by Feng Yise
Du Rufeng said, "Ye Yuan finished comprehending one step ahead of you guys. The temple just happened to have a mission for him, so he left first."
Baili Qingyan suddenly had a trace of an ominous feeling in her heart and she said, "Mission? Ye Yuan is merely a disciple who just entered the sect, what kind of mission would he be assigned? Also, Little Tong and Treasure Pig are also gone! Elder Du, what in the world happened."
Du Rufeng's face was rather ugly, and he said in a solemn voice, "This is the temple's business. How is it your turn to tell us what to do?"
Baili Qingyan was very smart. Ye Yuan's disappearance was too unusual, he kept feeling that something happened and felt empty in her heart as if she lost something.
Her heart hurt!
"Sorry, Elder Du, I …" Baili Qingyan felt wronged as she said.
How could Du Rufeng not know her thoughts? He let out a sigh and said, "Alright, come on!"
Baili Qingyan nodded her head and followed everyone, preparing to leave.
But when everyone was not paying attention, Baili Qingyan suddenly took a step, flying towards the heart of the void realm, disappearing.
When Du Rufeng saw her disappearing back view, he could not help shaking his head. With his strength, if he really wanted to stop Baili Qingyan, he could naturally do it.
But he did not.
Du Rufeng sighed and said, "Pray ask what is love, guiding people till death do them apart! Forget it, let her be! The few of you, today's matter, you're absolutely not allowed to say a word! Otherwise, you all know the consequences!"
Chapter 1841 - Ten Bowls Topple
At Thousand Soar Imperial Capital, Heavenspan World.
The prosperity of an imperial capital was what imperial cities could not compare to.
Thousand Soar Imperial Capital occupied a vast area, it was several dozen times larger than ordinary imperial cities.
Divine Lord Realm powerhouses that were hard to see in imperial cities were as plentiful as oxen hair here.
Even Celestial Deity powerhouses could be seen everywhere too.
In a small tavern, an eight to nine years old little kid was hugging a pink piglet. Beside even sat a young man.
They were precisely Ye Yuan and co. who came out of the Bamboo Groove Void Realm.
"Brat, why do we have to come here?" Little Tong asked curiously.
The few of them had drifted in the heart of the void realm for as long as ten years before returning to the Heavenspan World.
But the moment the few people came out, they were in a mountain range in the vicinity of Thousand Soar Imperial Capital.
Ye Yuan originally planned on returning to the Heavenly Eagle Imperial City. But no idea why, Dustless made him stay in Thousand Soar Imperial Capital temporarily.
Ye Yuan asked him why, but he himself did not know either. He just said that there was a feeling from forces beyond his control that there would be a major event happening near Thousand Soar Imperial Capital recently, which seemed to be related to them.
Regarding Dustless's supernatural feeling, although Ye Yuan was doubtful, he did not say much.
Martial artists' sudden impulse tend to be very efficacious.
Little Tong's question made Ye Yuan unable to answer. He could only smile bitterly and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either."
Little Tong was not surprised and just said coolly, "Then what should we do now?"
Ye Yuan thought about it and said, "Find a place to stay first. I reckon that before long, there will be results."
This tavern was not large, but the dishes were pretty good. Ye Yuan and Little Tong both dug into it with relish.
Reaching Ye Yuan's realm, he could long already not need to eat. But there were still many martial artists who liked to drink alcohol and eat meat in taverns.
Firstly, these wine and meat were mostly not ordinary products. They were helpful to martial artists' cultivation.
Secondly, it was also to relieve the dreariness of cultivation and satisfy one's d.e.s.i.r.e for good food.
The two people were currently chowing down when a handsome young man suddenly came to Ye Yuan's side and smiled at Ye Yuan as he said, "This brother, this tavern's business is quite good. Can you share a table with me? Your wine and food, I'll treat it."
Ye Yuan raised his eyes to look at this young man and saw that his face did not have the least bit of prodigiousness, totally different from those profligate sons.
