Unrivaled Medicine God, page 46
"Although I don't believe it either, then again, it seems like Ye Yuan only spent a month to go from the First Level Essence Qi Realm to the Sixth Level Essence Qi Realm!"
"That . . ."
Everyone naturally treated Ye Yuan's proud words like a joke.
Advancing realms in the Spirit Condensation Realm was too difficult!
The amount of essence energy required to advance a minor realm was extremely horrifying! No matter how much of a genius Ye Yuan was, it was impossible to break through to the peak Spirit Condensation Realm within a year.
Furthermore, it would become even more challenging to jump ranks to battle in the Spirit Condensation Realm!
Even if Ye Yuan was genius, he had to be at least at the Ninth Level Spirit Condensation Realm to defeat Su Yubai, right?
Did he not see the peak Spirit Condensation Realm Huyan Yong vomiting blood after one palm by Su Yubai?
In other words, the Spirit Condensation Realm and the Essence Qi Realm were two entirely different levels!
Even Su Yubai was stunned, and he immediately erupted!
What he was incensed by was not that Ye Yuan said he would take his head, but because he was scolded 'old fart.'
Su Yubai had exceedingly high status in the academy and had real power. Who would be disrespectful when meeting him?
Since when had he been pointed in the nose and scolded 'old fart'?
"Bastard! You dare to scold me?!" In his rage, Su Yubai wanted to attack.
But right at this moment, Ye Yuan did something which made everybody's eyes fall out.
With a dive, he fled behind Feng Ruoqing and cried out seemingly innocent, "Teacher Feng, this old fart wants to hit me!"
Chapter 89. Nine Heavens Road |
One moment ago, Ye Yuan was still exuding awe-inspiring righteous pride and crowed about taking people's head.
Yet right now, he was hiding behind a woman. Simply shameless to the extreme.
But this move was really useful.
No matter how insanely Su Yubai's flames of wrath burned, he did not dare to attack Feng Ruoqing!
Ye Yuan had long seen through this point. This also made him curious about Feng Ruoqing's identity. She was definitely not as simple as an ordinary instructor.
However, Ye Yuan scoured his memories, and he could not think of any great family in the State of Qin with the Feng surname.
"Teacher Feng, I want to go to the Assembly Hall on my own. Is there any problem?" Ye Yuan said with a straight face.
Feng Ruoqing sighed and nodded lightly.
Even though Feng Ruoqing was elegantly beautiful, she was born with the arrogance of the Imperial Family in her bones. She did not know why, but she just could not refuse this young man in front of her.
Having received repeated blows, Su Yubai no longer wished to lose face in front of everyone.
He snorted coldly and turned around and left.
He believed that they would not dare to not go to the Assembly Hall!
After Su Yubai left, Ye Yuan gave Huyan Yong a deep bow. "Many thanks to Teacher Huyan's life-saving grace!"
Huyan Yong waved his hands dismissively and said casually, "No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, then thank the dean. Before the dean left, he specifically instructed me to not let anything happen to you and to take good care of you, "
Ye Yuan was dazed and completely baffled by this dean whom he had never met before.
"Actually, strictly speaking, you saved yourself." Feng Ruoqing suddenly opened her mouth.
"Oh? How so?"
"I told the dean all about your performance during the alchemist test. The appreciation of a genius arose in the dean's heart, and that's why he arranged for Teacher Huyan to come to protect you," Feng Ruoqing explained.
Only now did Ye Yuan came to a realization. But he begged to differ from what Feng Ruoqing said.
Saving means saving. This favor that Ye Yuan owed was too great!
Ye Yuan was not an ingrate. This favor naturally had to be returned.
"Teacher Huyan, after Ye Yuan breaks through to the Spirit Condensation Realm, today's grace will definitely be returned!"
Ye Yuan gave Huyan Yong a promise that sounded like in the indefinite future, but Huyan Yong could naturally sense the sincerity in it.
It was just that he was still unaware of how heavy this promise of Ye Yuan's was!
Jiang Yunhe only instructed him to protect Ye Yuan well before leaving. He did not know for what reason and thought that Jiang Yunhe had a change of heart.
