by Feng Yise
It was just a pity that their strength was lacking. They were killed instead.
Ye Yuan arrived in front of the Leng Manor's front door, and just happened to bump into a young man.
The moment that youth saw Leng Xu, his expression could not help changing drastically.
He took Leng Xu from Ye Yuan's hands and berated Ye Yuan, "Young Brother Xu, why did you drink until like this? Who are you people? What did you do to Younger Brother Xu? Come, men! Capture these two villains for me!"
Chapter 1843 - Essence Gathering Pagoda
Under that young man's word of command, quite a few men sprang out immediately, directly surrounding Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan's face turned cold. This guy was so unreasonable, not even asking, and then wanted to capture him indiscriminately. What logic was this?
"Your brother got drunk, so I sent him back. That's all."
Toward those family guards who surrounded him, Ye Yuan did not care and just explained nonchalantly.
Who knew that that young man gave a cold laugh and said, "Heh, you would be so kind? I think that you want to conspire a plot against Young Brother Xu, right? What are you still waiting for? Capture for me! If he dares to resist, capture and summarily execute!"
When those family guards received the order, they immediately attacked Ye Yuan.
When attacking, it was very vicious. How was this capturing a person? It was clearly to kill one!
Ye Yuan's face turned cold, his figure immediately vanishing.
Several cold lights flashed past, that young man only saw a pile of hands fly into the air, tragic screams linking up together.
Within a breath, the family guards all had their hands cut off!
The young man's face changed drastically when he saw the situation. He clearly did not expect that Ye Yuan's strength was actually so strong.
Ye Yuan put away the sword and stood there, looking at the young man as he said coolly, "On the account of Leng Xu's face, I won't go on a killing spree today. But I warn you, don't come and provoke me!"
Done talking, Ye Yuan swaggered off.
The young man's face changed several times, his gaze finally landing on Leng Xu, and his brows could not help knitting tightly together.
"H-Haha, awesome! Brother Ye Yuan, come, let's cheers again!" Leng Xu's eyes were hazy from drunkenness and he suddenly exclaimed.
"Ye Yuan? Who was that guy, such formidable strength! Jun Hao, how does his strength compare to yours?"
A man in black suddenly appeared next to the young man and said with cupped fists, "This subordinate … isn't confident!"
The young man said in a cold voice, "Presumably so. Otherwise, you would have made a move just now. Looks like the Black Smoke Twin Fiends failed. I didn't expect that this good-for-nothing younger brother of mine actually found such an expert, really underestimated him. Originally thought that it was just a First Firmament Celestial Deity. I didn't think that his strength was actually so formidable, and that even you don't have the confidence either. Go and check for me. We must dig his details inside out."
The young man gave Leng Xu a glance, full of disdain.
The man in black said, "Yes!"
...
Leaving the Leng Family, Ye Yuan went to the Essence Gathering Pagoda set up by the City Lord Manor.
Ye Yuan's realm already reached peak First Firmament Celestial Deity. He planned to enter a retreat here for a period of time and assault Second Firmament Celestial Deity.
Presently, Ye Yuan's law comprehension already far surpassed his realm. His realm became the greatest factor restricting his strength instead.
This Essence Gathering Pagoda was a self-service cultivation pagoda, anyone could come in to cultivate.
Of course, the prerequisite was that you had sufficient divine essence stones.
Furthermore, it was middle-grade divine essence stones.
In the imperial capital, low-grade divine essence stones were already unable to satisfy the requirements of martial artists' cultivation.
Transactions here were all carried out with middle-grade divine essence stones.
The Essence Gathering Pagoda was divided into a total of nine levels. The cultivation rooms here were calculated according to days.
The first level required to pay ten pieces of middle-grade divine essence stones a day, which was also 30 thousand low-grade divine essence stones.
Further up, the middle-grade divine essence stones that each level required would increase several times over.
Reaching the ninth level, it needed 3000 pieces of middle-grade divine essence stones a day, which was a rather horrifying number.