When he said treat, his face was also very sincere and did not have the intention of showing off.
Hence, Ye Yuan nodded his head and made an inviting gesture, saying coolly, "Sit then."
That handsome young man was delighted when he saw the situation and shouted: "Waiter, bring a set of bowl and chopsticks, and serve some fine dishes."
Finished saying, he smiled at Ye Yuan and said, "I'm Leng Xu, I wonder how to address brother?"
"Ye Yuan."
"Haha, turns out that it's Brother Ye. Our meeting is fate! Come, bottoms up!"
Ye Yuan smiled slightly and clinked glasses with the other party, downing in one shot.
"Haha, great! Brother Ye, this inn's Ten Bowls Topple is rather powerful. Why don't we compete without using divine essence?"
Those who came here to drink were mostly looking for fun and to relax.
If one used divine essence to refine the alcoholic strength, it was naturally pointless already.
But for Celestial Deity powerhouses to want to really get drunk, it was naturally not that easy.
To be able to bring down a Celestial Deity powerhouse in ten bowls, the alcoholic strength of this alcohol could be imagined.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, cheers!"
Finished saying, the two people raised a glass and drank another bowl.
In a twinkle, ten bowls went down to the belly, but no intoxication could be seen from the two.
The other tables were alarmed by the happenings on this side. Seeing Ye Yuan and Leng Xu down one bowl after another, they could not help staring dumbfoundedly with slack jaws.
"Eh? That's the Leng Family's young patriarch, right? No wonder he's so impressive. Heard that at his peak, he drank 46 bowls of Ten Bowls Topple in one go! Ever since then, he was conferred as the god of wine in this place!"
"However, that young man next to him is similarly impressive, to actually fight until he's evenly-matched with Young Patriarch Leng!"
"Heh, it's no use! The name of Ten Bowls Topple isn't for show. After exceeding ten bowls, this alcohol kick will double up. I reckon that he can at most drink 20 bowls."
...
This small tavern was out-of-the-way. Those who came here were mostly old customers and were very clear about this Ten Bowls Topple's alcohol kick.
It was not that there were no people who drank past ten bowls, but they were in the minority.
No matter how powerful the Celestial Deity powerhouses, it was also extremely rare to drink past 20 bowls.
It was just that pity that Ye Yuan let them down.
"Awesome, cheers again!"
"I didn't expect that Ye Yuan is also a man of the same pursuit! Haha, great, awesome!"
Leng Xu drank faster and faster and always laughed out loud. It was just that when Ye Yuan observed his language and countenance, he could perceive that there was more or less some bitterness in his smiles.
This person was here to get drunk!
Ye Yuan was slightly curious on why would such a bright and cheerful young man be like this?
But the feeling that this Leng Xu gave him was not bad. So he also accompanied Leng Xu and continued drinking cup after cup.
Not long ago, Ye Yuan's fleshy body realm already broke through to the fifth transformation golden body.
Such a powerful body had a very strong immunity towards alcohol in the first place.
Furthermore, Ye Yuan was an alchemist. Furthermore, he was an alchemist who was fond of alcohol. No matter how strong the alcohol, it was merely so-so to him as well.
> At least, this Ten Bowls Topple was not enough.
"65 bowls!"
"73 bowls!"
"90 bowls!"
...
At this time, everyone in the small tavern stopped eating and drinking. Their gazes were all focused on Ye Yuan and Leng Xu.
The way that these two people competing in drinking made them stare dumbfoundedly tongue-tied.
Finally, when drinking the 103rd bowl, Leng Xu collapsed on the table with a thud.
"F-Fine alcohol! Brother Ye … come, come, cheers again!"
This guy already drank until he was out-cold and still wanted to bottoms up with Ye Yuan.
At one side, everyone was stunned.
"Goodness gracious, to actually bring down the god of alcohol! What deity is this young man?"
"This guy really didn't mobilize any divine essence, so how did he do it?"
