

Xia Qingmo said while glancing at Xu Luochen with her beautiful eyes.

"Why?"

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was dumbfounded.

"That's very simple. Only a true supreme expert can disguise himself so well."

"It's stated in Mahayana's record that there are some real supreme powerhouses who go through various experiences and return to the real mortal world in order to become immortals. They would forget everything and sever all karma."

"Maybe this Senior Brother is that kind of peerless powerhouse. In order to become an immortal, they choose to become mortal first."

Xia Qingmo nodded and said, almost fooling the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

"No, no, no, no, transforming into a mortal is not like that. There is definitely something wrong, I feel that Exalted Immortal may have been cheated."

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon kept shaking his head. He was very certain that Xu Luochen was not some peerless expert, but rather a conman.

Thinking of this, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon couldn't help but be tempted.

In an instant, the terrifying power spread and turned into an invisible blade that slashed Xu Luochen. He wanted to test whether Xu Luochen was a peerless expert or not.

If he was, he would definitely react immediately.

If not, he wouldn't.

The power was extremely terrifying. It was the power of Dao that only the Nascent Soul realm cultivators could detect.

Hence, even Ye Ping could not sense the danger within.

That was the effect of a drastic difference between realms.

However, as the invisible blade almost chopped Xu Luochen's neck, he still hadn't detected it.

At this moment, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was certain.

Xu Luochen was lying.

There was absolutely no way that he was some peerless expert.

"Good."

'Very good.'

After confirming that, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon laughed.

He wanted to tell Ye Ping of that news so that he could take credit for it and then ask Ye Ping to let him off the hook. They would both benefit from it.

'Good, very good, wonderful. Hahahahahaha.'

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was overjoyed.

Two hours later, Xu Luochen and Ye Ping had arrived in the middle of the Qingyun Mountain Range.

They chatted along the way, but Xu Luochen hadn't asked Ye Ping about the reason he decided to return. It wasn't that he didn't dare to but because there were two people behind him.

Ye Ping didn't take the initiative to speak either. He wanted to wait until the two of them were alone before stating the reason.

When the four of them were walking in the mountains, the two figures suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

"Ye Ping, is that your eldest Senior Brother?"

Xu Luochen asked as he looked into the distance.

"It's Eldest Senior Brother. Eldest Senior Brother."

Ye Ping saw Su Changyu's figure at a glance.

All of a sudden, Ye Ping was even happier.

Not far away, Su Changyu stopped.

In the next moment, he could not help but look at Ye Ping and the others.

"Little Junior Brother?"

In an instant, Su Changyu's eyes were full of exhilaration.

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Chapter 160: Are Eldest Senior Senior Sister, Fourth Senior Brother, and Fifth Senior Brother All Back?

Under Qingyun Mountain.

When Su Changyu saw Ye Ping again, his heart was filled with uncontrollable joy.

The reason being, all along, Su Changyu had been afraid that Ye Ping would encounter a mishap in Qingzhou Ancient City.

He had even braced himself for Ye Ping's death.

However, now that an unharmed Ye Ping had appeared in front of him, Su Changyu naturally could not suppress the joy in his heart.

As long as Ye Ping was alive, that was better than anything else.

"Eldest Senior Brother!"

Ye Ping hurriedly walked over and bowed to Su Changyu.

He looked extremely respectful and his eyes were full of joy too.

"Forgo the formality."

Although he was elated, Su Changyu's expression was extremely calm on the surface.

"Eldest Senior Brother, who's this?"

After returning to his senses, Ye Ping could not help but look at the person beside Su Changyu.

It was a middle-aged man who looked composed but was not as collected as Su Changyu. Instead, he seemed a little slow-witted.

"This is my new disciple, you can call him Disciple-Nephew Gu."

Su Changyu said and introduced Old Gu to the crowd.

Su Changyu felt troubled at the mention of Old Gu.

Previously in Lizhou, he met Gu Jianxian whom he originally intended to take in as his disciple, but later on, he shook him off and then ran to the sect alone.

However, he didn't expect Gu Jianxian to chase him and insisted on following him back to the sect.

He even said that since Su Changyu was once his master, he would always be like a father to him. In short, he clung onto Su Changyu.

In an instant, Su Changyu roughly figured out what happened.

Gu Jianxian had either been fooled by him or seen through his scheme and just wanted to tag along.

Be it the former or the latter, Su Changyu felt that it was troublesome.

'If it is the former, then how should I explain clearly? If I end up delaying his progress in cultivation, it won't be a laughing matter.'

Ye Ping had never practiced immortal cultivation before, and hence, no matter what, Su Changyu didn't want to hold up Ye Ping, but he felt that Ye Ping was now living rather well.

