Chen Ye listened, drew in a sharp breath, and bowed deeply:
"Brother Tuoba’s heartfelt words, I will never forget even unto my dying day! In the future, I will surely follow only Brother Tuoba’s lead!"
He sneered inwardly.
Now he had the dual protection of the Heart Slaughter Sword and the Star of Suppression.
Even if the so-called Divine Venerable tried to control him personally, Chen Ye was confident that he would not be affected.
"Ah, Qing Xuan my young brother, I told you not to be so formal!"
Tuoba You feigned dissatisfaction as he helped Chen Ye up and casually asked,
"The explosion at the Celestial Abyss will surely stir up a storm; what is the situation now? I hope you can enlighten me."
Chen Ye then selected some recent events and recounted them to Tuoba You.
Tuoba You was greatly surprised and said in astonishment:
"The people from the Li Family have actually come... Outside Chouyun Pass, a large number of Ruins Country cultivators are entering the city? With such a grand display, could it be that an important figure has arrived? Are they thoroughly investigating the matter of the Celestial Abyss? Or are they here to collect the tribute... But the tribute is only due every five years, and the time isn’t right, besides Black Cliff City has already fallen into the hands of the Lingyin Sect..."
Chen Ye was moved upon hearing this.
He was quite curious as to how Black Cliff City had been smoothly taken by the Lingyin Sect, so he took the opportunity to ask,
"Brother Tuoba, I had heard that Black Cliff City was backed by the Li Family, but how did it happen that a genius from the Lingyin Sect managed to seize it a few days ago? Has the Li Family really swallowed this resentment?"
Tuoba You’s face looked displeased upon hearing this.
"Bringing up this matter really infuriates me!"
He struck the bed heavily,
"If it weren’t for the Li Family’s young master who doesn’t know the limits of the heavens and earth, how could Black Cliff City have fallen into the hands of the Lingyin Sect?"
"Oh? How did that come about?" Chen Ye chimed in at the right moment.
"On that day, Lingyin Sect’s Bai Susu led people to challenge Black Cliff City. Originally, with the grand array protecting the city and the Li Family’s stationed cultivators, no matter how extraordinary Bai Susu’s talents were, she couldn’t possibly breach the city easily."
Tuoba You snorted coldly, his eyes mocking,
"But the fault lay with the Li Family’s young master from Chaohu, who happened to be in the city at that time. This young master is used to being arrogant and domineering in the Ruins Country, heard that a supreme Sword Cultivator genius came from Yan Kingdom, and what’s more, she’s a top-grade beauty, and immediately he was driven by lust and folly!"
Chen Ye raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that he went out of the city to meet the challenge?"
"Not only did he meet the challenge! He relied on the heavy treasure bestowed by the Li Family, disregarding the admonitions of my sect’s elders, he actually set up a public gamble with Bai Susu!"
Tuoba You was so angry his face turned green,
"That young master, full of hubris, said if Bai Susu lost, he’d set the conditions; if he lost, the Li Family would stand by and watch, allowing the Lingyin Sect to enter the city."
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye more or less knew where the story was heading, yet he pretended to remain curious and asked:
"And what was the result?"
"The result?"
Tuoba You sneered,
"The result was that young master lost the bet in front of everyone’s eyes and could only leave Black Cliff City with the Li Family people in disgrace. That young master was used to being flamboyant, and this action was definitely beyond the expectations of the higher-ups of the Chaohu Li Family. Hah... But now that Black Cliff City has fallen into the hands of the Lingyin Sect, wanting the Lingyin Sect to spit it out is difficult... unless the Li Family’s Nascent Soul takes action."
"Thank you, Brother Tuoba, for clarifying things." Chen Ye cupped his hands.
"Mmm."
Tuoba You waved his hand wearily,
"My injuries are severe, with damage to my heart veins, and I need to go into seclusion for a few days to recuperate. During these days, unless it’s urgent, do not disturb me."
...
Returning to Room One of the Heavenly Character suite.
Chen Ye removed his disguise and returned to his original appearance.
From the inner room, there was a slight fluctuation of spiritual power, the three small ones were all absorbed in dissolving the medicinal effects.
Chen Ye wasn’t idle either.
He was preparing to refine the Dragon Blood Bodhi.
Qing Jun could swallow the Dragon Blood Bodhi raw, relying on the heaven-defying physique of a True Dragon.
But Zhiwei and Jin’er could not, no matter how extraordinary their talents, they were still from the Human Race...
Just right.
A few days ago, Chen Ye had free time and refined some pills, his hands already warmed up.
Recently, he had also reviewed many Lingyin Pill Formulas and had already thought of a method for refining the medicine.