All around, there was a series of exclamations.
None of them had ever dared to drink until ten bowls before.
But today, this unfamiliar face actually downed 103 bowls of Ten Bowls Topple in one go. It was really too exaggerated.
Actually, a hundred bowls down the belly, Ye Yuan's head was also a little woozy already.
This wine was called Ten Bowls topple, it indeed lived up to its reputation.
While the wine was a fine wine, it was just a pity that it was not the wine that intoxicated, but the drinker who got himself drunk.
Ye Yuan's divine essence circulated and directly dispelled that dizzy feeling.
He turned around and asked the rest, "Do you all know where his home is?"
The moment everyone heard, they immediately understood, this young man was going to send Leng Xu back home.
In the crowd, a good person urged, "Heh, young man, your alcohol tolerance is pretty good! But you'd best not get involved in this murky water. The Leng Family isn't too peaceful recently."
Ye Yuan was baffled when he heard that and said smilingly, "Just sending him back home, so there's no harm."
That person just now said again, "Don't listen to an elderly person's advice and you'll suffer right away! Since you want to find trouble yourself, we naturally won't stop you either. The Leng Family is the imperial capital's prominent family. You go out and turn right, after passing three streets, make a left turn, go through an alley, and you'll reach."
Ye Yuan nodded his head, settled the bill, and said to Little Tong, "Come on."
But after Ye Yuan left the tavern, a hint of an imperceptible strange smile flashed across the corners of that person's mouth.
Chapter 1842 - Who's The Fool
Ye Yuan carried Leng Xu and passed through three streets according to the guidance of that person in the tavern. He turned into an alley.
Along the way, Ye Yuan carrying a drunk man naturally attracted quite a few sidelong glances.
The corners of Little Tong's mouth curled and he said disdainfully, "You this fellow, really a busybody!"
In the view of most martial artists, this kind of chance acquaintance relationship was not worth it.
Either way, playing there to spend the night drunk also would not kill anyone.
Moreover, that person even warned that the Leng Family was not too calm recently.
But Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Just sending a drunk man home, a small thing."
Little Tong rolled his eyes and did not make a sound.
Clearly, he was very disapproving of this.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Suddenly, two figures fell from the sky and blocked off Ye Yuan's front and back exit routes.
The current Ye Yuan was equivalent to a turtle in a jar.
Little Tong had a helpless look as he said, "See, trouble came."
However, his face did not have much worry.
But seeing the arrivals ahead, Ye Yuan's face turned dark.
This person was precisely that man who told him about this path in the tavern.
The other person was also drinking with him.
That man had a smug look as he looked at Ye Yuan and said, "Brat, you've worked hard to support him over. Now, put the person down. Then you should leave."
Ye Yuan frowned and said, "You intentionally led me here? Turns out that the trouble you said was yourself."
That man laughed loudly and said, "I took people's money to help them avert a disaster. His trouble isn't me. But if you were to insist on it, that's fine too. Either way, he's about to pass on right away."
Once martial artists really got drunk, their divine soul was also in a paralyzed state, and was naturally clueless about the outside world's danger.
Hence, if one was not really in a bad mood, they normally would not drink until like Leng Xu.
The current Leng Xu was equivalent to a lamb awaiting slaughter.
Ye Yuan looked at that man and said coolly, "Since that's the case, you saying to let me leave is also to deliberately let me lower my guard, right? You're very careful when doing things."
The moment that man heard, he laughed loudly and said, "Boy, you're very clever! But sadly, you're not suited for the world of martial artists. This world is one where the weak are preys that the strong feasts on. Your kindheartedness won't have a good outcome! In your next life, remember to be more cold-blooded, hahaha …"
One should not be a busybody. A person should hold back when talking and doing things. This was general knowledge of the martial artist world.
But Ye Yuan did not seem to know this common sense at all.
Or should he say, he knew but was not willing to do it.
This kind of 'fool' would naturally die sooner or later.
