Chapter 90: with translation of chapter title

Although Ye Liuyun had also tested his bloodline power, he was keeping it hidden, and normally he did not reveal even a bit of his bloodline power.

As for Ye Liuyun's bloodline, even the Prince did not know exactly what kind of bloodline it was; he merely felt that it probably had no special abilities, only giving some boost to combat power.

So he thought Ye Liuyun's bloodline was merely a bit better than that of an ordinary person. It could be considered excellent talent, but it definitely could not compare to Wei Zhen's.

Regarding the Prince's favoritism, the Holy Sons such as Song Yi were both envious and jealous. Ye Liuyun, however, felt nothing about it! He had his own cultivation methods and techniques, and did not really need constant guidance from others.

He believed he would definitely not be inferior to Wei Zhen, as long as he cultivated diligently every day.

During this period, Ye Liuyun went through constant slaughter, experiencing life-and-death situations several times, and his realm became very solid. As soon as he settled down to cultivate, his realm directly broke through to True Origin Quadruple.

After breaking through to True Origin Quadruple, Ye Liuyun felt that his True Essence inside became more refined, and the sensation of heat grew stronger. His True Essence flickered and leapt like flames.

Thus he released this hot True Essence; with a spread of his hand, a bright, dazzling flame of True Essence jumped in his palm.

"True fire? I have condensed true fire!"

Ye Liuyun immediately exerted his full power, seven strands of true fire jumping in his palm. These seven strands of true fire would sometimes merge into one, forming a larger true fire, and sometimes scatter apart.

"Even True Essence can be emitted as seven strands! Moreover, they can merge and separate!"

Ye Liuyun was overjoyed!

However, now that he had cultivated true fire, his primary task was still to refine higher-grade pills for himself.

Ye Liuyun could finally dispense with the fire-control formation plate and directly use true fire to refine pills. However, at the beginning he still needed to practice fire control.

In fact, the process of practicing fire control was also the process of mastering True Essence and using the Soul; for True Essence and the Soul, it was another kind of cultivation.

Fire control is not only about regulating the size of the flames, but also about regulating their intensity; achieving complete freedom in this is not easy.

After practicing for three days, he felt it was about right and began to refine pills. At first, he tried using only some ordinary medicinal ingredients for trial refinement, but the results were not ideal.

Controlling fire alone was fine, but when he also had to divert his attention to refining the medicinal ingredients, he could not keep up.

"Still not proficient enough! I must practice until I am proficient, otherwise I will have no pills to eat in the future!" So he repeatedly practiced with low-grade medicinal ingredients.

Only after seven or eight days did he start formally refining pills for himself. Moreover, he finally managed to reach his previous level, being able to refine sixty percent of a batch of pills to the middle-grade Mysterious Tier.

But this fell far short of Ye Liuyun's requirements. After obtaining true fire, the grade of the pills needed to be raised at least one level.

Thereafter, he continually pursued excellence, and finally managed to refine the pills so that thirty percent were top-grade Mysterious Tier and seventy percent were middle-grade Mysterious Tier, at which point he stopped satisfied.

Over nearly twenty days, he hardly cultivated at all, yet he discovered that the realm he had just broken through was not only solidified, but also showed a tendency to break through to the mid-stage of True Origin Quadruple.

Moreover, his Soul was stronger than before! Now his Divine Sense extended outward, covering a distance of seven or eight li around him. Even the situation outside the Royal Mansion, he could "see" clearly.

"Who would have thought! Refining pills helps cultivation this much! Although it's not as fast as direct cultivation, it's definitely not a complete waste of time."

In the following days, Ye Liuyun refined many more pills. The top-grade Mysterious Tier pills he kept for his own consumption. The other middle- and low-grade Mysterious Tier pills, after giving a portion to Lei Ming, he sold the rest all at once to Wanbaoge.

Upon seeing this batch of pills, Wanbaoge specially convened a pill auction, causing a sensation throughout the entire prefecture city.

