Chapter 1581: Probing

"Yuan'er, are you leaving already?"

Ao Jun tightly gripped Ye Yuan's hand, extremely reluctant.

Finally, the curse was lifted, and she could have a good heart-to-heart with her son, but he was about to leave immediately.

Ye Yuan had stayed with her in the Exile Land for a month, but in the end, parting was inevitable.

Ao Jun already knew of Ji Zhengyang's death, and these days she had been in low spirits.

Ye Yuan, along with Li'er, had comforted her thoroughly before she calmed down.

"Mother, I owe Lingxue too much. All these years, I've lived in self-blame. I can't rest easy until I rescue her as soon as possible!" Ye Yuan said emotionally.

Having finally reunited with his mother, he didn't want to leave right away either.

But there were many matters awaiting him in the Tongtian Realm, and he couldn't delay too long.

Seeing his mother's reluctant expression, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Mother, I now have a treasure that makes traveling through spatial turbulence very convenient. Whenever I have free time, I'll come back to see you!"

The old ancestor also chimed in, "A good man aims for the horizon. Since you know there's a broader world out there, what's the point of holing up in this corner?"

Hearing this, Ao Jun couldn't hold Ye Yuan back any longer. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Yuan'er, your mother knows this journey hasn't been easy for you. Be careful in the Tongtian Realm!"

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will!"

Leaving the Exile Land, Ye Yuan paid another visit to the Kunlun Divine Tree.

Seeing Kunlun again now, Ye Yuan found him even more unfathomable, which greatly surprised him.

Just what realm was this Kunlun Divine Tree in!

Ye Yuan was astonished, but Kunlun was even more shocked than he was.

He remembered that when Ye Yuan left back then, Kunlun had been a hundred percent pessimistic about him.

Who would have thought that after a hundred years, when Ye Yuan returned, he had broken through to the mid Return to Void stage like a rocket.

Moreover, he clearly sensed that Ye Yuan had severed the Heavenly Dao, yet he could still mobilize its power—this was simply unimaginable.

"Kid, how did you manage that?" Kunlun looked at Ye Yuan, astonished.

Kunlun was naturally well aware of the battle between Ye Yuan and Tian Nie.

At the time, it had shocked him greatly.

Wuchen's figure flashed out, smiling, "Old Kun, we both misjudged him! This kid's potential is far greater than that old ghost Xian Lin!"

Kunlun's gaze sharpened, and he asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Wuchen stroked his beard and smiled, "What Xian Lin achieved, he achieved; what Xian Lin didn't achieve, he also achieved. I'm very curious to see what heights he'll reach in the future."

Kunlun's pupils contracted, and he said in shock, "If old ghost Xian Lin hadn't fallen, reaching the Heavenly Emperor realm would have been certain! Could it be that this kid might even reach the Supreme Heavenly Emperor realm?"

Wuchen smiled without speaking, leaving Kunlun frustrated.

Ye Yuan had originally wanted to see if he could invite Kunlun to leave, but he found that even with the Heavenly Dao now much restored, it still couldn't bear an existence like Kunlun, so he gave up.

After everything was settled, Ye Yuan, along with Li'er, Bai Guang, Xiao Huo, and Lü'er, entered the spatial turbulence again.

A hundred years had passed, and these people had also made great progress in strength.

Li'er, Bai Guang, and Xiao Huo had special physiques and were now all experts at the Insightful Heavens realm.

Even Lü'er had reached the Great Perfection of the Cave Abyss realm, just one step away from breaking through to the Insightful Heavens realm.

These people were also excited to go to the Tongtian Realm, grabbing Ning Siyu and Liang Wanru and asking questions incessantly, like four curious babies.

Having stayed in the Xianlin World for so long, Liang Wanru had come to understand why Ye Yuan kept his distance from her.

It had nothing to do with her appearance!

He couldn't even make a promise to Li'er, let alone to her.

With that, Liang Wanru became much more open-minded and much more cheerful.

Ye Yuan, however, went over to Little Fatty and smiled, "Did you gain anything from this trip?"

Little Fatty glanced at Ye Yuan and sighed, "It's hard to imagine that even you have such a sorrowful past."

This was Ye Yuan's hometown, and Little Fatty and the others were naturally very curious about his past.

After inquiring, they learned about Ye Yuan's betrayal by his brother in his previous life and his father's murder.

Later, he encountered the burning of his beloved's soul.

It seemed that his own misfortunes were nothing compared to Ye Yuan's.

If he hadn't heard these things with his own ears, he couldn't have imagined that someone as cheerful as Ye Yuan had such a past.

He finally understood Ye Yuan's good intentions.

He asked himself, if he had gone through what Ye Yuan had, he would probably have become a bloodthirsty madman long ago.

But Ye Yuan didn't blame heaven or others.

He had come this far step by step through his own efforts, avenging his father and seeking a chance for his beloved.

What great perseverance that required!

Ye Yuan had done all this just to help him get back on his feet.

Little Fatty looked at Ye Yuan gratefully, a long-lost smile appearing on his face, and said, "Ye Yuan, thank you!"

Ye Yuan laughed heartily and said, "That's more like it! Seeing that lecherous smile of yours, I know the old Little Fatty is back!"

...

In the Alchemist Tower, Lu Ming was vehemently denouncing Ye Yuan to the Great Elder Ruoxu.

"Great Elder, what qualifications does that kid have to become an elder all of a sudden! A three-star divine alchemist becoming an elder of the Alchemist Tower—won't that invite ridicule? ..."

The Great Elder listened quietly, his face expressionless, neither happy nor sad.

After Lu Ming finished, Ruoxu pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "This matter was decided directly from above; even I don't know the details! Let me ask you, what is that kid's real strength?"

Lu Ming said indignantly, "Bah! What strength could he have? In my opinion, he's just putting on an act! He, a three-star divine alchemist, can instruct Lu Yi? Who would believe that? I'm sure it's just a ruse by Xuanyu! Lu Yi must have already broken through long ago and kept it secret, waiting to make a splash in this Alchemist Tower Grand Competition! But unfortunately, I stumbled upon it, and they set a trap to ensnare me!"

Even now, Lu Ming didn't believe that Ye Yuan could instruct Lu Yi to refine a top-grade Seven-Orifice Silent Enlightenment Pill.

Such a thing was simply against common sense.

The Great Elder frowned slightly and said, "You mean, this kid is just a pawn of Xuanyu's, used to confuse us?"

Lu Ming nodded and said, "Apart from that, I can't think of any other possibility! But, Great Elder, you must be careful. Xuanyu may have made significant breakthroughs in alchemy recently. The Purple Feather Extinguishing Marrow poison was said to be incurable, yet he used Ye Yuan's hand to cure it!"

The Great Elder fell into thought. Ye Yuan's appearance had indeed disrupted all his plans.

But he had to admit that Lu Ming's concerns were very reasonable.

Undeniably, this Ye Yuan must have some ability, or Xuanyu wouldn't have chosen him.

But to say that Ye Yuan was so extraordinary that he could instruct a four-star divine alchemist—he didn't believe that.

"This matter was decided directly from above, so I can't say much. As for how much Ye Yuan is really worth, we'll find out with a test! In this Alchemist Tower Grand Competition, you will personally challenge him!" the Great Elder suddenly said.