"It's not necessary. I'm not doing this for any repayment. Today's round isn't considered over yet. It looks like Su Yubai still wants you dead!" Huyan Yong thought that Ye Yuan was only expressing words of gratitude, and he did not take it to heart.
Feng Ruoqing faintly guessed something, but her eyes lit up unwittingly. But she did not expose it.
She began to unwittingly look forward to just what level Ye Yuan's alchemy skills would reach after breaking through to the Spirit Condensation Realm.
"Ye Yuan, I saw how Su Yubai looked like just now. He's confident in settling this matter in stone at the Elders Council. You had best be cautious. Once the Elders Council sentences you to immediate execution, we can't go against it either," Feng Ruoqing frowned and said.
"The Elders Council is that powerful? Didn't you say that there was an exception, Teacher Feng? How did that person escape with his life?"
"You are talking about Mo Yuntian, right? Although he escaped punishment, it was likewise almost certain death!" Huyan Yong interrupted.
"Oh? Can Teacher Huyan enlighten me?"
However, Huyan Yong shook his head and said, "You can't follow Mo Yuntian's path. Give up! Right now, the only method is to delay time at the Elders Council and wait for the dean to return!"
The more Huyan Yong would not say, the more curious Ye Yuan got.
Since Huyan Yong would not say, he might as well ask Feng Ruoqing. "Was there something behind it?"
Feng Ruoqing hesitated for a second, but she still answered. "Back then, Mo Yuntian was number one on the academy's Martial Roll of Honor, Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm! When he was admitted, his close friend was unable to keep up with his footsteps. At that time, he was only a Black Rank student. But then, a student manager from the General Affairs Department was unaware of their relationship and he caused endless troubles for Mo Yuntian's close friend. Finally, the guy turned him into a cripple. In his rage, Mo Yuntian murdered that student manager!"
Hearing that, Ye Yuan snickered coldly. "Looks like the General Affairs Department is truly a place where talents gather, and their 'virtue' was inherited!"
Feng Ruoqing sighed as she continued explaining, "There are too many people in the Dan Wu Academy. Using students as managers are also something that cannot be helped. Not only do instructors have to teach classes, but we also have to cultivate. If we are bothered by too many miscellaneous stuff, our cultivation would have been bound to be delayed. Hence, the general affairs had always been a place where the authority was the greatest. Therefore, it was also natural to breed these conceited students."
Ye Yuan nodded to show his understanding. Instructors were also martial artists, and they pursued the martial path. They were obviously unwilling to be distracted by these mundane matters.
Only by letting those students with insufficient talent managed the rest could the true geniuses have the time to cultivate. This was an acceptable method.
"Then what happened?"
"Then Mo Yuntian did not wait for the academy to deal with him. Alone, he walked to the Nine Heavens Peak at the back of the mountain and stepped onto the Nine Heavens Road, which is almost a certain death. But he passed through it! However, the Nine Heavens Road is absolutely not something that the current you can charge through!" Huyan Yong followed up.
"That's to say, the Elders Council can't do anything to me once I pass through this Nine Heavens Road?" Ye Yuan ignored Huyan Yong's words and replied with a question.
"Theoretically, yes. But you have to know that when Mo Yuntian made it pass the Nine Heavens Road, he was already at the Fourth Level Spirit Condensation Realm. Since the establishment of the Dan Wu Academy, there has been a total of 237 people who attempted the Nine Heavens Road. Among them were 194 Spirit Condensation Realm students and 43 Essence Qi Realm students, but only a measly five people made it through. In these ten years, only Mo Yuntian alone made it! Students who failed to make it either died directly on the Nine Heavens Road or lost their minds, and became a complete lunatic ever since. But most importantly, none of the 43 Essence Qi Realm students survived!" Huyan Yong seemed to have also become jumpy, talking about the Nine Heavens Road.
"Just what is on the Nine Heavens Road?" Huyan Yong's words seemed to have not changed Ye Yuan's mind.
"Nobody knows what's on the Nine Heavens Roads. It's because before entering the Nine Heavens Road, students must swear a Heavenly Dao Oath to never reveal any information encountered on the Nine Heavens Road," Huyan Yong explained.
