Chapter 69

Supreme Purity Heaven.

"Ye Yang!"

"The escaped One?!"

"Indeed, there are some special methods!"

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He looked at the chessboard before him.

Laozi narrowed his eyes and muttered in a low voice.

From then on, Ye Yang took out the Rebirth Pill and revived Yao Ji, whose soul and spirit had scattered!

Laozi had always been paying attention to Ye Yang!

Because Ye Yang's alchemy methods are very interesting!

Laozi wanted to know whether Ye Yang could still refine other special pills!

However! As time flowed on, Laozi quickly discovered something amiss!

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First!

Ye Yang's speed of becoming stronger is too fast! When I first saw Ye Yang, he only had the cultivation of a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal! Even though Ye Yang's meditation chamber had a special formation that accelerates time!

But the actual time Ye Yang has spent cultivating is at most only tens of thousands of years!

Just a few tens of thousands of years!

Ye Yang went from peak Taiyi Golden Immortal to the current late-stage Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal!

In Laozi's eyes, this is absolutely impossible! Yet!

Yet Ye Yang did it! Secondly!

Ye Yang's alchemy attainments are also highly suspicious!

As the alchemy grandmaster of the Primordial World! Laozi's alchemy skill surpasses even his good corpse, the Supreme Old Lord! When he first saw Ye Yang refining pills, although Ye Yang produced a perfect batch of Seven-Turn Pills, Laozi still could judge that Ye Yang was a seventh-rank alchemist!

Seven-Turn Pill

But not long after!

Ye Yang became an eighth-rank alchemist! Not only that!

Ye Yang, having just become an eighth-rank alchemist, could already refine perfect-grade eighth-rank pills! This left Laozi bewildered! Finally, it was Ye Yang's treasure, the Mixed Yuan Cauldron!

Every time Ye Yang refined pills, Laozi secretly observed him!

While observing Ye Yang, he also happened to notice the Mixed Yuan Cauldron!

When he first saw the Mixed Yuan Cauldron! The Mixed Yuan Cauldron, clearly only an acquired supreme treasure, its power comparable to a middle-grade primordial spiritual treasure!

Middle-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure

But as Ye Yang's cultivation advanced, entering the realm of Daluo Golden Immortal!

Yet the Mixed Yuan Cauldron became a top-grade primordial spiritual treasure! At that time, Laozi fell silent directly! Since his birth, he had never seen such an absurd thing!

Especially after Ye Yang entered the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal realm!

The Mixed Yuan Cauldron then advanced from a top-grade primordial spiritual treasure to an innate supreme treasure!

This gave Laozi an unreal feeling! Precisely because of this! Laozi began to suspect Ye Yang's identity!

Finally! Laozi could only think that Ye Yang was very likely the One who escaped!

Because the One who escaped represents infinite variables! No matter how absurd the matter, as long as it is related to the One who escaped, it can become reasonable! For example, the Enlightenment Pill! A mere Eight-Turn Pill can actually help cultivators comprehend the Great Dao's laws!

Eight-Turn Pill

This left Laozi, who had spent his whole life refining pills, completely unsure how to complain!

This is the Great Dao's laws, ah!

When did comprehending the Great Dao's laws become this simple?

After Laozi calmed down!

He could only blame the Enlightenment Pill on the variables brought by Ye Yang! 'Just!'

"Just!"

"The variables brought by the One who escaped, are they good or bad?"

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After placing a white stone on the chessboard!

A mysterious divine light flashed in Laozi's eyes!

Heavenly Dao Saints, immortal and indestructible, far above all beings! Yet in the Fengshen Calamity!

Including Laozi among the Pangu Three Pure Ones, they were granted the Fallen Saint Pill by Hunyuan!

This is something Laozi cannot accept! He absolutely does not allow his life and death to be controlled by others! Yet!

He is not a match for Hunyuan! He can only follow Hunyuan's demands, being restricted in this chaos!

In this situation! The One who escaped, however, appeared in the Three Realms! This gave rise to a wild ambition in Laozi's heart! The appearance of the One who escaped will surely throw the Primordial World into chaos! As long as he can seize a suitable opportunity!

Then, he might not be unable to turn the tables and transform into an existence stronger than Hunyuan! When that time comes! He will want to see how Hunyuan still decides his life and death! In fact! Not just Laozi!

Except for the Sect Leader of Tongtian, imprisoned in the Zixiao Palace, unaware of the changes in the Three Realms! The remaining few Heavenly Dao Saints likewise guessed Ye Yang's 'true identity'! This made their thoughts all become lively!

Indeed!

In past ages!

All Heavenly Dao Saints greatly respected Hunyuan! Because Hunyuan is their teacher, their guide!

But what is Hunyuan's nature? These Heavenly Dao Saints all know it full well!

Perhaps!

In Hunyuan's heart, these Heavenly Dao Saints are merely tools! If they defy Hunyuan's will, Hunyuan can at any time impose terrifying punishment!

For example, the Fallen Saint Pill! This is something all Heavenly Dao Saints are unwilling to accept! Therefore!

Since the One who escaped has already appeared!

They naturally also want to seize this opportunity to completely break free from Hunyuan's bonds!

Only this way!

They can truly master their own fate! nan shen bu zhou.

Great Bamboo Peak.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

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Five streaks of escape light cut through the void!

Soon!

The escape light fell into Great Bamboo Peak, transforming into five middle‑aged men in splendid robes! In the next moment! The five middle‑aged men strode forward, walking toward the nearby bamboo pavilion!

And within the bamboo pavilion!

Ye Yang slightly raised his eyebrows, glancing at these five men! One peak Great Luo Golden Immortal! Two late‑stage Great Luo Golden Immortals!

Two mid‑stage Great Luo Golden Immortals!

Most importantly!

These five middle‑aged men's true forms are all Dragon Clan!

This sparked a hint of interest in Ye Yang's heart! The Dragon Clan, once one of the hegemons of the Primeval Era!

Even though the Dragon Clan has now fallen to a second‑rate power among the Three Realms! The resources they once gathered should still be in their hands!

If we can get our hands on these resources! Then Ye Yang's ambition to become a Nine‑Grade Top‑Tier Alchemist would no longer be difficult! "Supreme Teaching Huang Long, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

"Dragon Clan Ao Guang, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

"Dragon Clan Ao Qin, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

"Dragon Clan Ao Run, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

"Dragon Clan Ao Shun, greetings, fellow Daoist!"

Just as Ye Yang was pondering.

Huang Long had already brought Ao Guang and the others to a point not far before Ye Yang! On each of their faces hung a hint of respect.

Not long ago!

After learning of the existence of the Enlightenment Pill!

Huang Long's heart filled with intense longing! But he was very clear about his own situation!

As the least‑favored second‑generation disciple of the Supreme Teaching!

Huang Long's resources were extremely limited, utterly insufficient to exchange for an Enlightenment Pill! Therefore, after leaving Kunlun Mountain, Huang Long went straight to the East Sea Dragon Palace! Indeed!

Within the Supreme Teaching, he indeed had no foundation! But he was still one of the Dragon Clan's top experts!

He wanted to draw upon a portion of the Dragon Clan's resources, which should pose no problem!

However! Huang Long also never expected! The Four Sea Dragon Kings also had the idea of going to Great Bamboo Peak!

Helplessly!

Huang Long could only bring them, arriving together at Great Bamboo Peak!

(End of chapter)