However, Old Gu was different. He was a genuine immortal cultivator and was probably in a midlife crisis. If he found out that Su Changyu had fooled him, he would probably kill Su Changyu.

If it was the latter, it would be bad too.

If he knew that Su Changyu was a loser but still insisted on following him, what would that mean?

It would mean that he was just a loafer.

He wanted to sponge off Su Changyu.

That was unacceptable. The Qingyun Dao Sect could only afford to have one loafer and it must be none other than him, Su Changyu.

Hence, Su Changyu planned to have a showdown with Old Gu in a few days.

At this moment, Gu Jianxian's eyes were finally livelier.

He immediately stared at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon.

"A Nascent Soul realm Ghost King?"

Gu Jianxian saw through the original body of the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon at a glance, but he didn't seem shocked at all. He was just a little curious as to why a Ghost King of the Nascent Soul realm appeared here.

However, in the next moment, Gu Jianxian immediately figured it out after seeing the golden hoop on the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon's head.

Sensing Gu Jianxian's gaze, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon shot him a hostile look, as if to say, "What are you looking at?"

Gu Jianxian ignored the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon and instead turned to look at Xia Qingmo.

"The princess of the Great Xia Dynasty?"

This time, Gu Jianxian couldn't help but have a trace of surprise in his eyes.

He really didn't expect to see the princess of the Great Xia Dynasty here. However, Xia Qingmo didn't know him.

However, Gu Jianxian was just slightly bewildered. As a supreme Sword Immortal, he wouldn't be too astonished even if the king of the Great Xia Dynasty appeared in front of him.

Afterwards, Gu Jianxian looked at Xu Luochen again.

'What a good-for-nothing.'

He was composed.

In the end, Gu Jianxian looked at Ye Ping.

'Uh?'

Gu Jianxian could see through Ye Ping's physique immediately.

Ye Ping was very, very strong, and he showed signs of having condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace. That was not all and Ye Ping seemed to be harboring a True Dragon in his body as his physique, physical body, Blood and Qi had all reached the extreme.

Most importantly, according to Ye Ping's Qi and Blood, Ye Ping should be about 22 years old.

He was a genius.

He was not an ordinary genius.

A trace of surprise appeared in Gu Jianxian's eyes. Although Ye Ping was indeed a genius, he had seen countless geniuses in his life

Ye Ping was indeed very impressive to have condensed the Blood and Qi Furnace at the age of twenty-two, but it was not enough to make him feel astonished.

Unless Ye Ping cultivated for less than three years, he could only be considered a rare genius in the eyes of Gu Jianxian.

Retracting his gaze, Gu Jianxian bowed slightly towards Ye Ping.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master, I'm Gu Mingshi."

Gu Jianxian spoke expressionlessly, without any emotion in his eyes.

Upon hearing Gu Jianxian's voice, Ye Ping was a little surprised as he didn't expect that he actually had a Disciple-Nephew now.

However, no matter what, Ye Ping immediately returned the greeting.

"Spare the formalities."

At this moment, Xu Luochen couldn't help but walk over, his eyes full of curiosity as he looked at Su Changyu.

"Eldest Senior Brother, why did you take in a disciple after taking a trip out? Have you told Master?"

"It's hard to explain, we'll talk when we go back to the sect."

Su Changyu really did not want to answer this question and planned to go back to the sect before explaining it to Ye Ping.

However, Su Changyu soon couldn't help but look at the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon and Xia Qingmo.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon looked like a good-for-nothing to him.

However, he did a double take on Xia Qingmo.

Su Changyu was obviously shocked. It wasn't that he had never seen a beautiful woman, but she was a ravishing beauty and he couldn't help but take a second glance at her.

However, Su Changyu simply took a glance. After all, Chen Lingrou and Xiao Muxue were gorgeous too.

"They are?"

Su Changyu looked at Ye Ping and asked in a very calm tone.

"Eldest Senior Brother, they are my friends."

Ye Ping answered.

"Friends? Oh, in that case, let's go up the mountain together."

Su Changyu nodded. He then turned around and walked towards the mountain.

At this moment, six figures walked towards the mountain.

They all had different thoughts from each other.

The Great Purgatory Resentful Demon was walking behind.

His gaze kept hovering over both Xu Luochen and Su Changyu.

He was already certain that Xu Luochen was a good-for-nothing.

As for Su Changyu, he was indeed shocked in the beginning and subconsciously thought that Su Changyu was really a supreme Sword Immortal.

However, with some careful observation, he basically determined that Su Changyu was a good-for-nothing too.

Thinking of this, the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon couldn't help but rejoice. He reckoned that if he informed Ye Ping of that at night, Ye Ping would be utterly grateful towards him.

Xia Qingmo would look at Su Changyu from time to time.

