Unrivaled Medicine God, page 233
Shangguan Wenrui's expression changed, and he immediately thought of Ye Yuan.
This Endless World youth entered deep into the Fierce Gale World by himself, throwing the Fierce Gale World into an upheaval, and even retreated in one piece!
Speaking of which, it was really inconceivable.
After Zhao Tianyun appeared in the plaza on that day, in order to avoid arousing suspicions, Shangguan Wenrui and Xue Hongfei left directly and did not see what happened later.
Shangguan Wenrui looked into it afterward as well. But those who stayed at the plaza afterward were practically all dead.
Only Ding Liang and Star Abyss's group of people were alive. But all of them did not dare to breathe a word to another soul about what happened on that day.
But Shangguan Wenrui speculated that some earth-shaking major thing must have happened for Ye Yuan to be able to escape from Zhao Tianyin's hands.
Otherwise, how could a Crystal Formation Realm brat possibly escape from the hands of the Boundless Realm Wind Emperor?
Shangguan Wenrui's complexion was slightly better, and he opened his mouth to ask, "Oh? There's still such a monstrous youth? What's his name called?"
He Mingde said quaking in fear, "He . . . He's called Ye Yuan!"
Indeed!
Even though he guessed it long ago, Shangguan Wenrui still felt unbelievably shocked.
This boy called Ye Yuan was covered in secrets all over.
Looks like not just his personal strength was incomparably formidable, he had startling talent in the path of formations too!
He Mingde sneaked a glance at Shangguan Wenrui's face. After seeing that he did not show an enraged expression, He Mingde gathered his courage and said, "On that day, I personally escorted the Tranquil Cloud Sect's hostages, wanting to force this punk out of the grand array. Who knew that he actually set up an extremely powerful illusionary array outside the gates, and he rescued the people away instead! Furthermore, I heard him saying that his array formation . . . actually came from the Grand Yan True Sect's inheritance! He even said . . . even said . . ."
Shangguan Wenrui narrowed his eyes and said, "Speak!"
"He even said . . . If the Grand Yan True Sect's Sect Master had grasped that set of illusionary formation back then, even if His Majesty, the Wind Emperor, came personally, he would return with failure too!" He Mingde mopped the cold sweat on his forehead.
Chapter 478. Cicada Casting off Its Shell |
How could He Mingde know how great a wave Ye Yuan stirred up in the Fierce Gale World?
He was still desperately absolving his charges, hoping to gain Shangguan Wenrui's understanding.
In truth, Shangguan Wenrui did not blame him long ago.
But Shangguan Wenrui did not tell He Mingde either. The matter of Ye Yuan causing mayhem in the Central Capital was not very glorious after all.
Shangguan Wenrui did not speak, seemingly contemplating something.
After a long time, he finally said slowly, "You said that . . . that Tranquil Cloud Sect's sect protecting grand array is a Quasi-Tier 5 grand array?"
He Mingde hurriedly said "Yes! Subordinate also doesn't know how he, a Sea Transformation Realm brat, can deploy a Quasi-Tier 5 grand array. But we really suffered considerably on this grand array."
Shangguan Wenrui nodded slightly and was not very surprised by Ye Yuan's monstrousness.
"This period of time, have you been sending people to watch the Tranquil Cloud Sect all along? Don't let them escape!" Shangguan Wenrui said.
"Sovereign Shangguan, rest assured. Subordinate arranged countless informants around the vicinity of the Tranquil Cloud Sect. If there's any bit of rustle of leaves in the wind, they will report promptly!" He Mingde hurriedly said.
Shangguan Wenrui said, "Since that's the case, send a Divine Traversing Realm expert over, and you can crack this grand array."
As he said, Shangguan Wenrui turned around and said to a First Level Divine Traversing martial artist, "Yunrong, you make a trip with Sect Master He! If there's a possibility, bring that boy back for me to see if he really has three heads and six arms!"
That Yunrong bowed and said, "Yes, Family Head."
He Mingde was overjoyed when he saw the situation. He had suffered a huge loss in Ye Yuan's hands. Now that there was a Divine Traversing Realm expert backing him up, what was he still afraid of?
