Chapter 91: A Dead End? A Way Out?

The news that Ye Yuan was challenging the Nine Heavens Path once again caused a stir in the academy.

"Hey, have you heard? Ye Yuan is going to challenge the Nine Heavens Path!"

"The Nine Heavens Path? Is he crazy? He's only at the sixth level of Yuan Qi—certain death!"

"He's always been a lunatic! Challenging the academy rules, killing two fellow disciples, scolding Elder Su to his face, and vowing to take his head within a year—what else would you call him? But this time, he has no choice. If he doesn't take the Nine Heavens Path, he's dead for sure!"

"That's true. But isn't taking the Nine Heavens Path still death?"

"At least taking the Nine Heavens Path puts the initiative in his own hands. If he doesn't, he's just waiting to be slaughtered. If it were me, I'd choose the Nine Heavens Path too."

"I guess he still harbors a sliver of hope that he can make it through. If he had more time to reach the Liquid Essence realm, I believe he could do it! But unfortunately, no one in the Yuan Qi realm has ever made it through."

In the Danwu Academy, the Nine Heavens Path was synonymous with death. No one had challenged it for three full years.

Since the founding of the Qin State Danwu Academy, every student who challenged the Nine Heavens Path was exceptionally talented.

Yet only five of them had made it through!

And those five, without exception, were all in the Liquid Essence realm!

Even though Ye Yuan now possessed combat power comparable to the Liquid Essence realm, no one was optimistic about him.

After all, his true strength was only at the sixth level of Yuan Qi.

And on the Nine Heavens Path, one couldn't rely on pills to boost strength!

In other words, Ye Yuan had to traverse a path of death that left Yuan Qi practitioners hopeless, relying solely on his sixth-level Yuan Qi strength!

Every Yuan Qi student who had taken the Nine Heavens Path had died without exception.

That is, on the Nine Heavens Path, the survival rate for Yuan Qi practitioners was... zero!

Survival rate, not pass rate!

So Ye Yuan wasn't challenging it; he was committing suicide!

It seemed that ever since Ye Yuan returned from his poisoning last time, he had been creating miracles.

But this time, no one believed he could create another miracle.

...

Ye Yuan paid no heed to the outside gossip. After regulating his body, he stayed by Lü'er's side without leaving.

Lü'er had not woken up since she fell into a coma.

Ye Yuan had no good solution for Lü'er's current condition. He could only suppress the cold poison in her body with his own Yuan power.

The Nine Yin Meridian was no joke; once it erupted, it was like a volcanic eruption, unstoppable.

If Ye Yuan were still in his Alchemy Emperor form, the Nine Yin Meridian would be no trouble, but his current cultivation level was too low.

"Ye Yuan, Miss Lü'er... can't even you save her?"

Seeing the usually sweet and adorable Lü'er in such a state, Feng Ruoqing felt a pang of sadness.

Feng Zhirou, standing nearby, was unusually quiet today and didn't recklessly bicker with Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan sighed and said, "Unless my master were here... otherwise, given Lü'er's condition, I can only sustain her life for at most half a year. After half a year, when the cold poison fully erupts, I won't be able to control it anymore."

"That Zhang Heng deserves to die! If it were me, I'd tear him limb from limb!" Feng Zhirou gritted her teeth.

She had no goodwill whatsoever for someone like Zhang Heng.

Feng Ruoqing's eyes lit up. "You really do have a very powerful master! Where is he? Why not invite him here? If he came, he could not only cure Lü'er but also solve your problems!"

Ye Yuan deliberately mentioned having a master to prevent Feng Ruoqing and the others from speculating wildly.

Feng Ruoqing was extremely intelligent. The fact that his master hadn't shown up even when he was facing death would inevitably arouse her suspicions.

In fact, Ye Yuan had long noticed that Feng Ruoqing seemed to have something to say but held back, which was why he said this.

But where would he find such a powerful master?

Ye Yuan smiled bitterly. "My master is formidable, but he can't stay put. After teaching me his skills, he went off wandering. I don't know where he is now."

Hearing this, Feng Ruoqing was greatly disappointed.

A person who could teach a prodigy like Ye Yuan must be an extremely powerful figure, possibly even a Pill King or the legendary Pill Emperor!

If he were here, how would Su Yubai dare to act recklessly?

"But the Nine Heavens Path is a death trap for Yuan Qi practitioners. Isn't taking it equivalent to seeking death?"

Although Feng Ruoqing and Hu Yong had been convinced by Ye Yuan, they still weren't optimistic about him.

Not just them—no one in the entire Danwu Academy was optimistic about Ye Yuan!

"Yeah, even Mo Yuntian barely survived back then, and you're only at the sixth level of Yuan Qi! Maybe you should take Lü'er and flee," Feng Zhirou added.

Ye Yuan shook his head. "Do you think Su Yubai is stupid? How could he give me a chance to escape? He's probably already stationed people at all the exits from the academy, and there must be many eyes on my residence. The moment I step out of this room, every move I make will be under his control."

"This..."

"Alright, thank you both for your concern. I know what I'm doing. Although I'm not completely confident, I have a thirty percent chance of passing the Nine Heavens Path!" Ye Yuan said with confidence.

"What? You have a thirty percent chance? Are you kidding? The Nine Heavens Path is a death trap for Yuan Qi practitioners! And you say you have a thirty percent chance? You're not just saying that to brush us off, are you?" Feng Zhirou exclaimed.

Feng Ruoqing didn't speak, but her expression clearly showed disbelief.

The Nine Heavens Path was certain death for Yuan Qi practitioners. Ye Yuan claiming a thirty percent chance could only be taken as words of comfort.

"Hehe, you may not believe in me, but you should believe in my master. His power is beyond your imagination, so you should have faith in me," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

In truth, Ye Yuan's chances were far higher than fifty percent, but he didn't say so to avoid shocking them.

The reason Ye Yuan dared to challenge the Nine Heavens Path was that he had learned from Hu Yong that it was a massive formation!

In the art of formations, aside from the few Divine Kings in the Divine Realm who specialized in formations and his father Zhengyangzi, no one surpassed him!

With his formation expertise, a mere Nine Heavens Path wouldn't easily kill him.

If not for his low cultivation level, breaking this formation would be as easy as child's play.

Although Ye Yuan couldn't break the formation, he thought passing through it shouldn't be too difficult.

Of course, Ye Yuan wasn't entirely certain. Some formations were extremely powerful and couldn't be resisted at his current level.

The specifics would only be known once he set foot on the Nine Heavens Path.

Seeing Ye Yuan so confident, Feng Ruoqing and Feng Zhirou inexplicably gained a bit of faith.

Maybe Ye Yuan really could create another miracle?