Chapter 546: Dominance

Upon hearing that Ye Yuan was going to the Haotian Tower, the originally noisy clamor gradually subsided.

Indeed, Ye Yuan's alchemy strength was formidable, but his cultivation level was too low.

If they delayed Master Ye's cultivation because of this, it would be a grave sin.

Master Ye was destined to be a figure who would shake heaven and earth; how could he always spend time here preaching to them?

Yet sighs of regret still arose from the crowd, clearly all feeling disappointed.

At this moment, someone suddenly spoke clearly: "Master Ye, Yan Mu is willing to serve you in any capacity, even as a mere medicine boy. I beg Master Ye to grant my wish!"

Looking closely, it was the alchemy king who had asked the first question on the first day.

This Yan Mu was a peak alchemy king, an extremely powerful presence even among so many alchemists. He actually offered to become a mere medicine boy for Ye Yuan—truly somewhat exaggerated.

Yet none of the hundred thousand alchemists present found it abrupt; it seemed as natural as could be.

And Yan Mu's action reminded everyone, and for a time many followed suit.

"Master Ye, I too am willing to serve you like a dog or horse!"

"My skin is thick and durable; I beg Master Ye to take me in!"

"I am willing to be a warming maid for Master Ye's bed; I beg Master Ye to accept me!" a female alchemist shrieked.

This woman was middle-aged but had a certain charm.

Yet her words drew a burst of laughter.

"Haha, Old Lady Ding, you're old enough to be Master Ye's grandmother, yet you want to be his warming maid!"

"Old as I am, I'm still a woman, and a well-maintained one at that! Master Ye is young and vigorous, clearly still a virgin; he needs a maid like me to warm his bed! How could those young girls serve him as comfortably as I?"

This Old Lady Ding was utterly uninhibited, saying whatever she dared.

Ye Yuan was inwardly drenched in sweat at her words; finding such a warming maid was something he could not bear.

Ye Yuan waved his hand and said: "I appreciate everyone's goodwill, but I am not accustomed to being served. Let's forget about the medicine boy matter. Now that a great enemy is upon us, it is precisely the time for you all to contribute. I opened this altar to preach in order to enhance your strength. If you are willing, you can join the City Lord's Mansion and contribute to the Boundless Alliance. Since you all think highly of me, I can promise that every time I return to Wufang City, I will preach once. As for the interval, I cannot guarantee it."

Hearing Ye Yuan's words, these alchemists were inevitably disappointed.

Yet many secretly resolved to join the City Lord's Mansion tomorrow, at least to stay closer to Master Ye, perhaps even having a chance to ask him questions.

Ye Yuan's requirements for taking disciples were extremely high; although some among them had decent talent, they were far from meeting his standards.

To become Ye Yuan's disciple, one needed at least to reach the level of Xiao Ruyan or Ren Dong.

With their talent, they clearly fell short by more than one level.

Among them, there were many alchemy kings, but most would never achieve more than that in their lifetimes.

With such strength, how could Ye Yuan waste his efforts on them?

But just because Ye Yuan didn't need them didn't mean the City Lord's Mansion didn't.

His father was now the young master of the City Lord's Mansion and would eventually inherit Wufang City, so Ye Yuan naturally wanted to gather some power for Ye Hang.

It was foreseeable that the threshold of the City Lord's Mansion would be worn down tomorrow.

In the past, the Cao family could use the Thousand Questions Wall to gather alchemists, but now Ye Yuan himself had surpassed the status of the Thousand Questions Wall.

After all, no matter how strong the Thousand Questions Wall was, it couldn't enhance the strength of a hundred thousand people, but Ye Yuan had done it.

These alchemists, after listening to five days of preaching, had all improved to some extent.

One person's improvement might not amount to much, but if a hundred thousand alchemists all improved, that was a formidable force.

In the crowd, Cao Zheng sighed mournfully: "With this child here, the Cao family has no chance to rise within a thousand years! From now on, the Ren family will dominate Wufang City! But offering the Thousand Questions Wall to the Ren family was the most correct thing I've done! This child's alchemy strength is too terrifying; he must have had some incredible encounter!"

"Father, after today I plan to go into seclusion for a while. I have benefited greatly these past few days. Ye Yuan's preaching has shown me a completely new path of alchemy. After this seclusion, I am sure to make a breakthrough!" Cao Kun said.

Cao Zheng's eyes lit up: "Good, good! Kun'er, whether the Cao family can survive depends on you! As long as you can break through to peak alchemy emperor, you can surely protect our family for a thousand years! But of course, on the condition that you do not conflict with the City Lord's Mansion, understand?"

Cao Kun nodded: "Father, rest assured. I know what to do. In my lifetime, I will never have the slightest conflict with the Ren family! And I have a feeling that Ye Yuan, who firmly refused the position of young master, his father Ye Hang's future achievements will surely not be inferior to mine!"

"Oh? You feel that way too? This child seems impulsive in his actions, but in the end, you'll find everything is under his control! That Ye Hang is much younger than you, his potential not yet exhausted. It's hard to say what he will achieve in the future!" Cao Zheng said gravely.

...

Ye Yuan had stirred up a storm in Wufang City over these days, shocking not only the alchemists. Ren Xingchun's shock was no less than anyone else's.

After much thought, he decided to come find Ye Hang and ask about Ye Yuan.

"Worthy son-in-law, has Ye Yuan... had some kind of encounter?"

After rambling for a while, Ren Xingchun finally brought the topic to Ye Yuan.

But his address to Ye Hang had unconsciously changed to "worthy son-in-law."

Ye Hang was also a clever man; he naturally knew that his current status was brought by Ye Yuan.

But there was no reason for a father to be jealous of his son; he was more than happy that his son was accomplished.

As for the change in Ren Xingchun's attitude, Ye Hang naturally welcomed it.

Hadn't he returned to Wufang City precisely for this situation? But Ye Hang hadn't expected that the one to fulfill his wish would be not himself, but his son.

Still, Ye Hang secretly resolved to cultivate diligently from now on and break through to the alchemy emperor realm within ten years.

Otherwise, he would become the biggest joke in Wufang City.

"Father-in-law, Ye Yuan once told me that he received the inheritance of a top-tier great power in a dream! I originally thought he had only obtained the inheritance of some great power like you from the Northern Domain, and even suspected it was you. But now it seems it's not that simple," Ye Hang said.

Ren Xingchun's eyes flickered as he pondered: "It seems Ye Yuan's encounter has surpassed this small world of the Boundless Region!"