. . . . . .
Several days later, in front of the Tranquil Cloud Sect's gates, Shangguan Yunrong stood in the air.
Behind him stood He Mingde.
"It's this grand array that you all couldn't crack even by mustering up the entire sect's strength?" Shangguan Yunrong said coolly.
He Mingde sweated heavily and said, "Yes. Subordinate is incompetent! Ye Yuan that boy is incredibly sinister. He really isn't easy to deal with!"
Shangguan Yunrong nodded slightly but did not say anything.
Ye Yuan's great name, he had naturally heard of it before as well. Ever since the great battle between Ye Yuan and Zhao Chenggan, Shangguan Lingyun seemed to have suffered a tremendous shock, cultivating day and night continuously.
As Shangguan Lingyun's senior, Shangguan Yunrong naturally took it all into his eyes.
This battle, Shangguan Lingyun took the initiative to request for it and was already on the way here.
Presumably, hearing Ye Yuan this name once more, Shangguan Lingyun would be very excited.
But he heard that Ye Yuan already broke through to the Sea Transformation Realm. This made Shangguan Yunrong rather surprised.
Ye Yuan had immensely powerful combat strength at the Crystal Formation Realm. Now that he broke through to the Sea Transformation Realm, even if Shangguan Lingyun bumped into Ye Yuan, he was most likely not his match either!
With such an unsurpassable opponent, it was truly terrifying!
Hence, the best method was to . . . destroy this opponent!
Shangguan Yunrong extended his hand and gestured. Horrifying essence energy instantly concentrated on his palm.
When He Mingde behind him saw this scene, his pupils could not help constricting.
This was the power of a Divine Traversing Realm expert. Clearly it was not targeting him, yet it made his heart palpitate.
"Go!"
Shangguan Yunrong lightly spat out a word from his mouth. His attack instantly landed on the Yin-Yang Turbid Heaven Grand Array.
It was only to hear a loud bang. The grand array actually gave off a series of cracking sounds.
Shangguan Yunrong had a calm and collected look the entire time. However, at this time, his face slightly revealed astonishment.
"Quasi-Tier 5 grand array is it . . . Indeed! Quite capable!"
This attack of his looked played down, but how could a Divine Traversing Realm expert's attack be simple?
This attack virtually employed 70% of Shangguan Yunrong's powers and it actually did not breach the grand array in one blow. It could be seen how great this grand array's power was!
Rumble!
Shangguan Yunrong attacked again. This time, the grand array collapsed with a loud bang!
When those Purple Mansion Sect disciples saw this scene, each and every one of them was flushed red with excitement.
They had already waited far too long for this day!
When the grand array broke, those Purple Mansion Sect disciples were like pumped with blood, rushing over towards Spirit Blessing Mountain.
He Mingde who was standing behind Shangguan Yunrong was similarly very eager. This time, he would definitely flay the skin and tear out the tendons of Ye Yuan that punk, could he dispel the hatred in his heart!
Shangguan Yunrong did not move. He was only responsible for breaking the formation. He naturally would not lower his dignity and charge ahead.
Roughly an hour later, a Soul Sea Realm powerhouse flew before the two people; his expression was very ugly.
When He Mingde saw this scene, his heart involuntarily thumped. Could it be that something unforeseen happened again?
"Lord Yunrong, Sect Master, inside the Tranquil Cloud Sect is void of people. All of the records and medicinal pills are all gone! We already turned the Spirit Blessing Mountain inside out and didn't even see a ghost!"
"What?! How is that possible?" He Mingde became agitated and nearly fell down.
That Soul Sea Realm's expression was ugly as he said, "We already sent people to search all of the mountain peaks over. There are indeed not a soul inside!"
"This . . . This . . . Lord Yunrong . . . I clearly arranged countless informants. Why didn't a single one of them see people leaving the Tranquil Cloud Sect?" He Mingde was shocked beyond words.
Could this group of people fly to the skies and tunnel underground?