For some reason, she would feel an indescribable emotion whenever she saw Su Changyu. He seemed familiar to her but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Just like that, the group of them arrived at the Qingyun Dao Sect.

There were no changes in the Qingyun Dao Sect as it was still as shabby and plain as before.

There was an incense stick in the joss urn outside the sect.

Their frugality left others speechless.

"Changyu!"

"Ye Ping!"

"Luochen!"

At this moment, Daoist Tai Hua slowly walked out of the main hall. He planned to go and eat but didn't expect to see the person he had been worried about as soon as he came out.

"Greetings, Master."

At this moment, Su Changyu, Ye Ping, and Xu Luochen bowed to Daoist Tai Hua at the same time.

The blockhead-like Gu Jianxian slightly bowed to Daoist Tai Hua.

He was a true supreme expert who had a jaded and humble heart. Even if he was made to beg, he wouldn't find it a big deal.

"Good, good, good, good that you're back."

Daoist Tai Hua's eyes were full of warm tears.

He didn't expect Su Changyu to have already returned, and all of a sudden, his heart was a lot less heavy.

"I don't know why but your eldest Senior Sister and the rest are back. I'll cook you guys a feast tonight. Go ahead and chat."

Daoist Tai Hua answered excitedly.

"Muxue is back too?"

Su Changyu was a little surprised. In the entire Qingyun Dao Sect, Xiao Muxue was the one whom he was the most afraid of.

It was not that he was afraid that Xiao Muxue would replace him as the future Sect Leader, but rather, she was very sharp-tongued and would insult him mercilessly whenever they met. Hence, he couldn't help but subconsciously feel resentful towards her.

"She came back this morning. You guys continue chatting while I go cook for you guys."

Daoist Tai Hua was in high spirits.

To be frank, it had been a long time since there was a reunion in the entire sect, and it was a coincidence that Xiao Muxue, Su Changyu, Xu Luochen, and Ye Ping had all returned today.

"Is Eldest Senior Sister back?"

Ye Ping couldn't help but be a little scared after learning that Xiao Muxue had returned.

However, he did not say much and waited for Daoist Tai Hua to leave before taking Xia Qingmo and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon to the room for some rest.

Soon, everyone left. This time, Su Changyu felt that he had had a close shave with death and he wanted to rest well too. He wanted to get a good sleep before anything else.

Five minutes later.

After Ye Ping settled Xia Qingmo and the Great Purgatory Resentful Demon down, he went directly to see Xu Luochen.

He still remembered clearly the instructions that Elder Xu Chang gave him.

Soon, Ye Ping arrived at Xu Luochen's residence.

At this moment, Xu Luochen, who was in the room, was still recalling what happened today.

He was extremely displeased about the matter and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Xu Luochen planned to write a letter of complaint.

At this moment, Ye Ping's voice sounded.

"Second Senior Brother, it's me."

Hearing Ye Ping's voice, Xu Luochen couldn't help but recall what he had to do.

At that moment, Xu Luochen got up and opened the door of the room, allowing Ye Ping to enter the room and talk about it.

Inside the room, Xu Luochen was also very polite and took the initiative to pour Ye Ping a cup of tea.

He then asked with a look of bewilderment, "Ye Ping, when we were at the bottom of the mountain, you said that you came back this time to see me. What exactly happened?"

Xu Luochen was curious.

He couldn't figure out why Ye Ping came back from Jin Nation Academy just to see him.

That was strange.

"Second Senior Brother, here's what happened. A few days ago, I was studying the art of alchemy in the Jin Nation Academy, and the elder who was teaching us claimed that there is no non-poisonous pill in this world."

"Second Senior Brother, it's not that I can't take some provocation, but it's mainly because that elder insisted that anyone who can refine a non-poisonous pill must be a conman. Hence, I contradicted him in a fit of anger."

"I then refined a non-poisonous pill in front of everyone."

"However, I didn't expect that elder to say that this non-poisonous pill is a priceless treasure that can help the entire Jin Nation or even the Great Xia Dynasty. So, he wanted me to give them the formula for the non-poisonous pill."

"However, you taught me the refinement method of this non-poisonous pill so I had to come back to ask for your approval. However, the elder also said that if you're willing, they can grant me any condition."

"Of course, if you don't want to, I can go back and turn them down immediately. At most, I'll come back from the Jin Nation Academy. I can't learn much from them anyway."

Ye Ping told the whole story to Xu Luochen.

After he did, Xu Luochen froze.

'Huh?'

'All because of this matter?'

'Non-poisonous pill formula? Someone believes this?'

He had nothing to say about Ye Ping since he was a rookie immortal cultivator and would be tricked easily.

Yet, the elders of the Jin Nation Academy believed it too.

'Must you be so outrageous?'

"Who is this elder you are talking about?"

