Chapter 1978: The Remains of a Celestial Venerable

"Good heavens, Brother Ye swallowed two pills at once—aren't you afraid of bursting?" Guo Jingyang exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey, Brother Ye is truly an oddball, different from everyone else in every way. Don't worry, he's no fool; how could he commit suicide? But if he can digest two Profound Unity Pills, his cultivation technique must be far superior to ours!" Song Yu said, looking at Ye Yuan.

"We broke through a minor realm after taking just one Profound Unity Pill. Brother Ye took two—he'll probably soar straight to the Third Layer of True God, right?" Hu Fei said.

The others nodded in agreement.

With such potent medicine and Ye Yuan's talent, breaking through two minor realms should be a piece of cake.

But Ye Yuan did not break through to the Third Layer of True God as they had expected.

Only at the very end did Ye Yuan finally burst through the bottleneck, reaching the Second Layer of True God.

Two Profound Unity Pills, and he barely managed to break through to the Second Layer of True God?

"Brother Ye, what... what's going on?" Song Yu asked in astonishment.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "My cultivation technique is somewhat special; it requires an enormous amount of spiritual energy. These two Profound Unity Pills barely allowed me to break through to the Second Layer of True God."

The group exchanged glances, utterly shocked.

Was this technique too monstrous?

"Alright, brothers, let's part ways here." Ye Yuan suddenly cupped his hands toward them.

The four's expressions changed. Song Yu frowned and said, "Brother Ye, why is that? Have we done something wrong?"

"Yeah, Brother Ye, if you think we've taken too many treasures, we can take less," Guo Jingyang said without hesitation.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said, "Don't overthink it. The place I'm heading next is too dangerous; even I might not make it out alive. You'd better not come along."

Hearing this, the group's expressions varied.

They knew Ye Yuan's strength well. Now that he had broken through, if even he wasn't confident of escaping unscathed, the place must be incredibly perilous.

Hu Fei suddenly said, "In that case, I, Hu Fei, must go even more! You saved my life, and now I've received your Profound Unity Pill. If I shrink back now, I'd be no better than a beast!"

Hu Fei's words startled the others.

Song Yu said, "Brother Ye, saying that means you don't consider us brothers! We share weal and woe! No matter how dangerous the place, we'll go with you!"

Guo Jingyang and Ma Chang also expressed their willingness to accompany Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan was moved and nodded. "Alright, since you're all willing to come, I won't be pretentious. Let's go together!"

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"Brother Ye, the place you wanted to come to is actually Bone Demon Ridge!" Song Yu's expression shifted as he looked at the bones covering the mountains.

Bone Demon Ridge was a highly dangerous area on the outskirts of the Ancient God Battlefield.

Of the Chosen Ones who had entered the Ancient God Battlefield before, few who set foot on Bone Demon Ridge ever came out alive.

Seeing the bleached bones, the group felt a chill run down their spines.

Ye Yuan nodded. "I owe Jian Sutao a favor. He asked me to enter the Ancient God Battlefield and retrieve something for him, right here on Bone Demon Ridge."

"Jian Sutao? The City Lord? He... isn't he sending you to your death?" Song Yu exclaimed in shock.

Ye Yuan said helplessly, "That old fox is full of tricks. I had no choice. You all need to think carefully—you can still turn back now. Once we enter Bone Demon Ridge, it might be too late to retreat."

Song Yu said solemnly, "Brother Ye, what are you saying? Am I, Song Yu, someone who fears death?"

Ye Yuan was quite surprised by Song Yu's reaction.

He hadn't had a good impression of Song Yu before, but after going through hardships together, the man had shown some backbone.

Knowing the tiger is on the mountain, yet choosing to go that way—not everyone could do that.

It seemed this guy was just used to being arrogant; his nature wasn't all that bad.

"Hehe, in that case, let's brave this dragon's den and tiger's lair!" Ye Yuan laughed.

As soon as he entered Bone Demon Ridge, Ye Yuan felt as if he had stepped into another world.

Deep within Bone Demon Ridge, an extremely powerful fluctuation faintly penetrated outward, sending a chill through his heart.

Ye Yuan wondered, could this be the Qilin Emperor's Bone?

The group advanced cautiously toward the depths of Bone Demon Ridge.

Suddenly, a strong fluctuation came from ahead.

Song Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Someone has beaten us to it. Could there be others who also want the Qilin Emperor's Bone?"

Ye Yuan nodded. "It's possible! If someone brought news to Jian Sutao, naturally someone could bring news to other city lords. Let's go take a look."

The group concealed their tracks and carefully approached.

The view gradually cleared. Ahead, seven or eight people were surrounded by a group of bone demons, locked in a fierce battle.

The Ancient God Battlefield was a vast space; the deeper one went, the stronger the creatures became.

Bone Demon Ridge, on the outskirts, was already very dangerous. Among these bone demons, several were at the Fourth Layer of True God, and the rest were at the Third Layer.

However, among those seven or eight people, two were actually at the Fourth Layer of True God, which surprised Ye Yuan.

"It's Zuo Mo and Feng Xiaotian! They... they've also broken through to the Fourth Layer of True God!" Song Yu exclaimed.

Ye Yuan nodded. "They all carry the Emperor's Aura. Encountering some opportunities in the Ancient God Battlefield and breaking through to the Fourth Layer of True God isn't surprising."

Song Yu nodded, inwardly feeling fortunate.

If not for Ye Yuan, with his Imperial Aura, he would have been far from breaking through to the Fourth Layer of True God!

He might even have died at Liu Yi's hands.

At this thought, Song Yu felt even more grateful to Ye Yuan.

"Strange, why do I feel like these bone demons have gone mad?" Hu Fei suddenly said.

Ye Yuan's gaze sharpened, and he saw that it was indeed so.

The bone demons were terrifyingly fierce, as if enraged, striking at vital points with every move.

The group exchanged glances and said in unison, "There's a treasure!"

Ye Yuan observed for a moment, then gestured to Song Yu. "Let's go around them!"

The group of bone demons had chased Zuo Mo and his team a long way, clearly pursuing them all the way.

Ye Yuan led the others in the opposite direction and soon spotted a cave.

From the pitch-black cave, several faint glimmers of light could be seen.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Ye Yuan led the group cautiously into the cave.

The faint glimmers grew stronger, and everyone's hearts pounded, knowing the treasure was right ahead.

Since Zuo Mo and the others had lured away the bone demons, the cave was now empty, and they encountered no danger.

Suddenly, the view opened up. Ye Yuan's gaze focused, and he exclaimed in delight, "This is... the remains of a Celestial Venerable!"