Chapter 1214: All‑Out Assistance

Entering the Qian Long Pool again, Ye Liuyun was already quite familiar with it.

Qing Long was a bit surprised when he saw that Ye Liuyun had come.

"Why are you here again?"

"I've completed the task assigned by the academy and come to advance to the Life‑Death Realm!" Ye Liuyun replied.

At first Qing Long hadn't paid attention to his realm, but upon seeing it, he also jumped in surprise.

To him, it was only the time it takes to nap, yet Ye Liuyun was already about to break through a great realm.

It pondered briefly and didn't ask Ye Liuyun how he broke through so quickly.

"Where's that Qiong Qi fellow?" Qing Long simply asked about Qiong Qi.

"He went out to look for resources on his own, not with me!" Ye Liuyun replied again.

"Oh!" Qing Long seemed relieved.

It was worried that Qiong Qi might come again to steal the Qian Long Pool water.

"Give me the task you completed! If the Qian Long Pool water isn't replenished, it'll be drained by people like you!" Qing Long didn't know what task Ye Liuyun was carrying out, but knew it must be something he needed.

Ye Liuyun took out the Evil Dragon's core pill directly.

Seeing this, Qing Long showed a hint of excitement, opened his mouth and inhaled that huge core pill straight away.

"Indeed it's a fine thing; you've over‑fulfilled the task!"

After Qing Long swallowed the core pill, he lingered for a moment, then praised Ye Liuyun.

"Then I trouble you, senior!" Ye Liuyun said politely.

He didn't know what the task standards were, only that completing the task brought greater benefits.

Absorbing the Qian Long Pool water can comprehensively boost his strength, solidify his foundation, and is far more worthwhile than absorbing a single core pill alone.

"Don't worry, I'll do my utmost to help you break through!" Qing Long replied cheerfully.

He looked around and said with some emotion, "After helping you raise your realm, I should also leave this place!"

"Senior is leaving? What about this place then?" Ye Liuyun asked in surprise.

If Qing Long runs off, the academy might blame him.

"You don't know? After you go out, you can ask Xu Changqing; he knows. The contract I signed with the Qian Long Academy states that once I reach the Divine Realm, I may leave. Now that I have your core pill, breaking through shouldn't be a problem," Qing Long explained to Ye Liuyun.

When Ye Liuyun heard the academy was aware of this, he relaxed. As for what will become of the Qian Long Pool and the Qian Long Academy later, that wasn't a concern of his.

Moreover, once Qing Long breaks into the Divine Realm, no one can stop him from leaving.

"Make haste; I can hardly wait!" After finishing his explanation to Ye Liuyun, Qing Long began urging him.

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun replied, and without further thought, leapt straight into the water.

"Release my two backs as well and let them absorb!" Qing Long, perhaps because he was about to leave, was generous this time.

For Ye Liuyun, this was an unexpected delight. If he were like Qiong Qi, shamelessly letting Long Nv and Lei Ming just graze a bit, he would feel embarrassed.

Now that Qing Long mentioned it, Ye Liuyun was eager. He immediately released Lei Ming and Long Nv, letting them also absorb as much as possible.

He himself immediately sat cross‑legged to absorb energy.

This time, Ye Liuyun's energy absorption was slightly weaker than before. Nevertheless, it was still far faster than he absorbing energy alone and then advancing.

"Seems Li Qingyun was right; the more times one comes to the Qian Long Pool, the less useful it becomes!" Ye Liuyun thought, no wonder so many Elders of the academy covet the pool.

Next, Ye Liuyun settled his mind and began improving his constitution from bloodline, Physical Body, and Soul, then proceeded to increase the quality of his Mysterious Origin.

Just as Ye Liuyun started drawing power into his core pill, Qing Long also released his own power.

Its power, together with the pool water's energy, surged into Ye Liuyun's core pill.

Ye Liuyun was startled. Faced with this, he had no idea how to respond!

"Don't panic, I'll help you improve the True Essence!" Qing Long sent a Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun.

Hearing that, Ye Liuyun relaxed.

Fortunately Qing Long bore no ill intent; otherwise Ye Liuyun would have been helpless. Qing Long's True Essence entered Ye Liuyun's core pill and began scorching his Mysterious Origin, causing it to boil.

Qing Long's realm is high, so his True Essence Quality far exceeds Ye Liuyun's.

It did not hesitate to expend its own True Essence, raising its temperature to a set point, and then its True Essence was completely ignited.

At the same time, this blaze also scorched Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin, vaporizing it.

"Compress the Mysterious Origin!" Qing Long's Transmission Voice reminded Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun followed the instruction and began compressing the vaporized Mysterious Origin.

After this cycle, Ye Liuyun's Mysterious Origin quality doubled.

"So it can be done this way!" Ye Liuyun thought he'd learned another method to compress Mysterious Origin.

"You can't use this method yourself! Once your Mysterious Origin boils, you can't restrain it. So you must not take such risks alone in the future!" Qing Long warned Ye Liuyun, dousing him with cold water.

"Alright!" Ye Liuyun admitted contentment; reaching this level already satisfied him.

Moreover, once the foundation is solid, future Mysterious Origin quality will only improve, never decline.

Just as he thought that, Qing Long's next remark struck him again.

"Your current Mysterious Origin condensation, once you reach the Earth Sovereign realm, will be woefully insufficient. So after you break through, linger to compress True Essence; don't rush another breakthrough. If your foundation is weak, you won't go far later. Trying to reach the Divine Realm then would be nearly impossible!"

"Uh... okay! Thank you for the senior's teachings!"

Ye Liuyun could only sigh that he was lucky to have met Qing Long; otherwise, with no one to tell him, who knows what might have happened!

Afterwards, he focused on compressing and absorbing energy.

The original Mysterious Origin, after this compression, left half of the core pill empty, requiring a large amount of energy to refill it.

The Qian Long Pool water continued to drop at a noticeable rate.

This time Lei Ming and Long Nv also absorbed at full force, consuming a great deal of the pool water.

Ye Liuyun also discovered that Qing Long's True Essence was being rapidly consumed. When his True Essence was fully compressed, Qing Long's True Essence was almost entirely depleted.

In Ye Liuyun's heart, he also felt deeply grateful for Qinglong's wholehearted assistance.

"Thank you for your help, senior!" Ye Liuyun thanked Qinglong.

Qinglong, however, replied: "No need to thank me! You will also improve through your own cultivation, only the speed will be a bit slower and the effect slightly weaker. I couldn't wait either, so I lent you a hand!"