One had to know, 3000 middle-grade divine essence stones were equivalent to 30 million low-grade divine essence stones.
And this was merely just one day's cultivation expense.
Of course, the effect was completely different too.
Ye Yuan heard that the spiritual energy concentration of the ninth level cultivation room was much stronger than even the Obstructed Tillage Spiritual Eye.
Naturally, the number of divine essence stones required was also extremely frightening.
Ye Yuan entered the Essence Gathering Pagoda and went straight up to the third floor.
There were many cultivation rooms inside the Essence Gathering Pagoda. People entered and left from time to time. The place was very crowded.
When the third floor's martial artists saw a First Firmament Celestial Deity come up, each and every one of them gave sidelong glances.
Logically speaking, First Firmament Celestial Deities normally trained on the first floor.
Coming to the third floor was purely wasting divine essence stones.
Because of the concentration of spiritual energy here, First Firmament Celestial Deities were unable to fully absorb it at all.
The third floor's cultivation rooms needed to pay 50 middle-grade divine essence stones a day.
Ye Yuan went one round and finally found an empty cultivation room.
But he was rather curious why this cultivation room was not in use.
Ye Yuan did not think that much either, immediately gathering 4500 pieces of middle-grade divine essence stones and placed it into the card slot outside the cultivation room.
His action drew a series of weird looks.
A First Firmament Celestial Deity placed 4000 over middle-grade divine essence stones in one go, truly extravagant!
By the side, someone said with a sneer, "Heh, this kid is really a sucker!"
Rumble!
With a loud noise, the door of the cultivation room slowly opened.
Ye Yuan was just about to enter inside when a cold voice came from behind: "Boy, this is my cultivation room, who permitted you to enter?"
Ye Yuan turned around and saw a young man in fine clothing.
This young man looked at Ye Yuan, a mocking expression on his face.
"Your cultivation room? The cultivation rooms here don't seem to register names, right?" Ye Yuan asked with a curious look.
That young man chuckled and said, "Aren't you curious why this place is clearly empty, but no one came over to put divine essence stones?"
Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Now that you said it, it's really rather strange."
The young man said smugly, "This is my, Han Xiao's private territory. So, nobody dares to come!"
Ye Yuan looked at Han Xiao, curled his lips, and said, "Like that huh, I didn't know. How about this? Either way, I didn't go in, so you can just return the divine essence stones to me, then this cultivation room is yours."
Han Xiao burst out laughing when he heard that and said, "Hahaha! You're asking me for divine essence stones? What a hoot!"
All around, those martial artists also revealed mocking smiles.
"This kid wouldn't be a fool, right?"
"Han Xiao has used this move to scam no idea how many people. Can't be helped, this guy's strength is too strong. Within the Third Firmament Celestial Deity Realm, nobody
is his match at all."
"This kid, a First Firmament Celestial Deity, actually dares to ask Han Xiao for divine essence stones. I reckon that he'll suffer."
...
Ye Yuan's expression turned dark and he said, "In that case, you intentionally waited for me to put down divine essence stones before coming over?"
This Han Xiao, Ye Yuan naturally had an impression.
In reality, when he just came over, Han Xiao was not far away.
Han Xiao laughed loudly and said, "I did it on purpose, so what can you do to me? Now, get further away! Otherwise, you can be prepared to go out lying down!"
Bang!
Han Xiao's voice had yet to fade when his entire person directly flew out backward, slamming heavily onto the wall of the opposite cultivation room, fresh blood spurting wildly.
This foot of Ye Yuan's was kicked solidly.
"There are really self-righteous idiots everywhere! This time, take it as teaching you a lesson! Not anyone is who you can afford to provoke."
Ye Yuan retracted his gaze that was like looking at a moron, turned around, and entered the cultivation room, leaving behind only the crowd who were starting dumbfoundedly with gaping mouths.
Rumble!
