Cangling Immortal Clan

After his attempt to salvage his spiritual root failed, Ye Linyuan and Yan Ningmu held a wedding. However, Ye Linyuan, who was usually low-key and simple, made this wedding unusually grand.

After the wedding, he took Yan Ningmu back to Medicine King Valley and lived a carefree life.

In the years that followed, he did not devote himself to cultivation as he had in the past, but instead spent most of his time with her.

Listening to the rain, playing the zither, waiting for the moon, playing chess, drinking wine, picking flowers, tasting tea, appreciating paintings, burning incense, and seeking secluded spots—these ten refined pursuits became their daily routine.

Time flies by, and before you know it, a century has passed.

Ye Linyuan watched her grow old, from her stunning beauty to her gray hair, and finally buried her himself in Medicine King Valley.

"A hundred years in this mortal world is like a dream."

After burying her with his own hands, Ye Linyuan had no more attachments in the mortal world.

Not long after, he closed Medicine King Valley and began seclusion to rebuild his myriad-transformation immortal body.

Several decades later, Ye Linyuan finally managed to suppress the Fallen Immortal Curse and began to gradually accelerate the absorption and refinement of its power.

Meanwhile, the Myriad Transformations Immortal Body was reshaped to the fourth tier.

Nearly a century later, Ye Linyuan further suppressed the Fallen Immortal Curse with his magical power, barely managing to unleash the magical power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

After that, his recovery speed became faster and faster. When he arrived in this world for three hundred years, he recovered his primordial spirit cultivation. When he arrived for four hundred years, he successfully recovered his late-stage primordial spirit cultivation.

At the five hundredth anniversary, Ye Linyuan used the power of the nascent form of the Time Law to accelerate his recovery, completely restoring his cultivation and mana at the Void Refinement level.

At this point, Ye Linyuan's magical power had been fully restored. However, he did not leave this small world immediately, but continued to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique.

After five hundred years of rebuilding his foundation, Ye Linyuan has completed most of the first stage of the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique, and his Myriad Transformations Immortal Body has been cultivated back to the fifth-order Dao Body realm.

Now, with the support of ten times the time flow speed of the rudimentary time law, the reshaping progress of the Myriad Transformations Immortal Body has begun to increase significantly.

Just two hundred years later, Ye Linyuan successfully cultivated his Myriad Transformations Immortal Body back to the half-step Void Refinement level.

The rebuilt Myriad Transformations Immortal Body is exceptionally powerful, about 50% stronger than the previous one, greatly enhancing Ye Linyuan's physical foundation.

If combined with the blessing of the Law of Heaven and Earth, Ye Linyuan would probably be able to suppress some newly promoted Void Refinement Supremes by now.

However, Ye Linyuan did not end his cultivation. Instead, he severed his foundation once again and began cultivating the second stage of the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique.

The Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique is extremely difficult to cultivate, but Ye Linyuan did not feel much pressure when cultivating the second revolution. Just three hundred years later, he completely mastered the second revolution, and the power of the Myriad Transformations Immortal Body was once again qualitatively improved.

After that, he completely severed his foundation and started over again. It took him another five hundred years to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique to the third revolution.

After this retraining, Ye Linyuan's physical foundation has completely broken through the limits, reaching a level comparable to a veteran Void Refinement Supreme. Moreover, he has also cultivated the Law of Heaven and Earth to the fourth level.

"Now, in terms of physical combat strength alone, I should be able to be compared with the original Undying Golden Ape Ancestor."

Ye Linyuan murmured to himself, ending his more than a thousand-year-long period of secluded cultivation.

This improvement is significant for him, considering that the former Undying Golden Ape Ancestor was no weakling.

The Undying Golden Ape Ancestor mastered the fourth level of the Law of Heaven and Earth, and his cultivation reached the second level of the Void Refinement realm. His combat power was roughly comparable to some experts at the third level of the Void Refinement realm.

There is no distinction between early, middle, and late stages in the Refinement of Void Supreme realm, but it is generally divided into several levels such as Newcomer, Ordinary, Senior, Powerful, Top, and Giant.

