Chapter 249: Convinced in Heart and Mouth

Ye Liuyun, after angrily berating Old Ge all over, had already prepared to risk everything.

He saw that although Old Ge was angry, he had no intention of moving to kill him.

"Looks like this old man is actually decent! Not the kind of elder who doesn't treat disciples as people."

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment, and his mood eased a little.

He then said, "Since I drove him away, I naturally have my reasons!"

Speaking, he spread his palm, and the Golden Crow Holy Fire began to flicker in his hand.

Old Ge at this moment steadied his emotions, about to speak, but saw the flame in Ye Liuyun's palm flare up again.

His figure instantly appeared beside Ye Liuyun, grasping Ye Liuyun's hand to carefully sense the flame's quality.

"What… what kind of strange fire is this?"

He asked in a trembling voice.

"Golden Crow Holy Fire!" Ye Liuyun said lightly. He then clenched his palm, pulling the flame back.

Old Ge said somewhat wistfully, "The alchemical fire is strong, but you can't refine pills, so it's useless!"

Before Ye Liuyun could speak, he went on, "You think I'm looking for that Chu Heng? Yet the entire Holy Martial Academy cannot find anyone who both possesses a strong alchemical fire and understands the alchemical Dao!"

Seeing Ye Liuyun's Golden Crow Holy Fire, Old Ge was no longer as angry as before. At least it proved that Ye Liuyun was a disciple with great potential.

"That's because you didn't find the right person! I understand the alchemical Dao!" Ye Liuyun volunteered himself directly.

"You?" Old Ge was first stunned, then showed a mocking smile. "How old are you this year? I'm talking about the alchemical Dao, not just a superficial grasp of pill‑refining!"

"Liuyun, the holy pill Old Ge is refining this time is extremely precious; you shouldn't speak recklessly." At this moment, even the Martial Soul Saint spoke up to warn Ye Liuyun.

She thought Ye Liuyun was worried Old Ge would strike him, and was deliberately misleading Old Ge.

"Mother, junior brother really can refine pills!" Lin Xueying whispered beside him on Ye Liuyun's behalf. She was glared at by the Martial Soul Saint, who warned her not to speak further.

Neither she nor Old Ge could have imagined that, despite his young age, Ye Liuyun possessed such profound skill in the alchemical art.

Ye Liuyun, knowing they doubted him, immediately produced a Heaven Tier Middle‑grade pill and handed it to Old Ge.

"This is something I refined before. If Old Ge doesn't believe, you can test me right now!" Ye Liuyun said confidently.

Old Ge could immediately discern the pill's grade. Yet he asked skeptically, "Was this pill truly refined by you yourself?"

"Of course!" Ye Liuyun replied calmly.

"Hmph! Since you're so confident, I'll just test you casually, and make you convinced in heart and mouth! Let you know you've messed up my great undertaking!"

He then tossed out two simple questions; to his surprise, Ye Liuyun answered fluently. He kept probing deeper, until even the Martial Soul Saint and Lin Xueying could no longer follow their conversation!

They only knew that Old Ge was very satisfied with Ye Liuyun's answers, nodding continuously. Soon, the two began discussing the questions themselves; Old Ge was no longer the one testing Ye Liuyun!

Moreover, Old Ge completely forgot the presence of the Martial Soul Saint and Lin Xueying. The two felt their presence was somewhat superfluous, yet were too embarrassed to interrupt, so they just stood idly by.

After a while, Ye Liuyun produced his own alchemy cauldron and herbs, directly demonstrating his pill‑refining technique, and forged a batch of pills on the spot.

He hadn't refined pills for some time. Since his stock was low, he directly refined the Crossing True Essence Pill he needed.

His recent realm, Soul, and flame intensity had all risen considerably. Moreover, this batch was small—only ten pills—so the success rate was naturally high, yielding five Heaven Tier Upper‑grade and five Heaven Tier Middle‑grade pills.

This scene left the Martial Soul Saint completely stunned!

Lin Xueying wore an expression that said, "I knew it."

Ye Liuyun shook his head. "I haven't refined pills for a while, so I'm a bit rusty! And my power has increased too much. If I get more familiar, I can forge Heaven Tier Supreme pills!"

Old Ge, however, displayed a fanatical grin, excited like a child. Now he was completely convinced of Ye Liuyun.

"I never expected our Holy Martial Academy to produce a pill‑refining prodigy!"

The Martial Soul Saint looked at Ye Liuyun in disbelief. What Old Ge said next made the Martial Soul Saint even more astonished.

"May I ask the young brother's full name? From whom does he study?"

Old Ge's tone carried a fervent anticipation.

"Young brother…"

The Martial Soul Saint was left speechless! Old Ge had become so excited he mixed up his titles.

Ye Liuyun, however, remained clear‑headed and hurriedly said, "I am disciple Ye Liuyun, taught by the Grand Elder!"

"So the young brother is a disciple of the Grand Elder! No need to be formal with me; we each have our own discussions! That old fellow is truly lucky to have a genius disciple like you!" Old Ge nodded, his tone tinged with a hint of sourness.

Martial Soul Saint: "..."

Lin Xueying: "..."

"By the way, Brother Ye, we old fellows are refining pills and still need your help. Do you have time to go to the Spirit Medicine Hall now? One night will suffice. As for payment, you may pick any herbs you like, okay?"

"Fine! I can also use those herbs to refine pills for the disciples of Lingyun Pavilion."

The disciples of Lingyun Pavilion also need pills to grow faster. Ye Liuyun didn't want to miss the chance, so he immediately returned to the Spirit Medicine Hall with Old Ge.

For the entire night, Ye Liuyun emitted Golden Crow Holy Fire to aid Old Ge in pill‑refining. Yet his consumption was great; his True Essence was completely drained.

Fortunately his True Essence remained abundant; otherwise an ordinary person couldn't endure. Old Ge therefore valued him even more, even giving him a holy herb.

After learning that Ye Liuyun would enter the Mystic Void Secret Realm, they asked him to keep an eye out for a special herb, the Floating Fruit.

Old Ge explained, "The Floating Fruit can help Martial Cultivators in the Holy Realm grasp spatial power. If you can find one for me, I can refine it into a Saint Tier Floating Pill and give you one."

"Alright, if I encounter one, I'll definitely bring it back."

Ye Liuyun agreed, took a large pile of herbs, and returned to Tianqian Feng.

After returning, he first gave the Soul Defense Holy Artifact to Lei Ming to equip. Lei Ming often fights alongside him and is the most dangerous. Wu Qingcheng and Yu Er also understood.

Lei Ming then gave the False Holy Artifact to Wu Qingcheng.

Next, while replenishing his True Essence, he recalled the words of that law‑enforcing elder.

"What did I take that I shouldn't have?"

Suddenly he remembered, "Could it be that map? Ah, the Mystic Void Secret Realm!"

Ye Liuyun immediately recalled that the map was the map of the Mystic Void Secret Realm. No wonder the name had seemed familiar before.

He took out that map and looked at it; indeed it was the map of the Mysterious Void Secret Realm.

"Good thing I didn't throw this map away back then! No wonder that Jin Holy Son hasn't come looking for me lately—turns out he's combined three things: taking the map, avenging Jin Wuhui, and destroying Clear River Pavilion! I'm afraid this map is what he wants most!"

Ye Liuyun thought of this, immediately summoned the others, and had everyone memorize the map.

Many locations on the map were marked with red circles, likely indicating places of great treasure. With this map, searching for opportunities becomes much more convenient.