Chapter 764: Recollections

"Ye Yuan, how do we get out now?"

Jun Tianyu voiced what everyone was thinking, and they all pricked up their ears. They didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place a moment longer!

Even Ying Tianya and Pei Wenqiang couldn't help but perk up their ears.

From the moment they had awakened, Ye Yuan had become the absolute backbone of their group.

He Shuming went without saying, and even Pei Wenqiang, who always liked to stir up trouble, had submitted. Who else would dare to step out of line?

Ye Yuan said, "The exit is at the altar. Let's go!"

During the time everyone was asleep, Ye Yuan hadn't been idle. He had used secret methods to torture the Cangyan Yuanling, forcing him to reveal many secrets of this cave dwelling.

Xielingzi had prepared many contingencies for his reawakening.

None of these contingencies were used; they all benefited Ye Yuan.

And that altar was not only the core of the Luotian Soul-Sealing Grand Array but also the passage from the cave dwelling to the outside world.

It had to be said that Xielingzi's attainments in array formations were commendable. Ye Yuan was quite impressed by the ingenuity of his design.

On the altar, Ye Yuan activated the teleportation array according to the method Cangyan had told him. Everyone pushed open the coffin lid, but the contents inside had long been emptied by Ye Yuan—it was completely empty.

Inside this coffin was the passage of the teleportation array.

Everyone entered the coffin, a flash of light, and they finally disappeared from this ancient cave dwelling.

…

At this moment, in the distant Rangshi Domain, at the headquarters of the Tianyuan Merchant Guild, a Pill Emperor was studying pills.

An old man with white hair and beard sat not far from him, savoring tea.

A Pill Emperor studying pills was the most ordinary thing.

But on his desk were all fifth-grade pills!

A Pill Emperor studying fifth-grade pills—that was no ordinary matter.

On the desk were many vessels containing various liquids.

He studied with a furrowed brow.

Finally, he sighed and put down his work.

Seeing this, the white-haired old man set down his teacup, approached the Pill Emperor, and said with slight surprise, "Brother Xun Ze, can't even you decompose these mere fifth-grade pills?"

"Grand Elder, it's not that I, Xun Ze, am boosting others' morale and dampening our own spirit. Even if these pills were taken to the Alchemist Guild, those old monsters might not be able to decompose them!" Xun Ze said with emotion.

The Grand Elder raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, "Is it that mysterious?"

Xun Ze nodded and said, "These fifth-grade pills look simple, but they were refined using a unique technique. The components we've decomposed, theoretically, cannot be combined into pills at all. This alchemist is simply a genius. I have no idea what method he used to combine these medicinal herbs and enhance the pill's efficacy so much. In my view, it's utterly baffling!"

This Xun Ze was the chief alchemist of the Tianyuan Merchant Guild and its only high-level Pill Emperor!

And the pills he was studying were sent from the distant Baiwu Domain's Chixia Holy Land branch of the Tianyuan Merchant Guild—the new pills Ye Yuan had introduced.

In fact, after these pills arrived at the Tianyuan Merchant Guild headquarters, a group of Pill Emperors had already tried to decompose them, but the result was obvious.

Seeing the business opportunity in these pills, the Tianyuan Merchant Guild was unwilling to give up. So they had the Baiwu Domain send more pills for Master Xun Ze, the chief alchemist, to try to decompose.

But the final result was still failure!

These pills were actually ones Ye Yuan had improved in his early years while studying pharmacology, but he had never released them.

In his previous life, Ji Qingyun had high ambitions and looked down on such improved fifth-grade pills.

What truly moved Ji Qingyun were probably some rare ninth-grade pills.

Fortunately, Ye Yuan had not made these pills public in his previous life; otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to sell them casually now.

The Grand Elder was clearly knowledgeable and said with some surprise, "The pharmacology... doesn't even make sense?"

Xun Ze nodded and said, "It's not just that it doesn't make sense—it's utter nonsense! These medicinal herbs combined, theoretically, even a Pill God would produce waste pills! I have no idea what this alchemist did to turn the mediocre into the miraculous! Grand Elder, who... refined these pills?"

"Hiss... that's terrifying! I've already asked the Baiwu Domain branch. These pills were refined by a kid who just ascended to the Divine Travel realm!" The Grand Elder himself found it hard to believe as he said this.

Hearing this, Xun Ze grabbed the Grand Elder's clothes and exclaimed, "What did you say? Divine Travel realm? Pill King? This... you're not joking with me, are you?"

Xun Ze's exclamation was shrill, showing his shock.

Alchemists of Xun Ze's caliber never concerned themselves with worldly affairs.

When the Grand Elder brought him the pills to decompose, although he was somewhat dismissive, he still did it.

Moreover, many Pill Emperors had already failed to decompose them. So he hadn't even asked about the origin of the pills.

Now, suddenly hearing that they were refined by a Pill King, his first reaction was... impossible!

The Grand Elder smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Xun Ze, do you think I have the leisure to joke with you like this? When I first heard the news, I also found it hard to believe. But after repeated inquiries, I confirmed it was true! However, I heard that this kid has a master behind him, but that master has never shown up. The branch suspects that the so-called master might not even exist!"

Xun Ze drew a cold breath, his expression turning astonished: "Grand Elder, actually, after failing just now, I thought of someone! If there's anyone in this world who could achieve this... it could only be him! But the problem is, that person is long dead! Could it be... that this junior obtained the Pill God's inheritance in the lower realm?"

As soon as he said it, Xun Ze shook his head and denied it himself: "How is that possible? Too absurd!"

The Grand Elder's heart stirred and he asked, "Are you referring to..."

Xun Ze nodded, with an almost worshipful expression, and said word by word: "Yes, Ji Qingyun!"

Pausing, Xun Ze added: "Ji Qingyun is definitely the greatest alchemy genius in the past tens of thousands of years! His understanding of alchemy is completely different from ours, so-called Pill Emperors! That's why he often refined some incredible pills! If not for this insurmountable barrier, he would have become a Pill God sooner or later! Alas... what a pity for a genius of his generation, to fall like this."