Chapter 633: Purple Cloud Art
Xu Wang was the last commandery prince summoned by Xiao Yaohou. Because he had only pledged allegiance to Huai Wang after news arrived that Xiao Yaohou had perished in Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, he was pardoned by Xiao Yaohou. The final outcome filled him with delight, but Xiao Yaohou's terrifying pressure and icy gaze still left him trembling with lingering fear.
He hurriedly left with the people of his mansion, but not long after leaving Yaohuang Palace, a deafening boom came from behind.
Boom!!
Amidst the roar, a figure shot through the air, its speed as swift as a shooting star... it flew directly over the heads of Xu Wang's group, then heavily crashed into the ground right in front of him.
Bang!
A large pit was smashed into the ground, with the figure embedded deep within, surrounded by scattered rubble and dust. The black-clad figure, who had just been sent flying, struggled to climb out of the pit, then dropped to his knees with a thud: "Reporting to the King! That... that big demon is simply too vicious! We... we simply cannot control him!"
Xu Wang's face was black as the bottom of a pot, but he didn't say a word. The figure lying in the pit was a guardian of his mansion, a powerful expert at the late stage of Divine Spirit Realm. The big demon in question was none other than Xiao Che, whom Xiao Yaohou had brought into the palace... that seemingly weak-looking youngster!
But when his guardian was sent flying with a single slap, his realm directly dropped from the late stage of Divine Spirit Realm to the Divine Origin Realm, Xu Wang realized that this youngster was even more terrifying than he appeared! If he made a move himself, the result would likely be the same. The fact that the other party was a half-step King Xuan, Xu Wang could no longer hold any doubts.
Seeing his guardian's miserable state, Xu Wang's face twisted. But recalling that this big demon was someone even Xiao Yaohou favored, he could only suppress his anger and wave his hand: "Leave him be, let's go!"
Xu Wang turned and strode away, not even daring to show the slightest hint of dissatisfaction. The guardian crawled out of the pit, supported by two others, and staggered away. Before he left, he cast a terrified glance at the "big demon" behind him.
"Panther... it's a panther... look, a huge panther!"
"Hiss... the one who subdued this panther must be quite the character... who exactly is this person?"
"Weren't you paying attention? That's the young master of the Yun family! He directly beat a Divine Spirit Realm guardian to the point of realm regression... if he noticed us staring, wouldn't he slap us down too?"
"That's right, that's right, let's hurry and go, don't get into trouble."
The onlookers who had gathered quickly dispersed.
Yun Che stood upright, leisurely breathing out a mouthful of turbid air. This was the third challenger he had dealt with today, and the method was exactly the same—a single slap, and the opponent's realm dropped by two major levels. All of these people were experts they had deliberately hired to cause trouble for Xiao Che. Over the past two days, Yun Che had dealt with more than ten such troublemakers, and all of them met the same fate. Now, no one dared to approach him recklessly.
"Husband, this is... perfect." Yun Che smiled with satisfaction.
With this slap, the deterrent effect was fully achieved. No matter how much those people wanted to cause trouble, they would have to weigh their own strength first. Even the most fearless, seeing the fate of the previous three, would be too scared to step forward. And this was without a doubt the most perfect way to handle it.
"Che'er, I 'accidentally' let slip the matter of your medical skills. For the time being, you should prepare yourself mentally." Yun Qinghong said with a chuckle.
Yun Che naturally knew that Yun Qinghong hadn't "accidentally" done it at all, but had deliberately done so. After a moment's thought, he understood: "Father, do you want me to establish my own reputation and connections?"
Yun Qinghong nodded slightly and said: "You are currently very famous, but these are all admiration, or perhaps a bit of fear. If you truly want to navigate Huan Yao City with ease, your medical skills are an excellent asset. A hundred praises and admirations are not worth a single gratitude... let alone a life-saving grace."
"I understand." Yun Che nodded, then took out a white jade box from the Heavenly Poison Pearl and handed it to Yun Qinghong: "Father, inside this are one hundred Overlord Pills. Give eleven to Xiao Yun—one for himself to take, ten as a betrothal gift for the Tianxia Clan. The remaining eighty-nine are for the younger disciples of the family with outstanding aptitude."
