Chapter 1185: Xuan-Level Token!

"Zi Ji Divine King went to challenge Ling Tian Divine King and returned in defeat? Ling Tian Divine King fought against Da Yan Divine King without a scratch? You... you're spouting nonsense, right?"

"Hey, there were hundreds of Void Profound experts present that day. How could it be nonsense? I heard that Ling Tian Divine King almost killed Zi Ji Divine King with one sword strike. If Da Yan Divine King hadn't arrived in time, the Ten Divine Kings might have had a new member!"

"Hiss... but how could a martial artist at the eighth level of Dao Profound be so powerful?"

"Hard to believe, but it's the truth! Being titled 'Ling Tian,' Ye Yuan's strength certainly can't be judged by common sense. Have you forgotten that when the Ten Divine Kings rose to fame, it was accompanied by countless corpses? This time, it's clearly been much milder. If those hundred-plus Void Profound experts had really lost their minds, the Divine Realm would have lost a hundred Void Profound experts!"

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The newly appointed Ten Divine Kings were already the focus of worldwide attention.

With so many people present at the Dragon Clan battle, the news naturally couldn't be suppressed and quickly spread.

Amid the shock, people realized one thing: Ling Tian Divine King's strength was truly terrifying!

Although many didn't believe the rumor that he killed Zi Ji Divine King with one sword strike, no one doubted whether Ye Yuan was qualified to be among the Ten Divine Kings.

As for the accuracy of the rankings, opinions varied.

Unless a ranking battle was held among the Ten Divine Kings, no one would know the accuracy of the rankings.

Just as the Dragon Clan battle was sparking heated discussion, Ye Yuan had already secretly set off for Nanzhao Domain in the southern part of the Divine Realm.

Xiaoyue Sect was precisely a sixth-grade holy land in Nanzhao Domain.

Ye Yuan walked into a medicine shop in Maple Moon Imperial City, and the shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

"Sir, what spiritual herbs do you need? Although our shop is small, we have a complete variety of herbs."

"I need a piece of white paper, two qian of Piaoling Flower, three liang of Wudong Plum, and four jin of Liuyue Pearl. Do you have them?" Ye Yuan said with a faint smile.

This was the code Ling Tuo Divine King had told him, and this small medicine shop was the meeting point.

Hearing Ye Yuan's code, the shopkeeper's expression changed, but then he showed a look of doubt and disdain.

"Our shop not only has these but also five jin of Zitong Kernel, six liang of Baixin Lotus, seven qian of Su Huanzhen, but we're missing eight Genocide Needles! Sir, please come inside. Boy, close the shop for half a day today."

Though he looked disdainful, he still recited the code and invited Ye Yuan into the inner hall.

The reason the shopkeeper showed disdain was that he saw Ye Yuan's cultivation was only at the Heavenly Enlightenment stage.

So he wondered, what was the point of sending this kid here?

Clearly, Teng Yun hadn't told the shopkeeper who was being sent this time.

So the moment he saw Ye Yuan, he couldn't help but underestimate him.

Entering the inner hall, the shopkeeper cupped his fists and said, "This old man is Gu Yongtang. May I ask how this young brother is called?"

"Ye Yuan," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

The shopkeeper was startled. This name was exactly the same as the newly appointed Ling Tian Divine King?

However, he didn't think this Ye Yuan was that Ye Yuan.

How could one of the Ten Divine Kings be a rookie at the Heavenly Enlightenment stage?

"Brother Ye, it's not that I, Gu, look down on you, but with your cultivation... what can you do at Xiaoyue Sect?" Gu Yongtang frowned.

Ye Yuan smiled nonchalantly and pulled out a token.

Seeing the token, Gu Yongtang's expression changed drastically.

"Xuan-level token! Subordinate Gu Yongtang pays respects to Lord Xuan!" Gu Yongtang quickly bowed.

Teng Yun had given him this token but hadn't told him its purpose, only saying to show it at the location.

Now it seemed the token was quite useful, making a Void Profound peak expert bow in submission.

In fact, Ye Yuan still didn't even know the name of this organization.

Teng Yun's mysterious manner left Ye Yuan somewhat baffled.

"Rise. For a Void Profound peak expert to hide in this Maple Moon Imperial City and survive until now can only be attributed to sheer luck," Ye Yuan said indifferently.

Gu Yongtang was stunned and asked, puzzled, "Lord Xuan, what do you mean by that?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Although you've suppressed your realm, a powerful expert can see through you at a glance. It's only because your shop is inconspicuous that you've been overlooked. But when you act, it's inevitably too troublesome."

Gu Yongtang was taken aback, knowing Ye Yuan spoke the truth.

Because his realm was too high, he could only investigate covertly, not openly.

Indeed, it was inconvenient to act.

True experts of the demon race could see through his disguise at a glance.

Suppressing one's realm only fooled rookies.

"This is a Sealing Yuan Pill. Take it. As long as you don't deliberately mobilize Yuan power beyond your realm, you won't be exposed. Even if a Void Profound peak expert of the demon race comes, they won't see through you!" Ye Yuan casually tossed out a pill and said.

Gu Yongtang caught the pill involuntarily, looking at Ye Yuan with shock.

He finally understood why this person before him was only at the small Heavenly Enlightenment stage!

Combining this with the Xuan-level token, Gu Yongtang reached a startling conclusion.

"Could Lord Xuan be... the newly appointed Ling Tian Divine King?" Gu Yongtang asked tentatively.

Who else but Ling Tian Divine King could refine a ninth-grade top-tier pill like the Sealing Yuan Pill, be named Ye Yuan, and possess a Xuan-level token?

Ye Yuan didn't deny it and nodded. "Indeed."

Gu Yongtang quickly said, "This subordinate was rude. Please forgive me, Ling Tian Divine King!"

Ye Yuan waved his hand. "No matter. Tell me what you've discovered."

Gu Yongtang nodded and began to relay all the information gathered at this outpost.

This Maple Moon Kingdom was subordinate to Xiaoyue Sect, and the entire royal family had long been controlled by the demon race.

As for Xiaoyue Sect, Gu Yongtang had only intercepted an intelligence agent by chance, discovered he was a demon, and then became suspicious of Xiaoyue Sect.

He had never obtained solid evidence!

Hearing this, Ye Yuan shook his head.

"After all this fuss, you've basically done nothing!" Ye Yuan said with a wry smile.

Gu Yongtang's old face reddened, but he defended himself, "This subordinate feared alerting the enemy, so... it was inconvenient to appear in many situations."

Ye Yuan nodded. "I really don't know what Teng Yun was thinking, sending a Void Profound peak expert to gather intelligence. And coming so blatantly at that."

Gu Yongtang kept silent; such words were not for him to interject.

Ye Yuan then asked, "So tell me, has Xiaoyue Sect shown any unusual behavior recently?"

Gu Yongtang thought for a moment and said, "Yes! Originally, Xiaoyue Sect recruited disciples below the Heavenly Enlightenment stage every two years. But in the past year or two, they've shortened that cycle to three months."