Chapter 1091: Grant Me Holy Blood

Chapter 1091: Please Grant Me the Sacred Blood

"You." Nian Wei's words made Mu Wanqing suddenly stand up, her watery eyes, for the first time without any trace of drunkenness, staring intently at Ye Chen. "You... you are the Huang Gu Sheng Ti?"

"How about it, doesn't seem like it?" Ye Chen smiled slightly.

"It's Mu Wanqing who has failed to recognize a great person." Mu Wanqing stepped forward quickly, just like Nian Wei had done earlier, kneeling on one knee. How could she have imagined that the Huang Gu Sheng Ti she had searched for so desperately was right in front of her?

"What are you doing?" Ye Chen hurriedly stepped forward.

"Mu Wanqing kowtows and begs you, fellow Daoist, to grant me a strand of Sheng Xue, no matter the cost." Mu Wanqing refused to get up, her words filled with endless hope.

Ye Chen looked at Nian Wei helplessly. Earlier, Nian Wei had asked for his permission before revealing the secret of the Huang Gu Sheng Ti bloodline, but he hadn't expected Mu Wanqing to react so emotionally and kneel down, catching him off guard.

"Sister Mu, please stand up. The Sheng Zhu will definitely help save Jiu Huangzi." Nian Wei stepped forward to help Mu Wanqing up.

"Is that true?" Mu Wanqing was helped to her feet, looking at Nian Wei with a face full of hope.

"Jiu Huangzi, is that Zhu Que family's Jiu Huangzi Ruo Tian Xuan Yu?" Ye Chen asked, looking at Nian Wei and Mu Wanqing.

"Exactly." Nian Wei pursed her lips. "Sheng Zhu, in You Du, you must have heard about Jiu Huangzi's situation."

"Of course I've heard. The ninth prince of the Zhu Que family, a peerless genius said to have the potential to surpass his predecessors, but he suffered a great calamity midway, his cultivation plummeted, and rumors say it was Ku Yue's doing."

"It was definitely him." Not just Mu Wanqing, but even Nian Wei beside her wore a face full of resentment. "It's an extremely vicious pill. Others can't see it, but it specifically destroys the foundation of one's Dao principles. It was personally refined by Ku Yue. He thought he had done it flawlessly, but it didn't escape everyone's eyes."

"Specially destroys the foundation of Dao principles." Ye Chen stroked his chin. "It sounds like the Shi Dao Xue Dan."

"You know about it?" Mu Wanqing exclaimed in surprise.

"I've heard of it." Ye Chen nodded. "So, my Sheng Xue can save Ruo Tian Xuan Yu?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Mu Wanqing looked at Ye Chen with excitement. "As long as there's the essence blood of the Huang Gu Sheng Ti, he has a chance to recover."

"You're thinking too simply." Ye Chen smiled. "Sheng Xue is comparable to a divine medicine, but it can't cure every injury, especially one involving the foundation of Dao principles—that's on par with a Dao injury. To heal that kind of special wound with Sheng Xue, I'd have to say it's Xuan!"

"But I checked ancient texts." Mu Wanqing said hurriedly.

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but the backlash from Shi Dao Xue Dan isn't that easy." Ye Chen said calmly. "Besides, after ten years, that injury has taken deep root. I'm afraid even Sheng Xue might not be able to reverse it!"

"No matter what, we have to try." Mu Wanqing clenched her jade hands tightly.

"Since you're willing to kneel and beg for Sheng Xue, Ruo Tian Xuan Yu must mean a lot to you." Ye Chen smiled at Mu Wanqing.

"Sheng Zhu is right." Nian Wei linked arms with Mu Wanqing. "She's my future Jiu Huang Sao."

"I see." Ye Chen chuckled, and in his heart, he couldn't help but view Mu Wanqing in a new light. For a fallen prince to have a woman so devoted, this kind of love was truly rare.

