Chapter 593: The First Hand Seal!

The City Lord's Mansion was also bustling with activity.

As the war between the two realms unfolded, the demand for medicinal pills among frontline warriors surged dramatically.

Ren Xingchun had been leading the alchemy efforts these days, not even attending high-level meetings.

Ye Yuan went to pay his respects to his parents. To his surprise, his mother Ren Hongling was in seclusion cultivating, while his father was free.

Upon asking, he learned that Ren Hongling had been cultivating frantically ever since recovering her primal power. During Ye Yuan's time in the Haotian Secret Realm, she had been in seclusion all along.

Ye Yuan could only smile helplessly at his mother's situation. It seemed that the desires she had suppressed over the years had finally burst forth.

After meeting, father and son exchanged warm greetings. Ye Yuan briefly recounted his journey to the Haotian Tower, which stirred Ye Hang's excitement.

The divine artifact that drove the entire Boundless Realm wild had been claimed by his own son—the sense of achievement was overwhelming.

Learning that his son would leave again tomorrow, Ye Hang laughed heartily, "Go on, go on! A true man aspires to the four corners of the world! But the situation has changed drastically now. Redlight City is an extremely dangerous place. Be careful in everything!"

Ye Yuan saw reluctance and concern in his father's eyes, but Ye Hang pretended to be indifferent. Amused, Ye Yuan felt even more moved.

Although Ye Yuan's strength had long surpassed Ye Hang's, in Ye Hang's heart, Ye Yuan would always be a child.

Yet Ye Hang had become unconditionally supportive of Ye Yuan's decisions, because he trusted his son.

Moreover, Ye Hang had full confidence in his son.

If there was one person who could be the savior of the Boundless Realm, it was undoubtedly Ye Yuan!

"Father, rest assured. Yuan'er knows what he's doing and won't act recklessly. Besides, this time in the Haotian Tower, I obtained a very powerful talisman. Even against a peak Divine Journey realm warrior, I can defend myself," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

The reason Ye Yuan took on this task that no one else wanted was that Redlight City was too important.

Unless a Divine Journey realm expert was sent, anyone else would only be walking to their death.

Moreover, Redlight City concentrated warriors from over a dozen cities in the southeast, a massive number. Once the city fell, it would be a catastrophe.

Ye Yuan had long regarded the Boundless Realm as his home; how could he bear to see such a thing happen?

Of course, Ye Yuan had another purpose for going this time: to see what those people from the Gale Realm were plotting and why they would commit such heinous acts as massacring a city.

In Ye Yuan's impression, though the people of the Gale Realm were warlike, they were not bloodthirsty.

There must be a reason behind such actions.

Sure enough, upon hearing Ye Yuan's words, Ye Hang's heart immediately settled.

...

"What? Ye Yuan wants this many medicinal herbs all at once? He... even if he ate these herbs as food, he wouldn't need this much, would he?"

Ning Yixian looked at the list in his hand, his jaw nearly dropping.

The grades of these herbs were not high; the highest was only quasi-fourth-grade. But the quantities listed were truly enormous.

"Don't forget, that kid is also an alchemist!" Jingxuan reminded.

Ning Yixian paused, then shook his head, "Of course I know he's an alchemist, but there aren't that many alchemists in Redlight City. What does he need so many low-grade herbs for? Even if he refined pills alone, he wouldn't finish them by the year after next, would he?"

"Ye Yuan often does the unexpected. He must have his reasons for this. This time, he's only taking the four of us to Redlight City, so this big move must involve these herbs. Though I don't know how he plans to refine pills, I doubt he'd do this out of boredom," Yin Yanhua said.

Ning Yixian was taken aback. After a moment's thought, it seemed plausible, so he ordered the herbs to be prepared.

"Do you three have any idea how Ye Yuan, going alone, plans to resolve the crisis in Redlight City?" Ning Yixian suddenly asked.

All three shook their heads in bewilderment. Guo Taoqun said, "To be honest, since the first time I met Ye Yuan, I've never understood his thoughts! My thinking simply can't keep up with his. I calculate ten steps, but he's probably already calculated a hundred."

Ning Yixian smiled bitterly, "It's not just you; even I haven't figured out his thoughts. Forget it, let him do his thing. We old folks just need to handle the logistics! Old Qin, let's each send another team to Pingyang and Yong'an cities!"

Qin Hongtao nodded, "Alright, no problem!"

"Since you three will be following Ye Yuan from now on, remember not to act impulsively. His strength has already surpassed yours by far. You need to step up your efforts. Not everyone is qualified to stay by the side of a strong man!" Ning Yixian said solemnly.

The three tensed up and nodded seriously.

...

Ye Yuan chatted with Ye Hang until midnight before returning to his room.

With a thought, he entered the Haotian Tower.

"The Nine-Character True Word Art is truly profound. I still can't form the first hand seal of the 'Lin' character. But after all this exploration, I'm only one step away. I wonder if forming this first seal will allow my state of mind to break through."

During this period, besides cultivating the Coiling Dragon Heaven-Splitting Palm, Ye Yuan had been comprehending the 'Lin' character.

But the progress was slower than he had imagined.

Ye Yuan had been hoping that a breakthrough in the 'Lin' character would lead to a breakthrough in his state of mind.

Ye Yuan closed his eyes slightly and began to visualize the 'Lin' character.

Through this period of visualization, Ye Yuan could vaguely sense that the 'Lin' character had nine hand seals, but he could only clearly visualize the first one.

These nine hand seals formed a complete seal technique. If all nine could be completed, the power would be unimaginable!

In the blink of an eye, the night passed, and dawn approached.

Suddenly, a rather magical feeling surged into Ye Yuan's heart.

Ye Yuan's eyes snapped open, and his hands quickly formed seals!

Having been only one step away, Ye Yuan now smoothly completed the seal!

At that moment, Ye Yuan's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. The state of mind that had reached a bottleneck was directly broken through!

But the final result left Ye Yuan quite disappointed.

"Alas... I thought I was already on the threshold of a heart as firm as a rock, but it turned out to be just a bottleneck of a heart as still as water! No wonder the state of mind is so hard to break through. Even the first level, a heart as still as water, is already this difficult. If I hadn't obtained the Nine-Character True Word Art, I don't know how long I would have been stuck at this bottleneck," Ye Yuan said helplessly.