Chapter 119 Preparing for the Trial

"If it were before Ye Yuan ventured the Nine Heavens Path, I would have been fully confident in killing him. But now, although Ye Yuan cannot defeat me, I am not very sure I can kill him either," Su Yishan said with a frown.

Su Yishan had fought Ye Yuan and estimated his strength to be around the fiftieth rank on the martial list.

He naturally did not take this strength seriously, but if Ye Yuan was determined to flee, he really had little confidence in stopping him.

After all, Ye Yuan would not be foolish enough to stand there waiting for his Heaven-Overturning Palm.

Su Yubai took out a medicine bottle from his person and handed it to Su Yishan: "Inside the bottle are Spiritual Essence Pills. Take them and strive to break through to the fourth level of Liquid Essence within these two days. Once you reach the fourth level of Liquid Essence, killing him should not be difficult, right?"

Su Yishan's eyes lit up, and he quickly took the pills.

For the geniuses in the top ten of the martial list, the allure of Spiritual Essence Pills was immense. This could be seen from the bet between Zuo Bugui and Long Tang.

After reaching the Liquid Essence realm, the difficulty of breaking through minor realms greatly increased. With Spiritual Essence Pills, it was equivalent to saving a lot of time in cultivation.

Some people would be stuck at a minor realm checkpoint for half a year, and by then, catching up with others would not be so easy.

Long Tang had obtained the Spiritual Essence Pills some time ago but had not taken them yet, which showed how much he valued them.

Su Yishan said confidently, "Not difficult, of course not difficult! As long as I break through to the fourth level of Liquid Essence, killing Ye Yuan will be a matter of minutes!"

Su Yubai nodded, evidently not finding this statement exaggerated.

Su Yishan was the best seedling of the Su family; otherwise, they would not have invested so heavily in him. Breaking through to the fourth level of Liquid Essence, Su Yishan's combat power would definitely rank among the top five!

Among the top five on the martial list, only Long Tang was at the third level of Liquid Essence; the others were at the fourth level.

Su Yishan enjoyed more resources than others; if he could not even enter the top five, he might as well not be the young master.

The top five on the martial list would naturally have no trouble dealing with Ye Yuan.

"I have already sent your father to dispatch the Chang brothers to assist you in killing Ye Yuan! They are now lurking in the Boundless Forest. When the Boundless Trial begins, they will keep an eye on Ye Yuan. Then you can contact them and devise a foolproof plan to ensure Ye Yuan's death! Remember, if you do not act, do nothing; if you act, kill without fail. Never give Ye Yuan any chance to catch his breath! Understand?" Su Yubai said in a deep voice.

This was no longer a discussion but an order.

He knew that Su Yishan had some young master's airs and might disdain cooperating with those stewards.

But no matter what, achieving the goal of killing Ye Yuan was the top priority; everything else was irrelevant, including Su Yishan's pride.

...

Long Tang rushed out from a sea of fire, looking somewhat disheveled.

However, his eyes were indescribably bright at this moment.

"So this is the Nine Heavens Path! Although it is extremely dangerous, it is also an endless treasure trove!" Long Tang exclaimed.

Long Tang was not like Ye Yuan; the first stage's artistic conception was nothing remarkable to Ye Yuan.

But to Long Tang, these artistic conception checkpoints were very dangerous. Amidst the danger, however, Long Tang grasped something that benefited him greatly!

Long Tang did not continue to advance but sat down on the spot to comprehend what he had just gained.

Long Tang's strength lay in his comprehension; otherwise, how could he, at the third level of Liquid Essence, hold the top position on the martial list?

Among the top five, only Long Tang was at the third level of Liquid Essence, which showed his combat power.

One must know that there was a small step between the third and fourth levels of Liquid Essence!

Thus, on the Nine Heavens Path, he could also comprehend things that others could not. However, this made his progress extremely slow, forming a stark contrast with Ye Yuan's advancement.

Two days passed, and Long Tang had only barely passed the first stage.

"No way, isn't Senior Brother Long just putting up a front? If he struggles so much on the first stage, what will he do on the later ones?"

"Alas, there's no help for it. If I were the top of the martial list and my position was challenged by Ye Yuan like this, I might also come to challenge the Nine Heavens Path!"

"Forget it, I think Senior Brother Long will have a hard time coming down from there. After all, not everyone is Ye Yuan, who can create such miracles."

"Yeah, I think it's uncertain too. Although Senior Brother Long is formidable, everyone agrees that his level of genius is not as high as Mo Yuntian's. If Senior Brother Long was confident in challenging the Nine Heavens Path, he would have come long ago; why wait until today?"

"Alas, let's go. The Boundless Trial is in two days. At Senior Brother Long's pace, he probably won't make it in time."

As the Boundless Trial approached, many students dispersed from the Nine Heavens Path. Suddenly, the foot of Nine Heavens Peak became quiet.

...

A day later, Ye Yuan emerged from seclusion.

There was still one day before the Boundless Trial began, and he needed to prepare some things for entering the Boundless Forest.

Ye Yuan knew that this trip would be extremely dangerous!

He had thoroughly offended Su Yubai and Su Yishan. They dared not make a move in the academy, but they would certainly not miss the opportunity of the Boundless Trial.

However, Ye Yuan had to go to the Boundless Forest this time; for Green'er's sake, he had to take the risk!

The pill Ye Yuan planned to refine for Green'er was called Yang Essence Pill, a second-grade top-grade pill from the Divine Domain.

This kind of pill was extremely difficult to refine and required very stringent ingredients.

The Yang Essence Pill had three main ingredients, all extremely rare herbs that could only be found in a dangerous and resource-rich place like the Boundless Forest.

And Ye Yuan happened to know the location of one of the main ingredients, which was the inner core of the Seven-Colored Cloud Python!

He had been attentive back then; when treating the strong man's Seven-Colored Cloud Python venom, he had asked about the python's haunt. Now it turned out to be useful!

Calling it a coincidence was also inevitable.

In his previous life, Ye Yuan was obsessed with the Dao of alchemy and naturally took great interest in some rare herbs. This good habit had continued to the present.

The Seven-Colored Cloud Python possessed divine beast bloodline; its inner core was extremely yang and firm, just right for counteracting the cold poison in Green'er's body.

The other two main ingredients were also yang-natured: one was Crimson Soul Grass, and the other was Pine Sun Fruit.

Although these two items were hard to find, they were not untraceable for Ye Yuan. Through Hu Yanyong, Ye Yuan had roughly figured out where these two herbs might appear.

As an instructor of the academy, Hu Yanyong was naturally very familiar with the Boundless Forest. And Ye Yuan knew the growth habits of these two herbs well, so finding them would not be difficult.

However, the Seven-Colored Cloud Python was powerful, a second-stage mid-level demon beast, equivalent to a human expert at the second step of the Liquid Essence realm. This was very troublesome for Ye Yuan.

But Ye Yuan had another task in the Boundless Forest: to break through to the Liquid Essence realm!