Shangguan Yunrong did not look too surprised. When he heard this, he gave a chuckle instead and said, "Sect Master He asked me, but who do I ask? Alright, since this Tranquil Cloud Sect is already uninhabited, then let's head back home."
As he said, Shangguan Yunrong directly turned around and flew away, leaving behind the He Mingde who had yet to recover.
Regarding this result, although Shangguan Yunrong was surprised, he felt that it was within reason too.
To be able to throw the Central Capital into upheaval and even startle the Wind Emperor, and he could even swagger back to the Endless World.
How could such a character be captured so easily?
. . . . . .
At this time, in Breaking Dawn City tens of thousands of miles away from the Tranquil Cloud Sect, several young martial artists dressed in plain clothing slowly entered the city.
Breaking Dawn City was a frontier town in the Tranquil Cloud Ten Nations' State of Yan, contiguous to the Endless Forest. Since ancient times, it was the gathering place for countless martial artists.
"Heh heh, once I think about those Purple Mansion Sect fellows' faces, I get incredibly excited!" said a young martial artist excitedly.
"Haha! This cicada casting off its shell of Junior Apprentice Brother Ye was indeed executed beautifully! Those Fierce Gale World fellows expended such a great price to charge into the Tranquil Cloud Sect. In the end, they didn't even get to gain a single hair. There's probably no need to mention how gloomy they are," said another young martial artist.
"Those Fierce Gale World trash probably never even dreamed that Junior Apprentice Brother Ye could actually construct a miniature transmission array! Although it's only a short hundred-mile distance, but to dodge those informers, it's more than sufficient! Those whistle-blowers' eyes were polished until they shone, but they didn't know that we left the Tranquil Cloud Sect long ago!
These few people were shockingly Ye Yuan and company who escaped from the Tranquil Cloud Sect.
This group of people included Tian Yu, Mo Yuntian, Ti Wujiu, and the rest. Except, the outfits on them were very plain. People would mistaken them to be ordinary demonic beast hunters.
Chapter 479. Hundred Pieces Means A Hundred! |
Although the realm passageway did not link up, large numbers of low-level martial artists had already flooded in from the Fierce Gale World.
The Purple Mansion Sect already controlled virtually all of the secular world nations in the Southern Domain through these low-level martial artists.
After the Tranquil Cloud Sect disciples escaped out of the Tranquil Cloud Sect through the miniature transmission array, under Ye Yuan's arrangements, they organized themselves into multiple groups. They disguised themselves as the bottommost level ordinary martial artists and scattered around, rushing to some frontier cities.
And Ye Yuan's batch of people was the final batch.
The transmission arrays connecting to and fro the Southern Domain and the Northern Domain were mostly built in these border cities.
Of course, these transmission arrays were already controlled by the Purple Mansion Sect now without exception.
What the Tranquil Cloud Sect could defend was just the sect gates. The mortal world kingdoms, they already had no strength to attend to.
After the realm passageway linked up, large numbers of low-level martial artists flooded in. This kind of a strategic point, it was naturally impossible for the Purple Mansion Sect to let it go. Even the out-of-the-way Breaking Dawn City was no exception.
Basically, these cities all had Sea Transformation Realm experts holding the fort now, controlling the transmission arrays tightly.
Right now, these frontier cities' characteristics were all the same: easy to enter, hard to leave. Those who came in from the Northern Domain through the transmission array were totally ignored. But them wanting to return was extremely difficult.
Every frontier town had high-level Sea Transformation Realms holding the fort. Ordinary people simply could not cross!
If not because Soul Sea Realm martial artists were too rare, the Purple Mansion Sect would even send Soul Sea Realm martial artists to hold down the fort in these frontier towns.
However, high-level Sea Transformation Realms were already immensely powerful existences in the Southern Domain. Apart from those big sects' upper echelons, ordinary martial artists that could beat them were in the minority.
Even one of the Eight Great Sects like the Tranquil Cloud Sect only had extremely few people who could forcefully carve out a path too. Moreover, they could not guarantee that the high-level Sea Transformation Realms would not destroy the transmission arrays.