Among them, the newly promoted Void Refinement Supreme is also known as the Weak Supreme, and this level belongs to a relatively short transitional stage.

Because he has just broken through, his spiritual treasures, supernatural powers, and other abilities have not yet caught up, so he is often crushed by ordinary Void Refinement Supremes.

Generally speaking, it only takes a few thousand to tens of thousands of years for a newly promoted Void Refinement Supreme to acquire supernatural powers and magical treasures, after which the newly promoted Void Refinement Supreme will become an ordinary Void Refinement Supreme.

Ordinary Void Refinement Supremes are the most numerous among Void Refinement Supremes, encompassing the majority of Supremes at the first and second levels of Void Refinement. In the past, over 30-40% of the Void Refinement Supremes in the Nine Heavens Ancient Realm were at this level.

Senior Void Refinement Supremes, also known as veteran Void Refinement Supremes, are beings who typically possess cultivation levels of the third or fourth stage of Void Refinement and have cultivated in the Void Refinement realm for hundreds of thousands of years.

Not only have their cultivation levels increased, but they have also gradually made up for their shortcomings over the long years, making them capable of fighting two ordinary Void Refinement Supremes at once.

The once indestructible golden ape could barely be considered a veteran Void Refinement Supreme.

The powerful Void Refinement Supremes above them are all experts at the fifth or sixth level of Void Refinement, and such people are one in ten even among Void Refinement Supremes.

Even within the human race's holy temple, they could become inner disciples.

As for the top Void Refinement Supremes, their cultivation levels are basically at the seventh level of Void Refinement, or a very small number are at the sixth level of Void Refinement with exceptionally strong combat power.

Such figures can become true disciples in the Human Race Temple, and are the core inheritors of various fusion forces. In some races without a fusion Dao Ancestor, they can even become ancestor-level figures.

As for the giant-level Void Refinement Supremes, they are all at the eighth level of Void Refinement, and they are also known as Quasi-Saint Sons.

Such beings are extremely rare, even among the human race, a peak race with a Dao Ancestor at its core, they are exceptionally rare and powerful.

"My current physical combat strength is comparable to that of a senior Void Refinement Supreme, and my magic combat strength is comparable to that of a fifth-level Void Refinement Supreme, placing me at the level of a powerful Void Refinement Supreme."

"With the combination of the two, my strength should not be at the bottom among powerful Void Refinement Supremes."

Ye Linyuan assessed his own strength, then calmly got up to leave this small world.

With his current strength, if he wants to advance further, he must seek out the Xuan Tian Qi, which is extremely rare.

He could only acquire large quantities by entering the Eternal Heaven Realm and receiving support from the Human Race Temple, so this departure was inevitable.

However, before leaving, he went to the place where Shui Hanqing was buried.

"Madam, may you rest in peace."

"One day, I will wake you up."

Ye Linyuan spoke calmly. He had made up his mind that one day he would bring Shui Hanqing back, even if it meant shattering the cycle of reincarnation.

With this decisiveness, he moved the entire Medicine King Valley to the Xuan Yuan Dao Palace, and then broke through the sky to leave this ancient realm.

After leaving this small world, Ye Linyuan sensed the guiding light in the darkness, then concealed his aura and headed towards the Eternal Heaven Realm.

As time passed, approximately three hundred years later, he finally arrived outside the Realm of Immortality.

"What a magnificent Celestial Realm of Immortality!"

Looking at the Celestial Realm of Immortality before him, Ye Linyuan's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a look of surprise.

This is an incomparably vast ancient realm, floating in the depths of the boundless universe, stretching for countless billions of miles, its territory being more than ten thousand times larger than the Haotian Ancient Realm.

The entire Nine Heavens Ancient Realm combined probably doesn't even amount to a fraction of the territory of the Eternal Heaven Realm.

Even more astonishingly, the world of the Eternal Life Heaven Realm was filled with supreme Dao patterns, as if an ancient and unparalleled ninth-order array was suppressing the heavens and earth.

This makes the space of the Eternal Heaven Realm incredibly stable, so much so that even the Void Refining Supreme cannot tear open the void of the Eternal Heaven Realm.

"Only those at the half-step Integration level might be able to tear through the void of the Eternal Heaven Realm."