Chen Ye set up a Pill Furnace in the middle of the room.
There was no ground fire in this place, but Chen Ye wasn’t planning to make too many pills, relying only on his own spiritual power, refining a few furnaces would be more than enough.
"There is an ancient formula for the Blood Jade Creation Pill in the Lingyin Pill Formulas, just right to eliminate the chaotic qi of the Dragon Blood Bodhi, leaving only the purest essence..."
Chen Ye’s hands flickered, and one by one, mysterious spells were cast into the Pill Furnace.
Refining this pill had cost Chen Ye quite a bit of thought.
First, he used normal ingredients to elevate the Blood Jade Creation Pill to the Great Success realm, only then preparing to refine the Dragon Blood Bodhi.
And during the process of refining the Dragon Blood Bodhi, he was extremely cautious, putting in great effort.
Roughly a day and a night later.
Chen Ye tapped the Pill Furnace, and two pills the size of dragon eyes, crystalline like blood agate, flew out steadily into his palm.
The fragrance of the medicine filled the air, just taking a breath made one’s blood surge with vitality.
"It’s done, both are top grade... though there are no pill patterns, it’s more than enough."
Chen Ye let out a long breath, feeling very satisfied.
If he wanted to refine pill patterns into them, he would have to spend a great deal of time and effort to elevate the Blood Jade Creation Pill to a Limit Break state.
Not to mention the current urgency, the potency of the Dragon Blood Bodhi would gradually decrease.
It’s better to refine it into top-grade pills directly, so that disciples can take them sooner.
Chen Ye took out a jade bottle, placed the two freshly refined Blood Jade Creation Pills into it, and casually added several sealing restrictions to prevent the loss of their potency.
"Relying solely on one’s spiritual power to forcefully refine Third Tier pills, the consumption of divine sense and spiritual power is indeed astonishing."
Chen Ye rubbed his somewhat tense forehead.
It was now deep into the night.
He didn’t wake his disciples but swallowed a pill to restore his spiritual power and sat down cross-legged in the outer room, closing his eyes to meditate.
A major taboo in the Immortal Cultivation Realm is impatience for quick results.
His divine sense was currently weak and hollow; if something went wrong in the inner room, he wouldn’t have the strength to act as a guardian.
About three hours later, the sky began to brighten.
This was the time for his disciples to wake up and cultivate, and with the door already open, Chen Ye went straight into the inner room.
Inside, the spiritual energy was abundant, and it was so quiet that only the three different breathing sounds could be heard.
The most conspicuous,
was Qing Jun, who was sprawled out in every direction in her sleep. This girl was comfortable indeed, one of her cultivation methods was sleep, like that little white fox, she was always extremely lazy.
A dragon horn emerged from the little girl’s head, emitting a faint light, with strands of domineering vital energy washing through her body, the Dragon Blood Bodhi was still being slowly digested.
Beside her, Jin’er was much more well-behaved.
She sat cross-legged with a slight frown, surrounded by a wisp of spiritual fire, using the medicinal power of the Dingyuan Powder, she was gradually refining the fire seed within her, though her forehead was sweating, her aura was becoming deeper.
Chen Ye’s gaze finally settled on Zhiwei, who was on the meditation mat in the corner.
The young girl wore simple white attire and her eyes tightly shut.
Her sharp Sword Qi was currently entirely suppressed inside her, as smooth and hard as jade.
Chen Ye slightly raised an eyebrow.
The eldest disciple was already very close to the threshold of a breakthrough, with normal cultivation for two months, she should be able to smoothly reach the Middle Period of Foundation Establishment.
If she combined it with the Blood Jade Creation Pill, she could break through within a few days, giving her a solid foundation.
As for Jin’er, there was no immediate rush to use the pill, Chen Ye planned to wait until Jin’er reached the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment before letting her take the pill to break through her realm.
Zhiwei detected the movement, her eyelashes fluttered, and she brightened at the sight of her master.
"Master," she called softly, intending to get up and salute.
Chen Ye raised his hand to signal her not to be formal, directly handing over the jade bottle:
"Do not disturb your breath. This is the freshly refined Blood Jade Creation Pill, made using the Third Tier Upper Grade Dragon Blood Bodhi as the main ingredient, its medicinal power is grand yet gentle. Your Tao Foundation is now complete, take it and for the next two days, go into seclusion within the room, and I will guard you."
Zhiwei accepted the jade bottle with both hands, her fingertips touching the still warm body of the bottle, her heart trembled.
She knew full well,
that time was tight now, and her master bore a heavy burden on his shoulders.
If one were to refine such a pill, it would surely consume a great deal of her master’s energy... yet her master was still willing to make time to refine pills for their cultivation.