Ye Yuan looked at him and said coolly, "You're so confident like you've already cornered me."
That man said smugly, "Otherwise? You don't think that you, a First Firmament Celestial Deity, can still stir up any waves, right? I urge that you'd better not wake Leng Xu. You won't have this chance."
This man was an initial-stage Third Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse. That man at the back was also a peak Second Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse.
Ye Yuan being a peak First Firmament Celestial Deity, they did not take him seriously at all.
"Fool!" Little Tong snorted coldly and scolded.
The moment that man heard, he burst out laughing and said, "Heard that? Even this little kid is scolding you stupid! If you died, then you died, you even had to harm this little brat to die together with you, truly sorrowful!"
Little Tong could not resist rolling his eyes, this guy was really dumb to the max, what kind of comprehension ability was this?!
Ye Yuan placed Leng Xu in a corner and said to Little Tong, "Look after him for a while. It will be over very soon."
"Oh," Little Tong said very casually and did not express much.
Finished talking, Ye Yuan turned to that man again and said, "Hey, ask you one more time. Is the Leng Family just after passing through this alley?"
That man was taken aback and immediately laughed loudly and said, "For what? You want to send him home even if you become a ghost? Tsk tsk, you, brat, are really loyal to friends, making me not bear to kill you."
Ye Yuan heaved a sigh and said, "Looks like still have to find somebody else to inquire. Also, the fool that Little Tong said just now was referring to the two of you, not me. Mn, I think that before you guys die, you should still understand that."
That man was stunned again and had yet to understand what was going on when Ye Yuan's figure already disappeared.
That man's gaze turned intent and he said in horror, "Spatial law!"
The scent of death hit him head-on. He opened up world power straight away, planning to use world power to feel Ye Yuan's position.
But, it was all futile.
Puchi …
A sword poked out of the void silently, directly swiping his throat. Fresh blood gushed out, his eyes began to turn lax.
Only at this time did he understand what kind of terrifying oppon
ent he had provoked.
When the man opposite saw this scene, his face turned deathly pale.
Without the slightest hesitation, his figure fled into the void, wanting to escape this alley at once.
It was just too bad that in front of the Fourth Firmament spatial law Ye Yuan, this kind of escape appeared feeble and powerless.
Puchi!
Another sword, a peak Second Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse fell!
Inside the heart of the void realm, three years of enlightenment on Dao, Ye Yuan's realm made tremendous progress in the first place.
Drifting inside the space for ten years, Ye Yuan's realm had already reached peak First Firmament Celestial Deity.
Coupled with Fourth Firmament spatial law and middle-stage Fifth Firmament Sword Dao laws, his strength was god knows how many times stronger than during the Bamboo Groove Martial Conclave.
Initial-stage Third Firmament Celestial Deity, if not an existence with exceedingly high law comprehensions, they posed not the slightest bit of threat towards Ye Yuan.
Very sadly, this man was not.
Killing them was similarly a matter of lifting a finger.
Seeing this scene, Little Tong's gaze turned sharp.
"This boy's strength improved again! This guy doesn't know what's called bottleneck at all!"
These few years, Little Tong had also witnessed Ye Yuan's improvement.
In a short decade, Ye Yuan's improvement could practically be seen with the n.a.k.e.d eye.
Too fast!
Even he, this Empyrean powerhouse, also sighed with admiration at Ye Yuan's talent.
Ye Yuan helped Leng Xu up again and said helplessly, "Isn't this guy the Leng Family's young patriarch? Why did he end up in this plight? Casually finding a Third Firmament Celestial Deity and he could take his life."
Little Tong pursed his lips and said, "In prominent families, brothers fighting among themselves is all too normal. What's the big fuss?"
Ye Yuan nodded his head and said, "That's true too, come on."
The Leng Family's address was not hard to inquire, casually inquiring and one would know.
Actually, the place where that man pointed to was not far from the Leng Family. It was just that there was no need to pass through this alley.
This alley was the place to kill that they meticulously arranged.
