Chapter 627: How Can Others Live Like This?
"With the power of the Nine Sun Jade, the Primordial Mystic Ark can absolutely complete the spatial shuttle from the Huan Yao Realm to the Tian Xuan Continent! As for how many times it can be completed, that's impossible to estimate. After all, the world contained within the Primordial Mystic Ark is even vaster than the Tian Xuan Continent and the Huan Yao Realm. Its operating laws and the profound force consumption during spatial shuttling are difficult for even me to discern clearly." Mo Li said indifferently, "However, before going back, you must first figure out the relative orientation of the Tian Xuan Continent!"
"That should be simple." Yun Che said firmly, "My parents once used some forbidden artifact of our Yun Clan to go to the Tian Xuan Continent. They must know the orientation. Asking them will let us know."
...As long as Hong'er doesn't come out to cause trouble.
Every moment in the Huan Yao Realm, Yun Che deeply missed everything about the Tian Xuan Continent. Now that he finally had a way back, his heart actually calmed down instead. The essence blood that Yun Qinghong had damaged could only be healed by him, and this cycle would take at least three months, not a single day could be interrupted. For just this reason alone, he couldn't be distracted. After all, he couldn't judge whether the profound force of the Nine Sun Jade was enough for the Primordial Mystic Ark to travel back and forth between the Huan Yao Realm and Tian Xuan Continent a few times, and he definitely wouldn't dare to be impatient during these three months, needlessly increasing the Primordial Mystic Ark's enormous consumption.
Putting away the Primordial Mystic Ark and tossing Hong'er back into the Heavenly Poison Pearl, Yun Che took out the Overlord Pill.
With the refining ability of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, dividing it evenly into two pills took only an instant, with no loss of medicinal power. However, Yun Che did not immediately divide it. Instead, he held it in his palm, wrapped it with profound force, and carefully probed the medicinal power and composition contained within. Not long after, he opened his eyes, his face actually showing a bit of disappointment. He murmured to himself, "It's actually this simple... And the quality of this Overlord Pill is so poor it's unbearable to look at."
If Baoqing Wang, who had spent his entire life refining Overlord Pills, heard Yun Che's words, he would definitely be furious enough to achieve nirvana once and ascend to heaven twice, wishing he could take a cleaver and chop Yun Che up.
The materials needed for the Overlord Pill, though precious, were not to the level of rare world wonders. Although these materials were priceless treasures for ordinary people, for the level of Guardian Clans or Princely Mansions, they could be said to be abundant, gathered in handfuls. The accumulation of thousands or tens of thousands of years was no joke.
But the reason the Overlord Pill was so precious, even making Guardian Clans and Princely Mansions drool with desire, was because its refinement was extremely difficult. The refinement of each pill required an enormous amount of mental effort and time. The cycle for refining one Overlord Pill took as long as fifty years! And during those fifty years, one had to be cautious every moment; the control of the fire, the timing and quantity of adding main and auxiliary ingredients, all had to be precise to the extreme. Every day, morning dew and evening dew had to be added at fixed times for purification, and at any time, the most appropriate profound energy had to be used to guide the medicinal power...
Within these fifty years, if there was any mistake on any single day, all previous efforts would be wasted.
In the Baoqing Princely Mansion, and even in the entire Huan Yao Realm, only two people currently had the ability to refine the Overlord Pill. And these two people, exhausting all their energy, could only refine one pill at a time. Moreover, trembling with fear for fifty years each time, the success rate of the Overlord Pill was only fifty percent.
Therefore, the Baoqing Princely Mansion could, at most, successfully refine two Overlord Pills every hundred years.
It was no exaggeration to say that each Overlord Pill was refined by the people of the Baoqing Princely Mansion with their lives.
But this extremely difficult refining process, for the Heavenly Poison Pearl...
Yun Che casually tossed the Overlord Pill aside, too lazy to even put it into the Heavenly Poison Pearl. Then he left the courtyard and headed straight for the Yun Clan's Medicine Pavilion.
The Yun Clan had been passed down for ten thousand years, so its accumulation of various spiritual herbs was naturally abundant. The Medicine Pavilion was not considered large among the Twelve Guardian Clans, but it still had three floors, each floor much larger than the Xiao Sect he had stayed in before he turned sixteen. A clan's Medicine Pavilion was the support and core foundation of the entire clan's strength, arguably the most important place. Hence, it was always guarded by specialized experts and protected by powerful barriers.
Standing guard in front of the Medicine Pavilion was an old man whose hair and eyebrows were completely white. His name was Yun Yaozhi. He was nearly two thousand years old, one of the highest seniority figures in the entire Yun Clan, and had guarded this Yun Clan Medicine Pavilion his entire life. Seeing Yun Che arrive, he actively greeted him and said with a chuckle, "Young Clan Head, are you entering the Medicine Pavilion?"
For this Yun Clan senior, Yun Che respectfully performed a junior's salute and said, "Yes, I trouble Senior... May I ask if I can freely take any herbs in the Medicine Pavilion?"
Yun Yaozhi smiled gently, his eyes full of appreciation as he looked at Yun Che: "You are my Yun Clan's Young Clan Head. You can freely take anything in this Yun Clan. I will open the barrier for you right away."
As Yun Yaozhi's voice fell, the protective barrier in front of the Medicine Pavilion also disappeared. He stepped aside and bowed, saying, "Young Clan Head, please enter. If you have any instructions, you can summon me at any time."
