Chapter 1101: Reconstructing the Dao Root

Chapter 1101: Rebuilding the Dao Root

Cheers!

At the Xuan Yu Lou in Youdu's Second Heaven, the atmosphere remained lively.

More people arrived, primarily drawn by the astonishing news that Ye Chen had refined a six-pattern elixir in just half an hour. Seeing his cultivation and age, everyone was stunned.

Ye Chen guzzled from a wine jug, using his spiritual power to quickly dispel the effects of the alcohol.

Looking at the constant stream of visitors, he couldn't help but smile inwardly. This was the effect he wanted – building his reputation and expanding his influence would make his future plans much smoother.

Oh my heavens!

When Xie Yun returned, he stumbled as soon as he entered, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

This was understandable, considering the massive crowd drinking for free. It was a sea of people, and they were all drinking as if their lives depended on it. After all, this was his wine house, and while Ye Chen was hosting, the cost came from Xie Yun's pocket. Every sip they took felt like a piece of his heart being torn out.

We greet the Ninth Prince!

As soon as Xie Yun arrived, everyone in the wine house stood up and bowed. Despite his fall from grace, he was still a prince, and they had to show this respect.

Xie Yun smiled, picked up a cup of fine wine, and said leisurely, "Fellow alchemists who didn't pass the selection, it is due to my incompetence that you have been embarrassed. This cup of wine is my apology to you all."

His words warmed the hearts of the alchemists who had failed, filling them with gratitude towards him.

Drink up! We won't stop until we're drunk!

Xie Yun tossed back the wine in one gulp, and his words ignited even more fervor in the wine house.

The aroma of wine filled the entire Second Heaven of Youdu.

Before long, night fell, and the banquet gradually dispersed.

*Huff!*

In the private room on the third floor of the small world within Xuan Yu Ge, Ye Chen plopped into a chair, letting out a long burp from the drink.

"My money!" Xie Yun, on the other hand, looked utterly distraught. That feast had cost him over three hundred thousand yuan stones.

"Money is just a worldly possession," Ye Chen stretched lazily. "What's important is its value. As you saw, many of today's guests were no ordinary people. This accumulation will help your future rise. You have to spend when you need to."

"I understand that."

"Have you borrowed the money?"

"I must say, the Ancestor was quite generous this time." Xie Yun waved his hand and handed a qian kun bag to Ye Chen.

"What a fortune." Ye Chen opened it and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"What do you need so much money for?"

"To build an elixir manor."

"Build an elixir manor?" Not just Xie Yun, but Mu Wanqing and Nian Wei on the side also looked at him in surprise.

"At that time, I will buy a spiritual mountain in Youdu's Third Heaven under my name," Ye Chen explained slowly. "The elixir manor will be built there, and I will use it to recruit alchemists and train your direct loyalists. The influence of alchemists is immense. Give me some time, and I will turn them into a formidable force to aid your ascent."

"But why use your name?" Xie Yun scratched his head in confusion.

"Otherwise, whose name should we use? Yours?" Ye Chen glanced at him. "Ku Yue and the eight princes have just let their guard down against you. If we used your name for the elixir manor, they would relentlessly target you. But if it's under my name, it's different—at least on the surface, it has no connection to you or the Zhuque family. That way, we won't force Ku Yue and the Zhuque family into an open confrontation. If anyone wants to make a move, let them come after me."

"Oh, I see!" Xie Yun nodded, although his expression showed he only half understood.

"In a war without smoke, it's all about strategy," Ye Chen chuckled. "You focus on rebuilding your dao root. I'll handle the high-profile actions, while you keep a low profile. You know the principle of building a plank road in the open to cross the river in secret."

"I understand that, but I'm worried they'll kill you, Ku Yue and the others."

"Who kills whom is still up in the air," Ye Chen sneered. "Do they really think I'm easy to deal with?"

"I believe that." Nian Wei smiled charmingly. "The holy lord who unified Da Chu's heavenly court in just a few years relies on more than just strength. The future of Youdu will be exciting because of Ye Chen."

"Da Chu again." Mu Wanqing rubbed her forehead, still unable to fully comprehend what Da Chu was.

"The Ancestor wants to see you," Xie Yun turned to Ye Chen as Mu Wanqing rubbed her brows.

"I want to see her too." Ye Chen took a deep breath. Ever since arriving in Youdu of Zhuque Star, the person he most wanted to meet was Ruo Tian Zhuque—or rather, he hoped to get information about Kunlun Xu from her. As long as he found traces of Kunlun Xu, there was hope to bring Da Chu back to the myriad realms of the heavens.

"First, let's treat your injury." Shaking off his thoughts, Ye Chen said calmly.

When it came to treating the injury, Xie Yun and the others sobered up, as this was the most crucial part. No matter how well Ye Chen prepared, he couldn't replace Xie Yun. Even if he trained loyalists for Xie Yun, it wouldn't compare to Xie Yun regaining his former glory. Ultimately, the root of the issue lay with Xie Yun himself.

Xie Yun had already sat cross-legged on a cloud, quietly closing his eyes.

Mu Wanqing and Nian Wei stepped back, reinforcing the small world's barriers, with Zhuque family experts guarding outside.

Ye Chen stood up, his fingers glowing with divine light, and pointed at Xie Yun's dan hai, piercing it.