Xu Luochen snapped back to his senses and was suddenly filled with curiosity.

He just wanted to know who the elder was. How could there be such an ignorant elder?

"Xu Chang."

Ye Ping answered seriously.

"Xu Chang? Xu Chang?"

Xu Luochen frowned slightly, the name was familiar to him, but all of a sudden, he couldn't recall it.

'Wait…'

'Xu Chang?'

'The best alchemist in Jin Nation?'

In an instant, Xu Luochen remembered who Xu Chang was and his eyes were full of shock.

"Junior Brother, is this Xu Chang that you're talking about the best alchemist of Jin Nation?"

Xu Luochen swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but ask.

"Yes, but he is definitely not the true best alchemist of the Jin Nation."

Ye Ping nodded. He didn't think that Xu Chang was the best alchemist in the Jin Nation, because the actual best alchemist in the Jin Nation was sitting in front of him.

However, Ye Ping didn't say it because after all, he knew that his Senior Brothers liked keeping a low profile. Hence, he didn't say anything.

He inhaled sharply.

At this moment, Xu Luochen was astounded.

'Xu Chang?'

'Xu Chang.'

Xu Chang, who was the best alchemist in Jin Nation, was his idol.

In fact, he was the idol of the alchemists in the entire Jin Nation

Yet, such a powerful existence was asking for his pill formula?

It was really… a huge glory.

A great glory.

Xu Luochen was shocked and excited. In order to curb his emotions, Xu Luochen picked up the cup of tea and chugged it.

"Second Senior Brother, if you think it's not possible, I"ll go and turn them down in a few days."

Seeing Xu Luochen's reaction, Ye Ping didn't think much of it and simply thought that Xu Luochen was just displeased.

"No."

In the next moment, Xu Luochen immediately shook his head, calmed himself down, and then said, "We can give them the formula, but the Jin Nation Academy must promise me three things."

He definitely couldn't reject them.

It was a good thing to bring glory to his ancestors and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity too. If he said no, he would be retarded.

"Senior Brother, the non-poisonous pill refinement method has a huge significance. If you're doing this for my sake, you don't have to. After all, you put your heart and soul into this…"

Ye Ping did not expect that Xu Luochen would actually be willing to hand over the pill formula.

To be honest, Elder Xu Luochen's request made him displeased. He felt that he was not a saint and the world had nothing to do with him. Besides, the pill formula was Xu Luochen's lifelong efforts.

Ye Ping couldn't share it with others.

He had come back this time, mainly to see his Senior Brothers and learn something too. After all, he didn't learn anything in Jin Nation Academy so he might as well come back to the sect.

After hearing Xu Luochen's words, Ye Ping was indeed shocked.

"Ye Ping, you thought wrongly."

At this moment, Xu Luochen spoke up.

He looked at Ye Ping and said calmly,

"Two minds are better than one. I may have researched and invented the non-poisonous pill formula in my lifetime, but this formula still has many flaws."

"However, with my skills alone, the effects of this non-poisonous pill cannot be maximized. We need more people to research."

"A lineage will cease one day. Besides, the Dao of alchemy is to bless the world in the first place. True alchemists would know to sacrifice and dedicate selflessly."

"Besides, a true alchemist sees not just a formula but a world. Do you understand?"

Xu Luochen's voice was calm, but his words were indescribably noble.

Ye Ping was suddenly shocked.

He stared at Xu Luochen.

For some reason, Xu Luochen suddenly looked rather noble and great.

At this moment, Ye Ping suddenly understood that he was the true peerless expert and a true supreme alchemist.

When other alchemists knew a little something that others did not, they would wish to get a share.

However, true alchemists did not care about the spread of their formulas. They cared about how many people the formula they invented could benefit.

At this moment, Ye Ping really wanted to say to Xu Luochen, "You are really a great man."

However, Ye Ping held it in because he knew that Xu Luochen did not need any praises because too many people had praised him before.

"I thank you on behalf of everyone in this world, Second Senior Brother."

At this moment, Ye Ping came back to his senses and bowed to Ye Ping, his heart full of admiration.

Hearing Ye Ping's touching words, Xu Luochen was even more satisfied.

'Good, this is the feeling.'

"Little Junior Brother, sit down. We can give the pill formula to Jin Nation Academy, but there are a few things I want to make clear."

"Firstly, the pill formula still belongs to me, there is no doubt about that."

"Secondly, I still have to have the rights to the pill. It shall be signed off by me."

"Thirdly, the pill formula is not a free gift, and the Jin Nation Academy must agree to three of my conditions. However, they won't be hard to fulfill."

Xu Luochen told Ye Ping to sit down.

He could give the pill formula away for free, but if he could make demands, he wouldn't waste it.

Xu Luochen had already thought of the three conditions.

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