Chapter 1151: An Unpleasant Meeting

Along the way, through Sha Yi's introduction, Ye Yuan learned that the king of the mermaid clan was named Tong, and his strength was formidable.

Now that he saw him, he indeed lived up to his reputation.

"Ye Yuan pays respects to Your Majesty." Ye Yuan cupped his hands, considering it a proper greeting.

His demeanor caused the group of experts behind the king to change color.

"How dare you, human, show such disrespect to His Majesty!"

"Insolent! You should bow before His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, this man is arrogant and rude, surely he has no real skill. Perhaps he's come to swindle us out of Zhu Youlei!"

Before Tong could say anything, the mermaid clan experts behind him erupted.

Ye Yuan's attitude greatly displeased them.

In their eyes, humans were lowly and should perform a grand bow before the king.

How formidable Ye Yuan was—that was all Sha Yi's talk; none of them had seen it with their own eyes.

Now that they saw Ye Yuan was only at the Seventh Level Dao Xuan, they all grew contemptuous, thinking he was deliberately deceiving them.

An alchemist capable of refining the Purple Void Qi Spirit Pill should at least be at the Divine King realm, right?

Not only them, but even Tong was disappointed when he saw Ye Yuan.

Sha Yi had previously boasted about how amazing Ye Yuan was, but he hadn't mentioned Ye Yuan's martial cultivation level.

He had eagerly come out to welcome him, showing great sincerity. But seeing Ye Yuan only at the Seventh Level Dao Xuan, he was naturally greatly disappointed.

Ye Yuan swept his gaze over the crowd, his expression hardening, and said, "His Majesty hasn't spoken yet, and you all jump out one after another. Do you have any regard for His Majesty? Are all the subjects of the mermaid clan so presumptuous?"

His words instantly silenced the clamoring mermaids.

"Your... Your Majesty, that's not what we meant."

Tong waved his hand, signaling them to shut up, and said to Ye Yuan, "Young man, do you... really have the confidence to refine the Purple Void Qi Spirit Pill? I'll be frank: if I find out you're playing us mermaids for fools, I will not let you off!"

The mermaid experts, seeing that the king did not intend to pursue the matter, breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't even entered your gates yet, and you're already threatening me. Is this the mermaid clan's way of treating guests? Also, doesn't Your Majesty know that alchemists... are not to be offended? With this attitude of yours, I can't guarantee what kind of pill I'll refine!"

Ye Yuan hadn't wanted to be aggressive, but these people were pushing their luck.

He had been somewhat moved when Tong came to greet him personally, but he didn't expect him to be another one who judged by appearances.

If it weren't for Zhu Youlei, he would have turned and left.

Alchemists, of course, were not to be offended, because it was all too easy for them to tamper with pills.

By the time you died, you wouldn't even know how.

Tong had also looked down on Ye Yuan; otherwise, he wouldn't have said such things.

Ye Yuan's words made everyone's expression change.

This was a blatant threat!

In this underwater world, someone dared to threaten the king of the mermaid clan—truly reckless.

"You dare threaten me?" Tong's eyes widened, and a terrifying aura pressed toward Ye Yuan.

However, when that aura reached Ye Yuan, it dissipated into nothing, as if it had never appeared.

Seeing this, Tong's eyes narrowed, and he set aside his contempt.

This young man seemed not as simple as he appeared!

Beside them, Sha Yi, seeing the situation getting out of hand, quickly stepped in to defuse the tension: "Haha, everyone, calm down, calm down! Your Majesty, Master Ye is without a doubt the most formidable alchemist I have ever seen! There's a human saying: seeing is believing. How can you dismiss his skill without witnessing it firsthand?"

Tong glanced at him and said flatly, "Fine, let's talk back at the clan first!"

Sha Yi hurried over to Ye Yuan, apologizing profusely.

His clansmen didn't know how terrifying Ye Yuan was, but he knew all too well.

He hadn't seen how Ye Yuan killed the Lord of Nine Phoenix Island.

But he had witnessed Ye Yuan killing Heimeng with his own eyes!

It was too shocking!

But if he told that story, no one would believe it.

A martial artist at the Seventh Level Dao Xuan had so effortlessly killed a peak Void Xuan expert.

Ye Yuan looked at him and smiled, "Such a small matter, I naturally won't take it to heart. But... I don't want anyone to provoke me."

Sha Yi quickly nodded in agreement: "Rest assured, sir, when I return to the clan, I will explain everything to His Majesty!"

An unpleasant meeting!

In truth, Ye Yuan understood the mermaid clan's thinking. He was too young, easily giving the impression that he was unreliable.

In fact, this wasn't the first time he had encountered such a situation.

As long as these people didn't provoke him, everything would be fine.

After all, he truly needed the million-year Zhu Youlei.

...

"Sha Yi, look what you've done! You sent Sha San back, saying you found a very powerful alchemist, but who did you bring back? Huh?"

As soon as they returned to the clan, Sha Yi first arranged lodging for Ye Yuan and his party, then hurried to explain to Tong.

Of course, he was met with Tong's outburst.

"Exactly! Sha Yi, His Majesty sent you to Nine Phoenix Island because he thought you were clever. But you brought back a beardless youth—what use is he?"

"Sha Yi, don't think we don't know just because we don't go ashore. Peak human alchemists are never this young. You... aren't you just messing around?"

...

Not only Tong, but the mermaid clan members also began to reproach Sha Yi.

The truth was, Ye Yuan gave them a very unreliable impression.

They had heard Sha Yi's extravagant claims, but now seeing Ye Yuan, the contrast was too great.

Sha Yi didn't defend himself. He waited quietly for them to finish, then sneered, "Nine Phoenix Island? That's a thing of the past!"

"Hmm? Sha Yi, what do you mean by that?" Tong's gaze sharpened as he asked.

For some reason, he had a feeling that Sha Yi's words implied that this matter had something to do with Ye Yuan.

Sha Yi bowed to Tong and then recounted everything that had happened on Nine Phoenix Island in full detail.

"Impossible! Heimong was the younger brother of the Black Shark clan's king, and his cultivation was only slightly inferior to that king. How could a mere Seventh Level Dao Xuan human have killed him?"

"Sha Yi, your tall tales are getting more and more impressive!"

"That kid looks barely over thirty. Though his strength is decent, saying he killed Heimong is just nonsense!"

As soon as Sha Yi finished, he was met with doubts from his clansmen.

Such a story would be unbelievable to anyone.

However, Tong fell into deep thought.