Chapter 1608: A Sudden Farewell

At the Ye residence, a young man respectfully bowed to Ye Yuan and said, “Elder Ye, Zhou Wei has been exiled to the Ancient City, his cultivation sealed, to serve as a slave for three hundred years. As for Song Qiyang, the Grand Elder tried his best to protect him. However, the Grand Elder ordered him to kneel in the Dan Pagoda Square for a month to appease Elder Ye’s anger.”

Ye Yuan said indifferently, “That old fox Ruoxu is retreating in order to advance! Still, kneeling for a month is no small punishment for Song Qiyang. Tianping, you’ve worked hard.”

The young man bowed and said, “It is my duty to share Elder Ye’s burdens; it’s not hard.”

Ye Yuan glanced at him and smiled, “Tianping, with your talent, you don’t need to be my attendant. Why force yourself?”

This young man was Ning Tianping, the foremost of the younger generation of the Ning family!

Even Ning Fangrong could not match Ning Tianping’s talent.

The Sun and Moon Qiankun Pill that Ning Lixiao had bought for three billion divine essence stones back then was given to him.

After taking that Sun and Moon Qiankun Pill, Ning Tianping quickly realized that this pill was extraordinary.

At that time, he was only at the Great Perfection of Guixu, but he soon comprehended, directly crossing the threshold of Half-Step Divine Lord and becoming a First Heaven Divine Lord.

After breaking through, his cultivation seemed to be on a cheat, advancing by leaps and bounds.

In less than a hundred years, he had already reached the peak of Second Heaven Divine Lord!

Such a cultivation speed was simply astonishing.

Ning Tianping soon realized that this was the effect of the Sun and Moon Qiankun Pill.

He had originally wanted to thank Ye Yuan, but when he heard that Ye Yuan had died in the spatial inheritance, he was sad for a long time.

But this time, Ye Yuan’s powerful return shook the entire imperial city.

When Ning Tianping heard that they were looking for a new attendant for Ye Yuan, he volunteered.

Originally, with his status, others should be his attendants; how could he be someone else’s attendant?

Even the elders dared not use Ning Tianping as an attendant.

However, the Ning family supported this matter and helped Ning Tianping pull strings, allowing him to stand out among many protectors.

Now, becoming Ye Yuan’s attendant was no easy task.

In the past, to them, Ye Yuan was merely someone with extraordinary talent.

Ye Yuan could only refine third-tier divine pills, which were of no use to them.

But now, Ye Yuan was only one step away from becoming a Four-Star Divine Pill Sovereign.

Once he successfully broke through, the significance would be completely different.

A waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first—whoever became Elder Ye’s attendant would gain unimaginable benefits.

So this time, arranging an attendant for Ye Yuan had everyone fighting tooth and nail.

Poor Lin Dong could only sigh at home like a wronged little wife.

Once, a great opportunity was placed before him, and he did not cherish it. Now that it was lost, he could only regret it.

His disregard for Ye Yuan was partly because Ye Yuan was a Three-Star Divine Pill Sovereign.

But he never dreamed that this day would come so quickly.

In just a hundred years, Ye Yuan had broken through from the middle stage of Nine Heavens Guixu to the peak of Great Perfection of Guixu.

Now, turning back was impossible.

Moreover, when Ye Yuan was trapped in the spatial inheritance, he had even reproached Li’er and the others.

Ning Tianping smiled and said, “A hundred years ago, our Ning family bought Elder Ye’s Sun and Moon Qiankun Pill. Everyone said the Ning family was repaying your favor with divine essence stones. Actually, I thought so too at the time. But after I took the pill and broke through to the Divine Lord realm, I realized that it was our Ning family who took advantage of Elder Ye! The value of that pill simply cannot be measured by divine essence stones.”

Ye Yuan also smiled and said, “So, you’ve come to repay a favor?”

Ning Tianping shook his head and said, “I know Elder Ye doesn’t need repayment, and there’s no point in hiding it. In the entire imperial city now, who doesn’t want to be Elder Ye’s attendant? As long as I follow you, the future holds infinite possibilities. To put it bluntly, everyone wants to bask in your glory!”

Ye Yuan looked at Ning Tianping with some surprise, not expecting him to be so frank.

Knowing something was one thing; saying it to his face was another.

At least Ning Tianping’s straightforward character earned Ye Yuan’s appreciation.

If Ning Tianping had said something high-sounding to brush him off, Ye Yuan’s impression of him would have been much worse.

Naturally, he would not trust him as much.

For people he was not familiar with, Ye Yuan naturally had to test them.

Just like Lin Dong, who helped him deal with Qin Xiao but hesitated when facing Song Qiyang—Ye Yuan would not give him another chance.

As for Ning Tianping, even though he was from the Ning family, if he failed Ye Yuan’s test, it would still be unacceptable.

Just as the two were talking, Yue Mengli, Bai Guang, and a few others suddenly came looking for him.

Seeing their formation, Ye Yuan was startled.

“What’s wrong with you all?” Ye Yuan asked curiously.

Ning Tianping was perceptive and took his leave directly, which made Ye Yuan’s impression of him even better.

They had come in a “menacing” manner, but when they reached Ye Yuan, they all suddenly fell silent.

They looked at each other, not knowing how to begin.

This made Ye Yuan even more curious.

“Sister-in-law, you say it!” Bai Guang said.

Yue Mengli thought for a moment, then suddenly gathered her courage and said, “Yuan Ge, we came to tell you that we want to go out and train on our own.”

Ye Yuan’s expression changed, and he said sternly, “No!”

The Tongtian Realm was full of powerful experts. With Yue Mengli and the others’ current strength, going out alone to train was practically suicide.

Although the Tongtian Realm seemed orderly, dangers lurked everywhere.

Take the generation of Leng Yu and the others—how many of them had truly lived for over a hundred thousand years?

If anything happened to Li’er or any of them, he would never forgive himself.

Ye Yuan’s attitude was clearly expected by Yue Mengli.

“Yuan Ge, Li’er knows you mean well for us. But we have always been under your protection, forever watching you from behind! With your talent, the gap between us will only grow. Until finally, we can no longer keep up with your pace. I know how much you have suffered and how much pressure you have borne over the years for Sister Lingxue. We don’t want to forever watch you silently from behind, unable to do anything! We hope that one day, we can fight side by side with you, instead of being anxious behind you.” Yue Mengli said.

Bai Guang also spoke up, “Brother, back in the Xianlin World, we slaughtered in all directions, and I could still keep up with you. But now, can I only cheer from the sidelines? Do you know how agonizing that is? In the Xianlin World, when the Tiannie Evil God appeared, you don’t know how powerless and desperate I felt! I don’t want to always pray for Ye Yuan to appear when danger comes! You can save us once, twice, but what about later?”

Ye Yuan looked at them, opened his mouth, but did not know what to say.