Chapter 666: The Sudden Outbreak of Crisis
As night slowly descended, the Ice Cloud maidens finally dispersed, returning to their respective ice chambers to rest their minds that had been tense for six months. But even though they were exhausted, they were destined to be sleepless tonight... Yun Che's words echoed in their ears for a long time... Within a few months, those below the King Xuan realm would all become Thrones, and Thrones would advance to Overlord Emperor. Such words, even the masters of the Four Sacred Grounds would find them a fantasy, even laughable delusions. But the resolute look in his eyes made them involuntarily want to believe... Although Yun Che did not say what his "method" actually was.
If it could really be achieved, then although the Bing Yun Fairy Palace had only two thousand disciples, it would become a sect that, even across the entire Tian Xuan Continent, stood at a very high level, second only to the Four Sacred Grounds and the Fenghuang God Sect.
The sound transmission jade had not sounded any transmission yet, which surprised Yun Che a little... The main Shenhuang army had suddenly gone completely silent, and the other Shenhuang armies should have rushed to the Cangfeng Imperial City to investigate immediately... Could it be that even the nearest Shenhuang army was extremely far away, not enough time to arrive before today?
No longer thinking about it, Yun Che's gaze fell upon Ye Qingsheng, who had been frozen unconscious at his feet, with only a single breath of life remaining. He snorted coldly, flipped his palm, and a fist-sized cluster of Golden Crow Flame ignited... Even a fully powered Ye Qingsheng couldn't last more than five breaths under Golden Crow Flame. For the current Ye Qingsheng, a single breath of Golden Crow Flame would be enough to burn him to ashes.
"Wait!" Just as Yun Che was about to release the Golden Crow Flame, Mo Li's voice interrupted him. Yun Che quickly turned his palm back: "What's wrong? Does this person still have some use?"
"This person is indeed useless, but before killing him, there's something I must remind you of..." Mo Li said unhurriedly. "Both of these people have Soul Life Imprints on them. Once they die, the memories before their death will be transmitted to the heart and soul of the person who placed the imprint on them. Since these two were hounds of that Ye Xinghan, the memories of their deaths will likely be transmitted to Ye Xinghan!"
"..." Yun Che was stunned, then his expression changed... Ye Qingsheng wasn't dead yet, but Ye Ziyi had been burned to nothing by his flames. If so... then Ye Xinghan would already know everything that had happened before... not only that he had returned alive, but also a general idea of his current level of strength.
Yun Che pressed his forehead hard and said in frustration, "You... why didn't you remind me earlier!!"
"Hmph!" Mo Li said disdainfully. "You acted rashly yourself, and you blame me? You directly killed that old man in purple called Ye Ziyi earlier. By the way, you just said you were going to raise all their Profound Force... are you planning to use Overlord Pills?" Mo Li directly changed the subject. No one in this world knew Yun Che's capabilities better than she did.
"Yeah." Yun Che nodded. "To let them rapidly raise their Profound Force, this is the only way."
"The medicinal properties of Overlord Pills are absolutely not something they can refine. Taking them rashly would be suicide. Are you planning to use the power of the Great Dao Pagoda Art to help them refine them one by one?"
"Of course, that's my only option." Yun Che said with a slightly helpless tone... Two thousand disciples of the Bing Yun Fairy Palace was indeed a massive undertaking. Because even at the peak level of the Illusion Demon Realm, Overlord Pills were treasures of the highest order, and their medicinal power was by no means trivial. Even with Yun Che's current Profound Force and the power of the fourth level of the Great Dao Pagoda Art, refining them within another person's body was no easy task.
But to enable the Bing Yun Fairy Palace to make a qualitative leap in a short time, at least enough to protect itself in the face of the Sun Moon Divine Palace, this was the only method he could think of.
"You only have thirty-seven Overlord Pills on you now, and there are two thousand Ice Cloud disciples here. Are you planning to go back to the Illusion Demon Realm to gather ingredients?"
"No need." Yun Che said with confidence, "The materials needed to refine Overlord Pills are all things like Purgatory Rock, Burning Demon Vine, Raksha Heart-Crushing Begonia—materials that contain extremely high-level power but are violent and hard to control. Even the most skilled alchemists on this continent have extreme difficulty refining the medicinal power of any single one of them. Refining dozens simultaneously is even more difficult than ascending to heaven. That's the sole reason why the Illusion Demon Royal Clan can only refine at most two Overlord Pills in a hundred years. So although these materials have extremely high energy levels, because they are so hard to control, their prices are not that high. At the Black Moon Merchant Guild, I can buy enough..." Yun Che's voice lowered slightly: "After all, I'll soon have to make a trip to the Shenhuang Kingdom anyway."
"Two thousand Overlord Pills, and using the Great Dao Pagoda's power to help them refine them one by one. You really are putting a lot of effort into this Bing Yun Fairy Palace." Mo Li let out a faint, light laugh.
"After all, the Bing Yun Fairy Palace has shown me kindness... And I was entrusted by Gong Yuxian on her deathbed to take over as Palace Master. I should at least act a bit like one." Yun Che said seriously.
"Tch..." Mo Li sneered coldly. "It's clearly out of guilt for Chu Yuechan! The only reason that would make a lecher like you so serious... is a woman!"
"..." Mo Li's words struck straight into Yun Che's soul, causing his breath to catch sharply.
Another three years had passed... Xiao Xiannü, where are you now...
Back then, I entrusted the Black Moon Merchant Guild to search across the entire continent for Chu Yuechan... Now, three years have passed. I wonder if there are any results on that front yet.
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All of Yun Che's worries came true.
The moment Ye Ziyi died, a sensation arose in Ye Xinghan's heart-sea... along with the memories of his final thirty breaths before death!
"Yun... Che..." Ye Xinghan slowly stood up. He raised his hands, his fingers spread in a highly distorted shape, and his face and eyes were both terrifyingly dark.
The change in his aura shocked the dozens of guardians beside him... They had followed Ye Xinghan for so many years but had never felt such terrifying anger and killing intent from him.
"Which ark did my father take to the Supreme Sea Palace?" Ye Xinghan spoke slowly, his voice as low as the whisper of a demon.
The people didn't know why Ye Xinghan was asking about this. The grand guardian nervously said, "It's... the Hongyang Ark."
"Then that means the Sun Moon Sacred Ark is still in the palace!" Ye Xinghan's eyes suddenly condensed. Amidst the surge of old and new hatreds, a killing intent more intense than he had ever felt in his life violently threatened to shatter his body. He knew he was losing his rationality, but he was not about to calm himself down. He turned around and said with extreme lowliness, "Immediately summon the Ninth Elder, the Eleventh Elder, the Fifteenth Elder, and the Seventeenth Elder to see me!"
"Also, you have half an hour to quickly prepare the Sun Moon Sacred Ark. I want to... personally make a trip to that lowly Cang Feng region!"
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(End of chapter)
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