Chapter 443: Reunion

Ye Yuan's words did little to lift Yue Mengli's spirits, as if she had little interest in becoming a peerless powerhouse.

"Alas, what use is invincibility under heaven? Enough, enough, let's not talk about that. Didn't you say that only by refining an eighth-grade pill could you allow me to split my soul? But you..." Yue Mengli said.

Ye Yuan nodded. "Indeed, and this time your use of the Moonlight Heavenly Eye's power has further injured your soul, advancing the onset of your condition. You now... probably have only two years left."

Yue Mengli murmured, "Only two years..."

Ye Yuan said, "Miss Yue, don't lose heart. Although I cannot refine an eighth-grade pill within two years, I have a way to delay the onset of your condition."

"Oh? What way?"

"Has Miss Yue ever heard of the Azure Spirit Tree?"

Yue Mengli nodded. "It is said to be a spiritual tree that can absorb the essence of heaven and earth, even develop intelligence, and cultivate like a human!"

"Correct! The trunk of the Azure Spirit Tree secretes a liquid called Azure Spirit Fusion Liquid. This liquid can nourish and repair the soul. Though it cannot eradicate your condition, it can delay the time when your soul is torn apart and alleviate your pain. In these two years, I will find a way to locate the Azure Spirit Tree. It would be best if Miss Yue could mobilize the Yue Clan's forces to search for it." Ye Yuan said.

"Mobilize the Yue Clan's forces..." Yue Mengli seemed reluctant.

Ye Yuan did not know what had happened between Yue Mengli and the Yue Clan, but assumed some unpleasantness had occurred, so he advised, "It's fine. With two years left, I will definitely find the Azure Spirit Tree for you!"

Yue Mengli nodded. "Then I thank Young Master Ye."

Ye Yuan said, "Miss Yue, please wait for me half a day. I happen to have some medicinal herbs on hand that I can use to prepare a decoction for you. Though it won't do much for your condition, it can alleviate the pain of your soul being torn."

...

Ye Yuan took the Essence Soul Pill refined by Xiao Ruyan and spent several hours refining its medicinal power. His injuries finally improved a bit, and he was able to use some primal power.

Ye Yuan approached the Four Directions Cauldron, injected some primal power into it, and the cauldron emitted a faint glow.

Then, Ye Yuan took several medicinal herbs from his storage ring and threw them into the Four Directions Cauldron in a certain proportion.

Soon, those herbs turned into a pool of liquid.

Ye Yuan scooped up the liquid with a vessel and handed it to Yue Mengli.

"This is..." Yue Mengli asked in confusion.

Martial artists were no strangers to alchemy, but such concocted herbal decoctions were rarely seen.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "This is the Five-Flower Tranquil Decoction, made from the petals of five fourth-grade herbs. It has a calming and mind-soothing effect. Though it's not a miraculous elixir, it can alleviate your headache symptoms. Give it a try."

Yue Mengli had no doubt about Ye Yuan's words and directly tilted her head back to drink it.

Soon, Yue Mengli felt as if a cool breeze had swept through her soul, extremely comfortable. Her originally somewhat irritable mood also calmed down.

Yue Mengli looked at Ye Yuan and said in surprise, "A few fourth-grade herbs can actually concoct such a miraculous decoction! I never thought fourth-grade herbs could have an effect on me. It's truly incredible!"

Given Yue Mengli's realm, fourth-grade pills were basically of little use.

But Ye Yuan, using the petals of five fourth-grade herbs, had actually concocted a decoction that was effective for her. How could she not be surprised?

"It only has a calming and mind-soothing effect; it does nothing for your condition," Ye Yuan said helplessly.

His realm was too low now; at best, he could only refine quasi-fourth-grade pills, which were completely useless for Yue Mengli.

"This is already remarkable!" Yue Mengli praised.

"Yes, Master! This is simply amazing. How did you do it? You must teach me later!" Xiao Ruyan also exclaimed in admiration.

She had long been stunned on the sidelines.

In just a short while, Yue Mengli's complexion had already improved far more than before.

One must know that Yue Mengli was even more powerful than Feng Huang, yet a mixture of several fourth-grade medicinal herbs could actually have an effect on her!

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you later. But you must not aim too high; take it step by step. This involves the way of formations, and at your current level, you cannot concoct it," said Ye Yuan.

"Fine, I'll learn slowly! Stingy!" Xiao Ruyan pouted, acting like a little girl throwing a tantrum.

With two beauties before him, Ye Yuan couldn't help but feel he was blessed with good fortune.

However, Ye Yuan had no time for romance now; he was somewhat worried about the Nethercloud Sect.

Ye Yuan released Mo Yuntian and the others from the spatial spirit artifact, and they still had vacant stares.

During this time, Ye Yuan had not yet lifted their soul prohibitions.

This kind of soul prohibition was different from planting a slave mark; it could be broken to restore freedom.

Once a slave mark was planted, the slave would not recognize anyone else as master, and slaves were often bought, sold, or gifted among each other; planting a slave mark was clearly not suitable.

Thus, when selling slaves, most would place prohibitions on their souls to make it easier for the master to control them.

Ye Yuan probed his divine sense into Mo Yuntian's sea of consciousness.

Xiao Ruyan was startled and quickly said, "Master, what are you doing? Their souls have been prohibited by extremely formidable people; if you're not careful, you could damage their souls!"

Ye Yuan carefully lifted the restrictions on Mo Yuntian while still having the energy to say to Xiao Ruyan, "Just a minor trick."

Sure enough, in a moment, Mo Yuntian's gaze gradually cleared.

When he saw Ye Yuan before him, he immediately said with tears in his eyes, "Brother... junior brother! I never thought I would see you again!"

Seeing Mo Yuntian like this, Ye Yuan felt bad too. This trip deep into the Boundless Realm had been a narrow escape from death, and he had nearly lost his life several times.

If not for Yue Mengli's intervention, he would have been humiliated to death by Zhao Tianyin!

Thinking back now, it was indeed full of hardships.

"It's all in the past, all in the past..." Ye Yuan comforted him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Ye Yuan began to remove the soul restrictions for the others.

When the group of fellow disciples saw Ye Yuan again, they were filled with mixed emotions and felt a sense of survival after a disaster.

After chatting for a while, Ye Yuan suddenly sighed, "It's a pity that Elder Mei was imprisoned deep in the palace. I didn't have time to save him before my identity was discovered, alas..."

Yue Mengli had been quietly watching these fellow disciples thank Ye Yuan. When she heard Ye Yuan mention Mei Zhen, she spoke up, "I almost forgot, Elder Mei has already been rescued."

As she spoke, Yue Mengli's fingers moved slightly, and two figures appeared before everyone.

Clearly, Yue Mengli also had a spatial spiritual tool of some kind.

One of them was Mei Zhen, who had been missing for a long time!

The other was naturally Yue Mengli's maid, Yan'er.

"Miss, why did you only let me out now! I'm suffocating!" Yan'er complained discontentedly.