"Like that huh? Fascinating! Teacher Huyan, just now that old fart is surnamed Su. Is he someone from the Su Family?" Ye Yuan suddenly enquired.
"That's right. Su Yubai is the second brother of the Su Family's Family Leader, Su Yulin!"
"So that's the case. No wonder he had such thick killing intent towards me. Since that's the case, then I will go and try out this Nine Heavens Road!"
Huyan Yong was stunned by Ye Yuan's words. Was the long time he spent talking wasted?
Seeing Huyan Yong's expression, Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Just think about it, Teacher Huyan. Su Yubai wants me dead. He definitely has a way of making the Elders Council impose the death penalty on me. Since that's the case, why should I seek my death? I know that Teacher Huyan wishes to drag things out until the dean is back, but will Su Yubai grant you your wish?"
Hearing Ye Yuan's analysis, Huyan Yong's expression turned stiff.
These few years, the dean stood aloof above worldly considerations and did not manage most of the academy's matters, letting Su Yubai fill in the void. The Elders Council was almost mostly his people already.
Just as Ye Yuan said, going to the Elders Council now was no different from going to be killed.
"So, the Nine Heavens Road is my only way out!"
Chapter 90. All for Naught |
Behind the mountain, at the Assembly Hall, six elders were present.
Aside from Su Yubai, two deputy deans, and three more elders, these six people plus the dean constituted the highest authority in the Dan Wu Academy.
Of course, the dean's authority was paramount. He could veto everything in the academy with one word.
Because he represented the Tranquil Cloud Sect!
"Deputy Deans and Elders, an Earth Rank student was utterly lawless in the academy and brutally murdered two fellow students in broad daylight. Today, I've invited everyone to hold this meeting so that we can discuss how we should deal with this student!"
Su Yubai was the one who called for everyone, so he obviously had to stir things up.
"An Earth Rank student dares to be so audacious! What's there to discuss; just kill him right away!" A deputy dean exploded after hearing that.
"That's right. According to the academy's rules, killing fellow student is the death penalty! What's the need for this meeting?" another elder echoed in approval.
"Elder Su, I wonder who is this student?" at this moment, the other deputy dean opened his mouth to ask.
Su Yubai gave him a displeased look. This fellow always does not cooperate. Seriously irritating.
There were two deputy deans in the Dan Wu Academy. One martial and one alchemy.
The deputy dean who agreed just now was called Zhang Songtao, the deputy dean who specialized in the Martial Dao. The one who asked the question was the Alchemy Dao's deputy dean, Hu Changsheng.
Hu Changsheng was Jiang Yunhe's die-hard follower and also somebody who did not like power struggles. He was someone who pursued the Alchemy Dao with all his heart. Hence, he basically had no presence all these years. Even in the Elders Council, he virtually abandoned his voting rights.
He was not deliberately finding fault today. He just instinctively wanted to find out more.
After all, students were the precious resources of the Dan Wu Academy. If they mistakenly killed a genius figure, then the loss outweighed the gain.
Although killing fellow students was essentially the death penalty, he still wanted to figure out what was going on.
Who knew if the State of Qin's Dan Wu Academy would have a second Mo Yuntian appear?
"This student's name is Ye Yuan, a complete lunatic! He already had a bad track record before entering the academy. Some days back, who knows what lucky encounter he had to have his strength suddenly soar. What's unexpected was that he brutally murdered two fellow students consecutively today. I suspect that he might have gotten some demonic path cultivation law, that's why he lost his mind and did such a cold-blooded thing!"
Su Yubai avoided the crucial points and dwelled on the trivial, describing Ye Yuan as a homicidal maniac.
The majority of the elders already stood on his side, now, there was even less to talk about.
"Since that's the case, then there's no need to discuss. After he arrives at the Assembly Hall, just directly sentence him to death," Zhang Songtao said nonchalantly.
As a deputy dean, his words held a certain weight.
These few years, Su Yubai gifted him countless treasures in secret to pull him over. The two are already of the same ilk.
As for the other elders, they did not hold as much authority as Su Yubai nor were they as strong as him. Under his coercion and persuasion, they naturally became his vassals.
