Chapter 1638: You're Too Kind

"Ye Yuan, thank you!"

Facing Ye Yuan, Zheng Qi was in tears.

The fulfillment of his long-cherished wish brought him a sense of relief.

He had been in despair, but Ye Yuan pulled him out of it.

His gratitude was beyond words, so he could only utter these simple five words.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Grand Elder, your sincere devotion is admirable. This small matter is not worth mentioning. This place is not safe for long; we should leave quickly."

The two returned to find Ning Tianping and the others. Ye Yuan used spatial laws to bring everyone back to the top of the cliff.

"Finally seeing the light of day! This trip was really stifling!"

"Indeed, having our cultivation suppressed so much was deadly!"

"Thanks to Elder Ye, otherwise none of us might have escaped this time."

...

The Heavenly Eagle Imperial City group sighed with emotion.

Between life and death, these elders and protectors had never experienced such a dangerous place.

It wasn't that the fierce beasts were strong, but that their cultivation was suppressed.

This feeling of powerlessness made them utterly despair.

Fortunately, they had Ye Yuan, allowing them to escape alive.

Although Heavenly Eagle Imperial City also suffered casualties, compared to other imperial cities and the scattered cultivators, their losses were minimal.

Thus, they were genuinely grateful to Ye Yuan.

Just as the group was about to leave, two figures flew over rapidly—it was Song Yu and Lei Yi, who had returned.

They had joined forces to severely wound Caso, but that guy still managed to escape.

Back above, they were no longer bound by the magnetic field and returned to the Divine Lord realm.

After discussing, they turned back again.

Ye Yuan looked at the two with a half-smile and said calmly, "What, are you two trying to rob me?"

Song Yu said solemnly, "Hand over the Magnetic Divine Mountain! Otherwise, you won't leave Jiangyong Imperial City alive! Even if you can deal with us, do you think they can escape?"

Ye Yuan took out the Magnetic Divine Mountain, held it in his hand, and said with a faint smile, "If you want it, I'll give it to you!"

With that, Ye Yuan gently pushed with one hand, and the Magnetic Divine Mountain flew rapidly toward the two.

The two didn't sense any fluctuation of law power and thought Ye Yuan had really given up.

Now that they had returned to the Divine Lord realm, if Ye Yuan didn't use law power, the Magnetic Divine Mountain wouldn't pose much threat to them.

Overjoyed, they both rushed to catch the Magnetic Divine Mountain.

However, the moment they touched it, they felt an overwhelming force like a tidal wave.

"Boom!"

"Pfft!"

Caught off guard, they were heavily struck and sent flying backward.

The recoil sent the Magnetic Divine Mountain back into Ye Yuan's hand.

"You're too kind. Since you don't want it, I'll reluctantly keep it," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

The surrounding crowd stared in shock, dumbfounded.

Song Yu and Lei Yi were Divine Lord experts!

Though severely injured, a Divine Lord was still a Divine Lord, an invincible existence.

Yet now, they had been sent flying by Ye Yuan's mountain!

The power of this mountain was truly terrifying.

Everyone's eyes burned with desire for the Magnetic Divine Mountain.

But after seeing Ye Yuan send two Divine Lords flying with one mountain, who would dare covet it?

Song Yu and Lei Yi's insides were churning, a breath stuck in their chests, unable to speak.

They hadn't expected the throw to be so violent.

Careless!

How could this kid easily give up something he'd already swallowed?

But they also hadn't expected the Magnetic Divine Mountain to be so heavy, capable of severely injuring even Divine Lords.

Of course, this was mainly because they were already heavily injured, with less than a tenth of their strength.

Now, with added injuries, they could barely move.

Ye Yuan clasped his hands to Ling Zikun and said, "Grand Elder, we'll be heading back now. No need to see us off."

Ling Zikun's expression was grim, as Song Yu was their Supreme Elder.

But now, intimidated by Ye Yuan, how could he dare to act?

Thus, under everyone's gaze, Ye Yuan led the Heavenly Eagle group onto a flying boat and departed.

...

The news of Ye Yuan returning with a precious treasure shocked the upper echelons of Heavenly Eagle Imperial City.

In addition, another exhilarating piece of news came: Second Elder Xuan Yu had broken through to the half-step Divine Lord realm!

Clearly, this was thanks to Ye Yuan!

It was announced that Xuan Yu would replace Ruoxu as the Grand Elder of the Alchemy Tower.

In an instant, the winds of change swept through the city!

Hearing of Ye Yuan's return, Xuan Yu came to see him immediately.

"Hehe, congratulations, Grand Elder!" Ye Yuan clasped his hands.

Xuan Yu laughed and scolded, "You little rascal, still putting on airs with me! If not for you, I wouldn't have broken through."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "That's all due to Grand Elder's exceptional talent. What does it have to do with me? But... Second Elder probably isn't willing to accept this, right?"

Xuan Yu sighed, "Indeed. I don't care about such empty titles, but Ruoxu is different. These days, he's been feigning illness and is almost in semi-retirement."

Ye Yuan nodded, "If he showed no reaction at all, you'd need to be careful. But as it is, he can't cause much trouble."

Xuan Yu nodded. He really wasn't good at such matters.

But that wasn't why he came today. He frowned and asked, "Zheng Qi used the Wild Sword Withering technique, and now his cultivation has regressed, his lifespan greatly diminished. I... I'm at a loss!"

Ye Yuan had used a third-tier divine pill to save Zheng Qi's life, but couldn't restore him to his former state.

Now, Zheng Qi's cultivation had fallen to the early Divine Lord realm, and his remaining lifespan was short; he was essentially a cripple.

Having just become Grand Elder, this naturally became the top priority weighing on Xuan Yu.

But Zheng Qi's loss was immense, and ordinary pills were useless. Even with his breakthrough, Xuan Yu couldn't refine what was needed.

Refining a peak fourth-tier divine pill was nothing like refining a third-tier one; Rong Xuan could hardly produce a high-quality pill.

Thus, he came to seek Ye Yuan's help.

Ye Yuan sighed, "I can't refine fourth-tier divine pills now either, so I'm at a loss! I'll teach you some methods to first preserve Grand Elder Zheng Qi's life. As for the rest, we'll wait until I break through to the Divine Lord realm."

Xuan Yu's eyes lit up, "Did you find an opportunity to break through during this trip?"

Ye Yuan gave a bitter smile and shook his head, "To be honest, I have no clue at all."

Xuan Yu was startled. Given Ye Yuan's extraordinary talent, breaking through to the Divine Lord realm should have been easy.

Even if he couldn't break through immediately, he shouldn't have no idea how to proceed!

"How is that possible? The cultivation method you practice should be extremely powerful; breaking through to the Divine Lord realm should be a natural progression!" Xuan Yu said.