Chapter 2211: An Army at the Gates

The Feathering Ascension Spirit Pill was a seventh-rank divine pill.

After a Heavenly Lord took it, it could enhance their cultivation and break through bottlenecks.

It was merely an ordinary pill, but once it entered the cultivation world, it was no longer ordinary!

Lin Changqing was now at the second heaven of the Heavenly Lord realm. With this Feathering Ascension Spirit Pill, he would face no obstacles until breaking through to the fourth heaven.

Moreover, this process would be greatly shortened!

Given Lin Changqing's talent, breaking through to the fourth heaven within a few millennia was well within reach.

But with this pill, the process would be shortened by at least tenfold!

In other words, Lin Changqing would break through to the fourth heaven within one to two hundred years.

Such a cultivation speed, within the Heavenly Lord realm, was simply astonishing!

Lin Changqing looked at Ye Yuan, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground.

"You... you freak! How can there be someone like you in this world?" Lin Changqing said, speechless.

Ye Yuan smiled. "The abyssal demon beasts and the divine race are emerging; I'm afraid the Tongtian Realm will soon fall into chaos. After you return, you must remind Emperor Luofeng to conserve his strength and prepare for变故. I once heard in a certain place that a war of annihilation occurred long ago. I fear this crisis will be no less severe than that war!"

Lin Changqing was startled, his expression turning serious.

A term like 'war of annihilation' sounded extremely brutal.

Perhaps no one in the Tongtian Realm would be spared!

He nodded solemnly. "Rest assured, I will send word back and have my master prepare early. As for you, now a cripple, what will you do?"

Ye Yuan smiled. "Don't worry, I have my ways. These decades of seclusion here have not been fruitless for me."

Lin Changqing's eyes flickered with shock.

Ye Yuan's body showed no sign of divine essence flow, clearly a symptom of a collapsed small world.

The small world was a martial artist's lifeline; even the slightest damage came at a great cost.

In Ye Yuan's case, his small world was likely on the verge of collapse, unable to contain divine essence.

Even in such a state, this guy had a way to fix it?

Lin Changqing's eyes showed a mix of doubt and belief.

"Alright, seeing you in such a pitiful state, I'll give you a ride!" Lin Changqing said with a curl of his lips.

Ye Yuan did not stand on ceremony and nodded. "Much obliged."

Now that he had lost all divine essence and his physical body had not recovered, long-distance travel was extremely taxing.

With Lin Changqing, a Heavenly Lord, it would be much more convenient.

"Aning!"

Just then, Axiu suddenly rushed out, looking at Ye Yuan with tearful eyes.

Ye Yuan sighed. "Axiu, I have regained my memories. Thank you and Grandpa Yan for taking care of me all these years! My name is Ye Yuan, from the Southern Domain's Tianying Imperial City. If fate allows... we will meet again."

He and Axiu were ultimately not from the same world.

Rather than lingering, it was better to cut ties swiftly.

Thus, despite his reluctance, Ye Yuan did not show it.

Axiu could no longer hold back; tears streamed down her face.

In the end, she only nodded and choked out, "Take care!"

Ye Yuan bid farewell to Chen Yan and the others one by one, then left with Lin Changqing and Lü'er.

He knew well that by now, Tianying was likely in complete chaos!

...

The reality was not far from Ye Yuan's expectations.

The Southern Domain was vast, and there were always those with sharp ears.

The establishment of a sub-sage at the Demon Race's Sacrificial Temple was a huge sensation, and the Southern Domain naturally knew about it.

But later, they discovered that this sub-sage was none other than Ye Yuan, who had once single-handedly subdued the entire Southern Domain!

This shock was no small matter.

However, decades later, news came that Ye Yuan had fallen in the Central Domain, leaving Tianying Imperial City leaderless.

At that point, everyone's minds began to stir.

The alchemy world of the Southern Domain was a massive cake.

Now, the largest portion of this cake was controlled by the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and the Seven Great Clans.

These were two giants that others dared not provoke.

But the small Tianying Imperial City became a piece of fat in everyone's eyes.

Because among the three factions controlling the pill formulas, Tianying Imperial City was the weakest!

The Southern Domain Alliance, led by Heavenly Lord Danyu, began to eye Tianying Imperial City covetously.

Fortunately, under the protection of Heavenly Lord Piaoyu, Tianying Imperial City managed to hold on for many years.

But as time passed and the news of Ye Yuan's fall was confirmed, discordant voices emerged within the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, and the pressure on Heavenly Lord Piaoyu grew.

After all, no matter how powerful the Ten Thousand Treasures Heavenly Emperor was, he was only one of the many heavenly emperors in the Southern Domain.

When other heavenly emperors joined forces to pressure him, he had to be cautious.

Thus, in recent years, Tianying Imperial City had become increasingly precarious.

At this moment, within Tianying Imperial City, panic was spreading.

On the city wall, Bai Tong and the others from Tianying looked grim.

In the distance, countless black dots were rapidly approaching.

Bai Tong sighed inwardly. "It seems that kid won't make it in time! I wonder if he's still alive."

The 'kid' he referred to was naturally Ye Yuan.

"The lord will never die!" Ning Tianping said firmly.

Bai Tong smiled bitterly. "I don't know if he's dead or not, but how do we get through today? Heavenly Lord Danyu is coming with the entire alchemy world of the Southern Domain. This time, Tianying is doomed!"

The others turned pale, their faces filled with despair.

After decades of stalemate, the Ten Thousand Treasures Heavenly Emperor finally remained silent under pressure from all sides.

And today, the Southern Domain Alliance, led by Heavenly Lord Danyu, had an army at the gates!

The Heavenly Lords were incredibly fast; they arrived in an instant.

Heavenly Lord Danyu looked down from on high and sneered at the crowd below. "That kid caused a ruckus at the Cloud Alchemy Conference, so arrogant and overbearing! He probably never dreamed that Tianying Imperial City would end up like this, did he?"

Beside him, Heavenly Lord Aoyun, who had once been pushed to the brink by Ye Yuan, laughed heartily. "That kid was domineering and arrogant, looking down on us seniors! His death outside was only a matter of time! Today, we'll destroy Tianying Imperial City and take the pill formulas. The Southern Domain will once again be under the rule of the Southern Domain Alliance!"

Heavenly Lord Danyu nodded slightly. Over the years, he had felt greatly stifled.

But today, he would reclaim all his lost ground!

He, Heavenly Lord Danyu, was still the number one Heavenly Lord in the Southern Domain!

Heavenly Lord Danyu looked down and announced, "Yi'er, come here!"

The 'Yi'er' he referred to was naturally Yun Yi, who had taken Ye Yuan as his master.

Over the years, he had let Yun Yi do as he pleased, all to gain Ye Yuan's trust.

In these years, Yun Yi had risen to a high position in Tianying, presiding over the Alchemy Tower and becoming one of Tianying's key figures.

Danyu knew in his heart that Yun Yi must have mastered the secrets of the pill formulas.

Everything was going according to his plan.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on Yun Yi, whether from the opposing side or Tianying's side.

"Heh, that Ye Yuan was a fool! He actually trusted Danyu's great-grandson!"

"Exactly! If it were me, I would have kicked him out long ago!"

"I've heard that Yun Yi has advanced rapidly these years and has reached the mid-Dao realm! And he must have grasped the secrets of the pill formulas!"

...

On Danyu's side, many whispered among themselves.