"One hundred Overlord Pills"—those six words caused Yun Qinghong's mind to go completely blank. With his Emperor Lord-level keen hearing, he was absolutely certain that his ears had malfunctioned. Only after Yun Che finished speaking did he come back to his senses and ask: "What did you say... is inside this?"
"Overlord Pills. Not one more, not one less—exactly one hundred."
"...?" Yun Qinghong opened the jade box, and instantly, an incredibly pure and dense medicinal aura rushed toward him. With his experience and knowledge, he immediately judged that this was a medicinal aura of an extremely high level. And having come into contact with Overlord Pills many times, he immediately thought of the words "Overlord Pill."
Yun Qinghong was stunned for quite a while before carefully picking up one of the pills. The pill in his hand was similar in both appearance and aura to the Overlord Pills he knew. The reason it was "similar" was because its appearance was rounder and smoother, and its aura was far purer and richer than any Overlord Pill he had ever encountered. He released a trace of profound energy into the pill, and instantly, a long-lasting astonishment appeared on his face. Yes, this was undoubtedly an Overlord Pill, not just similar in appearance and aura. Moreover, it was an Overlord Pill with a quality so perfect it was nearly flawless!
He picked up a second... a third... a fifth... With each pill he picked up, the shock on his face deepened. When he put down the tenth pill, he didn't continue. Instead, he closed the jade box, stared straight at Yun Che, and was unable to speak for a long time.
Yun Che chuckled and said: "Compared to medical skills, I am much more proficient in alchemy. No matter what medicinal ingredient, I only need to probe its composition, and if given enough materials, I can perfectly refine it in a short time, with zero chance of failure. Feel free to use these one hundred Overlord Pills; there's no need to be too conservative. With the Yun family's Medicine Pavilion's ten-thousand-year accumulation, there are enough materials to refine several thousand more Overlord Pills."
Yun Qinghong felt as if he were in a dream again. The Baoqing Prince's Mansion had to spend fifty years of time and energy to refine a single Overlord Pill, yet with Yun Che, they could be mass-produced. And judging by his tone, it seemed effortless! If it weren't for the fact that he was holding a full one hundred Overlord Pills in his hands... even if Yun Che told him with the utmost seriousness, he wouldn't be able to believe it. He let out a soft laugh and put away the jade box: "Che'er, you've made your father unable to believe his own ears and eyes once again. Calling you a little monster isn't an exaggeration at all."
"Heh, if I'm a little monster, then Father is a big monster, and it seems Mother is included too." Yun Che said with a smile.
"Hahahaha!" Yun Qinghong laughed heartily. The shock in his heart remained, but his expression and mood had returned to normal. After all, the more "monstrous" Yun Che was, the more pleasantly surprised and proud he would be, and the more at ease and hopeful he would feel about his future. He was fully aware of what one hundred Overlord Pills meant. They could allow a medium-sized force to directly grow into a complete... but just as he was about to continue, he didn't receive a response from Yun Che. He turned his head and was immediately stunned.
Yun Che stood motionless, his expression and gaze calm and absorbed. The aura around him was as still as dark night water, without the slightest ripple... he had actually entered a state of enlightenment, with his six senses closed and his mind empty!
A deep astonishment gathered on Yun Qinghong's face. The Purple Cloud Art was considered the strongest lightning-type profound art in the Huan Yao Realm. Although its level was far inferior to the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record, it still possessed tremendous power and contained profound and mysterious lightning profound energy laws that were extremely difficult to comprehend. Even with his extraordinary talent, it had taken him a full month of staying in this secret chamber to barely grasp the basics.
But from the moment the Purple Cloud Art's profound formula had lit up until now, less than a hundred breaths of time had passed... and Yun Che had actually entered a state of enlightenment!
Could it be that the extremely mysterious and complex lightning laws contained within the Purple Cloud Art were understood and integrated by him at a single glance?
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[So I cleverly padded another chapter]