Chapter 2206: Collecting Classics

Even now, Chen Yan still felt as if he were in a dream.

Chen Family Village had actually become a divine realm village!

Even those snot-nosed kids, after taking Ye Yuan's pills, had broken through to the divine realm overnight.

Ye Yuan's hands seemed capable of turning the ordinary into the miraculous.

The divine realm, which they regarded as high as the clouds, Ye Yuan could achieve with a casual wave of his hand.

And now, even the lord of Yunhe City was respectfully waiting outside the village, not daring to overstep.

That was the lord of Yunhe City, a great expert of the Guixu realm!

The Guixu realm, once for Chen Family Village, was an unattainable existence, a figure in the heavens.

But now, he was standing obediently outside the village.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Yan pushed the door open and entered. Ye Yuan was holding his crude alchemy classics, reading them with great interest.

“Aning!” Chen Yan called out with a smile.

Ye Yuan put down the book, stood up, and smiled. “Grandpa Yan.”

Chen Yan waved his hand with a smile, signaling Ye Yuan to sit down, and said, “Aning, these old rags of mine probably can't even catch your eye, right?”

Ye Yuan shook his head seriously and said, “Although Grandpa Yan's books are crude, I still learned quite a bit from them. Um... I've finished reading these books and made some annotations on them.”

Reading these alchemy classics, Ye Yuan understood them at a glance, without any sense of obstruction.

In these texts, Ye Yuan seemed to find his own past.

Chen Yan took them and looked, then couldn't help but tremble all over.

He saw that the classics were densely covered with many notes.

Ye Yuan's casual annotations suddenly enlightened him on things he hadn't understood before!

Glancing over a few lines, he felt as if he had been bathed in wisdom.

Ye Yuan's casual annotations were already countless times more profound than the content of the books themselves.

Chen Yan could be certain that Ye Yuan's level was definitely a thousand times, even ten thousand times, higher than that of the authors!

“Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Aning, you must have been an extraordinary high-level divine alchemist before!” Chen Yan exclaimed in amazement.

Ye Yuan smiled and nodded. “I think so too. Whether it's alchemy or reading, I have a very familiar feeling. It's as if I was born for alchemy. By the way, Grandpa Yan, did you need something from me?”

Only then did Chen Yan snap out of his shock, slightly embarrassed. “I almost forgot the main business! The lord of Yunhe City, Huang Wei, along with the heads of the five great families in the city, have come to our Chen Family Village in person, seeking an audience with you. They didn't dare to come in and disturb you, so they're waiting outside the village.”

Ye Yuan was taken aback. “Seeking me?”

Chen Yan smiled bitterly. “Now that all the old, young, women, and children in our Chen Family Village have become divine realm experts, it has shocked the neighboring villages. It's no surprise that the city lord knows about it. Divine alchemists are highly respected. He must be coming to ask for pills.”

Ye Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Then let's meet them.”

...

Huang Wei and the family heads were utterly stunned when they saw Ye Yuan.

The one who had created a divine realm village overnight was this ordinary man without even divine essence?

He looked at Chen Yan with some surprise, wondering if this fellow was playing tricks on them.

Chen Yan quickly explained, “City Lord, Aning uses formations to channel the world's spiritual energy for alchemy, so he doesn't need a cauldron or divine essence.”

Huang Wei trembled all over and exclaimed, “Hiss... formation alchemy!”

The group exchanged glances, then respectfully bowed to Ye Yuan. “Huang Wei, lord of Yunhe City, pays respects to Master Ning!”

Ye Yuan returned the greeting. “You're too kind, my lord.”

Huang Wei said, “I'm sure Master Ning already knows why I've come. However... I would still like to see the master's pills.”

Ye Yuan nodded. “Grandpa Yan.”

Chen Yan understood and took out a jade bottle, handing it to Huang Wei.

Huang Wei took the bottle, glanced at it, and exclaimed, “This is... a Xuanyuan Pill! Such high-quality Xuanyuan Pills! Master Shuping, please take a look!”

With that, he handed the pill to an old man beside him.

Clearly, this old man was also a divine alchemist, a two-star divine alchemist!

Shuping's breathing had become uncontrollable from the moment he saw the pill.

He tremblingly took the Xuanyuan Pill and examined it closely.

Seeing Shuping's expression, the others were all baffled.

They knew the pill was of high quality, but they didn't know exactly how high.

As Shuping looked, he actually wept with joy, crying, “Unbelievable! Truly unbelievable! To see this pill, I can die without regrets!”

His expression had everyone on edge.

But this old fellow was putting on a show all by himself, not getting to the point.

Huang Wei couldn't help asking, “Master Shuping, what is so extraordinary about this pill?”

Only then did Shuping snap out of it, saying with lingering fear, “Haoling Divine Pill! This is a Haoling Divine Pill! In this life, to see a Haoling Divine Pill, I can die without regrets!”

The others all trembled, looking at Ye Yuan in shock.

The Haoling Divine Pill was a legendary pill!

Even a five-star divine alchemist couldn't possibly refine a Haoling Divine Pill!

And now, it had appeared in a small village on the outskirts of the city.

This young man was definitely of extraordinary origin!

Chen Yan was completely bewildered; he had no idea what a Haoling Divine Pill was.

But seeing the expression of a two-star divine alchemist, he knew it was something special.

It seemed he had still underestimated Aning!

Huang Wei suddenly stood up, respectfully bowed to Ye Yuan, and said, “Master Ning is a great talent. It's too wasteful for you to stay in this small village. Would you be willing to move to the city lord's mansion? If Master Ning comes to the mansion, I, Huang, will certainly receive you with the highest honors!”

Chen Yan's expression changed. This fellow was trying to poach him!

“No!” he said without hesitation.

Huang Wei's face darkened. Normally, someone of Chen Yan's status, he would have slapped to death long ago.

But doing so would offend Master Ning.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, “There's no need to go to the city lord's mansion. It's fine for you to come to me for alchemy, but... I have a condition.”

Hearing the first half, Huang Wei looked disappointed.

At the second half, he perked up and said, “Whatever the condition, Master Ning, just say it!”

Ye Yuan said, “Help me collect alchemy classics. No matter what kind, as many as you can get, the more the better!”

Huang Wei looked puzzled. “Master Ning, with your alchemy strength, why do you still need to read these alchemy classics?”

Ye Yuan smiled. “The sea of learning has no end. Reading more books can't hurt.”

Huang Wei and the others all showed expressions of admiration, nodding. “Master Ning, rest assured. This small matter, I, Huang, will take care of it!”

At this moment, Shuping suddenly spoke up. “Master Ning, I, Shu, know many fellow alchemists. Getting some alchemy classics should be no problem. I don't seek pills, only to observe the master's alchemy. May I?”

Ye Yuan nodded. “No problem.”