Following Ye Yuan entering, the door of the cultivation room slowly closed.
Chapter 1844 - Digging One's Own Grave
"So strong! Was that … spatial law?"
"My God, a First Firmament Celestial Deity actually kicked a Third Firmament Celestial Deity flying with one kick?"
"I didn't expect that Han Xiao actually failed in a simple task."
...
The moment Ye Yuan made his move, it took everyone's breath away.
Everyone harbored the mentality of watching the show, thinking that Ye Yuan would suffer a big loss.
They did not expect that in the end, it was Han Xiao who went out lying down instead.
This kick was not light. Han Xiao vomited blood non-stop and did not recover for a long while.
"Damn brat, to actually dare sneak attack me! Three months later, the shame of this kick, I want you to repay it twofold!" Han Xiao clutched his c.h.e.s.t and said in a cold voice.
Everyone knew that Han Xiao was genuinely enraged.
His identity was not ordinary, he was the imperial capital's Han Family's descendant.
The Han Family was a major family clan that ranked in the top three of the imperial capital, their strength extremely formidable.
...
Several days later, the man in black appeared in front of Leng Hao.
"Young Master, I've already inquired clearly, that brat's name is called Ye Yuan, just entered the imperial capital. As for where he came from, there's no way to find out. In short, prior to this, this boy was unknown."
Leng Hao was slightly surprised when he heard that and said, "Shouldn't be! Such astonishing talent, he definitely came from an imperial capital or even a great imperial capital, how could he be unknown? Could you have made a mistake?"
The man in black said, "This subordinate already screened through all the monstrous geniuses who possessed spatial law in great imperial capitals, as well as imperial capitals under Heavenly Emperor Brookfeather's command. There isn't Ye Yuan this name. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be wrong."
Great imperial capitals and imperial capitals under a Heavenly Emperor's command were not as many as imperial cities.
As long as there was an information channel, screening could still be done.
But they did not discover Ye Yuan this person.
Hearing this, Leng Hao also heaved a sigh in relief and said nonchalantly, "Since that's the case, then don't keep this punk anymore. What is he doing now?"
The man in black clasped his hands and said, "Replying Young Master, he's in closed-seclusion inside the Essence Gathering Pagoda. Heard that he paid three months worth of divine essence stones in one go. Furthermore, he even injured the Han Family's Han Xiao."
Leng Hao was taken aback and laughed in spite of himself as he said, "Han Xiao? It's that disappointing fellow who was an adopted son of the Han Family, right? But like this is good too. With that kid's nature, I reckon that he won't let Ye Yuan off either. But just in case, better send Iron Eagle to go and finish him off."
When the man in black heard that, he said in surprise, "Young Master, isn't this … making a big fuss over a minor issue? Iron Eagle is a Fourth Firmament Celestial Deity powerhouse!"
Celestial Deity Realm, the difference of each minor realm was tremendous.
Fourth Firmament Celestial Deity was another level.
This strength could be the patrolling inspector of imperial cities below already.
One had to know, the patrolling inspector of the Southridge Ten Nations was merely Fourth Firmament Celestial Deity too.
Now, wanting to have him go and deal with a First Firmament Celestial Deity, it was putting fine timber to petty use. This was a bit too much.
Leng Hao waved his hand and said, "A lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. This boy's strength isn't weak, so best be a little safer. You saw it too, Third Firmament Celestial Deity isn't his match at all."
The black-clothed man's gaze turned slightly sharp and he said with a nod, "Yes, this subordinate will arrange it right away."
...
Three months later, inside the cultivation room, Ye Yuan slowly opened both eyes.
His current aura was already much stronger than before.
His divine vortex became much smaller again compared to when he was First Firmament Celestial Deity, but the traces of divine marks became slightly clearer.
Second Firmament Divine Vestige!
Although it was just initial-stage Second Firmament Divine Vestige, in terms of divine essence thickness, even ordinary peak Second Firmament Celestial Deities might not be able to match up to Ye Yuan.
