Chapter 2811: Xuanji Nine Leaves

"Brother Ye, you're back!"

"Brother Ye, we owe this battle to you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made it back!"

"We were blind before. You're magnanimous, so please don't hold it against us!"

...

When Ye Yuan appeared in the Bei Wang City military camp, an immediate stir arose.

Those Holy Emperor Heavenly soldiers, upon seeing Ye Yuan, came up one after another to greet him.

Among them, many had mocked Ye Yuan that day, and now they were full of regret.

If not for Ye Yuan this time, few of them would have been able to return.

It might even have been possible that the blood clan would have directly overrun Bei Wang City.

A rout is like a landslide—no joke.

Ye Yuan didn't put on airs; he responded to each with a smile.

Seeing this, those Holy Emperor Heavenly soldiers felt even more ashamed.

Look at Ye Yuan—truly open-minded and modest!

"Ye... Brother Ye..." Zhao Chen's face showed even more embarrassment when he saw Ye Yuan.

Before the battle, his words had been the harshest.

But now, his face was slapped resoundingly.

Meeting Ye Yuan, he was naturally indescribably awkward.

"Oh, isn't this Centurion Zhao? Our Teacher Ye is just an outsider; how dare we call you brother?" Da Huang, seeing Zhao Chen, was furious and immediately taunted.

Zhao Chen's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

To this, Ye Yuan said nothing.

Back then, Zhao Chen's words were indeed very harsh; his contempt for Ye Yuan was evident.

Zhao Chen clearly looked down on outsiders like Ye Yuan, especially when Ye Yuan was involved with the Extreme Medicine Sect.

That contempt was even more impossible to hide.

In fact, not a few shared this view.

It was only because of the ongoing war; in normal times, outsiders like Ye Yuan had a very low status in the Tianyi Continent.

Just as in the Yuqing Continent, where local forces discriminated against ascenders.

Ye Yuan didn't like to stir up trouble, but that didn't mean he would submit meekly.

Suddenly, Zhao Chen fell to his knees with a "plop" in front of Ye Yuan and said, "Master Ye, it was all my fault before! I know you have great powers and must have a way to save my men! They are poisoned with blood contamination; I beg you to save them!"

In every great battle, not a few were poisoned with blood contamination.

Even Song Miao, a True Heavenly expert, had been poisoned with blood contamination, let alone these Holy Emperor Heavenly soldiers.

Zhao Chen's men had originally had many cases of blood contamination.

In this battle, the blood contamination fully erupted, and his men suffered heavy casualties.

Of those remaining, seven out of ten were poisoned with blood contamination.

If all these people died, he would almost become a leader without troops.

Of course, although Zhao Chen was very harsh toward Ye Yuan and looked down on his background, he treated his men like brothers.

For the sake of these men, he was willing to set aside his dignity and kneel to Ye Yuan.

Even Song Miao, a True Heavenly strongman, had knelt; what was wrong with a mere centurion kneeling?

But Da Huang wasn't buying it and sneered, "Oh, Lord Zhao, don't do that! Teacher Ye is just a half-baked dabbler; the Extreme Medicine Sect is the authority. Have you mistaken the person? You should go to the Extreme Medicine Sect!"

Beside them, Dao Chen wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

He had been sent to follow Ye Yuan and learn, along with dozens of fifth- and sixth-grade heavenly pharmacists.

The Tianyi army was equipped with nearly a hundred military doctors.

These military doctors were mainly from the Extreme Medicine Sect.

And Dao Chen was the most outstanding among them.

Before this, he was a highly respected disciple of the Ultimate Medicine Sect.

But after this battle, his status had completely changed.

At this moment, Dao Chen was like a great villain, having harmed nearly ten thousand troops.

It was because they had not listened to Ye Yuan that this great defeat had occurred.

If not for the Ultimate Medicine Sect's solemn assurances, even if those soldiers afflicted with the blood poison had not participated in the battle, this war would not have been lost so thoroughly.

In this battle, those soldiers afflicted with the blood poison were like time bombs planted within their own ranks, suddenly exploding and wounding everyone.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen clenched his teeth and suddenly began kowtowing heavily to Ye Yuan.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

Each sound struck the hearts of the onlookers.

"Master Ye, I, Zhao, have looked down on you with dog's eyes, but my brothers are all fine men! If you can save them, I, Zhao, am willing to die in return!" While kowtowing, Zhao Chen sobbed.

Around them, many people were shedding tears.

In this battle, many of their comrades had fallen on the battlefield.

Former brothers-in-arms were now separated by life and death.

But no one dared to step forward to speak for Zhao Chen, because they had indeed treated Ye Yuan too unfairly before.

A man who had rendered great service came to their army and spoke words that could turn the tide, only to be met with contempt from everyone.

If it were them, they could not bear it either.

Good intentions treated like donkey's liver and lungs—that was about it!

Everyone's gaze turned to Ye Yuan.

Suddenly, Ye Yuan raised his hand and patted Zhao Chen on the shoulder twice, saying, "Alright, take me to see your men."

Zhao Chen's whole body trembled, and he excitedly kowtowed several more times, saying, "Thank you, Master Ye! Thank you, Master Ye!"

...

When Ye Yuan saw Zhao Chen's men, he couldn't help but frown.

It was too tragic!

Some were deeply afflicted by the blood poison, their bodies riddled with holes, looking extremely hideous.

A stench of decay assailed the nostrils.

Weak moans filled the tent.

The blood poison was extremely可怕; even Song Miao, a True Imperial Heaven powerhouse, ended up not much better than these Saint Imperial Heaven soldiers.

This blood poison could not only corrupt blood but also erode the primordial spirit, and was almost incurable.

The only thing that could resist it was the True Spirit Bloodline!

Thus, after the Ultimate Medicine Sect developed the suppression method, it was a great blessing for the Tianyi army.

As for a nobody like Ye Yuan, they naturally wouldn't listen to him.

It wasn't that Ye Yuan was more formidable than the Ultimate Medicine Sect, a ruling-level sacred land.

Rather, it was that one cannot make bricks without straw—they had fought the Blood Clan for thousands of years without ever obtaining a single drop of Blood Clan essence blood.

Ye Yuan went to the soldier most deeply poisoned and began to diagnose him.

Soon, Ye Yuan's primordial spirit completed a cycle through his body, and he shook his head inwardly.

"M-Master Ye, is Qiao Yiping... still... still savable?" Zhao Chen asked anxiously.

"Over ninety percent of his blood vessels have been corrupted. At most a few hours, and he will surely die," Ye Yuan said.

Zhao Chen's expression darkened, and he was filled with self-blame.

Ye Yuan saw this and his impression of Zhao Chen changed somewhat.

This fellow looked down on outsiders like him, but his feelings for his brothers-in-arms were genuine.

Ye Yuan ignored him and said to Dao Chen and the others, "Watch carefully. The acupuncture technique I am about to perform is called 'Xuanji Nine Leaves.' After you learn it, you will apply it to the others. However, for now, this technique can only temporarily suppress the blood poison. As for whether it can truly expel the blood poison, I need to study it further."