Ye Linyuan murmured to himself, "Although the stability of the world makes rapid travel inconvenient, it has many advantages."

He can greatly enhance the defense and carrying capacity of the Eternal Heaven Realm, so that even if a Void Refining Supreme were to fight within the Eternal Heaven Realm, it would not cause too much damage or destruction.

Even when beings at the level of a Nascent Soul Dao Ancestor clash, it is difficult to inflict irreversible damage on them within the Eternal Heaven Realm.

At least before both sides cause massive destruction, the Heavenly Dao of the Eternal Heaven Realm can mobilize the great formation and the power of the Heavenly Dao to suppress it.

"The territory of the Eternal Life Heaven Realm is too vast. Even if a Void Refinement Supreme can sink a million miles in one strike, it is like an ant biting a leaf to the Eternal Life Heaven Realm, causing only negligible damage."

After carefully observing the Eternal Heaven Realm, Ye Linyuan strolled towards it.

This Eternal Heaven Realm is different from the Nine Heavens Ancient Realm. In order to prevent demonic cultivators from entering, the world membrane of this realm is reinforced with a great array that cannot be crossed.

To reach the Celestial Realm of Immortality, one must cross a special boundary bridge.

There are dozens of boundary bridges of varying sizes in the Eternal Heaven Realm, which are basically controlled by the major forces at the Integration level.

Outsiders who want to enter the Eternal Heaven Realm through the boundary bridge also need to have their identities verified.

Ye Linyuan had the Human Race Holy Temple token given to him by Ye Zangfeng, so he wasn't worried about being questioned.

He deliberately found a boundary bridge controlled by the human race and then stepped into the Eternal Heaven Realm.

The moment he stepped into the Heavenly Realm, the token emitted a series of dazzling lights. Then, Ye Linyuan felt a dizzying sensation and found himself in a grand hall shrouded in purple mist.

"You finally came."

A gentle voice came from behind him, and Ye Linyuan looked up and saw two figures sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.

The person on the left was an elderly man with a dignified and otherworldly air, while the person on the right was a middle-aged man with an imposing presence. It was the elderly man who was speaking.

Ye Linyuan guessed their identities with just one glance.

The human race has two Dao Ancestors: the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Medicines, who attained enlightenment through the Dao of Spiritual Plants, and the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Spirits, who attained enlightenment through the Dao of Beast Breeding.

Only these two Dao Ancestors at the Integration Stage could instantly teleport Ye Linyuan here from the Eternal Heaven Realm.

Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan immediately bowed and said, "Junior Ye Linyuan greets the two Dao Ancestors."

"No need to be polite."

The Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines smiled slightly, waved his sleeve to help him up, and said, "You have gained the approval of the Spirit Refining Technique and have already cultivated the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique. I was right about you."

"Thanks to your planning, senior, I was able to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Technique."

Ye Linyuan bowed respectfully, hesitated for a long time, and then suddenly asked with a serious expression, "May I ask you two seniors, was the severing of Madam's spiritual root your doing?"

Upon hearing this, the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Medicines fell silent, then exchanged a glance with the Dao Ancestor of Myriad Spirits.

The higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the stronger their aptitude will often be after reincarnation. Shui Hanqing entered reincarnation with the cultivation level of primordial spirit, but after reincarnation, she didn't even have spiritual roots. Ye Linyuan probably wouldn't believe it if no one interfered.

So after a moment of contemplation, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits spoke up, saying, "It was indeed I who made the move and severed her innate foundation."

"Why?" Ye Linyuan's heart trembled, but he asked the question knowing the answer already.

The Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines sighed slightly, then closed his eyes and said, "Because she is your only weakness. If she is alive and controlled by someone, she will probably become the biggest obstacle to your attainment of the Great Ascension of Dao."

"This road is too difficult, so we would rather be resented by you than not clear the obstacles for you in advance."

Ye Linyuan remained silent for a long time before finally asking, "May I ask you two seniors, what is the solution to the Lovesickness Curse?"

"There is no solution." Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines shook his head.

Seeing Ye Linyuan's face turn pale, he still spoke up, "But if you are strong enough, you might be able to change everything."

