Chapter 763: A Favor

Ye Yuan spread his five fingers and grabbed directly onto Xu Yan's crown.

A powerful suction force probed into Xu Yan's sea of consciousness, pulling out Cang Yan's primordial spirit directly.

If Cang Yan had been at his peak, Ye Yuan naturally could not have done this. But since his main body had been devoured by Xiao Huo, Cang Yan's primordial spirit was extremely weak and could only be at Ye Yuan's mercy.

Ye Yuan took out a small bottle and sealed Cang Yan inside.

With no replenishment of primal power in the bottle, Cang Yan would never be able to restore his main body's strength.

For a primordial flame that had given birth to a spirit, the spirit was the most crucial.

As long as the spirit was not extinguished, they could continuously absorb the power of fire from heaven and earth and return to their peak state.

"Xiao Huo, you enter the Heaven's Tower to cultivate. Your presence is too conspicuous and easily attracts the covetousness of those with ulterior motives. Later, I will teach you a few techniques; once you master them, your combat power will greatly increase," Ye Yuan said to Xiao Huo.

Xiao Huo was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Thank you, big brother! Then I'll send a clone to follow you. If you need anything, just call me out."

With that, Ye Yuan moved his mind and absorbed Xiao Huo into the Heaven's Tower.

Having given birth to a spirit, Xiao Huo was now an independent entity, not much different from an ordinary martial artist.

But to have given birth to a spirit at this realm was indeed extraordinary for Xiao Huo, making it unsuitable for him to appear before others.

Even so, Xiao Huo would become a major trump card for Ye Yuan.

Even if Xiao Huo did nothing, the mere power of his primordial flame was enough to give ordinary Boundless Realm martial artists a hard time.

Moreover, Ye Yuan had many flame-controlling techniques that, once taught to Xiao Huo, could greatly enhance his strength in a short time.

After doing all this, Ye Yuan took the Luan Star Grass juice he had refined earlier and administered it to everyone one by one, then sat down in the stone chamber to meditate and recover his strength.

Using the Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation earlier had placed a heavy burden on his soul.

This Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation technique was created by a powerful Alchemy Emperor tens of thousands of years ago, and its power was extremely terrifying.

Soul techniques were the primary means of attack for alchemists. A powerful alchemist could use soul techniques to withstand the martial skills of a Divine King realm expert, or even kill a Divine King!

In fact, Ji Zhengyang and his son once had such strength; if not for Ji Canglan's betrayal, they would not have fallen.

Ye Yuan's current soul power could only barely execute this technique, unable to unleash even a thousandth of its full power.

Even so, Ten Thousand Souls Annihilation was not something that Xie Lingzi's residual soul could withstand.

In truth, Ye Yuan had considered interrogating Xie Lingzi, but he later abandoned that idea.

This Xie Lingzi was too dangerous; it was safer to simply obliterate him.

Before long, Jun Tianyu was the first to slowly wake up.

Jun Tianyu was highly alert; the first thing he did upon waking was to circulate his primal power to guard against any mishap.

But soon, he saw Ye Yuan smiling at him, which put him at ease.

"Brother Jun is truly impressive! Your realm is lower than Ying Tianya and Pei Wenqiang's, yet you woke up before them," Ye Yuan praised.

Jun Tianyu was indeed a rare talent; in terms of potential, he was several streets ahead of those two city lords.

Martial artists at the Heavenly Enlightenment Realm who became city lords were usually those with little hope in the martial path, seeking another way out.

Those who still had hope in the martial path mostly remained in the holy land to continue their arduous cultivation.

Jun Tianyu, however, was an exception in Gufeng City.

Jun Tianyu looked embarrassed but pointed at the dead Xu Yan and asked in surprise, "This person..."

Ye Yuan sighed softly and briefly explained the cause and effect, omitting the part about Xie Lingzi's possession.

In Ye Yuan's account, Xie Lingzi and his own primordial spirit had turned against each other, giving Ye Yuan the opportunity to wipe them all out.

Even so, Jun Tianyu was extremely astonished.

Ye Yuan made it sound simple, but finding a way to survive in such a situation was truly not something an ordinary person could do.

Soon after, Ying Tianya and Pei Wenqiang woke up at about the same time, and the others gradually came to.

Of course, they were completely confused upon waking. Jun Tianyu briefly explained the situation, and only then did they realize they had escaped death once again.

Ye Yuan had not only killed Xie Lingzi and the Cang Yan Evil Flame but also cured them of the Strange Nether Flower poison.

Whether they liked it or not, each of them owed Ye Yuan a huge favor.

Pei Wenqiang and He Shuming, in particular, felt awkward and embarrassed.

Ying Tianya, however, was deeply grieved. He had a very close relationship with Xu Yan, so he had risked his life to come to this ancient cave dwelling to save him.

But he never imagined that before he entered the cave, Xu Yan had already been possessed by the Cang Yan Evil Flame!

Ying Tianya hugged Xu Yan's corpse, crying bitterly, which moved the others to sympathy.

On this journey, if not for Ye Yuan, their fates would have been miserable.

Before this, they had already been completely defeated.

Although they had all woken up, most of their primal power had been drained. Even if they recovered their state, their realms might risk falling.

Those at the Heavenly Enlightenment Realm were relatively fine, but the loss for Boundless Realm martial artists was too great. According to Ye Yuan's estimation, it would be difficult for them to return to their peak strength.

Of course, Ye Yuan had the ability to help them eliminate the hidden dangers, but he was not such a good Samaritan.

At this point, however, no one cared about that anymore. Just to have escaped with their lives was already extremely difficult.

After a long time, Ying Tianya finally calmed down. He collected Xu Yan's corpse, intending to send it back to the holy land for burial.

To Ye Yuan's surprise, at that moment, Pei Wenqiang actually came before him, cupped his hands, and said, "Kid, for this trip... thank you!"

This Pei Wenqiang, relying on his elder brother being one of the Seven Holy Sons, had never regarded anyone with respect.

But this time, Ye Yuan had saved him repeatedly, which finally made him feel a bit embarrassed.

Ye Yuan knew that for Pei Wenqiang's personality, being able to say those three words was already extremely difficult.

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "No need to be polite. As you said, I did it to get out myself. So, we're even!"

Pei Wenqiang was a man who cared greatly about face. If Ye Yuan had taken advantage of the situation, he would have felt more comfortable.

But Ye Yuan magnanimously said they were even, which instead made him feel very humiliated.

He said with a dark face, "Kid, don't give me that! Pei never owes anyone. I'll remember this favor! If you ever need any help in the holy land, I have the ability to help you accomplish it!"

Ye Yuan glanced at him and said with a faint smile, "Alright, I'll come to you then."