"Will you grant me the Sheng Xue?" Mu Wanqing looked at Ye Chen, her eyes brimming with tears.

"Of course." Ye Chen said with a smile. "Since Nian Wei is asking on your behalf, how could I refuse? But whether it can cure your Jiu Huangzi depends on his own fate. After all, Sheng Xue isn't all-powerful."

"Thank you, thank you." The tears in Mu Wanqing's eyes finally streamed down her face the moment Ye Chen agreed, and the joy came so suddenly that she felt a bit flustered.

"I... I'll go find Xuan Yu right now and bring him here. We'll know once we try." In the end, she remembered what she needed to do and started to rush out.

"No need." Ye Chen waved his hand. "Today, I have to attend the alchemist selection. I hear the host this time is Jiu Huangzi. We can discuss this after the selection is over."

"You're... you're an alchemist?" Mu Wanqing was stunned.

"Of course." Nian Wei smiled charmingly. "Sheng Zhu is a Dan Sheng."

"A Dan Sheng?" Mu Wanqing looked at Ye Chen in astonishment. She didn't know much about alchemy and wasn't sure who had given Ye Chen the title of Dan Sheng, but since it included the word "Sheng," it must be no simple honor. A saint among alchemists—what a prestigious title. Compared to a cultivator's realm, it was on par with a Sheng Ren.

"Believe in Sheng Zhu. He can save Jiu Huangzi." Nian Wei gripped Mu Wanqing's jade hand again.

In Nian Wei's eyes, Ye Chen was someone born to create miracles. He could defy the heavens and slaughter emperors in Da Chu, and he could write his own legend here in Zhu Que Star as well. She had always believed in him unconditionally—this was a kind of absolute faith.

Seeing the even firmer belief in Nian Wei's eyes, Mu Wanqing nodded vigorously.

For some reason, like Nian Wei, she felt an extreme sense of trust in the young man before her. At such a young age, with such cultivation, mastery of divination secrets, the ability to make a princess kneel, and being a titled Dan Sheng alchemist—all of this was beyond what ordinary people could achieve.

"Alright, you two chat." Ye Chen stretched lazily and stood up. "I'm off to the alchemist selection. I'll also take a look at your Jiu Huangzi, that legendary genius said to surpass his predecessors. He must be quite something."

"We'll go with you." Nian Wei and Mu Wanqing both followed.

"As you like." Ye Chen smiled and strode toward the door.

"Holy Maiden." As soon as they stepped out of the private room, the elder in purple robes approached. "The Council of Elders requests your presence."

"No time." Mu Wanqing refused outright. Now, her mind was entirely on her Xuan Yu, and she had no interest in dealing with her family's old folks, not even the Council of Elders.

"This..." The elder in purple robes looked troubled.

"It's rare for your family to regain confidence in you. Go ahead!" Ye Chen said with a smile. "The alchemist selection won't end in a hurry. You'll make it back in time."

"In that case, I'll go and return quickly." Mu Wanqing took a deep breath and headed downstairs at once. In her heart, she had already prepared her words—to give those old folks a stern warning first, then lecture them one by one to stop their endless nagging.

"Nian Wei, your Jiu Huang Sao is quite a person." Watching Mu Wanqing's retreating figure, Ye Chen smiled.

"These years have been tough on her." Nian Wei sighed. "I know better than anyone how much she's suffered for Jiu Huangzi. She's like a female general holding the line in a war without smoke, staying so devoted. My Jiu Huangzi is truly fortunate."

"What about you? In your hundred years in Zhu Que, have you found someone you like?"

"N-no." Asked about this, Nian Wei quickly lowered her head, her jade hands in her sleeves clenched together.

"It'll happen." Ye Chen smiled and took the first step.

"I do have someone I like, but I'm not worthy of him." Watching Ye Chen's back, Nian Wei murmured softly and followed, walking alongside him, occasionally glancing sideways at him.