What left Ye Liuyun laughing and crying was that the biggest buyer turned out to be the Prince.

The Prince snapped up many bloodline pills and condensed-essence pills, then handed over the best ones to Wei Zhen, giving the rest to others!

Ye Liuyun's income was naturally substantial, immediately gaining over eight million middle-grade Crystal Stones. He kept it quiet, quietly making a fortune. Now he alone possesses over thirteen million middle-grade Crystal Stones!

He could also understand the Prince's favoritism—who let his realm not be high enough, his bloodline not show enough strength!

He went to see Song Tao again, asking him to help purchase more high-end medicinal ingredients, and he was preparing to exchange battle merits for them.

Having learned from past experience, Song Tao immediately began purchasing large quantities of high-end medicinal ingredients; otherwise, if the amount were too little, it would not be enough for Ye Liuyun to exchange.

After returning, Ye Liuyun continued to cultivate the Immortal Overlord Body, conducting a second body-refining using the Five Elements Spirit Marrow.

The Five Elements Spirit Marrow tempers the internal organs. If Ye Liuyun had earlier refined the Immortal Overlord Body to the fifth layer, he would not have been seriously injured by the old man beside the Ninth Prince last time.

After the fifth layer of the Immortal Overlord Body was completed, his body could be called a golden body, with the meaning of an indestructible golden body. His whole body is comparable to gold and steel, without any flaw.

The Immortal Overlord Body consists of nine layers in total. Although he has not yet cultivated the final undying indestructible form, such a physical body is already very strong.

Ye Liuyun's physical-body cultivation and Soul cultivation are both ahead of his realm. However, the subsequent body-refining materials are no longer available in the Royal Mansion, and they are all extremely rare things.

Ye Liuyun didn't think too much about it; he would refine whatever amount he had, and when his strength grew stronger later, he would naturally encounter those things.

He now understood that everything was due to his insufficient strength. With strength, everything would be no worry.

In the time that followed, he began cultivating one thing after another.

He used Kuailei to train his fist techniques, finger techniques, and blade techniques. Now that he had ample middle-grade Crystal Stones, he could practice without worry.

When wealth reaches a certain extent, it becomes merely a number. Only if it can enhance one's strength does it truly serve its purpose.

That day, Song Tao notified him that the medicinal ingredients had arrived, so he hurried over to exchange for them. Song Tao knew he had thirty thousand points, so when purchasing, he ordered according to the amount of his points.

Thus Ye Liuyun exactly exchanged all the points he had on hand, not wasting a single one.

He exchanged a large quantity of both main and auxiliary materials, keeping them for future use.

He planned to develop pill refining into a hobby, making money by refining pills whenever he had free time.

After Ye Liuyun finished exchanging for the medicinal ingredients, Song Tao said to him: "Coincidentally, I was just about to notify you. Wei Zhen has broken through to True Origin Ninefold! The Prince plans to hold a celebration banquet for him. The time is three days later at dinner; don't forget!"

"He broke through to True Origin Ninefold this quickly? He had just reached Eightfold not long ago!" Ye Liuyun asked in surprise.

"It is said that the Prince gave him some pills so that he could reach Ninefold before going to the Holy Martial Academy. As for the specifics, I don't know!" Song Tao said.

"Okay, I understand. I will go then." Ye Liuyun agreed to attend the banquet, then bade farewell to Song Tao.

On his way back, he secretly thought: "Even if Wei Zhen consumed my bloodline pill and condensed-essence pill, it would be impossible for him to improve this fast! It must be that the Prince had previously given him some pills, and then he took my bloodline pill and condensed-essence pill, leading to the breakthrough. However, breaking through consecutively in such a short time, I don't know whether his realm will become unstable."

But after all, this is someone else's affair, and he didn't dwell on it. The urgent priority was still to raise himself; otherwise, he would be left far behind by Wei Zhen.