Chapter 311: Soul Jade!

"Ye Yuan!"

"Ye Yuan!"

"Are you all right, Ye Yuan?"

Seeing Ye Yuan suddenly collapse, the disciples of Nethercloud Sect were startled and quickly gathered around.

"Senior Brother Mo, what's wrong with Ye Yuan? Is he going to be okay?" Tianyu asked anxiously.

Mo Yuntian waved his hand, signaling him to be quiet, and reached for Ye Yuan's pulse.

After a long while, Mo Yuntian finally breathed a sigh of relief. "He should be fine."

Hearing Mo Yuntian's words, everyone else also relaxed.

"If he's fine, why is he unconscious?"

The one who asked was Pang Wannian. He had taken Ye Yuan's pill, and his external injuries were mostly healed, but his arm was gone.

Seeing Ye Yuan unconscious, he was extremely worried.

Before, being with Ye Yuan was just a matter of fellow discipleship; but from today on, they were friends who had shared hardships.

Friendships forged through life and death are more enduring!

Du Cheng had briefly told him what had happened earlier, and Pang Wannian felt that Ye Yuan had suddenly erupted because of him.

That moved him deeply.

Mo Yuntian said to everyone, "Ye Yuan just used the third level of Pure Sandal Sacred Flame, which exceeded the limit his meridians could bear. When he was dealing with those Bloodthirsty Wolves earlier, his meridians were enduring the agonizing pain of burning the entire time, yet he endured it without showing a single sign!"

Hearing this, everyone was visibly moved.

As martial artists, how could they not know the pain of meridians burning?

That kind of pain was unimaginable to ordinary people.

Even the most strong-willed person might not be able to hold up under the pain of burning meridians!

When meridians burn, you can't even faint!

Because even if you do faint, you'll immediately wake up from the pain!

But Ye Yuan's calm expression earlier—how did it look like he was suffering from burning meridians?

Earlier, Ye Yuan was like a demon descending, with an aura that looked down on everything, even forcing back the peak third-level Bloodthirsty Wolf King.

Had Ye Yuan, in that state, been enduring burning meridians all along?

"Sigh... so Ye Yuan was putting on a bluff? He couldn't actually fight the Wolf King and had to scare it away with a trick?" Tianyu exclaimed in surprise.

"Do you think the Wolf King is that easy to fool? The Wolf King's intelligence is no less than a human's, and its cunning surpasses that of some people. Fooling it is no easy feat! Ye Yuan slaughtered the wolf pack earlier, building his momentum to the extreme. Even though the Wolf King had entered a berserk state, it didn't dare to confront Ye Yuan lightly and chose to retreat!" Mei Zhen had taken some healing pills and recovered a bit, so he spoke up.

Mo Yuntian nodded. "I have a feeling that even if the Wolf King had attacked, it might not have come out on top. Otherwise, that clever Wolf King wouldn't have retreated so easily."

Mo Yuntian's speculation made everyone gasp.

Ye Yuan's strength truly surpassed everyone's understanding.

Even Mei Zhen, a Transformation Sea realm expert, was helpless against the Wolf King, yet Ye Yuan had forced it back—this was an incredible feat.

"Then... Ye Yuan won't be in danger, right?" Pang Wannian asked with concern.

Mo Yuntian said, "Don't worry. Although his injuries are severe, his life is not in danger. When he wakes up, he should have his own way to heal."

Everyone finally relaxed.

Mei Zhen said, "In that case, let's find a place to rest for a while and decide what to do after Ye Yuan wakes up."

...

The moon was bright and the stars sparse; shadows flickered under the trees.

Ye Yuan slowly opened his eyes and saw Pang Wannian's familiar face. He forced a smile. "Senior Brother Pang... are you all right?"

Pang Wannian was overjoyed at first, but after hearing Ye Yuan's words, he burst into tears. "I'm fine, I'm fine! I'm so glad you woke up! You had us worried to death! Elder Mei, Senior Brother Mo, Junior Brother Ye is awake!"

Hearing this, everyone quickly gathered around, asking about his condition.

Feeling the concern of his fellow disciples, Ye Yuan was deeply moved.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Ye Yuan asked.

"You've been out for a day and two nights! Ye Yuan, your meridians... are they okay?" Pang Wannian quickly asked.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "Nothing serious. Senior Brother Pang, please help me up."

Pang Wannian quickly used his remaining arm to help Ye Yuan sit up. Ye Yuan took a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it, then began to regulate his breathing.

At that moment, the Nethercloud Sect disciples spontaneously formed a circle around Ye Yuan to protect him.

Meanwhile, the remaining four disciples of Purple Firmament Sect were not far away. Lin Chao's gaze pierced through the crowd toward Ye Yuan, his thoughts unknown.

Half an hour later, Ye Yuan had refined the pill, and his complexion looked much better.

Meridian damage is very troublesome. Normally, even with the help of pills, it takes months of recovery and rest to heal completely.

But judging by Ye Yuan's current state, he seemed to have recovered sixty to seventy percent.

Moreover, in such a short time, it's usually impossible to fully refine a pill. That means the remaining thirty to forty percent would continue to be refined in his body, and he might soon be fully recovered!

Such miraculous pills were unheard of before.

Faced with this situation, the Nethercloud Sect disciples were already numb and didn't react much.

However, the Purple Firmament Sect disciples were clearly astonished. Except for Lin Chao, the other three whispered among themselves.

Ye Yuan stood up and walked directly toward Lin Chao.

Lin Chao seemed to know that Ye Yuan would come to him first and didn't look surprised.

"Junior Brother Ye turned the tide yesterday and saved our four lives. Lin Chao is deeply grateful!" Lin Chao bowed deeply to Ye Yuan, quite sincerely.

Ye Yuan accepted it calmly but said, "Senior Brother Lin, don't you owe me an explanation?"

Lin Chao was startled inwardly but looked puzzled. "Explanation? What does Junior Brother Ye mean?"

Ye Yuan sighed lightly. "It seems Senior Brother Lin won't give up. Must I spell it out?"

Lin Chao shook his head. "I really don't know what Junior Brother Ye wants me to explain. Are you referring to the matter of deliberately dragging your sect into this earlier? I have already apologized to Elder Mei and Junior Brother Pang and compensated with some of the treasures we obtained on this trip. At that time, we were at a critical juncture of life and death and had no choice. I hope Junior Brother Ye won't take offense."

Ye Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Bloodthirsty Wolves are ferocious by nature, but they have one characteristic: they are very cautious and won't leave their territory without special reason! The master of this area is a Nine Nether Ice Lion. They chased you all the way here, which means you must have done something. Hmm... let me guess. Is it... Soul Jade?"