Immediately, Xie Yun deflated like a punctured balloon, his vast spiritual power surging out from the ruptured dan hai, and his aura plummeted.

In just three seconds, Xie Yun's cultivation at the quasi-heaven realm dropped completely, turning him into an ordinary mortal, and even his Zhuque bloodline origin was extracted and sealed by Ye Chen.

Break!

Xie Yun shouted softly, destroying his own dao root, and a trickle of fresh blood overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Ye Chen acted again, summoning heavenly thunder and immortal fire to envelop Xie Yun's body, treating him like a artifact being refined to eliminate the lingering corrosive power of the shi dao blood elixir within him.

*Crack! Crack!*

Sounds of bones colliding echoed from inside Xie Yun, and his expression turned to one of unbearable pain.

This...!

Mu Wanqing subconsciously covered her mouth upon seeing the changes in Xie Yun's body, as if witnessing something terrifying: refining bones and marrow, forging tendons and veins, burning the heart and quenching blood, grinding skin and flesh.

Indeed, Xie Yun was using the secret technique of barbaric body refining, with the same goal as Ye Chen—to clear the remnants of the shi dao blood elixir.

In the time that followed, the small world was filled with Xie Yun's low roars. Without spiritual power to protect him, he was just an ordinary person, unable to withstand the tearing pain of barbaric body refining. There were moments when he nearly passed out.

Fortunately, Ye Chen was there to assist, continuously infusing vast essence energy.

After three hours, Xie Yun exhaled heavily and collapsed on the ground, drenched in sweat.

Damn that shi dao blood elixir!

Xie Yun cursed inwardly, feeling his entire body go limp. The remnants of the shi dao blood elixir in him had finally been refined away through their joint efforts. Though he was still a mortal, he was now free of injuries.

Ye Chen didn't stop. He placed one hand on Xie Yun's tian ling cap.

Sacred blood surged out, pouring from Xie Yun's tian ling cap and washing through his entire body—his meridians, organs, limbs, and bones. The overbearing power of the sacred blood brought pain no less intense than that of barbaric body refining.

Is this sacred blood?

Mu Wanqing stared in a daze. Xie Yun's body shimmered with golden light, like a divine body forged in sacred blood, radiant and dazzling. The vast, ocean-like energy made her feel the inferiority of her own bloodline.

As she marveled, Ye Chen summoned immortal fire again to repair Xie Yun's ruptured dan hai—wait, no, it was his dan tian, since Xie Yun was currently just a mortal.

The immortal fire worked efficiently, repairing Xie Yun's dan tian in less than a quarter of an hour and even proactively opening a dan hai for him.

Heavenly spiritual energy stirred, rushing toward Xie Yun, allowing the mortal Xie Yun to step back into the path of cultivation.

*Roar!*

A dragon's roar echoed as the elixir ancestor dragon soul from Ye Chen's divine sea burst out and entered Xie Yun's forehead, forcefully opening a divine sea for him.

*Ugh!*

The four layers of pain—from sacred blood refinement, dan tian repair by immortal fire, opening the divine sea, and barbaric body refining—made Xie Yun roar again, his face twisting and his vision blurring.

Opening dan hai and divine sea!

Mu Wanqing's expression was full of shock, as everything conventional had been overturned, leaving her in awe of Ye Chen's methods.

Another three hours passed before Xie Yun's roars gradually faded.

Now, with his cultivation at Qi Condensation Level One, he had opened both dan hai and divine sea. His body had been refined by sacred blood, making his foundation even stronger than before, transforming him into a dazzling golden body.

Prepare the elixir pills and administer them into his body!

Ye Chen said as he continued to release sacred blood.

At his words, Mu Wanqing and Nian Wei acted quickly, crushing the pre-prepared elixir pills one by one and feeding them into Xie Yun's body. There were one-pattern to six-pattern spirit elixirs, some for nourishing the soul, others for refining bones, and various types, administered gradually and rhythmically.

*Pop! Pop! Pop!*

Xie Yun's cultivation soared in those moments, breaking through barriers to reach Ren Yuan realm, then charging into Zhen Yang realm, from Zhen Yang to Ling Xu realm, and finally stabilizing at Ling Xu realm peak.

Only then did Ye Chen and the others stop. Xie Yun's future advancements couldn't rely on pills anymore—advancing too quickly would do more harm than good.

*Huff!*

After a busy night, Ye Chen finally let out a deep breath, allowing the immortal fire and heavenly thunder to continue tempering Xie Yun's body.

Holy Lord!

Nian Wei was attentive, handing over a handkerchief and a cup of tea, then moving behind Ye Chen to massage his shoulders. This sight made Mu Wanqing's mouth twitch—a princess massaging a heaven realm expert? What was the world coming to?

Sighing, Mu Wanqing turned her gaze to Xie Yun.

Xie Yun remained seated cross-legged on the cloud, eyes closed in meditation. His face no longer showed any signs of illness; his aura was stable and profound, his complexion ruddy and glowing. Everything was back on track. With his cultivation scattered and dao root rebuilt, he was like a phoenix reborn from the flames.

Finally, he's back!

Mu Wanqing smiled through her tears, having waited so long for this day, and it hadn't been in vain for all her years of perseverance.