第1908章 一人得道，鸡犬升天

Chapter 1908: When One Man Attains the Dao, His Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven

"A very powerful alchemist? Hah, how powerful can he be? Don't tell me you can refine a sixth-grade divine pill?" Yu Wenfeng sneered.

Five-star divine alchemists were everywhere in the imperial capital, and many were formidable.

He didn't believe that Ye Yuan, a five-star divine alchemist, could be all that impressive.

Lin Changqing's rampage at Tianying had happened recently, and Ye Yuan had arrived too quickly for the news to reach the imperial capital.

Of course, with the inspection envoy Wu Tian killed, the transmission of information had also been greatly delayed.

If they knew that Ye Yuan had casually tossed out a Sun-Moon Azure Heaven Pill, they would have cursed him for being wasteful.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...

Ye Yuan casually threw out three small bottles, sending them flying straight toward the three experts.

The three caught the bottles, glanced at them, and their pupils contracted.

Then, they looked at Ye Yuan with expressions of utter shock.

Although they weren't heaven-defying pills like the Sun-Moon Azure Heaven Pill, the pills Ye Yuan had produced were enough to intimidate them.

After all, what Ye Yuan had brought out was a Haoling Divine Pill!

"Brother Jiang, let's go."

With that, Ye Yuan turned and left.

Everyone stared at the three with bewildered expressions.

They had no idea what kind of pill could cause three such experts to lose their composure.

"Father, they're leaving!" Yu Jinsong roared.

Slap!

A crisp slap rang out, and Yu Jinsong was sent flying.

"Tie up this unfilial son and take him back!"

With that, he vanished in a blur.

Li Kongming and Linghua Pavilion Master also disappeared.

Everyone was dumbfounded, completely at a loss as to what had happened.

Three pills had caused such a dramatic shift in the attitudes of the three experts.

Everyone knew that Yu Jinsong was Yu Wenfeng's most beloved son, yet now he was having him bound.

This Ye Yuan was truly terrifying.

...

Thus, the shocking execution-ground rescue that had rocked the Nine Xu Imperial Capital came to an end.

But Ye Yuan became a legend in Nine Xu.

A Celestial God at the fifth level had stormed the imperial capital and escaped unscathed.

More importantly, none of the three major powers had sought to punish Tianying Imperial City.

Not long after, another piece of news reached the three major powers.

Not long ago, a Venerable expert had attacked Tianying Imperial City but had been forced to retreat in defeat.

There was also a small detail: Ye Yuan had produced a Haoling Sun-Moon Azure Heaven Pill!

These two pieces of news struck the three major powers like thunderbolts.

Soon, an even more shocking announcement came from the city lord's mansion.

Ye Yuan had been appointed as the new inspection envoy of the Ten Cities of Lingnan!

Moreover, as inspection envoy, Ye Yuan was not required to pay tribute to the imperial capital or report to it!

He was not subject to summons or reassignment!

This decree sent shockwaves through the entire Nine Xu Imperial Capital.

In effect, Ye Yuan had become the absolute ruler of the Ten Cities of Lingnan, a king in his own domain.

Although the Ten Cities of Lingnan were merely ten impoverished imperial cities, a trifle to the Nine Xu Imperial Capital,

such a thing had never happened in the history of the Nine Xu Imperial Capital.

When the news broke, Tianying Imperial City erupted in celebration.

Ye Yuan had always been a godlike figure in Tianying, and now that the grand elder had become inspection envoy, their future would be much brighter.

After all, the annual tribute paid by imperial cities was a staggering sum.

For a barren place like Tianying, it was an enormous burden.

As a result, Tianying's overall strength had never been able to improve.

After Ye Yuan became inspection envoy, he drastically reduced taxes, benefiting all martial artists. The martial artists of Lingnan's admiration for Ye Yuan reached its peak.

However, there was also an awkward situation.

With the arrival of Leng Qiuling and her group, the status of Zuo Shujie and the other Celestial God experts became awkward.

Bai Guang, having obtained the White Tiger True Blood, had made rapid progress and had already broken through to the mid-fifth stage.

Ning Tianping's strength had also broken through to the fourth level of Celestial God.

As for Leng Qiuling, she had refined some Vermilion Bird True Blood and had now broken through to the late Celestial God stage, reaching the seventh level of Celestial God.

In comparison, Zuo Shujie's position as city lord seemed awkward.

However, Ye Yuan had brought back a large number of spiritual herbs from the Huangling Void Realm, and there was no shortage of low-grade herbs for Zuo Shujie and the others.

With Ye Yuan's support, Zuo Shujie and the others had broken through their bottlenecks.

One day, Zuo Shujie, having broken through to the third level of Celestial God, came directly to see Ye Yuan.

"Zuo Shujie thanks you, sir! If not for you, I would never have been able to break through to the third level of Celestial God in this lifetime!" Zuo Shujie bowed his head in homage.

He knew his own situation well; he had long exhausted his potential and had never expected to break through to the third level of Celestial God.

But a single pill from Ye Yuan had rejuvenated him, not only allowing him to break through to the third level of Celestial God but also rekindling his potential.

He now felt that he could continue to comprehend the Dao and might even break through to the fourth level of Celestial God!

This was something he had never dared to imagine before.

And this was precisely the power of the Xuling and Haoling Divine Pills.

After all, a mere fifth-grade divine pill had moved Lin Changqing, a Venerable expert from the Heavenly Emperor's Dao Ground!

Zuo Shujie understood in his heart that using such a pill on him was a terrible waste.

Giving it to a genius would have been putting it to its best use.

Yet Ye Yuan had given it to him without hesitation!

Thus, toward Ye Yuan, Zuo Shujie felt nothing but gratitude.

"Brother Zuo, what are you saying? Without your care back then, there would be no Ye Yuan today. This is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. In the future, there will be more pills, and your cultivation will not stop at the third level of Celestial God!" Ye Yuan said with a smile.

Zuo Shujie trembled with excitement upon hearing this.

Indeed, what did it matter to Ye Yuan?

This was what they meant by 'when one man attains the Dao, his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven,' wasn't it?

"Thank you, sir! Sir, I came today not only to thank you but also to resign from the position of city lord!" Zuo Shujie said.

Now that Ye Yuan was virtually a local emperor, the appointment of city lords was naturally his to decide.

Ye Yuan understood what Zuo Shujie was thinking and waved his hand, saying, "Brother Zuo, there's no need for that. You should continue as city lord! The position of city lord isn't something that just anyone with a high cultivation can handle. The ins and outs of it are not something they can grasp in a short time. You are still the most suitable person for this role. Brother Zuo, I became inspection envoy out of necessity, and there are many matters to attend to. As you know, my ambitions lie elsewhere. I hope you can handle these mundane affairs on my behalf."

Ye Yuan spoke with great sincerity, leaving Zuo Shujie both flattered and anxious.

He naturally knew of Ye Yuan's ambitions; a mere Ten Cities of Lingnan could never hold him.

But for now, it seemed Ye Yuan intended to turn this place into his base, which delighted Zuo Shujie.

"Since you say so, sir... then I will shamelessly continue in my post!"

Just as the two were speaking, Ning Tianping suddenly entered and reported, "Sir, there is an expert outside who claims to be your disciple and wishes to see you."