Chapter 403: A Frustrating Divine Art

"Hehe, the master's punishment is indeed formidable, but the way the little junior brother handled it maximized the results. Not only did he eliminate the hidden danger of the Tong family, but he also gained a get-out-of-jail-free card for himself. Truly impressive!" Second Senior Brother Tang Zhi said with a laugh.

"Heh, Second Senior Brother flatters me. I was just collecting some interest. I didn't expect the Seventh Prince to be able to endure such humiliation and carry out such a thing as bearing thorns and pleading guilty," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Indeed, it was unexpected! That boy can bend and stretch, and he's extremely powerful in martial arts. He's truly unmatched by other princes, definitely the makings of a warlord. If nothing unexpected happens, he'll likely be the next Wind Emperor! So, Little Junior Brother, you should be more careful in the future, lest he pulls some tricks," Shi Haoran warned.

This incident gave everyone a new understanding of Zhao Chengqian.

The lofty heir to the Wind Emperor actually stooped to such self-abasement, shocking the entire royal city.

But upon careful consideration, this approach was the best way to handle the situation.

Even if Ye Yuan was ungrateful, he couldn't continue the punishment.

Otherwise, the Qixia Mountain lineage would go from being in the right to being in the wrong.

Given Zhao Chengqian's status, this was his limit. If Ye Yuan persisted, he would be the one being unreasonable.

If the royal family and the Alchemist Guild truly broke off completely, neither side could bear the consequences.

At that point, the one in trouble wouldn't be the Wind Emperor, but Xing Yuan himself.

Because of this, Ye Yuan's handling was just right—he secured maximum benefits while displaying magnanimity.

As for Zhao Chengqian's apology, Ye Yuan didn't take it seriously at all.

How could he be fooled by such superficial gestures? The more sincere Zhao Chengqian's apology, the stronger his hatred for Ye Yuan.

Such a lofty warlord would never think he was wrong.

"Don't worry, Big Senior Brother, I have a plan. By the way, senior brothers, starting today I will be in seclusion for a month, so I won't be able to discuss alchemy with you," Ye Yuan said.

"Oh? So soon?"

Hearing that Ye Yuan was going into seclusion, they all felt quite disappointed.

These past few days, exchanging insights with Ye Yuan had been immensely beneficial, even more so than listening to Xing Yuan's lectures.

At this rate, breaking through in alchemy was only a matter of time, but Ye Yuan was going into seclusion now, so they were naturally reluctant.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Yes, I feel I'm about to break through, so I plan to go into seclusion and focus on advancing my realm!"

"I see. Alright then," Shi Haoran said.

...

Ye Yuan returned to his residence, and suddenly a white figure attacked him.

The white figure was extremely fast; even with Ye Yuan's movement technique, he couldn't dodge!

"Blazing Flame Turns to Dragon!"

In haste, Ye Yuan used Blazing Flame Turns to Dragon and collided with the white figure!

"Bang!"

The white figure was sent flying, while Ye Yuan was also knocked back two steps by the immense impact.

However, instead of being alarmed, Ye Yuan was delighted: "White Light, you've broken through!"

"Yes... yes... big brother..."

A somewhat stiff and childish voice entered Ye Yuan's mind—it was Common Beast Language!

"Oh? You've awakened your inherited memories?" Ye Yuan was surprised again.

"Yes." This time, White Light's speech was noticeably more fluent.

"Haha, you little rascal, your breakthrough speed is too fast, almost catching up to me!" Ye Yuan was very pleased to hear White Light speak.

White Light laughed and said, "Big brother, you're the real freak. Your breakthrough speed is too fast, and there's no bottleneck at all!"

"Oh? A little brat just a few years old, and you call me big brother?" Ye Yuan said in displeasure.

"What should I call you if not big brother? I won't call you master. A proud divine beast won't be a human's servant!" White Light raised his tiger head, looking haughty.

Ye Yuan was amused by his demeanor and laughed, "I didn't ask you to call me master, but I'm old enough to be your uncle, right? Come on, call me uncle!"

Hearing this, White Light almost fell over and said irritably, "Cut it out! You humans always address each other by realm. I've also broken through to the third rank now, so calling you big brother is only fitting!"

"Uh, I guess that's true. Fine, big brother it is," Ye Yuan said, then asked curiously, "By the way, since you've awakened your inherited memories, do you know your origins?"

Ye Yuan was very curious about White Light's origins. He was clearly a descendant of the Flowing Light White Tiger, yet he had the special ability to find treasures—it was too strange.

White Light shook his head and said, "I don't know. I've only awakened a small part of my inherited memories; the rest are still sealed and I can't access them."

Ye Yuan said disappointedly, "That's a pity. If we knew your origins, we might be able to find a solution, and maybe you could even break through to the divine beast realm!"

Hearing this, White Light was also quite disappointed.

Ye Yuan then asked, "What inherited memories have you awakened? Tell me about them."

For divine beasts, inherited memories are extremely precious and generally not shared with humans.

But since his mother died, White Light had regarded Ye Yuan as his only family; otherwise, he wouldn't have fought Zhao Chengqian to the death to protect Ye Yuan despite knowing he was outmatched.

"Hmm... just some miscellaneous things, like Common Beast Language. The most useful thing is a cultivation technique I've awakened, but it only goes up to the third layer," White Light said.

"Oh? What technique?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.

"White Tiger Dark Light Divine Art!" White Light said.

"It's a divine art!" Ye Yuan exclaimed in surprise.

Although Ye Yuan also cultivated a divine art, that didn't mean divine arts were common.

Every time a divine art appeared, it would spark a bloody conflict in the Divine Realm.

But a little white tiger he found in the lower realm actually had a divine art in its inherited memories—that was incredible!

Although Ye Yuan had never heard of this divine art, its power was beyond doubt!

"Yes! I didn't know myself, but I've actually been cultivating this divine art for a while. It feels like a part of my body," White Light said.

Ye Yuan suddenly thought of something and was taken aback: "Could it be... when you swallowed those pills, your body automatically activated the White Tiger Dark Light Divine Art?"

White Light nodded and said, "Yes."

Ye Yuan's expression turned strange: "Then the third layer you awakened... don't tell me it also allows you to increase your realm by swallowing pills?"

White Light looked innocent and nodded honestly: "Big brother is indeed sharp; you guessed it in one try!"

"I guess... your head!" Ye Yuan barely held back a curse.