"Oh?" Ye Linyuan showed excitement.

The Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits nodded, then pondered and said, "Legend has it that as long as one breaks through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, one might be able to reverse time and space and change everything."

"Daluo Jinxian?"

Ye Linyuan's eyes showed a solemn expression, as he knew very little about this realm.

Upon seeing this, the Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines continued, "According to the information left behind by the Immortal Venerable of Longevity, after ascending to the Great Ascension Immortal Venerable realm, one can break through to the Golden Immortal realm."

"The Golden Immortal is further divided into three levels: Taiyi Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal, and Hunyuan Golden Immortal. The Daluo Golden Immortal is in harmony with the Dao, and therefore possesses incredible power."

"When the Immortal Venerable of Longevity sent the message, he was already a Taiyi Golden Immortal. It is said that Taiyi Golden Immortals are already powerful figures in the Celestial Court, but they still need to break through the Nine Heavens Barrier to attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

"That founder of the Acacia Path should also be a Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Ye Linyuan heard that cultivation was difficult, but a belief welled up in his heart.

His belief was unwavering, and at this moment he had made up his mind that no matter what, he would set foot in the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Your talent surpasses that of the two of us. You may be the second person in the history of our human race to achieve the Great Ascension Immortal Venerable status."

"You are also the greatest hope for our human race to change the status quo, and I hope you will not hold this against me."

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits spoke slowly, a complex look appearing in his eyes. Ye Linyuan nodded, sensing the hidden meaning in the two ancestors' words, and immediately asked, "May I ask, Ancestors, is the situation of our human race not good?"

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "I am the only seventh-order spirit plant master in the Eternal Life Heaven Realm, and Wanling is also the only seventh-order beast tamer in the universe."

"At least half of the various Dao Ancestors of all races in the Eternal Heaven Realm owe us two favors, but our human race only has two Dao Ancestors. You should understand why."

Ye Linyuan nodded and quickly understood the cause and effect.

He now understood that there were quite a few Nascent Soul Dao Ancestors in the Eternal Heaven Realm; at least a hundred races possessed Nascent Soul Dao Ancestors, and the top thirty even had more than two Nascent Soul Dao Ancestors.

In terms of the number of Dao Ancestors who have merged into one, the Eternal Life Heaven Realm has twice as many as the Nine Nether Demon Realm. This is also why the Eternal Life Heaven Realm can contend with the Nine Nether Demon Realm, even though the cultivators of the same level are stronger than the demon cultivators of the same level.

And all of this is mainly due to the efforts of the two ancestors of the human race.

The Beast Breeding Technique mastered by the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits has little effect on the human race, but it can cause the bloodlines of the true spirits of heaven and earth to revert to their ancestral state or even undergo transformation, thereby greatly increasing the probability of the true spirits of heaven and earth breaking through to the Fusion stage.

The Myriad Medicine Ancestor possessed a miraculous technique for cultivating medicine, which could even nurture seventh-order creation immortal treasures, including the main ingredient of the 'Harmony Pill' that aids in breaking through to the Body Integration stage.

"They don't want humanity to become too strong."

Ye Linyuan spoke calmly, a solemn look in his eyes.

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits nodded, then took a deep breath and said, "Our human race has a special status, ranking among the top three in the various races of the Eternal Heaven Realm, but our peak combat strength cannot even make it into the top ten."

"Those Dao Ancestors who merged into one of the Hundred Races were all exceptionally talented, and the top ten races even mastered the great Dao techniques to enhance their combat power."

"Therefore, our human race has always been exploited by other races, and most of the top-quality resources we produce are traded away by them at low prices."

At this point, the Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits said with a cold look in his eyes, "It's a pity that the strange techniques we two have mastered don't greatly enhance our combat power, otherwise we would never have allowed them to be so presumptuous."

Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan understood why the two Dao Ancestors placed such high hopes on him.

Because the human race is not strong enough, perhaps by relying on the various arts of cultivation, the human race will not be too weak at the Refinement of Emptiness and Primordial Spirit levels, but the human race has not mastered the great and mysterious techniques to enhance combat power.