It was also this cicada shedding its shell move by Ye Yuan which surprised the Purple Mansion Sect greatly. These border towns' garrison had yet to come around to it. Or else, them wanting to break through these obstacles would be extremely arduous.
During these few days' time, the Tranquil Cloud Sect had already split into a number of batches and sneaked into these border towns, as well as scheduling to take action today together to forcefully break through!
Skymaple and Luo Qingfeng, these two people, were Soul Sea Realm martial artists. Dealing with Sea Transformation Realms was naturally a cinch.
Breaking Dawn City had Ye Yuan holding the fort here. Dealing with a late-stage Sea Transformation Realm was naturally not a big issue as well.
"Many people think that setting up transmission arrays is a colossal project. Actually, setting up a miniature transmission array that can only accommodate three to five people passing through, furthermore, just transmitting a hundred miles away, isn't something difficult. But the usage of this sort of transmission arrays is very limited. Martial artists who move fast can reach before two hours. Hence, the uses of this kind of transmission array are exceptionally few and remarkably easy to overlook. This is also considered a shadow under the light, I guess," Ye Yuan said smilingly.
"Hehe, what a fine shadow under the light! Junior Apprentice Brother Ye, not only is your strength outstanding, this boldness and breadth of spirit are even a cut above others! If there weren't you around, even if we had guarded the Tranquil Cloud Sect, it would still be hard to escape death in the end!" Tian Yu said.
"Yeah! If not for this strategy of a cicada shedding its shell, the Purple Mansion Sect would definitely react right away, informing the frontier towns to intercept us. Once they wreck the transmission array, it will also be hard to fly even with wings!" Mo Yuntian said.
Ye Yuan just smiled and changed the topic. He said, "We'd best go to the transmission array area to take a look first. We arranged to make a move tonight with sect master they all. Figuring out the transmission array's surrounding situation first is better."
Everyone nodded in agreement and headed in the direction of the transmission array together.
Although Breaking Dawn City was remote, heaven was high in this place, and the emperor far away. The State of Yan's control over here was very weak instead.
Due to there being many demonic beast hunters going in and out of the Endless Forest here, the Breaking Dawn City was very prosperous.
It was precisely under such a situation that the Breaking Dawn City's martial artists' strength was quite formidable. Everywhere on the streets, Crystal Formation Realm martial artists could be seen. There were even a small number of early-stage Sea Transformation Realm martial artists.
Hence, Ye Yuan and these people wandering around in the city would not draw many people's eyes.
There were marketplaces everywhere here. Martial artists set up stalls spontaneously on the streets.
Ye Yuan and the others passed through two streets. Ye Yuan suddenly stopped his footsteps in front of a stall.
The stall owner was a Crystal Formation Realm old man, looking rather plain with nothing attractive.
"Old man, how is this herbal grass of yours sold?" Ye Yuan pointed to a stalk of grass on the stall and enquired.
That old man was currently bored to death. Seeing that somebody came over to buy stuff, he shot a glance at Ye Yuan faintly and said, "50 pieces of middle-grade essence crystals. I don't take low-grade essence crystals!"
"What? A stalk of Quasi-Tier 4 herb, you're selling for 50 middle-grade essence crystals? Why don't you go and rob people?" Tian Yu nearly jumped up hearing that.
That old man was disinclined to even spare Tian Yu a glance as he said indifferently, "Up to you to buy or not! Get lost if you're not buying! Don't interfere with this old man's sleep!"
But Ye Yuan casually retrieved 50 middle-grade essence crystals and said, "This is 50 middle-grade essence crystals. Your elderly self can do the counting."
When that old man saw Ye Yuan fish out fifty middle-grade essence crystals without even blinking, his eyes involuntarily glinted, and he immediately perked up.
There were quite a few stall owners who saw this scene and could not help commenting respectively.
"Truly, fools are wealthy. This herb's origins are unknown, and nobody can name it at all; let alone anybody who knows its usage. This boy isn't buying it back to feed pigs, right?"
"Hehe, Qi Hai this old fellow already asked all the high-rank alchemists in the city. Nobody can recognize this herb at all. This boy is still so young. Don't tell me that he recognizes this herb's use!"