"Seconded. Such a ruthless lunatic, what's the point of keeping him if we don't kill him?" an elder said.
"I agree as well."
Seeing everyone agreed in unanimity to kill Ye Yuan, whether Hu Changsheng casts his vote or not obviously did not matter, so he might as well stay mum.
Su Yubai was secretly pleased when he saw the situation. Ye Yuan that punk was simply lawless, not only did he dare to kill fellow students, he even had the nerve to scold him an old fart.
Even without the grudge between the Su and Ye Family, he would also sentence him to death today!
As for the cause, Su Yubai was actually aware of it already. It was indeed Lin Tiancheng who provoked matters first and forced Ye Yuan's maidservant until she was seriously injured and on the verge of death!
But so what? Ye Yuan was seeking death so others could not be blamed.
Just like that, the few people chorused in unison and determined the life and death of an Earth Rank student without even asking for the reason.
Except, they waited a long time, yet Ye Yuan did not arrive. Rather, it was Feng Ruoqing and Huyan Yong who came.
"What are you two doing? Where's Ye Yuan? Don't tell me you two helped him to abscond punishment?"
Feng Ruoqing and Huyan Yong did not even get to speak, and Su Yubai already judged them.
Huyan Yong looked at Su Yubai and smiled coldly as he said, "If he tried to escape punishment, wouldn't that fulfill your wish? Relax. Ye Yuan isn't that stupid!"
Initially, Huyan Yong was still oblivious to the state of affairs. Only after Feng Ruoqing pointed things out, did he become enlightened on the situation.
In reality, he also considered helping Ye Yuan to escape, and return to the academy after the dean returns. But was rejected by Ye Yuan.
If Ye Yuan ran away, the Su Family could seize this opportunity to apply pressure and ally with the Wan Family to deal with the Ye Family.
Ye Hang was currently in a seclusion and could not be disturbed. Ye Yuan wanted to take on this matter all by himself!
Huyan Yong was wholeheartedly devoted to martial arts and could not wrap his mind around these schemes.
However, Feng Ruoqing was born in the Imperial Family and was inherently sensitive to these things.
"Since he didn't run, why didn't he come? Don't tell me he still needs this elder to go invite him?" Su Yubai asked in a deep voice.
"Snort! Why should he come here? You probably already embellished the details and fooled the two deputy deans as well as the elders, and you sentenced Ye Yuan to death already. Am I right? Don't tell me he should come here and die?" Huyan Yong scoffed.
"Insolence! You dare to question the Elders Council's authority? Do you not want to be an instructor anymore?" Su Yubai flew into a rage.
"Is it the Elders Council's authority or your authority? Don't try to confound people's eyes!" Huyan Yong did not give in at all and was diametrically opposed to Su Yubai.
"Alright, alright. You two, stop arguing. The main character isn't here; what's the use of quarreling? Huyan, you said that Elder Su embellished the details. Could it be that Ye Yuan did not kill anyone?" Hu Changsheng interjected right then.
Huyan Yong still had a good favorable impression towards Hu Changsheng, so he naturally would not rebut him.
Huyan Yong respectfully saluted with his hands and said, "It's true that Ye Yuan killed someone, but there's a reason for it, not because of what demonic path fiend that Su Yubai said!"
Huyan Yong recounted how Lu-er was nearly raped and about to die, which infuriated Ye Yuan, making Hu Changsheng knitted his brows after hearing it.
Was not this incident a similar occurrence of Mo Yuntian's episode back then?
Hu Changsheng turned to Su Yubai and said, "Elder Su, looks like this General Affairs Department really needs to be properly reorganized!"
Su Yubai's position was inferior to Hu Changsheng, so he naturally did not dare refute. He replied, "Dean Hu is right. Even if Dean Hu did not say anything, I will also clean up the General Affairs Department after this case. But the pressing matter at the moment is still to deal with Ye Yuan's case. Regardless of what reason he had, killing two people successively is challenging the academy's rules. This must not become a precedent! Even if he had a reason for doing things, the speed of his improvement subverts common sense. It's very likely that he's cultivating a demonic path skill. How can we spare such a person like him?"