And this was precisely his powerful capital to jump realms and challenge to battle.
Rumble!
The door of the cultivation room opened once more, Ye Yuan slowly walked out.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed past and already arrived in front of Ye Yuan's face.
An ambush!
This strike was grasped perfectly. Clearly, it had already acc.u.mulated momentum for a long time and did not give Ye Yuan the slightest reaction time at all.
However, Ye Yuan mobilized spatial law even faster than the other party!
Only to see his thoughts stir, the sword light was already drawn into the void by Ye Yuan.
Following that, his two hands clamped and directly clasped the tip of the sword that followed closely after.
All of this happened in the time it took for sparks to fly off a piece of flint; quick to the extreme.
In everyone's eyes, it had not even started and already ended.
"It's you? Really, Heaven has a path, but you refuse to walk; hell has no gate yet you want to barge inside! I spared your life, but you don't know how to be grateful and instead went from bad to worse."
Ye Yuan's tone gradually turned cold.
This person in front of him was none other than precisely Han Xiao.
He went back and recuperated his injuries for more than a month before fully recovering.
But in his heart, the more he thought, the more he could not take this lying down. Hence, these few days, he guarded outside the cultivation room, planning to give Ye Yuan a fatal blow.
He felt that Ye Yuan being able to trample him with a kick was entirely due to his own negligence.
With his Third Firmament Celestial Deity cultivation, if he suddenly made a sneak attack, it was nigh impossible for Ye Yuan, a First Firmament Celestial Deity, to ward it off!
It was just a shame that he still miscalculated.
Han Xiao felt that his sneak attack was very perfect. But even under this kind of circ.u.mstances, he still failed.
He finally knew that that kick of Ye Yuan's was not some sneak attack.
The other party's st
rength was genuinely powerful!
He desperately wanted to pull his sword out. Ye Yuan's fingers were like pincers, unable to budge at all.
"B-Brat, what do you want to do? I'm a member of the Han Family. If you dare to touch me, you'll die very horribly!" When Han Xiao saw that he was not a match, he could only bring the Han Family out.
Ye Yuan said coolly, "Han Family? The Han Family's people can be so overbearing and can act with utter disregard for human life like this? If you want to kill people, you need to have the readiness to be killed."
Han Xiao's gaze turned intent, directly abandoning the long sword, scampering away at once.
Ye Yuan laughed coldly and threw the long sword in his hand out.
Whoosh!
It was only to see a cold light flash passed him. Han Xiao's heart directly had a hole pierced through.
"So strong! He broke through to become a Second Firmament Celestial Deity. Can Second Firmament Celestial Deities be so strong?"
"The sneak attack just now, even Fourth Firmament Celestial Deities will likely find it hard to ward it off when caught by surprise too right? This guy actually blocked it!"
...
The people outside naturally all knew that Han Xiao was planning to sneak attack. They thought that Ye Yuan was dead for sure and harbored the thoughts of watching the show.
But who knew that the one who died was not Ye Yuan, but Han Xiao!
However, Ye Yuan actually really dared to kill the Han Family's people, this guy was really bold!
Amidst everyone's shocked gazes, Ye Yuan walked out of the Essence Gathering Pagoda and walked over in the direction of the tavern.
After a few turns, Ye Yuan walked into a remote alley.
"Following all the way, does your esteem self still not plan on taking action?" Suddenly, Ye Yuan stopped and said coolly.
A gray-robed man slowly walked out of the void, holding a sword while standing.
This gray-robed man's eyes were cold, the murderous aura on his body extremely strong. One look and it was clear that he was not a good guy.
"Brat, you're very strong, to actually be able to discover my traces!" Iron Eagle said icily.
Ye Yuan pursed his mouth and said, "You came to kill me, don't you know that I know spatial law? What are you parading your bit of skill in front of me for? If I didn't guess wrongly, you're sent here by the Leng Family, right?"