Both the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits and the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines have reached the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm, but they lack the Great Dao techniques to enhance their combat power. No matter how many trump cards they have, they cannot defeat a race that possesses Great Dao techniques.

"At the beginning of the universe, there were forty-nine Great Dao techniques, thirteen of which could greatly enhance combat power."

"The Dao Ancestor who possesses such extraordinary Dao techniques is known as the Invincible Dao Ancestor. Only a race that possesses an Invincible Dao Ancestor can truly ascend to the highest ranks of the Eternal Heaven Realm."

The Old Ancestor of Myriad Medicines recounted the story in detail, then looked at Ye Linyuan and said, "Of these thirteen extraordinary techniques, ten are in the Eternal Heaven Realm, two are controlled by the Nine Nether Demon Realm, and your Spirit Refining Technique is the last one."

"If those two hadn't betrayed us, how could our human race not have an invincible Dao Ancestor?"

At that moment, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits spoke with an icy expression.

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines also had a slightly cold look in his eyes, but he quickly shook his head and said, "There's no need to bring up the past."

Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan couldn't help but ask, "May I ask, senior, what exactly is the identity of the traitor you speak of?"

"This is not a secret, so I may tell you."

The Ancestor of All Spirits seemed to have something to say, and then calmly said, "In the ancient times, our human race rose from humble beginnings and produced the invincible powerhouse, the Immortal Venerable of Immortality."

"After the Immortal Venerable ascended to heaven, he left behind a wealth of resources and opportunities for our human race, including four Great Dao techniques and an opportunity to break through to the Mahayana stage."

"Later, the two of us obtained the extraordinary techniques of refining spirits and cultivating medicine, while the other two mastered extraordinary techniques for combat, which became the foundation of our human race."

"Our human race is undoubtedly the strongest race in the Eternal Heaven Realm, with more than ten Nascent Soul Dao Ancestors alone. Yet one day, those two turned against each other for that one Great Ascension opportunity..."

The Ancestor of All Spirits recounted the events of the early ancient times.

For the chance to break through to the Mahayana realm, the two invincible Dao Ancestors of the human race turned against each other, and the two factions eventually engaged in a war that swept across the world.

In the end, most of the human race's combined Dao Ancestor perished, and the two of them each seized half of the Great Ascension opportunity.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. The most crucial point is that after the great battle, both of the invincible Dao Ancestors, having obtained half of the Mahayana opportunity, inexplicably left the human race.

One of them left with his direct descendants and founded the Celestial Race, one of the ten supreme races of the Eternal Heaven Realm.

The other person fell directly into the demonic path and became the second-ranked Heavenly Demon Emperor among the ten Demon Emperors of the Nine Nether Demon Realm. His bloodline also gave rise to the Heavenly Demon Clan, the royal family of the demonic path.

"Celestial Race, Celestial Demon Race!"

A cold smile crept across the lips of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits, and a look of hatred flashed in his eyes.

Ye Linyuan understood that the departure of the two invincible Dao Ancestors from the human race had taken away too many of the human race's elites and resources, which led to the complete decline of the human race's strength, causing it to fall from the strongest ancient race in the heavens.

Although the human race now enjoys a special status due to the two great magical arts, in terms of strength, they can't even make it into the top ten in the Eternal Heaven Realm. This feeling is naturally very unpleasant.

Why did they separate from humanity?

Ye Linyuan found it strange and couldn't help but ask.

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines shook his head, then pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know either, but they left after obtaining half of the Great Ascension opportunity, so I guess it's mostly related to the Great Ascension opportunity they each obtained."

"But these are all things from tens of millions of years ago, so there's no point in bringing them up."

At this point, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines looked at Ye Linyuan and said, "In the ancient times, the master of the Spirit Refining Technique was the seventh-ranked ancient god in the universe. Therefore, the Spirit Refining Technique ranked seventh in the ancient times."

"The Immortal Venerable of Longevity once said that the potential of this technique is far more than the seventh level. If you can break through to the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm, our human race will surely produce an invincible Dao Ancestor. At that time, they will not dare to bully us like this."

"I hope you will cultivate yourself well and not let us down."

