Chapter 97: State of Mind!

“Dong dong dong!”

Just as Ye Yuan was lost in thought, a knock came at the door.

“Yun’er, are you in?”

A voice both familiar and unfamiliar sounded from outside. Ye Yuan would never forget that voice even if he were reduced to ashes, because it belonged to his father, Ji Zhengyang.

Zhengyangzi and Qingyunzi were merely honorary titles bestowed by the outside world; the father and son’s original surname was Ji.

In the Divine Realm, any alchemist who reached the Alchemy Emperor realm was respectfully addressed as “zi”; calling them by their given name was a grave disrespect and could easily provoke the Alchemy Emperor’s wrath.

And the breadth of an Alchemy Emperor’s connections was beyond ordinary imagination!

Though he knew full well he was inside an illusion, Ye Yuan couldn’t help trembling all over.

Casually forming a hand seal, he opened the alchemy room door automatically, revealing Ji Zhengyang’s figure.

Seeing that familiar figure again, Ye Yuan’s eyes instantly grew moist.

Ji Zhengyang walked in with a smile. Noticing Ye Yuan’s moist eyes, he asked in surprise, “Yun’er, why are your face covered in tears?”

Ye Yuan, in the guise of Ji Qingyun, knew this was an illusion, yet he still couldn’t help explaining, “Father, Yun’er was using Jiyou Grass while preparing medicine just now and accidentally irritated his eyes, hence this.”

Jiyou Grass was a ninth-grade medicinal herb with extreme irritant properties; even Ji Qingyun, as an Alchemy Emperor, would shed tears uncontrollably if it got into his eyes.

Knowing full well that the Ji Zhengyang before him did not exist, Ye Yuan didn’t know why, but he somehow told a white lie.

Sure enough, Ji Zhengyang burst out laughing upon hearing this, “Yun’er is too careless. Even I dare not take this Jiyou Grass lightly; how could you be so negligent?”

Ye Yuan accepted the lesson calmly, “Father is right. Yun’er will be more careful next time.”

Ji Zhengyang sighed and said, “Yun’er, I know you are devoted to the Dao of alchemy, but the affairs of this world are not limited to alchemy alone. Always shutting yourself in the alchemy room like this will do you no good in the long run!”

Ye Yuan replied respectfully again, “Father, rest assured. Yun’er knows his limits.”

Ji Zhengyang shook his head, “You, you… what can I say to you? The great Dao of alchemy is endless; even if we exhaust our entire lives, we can barely glimpse a fraction of it. Even if you one day truly step into the divine realm and become an Alchemy God, that is merely another beginning. There are many things in life that deserve your attention. Step out of the alchemy room, and you will see that the world is far vaster than you imagine. In this regard, you should learn more from your senior brother.”

At the mention of his senior brother, Ye Yuan’s expression changed, and a surge of killing intent involuntarily stirred within him, but he quickly suppressed it.

The Ye Yuan of today was no longer what he used to be. If he lacked even that much composure, how could he speak of revenge?

After all, the gap between him and his senior brother was not just in cultivation realm, but a comprehensive disadvantage!

And wasn’t this illusion the perfect place for Ye Yuan to temper his state of mind?

Though he knew this illusion array was triggered autonomously and no one would know what happened inside, Ye Yuan did not want to expose these deeply buried feelings.

First, to train his state of mind; second, to guard against any eventuality.

After all, his life story was too shocking; if it leaked out, it would inevitably cause great trouble.

And Ye Yuan’s current strength was far from sufficient to protect himself.

However, Ji Zhengyang clearly noticed this flicker of killing intent in Ye Yuan and was quite surprised.

“What? Have you fallen out with your senior brother?”

Ye Yuan nodded with a smile, “Father, don’t worry. It’s just a small disagreement; it will pass after a while.”

Ji Zhengyang also smiled, “I see. That’s good. Harmony in the family brings prosperity. Small quarrels are fine, but if you brothers turn against each other, the Medicine King Hall will eventually decline.”

Ye Yuan sighed inwardly. Turn against each other? It was far more than that!

That villain had killed the master who raised and taught him for centuries, and also murdered the master’s only son!

Such an unfilial son was unforgivable by heaven and earth!

Ji Canglan!

One day, when I return to the Divine Realm, I will grind your bones to dust!

“I will. Father, what business did you have with your son?”

Though his heart seethed with murderous intent, Ye Yuan did not show a trace of it.

Ye Yuan knew that he seemed to have made another breakthrough in his state of mind.

Ji Zhengyang slapped his forehead and said wryly, “Look at me, getting old and muddled. I got to talking and forgot the important matter. I have refined a half-step divine pill and am about to hold a pill-tasting assembly. In a few days, guests from all sides will come to congratulate. You and your senior brother should arrange the various matters together, and do not neglect the visitors.”

Ye Yuan shuddered all over upon hearing this!

Just now, he had been lost in memories and hadn’t thought about what point in time the illusion had brought him to.

Now that Ji Zhengyang mentioned it, Ye Yuan suddenly woke with a start. This so-called pill-tasting assembly was exactly when Ji Canglan would bare his fangs!

This was no pill-tasting assembly at all; it was a father-killing, brother-killing assembly!

The so-called guests from all sides were also all arranged by Ji Canglan!

Who knew how Ji Canglan had managed things over the years, but he had suddenly brought dozens of Divine Kings, and with their collaboration from within, the Medicine King Hall was soon overthrown!

The Medicine King Hall was a top-tier major power in the Divine Realm; Zhengyangzi had over a dozen Divine Kings under his command. But Ji Canglan had schemed for centuries for a single moment, and the Medicine King Hall collapsed in an instant!

Ji Qingyun, who had turned a deaf ear to worldly affairs, was completely in the dark about all this. Even now, reborn, he still couldn’t figure out how Ji Canglan had managed all this right under his father’s nose.

As he awaited death with closed eyes, Ji Qingyun deeply regretted his usual indifference, but regret came too late—Ji Zhengyang had already perished!

Thus, the meaning of Ye Yuan’s existence in this life was to accomplish two things!

First, to kill Ji Canglan with his own hands and avenge this monstrous grievance; second, to find out what forces were backing Ji Canglan!

Ye Yuan believed that Ji Canglan could not have done this alone.

To topple a behemoth like the Medicine King Hall, the forces behind Ji Canglan must be terrifyingly powerful!

But so what?

If he could not avenge his father, what meaning was there in Ji Qingyun’s rebirth?

Ji Qingyun had always been proud; how could he live such a life of ignoble survival?

Even if revenge was harder than reaching the heavens, Ji Qingyun would still climb that sky!

Wasn’t it just martial arts training?

In his past life, Ji Qingyun had been called the alchemist closest to becoming an Alchemy God; in this life, he would become the martial artist most likely to step into the divine realm!

How could a mere Nine Heavens Path stop Ji Qingyun’s path to treading the heavens?

“Father, rest assured. The matter between Senior Brother and me is trivial. I will handle the reception of guests together with Senior Brother properly and thoroughly.” Ye Yuan smiled.

Even with a storm raging in his heart, Ye Yuan did not show a single trace of it!

Ye Yuan would not allow the slightest flaw in his state of mind. The stronger the enemy he faced, the more he needed to maintain a calm mind!

When experts duel, it’s not just about strength, but also about mental fortitude!

“Hehe, then I’m relieved.” Ji Zhengyang stroked his beard and smiled.