Chapter 2207: Perseverance Pays Off!

The blazing sun hung high; the Bright Moon Tavern was bustling with noise, all kinds of voices mingling together in a great clamor.

Yet as the finest tavern in Dragonstone Imperial City, it was a place where news spread freely.

At that moment, five martial artists were chatting cheerfully around a large table.

"Have you heard? In recent years, a truly remarkable figure has emerged from Grace Imperial City to the east!" said a man with a scar on his face, his tone mysterious.

His words immediately caught the attention of the others.

"Brother Scar, you're always the best informed. Tell us, what kind of remarkable figure is this?" a lackey asked with interest.

Brother Scar chuckled and said, "This remarkable figure isn't actually in Grace Imperial City itself, but in a village in the wilderness under one of its prefectural cities! This man is called Master Ning, and his alchemy skills are nothing short of miraculous!"

"Haha, Brother Scar, you're talking nonsense! What remarkable figure could come from a tiny village in the middle of nowhere?" a companion said disdainfully.

Brother Scar immediately took offense and sneered, "What the hell do you know? This man is called Master Ning. Over sixty years ago, Master Ning rose from obscurity and turned an entire village of ordinary mortals into Cave Profound realm cultivators overnight! Now, sixty years later, those mortals who followed him back then have all reached the Divine Lord realm! That tiny village is now full of Divine Lord realm experts!"

At these words, the men at the table gasped.

A village full of Divine Lord realm experts—how terrifying was that?

Sixty years to turn an entire village of mortals into Divine Lord realm experts—was that something a human could accomplish?

"Brother Scar, you... you're exaggerating, aren't you? Even a six-star Divine Alchemist probably couldn't do that!" the companion said, his face full of disbelief.

Brother Scar took a sip of wine and chuckled, "That's why I say he's a remarkable figure! Nowadays, the big shots from dozens of imperial cities around that village, even from the imperial capital, are almost all his guests! Our Dragonstone Imperial City is a bit far from Grace Imperial City, so the news is delayed. I didn't believe it at first either, but a friend of mine heard the news while traveling and actually went to ask for pills. And he broke through!"

The companion's face was full of shock!

Brother Scar's strength was at the third level of the Divine Lord realm; anyone who could be his friend would naturally also be at the Divine Lord realm.

Being able to casually help a Divine Lord realm expert break through was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.

"Brother Scar, with such an earth-shattering figure, are his pills really that easy to get?" the companion asked curiously.

Brother Scar sneered, "Weren't you just doubting me?"

The companion gave an awkward smile and said, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that it's a bit unbelievable!"

Brother Scar, eager to show off, said smugly, "That master's pills are easy to get in some ways, and hard in others. It all depends on whether you have the fate."

The companion's curiosity was piqued, and he asked with interest, "Oh? What do you mean?"

Brother Scar laughed and said, "That master asks for nothing but alchemy classics! And as long as it's an alchemy classic, he'll accept it and refine pills for you. In the early years, of course, it was easier. But as time went on, the master collected more and more classics, and naturally, there were more and more duplicates. So now, it's harder to get pills. My friend obtained an alchemy classic in his early years, and it happened to be one the master didn't have, so he succeeded by luck."

The group nodded in understanding and said, "So that's how it is!"

Brother Scar grew more and more smug as he spoke, continuing, "And I've heard that this Master Ning has no divine essence at all—he relies entirely on formations to refine pills! Even so, the quality of the pills he refines is extremely high, definitely not lower than divine grade! Any pill refined by him has been hyped up to an astronomical price on the market. And even at that price, there's no supply!"

The companions listened, clicking their tongues in wonder.

Not far away, a man and a woman sat by the window.

The woman wore a light veil, her body trembling slightly.

The man across from her sighed and said, "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment! They're talking about Master Ning."

The woman suddenly calmed down and said softly, "Even if I have to search until the seas dry up and the rocks crumble, I will find the young master!"

The man sighed again and said, "I really envy him, having a confidante like you."

With that, the man placed a few divine essence stones on the table, stood up, and said, "Let's go. I hope this time it won't be another false alarm."

The veiled woman nodded slightly, stood up, and followed the man out of the Bright Moon Tavern.

...

Time flew by, sixty years passed, and the once quiet little village had become the most bustling place for thousands of miles around.

In Chen Family Village, every day saw many experts coming and going.

Over these sixty years, Master Ning's reputation had grown louder and louder, attracting experts from all directions.

It had stirred up the surrounding king cities, imperial cities, and even the imperial capital.

For sixty years, aside from refining pills, Ye Yuan had done only one thing—reading!

The alchemy classics he had collected were numerous beyond measure, and he immersed himself in them every day.

He couldn't remember his past, but in alchemy and alchemy classics, he seemed to find a trace of his former self.

Reading extensively, Ye Yuan absorbed a wealth of knowledge.

Drawing on the strengths of many schools, Ye Yuan's alchemy skills advanced by leaps and bounds without him even realizing it.

Given the alchemy skills Ye Yuan displayed, it was natural that some people had ulterior motives.

But ever since a Heavenly God realm expert entered Chen Family Village and never came out, no one dared to make trouble there anymore.

As time passed, Ye Yuan's injuries gradually healed.

Though he still had no divine essence, after more than sixty years, his physical body had recovered to thirty or forty percent of its former strength.

Ordinary Heavenly God realm experts couldn't even get close to him.

"A-Ning, someone's come to ask for pills again! They say they've brought many precious classics this time, ones we don't have in the village!" A-Xiu entered Ye Yuan's room, delighted.

Ye Yuan put down the jade slip in his hand and said with slight surprise, "Is that so? I really don't have many alchemy classics left. Sixty years have passed, and non-duplicate alchemy classics are getting rarer and rarer! Take me to see them quickly!"

A-Xiu nodded and led Ye Yuan out.

The visitors were a man and a woman. When Ye Yuan saw them, he cupped his hands and said, "May I ask what pills you two require?"

Neither the man nor the woman spoke; they just stared fixedly at Ye Yuan, trembling all over.

The woman gently lifted her veil, revealing a face of breathtaking beauty.

Even A-Xiu felt a pang of inferiority at the sight of this woman.

She marveled inwardly, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world?

Yet the woman's state seemed somewhat off.

She was too excited; as she removed the veil, her collar was already soaked with tears.

She looked at Ye Yuan and said excitedly, "Young master, Lü'er knew you would be fine! You would definitely be fine!"