At this point, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines handed three treasure boxes to Ye Linyuan, and then asked, "These are the first batch of cultivation resources prepared for you. If you need anything else, please let us know."

Ye Linyuan opened the first jade box and found that it contained only a token.

The second jade box was filled with Xuan Tian Qi, totaling one hundred and eight portions.

As for the third treasure box, it contains three types of sixth-tier Xuan Tian pills: the Xuan Tian Pill for cultivating magical power, the Lian Xu Pill for helping to comprehend the laws, and the Tai Xu Pill for cultivating the physical body.

Seeing so many treasures, Ye Linyuan was utterly shocked.

The Xuan Tian Qi is of immeasurable value. Only a seventh-order ancestral vein or a seventh-order creation immortal root can nurture the treasures here. As a result, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines took out one hundred and eight portions at once.

Needless to say, there are thousands of each of these three types of pills, enough to help an ordinary Void Refinement Supreme cultivate to the sixth or seventh level of Void Refinement.

The fact that the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines could produce so many resources at once shows that he was definitely not a seventh-order early-stage spiritual plant cultivator.

Ye Linyuan even suspected that this Dao Ancestor of Spiritual Medicine, who had reached the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm, might be a seventh-rank Super Grade Spiritual Plant Master under the blessing of the miraculous technique of nurturing medicine.

"No wonder more than half of the Dao Ancestors in the Eternal Life Heaven Realm owe them favors."

Ye Linyuan muttered to himself, then looked at the token. This token was placed together with the three treasures, and it was even in the first treasure box, so its value was probably greater than the other two treasures.

As expected, the Myriad Spirits Dao Ancestor said, "This is the token of the Human Race Holy Temple Treasury. Take this to enter the Human Race Holy Temple, and you can take any ordinary Xuan Tian item as long as you can use it."

"As for the superior Xuan Tian items, you can take up to thirty-six portions, and even the Xuan Tian sacred items, you can take three portions."

Upon hearing this, Ye Linyuan immediately showed a look of surprise.

The Xuan Tian Sacred Object is no ordinary item. This treasure contains at least nine Xuan Tian Dao patterns, making it a supreme treasure even in the human race's treasury.

Ye Linyuan wanted to refine his spirit in the Void Refining Realm, and the Nine-Patterned Profound Heaven Treasure was his best choice, because the value of such an artifact was equivalent to a top-grade fifth-level super-grade treasure in the Nascent Soul Realm.

Thinking of this, Ye Linyuan quickly bowed and said, "Thank you for your generous gift, senior."

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines nodded, then calmly said, "To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, your identity must be kept secret. I will arrange for you to retrieve the treasure later, and I will also provide you with a secret place for cultivation."

"If you have any needs in the future, you can directly use this token to communicate with me."

At this point, the Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines was about to arrange for someone to take him away, but then he noticed that Ye Linyuan seemed to want to say something, so he asked again, "What do you want to say? Feel free to say it."

"I have two questions and would like to ask you how to handle them."

As Ye Linyuan spoke, he informed the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines about the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor and the Nine Extreme Dragon Emperor.

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines glanced at the two and exclaimed in surprise, "Nine Extremes Dragon Emperor, this is the aptitude of the Great Perfection of the Integration Realm!"

"That kid from the Heavenly Demon Clan has a good foundation. He has undergone several transformations. If Wanling is willing to put in some effort, he may have the potential to become a Saint Son."

After exchanging words for a while, the Myriad Medicine Ancestor pondered and said, "That Nine Extremes Dragon Emperor is too monstrous in talent, and the Dragon Clan is one of the best among the ten strongest clans. It is probably impossible for you to keep it."

"Let them go to the Dragon Clan and the Celestial Demon Clan. Use their resources to nurture your friends and spirit beasts, which will also reduce the pressure on us."

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits nodded and then said, "However, before that, you need to break your spirit beast contract with the Nine Extremes Dragon Emperor."

Upon seeing this, Ye Linyuan released the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor and Ao Xuan.

The two quickly understood the situation and hurriedly bowed to the two Dao Ancestors.

Upon seeing this, the Dao Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits spoke up, saying, "I can use a great Dao technique and pay a certain price to allow your talents and potential to transform once again."