"Thank you for your trouble."
After Yun Che entered the Medicine Pavilion, the barrier behind him reappeared.
A rich fragrance of medicinal herbs filled the air. Yun Che took a slight sniff and had already identified dozens of extremely precious herbs. He stepped forward, looking left and right. In less than an hour, he had walked through the entire first floor of the Medicine Pavilion. He had a clear understanding of all the stored herbs, their locations, quantities, and even their ages. Then he walked to the second floor... then the third floor... Finally, he stopped on the third floor.
The third floor of the Medicine Pavilion stored the Yun Clan's highest-level spiritual herbs and profound jades. The mere concentration of spiritual energy here was so intense that profound practitioners at the Initial Xuan Realm or Xuan Entry Realm could easily break through bottlenecks just by immersing themselves in it for a short time.
Yun Che sat cross-legged in the center of the third floor, gathered a large pile of spiritual herbs and jades he had collected, and placed them together. He covered them with his left hand, and the emerald-green refining light of the Heavenly Poison Pearl flashed...
In the blink of an eye, a full thirty Overlord Pills—yes, Overlord Pills—lay before Yun Che. Around them was a ring of refined waste material.
If the people of the Baoqing Princely Mansion saw this scene, they would definitely be so shocked that their jaws would smash heavily into the ground.
Yun Che picked up one of them and glanced at it casually... Pills refined by the Heavenly Poison Pearl were all of perfect quality. Just their color and aura were purer by more than a grade compared to the one refined by the Baoqing Princely Mansion, and their medicinal effects and the mildness of their power far exceeded it.
Moreover, the materials consumed were only a quarter of what the Baoqing Princely Mansion used. After all, ordinary refining methods inevitably come with a large loss of medicinal power. The Heavenly Poison Pearl's refining, on the other hand, loses not a bit of medicinal power.
Yun Che held up these Overlord Pills and muttered quietly to himself, "How can others live like this..."
"It's better not to be too arrogant. First, casually refine a few hundred pills."
Yun Che stayed in the Medicine Pavilion for an entire afternoon. By the time night began to fall, he still hadn't come out.
The space in the courtyard of Yun Qinghong's residence twisted, and Xiao Yaohou's figure slowly materialized. Seeing Xiao Yaohou's sudden arrival, Yun Qinghong and his wife both stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Little Demon Empress."
"Clan Head Yun is injured, no need for formalities." Xiao Yaohou gently raised her hand, and an irresistible force immediately stopped Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou from bowing: "I have come this time only to inquire about Clan Head Yun's injuries. Judging by your complexion, it seems recovery is going well."
Yun Qinghong clasped his hands and said, "I am grateful for Little Demon Empress's concern. My son Che's medical skills are extraordinary; my injury is no longer a major concern. Moreover, according to what Che said, in three months, it will be fully healed."
"Fully healed?" A flash of surprise crossed Xiao Yaohou's face. Then she slowly nodded, "That is truly excellent news. It seems Clan Head Yun will be fine for the grand ceremony in five days."
Yun Qinghong answered without hesitation, "Little Demon Empress, rest assured. My wife and I will definitely not miss the grand ceremony in five days."
"Mm." Xiao Yaohou nodded lightly, then shifted her gaze and said indifferently, "Is Yun Che at home?"
Yun Qinghong said, "Just now, when the Sixth Elder arrived, he mentioned seeing Che enter the Medicine Pavilion. He might still be in the Medicine Pavilion now. I will have someone call him out immediately."
"No need." Xiao Yaohou raised a hand: "He entered the Medicine Pavilion to prepare spiritual herbs for your better recovery. I will not disturb him."
As her voice fell, the space around Xiao Yaohou twisted, and she completely disappeared from there.
"Little Demon Empress specifically asked about Che'er. It seems she also thinks very highly of him." Mu Yurou said with a smile.
"Heh, naturally. After all, during those four months, Che'er shared hardships with Little Demon Empress... Perhaps Che'er even saved Little Demon Empress." Yun Qinghong smiled slightly, but a hint of doubt flashed deep in his eyes. Because the way Xiao Yaohou turned around at the end always gave him the feeling... of avoiding eye contact... But in his many years of contact with Xiao Yaohou, she had never taken the initiative to avoid someone's gaze.
It should... just be an illusion? Or maybe he was overthinking?
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Yun Clan Medicine Pavilion, Third Floor.
Yun Che was still sitting cross-legged. Since he had last taken new spiritual herbs and profound jades, he had been sitting for almost half an hour. Now, in his hand, he held a light red pill. The pill's luster was dim, but it released a very special aura. Yun Che stared at it silently, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly, Mo Li's voice rang in his mind: "Look behind you."
Yun Che was startled and turned around instantly... Less than five steps behind him, a small, dark gray shadow stood quietly. A pair of eyes, like the stars of the dark night, stared coldly at him.
"Xiao... Yaohou!?" Yun Che's mouth opened wide, and it took a long time to close: "You you... When did you get here? No! Why are you here?"
With the Great Dao Pagoda Art, Yun Che's spiritual perception was freakishly strong. In the entire Huan Yao Realm, the only one who could approach within five steps of him without being detected was likely Xiao Yaohou!
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Huge hangover... Head spinning... Can't remember any of what I wrote here at all... Going to sleep...