Chapter 1994: Xuanji's Attention

"Brother Ye!"

Song Yu and the others changed expression and quickly followed.

He suddenly felt that the Ye Yuan before him had become very unfamiliar.

"Brother Ye, where are you going?"

Ye Yuan's movement technique was extremely fast; Song Yu and the others could not catch up and could only shout from behind.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan stopped and said coldly, "Don't follow me anymore, or don't blame me for turning hostile."

Song Yu and the others froze, looking at Ye Yuan in disbelief.

Was this... still the Ye Yuan they knew?

Watching Ye Yuan leave, Song Yu and the others dared not stop him.

This Ye Yuan before them was too terrifying, too indifferent; if they followed, he would probably kill them without hesitation.

"Brother Song, what exactly is wrong with Brother Ye?" Guo Jingyang asked in confusion.

Song Yu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, and he said solemnly, "Brother Ye's cultivation technique is indeed rare in the world, even able to ignore realms and kill opponents instantly. But... it seems to have considerable side effects that affect the mind."

Guo Jingyang's expression changed, and he said, "This... what can we do? Will he stay like this forever?"

Song Yu shook his head and said, "Of course not, but if he keeps cultivating like this, in the end, he will probably become a peerless powerhouse without any emotions!"

The others looked very grim upon hearing this; they had already regarded Ye Yuan as a close friend and were very worried about him.

"This... if we just let him go like this, will he be okay?" Hu Fei said worriedly.

"Don't worry, you've seen his strength. He forced the Heavenly Lord Bone Demon to raise his realm to the True God Ninth Heaven. Ordinary dangers can't harm him. Besides, even if he's like this now, he won't drive himself into a dead end. In fact, I think in this state, he might be calmer than ever." Song Yu sighed.

The others were speechless, not knowing what to do.

"Brother Song, what should we do now?" Guo Jingyang asked.

Song Yu thought for a moment and said, "Things here are almost done. Let's go back to the circle and wait for Brother Ye."

...

Three months later, Ye Yuan finally returned to the circle.

When Song Yu and the others saw Ye Yuan, they were all extremely excited.

"Brother Ye, you're back! We've been worried sick these past few months!" Hu Fei said.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Sorry to have worried everyone."

Beside him, Song Yu suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Ye, you've broken through again?"

In just three months, Ye Yuan had actually advanced another minor realm.

Now, he was at the peak of the Yuan Dan Third Heaven, only one step away from the Yuan Dan Fourth Heaven.

Ye Yuan nodded and said, "I had another opportunity these past few months and broke through by chance."

Song Yu could tell that Ye Yuan didn't want to talk much about these past few months, so he tactfully shut up.

But Ye Yuan's realm advancement still surprised him.

Song Yu and the others understood that Ye Yuan's breakthrough of a minor realm had a different significance.

Now, Ye Yuan could probably handle even a True God Fifth Heaven powerhouse with ease.

After returning to the circle, everything settled down.

Ye Yuan observed that fewer than one in ten of the Chosen Ones who had safely returned to the circle remained.

The Ancient God Battlefield was full of opportunities, but also extremely dangerous.

However, those who did return had mostly greatly increased in strength, their aura much stronger than before.

Among the crowd, Ye Yuan also saw a familiar figure—Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's gaze was also sizing up Ye Yuan, but when he found Ye Yuan looking back, he immediately turned away, not daring to meet his eyes.

At this moment, Zhou Yu's heart was pounding.

He was afraid, afraid that Ye Yuan would come to trouble him.

Zhou Yu hadn't expected that in just three months, Ye Yuan had directly advanced a minor realm.

When Ye Yuan was at the True God Second Heaven, he was no match; now, naturally, he was even less so.

If Ye Yuan was determined to cause him trouble, he would be in deep trouble.

Fortunately, Ye Yuan only glanced at him and didn't come to cause trouble, so he breathed a long sigh of relief.

From entering the Ancient God Battlefield until now, about a year and a half had passed. For the remaining time, everyone sat in meditation, waiting for the time to end.

Of course, some Chosen Ones continued to seek opportunities outside, returning to the circle one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the three-year term was up, and the voice of that Heavenly Emperor powerhouse sounded again.

"Congratulations to all Chosen Ones for your fruitful gains in the Ancient God Battlefield. However, I hope you remember the kindness of my Jian family. If in the future my Jian family has a request, I hope you will not refuse!"

"Lord Heavenly Emperor, you are too kind. The Jian family's affairs are my affairs!"

"Lord Heavenly Emperor, rest assured!"

"Of course, of course!"

...

The group of Chosen Ones quickly responded.

Then, the Heavenly Emperor continued, "After this experience, your luck should change again. When you return, let your respective City Lords observe. Well, farewell here."

Hearing this, everyone looked excited.

Most of them had Imperial Extreme Qi; Imperial Soaring Qi was rare.

If they could evolve to Imperial Soaring Qi, they would have hope of breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor realm in the future.

That would be a tremendous fortune for them.

After all, at the level of Great Emperor, breaking through to the Heavenly Emperor realm was extremely, extremely difficult!

Among the crowd, Ye Yuan frowned slightly, because he sensed that the Heavenly Emperor was paying attention to him.

It seemed his feeling was correct; he had indeed attracted the attention of the Jian family, and even Xuanji Heavenly Emperor!

But he didn't show anything and, like the others, waited for the Ancient God Battlefield to close.

As everyone was rejoicing, a flash of light appeared, the circle directly disappeared, and they were sent into the passage.

...

At Xuanji Dao Field, Jian Yunxin bowed to Xuanji Heavenly Emperor and said, "Father, that little fellow named Ye Yuan obtained the Qilin Emperor Bone in the Ancient God Battlefield this time. Also... he went to the Ziwei Cave."

Xuanji Heavenly Emperor raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, "The Ziwei Cave is where Ziwei Heavenly Emperor fell. Fellow Daoist Ziwei was a renowned supreme Heavenly Emperor of the previous era. The Ziwei Cave is full of dangers. How did he, a True God realm cultivator, enter the Ziwei Cave? Also, his ability to withstand the three swords of Haoyu Heavenly Lord shows that his talent is not inferior to the geniuses of the previous era!"

Jian Yunxin also found it unbelievable and said, "Indeed. Jian Rong has been observing this little fellow. After obtaining the Qilin Emperor Bone, he entered the Ziwei Cave alone. But since everything inside is shielded from detection, he couldn't find out what the little fellow did inside."

Xuanji Heavenly Emperor nodded and said, "Even I cannot detect the situation inside the Ziwei Cave, let alone Jian Rong. This little fellow is getting more and more interesting."

Jian Yunxin thought for a moment and said, "Father, Jian Rong also discovered an interesting thing."