"However, you two need to make a solemn oath to never be enemies with my human race in the future, and you also need to repay the favor you owe to my Xuanyuan Dao."

Upon hearing this, Ao Xuan immediately swore an oath and then resolutely said, "My master has been with me for over ten thousand years, nurturing me from a crimson jade snake to this day. How could I dare to betray such kindness?"

"But there was never a spirit beast contract between me and my master."

Ye Linyuan smiled. He did have a spirit beast contract with Ao Xuan in his previous life, but after this reincarnation, the contract with Ao Xuan had long been dissolved, and they did not re-establish a spirit beast contract.

Upon seeing this, the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor laughed and said, "I am able to cultivate to this point entirely thanks to Senior Xuan Yuan's guidance. How could I forget such kindness just because I have gone to the Heavenly Demon Clan?"

After saying this, the Heavenly Demon Saint Emperor immediately made a Great Dao Oath, vowing never to take the initiative to be an enemy of the human race, and promising to unconditionally help Ye Linyuan ten times.

"Very well, you may wait at the Myriad Spirits Pool." Upon seeing this, the Myriad Spirits Dao Ancestor moved the two away with a wave of his sleeve.

"I would like to ask the senior to help cultivate these spiritual plants."

After the two left, Ye Linyuan took out the five spiritual roots—the Pure White Lotus, the Taiyin Reincarnation Lotus, the Longevity Wood, and the Bodhi Tree—and handed them all over to the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines.

The Ancestor of Myriad Medicines glanced at the several spiritual roots and couldn't help but take another look at the Taiyin Reincarnation Lotus, saying, "A seventh-order spiritual root seedling. I didn't expect you to have such a treasure. It seems you have quite a bit of luck."

Having said all that, the Ancestor of Myriad Medicines said again, "Tell me, what level do you want to cultivate these spiritual roots to?"

"These are all materials needed for the Spirit Refining Technique, so the higher the quality, the better."

Ye Linyuan finally spoke up and told the Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines about the requirements of the Spirit Refining Technique.

After listening, the Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines' eyes changed slightly, and he solemnly said, "With my abilities, it is not difficult to cultivate a few Nine-Pattern Profound Heaven Spiritual Roots by paying some price."

"However, since it is a material for refining spirits that you need, it cannot be taken lightly. I will consume some treasures and even give up some seventh-grade spirit liquid to cultivate it to ten patterns."

"Fortunately, they are all spiritual roots. If they were other ten-patterned Xuan Tian items, I really wouldn't have been able to get them for you."

Upon hearing this, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Spirits couldn't help but say, "Ten patterns is the ultimate of the Profound Heaven, also known as the Profound Heaven Treasure. In the entire Eternal Life Heaven Realm and even among all the heavens, only Senior Brother has been able to successfully cultivate it."

"Even if he's a senior brother, he has to pay a price to successfully cultivate him."

"Thank you for your kindness, senior." Ye Linyuan bowed again, naturally understanding how rare this opportunity was.

The Old Ancestor of Ten Thousand Medicines nodded, then seemed to remember something and looked at Ye Linyuan, saying, "There is a rare item with ten patterns in the treasure vault. If this item is useful for your spirit refining, I can make an exception and allow you to take it."

"As for that treasure, go see for yourself."

At this point, the Patriarch of Ten Thousand Medicines summoned a man in gray robes, who led Ye Linyuan out of the main hall.

Upon exiting the main hall, Ye Linyuan noticed that the man was dressed in gray. His aura seemed as impeccable as that of an ordinary person, yet there was an aura that made Ye Linyuan feel wary.

Ye Linyuan had a hunch that this person's cultivation was probably far more terrifying than that of the demon prince Jialang.

"Even more terrifying than a quasi-demon, could he be a half-step into the Fusion Realm?" Ye Linyuan was astonished and couldn't help but cup his hands and say, "May I ask how I should address you, senior?"

"I'm just a loser. My name doesn't matter anymore. You can call me Gui."

The gray-clad man spoke calmly, and before Ye Linyuan knew it, he had led him to a treasure vault. (End of Chapter)